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Sponsors 2009
The British Engineering Excellence Awards are held in association with the Electronics Leadership Council and with the following sponsors:
Electronics Leadership Council
The Electronics Leadership Council was formed in October 2005 in response to the
first recommendation of the Electronics Innovation and Growth Team’s (EIGT) report
of December 2004. This report was commissioned by the Department of Trade and
Industry to examine how best to support innovation and sustain growth within the
UK electronics sector.
The Council consists of a chairman and a team of senior individuals from the electronics sector, supported by a number of public sector observers.
The ELC will take forward the key recommendations from the EIGT report and provide a strategic view of its overall implementation. The Council will provide focused and high profile leadership for the electronics sector as it pursues its longer term objectives.
The ELC is supported by the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, which is providing the secretariat.
Web: www.electronicsleadershipcouncil.org.uk
Cambridge Consultants
Cambridge Consultants is a leading technology and innovation company, renowned for
its ability to solve technical problems and provide creative, practical solutions
to business issues.
A results driven company, dedicated to delivering competitive advantage through the innovative use of technology, the company maintains offices in the UK and the US. It employs some of the world’s leading scientists and engineers, experts in their fields. The company believes that, by employing the very best, it offers its clients real value by delivering top class products and systems.
An in depth understanding of a broad spectrum of technology allows Cambridge Consultants to offer valued consulting expertise, whether you are looking to optimise your R&D function, license emerging products or looking to make a strategic acquisition or disposal.
Web: www.cambridgeconsultants.com
Tel: 01222 420024
Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse
The Centre for Remanufacturing and Reuse delivers technical and economic insights for clients concerned with:
funding innovation in clean technologies; managing waste; strategy, policy, R&D
and business development projects in remanufacturing; and evaluating investment in
clean technology ventures.
The company works for public sector organisations including Central Government Departments, Regional Development Agencies and the Devolved Administrations. It also works for waste management companies, trade associations, investment organisations and large scale manufacturing companies in the food and drink sector, packaging sector and logistics businesses.
Web: www.remanufacturing.org.uk
Tel: 01296 423915
element 14
element14 is an innovative information portal and eCommunity specifically built for electronic design engineers. It provides product data, design tools and technology information, whilst incorporating web 2.0 functionality to facilitate communication, interaction, collaboration and information sharing between colleagues around the world. Users can consult experts, discover trends, and post blogs, articles and comments in this world-wide forum.
element14 is another innovative offering from Premier Farnell plc (LSE:pfl), FTSE 250, a leader in multi-channel, high service distribution and specialty services for electronic design engineers globally. It has a stocked range of 450,000+ products, and access to 4,000,000 more items from 3,500 manufacturers.
Web: http://www.element-14.com
Prototype Projects
Prototype Projects is an expert in providing rapid prototyping and model making
services to product designers, engineers and manufacturers throughout the UK and Europe.
Established for more than 25 years and with a long-standing reputation, Prototype Projects employs the latest technology and skills to answer the most demanding prototyping and modelling requirements.
The company services many industries and currently supplies clients in the automotive, pharmaceutical, medical, computer, industrial engineering and consumer products markets.
Web: www.prototypeprojects.com
Tel: 01763 249760
RS Components
RS is Europe’s leading distributor of electronic, electrical and industrial components. With a range of over 450,000 electronic components and industrial products, the company supports more than 1.6 million customers worldwide, supplying components to research and development or maintenance engineers.
Its product range includes semiconductors, connectors, capacitors, resistors, LEDs, relays, switches, indicators and power supplies – a huge range of electronic components. RS also provides free technical advice and information on RS products from over 60 technical engineers as well as access to over 110,000 datasheets, ensuring that customers get the support and advice that they need. For more information go to:
Web: rswww.com
The Technology Strategy Board
The Technology Strategy Board has a wide remit: to stimulate innovation in those areas which offer the greatest scope for boosting UK growth and productivity. Together with business, by the end of 2011 we will have invested almost £2bn towards this goal.
Innovation and technology, in the broadest sense, offer not only global competitive advantage but also a means of tackling many of today’s greatest societal challenges.
Recognising this, the Technology Strategy Board has developed a strategic approach with three clear areas of focus: innovation in response to societal and economic challenges; innovation inspired by the existing and emerging technologies where the UK leads or could lead; and the ‘climate’ or culture in which innovation can grow.
Programmes include innovation platforms to focus on challenges and mobilise innovative responses; knowledge transfer networks and partnerships; funding for Collaborative R&D programmes; and other initiatives designed to stimulate business innovation.
The Technology Strategy Board’s vision: for the UK to be a global leader in innovation and a magnet for innovative businesses, where technology is applied rapidly, effectively and sustainably to create wealth and enhance quality of life
Web: www.innovateuk.org
Enquiries:
enquiries@tsb.gov.uk
BLOODHOUND Project
The Bloodhound Project is a three-year mission led by current land speed record
holder Richard Noble to create a capable of achieving 1,000mph.
Bloodhound SSC (super-sonic car) will be the catalyst for a raft of cutting-edge research in fields such as aerodynamics, computational fluid dynamics, materials technology, composite manufacturing and electronics.
By showcasing these areas in the most exciting way possible, and with an accompanying education programme for primary to undergraduate level learners, The Bloodhound Project aims to motivate future generations to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics based study.