The Made in Britain executive team has successfully completed one of its key 2023 initiatives: exhibiting at all three major UK-wide political party Autumn Conferences for the first time. CEO John Pearce attended the events together with members of the board of Non-executive Directors, including board chairman Professor Chris Harrop OBE.
The primary aim – raising awareness of the registered trademark for British manufacturing with as many MPs, counsellors, business people, and trade bodies as possible – has been a resounding success, with more than 300 delegate interactions across the three events recorded by our team.
Furthermore, Made in Britain achieved a rare consensus across the political spectrum – with delegates at all three events consistently expressing their support for the trademark, as well as their interest in how our organisation supports, promotes and represents our network of members.
Kicking off at the Liberal Democrats Party Conference in Bournemouth, the Made in Britain stand attracted the attention of senior delegates, including Party Leader Ed Davey; Spokesperson for Treasury, Business and Industrial Strategy, Sarah Olney; and Party President Dr. Mark Pack.
Next up was the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester. At the event, our team engaged with Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Kemi Badenoch; Deputy Prime Minister, Oliver Dowden; Foreign Secretary James Cleverly; and many more. Made in Britain also wrote letters to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer highlighting the importance of the registered trademark and of the British manufacturing sector.
Our final stop was the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool, where the Made in Britain stand was just as busy, if not more so than at the previous two events. Engagements included conversations with Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves; Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade, Jonathan Reynolds; and Deputy Leader Angela Rayner.
“It's clear to all of us that attendance at the Party Conferences is a highly effective way to promote and represent our community of more than 2,000 British manufacturers – all at the same time,” said CEO John Pearce.
The executive team look forward to following up with these new connections over the coming weeks and months, progressing the conversations sparked at the conferences and sharing the newly-prepared Made in Britain 2023 Manufacturing Report.
At the Made in Britain conference stand, delegates had the opportunity to talk to the executive team, to navigate the website, and to explore the new HeatMap showing where our community of members – that is British manufacturers licensed to use the official Made in Britain registered trademark – are located throughout all four nations of the UK.
“The new Made in Britain HeatMap has been a revelation for people,” said John Pearce. “We spoke to so many MPs, councillors and ministers in both Bournemouth and Manchester, who all agree that the Made in Britain HeatMap makes it easier for them to back British manufacturing – locally, regionally and nationally.”
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