As well as the location for a cluster of rail specialists, the rail sector benefits from Coventry & Warwickshire’s wider track record of excellence in advanced engineering and transport technologies with a skills base, R&D, and a supply chain shared with automotive and aerospace.
The local rail supply chain includes rolling stock, design and engineering, systems, infrastructure and testing and much of the local university research into light-weighting and battery storage have applications into rail technology.
DCA’s Warwickshire location provides easy access to domestic and international travel networks, which remains essential for face to face communication with our clients. It also means we are surrounded by high quality, responsive industrial suppliers and top ranking institutions. Warwickshire is an attractive place to live, which helps us to recruit and retain the high calibre staff we need.
The Midlands has historically been, and currently remains, the heartland of the automotive sector. For many key global players this region is the central focus of their European operations. There are many reasons for this including access to skills, the very significant industry cluster, world class manufacturing technology, research & development capabilities and infrastructures all backed by a very strong sector relevant academic network.
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