Trusted Partners
Our corporate membership brings together manufacturing, engineering, processing, automation, control equipment, and associated companies to network and share the latest industry news and best practice.
Trusted Partners support our members by building relationships and supplying services as required.
The main sectors identified for this support are:
Business consultancy
Environment & Sustainability
Estate & Facilities
Finance
Marketing & Sales
Operations & Efficiency
People: Recruitment, HR, Retention & Training
Transport
To become a Trusted Partner, you must have worked with either the BMC Board or one of our corporate members.
We value Trusted Partners to forge genuine long-term relationships and, should it become necessary, a limit of three companies per business type will be imposed.
Below are some of our current trusted partners.
This is a new scheme for Q4 of 2024 and so Trusted Partners are still being approached.
The benefits and costs of becoming a Trusted Partner are at the bottom of the page.
BUSINESS CONSULTANCY TRUSTED PARTNERS
Kevin Parkin - Parkin Ltd
Parkin Ltd is headed up by Kevin Parkin, the BMC’s Vice-Chairman.
The main consultancy services offered are:
- Corporate Planning and Control
- Crisis Management – Turnaround
- Management Continuity
Providing your business with a fresh, very experienced, pair of eyes to move it forward.
Whyy? Unboxed
A team of marketing, wellbeing and operational excellence industry experts. We provide tailored, impactful advice that transforms and grows your business.
FINANCE TRUSTED PARTNERS
EXPERT COLLECTIONS
Free Commercial Debt Collection: Don’t waste valuable time chasing outstanding debts. We can do this for you and you receive 100% of the invoice amount because we use late payment legislation to charge your debtor.
Credit Management Advice: our team can provide you with advice on how to ensure you collect the money you’re owed and maintain a steady income.
Legal action and Court Judgment Recoveries: our specialists can arrange legal action for you and help you enforce judgments to ensure you receive what is owed.
MARKETING & SALES TRUSTED PARTNERS
Partners PR
For more than three decades, Partners PR have been helping manufacturing and other businesses across the UK use PR to grow, build bottom line value, attract talent, and communicate effectively in a crisis.
They are an experienced, approachable and no-nonsense team, based in Yorkshire. Whether your business goal is overall growth, diversification into a new market, standing out from your competitors or retaining and attracting top talent, they will help you shape, or reshape, your PR strategy to deliver against your business objectives.
They work with you to define the key messages about your organisation, then build intelligent PR campaigns that educate and engage the people who matter most to your business. Through their tailored approach, they will help you:
• Grow
• Attract high calibre employees, customers or investors
• Build your brand
• Add value in preparation for an exit or sale
• Achieve successful mergers or acquisitions
• Drive sales enquiries
• Engage global audiences
and more
RASPBERRY FLAMINGO
Raspberry Flamingo are an SEO copywriting and content marketing agency. They look after their clients’ digital presence to ensure they are found online. From websites to social media.
Once a website is published it must have fresh content added each month to ensure Google does not lose interest.
Raspberry Flamingo’s highly skilled team write:
- SEO website copy
- SEO blogs and articles
- Downloadable lead magnets
- eNewsletters
- Email campaigns
- Brochures and leaflets
…and much more.
Claire Taylor Foster, the Founder of Raspberry Flamingo also works with select companies as a marketing consultant.
OPERATIONS & EFFICIENCY TRUSTED PARTNERS
professional energy people
Energy Consultancy: Based in Sheffield. Providing comprehensive
services to support your energy management and sustainability goals:
Information and advice on energy procurement, optimising energy
strategies through fixed or flexible purchasing.
Energy management reporting, regular updates on energy legislation, support carbon reporting, and help achieve Net Zero goals.
Ensure compliance with SECR, ISO:50001, ESOS reporting and EPC certification.
PEOPLE: RECRUITMENT, HR, RETENTION & TRAINING
black kat hr ltd
Supporting businesses to be great employers of people through the full employee life cycle by providing consultancy support and done for you services to meet the needs of your business.
Nicholas Associates
Founded in 1977, Nicholas Associates Group specialises in talent management both in the UK and internationally.
We have exceptional experience within the Engineering, Technical and Manufacturing industries.
We speak your language and understand your challenges.
By working closely with our clients, we become an integral part of your business, a trusted advisor and your talent management partner of choice.
As well as seeking out the best new talent and roles and helping to successfully place the very best and most sought-after candidates, we offer assistance with salary & market information, interview support and training, retention and positioning yourself as an employer of choice in the market.
Whyy? change ltd
Whyy? Change is one of South Yorkshire’s highest-rated independent training providers.
We offer apprenticeships, short courses, and accredited professional qualifications (Levels 3-7) to help businesses upskill their employees.
Unlike most traditional colleges or universities, we go above and beyond the requirements of the apprenticeship standards by including internationally recognised qualifications in CMI (Leadership), CIPD (HR and L&D), CIM (Marketing), Lean & Six Sigma, and QHSE.
We add value to create the best learning experience possible through interactive face-to-face workshops, delivered by industry experts in open cohorts.
Would you like to join them?
See below for the benefits, criteria and costs of becoming a Trusted Partner.
Trusted Partner
Benefits
Listing on the BMC's Website
Your company logo and information including on the BMC’s website, with a link through to your site
prestigious annual lunch
Attendance at annual lunch, in London – including company stand (2 tickets inc)
This event is attended by our corporate members and their guests.
exhibit at our conference
Opportunity to exhibit at annual one-day conference in April, in Sheffield
This event is attended by our corporate members and other manufacturing and engineering companies.
contribute to newsletter
Opportunity to contribute to monthly eNewsletter sharing BMC/member/industry news, upcoming conferences, exhibitions, and more…
present to bmc members
Selected invitations to present at member meetings
Guest blog
Opportunity to add a guest blog on the BMC website, with promotion on LinkedIn
logo for your website
BMC Trusted Partner digital logo to display on your website, emails, Linkedin page and profiles, as you wish
your news shared
Your company news shared on LinkedIn, in our monthly eNewsletter, and in any printed newsletters published
private medical cover
Exclusive Private Medical Cover plans available with HMCA
Trusted Partner Cost and Eligibility
£1250 + VAT pa
Should it be necessary, there will be limit imposed at a maximum of three companies per business type.
Eligibility:
To qualify as a Trusted Partner, you must have worked with a member of the Board or a member company who will supply a positive reference for you.
You should not add member companies, and/or their representative, to your marketing database.
APPLY TO BE A TRUSTED PARTNER
Please ensure you are eligible for Trusted Partner status as detailed above.
The application form can be completed here.
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