Friday
19 April 2019: Scotland’s international centre of manufacturing expertise is a
step closer to being realised following the appointment of the design team.

The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland
(NMIS), hosted by the University
of Strathclyde, aims to make Scotland
a global leader in advanced manufacturing. By bringing industry, research and
the wider public sector together it will drive productivity and skills
development.

HLM,
a leading design and architecture practice with
studios in Glasgow, has
been appointed to lead a design team including Waterman Civil & Structural
Engineers, Davie + McCulloch Building Services Engineers and Robinson Low
Francis LLP Cost Mangers, whilst HLM will also be providing landscape
architecture and interior design services. Turner and Townsend have been
appointed as Project Managers under the University’s Framework Agreement.

As an industry-led international centre for
manufacturers, NMIS, adjacent to Glasgow International Airport, will include a Digital
Factory 2050, Manufacturing Skills Academy and collaborative working spaces; complementing
the existing University of Strathclyde’s Advanced
Forming Research Centre (AFRC).

It
will offer Scottish businesses access to expert services, advanced demonstrator
facilities and training programmes focused on innovative manufacturing. As a
national hub, it will be available to companies of all sizes and sectors,
enabling them to be more globally competitive.

It
will be the anchor for the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland
(AMIDS), which will benefit from a £39 million investment to provide the
enabling infrastructure, funded through the Glasgow City Region Deal.

Ross Barrett, Associate HLM, said: “HLM
and the design team are excited to be working closely with the University of
Strathclyde and their partners to develop the new NMIS facility. This is a huge
opportunity to create an innovative, flexible and collaborative environment
which will help inspire and attract industry partners and academics alike,
reducing barriers to innovation.”

The £65 million plus investment includes £48
million from the Scottish Government and £8m from the University of Strathclyde
as well as £9 million in the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre which is a first
phase of NMIS. The phase 1 construction value is expected to be in the region
of £38 million.