MISSION

The Manufacturing Institute is a charity with a mission to encourage the advancement of manufacturing excellence.

EXPANSION

As a charity, all the money we raise is re-invested in the charity to expand the range and quality of help we can offer.

INNOVATION

We are owned by manufacturers and run exclusively for manufacturers - dedicated to providing top class, results-led services to foster innovation, boost education and encourage the growth and success of British manufacturing industry.

PROMOTION

The promotion of manufacturing as a vibrant industry sector and a rewarding career opportunity for young people is a key strand of our activity.

TRANSFORMATION

1995 - 2008

 Thirteen years in pursuit of manufacturing excellence.

95	As founding members of The Manufacturing Institute, University and industry partners began working together - with a mission to combine thinking and practical expertise to raise performance in the sector.		The University of Manchester was one of The Manufacturing Institute’s founding members - combining leading academic insight with industry best practice from our manufacturing business members.
96	Manufacturing Masterclasses were launched to highlight best practice in the industry.		Peter Sussex pictured (left) of The Manufacturing Institute welcomes Masterclass speaker Mark Bareham of Victoria Foods to a recent Masterclass.
97	Membership was expanded with new patron organisations such as BNFL, Kellogg’s, AkzoNobel, PZ Cussons and Jaguar adding their support.		Jaguar became one of The Manufacturing Institute’s patrons.
98	The first graduates from our Diploma in Manufacturing programme were presented with their nationally recognised qualification at the University of Manchester, which quality assures and approves the Diploma on behalf of all the Greater Manchester Universities.		Chris Waddington from Weston Eu Ltd receives his Diploma from Professor Harold Hankins, former Chairman of The Manufacturing Institute.
99	By 1999, more than 1,500 manufacturers had benefited from The Manufacturing Institute’s services.		Tony Longworth, The Flowcrete Group plc, one of many businesses working with The Manufacturing Institute in pursuit of manufacturing excellence.
00	Development began on our Accelerated Route to Lean Manufacturing and Team Leader Development programmes, which are examples of results driven education initiatives.		Lean thinking at Crusader Displays, which was one of the first companies to join the Accelerated Route to Lean programme.
01	The Manufacturing Institute was appointed The North West Regional Centre for Manufacturing Excellence - one of only ten in the UK.		Manufacturing excellence in action at award winning Saint Gobain.
02	The Manufacturing Institute began delivering the Manufacturing Advisory Service in North West England. Timack (NW) Ltd was one of the early companies to work with MAS and succeeded in boosting productivity by 10% and safeguarding jobs.		Benefiting from MAS NW - Timack (NW) Ltd.
03	Launch of our Accelerating the Transformation Awards, which recognise excellence in North West manufacturing businesses- both big and small.		Winners of The Manufacturing Institute’s Accelerating the Transformation Awards.
04	More than 700 manufacturers attended The Manufacturing Institute’s UK/US Summit, which addressed the challenge of how UK manufacturers can close the productivity gap with their US peers.		US manufacturing guru Richard Schonberger speaking at The Manufacturing Institute’s UK/US Summit.
05	As part of the foundation year in implementing the Agenda for Change programme, we set up a new service to provide a bridge between manufacturing companies and schools to develop the talent of the future.		The Manufacturing Institute’s Education Executive Nicola Eagleton is pictured with young entrepreneurs at a recent enterprise event organised by New East Manchester.
06	The MSC in Manufacturing Leadership is launched and accredited by Lancaster University Business School - the only 6* business school outside of London.		“The learning can be directly applied to business challenges. The global markets module was very interesting and gave me the knowledge and confidence to source lower cost materials from overseas. On one product alone we stand to save over £100,000”.
07	To keep up with changing needs we launched an Environmental audit service, a capital equipment grant and a fund to help manufacturers diversify through ecommerce.		Brainboxes carried out a full review of their policies and assessed the impacts it was having on the environment. This subsequently led to them being accredited with the ISO14001 award.