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Find out about Greater Manchester’s latest success stories and thought leadership across our key sectors of Advanced Manufacturing, Creative and Media, Digital and Technology, Financial, Professional and Business Services, Life Science and Healthcare and Low Carbon. Our blogs will also provide helpful tips and advice for companies relocating to or expanding within the U.K.

5 Reasons to choose Greater Manchester for battery innovation

Greater Manchester’s manufacturing ecosystem and net zero ambitions make it the ideal base to support development, research and commercialisation in the growing batteries market – estimated to be worth £5 billion in the UK and £50 billion across Europe by 2025. Here are five reasons why: Net Zero…

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Vector Homes Case Study

Company overview Starting out with a team of four people, the idea for CleanTech startup, Vector Homes was born just 18 months ago, with a mission to deliver enough sustainable, smart, and affordable homes for generations to come. With a truly holistic view, the team is driven to optimise the…

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MIDAS Meets... Eric Adams, Project Director at Carlton Power

Carlton Power, one of the UK’s most experienced energy infrastructure development companies has recently secured planning permission for Greater Manchester’s first low-carbon hydrogen fuel hub, the 200MW Trafford Green Hydrogen scheme. We caught up with its Project Director Eric Adams, to find out…

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Innovate Manchester - Syngenta Challenge

Innovate Manchester: Syngenta Challenge Innovate Manchester is designed to find fresh ideas and tangible solutions to challenges faced by local businesses. The new 2022 programme will consist of four themed cohorts running from September to December 2022, bringing together large organisations…

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Empowering Change For A Sustainable Future

In March, OakNorth Bank , an SME-focused neobank which has been operating from Manchester since its launch in September 2015, published its 2021 annual report , which for the first time, included its ESG Report. We sat down with the OakNorth Bank team to learn a bit more about what they’re doing with…

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Seven Ways Greater Manchester Is Investing In Our Planet

Manchester’s accelerated Carbon Neutral Target Pre-pandemic, Greater Manchester set an ambitious target of achieving carbon neutrality by 2038 – 12 years ahead of UK national targets. As we take fundamental steps towards our city region’s own target, green innovation is playing a significant…

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