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1 yo will be in good company! The Gatwick Diamond area is located jst 30 mintes from central London with Gatwick chosen the Gatwick Diamond for their regional headqarters. Dynamic indstry clsters inclde: Life Sciences and Medical Devices; Advanced Manfactring; Environmental The Headqarters Bsiness Location A selection of some of the bsiness headqarters located in the area. Invest in the Gatwick Diamond Mltinational companies choose the Gatwick Diamond becase of the excellent international connectivity, access to talent, and qality of life. Bt don't jst take or word for it... Or move to Crawley represented an exciting new chapter for Nestlé in the UK. Over the past five years we have been investing across or bsiness, transforming or sites and or offices into manfactring centres of excellence. Or people are or greatest asset and it is only right that we offer them a best in class office environment. Dave Brce, NBS Director Nestlé UK & Ireland, Here in the Gatwick Diamond, yor bsiness can bring together a high calibre and experienced team. The area is home to skilled and well edcated employees from senior exectives and high-achieving gradates to skilled trade professionals. A well-qalified resident poplation with more than a qarter of working age residents holding a degree or eqivalent qalification. A cltrally diverse and international workforce with strong langage skills. What Bsinesses DMH Stallard helps bsiness es of all sizes thrive and prosper from its regional centre in Gatwick (Crawley). With arond 200 staff, the firm is committed to spporting the region and works in partnership with some of the largest companies in the Soth East, established SME's and ambitios start-ps. Its regional centre is ideally sitated to reach ot to bsinesses across the Soth and London and is spported by ot standing professional networks. Scott Garner, Head of Bsiness Development, DMH Stallard LLP KPMG has had its Soth East office based at the centre of the Gatwick Diamond since The Gatwick Diamond is the centre of the bsiness commnity for serving clients across Sssex, Srrey, Kent and Soth London. Pal Gresham, Senior Partner, KPMG Frther information from:

2 yo will be in good company! The Gatwick Diamond area is located jst 30 mintes from central London with Gatwick chosen the Gatwick Diamond for their regional headqarters. Dynamic indstry clsters inclde: Life Sciences and Medical Devices; Advanced Manfactring; Environmental Food & Beverage A selection of some of the key food and beverage bsinesses located in the area. What Bsinesses Two internationally renowned sector research instittes are based in the area: Leatherhead Food Research delivers integrated scientific expertise and international reglatory advice to the global food, drink and related indstries. Campden BRI is the UK s largest independent membership based organisation carrying ot research and development for the food and drinks indstry worldwide. It is committed to providing indstry with the research, technical and advisory services needed to ensre prodct safety and qality, process efficiency and prodct and process innovation. Here in the Gatwick Diamond, yor bsiness can bring together a high calibre and experienced team. The area is home to skilled and well edcated employees from senior exectives and high-achieving gradates to skilled trade professionals. A well-qalified resident poplation with more than a qarter of working age residents holding a degree. There is a strong skills base to spport bsiness in this sector. The area is cltrally diverse providing an international workforce with strong langage skills. Being close to an airport makes or international visits mch more feasible, and clients are more inclined to come and see s. Within the EU this can often be a day trip. Clients are also finding or proximity to London handy and will often be in the area as they visit the UK. Caroline Walker, Director of Campden BRI - Brewing Division Ridgeview is in a fantastic geographic location in the Gatwick Diamond with the advantages of being close to Gatwick airport which is very important for many of or visitors travelling by air. We now export 20% of or prodction and Gatwick airport makes or visits to service or overseas cstomers very easy and affordable. Mardi Roberts, Sales and Marketing Manager, Ridgeview Wines Frther information from:

