PMG’s New Member, TR2 hosts the Network Members’ Meeting, the Harbour Master and Make UK
In late May, one of our newest members TR2 (part of Theatre Royal Plymouth) hosted our first “in-person” Network Members’ meeting of 2022. And what an inspiring way to start our “on-location” Network member meetings!
From their site alongside the Cattewater, TR2 are theatre industry world leaders, designing and manufacturing for a diverse range of projects from mechanical engineering for West End productions to community-experience design projects such as giant flowers for shopping centres!
At this meeting, our non-member guests included Jim Davison (Regional Director, South for Make UK) and Richard Rumblelow (Director of International Trade and Member Relations at Make UK) and Richard Allan, the Harbour Master with the CHC Cattewater Harbour Commissioners.
Before the group sat down for presentations and discussions, Sebastian Soper, Head of Project Development at Theatre Royal Plymouth gave a fascinating tour of TR2’s production workshops and design offices. Lee Brockway, Chair of the PMG Network Members and MD RCR Flooring Ltd commented that it was great to see “the fantastic setting and a wonderful insight to how the magic is made…. !”
Later in the group’s discussions, Richard Allan, the Harbour Master gave a talk on the varied logistics options that the Port of Plymouth provides, explaining that “the commercial port of the Cattewater offers a wealth of opportunities from general cargo, container, project and specialist cargoes. The port has over 1000 piloted moves a year resulting in nearly 2.5 million tonnes of cargo throughput on average. In the last year Plymouth has strengthened its exports to the eastern end and Mexico, whilst also opening itself up to more import cargoes. It’s an exciting time with projects in the pipeline to increase this capacity, to the benefit of users”
Then Jim Davison and Richard Rumblelow from Make UK talked about Plymouth’s position as a manufacturing powerhouse and the benefits that PMG Members receive as being affiliate members of Make UK.
Our host for the afternoon, Sebastian Soper commented afterwards, that “It was a real pleasure to share everything we do here with such a broad section of Plymouth’s thriving business community. I’m really grateful that we joined the PMG. We are already benefiting from the advice from other members and the presentations at the meeting are real food for thought.”
An insightful and highly interesting afternoon had by all!
Find out more about TR2 here: https://theatreroyal.com/design-and-construction/
Find out more about Make UK here: https://www.makeuk.org
