Tuesday, 29 April 2008

City Centre Master plans

New plans for the Digital campus in Sheffield is still undergoing by the company Creative Sheffield.

The city has experienced development over the last 5 years, particularly in the city centre. The work started in 2001 and has been said to "finish in 2020", said Peter Thompson Sheffield Assisted director.

One main development plan is the Digital Campus formerly known as the e-Campus. The Digital campus is central in the best location in Sheffield and is designed specifically for the companies in the digital sector. It will offer high quality office accommodation.

The Digital campus is apart of the custom-built city centre business park for innovative digital, ICT, wireless multi-media and software companies of all sizes.

The sector employs up to 123,000 employees in more than 13,000 businesses – adding a staggering £5.21bn gross value added to the region. And the companies in the sector are growing all the time.

The site is located between Ponds Forge, the Sheffield city bus station and the main rail station. The Campus will hold a capacity of 600,000 square metres of an office accommodation across a wide range of floor plates and building layouts.

Key projects and programme's include, New Retail Quarter (Sevenstone), New Business District, and Riverside Business District.

By Poonam Vadher

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