Derby Perspective #6 by 3Fox

Derby’s regeneration magazine /issue number six

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Derby’s regeneration magazine

05 Update News from Derby’s

£2 billion regeneration programme

09 riverside renaissance

Derby learns to love its riverfront

15 creativity and entrepreneurship

Talented young businesses – a feature of Derby’s economy

20 map How regeneration is transforming the city centre

23 projects Major development

schemes under way

28 rolls-royce This massive

contributor to Derby’s economy is regenerating its facilities

32 Connectivity Good

transport and the great outdoors

35 global technology campus Funding is being

allocated for this strategically important development

Quote of the issue: “My eyes have been opened very wide by the City of Derby and its leadership team… I am now a Derby man” Wayne VAndenburg Chairman, TVO Groupe, Chicago

39 skills for employment

The University Technical College – training the next generation

44 markets Commercial, retail

and residential sectors

46 made in derby Advanced

composite parts for Formula One – a success story for epm: technology

Executive editor: Siobhán Crozier Head of design: Rachael Schofield Designer: Kate Harkus Freelance editor: Sarah Herbert Reporter: James Wood Production assistant: Joe Davies Head of business development: Paul Gussar Business development manager: Dan Leyland Subscriptions manager: Simon Maxwell Office manager: Sue Mapara Managing director: Toby Fox Published by: 375 Kennington Lane, London SE11 5QY T: 020 7978 6840 3foxinternational.com Subscriptions and feedback: derbyperspective.com Printed by: Trade Winds Images: Marketing Derby, Derby Museums Trust, epm:technology, Corstorphine + Wright, Oliver Woods - Railway Worker IV, Series Title: ‘Red Star, Black Gold’, 2009, Caters Photographic, Compendium Living, Sam Docker, Network Rail, Priestmangoode, www.britishcycling.org.uk, Derby Riverlights, MMA Design Limited, Rolls-Royce plc, Stride Treglown Architects, Interactive Ward Lovett, Patisserie Valerie, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK, Cactus Images, dimdimich / iStockphoto Cover image: “The Orrery” by Joseph Wright of Derby with permission from Derby Museums Trust © 2013 3Fox International Limited. All material is strictly copyright and all rights are reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without the written p ermission of 3Fox International Limited is strictly f orbidden. The greatest care has been taken to ensure accuracy of information in this magazine at the time of going to press, but we accept no r esponsibility for omissions or errors. The views expressed in this m agazine are not necessarily those of 3Fox International Limited.

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Update

Developments, deals and awards – news from Derby’s £2 billion regeneration programme

REGENERATION Corstorphine + Wright’s redesign of Derby’s Council House retained the facade and created a contemporary building behind it.

Council House on RIBA shortlist Derby Council House has been shortlisted for a prestigious architectural award following its £30 million redevelopment. The project, masterminded by architects Corstorphine + Wright, is one of 10 schemes nominated for the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) East Midlands awards. The refurbished Council House provides workspace for 2,000 staff – previously only 500 – since the 1930s-designed building was reconfigured as open-plan offices and a whole new floor was added at the top.

The building’s architectural centrepiece is a circular council chamber, which now has an expanded public gallery, while every floor features painted glazed panels and walls illustrating Derby’s history. The revamped building is equipped with state-of-the-art controls including a hydroelectric power plant on the River Derwent. It also has a watercooling system, photovoltaic panels and rainwater harvesting. RIBA will announce the award winner at a ceremony in Birmingham in June.

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Homes scheme for Mackworth Outline planning permission has been granted for a residential development with 221 units on a 10.4-ha site at the former Mackworth College buildings. The planning application for the former Prince Charles Avenue campus is the result of the college’s decision to vacate the site in 2009. Persimmon has built 216 residential units on the north-east of the site. Proposals for community facilities include a health centre and additional changing rooms for existing sports facilities. A further 90 car parking spaces will also be built for

users of the sports facilities and 0.9 hectares of open space will be reserved for a children’s play area. The site is a designated “green wedge” under the adopted City of Derby local plan review, which refers to retaining open areas of land between Mackworth and Mickleover, helping to reduce urban sprawl. Access will be via the existing junction of Prince Charles Avenue, which also serves the Persimmon housing development. The application is subject to the S106 agreement being finalised, with negotiations over the number of affordable units yet to be decided.

REGENERATION

ECONOMY

Council boosts regeneration fund

Derby City Council has increased its regeneration fund by £7.5 million. The decision was announced at MIPIM – the international property show in Cannes, France, where council representatives and Derby’s business leaders promoted the city as a destination for new investment. The council said the original £10 million budget was used to encourage Lowbridge to begin work on the multimillion pound Friar Gate Square offices, as well as attracting HEROtsc to Derby, which now employs more than 1,000 people in the city, since its acquisition by Webhelp. Council chief executive Adam Wilkinson said: “The regeneration fund has given Derby City Council flexibility to respond to companies’ needs in very quick time – a result of which is the creation of thousands of jobs in the city.”

Balfour Beatty expansion Construction giant Balfour Beatty has taken more premises in Derby for its growing UK rail infrastructure operations. The new deal is for a lease of two floors of Quarnmill House in Sir Frank Whittle Road. This comes after what was one of the largest commercial property deals in Derby last year, when the company purchased 20,000sq ft of offices at the adjacent Pentagon House. Balfour Beatty employs more than 850 people across the county and plans to expand operations in Derby.

Purple flag for nightlife Derby has been granted “purple flag” status, an award which recognises city centres for having a successfully managed nightlife. Factors considered for the award include relative safety levels, the availability of public transport and the variety and

standard of places for eating and drinking. The success of events like Festé (above), Derby’s evening festival for outdoor performance, influenced the Association of Town and City Management’s decision to grant its purple flag status to Derby.

Webhelp TSC to recruit 50

Manor Kingsway wins acclaim The Manor Kingsway development in Derby is one of the first schemes in the country to achieve the Building for Life (BfL) 12 standard for well-designed homes and neighbourhoods. Situated on the site of the former Manor and Kingsway Hospital and comprising 700 homes and a business park, the development received a green light on all 12 criteria. The decision was publicised at a parliamentary event in February, which was attended by planning minister Nick Boles. Praise was reserved for the collaborative approach to the project, delivered in a partnership between the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Derby City Council and Kier Partnership Homes. Project partners worked alongside the Architecture Centre for the East Midlands, OPUN, and Stride Treglown architects on a design review during the planning process, which accelerated early stages of the development.

Webhelp TSC is initially recruiting 50 specialists – and potentially up to 200 extra staff, as part of its contract with media giant BSkyB, taking numbers to 1,300 based at its Pride Park site. Webhelp Group acquired HEROtsc in February, in a deal understood to be worth nearly £80 million. Anton Manley of Webhelp TSC said: “This recruitment drive demonstrates the incredible success of Webhelp TSC’s relationship with BSkyB. I’m delighted these jobs are coming to Derby to expand our multi-channel offering from here and continue the remarkable jobs growth of Webhelp TSC.”

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Patisserie Valerie arrives: “It’s great to be open in Derby” Patisserie Valerie opened its new cafe at Westfield Derby shopping centre on 30 April, creating another 25 jobs in the city. The premium brand pastry and continental breakfast specialist chain has been a long-term target for Westfield, according to John Forkin, managing director at Marketing Derby.

