EEF represented at Cabinet meeting in Birmingham

Elaine Clarke from Birmingham International Airport and Andrew Churchill from JJ Churchill joined Terry Slater , EEF’s Acting Region Director for the Midlands in representing EEF at the launch.

The strategy includes a commitment to develop business opportunities associated with a low carbon economy; a Programme, to promote a better understanding of manufacturing in schools and an expansion of Apprenticeships by inviting bids from large manufacturers to train additional apprentices including for their supply chain.

EEF welcomed the government’s drive to improve the image of manufacturing but they informed ministers that it is now time for the government to deliver on the commitments it has already made. Commitments to simplify the skills system and making public procurement more outcome-focussed are longstanding but little progress has been made. They also expressed the view that the government need to back this strategy up with assistance to help manufacturing through the current tough times.

If any member company would like an electronic copy of the National Manufacturing Strategy, please contact us on 0121 456 2222.

Notes for editors

EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation is the representative voice of manufacturing in the UK. The EEF has a growing membership of almost 6,000 companies of all sizes, employing some 900,000 people from every sector of engineering, manufacturing, engineering construction and technology-based industries.