Service & Affiliate Members

Service Provider Members and those companies with a base in the North East of England, that directly support the engineering & manufacturing supply chain through the provision of business and professional services. We limit Service Providers to 20% of our engineers and manufacturing members. Includes private training providers and consultants.

£75 per month plus VAT or £850 plus VAT if paid annually

The fee is essentially an advertising fee.

 

Service providers must complete an application for membership which will be reviewed.

Decisions on membership are made based on fit (to reduce duplication with existing Service providers and Affiliate Partners), experience and testimonials from engineering & manufacturing companies, geography and unique support offered to EMNs engineering & manufacturing members.

 

In return each Service Provider benefits from the following:

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Up to 10 people on the EMN database

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Free visitor attendance at EMconf and EMCON

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Preferential rates for exhibitors at annual Exhibition & Trade Show – EMCON

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Preferential rates to exhibit at Spring EMConf

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Invitations to industry led seminars, workshops, company safaris and meet the buyer events delivered by EMN and its partners

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Increase business profile and brand awareness with the sector through EMN Social Media

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Publication of Articles & Press Releases on EMN website

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Endorsement of appropriate Service Provider events on EMN website calendar

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Promotional opportunities in Winter, Spring & Autumn EMN Service Provider Newsletters

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Access to face to face tailored advice and guidance from industry experts and professional services

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Receive updates on engineering & manufacturing events & training opportunities delivered across the region by trusted providers

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Receive regular newsletter updates on legislative changes, industry trends and important CPD alerts on industry matters

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Access to MakeUK policy and information updates and toolkits

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Receive affiliate member rates for Make UK events

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Access to the EMN Peer Group Helpline (9 – 5pm Weekdays)

What we would like from our Service Provider Members

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Sign up to the EMN Values (see below);

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Support us at EMN events through attendance, inviting interested companies and sponsorship;

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Introduce 3 or more Engineering & Manufacturing clients to EMN and encourage membership

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Adhere to the EMN network sales protocol that enables advertising through agreed Network channels;

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Repost and circulate EMN social media posts

EMN values: 

  • EMN is an engineering and manufacturing community that it’s members are proud to be a part of;

  • Our focus is to provide tangible benefits for our members;

  • We are trusted to provide impartial peer to peer advice and support and are approachable, friendly, helpful and accessible;

  • 80 % of our members will be from the Engineering & Manufacturing Sector and we endeavour to retain this split at our events with an 80% representation;

  • Our focus will always be our Engineering & Manufacturing members needs and this drives 100% of our activity

  • We are a targeted Network/Community, not an open cluster