Crawley Business Guide 2017/18

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A large and uniquely diverse
business community provides
almost unrivalled opportunities
to develop commercially
advantageous and environmentally
sustainable local supply chain
solutions within easy striking
distance of an equally varied and
talented labour pool.
Manor Royal Business
Improvement District
(BID)
A Business Improvement District,
(BID), is a business created,
business-led and business funded
body set up to improve a specifically
defined commercial area.
Following a postal vote by the
business community, the Manor
Royal BID was created in June 2013
and is the largest non-retail BID in
the country.
Based on the rateable value of the
property they occupy, all companies
of certain size contribute a small
sum that the BID Company, a not-for-
profit company run by Manor Royal
business representatives, uses to
deliver the agreed improvements.
Manor Royal’s BID mission is to
improve the trading and working
environment focusing on three
main objectives –
1/ Increase trade and reduce cost
2/ Raise the profile and reputation
of Manor Royal
3/ Improve the infrastructure.
The BID has had many successes
since 2013 including the deployment
of area-wide faster fibre broadband;
improvements to key gateways;
creation of new facilities like the
award winning Crawter’s Brook
People’s Park; area-wide CCTV
and ANPR security camera system
monitored 24/7 by Sussex Police; and
employee travel discounts initiatives.
Find out more about BIDs
at or contact
01293 813 866 /
Located adjacent to London
Gatwick Airport and close to
Crawley town centre, Manor Royal
Business District is one of South
East England’s premier employment
hubs and the largest business
district in the Gatwick Diamond. It
covers an area of 240 hectares and
is home to more than 500 businesses
generating over 30,000 jobs.
A much sought-after location,
Manor Royal provides a wide range
of commercial premises from high
quality office headquarters and
serviced offices, to a variety
of industrial, warehouse and
workshop units.
As well as being home to many
well-known and world leading
companies, Manor Royal is also
home to hundreds of dynamic
and innovative smaller companies
providing a broad range of
products and services.
MANOR ROYAL BUSINESS DISTRICT