Case Study L.G Davis

New horizons after increasing productivity

A specialist in printing, stationery and printed merchandise in Birmingham has improved its productivity and is exploring new markets after installing new machinery following a grant from Made Smarter West Midlands.

Through Made Smarter, the company has installed a state-of-the-art machine to increase capacity and create new opportunities for the business to grow.

Find out how, with the help of Made Smarter, the newly installed device is enabling LG Davis to gain a competitive advantage through reduction in lead times and price.

Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire

Regional Statistics

Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire has seen 58 businesses register with Made Smarter West Midlands, with a boost in popularity during Phase 2 of the programme, when 35 companies signed up.

This equated to more than £9.7m in GVA, with over £162,000 in grant funding awarded to 11 firms in the two years since Made Smarter’s launch.

It is hoped this trend continues in the region with even more companies registering during Phase 3.

Rebecca Parker, Head of Business Growth Hub at Stokeon-Trent and Staffordshire LEP, said: “The programme has been getting more and more popular as time has gone on, with businesses of all kinds in the area registering for support.

“Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire is full of SMEs that can really benefit from this help, so we’d encourage as many as possible to sign up if they haven’t done so already.”

“Within the Stoke and Staffordshire region the increase in SME’s registering with the Made Smarter Programme has been amazing.

I have met some truly outstanding businesses and people, who have all benefited from the programme, and we have worked together to improve each and everyone’s digital pathway”.

Tim Kirby, DTS for Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire.