The Shrewsbury Business Park is a commercial development on the outskirts of Shrewsbury,

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Emstrey Emstrey is a dispersed hamlet on the outskirts of Shrewsbury, in the English county of Shropshire. The hamlet is located south-east of the town, on the B4380 road to Atcham. At the west end of the hamlet, on London Road, is the Emstrey Cremato ...

). Construction commenced in late 2001 on the , £25 million site, and is still ongoing. Almost of business premises have been delivered, largely attributed to Phase One of the scheme. Over 1,000 people are based there. The idea was first promoted by local developer the Alaska Group, which entered into a partnership with Shropshire County Council. Mainly offices, the business park includes a Holiday Inn Express Hotel and a children's daycare centre. Plans exist for a cafe retail unit at the heart of the development. Alaska Group was founded in London in 1994 in a former fur factory known as the Alaska Works, where skins were imported from Alaska. The company has no other connection with Alaska, however it gave the Park several quotes from that State. The main route through the Park, Sitka Drive, is named after the National tree of Alaska. Other names include Anchorage Avenue, Mt McKinley Building, Bering House and Juneau House. Located around south east of the town centre of Shrewsbury, Shropshire's county town, the

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lies on the junction of the A5 bypass and the B4380, near to Emstrey. The park's appeal is partly thanks to excellent transport links via the nearby

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, while being near to a fine medieval town and beautiful countryside. Other business park developments in and around the town include the Oxon Business Park to the West of the town centre and the Battlefield Enterprise Park to the North, and Abbey Lawn next to

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, just across the

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from the town centre.

Buildings

The park's buildings are a combination of fully customised modern and traditional structures, all with dedicated parking. The Creative Quarter is home to five offices, The Alaska Building (Pictured Right), Global House, Mercury House, Jupiter House and the Community Council Building Mtech's office, seen bottom right, is typical of some of the smaller properties available on the development. The Professional Quarter is of more traditional brick design and includes professional clients including Handelsbanken.

Phase 2

Work started in 2008 on phase 2 of Shrewsbury Business Park after Alaska Group agreed a new Partnership with Shropshire Council, following the success of phase 1. Another is planned and the first three buildings are now nearing completion. Deutsche Bank are the first occupiers of phase 2.

References

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External links

Shrewsbury Business Park website
Buildings and structures in Shrewsbury Economy of Shropshire Business parks of England