Marches MIPIM Digital Brochure 2018
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The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership WELCOME TO THE MARCHES Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin together are The Marches – one of the best places in the UK to invest, live, work and play. At its heart is the global birthplace Big on ambition and opportunity, the first modern skyscraper, of industry, part of a heritage the Marches works collaboratively the Flaxmill in Shrewsbury; the which has sparked a revolution with investors thanks to the ‘can- modern Olympic movement in of a different kind, with innovative do’ attitude of inward investment Much Wenlock; the Mappa Mundi hi-tech enterprises operating teams across the region. Last year in Hereford and Darwin's Theory alongside land-based industries saw the biggest inward investment of Evolution. These big ideas and entrepreneurs flourishing in the UK, with automotive sector are evidence of the Marches' alongside global players. giant Magna Cosma due to open pioneering industrial heritage its new facility in Telford in 2018. and entrepreneurial spirit which BAE Systems, GKN, Caterpillar, continues today in a 21st century Heineken, Müller Wiseman Dairy Ideas which changed the world world-class business landscape and Capgemini are just a few of were born here: the Industrial in the Midlands, UK. the international names which Revolution in the Ironbridge Gorge; have joined the region’s 29,800 businesses and contribute to a £12.3 billion economy. The Marches has a vibrant SME business base and ready-made supply chains across multiple industry sectors. With its exceptional quality of life in one of the most beautiful regions of the UK, it is one of the fastest- growing investment locations in the Midlands. Close to both the North West and South West conurbations, as well as to Wales with the A5 part of the Trans-European Transport Network from Felixstowe to Holyhead, the Marches is uniquely placed to capitalise on its location and sector strengths in defence and security, advanced manufacturing and agri- tech, food & drink. The Marches offers a first-class business landscape, demonstrated by the largest single foreign direct investment in the UK in a decade, with the opening of automotive sector supplier Magna Cosma in Telford planned for 2018. TELFORD Telford, one of the fastest growing towns in the Midlands, has seen £1 billion of investment in the last decade. On offer are ready to go With a workforce of 350,000 development sites across 200 located within 30 minutes of acres, the size of 166 football the town, Telford boasts a Midlands in the last decade in pitches, part of Telford’s advanced strong expertise in automotive Tier 1 automotive supplier Magna manufacturing corridor. The Telford engineering, advanced Cosma, and has just announced Investment Cluster sites can manufacturing, logistics and a further major investment in the deliver a mixture of sized industrial other engineering related activity. site by car parts manufacturer units to meet demand and spread Polytec. Together these investors risk in already established Telford already attracted the will create up to 800 jobs. employment locations along the largest FDI investment in the northern edge of Telford. These and other automotive sector investments mean that Telford is A historic land deal has resulted in well placed to support the the UK Government committing Telford’s strengthening of West Midlands £44.5m from land sales in Telford supply chains and the re-shoring into site preparation and advanced of the £6bn of additional supply infrastructure to support growth, chain opportunities identified by with £23m of land already sold. manufacturing the Automobile Council. corridor, with 200 acres of ready to go land, is the equivalent of 166 football pitches! “This Telford project will bring the most advanced structural casting technologies to the UK. As light-weighting continues to be a key technology driver, we are uniquely positioned to help automakers achieve optimal weight savings throughout the vehicle architecture.” President, Magna Cosma SHROPSHIRE With its vision to creatively reuse its heritage buildings and estates for modern uses, Shropshire is creating unique, inspiring places. Boasting beautiful countryside, Future development opportunities vibrant market towns and a include the redevelopment of the strategic central base within the former Ironbridge Power Station UK, Shropshire provides quick and Clive Barracks at Tern Hill, on Shropshire is access from the West Midlands the A41. Key sites in main market into Wales and into the North towns, including Oswestry and home to a West, including the HS2 Hub Whitchurch, are also being made Station at Crewe. At it’s heart investor ready. The next evolution dynamic and is the thriving county town of of Shrewsbury, the birthplace of diverse workforce, Shrewsbury, where a Charles Darwin, through its Big transformation like no other is Town Plan will identify further with cutting-edge currently taking place. exciting development potential. capabilities in The restoration of the Shrewsbury Like these historic