KEY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District, Sheffield investment in a 2,000-acre centre of excellence for advanced manufacturing in metals and materials alongside more than 4,000 homes.
THE SHEFFIELD ENTERPRISE ZONE
This includes sites in Doncaster, Barnsley and Markham Vale as well as Sheffield itself. Sheffield site rated top Enterprise Zone for Modern Manufacturing and Technology in the UK by Financial Times fDi.
CONNECTIVITY
The city’s 350-mile fibre optic network reaches 40,000 businesses. Doncaster Sheffield Airport serves the region, and plans have been put forward to the government for a rail station to connect the North and Midlands to the South East. Will elect a metro mayor 2018.
WHO TO KNOW
John Mothersole, chief executive of Sheffield city council, and Sir Nigel Knowles, LEP chair.
IN THE KNOW
Formed in 1857, Sheffield FC was the world’s first official football club; today the city has two national league teams, Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday. The Crucible Theatre in the city centre hosts the World Snooker Championships.
