Partnerships

Our Valued Partnerships

We are proud to work with key organisations to provide easy to access funding schemes that help businesses reduce costs on their business improvement projects with us. We work in partnership with a number of local and national providers to deliver direct and sub contracted programmes bridging the gap to ensure easy access for our clients across multiple sectors. Brook has an established and dedicated team to develop and manage our portfolio of partnerships, with proven expertise to access funding and collaboration bodies.

ENTERPRISING BARNSLEY

Brook Corporate Developments are a dedicated delivery partner on the Enterprising Barnsley Scheme with the joint aim to support Barnsley based businesses growth plans by offering a wide range of services to businesses that are looking to start up, expand, invest and relocate. With a business survival rate that exceeds the national average, the tailored business support offered through EB helps increase skills, attract investment and improve business sustainability.

What they Say

“Brook Corporate Developments were very knowledgeable in Sales Training and made the training very easy to understand and fun. We learnt a lot from them and will implement many of the useful techniques they taught. All examples were relevant and we asked many questions which they were more than willing to answer. Excellent Session”

SHEFFIELD CITY REGION SKILLS BANK

Brook Corporate Developments are a dedicated delivery partner on the Sheffield City Region Skills Bank which provides employers across the Sheffield City Region access to high quality training funding support for skills based training which will enable their business to grow.

Funding support is available for:

SME’s (0-249 employees) – up to 70% contribution to training costs

Larger Employers – up to 50% contribution towards training costs

What they Say

“Brook Corporate Developments have documented our day to day process into an easy to follow, sensible Quality Management System manual and help us understand the key benefits”

Mark Kenyon, Managing Director of Ark Lighting, Barnsley

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MAXIMUS UK – RESTART

MAXIMUS UK delivers The Restart programme provides 12 months of tailored and community-based support for people that are long-term unemployed and forms part of the UK Government’s Plan for Jobs to help people directly impacted by the pandemic. Brook joined the Community Provider Network in 2021 to deliver bespoke Engineering and Manufacturing Training in 6Sigma Yellow Belt to provide opportunities to local businesses to recruit pre-trained employees within continuous improvement across South & West Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire.

What they Say

“Brook Corporate Developments went out of their way to customise training to meet individual needs and in return enable us to cover as much ground as we did. The course itself enabled us to make sense of various pieces of information that had been independently assimilation and working towards linking together”

Rhona Connell, International Trade Administrator from Phoenix Engineering Systems

WINNING PITCH

Winning Pitch is one of the most experienced, high growth entrepreneurial coaching businesses in the country, bringing proven business insight and powerful solutions to organisations from start-ups to FTSE 100 companies. In partnership, Brook and Winning Pitch helps businesses and the people behind them grow faster and further than they imagined possible. We provide trusted advice from ambitious start-up through to successful scale-up. Brook provides coaching interventions on the Investment Readiness Programme in Leeds City Region and NetZero Accelerator in Barnsley.

What they Say

Rhona Connell, International Trade Administrator from Phoenix Engineering Systems

SCALEUP360

Empower ambitious businesses and entrepreneurs across the Sheffield City Region (SCR)

Fully funded business support programme providing mentor support and workshops to ambitious businesses and entrepreneurs across Sheffield City Region to help grow their operation. In partnership with Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, Brook provide support in strategy, leadership, HR, Health & Safety & Legal support.

What they Say

Rhona Connell, International Trade Administrator from Phoenix Engineering Systems

WEST YORKSHIRE CONSORTIUM OF COLLEGES (WYCC)

Higher Performing Workplaces (HPW) offers training that is designed to help SMEs grow by developing internal talent. 40% funding towards the cost of training is available for eligible businesses*. Our team explores opportunities with businesses to find the right skills solutions to be delivered by one of our specialist consultants

*Funding Support Eligible for:

Businesses based in one of the following districts: Bradford, Calderdale, Craven, Harrogate, Kirklees, Leeds, Selby, Wakefield or York

“Higher Performing Workplaces is managed by the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges and funded by the European Social Fund (ESF).”

What they Say

Rhona Connell, International Trade Administrator from Phoenix Engineering Systems

ADVANCE MANUFACTURING RESEARCH CENTRE (AMRC)

Brook Corporate Developments are a dedicated delivery partner to the University of Sheffield AMRC who is a network of world leading research and innovation centres working with manufacturing companies of any size around the globe. Brook specialise in delivering set modules of the Manufacturing Leaders Programme

What they Say

Rhona Connell, International Trade Administrator from Phoenix Engineering Systems

THE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY CENTRE (MTC)

As a dedicated delivery partner to The Manufacturing Technology Centre, we provide integrated manufacturing system solutions for customers large and small across sections including automotive, aerospace, rail, informatics, food & drink, construction/civil engineering, electronics, oil & gas and defence with a funding contribution towards projects set at 33%.

What they Say

“Brook Corporate Developments provided detailed information on OEE and OTIF which will feed into the continuous improvement monitoring system to improve productivity and customer service, resulting in a more efficient business and increased turnover”

Tom Burkill, Managing Director at Chemanglia

STRATEGIC GROWTH PROGRAMME – LEEDS CITY REGION

As a dedicated delivery partner to Strategic Growth Programme, we provide fully funded support to SME businesses across Leeds City Region in Strategy, Sales, Leadership, Continuous Improvement and productivity.

We are committed to helping LCR SME businesses improve their performance and identify new opportunities for growth.

THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE (TMI)

Brook Corporate Developments are a dedicated sub-contractor/delivery partner to The Manufacturing Institute, who’s primary focus is to support and improve the manufacturing sector through training, education and onsite support.

What they Say

“The 3 week training engaged all learners and gave them more detail of lean & six sigma. Excellent group activities demonstrated with plenty of interactive learning taking place”

The Manufacturing Institute, Lean/Continuous Improvement

TALENT UNITED – BARNSLEY COLLEGE

Brook Corporate Developments are a dedicated partner to Talent United, and employer engagement initiative which aims to bridge the gap between education and employment. Brook work collaboratively with the college to provide students with experiences to raise aspirations, develop employability skills and discuss career progression post education.