CrossingBorders

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We have an opportunity to bring Channel 4 to our unique, cross-border communityin Chester and North Wales. This bid is from two, diverse nations and is built on theclose working relationship developed in recent years by councils, business and thewider community on both sides of the border. We have a flourishing, creative sectorand we want Channel 4 to break the mould, as it has done before, by moving to adynamic, forward-looking region.

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We hope that you’ll quickly appreciate the very real and practicaladvantages of taking the bold step to locate your new HQ across borders.

1 DiversityChester and Wrexham representthe diversity of experience ofmodern Britain. Here you will findcultures and lifestyles of every kind.We represent an open-minded,contemporary Europeancommunity where language andheritage make us unique. Here youwill find a relaxed, safe, welcomingand inquisitive atmosphere which isthe perfect breeding ground forcreativity.

2 Uniquely binding twonations together.

Where else could you better deliveron your promise of being ‘4 all of theUK’ than by locating your new HQ atthe heart of a compact area thatencapsulates and unites twodifferent countries? In these timesof increasing separation, our biddelivers a message of unity.

3 State of the art officespace

You need effective and efficientoffice space; right away. As you willsee, we have a choice of spaces,each of which is distinctive, digitallyenabled and of high quality design,and each can be tailored to meetyour exact needs.

4 We are big enough to beinteresting but smallenough for you to make adifference.

Locating in Chester gives you aunique range of practicaladvantages, as you will appreciatefrom this document. And inaddition, you will occupy a uniqueposition in the City and immediateregion – a leader in shaping andhelping to deliver future ideas andpositive change for your neighboursand community.

5 A great place to beThe area is often voted as one ofthe best places to live and visit inthe UK, with high living standards,great schools in both the public andprivate sectors and a host ofhistorical and contemporaryattractions from the historic citycentre, Roman amphitheatre, thePontcysyllte aqueduct Worldheritage site, Chester Zoo andshopping at Cheshire Oaks.

6 Connected, connected,connected

We enjoy a strategic location at thevery heart of the United Kingdom.Our communication links are secondto none and whilst our businessesbenefit from our close proximity toNorth West major cities, the qualityof life here is our greatest attraction.Recognised as the most vibranteconomy in the North West, the areascores highly for health, wellbeingand happiness and is leading theway in dynamism and opportunity,benefitting from its place at theheart of the Northern powerhouse.

7 We are going placesWith a diverse and successfulcross-border economy, sharedlabour market and GVA equal tohalf the entire Welsh economy.We generate around £20M GVA pa.

8 CreativeThe area has a strong culturalidentity – defined by its richheritage setting fused with moderncreative sectors. We have a strongwill and independent spirit togetherwith a highly skilled, committed andpassionate community ofbusinesses, venues, educators andparticipants.

9 Yesterday, today andtomorrow

Chester and North Wales havebecome a richly mixed communityof citizens and visitors wanting toshare in all of the opportunitiesthat the area has to offer and, whilewe celebrate our fantastic heritagewe are successfully reinventingourselves, we have a burgeoningcreative industry and are refreshingour cultural offer at pace and scale.

10 And television friendly We are home to some of thebiggest programmes in the Channel4 portfolio, including the on-screenhome of Hollyoaks, The Secret Lifeof the Zoo and Britain’s MostHistoric Towns.

A working population of

289,200

4 ten extremelygood reasons

Why crossBorders?

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Cross Borders 4 our placeat the heart of everythingConnected to London,UK and Beyond

Chester is well located and highlyconnected. Chester Railway Stationhas grown significantly in recentyears and is one of the busieststations in the North West. Over 4million people used the station in2017 and the twice hourly railservice to London puts the capitaljust 2 hours away.

Chester is the primary gatewaybetween Cheshire, Warrington andNorth Wales and acts as the focalpoint of the Mersey-Dee area. Itoffers connectivity to North Wales,Crewe, Ireland, London andManchester as well as providingexcellent connections intoLiverpool City Region.

Our rail links will be furtherimproved with new franchisearrangements, and journey timesto London will be cut to under twohours in the next two years. HS2connectivity will provide a furtherstep change in access to Londonand the rest of the UK and planshave been agreed to capitalise onHS2 to also improve links acrossNorth Wales.

We have excellent motorway linksand have two major internationalairports within 45 minutes drive, aswell as a local airport at Hawarden,less than 5 miles away.

