MTC events division celebrates success

The Manufacturing Technology Centre's events and conferencing division – MTC Events – is celebrating after turning over more than £2.6 million in just two years. Profits from MTC Events are put back into the manufacturing apprenticeship programmes at the Coventry-based Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC).

MTC Events has seen significant growth over the past 18 months, and has hosted events for major engineering firms and business organisations covering the manufacturing, aerospace and construction sectors, and related supply chains.

MTC group marketing director Richard Watkins says that the MTC and the AMTC collectively provide the perfect backdrop for events in the high-value manufacturing sector, as well as other industries: "Our events team is generating significant economic value for the region, attracting OEMs, local employers and manufacturers of all sizes. The facilities are capable of hosting events of up to 500 people, down to boardroom-sized meetings. We have the right setting in the right location and reach the right people.”