Health & Safety questions slowing you down?

EMN members can now speak directly to experienced Health & Safety advisors at our Service Provider Member @Citation – free of charge – as part of your membership.

Whether you’re dealing with an incident, reviewing risk assessments, or just want a second opinion on compliance, help is only a phone call away.

📞 0161 504 0843
🕘 Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
When you call, press 2 for Health & Safety and quote Engineering and Manufacturing Network.

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As your business grows, keeping everything on track becomes more complex – more people, more customers, more moving parts. ISO 9001 gives you a clear, internationally recognised framework for managing quality and demonstrating it to customers, buyers and auditors.

Through our partnership with Citation, EMN members can access a supportive, streamlined route to ISO 9001 certification, at preferential rates and with expert guidance throughout. Citation carries out a full gap analysis and helps you build a quality management system that fits how your business actually operates. With their support, you can take a more structured approach to improving consistency, reducing errors and strengthening customer confidence.

Once certified, the Atlas platform helps you stay in control. It provides a simple online way to manage your ISO 9001 certification, alongside expert support, practical templates and ongoing training. Annual recertification audits are included, giving customers continued assurance that your quality management is being maintained.

Why ISO 9001 matters to your business

ISO 9001 is the internationally recognised Standard for quality management. It helps you to:

• Bring clarity to how work gets done across your business
• Improve consistency and reduce errors through structured processes
• Catch and fix issues before they become repeat problems
• Stay closer to what your customers really think and need
• Unlock bigger opportunities with new customers, tenders and contracts
• Build a culture of continual improvement as your business grows

For many engineering and manufacturing firms, ISO 9001 also reduces friction when bidding for work and reassures customers that quality is being managed properly.

Access your EMN member discount

EMN members benefit from preferential rates and a supportive route to ISO 9001, with the option to pursue other key standards including ISO 27001, 14001, 45001 and the new AI 42001 via Citation. Get started by clicking here and quoting ‘EMN’ to access your member discount.

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A thriving team is shaped by the culture you create, the support you offer, and the processes you put in place. When wellbeing is strong, businesses benefit from happier people, better productivity, and lower absence. When it’s not, they risk burnout, low morale and increased turnover.

With the Employment Rights Act 2025 now shaping the future of workplace rights in the UK, now is a good time for employers to think not just about compliance, but about how they support their people day to day — especially when it comes to flexible working, effective management and healthy working practices.

That’s why our Service Provider Member Citation, has created a FREE guide to help you manage employee wellbeing.

Download now: https://tinyurl.com/mv2benzk

Inside the guide, you’ll find practical support on:

• Promoting a healthy work-life balance
• Collaborating effectively
• Supporting managers with sensitive conversations
• Building a positive culture around mental health and wellbeing
• Supporting remote and hybrid workers

Download your free guide here: https://tinyurl.com/mv2benzk

Citation’s HR and Employment Law experts support thousands of UK businesses to stay compliant, reduce risk and save time, so you can focus on running your business with confidence. Call 0345 844 1111 or click here to learn more. Don’t forget to mention ‘Engineering & Manufacturers Network’ to access your preferential rates.

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Finding and winning contracts can be complex, and many businesses miss out simply because they’re unsure where to start.

That’s why our Service Provider Member; Citation has created a FREE Tendering Guide to help your organisation:

• Understand the tendering process step by step
  • Identify the right opportunities for your business
  • Prepare compliant and competitive submissions
  • Increase your chances of winning contracts
  • Avoid common mistakes and pitfalls

Download your free guide here: https://tinyurl.com/mryms54m

Citation’s experts support thousands of UK businesses to grow through procurement and tendering. Call 0345 844 1111 or click here to find out how Citation can help you.

Don’t forget to mention ‘Engineering & Manufacturers Network’ to access your preferential partner support.

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As an employer, staying on top of HR and compliance is essential – especially as the Fair Work Agency (FWA) prepares to launch in April 2026, bringing stronger enforcement powers under one regulator.

To help, our Service Provider Member Citation has created a FREE guide: The Fair Work Agency – what it is (and what it isn’t). It explains what the FWA will do, what it won’t, and the practical steps employers should start taking now.

Download now: https://tinyurl.com/49v5amk9

Inside, you’ll find insight on:

• The FWA’s enforcement powers – including inspections, document requests and staff interviews

• Holiday pay and statutory sick pay enforcement – with increased scrutiny for employers

• Tribunal action – the FWA will be able to raise claims on behalf of workers

• Penalties and costs – including financial penalties (and more serious consequences for major breaches)
• What employers should do now – to ensure contracts, processes and pay arrangements stand up to scrutiny

Download your free guide: https://tinyurl.com/49v5amk9

Citation’s HR and Employment Law experts support thousands of UK businesses to stay compliant, reduce risk, and save time so you can focus on running your business confidently. Call 0345 844 1111 or click here to learn more. Don’t forget to mention ‘Engineering & Manufacturers Network’ to access your preferential rates!

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FREE Health & Safety policy template

With constant employment law updates, it’s easy for employers to focus on what’s changing. But core compliance requirements still apply.

If your organisation has five or more employees, you are legally required to have a written Health & Safety policy in place. Without one, businesses risk non-compliance, enforcement action, and increased exposure if an incident occurs.

