The Engineering & Manufacturing Network

STARTEGIC PARTNER EVENT: How your business can upskill, recruit and diversify.
2021-09-16 08:00 - 09:00 UTC
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.

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

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, 2022-02-10 12:00 - 15:00, 2022-02-24 12:00 - 15:00

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, 2022-03-29 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.

Member to Member: Horizon Works, Lunch & Learn Marketing Sessions
2022-02-01 11:30 - 13:00 | Zoom
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marketing-lunch-and-learn-2022-marketing-trends-and-essentials-tickets-251845375297

Member to Member: Managing poor performance and sickness absence
2022-02-03 09:30 - 11:30 | Online webinar, EMN Tanfield, Stanley, Co Durham, DH8 8LF, United Kingdom
Would you like more confidence in managing poor performance and sickness absence? It can be complicated but, like everything, it’s much easier when you know how. This employment training course will give you the confidence to handle these kind of issues in-house.
Our course is practical too. This course includes lots of practical, every-day examples to help you easily apply the training to your organisation and the management of your employees, as well as giving you your own workbook and materials to refer to after the course has finished.
What we will help you understand

The legal obligations underpinning managing poor performance and sickness absence;
Employer considerations of “disability” within the context of capability, and understanding obligations towards disabled employees;
Managing short and long term sickness absence;
Working with medical professionals;
Managing poor performance;
How to run effective hearings for poor performance or sickness absence management;
Exploring dismissals in the capability context and the use of settlement agreements.

Who should attend?
This course is ideally suited to all HR professionals, Owners/Managers, school business managers or anyone involved in dealing with employee issues within their organisations.
Interested?
Our scheduled course is a morning session, and last for two hours. No need to travel: we’ll come to you, virtually! Our popular course has been adapted and is delivered online by an expert employment lawyer.
Cost
Price per delegate is £125 + plus VAT (plus Eventbrite fee £8.62 plus VAT) = £160.34 (inclusive of VAT)
To book your place please click here
For further information, please email neena.reynolds@muckle-llp.com

Directors’ Breakfast
2022-02-10 08:30 - 10:00 | Newcastle Falcons, Newcastle Falcons, Kingston Park Brunton Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Durham, NE13 8AF, United Kingdom
How can SMEs bring sustainability to the board table?

8.30am – Registration & Breakfast
9.00am – Presentation Starts
10.00am – Questions & Close

With Guest Speaker – Paul Irwin Rhodes – Head of Sustainability at Greggs
Our Managing Partner, Andrew Moorby, will be joined by Paul to discuss how SMEs can plan for a sustainable business.
The seminar is designed to help decision makers in SME’s gain greater insights into sustainability and understand how sustainability can bring business benefits. It will cover easy to follow tips and strategies to improve sustainability.
This 1-hour seminar will cover :

What is Sustainability?
Risks and Opportunities related to sustainability (why it needs to be part of your strategy)
Identifying your material issues (what is important to you and your stakeholders)
Reporting progress – internally and externally
Integrating sustainability into your business (how does this work in Greggs)

This event is for those at Director level and above.
Register
To register, please visit: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/directors-breakfast-tickets-220669377047
For further information or if you have any questions, please contact Gemma Harding at gemma.harding@taitwalker.co.uk

Lets Talk: Technology's role in automating business processes in mfg.
2022-02-16 09:30
Location: The Work Place, Aycliffe Business Park, The Workplace, Heighington Ln, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AH

About this event

Join the Engineering and Manufacturing Network and Excelpoint for a morning of networking and hear from Ian Brown, Managing Director of North East tech firm Excelpoint about the role of technology in automating business processes in the manufacturing and engineering sector.

Ian is passionate about empowering organisations to adopt a digital transformation and continuous improvement strategy. He has a proven track record of implementing enterprise-wide business process software systems and helps organisations to become smarter, streamlined and customer-focused.

Drawing on a range of case studies from the sector, Ian will provide an insightful presentation to stimulate ideas and answer questions on:

• Creating automated, streamlined and efficient business processes
• Enhancing the customer and employee experience
• Reducing time to value, costs and technical debt
• Replacing or complementing legacy systems
• Embracing a data-driven strategy
• Empowering senior stakeholder decision making with real-time reporting
• Achieving a successful enterprise-wide digital transformation

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-role-of-technology-in-automating-business-processes-in-manufacturing-tickets-243575730567

Promoted Affiliate: Finance Directors Update Course
2022-02-17 08:30 - 10:30
https://webinar.ringcentral.com/webinar/register/WN_oTFPnTimTxO17WGyPs-_9g

Dogger Bank Wind Farm Introductory Webinar – Operations
2022-02-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Zoom
This webinar will provide an introduction to the operations phase of the project where attendees will find out about Dogger Bank’s Tier 1 contractors and opportunities for the supply chain. There will also be a Q&A session for those keen to ask specific questions of the Dogger Bank team.

