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"Locating so close to central London will give the company the gravitas to increase its presence in the advertising world globally." Michael Medora, Chairman of ColourHolographic

London Thames Gateway is part of the most exciting and dynamic city in the world. With a highly skilled workforce and an economy larger than Finland, Portugal and Ireland, the UK's capital offers unrestricted access to 459,500,000 consumers in the EU, making it one of the world's largest trading hubs.

London is an established headquarters location with world class business communities and 108 of Europe\'s largest 500 companies operating from the capital. Excellent local transport networks and the availability of new, cost effective, high-quality office premises is moving this momentum eastwards, with London Thames Gateway now Europe's fastest growing business district, identified by government as a primary location for growth in jobs and housing.

London Thames Gateway offers:

Local, Skilled & Dynamic Workforce - With 3.6 million people and over 300 languages spoken, locating in London Thames Gateway offers access to a highly skilled multilingual workforce. Over a third of this workforce has a degree qualification and 2.5 million people living here are between the ages of 20 and 39. London has 28 Universities educating 300,000 students.

Excellent Connections - London Thames Gateway has the fastest growing transport infrastructure in the UK. Our locations benefit from fast connections to the capital, particularly through the rail network, providing high accessibility for the region's major labour catchments. It also benefits from London's five major airports, rail links to Paris, Brussels and mainland Europe and is part of the most comprehensive public transport system of any city in Europe - 570 railway stations, 292 Tube & light rail stations and 649 bus routes.

Prestige Location - London is the world's financial global leader with 486 overseas banks and the number one destination for foreign direct investment (Ernst & Young 2006 European Investment Monitor). The city is also home to many international institutions, including the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and International Maritime Organisation. it is the media capital of Europe and the UK's centre of political power and influence. In London Thames Gateway, world class business communities in Canary Wharf and Docklands are home to headquarters and key functions for global names such as Citigroup, Barclays, Lehman Brothers and HSBC.

Cost Effective Location - A London location at a Leeds price. London Thames Gateway provides a wealth of locations and 1,000 hectares of available land to suit all requirements, with flagship sites such as Canary Wharf offering ready to occupy premises alongside design and build options in the Royal Docks. The region offers real cost-effective solutions. A recent survey identifyied that companies can make savings of 20% by locating in London Thames Gateway, when compared to West London, which along with the lowest overall employment costs of anywhere in London and one of the lowest in Southern England, make London Thames Gateway a logical choice for Headquarters operations.

Colour Holographic
Ground breaking holographic company, ColourHolographic, produces unique products for international brands. As ColourHolographic's range of clients and workload grew, their original sites in Essex and Leeds were no longer able to provide an efficient business solution.

London Thames Gateway offered the solution:

  • East London is already home to an impressive array of creative industries and facilities.
  • Many of the skilled professionals working in these fields are located in East London.
  • A London Thames Gateway location offers good access to the City and London's creative hubs.
  • London Thames Gateway offered ColourHolographic all the benefits of a London location, without the expected London prices.

Gateway to London assisted ColourHolographic throughout the entire relocation process, successfully negotiating terms on the company's behalf and advising on a number of other business related issues to help the move go as smoothly as possible. Approval for the plans to redesign the building was granted at the end of March 2005, contracts were signed at the beginning of April and refit work started shortly afterwards. The development of the building will be phased, ColourHolographic will move in shortly and when complete, the new premises at Trinity Buoy Wharf will include a film studio, CGi offices and film separation facilities. These are all new local services that the company will be able to offer, which new staff will need to be employed for and which will add to the draw of the area for creative industries.

Gateway to London continues to advise and assist ColourHolographic and the company are already in discussions surrounding taking additional space at Trinity Buoy Wharf.

Further Details
For more information on what London Thames Gateway has to offer, download our business proposition The Headquarters Location(PDF)