Initiative to boost construction and manufacturing sector across the Highlands
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A new Inverness hub will support smaller construction firms to improve productivity and drive growth.
The Make It Smart Hub is led by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CSIC) and Inverness College UHI.
It will support and encourage smaller construction and manufacturing firms to learn, apply and share new technologies, processes and skills that improve productivity and drive growth.
Georgina Parker, director of external relations at the college, said: “Inverness College UHI is delighted to be working in partnership with CSIC on this project, which will provide SMEs in the Highlands and Islands with access to specialist equipment, technical expertise, research and development support and online content.
"Inverness College UHI and the University of the Highlands and Islands partnership will have a key role to play in supporting the region’s economy as it recovers from the Covid-19 health crisis and we are ready to work with all our partners in the sector to provide the support it needs to develop and innovate, as well as upskill and reskill their workforce in these challenging times.”
It is being jointly paid for by the European Regional Development Fund and Scottish Government through the Advancing Manufacturing Challenge Fund.
Steven Hutcheon, Highlands and Islands Enterprise’s acting regional head of technology and innovation, said: “Innovation is fundamental to business growth and diversification. It is also absolutely essential in Scotland’s economic recovery.
“The new Make it Smart Hub will enable businesses across our region to benefit from new technologies and new thinking.”
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