Ceramic Valley Enterprise Zone Brochure

CERAMIC VALLEY

Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire Enterprise Zone PROGRESS TO DATE

Ceramic Valley Enterprise Stoke-on- Trent & Staffordshire is Tunstall Trade Park is another Zone (EZ) is one of the now recognized as one of the best speculative development of 12 places to grow a company in the UK units with the first terrace of 5 most successful in the UK, and the EZ is continuing to provide units complete. In addition there at the very heart of Stoke- an environment where businesses are plans for further speculative on- Trent & Staffordshire’s can start-up, grow and expand. development on the Etruria Valley site. continuing economic We have made significant progress growth, driving the area’s since our launch in April 2016. Make It Stoke-on-Trent & already enviable reputation With five of our six sites under Staffordshire investment service as a major centre of active development, we have continues to actively promote already seen several businesses the Enterprise Zone and provide manufacturing know-how. occupying newly built premises intensive support to businesses in the Enterprise Zone including before and after they take up Ceramic Valley Enterprise bet365, DPD, West Midlands residence in the Enterprise Zone. Zone comprises six key Ambulance Service, Tile Mountain Our prime location at the centre and Toolstation. of the UK transport network and sites totaling 140 hectares our drive for a Smart Sustainable along the strategic A500 Tunstall Arrow South is nearing City continue to strengthen what corridor in the heart of the completion at the end of August, a is already an attractive proposition speculative development of 5 units for potential Enterprise Zone city of Stoke- on-Trent. which is almost fully pre let before businesses. completion. KEY BENEFITS OF THE ENTERPRISE ZONE:

Investments in Infrastructure Industry Sectors Energy and Power The EZ continues to benefit from The EZ is already supporting Generation investment in infrastructure a range of light industry, office, Building on the momentum with £4.5m already committed general manufacturing and created through the city’s to ensure that sites are ready for warehouse/distribution uses, but unique energy offer, and development. the following sectors remain as Government investment and the focus for our strategic plans: private sector interest in the Building on Existing Sector proposed district heat network. It Strengths Advanced Materials Capitalising also allows access to key OEMs in Our ‘cluster’ approach delivers on the city’s unique selling point the area including Alstom, ABB, significant advantages, ranging as the “World Capital of Ceramics” General Electric and Siemens; from supply chains through to and home of the UK ceramics shared training and development industry. Our offer is supported by Logistics facilities; the progress of a Ceramics Sector The EZ’s enviable location at deal for the area which includes the heart of the UK and its Ultrafast Broadband the establishment of a “Ceramics transport infrastructure make We are committed to providing all Science Park” in the City. it an obvious choice for logistics sites within the EZ with broadband companies; capacity of 300 mbps. 4G coverage Advanced Materials within the EZ is already excellent; Capitalising on the city’s Business & Professional unique selling point as the Services “World Capital of Ceramics” Tapping into a huge talent and home of the UK pool that stretches from ceramics industry; Birmingham to Manchester (but without the costs of those two Automotive Supply Chain cities). Companies such as bet365 Taking advantage of our and Vodafone already have major unique strategic location at investments on the edge of the heart of an automotive the EZ, employing over 2000 triangle between car people between them. assembly plants in the West Midlands, Merseyside and Derby - creating a compelling supply chain offer. Within one hour of the EZ are Jaguar Land Rover, JCB, Toyota, Bentley and General Motors; Chatterley Valley East LocalChatterley Authority: Valley Stoke-on-Trent East City Council Speci c development sites To Ownership:Local Authority: Northern Stoke-on-Trent Trust City Council Size:Ownership: 18.2 ha Northern Trust Manchester Uses:Size: 18.2 Automotive/ceramic ha supply chains Corridor link Incentives: Business rate relief

Tunstall Arrow Local Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Ownership: Network Space Size: 8.8 ha Incentives:Uses: Light Businessindustry rate relief Incentives: Business rate relief A500 Tunstall

Highgate/Ravensdale Local Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Ownership: CW Clowes Development Size: 38.3ha Incentives:Uses: Modern Business manufacturing, rate relief logisitics Chatterley Valley West Incentives: Business rate relief Local Authority: Newcastle-under-Lyme Ownership: Harworth Estates Size: 38ha 38ha Burslem Incentives:Uses: Light Businessindustry, ratelogisitics relief Incentives: Business rate relief

Etruria Valley Local Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Hanley Ownership: Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Ltd (St Modwen) Size: 31.3ha (Stoke-on-Trent City Centre) Uses:Incentives: Mixed Enhanced use, business capital services, allowances manufacturing, logistics Incentives: Enhanced capital allowances Cliffe Vale Local Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Ownership: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Size: 6.2ha Incentives:Size: 6.2ha Business rate relief Uses: Industrial workshop units Newcastle- Incentives: Business rate relief under-Lyme

