South Derbyshire District Council - Manufacturing sector

Whilst employment in manufacturing generally has fallen steadily, it remains well above national levels. Production and employment has grown rapidly amongst South Derbyshire's world-class manufacturing businesses.

More recently South Derbyshire has also benefited from the relocation to the area of suppliers to major assemblers located within the district or in neighbouring areas such as Rolls Royce at Derby and JCB at Rocester.

This sector includes Toyota which opened at Burnaston in the early 1990s and has since grown steadily both in terms of production and number of employees.

By 2006 employment had grown to some 5,000, providing roughly one in six of jobs in South Derbyshire.

A new training centre has recently been constructed at Burnaston reflecting its position as the Global Production Centre for the Europe region and production of the new Toyota Auris model commenced at the plant in 2007.

Contact details

South Derbyshire District Council
Economic Regeneration Service
Civic Offices
Civic Way
Swadlincote
Derbyshire
DE11 0AH

Tel: 01283 595755
Fax: 01283 595760
Online: contact form
email: economic.regeneration@south-derbys.gov.uk

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