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Advanced ManufacturingSheffield Region

The Sheffield City Region is recognised worldwide for its expertisein high precision engineering, metals and alloy production, andhigh quality design and manufacturing of products for a widerange of global industries.

‘Made in Sheffield’ and ‘Sheffield Steel’ are synonymous with quality

and high standards, and Sheffield's heritage of over 200 years in

pioneering steel making and engineering excellence has resulted in a

culture of innovation, fundamental to the development of its modern

manufacturing economy.

Today the Sheffield region is host to many world-leading

manufacturing and engineering companies including, Rolls-Royce, Tata

Steel, Siemens VAI, AESSEAL, Dormer Sandvik, Gripple, Sheffield

Forgemasters, DavyMarkham, LUK UK, Bridon International, Pegler

Group, Swann Morton, ATI Allvac, Outokumpu and many more.

The manufacturing sector in the Sheffield region has distinct expertise

in undertaking the design and implementation of novel materials and

manufacturing technologies and techniques to create solutions

required by the needs of high-precision industries.

This means it serves the supply chains of many international

manufacturing and engineering market sectors, including the civil

nuclear, offshore wind, low carbon energy, aerospace, automotive,

defence, medical, and oil and gas industries. This expertise is the

foundation on which much of the UK's wealth creation is built.

The area also boasts an unrivalled range of R&D expertise. Both

Sheffield universities have excellent research credentials in

engineering and materials, plus there are independent research

organisations including; the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

(AMRC) with Boeing, Casting Technology International (Cti), TWI’s

Yorkshire Technology Centre, Tata Steel’s Swinden Technology Centre,

and the Nuclear AMRC.

The Sheffield region is home to the Advanced Manufacturing Park

(AMP); the UK’s premier advanced manufacturing technology park,

and with a global reputation for providing world-class advanced

manufacturing technology solutions to industry.

The region’s manufacturing and engineering heritage means that

there is a ready-made supply chain available for most industries, and

the region’s history of advanced engineering, has led to the

development of a skilled and experienced workforce, supplemented

annually by the engineering graduates of the Sheffield universities

and the local further/higher education colleges in the area.

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The Sheffield region is a centre for production of super alloys for use

in aircraft structures and there are a number of quality machinists

who act as product and supply integrators for the likes of Rolls-Royce.

Tata Steels with facilities in the region is one of Europe’s prime

producers of engineering steels used in aerospace for applications

such as aircraft landing gear, and helicopter gear heads and rotors.

In addition, the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) has become a

UK centre for aerospace research. The AMP is home to the Advanced

Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing; a world-class

centre for advanced machining and materials research for aerospace

and other high-value manufacturing sectors.

The AMRC identifies, researches and resolves advanced manufacturing

problems in research areas including; high-performance machining;

low-volume, high-value assembly; manufacturing technologies for

composite materials; and structural testing.

The AMP will also become home to Rolls-Royce’s new aerospace

blade casting facility that will manufacture turbine blades for Rolls-

Royce's high-thrust engines. Construction starts summer 2012 with

the facility operational in 2014.

A selection of the region’s companies operating within the aerospace

sector include; ATI Allvac, which offers a full range of speciality metals

and alloys, including stainless steel, nickel based super alloys,

titanium and titanium based alloys in most product forms; Maher

(Super Alloys Division), an international supplier of superalloys, nickel

and cobalt alloys, titanium, special stainless steels and copper alloys;

and Technicut, the UK market leader in the design, manufacture and

supply of specialist rotary cutting tools for the high speed and high

performance machining of aerospace alloys and composite materials.

The strength of the Sheffield City Region within the aerospace sectorlies with the production and manipulation of high quality raw

materials used for aircraft component manufacture.

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AMRCwith Boeing

The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre(AMRC) with Boeing builds on a partnership between the world'sleading aerospace company and the world-class research within theUniversity of Sheffield's faculty of engineering.

The AMRC has become a world-class global research facility

developing innovative and advanced technology solutions for

advanced materials forming.

The AMRC is tangible demonstration of what is possible when

academia, government and industry collaborate to develop cutting-

edge technologies enabling world-class scientists and engineers to

deliver real economic and environmental solutions benefiting

everyone.

