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WHY YOU NEED TO BE IN SLOUGH

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Slough is at the heart of one of the UK’s most important business regions, the Thames Valley Corridor.

In this thriving location is to be found one of the highest concentrations of European headquarters anywhere in the UK, and overall the area contributes some £8bn to the economy.

Overall, Slough is home to 4,000 organisations employing 82,000 people within a further 500,000 employees within a 20-minute radius.

Slough is not standing still, however, and The 'Heart of Slough' is a £450m project established to:

  • Create a major national and European cultural quarter to celebrate cultural diversity and sustainable community living.
  • Encourage the retention of SME, freelance and micro-business talent
  • Become an R&D centre of excellence, creating more jobs and wealth

More information can be found at www.proudtobeslough.co.uk