Huddersfield’s First Business Week Hailed a Success
Huddersfield’s first business week has been hailed a success as hundreds of delegates across the Yorkshire region attended to take part in the 40 events hosted throughout the week by…
JOB VACANCY – Executive Assistant
The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre are looking for an organised and proactive individual to join their team! Please see position below: Part Time (22.5 hours per week) – Executive Assistant…
Huddersfield Copywriter Wins New Legacy Client
Huddersfield based copywriter and 3MBIC network member Rob Beadle has signed a new client who works with businesses to plan their legacies. The Legacy Studio help individuals and business owners with…
Harold Wilson gets immortalised in 3D – Statue of Huddersfield-born prime minister preserved using 3D technology at 3M BIC
3D technology is being used to preserve one of Huddersfield’s iconic landmarks, the statue of Harold Wilson in St. George’s Square. The prominent 8ft (2.4m) statue of the town’s very…
Huddersfield Copywriter Joins First Business Growth Convention
Huddersfield based copywriter Rob Beadle will train local businesses at Barnsley’s first Business Growth Convention in September. The event will give business owners and managers advice on sales, marketing and…
Sewtec Named as ‘One to Watch’ at European Business Awards
Sewtec has been named as ‘one to watch’ in one of the world’s largest and longest running business competitions, the European Business Awards. Shortlisted for the ‘digital technology award’ for…
Sewtec Ranked as One of World’s Most Sustainable Automation Companies
Sewtec has been ranked among the top four per cent of the world’s most sustainable automation companies in a leading global supply chain survey. We were awarded a gold corporate…
3M BIC design team heads to the US
Our design and visualisation manager, Paul Tallon, was invited to speak at the 10th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2019), which took place in Washington, US,…
Trio of client wins for 3M BIC Network Member KC Communications
Huddersfield marketing and PR agency KC Communications is celebrating a hat-trick of client wins having been appointed by organisations in the manufacturing and construction sectors. Specialist Glass Products (SGP), Yorkshire…
Cutting down 3M BIC’s 3D printed plastic waste
3D printing is a core part of our offering at the 3M BIC for businesses looking to use this technology for product development. However, we’re often left with wasted plastic…
Olympus Technologies Open Day
Olympus Technologies Ltd specialises in Industrial and Collaborative Robotics, Automation and Welding Technologies, enabling the automation of a large range of processes across all business sectors, e.g. machine tending, gluing,…
Yorkshire robotics firm Sewtec targets £50m turnover target
West Yorkshire robotics firm Sewtec has upped its financial targets after it doubled its turnover to more than £28m. The Dewsbury and Wakefield firm’s turnaround under Leeds-based private equity firm…
Client Services Director promotion at marketing and PR agency KC Communications
Huddersfield based PR & Marketing communications agency, KC Communications, has promoted Account Manager, Laura Batchelor to Client Services Director as it restructures the business to support future growth ambitions, which…
UK and USA: Innovation in Global Composites Markets
Key features UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £1.7 million to develop innovative technologies for global composites markets with US partners. Programme Innovate UK Award Share…
Survey and interview opportunities regarding postgraduate study and business development
The University of Huddersfield offers many postgraduate research programmes at both Masters and Doctoral level, but the Masters and Doctor of Enterprise are perhaps less well documented https://students.hud.ac.uk/enterprise/enterprisedegrees/. With a view…
3M BIC appoints new CEO
We would like to announce the appointment of the 3M BIC’s new CEO Sue Cooke. Sue has taken over as the successor of Professor Liz Towns-Andrews as she steps down...
Success at National Technology Awards
The 3M BIC alongside the University of Huddersfield recently won the Tech Investment category at the National Technology Awards, which recognised our investment in technology in response to the needs…
3M BIC technology team expands
Two new members have joined the technology team at the 3M BIC over the last few months. Stephen Knowles joins as Technical Assistant and Georgina Kipling as Technical Assessor. Prior…
ISCF Audience of the Future Challenge: the AotF Immersive Technology Investment Accelerator
A call for creative and tech businesses: stage 2 is launching on Monday 20 May 2019. The current phase of Audience of the Future Challenge launched in March 2019, with a new…
The life and death of Google+
On April 2nd 2019, the Google+ platform closed its doors and shut all accounts down for good. It was originally launched back in 2011 as a social network (replacing Google…
3M BIC brings together the North’s leading experts in Industry 4.0
The 3M BIC and IoT Tribe hosted a successful event on 10 April around ‘Building the Northern Industrial Digital Technology Ecosystem’ that brought together the North’s leading digital and manufacturing…
Succession Planning & the Skills Mix for Manufacturers event
The NPL Manufacturer Measurement Network held its second quarterly members event on 16 April entitled ‘Succession Planning & the Skills Mix for Manufacturers’ at the 3M BIC. The event was…
Drone technology helps protect historic UK
The 3M BIC design team recently worked with Huddersfield-based Drones on Demand on a project to help conserve some of the UK’s most prestigious buildings. Drones on Demand, specialists in…
MSDUK Innovation Challenge is NOW OPEN
MSDUK have just opened applications for start-ups across the country to participate in their annual MSDUK Innovation Challenge, headline sponsored by Cummins. ARE YOU AN ETHNIC MINORITY BUSINESS OR…
Med-Tech Funding Call – i4i Programme
Med-Tech Funding for any stage of research and development… sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Rest-assured, it’s real! The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) offer grant funding…
News from Enterprise Europe Network in the North
Welcome to the March 2019 edition of the Northern region newsletter. This month we have a number of exciting events and opportunities for grant funding. You can view events, international opportunities…
What Are The Barriers That Some People Face That Stops Them Seeking The Help Of A Therapist
People don’t want to face their feelings If you are going through a divorce or have experienced the loss of a loved one it may be easier to buy a…
The 3M Buckley Innovation Centre has been shortlisted for a National Technology Awards
We’re excited to announce that we have been shortlisted in the National Technology Awards in recognition of the investment we’ve made through the Huddersfield Innovation and Incubation Project (HIIP) award,…
The Future of Transport
NPL’s Manufacturer Measurement Network (MMN) held its first event of 2019 on 15 January in conjunction with the University of Huddersfield at the 3M BIC. The Future of Transportation event…
Century-old military uniform manufacturer secures future through 3D printing
We recently helped a military uniform manufacturer with a 100-year heritage to embrace advanced technologies to repair parts of its legacy equipment to secure the longevity of its machinery and…
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