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Overview | Key Facts | Labour Market | Economic Profile | Academic Excellence | Research and Development | Significant Companies Programme | Fuel Technology | Aerospace | Automotive | Logistics | The Hub | Who's Here | Testimonials & Case Studies | Links | Funding and Grants | News | EventsTransport Technologies SectorKey FactsKey CompaniesThe concentration of prime automotive manufacturers in the regions are inevitably a major draw to their suppliers. Nineteen of the top suppliers have a presence in the West Midlands, including such names as Dana, Goodyear Dunlop United Kingdom, and NSK. Altogether the region boasts some 590 businesses in the automotive sector. The Midlands aerospace industry is also gaining strength, being 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 by £2 million and building work continue on an extension to its 42,000 sq. ft site. Click here to view more detailed information. Academic Excellence
Birmingham and the West Midlands has a number of world-class universities, with a total of nine in the region. Most have gained international reputations for their quality of teaching and research and for their links and partnerships with major employers, including many overseas companies. The universities have forged links with industry to provide world-class research facilities and to make a continual and significant contribution to the advancement of the industry. Click here to view more detailed information. Labour MarketTotal employment in Transport Technologies in the West Midlands is over 330,000 or 14.3% of total employment in the region, while Birmingham and Solihull accounts for approximately 25% of employment in this sector. Click here to view more detailed information. EconomyThe Manufacturing Sector is an important part of the Birmingham's economy, employing 20% of Birmingham and Solihull's workforce. The Automotive sector is still the key Manufacturing employer in Birmingham and Solihull with major assembly plants for and also significant local employment in the supply chain. Click here to view more detailed information. top of page
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