Very generally speaking, the AMRC identifies, researches and solves

advanced manufacturing problems. This is done through several

interconnected research areas:

• High Performance Machining

• Composite Materials

• Customised Assembly

• Measurement and Testing

• Additive Manufacturing

Research projects fall into three categories:

• Generic research carried out on behalf of the AMRC

partnership, with results distributed to all partners. Generic

projects are agreed by the board of members, and results are

shared between all members.

• Specific research for individual partners. The partner invests

directly in the research and has exclusive access to any

resulting intellectual property.

• Innovative projects carried out on behalf of the partnership,

with results presented to all partners. These projects are

usually funded by EPSRC, the European Framework

Programme, or other external body, and may involve

collaboration with external research and industrial partners.

The AMRC is headquartered in the Rolls-Royce Factory of the Future,

which combines environmentally sustainable solutions and

manufacturing principles to solve advanced manufacturing problems.

The Factory of the Future is continuously evolving to push the

boundaries of current manufacturing knowledge and technology.

Rolls-RoyceABCFThe Advanced Blade Casting Facility is expected to produce its

first blades in late 2014, with the facility capable ofmanufacturing 100,000 blades per year when fully operational.

The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham will be the

location for the new Rolls-Royce Advanced Blade Casting Facility

(ABCF).

The 14,000 m2 facility will be one of the most advanced blade

casting facilities in the world, featuring groundbreaking manufacturing

techniques such as 3D structured light for geometry inspection.

Each blade will be cast to form a single crystal of super alloy, making

it extremely strong and able to resist the intense heat inside a jet

engine.

The single crystal turbine blade is a critical component of the jet

engine and there are over 65 in every Trent engine. One single

crystal turbine blade extracts around 1000 horsepower from the gas

flow towards the rear of the engine, which is equivalent to the power

of an F1 racing car, to drive the engine's compressors.

Single crystal turbine blades operate in temperatures up to 200

degrees above the melting point of their alloy and sit in a disc that

rotates at more than 12,000 rpm. This means that the centrifugal

force exerted on a blade is equivalent to the weight of a London bus.

The new facility increases the involvement of Rolls-Royce with the

AMP. The AMP Technology Centre houses a Rolls-Royce research and

development facility, while the business is a partner in the University

of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with

Boeing, has the title name at the AMRC's Rolls Royce Factory of the

Future and is a partner in the Nuclear AMRC.

The Nuclear AMRC located at the AMP combines industry expertise

with university innovation to help UK manufacturing companies

identify and overcome their manufacturing problems, thereby helps

manufacturers compete for contracts worldwide, and seize the

opportunities of new investment in nuclear power and other

innovative energy technologies.

The team develops innovative and optimised processes for the

production of large and complex components for the power industry,

and new approaches to the nuclear industry’s most

challenging machining problems.

It also works with manufacturers to develop advanced

and innovative joining and cladding techniques for the

most challenging industries and environments. The

welding team has the resources and experience to help

companies develop new and optimised welding

processes which can meet the highest quality

requirements.

The Nuclear AMRC are able to analyse the material

consequences of innovative manufacturing processes,

and make sure that components meet the highest

quality requirements.

Sheffield Forgemasters is a major producer of cast, ring

rolled and forged components for the general

engineering and nuclear power sectors. They produce

some of the world’s most technologically advanced

products and also some of the world's largest steel

castings, ranging from one to 350 tonnes, and steel

forgings of up to 275 tonnes. Forgemasters has a long

history of manufacturing components for civil and

military nuclear applications, and its production is

approved to ASME NCA 3800 standards.

Davy Markham are one of the Sheffield region’s largest engineering

and machining specialists with substantial fabrication, machining and

assembly facilities, ideally suited for the manufacture of key

components for the nuclear power generation market. The huge

machining capability of Davy Markham allows the machining of a

wide range of components and the company also employs a wide

range of specialist fabrication and welding techniques.

Sheffield City Region is set to become the power behind the UK’snew civil nuclear industry and the centre of the supply chain for UKnuclear new build opportunities.

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Companies developing environmental energy technologies include;

• ITI Energy Ltd – a spinout company from the University of

Newcastle, which has designed and developed an intensified

and miniaturised (i.e. highly efficient) and environmentally

friendly (CO2 neutral) patented gasification process

technology – converting biomass into flammable gas mixture

for green energy generation.

• ITM Power – Through the use of patented materials, system

architecture and processing methods, ITM Power is working

towards the development of low-cost and more efficient fuel

cells and electrolysers. ITM Power's technologies are for "real

world" applications across a range of areas including

domestic, commercial, transport and military.

