by Olivia Brown | Jul 16, 2024 | Challenges & Opportunities of the Future, Meeting & Event Spaces, Rail Development & Test Site, Supply Chains of the Future, Technologies of the Future, Workforces of the Future
Innovation is core to BCIMO’s mission and, being at the heart of the community within the Black Country, the organisation always welcomes the opportunity to engage with other local innovative projects and programmes; most particularly as we celebrate Black Country Day...
by Olivia Brown | Jul 2, 2024 | Engineering Laboratories & Equipment, Workforces of the Future
This week, the team from BCIMO exhibited at a hands-on skills event for school children and young people at Wolverhampton Racecourse in Dunstall Park. Designed to inspire youngsters across a broad range of sectors, the event was an opportunity for BCIMO to offer an...
by Olivia Brown | Jun 25, 2024 | Challenges & Opportunities of the Future, Clean Futures Accelerator, Technologies of the Future
On 15th June 2023, a group of key stakeholders met to discuss and decide upon the core challenges from across the automotive and rail industries that would be posed to first year applicants to the Clean Futures Accelerator programme. As they now deliberate on the...
by Olivia Brown | Jun 9, 2024 | Workforces of the Future
Hello, I’m Emily, a recent graduate who studied Marketing with Psychology for three years at Sheffield Hallam University. I recently had the amazing opportunity to complete five weeks of work experience at BCIMO in Dudley. I worked alongside my mum, Olivia Brown, the...
by Olivia Brown | May 28, 2024 | Clean Futures Accelerator, Meeting & Event Spaces, Our Events, Technologies of the Future
Following on from the success of Cohort 1 of the Clean Futures Accelerator programme, prospective Cohort 2 SMEs visited BCIMO this week for an in-depth workshop to explore both the process of applying and the facilities available to those innovating for the rail...
by Olivia Brown | May 13, 2024 | Challenges & Opportunities of the Future, Clean Futures Accelerator, Rail Development & Test Site, Technologies of the Future
With a new life and livery, the iconic Midland Metro Class T69 vehicle – originally designated ‘Tram 16’ – embarks on an exciting journey into the future. Following refreshment work by the engineering team at BCIMO, it is to become a hub for innovative sustainable...