Thursday 12 June (6pm - 8.30pm)
Awards presentation evening for nominees, sponsors, participants and supporters of the 2025 Leeds Manufacturing Festival. Compered by Greg Wright, deputy business editor of the Yorkshire Post, the evening has become established as a highlight in the calendar for the Leeds manufacturing community and recognises the achievements of the sector’s ‘next generation’ talent with awards for apprentice of the year, future manufacturing leader, rising star and manufacturing employer of the year. A special award for 'Manufacturing Ambassador' will also be presented to the person who has done the most to raise the profile of the sector over the last 12 months.
Employers in Leeds open their doors to students from UTC Leeds and Leeds City College school of engineering to showcase the opportunities careers in the city's manufacturing and engineering sector present. Students will have the chance to walk the factory floor, meet employees and discover what it's like to work in modern manufacturing.
Thursday 25 September
Company visits and insight days for students from UTC Leeds and Leeds City College school of engineering.
Manufacturers throughout the UK will be opening their doors to schools, colleges and local communities on National Manufacturing Day for a behind-the-scenes look at how manufacturers' facilities work, as part of this UK-wide 'open house' celebration of the sector.
Local communities will have the chance to see the potential careers and jobs on offer within the wonderfully diverse manufacturing sector, as employers engage with all age groups - from school leavers, graduates, people looking to reskill and the local residents.
For Make UK and manufacturers, this is an opportunity to showcase the diversity of a truly fascinating sector, the range of highly skilled jobs on offer and the amazing opportunities for reskilling and career development within manufacturing in the UK.
