LATEST NEWS
Excelpoint announces further growth with the appointment of a Strategic Partnerships Manager
North East based tech resident Excelpoint is delighted to announce further growth with the appointment of Gary Swinburn as Partner Development Manager. In accordance with Excelpoint’s overarching objectives, Gary is responsible for the development and implementation...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Graham Melroy Project Director of T12 Consultancy talks to EMN about the experience and technical delivery they bring to their clients
What is your role at T12? I am the Project Director and responsible for the delivery of all projects and ensuring that customers and clients get the necessary engineering support and execution from early engagement through to completion. What does T12 do? T12 is...
AFFILIATE NEWS: North East entrepreneurs make first move into Healthcare sector
Two well-known North East entrepreneurs have taken their first steps into the healthcare sector with the acquisition of a successful Teesside equipment supplier. Richard and Julie Bennett, owners of specialist regional print and design firm Newcastle Print Solutions...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Meet Craig Hamilton GAS affiliate member.
http:/www.greatannualsavings.com/
Spotlight On. Fitfactory and new appointment of Jason Pritchard as Chief Commercial Officer.
1. What is your role at Fitfactory? Jason Pritchard, I have recently joined Fitfactory as Chief Commercial Officer. My role is to commercialise the products by making them more relatable and easily accessible to manufacturing businesses whilst ensuring our customers...
Spotlight On: Charlotte Fuller MD of CXCharlotte talks to us about digital transformation
1. What is your role at Your Digital Transformation Consultant Ltd .- Director / all of the things 😉 2. What does Your Digital Transformation Consultant Ltd. do? Provides business advisory and leadership training services for Manufacturing and Engineering companies...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Meet Michael Hindhaugh Lloyds affiliate member.
https://www.lloydsbank.com/
SPOTLIGHT ON: Tony Thompson MD of Cobots Online
What is your role? My role is Managing Director. I oversee the entire business operation, but my most important job is creating a vision of the future and then working with my team to develop, implement and maintain our strategic plans to move us closer to the vision....
MEMBER NEWS: North East HR Firm makes London breakthrough
HR2day, the Darlington-based HR specialist, has announced its first major contract win with a London-based firm. The award-winning firm, which was launched in March 2010, supplies HR support to SMEs across the country. Despite the economic depression experienced...
AFFILIATE NEWS: I need to sell my business to retire.
You have worked hard to build your business – with the end goal being to take your foot off the gas and retire on the sale proceeds. Yet no matter how much time, effort, and enthusiasm you have put in over the years, the impact of Covid-19 could’ve derailed your...
MEMBER NEWS: Steelcraft ecommerce store sees 900 percent growth during Covid-19 pandemic
A Durham metalwork and fabrication company has seen a 900 percent boost in its online sales during the last financial year, highlighting how the Covid-19 pandemic has galvanised ecommerce activities for some sectors. Steelcraft Ltd, which operates from the Drum...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Sara Duff Director of Smart Manufacture.
What is your role at Smart Manufacture? I am one of the Directors at Smart Manufacture What does Smart Manufacture do? Smart Manufacture specialises in working with the Manufacturing SME sector to help businesses get overall visibility of their end-to-end operations...
MEMBER NEWS: Excelpoint reports a significant increase in demand from the manufacturing sector to digitalise systems
Excelpoint reports a significant increase in demand from the manufacturing sector to digitalise business-critical core systems North East based tech firm Excelpoint has reported a significant increase in manufacturing-based businesses embracing its no-code technology...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Access2Funding, Regional BDM Gwydron Siswick talks to us about their rapid growth and future plans.
1. What is your role at Access2Funding? Business Development Executive for the North East. 2. What does Access2Funding do? As the UK’s fastest growing tax relief specialist, Access2Funding is committed to helping businesses identify research and development (R&D)...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Meet Colin Donohoe, Producer from Lockton Insurance and Affiliate Board Member.
Lockton Corporate Brochure 2021
AFFILIATE NEWS: Meet Robin Adams, Partner at Muckle LLP.
STRATEGIC PARTNER: Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (SAM) Project survey to continue helping the region’s manufacturers innovate and grow.
As a member of the North East manufacturing community, we hope you might spare two minutes to help our partners at the Sustainable Advanced Manufacturing (SAM) Project with their latest industry research, as they look to continue helping the region’s manufacturers...
