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Rotherham: Regeneration for Employment

Rotherham: Regeneration for Employment. Andrew Nettleton Business Investment Manager Rotherham Investment and Development Office. The past. Decline of large traditional industries Bulk steel manufacture Coal Derelict employment sites

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Rotherham: Regeneration for Employment

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  1. Rotherham: Regeneration for Employment Andrew Nettleton Business Investment Manager Rotherham Investment and Development Office

  2. 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

  3. 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…

  4. 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

  5. 1985 Manvers, Dearne Valley 1995

  6. Distribution Manufacturing Printing Advanced Engineering Call centres Financial Services

  7. 1985 Dinnington

  8. Advanced Engineering Manufacturing Formula 1 Team Software development Recycling

  9. 1985 Catcliffe, Waverley

  10. Focus on R&D and manufacturing in sectors including aerospace, nuclear, automotive, tooling, defence, marine, energy, medical devices.

  11. 1985 Around Central Rotherham

  12. Advanced Engineering Recycling Food Tourism Creative & Digital Specialist steel Finance Service Centre Government

  13. What does Rotherham make?

  14. 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

  15. RiDO Business Centres • 4 modern business incubators across the borough • 180 offices and workspaces • Business advice to help small, growing companies • Youth Enterprise

  16. Thankyou Andrew Nettleton Business Investment Manager Rotherham Investment and Development Office

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