Location

The Loughborough University Science and Enterprise Park is one of the most accessible sites in the UK.  It lies on the western boundary of Loughborough within 1 mile of the town centre with Nottingham, Leicester and Derby easily accessible within 30 minutes by road or 20 minutes by rail.

London is a 90-minute train journey away and 90% of England and Wales is accessible within 4 hours’ drive.

  • The M1 (Junction 23) lies 1 mile to the west along the A512
  • Loughborough Station is 2 miles away with 40 trains a day to London St Pancras International and onwards to Paris and Brussels
  • East Midlands Airport (EMA) is 7 miles away with frequent flights to Europe.

Leicester, Nottingham and Derby are the three main cities in the East Midlands,  This sub-area comprises almost half the total East Midlands’ population (over 2 million residents), whilst 4 million people live within an hour’s drive-time.  The sub-area includes the largest local economies in the region.

Major knowledge-based companies located in and around Loughborough include:

  • 3M Healthcare
  • Campbell Scientific
  • Dunlop Aerospace (Meggitt)
  • FKI
  • Preci-Spark
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific