Welcome to the September 2011 edition of our eNewsletter. In this edition we highlight companies that have chosen Essex as their base and why they recognise that Essex is good for business. We take a look at the Creative Industries Sector in Essex and include the following latest news . . .
» Australian mining and tunnelling company sets up European HQ in Essex » Essex school reaches World Finals in F1 Championship » Logistics company moves to Essex
We hope that you find this eNewsletter an interesting and informative read!
Essex is home to market-leading international companies like Ford, BAE Systems, IFDS and e2v Technologies. World leaders in many different market sectors recognise that Essex has a great environment for business.
Essex – an ideal location for a
European HQ
Essex is an attractive business location for both UK and international businesses who wish to set up a European headquarters or UK office. With two international ports at Harwich and Tilbury, and nearby Felixstowe making the largest deep sea port cluster in Europe, plus London Stansted Airport, which reaches more European cities than any other European airport, companies are realising that Essex is an ideal location to do business globally.
Mining and tunneling company Rutherford Power Group
from Australia have chosen Essex to set up a European HQ.
Essex school reaches World Finals
of F1 in Schools Championship
An Essex school has successfully won a place in the World Finals of the Formula One in Schools challenge. St John Payne School in Chelmsford beat nearly 1000 students for the second year running to regain the UK National Champions title, and now their team called “Dynamic”, will be competing in the World Finals in Malaysia having also secured sponsorship support from BAE Systems' Chelmsford-based Advanced Technology Centre.
The success of St John Payne School’s “Dynamic” team reaching the final demonstrates the engineering excellence amongst young people in Essex.
A specialist transport and warehousing company has chosen Essex as the place to set up a distribution centre enabling the company to expland its network and client base across the UK. Essex ticked all the boxes for Luna Logistics.
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Essex is an attractive business location for both UK and international businesses who wish to set up a European headquarters or UK office. With two international ports at Harwich and Tilbury, and nearby Felixstowe making the largest deep sea port cluster in Europe, plus London Stansted Airport, which reaches more European cities than any other European airport, companies are realising that Essex is an ideal location to do business globally.
An Essex school has successfully won a place in the World Finals of the Formula One in Schools challenge. St John Payne School in Chelmsford beat nearly 1000 students for the second year running to regain the UK National Champions title, and now their team called “Dynamic”, will be competing in the World Finals in Malaysia having also secured sponsorship support from BAE Systems' Chelmsford-based Advanced Technology Centre.
A specialist transport and warehousing company has chosen Essex as the place to set up a distribution centre enabling the company to expland its network and client base across the UK. Essex ticked all the boxes for Luna Logistics.
The sector is strong and growing, presenting huge opportunities for businesses in Essex.
