The UK Government has agreed to provide £12m in funding for the construction of a high-tech food manufacturing campus in Derby.

The new SmartParc campus will be built in Spondon on 140 acres of the former Celanese site.

The campus has been named after the company that has developed this plan.

SmartParc chief executive Jackie Wild said: “SmartParc is part of a £300m investment to put Derby city and the UK at the heart of the future of sustainable food manufacturing globally.

“The planned SmartParc campus will combine world-class food production facilities with shared utilities, amenities and services to provide a highly sustainable, low-cost production base for food manufacturers and new ways to reach end customers while reducing food miles and food waste.

“It will also act as a community hub, with a new food innovation centre and skills facility and planned partnerships with local charities, schools and universities to reconnect people with the food they eat.”

The new campus is expected to create nearly 4,500 jobs in the region.