Northamptonshire is at the forefront of a significant UK government programme of new investment and investment encouragement for housing, for business and for commercial property development – £11 billion of public sector investment in transport and infrastructure is planned by 2021 – and 141,000 new jobs and 167,000 new houses by 2031.
Because of the communications network and because of the
quality of the
experience and the environment Northamptonshire
is an increasingly
popular destination for visitors, either on
business or for fun.
Frequent and fast rail services from Northampton, Kettering, Wellingborough and a new station at Corby allow easy access from Northamptonshire to Central London - and, with top headline office rents of £17 per square foot, Northamptonshire is the alternative, greener, more cost effective location that also provides easy access to London customers and London contacts.
Northamptonshire is at the centre of a UK leading communications network - giving easy access to UK markets and population and ensuring quick links to continental Europe - 5 international airports including London Heathrow and Birmingham International are within 1 hour of Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire is taking a lead role in encouraging the development of new forms of construction and construction technologies. A consortium of Northamptonshire and East Midlands regional partners are investing £8m in the construction of the new iHub building at Daventry. The building will have 60 innovation units for start-up businesses, a conference room for 200 people, exhibition spaces, meeting rooms, reception and networking space and will be a national hub for research and for businesses at the cutting edge of the construction industry.
Northamptonshire is world leading location for research and manufacturing in high performance engineering, with a particular expertise in motorsport - Silverstone and its centre of excellence is here and Mugen, Mercedes Benz and Cosworth are just three of the prominent and important names in this industry that are based in Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire is at the centre of the United Kingdom providing easy access to a substantial UK market for goods and services - 75% of England’s population is within 2 hours drive of Northamptonshire; 95% of the UK’s population is within 4 hours of Northamptonshire.
Northamptonshire is also home to one of the fastest growing of the new UK universities - with, for example, an international lead in technologies for managing and converting domestic and industrial waste; a UK leading fashion school; and a centre of global excellence and research in the development and use of leather.
Northamptonshire is also a successful location for many other, nationally and internationally known companies – across a range of different sectors: Barclaycard, Nationwide, Corus, Wincanton, Avon, Carlsberg, Granovita, Alpro, Weetabix, Snap on Tools and Travis Perkins are just a few examples of companies with substantial activities in Northamptonshire.
Because of the communications network and because of the quality of the experience and the environment Northamptonshire is an increasingly popular destination for visitors, either on business or for fun.
