Industrial Sectors

As with other industries, the strength of the Sheffield region within the aerospace sector lies with the production of raw materials used for aircraft component manufacture.

The automotive industry is one of the UK’s key manufacturing sectors, and whilst the Sheffield region has no automotive manufacturers, it boasts a well developed supply chain of 2nd and 3rd Tier suppliers. This is supplemented by expertise in the region’s universities and research organisations.

Within the UK, Yorkshire and Humber is at the forefront of the latest advances in healthcare, making it one of the most important regions for the healthcare technology industry, and one of the fastest growing nationally.

The Sheffield Region is set to become the centre of excellence for the R&D and manufacture of the UK’s next generation of civil nuclear power stations.

Yorkshire is world-renowned for its strengths in the environmental technologies sector and is already home to leading companies in the field; the region continues to draw businesses from major multi-nationals to start-up enterprises. These companies from across the globe come to benefit from the reg

With its experience in the North Sea the UK Oil and Gas industry has developed ever more sophisticated technologies to extract oil from more hostile conditions, deeper waters and wells from which oil is not easily extracted. The other significant change is from rig based wellheads to sub-sea wellhea

Modern defence systems increasingly rely on advanced materials and technologies. Sheffield region companies provide a range of expertise from the supply of high quality metals, to know-how in materials technology and specialist defence manufacture.

The region boats a range of companies supplying the rail industry; from the manufacture railway rolling stock superstructure and components, and specialist rail workshop equipment, mechanical handling and control equipment, to high quality lighting systems, corrosion protection, springs, braking and

The Sheffield region has a long sporting heritage. For example in 1857, the world's first-ever official football club, Sheffield F.C. was formed here. Sheffield became the UK's first National City of Sport and is now home to the English Institute of Sport (EIS).