The CKMA mission is to promote continuous business excellence through programmes and initiatives which encourage personal and organisational aspirations, drive productivity improvements and link into local supply chains, thereby consistently enabling manufacturing leaders to achieve their individual aims and underpin sustainable growth to maintain the region’s global engineering reputation.
We are pleased to announce the next CKMA factory visit will be to A-Safe: Inventors of advanced industrial safety barriers, bollards, and facility protection. Date: 19th June Time: 8.00am – 10.30am Address: Habergham Works, Ainleys Industrial Estate, Elland, Halifax, HX5 9JP, To book your…
Challenged with finding and effectively training engineers for your company? Come and have your say at our next Member Meeting. We need your views to feed into looking at options for the future. If you cannot attend the meeting please complete our survey…details below. Next Member…
Mark Prior, Transformation Director at Cummins Turbo Technologies Huddersfield, will present on ‘Overcoming the challenges of managing production through a major facility upgrade‘ followed by a tour of the facility. PLACES ARE LIMITED – BOOK NOW! Date: Weds February 27th Time:…
Annual joint event with Bradford & Airedale Manufacturing Alliance and Leeds Manufacturing Alliance so a great opportunity to meet more businesses Topic: Importing and Exporting: The challenges and opportunities in a period of change Importing: why you should be looking to buy direct from…
28th November Breakfast visit from 8am – 10.30am
Bringing high quality bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen designs to businesses and homes across the UK. Ellis is a 200-strong team of creative, passionate and skilled people, designing and manufacturing interior solutions using classic cabinet making techniques, high quality materials, skilled…
12th September from 5.30pm at Briar Court Hotel, Huddersfield HD3 3NT
Led by experts in each field our member meeting covered: The Importance of Brand – even for SME manufacturing business in Yorkshire Differentiation – why it is important for every business Lead Generation – Strategy & Tactics with The Marketing Centre who offer part-time Marketing…
Drive DeVilbiss Sidhil Ltd is one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of hospital and home health care furniture and accessories, serving as a principal supplier of an extensive product range to both the private and public healthcare markets in the UK as well as into an increasing number of…
CKMA is here to help! Our next member meeting will focus on the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the impact these will have on your manufacturing business. There have been no updates to the data protection legislation since they were first introduced many years ago when the world…
Great to have you on board and we look forward to introducing you to our other members at future meetings.
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A group of successful local manufacturing leaders have met to debate the challenges which are currently facing their businesses and negatively affecting their sustainability as employers of the future. Organised by Calderdale and Kirklees Manufacturing Alliance (CKMA) and building on work already…
Following the success of our pilot last year CKMA are pleased to announce two dates for 2019 HUDDERSFIELD 10TH OCTOBER HALIFAX 15TH OCTOBER In 2018 we reported a 37% uplift in interest in entering manufacturing as an exciting career choice. Both the young people and their teachers were impressed…
The CKMA steering group has made great strides over the last six months to further the original objectives of the CKMA. Two key initiatives have been pioneered: – 1) Make it in Manufacturing Attracting young people and their careers advisers to see manufacturing and production as…
There was a real ‘buzz’ at our Make it in Manufacturing events – especially in the ‘Interactive Zone’ which really grabbed the interest of the students and teachers who confessed they had no idea of the wealth of opportunities available in local manufacturing companies…
Scriba PR, based in Huddersfield, specialise in B2B and technical communications working closely with their clients to create impactful content. Katie Mallinson, MD and also a local college Governor, is passionate about encouraging young people into meaningful careers and therefore kindly agreed…
Atlas Machine Knives Ltd specialises in providing the converting industries with a reliable and comprehensive machine knife sales and sharpening service. We operate from a 550 m² workshop in Elland using modern CNC controlled machines and highly skilled fully qualified engineers. For more…
