IPT Industry Visits
IPT Industry Visits are designed to take cross-party groups of parliamentarians out of Westminster and to give them a first-hand insight into innovative UK businesses. IPT Industry Visits involve one-day, hands-on tours of some of the UK's leading industry sites and provide a unique snapshot into the various sectors that make up our economy.
The programme was launched with a mini-series of site visits, high-level discussions and briefings examining the UK manufacturing sector called 'Made in Britain'.
Sessions can be attended individually however, full day site-visits will count towards an IPT Fellowship, which consists of 18 days of placements in industry.
Previous Sessions:
Warwick Manufacturing Group/ Jaguar Land Rover
On 19 May, the IPT launched the Made in Britain programme by taking a cross-party group of 8 MPs to Warwick Manufacturing Group and Jaguar Land Rover. Delegates had the opportunity to experience Jaguar Land Rover’s “virtual cave” and test drive new products as well as discuss the status of automotive manufacturing in the UK.
Read the blog here.
Manufacturing Dinner with Evan Davis, Radio 4
The IPT hosted a dinner with industry representatives from GKN, Jaguar Land Rover
and Rolls-Royce and a cross-party group of MPs to discuss the UK manufacturing
sector and the concept of 'Made in Britain'. Guest speaker for the evening
was Evan Davis, who offered his own thoughts from his book and
television programme, “Made in Britain”.
Rolls-Royce
The IPT took a cross-party group of MP’s to Rolls-Royce’s principal UK facility in Derby on the 20th October 2011. Parliamentarians were given a full tour of the operations assembly line and engine test beds and had the chance to meet graduates at the Learning and Development Centre.
Read the blog here.
Morrisons
On 26 January, the IPT took a group of 12 parliamentarians to Morrisons premier manufacturing facilities in Bradford and Leeds. The visit included a 'Store of the Future' in Leeds, a tour of their HQ in Hilmore House, as well as a tour of the 'Farmers Boy' food manufacturing facility factory in Bradford.
Read the blog here.
Next Session
The next series of IPT Industry Visits include South Hook Gas Company, Thales UK, Bombardier and GKN. For more information please contact Sarah Baldwin