• Pulse Tidal – Pulse has taken major strides towards the

development of new wave and tidal power technology. By

using hydrofoils which act just like a fish or a whale tail, Pulse

is able to take energy from rivers and the tides with the same

efficiency.

The Sheffield City Region is home to many innovative researchgroups and environmental energy companies, using the region’s

expertise in advanced manufacturing and metals to developnew environmental energy products.

EnvironmentalEnergyResearch and development activities in the region include Siemens’

UK Wind Power Research Centre at the University of Sheffield, which

focuses on developing the most reliable, innovative and efficient wind

turbine generators.

The Siemens centre specialises in providing the overall technology,

architecture and design of onshore and offshore wind turbine

generators, which provide electrical energy from wind power.

The AMRC’s Composite Centre is meeting the manufacturing

challenges of the new generation of carbon fibre composite materials

increasingly used in high-value industries for their combination of

light weight and high strength.

Research at the AMRC focuses on the production and machining of

composite components, including hybrid parts which combine high-

performance metals and composites in a single structure. It includes

core areas of research; automated production of composites, and the

machining of composite and metal-composite hybrid materials.

The UK was the first country to experience offshore oil and gas

production in hostile conditions when it started to explore and develop

fields in the North Sea some 40 years ago. Since then the UK Oil and

Gas industry has developed ever more sophisticated technologies,

including a significant change from rig based wellheads to sub-sea

wellheads.

The Sheffield region provides specific expertise of component

manufacture in high performance alloys such as stainless steels and

nickel alloys, tungsten alloys and tungsten carbides, and developments

in sophisticated tooling and metals processing technology.

The drilling of wells has become highly sophisticated with drilling

taking place in increased water depths and being steered to enable

access to different pockets of oil and gas.

Drilling tools are manufactured by Sheffield region companies such as:

• Cutting and Wear – developed special materials and

techniques to resist wear and improve drilling rates

• Marshalls Hard Metals – Manufacture of tungsten carbide

inserts for drill bits

• Darron-SBO – engaged in the manufacturing of drilling

equipment in sophisticated alloys, designed to take various

physical and electrical measurements during drilling

The UK Oil and Gas industry has developed sophisticatedtechnologies to extract fuel from more hostile and challengingconditions, from which extraction is not easy.

Sub-sea wellheads are expected to last 20-30 years and are often in

extreme water depths. Maintenance is a major issue so the industry

opts to select metals which will resist erosion and corrosion.

Components for valve, pump and seal manufacture are produced by

companies including:

• Norton Cast Products – experts in intricate and demanding

castings made with complex alloys

• William Cook – design and manufactures sophisticated

components, assemblies and systems

• AESSEAL – specialists in the design and manufacture of

mechanical seals and support systems used in pumps that

require high standards of reliability, and leading-edge

technical expertise

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The region provides exceptional access to clinical trials, research

collaboration and new product development with particular strengths

in advanced wound care, orthopaedics, surgical instruments and

medical equipment.

The region has an unrivalled concentration of orthopaedic companies,

and is a major centre for clinical research. These companies include;

• B Braun Medical Ltd – B. Braun offers healthcare professionals

and hospitals an outstanding range of products, from world

renowned surgical instruments to innovative implants and

therapeutic systems.

• Orchid Orthopedic Solutions (formerly Sandvik Medical

Technologies) – Recognised as the market leader in

investment cast orthopaedic products plus near net shaped

forgings, finishing and instrumentation, specialising in the

design, development and manufacture of the highest quality

instruments and devices for use in Orthopaedic Surgery.

• JRI Ltd – Specialists in orthopaedic implants and

instrumentation, including hip and shoulder replacement

systems, and innovative concepts in bone grafting.

• Ceramisys – manufacturer of a range of synthetic, porous bio

ceramic implant products for orthopaedic repair and soft tissue

enhancement.

• Symmetry Medical – specialises in precision forging, casting,

rapid prototyping, machining and full finishing for orthopaedic

implants.

• Orthopaedic Innovations Ltd – Design, development and

manufacture of orthopaedic implants and instruments.

Similarly the region is home to world-leading surgical instrument and

medical equipment companies, including:

• Swann-Morton – the world leader in the manufacture of

surgical blades, scalpels and handles.

• Bolton Surgical – manufacturers and suppliers of high quality

surgical instruments and accessories for use within the modern

Theatre environment.

