East Midlands Airport the Region's Global Gateway

East Midlands Airport the Region's Global Gateway

EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT THE REGION’S GLOBAL GATEWAY WHERE IDEAS ARE BORN, THINGS ARE MADE AND PRODUCTS AND PEOPLE BEGIN THEIR JOURNEYS EAST MIDLANDS VISION 2040 East Midlands Airport will be a leading international innovation hub, connecting the region’s thriving economic network. It will create new business opportunities and double the number of jobs on site by improving connectivity between established manufacturing and logistics sectors. At its heart, the airport will have high tech industries, advanced manufacturing and logistics specialists. It will capitalise on its location to provide a catalyst for the region to deliver a £500m development and create employment opportunities for its existing and new occupiers. g £500M Total development value j 10,000 New jobs created 2 3 MORE THAN JUST AN AIRPORT The opportunity for growth at East Midlands Airport will begin with short term interventions and developments. The wholesale transformation of the airport will provide a nationally significant R&D hub with access to international markets. Over the next 20 years, the airport seeks to attract a diverse range of high tech and advanced manufacturing businesses. It will support services extending over 3m sq ft in a quality environment and a well-connected location. 3M SQ FT Masterplan K 20 YEARS Long-term investment 4 5 THINK, MAKE, MOVE The wider Midlands region has, for centuries, been at the heart of the UK’s manufacturing and industrial success. Our future vision is for an even stronger economy, with a Midlands Engine that powers the UK and links it to the rest of the world. As a dynamic business location, East Midlands Airport will showcase the best of British innovation to a captive UK and international audience. THINK A space for collaboration X and innovation MAKE A centre of production driving G the local economy MOVE Connecting the East Midlands d regional centres 6 7 A VIBRANT MANUFACTURING REGION 1/3 of all UK manufacturing jobs East Midlands Airport is an international The East Midlands is a high skills economy. gateway that connects the Midlands, and Overall 30% of the working age population the wider UK, into the global economy. Close in the East Midlands is qualified to NVQ4 INNOVATION by are Nottingham, Leicester and Derby, three (diploma or degree level) or higher. This area The region’s leading universities are cities that offer some of the most significant of the UK has the ability to deliver graduates increasing links to emerging sectors and productive companies specialising who will succeed in highly specialised in healthcare, cutting edge design and manufacturing, science and engineering jobs. advanced manufacturing. POPULATION Will grow by more than 10% in the next 20 years M1 NOTTINGHAM DERBY • Accomodation & food services CONNECTED • Business, administration & 90% of England and Wales are within support services • Aerospace DERBY Nottingham University a 4 hour drive • Technology industries TOTON Rolls Royce NOTTINGHAM ECONOMIC • Life sciences AIR FREIGHT DEVELOPMENT EAST MIDLANDS CORRIDOR Infinity Park Derby STRATEGIC RAIL • Med tech FREIGHT INTERCHANGE UK’s largest pure cargo airport • Advanced engineering • Financial & business services HIGH TECH AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING R+D EAST MIDLANDS PARKWAY RAILWAY STATION EXPORTS EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT 16% of all UK exports worth £50 billion LOUGHBOROUGH A42 Loughborough University & Science Park LEICESTER • Manufacturing COALVILLE • Food & drink • Space & environmental M1 technologies HS2 • Education LEICESTER Leicester University BIRMINGHAM UK National Space Center 8 9 BUILDING ON EXCELLENCE The East Midlands is founded on a strong advanced manufacturing base and enhanced by a range of further sector strengths, with established global companies that include Rolls East Midlands Royce, JCB and Toyota. Airport It is perfectly positioned to take advantage of the economic growth, productivity and skills offered across the wider region. East Midlands Airport is capable of supporting a range of strategic new industries that can create jobs and boost skills. KEY GROWTH SECTORS The innovation hub provides space to create a cluster of cutting edge R&D businesses. It also provides a location for the region’s growth sectors RESEARCH AND to link into international markets for imports and exports of goods and services. DEVELOPMENT Our vision is to establish a high quality business location with space for development to drive ADVANCED future economic and employment growth, located MANUFACTURING at the heart of the East Midlands between the three growing cities of Nottingham, Derby and Leicester. HIGH TECH INDUSTRIES GLOBAL LOGISTICS 10 11 STANSTED & EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT – SCENARIOS REPORT 91 RESEARCH AND ADVANCED HIGH TECH GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES LOGISTICS East Midlands Airport is neighboured by Manufacturers increasingly integrate new With a focus on aerospace in particular, As the UK's largest pure cargo airport, East Leicester, home to the National Space Centre innovative technologies in both products Derby is expanding as a centre for high tech Midlands handles over 350,000 tonnes of cargo and an Innovation and Technology Park, and processes in their sector, making East businesses. Total employment of leading every year and is home to one of the world’s which houses activity relating to space and Midlands Airport an ideal location for these technology industries in Derby equate to over largest express freight operation. environmental technologies. Rolls Royce businesses to locate. 