Published: 09 April 2025

From: Democracy

Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution Jim McMahon OBE MP officially opened the ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Innovation Centre in a ceremony yesterday [8 April] as part of a wider visit to ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾.

Following the opening, the Minister joined a tour of ºÚÁÏÍøվ’s key areas of regeneration and development on a hydrogen fuelled Metrobus double decker bus, along with ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ MP Peter Lamb, Chief Executive of the council, Ian Duke, and leader of the council, Councillor Michael Jones. Hydrogen buses are not only sustainable with the use of green hydrogen, but also environmentally friendly due to the zero tailpipe emissions, helping to tackle climate change and improve air quality in the local area.

The tour ended at ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ College, where the Minister took the opportunity to meet with local apprentices.

The ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Innovation Centre, owned by ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council and funded by UK Government, is located in the heart of the Manor Royal Business District. It is aimed at helping create more than 200 new jobs and benefitting directly up to 40 businesses. The centre will bring a further much-needed economic, innovation and technological boost to the town, drawing on ºÚÁÏÍøվ’s long-standing reputation in advanced manufacturing and engineering.

We’re pleased to have welcomed Devolution Minister Jim McMahon to ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ to officially open our state-of-the-art ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Innovation Centre. It was also a great opportunity to meet and welcome our new tenants.

Councillor Michael Jones

Leader

ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Borough Council

As representatives of the town in local and national office, we are working in partnership to deliver for ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾. The minister’s visit was a fantastic opportunity to highlight the efforts being made to bring the jobs of the future to ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ and the work being done to ensure local residents will benefit from these new opportunities.

Peter Lamb

Labour MP for ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾

It was a real pleasure to open the fantastic ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ Innovation Centre. The Centre will serve as a thriving hub for businesses in ºÚÁÏÍøÕ¾ and across the wider region for years to come. We are committed to driving local growth and creating jobs in our communities, and that is exactly what projects like the Innovation Centre will help to do.
 

Jim McMahon OBE MP

Minister of State for Local Government and English Devolution

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