Marine South East’s first AGM looks at hot topics for the year ahead
Fifty people attended Marine South East’s first Annual General Meeting last month in Chichester. The event was also an opportunity for guests to hear about some of the projects on the go and take part in an open forum to discuss how MSE can further meet company needs in the region.
The main projects that gained a positive response at the meeting included the development of a CNC machine for boat builders. This has already gained positive feedback from stakeholder companies and there was further interest in the project as a result of the AGM.
There were also discussions about the vast number of different funding and grant opportunities available and how many companies struggle to find out about them.
Jonathan Williams, MSE Chief Executive also reported on the success of the last open forum held in September to discuss the future of the waterfront along the South East coast.
Since that meeting Marine South East has made a great deal of progress and had input into the development of the South East Plan as well as taking part in the consultation. Marine South East has also been working much more closely with SEEDA on the development of specific sites to ensure the unique needs of our industry are represented.
There were also useful presentations on the Marine, Engineering and Manufacturing Skills Partnership and its plan to undertake regional activity; the state of marine-based tourism in the region, the economic importance of the Isle of Wight’s marine activity and work being undertaken to fund research projects for innovation.
Copies of all the presentations are now on the website http://www.marinesoutheast.co.uk/docs/papers and click on Marine South East AGM presentations Jan 07
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