RedCAT Scale
Scaling low carbon technology towards a sustainable future
Scale is support from RedCAT at the point when innovators have products ready for manufacture but need help to identify where and who with, in other words site and supply chain – but with the right power sources, utilities, connectivity, local supply chain cluster, accessible future skills-base, and other key factors needed to bring potential products to full manufacture.
First proper business home…
A very practical problem for many start-ups is finding their first proper home. This is where RedCAT can guide them in reaching out to the right local authority contacts and describing their needs.
Whether building, buying, leasing, or renting, as well as knowing what incentives particular local authorities provide, they often help to understand size of site needed, their present and future power capacity requirements, what the immediate road, motorway, and rail, access is, plus the proximity of air freight and air passenger services.
Building supply chains and Co-locating
Another major consideration for enterprising firms, whether young SMEs or established corporates, is supply chain opportunities – including those in existing supply chains. The north west is a good example of a region with well-established but adaptable supply chains that are experienced in supporting incoming firms. A key factor is determining at the outset what other businesses and organisations to co-locate with. For example, companies in the EV manufacturing space from across the North of England, and even internationally, are keen to co-locate with E&R Group here in Accrington which, amongst other things, manufactures cutting-edge EV battery manufacturing plants.
