MADE FOR THE FUTURE The Midlands remains a key driver of The opportunities for investors are significant and many the UK’s future prosperity and presents of these are already paying dividends. Working with the Department for International Trade, we offer bespoke visits a compelling offer to those choosing to for investors, helping them find the best locations in the invest. As a region we have benefited Midlands. This is resulting in real success stories such as from above national average growth the recent announcement of the £1.5 billion regeneration that has been driven by industry, of the 42 acre Birmingham Smithfield site. innovation and enterprise. Together with Government, we are driving forward our shared ambitious plans to promote the Midlands as an engine for growth in the UK. We can unlock our potential, Our £220 billion economy features cutting-edge research rebuilding our towns, cities and rural economies so that facilities and world-renowned brands across a broad they are all contributing to improving opportunities and spectrum of sectors. A strong record of attracting quality of life. investment has seen the Midlands transform into a globally significant advanced manufacturing base, accounting for The Midlands is open for business and we share a almost a quarter of the UK’s manufacturing output. confidence about our future. When the Midlands succeeds, the UK succeeds. We invite you to join and At the Midlands Engine, we are working to build on the share our success. many strengths of the region, including our position at the heart of the HS2 high speed rail network, which will see travel to London and our other core cities reduced to under an hour. Quite simply, we are building a Midlands that is connected and energised. Sir John Peace Chair, Midlands Engine 2 1 Made for the Future The Midlands is one of the fastest growing and economically important areas in the UK, with an economy worth over £200 billion. Made for the Future Midlands Engine Made for Investment Made for the Future Made for Living The Midlands is home to 15% of the UK’s population, with 20–24 years olds The Midlands is served by comprising the largest demographic two of the UK’s fastest growing group among its airports – Birmingham Airport and East Midlands Airport 10 million citizens Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is worth Proposed HS2 £4 billion maintenance depot to the Midlands economy GranthamGrantham The region is at the centre of HS2, the Coventry will be the UK’s City country’s new high speed rail network. of Culture in 2021, Nottingham This will increase capacity, and bring and Birmingham will host the people and goods to and from London Cricket World Cup in 2019, and Key sectors across the Midlands are: within 45 minutes Birmingham will host the 2022 Aerospace, Rail, Automotive, Life Commonwealth Games Sciences, Advanced Engineering and Food & Drink Made for Partnerships Made for Innovation Made for Success The Midlands is one of the 90% The Midlands has more fastest growing and than 20 universities, economically important of all UK businesses supported by 54 colleges. areas in the UK, with an are within a 4-hour drive economy worth over of the Midlands 500,000 students come to the £200 region each year 27,000 billion Midlands companies regularly trade globally, with £54 billion in goods 5G There are more than exported in 2017 Several projects across the Midlands are exploring 800,000 5G connectivity, including businesses in the the UK’s first multi-city Midlands Engine region 5G test bed 4 5 West Midlands Leicester Worcestershire Combined Authority The Marches – Herefordshire Nottingham Birmingham Stoke-on-Trent & Staffordshire UK Central Solihull City of Wolverhampton The Marches – Telford 7 Made for the Future Destination The region is at the centre Partners of HS2, the country’s new high speed rail network, which will increase MADE FOR capacity and bring PARTNERSHIPS people and goods to and from London within 45 minutes. Made for the Future Derby & Derbyshire The UK Capital for Innovation Recognised by UNESCO as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Derby and Derbyshire has innovation in its DNA. Planes, Trains and Automobiles Economic output in Derbyshire has increased by 36% Derby is also home to the world’s largest rail cluster, in the past ten years, compared with 27% nationally, and Canadian-owned Bombardier’s site remains the and a recent study has shown Derby as the second only facility in the UK able to design, manufacture, fastest growing UK city economy. An impressive 11.8% assemble and test new trains for domestic and of the city’s workforce is employed in hi-tech export markets. functions: four times the UK average. The area’s central location means proximity to the Business flourish in the county and the city alone has major motorway networks and easy access to five recently attracted over £4 billion of investment, with a international airports, including East Midlands Airport, further £2 billion in the pipeline. the UK’s largest pure cargo hub. Additionally, there are 35 fast, direct train services (89 minutes) into Rolls-Royce came