Funding Grants
ERT for Construction (ERT4C) is aware of several funding opportunities which are relevant to ERT's technology. These are found in the areas of:
- Environment / Waste
- Composite Technology
- Construction Innovation
- Sustainability
2K Manufacturing receives £500,000 grant award from East of England Development Association (EEDA) - October 2008.
The EEDA funding will allow 2K manufacturing to set up its first plant and start production of the 'Eco-Sheet' - an environmentally friendly alternative to Plywood. The plant, which is to be based in Hertfordshire, is set to bring an anticipated 40 jobs to the area, and will be the first of its kind in the UK. More......
3DM take lead in cross-sector plastic recycling project - £600k DTI Funding - May 2007
On the 9th May 2007 3DM Worldwide plc announced that it is leading a DTI funded consortium including, Bovis Lend Lease. Tesco, Severnside Recycling, Philip Tyler Polymers, Brunel University (Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing) and Pera to develop innovative, sustainable products to be manufactured using the revolutionary Powder Impression Moulding (PIM) process. The products will be made from waste plastic sourced from the retail and construction sectors. The consortium has accepted a grant of £0.6M of public funding through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) led Technology Programme as part of the £1.2 million project.
Welcoming the new partnership, Science and Innovation Minister, Malcolm Wicks said:
"The UK has a proud history of innovation in science and technology. We believe that we must work with industry to develop the marketable products and services of tomorrow, so that we can maintain our position as a leading global economy. That's why we're supporting this project. It provides a great opportunity to harness the UK's world-class expertise and use it to boost our
EnvironmentAwards.net includes a searchable, on-line database of over 300 Environmental and Sustainable Development Awards and Grants (you will need to register).
The core role of the Waste Research Team (WRT) is to distribute funds for research ........ the team's budget is currently £5M per annum ....... via DEFRA
Finally click here for details of European funding.
ERT4C will facilitate funding applications in order to assist manufacturers in developing new construction products within an appropriate budget and development environment.