An event showcasing manufacturing and engineering, held in Telford, has been hailed as a success and is now set to become an annual exhibition.

The Training and Manufacturing Group Expo, organized by In-Comm Training and sponsored by FBC Manby Bowdler, provided an ideal networking opportunity for the region’s decision-makers, thought leaders, engineers and workers of tomorrow to to showcase their work.

More than 40 of the West Midlands’ leading manufacturing and technical support companies attended and Paul Hodgetts, Business Development Manager at In-Comm Training, said: “We are very proud of the event and it has been great for the region in which we have been. able to accommodate this.

“We are really pleased with the outcome of the day and it will become an annual event.”

“For me the West Midlands is the best in the UK in terms of engineering and manufacturing and businesses are working together to succeed. There is a lot of business going on.”

Accura Engineering, Collins Aerospace, Guhring and Bruderer UK were among the participating industrial heavyweights.

The aim was to connect hundreds of industry professionals, skills advisors and educators to help close the skills gap in the West Midlands.

Mr Hodgetts added: “We work with hundreds of employers across the region, many of whom are members of our training and manufacturing group. ! »

“They are fully committed to generating more workers for the industry and during our regular discussions we came up with the idea of ​​organizing our first ever Expo, where companies can exhibit and delegates can enjoy cutting-edge workshops and sessions.