This is Rhodri Samuel from Cranework's presentation which he gave during the 'Ignite: For Good' evening mySociety hosted on 29th October 2014 as part of the Bath Digital Festival. Description: Bath needs a space for art and design, conferences, learning and experimenting for people of all ages - and a great new cafe/bar and public space wouldn't hurt. We intend to bring all those things together in one unique facility, right on the river and within walking distance of the centre of this wonderful world heritage city.

2. City of Bath
“A masterpiece of
human creative
genius…”
UNESCO

3. UK Creative & Tech Hotspot
๏ NESTA top 10 UK creative
cluster
๏ Bristol & Bath: highest
concentration of tech
businesses outside of
London
๏ Contribute more than
tourism & retail combined
But almost invisible...
Made by Craneworks 2014

4. The Opportunity
Bath Enterprise Area -
more than just jobs &
homes:
๏Make creativity &
technology visible
๏Build community &
contemporary culture
๏Skills for the future
workplace
๏Give young people a
reason to stay

5. Stothert & Pitt Crane Factory
Made by Craneworks 2014

6. Craneworks: Centre for Invention
Vision:
๏Fuse creative & tech
๏STEM to STEAM
๏Place to learn, make &
do business
๏Open, accessible,
inclusive
๏Beacon of contemporary
Bath

7. Craneworks: Future Skills
“Interdisciplinary spaces for arts, science, technology and making
to mingle together need to exist in all cities…Bath is a perfect
place to bring alive a space of collaborative creativity for a new
generation of digital and analogue creators to make innovation
happen together.”
Jessi Baker
Designer and Technologist

8. Craneworks: Components
๏ Warehouse-style
workspace
๏ High tech and ‘dirty’
making spaces
๏ Art & design exhibition
space
๏ Film & digital media
spaces
๏ Show & tell
๏ Cafes

9. Inspire. Make. Share.

10. Inspire. Make. Share.
Total of 6,245 m2
60% WorkSpace
40% MakeSpace
ShowSpace
ArtSpace
EatSpace
“There is nothing like
this in Britain.”
Stuart MacDonald OBE

11. Made by Craneworks 2014

13. People Behind Craneworks
๏ CIC
๏ Social & charitable
enterprise
๏ Development
Team
๏ Core Group
๏ Advisory Group
๏ Growing support of
Bath community

14. Business Plan
๏ Strong, viable
business plan
๏ Income from
workspace cross-subsidises
public
facilities
๏ 400+ jobs
๏ £25M GVA per
annum

15. Funding
๏ £15M capital budget
๏ 50%+ raised from
grants/philanthropic
funding
๏ 50%- debt financing
๏ Fundraising strategy &
fundraiser in place
๏ LEP funding priority
๏ Bank letter of support
๏ 12-18 month funding
programme

16. Making It Happen
๏ In principle support of
B&NES
๏ In discussion with site
purchaser (BMT) and their
developer partner
๏ Seeking a long lease on
the buildings
๏ Value of public support

17. How Can You Help?
๏ We need your support
๏ Help us to promote
Craneworks
๏ Short film on website
๏ Need the whole city behind
us
๏ Exploring crowd funding

18. “I want Bath to be a city of high achievers, of great
innovators, of brilliant creators…”
Sir James Dyson
“The Craneworks project is important because Bath lacks
a multidisciplinary creative centre of this kind and needs
it…and worthwhile, because future generations – today’s
young people – will thank us for it.”
Professor Sir Christopher Frayling

19. www.craneworks.org
@cranewrks

20. Thank you