Dan Brooker, operations manager for Patisserie Valerie, said the launch enjoyed an excellent reaction from the Westfield crowds. “It’s been great to be open in Derby,” he said. Patisserie Valerie was founded in London in 1926 and is renowned for introducing continental patisserie to England.

Regeneration

Urban village planned for DRI UK Regeneration is seeking planning permission to build a 300-home ‘urban village’ on the site of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary (DRI). The company purchased 3.2 hectares of the city centre site – now dubbed the Nightingale Quarter – from Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. UK Regeneration said it envisaged the scheme as a build-torent development that could also include a convenience store, laundrette, gym and nursery. Chief executive Jackie Sadek said the development would offer a new approach to the rental market: “By designing the entire proposition for letting from the outset, our urban villages will stimulate economic growth by including community facilities within the development, meeting local needs and contributing to the local economy.” NHS trust chief executive Sue James said the proposals had the potential to turn the site into a “vibrant new community”. UK Regeneration said work on the project was due to start in November, with a completion date set for October 2015.

The Department for Transport has announced plans for an HS2 railway station in Toton, 10 miles from Derby. Travel times from the station to Euston would be only 51 minutes. City leaders say the project could be even better if HS2 was to be based in Derby. Paul Bayliss, leader of Derby City Council, said: “We would prefer the route to go through Derby. A report we commissioned shows the economic benefit for Derby would be £440 million, compared to £300 million at Toton.” Connectivity – see page 32.

Go-ahead for UTC Plans for a £9.5 million University Technical College (UTC) at Pride Park in Derby have received government approval. Up to 600 students aged 14-19 will have the opportunity to transfer from mainstream schools to the UTC, to focus on engineering and technology, alongside key GCSE subjects. Representatives from Rolls-Royce, Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) and other Derby based engineering firms will run the college, in partnership with the University of Derby and Derby College. See page 39 on the UTC.

Derby ranks happy Derby residents are among the country’s happiest when it comes to attitudes to their homes and neigbourhoods. Research by property website Rightmove ranks the city 11th in a national league table of residents’ happiness about where they live.

FORMAT13 draws visitors FORMAT13: FACTORY, the sixth International Photography Festival, was presented during March and April. With exhibitions and events hosted in QUAD arts centre and venues across Derby, FORMAT is recognised as the biggest UK photography festival. Celebrating the city of Derby, the birthplace of mass production, it explored how ‘the factory’ continues to be relevant in the digital age. Over 60% of visitors were from outside the city, 9% of whom stayed in Derby as part of their visit.

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Watching the river flow Many of the world’s greatest cities have sprung up along rivers. But industrial expansion left riverfronts confused about their identity: neither commercial hubs nor scenic public spaces. Derby is one of those cities fighting back – reclaiming its riverfront in a triumphant, watery rebirth. Lucy Purdy finds out how

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riverside renaissance

Above and below: The Derby Riverlights development and Riverside Gardens, forming a new waterfront quarter for the city.

erby began life as a Roman fort. Around the year AD50 the Romans built a fort to the west of the River Derwent, on the site of the present day Duffield Road and Belper Road, before building another in around AD80 on the river’s east bank, which they named Derventio. The town’s development progressed slowly after the decline of Roman civilisation before the dawn of the industrial revolution – which transformed the entire nation, virtually in a plume of black smoke. Feeling inspired after a fact-finding mission to Italy, entrepreneurial silk spinner John Lombe built England’s first successful silk throwing mill on an island in the River Derwent in 1717 – remarkably hi-tech for the time. Powered by the river, the Silk Mill in turn powered the city, growing it with every turn of the mill, which is today listed by Unesco as a world heritage site. When industry faded away, in common with so many towns and cities around the world, Derby’s river became unloved. But plans are afoot to create a gleaming new riverside quarter, with almost £200 million being invested in the space over five years – and an economic resurgence at the same time.

The Derby Riverlights scheme incorporates the new bus station (now being used by up to 12 million passengers each year), a 105-bed Holiday Inn Hotel, a 117-bed Hampton by Hilton Hotel, a Genting Casino and a large Spar convenience store. It sits next to the river and the striking Riverside Gardens, which have been lit up with coloured lighting on the weir, and Exeter Bridge as part of a £600,000 regeneration project to improve this public realm. Following a multimillion pound revamp of the Council House near the river, the historic and listed Full Street Magistrates’ Court building will be transformed into managed offices, meeting rooms and a cafe in a £3 million project. Derby City Council is in negotiations with owner Wilson Bowden Developments over buying and refurbishing the Grade-II listed building which has lain empty for nearly 10 years. Council leader Paul Bayliss says the plan marks the “next step of our riverside enhancement” and insists it is vital to continue to invest in the city despite the tough economic climate. Under the latest plans, the building would include 1,500sq m of office space and the potential to

“Derby had turned its back on the river, and it’s only now that the city is turning to face it once more. It’s a delightful river, right in the heart of the city centre and people are increasingly seeing it as an asset to add value to Derby’s broader offer in the city centre”

accommodate up to 150 workers. Construction is set to start on site this year, with the former Magistrates’ Court due for completion in March 2014. Adam Wilkinson, chief executive of Derby City Council, says: “Following the £28 million refurbishment of the Council House, we are determined to continue with the riverside regeneration bringing much-needed suits on the streets into the city.” “For too long Full Street Police Station has stood derelict and our investment in the Magistrates’ Court unlocks the whole development.” A stone’s throw away, plans have been finalised for a £20 million swimming complex including an Olympic-sized pool. The development, adjacent to the Riverlights Bus Station and fronting the River Derwent, has been described by Wilkinson as the “final piece of the jigsaw for the regeneration of the riverside” and is part of a £50 million leisure strategy which includes a velodrome at Pride Park. The council has purchased the land and is currently preparing planning applications, with construction due to start in 2014.

Right: Inside the £28 million refurbished Council House.

The swimming pool is expected to be finished by 2015. Ilkeston-born cycling coach Sir David Brailsford, the man who is widely credited with turning around British cycling, describes the plans for a shining new velodrome as “absolutely fantastic”. “Sir Dave” was knighted for leading Britain to eight cycling gold medals at two successive Olympic Games, and Team Sky to an historic one-two in the Tour de France in 2012. He recently pledged to continue to lead the British Olympic cycling team until at least the Rio Olympics in 2016 and was awarded the Freedom of the Borough from Erewash Borough Council in 2012. Brailsford tells Perspective: “I’m pleased to see the legacy of the GB cycling team’s success coming to life in Derby. I think the new indoor velodrome will be a big asset to the community in both Derby and the wider east Midlands area, from the talented cyclists who can use the facility in their development, to kids getting on a bike for the first time or the general public who have been inspired to try track cycling by our success at elite level. “It’s great to have another world-class cycling facility in

