Doing business where the Severn Vale meets The Cotswolds
Tewkesbury Borough (population in 2005: 78,400) is perfectly situated in the Severn Vale at the northern gateway to the South West Region. Excellent motorway connections, beautiful countryside (a microcosm of Gloucestershire itself), a well qualified workforce and an outstanding array of commercial/industrial facilities make the borough an irresistible relocation destination for many discerning businesses just like yours – Takao Europe Manufacturing, L3 TRL Technology, INVISTA, Messier-Dowty, Moog Controls, Direct Wines and Group 4 Securities to name just a few.
Your business future in Tewkesbury
The borough encompasses the historic riverside town of Tewkesbury, many enchanting Cotswolds and Severn Vale villages and the ancient town of Winchcombe. In between, centres such as Brockworth, Bishops Cleeve and Churchdown offer large amounts of quality housing and an established, highly skilled workforce.
With its good road links (no less than four M5 motorway junctions within its boundaries), acclaimed quality of life, a wide range of housing and its special ‘river to hills’ geography, Tewkesbury Borough is a great base for commercial life. Birmingham, Bristol, South Wales and the West Country are easily reached from anywhere in the borough; there’s also a useful rail link at Ashchurch (conveniently close to Tewkesbury town centre and Junction 9 of the M5 motorway). And with such an attractive blend of urban and rural life, it’s easy to find exactly the right blend of business efficiency and after hours relaxation for you and your team.
Making business success possible
Despite its apparently rural character, the borough includes a wide range of economic activity, ranging from large multinationals to micro businesses. These businesses use a diversity of new and renovated industrial and commercial premises. There is also a useful pool of converted rural buildings, which, while retaining high quality accommodation and facilities, offer smaller businesses the choice of a more rural setting. The award-winning Steadings Business Centre, just five minutes drive from central Gloucester, is an excellent example.
While the rural sites are, by definition, spread across the borough, the larger industrial/commercial facilities are concentrated in the Tewkesbury/Ashchurch transport node in the north of the borough and near Cheltenham and Gloucester to the south. They include thriving strategic sites such as Tewkesbury Business Park (M5 Junction 9) in the north and the major Gloucester Business Park (direct access to Junction 11) at the south of the borough.
A great place to live and work
When business is over, Tewkesbury Borough provides a great base for exploration of Gloucestershire, the Cotswolds or South West England. Everywhere in the borough is close to historic Tewkesbury with its striking abbey and picturesque riverside walks, the rolling beauty of the Cotswolds – or the lively entertainment and cultural scenes of Gloucester and Cheltenham. And then there are Bristol, Oxford and Birmingham, all within easy motorway or A-road access.
Naturally, Tewkesbury, Churchdown, Bishops Cleeve and the borough’s lovely villages also offer a great selection of modern and period housing in a variety of appealing urban and rural locations. The choice is yours.
Location, accessibility, hotels and conferencing
With no less than four motorway junctions within the borough (M5 junctions 9, 10, 11 and 11a), Tewkesbury really is blessed with some of the finest road links to domestic markets.
There’s the aforementioned rail link from Ashchurch too, as well as easy access to Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa stations. And when it comes to business in Europe or elsewhere in the world, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff and Heathrow international airports are between one and two hours away by motorway. And of course, there’s the convenience of nearby Gloucestershire Airport for your fixed-wing and helicopter business aviation needs.
As you would expect from the proximity of major motorway junctions, and the urban areas of Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Cheltenham, the borough boasts a fine selection of hotels, conference and meeting locations designed to serve the needs of your business.
And if you need temporary office accommodation to get you up and running (or to help you deal with sudden unexpected demand), Tewkesbury offers the convenience of resources such as Basepoint’s flexible small business space on the Tewkesbury Business Park.
The education, skills and training your business needs
As you would expect, Tewkesbury Borough offers a selection of good schools, a Gloucestershire College site located in Tewkesbury, and easy access to other Gloucestershire College and University of Gloucestershire campuses in Gloucester and Cheltenham.
Economic profile
Population: 78,400 (2005) Source: ONS (Nomis) mid-2006 population estimates
Employment Rate: 39,100 Rate: 84% July 2006 to June 2007 (Source: Annual Population Survey ONS Croqn Copyright Reserved)
Unemployment Rate: 1.5% February 2008 (Source: Claimant count: % of resident working age population ONS Crown Copyright Reserved)
Housing allocation 2006-2026: 10,500 (Source: Draft Regional Spatial Strategy for the South West)
Tewkesbury Borough. For great business facilities, excellent transport links and a stunning ‘river to hills’ environment, contact Invest in Gloucestershire now…