Stoke Town Fenton To Derby M6 North A50 Longton A500

To Birmingham M6 South ©CrownCopyright 2011. All rights reserved. Stoke-on-TrentCityCouncil 10002428. Chatterley Valley East LocalChatterley Authority: Valley Stoke-on-Trent East City Council Speci c development sites To Ownership:Local Authority: Northern Stoke-on-Trent Trust City Council Size:Ownership: 18.2 ha Northern Trust Manchester Uses:Size: 18.2 Automotive/ceramic ha supply chains Corridor link Incentives: Business rate relief

Tunstall Arrow Local Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Ownership: Network Space Size: 8.8 ha Incentives:Uses: Light Businessindustry rate relief Incentives: Business rate relief A500 Tunstall

Etruria Valley Local Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Hanley Ownership: Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Ltd (St Modwen) Size: 31.3ha (Stoke-on-Trent City Centre) Incentives:Uses: Mixed Enhanced use, business capital services, allowances manufacturing, logistics Incentives: Enhanced capital allowances Cliffe Vale Local Authority: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Ownership: Stoke-on-Trent City Council Size: 6.2ha Incentives:Size: 6.2ha Business rate relief Uses: Industrial workshop units Newcastle- Incentives: Business rate relief under-Lyme

Stoke Town Fenton To Derby M6 North A50 Longton A500

Financial Incentives A Strong Business Financial support, The Make It Stoke-on-Trent & Support Offer To help you find the right source of Staffordshire team can help broker The delivery of the EZ is grant, loan and equity investment; access to sources of grants, underpinned by a strong offer for loans and equity investments. business including: A recruitment and skills Companies setting up within the brokerage, EZ are, prior to 2020, entitled to: A red carpet treatment, To help you find the right workforce The Make It Stoke-on-Trent & for you; Business rate reduction. Staffordshire team acting Companies moving into 5 of the as ambassadors for investors, Competitive business sites within the EZ (Cliffe Vale; ensuring a smooth ride through intelligence, Highgate/Ravensdale; Chatterley the planning system and other The Business Growth team can Valley East and West; and Tunstall statutory needs; provide strategic information to Arrow) can benefit from a business support business growth, including rate reduction of up to £55,000 per Property solutions, recruitment, supply chain annum for a 5-year period (so a To help find the right site or development, demographics and maximum of a £275,000 reduction); premises in the EZ, and get you in market intelligence. touch with the owners and Enhanced capital allowances developers; (ECA’s) Companies moving into the sixth site, Etruria Valley, and investing in plant and machinery, can qualify for ECAs. This allows business to write down the costs of certain assets against their taxable income. At present ECAs give a 100% first year allowance on qualifying assets until March 2020. WHY STOKE-ON-TRENT & STAFFORDSHIRE?

Manchester Leisure & Lifestyle Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire can offer a lifestyle 40 minutes by train that is second-to-none. From urban chic to rural idyll (with the Peak District National Park being just 15 miles away), there is a lifestyle here to suit all tastes.

Stoke-on-Trent: Better Connected, Better Located Stoke-on-Trent is located at the heart of the UK, enjoying unparalleled connectivity at the axis of Stoke-on-Trent key north-south, east-west road and rail corridors, providing easy access across the wider region and the UK. Anchoring the space between Birmingham and Manchester, the city enjoys:

• Excellent road connections Being situated on the M6 from which it also has Birmingham excellent connections to the M1, M62 and M42; 50 minutes • Rail connections The city’s West Coast Mainline station allows by train travel to London in 85 minutes away (with 2 trains per hour), Manchester in 40 minutes and Birmingham in 50 minutes; 4 airports within • International connections 1 hour drive Four airports within an hour’s drive, as is the Atlantic Gateway at Liverpool. London Competitively Priced 83 minutes With office rentals substantially less than by train Birmingham and Manchester (despite being located halfway between the two) and industrial rental less than comparable cities, Ceramic Valley EZ makes perfect sense from a business perspective. In addition, competitive labour costs, which are less than the UK average in both manufacturing and telesales, giving another compelling reason.

Great Universities and Colleges Two local universities with key R&D strengths. More than 25,000 students in key subjects like engineering, ceramics research, IT, science, technology and medicine. Our colleges have seen a huge investment and play a major role in providing local companies with the right skills. For more information please contact

Make It Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire investment service [email protected] 0044 (0)300 111 8005