In-Comm Training Services hosted a special event for apprentice's and Engineering companies to come together to discover more about themselves.
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00:00We're here at Incom Training Services in Telford and erm, your name sir?
00:04My name's Paul Hodgetts.
00:06What's happening today then Paul?
00:08So we've got the first ever Incom Training TMG Training and Manufacturing Expo.
00:15So we've got 35 companies here, all exhibiting what they do from the West Midlands region.
00:22Lots of Shropshire companies, lots of Telford companies.
00:26Erm, and we've got over 200 delegates who've come to network.
00:31We've got some guest speakers, so they've come to have a listen, gain some knowledge, what's going on within the region.
00:38And yeah, do some business. It's the first ever one, we're very proud of what we've done.
00:42So yeah, great for the region that we're hosting.
00:44Are you hoping it might become an annual event?
00:46It's definitely going to become an annual event.
00:48Yeah.
00:49Erm, we're going to have a debrief tomorrow, see how we feel it's gone.
00:52Yeah.
00:53But we're already very happy with the outcome of the day, yeah.
00:55So the idea is bringing these amazing engineering businesses together that we've got in the Midlands.
01:00And erm, so they can learn about other businesses, you know, in the same towns as them, in the district.
01:06And also for the students here to kind of just learn a bit more about the real world in business, yeah?
01:11Yeah, the students here have all got jobs, they're all apprentices.
01:14So they know already quite a lot about engineering and manufacturing.
01:17Yeah.
01:18But no harm in talking to other companies, knowing what they do, gaining experience and knowledge from the region and from the sector.
01:25And how is the Midlands on a whole compared to other kind of places around the country in terms of engineering?
01:30Are we still healthy and vibrant?
01:32Yeah, we're the best.
01:33Yeah, well said.
01:34So, middle of the country.
01:36Yeah.
01:37The home of engineering, manufacturing, thriving.
01:40Yeah.
01:41Erm, you know, after Covid, we've obviously seen a little bit of a drop.
01:45But the companies are resilient and they're all working together to make sure there's lots of business being done.
01:51Hence why we're here today as well.