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News Release from: The Technology Innovation Centre (TIC)
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 29 January 2007
Free help to improve Quality in Midlands
Despite manufacturing's 2006 recovery, Midlands' suppliers are under increasing pressure to attain international quality standards demanded across competitive global markets.
Despite manufacturing's 2006 recovery, Midlands' suppliers are under increasing pressure to attain international quality standards demanded across competitive global markets Recent business advantages won by local SMEs can only be retained if ongoing improvements in quality, cost and delivery continue to meet customer expectations
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 12 Sep 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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This has led UCE Birmingham's Technology Innovation Centre (TIC) to launch a series of free monthly breakfast briefings for SMEs.
The first event, on Tuesday 30th January, focuses on how smaller manufacturers can gain free access to TIC's knowledge and expertise in the field of quality.
As a top Institute of Quality Assurance academic centre, TIC has transferred new technologies and world-class quality standards into hundreds of Midlands manufacturing and service businesses.
TIC seminar leader, Business Operations manager, Tom McDermott, says: "We've led technology-transfer for the West Midlands Manufacturing Advisory Service and implemented several Accelerate programmes.
TIC plays a major role in the West Midlands Technology Network (WMTN) has run several significant government-funded SME-support initiatives.
We are able to help SMEs achieve world-class manufacturing quality standards." The TIC's 'quality-themed' breakfast programme features Richard McCulloch, Financial Director of Tipton-based SME, Cab Automotive .
which successfully combined the assets of three businesses that suffered from MG-Rover's demise.
It is now a tier-one supplier of car interiors to Jaguar, Land Rover, Toyota and Honda.
Mr McCulloch will describe how TIC helped it achieve the automotive industry TS16949 standard.
Richard McCulloch says: "TIC's quality knowledge has proved invaluable.
Their team not only brought in the expertise, tools and techniques we needed, but also filled the resource-gap with mature postgraduate students.
This gave us the personnel who have helped establish a sustainable quality culture in the business." Any SMEs interested in receiving further information or wanting to book a free should contact Ruth McGuinness.
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