Business in East Anglia

The New Anglia Growth Hub, part of the Growth Hub Network gives companies in Norfolk and Suffolk a single point of contact for business support. Powered by a team of experienced and fully accredited Business Growth Advisers, our support and guidance is completely free, impartial and confidential. You could be starting a new enterprise or looking grow an established business and our free service is open to companies across all sectors and legal status. Our support is focussed around four key areas: Access to Grants & Finance No need to search online for the answer. We can research on your behalf and identify...

Birketts is a top 100 UK law firm with offices in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Ipswich and Norwich.  Our lawyers deliver expert legal advice combined with a high quality and personalised service.  Our clients trust us to achieve a solution that is right for them however difficult or challenging the circumstances.  That trust has been earned over time and sets the standard upon which our reputation is based. Alongside our core business areas of corporate and commercial, commercial property, commercial and personal litigation and private client law, we have leading solicitors in specialist areas of the law such as shipping and transportation,...

- East Anglia’s leading Facilities Management and contract services provider High-profile contract wins and major new ventures are ensuring that Norse Commercial Services is the leading East Anglian based Facilities Management (FM) and contract services provider, and one of the region’s biggest success stories. Bosses at Norse are delighted that the fast-growing company is boosting the regional economy and providing job security, as it develops new business both across the Eastern Counties and nationally. “Every day of every year, Norse’s work is touching the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in communities here in the East of England, and many...

Dedicated to the businesss of life sciences, Norwich Research Park is the premier location for excellence in food, health and the environment. Set in over 230 hectares of parkland Norwich Research Park is home to over 12,000 people, including 40 science and technology based businesses and 3,000 researchers and clinicians. A thriving science and innovation park, it is a partnership between four research institutes - namely the John Innes Centre, the Institute of Food Research, the Sainsbury Laboratory and the Genome Analysis Centre as well as the University of East Anglia and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals.   Facilities are varied and incorporate a...

At Barclays, we are fully committed to supporting our clients, in particular, helping them to fulfil their growth potential.  In this Brexit era many businesses will be reassessing their plans for growth and may need to re-plan or increase the resilience of their finances. It's in times like these when strong banks should stand tall and help ensure the stability in our economy by continuing our commitment to lend – and that is exactly what Barclays is doing. We continue to enjoy working with existing and new clients and aim to ensure they are at the heart of everything we do....

Scrutton Bland is a leading provider of financial services to both business and private clients. From our offices in Essex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Norfolk, we provide specialist tax, accountancy, insurance, employee benefits and independent financial planning advice to clients throughout the UK. Nominated for a British Accountancy Award, our cloud based service, SBLive, combines the latest in accountancy software with professional business advice giving our clients the freedom to manage their accounts in a way which best suits how they like to work. Our philosophy is simple, we believe in delivering clear, jargon-free advice for our clients and in finding effective solutions for our...

At Barclays, we work with wealthy individuals in the Eastern region to create banking, investment, wealth advisory, financing and lifestyle solutions that closely match our clients’ unique financial objectives. We are the gateway to the best of Barclays – benefitting from a local presence with a global offering, which allows us to bring together the best thinking, advice and solutions from across the global bank to support our Eastern clients. With a broad range of local clients – from entrepreneurs to Lottery winners – our wealth and investment management offering needs to be as bespoke as our clients’ needs. This...

At MHA Larking Gowen, we see ourselves as more than purely chartered accountants. We’ll look after all your tax and finance issues, and we’ll be trusted business advisors with a friendly one-to-one service you can count on. Whatever you do, whether you’re a large organisation or an individual, MHA Larking Gowen can help you protect your wealth and reach your financial goals. Our expertise Our partners are all qualified accountants covering a full range of specialist areas including personal tax, VAT, corporate finance, business strategy and business recovery. We have teams of experts with years of experience who can help you with all...

Genesis is a leading PR and marketing agency providing award winning consultancy and tactical delivery for today’s digital world. We are the 2018/19 Outstanding PR Consultancy of the Year for Anglia, Thames and Chiltern Region, also winning Gold for Outstanding Corporate and Business Campaign. We were also recognised for two national titles at the 2019 CIPR Excellence awards. What makes us special Our team, because we care deeply about giving the best advice and expert tactical delivery! Our focus is our clients – listening and understanding their challenges, and providing insightful and trustworthy strategic advice and strategic direction to their marketing communications. We thrive...

