Mott MacDonald

Mott MacDonald is an international consultancy delivering solutions touching many areas of everyday life from transport, energy, water and the environment to building, industry, communications, social development, health and education. They are engaged in public and private sector development in over 100 countries, working in partnership with people from national and local governments, utilities and industry to commercial companies, developers, banks, funding agencies and individuals. Ron Williams, Managing Director of Mott MacDonald Transport wanted to express why his company chose as a base:

‘Mott MacDonald has established its global headquarters in Croydon, due to the excellent travel connections and the development and regeneration that is taking place. The nature of our business, as a management, development and engineering consultancy requires regular staff travel, and Croydon's links mean our staff can be in or Gatwick within half an hour. Civic pride and community organisations such as Business in the Community in Croydon also provide an opportunity for us to interact locally and build partnerships with local communities, other companies and organisations.’

For further details on the company please contact Mott MacDonald direct on: +44 (0)20 8774 2000 or visit their web-site at www.mottmac.com Croydon Croydon is one of the larger boroughs in the region, with a labour force of around 215,000 people. This has attracted a diverse range of international and home-grown companies who have chosen to base their UK HQ in Croydon, for example Nestlé, Mondial, Mott MacDonald and Direct Line to name a few. The key sectors in Croydon are financial services and retail, with health & education and transport & communications following up third and fourth respectively. As a consequence Croydon is the largest office and retail centre in the South East, outside Central London.

Croydon’s excellent transport links have also proved the decisive factor in companies’ decision to base their operations here. With over 1500 trains and 88,000 passengers passing through each weekday, it certainly is a key element in connecting South London and beyond to Central London. Trains link Croydon to Gatwick Airport and Brighton to the South, and to Central London stations such as London Victoria and London Bridge to the North. Orbital transport links are also good with the efficient tram network connecting Croydon to the local labour pools of Wimbledon, and Beckenham.

Home to the highly successful Clocktower complex, the famous and the internationally renowned London Mozart Players, Croydon is also one of the liveliest and best served centres of culture in London. The Clocktower complex offers a range of cultural entertainment and leisure which includes museums, galleries, cinema and a fantastic library. The London Mozart Players have chosen as their home Halls in Croydon, due to its huge capacity and acoustics. has a 1750 seat concert hall and 763 seat theatre. Retail has also played a part in attracting visitors to Croydon as it has 1.7 million sq ft of retail space, featuring all the leading names in modern retailing. Thus making Croydon one of the leading shopping centres in the country! [email protected] ©2004

Autumn 2004