Why invest in Derbyshire?
Derbyshire – A nationally strategic location for advanced manufacturing, logistics and clean growth.
At the heart of the UK, Derbyshire combines industrial strength, central connectivity and delivery-ready opportunities. With 11 million people within an hour and 80% of Great Britain reachable within four, it’s a location built for scale.
Manufacturing accounts for 20% of local jobs — twice the national average — anchoring a productive, export-ready economy. As home to the UK’s only inland Freeport and a key part of the East Midlands Investment Zone, the county offers certainty, incentives and over £5bn of live and pipeline investment opportunities for investors and occupiers.
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11
Million
people within 20 miles
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4
Neighbouring
international airports
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30
% Increase
in GVA since 2009
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33
Million
tourist visitors annually
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25
% increase
in productivity since 2009
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89
Minutes
to London St Pancras
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11
Million
people within 20 miles
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4
Neighbouring
international airports
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30
% Increase
in GVA since 2009
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33
Million
tourist visitors annually
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25
% increase
in productivity since 2009
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89
Minutes
to London St Pancras
Investment Opportunities
The Derbyshire Investment Prospectus showcases our major regeneration opportunities – including urban locations in vibrant market towns, industrial sites on key arterial routes and rural sites in spectacular landscapes.
The featured projects will secure billions of pounds of investment to help transform our communities and support our businesses.
Advanced manufacturing accounts for one sixth of all employment in Derbyshire (more than double the national average). The largest manufacturing sectors in the county are metals and metal products, as well as food and drink.
Discover moreDerbyshire’s location at the heart of the country, with excellent road and rail infrastructure along with high quality employment has enabled logistics and distribution companies to thrive in the county.
Discover moreThe presence of an abundant limestone resource in the Peak District means that there is a long history of quarrying and extraction activities in Derbyshire and there are 21 active quarry sites across the Peak & Dales.
Discover moreDerbyshire has a long history of materials production and textiles design. This heritage is proving invaluable today, as technology and new processes, partly fuelled by strengths in transport technologies, create the materials of the future.
Discover moreDerbyshire’s location at the heart of the UK, means that almost 80% of Great Britain can be reached within a four-hour drive, making it an obvious choice for food and drink companies.
Discover moreAccess to renowned universities, major cities and a fantastic quality of life encourages more and more research and development companies to locate in Derbyshire.
Discover moreDerbyshire has over 35 million tourist visitors per year. The tourism industry annually contributes more than £1.9 billion to the local economy, and employs over 31,000 people.
Discover moreThe creative industries sector grew by 9% in 2014 – almost double the national average – and has increased as a proportion of the total UK gross value added (GVA) for four years running.
Discover moreAlready invested in Derbyshire
