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Maylands Business Park, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK
The East of England’s best established and forward thinking Business Park.

Maylands is one of Europe’s premier business parks. Already the largest in the East of England, Maylands Business Park is situated on the edge of the thriving Hertfordshire town of Hemel Hempstead. It enjoys enviable transport links; there are four major airports (including Heathrow) within 45 minutes. Central London can be reached by train in less than half an hour and Maylands is just a few minutes from the intersection of two of the UK’s most important road corridors – the M1 and M25.

Businesses in Maylands enjoy low overheads and, being surrounded by green belt, the workforce benefits from a high quality of life. These features make it ideal for a wide range of operations, from corporate headquarters to high tech manufacturing.

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Maylands has a strong heritage, delivering over 40 years of commerce. The business park is currently home to more than 600 companies, providing employment for nearly 25,000 people. Maylands offers many advantages, including a rich mix of business sectors including high tech manufacturing, wholesale, retail and business services.

Maylands is impressive, with 325 hectares already developed and further earmarked for expansion. Businesses looking for room to grow will find in Maylands the largest area of prime development land within 30 minutes of London.

More than one million people live within 12 miles of Maylands with 25% of the workforce educated to degree level or higher. The population profile is also younger than the national average.

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Hemel Hempstead is adjacent to the M1 and ten minutes from the M25. Heathrow and Luton are just 20 minutes drive; this makes Maylands ideal for international clients. As for rail, the recently upgraded West Coast Main Line now provides a 125 mph link with London, the Midlands, the North West and Scotland and London Euston is just 26 minutes away.

Current business rates for Hemel Hempstead are £6 per square foot per annum. Typically, businesses in the Eastern M4 region may pay up to 50% more. Business rates are also highly competitive (5% below nearby Watford and 20% less than St Albans).

Domestic rents in Hemel Hempstead are also lower than much of the Eastern M4 region, while house prices also offer excellent value.

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Maylands is well established, it already has an enviable list of corporate Head Offices, including:

Dixons Stores Group International (DSGI) FFEI (Previously FujiFilm) Toshiba Aquascutum Sir Robert McAlpine British Standards Institute (BSI).

Epson Kodak HSBC 3Com Next

A strategic master plan is currently being developed to further enhance Maylands. We aspire to be Europe’s premier location for dynamic businesses. Among the options under consideration is a proposal to become the UK’s first carbon neutral Business Park. The master plan is driven by local businesses through Maylands Partnership. The Partnership is a strategic collaboration between business leaders and the principal public agencies, including Dacorum Borough Council, The East of England Development Agency, Hertfordshire County Council and English Partnerships.

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Land and commercial property are readily available and we propose to open a new ‘Gateway’ development Zone – this will afford excellent opportunities for new office developments. More and more business leaders are recognising the benefits of conducting business from Maylands. The widening of the M1 and upgrading of the West Coast Line and Heathrow’s new 5th Terminal point to the strategic significance of the Hemel Hempstead and Maylands Business Park.

To find out more visit www.maylands.org, or contact Maylands Partnership Director, Roy Bain on +44 (0)1442 867808 or email: roy.bain@dacorum.gov.uk

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