3. THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES
Situated in the idyllic and resourceful
north east of Scotland, The Enterprise Park,
Forres (EPF) offers a fantastic working
environment. Extending over 100 acres
and developed by Highlands and Islands
Enterprise (HIE), this inspirational business
park has a range of high quality and flexible
business units.
In addition, our state-of-the-art on-site
business and innovation centre, Horizon
Scotland, offers high quality conferencing and
meeting facilities, with fully serviced office
space suitable for smaller businesses.
Located in Moray, the heart of Scotland’s
burgeoning technology and life sciences
sectors, this sustainable business park
benefits from excellent local amenities.
Elgin, the commercial centre, is just a
15 minute drive away and both Inverness and
Aberdeen are also easily accessible.
THE IDEAL
WORKING
ENVIRONMENT
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4. THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES
THE IDEAL
WORKING
ENVIRONMENT
Tenants may be able to benefit from
the full support of HIE, with specialist
business advice, networking and
access to industry experts and exclusive
business programmes dependent on
growth potential, ambition and sector.
BENEFITS
- High quality units designed with flexibility,
providing a bespoke working environment
allowing for future growth
- Design and build packages ready
for you to realise your premises from
conception through to completion
- Sustainable development construction
ensuring reduced energy costs
- Competitive property costs in a
prime location
- Enterprise area benefits for life
science companies, including funding and
a can-do approach to planning
and building
- Strong partnerships with the local
authority providing direct contact
and support
- Strong employment opportunities in
the region with a skilled, flexible and
affordable workforce
FEATURES
- Fibre optic broadband delivering superfast
internet connection
- On-site management team providing
business support and sourcing
administrative support when you need it
- Secure location with site-wide CCTV
- Convenient and high quality on-site
meeting and conferencing facilities
- The beautifully landscaped park provides
a pleasant working environment with
outdoor meeting spaces and cyclist
and pedestrian path networks
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6. THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES
With easy access to markets, a skilled
workforce and great infrastructure,
EPF is a great place where businesses
can thrive and grow.
OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY
Our business park is already home to
specialist companies who are leaders in their
fields, from the life sciences, energy and
manufacturing to electronics, engineering
and IT sectors.
Our unique infrastructure allows ambitious,
knowledge driven and dynamic businesses
to network and collaborate with like-minded
tenants, allowing for an inspirational and
innovation driven culture.
In addition to this we have created high
quality buildings within a sustainable
environment which supports our tenants’
aspirations and helps deliver their
environmental objectives.
AN IDEAL PLACE
TO DO BUSINESS
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7. Our current tenants include:
– AccuNostics
– Atos
– CAPITA
– EFC Group
– Glasgow School of Art
– Mohn Aqua Group
– Scotland Electronics International Ltd
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9. 1
Approx Total Areas:
13.48 Ha
33.32 Acre
Zones:
Approx:
1.03Ha,
2.56 Acre
Approx:
1.51 Ha,
3.73 Acre
Approx:
4.36 Ha,
10.77 Acre
Approx:
4.11 Ha,
10.16 Acre
Approx:
2.47 Ha,
6.10 Acre
THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES
PARK PLAN
We have a range of units and land
development opportunities available
to suit a wide range of businesses.
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2
3
4
5
CAPITA
VACANT
Horizon Scotland
VACANT
HIE
AccuNostics
Scotland Electronics
VACANT
Mohn Aqua
EFC Group
Atos
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7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
Cycle/Footpath
Vehicle Route
Occupied
Vacant
Indicative
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10. THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES
With over 60 gross acres (33 acres net)
to develop, the park has the potential for
a number of additional proposed future
units and plots of land. Indicative unit
sizes range from 3,000 to 100,000 sq ft. The
size and fit out of these future units
is flexible and can be built to meet specific
business requirements.
LAND
DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS
- Use Classes 4, 5 and 6
(Scotland Order 1997)
- Adaptable plans for small, medium,
large and extra large units
- Design and specification can be tailored for
office, laboratory, manufacturing and light
industrial purposes
- 5 zones available for land development
opportunities
- Subdivision of zones into individual sites
- High quality units and land development
sites available for lease or sale
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13. THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES
At The Enterprise Park, Forres there are a
range of fantastic opportunities to tap into
Moray’s established and successful business
sectors. The area is renowned
for many thriving sectors including:
– engineering
– food and drink
– digital healthcare
– business services
Moray has a population of over 93,000
and within just an hour’s catchment there
is a working age population of over 147,000.
Coupled with its flourishing industries,
this means there is easy access to a large,
highly skilled and affordable local workforce.
SECTOR
OPPORTUNITIES
IN MORAY
In addition, the region is emerging as an
innovative and successful life sciences
hub. To support this we’re offering added
incentives to life science companies locating
here; including rates relief of up to £275,000
per business, plus streamlined planning
protocols and additional support for training
and skills.
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14. THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES
CONNECTIVITY
The Enterprise Park, Forres is located
between Scotland’s oil capital Aberdeen and
the Highlands’ capital city, Inverness.
Adjacent to the A96, the Park is well linked
by road, rail and air to other parts of the
UK. Train services connect to Glasgow and
Edinburgh at least 9 times each working day
with journey times from just 4 hours.
Moray is well known for its outstanding
natural resources, renowned brands, world
famous coastlines and high standard of
living. Voted as one of the top 7 regions
in Scotland for quality of life, Moray offers
affordable housing, great schools and
beautiful scenery.
AN EXCELLENT
LOCATION
Inverness Airport is only 35 minutes away,
whilst Aberdeen Airport is no more than
a 90-minute drive. Moray has better air
connections than most UK locations with
138 flights per week including 35 flights to
London airports and a daily connection into
the international hub of Amsterdam. Every
UK city can be reached within a single day
of legal commercial driving hours.
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15. MORAY HAS
BEEN VOTED
ONE OF THE TOP
7 REGIONS IN
SCOTLAND FOR
QUALITY OF LIFE
GLASGOW EDINBURGH
ABERDEEN
FORRES
INVERNESS
ELGIN
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16. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN
BRING YOUR BUSINESS TO THE ENTERPRISE PARK, FORRES:
W enterpriseparkforres.co.uk
T +44 (0)1309 696 000
E forres@hie.co.uk
@EntParkForres
The Enterprise Park, Forres
Moray
Scotland
IV36 2AB
Printed December 2014
