Derby’s central location, skill base and superb access make it a magnet for major prestigious companies. Derby is the UK centre for Rolls-Royce Civil Aerospace, Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK), Egg, Bombardier and The Derbyshire Building Society.

Unlike many other cities, Derby has successfully transformed its traditional manufacturing capability into a high skilled economy able to compete on a global scale.

The Derby area hosts 16,000 companies
providing a diverse range of employment
and supplier chain opportunities.

Creativity and technology are in the city’s DNA. Derby had the world’s first factory and the country’s first public park. More recently Derby gave the world icons such as the Spitfire engine and even Lara Croft. Today the city employs over 2,000 people in creative industries and is leading the way in incubating new companies and in developing a wireless network in the city for free internet use.

As diverse as its economy is, Derby’s heartbeat remains as a centre for design, technology and innovation in aerospace, rail technology and IT – indeed the city is rated number one in England for visible exports per capita – greater than London.