Transport Technologies Sector

Overview

In the highly competitive international market place, Birmingham companies are continuing to meet the needs of their customers while facing the challenges of global competition.

Birmingham has an established support structure base for companies in the aerospace, rail, and automotive industry.

The Midlands is one of the four main clusters of aerospace and aviation companies in the country and the sector in Birmingham is a buoyant one. TRW Aeronautical Systems is set to provide the weapons bay door drive system for the Lockheed Joint Strike Fighter, and Hydrapower Dynamics has seen its annual turnover rise significantly.

The Birmingham region's automotive industry is thriving and can look forward to more prosperity.

Concentration of prime automotive manufacturers in the region is well established. Nineteen of the top suppliers have a presence in the West Midlands, including such names as Dana, Goodyear Dunlop, Denso and NSK. Altogether the region boasts some 590 businesses in the automotive sector.

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