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CS / PMC OFFICIAL OPENING
Kirklees College declared
its Process Manufacturing
Centre (PMC) open in
October with over 60
project partners, local
MPs, apprentices and its
main funder, Leeds City
Region Local Enterprise
Partnership (LEP)
attending a celebratory
event.
Hailed as a ‘boost’ to the north by
Northern Powerhouse Minister,
Andrew Percy, it was awarded
£3.1m capital funding through
the Leeds City Region Enterprise
Partnership (LEP) Growth Deal- a
£1 billion package of government
investment to accelerate growth
and create jobs across Leeds City
Region.
This was added to with funds from
local and national businesses and
donations in the form of plant,
services and equipment, making
its value around £5m in total.
Northern Powerhouse Minister
Andrew Percy said:
“This government has invested
millions of pounds to fund
Kirklees College’s new Process
Manufacturing Centre to help
boost growth and create jobs in
the Northern Powerhouse.
“The centre will enhance Leeds
City Region’s reputation as a hub
for manufacturing and will give
students the best training possible
to get a job in the industry. I would
encourage anyone interested to
take advantage of this fantastic
opportunity.”
Businesses interested in getting involved with the
centre can contact the process manufacturing team
processmanufacturing@kirkleescollege.ac.uk
Over 60 partner organisations
from the industry have made
contributions and pledges to a
value of around £700,000. The
centre has a fully operational
process manufacturing batch
plant (2000 litre) with control
room, remote tank farm and
a semi-automatic packaging
line. This gives students and
apprentices a learning experience
in a real process manufacturing
environment. This is supplemented
by four classrooms, an IT suite and
learning resource centre.
www.kirkleescollege.ac.uk
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