The Minister for Business and Industry, Lee Rowley MP, saw the latest technologies enabling modern methods of construction and advanced manufacturing when he visited the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry. For instance, Rowley saw the development of the latest technologies to construct the buildings of the future, in particular schools, hospitals and prisons, using offsite platform-based construction. The minister has special responsibility for the construction sector, as well as advanced manufacturing, skills and infrastructure.

As a point of note, the MTC is a key member of the Construction Innovation Hub, a partnership of experts in manufacturing, digital, building performance standards and construction technology that drives innovation and technological advances in the construction and infrastructure sectors. The hub is working to create better outcomes for current and future generations by driving the adoption of manufacturing and digital approaches that improve the delivery, resilience and performance of infrastructure.

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