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Tapton Park Innovation Centre is situated in the grounds of George Stephenson's house and parkland, offering views of the landscaped grounds and the countryside beyond. It is the ideal location for your business to flourish.

Room for Growth

Business Services

Specialist Services

• Ample free car parking
• Reception service
• Telephone answering (when requested)
• Message taking
• Post room
• Company name plate in reception and on room door
• Building repair and maintenance
• Computer controlled heating
• Insurance of the building
• Landscaping and upkeep of all common areas
• Lighting of all common areas and externally at night
• Refuse disposal
• Comprehensive security provision
• Fire alarm
• Internal and external window cleaning
• 24 hour access for tenants
• Ring main power circuit
• Telephone via switchboard

Room for Growth

Flexibility
35 rooms are available ranging in size from 225 sq.ft. to 1600 sq.ft. plus up to 10 rent-a-desks for short term use. Easy in/Easy out rental contracts will enable you to move to larger or smaller premises, without penalties or heavy legal costs.
Service Charge
A moderate service charge is levied with the rent and includes the services listed:
Own power used within the room will be metered and charged separately.
VAT will be added to all charges

• Word processing
• Copy typing
• Database input
• Mail shots
• Faxing
• Desktop publishing
• Production of reports
• Post franking
• Photocopying
• Binding
• Conference and meeting rooms
• Catering services
• Basic accounting and payroll

Business Services

Tapton Park Innovation Centre offers a comprehensive range of support services at moderate charges, thus enabling you to concentrate your energies on growing your own business. These services include:

• Funding advice, including loans, grants and partnership funding
• Product/process viability assessment
• Prototyping
• Assessment of manufacturing costs
• Research and development
• Manufacturing partners
• Business management
• Marketing and sales
• Exporting
• Agent and distributor finding and management
• Legal and legislation including European
• Accounting, tax and VAT advice
• Recruitment help
• Insurance
• Patent and licensing assistance
• Internet training and consultancy
• Web site design, hosting and maintenance

Specialist Services

To ensure maximum product development and company growth, great emphasis will be placed on providing confidential business advice and assistance. The following are offered either on-site by the Centre Manager or via a number of established organisations, companies and individuals.