Chineham Park joins the social network revolution

Chineham Park sets up a facebook page. Hopefully this will develop over the coming months to provide a resource of information for what’s happening on the business park here in Basingstoke

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Office To Let/Rent Basingstoke

We currently have a number of office to let/rent here in basingstoke on Chineham Park.
To view what office space we currently have available then click on the link below:
Offices To Let/Rent Basingstoke

A Striking Success

Paper manufacturer, Arjo Wiggins came through to win a nail-biting victory in the first-ever ‘Chineham Challenge Cup’ bowling tournament for occupiers, organised by MEPC Chineham Park.

After the first and second game, Arjo Wiggins were hot on the heels of Ericsson. Arjo Wiggins determination was such that they never gave up and showed great teamwork, clinching the whole tournament. They bowled their corporate neighbours over by an amazing four points and took the top spot with a score of 790.

The Oscar style golden trophy was presented by Jo Szegota, Asset Manager and Wendy Fletcher, Estate Assistant at MEPC Chineham Park to team players Richard Lloyd, Martin Newell, Mark Scully, Shona Stronach, Suzanne Brown and Claire Saunders who all played outstandingly.

Team captain, Richard said: “Thanks to Chineham Park for organising a great night. The buffet was super, the hospitality was good and the victory finished the night perfectly.”

Geoff Warner who was playing for Hama said: “Well done to Arjo they played an excellent game and our team relished the challenge. They played their best and gave it their all and we look forward to an event such as this being held again.”

Organiser, Wendy said: “It was a fantastic evening and everyone had an enjoyable time. It was good to see local business pulling together for our first ever Challenge Cup, networking and having fun. I would like to say thank you to all the teams Arjo, Ericsson, Alida, Hama, Fitness First and Kone – you were all such good sports.

Go Green - Chineham Park finds greener ways to travel

Thank you to everyone who took part in the first ever travel survey. Over 650 responses were received.

Congratulations to Daniel Leng from Micro Peripherals in Lindenwood; his entry was chosen from our lucky draw and he is now the proud owner of a £300 mountain bike.

The survey, which was sent to all businesses located at Chineham Park, was designed to identify key areas to make sustainable travel easier. People were asked questions, about their methods of transport and the results revealed the following:

39% of respondents expressed an interest in utilising a car share scheme. Consequently MEPC have met with Lift Share UK and are creating a car share scheme on the Chineham Park website to help all of us adopt more sustainable ways to travel to work. This scheme will be going live in April and further information will follow in due course.

Many people travel from the same area each day and what is apparent from the results is that some of these journeys could be shared, which would:

• Reduce fuel costs by sharing day-to-day expenses
• Decrease congestion and save valuable time at the beginning and end of the day
• Cut down stress
• Enhance the re-sale value of cars by reducing the mileage and wear and tear
• Give users a more sociable and less stressful way of travelling
• Reduce traffic pollution and minimise the impact on local communities and the environment

The survey also showed that 15% of respondents utilise the courtesy coaches as their main form of transport. The Park's dedicated and complimentary bus service runs between Chineham Park and Basingstoke railway station every 15 minutes at peak hours. In 2007 the coaches undertook 150,000 passenger movements, which is a 10% increase on the 2006 level.

69% of respondents mentioned that if cycle routes were improved and safer they would be more encouraged to cycle to work. And, over 12.6% of our occupiers would be encouraged to walk to work more often if the access onto the park was better lit. As a result of these findings, we are in the process of liaising with the local council to encourage them to extend the cycle lane further into the park and improve the lighting on the public footpaths.

Wendy Fletcher, Travel Co-ordinator at MEPC Chineham Park said,"The feedback and views in surveys, such as this, helps MEPC to strive to meet the needs of everyone who works here. It's only by receiving such feedback that improvements can be made."

Once again the MEPC team at Chineham Park would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who took part and are sure many more of you will take part in our next travel survey in December 08.

A great place for business to grow

The UK will be the European hub for Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which is good news for people living in the Basingstoke and the surrounding area, as Chineham Park has been chosen as the location for their expansion.

The global speciality pharmaceutical company has taken 11,000 sq ft of space in the newly refurbished 9-11 offices at Cedarwood. This will create more jobs in the local area.

Colin Terry, VP & General Manager, Northern Europe for Valeant Pharmaceuticals is delighted with their new offices and says 'We have been based at Chineham for nearly 10 years, but as a result of UK growth and European expansion over the past couple of years, recognised that there was the need to grow our offices. We have been very happy at Chineham, and as staff retention was a crucial driver in our decision making process, we wanted to remain within Basingstoke. The new buildings at Cedarwood were perfect for us as it has given the company the right space, profile and flexibility as the platform to develop our business throughout the Continent.'

Cedarwood is another example of how Chineham Park is committed to sustainability. The refurbishment process uses less materials and energy than demolishing and starting a new build.

Rupert Batho, Managing Director for MEPC's Chineham Park, said 'Our culture is to create a commercial environment where an organisation can arrive on the park and take a small unit, typically around 2,000 sq ft and grow. Working in partnership with Valeant Pharmaceuticals, we have helped them manage their growth since they first arrived at Chineham Park, and have now provided them with the right environment for them to continue to expand and thrive here.'