Business Pages - Why East Hampshire?
A unique combination for business success
Excellent Environment & Quality of Life
At the heart of South East England, East Hampshire's internationally recognised natural and historic heritage is home to a vibrant modern economy with a strong tradition of innovation and an active entrepreneurial business community.
East Hampshire is unrivalled for its high quality of life and renowned for its beautiful countryside and heathlands, successfully combines a rich natural heritage with prosperous market towns and villages. It offers a unique blend to residents, businesses and visitors alike.
East Hampshire has:
- A unique combination of English market towns and countryside
- Good quality housing
- First class schools
- A wide range of leisure and recreational opportunities
- Superb countryside, which includes the South Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, internationally recognised heathlands and woodland
Economic Prosperity
The economic buoyancy of the area is reflected in the density and variety of business activity. This activity ranges from East Hampshire's agricultural base through to advanced manufacturing, engineering, electronics, information technology, environment, tourism and leisure, plus financial and business services. A unique combination of skills, facilities, networks, suppliers, partnerships and agencies provides the essential business infrastructure to ensure success and continued economic growth in the area.
Communications
First rate communications, distribution and telecommunication networks enhance the ability for business to access regional, national and global markets. East Hampshire enjoys excellent links to the national motorways, rail networks and the international gateways of Heathrow and Gatwick airports. Southampton International Airport, one of the fastest growing regional air facilities in the country, operates daily flights to European and major UK business destinations. The Portsmouth ferry service provides continuous links with France and Spain.
Conveniently located in the South East of England. Tucked away between London, Portsmouth, Chichester and Winchester, with good road and rail links from across Britain and also from Portsmouth ferry port and Southampton, Heathrow and Gatwick Airports
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Skilled People & Business Support
East Hampshire is the choice for the future of business. The area's high quality environment and its range of services and business support networks are particularly important reasons why many small and medium sized businesses have located, expanded and remained here.
East Hampshire has a highly qualified resident workforce - people with the management, administrative, professional, scientific and technical skills to contribute to business success.
East Hampshire thrives on its reputation as a quality location in which to do business, work and live. It offers a unique combination of an outstanding environment, excellent market access with communication links by road, rail and air, a high standard workforce skills, first rate business network support, strong tradition of entrepreneurship, superb schools and educational facilities, characterful local towns and villages with active communities and an unique 'quality way of life'.
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Sources: Coopers and Lybrand - Understanding the Local Economy of East Hampshire.
Quality of Life Study- University of Strathclyde- for Danbuild (UK) Ltd. Economic Profile. East Hampshire District Council