The Midlands is the UK’s manufacturing heartland & Leicestershire is its most exciting hotspot.
Key Organisations
Leicester and Leicestershire has a rich industrial heritage, with historic specialisms in boot and shoemaking, material processing and production and textiles and knitted goods. Fast forward to 2021, with almost 500 manufacturing companies and more than 14,000 jobs, our manufacturing engineering credentials are strong. There is a diverse range of advanced manufacturing and engineering activities and firms, including Caterpillar – who manufacture construction equipment; Sofidel, the paper manufacturer, Bostik, General Electric, Benson Group and Ibstock.
MIRA Technology Park
MIRA Technology Park is Europe’s largest transport technology R&D cluster. It is a global provider of pioneering engineering, research, and test services to the automotive, defence, aerospace, and rail sectors. It is a world class centre of excellence in transport technology set in an outstanding 842-acre campus environment. Located at the geographical centre of the UK’s automotive sector, the two-million-square-foot Technology Park provides bespoke property solutions for customers by designing and delivering buildings to meet their R&D needs, alongside an existing range of flexible office, laboratory, and workshop space.
Other Key Sectors in Leicestershire
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