Rotherham: Regeneration for Employment
Andrew NettletonBusiness Investment Manager
Rotherham Investment and Development Office
The past
• Decline of large traditional industries– Bulk steel manufacture– Coal
• Derelict employment sites– Large areas of contaminated land
remediated over the last 25 years
The present
• Borough still recognised as a leader in:– Advanced Engineering– Specialist / high value steel manufacture
• New employment opportunities in other sectors as companies invest in the area– Call centres, distribution, food, retail, creative
and digital, financial services, printing etc…
Some facts!
Rotherham is…
• A base for a Formula 1 team
• At the forefront of the technology behind skeleton bobsleds
• Has the largest laser in the UK and a 640-tonne robotic press,
the biggest of its kind anywhere in the world
• Produces 70,000 bagels every hour
• Developing a virtually waterless washing machine
• Reducing production times for aerospace components
• Capable of producing 250,000 newspapers per hour
• Producing precision components for a 1,000mph supercar
• Bringing careers advice to life through cutting edge media
Manvers, Dearne Valley
1985
1995
DistributionManufacturing
Printing
Advanced Engineering
Financial Services
Call centres
Dinnington1985
Advanced Engineering
Formula 1 Team
Recycling
Software development
Manufacturing
Catcliffe, Waverley1985
Focus on R&D and manufacturing in sectors including aerospace, nuclear, automotive, tooling, defence, marine,
energy, medical devices.
Around Central Rotherham
1985
Advanced Engineering
Tourism
Finance Service Centre
Specialist steel
Food
Recycling
Creative & Digital
Government
What does Rotherham make?
Retail employment
• Town Centre:– Over 20 shops opened in the last year– Small, niche retailers– Ongoing redevelopment– Self employment opportunities
• Parkgate:– Continues to expand– Increase in employment
RiDO Business Centres
• 4 modern business incubators across the borough• 180 offices and workspaces• Business advice to help small, growing companies• Youth Enterprise
Thankyou
Andrew NettletonBusiness Investment Manager
Rotherham Investment and Development Office
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