Our partners

MAS East works alongside a number of the Region's organisations to help ensure you get the best support available. Here are the details of some useful organisations:

Business Link

Business Link provides the information, advice and support you need to start, maintain and grow a business and helps to ensure that you make the most of your opportunities.

 http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/

East of England International

East of England International is the official international business support agency for the Region. It has three key objectives:

• to support East of England businesses wishing to develop new markets around the world;
• to work with investors to ensure they grow profitably in the region; and
• to support companies considering investment in the East of England.

 http://www.eeia.com/index.asp

EEF

A trusted partner to businesses across Britain. We work on behalf of over 6000 companies, in manufacturing, engineering, technology and beyond. Together, they employ close to a million people. On any given day you’ll find us helping our members tackle a whole range of employment challenges.

 East Midlands and Mid Anglia – http://www.eef.org.uk/emma

 East Anglia – http://www.eef.org.uk/eastanglia

Envirowise

Minimise waste. Maximise profit. Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact

 http://www.envirowise.gov.uk/

i10 – The East of England universities supporting your business growth

Whether you are a small or large organisation, we can help your business grow faster and work smarter by connecting you with expertise and resources in the East of England’s universities. For more information about i10 and how it can help you and your business, visit www.i10.org.uk, or call 0845 234 2314.

 http://www.i10.org.uk/

IfM

The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) is a part of the University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering. Our activities encompass industrial services, research, education and courses that aim to provide a clear understanding of the challenges that face manufacturing today.

 http://www.ifm.eng.cam.ac.uk/default.html

NISP

NISP is, and aims to remain at, the forefront of industrial ecological thinking and practice worldwide.

 http://www.nisp.org.uk/region.aspx

Enterprising Women is a dynamic community of women who are starting and growing businesses in the East of England. There are around 2000 participants in the EEDA/ESF funded initiative, and over 600 women promoting their businesses and expertise in the online community. The main activities are creating a face to face community through dozens of events, women-friendly training from pre-start to high growth, online information and resources, and sustained promotion of its members. 

 http://www.enterprising-women.org/

The East of England Innovation Relay Centre (IRC) is a regional technology transfer and partnering service promoting innovation through technology and know-how based partnerships, regionally, nationally and globally.

http://www.innovation-east.co.uk/

UK First

ukfirst is the furniture industry forum, which aims to support UK furniture organisations in achieving world class performance in quality, cost and delivery. Through the implementation of lean techniques, ukfirst assists in the generation of sustainable process improvements to raise competitive performance and ultimately enhance customer satisfaction.

www.ukfirst.org




National Skills Academy for Manufacturing

World class manufacturing requires world class skills. This is the key driver behind the National Skills Academy for Manufacturing. With employers firmly in the driving seat, the Skills Academy is a centre of innovation and excellence dedicated to raising standards of skills and work-based learning within UK manufacturing and thereby helps enhance the sector’s global competitiveness. All training solutions aligned with the National Skills Academy possess the badge of quality against these national standards for both the content and delivery. It is a beacon for security for manufacturing employers to maximise the return on learning investment for both the individual and the employer.

www.manufacturing.nsacademy.co.uk/