Mayor hails “fantastic” arrival of the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult in Manchester

Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham welcomes country’s business-led R&D organisation, the High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult.

  • HVM Catapult and one of its founding members, deep tech innovation organisation CPI, take up new local office at Bruntwood SciTech’s Circle Square

A new office for the High Value Manufacturing Catapult (HVM Catapult) and deep tech innovation organisation, CPI, in Manchester will bridge the region’s manufacturing output gap of £500m million according to new research cited by HVM Catapult.

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham said, “Going back to the Industrial Revolution, our city-region has been at the centre of advances in science and technology. Innovation is just as important to our future. Increased R&D spending and more productive businesses can power the growth of our economy and level up the North.

This is fantastic news for Greater Manchester and especially for our manufacturing sector. The HVM Catapult is there to help businesses innovate, which will spark further investment and the support the creation of high-quality jobs.

The HVM Catapult and CPI have unveiled analysis relating to the output gap to mark the opening of its Manchester offices in the heart of the city’s innovation district at Bruntwood SciTech’s Circle Square – a joint venture partnership between Bruntwood and Legal & General…Read more