< Previousbmta.co.uk ANNOUNCEMENTS The industry led consortium is in the process of defining the business case and delivery model. Following a successful exploratory webinar in September, AMPI is holding an online workshop on 5th November to explore this model. For an opportunity to engage with and influence this programme, please sign up HERE. AMPI will establish and develop economic growth in the design, development and manufacture of advanced intelligent machinery, robotic and cooperative systems. It will also deliver an increase in the skills and knowledge, at all levels, needed by industry to sustain that growth. AMPI will be a pivotal UK intervention, centred around existing capabilities and research excellence across the North of England. It will provide a secure collaboration and innovation space, the technical resources and skills pipeline needed for advanced machinery innovation to flourish. Based in Rochdale AMPI will facilitate large company resources for SMEs, with the benefit of a supportive collaborative framework, providing access to industry champions and leading academic/research institutions to drive regional innovation and performance. AMPI is currently seeking foundation project partners to anchor both industrial and research initiatives in advanced machinery. Industrial partners could expect to receive safe-environment support for the development of both industry-led innovation and industry-defined academic research projects. Projects are invited from £30,000 up to £500,000 matched funding. Associate delivery partners could expect to engage in a range of activities including funded research, participation in external funding applications, delivery of commercial services, or provision of core services as needed by industry. FREE 30 MINUTE CONSULTATION WITH BMTA PARTNER ORGANISATION Make UK, the Manufacturer’s Organisation, is currently offering BMTA partner organisations a free 30 minute consultation with their Employment, Law and Immigration specialists. For many organisations, this could be an incredible benefit at this time as organisations transfer between the JRS and JSS schemes. In addition, BMTA members also have access to free legal templates for transfer of employees onto the Job Support Scheme (JSS) or for transfer from the Job Retention Scheme (JRS) to the JSS. In the first instance, please contact the BMTA Secretariat for further information. INVITATION TO THE AMPI OPEN WORKSHOP The Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI) is an industry led initiative to drive innovation for the UK’s advanced machinery manufacturers to meet the challenges of developing new technology and entering emerging markets.bmta.co.uk HELP US TO HELP YOU Contribute to the BMTA newsletter... To help us research and plan the most relevant and useful information for BMTA members we would like your help to identify and share relevant topics, research on new technologies, techniques, news, events and publications you think may be of interest or promote to your fellow BMTA member community. Send your article to: editor.bmta@abacus-comms. co.uk with a short synopsis and an image and brief biography of the author. Equally, should your business produce any information that you would like to share, please submit this to enquiries@bmta.co.uk Share this newsletter with your team... Please forward this newsletter onto members of your technical team that may find the newsletter content of interest. Invite your team to sign up to the BMTA newsletter... Please encourage members of your team and professional contacts to sign up to this newsletter. It would also mean that you don’t have to remember to forward it on. Simply visit: www.bmta.co.ukNext >