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1. Bill Greenhalgh NWDA Cluster Manager Cluster Development Team

3. What is a Cluster? A group of industries and organisations that are linked together in buying and selling relationships, or who share the same infrastructure, customers or skills base and whose linkages enhance competitive advantage - Prof. Michael Porter

4. What does a Cluster look like? Cogent SI Markets Core of Cluster Related & Supporting Industries Infrastructure & Services Market intelligence Packaging Specialist Consultants Industry bodies Marketing /Design Transport Logistics Research Institutes Universities Colleges Training Providers Upgrading & innovative institutions

6. North West Aerospace Cluster

7. North West Textile Cluster Chemical intermediates Manmade Fibre manufacturers Apparel Yarn spinners Commission yarn dyers Apparel fabric weavers Apparel fabric knitters Yarn dyers Garment (CMT) manufacturers Knitwear manufacturers Footwear manufacturers Multiple retailers Independent retailers Consumers Wholesalers Natural fibre growers Technical yarn spinners Interior textile yarn spinners Automotive/ aerospace components Carpet tufters Carpet weavers Furnishing fabric weavers Home textile weavers Paper manufacturers Nonwovens (durable) Nonwovens (non durable) Coaters and finishers Technical fabric weavers Range of Industrial/ contract end users Construction/ building supplies Medical supplies manufacturers Protective clothing manufacturers Software & hardware suppliers Textile machinery manufacturers Banks/venture capitalists Agents/merchants Specialist consultants Transport and logistics suppliers Packaging materials Apparel accessories Garment finishers Trade associations Journalists/ info providers Textile engineers Universities Testing organisations Dyers & printers Other Technical fabric knitters Nonwovens (carpets) Garment importers Yarn importers Fabric importers Finished goods importers Merchant Converters KEY No presence Weak Medium Strong Growing Influence Dye stuff manufacturers Process chemicals Home textile making-up Garment designers/ brand-houses END-USERS Labels & embellishments Printers Resin manufacturers Furniture manufacturers Wall coverings manufacturers D Rigby Associates Garments Household Technical

8. Cluster Development Process Research Partners Research Research 5 months Evaluation Implementation 10 year plan Cluster Director Strategy & Action Plans 6 m o n t h s Engagement Industry NWDA Cluster Teams Academia Industry NWDA Cluster Teams Academia Industry NWDA Cluster Teams Academia Research Partners

9. NWDA Cluster Development Programme Industry Lead Biotechnology Digital Industries Aerospace Chemicals Food & Drink Environmental Technologies Renewable Energy Textiles Automotive Maritime BioNoW Digital Industries NW North West Aerospace Alliance Chemicals Northwest North West Food Alliance Envirolink Renewables Northwest NWTexNet Northwest Automotive Alliance Maritime NW Energy Creative Industries Tourism NWDA Head of Energy NWDA Head of Creative Industries NWDA Head of Tourism Construction Financial & Professional Services Aviation Healthcare Sport } } } Cluster Team ( Work in progress ) } }

10. Further Information Cluster Biotechnology Digital Industries Aerospace Chemicals Food & Drink Environmental Technologies Renewable Energy Textiles Automotive Maritime All Others Organisation BioNoW Digital Industries NW North West Aerospace Alliance Chemicals Northwest North West Food Alliance Envirolink Renewables Northwest NWTexNet Northwest Automotive Alliance Maritime NW www.bionow.co.uk www.digitalindustriesnorthwest.org www.aerospace.co.uk www. chemicalsnorthwest.org.uk www.nwfoodalliance.co.uk www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk www.renewablesnorthwest.co.uk www.nwtexnet.com www.nwautoalliance.com www.maritimenw.com www.nwda.co.uk Website

11. Cluster Life Cycle Ecotec 2003

12. Cluster Life Cycle TIME CLUSTER SIZE CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT

13. Cluster Evolution In North West England: 1700 Onwards EARLY WATER- POWERD LOCATIONS GEOLOGY, CLIMATE & CULTURE MECHANICAL AND MARITIME ENGINEERING CREATIVE/ DIGITAL INDUSTRIES MULTIMEDIA SPECIALIST TEXTILES RECREATION/ LIFESTYLE ACTIVITIES ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY POWER SPECIALIST CHEMICALS “ NICHE” MARKETS (E.G. LUXURY CARS) BIO-MEDICAL JOINT-VENTURES/ CIVIL MOD CONTRACTS 1700 1750 1800 1850 1900 1950 2000 2050 ENERGY/ ENV. TECH BIOSCIENCES RESEARCH CHEMICALS PRODUCTION STRATEGICALLY LOCATED AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION URBANISED SERVICE ACTIVITIES COTTON TEXTILES COTTON TEXTILES HIGHER EDUCATION FINANCIAL SERVICES MEDIA, I.T. COTTON EXCHANGE NUCLEAR POWER CLEAN ENERGY FOOD & DRINK TOURISM RELOCATED AUTOMOTIVE PROD MOD BIOTECHNOLOGY CONTROL INSTRUMENTS RESEARCH ACADEMIC “SPIN OFF” TEXTILE MACHINERY SALT AND MINERALS STEAM POWER COALFIELD ORIENTATION Prof. Ray Oakey, MBS – NWDA 2003