South Derbyshire District Council - Locating your business in South Derbyshire

At the heart of The National Forest, South Derbyshire is the perfect environment for business. A combination of good transport links, an adaptable and well-trained workforce and strong support services, have led to the District becoming one of the fastest growing areas in the Midlands. For companies looking at potential new investment opportunities, the area can offer a wide range of serviced sites and premises at competitive prices, from traditional industrial estates to high quality business parks.

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South Derbyshire has a history of attracting major international companies. Nestlé established itself in Hatton in 1900 and is one of only two factories in the country which produces the Nestlé range of coffees.

Toyota chose South Derbyshire for its British assembly plant where a quarter of a million Auris and Avensis models are now produced each year - 80 per cent of the vehicles are exported to Europe, and even Japan.

JCB has recently spent £72m constructing its diesel engine factory in the district while new facilities have recently been constructed for Futaba and Bison bringing hundreds of new jobs to South Derbyshire.

The area has easy access to the motorway network. South Derbyshire is close to the M1 which provides a north-south artery for the east of England.

It is one of the few areas which offers an east-west route across the country – the A50 links the M1 with the M6, which is the north-south artery for the west of the country. Swadlincote is less than ten miles from the M42 which provides a fast link to Birmingham, Britain’s second city.

Those organisations operating in a global marketplace have East Midlands Airport on the doorstep and Birmingham International Airport off the M42.

Large and small companies across all sectors have found the workforce flexible and multi-skilled. The diversity of the local economy means that there is no dominating skill and companies can find willing and able employees for all aspects of their operations.

The area’s excellent road links enable access to a substantial workforce anywhere in the District. Assistance with recruitment and training is available from the district council’s partner organisations, such as the East Midlands Learning and Skills Council . At the George Holmes Business Centre in Swadlincote, Derbyshire & Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce and Business Link East Midlands provide a single gateway to a range of business support and advice.

We actively assist businesses investing in the area and can co-ordinate further services from partner organisations. At every stage of the process, tailored assistance is available, from property searches and the provision of economic information through to tours and on-going aftercare. The menu on the left can be used to find further details of business parks in the district, council-owned business units that are available to let and vacant commercial properties.

In certain circumstances, assistance is available from the East Midlands Development Agency to businesses which need financial help to invest in land or buildings or plant or machinery in order to expand and modernise.

For more information about relocating to South Derbyshire, please use the following links:

Commercial property

Vacant Commercial Property
Business parks in area
Population statistics
Labour Force statistics
Information about the future growth of the District can be found at: Draft East Midlands Plan (Page 10)

Travel

Distances of key locations from Swadlincote
Cities	Birmingham	28 miles
	Stoke on Trent	30 miles
	Sheffield	57 miles
	Manchester	76 miles
	London	112 miles
Ports	Hull	112 miles
	Southampton	153 miles
	Harwich	170 miles
	Folkestone	198 miles
Airports	East Midlands	21 miles
	Coventry	30 miles
	Birmingham	32 miles
	Manchester	69 miles
Motorways	M42 (J11)	6 miles
	M1 (J22)	14 miles
	M1 (J24)	20 miles
	M6 (J14)	28 miles
	M6 (J3A) / M42 (J7) / M6 Toll	23 miles

Health

(NHS services in the area)

Clinic/Health Centres and GP Surgeries
NHS Direct link to local GP Surgeries, Dentists, Pharmacies and A&E

Education

Schools and colleges in Derbyshire
Ofsted (school performance)
Department for Children, Schools and Families

Employment

Jobcentre Plus

There are also numerous commercial employment sites, including:

Major employers in South Derbyshire

Leisure

Leisure Homepage

Community

Housing

Land Registry (average house prices)
Estate Agents Directory

Investment Gazette

Read our regular Investment Gazette to see how other businesses have chosen to successfully invest in South Derbyshire and the grants and support that could assist you. Issues are available for download below Related documents.

General information

locations4business.com - the business location portal. Providing comprehensive and comparable information on all potential locations for your business.

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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