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WATFORD, WE WILL SURPRISE YOU
Watford offers a great combination of factors that make it an ideal business and investment location - well connected, qualified and skilled local workforce, business community open to new opportunities, quality commercial property offer, strong business networks and track record all work together to make Watford the business location of choice for all sizes
Watford Borough Council is committed to an ongoing redevelopment programme that is set to secure economic prosperity for decades. Over the next 10 to 15 years, more than £1.5 billion worth of investment will be leveraged by the council as part of an ambitious plan which will create thousands of new homes and jobs, with significantly improved services, transport infrastructure and leisure facilities.
LOCATION AND CONNECTIVITY
Located just 15 miles and less than 20 minutes from central London, with extensive links to the South East, the Midlands and the North of England, Watford is one of the best-connected locations in the UK.
Watford business can reach over half the UK economy within one hour - Greater London, the South East and the East of England are the powerhouses of the UK economy.
PEOPLE AND SKILLS
Watford’s workforce is large, educated, skilled and ambitious. Employers can tap in to a significant pool of talent including much of the skills base in London.
Watford has a higher proportion of its workforce educated to degree level and above than the national average.
BUSINESS TRACK RECORD
Watford has a proven track record as a successful business centre and is a place where business investment is welcomed and supported.
In the 1930s it was the world’s leading centre for print and publishing. Today it is home to global, UK and regional headquarters of industry leaders.
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QUALITY OF LIFE
Watford has a strong local, regional and national profile and is a desirable place in which to live, work and enjoy leisure time.
A long-established urban centre, with a market charter dating to the 12th century, Watford retains its own strong identity.
KEY SECTORS
Watford has a proven track record as a successful business centre and is a place where business investment is welcomed and supported.
With strengths in financial, professional and business services, pharmaceutical and life sciences, creative, digital and information technology, and as a centre for corporate headquarters and functions, Watford is the business location of choice for businesses.
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