Welsh Government event to be hosted by Tata Steel

Tata Steel’s Shotton Steelworks in Deeside will host an ‘Inside Wales Industry’ event on Thursday 16 April.

An audience drawn from the business community, public sector, education and academia will learn how working together, the triumvirate of industry, government and the higher education sector are able to support the development of new products and processes – maintaining the competitiveness of the Welsh economy.

The event is an example of a Welsh Government led programme, “Inside Welsh Industry” which facilitates Welsh Exemplar companies, opening their doors and sharing best practice for the benefit of other interested Welsh organisations seeking to improve their business operations.

Tata Steel Colors’ General Manager at Shotton Bill Duckworth said, “We are leaders in a dynamic industry, in which innovation is a constant for improving processes and also in creating new products. We innovate to compete – and work with government and academics to carry-out the necessary research and development.”

“As a result,” Mr Duckworth added, “we are a market leader in the range of steel construction products made at Shotton – which are used in the UK and exported worldwide. But we’re constantly looking further ahead. At a bespoke facility on the Shotton site known as the Sustainable Buildings Envelope Centre (SBEC) – we are able to demonstrate innovative technologies in construction which embody key elements of sustainability, notably the generation of renewable energy, turning buildings into power stations.”

The event is specifically for Welsh organisations/professionals interested in the innovation area.

Anyone interested in finding out more should contact the organiser for Welsh Government (Bill Jones / bjones@kinetic3.co.uk / 07788 917934)