MEMBER EVENT: Lean Mindset
2021-04-27 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
EMN members, Infinite Brilliance, Glowled Ltd and Great Annual Savings have collaborated to bring you an informative and interactive webinar on Lean Mindset.
It will provide your business with the tools to help you achieve lower costs, develop an improvement culture, free up employee time, and maximise profits.
Glowled offers a full commercial lighting service and is an energy efficient specialist using high-performance products designing bespoke solutions for its clients.
As a VAR they provide lighting solutions that would traditionally be more expensive to access.
Infinite Brilliance are Lean Practitioners, who work directly with companies to help them look to process efficiencies by reducing costs, eliminating waste & improving productivity.
Great Annual Savings Group (GAS) specialises in giving businesses and their owners the power to control their costs.
The webinar will cover:
Why does your business need to improve and adapt?
The correct measures will achieve customer satisfaction
How can lean work for you?
Lean Tools and Principles – 5S Foundations of Lean and 8 Wastes
Intelligent Lighting – A new point of view
Lighting’s impact on safety, productivity, and insight of your facility
Visual management
Standardised work and Manager Support
Reacting and Adapting to change

A zoom link will be sent on the morning of the event.

MEMBER EVENT: Going Beyond Carbon with DLS Process.
2021-04-29 09:00 - 10:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Join us for a ‘fireside chat’ webinar – it’s free – at 0900 on 29.04.2021
Paragon’s Roy Crombie and Carbon’s Gary Millar discuss Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis as a production process:

Using production-intent technologies and materials
Shortening the product development cycle and increasing levels of development
Cost savings across the cycle

29 April 2021 at 09:00 am. Click the orange button below to register.

MEMBER EVENT: How businesses can reduce their water consumption and costs.
2021-05-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Who should attend?
Business owners, facilities managers, site managers or environmental managers or persons responsible for water supplies.
To support Water Saving Week (17th-21st May), join Engineering & Manufacturing Network member, Demeter Water Solutions, as they present an informative webinar on how businesses can reduce water consumption and costs.
Demeter are an award winning water management company based in the North East of England, applying user-friendly water management monitoring systems and expert customer service they reduce water consumption and costs for businesses.
With many businesses not realising they can take measures to control their water usage and reduce their costs, join speaker Liz Smedley, Business Development Director at Demeter as she discusses these methods and informs on:

How to easily understand your water bills
Are you reading your water meter correctly?
How to check for water leakage in your building
Do you know how much water leaks are costing your business?
Using efficient alerts from data loggers

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lets-talk-how-businesses-can-reduce-their-water-consumption-and-costs-tickets-152963308373

MEMBER EVENT: Buying and Selling Businesses Post-Covid
2021-05-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Business sales and acquisitions remain buoyant but the pandemic has changed considerations around finances, budgets and warranties.
In this webinar, we explore how business owners can:
• prepare businesses for sale
• factors to consider when buying a business
• how to protect investments and retain key personnel pre and post-acquisition.

We are delighted to welcome the following key speakers:
Richard Coulthard – Partner & Head of Corporate at Ison Harrison Solicitors
Nick Green – Partner at Fatgreen Consulting
Poonam Kaur – Managing Director at FDS

The agenda and topics that will be covered at the webinar are as follow:
10.00am Nick Green, Welcome and Introduction
10.05am Poonam Kaur – Preparing Your Business for Sale Post Covid
10.25am Richard Coulthard – Consideration when Buying a Business Post-Covid
10.45am Nick Green – Protecting the key personnel in your business pre or post sale
11.00am Questions and Close

Secure your FREE ticket now!
For more information about this event, please contact richard.coulthard@isonharrison.co.uk or call 0113 284 5095.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-webinar-buying-and-selling-businesses-post-covid-tickets-152546979121

