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CBM ’ s 2024 award winners .
There needs to be a strategy that identifies these gaps and uses new technologies to try and constructively close them . This could be part of a UK Industrial Strategy , for example . There is a lot to do on this , but it needs to be controlled and regulated .
ISMR : Are there any recent CBM events ( i . e . the Annual Dinner / Awards , sector meetings etc .) that you would like to highlight ?
SM : Our latest Annual Dinner and Awards event at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham ( UK ) was well attended . It was a great evening and the event has grown each year . We will hold the next event on 3 April 2025 at the Council House in Birmingham . We also hold a lot of sector and health and safety meetings , and provide weekly updates for members .
We are holding a Fastener Mini Expo at our headquarters ( the National Metalforming Centre ) in Birmingham on 4 September 2024 . The CBM Fastener Sector is relaunching this mini expo for UK fastener manufacturing equipment , technologies and services . You will also find CBM at the Metalexpo exhibition on
11-12 September 2024 in the UK and at the ICOSPA Congress in Japan this October ( with a great line-up of speakers and factory tours ).
CBM will also attend the Euroforge ConFAIR in Milan , Italy ( 22-23 October 2024 ), and the Advanced Engineering exhibition in Birmingham , UK , on 30-31 October 2024 . We will also be at the EIFI General Assembly in Seville , Spain .
ISMR : Is there anything else that you wish to add ?
SM : We will keep supporting our members and growing our membership . We will also engage with the new Labour government and lobby where appropriate . It has been a difficult year for the UK metalforming sector which is facing up to global conflicts , continued supply chain disruption and high inflation . In spite of all this , our members have continued to show great resilience and innovation to post increased sales , export growth and investment in safety , people and new technology .
ISMR : Thank you for your time . n G-TEM won the HSE Initiative and Energy Efficiency awards at the CBM Annual Dinner and Awards event in 2024 .
The CBM gives out awards at the ‘ Metalforming Oscars ’
A supplier of millions of components to cars , lorries and engines has been named as the Confederation of British Metalforming ’ s ( CBM ’ s ) ‘ Company of the Year ’ at the CBM Annual Dinner and Awards event earlier this year . Sertec Group , which employs over 2200 people across ten global locations , beat off strong competition from the sector to win the main award .
Judges were reportedly impressed by ‘ its journey to excellence ’ that has seen it enjoy a major increase in productivity , improvements in on-time delivery in full and the implementation of a comprehensive employee engagement approach .
With 200 people in attendance at The Grand Hotel in Birmingham , the Coleshill-headquartered company in the UK was joined on stage by KMF Precision Sheet Metal ’ s Kayleigh Simm ( Apprentice of the Year ) and G-TEM , who was a double winner on the evening ( HSE Initiative and Energy Efficiency ).
“ The latter , a global manufacturer of vehicle body structures , has demonstrated a clear passion for implementing ISO 45001 with the aim of creating a safer working environment , whilst its commitment towards Net Zero by 2035 has seen it introduce quarterly energy audits and commission a 200 % increase in its solar power capability . Emissions have decreased by more than a quarter ( 28 %) because of these initiatives , with sales also growing by a staggering 56 % due to major new business awards ,” commented the CBM .
19-year-old Kayleigh Simm is putting ‘ girl power ’ on the industrial map after she was recognised as the CBM ’ s Apprentice of the Year . She joined Newcastle-under-Lyme ’ s KMF Precision Sheet Metal in 2022 and her drive for engineering has shone through as she progresses within the company and , importantly , in the way she champions vocational learning to other young people . This has seen her lead a KMF team at 15 school and college career fairs , as well as acting as an apprentice advocate on its Apprenticeship Open Day that attracted over 140 visitors .
Kayleigh is now setting her sights on a degree in Manufacturing Engineering .
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