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PROMOTING PERFORMANCE

The CEA’s Promoting Performance programme consists of four modules:

 

  • Manufacturing Excellence - aims to help suppliers and SMEs improve their quality, cost and delivery performances and is supported and part funded by the DTI. The project was inspired by the automotive industry’s Industry Forum, which has developed a package of initiatives starting with their MasterClass programme - which involves master engineers working with companies to "seek and destroy" inefficiencies and waste.
  • Regulatory Awareness - is a briefing and communications programme to address the challenge of gaps in suppliers’ knowledge on regulatory issues.
  • Primed for Export - is a service, primarily for smaller companies, to help them punch above their weight in overseas markets.
  • Export Success - is concerned with the development of existing overseas promotions, including our SESA (Support for Exhibitions and Seminars Abroad) supported exhibitions programme.

Calling all CEA Members

Do you want to become part of the Manufacturing Excellence Team?

Would you like to serve on the Primed for Export Committee?

For more involvement in these exciting projects .....

Contact Pam Hyde
pam@admin.co.uk

MANUFACTURING EXCELLENCE

The initial Manufacturing Excellence pilot project is now complete. The next stage, approved by the CEA’s Management Council, is to apply for a 50% overall grant from the DTI over three years for a £2.25 million project. Plans for the project include the continuation of subsidised MasterClasses and related services from the SMMT Industry Forum, a benchmarking study, a personnel development programme involving students, a marketing project, working with Regional Forums and a supply chain project.

 PRIMED FOR EXPORT

The CEA is also applying to the DTI for a further £35k to continue the Primed for Export project for a second year. Elements include the continuation of the programme of visits to SMEs and new exporters, a strategic ‘joined up’ approach to developing exporting in priority markets, the development of standard CEA documents such as conditions of sale, market research, the investigation of joint marketing opportunities and the development of an in-house resource library.

PROMOTING PERFORMANCE CONTACTS:

Pam Hyde Secretary to the Manufacturing Excellence Team pam@admin.co.uk

Ray Golson Manufacturing Excellence Project Manager r.golson@talk21.com

Grant Shannon Trade Promotion Manager grantagrs@aol.com

Tel: +44 (0)1883 334499 – Fax: +44 (0)1883 334490