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Our next finditinsandwell Breakfast club is a "Meet the Engineering Buyer special" taking place on Thursday 16th February, and we've got a corker lined up for you thanks to a visit from engineering, off-site manufacturers and construction services giant -Balfour Beatty Group.
finditinsandwell is giving you the chance to meet with Balfour Beatty Engineering Services's - Director of Engineering,  their Director of Procurement and his team of buyers,  –  the people tasked with sourcing materials and services for millions of pounds’ of contracts every year. .

Whether you supply materials, precision machined components, fabrications, engineering trade supplies or sub-contract services, Balfour Beatty are interested in working with high-quality local businesses such as yours.

Bob Francis, BBESL's director of engineering will give you a valuable insight into the cutting-edge design and lean manufacturing technology used in the company's offsite manufacturing processes. followed by Chris Peach, Director of Procurement who'll tell you all about the bill of materials (BOM), work packages and business opportunities being generated by their offsite operations.

At its Wednesbury plant, where it employs 125 local people, Balfour Beatty designs and makes modular buildings for many different types of commercial and residential buildings (including hospitals, health centres, schools and airports) and components that include steel and stainless steel pipes and fabrications, machined components, flanges, heating, water and electrical systems, boiler rooms, and even bathroom suites.

It's FREE to attend, to register - e-mail nathan_boyce@sandwell.gov.uk NOW or to BOOK a 1-2-1 phone 0121 569 2097 you can read more about February's breakfast club by clicking on this link> http://www.finditinsandwell.co.uk/News/February-Breakfast-Club-Offsite-Manufacturing-Special-1002.aspx
Oh, and did we mention that you'll also get a complimentary cooked breakfast and the chance to network with 200+ other likeminded businesses!
When? Thursday 16 February 2011, 7am to 9:00am (registration starts at 6:45am)

Where? Chamber rooms at Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury.
How much does it cost? It's free but attendees are expected to post and advertise a valid business opportunity on www.finditinsandwell.co.uk
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE - PARKING:-  Please be aware that visitors attending the February breakfast club CANNOT use Sandwell MBC's long stay car park. However, we have made alternative FREE parking arrangements with our neighbours - Homebase on the Oldbury Ring Way, (opposite the council house).
SAT NAV Directions - B69 3DD.

We hope that you can join us on the 16th.
 
Regards
Steve Massey
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Sandwell Council House
Oldbury
West Midlands
B69 3DE
Tel: 07929 353232
e-mail: stephen_massey@sandwell.gov.uk