Who can take advantage of what MAS has to offer
The MAS services are open to any company provided that they are engaged in manufacturing and regardless of size, although we mainly provide support for SMEs larger companies could also benefit. However, subsidised practical project support available from the practitioner teams is available only for SMEs, larger companies will pay the current rate.
The definition we use for manufacturing makes a strong distinction between production (the physical processes of making, bending, etc) and manufacturing (the over-arching process of getting raw materials to goods and their associated services). By taking this approach to defining manufacturing it becomes easier to see that although an organisation may choose to outsource its production activities, it remains at heart a manufacturing company.
Your company can call itself an SME if:
- it has less than 250 employees
- it has an annual turnover of no more than £34m or a balance sheet total not exceeding approximately £29m
- it is independent*.
*Definition: Less than 25 per cent of your company will be owned by one or more enterprises which don’t meet the definition above, except for investments held by public investment corporations, venture capital companies or institutional investors provided no control is exercised.
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