• Numed – providing healthcare equipment to Primary and

Secondary Care.

• Platts & Nisbett – specialist surgical equipment manufacturers.

• Vibrant Medical – treatment for lower limb cellulitis, oedema

and wound healing.

The Sheffield City Region has one of the UK’s largestconcentrations of orthopaedic and medical device companies,

making it a lead in medical diagnostics.

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Universityof Sheffield

The Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sheffield comprises,

seven departments: Automatic Control and Systems; Engineering,

Chemical and Process Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering,

Computer Science, Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Engineering

Materials, and Mechanical Engineering.

The Faculty of Engineering has research-led learning and teaching

across the breadth of engineering subjects, and nearly 70% of

research is rated as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’,

leading to an annual research income of around £39 million.

Over the years the Engineering Faculty at the University of Sheffield

has collaborated with over 2,000 organisations keen to harness their

expertise, technology, and insight. These have ranged from some of

the world’s largest corporations to smaller regional companies.

Sheffield Engineering Gateway is an engineering faculty-wide

initiative aimed at transferring departmental expertise to companies

across the engineering sector. The Gateway allows companies to:

access innovation; engage with staff and students; access world

leading facilities and expertise; improve efficiency and product

quality; and utilise funding opportunities.

The University of Sheffield is one of the top research universities inthe UK, home to internationally recognised centres for research andwith much of its research independently classified as world-leading.

SheffieldHallam University Sheffield Hallam University’s Materials and Engineering Research

Institute (MERI) is a 5-star rated research centre which brings together

a highly multi-disciplinary team of researchers, supported by a large

advanced equipment base, ranging from the latest electron

microscopes to high performance computing hardware.

MERI’s research covers a broad range of topics, from semiconductors

to concrete and from theoretical modelling to industrial applied

coatings, and the majority of activities are focused on real commercial

needs and many of their activities are sponsored by companies.

This includes sponsorship from a broad range of sectors such as

petrochemical, pharmaceutical, electronics, aerospace, automotive,

biomedical and many more.

MERI’s Research Centres include; Polymers, Nanocomposites &

Modelling; Structural Materials and Integrity Research; Thin Films

Research, and the Mobile Machine and Vision Library.

MERI also deliver analysis and consultancy services to any industry

which has materials based needs. All services are provided by experts

from the research community at Sheffield Hallam University, and

solutions are delivered using a range of state-of the art instruments

and techniques.

Sheffield Hallam University is one of the UK's most progressive &innovative universities. It has seventeen internationally

renowned research centres, and has extensive and establishedindustry links from Rolls-Royce to Network Rail.

Technologies on the AMP centre on materials and structures, covering

metallic and composite materials; typically used in precision industries

including; aerospace, automotive, medical devices, sport,

environmental energy, oil and gas, defence and power generation.

Technology developed on the AMP is already being utilised in leading

edge projects, such as within Formula One and the next generation of

military and commercial aircraft, including the new Boeing 787

Dreamliner.

Locating on the AMP opens up collaboration and supply chain

opportunities with world leading R&D and production companies

including; Rolls-Royce, Mori Seiki, Dormer Tools, Castings Technology

International (Cti), TWI’s Yorkshire Technology Centre and The

University of Sheffield’s AMRC with Boeing and Nuclear AMRC.

An AMP Vision defines the type and quality of engineering and

manufacturing companies that are suited to locating there, ensuring

that investors will be surrounded by likeminded organisations.

The AMP offers a full range of property and development

opportunities, from small office and workshop space, through

medium-sized hybrid & light industrial units, to larger custom-built

Design & Build options.

The AMP has been identified as a location within the new Enterprise

Zone, with benefits including a property tax discount worth up to

£275,000 per eligible business over a 5 year period.

Investors to the AMP are assisted by skilled and highly experienced

advisers, providing a fast, accurate and free service, taking potential

investors from initial enquiry to comprehensive aftercare.

The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) is the UK’s premieradvanced manufacturing technology park, providing world-classtechnology solutions to ensure repetitive advantage foradvanced manufacturing industries.

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EnterpriseZone

These areas have prioritised the development of modern

manufacturing and technology-based enterprises, and to encourage

investment by innovative manufacturing and technology firms in the

Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone, a package of financial, planning

and support incentives has been put in place.

These include valuable capital allowances and Business Rate Relief

schemes on discrete sites, as well as simplified planning procedures

and infrastructure developments to provide widespread access

to super-fast broadband.

