Made for Manufacturing offers SMEs a route to excellence

Made for Manufacturing will empower leaders from small, medium and large businesses across the city region to improve their quality of service and product, ensure better lead times, and reduce overall business costs.

Run by GC Business Growth Hub, the second Made for Manufacturing programme launches in January, with applications now open to manufacturers who are focused on improving efficiencies and growing their workforce.

The group-based course will take place over a 10-week period. It offers tailored advice and support from expert speakers, peer-to-peer learning, plus one-to-one support from an expert Manufacturing Advisor based within the Hub – part of the Growth Company.

Made for Manufacturing says what sets it apart from more time-intensive courses is that it is delivered in short dynamic online sprints. This enables participants to identify opportunities and put them into practice quickly without halting business momentum.

Andy Mosley, print manager at Manchester Manufacturing Group – one of the businesses in the first programme, said: “We hope the course will help us to benchmark our current procedures against industry best practice – identifying processes that fall short, then using the techniques learned to implement and make the necessary changes. We’re looking at finding brand new ideas to take away to further improve ‘right-first-time, on-time delivery’, product quality, waste management and environmental impact, whilst also helping us to strengthen communication within the company.”

Programme manager and manufacturing advisor, Nick Brandwood, said: “One of the major benefits of Made for Manufacturing is that it enables manufacturers to build a support network with other high calibre business leaders on the course.

“Having the support of alumni who share the same passion will be most valuable as these businesses look to the future, after a turbulent year for the industry. Anyone interested in taking part should get in touch soon because we have just 10 places that will go quickly.”

Over the past five years, GC Business Growth Hub’s Manufacturing Team has worked with 600 manufacturing companies, delivering a £20m-plus increase in sales and supporting the creation of more than 300 jobs. Businesses have until 27 November to apply. For further details, contact bghmanufacturing@growthco.uk or call 0161 350 3050.

The Growth Company is a UK-wide not-for-profit economic development agency, partly funded by the EU.

Made for Manufacturing

www.businessgrowthhub.com/manufacturing/Made-For-Manufacturing