The support for freeport status to boost Bristol’s global gateway continues to build

Gravity is proud to be part of a South West Business Insider article detailing the campaign to bring at least one of the government’s proposed freeports to the South West.

The return of a freeport system is designed to encourage economic growth through international trade by offering exemptions to

Our Director – Planning and Economic Development, Claire Pearce gave Gravity’s full support to the West of England proposition.

We’re 100 percent behind the West of England proposition because of our proximity to Bristol Port, but also its access to rail, at the moment as the marshalling port for Hinkley Point C. We see huge potential, in the post-Brexit context for Gravity to offer what is quite an exceptional site, in combination with the proximity of Bristol Port. It’s quite a unique proposition for the UK – to provide scale and advanced manufacturing facilities that can bring in that new era of clean economic growth.”

Claire Pearce

Read the full article below.

Gravity Chairman interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live

London, September 2, 2020 – Martin Bellamy, Chairman of This Is Gravity Ltd was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 live’s ‘Wake up to Money’ programme. The discussion centered on current business affairs, Gravity’s ambition for advanced manufacturing in the UK and the future of Apple and Tesla

Martin Bellamy comments, “The UK desperately needs to build ‘Gigfactories’ like Elon Musk is around the world…for the UK to meet the growing demand for electric vehicles, the government must be prepared to back the initiatives which enable the UK to mass manufacture lithium-ion batteries.”

Listen to the full interview below. 

Gravity Chairman Martin Ballamy interviews Ian Liddell-Grainger

London, June 11, 2020 – Gravity chairman interviews the MP for Bridgwater & West Somerset, Ian Liddell-Grainger. The discussion centered on the progress Gravity has achieved to date, the project’s positive influence on the wider region, and the vision for the future.

We have a site [Gravity] where we can train people, build on it straight away and get your product in and out. We do all the things you [Elon Musk] would like as a tech entrepreneur and make it work for you. And make it work in a way that you can be proud of and that we can be proud of.

Ian Liddell-Grainger

Watch the full interview

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