MEMBER EVENT: Making Manufacturing better.
2021-06-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
As we move through the second business year affected by Covid-19, it is even more apparent that digitisation in manufacturing is a concept we all need to work towards.
With new working practises, new procedures and team members spread over more locations than ever before, there is even more to consider when looking at ways to improve.
For the first time, join two specialist members of the Engineering Manufacturing Network– Symetri Europe and Zest I/O, for a ‘lunch and learn’ session to discuss industry best-practise in:
– Streamlining your research and development efforts
– Using lesser-known applications of Visualisation to digitise planning and review meetings
– How to maximise the time your team can spend on new product development and tasks that can impact revenue in a positive way
– How to minimise the time your team are spending on business-wide tasks and searching for data that isn’t being made easily available to them
This event will also have a live Q&A session to ensure that each attendee has the opportunity to contribute and gain insight on the topics most relevant to them.

EMN EVENT: Changing focus – how to adapt your marketing for business diversification
2021-06-16 12:35 - 13:35 | Zoom
In partnership with Horizon Works, this webinar will focus on reshaping marketing activities to support market and product diversification.
There are many reasons why businesses look to diversify. The Coronavirus, for example, led many businesses to adapt their product and service offerings to the changing economic landscape. Companies may need to target new sectors as demand for their products decreases in their traditional markets, or businesses might want to capitalise on its current customer base and extend its product offer to them.
Whatever the reason for diversification, you need to make sure you have done your research and have a clear marketing strategy and launch plan in place to ensure success. This webinar will help you to understand how to adapt your marketing strategies and tactics in line with your plans for diversification. There will be practical tips on quick wins and guidance on planning for the future. The session will cover
– Researching new markets.
– Building a marketing strategy to support diversification.
– Putting the right marketing tools in place and laying the groundwork for future success.
– The role of public relations in reaching new audiences and building profile.
– Adapting your product and service messaging – and how to disseminate this.
– Marketing tactics to support business development and sales teams.

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5551214701
Meeting ID: 555 121 4701

PEOPLE PANEL:
2021-06-22 11:00 - 12:00, 2021-10-19 11:00 - 12:00
Details TBC

AFFILIATE EVENT: Achieving Net Zero In Manufacturing. Practical Advice for SME's
2021-06-24 09:30 - 11:00
As the dust settles on a year that re-shaped our lives, climate change has taken centre stage globally. Greater awareness and emphasis from government, industry and prominent public figures has also been driven by added pressure from the general public to act.
Sustainability has moved sharply into a business-critical initiative and the green economy is expected to grow 4x faster than the UK economy as a whole, while the investment into the green economy is growing >30% a year (Lloyds Bank Digital Index). The journey to net zero manufacturing must begin now.
According to research from Lloyds Bank, almost one third of SME manufacturers are aware of net zero and are taking action to achieve it, while two-thirds either are unsure how to achieve it or don’t know how to influence a change in their business to do so (Lloyds Bank Digital Index).
So, how can you capitalise on this opportunity?
Lloyds Bank and Autodesk have partnered to host an event to help SMEs in the UK focus their efforts.
By attending one of these events, you can accelerate your journey towards net zero, decode the climate-change-related jargon and take some few practical ideas away for your business.
These events are aimed at leadership teams within SME manufacturers in the UK. We have organised region-specific events for your convenience, so please select the most appropriate event for you from the options in the registration page.

South West | Wednesday June 9 | 10:00am to 11:30am
East England | Thursday June 17 | 09:00am to 10:30am
Midlands & South Wales | Tuesday June 22 | 09:00am to 10:30am
North East | Thursday June 24 | 09:30am to 11:00am
South East | Wednesday June 30 | 10:00am to 11:30am
London | Tuesday July 6 | 09:00am to 10:30am
North West | Wednesday July 14 | 08:00am to 09:30am

