RaisE

The Business Centre

RaisE is an exciting partnership between industry, public sector and academia and offers flexible office and workshop space, conference facilities and a welcoming cafe to give tenants, visitors, and the wider sector the chance to be part of the rail industry supply chain.

Designed for the way we work today, RaisE offers versatile and flexible offices and workshops to suit you, the size of your business and the style of your working. With lettable space ranging from 187 sqft to 818 sqft available on monthly terms. RaisE is suitable for a wide variety of business including those with a particular focus in rail industry sector or supply chain.

Rail Supply Chain Events supported by the University of Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education. 

The Rail Supply Chain Events have been engaging with the rail supply chain through the RaisE Business Centre. Proven very popular, speakers have included Maggie Simpson OBE, Rail Freight Group (RFG); Network Rail’s Rob Cairns, Jo Lewington, Tara Scott, Ian Puckrin, Phil Bennett, David Galloway, and Taron Smart; major infrastructure projects - TRU and EastWest Rail; Rail Parters, DBT , DfT, RSSB, FOCs and TOCs, Tier Ones, and
SMEs covering sustainability, digitalisation, exporting, railway standards, safety, supplying TOCs, and making our Railways better.

The RaisE Business Centre opened in May 2022 and has welcomed a variety of businesses including those working in rail and manufacturing.