Lancaster Environment Centre

At the heart of all our partnerships is the access and association to one of the largest centres for environmental research, innovation and training in Europe. With over £35 million of recent investment in new facilities and people, the Lancaster Environment Centre is one of the UK's leading environmental research organisations and unique in being able to offer dedicated accommodation for business to co-locate into the centre. Whether via physical co-location or as part of our expanding network of partners located across the UK, our partnerships aim to deliver a range of benefits and opportunities tailored to different kinds of commercial organisation:

Benefits include assistance in the development of investor-ready business plans; access to grant funding and private investment; expert advice on company formation, and administration; IPR and commercialisation advice; low-cost easy-in easy-out flexible high quality accommodation; on-site R&D facilities and a growing community of new ventures.

Benefits include high-quality laboratory, computing and workshop facilities; access to public funding for R&D world-class research and development expertise; dedicated accommodation for co-location or development of new R&D activity; access to high quality graduates and a growing network of new ventures, high growth businesses and larger corporate organisations.

Benefits include brand association with one of Europe's largest centres for environmental research and innovation; partnership with one of the UK's leading University's; opportunity to establish collaborative relationships via a dedicated high-profile facility for business; and access to world-class research expertise and high quality graduates.

The Waitrose Centre is a good example of a valued partnership with a larger corporate organisation.