Nick Clegg champions manufacturing

Posted on 20 Oct 2014 by Victoria Fitzgerald

On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister and Sheffield Hallam MP, Nick Clegg, visited the prospective site of The British Glass Academy Building and took a tour of the city’s University Technical College (UTC) to meet young people studying engineering, manufacturing and design courses.

The visit follows the Deputy Prime Minister’s announcement a few months ago of £5m funding for The British Glass Academy Building as part of the Sheffield City Regional Growth Deal. The provision of a dedicated building will enable the British Glass Academy to significantly extend its facilities, to include ‘mini’ factories for training, R&D facilities…

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