Some of the region’s most industrious and successful apprentices and their employers were celebrated in an awards evening held by Nelson and Colne College Group at Accrington Stanley Football Club.
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Rochdale is set to be home to the new Advanced Machinery & Productivity Institute (AMPI) after an NPL-led consortium secured £22.6m in funding for a five-year innovation initiative.
Artist’s impression of the AMPI, slated to open in Rochdale in 2024 (Credit: Fairhurst Design Group)
AMPI will tap into existing manufacturing and academic expertise in the north of England, aiming to grow the UK’s advanced machinery capability to a £2bn export capacity within 10 years, creating 30,000 high value jobs in the process. As well as promoting the adoption of digital solutions across the machinery sector, AMPI will focus on integrating automated and autonomous robotic systems and the development of new machinery.