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Supporting 6,900 companies, there are 94,800 jobs already here and 50,000 jobs planned by 2026.

Businesses have access to readily available skills and professionally qualified staff – the talent pool is well stocked and well supported.

IT Skills

The I Lab

New jobs. A local employment initiative, Employ Kent Thameside (EKT) has been set up to ensure that local residents can access the 50,000 new jobs planned for the area.

Well-connected. With a multi-million pound investment in infrastructure, the area is meeting the challenge of ‘connecting’ people to local business. Without leaving the area, a dynamic and skilled workforce has the choice to live, work and relax in a thriving environment.

Knowledge-driven. The Bridge is home to the Nucleus innovation centre, which provides office units for high-growth companies in the science and technology sectors together with a range of support services including an I-Lab, access to funding organisations and links to universities and research institutions.

"Kent Thameside is one of Kent’s most attractive areas for inward investment. Locate in Kent alone has helped 24 companies relocate or expand here in the last five years, creating 1,800 new jobs through a capita expenditure of over £20 million. These companies are attracted by a combination of workforce and skills, quality new business space and of course, access to London in just 17 minutes by high speed train." Paul Wookey, Chief Executive, Locate in Kent.