TSB Off-Highway Vehicle Competition Scoping Workshop

Description:

The Technology Strategy Board is researching the needs and opportunities for a market intervention around the Off-Highway Vehicle sector, and would like to invite innovative UK companies and research organisations to a half-day workshop. 

The following sectors are invited to attend:

• Off-Highway Vehicle producers
• On-vehicle technology supply-chain to the above
• Technology developers from other transport sectors, e.g. on-road, who have technology which could be ported into an off-highway vehicle application
• Developers of off-vehicle technology which could improve the machine efficiency of off-highway vehicles
• Are active in other automotive-related supply-chains but would like to collaborate with the off-highway sector

The UK off-highway vehicle manufacturing sector is already very active with several well known names producing and developing their vehicles in the UK and home & export markets. With the current & future challenges facing the sector, there are good opportunities to collaborate with technology developers in road vehicle, advance materials, and other transport sectors.

The free-to-attend workshop will be an open forum in which the scope of a funding competition will be discussed, and input from delegates will help shape any future funding competition call. 

The half-day session will comprise:

• A description of the competition scope as it currently stands
• Opportunities for attendees to input their views on the challenges facing the OH vehicle sector, as well as the opportunities in the sector for UK plc
• An outline (aimed at newcomers to Technology Strategy Board CR&D funding) of how the competition process runs, and how the grand funding is delivered. 

Registration will begin from 9.30am with a networking lunch served at 1pm before the event closes at approximately 2pm.