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“The new indoor velodrome will be a big asset to the community in both Derby and the wider east Midlands area. It’s great to have another world-class cycling facility in the UK and I look forward to visiting it once it’s opened” 12

the UK and I look forward to visiting it once it’s opened.” Driving Derby’s riverside resurgence is the council’s £80 million Our City Our River scheme. This aims to bring growth to the city while reducing the risk of flooding for 2,000 homes and businesses along the River Derwent. The government recently announced a £33.6 million contribution towards the scheme – speeding its delivery as a springboard for growth throughout the city. John Forkin, managing director of Marketing Derby, believes the river is key to Derby’s future. He says: “Like so many other places, Derby had turned its back on the river, and it’s only now that the city is turning to face it once more. It’s a delightful river; right in the heart of the city centre and people are increasingly seeing it as an asset to add value to Derby’s broader offer in the city centre. “One by one, buildings along the River Derwent are being renewed or replaced by buildings which are more attractive and which will help draw members of the public

into that area. Derby was perhaps a little late to get off the mark compared to some other cities, but there are some advantages to that. We can learn from mistakes which have been made elsewhere and it means our riverside is not over-developed.” And how will these changes alter Derby’s feel, its atmosphere, for residents and visitors? “It will be completely different,” Forkin says decisively. “Before, the riverside wasn’t particularly a place where people felt compelled to come. It is becoming much more of a destination. “The Silk Mill is the gateway to the Unesco world heritage site, the new bridge, the new lighting strategy: all these things are having an impact. It just becomes more vibrant – a hub of activity,” he adds. “All this is happening on the south side of the river and the same kind of regeneration as on London’s South Bank, albeit on a much smaller scale, is happening in Derby. The South Bank has been transformed over the past 10 or 20

years and the same will happen in Derby. We are seeing water now as an important asset as opposed to just a source of power. One of the great ironies in Derby is that we now produce hydroelectricity from turbines [a recent development being the construction of a hydroelectric station at Longbridge weir, adjacent to the Riverside Gardens] so we’re producing energy here again for the first time in about 150 years,” continues Forkin. “This brings the story full circle, and will come to play its own part in making the area a tourist destination.” It is now more than 30 years since the late Professor JD Chambers named the Derwent Valley the “cradle of the new factory system”. From new offices to work in, spaces to mingle in, leisure facilities to enjoy and beautiful views to admire, Derby’s portion of the Derwent offers opportunities in spades. With so many exciting projects afoot, Derby is well on the way to transforming its neglected riverfront into a new focus of urban vitality. ◆

Above: The new velodrome at Pride Park. Left: Sir David Brailsford at the London 2012 Olympic Games (right of image).

1.58 million vehicles and 2.5 million engines were made in the UK last year.* UK automotive is a vital part of the UK economy and typically generates more than £55 billion in annual turnover, delivering around £12 billion in net value-added to the economy.* The automotive industry is the UK’s largest sector in terms of export by value and generated £27 billion of revenue for the UK in 2011.* The British car industry is back and Toyota is proud to be part of its recovery.

Toyota chose to locate in Derby for a number of reasons:

Manufacturing the Avensis, the Auris and the Auris Hybrid at a modern factory located just outside Derby, Toyota has been manufacturing in Derbyshire for over 20 years now employing 3,500 people in advanced manufacturing.

• the availability of a large, skilled and flexible workforce close by with strong roots in engineering and manufacturing

During those 20 years Toyota has built over 3 million vehicles and currently exports to more than 70 countries Worldwide.

• good transport and logistics links to the rest of the UK and Europe.

• a first class environment in which to live and work

Toyota Manufacturing UK seeks to build and maintain good relationships with local people and businesses and endeavours to contribute to the prosperity of the area by creating a successful company providing long-term stable employment for members. Since the start of production in 1992, we have contributed over £4.5 million to a variety of local charities and organisations. * source SMMT Motor Industry Facts 2013

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creativity and entrepreneurship

Bright ideas

Derby has a wealth of creative industries, made up of many businesses founded by talented young entrepreneurs, often as start-ups nurtured by strong support. Creative agencies continue to grow throughout the city, building reputations that stretch way beyond it. James Wood pays a visit

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Previous page: Artist of the Enlightenment – The Orrery by Joseph Wright. Above: Banks Mill is one of the University of Derby’s four incubators, which offer support to start-up businesses. Right: Stimulating Minds’ light and airy studio at Darley Abbey Mills. Opposite page: Creative process – Banks Mill open studios event.

erby’s history of innovation dates back to when the world’s first water-powered mill was built beside the banks of the River Derwent in 1777, forever forging the city’s reputation for innovation and resourcefulness. Just 11 years earlier, Joseph Wright had painted The Orrery, in which a philosopher lectures on the wonder of the workings of the solar system. Today inventiveness and innovation still flow through the city but in a different way. From the riverside to the city centre – in colleges, universities and cafes – increasing numbers of creative businesses are setting up their base in Derby and the enthusiasm is tangible. A common consensus, shared by graphic and web designers, jewellers, photographers and marketing companies alike, is that Derby offers something unique and they offer no shortage of reasons why. Some put it down to the support from institutions and authorities – whether this is because of the university’s determination to nurture artistic talent and retain these skills in the city – or through Derby City Council’s initiatives to boost the presence of the creative industries.

But it’s the “creatives” themselves that make Derby stand out, spurred on by the city’s legacy, according to Sharon Stevens-Cash, manager of Essential Marketing Solutions. “Derby people make the city’s creativity come alive,” she says.

“One of the big reasons for moving to these studios was the sense of community” “Many cities have a heritage or cultural pride. It’s a case of telling people about Derby’s history of innovation and this inspires people and keeps exciting things happening here. The moment you stop telling people about it is when people don’t notice – and that’s when creativity stagnates.” Stevens-Cash is in a good position to judge. Based at the city’s vibrant Friar Gate Studios, which is managed by Ann Bhatti at Derby City Council, Stevens-Cash works together with a number of the city’s most successful design agencies, all based at the studios.

“Collaboration is really important,” she says. “It’s not quite the Waltons but we do rub along really well together. “The studios are a great place to meet and think about how to move forward. Because we’re all under one roof it makes it a lot easier to approach other designers.” At the Friar Gate Studios’ cafe at ground level, a group of ten or fifteen occupants of the studios often get together to talk about potential collaborations. Chris Redshaw, creative director at award-winning design company Revolver Revolver, says it is features like the cafe, with its colourful decor, stress-free ambiance and variety of characters that encourage companies to come together. “One of the big reasons for moving to these studios was the sense of community,” he says. “Obviously there’s a little bit of competition as we work in a similar industry, but that’s good because if others are doing well we can push ourselves to get better. I think there’s a real buoyant feeling in the building at the moment. There’s plenty of work out there to be won and everyone seems very chipper,” adds Redshaw. It is a common trait of how business is done throughout Derby’s creative industries. “Derby has got an awesome network and it’s really easy to get plugged in and find clients. The network’s so well contained that we’re probably connected to about 80% of the city’s creative industries,” says Redshaw. Life for companies like Revolver Revolver started with support from the city’s educational institutions. Evolve Derby, part of the city’s university scheme, offers creative businesses stepped rent for studio office space at 50% in the first year, which increases in the proceeding years. The studios are at Banks Mill, near the university’s

Above: Banks Mills Studios Below: Stimulating Minds

enterprise centre and offer creative start-ups “the space and support to grow their businesses” at an affordable rate. Businesses that occupy the 38 studios are often run by recent graduates – start-up companies who may have fresh ideas, relevant skills and a website but are unsure of how to proceed from there. Revolver Revolver started life at Banks Mill and Redshaw is quick to point out the benefits of start-up companies being able to develop their operations, meet clients and be under the same roof as their contemporaries. He is also positive about the university’s advisory services. “Even if it was just a daft question you needed answering, there would always be a door open”, he says. “Perhaps the most important thing was the ability to pull in people’s resources and at the same time show them what we could offer.” Evolve Derby also sets up exhibitions specifically for companies based at Banks Mill, which included a recent event at Royal Derby Hospital. Karen Holland of Evolve Derby, says: “You get to hear about what’s going on in the city and what people are creating. Through our own exhibitions, people get to see work that is only being created at Banks Mill by its tenants and associates – and that’s a great thing.”