3 yo will be in good company! The Gatwick Diamond area is located jst 30 mintes from central London with Gatwick chosen the Gatwick Diamond for their regional headqarters. Dynamic indstry clsters inclde: Life Sciences and Medical Devices; Advanced Manfactring; Environmental Bsiness, Financial & Professional Services A selection of some of the key professional and bsiness services companies located in the area. Case Stdy What Bsinesses The internationally recognised leadership institte, Roffey Park, is based in Horsham, delivering exective edcation and research to many of the world s leading companies and organisations. It is an example of a Gatwick Diamond company that has taken advantage of the region s international links by establishing an office in Singapore to serve clients across Asia. It is now enabling knowledge transfer from the UK to Asia and from Asia to the UK for the benefit of all its clients. A large talent pool with high skill levels and access to mltiple higher edcation instittions. A well-qalified resident poplation with more than a qarter of working age residents holding a degree or eqivalent qalification. A cltrally diverse and international workforce with strong langage skills. A strong track record in cstomer service skills. The University of Sssex has a research-focsed school of Bsiness, Management and Economics. Arora Hotels identified the hge potential of the Gatwick Diamond with the opening of the Arora Hotel Gatwick in Crawley in 2001 and has since become the largest hotelier in the area. Or own experience has been that all the fnd amentals are in place to establish and grow a sccessfl bsiness and it is therefore no srprise that the major banks, law firms, accontants and corporate letting agents have all est ablished regional centres here. John Donaldson, Exective Director, Arora Hotels KPMG has had its Soth East office based at the centre of the Gatwick Diamond since The Gatwick Diamond is the centre of the bsiness commnity for serving clients across Sssex, Srrey, Kent and Soth London. Pal Gresham, Senior Partner, KPMG Roffey Park Institte Frther information from:

4 yo will be in good company! The Gatwick Diamond area is located jst 30 mintes from central London with Gatwick chosen the Gatwick Diamond for their regional headqarters. Dynamic indstry clsters inclde: Life Sciences and Medical Devices; Advanced Manfactring; Environmental Healthcare Technologies and Life Sciences A selection of some of the key healthcare and life science companies located in the area. Don't jst take or word for it... The University of Sssex has an established reptation for life sciences and has a nmber of biomedical companies working with it at the Sssex Innovation Centre. Royal Sssex Conty Hospital hoses a nationally important trama centre. Blond McIndoe Research Fondation specialises in the research and development of techniqes and materials for brns and wond repair at their centre in East Grinstead. The University of Srrey is internationally recognised for its world-class research across many sbjects. The Gatwick Diamond is a hb for research and development forging collaboration between niversity expertise and bsinesses. There is a well-qalified resident poplation with more than a qarter of working age residents holding a degree. Sssex and Brighton University hospital has a leading medical school. The Gatwick Diamond draws talent from across the UK to work with world leading companies. The Sssex Innovation Centre, a wholly-owned sbsidiary of the University, is one of the UK s most sccessfl catalysts for bringing together University expertise with external partners and investors. Dr Ian Carter, Director of Research and Enterprise, University of Sssex The Gatwick Diamond offers a large pool of experienced bsiness, sales and marketing professionals from which we have drawn or sccessfl team. Warren Kressinger-Dnn, CEO of JAOtech - a leading manfactrer of specialist medical terminals. Frther information from:

5 yo will be in good company! The Gatwick Diamond area is located jst 30 mintes from central London with Gatwick chosen the Gatwick Diamond for their regional headqarters. Dynamic indstry clsters inclde: Life Sciences and Medical Devices; Advanced Manfactring; Environmental Environmental Technologies A selection of some of the key environmental technologies bsinesses located in the area. What Manfactrers A strong environmental technology academic programme offered at the Universities of Sssex and Brighton. Sssex Energy Grop, a research grop within the University, is ndertaking important interdisciplinary research. Central Sssex College is a National Skills Academy Hb for the renewable energy sector. An extensive consltancy base spporting organisations with their environmental impact inclde: Assrity Conslting, Doosan and WS Atkins. A strong spply of skilled labor in a resident poplation of 650,000 with a workforce of 350,000. Excellent road and rail transport links drawing talent from an even wider area to work with world leading companies. Three Frther and Higher Edcation Colleges (East Srrey College, Central Sssex College, NESCOT) and five Universities (Universities of Srrey, Brighton, Sssex, the University for the Creative Arts and the University Centre at Central Sssex College) spplying gradates, apprentices and interns in a wide range of disciplines. Trend Control Systems has been manfactring and distribting from its base in Horsham, West Sssex for 30 years. The location, with excellent links to both national and international markets, along with an availability of skilled labor covering all bsiness disciplines, has been significant in the rapid and contining expansion of the company - now one of the leading Bilding Energy Management Systems sppliers worldwide with repres entation in over 50 contries. Arman Saeidnia, Managing Director, Trend Control Systems Ltd. Frther information from:

