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The UK is the perfect location in Europe for American
companies considering setting up any kind of manufacturing
or service facility. It benefits from being Europe’s
financial capital and is recognised as a world leader
in technical innovation and leading-edge product development.
The best infrastructure and business links the UK has
with Europe and other world markets are in the South
East of England, the country’s economic powerhouse.
At the heart of the South East and within easy reach
of Europe’s business capitals is Kent, a thriving
area where major US multinationals such as Pfizer, Kimberley-Clark
and Fidelity Investment Services already have major
investments.
American companies of the highest calibre choose to
locate in Kent for its availability of commercial property,
tax and employment cost advantages over the rest of
Europe, skilled labour force, and lifestyle in one of
the UK’s most beautiful and historic regions. US
companies are also joining established businesses in
similar sectors, creating clusters of IT and communications
providers in East Kent and financial service specialists
in North Kent that benefit from being just 20 miles
from central London. Kent also offers the unbeatable
advantage of being the main route and major terminal
location at Ashford International Passenger Station
for the UK and cross-Continental Channel Tunnel Rail
Link.
As a centre of excellence in education, training and
research and development in the South East, Kent delivers
highly respected academic and business courses through
the University of Greenwich, Kent campus, the University
of Kent at Canterbury and Christ Church University College,
Canterbury. There is also a respected centre of IT research
and development at the Sun Microsystems Computing Laboratory
of the University of Kent.
Across Kent there are 26 development sites providing
business locations with ready access to existing transport
links and communications infrastructure. These sites
offer excellent property options, from industrial distribution
hubs near key ports, through to quality business parks
with prestigious corporate headquarters.
Eurotunnel Developments Ltd (EDL) , is a major commercial
property development company in Kent and part of Eurotunnel,
the Anglo-French company that owns and operates the
Channel Tunnel rail link connecting the UK with mainland
Europe. EDL has commercial land available for development
that follows the Channel Tunnel corridor in East Kent.
It also provides space on established enterprise parks
in the region including, Ashford Orbital Park and adjacent
Waterbrook Park with over 300 acres of development land.
Both are prime business locations because they are so
close to the Ashford International passenger station
and will gain from completion of the Channel Tunnel
Rail Link to London.
EDL’s other sites include Cheriton Park, opposite
the UK Channel Tunnel Terminal at Folkestone and Farthingloe
near Dover. Farthingloe is a great choice for IT companies
as it is being developed as a technology village and
internet location, while Cheriton’s situation next
to the UK Channel Tunnel terminal and its high capacity
telecoms fibre links has made it the choice of NTL and
Alcatel.
Development through inward investment in Kent is being
driven by the area’s inward investment agency,
Locate in Kent, promoting the region to American companies
considering locating in the UK at targeted major international
trade shows and exhibitions and via their US based agents.
The organisation directly delivers site selection advice
and ongoing support services such as recruitment advice
to any potential inward investor. There are currently
92 US companies based in Kent employing over 13,000
people.
American companies and their employees can expect to
enjoy a lifestyle in Kent that beats its European rivals
on all counts. Traditionally known as the ‘garden
of England’ for its abundant fruit trees and varied
countryside, Kent is a great place for people to enjoy
life outside of work. It has a strong cultural and historical
identity with attractions that include Canterbury Cathedral,
Leeds Castle, the Dickens festival in Rochester and
more modern offerings such as the award-winning Bluewater
Shopping and Leisure Centre, which attracts 26 million
guests per annum.
Both Locate in Kent and Eurotunnel Developments Ltd
are at the heart of pushing forward property development
and inward investment initiatives in Kent at an exciting
time of growth and economic prosperity.
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Clockwise from top left: New
Build Design by Eurotunnel Developments occupied by
Groundwork South East – Orbital Park ,design &
Build Landmark Office Building at Cheriton Parc by Eurotunnel
Developments Limited,map of europe and map of Kent.
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