SMMC

The Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing Centre (SMMC) will be an inherent part of an existing ecosystem which supports the development and commercialisation of smart intelligent machinery and advanced sustainable materials and digital technologies.

Located on Kingsway Business Park, with a net floor area of 2,724 m2, the centre will offer laboratory space, workshops, metrology space, design and analysis studios, a lecture theatre, meeting rooms, flexible workspace for start-ups, office space for manufacturers and a café.

In addition to supporting Innovation Accelerator funded programmes such as CEAMS, the Centre of Expertise in Advanced Materials and Sustainability, SMMC will host a range of RTOs and programmes that will support the Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham’s ambitions to build a world class cluster of advanced materials and manufacturing in Atom Valley.

Leading the way

SMMC will support the ability to provide businesses with the right support at the right time and provide a route for key advanced manufacturing initiatives to be sustainable for the long-term.  This is underpinned by AI and Machine Learning, and will focus on the three main activities central to GAMMA’s (Greater Manchester’s Graphene, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Alliance) strategy: Sustainable Materials in Manufacturing; Industrial Digitalisation; and, Advanced Machinery. 

SMMC will provide a single point of entry to the GAMMA ecosystem, not just for businesses located in Atom Valley in the Boroughs of Rochdale, Bury and Oldham but also across Greater Manchester and the North of England.

Planning permission granted in November 2024, the SMMC is due to be completed by summer 2026.