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Advanced Manufacturing

"Much of the worldwide success of 'Staffordshire manufacturing' is due to the pride of the people in the product and their desire to make something really special." Sir Anthony Bamford

One of the most important sectors within the Stoke and Staffordshire economy, Advanced Manufacturing employs 14.5% of the population within manufacturing industries (ONS Annual Business Survey).

  • JCB – born in Staffordshire and one of the world’s top three manufacturers of construction equipment
  • Faurecia Interior Systems – vehicle interior systems
  • Gestamp Tallent Automotive – car body stamping
  • Intier Automotive – vehicle interior systems
  • Rieter Automotive – vehicle interior systems
  • Johnson Controls – automotive seating
  • Goodwin Steel Castings– machined castings
  • Mann & Hummel – automotive filters
  • Michelin Tyre – UK HQ, commercial retreading and National Training Centre
  • Pirelli – low volume MIRS production facility and distribution centre
  • Maier – automotive chrome on plastic, injection moulding 1st tier supplier
  • Zytek Automotive – pioneer in automotive power-train, engine-management control systems and electric and hybrid-vehicle sector.
  • Alstom Grid - centre of excellence for HVDC convertors and other power electronic systems
  • Areva T&D – Manufacturer of electrical transformer and distribution equipment
  • ABB Power Systems - instrumentation, control and electrification of power plants
  • Rapiscan Systems – global leader in the manufacture of scanning equipment
  • Perkins Engines – engine manufacturer
  • Kyocera Unimerco – machine tool manufacturer
  • Moog – avionic systems
  • ATP Industries – Europe’s largest remanufacturer of of automotive transmissions, gearboxes and torque converters
  • Elite KL Automotive – design and manufacture of bespoke heating and cooling systems for automotive, military ect.
  • PMES - defence industry suppliers
  • Mitras Composites - composite compression and resin transfer mouldings

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