Manufacturing Institute and MAS-NW

A Company refused assistance by Dragon’s Den are being encouraged to take their business to the next level with free help from MAS-NW.

The regular challenges – cash flow and lack of sales – are joined by a new concern for the region’s manufacturers – new product development

Manufacturing Advisory Service organises national conference in conjunction with Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (N-AMRC), Nuclear Industry Association, SC@Nuclear Programme, Government, EDF Energy, Areva, Westinghouse, Doosan Babcock.

Fab Lab, The Manufacturing Institute’s fully kitted hi-tech fabrication workshop, solves a greeting card manufacturer’s problem no one else seemed to be able to and reducs cost of its invented substitution from £1 to an astonishing 2p.

Entering new markets appears to be a positive concern as manufacturers diversify

A team of pupils from Dowdales School in Dalton-in-Furness were day’s winners of Cumbrian heat of Manufacturing Institute’s “Make It in Manufacturing” challenge held in Grange over Sands, with Kirkbie Kendal School credible runners-up.

Manufacturing Advisory Service North West together with the North West Development Agency announced is the coordinator of MAS and wider regional support to ensure nuclear opportunities are maximised by UK suppliers nationwide

Helping the region’s manufacturers get ahead of the competition by exploiting the untapped markets born out of climate change

Achievements made possible by strong support for Manufacturing in the North West

Despite the harsh economic climate, the Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS) NW quarterly manufacturing review paints an optimistic picture.