{"id":24293,"date":"2017-02-09T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/?p=24293"},"modified":"2017-02-09T14:00:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-09T14:00:06","slug":"mclaren-to-build-50m-manufacturing-centre-at-sheffields-amrc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wearesevenhills.com\/mclaren-to-build-50m-manufacturing-centre-at-sheffields-amrc\/","title":{"rendered":"McLaren to build \u00a350m manufacturing centre at Sheffield\u2019s AMRC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Supercar maker McLaren is to move chassis production to a new \u00a350 million facility built in partnership with the University of Sheffield\u2019s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre.<\/p>\n<p>The partnership will create more than 200 jobs across the Sheffield region and is expected to generate a minimum \u00a3100 million for the local economy.\u00a0The new McLaren Composites Technology Centre is the company\u2019s first purpose-built facility outside its base in Woking, Surrey, and is due to start construction in early 2017.<\/p>\n<p>The world-leading AMRC\u00a0is a joint initiative between the University of Sheffield and more than 100 industry partners, which includes Airbus, Boeing, IBM and Rolls-Royce.<\/p>\n<p>McLaren will boost the AMRC\u2019s efforts to provide advanced skills training for more than 600 apprentices from the local area, from NVQ to degree-level qualifications in machining and robotics to digitally-assisted assembly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investment \u2013 and the innovation, jobs, training and opportunities it offers \u2013 is hugely significant for our region, the North of England and the UK\u2019s global, industrial ambitions,\u201d said Professor Sir Keith Burnett, the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we\u2019re offering is unrivalled access to world-leading research, development and established partnerships with industry,\u201d he added. \u201cWe also have an exceptional facility that offers degree apprenticeships \u2013 meaning we can train our region\u2019s young people with the skills it needs to power the manufacturing workforce of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The news was hailed as a landmark moment for UK industry, with the launch announcement generating coverage in influential outlets that included the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/03ae9358-edf5-11e6-930f-061b01e23655\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/programmes\/b08fg3cj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/edition\/business\/mclaren-races-into-sheffield-ldm9lb6cr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The\u00a0Times<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2017\/feb\/08\/mclaren-automotive-manufacturing-plant-sheffield-200-jobs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Guardian<\/a>,\u00a0<a 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