“Derby has got an awesome network and it’s really easy to get plugged in and find clients” Schemes like Evolve Derby and creative communities like Friar Gate Studios are enabling the city’s numerous agencies to become more engaged with each other. It’s an idea that is allowing companies like Revolver Revolver to thrive, according to Redshaw. “It’s about being aware of each other’s competitors but also seeing how companies can work for each other,” he says. “The benefits are massive.” Across the city, a toll bridge over the River Derwent leads to a secluded collection of studios at Darley Abbey Mills. The disused buildings have been restored to incorporate airy studios, showrooms and galleries and the quirky, individual office space is proving a big draw for the city’s entrepreneurs. One example is Stimulating Minds, a design agency led by Karl Paling, who started the company by building a log cabin in his Derby garden, an approach which seems to typify the city’s young entrepreneurs. The agency is now doing business with multinational companies – such as Hanson, who manufacture building materials, bricks and blocks – and has also set up exhibitions in places as far afield as Amsterdam. “Exhibitions are our main thing,” says Paling. “Derby is ideal as it has really tapped into how beneficial they can be for promoting the great work done here.

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Top: Space at Darley Abbey Mills is popular with creative agencies. Above: The Silk Mill is part of a Unesco world heritage site. Right, top: Chris Redshaw of Revolver Revolver. Right, bottom: Friar Gate Studios is managed by Derby City Council.

“There is certainly a wealth of creative agencies in Derby and it has really helped raise the city’s profile,” Paling adds. Exhibitions are certainly a feature of the city. The sixth edition of the acclaimed FORMAT International Photography Festival, the UK’s leading, non-profit, contemporary festival of photography and related media, took place for a month during March and April and generated widespread coverage in The Guardian, the BBC and The New York Times. This year’s theme – FACTORY – resonated with the city, given Derby’s industrial past, with the Silk Mill often referred to as the world’s first factory. The programme of events during FORMAT13 focused around ideas relating to themes of mass production – making use of the many disused or regenerated mills and factories to explore the relationship between workers, products and machines. Derby’s history of innovation shapes the city, from the mills on the banks of the River Derwent, to old buildings tucked away in cobbled streets, which now house studios and creative agencies. These businesses are led by people who are confident in their location, working away to make a name for their companies, far beyond the city. By tapping into its heritage and fostering creativity, Derby’s long-established innovation and enterprise culture continues to bloom. ◆

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major projects completed worth £641.02 million

1 j urys inn £25 million 2 the roundhouse, Derby College £48 million 3 river gardens and lighting £0.62 million 4 Cathedral green £3.8 million 5 st helen’s house phase 1 6 riverlights £50 million 7 council house £28 million 8 derby rail station gateway £30 million 9 quad £11 million 10 st helen’s street apartments £22 million 11 westfield derby £340 million 12 cathedral quarter hotel £3.8 million 13 joseph wright college £15 million 14 inner ring road £40 million 15 friar gate studios £10 million 16 friar gate square phase 1 £10 million

major projects under development in 2013

major projects planned for 2014

17 MultiSports Arena £22 million construction of arena including velodrome, exhibition and performance space

26 ST Helen’s house phase 2 and 3 Restoration of Pearson Building for office space; phase 3 will be 49 apartments and townhouses

18 our city our river £80 million masterplan to reduce flood risk. Includes investment opportunities

27 Swimming Pool Construction of Olympic-sized swimming pool, also to include a family leisure pool

19 Magistrates’ Court £2.3 million refurbishment creating 2,400sq m of office space 20 Castleward Urban village Compendium Living has started work on phase 1 including Castleward Boulevard and 163 residential units 21 university technical college £9.5 million partnership between University of Derby, Derby College, Rolls-Royce and Toyota 22 nightingale quarter UK Regeneration will construct an urban village with 300 upscale residential units 23 cathedral quarter enterprise centre £3.2 million centre for new start-ups and SMEs with 1,500sq m of offices

28 Number one Cathedral green Mixed development of Grade A office space, hotel and street level restaurants 29 one derby Norseman’s business district and dynamic hub with contemporary hotel, retail, food and urban piazza 30 Central Square Bolsterstone’s £12.4 million development, creating 4,700sq m of city centre, Grade A office space 31 City gate house This Cedar House Investments scheme will deliver over 5,500sq m of Grade A offices plus retail and leisure outlets 32 Duckworth Square Active marketing of this 0.5-ha city centre site

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Nightingale Quarter A new city quarter, forever securing Derby’s connection with Florence Nightingale, has taken a step closer, with UK Regeneration’s purchase of the 3.2-ha city-centre site from Derby Hospitals NHS Trust in March. The developer is now seeking planning permission to build a 300-home ‘urban village’ – to be dubbed the Nightingale Quarter – on the site of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary, to include a convenience store, laundrette, gym and nursery. Chief executive of UK Regeneration, Jackie Sadek, says the development would offer a new approach to the rental market. “By designing the entire proposition for letting from the outset, our urban villages will stimulate economic growth by including community facilities within the development, meeting local needs and

contributing to the economy,” she said. UK Regeneration said work on the project was due to start in November, with a completion date set for October 2015. The famous nurse helped develop the hospital during the 19th century and is commemorated by a statue on the site. UK Regeneration said it would keep the statue, plus another statue of Queen Victoria, who visited the hospital. It will also incorporate two towers from the old hospital into the development. The scheme will also retain more than 80 trees on the site, which are subject to preservation orders. NHS trust chief executive Sue James said the proposals had the potential to turn the site into a “vibrant new community”. Money from the sale of the land will be reinvested in health services.

Above and top: The site of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary will be transformed into UK Regeneration’s new Nightingale Quarter.

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Castleward Work is under way on the first phase of the £100 million redevelopment of Derby’s Castleward area. A full archaeological survey and the demolition of an unoccupied building were undertaken at the end of 2012 and construction started in February 2013. The first buildings to be completed in Compendium Living’s redevelopment of 12 hectares of land between Derby Midland Station and Westfield shopping centre will be 12 commercial units, ranging in size from 36sq m to 360sq m, expected to be available from summer 2013.