sites, Shropshire agri-tech and Flaxmill Maltings – the world first is a county of contrasts: rooted in iron-framed building which paved heritage and history yet at the digi-health and the way for modern sky-scrapers - same time its sights are set firmly is under way. It blazed a trail for on the future: boasting major interesting the likes of the Empire State companies, burgeoning growth development sites Building in New York and the Burj sectors and a commitment to Khalifa in Dubai, which have since embracing 21st century along strategic followed, with their DNA traced technologies alongside energy right back to this site. and ambition to build a prosperous corridors. and sustainable future. The renovation of the Flaxmill, which typifies the calibre of historic buildings in the county, will result in an airy, spacious and stylish office environment being available to the market by 2021. The transformation will see an abundance of natural light expertly contrasted with the retention of many of the building’s original features and character. HEREFORDSHIRE Welcome to Herefordshire – a world-class business landscape attracting investors and creating jobs. Skylon Park, in Hereford, is a More than 275,000 sq ft of new catalyst for growth across the development has already been county. It is the only Enterprise built or is under construction at Zone with a dedicated defence 12 separate developments. needs of engineering and and security sector focus thanks A Centre of Cyber Security is technology employers. The to its proximity to the SAS base in planned by the University of university is committed to the the city and a cluster of nearly 100 Wolverhampton as a focus for construction of a state of the art businesses operating in the sector business occupation, training teaching and innovation campus including nearby Quinetiq in and links to academic research. in Hereford City Centre, developed Malvern and GCHQ in Cheltenham. on the latest ‘agile’ principles. The prime development site within Skylon Park is the North This will involve the construction Magazine. This 10 hectare and/or refurbishment of new “Skylon Park development plot benefits from teaching and administrative dedicated access and full land facilities. Linked to the new city offered us a blank remediation. The required utilities centre facilities, will be laboratories canvas to design a and landscaping will be installed and workshops, including an to the end user specifications and application and development bespoke facility that includes connection to the Zone’s centre at Skylon Park. own ultrafast broadband network. will suit our specific The first phase of the project will needs. This The new Herefordshire University see over a thousand students is crucial to the county’s future taking courses by 2022. Students includes workspace plans. As the UK’s first new will predominately be housed within, university for 40 years, the new, dedicated accommodation with increased curriculum will be targeted at the across the city. headroom up to 11.5m and overhead crane capacity up to 120t, allowing us greater flexibility in our design and manufacture process.” Ken Davies, KGD Engineering. BUSINESS IN THE MARCHES Contributes 666,700 Home to £12.3 PEOPLE 29,800 BILLION Live Here BUSINESSES to the UK Economy Business Marches start-up 12,300 Survival Rates business rate JOBS 2nd 8th Created Since HIGHEST HIGHEST 2011 Out of 38 LEPs in UK 26% 1,988 8% INWARD GROWTH GROWTH INVESTMENT in Business and in SMEs in last Projects Attracted Professional 5 years in 2014/15, Services Sector up 12% OUR BUSINESS SECTOR STRENGTHS Advanced manufacturing More than 36,600 people are equipment manufacturing and employed in a wide range of metal fabricators including: BAE manufacturing industries, including Systems (Engineering, Combat fabricated metal productions, Vehicles UK); GKN plc; Bridgnorth rubber, polymers and machinery/ Aluminium; Caterpillar; Denso; to the rest of the national motorway equipment manufacturing, with Doncasters Group Ltd; GEA network and the nearby i54 site, automotive manufacturing alone Denco; Grainger & Worrall; Holden home to Jaguar Land Rover’s employing 3,400 people in the Aluminium Technologies, Special (JLR) new engine plant, which region. Metals Wiggins and Stadco. represents a major opportunity for Marches manufacturers, a number The region already boasts a The Marches benefits from the of whom are already tier one number of vehicle component availability of quality sites; its suppliers, to do more business manufacturers, machinery and proximity to the M54 which links with JLR. Defence and security Defence and security businesses of which have been set up by In Shropshire, meanwhile, RAF employ approximately 4,000 ex military personnel. These Cosford houses the Defence people across the Marches. companies, building on the College of Aeronautical Engineering Aside from the operational bases, worldwide reputation that the and other technical training key private sector companies British Army has for quality and operational units, alongside the already operating in the sector expertise, are able to exploit the award- winning RAF museum.