14,000 employees and there is a growing is another example of an R&D centre of cluster of knowledge and skills in high-value Established partners include DHL, UPS, TNT/ excellence located in the region. Leicester has an exceptional offering with engineering for aerospace including global FedEx, Amazon and Royal Mail. All have over 1,000 manufacturing businesses companies such as Rolls Royce, Bombardier chosen to locate not only their business but Investigative businesses conducting studies based there. Manufacturing is to remain and Toyota. globally vital hubs at this prime location, to both improve existing, or develop new a priority sector through to 2020 for with UPS securing planning consent for products and procedures will find themselves Leicester, demonstrating a commmitment These high tech industries, which have a substantial new investment. in a region of innovation at the East Midlands to an emerging pipeline for business. large concentrations of workers in Science, Global Gateway. Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics The flow of resources and information between Nottingham’s economy is strong and (STEM) require a rich talent pool supported a business and the consumer remains vital growing in the emerging areas of clean by the region’s universities. to the UK economy and East Midlands Airport Home to over 200 leading medical technology, life sciences, digital content, is the UK’s global logistics gateway. technology firms and advanced engineering, as well as traditional areas of logistics. Over 110,000 students – over 37,000 of whom The UK centre for automated transport are on high tech courses The UK’s largest pure freight hub Home to the UK’s largest aerospace Home to the world’s largest advanced UK’s leading centre of excellence for Medical DHL’s third largest global air freight centre training facility Technology and Biotechnology manufacturing firms Home to the 6m sq ft strategic rail Home to the £5.8m Leicester Food Park UK’s primary aerospace hub freight interchange 12 13 WORKING THE MIDLANDS ENGINE WE’RE AT THE START OF AN EXCITING TIME FOR THE WHOLE OF THE MIDLANDS. THE HARD IN PARTNERSHIP Built on a strong advanced manufacturing base “ WORK AND CREATIVITY OF and enhanced by a range of sectoral strengths, PEOPLE HERE IS HELPING TO the Midlands Engine is perfectly positioned to take advantage of economic growth, productivity BUILD THE MIDLANDS ENGINE - REGIONAL and skills opportunities. It will improve the AND I CAN PROMISE THAT THE DISTRIBUTION RAIL FREIGHT INTERCHANGE economy of the Midlands and the UK, deliver GOVERNMENT I LEAD WILL BACK CENTRES an enhanced quality of life for citizens and YOU ALL THE WAY. " communities and become a globally recognised driver of the economy. Theresa May Prime Minister R&D expenditure grew 52% from 2010 to 2013 460,000 SMEs & micro enterprises 222bn GVA (14.6% of UK contribution) Home to a population of 11.5 million 11 Local Enterprise Partnerships 300,000 jobs could be created by end of this parliament Around 4.3 million working age people in employment HOME OF FORMULA E Predicted growth of £34 billion by 2030 EAST MIDLANDS AIRPORT Engineering & advanced manufacturing employs 637,400 people Accounts for 19.7% of the UK’s manufacturing output EAST MIDLANDS East Midlands Airport sits at the heart of the East Midlands ENTERPRISE Enterprise Gateway (EMEG). EMEG is a unique central location for air passenger, cargo, rail and road transport D2N2 + LLEP GATEWAY (EMEG) and a range of supporting economic activities. EMEG's strong economic growth has been driven by investment of There are two Local Enterprise Partnerships in the household names and their commitment to base themselves East Midlands, with East Midlands Airport located on-site. Along with the airport, DHL, Marks and Spencer at the heart of both of them – the Leicester and and Donington Park have all invested in EMEG. Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) and the D2N2 Enterprise Partnership (covering The East Midlands Gateway Strategic Rail Freight Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire). Interchange is also part of EMEG and is currently under construction in the area immediately to the north of the Local partners: airport. Its completion will deliver 6m sq ft of rail-served logistics space. Ultimately the East Midlands Enterprise Gateway will generate 14,000 on-site jobs. EMEG is recognised as a key growth area in both of the region's Local Enterprise Partnership’s economic plans. 14 15 A range of transport developments and investments adjacent to the airport will UNRIVALLED further boost the connectivity of the area.

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