EMN WORKSHOP:
2021-07-20 | EMN Tanfield Office, S8, Tanfield Lea Business Centre, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9DB
EMN Members in the North East LEP area are invited to this free workshop, to be part of a collaborative peer group, setting a clear agenda for business growth and prosperity in the region. Places are limited to 15 for businesses like yours with a certain level of turnover and/or number of employees.
We have been working closely with Business Doctors and Northstar Ventures, to create a face to face fully funded peer to peer business planning workshop, focusing on building a strategy for your business. The cost of the workshop and toolkit would normally be £500; however, we are offering the workshop for FREE.
Regardless of where you are at right now, whether you are coping with a surge in demand or the opposite, trying to make sense of the number of opportunities available to you, or questioning the long-term viability of your current model, the Business Growth Roadmap Planning Workshop and Toolkit will benefit business owners by dotting an easy-to-understand roadmap including:
Being clear about your direction of travel – You may currently find yourself at a strategic crossroads, so understanding your direction and where your businesses is heading is critical. We will be focussing on gaining clarity around your personal shareholder aspirations, the underpinning values and beliefs that drive your business/brand identity and how this translates into building value in your business.
Planning the route – As with any journey, it makes sense to plan the most efficient route to take. The workshop will guide you through future proofing your business, unlocking the market opportunities that give you the returns you need to sustain and grow, before simplifying these into a clear strategic focus.
Driving Results – Planning is the easy bit: the key is to engage your team and build a leadership team around you that share your values and vision for the future. Your team must be capable of making things happen without you being the only one in the driving seat.
What you’ll get

Collaborating in a peer group setting for a genuine business recovery/growth agenda.
Sharing expertise, share experience, and work together for greater impact as a group.
Access to resources and information on funding to help get business back on track.
Access to the wider business knowledge combining both sector and good business practices.

What’s included

A fully interactive face to face workshop
A structured business roadmap workbook to help capture and record key learnings
A sales activity planning tool
A downloadable business Planning Implementation/project management tool
A private 1-hour follow up review session with a Business Doctor advisor
Access to a wide range of tools and resources to help get your business back on track

Places are limited so book yours now!

MEMBER EVENT: BUSINESS GROWTH ROADMAP WORKSHOP, TOOLKIT AND SUPPORT SESSION
2021-07-20 | EMN Tanfield Office, S8, Tanfield Lea Business Centre, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9DB
EMN Members in the North East LEP area are invited to this free workshop, to be part of a collaborative peer group, setting a clear agenda for business growth and prosperity in the region. Places are limited to 15 for businesses like yours with a certain level of turnover and/or number of employees.
We have been working closely with Business Doctors and Northstar Ventures, to create a face to face fully funded peer to peer business planning workshop, focusing on building a strategy for your business. The cost of the workshop and toolkit would normally be £500; however, we are offering the workshop for FREE.
Regardless of where you are at right now, whether you are coping with a surge in demand or the opposite, trying to make sense of the number of opportunities available to you, or questioning the long-term viability of your current model, the Business Growth Roadmap Planning Workshop and Toolkit will benefit business owners by dotting an easy-to-understand roadmap including:
Being clear about your direction of travel – You may currently find yourself at a strategic crossroads, so understanding your direction and where your businesses is heading is critical. We will be focussing on gaining clarity around your personal shareholder aspirations, the underpinning values and beliefs that drive your business/brand identity and how this translates into building value in your business.
Planning the route – As with any journey, it makes sense to plan the most efficient route to take. The workshop will guide you through future proofing your business, unlocking the market opportunities that give you the returns you need to sustain and grow, before simplifying these into a clear strategic focus.
Driving Results – Planning is the easy bit: the key is to engage your team and build a leadership team around you that share your values and vision for the future. Your team must be capable of making things happen without you being the only one in the driving seat.
What you’ll get

Collaborating in a peer group setting for a genuine business recovery/growth agenda.
Sharing expertise, share experience, and work together for greater impact as a group.
Access to resources and information on funding to help get business back on track.
Access to the wider business knowledge combining both sector and good business practices.

What’s included

A fully interactive face to face workshop
A structured business roadmap workbook to help capture and record key learnings
A sales activity planning tool
A downloadable business Planning Implementation/project management tool
A private 1-hour follow up review session with a Business Doctor advisor
Access to a wide range of tools and resources to help get your business back on track

Places are limited to 15 so book yours now!

