Solent Freeport Tax Zone

Innovation

Fawley Waterside’s science & technology park will be based on the ‘quintuple helix’, integrating industry, government & academia in a site focused on social value and the environment.

Industry

The site will work with the Satellite Applications Catapult to draw on the model successfully used at Harwell & AMRC:

  • Attract anchor tenants in target sectors who are ‘problem owners’
  • Co-locate them with ‘problem solver’ tenants such as SMEs and start-ups
  • Provide them with generous tax incentives, access to talent through a skills academy, & specialist equipment via a shared assets centre, etc.

Catapult Network

  • Fawley Waterside is forming an ‘Integrated Project Team’ to collaborate across whole Catapult network with an initial focus on maritime decarbonisations and satellite services
  • Fawley Waterside is working with six Catapults to create an on-site Catapult Quarter
  • This aids government by helping the Catapults combine expertise, regionalise, and cooperate as
    a network
  • This will also help businesses access cross-disciplinary innovation networks

Universities

UK CRIC is a network of 13 research universities focused on sustainable infrastructure and cities in the UK and elsewhere. UK CRIC: United Kingdom Collabatorium for Research Infrastructure and Cities.

Fawley Waterside is the sole private sector partner of UK CRIC and collaborates closely with local universities (Southampton, Solent, Portsmouth).

The joint aim is to create an ecosystem where academia & industry can:

  • Collaborate & share technical expertise (e.g. marine autonomy firms with the Southampton Marine and Maritime Institute)
  • Establish talent pipelines
  • Commercialise IP

Society & Environment

Fawley Waterside seeks to attract mission- focused businesses that share the town’s own values of sustainability & social impact. It will help them attract talent with extensive:

  • Public spaces
  • Community infrastructure
  • Leisure amenities
  • Access to nature
  • Affordable housing

TARGET SECTORS

Strong Regional – Representation

Maritime

Defence

Electronics

Aerospace

Food Tech

Materials Processing & Engineering

Smart Tech

Life Sciences

For further details please contact:

Michael Hawkins

Director
Head of National Office Agency
& Development UK Regions

+44 (0) 7775 546243
Michael.Hawkins@Colliers.com

Guy Gilfillan

Director
Head of Development Consulting
+44 (0) 7885 033433
Guy.Gilfillan@Colliers.com

Martin Hastelow

Director
Commercial Agency
+44 (0) 7968 550 395
MHastelow@savills.com

James Greenlees

Associate
Surveyor Commercial Agency
+44 (0) 7983 987272
james.greenlees@savills.com