leaDing
case studY:
Dormer tools
the Way.
The region’s growing reputation as a centre for research
and development has also been reinforced with the
attraction of 19 international research collaborations.
“Attracting high quality investment is vital to our regional
economy, and this year has seen a significant increase in
“Dormer and sheffield are synonymous with excellence,” says
investments from companies investing heavily in R&D and
nick garner, Dormer tools (far right)
high-tech products and services, creating the jobs and
opportunities that will ensure we can meet the challenges
of a globalised economy.
among south yorkshire’s success stories is Dormer
“With over 40 per cent of the region’s largest companies
tools, part of the swedish-based sandvik group, which
foreign owned, winning increasing levels of expansion
is building a new multi-million pound home for Dormer
projects against stiff international competition, particularly
in the UK at the advanced manufacturing park (amp)
in the current economic climate, is a real endorsement
on the boundary of sheffield and rotherham.
of the strength of our regional economy and our investor

development programme,” says Lindsay.
The 20,000 sq ft state-of-the-art base will include a
Most of the inward investment in 2007/2008 came from
major research and development facility where Dormer
manufacturing and financial services companies, with
will work in collaboration with partner organisations,
bio-technology and distribution industries also proving
such as the university of Sheffield, to push back the
popular. Investors included Polish-owned Can Pack, which
boundaries of tool design.
announced plans to open a new high-tech manufacturing
Managing director nick Garner says: “Historically
site in Scunthorpe, and the Indian-led ICICI Bank, which
the name Dormer and Sheffield are synonymous with
opened its first regional branch in Leeds in February.
excellence in engineering. Contrary to public opinion,
this is more prevalent today than ever before.
“
“The region has a wealth of engineering expertise in
ATTRA

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research, development and engineering management

ALITY
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that is renowned all over the world that more recently
InvESTMEnT IS vITAL TO OuR
has manifested itself in developments such as the
Advanced Manufacturing Park.”
REGIOnAL ECOnOMY
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