New help for manufacturers could generate £1.5bn growth and create 23,000 jobs
The new service will be delivered by the Manufacturing Advisory Consortium (MAC) and will help create an estimated £1.5bn in economic growth, 23,000 jobs and safeguard 50,000 jobs.
The Manufacturing Advisory Service will continue to deliver a national service to all manufacturing businesses in England but the new consortium now means that there will be a specific focus on:
- driving business growth through strategic and technical support for SMEs developing advanced manufacturing capabilities and creating high value jobs
- enabling business improvement with manufacturers operating in global supply chains; and
- linking SMEs with the apprenticeship programme delivering a minimum of 1,250 engineering and manufacturing apprenticeships annually.