Properties

Within South Yorkshire there has been huge investment in advanced manufacturing and materials, particularly at an infrastructural level, such as incubation units for start-ups and centres of excellence for improved research.

Barnsley has an array of industrial premises at very competitive prices, with high quality industrial units from £4.50 per sq ft. In addition, four new business parks are in development at Barnsley's M1 junctions, all of which will provide excellent premises for forward thinking companies.

In addition, millions of pounds have been invested into the state of the art Advanced Manufacturing Park near Sheffield.

The Advanced Manufacturing Park is a 100 acre site bringing together world class advanced manufacturing and research technology organisations such as TWI Yorkshire, CTI and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre, a partnership between Boeing and The University of Sheffield. Technology developed on the Advanced Manufacturing Park is already being utilised in leading edge projects such as within Formula One and the next generation of military and commercial aircraft including the Boeing 787.

Research and development

Barnsley and the surrounding region are the top performers outside London in academic research investment spending over £340 million a year. Our universities and colleges produce 10% of the UK’s graduates of which 40% graduate in science and technology. Such research comes from both university research centres and independent research organisations and has contributed to expertise in castings, surface engineering and titanium.

Networking

A large number of domestic and multi-national companies have now made a home in Barnsley reaping the benefits of the suitably skilled and experienced workforce already available in the area. Examples include:

Qualter & Hall which manufactured the new roof for The British Museum in London.

Japanese owned Koyo which manufactures five million bearings a day for customers such as Jaguar.

Kostal which provides steering columns and switches for BMW and Aston Martin.