North East

Build on one of the UK's most advanced research parks to connect space technology, microelectronics and materials engineering with manufacturing capability and export routes.

• Hardware companies scaling manufacturing in Britain
• Export-led industrial employment outside the South East
• A supply chain deep enough to attract international manufacturers

Comparable in function to the Houston Space Port and MIT Lincoln Labs model.

• NETPark is one of the UK's most advanced research and development locations.
• Deep manufacturing heritage and an engineering skills pipeline.
• Regional investment support and lower operating cost.
• Proximity to ports for industrial export.

• NETPark research cluster
• Satellite Applications Catapult
• Regional access to the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

• Space and satellite companies
• Materials and microelectronics manufacturers
• Robotics developers
• Industrial supply chain and engineering firms

• Space technology
• Semiconductors and microelectronics
• Materials engineering
• Robotics
• Clean energy R&D
• Battery innovation

• Durham University
• Newcastle University

• Cleanrooms and pilot production lines
• Test and characterisation facilities
• Port and freight connectivity
• Energy capacity for industrial processes

1. Research→
2. Problem→
3. Prototype→
4. Company→
5. Capital→
6. Customer→
7. Scale→
8. Export

• Hardware companies scaling manufacturing in Britain
• Export-led industrial employment outside the South East
• A supply chain deep enough to attract international manufacturers

Described as outcomes rather than forecasts. UKIZ makes no projections it cannot evidence.