MANUFACTURERS’ organisation, the EEF, is to hold a week-long campaign to promote the sector in the North West

Manufacturing Week will take place from March 1-5 and is part of a long running campaign designed to promote the success of the sector and policies to promote a better balanced economy.

The week is being backed by the Northwest Development Agency (NWDA).

Manufacturing generates just under a fifth of the region’s Gross Value Added (GVA), and is the only sector which has an average GVA per head higher than the national figure.

The week will begin on Monday March 1 and will involve a series of regional and national events around the UK aimed at manufacturers, politicians of all parties including prospective parliamentary candidates and the media.

These will include regional debates and site visits to companies for sitting and prospective candidates, with the week culminating in the launch of EEF’s manufacturing manifesto.

This will suggest refreshed policies to create an internationally competitive business environment for manufacturing and one that sends the right signals to would-be investors .