Inventive solutions to global issues
History and heritage are important to Sheffield - our prowess in heavy industry, particularly steel, has created the conditions that have allowed us to flourish.
But whilst we still produce a lot of steel through huge global industry leaders such as Forgemasters, we are no longer solely defined by this sector.
Conversely, the application of industrial skill and the heritage of 'making' has led to different kinds of making across multiple sectors.
The natural beauty of our Outdoor City, the friendliness of the people here, and the different pace of life has helped both retain and attract a wealth of people with specialist knowledge here.
In turn, this has allowed a breeding ground of groundbreaking ideas, innovative ways of doing things and inventive solutions, that help to solve problems all over the world.
Have a browse below to see what we make these days - who knows, your business might be featured here next...
Advanced manufacturing & engineering
When Boeing, McLaren and Rolls Royce are all within a stone's throw distance of each other, you know there's something special going on.
When you combine that with an already burgeoning engineering sector, which delivers solutions such as Tottenham Hostpur's retractable pitch to enable the NFL to play in London, it's quite apparent that Sheffield really is a place that cannot be matched in this regard.
Digital and Tech
It's abroad term generally, but Sheffield has digital and tech specialisms across a whole raft of different industries, including healthcare, creative, mobility, manufacturing and education.
Over 60% of the UK's digital learning resource platforms are based here, while Sheffield will be also set to be home to National Centre for Child Health Technology Centre, which will be the first of its kind and biggest devoted resource in the world.
Sheffield is home to some of the world's foremost companies in tech solutions and most respected creative media agencies.
Sport, Health and wellbeing
There are no other cities in the world with an Olympic Legacy Park which hasn’t hosted the Olympics.
This catalyst has propelled an already packed city full of health professionals (thanks to the NHS Trusts located here) to work with research (thanks to our two highly-prestigious universities) and digital and tech specialists (see above) to extraordinary heights.
If your business is in these sectors, we’d like to think we’re worth knowing about.
Energy
Sheffield is home to the world's largest electrolyser manufacturing site in the world, which means we are a leading centre for green hydrogen energy. Both our Universities also have research institutes delivering amazing capabilities in this field.
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