Creative Sheffield - The UK's First City Development Company

nicolanicholson — Thu, 10 May 2007 15:20:20 GMT

Creative Sheffield – The UK’s First City Development Company

“Sheffield is determined to take its place in the front rank of Europe’s leading ‘creative producer’ cities, decisively stamping its long-standing reputation for innovation and quality on today’s international markets and making a unique contribution to the UK’s economic growth.”

The above statement, from the Prospectus Document for Creative Sheffield (January 2005), sets out the economic vision for the city of Sheffield.

The delivery vehicle for this economic transformation, Creative Sheffield, is the first City Development Company in the UK, and has the potential to become the UK Government’s model for future economic regeneration of cities.

Key functions of the new organisation include:

Acting as the lead marketing agency for Sheffield and achieving a positive shift in perceptions of the city’s image and reputation
Building on the success of Sheffield First for Investment, in the attraction of quality inward investment into the city
Building on the success of Sheffield One, in developing the city’s physical infrastructure to internationally competitive standards
Developing initiatives that will promote the growth of the city’s scientific, creative and cultural knowledge base

KEY CONTACTS

Ian Bromley – Chief Executive

e-mail: ian.bromley@sheffield.gov.uk

mob: 07812 653 469

Phil Roberts – Director, Strategy & Performance Management

e-mail: phil.roberts@sheffield.gov.uk

mob: 07766 504025

David Fletcher – Director, Business Investment

e-mail: david.fletcher@sheffield.gov.uk

mob: 07810 636272

Andy Topley – Director, Regeneration

e-mail: andy.topley@sheffield.gov.uk