Lionweld Kennedy
Research and innovation
Teesside University and Lionweld Kennedy are collaborating through a knowledge transfer partnership (KTP), which provides the company with access to academic skills and expertise, along with an Associate recruited full-time to work on the project. KTP is part funded by Innovate UK.
Challenge
Based in Middlesbrough, Lionweld Kennedy are market leaders in the manufacturing and fabrication of steel and GRP flooring, grating and structures. They are working with Teesside University academics to bring innovation into their product range and meet the increasing sector demands for sustainability.
Solution
Teesside University graduate Reece Thompson is delivering this ambitious two-year project, supported by a multidisciplinary team of academics - Professor David Hughes, Angela Lawrence and Dr Gatheeshgar Perampalam - bringing expertise in new product development, innovation processes and materials science.
Impact
The KTP has identified design concepts for new sustainable products which utilise a new material which can be added to the company’s product portfolio. The legacy of the KTP will enable Lionweld to continue to innovate by developing and commercialising new, sustainable products, utilising both the newly created new product development infrastructure and the new materials science expertise.
Lionweld are committed to a wider sustainability strategy which will directly contribute to the decarbonisation of the construction sector and Net Zero strategy 2050.
*Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) aim to help business improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills within the UK knowledge base. This KTP project was co-funded by UKRI through Innovate UK.
Email ktp@tees.ac.uk for further information.
