AMRC North West

With help from the European Regional Development Fund, our goal is to help the North West region’s manufacturing community access advanced technologies that will drive improvements in productivity, performance and quality.

AMRC North West is a gateway development, built using a £20m grant from the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal, on the Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone.

We are playing a key role in driving recovery, growth, productivity and innovation, supporting Lancashire firms to compete nationally and internationally. The high-performing technical research and development (R&D) team enhances the manufacturing base of Lancashire, working with both manufacturing companies and their supply chains.

Whether you are a large company or an SME manufacturer who wants to improve your productivity, or if you just want to know more about how AMRC North West can help you – we want to hear from you. 

Contact us today.

Current Projects

Our SME engagement programme, RADAR, is supporting businesses to grow and thrive. We offer a range of fully-funded manufacturing support projects and collaboration opportunities designed to boost competitiveness and productivity for Lancashire’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) manufacturing community.

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Led by The University of Sheffield AMRC North West, 5G Factory of the Future is providing potential for new ways of working that contribute to broader objectives of UK manufacturing to improve efficiency, productivity, safety, and reducing CO2 emissions and other waste using key digital technologies.

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Our areas of expertise

AMRC North West's R&D is carried out with a focus on digital and additive manufacturing, vehicle electrification and lightweighting, batteries and automation, and low carbon technologies.

Latest news

• Digital manufacturing experts help IT firm boost productivity and reduce waste
• AMRC 'shapes new direction' for engineering company
• AMRC North West keeps UK manufacturing ‘ahead of the pack’
• Getting more out of machine performance with data analysis
• Business gets its shot to manufacture new golf club thanks to help from AMRC
• AMRC the key to better accuracy for life-saving fire doors
• 'Game changer' for clean energy in marine sector
• 5G sensors making ultra-low latency a reality
• AMRC North West helps small family-run business make 'the best face mask'
• North West motor trade business goes digital with AMRC support
• SME support on AMRC North West radar
• Udderly innovative support for cow feeding business
• Lancashire will be 'innovation leader'
• 5G productivity boost for the North

For further information please contact:

AMRC North West
Roy Chadwick Way
Samlesbury Enterprise Zone
Mellor Brook
Blackburn
BB2 7HP

nwadmin@amrc.co.uk 

01254 947100