Business Finance and Professional Services

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Locate in the
you will be in good company!
The Gatwick Diamond area is located just 30 minutes from central London with Gatwick
International Airport at its heart. Global companies and many innovative enterprises have
chosen the Gatwick Diamond for their regional headquarters. Dynamic industry clusters
include: Life Sciences and Medical Devices; Advanced Manufacturing; Environmental
Technologies; Financial and Professional Services; and Food & Beverages.
Business, Financial & Professional Services
A selection of some of the key professional and business services companies located in the area.
A Talented & Skilled
Workforce
u A large talent pool with high skill
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leadership institute, Roffey Park, is
based in Horsham, delivering
executive education and research
to many of the world’s leading
companies and organisations.
It is an example of a Gatwick
Diamond company that has taken
advantage of the region’s
international links by establishing
an office in Singapore to serve
clients across Asia.
It is now enabling knowledge
transfer from the UK to Asia and
from Asia to the UK for the benefit
of all its clients.
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levels and access to multiple higher
education institutions.
A well-qualified resident population
with more than a quarter of working
age residents holding a degree or
equivalent qualification.
A culturally diverse and international
workforce with strong language
skills.
A strong track record in customer
service skills.
The University of Sussex has a
research-focused school of
Business, Management and
Economics.
What Businesses
are Saying:
“
Arora Hotels identified the huge
potential of the Gatwick Diamond with
the opening of the Arora Hotel Gatwick
in Crawley in 2001 and has since
become the largest hotelier in the area.
Our own experience has been that all the
fundamentals are in place to establish
and grow a successful business and it is
therefore no surprise that the major
banks, law firms, accountants and
corporate letting agents have all
established regional centres here.
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Case Study
John Donaldson,
Executive Director, Arora Hotels
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KPMG has had its South East
office based at the centre of the
Gatwick Diamond since 1992. The
Gatwick Diamond is the centre of the
business community for serving
clients across Sussex, Surrey,
Kent and South London.
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Paul Gresham,
Senior Partner, KPMG
Further information from:
Roffey Park Institute
www.gatwickdiamond.co.uk
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Extensive Property Portfolio
First Class Communications
Excellent Quality of Life
u An attractive environment in which to
u Excellent links by road, rail, air and sea
u There is a range of competitively priced
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land and high quality commercial
property options available in the Gatwick
Diamond at regionally competitive prices.
4.2m sqm of industrial and office space.
Quality serviced offices.
Prestigious business parks including
Manor Royal, the largest business park in
the UK, home to numerous HQs, leading
international companies, 500 businesses
and 30,000 employees.
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to London and the rest of the UK,
Europe and globally.
At the heart of the Gatwick Diamond is
Gatwick Airport which flies to more
destinations and countries than any
other UK airport.
Gatwick Express 30 minutes non-stop
train service to Central London (every
15 mins).
National motorway network M23/M25,
one hour from Heathrow Airport, 30
minutes to the sea ports of Shoreham
and Newhaven and one hour to Dover.
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work and live with picturesque rural
villages and bustling market towns
making it easy to commute to places of
work in business parks and town centres.
A good choice of high quality state
schools and outstanding independent
schools, sixth form schools and three
Further Education Colleges.
Five universities in the vicinity: The
Universities of Brighton, Sussex, Surrey,
the University for the Creative Arts in
Epsom, and the University Centre at
Central Sussex College.
The Surrey Hills and South Downs
National Park are designated Areas of
Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Tailor-made Solutions: you will be in good company!
The Gatwick Diamond Initiative
offers a free of charge service
providing all the information you
will require to make an informed
decision on locating to the
Gatwick Diamond, including:
u Comprehensive information on
u Providing demographic data and
business and investment
opportunities, the business
environment, regulations, taxation
and government programmes.
u Connections with local experts.
market/sector information.
u Site visits to identify most suitable
locations in the Gatwick Diamond.
u Business matching to link with
potential joint venture partners.
Contact:
The Gatwick Diamond Initiative
55c Basepoint
Metcalf Way
Crawley
West Sussex RH11 7XX
T: 01293 813950
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M: 07748 115411
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
http://twitter.com/gatwick_diamond
Further information from:
www.gatwickdiamond.co.uk
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