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New national Manufacturing Advisory Service launched

MAS logoThe new Manufacturing Advisory Service (MAS), previously operating on a regional basis across England, has become a national service focusing on helping the country’s small and medium-sized manufacturers to grow.

MAS provides companies with practical support on all aspects of manufacturing and offers direct access to manufacturing experts with a proven track record. Subsidised consultancy assistance is offered where it is needed.

The new service will be delivered by the Manufacturing Advisory Consortium (MAC). It will help to boost the economy by an estimated £1.5 billion, create 23,000 jobs and safeguard 50,000 existing jobs. It 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.

More details of this and other support available in Devon is available on the Finance and Support pages, or directly from the Manufacturing Advisory Service.