News: Rotherham research centres at the heart of high value manufacturing
Rotherham's reputation as a location for world leaders in advanced manufacturing was boosted this week as The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing and the Nuclear AMRC were named as part of the country's first Technology and Innovation Centre (TIC).
Business Secretary Vince Cable MP and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP announced details of the new centre as they visited the Rotherham facilities on the Advanced Manufacturing Park.
This is the first of an elite network of centres that will be established by the Technology Strategy Board with over £200m of Government investment overall.
The High Value Manufacturing TIC will be formed from a group of research and technology facilities from across the country, with Rotherham one of the seven centres of excellence.
Vince Cable MP said: "Manufacturing is vital to the country's economic stability and our potential to achieve growth. It generates £140 billion a year, accounting for 55 per cent of total UK exports - but it has considerably greater potential. That's why I am throwing my weight behind this package - to help Britain reach its potential.
"The Technology Innovation Centre will help to equip UK industry with the ability to capitalise on the future global market opportunities by drawing on leading edge research and will form a key part of the Government's work to rebalance the UK economy and create new high-value private sector jobs.
"The investment in the new centre will further bridge the gap between universities and businesses, helping to commercialise the outputs of Britain's world-class research base."
Professor Keith Ridgway OBE, Research Director at the AMRC with Boeing and Programme Director at the Nuclear AMRC, added: "We are delighted that the government is backing high value manufacturing.
"The government recognises that we are a manufacturing nation, and supporting the kind of collaborative research pioneered at the AMRC is a proven way of making sure that our manufacturers are at the cutting edge of innovation."
AMRC website
Nuclear AMRC website
Images: amrc.co.uk
Business Secretary Vince Cable MP and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg MP announced details of the new centre as they visited the Rotherham facilities on the Advanced Manufacturing Park.
This is the first of an elite network of centres that will be established by the Technology Strategy Board with over £200m of Government investment overall.
The High Value Manufacturing TIC will be formed from a group of research and technology facilities from across the country, with Rotherham one of the seven centres of excellence.
Vince Cable MP said: "Manufacturing is vital to the country's economic stability and our potential to achieve growth. It generates £140 billion a year, accounting for 55 per cent of total UK exports - but it has considerably greater potential. That's why I am throwing my weight behind this package - to help Britain reach its potential.
"The Technology Innovation Centre will help to equip UK industry with the ability to capitalise on the future global market opportunities by drawing on leading edge research and will form a key part of the Government's work to rebalance the UK economy and create new high-value private sector jobs.
"The investment in the new centre will further bridge the gap between universities and businesses, helping to commercialise the outputs of Britain's world-class research base."
Professor Keith Ridgway OBE, Research Director at the AMRC with Boeing and Programme Director at the Nuclear AMRC, added: "We are delighted that the government is backing high value manufacturing.
"The government recognises that we are a manufacturing nation, and supporting the kind of collaborative research pioneered at the AMRC is a proven way of making sure that our manufacturers are at the cutting edge of innovation."
AMRC website
Nuclear AMRC website
Images: amrc.co.uk
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