Advanced Manufacturing Sector Support

Growth Platform provides sector support for advanced manufacturing businesses in the Liverpool City Region, aiming to boost innovation, employment and the region's global reputation in the sector. It gives businesses the opportunity to access the region's industrial and digital technologies ecosystem, including the Manufacturing Technology Centre, Sensor City and STFC Hartree, alongside local higher education institutions, to gain competitive advantage. Growth Platform also works with businesses and local experts to build skills and growth potential, and facilitates participation in initiatives that promote the region's manufacturing community, such as Digital Manufacturing Week. The page signposts a number of specific programmes and organisations manufacturers can engage with, including Made Smarter (digitalisation adoption support), the Flexible Growth Fund (a £20m fund removing investment barriers for ambitious businesses), the Smart Manufacturing Data Hub (supporting SME manufacturers to use data), the Virtual Engineering Centre, the Manufacturing Technology Centre and the Hartree Centre. It also references the Liverpool City Region Advanced Manufacturing Cluster Board, which influences policy and supports sector growth.

No formal eligibility criteria are stated on the authoritative programme page; manufacturers should check the provider's current requirements before applying.