Midlands Engine 2015 - 2025
For a decade, the Midlands Engine brought together partners from across our region to champion the UK’s second largest regional economy.
Though this website is no longer updated and the Midlands Engine has ceased operations, it remains a valuable archive of the reports, insights and evidence developed through that collaboration – spanning the key sectors that drive economic growth.
Thank you to all our partners for your support, commitment and shared ambition. We hope the spirit of collaboration that defined the Midlands Engine – working across political, institutional and geographic boundaries – will continue to shape the future of our region.
Economic Opportunities
The Midlands Growth Story: a showcase of regional collaboration and opportunity
At the end of 2024, the Midlands Engine launched the Midlands Growth Story - a vital tool to support our region in driving sustainable economic growth and prosperity.
Continuing programme of work
Ministers and Midlands universities launch £3m campaign to attract global R&D investment and drive economic growth
*The Invest in UK University R&D Campaign will be continuing, carried forward by the team at Midlands Innovation.* A groundbreaking coalition of seventeen universities from the Midlands launched a £3m international campaign to attract inward investment into R&D, innovation and science – leveraging their global connections to drive...
Continuing programme of work
Place-Based Prosperity report sets out roadmap to unlock institutional investment for Midlands growth
Institutional investors have a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the Midlands’ future prosperity.
Continuing programme of work
Blog: The Midlands Engine may have hosted partners for the last time, but driving investment into the region goes on
The Midlands Engine has returned from another successful year in the Leeds sunshine at UKREiiF. The marquees may get packed down and the blue rectangle logo retired, but it is clear that the legacy of our inward investment work will live on. It was the fourth – and...
Invest in Midlands Clusters
The Midlands Aerospace Cluster
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The Nuclear Industry in the Midlands – a major economic growth opportunity
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The Midlands Space Cluster
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Cyber and Defence clusters in the Midlands
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Roadmap for institutional investment
Place-based Prosperity – Executive Summary
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Place-based Prosperity – Full Report
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Flagship policy white papers
Food White Paper
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Energy Security White Paper
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Ten Point Plan for Green Growth in the Midlands Engine
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Megatrends in the Midlands: Full Report
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Exploring the Investment Potential of Midlands Clusters
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£50bn in investment opportunities
The Midlands Investment Portfolio
Economic Opportunities
Blog: Unlocking opportunities for growth and investment in the Midlands
A region ready for growth The Midlands is at a pivotal moment. With the right investment and strategy, the region has the potential to accelerate growth, close its well-evidenced productivity gap and create new opportunities for businesses and communities alike. Yet, despite significant strengths in advanced manufacturing, energy,...
Green Growth
Blog: How the Midlands can power the UK’s clean energy revolution
Energy security has never been more urgent. In recent years, the UK has seen escalating challenges, from global geopolitical crises to rising energy prices. It is the Midlands, home to innovative industries and a strong manufacturing base, that is playing a major role in tackling these issues with...
Continuing programme of work
Clusters blog: Looking back on a month of diving into some of the biggest growth opportunities in the Midlands
The Midlands Engine convened a series of Cluster roundtables - exploring the investment potential of some of the biggest clusters in our region - from aerospace and space technologies, to nuclear and cyber and defence.
Continuing programme of work
Blog: The Midlands Engine may have hosted partners for the last time, but driving investment into the region goes on
The Midlands Engine has returned from another successful year in the Leeds sunshine at UKREiiF. The marquees may get packed down and the blue rectangle logo retired, but it is clear that the legacy of our inward investment work will live on. It was the fourth – and...
Thought leadership
Place-based investment
Megatrends in the Midlands
Green & Hydrogen Jobs
Access to green finance
invest in midlands R&D
Invest in UK University R&D Investment Campaign
observatory
Access Observatory data until May 2026
Convening partners from across sectors
The Food White Paper
The Energy Security White Paper
A decade of supporting our region's key sectors
Impact
Midlands Engine Observatory economic impact reports
A decade of bringing our partners together
Impact
Events organised, facilitated or supported over a decade
A decade of advocating for the region direct to government
impact
Midlands MPs engaged and supported
