Project : Parc Aberporth UAV Zone
Developing an economic zone in rural mid-Wales was a difficult task, due to issues of accessibility, connectivity, skills and clustering.
Parc Aberporth did have certain natural assets such as an old WW2 airfield and segregated airspace for civilian and military use. The decision was to focus exclusively on these unique assets to create a dedicated zone of activity around UAV’s (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles). The marketing innovation was to create an annual global UAV Airshow in 2004 as a focus of the investment attraction strategy to both civilian and military use.
Parc Aberporth continues to flourish today and the Airshow still continues to attract world leading companies such as EADS, Raytheon, General Dynamics and others.
