The exciting ERDF (European Regional Development Fund) project ARLI offers funded advice and technical support to eligible SMEs across three Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) areas – Greater Birmingham & Solihull, Black Country, Coventry & Warwickshire – on developing innovative low-carbon products and processes.
About ARLI
ARLI brings together a team of experienced academics and engineers to support businesses in developing cost-effective products and processes, which provide energy-efficiency gains in the use of raw and waste materials. The project, delivered through the School of Engineering, aims to identify waste streams, or other materials that could be transformed into higher value goods for construction and other manufacturing industry applications.
The ARLI areas of expertise are:
- Reducing raw material use
- Material substitution & waste reduction
- Reuse of waste streams
- Geotechnical engineering including buried infrastructure
- Infrastructure monitoring and assessment
- Erosion detection and monitoring
- Design for disassembly
- Sustainability in the supply chain
Resulting in:
- Generation of new materials from waste – spurring growth through the commercialisation of novel products
- Address acute raw material deficiencies which are crippling industrial supply chains.
- Aid efficiency and improve environmental impact, with cost-effective solutions realised through reduced carbon emissions
- Better infrastructure asset management
- Preventative maintenance
If you are an SME in one of the following LEP areas: Greater Birmingham & Solihull LEP; Black Country LEP or Coventry & Warwickshire LEP with fewer than 250 employees and a turnover of less than 50 million euros then you could be eligible for support.
The masterclass is free to those eligible and will take place on The University of Birmingham campus Wednesday 25th May from 9am-5pm with refreshments and a light lunch provided.
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