{"id":901,"date":"2014-10-02T07:38:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T07:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.primefind.net\/latest\/?p=901"},"modified":"2020-06-08T08:52:04","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T08:52:04","slug":"infinity-park-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/infinity-park-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-Development of Infinity Park Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-419\" title=\"Business Meeting @officeinuk\" src=\"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/Belmont-Business-Park-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Infinity Park Derby is intended to attract thousands of jobs, primarily in the high-tech sector. The manufacturing and technology business park will also help Derby increase economic output and boot productivity in order to further establish the city as a leading high-tech hub. Marketed as the UK capital of innovation, Infinity Park is being jointly developed by Miller Birch and Wilson Bowden Developments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Infinity Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infinity Park is designed with a mix of commercial developments including offices, retail and leisure facilities and industrial space. Originally known as the Global Technology Cluster, the development was formally announced by local government and business leaders in October 2013. It is designed to build on the successes of Pride Park, an 80-hectare business park on former railway yards that is now at capacity. The business park is a partnership between Derby City Council, Rolls-Royce, the Harpur Crewe Estate, and developers Wilson Bowden and Miller Birch.<\/p>\n<p>The new manufacturing and technology business park will support supply chain small and medium sized businesses in the aerospace, automotive and rail industries. When complete, the development will encompass 25 acres and will feature 1.5 million square feet of space when fully developed. The park will be zoned to allow for commercial, distribution, leisure and industrial uses. Although a focus of the sprawling business park will be on the high-tech sector, Infinity Park will also attract jobs and businesses from a range of other sectors. Construction on the new park began in 2014.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Innovation Centre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Infinity Park will be designed with world-class innovation and technology support in mind. Ways of facilitating collaboration will also influence the development\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s design. Infinity Park will feature the leading ICT, working space and business support for manufacturing and engineering companies. At the centre of the development will be the new ENSCITE Innovation Centre, a cutting edge research facility that will be the development\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first building.<\/p>\n<p>Scheduled for completion in March 2015, the new \u00a311.5 million centre is a joint venture between the Aston University, Cranfield University and the University of Derby. Supported by the European Union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s European Regional Development Fund, the Innovation Centre will provide access to research and technology transfer for advanced manufacturing small and medium sized enterprises in high-tech sectors. The new facility will also provide office and workshop space for businesses as well as offer incubation and support services.<\/p>\n<h2>Economic Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>Infinity Park is being developed with \u00a340 million from the European Union\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Regional Growth Fund as well as support from the UK government and private investment. When completed, investment in the development will be over \u00a3200 million. According to its developers, Infinity Park is expected to help generate approximately 8,000 jobs primarily in the high-tech sector.<br \/>\n<strong>Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A major influence on the Industrial Revolution, Derby is an international centre for advanced transport manufacturing. It is the home of leading firms including aerospace and engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce and train manufacturer Derby Litchurch Lane Works. Located south of Derby city centre alongside the A50, the business park is being constructed on former agricultural land.<\/p>\n<p>Infinity Park is approximately ten miles from East Midlands Airport and within a 90 minute drive from London. Infinity Park is located next to the world headquarters of Rollys-Royce Civil Aerospace in Chellaston. It is also close to the operations of manufacturers Toyota, Bombardier, JCB and others. The development will be within easy reach of a working population of 2.1 million people, and approximately 6 million people live within an hour\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s drive of Infinity Park (Office of National Statistics, 2013).<\/p>\n<p><strong>More Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information about Infinity Park, visit\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infinityparkderby.com\/\"><strong>www.infinityparkderby.com<\/strong><\/a>. More information about ENSCITE and the Innovation Centre is available at\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.enscite.co.uk\/\"><strong>www.enscite.co.uk<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For information on available office space in Derby\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/derby\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Infinity Park Derby is intended to attract thousands of jobs, primarily in the high-tech sector. The manufacturing and technology business park will also help Derby increase economic output and boot productivity in order to further establish the city as a leading high-tech hub. Marketed as the UK capital of innovation, Infinity Park is being jointly developed by Miller Birch and Wilson Bowden Developments. About Infinity Park Infinity Park is designed with a mix of commercial developments including offices, retail and leisure facilities and industrial space. Originally known as the Global Technology Cluster, the development was formally announced by local government &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/infinity-park-derby\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,10,127],"tags":[5,137,136],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1908,"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901\/revisions\/1908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primeofficespace.co.uk\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}