On Thursday 12 March, Chris McDonald MP, Minister for Industry in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), visited AIRTO member Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick.
Chris met with researchers, technicians, and students at the International Manufacturing Centre (IMC), where experts work with industry partners to drive forward innovation in fields such as advanced manufacturing and agritech.
Speaking after the visit, Minister for Industry Chris McDonald said:
To ensure that Britain is the best place in the world to do business, we need the best workforce in the world with the right skills and expertise to thrive.That’s why we’ve placed skills and universities at the heart of our Modern Industrial Strategy. By bringing academia and industry together, we are helping to create hundreds of thousands of careers that will help transform key growth sectors like digital and technology, and advanced manufacturing.
Image Credit: Warwick Manufacturing Group
