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“ sheffield... it’s an inspirational place. there’s so much drive and enthusiasm from this area of britain.”peter Jones cbe - Global entrepreneur

The Cutting Edge Sheffield

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Contents

04–05 WelCome to sheffield 06–09 A City thAt mAkes things hAppen 10–13 engineering the future 14–17 digitAl nAtiVes 18–21 heAlthCAre teChnology 22–25 Business, professionAl & finAnCiAl serViCes

26–27 loW CArBon expertise 28–31 sheffield - A City unlike Any other 32–35 grAduAtes Who shApe the future 36–37 sheffield is ConneCted WorldWide 38–39 hoW We CAn help you

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We work hard on the things which matter to business, making it a vibrant and competitive place where people choose to be. Sheffield has transformed into a modern, cosmopolitan and multicultural city featuring impressive public places and great commercial property.

Sheffield stands out from other cities; we don’t follow the crowd and are proud to be unique. This breeds winners and results, which means the business case for Sheffield makes perfect sense for your business and your bottom line.

ImproveyourperformanceSheffield has a highly motivated workforce, with up to date and relevant skills.

EngageyourcustomersTake advantage of the customer service excellence ethic in the Sheffield City Region. We take pride in quality. Position yourself amongst some of the largest manufacturing supply chains in the UK.

NaturalinnovationSheffield has long been first at many things, surround your business with people who have a natural inquisitiveness and thirst for knowledge and improvement. This will get you competitive advantage, new products, services and markets to ensure your business thrives.

LowrisklocationA proven location capable of translating your strategic vision into operational performance, remove the uncertainty and let your business succeed in a low risk environment.

CostcompetitiveSheffield is independently benchmarked as one of the most cost effective cities in the UK, for both property and staff. Reduce your operating costs, improve your processes, drive out waste, gain economies of scale and add value.

Whatareyouwaitingfor?Don’t just take our word for it - see what some of the great businesses already here have to say!

These credentials and world class expertise in advanced manufacturing and engineering, business and professional services, creative and digital industries, healthcare technologies, and low carbon opportunities have helped Sheffield to attract and grow world renowned companies; Sky, HSBC, Capita, Siemens, Rolls-Royce, Boeing, WANdisco, Aviva and many more thrive here.

WelCome to sheffieldSheffieldisincreasinglybeingseennationallyandinternationallyasoneofthemostbusinessfriendlycitiesintheUKandit’seasytoseewhy.

St Paul’s Place Sheffield

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In Sheffield, the support structures are in place to give every single business the best possible chance of succeeding. That’s why we’re home to thousands of thriving businesses in a multitude of industries. For hundreds of years, Sheffield has functioned as a catalyst for enterprise and achievement.

Didyouknow?

The Hubs Sheffield Hallam University

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“ sheffield hAs proVed to Be A Very suCCessful Business loCAtion.”MikeAddenbrooke-Chairman, CapitaEmployeeBenefits

the story SoFarSheffield has long been recognised as one of Britain’s premier locations for business. In the 18th and 19th centuries the iron and steel industries put the city on the map.

Towards the end of the 20th century Sheffield’s innovative focus shifted into several key areas including advanced manufacturing, creative and digital, gaming and e-learning, healthcare technology and low carbon industries.

Sheffield’s transformation has resulted in the diversification of the economy and the attraction and continued investment from well known names such as Aviva, BT, Capita, Hewlett Packard, HSBC, Virgin Media, Siemens, Sky and many more.

Unsurprisingly then, Sheffield is proving a resilient city that is well equipped to overcome any challenges it faces.

Sheffield is often cited as an entrepreneurial, independent and authentic location and is therefore the natural home of MADE: The Entrepreneurial Festival every year.

Facts &Figures•Sheffield has been independently

benchmarked as the most cost effective major UK city for property and staff

•Salary costs on average are 28% lower than in London

•Over 2.1 million people live within 1 hour peak commute of Sheffield; 1.4 million are of working age

•Made in Sheffield: the only city with a trademarked brand, synonymous with quality and innovation

•The financial and professional service sector now employs 7% and contributes to over 14% of Sheffield’s GVA (The City UK 2012).

the expert Opinion

“The Sheffield City Region is a good place to do business. Now there is a strong and growing professional services industry with some of the best facilities in the country, including two high profile and well recognised universities supplying us with a credible talent pool. Sheffield is also home to several world leading organisations such as Cadbury’s, HSBC, Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Sheffield Forgemasters. The increasing diversity of the Sheffield economy should stand the city in good stead as we move forward in the coming years.”

