Park Royal Partnership (PRP) was an urban regeneration partnership, promoting the economic development of
Park Royal,
London
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, Europe's largest industrial area.
The Park Royal Partnership (limited company No. 02702122) was dissolved on 07/07/2014
The linked companies Park Royal Workforce (limited company No. 5500391) and Brent Business Venture (limited company No. 01775481) are also dissolved.
in late 2014 a group was created to fill the void that the
Park Royal partnership left called th
Park Royal Business Groupwhich is part of
West London Business
Activities
Park Royal is located north of roughly the half-way point between
Heathrow airport
Heathrow Airport (), called ''London Airport'' until 1966 and now known as London Heathrow , is a major international airport in London, England. It is the largest of the six international airports in the London airport system (the others be ...
and central London. The industrial and business estate is home to more than 2000 businesses and 40,000 employees.
Since the early 1990s, the PRP has been responsible for driving inward investment and business growth. It states:
Park Royal Partnership is funded by the private sector through subscriptions from its business members, and by its public sector partners, for whom the PRP acts as a delivery agent for regional and local public policy. The company is run by an independent board of directors drawn from the private, public and not-for-profit sectors.
The Park Royal Partnership Group is made up of three companies:
* Park Royal Partnership
* Park Royal Workforce
* Brent Business Venture
which work together to coordinate a range of business services. These include business growth and start-up support, networking, training and recruitment, as well as transport and environmental improvements.
In 2007, the PRP proposed an orbital, limited-stop
bus service
Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable.
History of buses Origins
While there are indications ...
around Park Royal called "Fastbus".
They claimed that Fastbus would improve orbital transport connections in Brent.
Fast Bus JSL. September 2007
A new road in Park Royal, near the Diageo
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'First Central' business park, has been built with bus lanes, in anticipation of the new service. However as of mid-2009, there has been no support for the proposal by Transport for London.
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Light railway through Park Royal proposed
This is called the North and West London Light railway
The North and West London Light Railway (NWLLR), formerly known as the ''Brent Cross Railway'', was a proposal for a light rail system in North and West London in the UK. It was put forward by the London group of the Campaign for Better Transp ...
Bus rapid transit through Park Royal proposed
This Fastbus
FASTBUS (IEEE 960) is a computer bus standard, originally intended to replace Computer Automated Measurement and Control (CAMAC) in high-speed, large-scale data acquisition. It is also a modular crate electronics standard commonly used in data ...
scheme is promoted by the PRP .
Underground line through Park Royal proposed
This West London Orbital
The West London Orbital is a proposed extension to the London Overground railway system in London, UK. The extension would make use of a combination of existing freight and passenger lines including the Dudding Hill Line, North London Line and ...
is promoted by the influential West London Business group.
Park Royal Business Group
This is the webpage for their business.
Defunct companies based in London
Park Royal