2018 - EDITION 49 ISSN 1759-5975 £7.50 METAL MATTERS INDUSTRY 4.0 The 4th Industrial Revolution, internet of things – all hype? Page 10 FASTENERS FORGING SHEET METAL TRAINING Fastener sector Collaboration KMF employees CBM blazes a trail ‘educated’ at between Brooks save the company to narrow the Dudley College and W.H.Tildesley £500,000 tool-making Page 5 on prestigious Page 9 skills gap forging project Page 25 Page 7 FOR EXPERTS IN METALFORMING CBM METAL MATTERS EDITION 49 CBM STAFF CONTENTS President’s Review 20: CBM Buying Group Members President 2: President’s review have made significant David Eales savings across key areas… [email protected] CBM Membership 3: Whats in it for you? Training & Education 21: In-Comm Technical Academy CBM Events Chief Executive set to bridge regional 4: Sales strategy workshop: Geraldine Bolton MCMI, Dip.OCR, MAAT, M.IIM skills gap Break the rules and 22: Elite Centre for [email protected] win more business manufacturing skills 4: Strategic Customer 24: The Institute ff Sheet Metal Energy & Forging Sector Specialist are Workshop: Engineering are holding Dr Ken Campbell F.Inst.F.T Business tactics for their popular apprentice frontline employees [email protected] skills competition in the Fastener Black Country this year Sheet Metal and Cold Rolled Specialist 5: Fastener sector ‘educated’ 25: CBM blazes a trail to narrow Adrian Nicklin ISME at Dudley College the tool-making skills gap [email protected] Forging UK Metals Council Update 26 Environment Agency (EA) Health, Safety & Environment Consultant 7: Collaboration between Brooks and W.H.Tildesley on strategic review of chargest Mark Sutton AIEMA, MRSPH prestigious forging project Membership Directory [email protected] 8: Forging sector meeting and 28: Fastener supplier networking event at Manufacturer Members Accounts ZF Lemforder 28: Forging Louise Ford Sheet Metal Manufacturer Members [email protected] 9: KMF Employees save 29: Sheet Metal the company £500,000 Manufacturer Members Marketing & Communications Manager 31: Cold Rolled Kirsi Lintula BA(Hons), LBIPP Industry 4.0 Manufacturer Members [email protected] 10: Industry 4.0, the 4th industrial 31: Fastener revolution, internet of things – Supplier Members all hype? Energy Consultant 31: Forging 12: Effective cyber security – Supplier Members Kevin Kirk ensuring the basics [email protected] 32: Sheet Metal 13: Cyber Liability Insurance – Supplier Members Why you might need it? 32: Commercial Company Secretary Supplier Members Louise Campbell Energy [email protected] 14: Control Energy Costs invests £250,000 in its first Midlands office NMC Conferencing Supervisor 14: Address your 2018/2019 Marie Jones electricity renewals [email protected] sooner rather than later… 15: Energy savings opportunity Receptionist scheme (esos) phase 2 Jan Taylor compliance has started Linda Ford [email protected] Health & Safety Online now! Advanced first aid in 16: for the latest news, high risk industry 17: Darlaston-based Regent events & features. 2018 - EDITION 49 ISSN 1759-5975 £7.50 Engineering recently won the CBM’s first ‘Most METAL MATTERS Improved Member’ award for HSE issues Business Support INDUSTRY 4.0 Confederation of British Metalforming The 4th Industrial Productivity project Revolution, internet 18: National Metalforming Centre, of things – request for interviews all hype? 47 Birmingham Road, Page 10 West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 6PY. 18: Jonathan Lee Recruitment’s new website sees nearly Telephone: 0121 601 6350 200% increase in registrations Enquiries & Advertising: 19: Portfolio careers Kirsi Lintula, Marketing & Communications Manager FASTENERS are on the rise Fastener sector FORGING Email: [email protected] ‘educated’ at Collaboration SHEET METAL Dudley College between Brooks KMF employees TRAINING Expert workshop helps and W.H.Tildesley save the company CBM blazes a trail 20: Page 5 Web: www.thecbm.co.uk on prestigious £500,000 to narrow the forging project tool-making Page 9 reduce business risks Page 7 skills gap Page 25 FOR EXPERTS IN METALFORMING www.thecbm.co.uk 1 CBM PRESIDENT’S REVIEW It is coming up to the end of my time when I can call myself President and I have to say that I have really enjoyed my time. The experiences I have had through this term of office have reinforced my belief that the CBM has been and can continue to be a benefit to our industry. he business environment has changed over Tthe last three years and will continue to do so as Brexit changes come into play - an even more compelling reason for trade associations like ours to speak up on behalf of members. There are several positives in these changes and if we can The HSE group is a chance for you to talk to others in similar help to bring them together, they will be far