MTC EVENTS DIVISION CELEBRATES SUCCESS

Profits help fund apprenticeship programme

The Manufacturing Technology Centre's events and conferencing division – MTC Events – is celebrating after turning over more than £2.6 million in just two years.

The division is a stand-alone business within the MTC, based on Ansty Park near Coventry. The division's profits are put back into the pioneering manufacturing apprenticeship programmes at the Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre.

MTC Events has seen significant growth over the last 18 months, and has hosted events for major manufacturers and business organisations covering the manufacturing, aerospace and construction sectors and related supply chains.

MTC group marketing director Richard Watkins said that the MTC and the AMTC collectively provided the perfect high-tech backdrop for events in the high value manufacturing sector, as well as other industry sectors.

"Our events team is generating significant economic value for the region, attracting OEMs, local employers and manufacturers of all sizes. The facilities available are capable of hosting events of up to 500 people, down to boardroom-sized meetings. We have the right setting in the right location and reach the right people," he said.

He added, "As a not-for-profit organisation, all money generated by the Events team is put back into our renowned high value manufacturing apprenticeship schemes."

The MTC was founded by the University of Birmingham, Loughborough University, the University of Nottingham and TWI Ltd. The MTC’s industrial members include some of the UK’s major global manufacturers.

The MTC aims to provide a competitive environment to bridge the gap between university-based research and the development of innovative manufacturing solutions, in line with the Government’s manufacturing strategy. The MTC is part the High Value Manufacturing Catapult, supported by Innovate UK.

Pictured: 1) The MTC's presentation  theatre

              2) The AMTC reception area.

Further information: Richard Watkins, Manufacturing Technology Centre, tel 02476 647399.

Issued on behalf of the Manufacturing Technology Centre by Ian Strachan Communications Ltd., 01543 490932

About the MTC

The MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre) is established to prove innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile environment in partnership with industry, academia and other institutions.  The MTC houses some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment in the world, creating a high quality environment for the development and demonstration of new technologies on an industrial scale. This provides a unique opportunity for manufacturers to develop new and innovative processes and technologies