JohnPickering ManagingPartner,IrwinMitchellLLP

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Sheffield City Region is at the heartbeat of UK manufacturing and remains home to many of the world’s most innovative engineering organisations. With both universities strong in engineering and materials, an Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, an Advanced Manufacturing Park and an unrivalled heritage in the steel industry, it is little wonder that Sheffield remains a vital player in the world of advanced manufacturing.

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MajorPlayersinSheffieldWorld renowned companies including Davy Markham, Tata Steel, Sheffield Forgemasters, and the new Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, mean that Sheffield is set to be the advanced manufacturing power behind the UK’s civil nuclear new build programme.

Industry heavyweights Boeing and Rolls-Royce are the driving force behind the University of Sheffield’s internationally acclaimed Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC).

Swann-Morton Ltd produces 1.5 million surgical and craft blades a day. The company makes 98% of all surgical blades used in Britain and has 70% of the market in Western Europe.

Symmetry Medical, the world’s largest independent medical device manufacturer, has built its European headquarters in Sheffield.

Sheffield is home to some of the most innovative developments in environmental energy technology, including ITM Power (hydrogen power), Pulse Tidal (wave/tidal power) and the Siemens Wind Power Research Centre.

Sheffield’s global reputation for advanced materials technology is being further enhanced with developments in new composite technologies at the AMRC’s Composites Centre.

Bromley Technologies is a world leader in high performance winter sports products, and provides a performance engineering design service to commercial clients.

Facts &Figures•Advanced manufacturing employs

around 100,000 people in Sheffield’s 60 minute catchment

•Sheffield proudly hosts the annual Global Manufacturing Festival

•Nearly 2,000 students graduate per year in Sheffield in engineering disciplines

•25% of those employed in manufacturing are in metal related industries - twice the national average

•The University of Sheffield’s engineering department ranks 2nd in the UK

•The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) is the UK’s premier advanced manufacturing technology park. Technology developed on the AMP is already being utilised by Formula One and the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

the expert Opinion

“The Sheffield region has a pedigree of engineering excellence and innovation in materials processing. The wealth of experience within the region’s firms and universities was recognised by aerospace leaders such as Boeing, Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems and Messier Dowty. Their vision of creating our global centre of excellence was built around Sheffield engineering and ingenuity delivering better, quicker, cheaper and greener parts for future generations of aircraft.”

AdrianAllen,OBE DirectorofBusiness,AdvancedManufacturingResearchCentre

“ sheffield hAs A long stAnding heritAge for innoVAtion And quAlity in mAnufACturing.”LordGreen-MinisterforTradeandInvestment

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Dr Hamid Mughal Executive Vice President, Manufacturing Engineering & Technology, Rolls-Royce

“ there Are fAntAstiC fACilities in sheffield. We Are looking for CompetitiVe supply ChAins And sheffield hAs the right Culture, enVironment, heritAge And the right teChniCAl AdVAntAge, not just for loW leVel mAnufACturing CompetitiVeness, But the AdVAnCed leVel.”

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The creative and digital industries in Sheffield have been growing at a faster rate than anywhere else in the UK in terms of specialist companies and new jobs.

The city, packed full of talent and creativity, has become an ideal location to grow successful creative and digital businesses.

Sheffield Digital Campus

Didyouknow?

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MajorPlayersinSheffieldSheffield is the European headquarters for WANdisco, a world leading infrastructure software provider and one of the UK’s most exciting technology businesses following its successful floatation on AIM in 2012. The company has grown to employ over 70 people at its Sheffield base where it develops much of its replication software.

Sumo Digital has grown from its Sheffield base to become one of the leading video games development studios in Europe. Now employing over 200 people, the company is known for titles such as the hugely popular Doctor Who download game for the BBC, the first 3 episodes of which attracted 1.6 million downloads.

Warp X harness cutting-edge digital technology and low budget production methods to make high value movies and TV dramas that can reach audiences across the world. Successes include the critically acclaimed This is England series for Channel 4 which was filmed on location in Sheffield.

PlusNet grew from being an innovative start-up in Sheffield to become one of the most successful ISPs in the UK. The company has always been popular with consumers and has won numerous awards for its services in recent years.

Sheffield has developed a reputation as a leading centre for e-learning and learning technology. The city is home to Learndirect, the largest e-learning led provider in the world. There are also other successful businesses serving the sector such as Line Communications, Kineo, The Workshop and Desq.

Facts &Figures•Over 35,000 people are employed

in the Creative and Digital Industries in the City Region

•Salaries in software development and IT technical support positions are between 10% and almost 20% below the national average

•Over 3,000 people attend media industry conferences in Sheffield each year

•There are over 6,900 students studying specific creative and digital related courses at The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University.

the expert Opinion

“Sheffield has always been a pioneer in this area, developing the UK’s first Cultural Industries Quarter 20 years ago. The city is again racing ahead of its competitors with the Sheffield Digital Campus - an ambitious new district aimed at technology businesses in the knowledge, creative and digital industry sectors. The Sheffield Digital Campus offers 600,000 sq ft of scalable office accommodation and adds to the growing sense of optimism within the city.The universities are also making a huge difference. Sheffield Hallam’s ‘PlayStation Degree’ in game software development is the first of its kind. All in all, Sheffield fully embraces the digital age.”

DeborahEgan SheffieldCityRegionLEP

“ We loVe the Close-knit, hArd-Working, fun-loVing ViBe of this City And its CreAtiVe Community.”NicolaMayer-Director,Yoomee

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“ We reloCAted from london BeCAuse it WAs expensiVe And hAd poor infrAstruCture. We Chose sheffield for our europeAn heAdquArters BeCAuse of its fAntAstiC fACilities, high-quAlity WorkforCe And exCellent uniVersities.”

David RichardsPresident and CEO, WANdisco

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The Sheffield City Region provides business with the opportunity to capitalise on significant regional expertise in user centred design, novel materials and advanced manufacturing techniques in order to develop and commercialise innovative products and services to improve the quality of patient care.

JRI Orthopaedics Ltd Sheffield

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MajorPlayersinSheffieldThe Sheffield City Region is home to one of the largest clusters of orthopaedic, medical device and surgical instrumentation companies in the UK. Companies located here include B Braun Medical Ltd, Orchid Orthopedics Ltd, Sheffield Precision Medical, Bolton Surgical, Arthrex, JRI, Swann Morton and Symmetry Medical.

JRI Orthopaedics Ltd were the first company to manufacture a total hip replacement used clinically with a coating of hydroxyapatite ceramic, now used in patients worldwide.

Symmetry Medical and Orchid Orthopedics Ltd have both established their European headquarters in the Sheffield City Region.

Simcyp, a spin out from the University of Sheffield, are developers of a user friendly platform for modelling virtual patient populations and were acquired in 2012 by Certara, a leading provider of drug discovery and development software, for $32 million.

CareFusion, the global corporation specialising in reducing medication errors and preventing healthcare associated infections, acquired UK Medical in Sheffield in 2012.

Facts &Figures•Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is

the UK’s largest NHS Foundation Trust and has been awarded the title of ‘Hospital Trust of the Year’ in the Good Hospital Guide twice in 3 years

•1 in 5 manufacturing employees work in businesses classed as high or medium-high technology

•The cost of employing staff in science and medical related occupations is highly competitive against national and regional comparisons

•The University of Sheffield School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) is one of the UK’s most powerful departments for health economics research

•Sheffield was selected as the home for the pilot national Department of Health programme, Devices For Dignity (D4D), established to accelerate commercialisation of innovative new products, processes and services

•Sheffield is 1 of 3 UK locations selected to host the National Centre for Sports & Exercise Medicine, a major new Department of Health initiative to deliver education, research and clinical services.

the expert Opinion

“If you stand still in this fast-moving world, you’ve already lost. We live in a truly global world, and in order to succeed, you have to be entrepreneurial and find ways of moving up a gear. You have to keep up with the latest technology and work hard to stay ahead of the competition in terms of innovation and equipment. By continuing to invest in machinery and skills over the last 3 years, Sheffield Precision Medical has tripled in company turnover, more than doubled the workforce and forged lucrative international business connections with exports now accounting for more than 40% of trade.”

