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
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
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.
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, call 0845 234 2314.
http://www.i10.org.uk/
The Institute for Manufacturing (IfM)
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
Is and aims to remain at, the forefront of industrial ecological thinking and practice worldwide.
http://www.nisp.org.uk/region.aspx
Enterprising Women
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/
Enterprise Europe East of England
Provides a range of information on doing business, finding collaborative partners and increasing your competitiveness in Europe through technology partnering. We provide regional companies and organisations with a local gateway to an extensive business and innovation network spanning Europe and beyond.
http://www.enterpriseeuropeeast.org.uk/
ukfirst
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/
