DDU Newsletter for June 2008: Issue 56

Monthly news and events from Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council's Digital Development Unit...

In this edition:

Chamber event to help your business cut costs and be environmentally friendly

UCLAN event for manufacturing companies competing in the global market

Cherpa Holidays successfully launch their webiste with help from the DDU

Help your business and the environment

East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce and Xerox would like to welcome you to a unique FREE event. Crammed full of information about how to build a document management plan, control costs, get your documents to work for your business and environmental business practices utilising the latest innovations in print technology, this essential seminar will provide you with invaluable information

This seminar will provide direction to:

-Reduce your print costs by 25%
-Develop a Document Strategy
-Start your Sustainability Strategy – being Green can mean being better.
-The latest innovation in print technology – it’s not next generation, it’s now.
Full schedule online

Date: 10th July, 9:00am to 11:00am

Venue: Chamber of Commerce, Red Rose Court, Clayton Business Park, BB5 5JR.

To reserve your place either go to the Chamber Website, email r.edworthy@chamberinternet.co.uk, or call on 01254 356462.

The Future of Manufacturing in the North West

This is a free event

Manufacturers are competing in a global marketplace, where labour costs are often significantly lower and companies are investing heavily in the latest technology. Many North West companies have found that long-standing customer relationships only count for so much, and when the cost differential gets big enough, business moves overseas.

This is an exciting opportunity to hear and meet leading manufacturers and suppliers, to gain an insight into their manufacturing strategies, and where and how that will impact on their supply chains

Date: 2nd July, 9:30 to 12:00 Lunch provided

Venue: Foster Lecture Theatre, University of Central Lancashire, Preston Directions

Programme at a glance:

- Keynote speakers from BAE Systems, Springfields Fuels, Renishaw and Festo
- Presentation on the opportunities offered by advanced technologies as well as the 'key drivers' and current and future issues facing the sector
- Exhibitions of latest manufacturing technologies
- Networking opportunities with speakers and other manufacturing companies

To reserve your place Tel 01772 336 639 or visit the website http://www.paradigmevents.co.uk/

News stories for June 2008

DDU guides Cherpa online

Cherpa Holidays is a start-up business based around the letting of a Gite in rural France. As well as providing a holiday home and investment the Gite will be let out to provide extra income. The client needed to promote their business successfully and a major part of the marketing strategy was a website.

A Sign of quality

Sign Options Ltd provide a full turn key service which includes design, procurement and installation for signage at retail parks, shopping centres and multi site PLCs. In order to grow the company they needed to develop better internal and external procedures to give them more control and introduce an accredited ISO 9001 quality management system. The DDU provided some funding for this work to be carried out and the company achieved accreditation in June 2008.