....upcoming meetings including the opportunity to have a free stand at our Professional Services Group Showcase in March, the chance to stand for the BECBC board, Member News with McMenon Engineering, Member Focus with Inspira and Member Event Focus with Centre for Leadership Performance
Our February event will be themed around Energy Sustainability. Our speakers will include Jonny Sadler from Electricity North West to share the results of their recent business survey and what this tells us, Carl Gurney, Renewable Energy Director from Marsh Commercial and a speaker from Tetra Tech to talk through their global commitments on Sustainability. Our egg timers will include Lee Williams from My Wellbeing Index. The agenda will be finalised soon so watch out for more info!
Professional Services Showcase-member stands available
Do you deliver Professional Services? As part of your member value you can book a stand at the Professional Services Showcase on 15th March. We're pulling together a great agenda with a theme of New Markets and speakers will be announced soon. For those members who don't deliver Professional Services please support your fellow members by attending the event.
Professional Services Group Meeting 25th January 9.30-11.30 at Lakes College
We hear from many member companies that they are having to increasingly build management capabilities within their businesses so this meeting will focus on coaching and mentoring staff to support an organisations SMART objectives. We will be asking the question “How do we best coach and develop our leadership teams to handle the challenges we are facing now and into the future?”
Nine years ago Ivan Baldwin joined our board and later went on to chair the board for over 6 years, stepping back from that position in 2022. Ivan has decided it's time to step aside as his current tenure comes to a close and make room for another member to take a place on the board. With Ruth Sellick's first three year tenure now coming to an end and her decision to stand for re-election there will be two vacancies posted in March so watch out for applications opening!
Member news: McMenon Engineering acquires state-of-the-art product line
McMenon Engineering’s growth plans have taken an exciting leap forward with the acquisition of a state-of-the-art product line from Europe.
A range of Variable Area (VA) Flowmeters will now be manufactured in Workington, Cumbria, after McMenon Engineering Services Ltd was chosen by global technology company ABB to make the VA flowmeter product portfolio that had been produced by ABB in Germany.
Following the acquisition, McMenon, under a supply partnership agreement, will continue to supply VA meters carrying the ABB brand and the meters remain part of ABB’s product offering.
McMenon, a worldwide manufacturer and supplier of quality flow and temperature measurement instrumentation, and ABB have a long-standing partnership.
McMenon CEO Anand Puthran said: “I take great pride in the fact that McMenon have been considered by ABB as a reliable new home for the VA flowmeter product portfolio.
“The fact that we were chosen over other global competitors is testament to the quality of our product engineering and manufacturing capabilities and reputation for innovation.”
Member Event Focus: Leading & Managing Change with Centre for Leadership Performance
This workshop will cover the awareness of why change is inevitable, how we respond to change, cover the key reasons for resistance and know how to reduce these as well as understanding change-reaction curve and the 3 Step process to change.
Inspira is a leading career management and personal development organisation operating in the North West of England. Through a range of products and services, Inspira works to empower young people and adults with the employability and life skills they need to reach their potential in life, work and society.
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