PEOPLE PANEL:
2021-08-25 08:00 - 17:00
Details to TBC

EMN EVENT: EMCON Show September 9th 2021
2021-09-09 | Xcel Centre, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, DL5 6AP
For 12 years EMCON (formerly Durham Oktoberfest) has brought together thousands of visitors and exhibitors to share with the best of the region’s engineering and manufacturing community. We have heard from some of the region’s biggest industrial names and influencers whilst debating a wide range of topics that concern the sector.
Longevity of that kind is never taken for granted and every year the team look for ways of improving the quality of the show whilst maintaining its core values. This year however is unprecedented, with a situation that no one could have predicted affecting our global business community and individuals of all ages.
Engineering Manufacturing Network who ‘own’ EMCON have deliberated for a number of weeks as to the best approach to progress the show for 2020. This has included conversations with the exhibitors and sponsors who had already booked for this year as to how best to progress with our plans. We recognise that even if things are back to ‘some kind of normal’ by October there will most likely still be concerns over large gatherings alongside our need to have sufficient time to deliver the quality of show you are used to.
Considering all of this we have made the decision to move the show into 2021 and are very pleased to announce a new date of 9th September 2021
We know that you will look forward to joining us for what will be our 13th show as either an exhibitor or visitor, sharing the capabilities of our incredible region and supporting the continued growth and of course recovery of our sector.

HEADLINE SPONSOR NEWS: Meet the buyer is coming to EMCON.
2021-09-09 14:00 - 16:30 | Xcel Centre, Newton Aycliffe, Durham, DL5 6AP
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/stadler-rail-meet-the-buyer-tickets-156862294345
Meet the Buyer is not only a chance to quiz the key procurement team that source and select suppliers, but there will also be a mass of additional support and information on offer at EMCON regarding the NEXUS contract and how the north east’s regional supply chain can support and engage with their projects.
Stadler will for the third time, be the headline sponsor at EMCON Show. They are the chosen supplier of the new Tyne and Wear Metro trains. Stadler has pledged to support the regional economy and will include as many north east or UK-based companies in the new trains project as possible. It is committed to using local suppliers for materials and services for the depot re-build, the manufacturing of the new trains and the 35-year service and maintenance contract.
Meet the Buyer is an excellent chance to interact and develop connections. It’s in the interests of all sizes of organisations to attend, as many of the projects tend to be sub-contracted out, and by talking to other industry suppliers you are widening your trade network and increasing the potential of forming new relationships.
Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity to connect with Stadler. Sign up today.

STARTEGIC PARTNER EVENT: How your business can upskill, recruit and diversify.
2021-09-16 08:00 - 09:00
You are invited to join us at an Engineering and Manufacturing Network member-only event on Thursday 16th September to find out more about how the North East Ambition programme can help your business.
We provide a free advice, consultancy and support service for SMEs based in the North East and we’d like to ensure as many companies in the engineering and advanced manufacturing sector are taking advantage of the opportunities available to them.
Tailored to your sector, we will discuss the challenges you are facing and how we can take the headache away by helping you find solutions to :
• Skills gaps and shortages
• Finding the right person with the right skills for the right job
• Making sense of the finance involved
• Helping you access grants and funding
You’ll hear from EMN’s very own Ben Gilhespy who has personal experience of the process and will share with you the difference the Kickstart programme has made to the Network.
You will also hear from 2 members’ experiences, both of whom are great examples of how the work we do can have a positive impact on your business.

Webinar: Digital Construction Report
2021-11-05 11:00 - 17:00
Join NBS’ webinar tomorrow at 11 am with David Bain (NBS Research Manager) and Dr Stephen Hamil (NBS Innovation Director) to learn more about the key insights from the Digital Construction Report, which features survey responses from over 900 built environment professionals.
The report’s findings include the latest on BIM adoption, how digital technologies are vital to creating better buildings and places, and the current challenges facing the construction industry.
The webinar will also explore the benefits of BIM and how NBS can help users with their BIM projects.
https://www.thenbs.com/events/dcr-2021

