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West Midlands Industrial Strategy Sector Evidence Summary West Midlands Industrial Strategy Sector Evidence Summary September 2018 DELIVERING INCLUSIVE GROWTH Table of Contents Sector Slides/Sub-sector Slide Number Automotive 3-4 Rail 5-6 Advanced Manufacturing & Engineering Aerospace 7-8 (AME) Metals/Materials 9-10 Food & Drink 11-12 Business, Professional & Financial Services Financial Services 13-14 (BPFS) Legal and Accounting 15-16 Construction Construction 17-18 Creative Creative 19-20 Life Sciences Life Sciences 21-22 Logistics & Transport Logistics & Transport 23-24 Low Carbon & Environmental Technologies Low Carbon & Environmental 25-26 Technologies Tourism Tourism 27-28 Acknowledgement of Data/Evidence Input Black Country Consortium Economic Intelligence Unit Black Country LEP West Midlands Growth Company Coventry & Warwickshire LEP DELIVERING INCLUSIVE GROWTH Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP Warwickshire County Council Automotive Sector Super Strengths • Estimated £3.2bn automotive GVA & 46,500 jobs in Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) the WMCA – GBSLEP & CWLEP both have a greater • Leading location in UK for CAV R&D, including amount of automotive jobs than all other LEPs. at WMG & Horiba Mira • The WMCA area produces around 1/3 of all cars • World-class testbeds for developing the next manufactured in the UK, including by JLR, Geely and generation CAVs Aston Martin. Engine production also prevalent with • Private sector engagement with technology BMW & JLR. developments • Automotive supply chain companies are a large part of the region’s cluster. 21.2% of all the UK’s motor vehicle Powertrain and Battery Propulsion parts & accessories manufacturing businesses are • Home to Multiple Low Carbon Centres of situated in the West Midlands region – the most of Excellence, and UKBIC from 2019 any of the 12 UK regions. Example of the breadth of • Presence of companies developing EVs, and this in the Black Country below. the first UK purpose built factory for EVs • Integrated automotive supply chain supporting this development. Prototyping & Product Development • The WMCA features in all parts of the automotive process from component design to manufacturing commercial, motorsport and military land vehicles. • Underpinned by a strong metals/materials sector. • Strong connectivity & established skills base in the sector Source: Black Country Bullet Source: SMMT 3 Automotive: Industry Profile Our Competitive Advantage Products , Services & Brands Centres of Excellence/Assets • The region produces 1/3 of all cars made in the UK Innovation • Strong cluster presence with 20 vehicle manufacturing • Leading location in UK for automotive R&D; including CAV • Advanced Propulsion Centre, University of Warwick sites, 35 automotive and off-highway OEM brands and EV battery and energy storage • National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC) • JLR’s Engine Manufacturing Centre is home to the • The National Transport Design Centre, Coventry • 26 OEM Vehicle R&D Centres, 8 Automotive Centres of Ingenium diesel engine for the Range Rover Evoque, • HORIBA-MIRA Consultancy and MIRA Technology Park Excellence and 4 Low Carbon Centres of Excellence Discovery Sport and Jaguar XE cars • Battery Prototype Centre, Warwick • Geely LEVC’s factory for the Txe City Taxi is the first UK • Wton Science, Technology & Prototyping Centre • Good connectivity with well developed road and train purpose built factory for EVs • UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), opens 2019 • network and international airport • CAB Auto, IAC, Lear, IM Kelly, Grupo Antolin produce Changan UK Research and Development Facility • interiors for major OEMs, including JLR, Aston Martin & Future Engines & Fuels Lab, University of Birmingham • Institute for Future Transport and Cities, Coventry University • The WM region has export expertise in machinery & Nissan. transport goods (71% of all goods exports compared to • Rimstock PLC is a world leading producer of alloy wheels Training 41% nationally) • Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre, Birmingham • From 2014-2017, there were 82 successful WMCA FDI • EEF Technology Training Centre • High quality, sector focused science & research facilities projects in automotive, creating 10,000 new jobs and • WMG Academy for Young Engineers and institutes safeguarding a further 3,000 • Black Country Skills Factory In 2017-18, successful FDI investments have included: • Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Centre • GBSLEP (22,000) & CWLEP (21,000) have the most • Aston Martin Lagonda 130,000sqft unit • Institute for Advanced Manufacturing automotive jobs of all LEP areas • Geely LEVC – new HQ & factory open • JLR Gaydon – Triangle and NVH Production Processes • Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) • Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) Super