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