Events

Adhesive Bonder (ATC 72) Training and Examination Package, 24-27 November 2008

Venue: TWI Ltd, Granta Park Cambridge

This course is aimed at designers and manufacturing staff either currently using or planning to use adhesives. The course is particularly relevant to those wishing to understand a technology that is being used more frequently to create new products. The course can either be used as foundation upon which to base good practice or as a useful refresher for those already using the technology.

The course will look at
- Adhesive selection
- Different adhesive system
- Introduction to designing with bonded joints
- Dispensing adhesives
- Surface treatments
- Properties of cured adhesives
- Mechanical testing of bonded joints
- Durability and accelerated ageing
- Quality control
- Health and safety aspects

The course will provide a fundamental understanding of adhesive science and technology. Helping those taking part to establish a sound base in this
technology

Fee:
£1,100 (+VAT) per person (price includes lunch, full set of course notes and bound Best Practice Guide) for a 4 day course. This course will be limited to a maximum of ten persons per session, and a lower limit of six persons. Allocation will be on a first come first served basis. Accommodation, breakfast and evening
meals are available on site.

For further information contact Dr Ewen JC Kellar on (0)1223 899000 or email ewen.kellar@twi.co.uk

Posted 2008-10-09 10:44:57

Addressing the Challenges of Recruiting and Retaining Staff, 25th November 2008

Venue: Quob Park, Titchfield Lane, Wickham,

Recruiting and retaining high quality staff is crucial for the successful growth of small technology companies. However, this can bring many challenges, especially if your company's budget is limited and if skill shortages exist within your industry.

Through the combined recruitment and legal expertise of workshop speakers, Adrian Gunn and Clive Dobbin, this workshop will focus on the key issues of recruitment and retention in the technology sector and will also provide an update on employment law.

To register and for further information email katy@solentsynergy.co.uk or call 01489 889 882

Posted 2008-11-06 13:19:24

Ports and Shipping Open Meeting on the recession, Wednesday 26 November 2008

Venue: City Conference Centre (IMarEST)

This event will be looking at what the shipping industry needs from our ports with the recession on the horizon
Current issues that will be convered will include: longer term expectations, shipping commodities, containers, oil/gas, LNG, bulks, leisure, port locations, coastal, inshore, hubs, local feeders

Shipping and Ports are mutually dependent services for world trade. We have shared in ventures across the world. Today, poised between the ongoing momentum of expansion and a feared freezing of developments, ports and shipping can review their mutual expectations and identify current issues and longer term ambitions. The objective is to emerge from the meeting with a clearer understanding of the market and its potential as well as its risks.

Presentations will be given by leading members of the shipping sector, including international brokers, and the world of containers, dry bulks and related minerals programmes, bulk liquids, including oil, refined products and petrochemicals, gas - and its big brother LNG - and last, but by no means least, the pleasure cruise industry. Organisations represented will include Clarksons, Intertanko, Braemar, Drewry, etc.

Inclusive price for attendance and refreshments:-
£30+VAT, Society of Maritime Industries Members
£50+VAT, Non-members.

Cut-off date for receipt of all applications is Wednesday 19 November 2008.

For further information contact Natalie Smith on 020 7448 7020, fax 020 7638 4376 or email natalie.smith@maritimeindustries.org

Posted 2008-11-06 13:13:27

Marketing Skills for Manufacturers Seminar, 27th November 2008, 28th January 2009, 5th March 2009, 26th March 2009

Venue: Hickstead Hotel, Bolney, West Sussex - 27th November 2008

King Charles Hotel, Gillingham - 28th January 2009

InTech Centre, Winchester - 5th March 2009

Copthorne Hotel, Slough-Windsor - 26th March 2009

This is a one day seminar on Marketing for manufacturing companies. It helps companies seeking business opportunities in increasingly competitive markets?
It will ask questions such as: Do you know who your customers really are and why they buy? How can you establish and retain competitive advantage?

Subjects covered will include:
- Planning for Success & How to write and execute a marketing Plan including an international approach.
- Targeting the right customers
- Identifying the right market segments and countries.
- Researching domestic and overseas markets and buyer behaviour
- Identify why your customers buy from you, their needs, wants and buying behaviour and what the potential new customer is seeking.
- The route from idea to launch including product and branding strategy.
- Routes to market
- How to select and develop distribution channels for domestic and international markets.
- Pricing and promotions

Globalisation of markets and supply chains has advanced at a rapid pace bringing both opportunities and threats to UK manufacturing. The UK has lost one million manufacturing jobs over the last decade. Many believe this is due to the competitive cost advantage of overseas manufacturing countries. However, the seminar will look at the extent to which it is a lack of effective marketing and business planning that has contributed to the loss of positioning of UK manufacturing.