6 yo will be in good company! The Gatwick Diamond area is located jst 30 mintes from central London with Gatwick chosen the Gatwick Diamond for their regional headqarters. Dynamic indstry clsters inclde: Life Sciences and Medical Devices; Advanced Manfactring; Environmental Advanced Manfactring A selection of some of the key advanced manfactring bsinesses located in the area. What Manfactrers The Gatwick Diamond is a hb for research and development forging collaboration between niversity expertise and bsinesses. Intensive ctting edge engineering research is ndertaken by local companies. Aviation, radiotherapy, horizontal diffsion frnace, vacm science, diabetes and thermal power research are jst a few examples of sch research ndertaken locally. Alteon Training offers Boeing Edge training and flight services sing fll size flight simlators. In the Gatwick Diamond, yor bsiness can bring together a high calibre and experienced team. There is a well qalified resident poplation with more than a qarter of working age residents holding a degree. There is a strong spply of highly skilled labor, drawing best talent from arond the world to design and develop market leading prodcts. Or edcational establishments offer a spply of well-qalified and motivated people, driving innovation and creativity for companies large and small. The Crawley area satisfies the key bsiness reqirements for international trade with the benefits of easy access to a significant global hb, access to a nmber of small, local, key specialist companies who are able to spport or growing bsiness; and the availability of banking and financial services normally associated with larger international cities. Gerry Thrgood, Chief Exective, Tetreon Technologies The Gatwick Diamond is an ideal location for any foreign bsiness looking to establish themselves in the UK. Key to this is access to a highly skilled workforce, copled with excellent transportation links to Erope and North America. Graham Htchins, Marketing Manager, Macarthy Aviation Frther information from:

7 GDI_6_Data_ _Layot 1 09/12/ :53 Page 7 Extensive Property Portfolio First Class Commnications Excellent Qality of Life An attractive environment in which to Excellent links by road, rail, air and sea There is a range of competitively priced land and high qality commercial property options available in the Gatwick Diamond at regionally competitive prices. 4.2m sqm of indstrial and office space. Qality serviced offices. Prestigios bsiness parks inclding Manor Royal, the largest bsiness park in the UK, home to nmeros HQs, leading international companies, 500 bsinesses and 30,000 employees. to London and the rest of the UK, Erope and globally. At the heart of the Gatwick Diamond is Gatwick Airport which flies to more destinations and contries than any other UK airport. Gatwick Express 30 mintes non-stop train service to Central London (every 15 mins). National motorway network M23/M25, one hor from Heathrow Airport, 30 mintes to the sea ports of Shoreham and Newhaven and one hor to Dover. work and live with pictresqe rral villages and bstling market towns making it easy to commte to places of work in bsiness parks and town centres. A good choice of high qality state schools and otstanding independent schools, sixth form schools and three Frther Edcation Colleges. Five niversities in the vicinity: The Universities of Brighton, Sssex, Srrey, the University for the Creative Arts in Epsom, and the University Centre at Central Sssex College. The Srrey Hills and Soth Downs National Park are designated Areas of Otstanding Natral Beaty. Tailor-made Soltions: yo will be in good company! The Gatwick Diamond Initiative offers a free of charge service providing all the information yo will reqire to make an informed decision on locating to the Gatwick Diamond, inclding: Comprehensive information on Providing demographic data and bsiness and investment opportnities, the bsiness environment, reglations, taxation and government programmes. Connections with local experts. market/sector information. Site visits to identify most sitable locations in the Gatwick Diamond. Bsiness matching to link with potential joint ventre partners. Contact: The Gatwick Diamond Initiative 55c Basepoint Metcalf Way Crawley West Sssex RH11 7XX T: M: [email protected] or [email protected] Frther information from: Prodced by the Gatwick Diamond Initiative 2013 All rights Reserved.