Adastral Park – Innovating for a Connected World
Location Martlesham Heath , Ipswich IP5 3RE
Adastral Park is home to BT Labs – BT ’ s Global Research and Development Headquarters – and Innovation Martlesham – an established cluster of over 80 high-tech ICT companies and a thriving hub of like-minded individuals sharing knowledge and expertise . The Park is one of the world ’ s most famous telecoms and computing addresses , with a campus that covers 100 acres .
Adastral Park was previously home to the RAF ’ s Royal Flying Corps Experimental Station and the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment . Martlesham Heath soon became world renowned for testing both military and civilian aeroplanes .
So with its well established links to innovation , it was fitting that BT relocated its main research centre to Martlesham from Dollis Hill in London in 1969 .
From pioneering work in optical technologies and digital switching through to work in advanced software techniques and protocols , Adastral Park is recognised as one of the leading centres of technical innovation in the communication world and one of the largest ICT research and development Facilities in the world .
Innovation Martlesham Adastral Park is also home to Innovation Martlesham ( IM ) – a ‘ collaborative ecosystem ’ of small , medium and large Technology companies . It provides :
Physical office space : IM provides both flexible furnished and unfurnished office space , on a secure site , from 150 to 10,000 sq . ft . with access to high-speed broadband , meeting rooms and free on-site parking
Business Incubator : Companies are accepted into the Incubator via a selection process . The incubator then nurtures technology companies in their early stages , offering free office space , free business mentoring , subsidized voice and data comms and co-location with other IM hightech companies
Business Club : This entry level offering provides a ‘ value for money ’ option that supports the demand from businesses and entrepreneurs
Business Support and Mentor Group : Free support and guidance is available to IM companies and access to a group of domain experts
Networking Events and opportunities : IM hosts free monthly networking events , in association with IP-Network .
As part of your office space package you will receive :
• Kitchen and breakout areas
• Adastral Park reception and security services
• Heating , electricity and business rates
• Cleaning and building maintenance
Companies at Adastral Park benefit from the following :
• Conference room and lecture theatre hire
• Free car parking
• Shuttle bus from Ipswich Station
• Restaurant and coffee shop
• Gym , sports hall , clubs and fitness classes
• Tennis , badminton and basketball courts
• WH Smiths , hairdressers and ATM
• Motor transport workshop
• Major retailers such as Next , M & S Simply Food and Tesco are next to the site .
• Good transport links to London and rest of UK
• Good rail connections to London
• Stansted Airport is little more than an hour away and from nearby Harwich International Port there are regular passenger ferries to continental Europe .
How to Find Us Park is located close to Ipswich , Suffolk on the east coast of England , around 90 miles from London and 65 miles from Cambridge . If using a Sat Nav , enter the postcode IP5 3RE .
By road : From the Midlands and the North take A14 East toward Ipswich . From London and the South turn off the M25 at J28 onto the A12 to Ipswich . Follow A14 East ( signposted to Felixstowe ), around Ipswich and over the Orwell Bridge . Join A12 north ( J58 , signposted to Lowestoft ) for approximately two miles . Adastral Park can be found by turning right at the second roundabout , and follow the signs for Reception .
By train : A regular train service runs from London Liverpool Street to Ipswich Station , taking approximately one hour . From the Midlands and the North , there are connecting trains to Ipswich from Peterborough ( via Ely or Cambridge ). A regular service to Ipswich departs from Norwich once every half hour at peak travel times .
By air : The nearest major airport to Adastral Park is Stansted Airport , which is located just over an hour drive from the Park , making it easily accessible from areas around the UK and the continent
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