Prize was awarded at 2018 Sharing-in-Growth All STAR event
MAA member Amphenol Invotec, who joined SiG in 2014, won the programme's Integrity trophy. The PCB manufacturer, which has plants in Tamworth and Telford, is investing £1.4 million to deliver export growth. With SiG support, the company has aligned its organisation and culture to meet its business ambition of £34 million in turnover by 2020 from £23M in 2017.
In all, three aerospace supply chain companies won top awards at Sharing in Growth’s 2018 All STAR event.
The three were selected from 11 finalists who presented case studies at the Sharing in Growth (SiG) 2018 All STAR showcase. This annual event demonstrated the value of the SiG aerospace competitiveness programme through a series of top industry insights and best practice case studies.
Additives manufacturing specialist, LPW Technology of Runcorn took the top trophy with precision engineers Produmax of Baildon and PCB maker Amphenol Invotec taking the runners up trophies. The trophies are named after Sharing in Growth’s values (Ikigai, Inspire and Integrity) and highlight the areas where the winning companies excelled when presenting case studies at the annual event.
A capacity audience of almost 200 attendees from sector supply chain companies, prime customers including Airbus, Boeing, GKN Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, Rolls-Royce, Safran and Thales, government, banks and industry bodies, such as ADS, ATI, BeTheBusiness, Business Growth Fund, NatWest and The Royal Bank of Scotland and Semta, enjoyed an event crammed with value-added presentations which culminated in the Sharing in Growth Awards dinner.
SiG chairman Dr Bryan Jackson CBE opened the All STAR by sharing his personal experience of continuous improvement from his career with Toyota, Ford and other world-class companies. He reminded companies not to lose focus on values and culture in pursuit of rapid growth.
Katherine Bennett OBE, Senior Vice President of Airbus delivered the keynote address, praising SiG, the Aerospace Technology Institute and the Aerospace Growth Partnership for supporting the UK aerospace supply chain become fitter to deal with future challenges such as Brexit.
“UK businesses play a vital role in the Airbus family. Supporting the continued development of the supply chain is vital for the future of the aerospace sector and the economy.
Against the backdrop of ever increasing global competition, suppliers need to work to invest in their own capability. As today’s conference has shown, programmes such as Sharing in Growth are making a valuable contribution to improve performance across the industry and encourage businesses of all sizes to work together.”
The SiG programme was created five years ago to upskill UK aerospace suppliers to achieve around 20% competitiveness improvement and so secure contracts and jobs. Endorsed by Airbus, BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier, GE, GKN, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, MBDA, Rolls-Royce, Safran and Thales, SiG is supported by the Regional Growth Fund and more than £150 million in private investment.
The programme individually tailors and delivers an intense and integrated programme of training, coaching and mentoring for ambitious companies in the aerospace supply chain. Typically the four-year programme focuses on leadership, culture and operational capability delivered by SiG’s own 120 strong team of business coaches as well as a bank of world-leading experts including The University of Cambridge’s Institute for Manufacturing, Deloitte, Industry Forum and the National Physical Laboratory.
There are limited places left on the government-supported Sharing in Growth programme. To register your interest please visit: www.sig-uk.org/apply.
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