East of England regional activity

East of England regional activity

23/02/2023 Shoestring’s regional scoping pilot in the East of England launched in January in response to demand from local manufacturing companies. Keen to see how companies could help drive a regional roll out of Shoestring, the Institute for Manufacturing is working...
Scotland’s regional scoping pilot completes

Scotland’s regional scoping pilot completes

23/02/2023 Shoestring has completed its first regional scoping pilot, paving the way for the next phase of the programme in Scotland which looks at how to expand the initiative to reach more manufacturers. Supported by Scottish Enterprise, and its partners, Shoestring...
Shoestring’s first Sustainability Requirements workshop

Shoestring’s first Sustainability Requirements workshop

22/02/2023 Shoestring held its first Sustainability Requirements workshop this month to find out how the Shoestring approach could best help companies improve their sustainability performance. The 24 participants, coming from 12 companies, who attended the workshop at...
FE College students and apprentices create solutions

FE College students and apprentices create solutions

22/11/2022 Over the summer Shoestring ran two hackathons with HND students at Dumfries and Galloway FE College and Make UK apprentices, who showed how quickly the future workforce can learn how to create a digital solution to solve an industry challenge.   Five...