Klosinski Economic Development is one of the top ‘go to’ organizations for information about emerging new supply chain opportunities.  Being local based in Furness enables us to give you a great insight into emerging  projects, the Furness economy, its companies and new investment.

We  are out and about engaging with businesses every day helping them to get things done, enter new supplier relationships, access skills and  developing ways to boost their and the Furness area’s prosperity.

Briefing company owners face to face means working alongside companies like – Kingfisher Seafoods on-site meeting about new supplier potential for its offshore windfarm and seafood operations.

We concentrate on realizing supplier potential in energy, manufacturing, engineering, defence and more. We  help you to explore international collaboration and emerging programmer like the Aukus Nuclear-Powered Submarine Pathway and then identify how to position your capabilities to enter supply chains of larger companies, Councils and public sector organizations.

Our Research shows what companies want. When surveyed they tell is it is:

• information on forthcoming contract pipelines;
• to discover who to contact in often large companies delivering new projects;
• information on how to get updates and pre-qualify.
• options for expansion space or sites
• access to skills including knowing about the pipeline of young skills coming through schools and colleges( which we deliver in partnership with Furness education and Skills partnership

DId you know that Furness and SW Cumbria has

153 manufacturing firms

72 exporters

600 leading businesses

Our supply chain response is tailored to your individual business needs, it offers:

• Bespoke briefings and ongoing one-to-one support
• Major Projects Guides that can help to ‘open doors’ to new business. We focus on assembling and analysis of supply chain information so that you can be better placed to engage tier 1, 2 and other suppliers, quickly get to know which established local companies you might want to use if you are setting up in south Cumbria.
• sector work identifying who is active and how to qualify to bid for contracts – we have an energy brief for offshore wind oil and gas and submarine supply chain potential.
• We also map emerging work in NHS and council capital programmes
• We help introduce local firms to main and chosen subcontractors

Solutions for small and medium sized firms wanting to supply direct to  large companies may sometimes be to steer away from the big tier 1 suppliers to tier 2 or tier 3 suppliers.

.Offering overview of multinational procurement processes can help to- here’s an example in Kimberly-Clark

Our expertise may enable you to:

• promote your local supply chain capacity and capability to a larger business regionally and nationally or find collaborative partners;
• identify scope to offer work packages to large firms or build networks and  engage sub-regional suppliers;
• demonstrate the social impact of your supply chain activity to industry buyers and leaders. This is becoming an even more important consideration  when bidding for public contracts
• benefit from bespoke, targeted supply chain awareness briefings, such as the type shown below.

                                                                     A BMT Defence briefing for Furness companies

We can offer detailed reports to help you to understand the nature of companies operating in our economy, these may include:

• a guide to the leading 600 suppliers in Furness;
• E-briefs: on offshore wind market opportunities;
• All-energy sector supplier insights;
• Defence supplier insights;
• Electronics and electrical power transmission sector insights;
• Manufacturing companies and exporters based in SW Cumbria and Cumbria;
• Sites and premises for key suppliers with expansion projects;
• Accommodation Hub services for incoming contractors and skilled personnel to find places to live;
• Regional energy events;
• Supply chain surveys and help to draft features for use in business journals.

Detailed mapping and analysis of supply chains has included mapping their extent to identify gaps in provision, scope for import substitution and raising awareness of their overall importance. It has also included assisting tier 1 companies to identify local companies which may become candidates for inclusion in development of new category management schemes and organizing events so that new suppliers can be identified. Some large firms run annual supplier days. We are able to assist these by providing local information on a range of business support measures on offer to the supply chain firms which may be involved

We have worked with unite GMB and Bae Systems in Mapping the submarine supply chain as part of a Coastal Communities Funded programme

We  also offer:

• Mapping of supply chain strengths and gaps in specific geographic areas;
• Regional and local area based promotion of local suppliers’ capabilities;
• Pre-qualification to tender information or guide you in identifying key people to contact in large companies,
• guidance on how to do business with companies,emphasise your key supplier differentiators and ways to look at keeping work once you win it.

Some actions can be as simple as bringing together information about pre-qualification requirements in an easily retrievable way. Others may assemble it to  enable you to demonstrate that your company policies and processes can mirror and complement your customer’s supply chain aims.

There are many great local suppliers based in the Furness area

We can work with large companies and government agencies to jointly deliver regional supplier events well in advance of major projects starting to enable them to assess how best to source from local suppliers. Examples include:

• delivered supplier days with BAE SYSTEMS, Orsted, Oil and Gas Authority,Northern Offshore Federation and Sellafield Ltd.
• Submarine Delivery Authority: Briefings to help its staff understand the economic and social strengths of the Furness area;
• BAE SYSTEMS trade unions: quantifying the extent of the UK submarine industrial base suppliers supporting it.

                                                                                                                                    Our agenda – Offshore energy transition supply chain potential presentation at the NW England Oil and Gas sector conference, Liverpool, October 2019.

We assist companies to move into Furness to become closer to supply chain clients. Allan Webb Ltd being an example of a technical publications business, examine its capability at https://www.allanwebb.co.uk/

We are involved in assisting the Global Underwater Hub. Underwater technology

There is sustained high levels of business tourism and demand for rented apartments, flats, housing, guest houses, hotel and HMO accommodation in Furness from contractors, people relocating into the area.  To address this opportunity we have  undertaken a strategic housing demand and supply assessment for a multinational company, developed a detailed directory useable by families seeking new housing choices and provide insights into changing demand and supply of homes

This website’s  ‘delivering economic growth‘ web-page also shows how we can design and deliver multi-year supply chain strengthening programmes.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

Our fees are very cost effective. They can be negotiated on a per day, individual project, or a retained fee basis over an agreed period.
                                                                                                                                                                              GET IN TOUCH,CALL: 07836254721 or email stuart@klosinski.co.uk to discuss how we can help you develop a supply chain presence, analyze the pipelines of upcoming projects, discover how to engage with and build relationships with tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers or find local firms which could be added to your supply chain.