Innovation 4 Manufacturing Businesses

Working with University of Hull (Humber Innovation Support Programme Team at the Aura Centre) the Hull & East Riding Made Smarter Team are planning our second event focusing on exploring “innovation” in the manufacturing sector.

The event aims to support manufacturing business to explore “innovation” in terms of either developing new the manufacturing process and /or assisting in removing technical barriers to new innovative products and services.

The event is specifically at the needs of manufacturing business owners in the Hull & East Riding area. The event will be held on National Manufacturing Day – Thursday 26th September (between 8:30 and 12:30pm) at the Aura, Bridgehead Business Park.

The target audience will be manufacturing business which have already registered with the HEY Made Smarter Programme or interested in doing so. To register as manufacturing business with Made Smarter please follow this link: Boosting manufacturing in Y&H – Made Smarter

The plan is to invite the first 12 manufacturing businesses to the event who are interested / seeking to advance to a higher level using innovative process or activities.

The events will be delivered with the University of Hull innovation and academic staff to:

• Explore the meaning and range of innovation within manufacturing businesses.
• Offer small group tours of the technical labs
• Provide one to one with university staff to assist with technical support to develop new products / services.
• Outline grants / business support programmes available to implement innovation projects.

Please note that non-manufacturers business representatives will be asked to withdraw their interests in attending

Host or Publisher HEYLEP Made Smarter Team