ADVANCED MANFACTURING

For members who are keen to improve competitiveness a great place to start is the LEAN programme. Lean thinking can help your organization to address competitiveness issues within your business by building the capability of your people to identify problems, improve operations and create a more innovative organisation. In essence it's about producing more with the same resources which directly impacts profitability and enables you to take on more orders.

Members embarking on the LEAN journey can have costs associated with the Lean training and implementation funded up to 80%.

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A common challenge among our members is aquiring new talent and skills into their company.

To combat this IWIN are bringing short and long term solutions to help members recruite the best talent in their catchment and improve the skills of their existing workforce. Through our strong connections with Skillsnet, Solas, Higher Education and the Education Training Boards we are able to help match make talent with the available positions in the industry.

Further we can introduce expertise to help members improve how they attract talent and recruit from their local community.

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We can help members onboard apprecenticeship programmes for which there are active grants available. 

We assist with finding placements for graduates and internships through the technical universities.

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To meet the current demand for staff training requirements IWIN will assist members in availing of industry relevant training. There are purpose built training facilities dotted throughout Ireland where companies can send their staff to upskill in areas such as finishing, machine operation and joinery.

We are also setting up a shared training collaboration among members where staff can be sent for specialist training in other factories.

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As the Circular Economy is set to play a central role in the direction of the wood and interiors industry we help members understand the implications of Circularity and prepare for the impact it will have. 

With Waste Elimination being the cornerstone of Circularity we introduce members to experts in this field. Waste elimination can be both environmentally friendly and boost profitability.

There are active grants available for companies who plan to engage in Green activity.

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Through our network, experience and international connections IWIN can assist members seak out new sources of material and also alternative products which serve the same purpose. 

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The demands of modern business require companies take a digital approach to management. From order processing, to factory throughput to accounting, Digitalisation will help speed up these processes whilst eliminating man hours and human error. IWIN can assist members with Digitalisation and access available funds for this activity.

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