Manufacturing

Dagenham

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.

Basildon

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.

Swale

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

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

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.

Rainham

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.

Purfleet

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.

Medway

Medway is hub of manufacturing expertise and activity and is home to leading companies such as Vetee Rice, Delphi Diesel Systems, Fuji, Seal, Fuji Copian and Hochiki.