Business in Chesterfield
Centrally located in the UK Chesterfield is superbly connected, has an abundance of new business premises and room to grow. Well served by the M1 and the Midland Mainline Chesterfield is within one hour’s drive of four major airports and London is under two hours by rail.
The town and local area has a great pool of talent for all types of business from world leading specialist manufacturers and multi-national communications companies to retailers and distributors and with over 7 million people within a one hour radius it’s a really cost effective place to locate your business.
Chesterfield is very well networked physically and locally to provide the tools and support to help businesses grow. While 85 hectare Markham Vale business park offers modern high quality industrial and office accommodation with ready access to the M1 and a skilled workforce there are a variety of other commercial and industrial properties across the area to suit start-ups to major employers.
Within the town there are two Innovation Centres at Tapton Park and Dunston offering the opportunity for start-up new technology businesses to establish themselves and grow. Across the town there are many new and existing offices and manufacturing units to suit all sizes and types of business.
With a vibrant Chesterfield Champions network run by Destination Chesterfield and a proactive Chamber of Commerce alongside other business networking groups, a multitude of business events, a large available workforce, close ties with the cities of Sheffield, Nottingham and Derby we have all the elements you need to help your business succeed.