Manufacturing Festival teams up with Engineering Week

The week will see manufacturing companies across the nation opening their doors to young people in an effort to inspire and nurture the UK's next generation of manufacturing and engineering talent. Some 25 companies in the Sheffield region - including: Rollem; DavyMarkham; Sheffield Forgemasters; Ancon; Firth Rixson; MTL Group; Tata; Newburgh Engineering; Siemens VAI and Joint Replacement Instrumentation - will invite groups of young people to experience the opportunities which are available within the industry first hand and learn about the exciting prospects that a career in manufacturing and engineering can bring. This activity is sponsored by The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Stuart Murphy, managing director at Rollem, commented: "It's great to see such a diverse selection of organisations joining forces to take part in this and I urge schools to take advantage of the opportunity. This is a fantastic chance for young people to get a real taste of the industry and I hope that the open days are an inspiration." National Science and Engineering Week is organised by Sheffield Hallam University and the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with local schools, museums, industry and commerce and is a national celebration of the very best in British research and innovation. The Global Manufacturing Festival: Sheffield is organised by Square 5 in partnership with Creativesheffield and Business and Education South Yorkshire, and is sponsored by Firth Rixson and Nabarro LLP.