GreenPark is one of the largest business parks of its kind in Europe, covering an area of 180 acres, the GreenPark business development is set in the heart of the Thames Valley, about two miles from the centre of Reading just off the M4 motorway and around 30 minutes drive from Heathrow. The Thames Valley area lies to the west of London and is one of the most prosperous business areas in Britain, second only to central London as one of the UK's leading wealth generators and is home to ten of the world's top 50 global organisations. Foster & Partners first brought forward the plan for GreenPark back in 1997 with the idea of creating a first class business environment that is both inspirational and stimulating. With the help of Prudential and PRUPIM this vision has gradually taken shape and grown to house leading companies such as Symantec, Cisco and Logica. The area where GreenPark now exists was initially low lying, agricultural land within the flood plain of the river Kennet but has now been transformed into a mixture of stunning architecture and superb natural beauty where native wildlife and the environment can flourish.



Facilities at GreenPark

The majority of facilities within Green Park are situated in Lime Square; these include the Cannons Health and Fitness Club which consists of a gym, 20m pool, fitness classes and health and beauty studios. There is also the Isq2 waterside bar and brasserie, which offers food and drink throughout the week and offers open air seating, alongside the ‘Cafe 100' and the ‘Bistro 100' on Longwater Avenue all of your food needs should be catered for. The Day Nursery on the GreenPark site offers pre-school children a stimulating and enjoyable environment, which includes secure play areas and rooms, sleeping areas and sensory areas.

Wind Turbine

Designed by Sir Norman Foster, the GreenPark wind turbine is one of the largest land-based turbines in the UK and is easily viewable above junction 11 of the M4. The project is based around a partnership between Prudential and Ecotricity who are a leading electricity supplier who invest large sums of their profits into renewable energy wind turbine projects. The wind power project generates approximately 4.5 million kWh of green electricity every year, not only supplying the business park with power but also 1,500 local homes too and was completed in November 2005. Ecotricity has completed some of the biggest landmark wind turbine project over recent years, including several turbines at Sainsbury's stores, the Ford factory in Dagenham and the only wind turbine in the world that you can climb at the Ecotech Centre in Norfolk.

Further Expansion

The development at GreenPark is a long term to project designed to be added to as the demand rises. The development is set into three stages; Phase I & II consist of the construction of some 2.25 million sq ft of designed business offices that will eventually hold around 10,000 people, more than half of this space is currently occupied. As the business park offices becomes populated with professionals, there will be a continued growth in the construction of amenities, some of these amenities include cafe's, restaurants, banking facilities and a convenience store. Also planned in phase II is the construction of a new local rail station which will be attached to the Reading / Basingstoke line. During Phase III of the development of the site, there is a planned development of a further 1 million sq ft into business space and leisure accommodation including a hotel on the banks of the river Kennet.

With its central position in the Thames Valley business area, the quality facilities, its close proximity to the Madejski stadium (home of Reading Football club) and the leading example it sets in green energy, GreenPark has the ability to grow into one of the most important business areas in the UK.