SPark is a partnership between the universities of Bath, Bristol and the West of England, the South West Regional Development Agency and Quantum Property Partnership. It will offer a full range of accommodation from virtual and early stage to dedicated and bespoke buildings.
It is a 15 year, £300m development with planning permission for 77,000 sq m (830,000 sq ft) of floor space. A hotel and conference centre will be developed during the first five years.
A variety of accommodation will be available, from virtual addresses to desks with a full menu of business and administrative support, from dedicated office space to bespoke development plots. The pre-existence of outline planning permission will make the development of dedicated office space and buildings time and cost efficient.
The Parl will include communal and social spaces through The Forum and Creative Common, both designed to encourage networking and collaboration.
The first building, SPark One will offer tailored support for spin-outs from the universities, entrepreneurs and young companies. The Park will offer a variety of plots for the development of bespoke buildings for corporate clients. SPark is committed to sustainability and aspires to be a zero carbon site. Buildings will meet BREEAM Excellent standards.
The first buildings will be available for occupation in June 2011.
With employers including Rolls Royce, Hewlett Packard, BAE Systems, GKN, Airbus, the MOD and the North Bristol NHS Trust located within a few miles of SPark, it is the ideal corporate location.
Location
Located in a pivotal position at Emerson's Green, SPark is 15 miles from Bath City Centre, 8 miles from Bristol and close to junctions 19 and 20 of the M4. This gives the 54 acre Science Park direct links to London, Birmingham overseas through Bristol and Heathrow international airports. The national rail network is accessed from Bristol Parkway Station, 4 miles away.
The Bristol and Bath region features research and commercial strengths in aerospace, defence, micro-electronics, digital design and green technologies. SPark will provide a professional and supportive environment for collaboration between universities and businesses, to enable them to accelerate the commercialisation of new and applied technologies.
For more information please visit the website www.s-park.co.uk using the web link opposite.