MAS South East has developed this series of seminars to help local manufacturers develop their marketing skills under the leadership of Mike West, a well known marketing and sales expert in international markets.

For further information contact Leanne West on 01763 852861 or email leeanne@bestrategic.com

Posted 2008-11-06 20:52:06

EXPONAVAL 2008, 2-5 December 2008

Venue: Viña del Mar, Chile

EXPONAVAL 2008, the 5th Chilean International Naval & Maritime Exhibition and Conference if being sponsored by the Chilean Ministry of Defence and the Chilean Navy and is the major naval exhibition for Latin America on the Pacific coast.

The four day event comprises an exhibition, conference, senior staff delegations and visiting warships and will focus exclusively on naval & maritime procurement.

A new venue has been chosen at the Club Naval de Campo Las Salinas which will have an undercover exhibition hall with good facilities, security, parking, excellent catering, conference halls and many other modern features.

The exhibition is open to exhibitors world-wide from companies or groups of companies which design, manufacture, maintain, repair or modernise naval equipment, including naval aviation equipment, refit ships, support fleets, train personnel, and promote, sell or provide services, or produce documentation and journals connected with the naval and maritime industry.

THE UK GROUP AT EXPONAVAL 2008

The British Naval Equipment Association is the official organiser for the UK Group. Companies and organisations can join the UK Group, either by taking space only for a self-build stand or by joining the BNEA shell scheme pavilion of superior design.

The advantages of joining the UK Group are:

- Companies that are defined by the European Union as small to medium sized enterprises (SME) are eligible, subject to certain constraints, for a grant of up to £1000.

- BNEA, as the group organiser, deals direct with the Chilean exhibition organisers, co-ordinates payments, appoints agents and stand contractors, orders the Group catalogue, briefs the exhibitors, etc.

- Participants exhibit as a co-located group from their self-build stands or in a BNEA pavilion of superior design which attracts international delegations and visitors.

- A prime location for the UK Group within the exhibition hall has been reserved and will, provide an exclusive lounge for the group

A TAP grant of up to £1000 will be available to each eligible company joining the UK Group.

For further information contact Clementina Upton on 020 7928 9199 or email events@maritimeindustries.org

Posted 2008-08-05 14:12:58

Business Improvement MareNet Workshop, Tuesday 9th December 2008

Venue: The Port House, Port Solent, PO6 4TH

Marine South East is delighted to be partnering the Manufacturing Advisory Service South East to offer marine companies this highly relevant half-day Marine Business Improvement Workshop.

This workshop will enable your company to create its own Lean processes in order to achieve astonishing results.

Did you know that 95% of the time taken from order receipt to product despatch adds no value to your product or service, only cost? 'Lean manufacturing' is the name given to a range of simple yet effective techniques that aim to slash the amount of 'non-value adding' activity at little or no cost.

Lean principles are equally at home in the office as on the shop-floor and the Lean techniques can be applied through-out any business, from product design through to sales ordering, and from highly technical problem solving through to simple administrative tasks. Lean practices are highly suitable for both small enterprises as well as the world's largest businesses.

Typical benefits enjoyed by companies who adopt Lean techniques include:

- 25-50% increase in productivity
- 50% reduction in space
- 50% improvement in quality
- 50-90% reduction in lead time
- Improved cash flow
- Improved profitability
- Empowered and motivated workforce
- Improved customer service


This free introductory half-day workshop will introduce company's to the fundamentals of Lean thinking and the application of tools and techniques such as 5S, 7+1 Wastes, VA and NVA, Push vs Pull, Kanban, Flow and process mapping.

This free, interactive, marine specific workshop is ideally suited to MD's and senior managers or to those who can make changes to work processes. The methodologies of Lean are effective in every type of business from R&D through to logistics and service as well as manufacturing.

The workshop will be limited to 30 delegates so book early to avoid disappointment by either completing your details online at http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/marenet or emailing admin@marinesoutheast.co.uk

Register for this event

Posted 2008-11-01 22:44:05

SEEDA event - Tackling tough economic times with ICT, Wednesday 10th December 2008

Venue: Millbrook Technology Campus, Southampton

The event is to disseminate the results of research done by consultants BMG earlier in the year on the impact of ICT on SMEs across the South East region and all business sectors.

