Manufacturing Support Service

Recognising that businesses don’t stand still in an ever-competitive environment, MTC (Manufacturing Technology Centre) offers a range of services to accelerate business performance.

MTC’s programmes aim to help businesses be more productive, innovative and reduce costs. They can help address a number of practical, technical and strategic engineering challenges including:

  • Productivity
  • Supply chain robustness
  • Digitalisation
  • Technology roadmapping
  • Technology adoption
  • New product and process development
  • Automation and robotics
  • Sustainability.


Free consultative line walk

Manufacturers nationwide can take up the opportunity to have a free consultative line walk at their facility to discuss current challenges and identify potential solutions. Undertaken by an MTC senior engineer, the review takes 3-5 hours where they will meet with the senior team, conduct a shop floor process review and provide recommendations. The line walk is subject to a prior virtual assessment with an MTC expert. You can watch our client Label Apeel, discussing their experience of an MTC line walk.

Over 740 Lloyds manufacturing clients have taken up this opportunity to date. Clients working with MTC generated an estimated £8.8m in additional benefits from increased revenue and increased costs.


Further collaboration

Depending on the project requirements there may be different funding options for future collaboration with MTC. If you are an SME with less than 250 employees, MTC can help provide access to up to 50% of your investment via MTC’s reach grant scheme.


“When you’re working with MTC, what you have is a collaboration, you have a true partnership.”

Stuart Kellock
Owner, Label Apeel

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Innovation and training

We’re working with MTC to develop the skills, research and technological innovations the sector needs.

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Sustainability Line Walk

You can work with MTC to identify sustainability improvements in your business.

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Championing apprentices

Ready for some fresh talent? Support is available from MTC to recruit an apprentice and help you understand funding options.

Find out about apprentice support