Friday Brief Intro 03/03/2023

Good morning and welcome to the first Friday Brief of the month! Who else is hoping Springtime is just around the corner?

First up this week we have a story regarding a new Brexit Deal. Dozens of business leaders have signed a joint letter hailing the “welcome pragmatism” of an updated Brexit deal, writes Dominic Penna, The Telegraph’s political reporter. Seventy-eight signatories include Deborah Meaden, the star of Dragon’s Den, plus the chairmen of Virgin Group, the International Chambers of Commerce and Cobra Beer. To read the statement on the subject please go to the story below.

Chamber International’s Excellence Academy in partnership with Fidelitas International Training has been designed to help you minimize the costs of recruitment by retaining and developing your existing staff. It comprises 6 half-day, interactive, online modules led by renowned industry specialists and includes one-on-one coaching. Find more details and how to enrol below.

A little more than two months are left before the opening of LAMIERA, the international trade show centred on sheet metal forming and sheet metal cutting machines and related technologies, scheduled to take place at fieramilano Rho from 10 to 13 May 2023. Check out the story below to find out all about the show.

Following on from the MTA Annual Dinner where we raised a final total of £2,000 for Mission Motorsport, we are please to say that the MTA’s, Nicola Harrison spent Monday volunteering at their National Transition Event. The event is designed to introduce those leaving the services, as well as veterans and spouses to find out more about employment opportunities available to them, and how to access the available support. Find out more about the event in the story below.

78 UK business leaders have issued a joint statement in support of the new UK/EU agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol announced by the Prime Minister today. In a joint statement coordinated by Best for Britain, 78 business leaders, including Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce Paul Drechsler and former Siemens UK CEO Jürgen Maier, voiced their support for the “Windsor framework” saying that it would be welcomed by businesses across the UK struggling with challenging economic conditions and that it can mark a new chapter in UK/EU relations. The story below includes the full statements.

If you are looking for a platform to promote your organisations capabilities and products on CMM’s and Machine Tool performance, this event is probably for you. Being held at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on 14th-15th March 2023, the LAMDAMAP event will focus upon the latest developments in Measurement systems for machine evaluation and control; Signal processing for manufacturing measurement; Evaluation of machine tool errors; Novel manufacturing techniques and Improvements to surface processing. Find out more details below.

Havant & South Downs College Group have received funding to refurbish their Engineering Training Facilities. Go to the story below to find out the details and get in touch with Danny Reed at the MTA.

A new BSI Standards booklet has been released. Find out what is included and a link to the full booklet in the story below.

The manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) data released this week painted a mixed picture of both direction and level. The global average improved to exactly 50 with output increasing for the first time since July 2022. The UK also had a higher reading than in January – indeed, also the best since July 2022 – but it was still below the crucial 50 level, although there was also a small improvement in output for the first time in 8 months. Take a look at our story this week for more details on the winners and losers this month.

Finally, the MTA Business Survey for February was launched earlier this week and you can find the form at www.mta.org.uk/mta-business-survey-feb23 – we hope that all members can spare a couple of minutes to participate – we would love to hear from you.

That concludes the Friday Brief for this week! We hope you all have great weekends and we’ll be back with more news next week!

THE WORLD OF LASER TECHNOLOGY PLAYS A STARRING ROLE AT LAMIERA 2023: OVER 40 COMPANIES WILL EXHIBIT

A little more than two months are left before the opening of LAMIERA, the international trade show centred on sheet metal forming and sheet metal cutting machines and related technologies, scheduled to take place at fieramilano Rho from 10 to 13 May 2023. In the exhibition halls, the proposal of technologies dedicated to sheet metal […]

Chamber International – International Trade Qualification – additional £280 early bird discount for MTA members

£600 saving for MTA members Book before 22 March and get an extra 10% early bird discount saving of £280 Chamber International’s Excellence Academy in partnership with Fidelitas International Training has been designed to help you minimise the costs of recruitment by retaining and developing your existing staff. This new groundbreaking nationally accredited International Trade Qualification is equivalent […]

Urgent request for support – positive letter in support of NIP agreement

Dozens of business leaders have signed a joint letter hailing the “welcome pragmatism” of an updated Brexit deal, writes Dominic Penna, The Telegraph’s political reporter. Seventy-eight signatories include Deborah Meaden, the star of Dragon’s Den, plus the chairmen of Virgin Group, the International Chambers of Commerce and Cobra Beer. The statement, coordinated by the Best For […]

PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX FOR MANUFACTURING

The Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing produced by J P Morgan using the data from S&P Global was exactly on the neutral reading of 50.0 with output rising for the first time in seven months thanks to easing of supply chain constraints and the post-Covid re-opening in China. The overall balance in the […]

Sales Opportunity for engineering equipment in Further Education

Havant & South Downs College Group have received funding to refurbish their Engineering Training Facilities. They would like to talk to companies about purchasing the following equipment: For further information please contact Danny Reed [email protected] 07926 581669

LAMDAMAP

15th International Conference & Exhibition on Laser Metrology, Coordinate Measuring Machine and Machine Tool Performance If you are looking for a platform to promote your organisations capabilities and products on CMM’s and Machine Tool performance, this event is probably for you. Being held at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK on 14th-15th March 2023, the […]

Friday Brief

Friday Brief Intro 03/03/2023

THE WORLD OF LASER TECHNOLOGY PLAYS A STARRING ROLE AT LAMIERA 2023: OVER 40 COMPANIES WILL EXHIBIT

Chamber International – International Trade Qualification – additional £280 early bird discount for MTA members

Urgent request for support – positive letter in support of NIP agreement

PURCHASING MANAGERS INDEX FOR MANUFACTURING

Sales Opportunity for engineering equipment in Further Education

LAMDAMAP

UK BUSINESS LEADERS UNITE BEHIND “WINDSOR FRAMEWORK”

Volunteering | The National Transition Event

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