THE BRITISH AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING TRANSATLANTIC TRADE AND INVESTMENT BETWEEN THE US AND THE UK
CONTACT: Helen Melville T: 0845 603 6650
Helen Melville, BABC manager; Harry Reilly, BABC president and Birmingham Airport’s Mandy Haque
PARTNERS BABC PATRONS
Navigate the US market with special seminar
Regional companies either seeking to grab a foothold in one of America’s leading manufacturing States or looking to establish a joint venture should target a US-focused seminar on 20 April. The event is being held at DLA Piper,
Airport is flying high as latest BABC patron
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irmingham Airport has become the latest patron of BABC Midlands – in a move which puts the spotlight on the airport’s
growing North American market. Mandy Haque, a BABC Birmingham board member and airline/travel trade relationships manager at the airport, said: “Becoming a patron of such a beneficial division of the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce highlights our focus on the North American market and our willingness to support the BABC with their objectives.” She added: “Last year we introduced daily
services to New York JFK with American Airlines and to a range of US cities via Reykjavik with Icelandair. This is in addition to the already established direct daily United Airlines flights
and access via a number of European hubs including Dublin, Paris and Amsterdam, meaning the US is more accessible than ever before from the Midlands. “As patrons of the BABC we look forward to
increasing transatlantic trade relations going forward and hope to raise the profile of Birmingham Airport with businesses located within our catchment area and in the US.” Birmingham Airport, which is accessible to 20
million people living within a 90-minute catchment area, serves ten million people a year travelling with 60 airlines to 160 direct destinations. Latest data has confirmed that February passenger figures showed a strong 15 per cent year-on-year growth, giving the airport 12 months of consecutive record-breaking results.
Top honours for supplier BY FRED BROMWICH
A key supplier to the global automotive sector, which exports more than half of its production overseas, has strengthened its quality process by adding a prestigious
accreditation to its list of top honours. West Bromwich-based Berck Limited, which
manufactures quality metal pressings and metal/plastic sub-assemblies, already boast an enviable client base including UK automotive giant Jaguar Land Rover. Now it is aiming for even more business following the automotive TS1649 accreditation – the aim of which is to develop quality systems that provide continual improvement, emphasise defect prevention and reduce variation and waste in the supply chain. Innovative design expertise, coupled with a
lifetime of hands-on experience and a willingness to deliver innovative solutions, has meant that Berck’s precision components are in nearly every car manufacturing operation in the UK – with products also being exported to most European countries, China, Mexico, Indian, Brazil, Egypt, Dominican Republic and the US. There has also been rapid growth within the aerospace, IT, communications and medical sectors. Darren Yates, managing director, said:
“Seventy per cent of our business is in the global automotive sector and it made sense for us to strengthen our quality process.” He added: “Gaining accreditation took 18
months – and was awarded three years after we had achieved the aerospace equivalent. So we were already well placed to complete the automotive benchmark for quality.”
Victoria Square House, Birmingham, and is free to members of BABC, which is committed to promoting transatlantic trade and investment. The cost to non-members is £10 + VAT. Helen Melville, manager of BABC Midlands, said: “The seminar is a major opportunity for Midland-based companies to meet face-to-face with American business leaders from the Mid-West and to find out all about issues such as tax, immigration and regulation. It will be of particular interest to UK companies looking either to enter the US market, or to find US technology and business development partners who are looking to enter the UK and European markets.”
‘A major opportunity for Midland-based companies to meet face-to-face with American business leaders from the Mid-West’
A special invitation to participate in the seminar has been accepted by a delegation from the State of Ohio – the third largest manufacturing centre in the US and home to 500 UK companies – and the City of Mentor, where a significant number of biomedical firms and international corporate headquarters are located. Based in Mentor is the healthcare & pharmaceutical giant Steris Corporation, which last year merged with Synergy Health, the UK global supplier of specialist outsourced services to the healthcare and related markets. Synergy Health was advised on the
transaction by a team of lawyers from DLA Piper, which is to sponsor and host the seminar, Delegates will be welcomed by Kenneth
Filipiak, managing director of the City of Mentor while speakers will include David Silk, Chairman Emeritus of the British American Chamber of Commerce, Ohio; Kimberly Holizna, manager, international trade programs, City of Mentor; Raymond Kirchner, Mayor Emeritus, City of Mentor; international trade law attorney Adrienne Braumiller and Ian Brander, from accountants Dyke Yaxley.
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