22/10/12

LEP promotes Sheffield City Region to international investors in USA

Local Enterprise Partnership Investment Manager Rachel Clark is on a mission in the USA to promote the Sheffield City Region to potential investors.

From Sunday October 7th, Rachel is attending the Materials Science & Technology Conference & Exhibition in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The conference focuses on industries for which materials innovation represents an important part of their strategic advantage.

Modern manufacturing and technology has been identified as a key area of growth for the Sheffield City Region, and the LEP is focusing on attracting overseas investments in these sectors. This conference will be an opportunity for Rachel to show international manufacturers and technology specialists the investment opportunities that our city region can offer.

Last week Rachel attended the international AdvaMed 2012: The MedTech Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Rachel was there to promote the City Region to medical technology industry leaders, business development professionals and the American media. Rachel told delegates at the conference about the Sheffield City Region’s strong healthcare sector which is home to a number of key companies, experts and academics in this specialist field.

Over the weekend Rachel held meetings with a number of high profile technology companies in the Pittsburgh area.

Rachel said:

“Attending conferences like these is just the starting point for building relationships with significant overseas business investors in these key sectors. I believe that any company, from the UK or overseas, who sees the facilities we have to offer and talks to us about the skills and supply chains we have, will recognise the advantages to investing in a City Region where they will be welcomed, incentivised and encouraged to grow their business.”

Highly successful local businessman and LEP Board Member David Grey MBE has been working with the Sheffield City Region Inward Investment team to generate investment opportunities for the area. David is the founder and chief of Sheffield-based diversified engineering group OSL and a senior figure within the Cutlers’ Company.

David said,

 “In my experience, most business decisions are made through positive business relationships. Prior to Rachel departing for the States, she and I have been working with business leaders in our city region to establish a strong network of contacts, so she can meet with the right people while she’s there. The relationships that Rachel is building in America, on behalf of our City Region, will generate sales leads for our investment teams, which will result in economic growth and jobs for the city region further down the line.”

Notes to editors

    For more information on the AdvaMed 2012: The MedTech Conference in Boston, Massachusetts visit http://advamed2012.com/
    For more information on the Materials Science & Technology 2012 Conference & Exhibition October in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania http://www.matscitech.org/

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