Invest in South Yorkshire

A UK base for Indian businesses with global ambitions

South Yorkshire brings together advanced manufacturing expertise, applied research and skilled talent at the heart of the UK. Whether you are looking to establish a UK operation, find an innovation partner or explore investment opportunities, our team can help you take the next step.

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Discover our region

Home to Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield, South Yorkshire combines a proud industrial heritage with expertise in the technologies shaping the future of manufacturing, energy, health and digital industries.

Boeing, Rolls-Royce and McLaren are among the global companies with a presence here. Our two universities, The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, and the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) connect businesses with research expertise, new technologies and talent.

With established supply chains, strong road and rail connections, and space for businesses to grow, South Yorkshire offers a base for serving UK customers and building international operations.

South Yorkshire at a glance:

1.43 million people
45,000 businesses
60,000+ university students
20,000 STEM graduates
First UK Investment Zone

Connecting South Yorkshire and India

Raghu Vamsi Group’s investment in Rotherham-based Roota Engineering demonstrates how Indian businesses can build on South Yorkshire’s manufacturing expertise.

The relationship connects precision manufacturing capabilities across the UK, India and the USA, supporting new customer opportunities and expansion into aerospace and defence. It provides a foundation for international growth through shared expertise, skills and supply chains.

Support to establish and grow

Our investment team can help you identify suitable locations, connect with industry and research partners, and explore the support available for your business.

We can assist with:

Finding commercial premises and development sites.
Introductions to universities, research centres and business networks.
Connections to recruitment, skills and training support.
Guidance on finance and funding options, subject to eligibility.
Ongoing support as your business establishes and grows.

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South Yorkshire

Discover the businesses, expertise and places that make South Yorkshire a destination for investment and growth.

The White Rose Partnership

Explore the wider Yorkshire offer, bringing together South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, and York and North Yorkshire.

Opportunities for Indian businesses

Advanced manufacturing and aerospace

AI and digital technology

Clean energy

Health innovation and life sciences

Explore places to invest and grow

South Yorkshire offers opportunities for businesses seeking premises, developers bringing forward new space, and investors looking for long-term partnerships.

GatewayEast and South Yorkshire Airport City

Advanced manufacturing, logistics and mixed-use development

GatewayEast brings together opportunities for industrial investment, new homes and a new town centre, supported by strong road, rail and freight connections.

Explore opportunities in an airside development zone with direct runway access, including:

Sustainable aviation.
Aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), including additive manufacturing for MRO.
Defence and security manufacturing.

Key opportunities:

Innovation Quarter: 212-acre Investment Zone site.
Central Plaza: Proposed new town centre.
Hurstwood Residential: Opportunity for 1,400 homes.

Explore GatewayEast and South Yorkshire Airport City

Runway Park

Advanced manufacturing and research

Explore opportunities to locate alongside the University of Sheffield’s advanced manufacturing research facilities and industrial partners.

Runway Park brings together research and manufacturing, with opportunities for occupiers, developers and investors.

Discover one million square feet of additional manufacturing and research and development space adjacent to the Advanced Manufacturing Park.

Located in the Don Valley, Runway Park sits at the heart of South Yorkshire’s advanced manufacturing cluster and advanced materials expertise.

Explore Runway Park

Don Valley Corridor

Industrial growth and regeneration

Connecting Sheffield and Rotherham, the Don Valley brings together manufacturing businesses, research facilities and regeneration opportunities.

Explore industrial expansion, innovation space and development partnerships, including the proposed employment and innovation cluster at Rotherham Gateway.

At the heart of the UK’s plans for reindustrialisation, the Don Valley Corridor is a designated No. 10 North Priority Project for accelerated delivery, backed by the National Wealth Fund.

Explore the Don Valley Corridor

Explore Rotherham Gateway Station

Unity Doncaster

Commercial space and mixed-use development

A major development at Junction 5 of the M18, bringing together employment space, new homes and supporting infrastructure.

Unity offers opportunities for businesses seeking a well-connected location and partners interested in commercial and mixed-use development.

View Unity in our investment portfolio

Sheffield Innovation Spine

City-centre innovation and business growth

Connecting our two universities with business spaces and regeneration opportunities, Sheffield Innovation Spine supports research commercialisation and the growth of knowledge-led businesses.

Explore opportunities for innovation facilities, commercial space and development partnerships.

Explore the Sheffield Innovation Spine investment prospectus

The Seam in Barnsley

Digital campus and mixed-use development

The Seam Digital Campus is central to Barnsley’s growing technology offer.

Its proposed next phase includes new digital facilities and a hotel, creating opportunities for development partners to support the campus’s expansion, subject to planning.

Explore The Seam Digital Campus

Let’s discuss your plans

Talk to our investment team about your plans for investing and growing in South Yorkshire.

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