Sheffield is consistently voted by business as one of the top 3 cities in the UK to locate new back office functions, for staff costs and value for money office space (UK Cities Monitor 2008 – Cushman & Wakefield).
This has made the city a hub for financial and professional services companies such as Abbey, Nationwide Building Society, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary, HSBC, Irwin Mitchell, Kingfield Heath, Nabarro Nathanson and Aviva.
The city has an international reputation in the fastest growing sectors including metals processing, advanced engineering, medical technology and digital industries, supported by the city’s two leading universities, and specialist centres of excellence. These include
designfutures, the Advanced Manufacturing and Research Centre,
Castings Technology International and
The Welding Institute (World Centre for Materials Joining Technology).
Locating in Sheffield means your business can benefit from one of the UK's most cost effective locations in terms of property and staff costs, with an international reputation for innovation and quality.
Sheffield is also one of England's greenest cities offering a fantastic quality lifestyle - a place that gives your staff a healthier balance between work and play.
Key facts:
- Sheffield has two universities which generate over 12,000 graduates each year - providing a pool of talent for the region
- Over two million people live within a one hour journey from Sheffield
- The economy is worth over £8bn a year and growing faster than the national average
- Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield offers flights to over 45 destinations world-wide
- Sheffield offers one of the highest levels of funding assistance anywhere in Europe for inward investment
- The city has a long tradition of industry strengths in metals and glass technology, but is also a major centre for legal and financial services, creative, digital media and ICT businesses
- Sheffield is widely acknowledged as one of the UK’s foremost centres of digital specialisation and is home to one of only two applied e-learning services in the world
To find out what Sheffield can offer you visit
Creative Sheffield