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Overview: The West Midlands is a diverse and
vibrant region located at the heart of the UK. As the birthplace of the
Industrial Revolution, the region is known globally as the home of manufacturing
and engineering. Today its industrial base is being transformed from the
manufacture of low cost products to the creation of new knowledge-intensive
products and services. The West Midlands boasts a world-class business
environment, with highly developed supply chains and professional service
networks that complement its industrial pedigree.
The West Midlands is the centre of the UK transport industry, with expertise in
automotive, aerospace, motorsport and rail technologies. The automotive sector
is the biggest single industry in the region, accounting for over a third of the
UK’s automotive output, as well as trucks and off-road and motorsports vehicles.
Motorsport engineering is concentrated in Warwickshire, part of the UK’s
Motorsport Valley.
“The resources at the
science park suit us as a technology business, providing a cost-effective
facility with a central location”.
Warwick Taylor, director of marketing EMEA, Optio Software
Key sectors: transport
technologies, including manufacturing plants for automobiles, trucks,
motorsports, off-road vehicles, parts suppliers, aerospace, rail, engineering;
rubber, plastics, polymers; environmental and medical technologies;
optoelectronics, electronics, telecommunications, software, ICT, digital media
and games design; healthcare, pharmaceuticals, food and drink; business and
professional services, customer contact centres and logistics.
R&D Strengths:
automotive, aerospace, rail, general engineering; polymers, ceramics, rubber and
plastics; optoelectronics, photonics, ICT, electronics, software;
pharmaceuticals, medical technologies; horticultural, environmental, food and
drink; business.
Major investors include:
Airbus UK, Allposters.com, Alstom, Alvis, Aston Martin, BAE Systems, Bass, BMW,
Blitz Games, Bombardier Transportation, BPS Teleperformance, CadburySchweppes,
Capgemini, Codemasters, Corus, Cummins Engine Company Ltd, Dana Coupled Products
Europe, Danone, Dennis Eagle, Denso Manufacturing, Dunlop Aerospace, EDS, Enta
Group, Epson, Ericsson, Florette, Ford, Frauscher Selectrail, Fruit of the Loom,
Fujitsu, GE Aviation, Games Domain, Gap, GKN Driveline, Goodrich, Goodyear,
Harley-Davidson, HFC Bank, HJ Heinz, Hydrapower Dynamics, IBM, ICICI Bank,
Inalfa, Intier Automotive, Jaguar, JCB, Johnson Controls, Kodak, Kimal, LDV
Group, LTI Vehicles, Land Rover, Lear Seating, Lyreco, Maxell, Mayne Pharma,
McCain, Meggitt, Microtek, Mission Foods, Mitac, Mitsubishi Motorsports, Morgan,
Müller Dairies, Nestlé, Optio Software, Oracle, PepsiCo, Plastic Omnium,
Prodrive, Protomold, QinetiQ, Ricardo, Rich Products, Ricoh, SAIC, SCC, Salts
Healthcare, Sega, Siemens, SITEL, Smiths Aerospace, State Bank of India,
Sterilox, Subaru, Sumitomo, Sun Valley, Sunrise Medical, Tatung, telent, TK Maxx,
Trelleborg, TRW Aeronautical Systems, Warwick Sasco, Wipro, ZF Lemforder UK,
Zytek.
Grants: Tier 2 grants
are available in the north of the region and in much of the
Birmingham/Coventry/Black Country conurbation (see map on Grants Information).
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