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35-585: 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 . The major tenants at
70-643: A buyout of the business from the University of Sheffield . The newly independent company would remain located in its AMP-based facilities. In September 2021, the UK Atomic Energy Authority 's (UKAEA) new fusion energy research facility was officially opened at the AMP. The pioneering facility includes the CHIMERA (Combined Heating and Magnetic Research Apparatus) test rig - the only facility in
105-584: A death of a miner at Kellingley Colliery . One deep mine, the Welbeck colliery, in Nottinghamshire closed in 2011 after continuous production since 1912. Another deep mine, Daw Mill at Furnace End, Warwickshire, closed in 2013 after an underground fire damaged much of the facilities. On 10 April 2014, Reuters reported that the British government was to give UK Coal a £10 million loan to help fund
140-504: A further expansion of the Centre. The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) with Boeing signed a deal to secure land at Sheffield Business Park, paving the way for the further expansion of the AMRC which could not be accommodated on the AMP site. The first development at the new location, sited directly opposite the existing AMPs developments on the other side of
175-607: A launch event with England 1966 football hero Gordon Banks in September 2012. The AMP became home to the new £25 million Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) led by the University of Sheffield with Rolls-Royce, funded with £15 million from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and £10 million from the regional development agency Yorkshire Forward . The virtual ground-breaking for
210-435: 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
245-453: A £9.2 million Regional Growth Fund grant. In February 2013, Harworth Estates announced that it had sold the 'Evolution @ the AMP' development of light industrial / hybrid units to Cornerstone, the real estate advisory and investment company, for £7 million. During the summer of 2013 The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) announced its acquisition of Castings Technology International (Cti). As part of
280-535: Is a civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham in the southeastern part of the county of South Yorkshire , England . It is situated about 140 miles (230 km) north of London, 3.52 miles (5.66 km) from Rotherham town centre and 3.96 miles (6.37 km) from Sheffield City Centre . The parish was formed on 1 April 2019 from parts of the parishes of Catcliffe and Orgreave . The Advanced Manufacturing Park has been developed in
315-825: The Duchess of Cambridge and the Crown Prince of Bahrain officially opened the McLaren Composites Technology Centre (MCTC). This is a production facility for McLaren Automotive . where the carbon tubs for McLaren's road cars are manufactured. 2016 saw the official opening of a new 32,000 sq ft facility which comprised the third phase of the AMP Technology Centre. The building, funded by the Homes and Communities Agency , includes specialist office and workshop spaces. The purpose of
350-494: The AMP include: 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. In October the Harworth Group announced a deal with Insight, a solutions and systems integrator. Their 73,000 sq ft unit, will serve as
385-459: The AMP. 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. In April 2022,
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#1732772110594420-421: The Harworth Group announced that it had secured planning consent for a new development of 93,000 sq. ft of industrial units, in the southern part of the AMP. The development comprises three buildings ranging from 17,000 sq. ft to 44,000 sq. ft, and is designed for sub-division into smaller units as required. In January 2021 it was announced that the management of Castings Technology International Ltd had undertaken
455-578: The Parkway, was announced as the AMRC Factory 2050. This £43 million project will develop the UK's first fully reconfigurable assembly and component manufacturing facility for collaborative research, capable of rapidly switching production between different high-value components and one-off parts. In March 2014 Rotherham Council announced a £4.3 million deal that will enable development to begin at
490-610: The R-evolution @ The AMP scheme. Landowner and developer, Harworth Estates had previously announced plans to develop 100,000 sq ft of industrial units on seven acres of land, following on from the success of the Evolution @ the AMP development built in 2008. The year saw construction of two major new facilities for the AMRC. Firstly, The AMRC Training Centre, based in a new 5,500 sq m building. The Centre took in its first intake of students in autumn 2013 with partial funding from
