Taking shape: Sheffield's digital campus

Electric Works - the first of five buildings forming the long-awaited Sheffield Digital Campus – is on target for completion by spring next year.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Aug 2007, 13:06 BST
Updated 11th Sep 2007, 13:46 BST

The skeleton of steelwork around which the new digital media centre will be built is already going up and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors award-winning company Creative Space Management, which will be managing the development, is confident of success.

Managing director Toby Hyam says: “Electric Works is going to be a creative, energetic and inspiring place to work.

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“CSM specialises in managing space for the creative and digital industries sector and we are confident Electric Works and Sheffield Digital Campus will become one of the leading locations in the UK for this sector.”

Brendan Moffett, marketing director of city development company Creative Sheffield, says: “Electric Works will play a key role in attracting high-growth businesses to Sheffield and CSM has the innovative approach that will bring in creative companies.”

The Carey Jones Architects- designed building will provide studio and workspace for up to 450 people and conferencing facilities for up to 150.

Sheffield Digital Campus is being developed jointly by Scarborough Development Group and GMI Property Company.

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