About Invest Thames Gateway

Joining up the Thames Gateway for investors


Invest Thames Gateway is a new service that has been set up:

  • To be the first point of contact for new and potential investors to the Thames Gateway
  • To help provide a joined up and seamless response to investment enquiries
  • To coordinate the marketing and promotion of the Thames Gateway
  • Our aim is to provide every investor and potential investor with a world class inward investment service. As a team of experienced inward investment professionals we can provide a one stop shop for the whole Thames Gateway, using our knowledge and connections to help access free, confidential and bespoke business advice and information from the 3 Thames Gateway Regional Development Agencies. To do this we work closely with a range of public and private sector partners across the whole region as well as with UK Trade and Investment.

Our aim is to provide every investor and potential investor with a world class inward investment service. As a team of experienced inward investment professionals we can provide a one stop shop for the whole Thames Gateway, using our knowledge and connections to help access free, confidential and bespoke business advice and information from the 3 Thames Gateway Regional Development Agencies. To do this we work closely with a range of public and private sector partners across the whole region as well as with UK Trade and Investment.

General introduction from Gareth John, Managing Director of Invest Thames Gateway


The Thames Gateway presents one of the most exciting and potentially rewarding investment locations in the United Kingdom today.

The region stretches 40 miles along the iconic River Thames from London’s foremost financial centre, Canary Wharf to the river ports of Thurrock in South Essex and Medway and Sheerness on the North Kent coast. Through its unrivalled access to mainland Europe, delivery of world leading initiatives and a dedication to sustainability and sector expertise, the region provides smart investors with huge commercial opportunities.
Invest Thames Gateway, the lead international inward investment agency for the Thames Gateway, was launched in 2007 to provide a first, single point of contact for new and potential international investors. Since our establishment, we have been working closely with our partners to grow and develop the Thames Gateway’s unparalleled sector expertise and clusters of investment opportunity.

In particular, we have witnessed major advancements in the Environmental Technologies Sector. As the first country in the world to commit itself to reducing carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, the UK Government is actively investing in solutions that will help achieve these targets. With initiatives such as the London Sustainable Industries Park (SIP) and as the UK’s first ‘Eco-Region’, the Thames Gateway now represents one of the UK’s biggest and most exciting opportunities to deliver this promise.

The region is also recognised as a transport and logistics gateway for the UK and Europe. It is equipped with a sophisticated infrastructure network to provide rapid, secure and effective movement of goods, people, and information to the rest of UK and Europe.

Not forgetting that the Thames Gateway and London host the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Game are already providing companies and investors from both the UK and the rest of the world with global business opportunities and benefits. We have recently launched a report “Big Ideas: The Impact of Major Events on Inward Investment” outlining the potential business benefits for London, The Thames Gateway and the UK as a whole.