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| Industry | Manufacturing, research and development |
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| Headquarters | , United Kingdom |
| Website | iampnortheast |
The International Advanced Manufacturing Park is a British business park located in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The site is located next to Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK, the UK's second largest car manufacturing site.[1] It is a development hub for manufacturing in the region and is a joint venture between Sunderland City Council and South Tyneside Council.[2] The concept for this development was influenced by the previous success of the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham.[citation needed]
The International Advanced Manufacturing Park development is designated as an Enterprise Zone and is split into two phases; phase one is 125 acres (51 ha) acres of land with 1.68 million square feet (156×103 m2) of building area attracting more than £150 million of investment; phase two is an additional 245 acres (99 ha) of land.[3] Henry Boot plc is a development partner for the project.[4] The scheme intends to create 7000 jobs and work started in 2018.[5]
The park is the site of the closed NHS Nightingale Hospital NE, a field hospital built to cater for COVID-19 patients in the North East, but never used.
- ^ "Output falls at Nissan in Sunderland by more than 20 per cent". ITV News. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP) - Sunderland City Council". Sunderland City Council. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Development is a game-changer". The Evening Chronicle. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "IAMP". Henry Boot Developments. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Metro could be extended to new 7,000-worker business park". The Evening Chronicle. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.