ignite: for good' presentation 4: craneworks: centre for invention, rhodri samuel

City of Bath

“A masterpiece of human creative genius…”

UNESCO

UK Creative & Tech Hotspot

๏ NESTA top 10 UK creative cluster

๏ Bristol & Bath: highest concentration of tech businesses outside of London

๏ Contribute more than tourism & retail combined

But almost invisible...

Made by Craneworks 2014

The Opportunity

Bath Enterprise Area - more than just jobs & homes:

๏Make creativity & technology visible

๏Build community & contemporary culture

๏Skills for the future workplace

๏Give young people a reason to stay

Stothert & Pitt Crane Factory

Made by Craneworks 2014

Craneworks: Centre for Invention

Vision:

๏Fuse creative & tech

๏STEM to STEAM

๏Place to learn, make & do business

๏Open, accessible, inclusive

๏Beacon of contemporary Bath

Craneworks: Future Skills“Interdisciplinary spaces for arts, science, technology and making to mingle together need to exist in all cities…Bath is a perfect place to bring alive a space of collaborative creativity for a new generation of digital and analogue creators to make innovation happen together.”

Jessi Baker

Designer and Technologist

Craneworks: Components

๏ Warehouse-style workspace

๏ High tech and ‘dirty’ making spaces

๏ Art & design exhibition space

๏ Film & digital media spaces

๏ Show & tell

๏ Cafes

Inspire. Make. Share.

Inspire. Make. Share.Total of 6,245 m2

60% WorkSpace

40% MakeSpace

ShowSpace

ArtSpace

EatSpace

“There is nothing like this in Britain.”

Stuart MacDonald OBE

Made by Craneworks 2014

People Behind Craneworks๏ CIC

๏ Social & charitable enterprise

๏ Development Team

๏ Core Group

๏ Advisory Group

๏ Growing support of Bath community

Business Plan๏ Strong, viable

business plan

๏ Income from workspace cross-subsidises public facilities

๏ 400+ jobs

๏ £25M GVA per annum

Funding๏ £15M capital budget

๏ 50%+ raised from grants/philanthropic funding

๏ 50%- debt financing

๏ Fundraising strategy & fundraiser in place

๏ LEP funding priority

๏ Bank letter of support

๏ 12-18 month funding programme

Making It Happen๏ In principle support of

B&NES

๏ In discussion with site purchaser (BMT) and their developer partner

๏ Seeking a long lease on the buildings

๏ Value of public support

How Can You Help?

๏ We need your support

๏ Help us to promote Craneworks

๏ Short film on website

๏ Need the whole city behind us

๏ Exploring crowd funding

“I want Bath to be a city of high achievers, of great innovators, of brilliant creators…”

Sir James Dyson

“The Craneworks project is important because Bath lacks a multidisciplinary creative centre of this kind and needs it…and worthwhile, because future generations – today’s young people – will thank us for it.”

Professor Sir Christopher Frayling

www.craneworks.org

@cranewrks

Thank you