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Strategically located only a few miles East of the City of London and Canary Wharf, Dagenham is a central manufacturing location within the Thames Gateway.
Home to global companies in the high tech, R&D, engineering and electronics sector such as Ford Motor Company, SELEX, Case New Holland (CNH) and Visteon, Basildon’s location within the Thames Gateway makes it an ideal base for like-minded organisations.
Based in the Thames Gateway, the highly successful Kent Science Park is currently expanding to meet demand. At present, 80 organisations are using its dedicated technical and research laboratories and other facilities on the 42 hectare site.
Southend-on-Sea is one of the UK’s primarily seaside resorts, and also home to one of the Thames Gateway’s accessible airports. London Southend Airport is a long-established regional airport for South East Essex and the Thames Gateway. A new airport railway station providing fast and frequent train services direct to Stratford (for Docklands and Canary Wharf) and to Central London’s Liverpool Street Station will soon provide its passengers with faster door-to-door times inbound to London than most other London airports - and at lower costs.
Ebbsfleet International train station is located on the high speed passenger rail line between UK, France and Belgium. Ebbsfleet is in the Gravesham borough of Kent, at the centre of the Thames Gateway as is located just east of the M25.
Only 13 miles from Central London, Rainham is home to the Centre of Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence (CEME).
CEME, is an innovative urban regeneration zone that supports the development of individuals and organisations with a specific focus on the Engineering, Manufacturing and Technology sectors.
One of the Thames Gateway’s largest and most ambitious projects, the regeneration of Purfleet aims to transform this riverside town into a vibrant creative and business centre and is already home to Unilever, one of the world's leading suppliers of fast-moving consumer goods.
New Holland Agriculture is a world leader in the agricultural and construction equipment businesses.
Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's third largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales.
A global operation, with its head office in Basildon and world class manufacturing capability in Southend.
Olympus KeyMed in Southend was formed in 1970 and now employs close to 1,000 people at its purpose-built HQ.