Invest West Midlands UK (West Midlands Growth Company) on LinkedIn: Global Growth Programme Market Entry Support | Invest West Midlands (2024)

At UKREiiF 2024, Simon Davis, CEO of ⭕️ Nimbus®, the property intelligence platform, took part in the 'Affordable Housing: New and Future Delivery Models' panel session on the West Midlands Pavilion. The panel discussed the affordable housing provision, and the various delivery models that could be used to tackle this ever-present issue.Finding new land to build that is free of constraints remains a challenge, with brownfield sites struggling with viability. However, Simon argues there are potential hidden, off-market opportunities within underused buildings that could be repurposed, such as vacant retail spaces.Here, Simon has commented on how the key to unlocking these opportunities is through a more innovative, technology and data-focused approach.For the full overview: https://lnkd.in/enQE5Trr#UKREiiF #WestMidlands #WMPavilion

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Mike Lewis, our Sector Lead - Creative, Digital & Tech, will be attending DLA Piper's Digital Creatives showcase tomorrow where the convergence of #AI and #AR / #VR will be explored and how they will impact our lives in the future.For more information and to register, see below 👇

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The Global Growth Programme (GGP) brings together technology hubs from across the region to offer access to exceptional expertise and opportunities.The University of Wolverhampton Science Park Limited (UoWSP) is a thriving tech-business ecosystem that facilitates collaboration, growth and innovation. The hub offers excellent, high-quality office and laboratory space, as well as the opportunity to be a part of a vibrant community of like-minded businesses. With specialisms aligned to tech businesses across the CleanTech, HealthTech and Digital Tech sectors, the University of Wolverhampton Science Park supports early stage businesses, high growth businesses and larger corporations.Discover more on Wolverhampton Science Park and the GGP: https://bit.ly/4aelK2g#InvestWM #WestMidlands #GlobalGrowthProgramme #ScaleUpInTheWestMidlands

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Is this the future of manufacturing?🏭Atlas Copco's state-of-the-art Smart Factory Innovation Centre is a UK first and is transforming manufacturing by converging emerging tech such as AI, big data and cloud computing.The West Midlands is home to a government-backed Advanced Manufacturing Investment Zone, making our region a leader in the UK’s journey towards a more productive smart manufacturing future.Atlas Copco’s Wolverhampton-based Smart Factory serves as a showcase and training hub for industry-leading smart manufacturing solutions and paves the way for automation and advancement in the UK manufacturing industry.Read more about the future of automation and optimised efficiency in manufacturing👉 https://lnkd.in/gS68U9_k #Manufacturing #AI #BigData #SmartFactory #Automation #WestMidlands

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The Global Growth Programme (GGP) brings together technology hubs from across the region to offer access to exceptional expertise and opportunities.Located in Birmingham’s Knowledge Quarter, Birmingham City University’s STEAMhouse provides a wealth of support to help digital tech businesses launch, sustain and scale. The hub offers a genuinely collaborative community of start-ups and scale-ups – in sectors ranging from software development and digital marketing blockchain and cybersecurity – that develop business ideas and skills, share knowledge and help each other thrive.With CleanTech and Digital Tech sector specialisms, STEAMhouse support early stage businesses, high growth businesses and larger corporations.Discover more on STEAMhouse and the GGP: https://bit.ly/3QENCpc #InvestWM #WestMidlands #GlobalGrowthProgramme #ScaleUpInTheWestMidlands

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Next week we're attending Money20/20 - the heartbeat of the global FinTech ecosystem.Partnering with SuperTech WM, members of our Business, Professional, and Financial Services (BPFS) Inward Investment team will be present to discuss why the West Midlands is established as only 1 of 3 FinTech hubs recognised by the UK Government, how the region has become home to the UK's largest regional BPFS cluster, and the wealth of support available to those looking to invest in the region.📅 4-6 June⏰ 9:45 - 18:30📍UK Pavilion, AmsterdamIf you'll be there and would like to schedule a meeting, please get in touch and we will happily book an appointment.For more on Money 20/20: https://bit.ly/4buBj7A#InvestWM #Money2020EU #FinTech #ProfessionalServices #WestMidlands

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There's one week until the Med-Tech Innovation Expo!Partnering with Medilink Midlands, we'll be available on the UK pavilion to discuss the West Midlands' thriving life sciences sector, the West Midlands Global Growth Programme and how it can accelerate UK market entry for ambitious international companies, and further investment opportunities available to companies in the West Midlands.Yuen Wai Leung, Life Sciences Business Development Manager, at the West Midlands Growth Company, has commented on the importance of this event.If you are attending and would like to arrange a meeting, please get in touch and we will be happy to schedule an appointment.📅 5-6 June⏰ 9:30am - 17:00pm📍 Stand C40 For more on MTI: https://bit.ly/3UJgMEV #InvestWM #MTIExpo #WestMidlands

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Across last week members of our Inward Investment team were delighted to attend Viva Technology Paris 2024.Jon Baty, Head of Inward Investment, Mike Lewis, Creative, Digital & Tech Sector Lead, and Ashlene Smith, Innovation & Scale Up Manager, all spoke and presented on the West Midlands' standout offering that includes lower operating costs than London, the region's world-class tech proposition, and available support to those looking to scale up in the UK that includes the Global Growth Programme (GGP).Located on British Embassy Paris' UK Pavilion, the team hosted an evening networking reception that provided an overview of the West Midlands, a fireside chat with French SaaS company Sidetrade who discussed their experiences of setting up in Birmingham, and presented on how the GGP can accelerate UK market entry for ambitious international companies.For more insight into the UK's fastest-growing tech sector and the GGP: https://lnkd.in/ef3KCwfM#InvestWM #VivaTech #Tech #GlobalGrowthProgramme #WestMidlands

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Key component shortages, disruptions to labour disputes and geopolitical turmoil have been identified as some of the key challenges facing the manufacturing sector.While developments in digital transformation can help the manufacturing sector tackle such challenges and strengthen its supply chain resilience, it’s vital that businesses plan carefully to avoid introducing a new set of problems.DLA Piper hosted a roundtable earlier this month, with support from PwC and the West Midlands Growth Company, which brought together decision-makers from across the region’s advanced manufacturing sector. Conversations explored the key threats facing their supply networks, the opportunities presented by digital transformation and the growing importance of ESG on the industrial agenda.Read the full recap here: https://bit.ly/4e14XTB #InvestWM #Manufacturing #WestMidlands #SupplyChain #DigitalTransformation

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Atlas Copco’s UK-first Smart Factory Innovation Centre will help to drive the world’s transition to a smart manufacturing future. Yesterday, the state-of-the-art facility was officially opened by Councillor Stephen Simkins, Leader at City of Wolverhampton Council.Enabled byEricsson’s private 5G network, the Centre - located at i54 on the Wolverhampton-Staffordshire border - will be key to increasing productivity and sustainability levels across UK industry, providing a showcase and training hub for its industry-leading smart tooling and industrial assembly systems.The advanced manufacturing revolution starts in the West Midlands.For the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/ehbpgN39#InvestWM #Manufacturing #WestMidlands

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