1.
Introduction
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The
Electro Works Project offer an exciting opportunity to refurbish
a Grade II listed building, to safeguard a number of precious
metal enterprises and to establish a significant cluster
of music industry enterprises which will have a major impact
on Sheffield and in particular on the local community.
This
executive summary offers a project outline and a summary
of the key issues and conclusions arising from recent, extensive
consultancy and feasibility reports commissioned by the
Development Team during 2002.
The
Project Team comprises Mark Mercer, Managing Director, G2
Studios Limited; Alan Deadman, Promoter, JuJu Club &
Headcharge; Don Peace, Managing Director, Sterling Stag
Cutlery Limited and the current owner of Stag Works; Anthony
Brownlow, Director, Hawk Estates, the current owners of
Portland Works and Richard Motley, Head of Development,
Cultural Industries Quarter (CIQ) Agency, Sheffield.
The
consultancy reports were carried out by HLM Architects,
Ove Arup Partners International Ltd, Monaghanis, and Matthew
Conduit and Paul Skelton of Creative Industries Partnerships
(CIP). Full copies of these reports are available on request.
The
key reports examined:
