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Advanced Manufacturingand Materialsin the Sheffield City Region
AerospaceNuclear Power
Environmental EnergyOil & GasMedical
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.
SheffieldCity Region
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.
Aerospace
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.
NuclearPower
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
Oil & GasComponents
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.
MedicalTechnology
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.
AdvancedManufacturing Park
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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Sheffield CityRegion EnterpriseZone locations
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
Investing in your future
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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