Underlying the pivotal role we played, Make UK was From the energy crisis to the continued impacts of mentioned twice in the Chancellor’s speech, enhancing Brexit, from record high labour shortages to escalating our profile, and cementing our role as the go to operational costs and a volatile supply chain. [...] These expansions were The reforms aim to make the UK more developed to support ‘Returnships’, (a new offer to attractive and competitive for business promote existing skills interventions to the over 50s, travellers, especially after Brexit and the end focusing on flexibility and previous experience to of free movement with the EU. [...] 25%, and the simplification of the application process for SMEs means that the initial outlay is lower, the fund should be more accessible IMPACT: and easier to apply for, and more SMEs can If this pilot is a success, it could be expanded at benefit from the fund and transition to cleaner the national level, which would be a significant energy technologies. [...] Since then, I have had the privilege of joining the Make UK Regional Board meetings in Yorkshire and the Humber where we discuss issues facing local businesses and use the platform to lobby the national Make UK team who in turn lobby the government to better target their support for UK manufacturing.” Adam Swallow, Director, Olympus Technologies “Thanks to Make UK for giving us the opportunity to. [...] The event was extremely successful as reflected in the quality of the content presented, the buzz in the exhibition and tech demo areas, the amount of networking taking place between delegates, and the numbers involved in the engineering and robotics showcase tours.
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