The Surrey Research Park is a large research park in
Guildford,
Surrey. The Surrey Research Park has been planned, developed, funded and managed by the
University of Surrey which operates the park as a wholly owned University Enterprise Unit.
Objectives
The Park was first established in 1981 to meet five objectives which remain as guiding principles for the site. These support the three stakeholders in the site. The objectives for the University include: to develop some independent income for the University of Surrey, raising the profile of the University of Surrey as a centre for scholarship and innovation and supporting technology and knowledge transfer to tenants. The objective set by the Park for tenant companies is to give them a competitive advantage through sharing the risks of starting a company and gaining access to technology, talent and property tenure arrangements that give the businesses flexibility to match their needs as they grow. For the local government, whose involvement was to grant permission for the site on University land, is to support regional economic development.
To meet these objectives the Park pioneered business incubation in the Surrey Technology Centre, the first building to be opened on the site in 1984, offers 7,400 sq m of space to start ups and today continues to offer this service with the additional activities of Surrey
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Today the Surrey Technology Centre is one of 31 buildings on the site, which collectively provide some 70,000 sq m of space to science, engineering, technology and social science based businesses. These companies include those involved in the computer games, space centered commercial enterprises, bio-medicine, cybersecurity, electronics, chemical engineering, and veterinary medicine as examples. The park operates with around 175 companies on site at any one time, employing some 4,500 staff. It is responsible for some £500m of economic activity each year and is a major financial asset for the University as well as creating a culture of innovation in the region.
Businesses
The Park hosts over 140 companies and organisations with offices on the Research Park
including:
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Angle Europe Ltd
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Arcadis Consulting (UK) Ltd
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BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Ltd
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Basemap Ltd
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BOC Linde
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Earth-i Ltd
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Eseye Ltd
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Fitzpatricks Referrals
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Future Biogas Ltd
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Gold I Ltd
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Hygiena International Ltd
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ID Business Solutions Ltd
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Prime Vigilance
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Medpharm Ltd
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Morpace International
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MTS Systems Ltd
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Seven League Software Ltd
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Geography
The Park comprises a landscaped area of approximately and includes two lakes. It is situated about from the
A3 between Surrey University's Manor Park campus and student village, and the
Royal Surrey County Hospital
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History
The hospital has its origins in a facility at Farnham Road which opened ...
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History
The idea was first promoted in 1979 and it was included in Surrey County Council's development plan in 1981.
The Research Park was opened by the
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and the first tenants arrived in 1985.
By 1989 the Research Park hosted sixty-five companies in business. By March 2015, 90% of the Park had been developed with just two remaining sites, known as George Stephenson Place and Faraday Court, undeveloped. There are currently 140 companies and organisations on the Park.
References
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External links
Surrey Research Park Website
University of Surrey
Science parks in the United Kingdom