Manufacturing Technology Centre

Manufacturing Technology Centre

Advantage West Midlands...Winner of the Midlands Excellence Awards 2011...Twice rated top performing by National Audit Office... £8.14 generated for every £1 invested in the region’s economy

Performance

Electric car

Find out more about our performance over our time as the RDA for the West Midlands.

Case studies

New street

Learn more about the many projects we have supported in the West Midlands.

European funding

European programmes

Read more on the ERDF and RDPE European funding programmes.

Help for business

Olympics

More information about finance for business and the London 2012 games.

Regular updates to this website ceased in April 2011, as part of the programme to close the Agency by March 2012

Business

With the leadership of Advantage West Midlands, the economy of our region has undergone huge transformation and diversification. We have led the development of and enabled the growth of our region's businesses, by creating the conditions in which businesses could thrive and by helping to generate high-quality, high-paid jobs in the regional economy.

Places

Improving the region's physical assets, including transport, communications, and energy infrastructure, is vital to ensure the West Midlands is a region fit for the 21st century. Advantage West Midlands has enabled growth by investing in the economic infrastructure required to create more attractive, vibrant and prosperous places.

People

Like other economies in the UK, over the past 10 years the West Midlands' workforce has continually changed - in age and diversification presenting challenges to the region. Advantage West Midlands has enabled growth by helping people to develop the skills and capabilities they need to find work and contribute to building the businesses and industries of the future.

Powerful voice

For the West Midlands to compete on the world stage and for it to achieve its potential as a region where businesses and individuals choose to connect, a strong and positive image with a powerful voice is essential for the long term economic prosperity of the region. Advantage West Midlands has sought to harness the voices of business and individuals across the region into a single powerful force capable of sharing this knowledge with the wider world.

News

John Lewis take space at southside of new New Street train station

John Lewis to build adjacent to New Street station

23/02/2011

Ansty Park

Assets and Liabilities Plan submitted to BIS

23/02/2011

Town Planners Award for Waste Infrastructure Support Tool

Royal Town Planning Institute award for waste infrastructure tool that promotes green economy

11/02/2011

Case studies

KTP at Wolverhampton University

Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

In 2009 the University of Wolverhampton was chosen to lead a £24.3 million regional investment programme in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) involving all 12 of the regional Higher Education Institutes (HEIs).

Sue Acton of Bubble and Balm

Innovation Networks bring small businesses together

Innovation Networks has been running since 2002, helping raise innovation levels in the region's small and middle-sized businesses (SMEs).

Paintballing

Innovation vouchers make small businesses hi-tech

In 2007 Advantage West Midlands and Aston University in Birmingham pioneered a project to encourage small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) to work with universities and higher education to develop innovative ways of working, thus making them more competitive.