How to overcome the sector’s big challenges
Struggling to recruit and retain the right skills in a candidate-short market? Facing an ageing workforce and an aching skills gap? And what about your sales and marketing strategy? Is it really maximising your growth opportunities? The sector’s big challenges are no big secret, but now let’s talk solutions.
Real, relevant and relatable
Join us to hear from a panel of local business leaders who are finding innovative ways to overcome these and other pertinent issues.
In this relaxed session, discover how to attract new talent, cut recruitment costs, reduce over-reliance on existing customers and strengthen your marketing offer.
This deep dive into the sector will leave you with new ideas, increased confidence and renewed energy to help you supercharge your growth.
Agenda
9:30am – 10am Networking and refreshments
10am – 12pm Speakers
Meet the speakers
Andrew Esson
Rachel Skeoch
Andrew Howe
Andrew Corsar
Andrew Esson, panel host
Non-Executive Director, Consultant and Advisor
Andrew is a chartered engineer who has amassed an inimitable blend of corporate and SME experience and achieved regional and national recognition for leadership of manufacturing businesses. Having sold his business in 2015, Andrew moved onto the third phase of his career, helping companies grow and prosper as a non-exec, consultant and advisor.
Rachel Skeoch
Director, Truenorth Marketing
Truenorth helps engineering and manufacturing firms strengthen their marketing skills to cultivate sustainable growth. As a CIM accredited B2B marketing consultant, Rachel has worked with startups and scaleups to global FTSE 250 firms. Having managed marketing and communication strategies for leading regional brands, she knows the sector inside out.
Andrew Howe
Operations Director, Turnmill Engineering
With decades of combined engineering experience, Turnmill’s highly skilled team of engineers and production operatives support clients to create products and improve manufacture. With 35 years of engineering experience, Andrew oversees all operational aspects of the business, helps set strategic goals and looks after Turnmill’s customers.
Andrew Corsar
General Manager, Owben Ltd
North East electrical and mechanical engineering company Owben provides mechanical installation and fabrication
alongside commercial and industrial electrical installation services to some of the world’s top brands. Andrew has responsibility for Owben’s revenue and costs, sales and accounts, and day-to-day operations of the business at every level.
Growth Lab Sunderland
The event is part of Growth Lab Sunderland, a brand-new series of events designed to inspire and educate Sunderland-based business owners and leaders with ambition to grow. Held in a fun, friendly and inclusive environment, Growth Lab Sunderland events take place at different venues across the Sunderland City Council area and feature local businesspeople sharing how they introduced innovative new ways to survive and thrive.
Come along to:
- Learn from others who’ve been there and done it
- Overcome the personal challenges of running a business
- Find ways to mitigate your cost of trading challenges
- Grasp new opportunities and new ways to adapt
- Help your business run more smoothly
- Ask experts the questions you need answered
Eligibility
Growth Lab events are fully-funded by the BIC’s Enterprising Sunderland programme and open to Sunderland-based businesses.
We’d love to see you there! To register, just fill in your details below. We’ll check your eligibility and get right back to you with next steps.
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Growth Lab: Engineering and Manufacturing
How to overcome the sector’s big challenges
17th June 2024, 09:30-12.00
Washington Business Centre, 2 Turbine Way, Sunderland, SR5 3NZ
Register your interest and we’ll get back to you with next steps.
As a fully funded programme for Sunderland businesses, we need to check eligibility and ask you to complete a short registration form. Thank you!