When complete in 2016/17, phase one of the redevelopment, covering approximately two hectares of land, will include 163 residential units, approximately 1,500sq m of commercial space, a boulevard and a new urban park. Lovell was appointed as the housebuilder on the scheme in April. In total, Castleward will be a community of 800 new homes and 3,105sq m of commercial space. The existing footpath from Derby Midland Station to Westfield shopping centre will be transformed into a boulevard lined with new trees, homes and

businesses, and building designs reflecting Derby’s railway heritage as well as its contemporary features. To keep Derby residents involved in the project, Compendium Living has asked them for old photos of the area, for an information panel on the area’s past, present and future to be displayed on site. The whole development is envisaged to take between 12 and 15 years to complete. Council leader Paul Bayliss says the project will be a “significant boost” for Derby: “Castleward is a key component of the council’s ongoing strategy committing

Above and right: Phase one of Castleward’s redevelopment will comprise residential units, commercial space, a boulevard and new urban park.

us to stimulating the local economy and it is vital that we continue to attract quality developers to Derby. “In the face of the current challenging economic climate, the council is continuing to invest in our city. Improving the quality of life for local people is our key priority and we will constantly strive to get a better deal for the people of Derby,” adds Bayliss. Dave Bullock, managing director of Compendium Living comments: “We know that it was once a thriving residential area and we look forward to bringing city homes back to create a new Castleward.”

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Denby Pottery visitor centre Denby Pottery is planning to expand its visitor centre with a village-style development to include an 80-bed hotel, ‘village inn’ pub, cafe and outdoor activities, as well as expanded retail and tourist facilities, which could create up to 600 jobs. While there is currently no fixed starting date, planning permission was granted in September 2012, tenants have been visiting the site, and final costs are being assembled. The development team, led by Derbybased architects Matthew Montague and London based HRPS (the property arm of Denby’s investors Valco Capital Partners), have drawn up designs. Paul McGowan, managing partner of Valco Capital Partners and chair of Denby Holdings, says: “This is a great opportunity to both strengthen the existing visitor centre as a major tourist attraction and to build on the 200 year history of Denby Pottery at its home in Derbyshire.” According to the company, Denby Pottery’s visitor centre, which currently employs 95 people, attracts about 200,000 people a year. Denby, which was founded in 1809, was the subject of a £30 million management buyout in 2009.

Above and below: Denby Pottery’s expansion plans for its visitor centre.

Strategic rail freight interchange Severn Trent proposes to build a strategic rail freight interchange on a 250-ha site at Egginton in Derbyshire. The development could create up to 2,000 jobs and provide large companies, such as JCB and Biffa, with improved facilities to transport goods to Stoke-on-Trent, Derby and beyond. The planning application will go before the Infrastructure Planning Commission. An announcement was expected from Severn Trent in mid to late May.

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Employing 13,000 people in Derby, Rolls-Royce has made a huge contribution to the city’s economy for over a century. Looking to the next 50 years, for its nuclear business the changing demands of advanced engineering require phased regeneration of the company’s Raynesway facilities – and change is under way. James Wood reports

ithout the 100-year presence of one of world’s most advanced manufacturing giants, Derby would be a very different city. Instead it has benefited from the economic muscle and continuity that such a large and committed employer brings. And this renowned brand was never just about the reputed best car in the world, although it is a name that has signified innovation and quality throughout its history, all across its range of products and inventions. Lawrie Haynes, president – nuclear at Rolls-Royce, recounts some of the famous firm’s long history: “When Charles Rolls met Henry Royce over 100 years ago their focus was on cars. But today, the company is known as a world-leader in engineering design and innovation in the aerospace and energy sectors, and as a provider of solutions for the maritime industry. “It is less well known that Rolls-Royce was one of the UK’s pioneers of nuclear power in the 1950’s and as a result is today a leader in this field. We have designed, supplied and supported all the pressurised water nuclear reactors, which have powered the nuclear fleet since HMS Dreadnought was launched in 1960.” The Rolls-Royce nuclear business is not the most well-known of the company’s portfolio but is one of vital national importance. Like the company’s other divisions delivering advanced manufacturing projects, it employs highly specialised experts and technical innovators – more than half are qualified engineers and scientists. The Rolls-Royce workforce at the site in Raynesway has grown significantly since the 1950s, when the council identified a wasteland site at Raynesway as being ripe for industrialisation and Rolls-Royce decided to develop it. Looking to the next five decades, the changing demands of advanced engineering – with massive contracts to service – has spurred on the need for a phased regeneration

“Today, the company is known as a world-leader in engineering design and innovation”

of its Raynesway facilities. In 2007 the UK government decided to replace the UK’s nuclear deterrent submarine and established the Successor programme to replace the existing Royal Navy’s Vanguard class. This decision saw the start of what is now the second largest design programme across Rolls-Royce – the Next Generation project is designing an all-new pressurised water reactor system for the Successor submarine. The Successor project will contribute to a significant reduction to the long-term cost of the Royal Navy’s submarine programme, delivering a simpler system with enhanced safety and integrity that will also lead to increased submarine availability. Using some of the most complex modelling in the industry, the team is also engaged in prototyping at its advanced test facilities, to validate millions of lines of code and data. The future manufacturing methods will reduce the time to build and reduce the dependency on shore-side facilities and infrastructure. In addition to the Next Generation project, Rolls-Royce supports the existing Royal Navy submarine flotilla, working on the manufacture of components and systems for the propulsion system of the new Astute class – of which two submarines are launched and a further five are planned. In developing innovations in advanced manufacturing, Rolls-Royce works in partnership with several universities to carry out research into new technologies. The company is also involved in advanced manufacturing research centres, with one dedicated to research into advanced manufacturing for the nuclear industry.

Above: Atlantic House is part of the Raynesway regeneration project. Left: Rolls-Royce, one of the most distinctive global brands.

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“The regeneration project underlines the commitment that the MoD has made to RollsRoyce, its people and its technology... it will provide a sustainable capability at Raynesway to meet customer needs for the next 50 years”

Above: The future facility for core production capability. Right: The Primary Components Operations plant at Raynesway.

As well as retaining the cream of engineering talent to deliver cutting-edge programmes, Rolls-Royce is upgrading and remodelling the Raynesway facility. There has been huge investment by both the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Rolls-Royce over the past five years. In 2008, the MoD awarded the major contract that would enable work to start on regeneration of the Raynesway site. The first phase of the project was completed in 2012, with the opening of the new Primary Components Operations Facility. This state-of-the-art manufacturing facility incorporates modern process flow techniques and equipment for optimised production of systems and components for the nuclear reactor and propulsion system. In March, the Duke of Kent performed the opening ceremony for Atlantic House, which completes the second phase of the project, office accommodation which is the workplace for around 700 nuclear business employees. Haynes says: “I am proud that in Atlantic House, we have a facility that is a befitting home for our excellent people and their engineering skills. A state-of-the-art facility, it gives us the opportunity to work in a more modern way in a comfortable environment. It will enable us to maintain our focus on delivery for our customer, the Ministry of Defence.” The latest phase of this rapid development is the reactor core manufacturing facility, with phase one expected

to be operational in 2015. The phased rebuild of the existing facility will provide a leading-edge facility for the manufacture of reactor cores to support current and future MoD programme needs. In its entirety, the regeneration project will ensure that Rolls-Royce is able to deliver added value for the MoD and the UK taxpayer, while securing a long-term future for its employees at Raynesway. “The regeneration project underlines the commitment that the MoD has made to Rolls-Royce, its people and its technology and once complete, it will provide a sustainable capability at Raynesway to meet customer needs for the next 50 years,” Haynes adds. The submarines business has built strong links with the city. The 10th anniversary of Royal Navy submariners being awarded the Freedom of the City of Derby was celebrated in 2012, with events in schools and colleges. Derby is affiliated to Astute-class submarine HMS Ambush – crew members raise funds for several of the city’s good causes. The impact on Derby’s economy is enormous as the company sustains a local and national supply chain of more than 300 suppliers, all of whom have significant contracts with Rolls-Royce. With contracts in place, the regeneration of Raynesway forges ahead, jobs are secured and career opportunities are open to the brightest engineering minds of the next few generations. It was never just about cars. ◆

