🌆Case Study - Sheffield AMP

Question 1

What did the 1970s see in Sheffield?

Answer 1

. Deindustrialisation
. Decentralisation to the edge of Sheffield with the later development of The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP)

Question 2

What was unemployment like in Sheffield in 1984?

Answer 2

Above the national average reaching 16% in 1984

Question 3

How many did the manufacturing industry employ in 1971 vs 1984?

Answer 3

1971 - 50%
1984 - 25%

Question 4

What was the way to prosperity in the 1990s in Sheffield?

Answer 4

Advanced manufacturing

Question 5

What paved the way for the AMP?

Answer 5

Partnerships between the public and private sectors, entrepreneurial focus of the City Council

Question 6

What enjoys high recognition?

Answer 6

‘Made in Sheffield’ trademark - mark of quality

Question 7

What has AMP accelerated?

Answer 7

Long term regeneration

Question 8

How big is AMP site

Answer 8

100 acres

Question 9

What does the AMP provide

Answer 9

Businesses space for high tech industries, research and development

Question 10

Who was partnership between at the AMP?

Answer 10

Between unis, city and manufacturering industry

Question 11

Who was there a £100 million partnership between

Answer 11

AMRC and University of Sheffield

Question 12

How much was the AMRC and University of Sheffield partnership?

Answer 12

£100 million

Question 13

What does the AMP provide an opportunity to grow?

Answer 13

Supply chains

Question 14

What is the layout like and what does this encourage

Answer 14

Campus which encourages communication

Question 15

How many are employed?

Answer 15

700-800

Question 16

Give 2 example of companies at the AMP

Answer 16

Boeing and Rolls Royce

Question 17

AMP sucesses

Answer 17

. Succeeed through innovation
. Only the best qualified people
. Specific technology in the region available nowhere else
. Technology used in projects like F1