The Global Manufacturing Festival – a model for Heseltine’s masterplan

Posted on 8 May 2013 by The Manufacturer

The ambitiously named Global Manufacturing Festival in Sheffield in April networked small companies with global OEMs and showcased the Catapult model. But more work is needed to achieve its aims of linking South Yorkshire businesses to the world.

Round three of the Global Manufacturing Festival (GMF) in Sheffield was a step up from the first two years. Over 700 visitors walked through the doors and 70 companies took exhibition stands, filling two large marquees – which nearly blew away on in a ferocious overnight storm before the exhibition – at the Advanced Manufacturing…

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