London, 2012-Apr-18
Beating competition from hundreds of UK companies, Siemens plc will feature in the Government’s ‘Make it in Great Britain’ exhibition at the Science Museum during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
There Siemens will be showcasing the latest manufacturing products and educating visitors about the value of manufacturing to UK business.
The exhibition is the culmination of the Make it in Great Britain campaign - an initiative launched last year by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which aims to challenge outdated opinions and transform the image of modern manufacturing.
Member of the exhibition judging panel, Juergen Maier, Managing Director, Siemens Industry Sector UK, said: “We’re delighted that Siemens has been selected to be part of the ‘Make it in Great Britain’ exhibition. It’s a real honour to be part of such a prestigious event at the iconic Science Museum. Alongside the other exhibitors, we’re committed to showing the world that manufacturing is a dynamic sector offering great career and investment opportunities.”
The opportunity to showcase in the exhibition was open to manufacturing companies nationwide, with organisers keen to raise awareness about the dynamic, advanced and innovative industry that exists in the UK today.
Business Minister Mark Prisk said: “Manufacturing accounts for 8 per cent of total UK employment and well over half of export goods, yet current perceptions of the industry are out of date and do not reflect that reality. We have selected a really exciting mix of exhibits, and I hope that as many people as possible visit the exhibition and see all of the great examples of British design and manufacturing – it will be spectacular.”
Ian Blatchford, Director of the Science Museum commented: “We’re incredibly excited to be hosting the Make it in Great Britain exhibition this summer. The Science Museum and its world leading collections demonstrate some of the greatest engineering achievements of the last 200 years. We hope that as many people as possible visit the exhibition, and see at first-hand how innovation in British manufacturing is still thriving today.”
The exhibition will be open from 24 July to 9 September, and is free to visit. For more information please visit www.bis.gov.uk/makeitingreatbritain.
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Notes to editors
- 1. About Make it in Great Britain
Make it in Great Britain is a campaign that will challenge outdated perceptions and transform the image of modern manufacturing.
- 2. The Business Secretary and Mark Prisk launched the Make it in Great Britain campaign at a stakeholder event in Central London attended by 150 of Britain’s manufacturers and trade associations in November 2011.
- 3. The Make it in Great Britain exhibition will be open to the public from Tuesday 24th July to Sunday 9th September, and is taking place at the Science Museum, Exhibition Rd
South Kensington, SW7 2DD.
- 4. For more information about the Make it in Great Britain campaign, go to
http://bis.gov.uk/makeitingreatbritain.
- 5. The full list of exhibitors is:
Airbus
A.J Wells & Sons
Amber Composites
Andor Technology Ltd
Axon Automotive Ltd
BAE Systems
Bombardier
Ceravision
Coca-Cola
e2v Technologies
Elfab
Evac Chair
FT Technologies
GKN
Goodrich Actuation Systems
Gripple
Intelligent Energy
Jaguar Land Rover
Johnson Matthey
Mars
McLaren
Messier-Dowty-Ltd
Mettler Toledo
Naim Audio
Oclaro
Optos
POD Point
Raytheon UK (Air Traffic)
Rolls-Royce
Siemens
Stromatolite
Sunseeker
The Greenroof Tile Company
The Royal Mint
Topper International
Ultra Global
Westwind Air Bearings
Xaar
Yamazaki
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