University of Warwick Science Park
Location The Venture Centre Sir William Lyons Road Coventry CV4 7EZ
Contact Details Tel : 024 7632 3000 Fax : 024 7632 3001 Email : more-info @ uwsp . co . uk Website : www . warwicksciencepark . co . uk
Aerial view of The Venture Centre
Satellite Sites
University of Warwick Science Park Innovation Centre Warwick Technology Park , Gallows Hill , Warwick , CV34 6UW Tel : 01926 623000 Fax : 01926 623001 Email : karen . aston @ uwsp . co . uk
University of Warwick Science Park Business Innovation Centre Binley Business Park , Harry Weston Road , Coventry , CV3 2TX Tel : 024 7643 0000 Fax : 024 7643 0001 Email : penny . robb @ uwsp . co . uk
Blythe Valley Innovation Centre Central Boulevard , Blythe Valley Park , Solihull , B90 8AJ Tel : 0121 506 9000 Fax : 0121 506 9001 Email : mark . homer @ uwsp . co . uk
Warwick Enterprise Park Wellesbourne , Warwick , CV35 9EF Email : wellesbourne @ uwsp . co . uk
Background
As one of Europe ’ s leading Science Parks , the University of Warwick Science Park offers a unique package of property and business services to provide an environment in which innovative and knowledge based companies can grow . Located 3 miles to the south east of Coventry , it provides excellent access to the M1 / M6 / M42 motorways , is 15 minutes from Birmingham International Airport and less than an hour from the centre of London by train .
Since opening its first building in 1984 , additional investment and development has resulted in over 50,000 square metres of dedicated space for companies at all stages of growth . Today Warwick Science Park has 20 buildings on its 42 acre main site , in addition to three satellite incubators , providing the base for 130 companies employing circa 2,800 people .
Augmenting the provision of quality space is the availability of dedicated business support . For over 20 years Warwick Science Park has had an in-house team able to provide companies with support and advice in the four areas of Access to Finance , Access to Markets , Access to Incubation and Access to Knowledge . These have been achieved through a range of initiatives over the years , such as the provision of Access to Finance services for the Warwickshire Rural Growth Network and Minerva the regions only Business Angel Network . On release of ESIF funds a Business Ready programme will be launched across the LEP region .
Warwick Science Park is close to a significant cluster of ICT , creative and gaming companies which is reflected in a high number of tenants from this sector on the Park . Building on the growth and increased
Riley Court
R & D in the automotive sector an increased number of automotive design intensive companies setting up on the Science Park to serve local automotive companies such as Jaguar Land Rover and Aston Martin .
Land and Property The University of Warwick Science Park has a mix of properties ranging from The Venture Centre with short-term rentals for units from 25 to 150 square metres , several multi-occupancy buildings offering 200 square metres to 1,000 square metres , through to its latest and largest building , Riley Court offering 3,700 square metres . Across the Science Park and its Innovation Centres there are altogether 17 incubation offices from 10 to 18 square metres to accommodate knowledge based and innovation led startups .
At Warwick Technology Park the Science Park has a joint venture Innovation Centre with Warwickshire County Council . Units range from 20 to 150 square metres and are equipped with raised floors suitable for ICT-based companies . Leases are short-term to reflect the needs of expanding technology-based SMEs .
On Binley Business Park , on the east side of Coventry , the Science Park has a second joint venture Innovation Centre , with Coventry City Council and the Chamber of Commerce , providing units from 20 to 150 square metres . Again these units are available on short-term leases for growing companies .
Blythe Valley Innovation Centre is a site managed by the University of Warwick Science Park on behalf of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council . The building is specifically designed to meet the requirements of ICT companies with units ranging from 25 to 100 square metres on short-term leases .
Facilities Free car parking , full time reception , wide range of telephony services , hi-speed internet , wireless access points , meeting rooms , photocopying and mail franking are provided at all sites .
Virtual Tenancy – Warwick Science Park offers three levels of service to cover all the requirements of remote location based companies . Virtual tenants are able to benefit from the premier business address and the full range of support services on offer through the park .
Connectivity All buildings at the main site are connected to a gigabit fibre optic backbone enabling the delivery of a range of resilient and diverse services including superfast business broadband , MPLS solutions ,
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