At Unipart, collaboration is at the heart of everything we do.

We partner with industry, academia, and government to drive advanced manufacturing, supply chain resilience, and cutting-edge innovation. By bringing together the right expertise, technology, and industry insights, we help our partners scale, innovate, and succeed in a rapidly evolving market.

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How we work together

Strengthening UK supply chains & manufacturing

As a trusted UK manufacturing partner, we help businesses fill supply chain gaps, provide second-source production, and ensure long-term supply chain resilience.

  • New supplier or second-source production: Reducing risk and strengthening supply chains by providing a reliable UK-based alternative.
  • Aftermarket & low-volume production: Ensuring ongoing availability of critical components beyond main production cycles.
  • Supplier acquisition & continuity: Maintaining production stability when existing suppliers fail or enter financial distress.

Scaling new technology into production

We help businesses bridge the gap between innovation and scalable production. Whether developing new technology or transitioning from prototype to full-scale manufacturing, Unipart provides the engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain expertise to accelerate progress.

  • From concept to production: Supporting businesses with a proven design that need a trusted manufacturing partner to scale efficiently.
  • Technology scale-up for industry adoption: Helping new technology companies bring solutions to market by providing industrialisation and production expertise.

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Strategic partnerships for UK market entry & expansion

For businesses looking to establish or expand operations in the UK, Unipart provides the expertise, infrastructure, and supply chain support needed to enter the market efficiently.

  • UK partner for global businesses: We help international companies successfully integrate into the UK market through our established facilities, expertise, and partnerships.
  • Bringing global technology to UK customers: Supporting UK businesses in localising and integrating international technologies while ensuring compliance and seamless adoption.
  • Supporting innovation & infrastructure development: Assisting UK businesses with cutting-edge innovation, digital transformation, and infrastructure development, driving growth across multiple industries, including rail and beyond.
  • Driving business transformation through strategic consulting partnerships: We work with organisations to enhance supply chain visibility, improve efficiency, and implement digital transformation, helping businesses navigate complex supply chains with data-driven insights and simulation capabilities.

Unipart has played an active role in accelerating the industrialisation of technologies that support the transition to zero-emission vehicles and towards a net-zero automotive supply chain in the UK. Their expertise in industrialising innovation has seen them play a key role across multiple projects, including Project PULSE where Unipart is developing a flexible assembly line for power-electronics systems. Collaborating together helps drive UK-based electrification and manufacturing capability.

Philippa Oldham, Stakeholder Engagement Director, the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC)

Driving innovation through academic & industry partnerships

Our collaborations with academia and industry accelerate research, develop future talent, and drive technology adoption in manufacturing, supply chains, and sustainable solutions.

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