BrianReece ManagingDirector, SheffieldPrecisionMedical

“ influentiAl And knoWledgeABle resourCes like AmrC And d4d Are proVing VitAl to our future.”NigelHarrison-MD,KingKraft

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Keith Jackson, Managing Director, JRI Orthopaedics Ltd

“ jri designs And mAnufACtures orthopAediC implAnts distriButing our produCts gloBAlly, We hAVe mAde A signifiCAnt inVestment in purpose Built modern fACilities. We Are Confident thAt sheffield is the Best plACe for our CompAny to Continue to innoVAte And suCeeed As We Benefit from the signifiCAnt uniVersity expertise And regionAl netWorks.”

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Hard-working, entrepreneurial and loyal, these are the people you want working for your business. They are also the people your customers want to engage with - professionals with real personality and a helpful, problem-solving mindset.

The Winter Garden Sheffield

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“ An exCellent AreA from WhiCh to reCruit CApABle & loyAl indiViduAls.”AnneRoberts-MarketingDirector, BluestoneCreditManagement

MajorPlayers inSheffieldSheffield is home to a global IT shared service centre of HSBC, a large employer in the city. There are also significant banking and financial services operations of Banco Santander, Aviva, HBOS, RBS and Nationwide. 7,204 accountants are registered in the City Region, many employed in shared service centres.

Over 13,000 people work in Business Process Outsourcing, key strengths are in: finance, life and pensions administration, customer services, and IT development support, evidenced by established companies in all of these areas. Serco, Capita, Sitel, HP, Carillion, Amey, Aon Hewitt, plus home grown specialists Parseq, Ant Marketing, and Voice Marketing.

Contact centre employment is estimated at over 30,000 employees in over 50 centres evenly spread throughout Sheffield City Region.

National and international law firms have been created and grown in Sheffield. Irwin Mitchell is headquartered in the city, Nabarro grew here, DLA started here and is now the largest in the world. The city is a hotbed of legal services, recent new entrants include Kennedys, Hill Dickinson, and

Lupton Fawcett. Many local niche firms are strong, plus there is a wealth of patent attorneys, a testimony to the city’s innovative business base.

People are Sheffield’s key strength, their culture and DNA is independent, authentic, hardworking, creative and innovative. The Sheffield brand is synonymous with quality and a workforce who take pride in what they do.

Facts &Figures•A peak 60 minute catchment of

2.1 million people, with 64% or 1.4 million of working age - more youthful than the national average

•Over 117,000 people work in financial and business services

•Over 339,000 people hold a degree level qualification or higher

• IRS figures show average staff turnover at 15.5% compared to a UK wide average of 22.7%

•“No other location offers such a large recruitment catchment combined with such competitive salaries in the UK.” East West Locations 2013

•Over 60,000 people speak a second language.

the expert Opinion

“We have a very positive staff experience in Sheffield, strong links with local organisations and our staff turnover rates are very low enabling us to deliver high quality, cost effective services.”

TraceyMoore OperationsDirector,Capita

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“ sky seleCted sheffield BeCAuse of the AVAilABility of highly skilled, Customer Centred employees.sheffield hAs A riCh pool of tAlented prospeCtiVe employees And our deCision to BAse ourselVes here is reAlly pAying off.”

Rob SargentCustomer Operations Manager, Sky

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As a global centre for the development of novel materials and manufacturing techniques, the Sheffield region is the location of choice for companies delivering high-performance engineered products to demanding industry sectors including offshore wind and renewables, carbon capture and storage (CCS), oil and gas markets, and significant capabilities for the UK’s civil nuclear sector.

Didyouknow?

Advanced Manufacturing Park Waverley

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SustainablePlayersGrow your business in a city committed to achieving sustainability by developing technology, alongside the professional advisory expertise you need.

Sheffield City Region has a pioneering heritage which has led to new products, services and applications for technology in renewables, waste and energy efficiency. Combined with a history of collaboration between the universities and industry, this has ensured a commercial application and focus. World leading centres of excellence include Sheffield Siemens Wind Power Research Centre (S2WP), Sheffield University Waste Incineration Centre (SUWIC) and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) at the Advanced Manufacturing Park.

Sheffield is also home to many companies innovating in renewable energy generation and storage, low carbon transport, and supply chain technologies, including, E.ON UK, Veolia, ITI Energy, Pulse Tidal (wave/tidal power), ITM Power (hydrogen power), Chesterfield BioGas, Magtec and Magnomatics.

The Advanced Manufacturing Park is home to the largest Hydrogen Mini Grid System (HMGS) installation in the UK, and the only system to incorporate the ability to dispense high pressure hydrogen for vehicle

refuelling and a fuel cell to store electricity.

