Key advantages
Sector locations
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Soft Landing Business Assistance
Looking to expand or relocate your business to the UK?
Then target the Thames Gateway, the UK's premier inward investment location and London's main growth area. With Invest Thames Gateway's help through its Soft Landing Programme, your move will be smooth, effortless, quick and economic.
Southend
In addition to significant commercial floor space, back office facilities and town centre regeneration opportunities, Southend-on-Sea is also a key place to do business within the Thames Gateway.
A growing key area within the Thames Gateway for financial services, data processing and back office functions, Southend-on-Sea is home to the Inland Revenue and Olympus Keymed (medical equipment) along with several multi-national financial institutions, HSBC, RBOS and Lloyds.
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Why come to Southend-on-Sea?
- Shortest flight distances to Europe with excellent road and rail links within the Thames Gateway
- A low cost business base for the sector with development opportunities
- Strong business services sector based in Southend on Sea with a vibrant leisure and tourism market
- A multi-million airport development scheme – including new control tower, terminal building and high quality hotel are currently being progressed to extend the range of passenger services facilitated by the new airport railway station
Useful links
- Video interviews with Alastair Welch, and Ian Dorling
- Q&A with Alastair Welch, Managing Director, Southend Airport
- Stobart Group
- Southend Airport