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S Above right: On the map – Derby has excellent connectivity, centrally located in England. Below: Simon Storey of Derbyshire County Cricket Club moved with his family from Switzerland to Derbyshire. Below right: Investment of £12 million at East Midlands Airport.

imon Storey and family relocated from Switzerland to live and work in Derby and Derbyshire. The Storeys needed good schools and transport connections but also ‘life in the great outdoors’: “My wife and I enjoyed our fact-finding visit to Derby and Derbyshire,” recalls Storey. “I remember we were keen to maintain the quality of life provided by Switzerland’s mountains, skiing and the outdoor life.” Passionate cricket-lover Storey took over as full-time chief executive of Derbyshire County Cricket Club (CCC) from Keith Loring last summer. He comes well equipped for one of England’s most demanding professional cricket jobs. In Switzerland, Storey’s senior corporate responsibilities, as MD of Johnson & Johnson’s multimillion-dollar consumer business, included marketing, sales and regulatory compliance of 27 pharmaceutical products. Storey had successfully increased European sunscreen brand Piz Buin’s business before his time at Johnson & Johnson. So the decision to move professionally and relocate the Storey family to Derbyshire was not taken lightly. “Derbyshire offers us the Peak District and the National Forest,” says Storey. “We have a young family – including three young children – and Derbyshire offers us a wide choice of good schools and great countryside.” The Storeys were also attracted by Derby’s centrality within England and “excellent connectivity” to London, the

rest of the UK and to Europe. “I can get to English Cricket Board meetings at Lord’s in London very easily,” says Storey. “It’s only an hour and a half on the train from Derby to London St Pancras.” Network Rail’s potential £514 million electrification of the Midland Main Line route that serves Derby could boost rail service frequency, capacity and reduce journey times – as might a planned £137 million refashioned route at Derby. Network Rail anticipates morning and evening peak demand at Derby to grow by more than 30% over the next 10 years. Route managing director Martin Frobisher says: “We will be operating one of the most modern electric railways in Europe. Signalling will be controlled from our state of the art Derby control centre.” An investment programme of £12 million will upgrade East Midlands Airport’s retail offer and speed up queues. BT’s investment in telephone exchanges gives Derby homes and businesses vital access to superfast broadband. Virgin Media has upgraded its residential superfast service. LightSpeed Derby has encouraged providers to come to Derby and offer competitively priced superfast services. Derby has made massive strides as a leisure and shopping destination. “The Cathedral Quarter is vibrant and the Silk Mill gateway to the Unesco world heritage site is a

City leaders would prefer a Derby station on the new HS2 line – but if the government presses ahead with its proposals, an east Midlands hub at Toton will also bring economic benefits.

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jewel,” says Storey. “Derby is a very forward-thinking city, repositioning itself as a hi-tech manufacturing centre.” But Derby also offers great leisure facilities, including county cricket and a good cycling route network. “Derby is compact enough for newcomers to get to know the city and its people,” says Storey, a keen cyclist. As for Derbyshire CCC – “an uncut diamond”, says Storey – the club’s central England location means it could play an even more significant future role in England’s national game. ◆

Proposals for the government’s preferred route for the HS2 highspeed rail scheme between London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds would greatly enhance Derby’s connectivity. The location for an east Midlands hub is proposed for Toton, which is around 10 miles east of Derby. This would be built during the second phase of the HS2 line’s construction. Trains would run at speeds of up to 250mph, carrying up to 1,100 passengers on each train, which would enable passengers to reach London from Toton in only 51 minutes, according to the BBC. East Midlands business leaders welcomed a High Court ruling in March that gave the green light to the HS2 scheme. Ian Greenaway, president of the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, said this

would “unlock huge economic benefits” for the east Midlands. However city leaders believe the project could be more beneficial if HS2 was to be based in Derby. Paul Bayliss, leader of Derby City Council says: “What we would prefer is for the route to go through Derby, meaning the need to build an extra platform at Derby station to facilitate it. A report we commissioned shows the economic benefit for Derby would be £440 million, compared to £300 million at Toton.” Marketing Derby managing director John Forkin says: “We welcome this latest announcement on HS2, which will bring significant benefits to the UK economy. “We prefer a Derby station but it is absolutely critical that there is a fast link created between Derby and Toton if the government proceed as planned.”

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utlining a vision is the easy bit. Bringing an ambitious development plan to fruition, particularly in these economically straitened times, is another matter. But thanks to a multimillion pound boost from central government, digger engines are set to roar to life, activating a proposed development which has been in Derby’s planning pipeline for the past 21 years. Later this year, infrastructure work will begin on the 35-hectare Global Technology Campus (GTC), which is set to become a worldleading hotbed for engineering industries. In November 2011, Derby City Council reaped £40 million from the Regional Growth Fund (RGF), established by central government to boost growth across England. It is a once-in-a-generation opportunity – the last

time the city received Whitehall funding on this scale was in 1992, when it won £37.5 million – cash which helped to spark the successful Pride Park regeneration scheme, now host to 13,000 jobs. “After being out of fashion for a long time, advanced engineering has suddenly become popular again,” according to Nick Smillie, associate, AED International, which undertook a market assessment for the new development. He says Derby’s current phalanx of multinational engineering firms, mainly in the transportation sector, makes the city an ideal location to benefit from Whitehall’s current drive to rebalance the UK economy away from financial services towards manufacturing. He says: “The city has a dense cluster of people with high levels of the skills that will be required in the future.” More than half of the GTC site – located on land off

“This is a site of strategic importance. With its unique mix of uses, it will offer something that no other site in the region offers”

Innovation Hub The first building planned for the Global Technology Campus (GTC) is set to open its doors in early 2015. The 4,500sq m Innovation Hub will provide businesses with easy access to the latest academic research and development, as well as providing workspace for startup firms. An innovation team based at the hub will work with companies in the supply chains of Derby’s major engineering manufacturers, providing a link with staff from Derby, Aston and Cranfield universities. Firms will be invited to sit down with the innovation team to identify their business needs. “It may be skills development or that further research is required on a technology or process,” according to Andrew Hartley, managing director of University of Derby Corporate, the institution’s business arm. “The team at the centre will flush out what the business needs are and bring the right experts from the universities into the project to develop solutions,” he says. Nick Smillie, an associate at AED International, says lessons have been drawn from similar clusters across the world, from Sheffield to Singapore, which demonstrate the commercial benefits of locating academic research and development facilities close to hi-tech clusters. He says: “New engineering technologies are developed in universities which can help improve manufacturing processes. The Innovation Hub is about businesses taking them and applying them to help gain a competitive edge and reduce their costs.”