more effective. situations, share learning, help improve our sector’s record The UK’s Industrial Strategy is encouraging a step forward and make it a welcoming environment for all those young in productivity, the Made Smarter programme embedding people you want to recruit. all things digital into manufacturing, OEMS asking for more Later than hoped for, but better late than never, our training reshoring, HMG starting its exporting help and admitting that workshop should be opening its doors to a new intake of it does not connect with smaller companies and there is more apprentices late in 2018. It has taken a lot more work to money available through funding now. accomplish this than anticipated, echoing what we hear from I started being sceptical about lobbying, seeing it as expensive member companies about the amount of work that has to be and done by external bodies. I am now handing over with put into securing and delivering on Government money. a strong belief in the power of lobbying and the positive We can also see digitalisation coming up over the horizon and contribution CBM can make to influencing some issues hope the article on it in this Metal Matters will encourage you relevant to our sector. to embrace it and get connected. Member companies tell us that Government don’t understand I recognise that members have businesses to run and that us and live in a different world. To some extent they do but the there is a while to wait for a return on time spent with us, so if CBM is a bridge into that world offering direct contact between there’s one message to pass on it is: two different spheres. It’s a similar thing with academia. They will go off on their own research projects if left alone, so why No, you can’t always get what you want don’t we tell them what we need? But if you try sometime, you may find You get what you need CBM’s voice in a whole sea of voices, so we have learnt who we have to talk to, who is listening and who can actually do things. Sometimes this means working with the EEF and SMMT, sometimes it is with the larger voice of Metals Council, sometimes directly with MPs. Government does want to hear the opinions and needs of industry and we are trying to do this on your behalf. When visiting manufacturing sites I often hear the mantra Safety First and the message clicked with me a few years David Eales, ago. So I’m really delighted that the CBM’s HSE group has President of the Confederation of British Metalforming grown over the past twelve months and ended on a high by announcing the first winner of our Health and Safety Award as Regent Engineering. Congratulations are in order to the whole group for this progress and to Regent in particular. 2 www.thecbm.co.uk CBM MEMBERSHIP THE CBM – HELPING THE UK’S METALFORMING INDUSTRIES TO PROSPER AND GROW CBM MEMBERSHIP… WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU? CBM is the leading trade association for UK manufacturers of fasteners, forgings, pressings and cold rolled products; the very building blocks of UK manufacturing. CBM members provide high quality components to key industry sectors; indeed virtually every manufacturing sector buys components from a CBM member company, most of which hold a range of third party quality accreditions. In additions to CBM’s manufacturing companies, its associate members included suppliers of materials, equipment, consumables and services, universities and research bodies – a true reflection of CBM’s support of a totally integrated metalforming community. GOVERNMENT LOBBYING KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER • Lobbying • Monthly Market Reports • Industrial strategy • Project opportunities with • Submissions to government Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) • Regular networking opportunities ENERGY • Briefings and Seminars • Climate Change Levy rebates • Metal Matters magazine • Energy services: measurement, ESOS audits, • CBM website energy efficiency training and workshops OTHER BENEFITS MEMBER PROMOTION • Members’ buying group • Enquiries • R&D tax claims • Buyers’ guide • Business support helpline • CBM website • International links • Exhibitions • National Metalforming Centre • Metal Matters magazine • British Standards Institution TECHNICAL SUPPORT CBM MEMBERSHIP • Expert knowledge about fastener, sheet metal/presswork • Membership is available to companies who manufacture and forging techniques in the UK, by metalforming processes, particularly those HEALTH & SAFETY who are engaged in hot and cold forging, and the shaping, • Regular health, safety & environment group meetings cutting and forming of sheet metal. • Accident statistics • Associate membership is available to companies and • Helpline organisations who are allied to the manufacture of metal • Private