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Hethel Engineering Centre
Hethel Engineering Centre is an innovation hub located in the East of England, focusing on high-performance engineering and manufacturing. It provides support for startups and businesses in the region.
Overview
What Hethel Engineering Centre does
What Hethel Engineering Centre is
Hethel Engineering Centre is an innovation hub located in the East of England, focusing on high-performance engineering and manufacturing. It provides support for startups and businesses in the region.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 12, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Hethel Engineering Centre as a community
Community overview
Hethel Engineering Centre was established in 2006 by Norfolk County Council in partnership with the East of England Development Agency and local industry. It is located in Norfolk, England, and serves as a hub for high-performance engineering and manufacturing businesses. The Centre has supported over 200 innovative businesses, including more than 180 start-ups, contributing to the creation of over 1,000 jobs in the region.
Community focus
Hethel Engineering Centre focuses on providing business incubation space, including offices and workshops, along with specialist business support and engineering consultancy. It serves a variety of sectors, including high-performance engineering, manufacturing, food processing, defense, offshore, agriculture, and Information and Communication Technology (ICT).
Member value
Members benefit from access to a network of specialist advisors and partners, as well as support in identifying and securing funding opportunities.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 200
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Operators
- Benefits
- network-access
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- United Kingdom
Community activity
Events and activity
Hethel Engineering Centre hosts various events and networking opportunities for its members and the broader community.
Notable members
Notable members and clients of Hethel Engineering Centre include Ansible Motion, Lotus Cars, Proeon Systems, and Rehook.
Common questions
What to know about Hethel Engineering Centre
Upseed classifies Hethel Engineering Centre under the Community organization type. Its current public profile includes community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 12, 2026
Known limits
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