The Sheffield City Region is focused on generating the skills required for a sustainable future economy and is home to the University of Sheffield E Futures and Sheffield Hallam University Hallam Energy - both centres encouraging industrial collaboration and strategic relationships.

Besides world leading legal advisors at DLA, Nabarro and Irwin Mitchell, there is a wealth of technical engineering consultancy expertise to provide support at AECOM, Arup, Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Bond Bryan, BDP, Mott MacDonald and Wardell Armstrong.

Facts &Figures•Over 300 businesses in the low

carbon sector employ 10,000 staff, contributing £570 million GVA to the economy

•Experian predict this sector in Sheffield City Region to grow by almost 30% in GVA and at least 12% job growth to 2020

•The Sheffield Siemens Windpower Research Centre is world leading, translating research into real world solutions

•Sheffield City Council is a leader in low carbon infrastructure, with a history of being an early adopter.

the expert Opinion

“Mott Macdonald’s financial and economic experts in Sheffield examine all cost and risk issues of sustainable development, ensuring clients achieve a balance between sustainability and economic feasibility. We have close links with environmental lawyers and government agencies worldwide, amassing expertise for clients which include large utilities companies, public bodies and governments.”

EddieMurphy TechnicalDirector,MottMacDonald

“ dlA regulArly AdVises on ClimAte ChAnge issues. teresA hitChCoCk is Very experienCed And responsiVe.”TheLegal500

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Sheffield A City unlike Any other

Over the last 15 years Sheffield has experienced a dramatic transformation, resulting in a cosmopolitan and vibrant feel, akin to many European cities.

The city now has a modern and distinctive edge, its ‘authentic and independent’ values reflecting the city’s creative and innovative spirit and reputation for getting things done.

Sheffield’s impressive cultural credentials, our theatres, sport and music venues, creative workspaces, networks of artists and creative entrepreneurs and our major events programme receive national and international acclaim. These assets and activities attract millions of

visitors into the city each year, feeding our growing tourism, leisure and sport sector - which accounts for over 20,000 jobs across the region.

You will certainly feel the buzz every minute of every day, and the explosion of restaurants, bistros, cafes and bars has brought a continental nightlife to this great city.

And yet for all its electric energy, Sheffield boasts tranquil city centre spaces to chill out, including the award winning open spaces such as the iconic Winter Garden and the Peace Gardens.

That’s why Sheffield and the City Region should be your location of choice!

Sheffieldisacityburstingwithenergyandideas,withanexcitingandentrepreneurialspiritandaknackforproducingmusicstarssuchasPulp,theArcticMonkeysandOlympiclegendslikeJessicaEnnis.Itisacitywherepeopleliketodobusiness.

Millennium Square, The Winter Garden Sheffield

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GlobalManufacturingFestival: Sheffield

globalmanufacturingfestival.com@GMFsheffieldonTwitter

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Sheffield has two world-renowned universities producing a steady stream of highly educated individuals with the attributes your business needs.

Didyouknow?

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“ sheffield is A top uniVersity ACross the BoArd.”TheVirginAlternativeGuide

the UniversityofSheffieldEstablished in 1905, this Russell Group university has long been considered one of the UK’s most important educational institutions.Producing world leading research and quality graduates with highly relevant skills for today’s business world.

It holds a top 10 Research Assessment Excercise (RAE) 2008 ranking in the UK - 93% of research submissions ranked as over 3* and internationally recognised, over 50% ranked over 4* and world leading.

Research partners and clients include Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Unilever, Boots, Astra Zeneca, GSK, ICI, Slazenger and many more household names, as well as UK and overseas government agencies and charitable foundations.

Its world class Engineering Department is currently ranked 2nd in the UK.

The triple accredited Management School is one of few worldwide to hold AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB.

SheffieldHallamUniversityEstablished in 1969 as a polytechnic, Sheffield Hallam University gained university status in 1992. It is the 3rd largest university in the UK.

A flexible and business led approach means it works with more than 70 professional bodies and industry partners include Sony, BP, NHS, Network Rail, Cisco, SAP and Microsoft.

One of the UK’s most progressive and innovative universities, it boasts 16 research centres, of national and international renown, featuring key research platforms in materials science, art and design, sports science and engineering, biomedicine, and economic and social research.

