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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 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.
“We have established a great team in Stoke-on-Trent. The …enthusiasm and
knowledge of our staff enables us to offer an extraordinary customer
experience.”
Paul Werbrouck, group general manager insulation, Recticel
Key sectors:
transport technologies, including manufacturing plants for automobiles, trucks,
motorsports, off-road vehicles, parts suppliers, aerospace, rail, engineering;
rubber, plastics, polymers; business and professional services, information and
communication technologies (ICT), food and drink, medical and healthcare
technologies, and environmental technologies.
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:
AGA Rayburn, Airbus UK, Aisin Seiki, Alert Life Sciences, Alstom, Aston Martin,
BAE Systems, Bass, BMW, Blitz Games, Bombardier Transportation, BPS
Teleperformance, Cables to Go, Cadbury, Capgemini, Codemasters, Continental,
Corus, CSC, Dana Coupled Products Europe, Dennis Eagle, Denso Manufacturing,
Deutsche Bank, Dunlop Aerospace, eBaoTech, Enta Group, Epson, Ericsson, Florette,
Frauscher Selectrail, Fujitsu, GE Aviation, Games Domain, GKN Driveline,
Goodrich, Goodyear, Handelsbanken, Harley-Davidson, HJ Heinz, HS Marston
Aerospace, Hydrapower Dynamics, IBM, ICICI Bank, Inalfa, Jaguar Land Rover, JCB,
Johnson Controls, Knowaste, Kodak, Kimal, LED Autolamps, LTI Vehicles, Lear
Seating, Lyreco, MacDermid, Magna Intier Interiors Automotive, Makita, Maxell,
McCain, Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems, Microtek, Mission Foods, Mitac,
Mitsubishi Motorsports, Morgan, Müller Dairies, Nestlé, OH2 International, Optio
Software, Oracle, PepsiCo, Plastic Omnium, Prodrive, Protomold, QinetiQ,
Recticel, Ricardo, Rich Products, Ricoh, Roxel Rocket Motors, SAIC, SCC, Salts
Healthcare, Sega, Siemens, SITEL, State Bank of India, Sterilox, Subaru,
Sumitomo, Sunrise Medical, Tata, Tatung, telent, Telmar Network Technology, TK
Maxx, Trelleborg, TRW Aeronautical Systems, UPS, 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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