England
Everything available to manufacturers in South West England, including support offered UK-wide.
53
Organisations
76
Support resources
70
Funding opportunities
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Equipment, testing and technical teams you can actually use.
Industry-led advanced manufacturing and aerospace training campus with workshops, specialist labs, employer-designed curriculum and apprenticeship routes.
Specialist technical training, apprenticeships, diagnostics, hydraulics, electronics, robotics and high-voltage upskilling for lift-truck and powered-access engineers.
Specialist engineering apprenticeships, NVQs, graduate development, refresher training and employer workforce-development support.
Apprenticeships, technical training and workforce development.
Industry-led advanced manufacturing and aerospace training campus with workshops, specialist labs, employer-designed curriculum and apprenticeship routes.
Specialist technical training, apprenticeships, diagnostics, hydraulics, electronics, robotics and high-voltage upskilling for lift-truck and powered-access engineers.
Specialist engineering apprenticeships, NVQs, graduate development, refresher training and employer workforce-development support.
Grants, loans and finance support for manufacturers.
Electricity policy-cost exemptions and up to 90% compensation for eligible network charging costs.
Professional IP audit identifying IP opportunities, risks and recommendations. Maximum funding £2,250 including VAT, with £750 business contribution.
Support helping West of England manufacturers adopt digital technology, including match-funded grants, internships and training.
Growth, leadership, productivity and export support.
UKAS-accredited electronics compliance, certification, testing and market-access support.
Hardware startups get workspace, FabLab access, product-development support and help moving from desktop prototypes toward batch and mass production.
One-to-one eligible business support, overseas market expertise, buyer and supply-chain access, workshops, trade missions and events.
Research, product development, digital and automation projects.
Industry-led advanced manufacturing and aerospace training campus with workshops, specialist labs, employer-designed curriculum and apprenticeship routes.
Specialist technical training, apprenticeships, diagnostics, hydraulics, electronics, robotics and high-voltage upskilling for lift-truck and powered-access engineers.
Connects businesses to Plymouth's marine-autonomy ecosystem, real-world test ranges, shared facilities, industry, research and skills capability.
Decarbonisation, energy costs and sustainability support.
UKAS-accredited environmental and reliability testing for manufactured products.
Electricity policy-cost exemptions and up to 90% compensation for eligible network charging costs.
Access to a £15m advanced manufacturing testbed with a Digital Proving Ground and reconfigurable factory environment to explore, test and validate digital and automation technologies before deployment.
Clusters, associations and supply chain connections.
Independent materials and product testing, inspection, qualification and certification.
UKAS-accredited electronics compliance, certification, testing and market-access support.
Access route to at-scale rail testing through RIDC Melton, RIDC Tuxford, TfL facilities and Long Marston Rail Innovation Centre.
Councils, Growth Hubs and Chambers for this area, which usually handle the first conversation.
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Networks and sector clusters manufacturers here can join, alongside the public support bodies above.
UK-wide
The UK trade association for the aerospace, defence, security and space industries, representing manufacturers and their supply chains on policy, market access and industry data.
UK-wide
The leading trade association for the UK plastics industry, representing raw material suppliers, processors and the wider supply chain with technical, regulatory and sustainability support.
UK-wide
Established UK trade association for precision engineering, toolmaking and manufacturing service providers, with a supplier directory connecting buyers to member manufacturers.
UK-wide
The manufacturers' organisation, formerly EEF, championing UK engineering and manufacturing with employment law and HR, health and safety, training, net zero and productivity services.
Regional manufacturing network for the South West
UK Defence Innovation Regional Defence and Security Cluster
