How the City - Welcome to Sheffield
How the City - Welcome to Sheffield
How the City - Welcome to Sheffield
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11.5million7.5 million7.5 WorkingageEast West Locations 201290 minute catchment
2.1millionpeople– 60 minEast West Locations 2011
Within60 minutes :2.1 million people1.4 million working age437,290 privateservice sec<strong>to</strong>remployeesSource: East West Locations Review 2010Source: National Statistics mid-year population estimates 2010
Why <strong>Sheffield</strong>?
<strong>Sheffield</strong>is <strong>the</strong> leastcongested cityin Englandaccording <strong>to</strong> research from GVAGrimley which assesses <strong>the</strong> demandand supply of transport infrastructureand services for <strong>the</strong> major officecentres outside London.Source: GVA Grimley, Transport Friendly Towns 2009
TransportBris<strong>to</strong>lBirmingham-103-61ProvisionLeicester-45IndexNottinghamManchester-38-21Liverpool-16Newcastle-13Leeds12<strong>Sheffield</strong>30Source: GVA Grimley, Transport Friendly Towns 2009-105 -80 -55 -30 -5 20
The Average Journey <strong>to</strong> work time in<strong>Sheffield</strong> is 23 minutes.2828Minutess (average)272625242322232425South Yorkshire Tyne and Wear Merseyside West Yorkshire GreaterManchester2527West MidlandsMetropolitanSource: National Statistics Labour Force Survey 2011 (from Regional Transport Statistics)
“<strong>Sheffield</strong> iseasily accessedby a greattransportnetwork”Jim Van-Ham - Process Improvement Manager inCorporate Social Responsibility, Royal Mail HRShared Service
<strong>Sheffield</strong>is <strong>the</strong>number one cityin transportprovision termsaccording <strong>to</strong> research from GVAGrimley, which assesses <strong>the</strong>demand and supply of transportinfrastructure and services for <strong>the</strong>major office centres outside LondonSource: GVA Grimley, Transport Friendly Towns 2009
<strong>Sheffield</strong>’s public transport infrastructure
<strong>Sheffield</strong><strong>to</strong>London 1 hour45 minsby2019-trainscurrently 2hours 4 minsSource: East Midlands Trains
3 international airports within an hours drive
Culture:independent,au<strong>the</strong>ntic,hardworking,creative &innovative.<strong>Sheffield</strong>
“The most flexible working city in <strong>the</strong> UK”A work ethicyou can rely onOrange UK 2010
“We have a verypositive staffexperience in<strong>Sheffield</strong>, strong linkswith localorganisations and ourstaff turnover ratesare very low enablingus <strong>to</strong> deliver highquality, cost effectiveservices.”Tracey Moore,Operations Direc<strong>to</strong>r at Capita
Salary costs29% lowerthan London.Source: National Statistics Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2011
Officeoccupancycosts 39%lower thanLondon.Source: Total Office Cost Survey 2010 by Actium Consult Ltd
Officerents63%lowerthanLondon.Source: Knight Frank Global Office Rents ROMP Q1 2011
336,450 with a degree61,000 students18,000 graduatesevery year.<strong>Sheffield</strong> has two world-renowneduniversities, strong in IT, businessand languages.Source: HSEA 2009/10
Times University of <strong>the</strong> year 2011
“Insight operates across 14 countries in Europe, and our <strong>Sheffield</strong> basedEuropean finance shared service centre is increasingly required <strong>to</strong> supportinternational clients. This creates a demand for multi-lingual staff with financeand client services experience. We have found <strong>the</strong>re <strong>to</strong> be a plentiful supply ofhigh calibre candidates with French, German, Spanish and Russian languageskills."Russell Leigh<strong>to</strong>n , Senior Vice President Finance, Insight EMEA & APAC
Fantasticquality oflife.
Year-roundculture andadventure.With it’s location on <strong>the</strong> doorstep of<strong>the</strong> Peak District, <strong>Sheffield</strong> hasdeveloped a reputation as <strong>the</strong>number one destination for outdoorenthusiasts. But <strong>Sheffield</strong> is alsoone of <strong>the</strong> UK’s most fascinatingcities from a cultural perspective,with an array of museums, galleriesand <strong>the</strong>atres.
Half of<strong>Sheffield</strong>’spopulationlive within15 minutesof opencountryside.
<strong>Sheffield</strong>is <strong>the</strong> onlycity with aNationalPark in it’sboundary.
“<strong>Sheffield</strong> boastsan impressivearray of culturalfacilities, eventsand celebrationsand is renownedfor its diversefestivals.”Sean Bean
Touring West End Shows – <strong>Sheffield</strong> Theatres
<strong>Sheffield</strong> is home<strong>to</strong> more than 50independentmusic studiosand hasproduced manyof <strong>the</strong> nation’smost celebratedmusicians.
U2 - Don Valley Stadium, 2009
Over 5.4millionsq ft of majorcommercialdevelopmentsince 2002.
Creative <strong>Sheffield</strong>0114 2232407creativesheffield@sheffield.gov.uk
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