Marketing Masterclass for Manufacturers: SEO Fundamentals
2021-11-18 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
Join SEO expert Andrew Charlton, from Crawl Consultancy and NBS Marketing Director Robin Cordy, for a masterclass on SEO fundamentals. The webinar will cover the basics from ‘What is SEO?, to ‘top tips’ and the ‘What not to do’.
You’ll find out:

Why is SEO so important?
Where to start with keyword research
Latest best practice and algorithm updates
Technical factors to consider
How to optimise content

You’ll be able to ask questions, which we will follow up with after the session so you can make the most out of the webinar.
Speakers
Robin Cordy, Marketing Director, NBS
Andrew Charlton, Managing Director, Crawl Consultancy

Member To Member Event: Muckle Legal Clinic
2021-11-25

Promoted Event: HR2day Seminar
2021-11-26 08:30 - 11:00 | Porsche Garage, Wellington Court, Concorde Way, Preston Farm Industrial Estate, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3TA, Porsche Garage, Wellington Court, Concorde Way, Preston Farm Industrial Estate, Stockton-on-Tees, Durham, TS18 3TA, United Kingdom
HR2day seminar is back this November 26th, 8.30am -11am
Agenda

8.30am Breakfast & Networking
9:00am Seminar
11:00am Finish

Subject is to be confirmed.
Location: Porsche Garage, Wellington Court, Concorde Way, Preston Farm Industrial Estate, Stockton-on-Tees TS18 3TA
https://hr2day.co.uk/events/hr2day-seminar/

Promoted Event: Offshore Wind North East 2021
2021-12-01 08:30 - 2021-12-02 15:15 | Beacon of Light Sunderland, Stadium Way, Monkwearmouth, Sunderland, Durham, SR5 1SN, United Kingdom
OWNE 2021 Programme

Member to Member: Horizon Works, Lunch & Learn Marketing Sessions
2021-12-07 12:00 - 14:00 | Gestamp Tallent Ltd 1 Skerne Park, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, CO Durham, DL5 6EP, Gestamp Tallent Ltd 1 Skerne Park,, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe,, Co Durham, DL5 6EP, United Kingdom
Join Engineering Manufacturing Network & Horizon Works at Gestamp, Newton Aycliffe. For the first in a series of marketing lunch & learns.

The kick off Marketing Lunch and Learn session will be a whistle stop tour of what you need to do to make LinkedIn work for you and your business – and help you raise your profile, generate leads and build your brand. There are many advantages of using LinkedIn – and these will be explored in the session, including:

• Building an effective and engaging Company Page
• How individual staff members can improve their personal interactions on LinkedIn
• Content marketing via LinkedIn – practical tips and suggestions
• Using LinkedIn as a public relations tool
• Practical advice on enhancing LinkedIn posts
• Shaping your messaging for LinkedIn
The session will be hosted by Gestamp at the Tallent Academy, a world class 4300 sq ft training facility adjacent to its Newton Aycliffe site.

12:00pm -Arrival, lunch and networking
12:45pm -Welcome from EMN and Gestamp.
12:55pm -Presentation with Q &A from Horizon Works
14:00pm-14.30pm Networking

Advanced and Automotive Cohort: Peer 2peer network group
2021-12-09 12:00 - 15:00, 2022-01-27 12:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Member to Member Event: Lockton Insurance Clinic
2021-12-13

Promoted Event: Webinar: Marketing strategy for 2022
2021-12-15 11:00 - 13:00 | Zoom
With 2022 nearly upon us, it’s time for marketers to start planning for the year ahead. Robin Cordy, Marketing Director at NBS, hosts our final ‘Marketing Masterclass for Manufacturers’ of 2021 with a panel of industry experts who will discuss and share their thoughts on opportunities and challenges for manufacturers in 2022.
The panel will also cover learnings from the past year, strategies to consider and how best to plan for next year. In addition, Robin will share some initial findings from the NBS Construction Manufacturers’ Marketing Index, which examines how manufacturers’ current and future marketing strategies compare across the construction industry.
Finally, you’ll have the opportunity to ask the panel your questions so you can make the most of the session.
Meet the panel:
– Robin Cordy, Marketing Director, NBS
– Joanna Wilmot, PR Director, The Think Tank
– Saoirse Walsh, Cultural Programme and Communications Manager, Roca
– Ian Bellamy, Head of Marketing, Glenigan
– Andy Lambert, Director of Growth, ContentCal
– Lee Jones, Head of Manufacturer Solutions, NBS