Dogger Bank Wind Farm is located more than 130km off the north-east coast of England and is being delivered by joint venture partners SSE Renewables, Equinor and Eni. SSE Renewables is leading on construction and delivery while Equinor will operate the wind farm on completion. Due to its size and scale, Dogger Bank is being built in three consecutive 1.2GW phases; Dogger Bank A, Dogger Bank B and Dogger Bank C. In total the wind farm is expected to generate enough renewable electricity to supply 5% of the UK’s demand, equivalent to powering six million homes.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/dogger-bank-wind-farm-introductory-webinar-operations-tickets-244463967307

Member to Member: Marketing Lunch and Learn - Applying Digital Marketing Tools to Sell Products
2022-03-01 12:00 - 14:00 | The Expanded Metal Company Greatham Street #14 Hartlepool TS25 1PR
Location :The Expanded Metal Company, 14, Longhill Industrial Estate, Greatham St, Hartlepool TS25 1PR

Join EMN and Horizon Works to learn how apply digital marketing tools to sell products and services.

About this event

Digital marketing extends beyond just having your website and social media platforms in place. It includes animation, video content, gamification tools, e-commerce, 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 e-commerce, 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.

Promoted Event: Employment Law Update
2022-03-22 09:30 - 10:30 | Zoom
Register

Promoted Event: Building Fabric Manufacturers: How to get specified
2022-03-23 11:00 - 13:00
Are you a building fabric manufacturer looking for new ways to generate leads and win orders? Have you considered the specification route? With thousands of building fabric products specified with NBS each year, our NBS users are actively looking for products like yours.
The pace at which the construction industry is changing due to increased safety measures, sustainability requirements and a maturing digital landscape is apparent. With more and more scrutiny being placed on decision-makers to ensure specifications are accurate, digitally recorded, and prescriptive.
Join NBS’ Head of Manufacturer Solutions, Lee Jones, and the National Federation for Roofing Contractors (NFRC) for our webinar dedicated to building fabric manufacturers, on why the adoption of digital, collaborative specifications is so essential.
During the webinar, we will cover:

How building fabric manufacturers can successfully target specifiers.
How the NBS platforms can help manufacturers and specifiers meet industry demands.
Sustainability and safety considerations and how digital specification can help.
The specification process and how your products can be part of the tools that specifiers use to create them.
The role of NFRC and why they believe digitisation of the industry is so important.

Speakers
Lee Jones, Head of Manufacturer Solutions at NBS
Philip Campbell, Head of Policy and Communications at the National Federation for Roofing Contractors
https://manufacturers.thenbs.com/events/building-fabric-manufacturers-how-to-get-specified

Member to Member: Lunch and Learn - Different ways to market your products & services internationally
2022-04-05 12:00 - 14:00 | Kingsway South, Gateshead, England, NE11 0SU
Marketing your products and services internationally can seem daunting at first – but there are many ways to ensure that you can build international profile, engage with prospects overseas and break down barriers. Innovative digital marketing tactics – as well as more traditional methods – can have a major part to play in international marketing success.
The session will cover:
 Guidance on creating a strategy and plan for international marketing
 An exploration of marketing tools and tactics which will help you market products and services to overseas audiences
 Tips on overcoming language and cultural barriers – and guidance on key considerations
 Examples of best practice in international marketing
The session will be hosted by Crabtree at the company’s site in Team Valley, Gateshead. Crabtree has been a designer and manufacturer of metal decorating and coating equipment – including machines and components – for more than 50 years, and supports metal decorating and coating operations across the globe, including in Africa, the Middle East, Australia and Central America. Alan Rutter, Senior Director at Crabtree, will provide an insight into Crabtree’s international marketing journey, share the company’s experiences and explore some of the tactics which have led to the firm’s success in international markets. The event will also include a tour of the Crabtree factory – one of the first operational sites on Team Valley.
12:00pm – Arrival, lunch and networking
12:30pm – Welcome from EMN and Horizon Works
12:40pm – Presentations from Horizon Works and Crabtree
13.20pm – Site tour of Crabtree
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ll-different-ways-to-market-your-products-services-internationally-tickets-290274247087
