Renfrewshire Council

The Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland (AMIDS) is Scotland's home of manufacturing innovation, located here in Renfrewshire. 

AMIDS includes: 

• Netherton 
• Inchinnan Business Park 
• Westway 

Netherton is a new development on land between the White Cart river and Glasgow Airport. 

It is home to two world-class innovation centres - the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) and the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre (MMIC). A third innovation centre, the Oligonucleotide Manufacturing Innovation Centre of Excellence (OMICE), is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in 2026. 

Netherton has a state-of-the-art low carbon District Heating Network supplying heat and hot water 90% greener than a gas boiler. 

Renfrewshire is also home to a number of world-class high-value manufacturing businesses, and many of them are based next to Netherton at Inchinnan Business Park and at Westway. 

This includes renowned international manufacturers including Boeing, Rolls Royce, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Peak Scientific and Terumo Aortic. 

There's also research and skills centres including NMIS Group facilities, the University of Strathclyde's Advanced Forming Research Centre and the Lightweight Manufacturing Centre. 

Funding through the Glasgow City Region City Deal has delivered the enabling infrastructure, better connecting AMIDS to nearby commercial centres and enhancing walking and cycling routes. Further City Deal funding is creating improved connections between the district and the wider Glasgow City Region through the Renfrew Bridge - the first opening road bridge over the River Clyde at Renfrew. 

An AMIDS South transport links project, funded by the UK Government's Levelling-Up Fund, will create new routes, including a new bridge, between the manufacturing district, the airport and Paisley town centre. 

The council has formed a joint venture partnership to develop AMIDS and attract high-class businesses to locate there, bringing skilled jobs, training and opportunities to Renfrewshire.