525-708: The agreement, the staff, buildings and assets of Cti and Titanium Castings UK Ltd (TCUK), including the ongoing research work, commercial contracts and consultancy were transferred to become a University of Sheffield subsidiary company. An official groundbreaking ceremony took place to mark the start of construction on the ABCF in June 2012, with the Business Secretary Vince Cable and Rolls-Royce's Colin Smith, Director of Engineering and Technology performing
560-555: The area of the later parish since the 2000s, partly on land reclaimed from a former opencast coal mine. A railway station is proposed on the Sheffield–Lincoln line which is adjacent to the parish. In 2020, the government announced that it would provide funding for a feasibility study, as part of the Restoring Your Railway scheme. The station would be intermediate between Darnall to the west and Woodhouse to
595-819: The closure of its two remaining deep mines. The company will carry out a managed closure of the deep mines by Autumn 2015 and will seek a buyer for its surface mines. UK Coal's difficulties were precipitated by a flood of U.S. coal on to the market, as a result of shale gas development, and by the strength of sterling. Thoresby Colliery was closed in July 2015, while Kellingley Colliery ceased production on 18 December 2015, with ownership to be transferred to Harworth Estates for future redevelopment. Three surface mines in North East England were owned by UK Coal Surface Mines Limited (company number 08492512) which went into administration on 14 November 2014. The business
630-694: The company estimated coal reserves and resources of 105 Mt at the mines, of which 45 Mt was accessible under existing five year mining and investment plans. Its most important customers were electricity generators. In 2010 the company proposed a series of developments, mainly open-cast mining , including the Minorca mine project development in Measham , Leicestershire . However, UK Coal exited surface mining in late 2014, so these plans did not materialise. In 2012, UK Coal were fined £200,000 after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety laws after
665-588: The facility is to provide companies the opportunity to expand into larger premises from existing Technology Centre facilities as well as attracting high technology companies from further afield. 2015 saw the opening of a new demonstration and customer support centre – the Nikken Innovation Centre Europe at the AMP's R-evolution development. The Centre is designed to help companies become more competitive by increasing production rates and quality while reducing costs. In 2018, Nikken announced
700-407: The formation of a new business "UK Coal Production Ltd". The successor of Coalfield Resources, Harworth Group, had no equity interest in the mining business by the time the last two mines were closed in 2015. Harworth Group initially (in 2012) owned 24.9% of Harworth Estates Property Group, with 75.1% having passed to EBT in return for a £30 million cash injection and their financial support to
735-638: The former property division operates as the successor company Harworth Estates (wholly owned by the Harworth Group). At the end of 2007 Harworth Estates land was estimated to be worth £411 million. The estate assets are primarily in business parks, industrial sites and agriculture, with a smaller portfolio of residential property (residential assets associated with agricultural properties). Harworth Estates manage, develop and regenerate their extensive portfolio of land totalling over 30,000 acres (12,000 ha). Harworth Estates are now wholly owned by
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#1732772110594770-531: The former property division, Harworth Group , is still listed on the London Stock Exchange . The predecessor company of UK Coal was founded by Richard J. Budge in 1974 as RJB Mining . In 1994, following the privatisation of the UK mining industry, it grew fivefold with the acquisition of British Coal 's core activities. It changed its name to UK Coal in 2001 after the retirement of its founder, having acquired UK Coal plc. At year end 2008,
805-457: The honours with some of Rolls-Royce's apprentices. Harworth Estates also agreed contracts with Taylor Wimpey, Harron Homes and Barratt Homes to build new homes on their Waverley site marking the first phase of residential development. The house builders acquired a total of 20 acres for an initial 254 homes, and work on the infrastructure and spine road access to the housing site started in spring 2012. The first houses were offered for sale following
840-442: The key components of the new facility, along with alternative manufacturing methods, such as additive manufacturing processes which grow 3-dimensional parts; considerably reducing material waste and increasing design flexibility. Construction was completed by the end of 2007, and the facility officially opened in summer 2008. 2008 also saw the construction of the 'Evolution @ the AMP' development of speculative industrial units. This
