Materials Innovation Growth Team
The Materials Innovation & Growth Team (IGT) was launched on 26th January 2005. Its key objective is to define a Materials Strategy for the UK that will enable the UK to optimise the benefits new materials developments will offer. Representatives from the materials producing and using industries, the regions and government aim to secure agreement on a shared vision for the future of an industry that employs over four million people in the UK. The team was led by Wyn Jones OBE, Chair of British Alcan Aluminium, part of Alcan Inc.
An Advisory Group oversees the work of the IGT and 5 Task Groups:
Science & Technology
People & Skills
Best Practice
Assets & Infrastructure
Impact & Policy
The Final report of the Materials IGT was launched on Wednesday 8th March. The report is available as a download, below.
Materials UK Youth Report 2006
Materials UK, the industry-led body formed to implement the recommendations of the Materials IGT, have produced a complimentary publication aimed at promoting to young people the importance of materials in our everyday lives and the career opportunities available in the industry.
The report entitled What's the Future Made Of? is available as a download, below.
What's the future made of? - Materials for a modern world - October 2006
A list of supporting documentation for the Materials Innovation and Growth Team.
Organisations who have contributed
Task Groups Reports
Materials innovation and growth team: the science and technology task group, final report
Materials innovation and growth team: assets and infrastructure task group, final report
Materials IGT task group: assets and infrastructure, workshop 2, 11 May 2005
Materials IGT task group: assets and infrastructure, workshop 3, 19 May 2005
MatIGT impact and policy task group: final report and recommendations
People and skills: a contribution to the materials IGT final report
Materials innovation and growth team: best practice task group, final report
Proceedings of Workshops
Materials innovation and growth team (IGT) workshop with the construction industry
Materials innovation and growth team note of energy sub-group meeting
Final report of the materials innovation and growth team: task group reports: regional east
Questionnaire
Materials innovation and growth team: results of survey, report of main findings
Contacts
Robert Quarshie - robert.quarshie@berr.gsi.gov.uk
Jackie Butterfield - Jackie.butterfield@iom3.org