Wilmore Road in Sinfin – is owned by Rolls-Royce, which has an established base nearby. The majority of the other half is in the hands of the estate of Derbyshire’s aristocratic Harpur-Crewe family. One strip is owned by Derby City Council, another is owned by a joint venture between developers Miller Birch and Wilson Bowden, which has been appointed to build the entire project. Mark Bielby, development director at Miller Birch, says: “This is a site of strategic importance. With its unique mix of uses, it will offer something that no other site in the region offers.” The GTC site has been earmarked by the council for a business development since 1994, and has had planning permission since 2002. A mix of office, industrial and distribution space is envisaged, with the expectation that more than 2,000 jobs will be created by 2020 via a mix of start-ups, businesses new to the area, and existing Derby firms looking to expand their operations. But paying for the infrastructure necessary to prepare the site has proved the main stumbling block in progressing the plans – until now. When completed, the total investment in the project will be in excess of £100 million. An allocation of £10 million of the RGF cash will help pay for a link road from the site to the A50, considered vital to opening up the site. In a sign of public and private sector co-operation, Derby City Council and developers will also contribute. A planning application for the road will be submitted at the end of April, and later this year, a detailed application for the first building on the site – a research and development facility run by local universities – will go before the council (see box). Greg Jennings, at Derby City Council says negotiations are already under way with a number of hi-tech occupiers. He says: “There is a lot of interest, which is extremely pleasing given we haven’t started officially marketing the site yet.” And he promises that firms which opt to locate on the campus will benefit from a fast-track planning process, guided by a design code and overseen by a dedicated planning officer. Amid the national economic gloom, hope sparkles for Derby. ◆

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“We have strong links with major employers such as Rolls-Royce and Toyota, with many of these companies’ employees being our graduates”

A Below: Derby College’s Joseph Wright Centre. Bottom: The University of Derby’s Kedleston Road campus.

city renowned for its place at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution has to keep up the momentum. This pivotal moment in manufacturing history, so powerfully portrayed by the opening ceremony of last summer’s Olympic Games, changed the national landscape of the country and shaped the city of Derby. In the early 1700s, before the height of the Industrial Revolution, Derby excelled at putting its operations on the map, with ground-breaking, water-powered silk and cotton-spinning mills demonstrating innovation, employing a new breed of workers and ushering in the area’s status as a world-class manufacturing hub. The city has successfully maintained its engineering roots, thriving despite the recession, through industrial giants such as Rolls-Royce and Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) – two of the biggest manufacturers in the UK, employing thousands of workers between them. With the economic downturn informing and changing the perceptions of potential engineering students assessing the choices open to them in education, many are steering themselves towards a course that will lead towards a job. Derby’s educational establishments have worked together to analyse local employment demands and devised plans announced in March for a new £9.5 million University Technical College (UTC). A government-approved project, partnered with Rolls-Royce, Toyota and the University of Derby, the UTC will open in September 2014 to teach vocational skills to teenagers aged 14 to 19, with a more practical approach to prepare them for immediate inclusion in the job market. Rather than competing with the traditional heavyweights of Birmingham, Nottingham and Warwick – among the region’s 14 universities and producers of generations of the highest flying boffins for advanced manufacturing – the University of Derby has carved out its niche. It offers an array of engineering courses for middleranking careers, including electrical, civil and infrastructure,

and subjects including motorcycle and motorsport engineering, which are taught in a purpose-built workshop. The university’s head of the school of technology, Angela Dean, says: “We exist in a competitive market with many other higher education institutions in the east Midlands also vying to attract the best students. “One way of making us stand out from the crowd is to create engineering, technical and other courses which prospective students know will give them the best chance of gaining a good job at the end of their course.” With engineering courses accredited by leading professional organisations such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and the Engineering Council, the university is developing a strong reputation for producing

Above: Students at Derby College hone their engineering skills. Above left: The Roundhouse campus at Derby College.

quality candidates for jobs in the area through its relationships with manufacturing businesses. Dean adds: “The key to creating such courses is, in turn, to have good links with, and input from, the industries you’re training people to enter. We have strong links with major employers such as Rolls-Royce and Toyota, with many of these companies’ employees being our graduates. “Derby is also one of the few universities which runs motorsport degree courses complete with state-of-the-art workshop facilities. These were developed in direct response to the vibrant network of specialist motor engineering firms in the region, serving the motor racing sector.” In Further Education provision, Derby College also supports the economy of the region with strong links to

more than 1,000 employers. It provides skills to make sure students hit the ground running, being knowledgeable but most vitally, employable. The college has invested in IT Learning Centres, playing an important role in helping adults re-skill. It is also the county’s largest provider of apprenticeship programmes in sectors including healthcare, IT, engineering, beauty therapy, sport, hospitality and animal care. It recently celebrated placing its 200th apprentice into a business administration role with international giant Bombardier (Rolling Stock) UK. Derby College chief executive Mandie Stravino says: “We exist to support the local economy by providing the skills and attitudes required by employers to ensure that they are equipped with the workforce necessary to compete

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“Derby is a city with an exceptionally strong manufacturing and engineering base – and it is completely appropriate to establish a manufacturing UTC here”

Above: An apprentice in training at the new Rolls-Royce academy.

in current and future domestic and global markets. “We also support our full-time learners to become work ready and a valuable asset to the local labour market. Integral to our ethos is our mission to inspire individuals to utilise the knowledge, skills and education acquired during their learning journey with us to make life-changing differences to their personal success and social mobility.” The planned UTC has several crucial selling points but a significant gain for students will be that, alongside the subject of engineering, they will continue to study the core GCSE subjects of English, Maths, Science, ICT and a modern language. The programmes will also include skills such as health and safety, business studies, entrepreneurship, financial practices and will provide valuable work placement and internship opportunities.

Stravino adds: “Employer partners will provide real context for project work, invention and enterprise and engage with teachers in designing learning activities and assessing pupil performance. “We believe that this project will create remarkable life chances for young people in the Derbyshire area, giving them the life and work skills they will need to progress into successful careers and further studies.” Rolls-Royce opened a car factory in Derby in 1907. The manufacturer – which is now a separate company from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars – employs more than 13,000 people in the city, predominantly in aerospace. Rolls-Royce serves customers in the aerospace, marine and energy sectors – including the nuclear sector where it provides technical solutions and support services to the UK’s Royal Navy and global commercial utility customers. The Rolls-Royce Apprentice Training Centre annually recruits 150 to 200 apprentices and its Learning and Career Development Centre is used by 250,000 people each year for training courses, conferences and meetings. With an estimated one in every 11 workers in Derby directly employed by Rolls-Royce, the company puts time and effort into training people from around the county and is enthusiastic about the new UTC. Graham Schuhmacher, head of development services at Rolls-Royce, says: “Like many hi-tech companies we rely on a strong pipeline of people with science and engineering qualifications. We work with partners and education establishments around the world in order to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) subjects and enthuse young people about the exciting careers they can have. “We are pleased that the Derby Manufacturing UTC has been approved by the government. It will give more people the opportunity to develop the foundations required to succeed in science and engineering and will be of benefit to the wider supply chain across the region.” Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) established its vehicle manufacturing plant at Burnaston with its first car, the Carina, off the production line in 1992. With more than 3,300 workers the company always has its eye on the next generation of employees. Deputy managing director of Toyota in the UK, Tony Walker, says he is “delighted” at the prospect of supporting the new UTC at Derby College. He adds: “Derby is a city with an exceptionally strong manufacturing and engineering base – and it is completely appropriate to establish a manufacturing UTC here. “The company is committed to the continuous development of our staff. Our support and partnership for the UTC is completely in line with our belief in developing manufacturing skill.” A community has the opportunity to thrive whenever its members are willing to contribute their expertise, innovation, finance or backing – and through Derby’s education establishments, with big business backers and the government’s seal of approval, the pioneers of this engineering city might be proud to see the development today. ◆

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Retail success Derby’s Westfield shopping centre was five years old at the end of 2012 and celebrated six national awards for customer care and service, including Top ACE winner and best in the large centres category. Westfield contains 231 shops and has enabled Derby to move 15 places up the national retail rankings. The centre’s latest addition is a Patisserie Valerie outlet. Quality offices Derby has had a shortage of Grade A commercial property but planning permission has been given for office schemes totalling over 1 million sq ft in the centre. Construction of phase 1 of Friar Gate Square has been completed, the first city centre development in the Midlands since the economic downturn. Other schemes in the pipeline include Cathedral Green, Central Square, One Derby, Sadler Square and City Gate House.

