Major scheme to transform Wolverhampton brownfield sites gets £7 million funding boost
Around £7 million funding for a major scheme to transform brownfield sites in Wolverhampton and create hundreds of jobs in ‘cutting edge’ green technology has been approved.
West Midlands Combined Authority’s Investment Board gave the green light to help kickstart Wolverhampton’s Green Innovation Corridor (GIC).
The funding will be used to redevelop two hectares of brownfield land across four plots, known as the ‘Six Mile Green’, near the University of Wolverhampton Science Park.
It is hoped the project will deliver more than 12,000sqm of commercial space, attract more than £22 million in investment and create up to 595 jobs with a further 110 construction jobs.
West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker said: “Manufacturing remains at the heart of the West Midlands economy, but what we make, and how we make it, is evolving fast.
