Charnwood Business - Business Sectors
Click on the sectors below for further information about each one:
- Automotive & automotive components
Automotive & automotive components
Key Reasons:
The Manufacturing Advisory Service is based locally. Loughborough University has strong departments in Automotive and Aeronautical Engineering and in Manufacturing Engineering. It is the home of Ford College, set up specifically for training in the Automotive Industry. Several key suppliers to the aerospace industry (Preci-Spark, Meggitt-Dunlop) are based locally and the Midlands Aerospace Alliance is extremely active. Brush Traction is involved in development of new high speed rail technology in collaboration with Hitachi. Intelligent Energy is developing fuel cell powered products for both the automotive and aerospace industries.
Sub-Sectors:
Aeronautical and space technology components, automotive components, rail technologySkills:
Skill Area: Design engineerSkill Salary: Up to £30,000
Skill Area: Mechanical engineer
Skill Salary: Up to £35,000
Sector Companies:
Preci-Spark, Meggitt-Dunlop (both suppliers to Boeing and Rolls-Royce), Bentley, Brush TractionMain Business Functions
- Research & development
- Business services/ offices
- Advanced manufacturing
Contact Details
Telephone:
+44 01509 634 727Key Contacts:
Dave Puxley - Head of RegenerationMore on
