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EMCON NEWS: EMCON date moved back to 4th March 2021
For 12 years EMCON (formerly Durham Oktoberfest) has brought together thousands of visitors and exhibitors to share with the best of the regions engineering and manufacturing community. We have heard from some of the regions biggest industrial names and influencers...
Exhibitor News: New appointments for E-Max Systems
E-Max Systems has welcomed not one but two new ERP Consultants to their sales division in response to increasing demand for the manufacturing ERP software. Steven Todd has been recruited into a new position, with Peter Ironside filling the role recently vacated by...
EMCON featured in issue two of East Durham Business magazine
Our event is profiled in the second issue of East Durham Business magazine, which is out now. EMCON2019 keynote speaker Heather Mills is interviewed for the cover star feature, on the back of her attendance at our event which saw hundreds of people come through the...
Exhibitor News: Renovo Solutions secures five-figure investment
A young County Durham entrepreneur is shaping a successful future for his business after securing a five-figure investment from the North East Small Loan Fund Supported By The European Regional Development Fund. Antony Gray set up Renovo Solutions last year after...
Exhibitor News: Kite Packaging exceeds plastic reduction target
Employee-owned business, Kite Packaging, has exceeded their 2019 target to cut down on the use of plastics. Having set themselves and their customers the challenge of achieving a 120-tonne reduction in plastic use by the end of the year, the UK based company has...
Dozens of businesses pledge to return as EMCON 2019 hailed a massive success
Dozens of businesses have pledged to return to EMCON 2020 as they pursue leads to new business made at last week’s expo. Social media has been buzzing with positivity since the event with hundreds of comments on the show and how successful it had been. Over 100...
Sponsor News: Horizon Works offering free marketing diagnostic check to delegates
B2B marketing agency Horizon Works is offering EMCON delegates a free marketing diagnostic check at this year’s event. Horizon Works, which is an EMCON silver sponsor, offers marketing, strategy, PR, digital and creative services. It will be providing free access to...
Fifteen companies exhibiting within the Incubator Zone
This year's Incubator Zone will feature 15 companies which are all looking to grow within the region. They are: Customise It Now (pictured) GT Coatings Raisco Workshop Supplies LED Supply and Fit Tritec Taylored Fit Physio Jayne Appleby Orca Cleaning Services Adapt...
Exhibitor News: Senior appointments support Omega Plastics’ growth
With the appointment of Craig Swinhoe as Group MD in April, Omega Plastics Group (OPG) have continued to build and grow its senior leadership team by appointing Julian Jamieson as Group Operations Director at OPG and Ron Dunlop as Operations Manager at Signal...
Event News: Global technology leader ZF confirmed as a show VIP
ZF, the Peterlee-based leader in the production of specialist safety camera equipment for vehicles, has been confirmed as a ‘VIP company’ at this year’s EMCON. The company is the one of several regional big hitters to be announced, all of which will be taken around to...
Sponsor Profile: Kite Packaging
In our latest sponsor profile, we chat to Eleanor Gray who heads up the new Kite Packaging logistics and warehousing facility on Follingsby Park in Gateshead. Kite Packaging, an employee-owned business, is an EMCON silver sponsor and is actively looking to grow its...
Sponsor Profile: GOM
In our latest sponsor profile we chat to silver sponsor GOM, which has come on board as a sponsor after exhibiting at the event for the past few years. Tell us more about GOM UK? GOM are an organisation that firmly believes in the benefits that non-contact measurement...
Exhibitor News: GT Coatings plans for growth after investment in new machinery
A FAST-GROWING powder coatings company which counts some of the region’s biggest firms among its clients is planning for further expansion. GT Coatings, based in Newton Aycliffe, has invested heavily in cutting-edge machinery to help improve efficiency and...
Exhibitor Profile: Seetru
In our latest Exhibitor Profile we find out more about EMCON exhibitor Seetru, a manufacture of safety valves and liquid level gauges with over 70 years experience. Tell us more about Seetru. Seetru are a market leading manufacturer of safety valves and liquid level...
Exhibitor News: NBSL business support fund enters final year
A fund that has supported over 4,000 North East SMEs over the past seven years is calling for more business bids, as it enters its final year. Business support organisation NBSL launched the North East Business Support Fund (NEBSF) - part financed by the European...
