Space Park Leicester is a collaborative community of industry, academics and students working together to drive growth in space and space-enabled sectors.
It is forecast to contribute £750m a year to the UK space sector over the next decade and support more than 2,500 direct and indirect jobs in the East Midlands.
With an annual turnover of £16bn, the UK space sector is an increasingly important part of the UK economy.
Space Park Leicester is a regenerative use of publicly owned disused brownfield land which promotes economic growth in association with neighbouring development which contributes positively to society and the climate change emergency.
The University committed to Space Park Leicester’s Phase One without certainty that later phases would follow. But Phase Two was realised quickly, justifying the initiative and creating a sense of place to attract companies and researchers and act as a regeneration pump-primer.
Local firms have the opportunity to locate their business on a short- or long-term basis at Space Park Leicester.
| Client: University of Leicester |
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| Project manager and employer’s agent: Pulse Consult |
| Architect: Shepheard Epstein Hunter |
| Cost consultant: Gleeds |
| Landscape architect: Ares |
| Structural and civil engineer and services consultant: Tetra Tech |
| Services consultant: CPWP |
| Architectural client technical advisor: Bond Bryan |
| Build clerk of works: William Saunders |
| M&E clerk of works: Hicktons |
| Main contractor: Bowmer & Kirkland |
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