It will also include presentations from organisations such as e-Skills UK, BT, Business Links, FSB, O2 and IBM. It is hoped to maintain the current interest and momentum aimed at helping SMEs with why and how they can make more productive and profitable use of ICT.

It is also hoped that there will be another event elsewhere in the region, probably Kent.

For further details and to reserve a place please contact sarahsalihi@seeda.co.uk The location can be seen at http://www.millbrooktechnologycampus.co.uk/images/Map2web.jpg.



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Posted 2008-11-06 13:37:43

BMEA Seatrade Middle East Maritime 2008, 14th – 16th December 2008

Venue: Dubai World Trade Centre,United Emirates DUBAI

This show is a must for all marine equipment manufacturers, suppliers and service companies. BMEA has negotiated an economical space and build package with the organisers and recommend that, those companies that are interested, sign up as soon as possible to secure the limited space available.

Dubai Drydocks and the surrounding facilities are the centrepiece of Arabian Gulf new building, repair and conversion facilities. Dubai Drydocks have been in existence for 25 years and have been the catalyst for the development of a broad based marine industry in the United Arab Emirates. The yard facilities will build all types of ships and offshore structures. They are involved in many high-tech FPSO and rig conversions. They are also moving into new builds and have spent US$80 Million developing a green field area of the site.

One of the World's largest semi-submerged drilling rigs for Aker Kvaerner is currently nearing completion which is the second in the contract for three of a similar size and specification. They are also building massive heavy load barges. They have also just taken an order for four 50,000dwt product tankers booked from Navig8 of Singapore. They intend to concentrate on the high value end of the new build market and their order book is full for years to come.

Arabian Gulf shipowners, operators and shipmanagers will be present at the show to check out the product and services on display.

UKTI Trade Access Programme (TAP) Grants are available to new to export SME's.
the Show

For further information call Natalie Smith on 020 7928 2555 or email BMEA@maritimeindustries.org

Posted 2008-08-11 07:00:00

Dusselfdorf Boat Show, 17-25 January 2009

Venue: Dusseldorf

If you are targeting the German and wider European consumer market Dusselfdorf is one of the largest watersports and yachting shows in the world. As part of their remit to help South East companies win business overseas, UK Trade & Investment is offering limited numbers of travel grants of £200 per company to help marine businesses to attend.

Contact UKTI for more information on 08452 717 400 or email overseas.events@uktisoutheast.com

Posted 2008-11-09 08:23:12

Market Visit to Dubai & Qatar, 1 – 12 February 2009

Venues: Dubai and Qatar

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the largest market in the Middle East for the UK and is the UK's 9th largest export market in the world, with annual exports now exceeding £3 billion. Qatar is also an important market for UK businesses with British exports to the country more than doubling between 2006 and 2007.

Opportunities exist for companies in multiple industry sectors.

UK Trade & Investment is running a Market Visit to Dubai from 1st - 5th February 2009 with an optional visit to Qatar from 8th - 12th February 2009.

Benefits include support from a knowledgeable group leader with business experience of the UAE. There is also British Embassy assistance through Commercial Officers, including a detailed overview of the market, useful trading tips and the flexibility to investigate the market including visiting potential clients, or other relevant business contacts. Eligible companies in the South East region can receive a £450 grant towards the cost of the visit.

There will be an administration cost of £120 payable on booking. Flights and Hotel accommodation are an additional cost. To book your place contact UKTI on 08452 717 400 or email overseas.events@uktisoutheast.com

Posted 2008-11-09 08:28:08

UK Advanced Engineering 09 - Developing Partnerships in Innovation for Global Growth, 3rd & 4th February 2009

Venue: RBS Williams Conference Centre, Oxfordshire

UK Advanced Engineering 09 has been created to highlight UK innovation, develop partnerships and enable UK Advanced Engineering companies to grow international business through R&D.

Day One: Low Carbon Vehicles
The first day will focus on Low Carbon Vehicles and an invited audience of UK and Indian businesses will share expertise, explain the latest industry innovations and create an invaluable networking forum. Leading industry figures will give presentations and lead discussions on subjects including:
- Near to market technologies
- Next step technologies
- Step change technologies
- Alternative fuels

Day Two: Advanced Engineering
The second day of the event will bring together elite Advanced Engineering businesses from across the globe with a focus on advanced manufacturing, advanced materials, sensors & instrumentation and low carbon technologies. Included in the day will be:
- Plenary addresses from senior government speakers
- Interactive workshops on topics to include advanced materials, low-carbon automotive technology, advanced manufacturing and sensors and instrumentation
- Brokered One to One Meetings will be arranged with key international R&D decision-makers and potential partners.