From our base in the Gipping Valley, Suffolk, we provide our comprehensive range of Occupational Health and Wellbeing services throughout the Eastern Counties; from Suffolk to Northants and from Lincolnshire to London. When our customers require it, our reach stretches out across the UK too. The protection of your workforce’s health is tremendously beneficial to their wellbeing and productivity, which in turn brings real benefits to your organisation and an excellent return on your investment in them. You can be assured that our experience and knowledge contribute greatly to the high level of service we deliver. We offer a flexible approach, which...

Since its launch 12 years ago, Penn Commercial has grown to become one of the most respected commercial property agents in the east of England. The team of six, which is based in Fox's Marina, offers a wide ranging and award winning service to clients in a variety of sectors. The team is made up of negotiators, property managers and administrators and supported by consultants providing additional specialist services. Managing director, Vanessa Penn, said: "One of our key strengths is that we have a finger on the pulse of what is going on locally. We know where the demand is and how to...

Fenn Wright is East Anglia’s leading, independently owned partnership of chartered surveyors, commercial property experts and estate agents, employing over 150 people. Our surveyors and agents offer an unrivalled range of professional skills and local market knowledge, and we aim to provide industry-leading levels of service. We have a network of offices across Essex and Suffolk with great links to London and represent a wide spectrum of clients. Whether working with investors and developers, landlords and tenants, property companies, pension funds, business owners, private individuals or local authorities, we know the sector inside out and are on hand to help with all...

Cozens-Hardy has been operating from its Norwich city centre premises for over a century, offering a wide range of legal services to businesses and private individuals. This leading practice has built a reputation for honesty, integrity and exemplary standards of service and is committed to supporting its clients with cost effective, clear solutions to all their legal needs. The firm’s highly experienced and personable commercial department provides a comprehensive range of legal services to clients of all sizes including limited companies, PLCs, LLPs, partnerships, sole traders, farming sector businesses, manufacturers, retail/wholesale services and professional service firms. Their main commercial services include: ·      Establishing...

The Pitt Building is an impressive historic conference venue in Cambridge city centre. They offer 8 rooms for hire, including the majestic Oriel Room. The venue is perfect for meetings, away days and conferences, and is only a two minute walk from the river and King’s Parade. A 20% discount is being offered on all bookings received for January and February. Standing on the old main site for Cambridge University Press, The Pitt Building have been providing a dedicated events service for over 15 years. They can provide a variety of catering, from sandwich lunches through to hot fork buffets and...

Development at Suffolk Park, in Bury St Edmunds continues apace with the contract for the 112,000 sq ft first phase of Treatt plc’s new HQ recently awarded to Readie Construction. The contractor started on site in September with completion scheduled for Summer 2020. Earlier this summer developer Jaynic let one of its two speculative warehouse units on the park. The 147,000 sq ft building has been let to Unipart acting as the provider for the NHS Supply Chain, on a 25-year lease at an agreed rent equating to £5.95 per sq ft. The resultant investment was then sold...

Ingleton Wood is one of the leading multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancies in the East of England. An award-winning Practice, that provides architecture, building surveying, civil and structural engineering, building services engineering, project management, quantity surveying, planning, interior design, CDM and health & safety and sustainability services. What we do Working across both the public and private sector, Ingleton Wood deliver functional, high quality building solutions where the work is tailored to meet our clients’ individual needs and aspirations. With offices in London, Colchester, Cambridge, Norwich and Billericay, we cover the entire Eastern region and beyond, delivering projects in a number of...

Artisan (UK) Developments has huge experience in the development of a wide range of business parks throughout East Anglia and the Northern Home Counties, delivering high quality commercial accommodation falling principally within B1, B2 & B8 planning class uses. Artisan have developed more than 114 commercial space projects including 13 business parks. In recent years Artisan has acted as the development partner for a number of companies to assist in resolving their property requirements, either on sites controlled by Artisan or third party controlled sites. The spaces Artisan create for businesses are used for numerous industries and sectors including Office accommodation,...