The Advanced Manufacturing Park (The AMP) brings pioneering technology to Yorkshire
The area to the North West of the proposed new town is already being developed into the Waverley Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP). This 40-hectare business park provides high-quality serviced office and factory space for companies that specialise in innovative, high-skilled manufacturing. Development began in 2005 and the AMP has quickly become established as a premier location for some of the UK’s leading manufacturing and research companies. Once complete, the AMP is expected to provide more than 1,000 jobs.
World-class tenants on site
The AMP has already proved extremely successful in bringing pioneering technologies to South Yorkshire, along with exciting new skills and development opportunities for local people. The occupants of the AMP to date include:
- The Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre: a partnership between Boeing and The University of Sheffield.
- The Factory of the Future: the region’s first composite materials research centre.
- Castings Technology International (Cti): the world's leading provider of technology, expertise and services to the cast metals sector.
- The Welding Institute’s (TWI) Yorkshire Technology Centre: a global company delivering world-class research, consultancy and training to its members.
- Dormer Tools: the headquarters of a new global research facility.
Technology hub
At the hub of the AMP is the Technology Centre offering small office and workshop space for growing companies, including a wing dedicated to firms developing environmental technologies. The centre now hosts leading innovators including Rolls Royce Jigs and Fixtures, Life IC, nCode International and Bromley Performance Sports.
Products for precision industries
Technologies developed on the AMP are now being applied in an impressive range of precision industries, including automotive, aerospace, medical devices, sport, environmental, energy, oil and gas, defence and construction. They are contributing to cutting-edge projects within Formula One and in the next generation of commercial and military aircraft.
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