875-807: The mines. However, in November 2014 Coalfield Resources announced that it had agreed terms with the Pension Protection Fund to buy back the 75.1% of Harworth Estates Property Group it did not already own and to change the name of the company to Harworth Group plc. This transaction was completed on 24 March 2015. The company is no longer active in mining. On 18 December 2015 the company closed its last deep mine located in Yorkshire, at Kellingley . Surface mines were sold to UKCSMR Limited in late 2014. Coal extraction declined from 37.1 million tonnes in 1995 to around 7 million tonnes in 2009. Only
910-515: The mining division (under UK Coal Mine Holdings Limited) and the property division (under Harworth Estates Property Group Limited). Control of the mining division had passed to an employee benefit trust ("EBT"), which initially held shares representing 67% of the voting and 10% of the economic rights in UK Coal Mine Holdings for the benefit of current and future employees of the mining division. Coalfield Resources initially retained
945-422: The remainder of UK Coal Mine Holdings's economic and voting rights, but the shareholdings rank behind pension fund debt . On 9 July 2013, following a devastating fire, their largest mine, Daw Mill , was forced into closure. As a direct result both UK Coal Mine Holdings Ltd (UKCMHL) and UK Coal Operations Ltd (UKCOL) were put into administration. The remaining mining operations were again restructured, resulting in
980-412: The site was performed by Her Majesty The Queen. 2009 saw the completion of an extension to the AMP Technology Centre, doubling the lettable office and workshop space. Alongside other innovative features the building also boasted an adjacent hydrogen minigrid system (HMGS). The HMGS worked by capturing wind energy to generate electricity for the building from a 225KW wind turbine . Any excess electricity
1015-596: The south-east. The bus route 73, operated by First , links Waverley between Rotherham Interchange and Sheffield Interchange . Harworth Estates UK Coal Production Ltd , formerly UK Coal plc , was the largest coal mining business in the United Kingdom. The company was based in Harworth , in Nottinghamshire . The company was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index . The successor company that contains
1050-563: The world with the ability to test prototype components in an environment simulating the conditions inside a fusion power plant. It was announced in early September that the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) plans to locate a fusion energy research facility at the AMP next year to engage industry in commercial fusion energy development. Construction of the facility was completed in October 2020. The Duke of Cambridge ,
1085-500: Was officially opened by three-time Formula 1 World Champion Sir Jackie Stewart . The Castings Technology International & TWI Yorkshire buildings were also opened. The first Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) building was opened, the first facility developed on the AMP. All roads on the AMP are named after famous engineers. These include: [REDACTED] Media related to Advanced Manufacturing Park at Wikimedia Commons Waverley, South Yorkshire Waverley
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1120-540: Was sold on 1 October 2012 to Red Rose Infrastructure Limited for £20.30 million. At the time of the sale, it operated 14 gas engines of 26 MW generation capacity supplying electricity to UK Coal and the National Grid. On 12 December 2012 UK Coal plc completed a complex financial restructuring of the company to secure its future and changed its name to Coalfield Resources plc. The company's operations were restructured into two separate businesses:
1155-479: Was the first private sector investment at the AMP. The anchor tenant was Dormer Tools, who opened a new Research & Development facility. Yorkshire Forward completed the construction of the main wing of the AMP Technology Centre, 27,000 sq ft (2,500 m) of offices and workshops to cater for small high-growth companies in the Advanced Manufacturing and Materials sector. The building
1190-563: Was then converted to hydrogen via electrolysis for later use by either a fuel cell during periods of low wind speed or as transport fuel via a hydrogen refuelling point. The Rolls-Royce "Factory of the Future with Boeing" was built as part of the University of Sheffield 's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). The Factory was purpose built to house the latest manufacturing equipment and production capabilities. Information Communications Technology (ICT) and 'virtual' manufacturing were
1225-680: Was then sold to UKCSMR Limited (company number 09275881). The three surface mines are Butterwell and Potland Burn in Northumberland and Park Wall North in County Durham. The company moved into renewable energy, expanding into wind farms , which is helped by a large land bank and the desire to diversify into energy activities beyond coal. Wind power offers financial incentives such as Renewables Obligation Certificates . UK Coal, through its Harworth Power subsidiary, engaged in mine gas recovery, to generate electricity. Harworth Power
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