The Heart of England is the traditional manufacturing centre of the UK and the region’s core expertise in this sector has seen it evolve into in a world-leading centre for advanced engineering and associated technologies.
The region boasts expertise and capabilities in the following areas:
Low-carbon technologies - particularly in electric and hydrogen vehicles
Advanced engineering materials
Aerospace power systems
Environmental technologies - renewable energy, resource recovery and waste to energy
Building technologies - off-site manufacturing
ICT - digital media, serious games, software, systems integration and photonics
Helping to support the future of these areas are the range of internationally recognised universities and research institutions providing new technology, innovation in design and development, and facilities for testing and validation.
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The Heart of England is a truly international location which offers a welcoming and thriving business environment in which companies of all sizes can grow and prosper. There are presently over 2,300 foreign-owned companies from 40 different countries in the region, including some very well-known international names. Overseas-owned companies in the region employ over 220,000 people - 10% of the workforce.
It’s the unique combination of the geographic location of the Heart of England, at the centre of the UK’s road and rail network and the national market, its high skills base, low cost base and world-renowned capabilities in a number of industries and technologies that make it one of the most attractive places to do business in the UK and Europe.
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