Advanced Manufacturing Supply Chain Initiative
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (Vince Cable)
I would like to inform the House of the successful bids from round 1 of the advanced manufacturing supply chain initiative (AMSCI).
A total of 11 supply chain projects will receive approximately £30 million through AMSCI subject to due diligence, with a further £50 million being leveraged from private sector partners.
The supply chain projects cover the automotive, aerospace and chemical sectors, and are expected to create or safeguard over 2,160 jobs.
With available finance of up to £125 million, the initiative was established in December last year to help existing UK supply chains grow and achieve world class standards, while encouraging major new suppliers to come and manufacture here in Britain.
The initiative is part-funded by the Government’s regional growth fund and is delivered in partnership with the technology strategy board—the UK’s innovation agency—Birmingham city council, and Finance Birmingham on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Project successes include:
Stream 1
“The Proving Factory”
Location: Rotheram, Yorkshire
Lead organisation: Productiv Ltd
Partners: Tata Steel, Bladon Jets, Drive Systems Design Ltd, Flybrid Systems LLP, Libralto Engines Ltd, Zytek Ltd, Aeristech Ltd, Unipart Eberspacher Exhaust Systems Ltd, MIRA Ltd and MTC Ltd
“BioMOD”
Location: Wilton, Tees Valley, North-East
Lead organisation: Centre for Process Innovation
Partners: ECOSYL Products Limited, BioProcess Engineering Services Ltd, National Renewable Energy Centre Limited and University of Leeds (UoL).
Stream 2
“High Strength Glass Manufacture”
Location: St Helens, North-West
Lead organisation: NGF Europe Ltd
“Indestructible Paint Ltd—Production growth development programme”
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Lead organisation: Indestructible Paint Ltd
“Automated Body-in-Black Architectures”
Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Lead organisation: Penso Consulting Ltd
“Turbocharger Housing Machining”
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Lead organisation: Chamberlin plc
“EXAMP”
Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Lead organisation: Expert Tooling and Automation Ltd
“Manufacturing expansion in the Midlands”
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Lead organisation: ZF Lemforder UK Ltd
“Collaborate to Growth”
Location: Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Lead organisation: Advance Consultancy Ltd
Partners: Agile Business Solutions (UK) Ltd, Midland Aerospace
Alliance Ltd, Liverpool University and Aventa UK Ltd
“Business and Capacity Improvement Project”
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Lead organisation: QPP
“Aluminium Low Pressure Die Casting Manufacturing Company—NewCo”
Location: Coventry, West Midlands
Lead organisation: King Automotive Systems Ltd