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Robin Watson, regional director of MAS and managing director of YFM Business Development, discusses the benefits of applying 'Lean' principles (traditionally applied on the shop floor) to the wider business context.
The Manufacturing Advisory Service will be one of the exhibitors at the third Low Carbon Vehicles exhibition on 15th and 16th September 2010 hosted by at Millbrook Proving Ground.
The Manufacturing Advisory Service Yorkshire & Humber (MAS Y&H) has lined up an impressive array of speakers and interactive workshops for its 2010 Manufacturing Conference – ‘A New Era for Manufacturing’ - being held on Thursday 14 October at the Advanced Manufacturing Park Technology Centre, Rotherham.
Rail depot equipment specialist, Mechan, is on target to double its export turnover this year. In the last month alone, the Sheffield-based manufacturer has taken orders from as far afield as France, Taiwan and New Zealand, worth in excess of £600,000.
Robin Watson, regional director of MAS shares his view on how to make savings in operational costs in order to free up capital for investing in new technology.
Discover the business opportunities available to SME manufacturers in the civil nuclear supply chain existing sites, decommissioning and the planned new nuclear build programme.
Highlander IT & Telecomms are pledging to provide free I.T. and telecoms support for 12 months, for all business that have been trading for under a year.
When Rotherham-based Garnett Dickinson Print (part of the Garnett Dickinson Group) needed advice and guidance to reduce costs by cutting waste and improve its competitive position they called in the expert assistance of MAS Yorkshire & Humber.
With expert guidance from MAS Yorkshire & Humber, Hull-based Cyclone, an innovative manufacturing company, is leading the way in the development of active user wheelchairs suitable for indoor/outdoor (including tennis) and off road use and is confident of tripling its turnover in the next three years.
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), in partnership with the Design Council, is looking for an expert team to get involved in the design, engineering and manufacture of memorable and visionary torches that represent the very best of our nation as the UK begins its Olympic and Paralympic celebrations with the Torch Relays in the summer of 2012. Over 8,000 torches will be produced, and used by the thousands of Torchbearers who will carry the Olympic flame across the UK.
Expert assistance accessed through MAS Yorkshire & Humber has helped Hull-based Ideal Heating (the first major UK manufacturer to develop and manufacture domestic condensing boilers) to become greener, make savings of 1000 tonnes of CO2 and achieve official recognition from The Carbon Trust.
Leeds-based Resource Print Solutions is set to become a major player in the web to print arena following advice and guidance received from MAS Yorkshire & Humber. The management of the company has invested £¼ million pounds into the business and new jobs have been created.
Agfa UK’s Leeds plant at Seacroft is working round the clock to satisfy the rapidly growing worldwide demand for its latest innovation in computer to plate printing technology, the latest computer to plate (CTP) product range.
A £600,000 investment in the latest laser metal-cutting plant promises Northern companies an unbeatable combination of shorter lead times and competitive prices
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Yes, it’s that time again! Thursday 14th October 2010 – pencil the date in your diaries - the latest MAS Manufacturing Conference is fast approaching.....
Last year’s event attracted nearly 250 local manufacturers from across the region who came together to hear a fantastic line-up of manufacturing speakers, take part in learning workshops, network and share ideas.
2010 Winners include Gripple, ATB Morley and Joseph Rhodes.
East Yorkshire’s top manufacturers are invited to enter the Hull Daily Mail Business Awards 2010. Companies and individuals making it through to the final will see their achievements on screen in the form of a video profile, sponsored by MAS.
Wetherby-based NTR Ltd is fighting fit in 2010 and has secured new major overseas contracts in both Switzerland and France, thanks to advice and support from MAS Yorkshire & Humber to help develop and implement an action plan that ensured its survival through the economic downturn.
CO2Sense Yorkshire is holding two workshops aimed at helping businesses in the region become more resource efficient and improve their profitability in the process.
