BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CeeD//NONSGML CeeD Event iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_1863_2b6270a84c4343d2cab749c1ed6d7d8b@ceed-scotland.com SUMMARY:240919 AyrSHARE Networking Visit to McCallum Bagpi pes\, Kilmarnock DESCRIPTION:CeeD are delighted that local Ayrshire business\,& nbsp\;McCallum Bagpipes \;have kindly agreed t o host the \;latest \;'\;AyrSHARE'\;  \;networking and best practice event on Thurs day 19th September which aims to engage and bring together Ayrshire businesses and support organisat ions for community wealth building. Perhaps an unk nown and hidden gem\, McCallum Bagpipes are the wo rld&rsquo\;s premier Great Highland Bagpipe maker and you will have \;the opportunity to hear an d learn from the McCallum team and to take part in a Site Tour to see up close bagpipes being manufa ctured.\n \n McCallum Bagpipes \;was formed in 1998 by existing partners\, company directors Stu art McCallum \;and Kenny MacLeod. The company& nbsp\;started out in the crammed conditions of a s hed in the \;McCallum Timber Buildings yard in Kilmarnock&rsquo\;s Moorfield Industrial Estate\, but quickly outgrew its \;surroundings and mo ved to a self contained unit nearby which enabled the company to increase its workforce and manufact uring capability. In the following years\, the com pany has continued to grow and expand its output.\ n \n In a short period of time\, \;McCallum Ba gpipes \;has \;developed \;into the wo rld&rsquo\;s leading bagpipe makers manufacturing 40 sets of bagpipes every week along with other pr oducts including small pipes and pipe chanters. Th ey manufacture all products in their own factory a nd don'\;t source any component parts from else where\, being in total control of the quality of a ll products. The business now occupies \;10\,0 00 square feet of \;unit space comprising thei r factory and also showroom featuring \;bagpip es\, smallpipes\, percussion and highlandwear unde r one roof.\n \n As a business working in or suppo rting Ayrshire this is \;your \;opportunit y \;to see and hear what McCallum Bagpipes&nbs p\;do\, how they do it and to also \;meet othe r organisations \;creating and developing peer to peer relationships and future b2b support netw orks. You will also have the opportunity to hear a bout \;business growth and support opportuniti es \;from our partners at North\, South and Ea st Ayrshire Councils and more about the CeeD organ isation and the opportunities and support availabl e.\n \n Numbers are very limited and priority will be for Ayrshire and CeeD organisations. CATEGORIES:Cluster Builder CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240919T100000 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240919T100000 DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240919T130000 LOCATION:McCallum Bagpipes Ltd\n Moorfield Industrial Estat e\n Troon Road\n Kilmarnock\, KA2 0BA\n United Kin gdom\n ORGANIZER:MAILTO:d.macgregor@ceed-scotland.com URL:https://ceed-scotland.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1863 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR