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Advanced Manufacturing
Why Norfolk & Suffolk is the home to Advanced Manufacturing
The advanced manufacturing and engineering sector in Norfolk & Suffolk covers aerospace, automotive, life sciences, agriculture, and food production, as well as energy. With a workforce of 84,500 and economic value of £5.1 billion, it is amongst the largest of Norfolk & Suffolk’s industries. Hethel Engineering Centre, alongside the Lotus car plant in Norfolk, is a regional hub for innovation and technology in this sector.
Worth £1.4 billion
Employs 24,000
in 4,000
businesses.
Adastral Park, Suffolk
Has over 120
Digital Tech
companies.
Ipswich & Norwich
Recognised in
the Tech
Nation Report.
Sector
Success stories
01.
Aviva Solar Carport
One of the largest solar carports in the UK was completed for Aviva by Norfolk-based RenEnergy. And the stats are impressive.
02.
Zero Taxis
Norfolk based 100% fully electric taxi company with zero emissions.
03.
04.
Crop Systems
An industry-leading innovator in modern crop storage.
Advanced Manufacturing Sector
Spotlight on Manufacture
The advanced manufacturing and engineering sector in Norfolk & Suffolk covers aerospace, automotive, life sciences, agriculture, and food production, as well as energy. With a workforce of 84,500 and economic value of £5.1 billion, it is amongst the largest of Norfolk & Suffolk’s industries.
Hethel Engineering
Hethel engineering centre is an award-winning innovation hub and business centre in Norfolk serving the high-performance engineering and manufacturing sector in the east of England.
NAAME
Our Manufacturing Groups are a trusted forum for businesses to make contact with one another and to share ideas, challenges and best practice within a culture of mutual support and encouragement.
Productivity East
UEA’s £7.4 million, state-of-the-art Productivity East is a new regional hub for engineering, technology and management. It enables businesses in our region to work alongside UEA’s world-class researchers and students to discover practical solutions to current and future challenges.
Sector
Innovation
Advanced Manufacturing
Innovation clusters
& Centres of excellence
Adastral Park
Centre of Technology
Hethel Engineering Centre
Centre of Engineering
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