Yorkshire Chemical Focus

1
Yorkshire Chemical Focus

• Adding value to Yorkshires chemistry using
  industry

2
Yorkshires chemical industry

• 2.2 billion direct sales
• GVA 570 million
• Employs 11,000 skilled people
• Exports 55 of products
• 230 companies
• 80 employ lt 50 people
• 55 employ lt 10 people

3
What does YCF do for you?

• We add value to our member companies through
• Brokering of cost effective services
• Accessing public sector programmes and funding
• Providing a voice for the industry on major
  issues
• Hosting regular networking events
• Encouraging and facilitating shared best practice
  and knowledge between members
• Collation of information and opportunities for
  our membersto use in their own business
  improvement programmes

4
Quotes from our members
5
Priority Issues from Industry

• Regulation
• Sharing functions
• Industry image
• Skills and training
• Access to pilot and scale up facilities
• Brownfield site development
• University links
• New ways of working
• Innovation

6
Building the Network

• Seminar programme
• Range of topics suggested by our members
• Co-hosting other programmes/seminars
• Our member companies
• CIA, RSC, SCI
• HSE Competent Authority REACH National Seminar
• www.ycf.org.uk
• www.ycf.org.uk/blog
• Members discussion forum
• ReAction

7
Building the Network

• Host industry network groups
• West Yorkshire Responsible Care Cell
• ChemSkills Network Group
• Personal Care Programme
• REACH Network Group

8
(No Transcript)
9
Sharing Functions

• YCF Buying Group
• 25 member discount on REACHReady gold service
• Access to Leeds Chamber of Commerce benefits for
  YCF members
• Chemical Watch Research Publishing
• 33 discount on Chemicals Management After
  REACH A Business Guide

10
Industry Image - Stakeholders

• Locally
• Yorkshire Forward
• Regional strategies, Key clusters, Skills,
  Innovation
• West Yorkshire sub-region
• Local authorities, West Yorkshire Colleges,
  Business Links Chambers of Commerce
• Learning Skills Council
• Nationally
• BERR
• Northern Liaison Group
• Cogent
• Promoting the industry in the local press

11
Industry Image The Future

• YCF hosts Children Challenging Industry primary
  science adviser Michele Smale
• YCF partnering with Setpoint to get a share of
  1.2m STEM funding
• Working with RSC Chemistry the Next Generation
  to access share of 3.6m HEFCE funding

12
Skills Training

• ChemSkills network
• National Skills Academy for Process Industries
• Cogent
• CATCH
• Train2Gain
• REACH
• West Yorkshire Lifelong Learning Network

13
Innovation

• Technology innovation
• Formulation business network
• Establish a YF funded innovation hub in
  Intelligent Product Design
• National centre aligned with Chemistry Innovation
  KTN
• Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowships
• Supply Chain Innovation
• Chemical Management Services programme piloted
  with Ciba Thames Water
• Full programme underway with YF funding