MEMBER NEWS: North East fabricator engineers solutions for a zero-waste future
A major expanded polystyrene manufacturer has hit its zero-waste target, thanks to innovative technology developed by Gateshead-based Tech Projects. Tech Projects, which is headquartered in Felling, delivered new conveyor system solutions to Cramlington-based S&B...
MEMBER NEWS: FEG solves particularly sticky particulate problems
AIR pollution control and project management expert FEG Global has unveiled its specialist odour abatement solution, designed to tackle complex odours from industrial high-temperature frying and cooking environments. FEG’s patent-pending Liquid Gas Contact Scrubber...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Fatgreen Co-Founder and Partner, Nick Green talks to EMN about protecting your business from the loss of key personnel.
1. What is your role? Co-Founder and Partner 2. What does Fatgreen do? How would your business revenue and operations be affected if a shareholder or key member of your team died, or was unable to work due to long-term sickness? Legal and General claim nearly 50% of...
SPOTLIGHT ON: MD Nicky Jolley talks to EMN about HR2Day and their bespoke HR solutions.
1. What is your role at HR2day? Nicky Jolley, I am founder and MD of HR2day, which was established 11 years ago after I had spent a number of years at senior level in various HR roles throughout the region. 2. What does HR2day do? We provide professional, bespoke HR...
AFFILIATE NEWS: How can a HR Health Check benefit your business?
How can a HR Health Check benefit your business? At Jackson Hogg we are able to run a full company HR diagnostic with our clients which helps us to better understand their business and people needs. This provides us with a clearer picture of what the current HR...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Owner Jodine Milne-Reader talks to us about her digital marketing agency CX.
What is your role at CX? I’m the owner and lead our team in delivering informed work for our clients, coming in at the start of the client journey to understand their needs and how we can deliver for them. At CX we say we understand, create and connect – I work at the...
MEMBER NEWS: The return to work, extended furlough and the effects on mental health.
As businesses work towards reopening in part or full, and advice from the government continues to change as in the Chancellor announcing the extension of the furlough scheme, employers must plan for any return to the workplace in a way that cares for their people and...
MEMBER NEWS: IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills from April 2021
We are pleased to announce the release of two new training courses to add to our portfolio, both certified by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, @IEMA; Environmental Sustainability Skills for the Workforce Environmental Sustainability Skills for...
SPOTLIGHT ON: MD Nicki Morrison from Safesol Ltd a Chemical Solutions Consultancy based in South Shields
1. What is your role at Safesol? I am the Managing Director of SafeSol Ltd. As the managing director of a micro business this role is varied and demanding. It involves a whole heap of tasks including looking after company development through sales and marketing,...
MEMBER NEWS: Demeter invited to attend Smart City Virtual Trade Mission
Hot on the heels from our recent Edie award success, we are delighted to have been invited to attend the Smart City Virtual Trade Mission: Queensland, Australia on March 16th 2021. The Department for International Trade is bringing together smart cities companies from...
EMN NEWS: Director of Operations, Ben Gilhespy announces new EMCON date to 9th September 2021.
https://vimeo.com/522300966 https://emcon.show/exhibitor-packages/
AFFILIATE NEWS: Brewin Dolphin share chancellor’s budget for 2021
Sunak has faced an extraordinarily testing time since taking on the role of chancellor, with the unexpected challenge of a global health crisis. He used his second budget to flag the UK’s successful vaccination programme, with a pledge to continue doing “whatever it...
MEMBER NEWS: SMS develop app to improve quality outputs through data management.
The app has been developed by our senior management team, utilising our experiences of requiring support services and...
AFFILIATE NEWS: EMN chat with Richard Hogg CEO of Jackson Hogg Ltd
https://vimeo.com/516809590
AFFILIATE NEWS: Meet Chris Black Divisional Director of Brewin Dolphin
You may occasionally think about a potential ‘exit’ but not know what this really looks like for you and your family. What about your personal aspirations? Why are you doing what you’re doing? What end does it serve? For all but the most extreme serial entrepreneur,...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Meet Douglas Montgomerie Business Development Manager of Brewin Dolphin.
If your pension has fallen in value over recent months, or your predicted income is less you had hoped for, you may presume that you cannot afford to retire. But you could be pleasantly surprised to find you need substantially less than you thought to fund retirement....
MEMBER NEWS: E-MAX Systems announces new Chairman and Managing Director appointments.
Prominent North East Manufacturing ERP System Provider Makes New Appointments E-Max Systems, the software company providing ERP and MRP systems for manufacturing and engineering SMEs, announced today the appointment of Robert Johnston to the role of Managing Director....
