Coventry & Warwickshire Our modern Industrial Strategy sets out our long-term plan to boost productivity by backing business to create high quality, well-paid jobs in every corner of the United Kingdom with investment in skills, industries and infrastructure. In Coventry and Warwickshire a partnership of business and civic leaders — alongside other local Population: 924,700 partners — is working with the government to build on Businesses: 43,725 existing strengths, help business to flourish, and grow skills and opportunities for workers across the area. Industrial Strategy highlights include: Case study: The UK Battery Industrialisation £7.6m for the Manufacturing Centre (UKBIC) Technology Centre to develop revolutionary new 3-D printing UKBIC will develop the for the aerospace sector, processes to make the creating bespoke innovative UK a world leader in the products for companies across design, development this multi-billion pound industry. and manufacture of batteries. As part of the government’s Faraday £22.3m to accelerate battery challenge, the housebuilding by providing the centre received £78m. It vital infrastructure needed to is scheduled to open in access new and existing sites. Warwick in March 2021. For more examples Additional funding to provide go to bit.ly/IS-map residents with the digital connectivity they need through improvements in the availability of full fibre broadband. Coventry is one of the centres for the multi-million pound Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise trial of new high-speed 5G Partnership is part of the trailblazer West connectivity in urban areas. Midlands Local Industrial Strategy. 465,600 people in We have committed more than £45bn to employment, an increase of IndustrialWe have already Strategy committed programmes more supporting than £45 68,400 since 2010. 29,100 research,billion to national local infrastructure, and local workers training throughout and workers directly benefiting businessthe UK as growth part of throughout the Industrial the Strategy.United from the National Living and Kingdom.This money This is alreadymoney isstarting already to starting be spent to be Minimum Wages. 8,220 spenton the on ground. the ground. apprenticeships starts last year..