Advanced Manufacturing Park
manufacturing technology park in Waverley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
The Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) is a 150-acre (61 ha) manufacturing technology park in Waverley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. It was partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund, with Yorkshire Forward, and developed by Harworth Group, previously the property development arm of UK Coal, on reclaimed opencast coal mine land close to the site of the battle of Orgreave.
Organisations on site
The major tenants at the AMP include:
Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), The University of Sheffield
Boeing
Bodycote
Castings Technology International (Cti)
Danieli
X-Cel Superturn
McLaren Automotive
Metalysis
Nikken Europe
Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC)
Rolls-Royce
Sandvik Coromant
The Welding Institute
UK Atomic Energy Authority
The AMP Technology Centre houses approximately 40 manufacturing/technology related businesses in its three buildings. These range from start-up companies, to spin-outs from universities and larger companies. The Centre also houses conference and meeting room facilities.
Development history
2024
In October the Harworth Group announced a deal with Insight, a solutions and systems integrator. Their 73,000 sq ft unit, will serve as a major European Solutions Integration Centre, bringing together several operational processes under one roof, including technology lab services and office functions.
In May, Harworth announced it had completed a c. 40,400 sq. ft letting to Calibre Scientific, a global life sciences and diagnostics company. They will become the anchor tenant, at R-evolution 4, the name for the latest development of industrial units on the AMP.
2023
In November it was announced that Italian steel company Danieli will be building a new 47,000sq ft head office, research base and distribution facility at the AMP.
In October it was revealed that Technicut, the UK’s largest cutting tool manufacturer, would move into a purpose-built 86,000 sq.ft unit on the AMP. The facility will include a mix of production, lab, and office space.
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