Economic Profile

Business Parks in Birmingham

Birmingham has a network of both well-established and exciting new business parks, each providing an environment in which businesses can thrive.

Business Parks and major tenants

Aston Science Park (9 hectares, 22 acres) with plans to create a 60 acre integrated campus for Aston Science Park and Aston University.

• Bostock Marketing Group Ltd (direct marketing & research)
• Quality Plus Callscan
• Quest Vitamins Ltd (health products)
• Finmetica (independent sofware vendor)
• Transys (engineering consultancy)
• UK Business and Incubation Headquarters

Location Adjacent to Birmingham City Centre; close to the Central Technology Belt and 8 miles from Birmingham International Airport.  Direct access to the A38(M), which leads to junction 6 of the M6 motorway.

Birmingham Business Park (40 hectares, 100 acres).

• Alliance & Leicester (financial services)
• Hewlett Packard (IT)
• Hitachi Data Systems (mainframe computer manufacture)
• IMI (engineering)
• Orange (telecommunications)
• Talis Information Systems (library information services)

Location Adjacent to Birmingham International Airport, and a short distance from junction 6 of the M42 motorway.

Birmingham Research Park

• Accommodation for knowledge based businesses
• Includes the Information & Communications Technology Centre (ICT) Centre, dedicated to the rapid growth of IT related ventures
• aQtive Ltd (computer softare)
• CDS Telepath (IT solutions to the healthcare industry)
• Midland Medical Technologies Ltd (orthopaedic devices)

Location Under 3 miles from Birmingham City Centre, on the Central Technology Belt; and within 9 miles of Birmingham International Airport, close to junction 4 of the M5 motorway.

Blythe Valley (69 hectares, 170 acres)

• Oracle (IT services)
• Arup (engineering)
• British Gas (energy supplier)
• Virgin Active (health club)

Location 8 miles from Birmingham International Airport, 10 miles from Birmingham City Centre.  Direct link to junction 4 of the M42 motorway. 

Catesby Park (3.6 hectares, 9 acres)

• Thomas Walker (shipping)
• Railtech UK (rail industry)

Location 5 miles south of Birmingham City Centre; 2.5 miles from junction 2 of the M42 motorway.

Gravelly Industrial Park (32.4 hectares, 80 acres)

• Carlton 021 (media)
• USF Walter Trowal (surface preparation and finishing)
• Arjo U.K. Merchants Ltd (paper distributor)

Location Adjacent to junction 6 of the M6 motorway, 2 miles from Birmingham City Centre.

Hatchford Brook (3.49 hectares, 8.63 acres)

• ACL Autolease
• Sendo (mobile 'phone manufacturer)

Location 6 miles east of Birmingham City Centre; 2.5 miles from junction 6 of the M42 motorway.

The Hub, Birmingham (33 hectares, 80 acres)

• Prime brownfield site, suitable for offices, production and warehouse.
• Site of former IMI works.

Location Approximately 3 miles north of Birminham City Centre and 14 miles from Birmingham International Airport; 4 miles from junction 7 of the M6; 1.6 miles from junction 6 of the M6.

Kings Norton Business Centre

• Autoglass (automotive assembly)
• Exel Logistics (automotive distribution)
• Lloyds TSB Bank (bank)
• Newey & Eyre (electrical wholesalers)

Location Birmingham City Centre is 5 miles to the north; junction 2 of the M42 motorway is 4 miles to the south.

Network Park (7 hectares, 17 acres)

• Nestle (beverages manufacturer)

Location Approximately 1 mile to the north-east of Birmingham City Centre; situated within Birmingham Heartlands.  Close to the A47 which gives access to junction 5 of the M6 motorway.

Nexus Point (16 hectares, 39 acres) production/ distribution scheme

• AAH Pharmaceuticals Ltd (pharmaceuticals)
• Universal Office Supplies (office supplies)
• Post Office (bank)
• Abbey National Group (financial services)

Location Situated within Holford Industrial Park, approsimately 3 miles to the north of Birmingham City Centre.  Within 2 miles of junction 6 of the M6 motorway; 17 miles from Birmingham International Airport.

Parklands (12 hectares, 29.7 acres) office development

• Compass Group (food service)

Location 2 miles from junction 4 of the M5 motorway and 3 miles from junction 1 of the M42 motorway; 7 miles south of Birmingham City Centre; 24 miles from Birmingham International Airport.

Quinton Business Park (7 hectares, 18-acre) office park

• The Highways Agency (agency for the Dept of Transport)

Location Adjacent to junction 3 of the M5 motorway, 5 miles south of Birmingham City Centre.

Ringway Business Park (3.3 hectares, 8.2 acres) production/ warehouse units and office buildings

Location Situated in Birmingham Heartlands, 1 mile south-west of Birmingham City Centre; adjacent to the A38(M) Aston Expressway, giving access to junction 6 of the M6 motorway.

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