Investment Zones are areas across the UK where central and local government work with business and local partners to create the conditions for investment and innovation.
The Flintshire and Wrexham Investment Zone will enhance the region’s advanced manufacturing sector.
Opportunities for business
The project is in its early stages, but if you work in advanced manufacturing, please contact us to learn more about opportunities for your business.
Email: investment@wrexham.gov.uk
Project overview
Both Flintshire and Wrexham are already home to high-value manufacturing operations and strategic industrial sites.
This project will build on this by offering a unique blend of support, infrastructure and targeted incentives to attract and sustain businesses.
The Investment Zone is expected to launch later this year (2025) following final sign-off by the UK and Welsh governments.
The following are likely to be the areas of focus:
Research and innovation
- Developing pop-up factory workspace to help new businesses scale-up their product lines.
- More research into innovative solutions to help meet the business needs of the future.
Skills
- Improving links with children and young people by building innovative career pathways into the sector.
- Increasing learning to help workers meet rapidly accelerating technical skills requirements.
Infrastructure
- Developing next generation specialist learning facilities to help up-skill the advanced manufacturing workforce.
- Reshaping transport infrastructure to make it easier for people to travel to work at key industrial sites (including people living in areas with high deprivation).
- Accelerating the development of high-quality sites and premises ready for business investment.
Business support
- Creating a dedicated service to help businesses navigate regulatory systems and increase supply-chain opportunities.
- Providing specialist advice to encourage investment in new technologies.
- Engaging with start-ups and scale-up businesses to help them grow.
Planning and development
- Providing a single point of contact for business enquiries.
- Helping to accelerate planning processes.
- Creating ambitious high-quality masterplans for key sites to accelerate development and build investor confidence.