AMCASH supports West Midlands-based SMEs to improve their products and processes. We provide access to the University of Birmingham’s materials science expertise and our state-of-art facilities.
By working with us, companies have accelerated their product and process development, thereby delivering improved profits.
Focussed on materials, AMCASH delivers short-term practical consultancy support – for FREE!
AMCASH, a part-ERDF funded initiative, has supported some 300 small-to-medium sized businesses (SMEs) and delivered more than £50m net economic impact.
Our offer of a minimum two days of funded work includes:
- Access to R&D facilities
- Analytical services
- Research
- Consultancy
- Collaborative projects
Funding is now extended through to 2023!
Can we help your business?
If you have:
- Less than 250 staff
- Turnover less than €50m
- Business based in one of the following Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas:
- Greater Birmingham & Solihull
- Black Country
- Coventry & Warwickshire
- The Marches
- Stoke & Staffordshire
Contact us to find out how we can make our R&D expertise work for you.
Support in the current climate
Businesses are reconfiguring their operations and adapting new practices, processes and supply chains. All this amidst financial constraints on investment.
AMCASH is a free support mechanism to deliver business improvement
- Reduce waste
- Optimise output
- Develop supply chains
- Benchmarking and products
AMCASH team
SME Business Engagement:
Michael Small
Project Management:
Michael Taylor
Microscopy and Materials Characterisation
Theme led by Dr Yu-Lung Chiu
Polymers
Theme led by Dr Mike Jenkins
Computational Modelling
Theme led by Professor Paul Bowen
Ceramic Science & Engineering
Theme led by Profesor Jon Binner
Key facts
- Successful Phase 1 of AMCASH (2017-2019)
- Over 200 SMEs supported to date
- Improved quality, reduced waste, de-risked new product development
- £48.8 million net economic impact *
- Funding now extended through 2022
*Source: Summative Assessment, Final Report, AMCASH, University of Birmingham, September 2019