Digital connections

The area has excellent 4G andsuperfast broadband coverage, andan increasing coverage of ultrafastprovision including FibreSpeed, ahigh-performance fibre networkconnecting North Wales to theglobal digital economy. In the area,we are rolling out free public wifiwithin our towns and cities and caninstall high performance fibre toany premises you may consider.

Connected to creativeecosystems

The creative and digital communityin Chester and Wrexham is strongand growing. we are home to awell-developed creative clusterwhich is recognised as being thebest in the region and having the

potential for significant growth.And we are also closely connectedto the talent and capabilities ofboth Manchester and Liverpool.Chester has already demonstratedthat graduates and talent fromthese cities can be drawn to bothlive and work in the city, attractedby the quality of life alternative tobig cities.

Connected to future talent

Within a 30-mile radius is one ofthe largest concentrations ofHigher Education Institutions inEurope, with 15 HEI’s, a combinedstudent body of 200,000 and atotal undergraduate population of160,000.

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rail links to London which can be reachedin two hours(two services an hour from Chester to London)

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creative cluster

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The area has

1,150 Creative businesses Top 10 area

by increase in the performance of creative industries

The creative industries contribute

£128.41 million to the local economy, this is 2.69% of the total GVA (position 45 in the UK).

Our fastest growing creative sector is Film, TV, video, radio and photography and in terms of number of businesses, the fastest growing sector is IT, software and computer services.

Creativeemploymentrepresents

3% of the local workforce, and creative businesses represent 7% of the business population.

From dramas to news broadcasts, television and feature !lms we have supported over 400 productions since 2010, and worked with over 65 production companies since 2014

Ours is a strong diverse economy which includes aerospace, automotive, nuclear, renewables, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, !nancial services, food, engineering, ICT, tourism and retail.

We are at the heart of a larger creative cluster that includes: Manchester, Liverpool, Warrington,Wigan, Crewe and North Wales.

With access to a host of creative and digital businesses within

half an hour’s travel time.

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4 benefittingfrom innovation

The facts behind Chester and Wrexham’s vibranteconomy and innovative creative community:

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Come 4 our creativetelevision productionecosystem

Hollyoaks is Channel 4’s biggestNations and Regions commissionedprogramme. First aired in 1995 andon broadcast five episodes a weekHollyoaks is one of the UK’s long-standing dramas.

The BAFTA nominated Secret Lifeof the Zoo is filmed at Chester Zoo -Britain’s most popular zoo hosting1.9 million visitors every year.

Chester was also home to the firstepisode of Britain’s Most HistoricTowns produced by IWC andbroadcast on Channel 4 in 2018.

Born Naughty? The four-partseries featured the paediatricianDr Ravi Jayaram from theCountess of Chester Hospitalhelping children with behaviouralproblems.

North Wales has provided thesetting for Severn Screen’s crimedrama Hidden (Craith) that wasfilmed on location in Snowdoniaand broadcast on S4C and BBCWales.

“Rydyn ni'n cefnogi'r bid ar gyfer PencadlysChannel 4 ac rydym yn edrych ymlaen at weithiogyda Channel 4 i ddatblygu ein talent gymunedolleol a darparu lleoliad arddangos ac adnoddau argyfer artistiaid uchelgeisiol.”Tŷ Pawb

We have a well-developedindependent television/digitalproduction community on ourdoorstep, including MediaCityUKSalford, Lime Picture’s Campusat Childwall, Liverpool andLittlewoods Studios – all within a45-minute travel time by roadand rail. As such, our locationprovides extraordinarily strongagglomeration benefits.

We provide the setting for a widerange of TV productions fromdrama, features, reality TV tonews broadcasts. We are hometo some of the biggest andlongest running shows onChannel 4, including Hollyoaksand the BAFTA nominatedSecret Life of the Zoo.

We have long-establishedrelationships with televisionproduction companies includingLime Pictures dating back to1995 when Hollyoaks was firstfilmed in Chester and continue toprovide filming locations acrossCheshire to enable successfulproduction of the popular TVshow.

The area is a creative hub, hometo a range of creative businessesincluding Visual Impact Northern– a leading business specialisingin the rental and sales ofbroadcast and video productionequipment and Picture House

Films, creating professionalhigh-quality films and workingwith independent and broadcastmedia companies throughoutthe UK.

We are also home to start-ups,located in our co-working hubIndustry situated in the creativecanal side quarter, and some ofthe North West’s top digitalbusinesses including, ClickConsulting, Prodo and Clickycreating award winning digitalexperiences for majorcompanies, to architectscreating places that inspire. InWrexham, there are a range ofproduction companies includingStory Jar, Follow Films and 73Degree Media.

