The Enginuity Alliance, launched in the heart of the City of Westminster, on Thursday November 21st, is a unique body structured to help British industry compete with the strictures and challenges ahead.

The Alliance, created and driven by skills charity Enginuity, known as the ‘sector connector’, unites all sides of the sector, for the benefit of all by bringing together all interested parties striving to ensure prosperity for all.

John Parkes, Enginuity’s Head of Charity, who is leading the Alliance said: “This is a momentous day, marking a new voice of all that makes British engineering and manufacturing great.

“So often SME’s, the very backbone of Britain, are overlooked, when there are moves to drive improvement, productivity and growth.

“The Enginuity Alliance is a unifying force that gives a louder voice to the sector as a whole – and will engage with all parties, such as governments and education.

“As individuals, when speaking in isolation, we are in danger of sounding uncoordinated, disjointed and at conflict. The Alliance will harmonise our voices and demonstrate that we are in vehement agreement.”

Sir Jim McDonald GBE, Chair of Enginuity, told the gathering of MPs and business leaders that the success of the alliance would have, “real live consequences on delivering increased growth, productivity and prosperity for all.”

He said: “The industry is undergoing a transformation toward automation, artificial intelligence and digitalisation.

“These are all systemic and complex challenges and no one organisation can solve them. That is why we must work together as a movement for change.

“Enginuity is uniquely positioned, as a charity, to act as the sector connector through the Alliance, to bring together solutions and those that need them most.”

Sir Jim welcomed the Government’s new look at an industrial strategy and said: “The Alliance will be a vital part of the measurement of impact, not only of our efforts but that of Government and other institutions.

He told the gathering: “You already play a role in delivering a more prosperous, productive and inclusive society that can only be achieved by empowering people with the right skills, at the right time, and removing barriers that stand in their way of reaching their potential.”

Enginuity is delivering a raft of ‘impact projects’ across the sector, such as helping prepare car manufacturers such as Ford, JLR and Aston Martin for the transition to Electric Vehicles.

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