The Milton Keynes Business Environment

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The Milton KeynesBusiness Environment

• At least five new businesses move to or expand in
  Milton Keynes every month

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There are c.10,000 businesses in Milton Keynes

• Blue chip companies located in the city include
• Argos
• BP
• Coca Cola Enterprises Ltd
• Coutts Co
• Mercedes Benz UK Ltd
• Suzuki GB PLC
• Volkswagen Group
• Milton Keynes is a city for small businesses as
  well,
• with 87 of businesses employing 20 people or
  less.

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A city offering support and opportunities for all
types of business

• Just about every business sector is represented
  in the city.
• Currently the major sectors are
• Service sector 85.3
• Production Sector 10.9
• Others 3.8
• Sectors identified for growth include retail and
  distribution, hotel and catering, hospitality,
  leisure, travel and tourism, health and social
  work, education, communications and transport
  sectors.

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A modern business city, home to a growing number
of telecoms, IT and technology companies

• Alps Electric (UK) Ltd
• Briteyellow
• BT
• Cable Wireless
• Computacenter
• Data Research Services PLC (DRS)
• Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS)
• Evesham Technology
• Gedas UK

• Getronics UK Ltd
• Ingram Micro Inc.
• Matsushita Electric (UK) Ltd
• Merchants group
• Morgana Systems Ltd
• Siemens Communications
• Unisys
• WD-40 Ltd

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Milton Keynes is home to a growing number of
financial services firms including

• Abbey
• Allianz Insurance
• Bank of Scotland
• Charles Stanley Stockbrokers
• Coutts
• Lloyds TSB Business Banking
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• SG Hambros

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Accountancy and Management Consulting

• Accenture Training and Conference Centre
• AXA ICAS Ltd
• Baker Tilly
• Deloitte Touche
• Grant Thornton

• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
  Wales
• KPMG
• Macintyre Hudson
• Mazars
• Pricewaterhousecoopers

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A growing range of legal firms

• Borneos
• EMW Picton Howell LLP
• Franklins Solicitors
• Gorvins Solicitors
• Howes Percival

• Kimbells
• Matthew Arnold Baldwin
• Purcell Solicitors
• Shoosmiths
• Tollers

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A large number of property consultancies and
development professionals

• Frontier Estates
• Gazeley Properties
• Gerald Eve
• Kirkby Diamond
• Lambert Smith Hampton
• Masons Lousada
• Willowbrite

• Abbeygate Developments
• Bidwells
• Brown Lee
• Commercial Lynx
• Currie and Brown Group
• Douglas Duff
• Elliot Charles Group

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Some of the worlds leading automotive marques

• Gedas UK
• Mercedes Benz UK Ltd
• Nissan Technical Centre Europe
• Red Bull Racing
• Scania (Great Britain) Ltd
• Suzuki GB Plc
• Volkswagen Group UK Ltd

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A unique set of skills expertise in energy

• BP
• Cranfield Universitys Energy Technology Centre
• Cranfields Power Generation Technology Centre
• The Energy and Environment Research Unit at The
  Open University
• National Energy Foundation
• United Sustainable Energy Agency

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Other emerging sectors include

• Professional Bodies Associations
• British Standards Institution (BSI)
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England
  Wales
• The Institute of Groundsmanship

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• Public Sectors
• Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
• British Waterways
• The Foreign Commonwealth Office
• HM Revenue Customs
• Homes and Communities Agency (HCA)

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• Charity Sectors
• Alzheimers Society
• Association of Young People with M.E
• Milton Keynes Community Foundation
• National Association For Gifted Children
• National Energy Foundation
• Spinal Injuries Association
• Sports Leaders UK
• World Vision

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Origins ownership of Milton Keynes businesses

• 72 of all businesses in Milton Keynes started up
  in the city
• Over 45 of businesses have been established
  since 2000 with 4 operating since 1970
• 10 of Milton Keynes businesses are owned by a UK
  parent company

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Milton Keynes is home to around 300 foreign-owned
companies

• International companies represent 5 of the
  companies in the city 10 of employment
• There is a high representation of foreign
  companies including
• European
• American
• Japanese
• Taiwanese

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Business Relocation in Milton Keynes

• Invest Milton Keynes provides a service to all
  businesses looking at Milton Keynes as a location
  including
• Existing UK companies wishing to relocate or
  expand
• International companies looking for a UK or
  European base
• Businesses already in Milton Keynes looking for
  new facilities within the city
• Organisations such as public bodies or charities

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What is Invest Milton Keynes?

• Invest Milton Keynes (IMK) is the inward
  investment agency for Milton Keynes. Its role
  entails
• Assisting in the relocation of businesses to
  Milton Keynes
• Aiding the expansion of existing companies
  already in the city
• IMK offers a range of free services
• Premises and site search
• Business relocation support
• Employee relocation support
• City tours for key personnel
• Market information
• Network and supplier information
• Ongoing business support

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Contact Us

• For more information on the range of services
  offered by Invest Milton Keynes or to request
  assistance with relocation or expansion please
  contact a member of the inward investment team.
• Call 01908 200800
• Email enquiry_at_investmiltonkeynes.com
• Visit www.investmiltonkeynes.com
• The details contained in this document are for
  information only. While Invest Milton Keynes
  makes every effort to check that the information
  contained in these pages is correct and
  up-to-date at the time of publication, it cannot
  be held responsible for any errors or omissions.
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  as of November 2008.