The Thames Valley Business Park is one of the most notable of its kind in the South of England and one of the United Kingdom’s premier business addresses. Covering an area of approximately 200 acres, this business park provides jobs to more than 10,000 employees. The Thames Valley Business Park is located on the outskirts of Reading, a prosperous town known for its active job market.
Location and surroundings
As its name suggests, the Thames Valley Business Park is located very close to the banks of the River Thames. This venue combines modern architecture with the idyllic landscapes of Berkshire, as the business park enjoys a privileged position in a quiet area between the Marina, Christchurch Meadows, and the Sonning Cricket Club. Ali’s Pond Nature Reserve is also nearby.
Onsite facilities
As one would expect from such a prestigious venue, the Thames Valley Business Park offers prospective tenants everything they might need to run their business activities from a pleasant and modern location. The business park management offers a range of office space solutions that range from virtual offices to serviced office space, including meeting and conference rooms, business lounges, business centres, day offices, and flexi-space. Individual offices range from 4,000 to 8,000 square feet.
Office space at the Thames Valley Business Centre is distributed across four floors which are fully accessible. The main building is equipped with CCTV systems, individual air conditioning and heating controls, car parking facilities, and an onsite restaurant. Each individual office is fully furnished and decorated to the highest standards. Offices are already fitted with the necessary telecommunications infrastructure, including full cabling that provides seamless access to telephone systems and high speed Internet. IT support is available onsite. The building’s reception is staffed during office hours and provides a full range of secretarial, administrative, and clerical services. Tenants are granted access to the building 24 / 7.
Nearby amenities
Being located just 2 miles east of Reading’s city centre, the Thames Valley Business Park is surrounded by amenities that come in handy both to employees and to visitors. There are more than 10 hotels that cater specifically to business guests within an 11-mile radius. Serviced apartments and bed and breakfast accommodation is also available nearby.
Convenience stores and supermarkets are within walking distance of the Thames Valley Business Park. Since most staff travel to the business park by car, petrol stations are available inside the park itself and along the roads that provide access to the venue.
Travel links
The Thames Valley Business Park was built to provide easy and convenient access to commuters and visitors. The venue is located on the northern end of the A3290, just north of Junction 10 on the M4. This location means that the business park can be reached from London in just under one hour.
The Thames Valley Business Park is also served by public transportation, as there are two train stations in the immediate vicinity (Reading and Earley). These stations connect with National Rail services for onward journeys to and from London Waterloo, Paddington, Slough, Basingstoke, Oxford, Southampton, as well as the West of England and Scotland. Heathrow airport is located approximately 20 miles away from the Thames Valley Business Park and is conveniently connected with this venue via the Rail Air Link.
For the convenience of visitors and staff, the Thames Valley Business Park can also be accessed via a free shuttle bus that runs throughout the day between Reading’s train station and the business park. During rush hour, shuttle services run every 8 minutes, while at other times visitors will not have to wait more than 20 minutes for a shuttle to arrive.
Current tenants
The Thames Valley Business Park has been chosen by dozens of blue-chip companies as their operational base in the United Kingdom. Although a large number of corporations headquartered in this business park belong to the software development and information technology sectors, the range of industries housed at the Thames Valley Business Park is very wide indeed. Some of the park’s current tenants are:
Microsoft
Oracle
Websense Inc.
Computacenter
Open Text
Cybersource
Steria
Fujitsu
Visibl (marketing and advertising)
ING Direct (banking and insurance)
Alie Investments (banking and finance)
BG International (oil and gas energy supply)
Igara Ltd. (eco-fuels)
British Gas
Baxterstorey (catering services)
Advanced Physiotherapy Services
David Lloyd (leisure and health clubs)
Lisa Taphouse (health and beauty)
The Wokingham Waterside Centre (sports and leisure)
Brook Street (recruitment)
JP Executive Recruitment
Bright Horizons (education)
Regus (business services & office management)
Waterfront (business services & office management)