The Manufacturing Leaders’ Club is hosted by Findlay publications in partnership with Cranfield University School of management and the manufacturers’ organisation EEF.

Works Management magazine's roots go all the way back to 1947. Its respected editorial strength is derived from in depth coverage of all types of factory technology and services, with a particular emphasis on productivity and people. To ensure topicality and relevance, the magazine's experienced editorial team regularly gets inside manufacturing plants to better inform its expert reviews of people and process initiatives. WM's 19,000 circulation is carefully targeted to reach the factory management team in every manufacturing site employing more than 100 people as well as those at selected smaller factories. Its penetration and outstanding editorial quality maintain WM's position as the firm favourite of those who manage and serve all sectors of the manufacturing industry.

Cranfield is proud to have been at the forefront of executive education for over forty years, and the School's open programme portfolio is consistently one of the highest ranked worldwide. Challenge and relevance are key principles of the design of every Cranfield programme, all of which incorporate the School's strong research and consultancy links with the business world. Cranfield provides programmes for those who drive performance improvement in both manufacturing and service organisations. These programmes provide frameworks for analysis of issues, insights into current best practice, and the opportunity in clinic sessions to discuss the issues brought by individual participants.

The manufacturers’ organisation EEF is a trusted partner to businesses across Britain. It works on behalf of over 6000 companies, in manufacturing, engineering, technology and beyond, helping members tackle a whole range of employment challenges. EEF’s services include HR & Legal; Health & Safety; Environmental Services; Training & Development; Policy & Representation; and Information & Research, delivered at a local as well as national level. Through offices in London and Brussels, EEF stays close to government, influencing the way policy is made and alerting members to any changes in legislation that might affect them.

In Manufacturing, Autodesk helps customers experience their ideas before they’re real by providing state-of-the-art, interoperable, 2D and 3D model-based design technologies that are redefining the product development process. With Digital Prototyping, manufacturers can optimize and validate their ideas before actually creating a product, helping to remove time and costs from the product development process, and get the “right” product to market faster. Autodesk is a world leader in digital design innovation technologies. Our products, services, and solutions help customers design better by enabling them to create digital models and workflows, which allow them to experience their ideas before they are real.

At O2, we recognise the importance of developing products, applications and services that meet your industry’s needs. To do this, we take the time to understand the key drivers in the manufacturing industry. We also work closely with industry experts and have a wide network of developer companies enabling us to supply ‘low touch, good value’ solutions that offer return on investment and easily integrate with your existing suite of mobile services. O2 is a leading provider of mobile services to businesses and consumers in the UK, and a mobile network operator in the UK and Ireland, along with integrated fixed/mobile businesses in Germany, the Czech Republic and the Isle of Man. It also owns 50% of the joint venture Tesco Mobile and TchiboMobilfunk in the UK and Germany.

For over a decade, TBM has helped hundreds of companies grow and become more competitive - by eliminating waste, empowering workers and moving closer to markets and customers. As our work has helped clients evolve into leaner, more competitive enterprises, those clients have prompted us to develop new skills and tools to meet their expanding needs. As a result, while remaining firmly grounded in our Toyota-based roots, the TBM of today offers a much broader range of time-based improvement solutions - now on four continents, in seven languages.