Bradford Manufacturing Week set to return this Autumn

Bradford Manufacturing Weeks, the annual event set up to connect young people to a career in manufacturing, is set to return this Autumn.
Michael Crossland
By Michael Crossland
Published 28th Aug 2023, 11:45 BST

The event will return between Monday October 9 and Friday October 20 at schools and colleges across the region.

Administered by Bradford Chamber of Commerce and the Bradford & Airedale Manufacturing Alliance for the past six years, Bradford Manufacturing Weeks has connected 15,000 students in the region to the manufacturing sector, helping to launch careers in the sector.

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Mark Cowgill, president elect of West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “Bradford has one of the finest manufacturing sectors in the country and Bradford Manufacturing Weeks has done so much good work in giving it new blood.

Left to right: Sanjoy Kundu – Natwest, Professor Alastair Wood – Bradford University, Victoria Wainwright – Azets, Professor Martin Priest, Rifaquet Ali – CTE, Lab Technician – Bradford University.Left to right: Sanjoy Kundu – Natwest, Professor Alastair Wood – Bradford University, Victoria Wainwright – Azets, Professor Martin Priest, Rifaquet Ali – CTE, Lab Technician – Bradford University.
Left to right: Sanjoy Kundu – Natwest, Professor Alastair Wood – Bradford University, Victoria Wainwright – Azets, Professor Martin Priest, Rifaquet Ali – CTE, Lab Technician – Bradford University.

“Manufacturing can give you a well-paid, secure and incredibly interesting career that can take your work across the planet. The webinar could be the first step in that journey.”

Prior to the event, some of the most prominent and successful figures in Yorkshire manufacturing are set to lend their expertise at a free webinar, staged by West & North Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce.

BMW Blast is being held on Wednesday August 30 at noon and will feature industry-leading experts who will discuss their successful careers. Panellists include: Mansfield Pollard managing director Louise Frankland, Bradford University’s Professor Ben Whiteside and Solenis site manager David Calder. The event will be hosted by West & North Yorkshire Chamber chief executive James Mason.

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