Derby is a thriving business city with a multitude of different businesses operating globally from the city. Rolls-Royce Aerospace, Marine and Nuclear, are headquartered in Derby. Toyota Manufacturing UK and train manufacturer Bombardier also operate in the city.

Derby is also home to hundreds of specialist sector companies such as railway software company Tracsis and composite manufacturer for F1 cars, epm:technology.

Derby’s retail sector has boomed in the past few years as the city’s retail spend surpassed £700m for the first time. This has added to the retail transformation of the city as more premium retailers have opened and employed in Derby.

The mix of key employers with specialist companies has produced a multi-skilled workforce in Derby that is contributing to Derby’s ever strengthening and balanced economy.