The Engineering and Machinery Alliance (www.eama.org.uk) has announced plans to
develop an industrial strategy for the machinery and allied component (MAC) supply chain.

It will be based on the conclusions of a pilot study commissioned from the University of Cambridge Institute for Manufacturing.

EAMA chairman Martin Walder (pictured) said: “All associations and organisations representing companies operating in MAC supply chains are invited to contact us to learn about our plans in more detail; they don’t have to be EAMA members.

The pilot study has convinced us that there are significant opportunities to help firms grow. The ultimate aim is, of course, to raise the performance of the supply chain, by accessing and developing schemes that increase individual companies’ competitiveness and productivity.

“The Government’s approach to an integrated industrial strategy has encouraged EAMA and other associations to re-evaluate how we can help our members to access the myriad of opportunities that are available. Developing an industrial strategy for an enabling sector such as machinery and allied component suppliers is a direct response to that challenge.”