to Derby over 100 years ago. London St Pancras International every day. Today, the company employs more than 14,000 people in the city, houses its global civil aerospace, Both city and county are focused on attracting further nuclear and corporate headquarters there, and, has investment. Derbyshire’s business economy, recently announced plans to invest £150 million in connectivity, technology, innovation, skilled further developing its Derby campus. workforce and iconic landscapes provide a competitive advantage. The plant in Derbyshire was Toyota’s first major manufacturing enterprise in Europe, and it has invested more than £2.75 billion in its operations since the start of production in 1992. The facility was the first location in Europe to mass-produce a hybrid vehicle, and in January 2019 celebrated the start of production on the all-new Toyota Corolla Hatchback and Touring Sports wagon, which will be the first Toyota model in Europe to offer customers the choice of two hybrid powertrains. @MarketingDerby www.marketingderby.co.uk 11 Made for the Future Leicester Greater Lincolnshire Big ideas and even bigger ambitions! An exceptionally attractive A place where businesses have destination to live, work space to thrive and grow and invest! Leicestershire’s £23.4 billion vibrant and thriving economy sits at the very Greater Lincolnshire is emerging as the intelligent choice for heart of the country. It boasts a unique proposition that characterises our investors looking for a dynamic, thriving and ideal location to base place in the Midlands Engine and MIPIM 2019 will showcase the area’s their business. It has already gained a reputation for delivery with commercial opportunities and enormous potential. many schemes and investments taking shape and is well on its Space Park Leicester way to delivering its £307 million growth plan. Lincoln Cathedral Leicestershire possesses outstanding economic Leicester is considered one of the best UK cities to Transport links to the area have been given a major The area excels in food processing and agri-tech and assets including: a truly vibrant city with a strong do business in. Unrivalled transport links, a workforce boost recently with Midlands Connect revealing a has been chosen as one of the Government's new industrial and cultural heritage; two unique and of over 1,000,000 within a 45 minute radius and one 20-year improvement plan for the A46 which will Manufacturing Zones. This is welcome news for inspiring Enterprise Zones; three world class of Britain’s most attractive and cost-effective places stretch from the M5 all the way to the strategic ports Greater Lincolnshire and its multi-billion-pound food universities delivering cutting edge innovation, to develop, own or lease property. It’s seeing a of Immingham and Grimsby. Millions of pounds are industry. This latest announcement follows Growth research, and design; a central location with the dynamic transformation presenting huge investment being invested in the area's infrastructure, including Deal grants of £1.8 million for the Europarc Food largest logistics distribution park in Europe and opportunities and there are inspiring plans to take the Lincoln Eastern Bypass; the Western Growth Enterprise Zone (FEZ) site in Grimsby; £2 million for the UK’s largest pure cargo airport; and two advantage of these exciting prospects. Corridor Lincoln; the Grantham Southern Relief Road; the Hemswell FEZ; £5.1 million for a new roundabout Manufacturing Zones supporting the strong and and the £8 million link road at Stallingborough which junction and utilities at Holbeach FEZ; and growing manufacturing sector that still forms the Surrounding the city are distinctive and characterful will open up prime development land west of £2.4 million for the new university led agri-food backbone of the economy. Leicestershire is home market towns with areas ripe for redevelopment. Grimsby. In addition, sites at Stallingborough and Centre of Excellence anchor development on the to Caterpillar, Next, Santander, Walkers Snack These towns act as key hubs for tourism, including Immingham Port benefit from Enterprise Zone status. Holbeach site. Foods and IBM Client Innovation Centre UK. Melton Mowbray, known as the Rural Capital of Food and Drink and Loughborough, home to the unique Continued growth of the universities and colleges One important step Greater Lincolnshire took last Key strategic developments include Leicester Great Central Railway boasting the only double track provide a talent pipeline helping to sustain year was to formalise their ambassador programme, Waterside, over fifty hectares of large scale main line historic railway in the UK. businesses and nurture growth. Greater Lincolnshire Team Lincolnshire. Now with over 80 members, Team opportunities for high quality housing, office and high also has ambitious plans to deliver major urban Lincolnshire is a powerful and influential group of value light commercial space; Space Park Leicester, extensions with 100,000 new homes planned business people who are focused on championing offering high-tech facilities and capabilities building by 2031.