Sponsor Profile: LemonTop Creative
In our latest Sponsor Spotlight we find our more about one of this year’s bronze sponsors, LemonTop Creative. Tell us more about LemonTop Creative. LemonTop is a leading creative design agency based on Aycliffe Business Park and has a unique flair for brand...
Sponsor Profile: Lumo Tax
In our latest Sponsor Profile, we chat to Joe Routlege, innovation specialist at one of this year's silver sponsors, Lumo Tax, which works with companies to recover tax relief against R&D claims. Tell us more about Lumo Tax. We’ve successfully helped over 200...
Partner Profile: NOF
In our latest Partner Profile feature, we chat to Paul Livingstone, Head of Business Development at NOF, to find out more about the help and support the organisation offers regional businesses and what it is hoping to get from EMCON 2O19. Tell us more about NOF. NOF...
Sponsor Profile: Horizon Works
In our latest Sponsor Profile interview, we chat to Samantha Vassallo, Managing Director of marketing company Horizon Works, which is one of this year's EMCON silver sponsors. Tell us more about Horizon Works and the companies you work with. Horizon Works is based at...
Full line up for Industry Leaders’ panel announced
Three regional business leaders who have embraced innovation, social media and digital technology to grow their business will join Heather Mills on this year’s EMCON Industry Leaders’ Panel Debate. The theme of the event will be ‘Transforming Business and Embracing...
Sponsor Profile: Air Compressors and Blowers North
In our latest 'Sponsor Profile' we find our more about one of this year's bronze sponsors, Air Compressors and Blowers North. Tell us more about air compressors? Air compressors are being used in 95 per cent of factories/universities/dental practices/food and beverage...
Businesses urged to book for Incubator Zone with only a few stands remaining
Businesses are urged to book their place at the final Incubator Zone programme at this year’s EMCON event, with only a few stands remaining. The programme, one of five strands of the Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP), is aimed at companies within County...
Fat Hippo confirmed as EMCON event caterer
Fat Hippo, the North East-founded burger chain, has been announced as the catering provider for this year’s EMCON expo. The food group, which now has three restaurants and outlets in the North East and a recently opened food kiosk in Sheffield, will offer up a range...
Heather Mills announced as EMCON 2019 keynote speaker
The Engineering and Manufacturing Network (EMN) is delighted to announce that Heather Mills is keynote speaker at this year’s EMCON event. Visionary businesswoman Heather Mills has expanded her international award-winning plant based vegan company VBites by opening...
Places limited for the final Incubator Zone programme as 10 companies book
Ten companies have booked their place for the final Incubator Zone programme at this year’s EMCON event. The programme, one of five strands of the Durham Business Opportunities Programme (DBOP), is aimed at companies within County Durham that have never exhibited at...
Exhibitor News: SwitchAid launches scheme to offer regional charities free phones
SwitchAid, a not for profit fundraising scheme that generates funds for good causes by switching energy and telecoms for homes and businesses, has done a deal with Carphone Warehouse to benefit charities. SwitchAid, (previously One Unite Partnership CIC), received...
Headline sponsor Stadler makes Metro fleet shortlist
Nexus, the public body which owns and manages the Tyne and Wear Metro, has today announced the three firms that remain in the running to design, build and maintain its new train fleet. The three firms will be invited to make best and final offers this summer after...
E-Max Systems returns as event sponsor after winning £170,000 of business from our event
One of the region’s fastest growing engineering software companies is returning to sponsor the show which has generated over £170,000 of sales for the firm. Thornaby-based E-Max Systems, which provides manufacturing ERP software packages for companies across the...
Exhibitor News: Protech Group agrees new partnership
A County Durham company has announced a new partnership to simplify the way PCs are refreshed and disposed of. Protech Group and JRA announced a strategic partnership to simplify PC Refresh projects and the associated PC disposal process. Protech delivers IT Asset...
Sponsors and Partners Profile: Jackson Hogg Recruitment
In our latest Sponsors and Partners Profile we chat to Chris Beevers, head of technical at Jackson Hogg Recruitment, which has confirmed its return to our event as delivery partner for a second year. You’re returning as EMCON’s delivery partner. Why did you decide to...
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