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On Thursday 10th and Friday Read more
On Thursday 10th and Friday 11th March, the Mayor of South Yorkshire, Dan Jarvis MP, welcomed Her Excellency Gaitri Issar Kumar, the High Commissioner of India to the UK, to the region to celebrate and develop the thriving partnership that spans trade, investment, education and the all- important people-to-people connections. The first day of the […]
A new translational Read more
A new translational research centre to help decarbonise organisations across South Yorkshire has been announced today (Wednesday 9 March 2022). The South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre is announced today at South Yorkshire Economic Summit 2022 The centre will connect world-leading research with regional partners to develop and implement plans to reduce emissions, while also providing jobs […]
A revolutionary company set Read more
A revolutionary company set to develop a new generation of greener vehicle batteries has chosen South Yorkshire as the location for a new Research & Development and manufacturing facility. The Ultimate Battery Company (UBC), based in Hyde, Manchester, selected South Yorkshire for the location of its new facility, after receiving support through South Yorkshire Mayoral […]
The long-established Read more
The long-established relationship between South Yorkshire and India was strengthened this week at a prestigious Round Table event hosted by the Indian High Commission in London. Keynote speakers at the event were the High Commissioner of India to the UK, Ms Gaitri Issar Kumar, South Yorkshire Mayor Dan Jarvis MP MBE and Richard Stubbs, Chair […]
Sheffield has been chosen Read more
Sheffield has been chosen as the location for one of only three Gene Therapy Innovation & Manufacturing Centres to be established in the UK. The pioneering Gene Therapy Innovation & Manufacturing Centre (GTIMC) has received £1.5m grant funding from the South Yorkshire Renewal Fund*, towards its state-of-the-art facilities being built at a total cost of […]
Schenck Process, a global Read more
Schenck Process, a global market leader of selected process technologies in the manufacture of pneumatic conveying and injection, screening, milling, sifting, weighing, and feeding systems, will partner with Lontra and use their compressor technology to operate a brand-new lean phase conveying system. Lontra is a developer, manufacturer and exporter of high-value industrial machinery for critical industries, […]
India’s largest company, Read more
India’s largest company, owned by Asia’s richest person, made a big play for diversifying into the battery industry, by acquiring a 100% shareholding in Sheffield-based Faradion for an enterprise value of £100m last month. Reliance Industries’ subsidiary Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd (RSENL) will also invest £25 million as primary investment as growth capital to […]
Relationships between South Read more
Relationships between South Yorkshire and India have been further strengthened following a top level meeting in London between Dan Jarvis, Mayor of South Yorkshire and the High Commissioner of India to the UK, Ms Gaitri Issar Kumar. The meeting was arranged to gain the High Commissioner’s personal support for the planned visit by delegates from […]
Lontra, the innovative Read more
Lontra, the innovative developer, manufacturer and exporter of high value industrial machinery for critical industries is opening a £17m Smart Factory in South Yorkshire, generating a world-class manufacturing line. South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA) will partner with Lontra to support the new Smart Factory based in Doncaster, by providing a grant and loan package […]