Networking Dinner
3rd February 2009, Milton Hill House Hotel
This formal dinner will include a keynote speech from Iain Gray, Chief Executive of the Technology
Strategy Board.
For further details email fergus@btob.co.uk or call 0800 085 4990

Posted 2008-11-06 13:48:09

Seatec, 5 – 7 February 2009

Venue: Carrara, Italy

A major trade only exhibition in Italy which focuses on marine trade (sail, power, superyachts). As part of their remit to help South East companies win business overseas, UK Trade & Investment are offering travel grants of £200 per company to help marine businesses to attend.

Grants are limited so contact UKTI for more information on 08452 717 400 or email overseas.events@uktisoutheast.com

Posted 2008-11-09 08:30:48

Moscow Boat Show, 9 – 17 February 2009

Venue: Moscow

The Moscow Boat show features all aspects of the marine industry giving companies the opportunity to gauge the market and meet local manufacturers and distributors. As part of their remit to help South East companies win business overseas, UK Trade & Investment is offering a limited number of travel grants of £500 per company to help marine businesses to attend.

Contact them now for more information on 08452 717 400 or email overseas.events@uktisoutheast.com

Posted 2008-11-09 08:31:45

Mumbai International Boat Show, 19 – 22 February 2009

Venue: Mumbai, India

Mumbai is at the commercial heart of India, a relatively new and expanding market which offers British companies the opportunity to tap into its potential. As part of their remit to help South East companies win business overseas, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) is offering a limited number of travel grants of £550 per company to help marine businesses to attend.

Contact them now for more information on 08452 717 400 or email overseas.events@uktisoutheast.com

Posted 2008-11-09 08:36:05

Maritime Vietnam 2009, 26-28 February (plus trade mission to yards from 20th February)

Venue: Saigon Exhibition & Convention Centre, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

To match Vietnam's explosive rate of growth in international trade its public and private sectors have now joined together in an urgent programme to expand and upgrade the country's ports and terminals, as well as its logistics and transportation infrastructure. Many expansion projects have been arranged with private sector participation. Many more are scheduled over the coming years, providing business for all of the UK's technical, manufacturing and both commercial and entrepreneurial skills.

Maritime Vietnam 2009 features port development and operation, shipbuilding and supply chain management. It is growing internationally and nationally at a rate that will rapidly overtake most others in the region.

The three day event comprises an exhibition with a dedicated UK Pavilion, an international conference and a series of meetings and receptions organized for visiting British Embassy port sector representatives from neighbouring countries.

The exhibition is open to exhibitors world-wide from companies or groups of companies involved in the planning, provision of specialist services, design, procurement, construction and management of sea ports and terminals for the container, dry bulks, hydrocarbon and cruise industries.

The Ports and Terminals Group (PTG) is the official organiser for the UK Group. UK based companies and their Asian branch offices are warmly invited to join the UK Group and to take part in the exhibition, joining the UK shell scheme pavilion.

The advantages of joining the UK Group are:
- Companies from Asia linked to a UK based operation defined as a small to medium sized enterprise could be eligible for a grant of up to £1400.
- PTG liaises with IIR, event organisers, co-ordinates payments, appoints agents and stand contractors, orders the Group catalogue, briefs the exhibitors, etc.
- A prime location within the exhibition hall for the UK Pavilion
- Companies participating in the International Maritime Conference also visiting exhibition.
- UKTI sponsored ports/logistics industry buyer/seller reception
- Opportunities for one-to-one meetings.

In addition to this BMEA is organising a Trade Mission to Vietnamese new build, conversion and repair yards within striking distance of Ho Chi Minh City. The majority of the shipyards are under the control of Vinashin. However, they hope to visit the Hyundai Mipo large repair facility in view of their close relationship with Hyundai who have invited companies to visit their overseas complex. Departure from UK airports on Friday 20th February 2009. The yard visits will be spread over two days and will be scheduled for Monday 23rd and Tuesday 24th February.

For further information contact John Southerden on 020 7448 7025 or email bmea@maritimeindustries.org

Posted 2008-11-06 14:59:33