Partners
The
ABDN support Group
A
number of members of the Advanced Business Development Network
developed the Network with funding from the Accelerate
programme. The Network continues to thrive under its revised
name and now requires a subscription from its member suppliers
for the support work carried out for suppliers with
prospective buyers.
The
support Group are now aiming to encourage buyers to use the
network as the preferred choice when seeking all types of
manufacturing solutions.
Accelerate
Accelerate
is committed to helping West Midlands automotive suppliers
compete effectively in the world’s most demanding global
industry.
In just seven years, the initiative has assisted over 1000
companies in securing production efficiencies and best
practice manufacturing techniques, safeguarding and creating
over 16,000 jobs in the process. Going forward, it has
recently secured a £90m investment package from Advantage
West Midlands and ERDF to continue the roll-out of its
services until 2007.
Visit
the website at www.accelerate.uk.net
to find out more.
West
Midlands Collaborative Commerce Marketplace
West Midlands Collaborative Commerce Marketplace is a
revolutionary and unrivalled online Marketplace providing FREE
advanced e-business tools, capability and support to
engineering businesses in the region. A regular feed of
Tenders gives easy access to new business opportunities, free
targeted marketing creating an effective and substantial
online presence, and many other tools such as secure online
collaboration spaces, offer the support to sustain new
business and communications with partners, suppliers and
customers.
Visit the website at www.wmccm.co.uk
to find out more.
FI Information
FI Information manages
and develops the leading UK marketplace in the manufacturing
industry using unique services and technology.
With its sophisticated technology and experienced team
FI Information connect’s buyers with suppliers of
manufacturing services and products. The service benefits both
parties by saving time and money whilst matching the right
supplier for the right job making both more profitable.
Visit
the website at www.fiinfo.com
to find out more.
WMG
WMG
is one of Europe's leading manufacturing groups and is involved
in publicly and privately funded research on innovation in
products and in manufacturing processes, with a focus on
research, development and application of new approaches for a
wide range of industrial sectors. In all of its activities WMG
adopts a partnership approach, involving industry closely in
the delivery of its extensive research, technology transfer
and training programmes.
Visit
the website at www.wmg.warwick.ac.uk
to find out more.
Delcam
Delcam is one of the world's leading suppliers of advanced
CADCAM software product development solutions for the
manufacturing industry. The company has grown steadily since
being founded formally in 1977, after initial development work
at Cambridge University, UK. It is now the largest developer
of product design and manufacturing software in the UK, with
subsidiaries in North America, Europe and Asia. Delcam’s
software is used by more than 9,000 organisations in over 80
countries
Visit
the website at www.delcam.com
to find out more.
Caparo Innovation Centre
The Caparo Innovation Centre provides services both to
inventors and businesses responsible for new product
introduction.
Visit the website at www.wlv.ac.uk/cic
to find out more.
Manufacturing Advisory
Service
MAS-WM
is dedicated to helping manufacturers in the West Midlands
improve any aspect of their manufacturing operations,
processes, production or materials technologies.
Most of
our help is free or heavily subsidised, and has been designed
to be easy to access.
Visit the website
at www.mas-wm.org
to find out more.
Auto Industry
The Auto Industry website is maintained by the Automotive
Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry. The job of the
DTI Automotive Unit is to help the industry in the UK to
succeed, it does this by encouraging the spread of best
practice in design and manufacture, supporting inward
investment and influencing the design of regulations and tax
policy.
Visit the website
at www.autoindustry.co.uk
to find out more.
Advanced Engineering Cluster
The
Advanced Engineering Cluster Centre has been established at
the Wolverhampton Science Park to provide access to a
package of support and collaborative opportunities for any
engineering company looking to advance in new technology,
new products, new business or new direction.
Our team of experts, headed by our Advanced Engineering
Champion, offers FREE specialist advice on:
- New technologies
- Design
- CAD modelling/training
- CAD/CAM
- New Product Development
- Manufacturing
- Rapid prototypes and
tooling
- Material selection and
testing
- Research and
development
- Tool trials
- Marketing
- Finance
- Supply chain
development
- Opportunities for
collaborative ventures
Visit the website
at www.ae-cluster.co.uk
to find out more.
Remploy
Automotive
Remploy
Automotive has 8 UK factories throughout the UK Including
Birmingham, Coventry, Stoke, Derby, Huddersfield & South
Wales.
With a highly trained and experienced workforce we have the
skills and resources to manage projects in their entirety –
from the smallest components to complete modules either
delivered to scheduled or sequenced build.
Our supply chain solutions comprise global procurement,
supplier STA & project management, late configuration with
100% quality verification made possible by our unique Poke Yoke
jigs. We can provide outsourced manufacturing services for
mechanical/ electromechanical sub assembly of Chassis, Fuel,
Cooling, Power Train & Body systems.
Our
Automotive Textiles division is a major manufacturer of
vehicle interior & trim components, providing cutting,
sewing and assembly for the UK automotive market of seating,
headrest, armrest and door/ roof/ console trim items in fabric
& leather.
We
also provide kit packing for aftermarket with full supply
chain management – we manage over 500 worldwide suppliers,
and a £15 million turnover. We provide service kits, campaign
kits and toolkits of OE, imported or re-manufactured parts in
customer branded packaging.
All our businesses are TS16949 accredited, and now our OE
& Aftermarket business is Ford
Q1 and ISO14001 accredited, our assemblies now average
37PPM, this is driven by our Poke-Yoke assembly jig expertise,
and commitment to Quality.
Our
major customers include :
Ford, Land Rover, Jaguar, Aston Martin, JCB, Honda, Arvin
Meritor, DriveSol, Unipart, and an increasing number of tier 1
and 2 suppliers who are benefiting from our outstanding total
value.
By
outsourcing operations to Remploy Automotive, clients can make
substantial savings on overheads & direct costs. We will
happy to provide you with a quotation as the basis for your
Make v Buy decisions !
Visit the website
at www.remployautomotive.co.uk
to find out more.
UCE
Birmingham Technology Innovation Centre (tic)
Based
at Millennium Point, cornerstone of Birmingham’s Eastside
Learning Zone, the tic is
a UK leader in providing affordable, technological business
solutions for industry, business and commerce.
With a proven track record covering Design, Environmental
services, ICT, Interactive Media and Advanced Engineering, tic’s expertise has already benefited many organisations from
Midlands-based SMEs to large multinational companies, through
providing solutions to a multitude of challenging technical,
operational and strategic business issues.
The tic can help
businesses create and sustain competitive advantage by
offering technology transfer support, skills-improvement
programmes, access to advanced resources and new product
development/ market diversification assistance.
Visit the website
at www.tic-online.com
to find out more.
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