Enhanced Capital Allowances: Sites suitable for

major capital investment are offering 100%

Enhanced Capital Allowances to firms making

significant investments in plant and machinery.

Business Rate Relief: Small and medium-

sized businesses can qualify for Business

Rate Relief worth up to £275,000 over a

five-year period when they move on to

selected sites.

Fast-track planning and super-fast

broadband: Certain categories of

development in the modern manufacturing

and technology sector can access simplified

planning procedures, while super-fast

broadband is becoming available region-wide.

The Sheffield City Region Enterprise Zone comprises a number ofwell-connected development areas along the M1 motorway corridor,

where a range of Enterprise Zone Incentives are available toencourage growth and investment by hi-tech firms.

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Don ValleyPower Project

The Don Valley Power Project is the UK’s leading carbon capture and

storage project which will be based in Doncaster. This exciting new

development will have a transformative effect not just on the local

area, but on the green energy sector as a whole.

The project infrastructure it will create will have important roles to

play, enabling the region to continue generating power from fossil

fuels. It will also allow other energy intensive industries such as steel

and cement production to install carbon capture technology to reduce

their Co2 emissions.

When it comes to green energy, Sheffield Region is leading the way.

“The Don Valley Power Project is one of the most advanced, innovative

and exciting carbon capture projects anywhere in the world and is

attracting major international interest and investment.”

2Co Energy - Sarah Ryan, Public Affairs Manager

The project will include;

• One of Europe’s leading green energy projects

• Total Investment £3 billion, creating 2000 jobs in construction

phase, 200 FTE’s when constructed

• 88 acre Business Park that is able to provide opportunities and

synergies for industries and technologies

• Ideal for Foreign Direct Investors with heavy duty Power

Requirements

• 650MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) power

station

The Yorkshire and Humberside region has the UK's largestconcentration of coal and gas fired power generation and the CO2emissions from those plants will have to be reduced dramaticallyif they are to continue operation.

DoncasterInland Port

The £300m Inland Port, which will be the UK’s largest port andlogistics complex will begin construction in 2013.

This is a landmark development for the Doncaster area, reinforcing its

position as the logistics capital of the North, after an agreement was

struck with Helios Europe and their development partners.

The development will encompass up to 5.75m sq ft of rail linked

distribution warehousing plus an intermodal container facility that will

provide retailers and third-party logistics providers with buildings that

have both direct motorway access and direct rail to port container

services. The inland port will also benefit from having customs

clearance and bonded warehouses on site.

The site will be situated within 1 mile of Junction 3 of the M18 with

close proximity to the A1(M), M62 and M1. This will be facilitated

through the construction of a new link road both to the Inland port and

Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

The project will include;

• A development of 5.75million sq ft of rail-

linked warehousing with an inter modal

connectivity Rail freight terminal designed

to handle national and international

consumer freight

• Direct access to rail lines and M18

motorway network

• Creation of 5,500 jobs offering a range of

employment opportunities

• Private Sector investment of £300m

• Target Date for Commencement on Site in

Autumn 2012

DoncasterSheffield AirportDoncaster Sheffield Airport is the UK’s Newest international airport

and a key asset for the Sheffield City Region and the North of

England.

The airport includes one of the UK’s largest aviation business parks,

Robin Hood Airport Business Park, which offers occupiers unrivalled

access to the airport.

The 62 acre Business Park has planning consent for over 2,000,000 sq

ft (186,000 sq m) of commercial development and is a suitable

location for an office HQ, office development or warehouse and

distribution unit.

Opportunities exist for new build office and industrial/distribution

units ranging from 7,500 sq ft (796 sq m) up to 245,000 sq ft (22,760

sq m).

Robin Hood Airport is already a thriving business community with

over 100 businesses occupying in excess of half a million sq ft of

existing space.

The airport features a 3,000 metre long, 60 metre wide runway,making it only one of a handful in the UK capable of hosting longhaul and freight plane services.

Airport features include:

• Flights to Europe and beyond

with named operators such as

Thomson Fly, Thomas Cook,

Ryanair and Wizz Air

• A 3,000m runway capable of

handling the world’s largest

cargo aircraft

• Caters to over 1 million

passengers per year with flights

to over 40 destinations across

Europe

• Soon to benefit from a direct

link from the M18 motorway via

a proposed new link road

• 880 acre site with no aviation

restrictions

Investor Support

High quality property options

Our team works closely with the local commercial

agents, developers and local authority investment

teams to maintain a comprehensive database of

property across the Sheffield Region that is

suitable for advanced manufacturing and

engineering operations. No charge is made for

this service and we are impartial when

recommending sites that meet a company’s

specified requirements.

