Find your next supplier at Subcon - The Manufacturing Solutions Show
Join us at the NEC Birmingham, on the 3-4 of June, for the UK’s go-to event for manufacturing buyers.
Explore 200+ top subcontractors, cutting-edge tech, CPD workshops, live demos, keynotes, and more.
Whether you're sourcing, benchmarking, hiring, or just hunting inspiration—Subcon delivers.
What can you expect?
Over 200 suppliers to explore
Leading UK and international subcontract manufacturers showcasing a comprehensive range of capabilities. Take a look at who exhibited at the 2025 show
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Hours of free sessions
Discover the future of manufacturing—from human-robot collaboration and sustainability to clean mobility and digital transformation. Hear from industry leaders like Rolls-Royce, LEGO, Siemens, and JLR, and gain insights to help you tackle key challenges and drive innovation.
Networking welcome drinks & entertainment
In 2025, attendees enjoyed ample networking opportunities, including Pubcon, an interactive hub, and a free welcome drinks reception on day one.
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The Manufacturing Solutions Show Awards
The awards celebrate the best of UK manufacturing and engineering innovation. Check out the 2025 winners here.
Who should attend?
At its core, Subcon is an event designed for manufacturing buyers, specifiers and key decision-makers to meet and source suppliers across all industry sectors. Some of the key sectors we cover are listed below.
AEROSPACE
AUTOMOTIVE
DEFENCE & SECURITY
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MEDICAL
Who exhibits?
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2025 Sessions and Workshops Programme
A mix of dynamic content covering key challenges facing the sector in 2025 and beyond. Plus, all sessions are CPD-Accredited!
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Don't just take our word for it! Hear from our previous visitors and exhibitors:
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We came a couple years ago with a smaller stand, and it went pretty well. We thought we'd upgrade, get a bigger stand, and I'd come back again!
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Today has been really positive. We’ve met lots of different market sectors. The quality of the leads has been brilliant. One word, based on today, outstanding.
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The morning's been really busy. Plenty of traffic past the booth. Thumbs up from me. Excellent. There's quite a wide range of visitors, from various industries, which for us as a Subcon manufacturer is absolutely perfect. Outstanding.
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Genius! A perfect opportunity for everyone to come together. Great place to chat with existing and new contacts - looking forward to next year, and the other shows!
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Good range of companies and informative talks, highly recommended!
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Subcon is a must-see show for me. Not only opportunities to catch the latest innovations within my areas of interest but also what other sectors are looking at. Fascinating to see so many companies coming together to showcase.
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Subcon is a really useful point of contact for us to meet manufacturers for SME businesses like ourselves. I would point all similar automotive manufacturers like ourselves to the next show.
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The show was really good, having international exhibitors is vital as it would take a lot more to visit suppliers otherwise.
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Visiting Subcon this year was my first visit with other colleagues from the company. I found it interesting and insightful to speak to like-minded companies in similar industries to mine.
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We had a great time at Subcon and met many valuable potential suppliers!
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I'd recommend Subcon because it gets people who are looking for subcontract manufacturing services at the exhibition. We've had millions of pounds worth of business, over the nine years we have been exhibiting at Subcon.
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You never know what you'll find, and the opportunity to make a new connection is higher than in almost any other day on the job.
How can my company exhibit?
Our sales team are on hand to supply you with everything you need to know about exhibiting at Subcon,
fill out our exhibitor enquiry form and a member of the team will be in touch.
Accommodation - Where to stay?
Book through our official accommodation partner for
exclusive discounted rates.
Latest Industry News
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The Made Smarter programme has reached a significant milestone after funding its 400th technology adoption project in the North West. -
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The UK’s automotive and aerospace sectors are set for a major boost as a landmark UK-US trade deal comes into effect. -
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On International Women in Engineering Day, Gina Goulding shares how Made Smarter helped her build her cake manufacturing empire -
A behind-the-scenes look at life on the Subcon show floor – straight from the exhibitors themselves. -
The UK Government has given the go-ahead for Sizewell C. This is the first British-owned nuclear power station to be announced in over three decades, with HMG as a majority shareholder alongside EDF. -
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Manufacturing Solutions Show Awards returns for a second year with a new group of winners: Start-up of the Year - Buckingham Magnetics UK Manufacturing Partner of the Year – Sertec International Par ... -
Siemens and Hirano Tecseed, a Japanese machine builder, are partnering to transform battery manufacturing processes. -
Additive Manufacturing UK (AMUK), the UK’s leading trade association representing the additive manufacturing and 3D printing sectors, has appointed Craig Pyser, CEO of AMufacture, as its new chair. -
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ZeroAvia have announced that it will build a major manufacturing facility for production of its hydrogen-electric powertrains at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland. -
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Subcon announces shortlisted nominees across five categories – celebrating UK and international excellence in manufacturing innovation.
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