MAS-NW continues to lead national civil nuclear supply chain coordination activity
27/04/2011 Manufacturing Advisory Service North West (MAS)
The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has given the go-ahead to the Manufacturing Advisory Service North West (MAS-NW) to continue to co-ordinate the national MAS civil nuclear supply chain activity through until 31st December, under the current MAS contract terms.Having run two very successful national supply chain conferences in Manchester (September 2010) and Doncaster (February 2011), MAS-NW is to continue to work within other MAS regions by providing expert advice and coordination to manufacturers nationwide. It is hoped that every MAS region can continue to build on the civil nuclear work that has been undertaken to date.
The intention over the coming months is for MAS-NW to provide clear continuous guidance and support to those businesses that are serious in their investment and business strategy to move into the nuclear supply chain. MAS will help manufacturers to identify where they might fit into the new build programme, possible routes to market, and the standards that need to be achieved to provide into this sector.
Listening to feedback obtained so far as a result of the work to date, and subject to demand, MAS will run specialised civil nuclear workshops and/or seminars organised during 2011 for SME manufacturing businesses.
On behalf of MAS nationally, MAS-NW will not only continue to supply their specialist expertise for the regions to draw upon, but will maintain a strategic relationship with the NIA, utility companies, reactor designers and other original equipment manufacturers so that knowledge can be transferred to manufacturers via the national MAS network.
It is also the intention of MAS-NW to grow the relationship with procurement personnel in the Tier 1 and 2 (main contractor) companies to help manufacturers identify markets that they can exploit, and as an integral part of the Nuclear AMRC 'Fit-4-Nuclear' programme, MAS will also help manufacturers meet the standards set out by the Nuclear New Build Tier 1 and 2 contractors.
For further details on the MAS Nuclear Supply Chain, please visit www.mas-nw.co.uk
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