That’s why our Service Provider Member Citation, has created a FREE Health & Safety policy template to help you:

• Understand your legal obligation
• Draft a compliant written Health & Safety policy
• Clearly outline roles and responsibilities
• Document Health & Safety arrangements effectively
• Keep policies up to date and aligned with business operations

Download your free template here: https://tinyurl.com/5f9pxbym

Citation’s Health & Safety experts support thousands of UK businesses to stay compliant, reduce risk, and protect their people. Call 0345 844 1111 or click here to find out how Citation can help you. Don’t forget to mention ‘Engineering & Manufacturers Network’ to access your preferential rates!

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As an employer, staying on top of HR and compliance is essential – especially with the Employment Rights Act 2025 introducing major changes over the next two years.

To help, our Service Provider Member Citation has created a FREE resource: The Employment Rights Act 2025 Hub – a one stop shop that brings together all the key updates, timelines, and practical steps employers need to prepare. It summarises what’s changing, what’s coming first, and the essential actions businesses should be considering now.

Visit the hub now: https://tinyurl.com/yfzxsv43

Inside, you’ll find insight on:

• Unfair dismissal – what’s changing and what to review in your processes

• Zero-hours reforms – emerging requirements and how to prepare ahead of Regulations

• SSP reforms from April 2026 – what’s changing and what to budget for

• Harassment prevention duties – increased expectations on “reasonable steps” and managing third-party risk

• Fair Work Agency – stronger enforcement powers and what that means for compliance

• A clear timeline of expected changes across 2026–2027

Explore the free hub: https://tinyurl.com/yfzxsv43

Citation’s HR and Employment Law experts support thousands of UK businesses to stay compliant, reduce risk, and save time so you can focus on running your business confidently. Call 0345 844 1111 or click here to learn more. Don’t forget to mention ‘Engineering & Manufacturers Network’ to access your preferential rates!

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How do you handle design files, customer data or other sensitive information in your business? ISO 27001 provides a clear, internationally recognised way to put structure around how that information is protected — and to demonstrate this to customers, buyers and auditors.

Through our partnership with Citation, EMN members can access a fast, supportive route to ISO 27001 certification, with preferential rates and expert guidance throughout. Citation carries out a full gap analysis and helps put an information security management system in place that fits your business. With their support, certification could take as little as 45 days.

Once you’re certified, Atlas is a user-friendly platform that helps you stay on top of everything. It gives you a simple way to manage your ISO 27001 certification online, with expert telephone and online support, templates, and ongoing training. Annual recertification audits are included in the cost, helping you keep your certification current and giving customers continued confidence that your information security is being maintained.

Why ISO 27001 matters to your business

ISO 27001 is the internationally recognised Standard for managing information security.

It helps you to:

• Protect sensitive information and intellectual property using a structured, risk-based approach
• Meet customer, tender and audit requirements with an internationally recognised certification
• Support compliance with data protection and information security obligations, including customer, contractual and regulatory expectations
• Define clear policies, roles and governance, so information security isn’t left to chance
• Strengthen access controls and incident management, with documented processes that support continual improvement

For many engineering and manufacturing firms, it also removes friction when bidding for work and reassures customers that data is handled properly.

Access your EMN member discount

EMN members benefit from preferential rates and a fast, supportive route to ISO 27001, with the option to pursue other key standards too – including ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and the new AI 42001 via Citation. To get started, click here and quote ‘EMN’ to access your preferential rates off a new client contract and learn how to strengthen your information security and compliance.

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As an employer, staying on top of HR and compliance is essential – especially as the Employment Rights Act 2025 brings some of the biggest changes to employment law in decades, with the first measures due from April 2026.

To help, our Service Provider Member Citation has created a FREE guide: The Employment Rights Act 2025 – your ultimate guide to the changes. It summarises what’s changing, what’s coming first, and the practical steps employers should be considering now.

Download now: https://tinyurl.com/4pd7yjks

Inside, you’ll find insight on:

• Unfair dismissal – changes to eligibility and what to review in your processes
• Zero-hours reforms – emerging requirements and how to prepare ahead of Regulations
• SSP reforms from April 2026 – what’s changing and what to budget for
• Harassment prevention duties – increased expectations on “reasonable steps” and managing third-party risk
• Fair Work Agency – stronger enforcement powers and what that means for compliance

Download your free guide: https://tinyurl.com/4pd7yjks

Citation’s HR and Employment Law experts support thousands of UK businesses to stay compliant, reduce risk, and save time so you can focus on running your business confidently. Call 0345 844 1111 or click here to learn more. Don’t forget to mention ‘Engineering & Manufacturers Network’ to access your preferential rates!

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Keeping on top of HR and Health & Safety compliance is an ongoing challenge for UK employers, especially with legislation and best practice constantly evolving.

Falling behind can expose businesses to enforcement action, fines, claims, and reputational damage.

That’s why our Service Provider Member, Citation, has created a FREE HR & Health & Safety Compliance Checklist to help you:

• Understand your core HR and Health & Safety obligations
• Identify potential compliance gaps
• Reduce risk and avoid common pitfalls
• Take practical steps to stay legally compliant
• Feel confident you’re meeting regulatory requirements

Download the checklist here: https://tinyurl.com/r48myfnh

Citation’s HR, Employment Law, and Health & Safety experts support thousands of UK businesses to stay compliant, reduce risk, and save valuable time. Call 0345 844 1111 or click here to find out how Citation can help. Don’t forget to mention Engineering & Manufacturers Network to access your preferential rates.

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