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2316388772585/WN_R4huG1ZFS-KmSf4I5mc81w

Time

Dec 15, 2021 11:00 AM in London

Advanced and Automotive Cohort: Peer 2peer network group
2022-01-07 10:00 - 13:00

Member to Member: Marketing Lunch and Learn Applying digital marketing tools sell products and services
2022-01-20 08:00 - 17:00 | The Expanded Metal Company Greatham Street #14 Hartlepool TS25 1PR
Digital marketing extends beyond just having your website and social media platforms in place. It includes animation, video content, gamification tools, ecommerce, augmented reality, virtual reality and much more. The session will cover:

An overview of which digital marketing tools you can use and which are relevant for manufacturing and engineering businesses.

How you can apply them in your marketing and the benefits of adopting different digital marketing techniques.
How they can dovetail with other marketing activities and improve your customer experience.
Examples of digital marketing tools in practice.

The session will be hosted by The Expanded Metal Company, a leader and innovator in the development and manufacture of expanded metal mesh products, at its extensive 25,000 sqm+ facility in Hartlepool. Philip Astley, Managing Director of The Expanded Company, will provide an overview of the business and how it utilises digital marketing tools, with a focus on ecommerce, video and animation.
12:00pm – Arrival, lunch and networking12:30pm – Welcome from EMN and Horizon Works12:40pm – Presentations from Horizon Works and The Expanded Metal Company13.30pm – Site tour of The Expanded Metal Company
The event is limited to 30 participants.

Member to Member: Affiliate Board Meetings
2022-01-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Zoom

Moray West Offshore Wind Farm- Meet the Buyer
2022-01-26 10:00 - 13:30 | Smulders Projects UK, Hadrian Way, Hadrian Road, Wallsend, NE28 6HL
ENTRIES FOR REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED.
A series of 10 minute one-to-one meetings to connect relevant supply chain businesses with Smulders and their partners. The event aims to connect Smulders, Siemens Energy, Ocean Winds and Barrier Architectural with potential new suppliers, mainly from
North East England.
https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/XW2P53L

Member to Member: Housing Matters - Residential Leasehold Roundup
2022-01-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Residential Leasehold Roundup

In this free webinar, hosted by partner Charlotte McMurchie, we shall give you a roundup of decisions in 2021 relating to residential leasehold.

In this session we will cover:

dispensation applications;
the position of subletting in breach of covenant;
the proposed Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) bill 2021/22;
the application of s.20B; and
the importance of getting counting the number of days in a month correct.

We very much hope that you will join us.

Why attend?

If you are dealing with leasehold property management, it is important that you are up to date with the latest developments in case law and proposed legislation.

Who should attend?

Housing and property managers, leasehold advisors, in-house lawyers and those with an interest in property management.

The session will include time for questions and discussion.

Date and venue:
Thursday 27 Jan 2022
GotoWebinar

Time:
2.00pm – 3.00pm

Charlotte McMurchie
Partner
Charlotte is an experienced property litigator, specialising in residential property. She acts for private corporate landlords, lettings agents and regional and national registered providers of social housing. She is a highly regarded public speaker, having spoken at Chartered Institute of Housing and Northern Housing Consortium events. Her popular forum allows for discussions on developments impacting the sector strategically and at the front line.

Sarah Barratt
Associate Solicitor
Sarah is an experienced property litigator, especially in all matters concerning private residential tenancies such as possession and anti-social behaviour. Having acted for many years for tenants, she is perfectly placed to advise and assist landlords to achieve their desired outcomes in a timely and cost effective manner.
