A presentation given to Brighton University about New England House and the creation of The FuseBox . http://thefusebox.tumblr.com/ @FuseBoxBtn

1. Phil Jones
MD Wired Sussex
@philjoneswired

2. The city between the sea and the south downs

3. Top 5 – UK private sector jobs growth
Very high level of entrepreneurial activity
Creative, Digital & IT sector (CDIT) growing at 2.5x
UK average and now totals over 1,000 companies

4. New City Plan approved last week
http://www.brighton-
hove.gov.uk/downloads/bhcc/ldf/Draft_City_Plan_-
_a_quick_guide.pdf

5. New England Quarter
DA4 p47

6. New England House
130,000 sq ft
Built 1964, for light industrial use
Council owned
80 companies and 1,000 people based there
Now heavily creative, artistic, digital, tech

7. 2004 report said it had around 10yrs life before
requiring significant remedial work
Until 2008, cited for demolition...

8. Imagine

9. • s

10. The FuseBox

11. 3,600 sq ft

12. Empty for 12 years

13. Refurbishment started 5 weeks ago

14. Weeks ago
And will be finished by end of
February

15. Superfly!

16. The FuseBox will:
• House Wired Sussex
• Provide space and support to creative and
digital start-ups
• Deliver training modules to creative and digital
businesses
• Act as a community resource for creative and
digital sector

17. Disruptive business support for disruptive businesses
New
Ideas
Delivered
Differently

19. “A space to
shape the culture
and habits of a
creative
community”
Collaboration
Flexibility
Ownership

21. Connected Knowledge
The World
Brighton
New
England
House
The FuseBox

22. Any questions?