Access to Finance

Finance Yorkshire is a £90m investment fund,

which offers a series of seedcorn, loans and

equity linked investments to help SMEs meet the

gaps in funding for development or acquisitions

from £15k to £2m.

Aftercare

Our team provides a comprehensive programme

of ongoing support for inward investors to enable

them to expand, develop and prosper within the

region. This includes access to supply chains and

the knowledge base, and introductions to the

strong networks existing within the Sheffield

Region manufacturing community via targeted

networking events and personal introductions.

Unique HR consultancy service

The region offers a unique HR consultancy service

that provides a bespoke service to inward

investors and expanding indigenous companies.

The service is fully funded and therefore clients

will not incur costs for utilising this resource.

Consultants are fully qualified HR professionals

and are equipped with information about all

available training and recruitment options and

offer sector specific knowledge of the local labour

market and current employment climate. A

Consultant is dedicated to each client to analyse

their ongoing recruitment, retention and

development needs, develop an action plan and

offer tailor-made solutions to suit their specific

requirements.

We offer a comprehensive range of support services to investors,all provided through a dedicated Investment Manager – a single

point of contact for all your needs relating to the project.

The UK is a great place to do business. Expanding into the UK offers huge

potential for international companies looking to access the UK market or

get a foothold into Europe.

Rotherham Investment & Development Office’s (RiDO) award-

winning Business Centres are located in the heart of the

Sheffield region. The Centres offer modern premises

combined with tailored business support in a cost-

effective location to help your business grow and

succeed.

Through a funded Soft Landings programme

companies can benefit from a package of

support for the first six months to assist their

transition into the UK market, including; free

6 months use of an office or workshop with

reception and admin support; and free 1-to-

1 mentoring from a business advisor, who

can provide access to relevant specialist

help and advice, and links to appropriate

support organisations and trade bodies.

The Sheffield Region has the only business

centres in England that have the National

Business Incubation Association's (NBIA) Soft

Landings International Incubators designation. The

region’s central location backed by a combination of

relatively low employment costs, premises rental

levels and living costs makes the region a cost effective

location to launch UK operations.

A funded Soft Landings programme allows a comprehensive arrayof services to be offered to small, dynamic international companiesexploring the viability of UK and European markets.

Soft LandingProgramme

Project part-financedby the European Union

European RegionalDevelopment Fund

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Sheffield City Region is the most centrally located region inBritain, and is also well connected to other cities in the UK,

Europe and the world.

LocationSheffield City Region has excellent transport links which provide

connectivity within the city region and direct access to the rest of the

UK and the world.

• Air – The city region has excellent air connections, with five

international airports accessible within a 90 minute travelling

time: Doncaster Sheffield, Manchester, East Midlands, Leeds

Bradford and Humberside.

• Rail – Sheffield City Region has access to all other major cities,

with trains for the 2 hour rail journey to London running every

30 minutes. Via St Pancras International the Eurostar network

provides high speed rail travel to Paris and Brussels.

• Road – Sheffield is at the heart of the UK motorway network,

providing easy access to all other major cities and key airports.

It would be difficult to find a city region with more open green space

than Sheffield region. Sheffield is England's greenest city with more

than 200 parks, woodlands and gardens, and is also the only UK city

to have a national park, The Peak District, within its boundary. The

open countryside offers stunning scenery, walking, climbing, cycling

and general outdoor life in the country.

House prices are among the most attractive in the UK, with town and

country homes ranging from large detached houses to picturesque

cottages, modern estates and apartments to Victorian and Edwardian

properties.

The Sheffield region offers a wealth of leisure, cultural, sporting

activities including; theatres; a range of sports for both spectators and

participants; interactive museums; touring art exhibitions and stately

homes such as Chatsworth House on the doorstep.

At night the bars, restaurants and clubs in the region cater to all tastes

and pockets - as the birthplace of the Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Def

Leppard and the Human League, the Sheffield region is steeped in

music.

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Rachel Clark, Business Development ManagerE: rachel.clark@sheffieldcityregion.org.ukT: +44 (0) 114 254 1334M: +44 (0) 7795 953522

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