Partners

Canon

Canon is a world-leading innovator and provider of imaging and information technology solutions for the home and office environments.

Today, Canon has far more to offer your business than just high quality hardware. Whether you are a company who needs printing and document management to support the effective running of your business or a commercial printer who needs to provide the best and most flexible output quality for your customers, we can help you transform the way you work.

www.canon.co.uk/For_work

Lombard

Securing funding for capital equipment can present a challenge to businesses, particularly during times of economic uncertainty. However, there is a solution in the form of asset finance, which enables companies to unlock working capital and improve their cash flow at the same time.

One of the UK’s leading, and most experienced, providers of asset finance is Lombard. We believe that asset finance has a pivotal role to play in the economic recovery – whether an established business, or a new enterprise, asset finance offers an accessible and flexible form of funding that supports profitable growth.

We use the strength and flexibility of asset finance to develop tailored funding solutions to help businesses of any size, from SMEs to large multi-nationals, identify and capitalise on opportunities, improve productivity, reduce risk and manage their cash flow. With our first-hand and extensive cross-sector experience, we are able to use our financial expertise to provide the right support and appropriate solutions to help clients achieve their business goals.

www.lombard.co.uk

The 'Make it in Great Britain' campaign

Make it in Great Britain is a campaign aiming to transform the image of UK manufacturing and to raise awareness of its importance for the economy. It is a national success story and vital to our economic growth.

The campaign will culminate in an exhibition which celebrates the best of British manufacturing, held at the Science Museum during the Olympic and Paralympic Games – 24th July to 9th September. The exhibition will highlight the successes of the manufacturing sector to encourage young people to consider a career in the industry and businesses to invest. British manufacturing is a dynamic sector, offering excellent career and investment opportunities.

makeitingreatbritain.bis.gov.uk

The 'Made by Britain' campaign

‘Made By Britain’ is a project of the Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group, designed to address the reputation problems facing the manufacturing sector. Part of the project has involved asking all 650 MPs to find a product that is manufactured in their constituency today: to draw up a diverse and comprehensive picture of contemporary British industry. Showcasing what we do well is an important part of supporting manufacturing as well as engaging the country’s top policymakers on the issues that manufacturers face.

www.policyconnect.org.uk/apmg/made-by-britain

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is building a dynamic and competitive UK economy by: creating the conditions for business success; promoting innovation, enterprise and science; and giving everyone the skills and opportunities to succeed. To achieve this it will foster world-class universities and promote an open global economy. BIS - Investing in our future.

Growth is the Government’s top priority and every part of Government is focused on it. But we need to grow differently.

Growth must be sustainable, shared and balanced – across the country and between sectors of the economy.

There is a clear and active role for Government to create the conditions for the private sector to grow and remove unnecessary barriers that can stifle growth.

And there is a strong role for BIS, as the Department for Growth, in enabling this.

Almost everything that BIS does – from investing in skills to making markets more dynamic and reducing regulation, and from promoting trade to boosting innovation and helping people start and grow a business – helps drive growth.

www.bis.gov.uk

The ERA Foundation

The strategic vision of The ERA Foundation is to contribute to the economic vitality of the UK by supporting activities that will help bridge the gap between research and exploitation in the broad field of electrotechnology. The ERA Foundation will deliver its strategic vision by -

• Supporting projects at the early stages of commercialisation.
• Investing in the "angel" phase of start-up and young technology companies.
• Raising the profile of engineering and supporting young people.
• Promoting within government, industry and academia the importance of high-quality research and development.

In pursuit of these objectives, the Board of The ERA Foundation will -

• Maintain a high degree of professionalism and integrity at all times.
• Nurture strategic partnerships with others with similar or overlapping objectives.
• Control costs rigorously, whilst retaining flexibility and the ability to change direction when required.
• Work constructively with all stakeholders (member companies, research councils, government departments, learned societies, professional organisations) to maximise the benefits of its activities to industry in the UK.

To deliver this strategic vision the Board of The ERA Foundation will seek, where possible, to work in partnership with others whose objectives overlap with those of The ERA Foundation.

www.erafoundation.org

The Manufacturer / SayOne Media

SayOne Media Ltd was founded in 2007 and is the publisher of The Manufacturer and Lean Management Journal magazines. It also runs several event brands including ERP Connect, LMJ Connect, the Lean Management Annual Conference and the flagship Manufacturer of the Year Awards and The Manufacturer’s Directors Conference. It has offices in Norwich, Manchester and London.

The Manufacturer is one of the leading trade publications for the manufacturing industry in the UK and Ireland. Founded in 1998, the monthly title is organised by headline subjects relevant to all manufacturers; People & Skills, Lean, Energy, Finance, IT, Leadership and more. The title has a BPA-audited circulation of 10,000.

www.themanufacturer.com/uk/

The Guild of Photographers

The Guild of Photographers was originally established as the Guild of Wedding Photographers in 1988 and over the years has grown much wider to become an association for all individuals committed to the art of photography. The Guild's key themes are that of 'Quality, Development, Support & Approachability' for all.

www.photoguild.co.uk

The Digital Asset Lab

The Digital Asset Lab supplies Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions to organizations that need to centralize, control and manage their digital media files; images, videos, audio, PDF’s, documents, presentations, etc. DAM systems simplify and speed up the archiving, searching, finding viewing, selling and the distribution of assets. Providing a central and secure repository of all their digital assets for their entire organisation worldwide, their suppliers, customers and partners.

Offering controlled and measured access to the press and media or using in-built distribution channels. New generation DAM provides lightning speed for both intranet and extranet accessed via the web. The Digital Asset Lab provides enterprise solutions, licensed by volume of assets held, therefore inexpensive to start building a future proof library, purchase the DAM software or select from a range of hosting & managed options.

www.thedigitalassetlab.com