A hi-tech manufacturing hub – with capacity for 70 apprentices – is set to be brought to Brighouse as part of a major funding scheme.

Earlier this year Brighouse received £19.1 million of Town Deal funding from the Government and one of the projects will see an Industry 4.0 Hub created in the town.

This will be a place where small and medium-sized businesses can explore how digital technology can improve their productivity and increase innovation, says Brighouse Town Deal board.

Calderdale College is leading the delivery of the project alongside the University of Huddersfield, Textile Centre of Excellence, West Yorkshire Manufacturing Services and Calderdale and Kirklees Manufacturing Alliance.

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The Hub, housed at Kirkdale House in the town and at Calderdale College’s newly established Engineering Centre on the Armytage Road Industrial Estate, will be kitted out with high-tech equipment to showcase augmented reality, advanced manufacturing and robotics.

Additionally, the new site will have capacity for 70 apprenticeships to be delivered as part of the Deal project, and a range of new short training programmes designed to help employers upskill their current workforce will be offered to those already pursuing a career in manufacturing.