Office Relocations

The Invest in Derby team can provide a bespoke package of support to office based businesses and company headquarters seeking Derby office relocations. We can provide assistance in identifying staff, sites and premises, broker business support and can also provide staff tours and key information on local Derby housing, schooling, leisure and quality of life issues in order to make your Derby office relocation smooth.

We can also provide information relating to education, workforce skills, demographic information, cost of labour and many more areas of information to support your feasibility studies.

Derby - A Home to World Leaders

Home to a number of world leading brands including Rolls-Royce, Bombardier, Westfield, Citibank and Toyota, Derby has the region's highest skills levels and salary rates and is becoming increasingly attractive as a location for headquarters. More information is available on our Key Employers page.

Recent reports have identified Derby as the UK's main high performing city by export and job creation and its aerospace; rail and technology companies work on a global basis daily. 11.7% of Derby's employment is in high technology - more than any other city in the UK, making Derby a prime city for office relocation.

Derby Office Relocation - A Quality Investment

An occupier of office space in Derby pays less than any other East Midlands City; this includes rent, services charge and rateable value. Prime office rental costs are up to 80% less then London at an average of £14.50 per square foot.
Source: CBRE April 2009.

Derby's city centre office market will be transformed over the next few years, with around 1.4 million sq. ft. of new offices. This will be started by the delivery of a number of new schemes over the next 12 to 24 months. Recent developments such as Pride Park, have established Derby as a key business location in the Midlands. With new offices in the pipeline the focus for opportunities has now shifted to the city centre.

Derby's City centre office space offers a more balanced working environment, close to public transport and access to local amenities including restaurants, retail and new public spaces. Derby will not be introducing a work place parking levy or congestion charging and has favourable car parking ratios.

The City offers a choice of both existing office premises and Grade A developments with planning permissions that are ready to go. These office developments offer flexibility and high BREEAM ratings. Many of Derby's offices benefit from prime central locations in a growing 21st century city. More information is available on our Key Developments page.

Companies relocating to Derby will find they are joining a growing number of businesses who have chosen the city as their home. Key drivers include being the country's most central city and great returns on investment in a city on the up.

Derby at the Heart of the Country

As the country's most central city, Derby has excellent transport links with average commute times of just 15 minutes within its travel to work area of 1.5 million people. Six million people live within one hour of Derby providing a massive recruitment pool and 80% of the population within 2 hours - a major benefit of office relocation to Derby.

Derby's rail, road and air connections are excellent. More information is available at our Location and Connectivity section.

A High Skilled Workforce

Making the right relocation move is not just about finding the most suitable offices; it is also about finding the right people. Derby's balanced economy delivers a highly skilled workforce and is one of the city's main strengths. 15 universities are based within one hour of the city, offering wide access to a skilled workforce.

Derby has quickly become a place for both young professionals and families and this is evident as the biggest increase in the local population is that of 25-34 year old professionals.

More information is available on our Skills page.

Derby College is in the UK's top five further Education institutions and the University of Derby has invested heavily in making it one of the most innovative in the country. Derby attracts around 35,000 students each year to add to the pool of talent available.

"There can be few universities with a more modern perspective than Derby."
- The Sunday Times

You can find out more at our Education page.

Quality of Life

Derby has easy access to beautiful towns and villages such as Ashbourne, Bakewell, Buxton, Melbourne and Wirksworth, all of which are great places to live, spend quality time or just relax and explore. The city has an established leisure and tourism offer including:

• The UNESCO Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site - the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution
• QUAD - visual arts and film centre showing great independent films and art exhibitions
• Cathedral Quarter - a maze of streets in the city's historic heart
• Donington Park - home to the British Formula One Grand Prix
• Déda - the region's premier dance centre.

Derbyshire and the Peak District are also on our doorstep. With 30 million visitors per year it is the worlds second most visited attraction. The Peak district, offers a haven for hikers, cyclists, paragliders, clay pigeon shooters and even sailors!  More information is available at the Visit Peak District website.  More information is available in our Living in Derby section.

A brochure of Derby's offer to office relocations named QUALITY CITY QUALITY OPORTUNITY is available.

Please contact the Invest in Derby team to see how we may help make your office relocation to Derby a success.

Please call +44 (01332) 255000 or e-mail investinderby@derby.gov.uk