Industry Online Meet-Up with Armstrong Group, Heinrich Georg & Advanced Alloy Services

Join our Industry Meet-up!

Join us for a captivating virtual event where industry experts, thought leaders, and professionals gather to share knowledge, insights, and best practices. Our mission is to foster collaboration, inspire innovation, and drive growth within the manufacturing community.

Our industry Meet-up event series features engaging talks from renowned speakers, focusing on key themes that shape the future of manufacturing. This online event covers a wide range of headline topics, including: Future Factories, Sustainable Manufacturing, Growth Strategies, and People & Skills.

Join us for this powerful and inspiring 75-minute event that will ignite your passion and creativity!

July's lineup of speakers and Roundtable Session subtopics includes:

• Richard Lindoe, Managing Director at Armstrong Group
  Turning Culture into Competitive Advantage (People & Skills)                                             

What happens when a business invests in culture with the same commitment it gives to equipment, innovation, or operations?

In this insightful session, Richard Lindoe, Managing Director at Armstrong Group, shares how a renewed focus on people has helped revitalise the company’s operation—boosting engagement, raising standards, and aligning the team behind a shared purpose.

Taking a hands-on, values-led approach, Richard set out to create a culture where employees feel seen, involved, and proud of the work they do. The result? Greater momentum, smoother operations, and a more resilient, purpose-driven workforce that’s delivering stronger outcomes for customers and the business alike.

Whether you’re leading through change or looking to re-energise your team, this session offers practical takeaways on building trust, leading with intent, and turning culture into a lasting competitive edge.

• Andrew Cheadle – Projects Manager, Heinrich Georg UK
  The £180bn Factory Problem and How to Fix it (Future Factories)

Unplanned downtime costs UK manufacturers an estimated £180 billion a year - but what if your machines could detect faults before they failed?

In this essential talk, Andrew Cheadle from Heinrich Georg UK explores how predictive maintenance is reshaping factory performance. Through smart self-monitoring equipment, real-time diagnostics, and remote interventions, manufacturers are not only preventing breakdowns - they’re transforming productivity.

Andrew will share insights into how Heinrich Georg’s technology identifies performance anomalies before they become critical, enabling remote fixes that cut downtime and avoid costly site visits. You'll learn how to move from reactive repairs to strategic, data-driven maintenance - even with legacy machines in your factory.

Whether you're starting your smart factory journey or ready to scale your predictive strategy, this talk will provide the practical roadmap to future-proof your operations.

• Stephen Hall – Managing Director, Advanced Alloy Services 
  Turning Waste into Worth: Critical Metals Recovery (Sustainable Manufacturing)

As global demand for critical metals continues to climb, manufacturers face a dual challenge: fragile international supply chains and the environmental toll of traditional mining. In this thought-provoking talk, Stephen Hall explores how Advanced Alloy Services is tackling these challenges through innovation in metals recovery.
From developing cutting-edge techniques to recycle superalloy scrap, to partnering with Coventry University on bioleaching research, AAS is helping to reduce the UK’s reliance on imported materials and lower the carbon impact of supply chains. Stephen will also share insights into how the company is measuring the environmental benefits of secondary recovery—and why this matters in an era of growing ESG scrutiny.
Packed with practical examples and strategic advice, this session will inspire manufacturers to rethink waste, ask tougher questions about material sourcing, and see scrap not as a by-product, but as a potential source of competitive advantage.

• UK Industrial Strategy - Your Voice, Your Verdict (Growth Strategies)

With the government set to publish its Industrial Strategy in June 2025, this timely session invites you - our manufacturing leaders - to share your unfiltered views.
Is this the bold, long-term plan UK industry needs… or more warm words with little impact?
Built around the Invest 2035 framework, the strategy promises targeted support for high-growth sectors like advanced manufacturing, clean energy and life sciences, alongside place-based investment and a new Industrial Strategy Council. But the big question remains: will it deliver for British manufacturers?
This session is about more than discussion. Your feedback - what’s good, what’s missing, what needs fixing - will directly inform our ongoing conversations with policymakers and stakeholders. With our annual visit to the House of Lords on the horizon, now’s the moment to shape the message we take to Westminster.

Agenda: 

9:00am - Member attendees join 
9:02am - Official welcome and event start 
9:02am-9:10am - Community updates and announcements 
9:10am-9:38am - Best practice talks from Made Community speakers 1, 2 & 3 on subtopics such as people & skills, growth strategies, smart factories, or sustainability themes ( each talk is 5-7 mins )
9:40am - Member Virtual Roundtable Sessions on the member selected subtopic (members to choose their session via Made Platform events page )
10:10am - Return to the main room for final remarks and goodbyes