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Paul Blomfield MP meets apprentices at DavyMarkham

As part of National Apprenticeship Week Paul Blomfield MP visited DavyMarkham, the Sheffield-based heavy engineering company who design, manufacture and machine heavy engineering components. Mr Blomfield was given a tour of the factory, including the apprentice training school where he met some of the apprentices and their supervisor. 75% of Davy Markham's shopfloor employees are apprentice-trained.

Speaking after the visit Paul Blomfield MP said "DavyMarkham have invested in the future of their company by investing in their apprentices. The top-quality training that the apprentices receive gives them the skills to have an extremely bright future."

"DavyMarkham is a global ambassador for Sheffield and they proudly display the 'Made in Sheffield' mark of origin. It's been fantastic to visit the company and see their work."

DavyMarkham will also be opening their doors to a number of selected schools during the Global Manufacturing Festival: Sheffield which takes place between 14th March 2011 and 24th March 2011. The festival will reaffirm the UK, and Sheffield, as a global leader in advanced engineering and manufacturing innovation.

Kevin Parkin, Managing Director said "This will provide a good opportunity for schools to show their pupils what manufacturing is all about. We will highlight some of the many international projects the company has worked on before taking them on a tour of the factory and the apprentice training school so they can see first hand what an apprenticeship really means."

For further information please contact:

For DavyMarkham: please contact Jackie Cook on 0114 291 4346 or email jackie.cook@davymarkham.com

For Global Manufacturing Festival: Sheffield please contact Hannah Brailey at Creativesheffield on 0114 223 2345 or email Hannah.brailey@creativesheffield.co.uk.

www.globalmanufacturingfestival.com.

Issued: February 2011