It is easy to join NEPIC!

Membership is restricted to companies and not personal membership. If your company is part of the Pharmaceutical, Chemical, Speciality or Biotech sector and based in the North East of England, or involved in the supply chain to these companies, you can become a member.

NEPIC is a company limited by guarantee and is a not for profit organisation. Membership fees are decided by the member companies and are based on a company’s number of UK employees.

With over 350 members NEPIC truly is an influential voice for the industry to Regional, UK & EU Government.

Membership Benefits:

Networking opportunities through our regular business & social meetings
Publicising your business and the regions capabilities on a global level through the NEPIC website, NEPIC Directory, our Focal Point newsletter and a number of bespoke marketing brochures
Increased profitability through Energy & Resource Efficiency & Productivity Programmes
International Trade, New Business Opportunities & Supply Chain Connections
Support for your Regional Investments with Technical & Funding advice
Impacting on Skills, Education & Stakeholders
Access to World Class Technology
Opportunity to join the NEPIC Buying Group - 16 members have saved a total of £456,000 in the first year of membership

Marketing your company’s capabilities:

As a new member we will carry a half page editorial feature on your company in the next edition of our Focal Point magazine. Focal Point is mailed to over 1,500 industry contacts and is distributed at various trade shows, exhibitions etc that NEPIC attend or hold. Therefore this will provide a great opportunity to introduce your company to the NEPIC membership and wider process industry.
You will also be entitled to a ¼ page entry into the NEPIC Directory, and have further advertising options to be able to further demonstrate your company capabilities - NEPIC Directory 2008
Entry on the NEPIC website linked directly to your own website & a company profile in the searchable area of the NEPIC website (FAQ Section) - http://www.nepic.co.uk/FAQ.html
Discounted rates into NEPIC events (usual rate for non members £100 and for members £25)

These are just some of the methods NEPIC uses to promote the region and your own company’s capabilities, at the recent Informex show we were able to use the directory to link NEPIC members to enquiries we have from attendees, some of which resulted in confidentiality agreements being signed at the show.

NEPIC Strategic Thrust Groups:

Manufacturing & Productivity
The aim of this team is to support members improving productivity to the tune of £400m pa over the next 5 years & has worked to ensure members access available funding from NEPA & PICME.

Innovation
A joint activity with CPI (Centre for Process Innovation), this team has worked up to publish an influential strategy document - NE Innovation Strategy

International Trade
This team focuses on the development of international trade opportunities for NEPIC members; this can include arranging or supporting both inward and outward missions, and collaborating on the attendance on international exhibitions.

GDP Growth Team
This team is charged with identifying how the Process Industry can help the region overcome a serious economic performance gap (£9billion short of GDP compared to the average UK region), the strategy developed by this team has now been accepted as the strategy of the cluster - GDP Strategy

Marketing & Communications
This team is responsible for determining the marketing approach and developing the promotional campaigns and materials for the North East Process Industry

Skills
The NEPIC Skills Team aims to define the number, type and level of resources to support the growth plans within the North East Process Industry.

The remit of the Skills Group is to:

Ensure that skills gaps and shortages within industry are prioritised and addressed through appropriate project identification and implementation
Improve productivity in the industry through better coordination, utilisation and development of regional training provision
Support the establishment of a National Skills Academy for the Process Industry (NSAPI), which will be a centre of excellence for training and skills development
Promote modern apprenticeship schemes and other vocational route of entry to the industry
Attend career fairs to promote graduate entry
Recruit new entrants via Job Centre Plus, the Armed Forces and from overseas

Membership Form (pdf) or for further information, see Members Pack (pdf) or contact:

Paul Butler, NEPIC Customer Services Manager
Email: paul.butler@nepic.co.uk
Tel: 07802 255 118