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Manufacturing peer support to be offered in Hull and East Yorkshire with new network

Hull and East Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership's Growth Hub is behind the new venture

A manufacturing line for furniture components. (Image: Huddersfield Examiner)

Manufacturers are being encouraged to join a new network led by the Hull and East Yorkshire Growth Hub.

Collaboration and peer support is a central aim of the group, with those behind it acutely aware of the turbulent economic climate, with supply chain disruption, skills shortages, rising energy costs, and Net Zero implications to contend with alongside the normal course of doing business. It aims to act as an informal and supportive forum for manufacturing and engineering firms to learn best practice, share ideas, and discuss solutions to shared challenges.

Local enterprise partnership board member David Hall, managing director of Beverley Park Homes, will address the first gathering.

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He said: “2023 may be a challenging year for the economy, but we hope that by bringing together manufacturers from across the region, we can discuss issues in common and share best practice and ideas to overcome these often complex issues facing manufacturing firms.”

The first meeting takes place at . Industry insight visits and mini workshops are proposed alongside the networking forum and keynote speaker opportunities.

HEY LEP Growth Hub manager, Jon Brunton, said: “Hull and East Yorkshire has a strong manufacturing and engineering base and whilst we provide a range of support and funding via the HEY Growth Hub, there isn’t currently a dedicated network for manufacturers to get together and discuss challenges in common and, more importantly, how to tackle these challenges in common.

“That’s why we’ve decided to launch the HEY Manufacturers Network. We have been able to allocate funding for this launch event from our #GrowMySME – Business Growth Scheme which has a remit to support key industrial sectors in the region, including manufacturing and engineering.