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South plays an important role in the West of Local Enterprise Partnership which is working to create 75,000 jobs across the West of England area by 2030.

Our economy is an area of economic prosperity with one of the highest levels of employment in the country. Local residents value their quality of life and the local environment with its mix of urban and rural centres. South Gloucestershire is a centre of excellence for high tech manufacturing industries such as aerospace and advanced engineering. Other high tech clusters such as microelectronics and silicon design are congregating here and the and Bath Science Park (BBSP) has been developed to create over 6,000 skilled R&D jobs. The National Composites Centre, located at BBSP, has partners including Airbus in the UK, GKN Aerospace and Rolls-Royce - all of which are located in South Gloucestershire. Regional distribution centres at will create over 10,000 jobs. South Gloucestershire is one of the first areas in the superfast fibre broadband roll out, giving access to increased economic prosperity across the region. The West of England region is home to four prestigious universities including the University of the West of England (UWE) with a campus in South Gloucestershire and 17,000 students graduating annually, providing a world class talent pool. A great place to live and work Workforce

South Gloucestershire has a highly skilled and qualified workforce. ¡ Two-thirds of residents of South Gloucestershire are of workforce age ¡ 80% of the working age population is in employment (10% higher than the national average) ¡ 88% of the working population has NVQ1 qualification or equivalent and above, compared with the national average of 84%.

Home to the University of the West of England The University of the West of England (UWE) is one of Britain’s most popular universities with around 30,000 students and 3,500 staff making it the largest provider of Higher Education in the South West. Many students go on to join companies in the local economy and as a result, UWE is in the top 12 universities for lowest levels of graduate unemployment. In addition, UWE has an active research community which makes a significant contribution to advances in industry, commerce, health and technology, both nationally and internationally.

Apprenticeships Apprenticeships are supported and valued in South Gloucestershire and can help and support your business to grow. The National Apprenticeship Service works with South Gloucestershire and College and can help you set up, advertise and fill apprenticeships to suit your business. insouthglos .co.uk Location

Businesses in South Gloucestershire benefit from being located in the heart of the South West with good transport links to national and international markets and easy access to customers and suppliers.

National connections The M4 and M5 motorways run through South Gloucestershire providing easy access with London only two hours away by car and 90 minutes by train. Bristol Parkway train station provides fast links to London, , and Southampton. There are also four smaller rail stations providing good commuter connections.

City Miles By car By train Bristol 5 10 minutes 9 minutes Cardiff 40 50 minutes 38 minutes Exeter 85 1 hour 25 minutes 1 hour 10 minutes Birmingham 85 1 hour 30 minutes 1 hour 17 minutes London 115 2 hours 1 hour 30 minutes Manchester 160 2 hours 50 minutes 2 hours 50 minutes International connections Over £400 million has been invested in the in recent years which is only a short distance from the South Gloucestershire Severnside Enterprise Area. It is one of the most productive and technically advanced in Europe. Royal Dock can handle ships of up to 130,000 tonnes deadweight, conveniently linked by motorway Aberdeen  and rail routes. is just half an hour away from South Gloucestershire, operating flights to Oban North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa.

Rosyth Greenock Glasgow Leith Glasgow  Edinburgh An overview ¡ access to 45 million people (over 70% of the UK population) within 300km Newcastle (4 hour HGV drive time) Belfast ¡ M4 east-west connections to Cardiff and London

13 ¡ M5 north-south connections to the Midlands and Exeter N Midlands ¡ trains every 30 minutes to London Hull A38 ¡ 100 international destinations from Bristol Airport 14 Liverpool M5 M48 2 Manchester

Severn 1 A46 Bridge Manchester  ¡ part of the technologically advanced Port of Bristol. 23 M4 Cardiff 22 21 Second 20/15 South Gloucestershire M49 16 A403 M4 River 17 Birmingham Severn 18a 19 M4 18 Birmingham  18 London Bristol M32 Felixstowe M5 A46 Stansted  3 Harwich London City  Cardiff Tilbury A38 A4 Southampton Heathrow  A37 London

© Crown copyright and database rights Ordnance 2014 Survey 100023410 Avonmouth  Bristol Gatwick  Dover South Gloucestershire Southampton Portsmouth insouthglos .co.uk Severnside

Severnside is part of the Avonmouth Severnside Enterprise Area. The enterprise areas are strategically important employment locations across the West of England, which offer unprecedented potential for investment.

