Underground trains to Central London Heathrow Terminals 1, 2, 3 minutes to Piccadilly Circus (Piccadilly line)
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Uxbridge minutes to Liverpool Street (Metropolitan line)
55
Northolt minutes to Tottenham Court Road (Central line)
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Hounslow West minutes to Victoria (Piccadilly line)
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Flights from Heathrow airport Paris
1hr10
Madrid
2hrs15
Dubai
6hrs45
New York
7hrs10
Tokyo
12hrs26
Sydney
21hrs39
Crossrail from Hayes & Harlington, 2019 Minutes Southall 3 Heathrow Central
create new business opportunities for member carriers and provide an improved working environment for employees.” The centrepiece of the hi-tech terminal is the 78-metre, 77-tonne sculpture, Slipstream, created by Richard Wilson RA. The twisting aluminium form, evoking the flight path of a small stunt plane, is likely to be viewed by 20 million passengers a year. Heathrow draws investors to hillingdon
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Ealing Broadway
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Slough
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Heathrow Terminal 4
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Paddington
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Bond Street
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Maidenhead
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Tottenham Court Road
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Farringdon
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Liverpool Street
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Whitechapel
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Canary Wharf
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Stratford
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Woolwich
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Hillingdon, which has one of the capital’s highest concentrations of international and European headquarters outside the City of London, Canary Wharf and the West End – quite an achievement for a borough many overseas companies may not yet have heard of. Companies include Cadbury, which moved in 2007 from Mayfair to cut costs, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers, based in Hillingdon for 25 years. British Airways, BMI and China Airlines have bases around Heathrow. Companies located in Uxbridge include Xerox, Coca-Cola, Raytheon and Guoman Hotel Management. Hayes is home to Heinz, Rackspace and United Biscuits, while Apple, Hasbro, Canon, BP, Marks and Spencer, Toshiba and GlaxoSmithKline are all at Stockley Park. Only 15 minutes from Heathrow by bus, Stockley Park is served by West Drayton and Hayes & Harlington rail stations with quick access to Paddington – and it’s on the Crossrail route. It is close to the M4 and M25 for easy access to markets in Wales, Bristol and the West Country. Stockley Park was established during the 1980s; it specialises in ICT and has 61 hectares of beautifully landscaped and maintained grounds, including a golf course and lake. The appeal for firms wanting to locate near Heathrow, the UK’s largest single employment site, is obvious, for international companies and import/ export businesses. Relocating employers will find a skilled workforce as Hillingdon is home to a strong Further Educational provider – Uxbridge College – and to Brunel University, excellent for its technical and engineering connections, and ranked 15th most international university in the world by the Times Higher Education. Even before the arrival of gamechanging Crossrail, Hillingdon has excellent transport connections, making it a prime business location. For companies considering relocation, staff will benefit from moving to a borough of open spaces, with 24 Green Flag parks – the most in the UK – and a range of residential property at competitive prices. Central London is a tube ride away and Hillingdon is a short hop from spectacular countryside – and for businesses, access to markets further afield via the M4 or M40 – truly the best of both worlds.
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