MEMBER NEWS: Demeter Water & Barchester Healthcare announced winners of prestigious sustainability award.
Water management company, Demeter Water Solutions, and care provider, Barchester Healthcare, are delighted to have been announced winners in the prestigious Edie Sustainability Leaders Awards 2021 in the Water Management category after submitting a collaborative...
MEMBER NEWS: Industrial Workwear ‘Earns’ Half-a-million-pound sales boost.
The 2020-2021 financial year is concluding as the most challenging but defining year for Industrial Workwear, as the Durham based workwear supplier is set to witness over a £500,000 ‘well earned’ increase in sales. Underpinning and driving the growth has been our...
MEMBER NEWS: New Releases – IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills from April 2021
New Releases – IEMA Environmental Sustainability Skills from April 2021 We are pleased to announce the release of two new training courses to add to our portfolio, both certified by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment, @IEMA; Environmental...
Spotlight On: Health and Safety Software Solutions company Notify Technology.
Newcastle based technology company, Notify, has joined the Engineering & Manufacturing Network (EMN). Notify provides Health & Safety software solutions for businesses, allowing them to easily and intuitively capture and investigate workplace incidents and...
MEMBER NEWS: Requirements for QA/QC in Weld & Inspection Roles
Did you know that in the world of engineering and welding Inspection, organisations are increasingly expecting their employees in existing roles and new employment contracts/contractors to have a professionally recognised ISO 9001 Lead Auditor qualification? Why is...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Jackson Hogg believe talented employees are key to a successful business
At Jackson Hogg, we truly believe that talented employees are the key to growing and maintaining a successful business and that is why we have been passionate about helping our clients find the perfect candidates for close to a decade. However, we know that this is...
SPOTLIGHT ON: Phil Lax and David Cowey of Infinite Brilliance
What is your role at- Infinite Brilliance? Philip Lax Director/Lean Practitioner, David Cowey Director/Lean Practitioner What does Infinite Brilliance do? We are, Lean practitioners, who work directly with businesses to help them reduce costs, eliminate waste, improve...
MEMBER NEWS: The benefits of outsourcing your HR function.
Many small businesses don’t have the financial luxury of an in-house HR department. The function can sometimes fall into the lap of the Managing Director, or the Finance Director, but rarely does this work as the business evolves and everyday tasks become more and...
AFFILIATE PARTNER: A year in review 2020 Great Annual Savings
https://youtu.be/rX8gBsYy2RE
MEMBERS NEWS: Excelpoint announces the appointment of two Business Development Managers
Aycliffe Business Park resident Excelpoint is delighted to announce it has appointed two Business Development Managers further extending its growth. Throughout the global pandemic, Excelpoint’s team has continued to work from home supporting customers to efficiently...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Meet The Affiliate, Richard Hogg.
Jackson Hogg is a leading specialist recruitment and outsourced people services partner focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing industries, internationally. Our team of discipline experts provide high quality, innovative recruitment and people...
MEMBER NEWS: Engineering firms partner to strengthen offering across multiple industries.
Peterborough-based 316 Engineering, which was recently acquired by Go 2 Engineering Group, will work with Gateshead-based Tech Projects to provide end to end engineering solutions to help their customers be more productive and efficient. 316 Engineering, an...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Unmissable insight from Lockton
Supreme Court backs policyholders in business interruption test case The UK’s Supreme Court has released its landmark judgment in the COVID-19 business interruption insurance test case. New entrants plug capacity gaps at January reinsurance renewals Sufficient...
AFFILIATE NEWS: Manufacturing Temperature Check during the pandemic
Manufacturing Temperature Check during the pandemic Our recent MHA UK Manufacturing sector temperature check surveyed our clients and contacts across the country to assess the impact of the pandemic. We have compiled an infographic detailing the results of the survey...
Strategic Partner: Made Smarter Smart Factory Innovation Hub
Our Smart Factory Innovation Hub enables businesses to test the latest digital manufacturing solutions in a broad range of applications, before investment. We are looking for businesses of all sizes who are eager to embrace the power of digital technologies. The Made...
MEMBER NEWS: ITPS WINS PLACE ON KEY GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT SCHEME
Tech expert ITPS has won a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s flagship procurement framework, G-Cloud 12, which is set to help it boost the firm’s share of public sector contract work. The G-Cloud framework is part of the government’s push for a ‘cloud first’...