The Severnside Enterprise Area is an industrial location of internationally significant scale in South Gloucestershire, extending for five miles along the Severn and covering some 1,800 hectares. The largest brownfield site in Western Europe, Severnside is located between Bristol and the , immediately adjacent to the M5 and M49 motorways. It consists of two main areas of economic activity – Avonmouth in the south and Severnside in the north. Avonmouth is the closest port to the main centres of UK population, with 45 million people living within a radius of 300 kilometres. The three largest employment sectors in Severnside are transport and storage, wholesale and manufactuing. These reflect the area’s attractiveness for large-scale industrial, warehousing, distribution, energy and waste processing uses, in addition to the activities of the port and its storage and distribution facilities and associated industries. 14 River Severn

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© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410 19 A4174 A432 ¡ largest brownfield site in Western Europe - 1,800 hectare area, approx 650 M32 1 hectares developable The area will benefit from significant forthcoming infrastructure investment includingM4 18 Emersons ¡ protected Core Strategy employment location an already approved deep-water container terminal at the port andGreen improvements to provide direct access to strategic road and rail networks. ¡ 1957/58 planning permission in place ¡ deliverables for Severnside (462 hectares) Information about large scale development opportunities currently being marketed in - 1,323,630 square metres commercial floorspace the area can be found at the following websites: - potential job growth 4,000 – 8,000 to 2026. A46 A420 A420 Severnside A420 www.centralparkbristol.co.uk Longwell Green www.westgatebristol.com Hanham www.bericoteproperties-avlon.com A431 A4174 www.gazeley.com

Avonmouth www.stmodwen.co.uk/development www.bericoteproperties-portside.com insouthglos .co.uk Filton

Filton Enterprise Area is a strategically important employment location offering unprecedented potential for investment.

The Filton Enterprise Area is located in South Gloucestershire in the north fringe of Bristol, alongside the A38 in very close proximity to the M4/ interchange. This provides direct east-west access to London and Cardiff and north/south access to the Midlands and South West. The Filton Enterprise Area has at its heart a strategic allocation of 50 hectares of greenfield employment land located within the Cribbs/Patchway new neighbourhood with further capacity for development of approximately another 50 hectares on surrounding sites. Filton has a long and successful history in advanced engineering, aerospace and defence driven by knowledge, innovation, enterprise and excellence which today confirms the position of Filton as a world leader in cutting-edge aerospace and aviation technology. The area is already the established home for a number of world class aerospace, advanced engineering and manufacturing businesses including Airbus, Rolls-Royce and GKN, which already benefit from the unrivalled location, profile, access and highly skilled workforce. Plans are underway at Filton for a new aerospace park as well as a museum to display the area’s great aviation heritage and offer a permanent home for the world-famous Concorde 216, the last Concorde to fly. 14 River Severn

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© Crown copyright and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410 Emersons Green ¡ 100 hectares of developable employment land - East Works – 26 hectares Filton Enterprise Area has a focus on the following activities: - Charlton Hayes – 14 hectares - Rodney Works – 5 hectares ¡  aerospace design, research and manufacture - Airfield – 50 hectares ¡ defence A46 A420 A420 - Cribbs/Patchway – 5 hectares ¡  advanced manufacturing ¡ protected Core Strategy employment location ¡  emerging materials technologies A420 Longwell Green ¡  information technology Hanham ¡ planning position known for East Works, Charlton Hayes and Rodney Works ¡ micro electronics research and design. A431 A4174 ¡ highly sought after area in terms of location, profile, access and workforce

In addition to the core business activities, the enterprise area can also support: ¡ deliverables - potential job growth 7,000 – 12,000 to 2026 ¡  supply chain businesses supporting the core business activities - 185,130 square metres commercial floorspace within five years. ¡  financial and business services ¡ data services ¡ sustainable and low carbon energy research, development and manufacturing ¡ environmental technology. insouthglos .co.uk Emersons Green

The Emersons Green Enterprise Area is a strategically important employment location offering unprecedented potential for investment.

Emersons Green lies alongside the A4174 ring road in South Gloucestershire providing excellent transport access around the eastern fringe of Bristol and directly to the M32 and M4/M5 motorway corridors. It is home to the Bristol and Bath Science Park (BBSP) which includes the highly acclaimed National Composites Centre (NCC). This is a focal point for the coming together of science, innovation, technology and creative/ digital media. Phase two of the NCC is currently under construction and will provide additional opportunities for dynamic companies and enterprising academics to develop new technologies for the design and manufacture of high-quality composite products. BBSP, part owned by the government, is the central focus of the enterprise area which also includes well established businesses based at the Harlequin and Emerald Business Parks. The remaining extent of this enterprise area is the emerging employment land associated with the adjoining new residential community running alongside the . BBSP provides a focus for science and technology-based companies engaged in research and development and advanced manufacturing. The park is designed to support businesses through each stage of their development from early stage companies to established operations and from hot desk facilities though to laboratories and bespoke buildings. 14 River Severn

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19 A4174 A432 M32 Filton 1 M4 18 Emersons Green With high levels of graduate retention in the West of England, businesses locating at the park can take advantage of the highest concentration of PhD graduates in the UK, coming from the four universities in the West of England.

A46 Key facts © Crown copyrightA420 and database rights 2014 Ordnance Survey 100023410 A420 ¡ home to the Bristol and Bath Science Park and National Composites Centre A420 Longwell Green Hanham ¡ science, innovation, composites, technology focus, creative and digital media

A431 A4174 ¡ mixed residential and employment development area ¡ 40 hectare site - 22 hectare BBSP and NCC site - 15 hectares employment land in Emersons Green East - 3 hectares across two further flexible sites ¡ deliverables - potential job growth 4,000 – 7,000 to 2026 - 90,000 square metres commercial floorspace within five years - 180,000 square metres commercial floorspace within 10 years.