Advantage West Midlands held there Annual Conference at the Bethel Centre in West Bromwich and an audience of over 1000 people from the RDA, regional bodies, AWM Projects and partner bodies heard from Nick Paul and John Edwards, Chairman Chief Executive of AWM. As part of the Chief Executive’s presentation he referred to a number of examples of successful projects and to illustrate just a few of these, ran the “Success
Tony Blair joins over 800 UK business people to celebrate manufacturing success and reinforce the importance of this sector to the region and the country. The Prime Minister was guest of honour at the CBI Manufacturing Dinner held appropriately at the Hilton Metropole Hotel near Birmingham, the centre of the UK ‘s manufacturing industry, and was joined by manufacturers from around the UK to hear Digby Jones and The Prime Minister discuss issues affecting the importance of manufacturing to the UK economy.
Businesses working in the creative industries in the Birmingham and Solihull areas came together under the first ever Creative City Awards banner to celebrate the areas talent, drive and innovation. Organised by the City Council’s Creative Development Team the Awards were the culmination of a detailed entry and selection process which identified winners in six categories. The prestigious Creative Industries Award was won by Seeing the Light, a photography initiative which has achieved fame and recognition around the world as an innovative way to promote and encourage talent in this sector.
Penny Boys from the Office of Fair Trading was the guest speaker at the October CBI Executive Luncheon networking event. This was just one of a number of member driven networking events the CBI in the West Midlands organises throughout the year. On this occasion the Luncheon was sponsored and hosted by Eversheds Solicitors. www.cbi.org.uk
Working smarter and responding to customer needs and aspirations has helped Mechatronic consolidate and then grow their unique manufacturing services to business and industry. Managing Director, Richard Evans, outlines some of the elements of doing business which have brought success to his company and which involve using both new technology and innovative working practices to keep the customer satisfied.
Birmingham Press Club organises networking events for the regions media by bringing celebrity figures to the city to present to and be quizzed by Club members and their guests. Greg Dyke, former Director General of the BBC, was the September Celebrity Guest and as part of his national tour to promote his new book, he took time out to speak to guests from the regional television, radio and print media gathered at the Burlington Hotel in Birmingham city centre. www.birmingham-press-club.co.uk
Over 200 delegates and exhibitors attended the e-vent which was held at the Ironbridge Gorge Visitor attraction ?Enginuity?. The Birthplace of the Industrial Revolution was the setting for 21st century information for businesses and other groups interested in finding out how Information Communications Technology (ICT) could help them improve their business effectiveness and individual performance.
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