Partner, Trade and Professional Bodies

Valuechain enables organisations to create world class supply chains. We help companies improve productivity, streamline collaboration and generate intelligence. Valuechain aims to optimise the competitiveness of global manufacturing supply chains. This is done by improving multi-tier visibility of risk and performance by streamlining collaboration to remove waste and generate upstream / downstream intelligence, which improves supply chain decision-making. Our collaborative platform analyses real-time ERP data, providing supplier quality, cost and delivery performance insights to customers. The Supplier Portal enables two-way communication to share orderbook visibility, collaborate on non-conformances and delivery approvals. With Network Portal, you can join a network of […]

Rail Freight Group (RFG) is the representative body for rail freight in the UK. Our members include rail freight operators, logistics companies, ports, equipment suppliers, property developers and support services, as well as retailers, construction companies and other customers. Our aim is to increase the volume of goods moved by rail.

Make UK, The Manufacturers’ Organisation, is the representative voice of UK manufacturing, with offices in London, Brussels, every English region and Wales. Collectively we represent 20,000 companies of all sizes, from start-ups to multinationals, across engineering, manufacturing, technology and the wider industrial sector. Everything we do – from providing essential business support and training to championing manufacturing industry in the UK and the EU – is designed to help British manufacturers compete, innovate and grow. From HR and employment law, health and safety to environmental and productivity improvement, our advice, expertise and influence enables businesses to remain safe, compliant and

NSAR (the National Skills Academy for Rail) is a not-for-profit membership organisation established in 2010 to provide strategic leadership on skills issues in rail. It delivers expert skills and workforce consultancy services to businesses in the rail, transport and infrastructure sectors. They have a specialist team of consultants that support their member organisations and clients with a range of services – workforce analysis and planning, quality assurance of rail industry training providers and apprenticeship support. Using data analysis and forecasting to help organisations understand their current workforce and make informed decisions on workforce planning and recruitment. Providing quality assurance and complianceservices to ensure training