Facts &Figures•Over 63,000 students at 2

universities producing over 20,000 graduates each year

•11,645 overseas students - 10% of undergraduates and 40% of postgraduates

•Sheffield has 339,000 working age people with a degree level qualification or higher in the 60 minute catchment

•12 universities within 1 hours travel time - producing over 320,000 students and 105,000 graduates each year

•Student numbers are above average in business studies 16.3% - national average 12.5%

•4.1% of students study finance and accounting - national average 2.4%

times uniVersity of the yeAr, 2011

TheUniversityofSheffield,TimesHigherEducationAwards

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rise is A mAjor initiAtiVe to inCreAse grAduAte employment in smesWe BelieVe thAt sheffield is full of interesting Businesses going interesting plACes And When you tAke this energy And innoVAtion And Add Bright grAduAte tAlent, With fire in its Belly, the potentiAl to rise is limitless.

for more informAtion Visit WWW.risesheffield.Co.uk

When Businesses Work together, the potentiAl is limitless

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Sheffield is ConneCted WorldWideGettinghereiseasy,SheffieldiswellconnectedtoothercitiesintheUK,aswellastherestofEuropeandtheworld.

AirlinksSheffield is in the unique position of lying between five international airports - all within 1 hour travel time. This makes Sheffield a wonderfully accessible city whether you’re visiting for business or just to spend time in this beautiful part of the world.

RaillinksSheffield station has fast direct routes to and from all major UK cities. Direct Eurostar connections at St Pancras, London - from Sheffield, put Europe in easy reach.

RoadlinksThe UK’s main motorways, including the M1, M62 and A1(M), meet in or near the city.

DigitalconnectivitySheffield has an excellent digital infrastructure and is a significant location in the UK for internet connectivity given its proximity to existing national telecommunications networks. With all major providers routing a significant amount of traffic via Sheffield, businesses located in the city benefit from efficient access to the UK, Europe and the world.

Sheffield’s network infrastructure has seen major investment in recent years, ensuring that BT’s network in Sheffield runs on the latest technology and is ready for future growth and new technologies. Virgin Media also has extensive coverage to the majority of the city and is offering its fastest available products including fibre leased lines.

In addition to this, Easynet, ASK4, Level 3 and SSE Telecom have all invested to develop infrastructure including points of presence in the city.

Sheffield also benefits from the Digital Region network, the first major regional deployment of ‘Superfast Broadband’ in the UK. It serves a population of over 1.3 million citizens, and reaches 546,000 homes and 40,000 businesses.

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Airport Distance UK European Worldwide miles flights flights flights

Doncaster Sheffield Airport 20 3 3 3

Manchester International Airport 35 3 3 3

Leeds Bradford International Airport 40 3 3 3

East Midlands Airport 47 3 3 3

Humberside International Airport 60 3 3 3

Liverpool 65 3 3 3

London Birmingham Manchester Leeds Edinburgh Paris Brussels (Eurostar) (Eurostar)

Sheffield 2:04 1:04 0:51 0:40 3:32 5:30 5:20

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“ CreAtiVe sheffield hAs Been A greAt support to sky, during the deCision mAking proCess And during our time in sheffield to dAte.”RobSargent-CustomerOperationsManager,Sky

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propertyOur comprehensive property database will help you identify the most suitable office or industrial premises for your business.

financeWe can help you identify and access appropriate grants, loans, or equity finance.

recruitmentA unique HR consultancy service to assist you in accessing the most cost effective local sources of information and support.

access to supply chains and networksHelp to identify and introduce you to the appropriate local and national supply chain partners and networks relevant to your business needs.

Knowledge and innovationAccess to our regional knowledge base, which includes local Universities in addition to many private sector research organisations.

international trade supportSpecialist support to help you develop new opportunities overseas.

relocation supportA tailored relocation service to support the requirements of key personnel relocating to the city.

accessing council servicesAccess to the relevant local authority statutory services provided by the council, including planning, environmental permits etc.

ongoing supportOnce established in Sheffield, we will support the ongoing growth of your business and work with you proactively to develop further opportunities to invest within the city.

benchmarkingData to help you benchmark the city or make an investment case for your business.

All our core services are bespoke, free of charge and confidential, to discuss your requirements further please contact us.

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how we can help YouCreativeSheffieldisheretoassistyouinsettingupand growing your business. whether you are looking tolocateinSheffield,start-up,orareanexistingSheffieldbusiness,someofthespecificareas of support we can offer are:

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