What is

iSH brings together industry, SMEs, academia, national bodies, research facilities, and community stakeholders into a business cluster focused on real-life problem solving and practical applications.

Through collaboration iSH will deliver solutions to industry challenges which can then be exported around the globe, helping organisations expand and create further job opportunities.

As the iEC develops, it will host a range of tenants who collaborate to solve key engineering and industrial challenges, growing to extend beyond the region into the wider UK and globally.

The iEC will include a solutions hub where businesses in the region will be able to collaborate and work with other specialist companies from around the UK and the rest of the world.

Through this collaboration, iSH will enable businesses and organisations to grow, strengthening the resilience of the regional economy.

iSH’s economic assessment has estimated its programme will generate more than 100 new jobs over a period of 18 months, with the overall scheme creating more than 700 new jobs in the next 10 to 15 years.

A proposed 4,000 square metre campus hub building will become the new focal point of the campus, helping to create links between existing tenants, outside users, the education and skills sector, the local community and the wider public. It includes a car park to the front of the building with space for 100 vehicles with ?? electric car charging points.

The hub building will provide a focal point for innovation and diversification and will bring businesses, organisations and the community together to collaborate in a physical space with relevant equipment and facilities, increasing capability, and creating jobs and opportunities for people living in the area, benefiting our communities and the environment.