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According to Innes England’s Insite property report in January 2013, there had been a “surprising number of office transactions during 2012”, although the industrial market was static and retail was “holding its own”. Rental values remain unchanged, with city centre space at an average of £9-10 per sq ft and Grade A up to £18 per sq ft. Derby retains its cost competitiveness on space compared to other centres – up to 35% less than Leicester or Sheffield, over 50% less than Birmingham and as much as 80% less than London. Severn Trent Water will relocate 400 staff to a new building at Pride Park. With 120,000sq ft of space, it is likely to be one of the biggest commercial property deals across the Midlands during the current year. Derby City Council plans to vacate Roman House in Friar Gate and transform it into a landmark building with high-quality, Grade A space.

Affordable homes Derby is one of the UK’s most affordable cities in which to live. February Land Registry figures show the average price of a Derby home at £102,419, compared to the England and Wales average of £162,606. Even in the east Midlands Derby’s mean house price is less than it is in Nottingham, Coventry or Leicester.

£195,379 for detached houses £254,319 nationally £97,471 for semi-detached £152,914 nationally £68.069 for terraced £123,463 nationally £65,883 for apartments £151,839 nationally

Derby really opened our eyes. As well as already having a reputation for engineering, it is a developed city – and its regeneration is continuing, despite what is happening in the wider economy. There is a real buzz about the place. paul Morley Aftermarket engineering manager Houston-based global oil and gas giant, Cameron

Investment prospects Derby’s economic performance is among the strongest in the country outside the southeast. The city is rated as one of the best places to invest in the UK over the next five years, ranking highly for innovation, productivity and entrepreneurial activity. In Estates Gazette and Experian’s analysis of 150 UK locations, Derby came first for industrial investment viability and was just one of four cities outside the south-east to come in the top five for property growth potential between 2013 and 2017. Data from the Centre for Cities and government sources such as Nomis also puts Derby in the top 10 for overall economic performance, innovation, productivity and growth in business stock. The city’s strengths in hi-tech and advanced manufacturing contribute to the positive economic statistics. Derby’s population (almost

250,000 in 2011) has had above average growth and a higher rate of economic activity (78.3% in 2012) than either the east Midlands or Great Britain. The city boasts a higher proportion of professional and technical employment (31.8% in 2012) than across the east Midlands. Private sector employment (86,300 in 2012) has grown faster than the UK average, while the number of business closures during the recession has been lower than average (27.9 per 10,000 population in Derby compared to 36.3 per 10,000 nationally). Derby cannot have escaped the effects of economic downturn and its unemployment claimant count remains high (4.8% in March 2013). Workers continue to enjoy relatively high earnings due to the jobs mix in the city. Average weekly earnings per employee in 2012 were £471, higher than Birmingham, Nottingham or Newcastle. According to ONS figures, gross

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weekly full-time pay in Derby in 2012 was as high as £626, compared to just £464 across the east Midlands and £508 for Great Britain. Encouraging growth and creating local employment will be helped by Derby City Council’s £263 million capital programme, launched in January 2013. This will include £56 million for city centre projects, £54 million for the new Pride Park Arena and other leisure schemes, £36 million for schools and another £36 million for housing. Further assistance for Derby’s economy will come from the new Cathedral Quarter Enterprise Hub, a £3.2 million scheme started in April 2013 and due for completion next year. Derby is building a reputation as an entrepreneurial hotspot – with almost 1,000 new businesses launched in the city in the first half of 2012. This rate of start-ups is twice what would be expected in a city of Derby’s size.

My eyes have been opened very wide by the City of Derby and its leadership team… I am now a Derby man. Wayne VAndenburg Chairman, TVO Groupe, Chicago

Derby needs no telling to seize the day. The city’s positive attitude is exemplary. Jackie Sadek Chief executive, UK Regeneration

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Geared for performance Advanced manufacturing is back on the UK’s economic agenda. At epm:technology, one of the world’s leading firms in the production of advanced composite parts, founder and managing director Graham Mulholland tells James Wood the story of his company’s journey to success

“It’s simple. The guy that goes down the river from the top to the bottom fastest is the winner.” A straightforward approach for producing composite parts for canoes maybe, but it also mirrors Graham Mulholland’s competitive model for building a successful business at his epm:technology group. Founded in 1996, 17 years of battling against economic gloom in the manufacturing industry and having to pick epm up after what Mulholland describes as “some pretty spectacular failures”, the company today finds itself in the lucrative business of producing over 500 parts for Formula One cars a month and developing innovative renewable energy technology. “As someone who’s very geared into performance you have to work under that premise,” Mulholland continues. “But then there’s water conditions and different techniques, there are coaches and judges all with an opinion. But if you listen to the customer, that’s how you get better and we do an awful lot of that.” Fundamental changes were made to epm’s business in 2004, where choices to carefully select which clients to continue working with were made, along with cutbacks elsewhere. “It’s seeing what would work and what wouldn’t work,” says Mulholland. “A risk, yes, but in hindsight it probably saved the business.” The changes were significant. Today the number of people working at epm has been reduced from over 140 at three factories to 75 all consolidated at the Derby base. The company now only works with 12 clients. “It was a risky decision to turn away

work, but it was just being brave to know which businesses would generate profit,” says Mulholland. “We decided to work more with clients with specific problems to solve.” Mulholland is relishing challenges posed by clients like Formula One teams Lotus, Force India and Marussia. “When you’ve made a part in record breaking time and you get it to the airport. When the team’s principal has put it in his case and gone through customs, you get an almighty well done and thank you. That’s better than being paid really,” he reflects. The company has big plans, including moving into aerospace. Recent work to develop a piece of equipment for a Paralympian and the continuation of developing parts for composite wings and water wheels in renewable energy are the next step for epm. It is Derby’s determination to “make things happen” that has inspired Mulholland. “Manufacturing is back on the agenda,” he says. “Derby is absolutely key for this. In the city today, we produce an air engine every day, a car every ninety seconds, a train every week and on top of that we now have this presence in Formula One.” ◆

Top: Over 500 parts are manufactured for Formula One cars every month. Below: epm founder and managing director, Graham Mulholland.

Leading Derby’s Regeneration ... £58 million Multi-sport leisure facilities, including 50m swimming pool and 250m indoor cycle track

£34 million New build and high quality refurbishment of the Council House

£10 million Innovation Hub

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Global Technology Campus