A food technology centre in South Staffordshire has been granted £1.2m of funding by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands.
The new two-storey Food Technology Centre at Rodbaston College in Penkridge has already received £500,000 from Staffordshire County Council.
The £2.1m centre aims to support companies in the food and drink sector. It will create 8,774 sq ft of space for small and medium sized businesses.
The building will comprise five 1,474 sq ft specialist food production units on the ground floor for letting on three-year leases, together with a 1,426 sq ft incubator/development kitchen. On the first floor there will be a further 12 office units ranging from 403 sq ft to 862 sq ft which will be let on similar terms.
Subject to planning approval, work is due to start later in this year. The centre is expected to open in August 2008.