Strengths Connected & Autonomous Vehicles (CAV), Powertrain and Battery Propulsion, Prototyping & Product Development 4 4 Rail Sector • Estimated £2bn total rail GVA impact & almost 40,000 Super Strengths jobs in the WMCA. The ‘rail supply’ sector alone Railway-related impact jobs as a share of regional jobs amounts to £850m & 17,000 jobs. HS2 • 1.72% of WM region jobs are railway-related (49,200 • Will add £3bn GVA to the local economy jobs) according to a 2018 sector report by Oxford • Major contractors & consultancies setting up locally is contributing to a strong Economics. This is the joint second highest concentration supply chain base of all UK regions outside of London. • WMCA is also home to HS2’s HQ, its network control centre, maintenance • Birmingham and Warwick universities are national facilities and the National High Speed Rail research leaders within the rail space – the former has College. recently announced a digital systems centre of excellence. Next Generation Rail Technology • University of Birmingham’s Centre for Railway Research is focusing on digital train technology through the UKRRIN What will Birmingham’s Digital Systems Centre do? (£92m industry-partnered investment) – new Digital Systems Centre. • Birmingham will be the only university in the UK focusing on this digital aspect of train technology. • Midland Metro will bring the country’s first battery-operated trams • The region is leading the way on Very Light Rail (VLR) with the VLR Innovation Centre & rail line. Source: Oxford Economics Source: UKRRIN 5 Rail: Industry Profile Our Competitive Advantage Products , Services & Brands Centres of Excellence/Assets • HS2 HQ - based in Birmingham, for HS2 construction and Innovation: • HS2 – 2 West Midlands stations will add £3bn GVA to the supply chain, national control centre and rolling stock • Birmingham Centre for Rail Research and Education local economy. centre. (BCRRE) • High quality, sector focused science & research facilities • WM has 5 rail OEMs, including electric train start-up • UK Railway Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) led and institutes, including very light rail research; battery VIVA Rail (& Siemens, CAF, Severn Lamb, Alstom) by BCRRE and energy storage R&D. • Wabtec AM Rail - provide signalling services for the UK • Quinton Rail Technology Centre – the only private test • Good connectivity with well developed road and train market and rail consultancy throughout the world track in the UK. network and international airport • AECOM – Rail construction specialists • Very Light Rail Innovation Centre and Test Track • Cluster of rail construction specialists & consultancies • DK Rewinds – Specialise providing parts and repairing • WMG at the University of Warwick (AECOM, TDI etc) & presence of international transport traction motors that power Central line trains to London. • The National Transport Design Centre, Coventry advisors (Arup, WSP, Atkins etc) • Advanced Propulsion Centre • Rail is a very productive sector with highly-skilled roles – • Wednesbury to Brierley Hill Metro Extension • Wton Science, Technology & Prototyping Centre it creates high quality jobs within the region. • Midland Metro will see the country’s first battery- • UKBIC (UK Battery Industrialisation Centre) • Heavy cross-over relationships with significant local operated trams on the streets in 2019 automotive/aerospace/other manufacturing activity. • Between 2014-17 there was 2 major FDI projects, Production: WMCA cluster of all this manufacturing (particularly creating 70 jobs • Institute For Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering transport) activity has an agglomeration affect for the • National High Speed Rail College will be creating 300 • Manufacturing Technology Centre rail sector. engineers of the future every year. • OnTrackWM – rail supply chain virtual procurement tool • VLR Innovation Centre & Rail Line Training: (a part of HVM City). • Major HS2 contractors setting up bases in and around • Network Rail Training Centre, Walsall • HQ of Rail Alliance the region (Balfour Beatty, VINCI etc). • National College for High Speed Rail, Aston • Lightweighting and battery/energy storage expertise • EEF Technology Training Centre • WMG Academy for Young Engineers Super Strengths HS2, Next Generation Rail Technology 6 6 Aerospace Sector • With around 10% of the UK’s aerospace activity, there’s an estimated £1bn aerospace GVA & Over 70 Midlands businesses supplied the Airbus A380, including many from the WMCA area… 25,000 jobs in the WM. Super Strengths Electro-mechanical systems • Aerospace in the WMCA is mainly focused on the production of electro-mechanical systems. • Control systems for engines (e.g. Rolls Royce & Meggitt), and aircraft wing controls (clustered in Wolverhampton with Moog & UTC Aerospace). Highly-Technical Component
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