There is growing demand forincubator space for the creativeindustries with new facilitiesbeing developed by social

enterprises to provide co-workingfacilities for start-ups in thearea, particularly those workingin the visual arts.

According to NESTA there are

10,245 creative businesses in Chester, Wrexham, Liverpool and Manchester

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Cheshire College South and WestChester College of LawColeg CambriaReaseheath CollegeWarrington and Vale Royal CollegeMMU Crewe campusUniversity of Liverpool Leahurst campus

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Come 4our Talent

Qualifications

% NVQ4+ (a degree-level or equivalent qualification or above)

% NVQ3+ (A-level or equivalent qualification or above)

% NVQ2+ (GCSE grades A*-C or equivalent qualification or above)

% NVQ1+ (GCSE grades D-E or equivalent)

% with other qualifications

% with no qualifications

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% of 16-64 year olds in Cheshire

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The skills levels in Chester and Wrexham can morethan successfully meet the needs of Channel 4 andalso draw on a wider pool of talent located in NorthWales, Liverpool and Manchester.

• Of the 461,000 people in this area,107,900 are aged under 25.

• The employment rate of 16-64 yearolds in Cheshire West is 73.6%. InWrexham this is 82.1%. Over 43%of working-age people in CheshireWest are qualified to NVQ level 4and above

• There is a net in-flow of youngerworkers which illustrates howattractive the area is for graduatesfrom surrounding areas.

Today’s talent pool

We have the talent that youneed and the communitiesthat you can help us continueto inspire.

There is extremely goodaccess to a significant travel towork catchment area, whichfurther boosts the availableworkforce skills base.

Manchester and Liverpool arewithin a 45 minute drive timeof Chester City Centre.

Statistically, there areapproximately 62,000potential employees in theArts, Entertainment andRecreation Sector within a60 minute travel time, withapproximately 13,000specifically involved intelevision, motion pictures,radio and sound recordingand creative arts andentertainment activities.

Our regional skills and educationalattainment levels are very high onaverage, but we are an area of starkcontrasts. We already innovate toprovide access and involvementwith creativity and culture to boostoutcomes for the most deprived.Channel 4’s presence and effectwould help inspire and encourageboth our most and our leastengaged young audiences.

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Within a 30 mile radius is one of the largest concentrations of Higher EducationInstitutions in Europe, with 15 in HEI’s, a combined student body of 200,000and a total undergraduate population of 160,000.

Chester is a high concentration and growth area for creativity and ourimmediate is the largest concentration and growth cluster in the UK.

Glyndŵr University’s School ofCreative Arts provides dedicatedstudio and workshop spaces forApplied Arts, Fine Art, Animation,Film and Photography, GraphicDesign and Illustration.

• Students gain experienceworking on Glyndwr.tv, takingopportunities to lead livesessions and get involved inproduction. The School ofCreative Arts is also home toCalon FM, a community radiostation with an FM license.

• The Terry Hands Studio, based onthe Wrexham Campus, is aperforming arts space used by ourtheatre and TV students. Thestudio is named after the founderof the Liverpool EverymanTheatre and the previous directorof the Royal ShakespeareCompany, in recognition of his roletransforming Theatr Clwyd to themost successful theatre in Wales.

Glyndŵr University’s Centre forthe Creative Industries. The £5mCentre for Creative Industriesopened in 2011 and supportscourses in art, music, journalism,media, TV, film and theatre, it hasbecome home to BBC Cymru Walesin North East Wales providing newproduction facilities for its staff,guests and contributors. The centrefeatures state-of-the-art TV andradio studios, 3D workshops, designstudios, IT suites, Apple trainingsuites and post-production audioand visual facilities. Provides astimulus to the development ofprivate and spin-out businessesassociated with the creativeindustries.

Coleg Cambria – is one of thelargest further and highereducation colleges in the UK withapproximately 7,000 full timestudents and 20,000 part timestudents. Offers courses in creativemedia production, live eventsproduction and performing arts.

Cheshire College – South & Westoffers young people in Chester andthe surrounding area an inspiringrange of full-time courses andapprenticeships within the creativeindustries including mediaproduction, games development,visual arts, performing arts andmusic. This ranges from entry levelthrough to higher level and degreeprogrammes.

The College has also helped tobreak the mould in the traditionallymale dominated industry with thelatest WorldSkills winner Penny–Jane Prior, from Chester, who isnow recognised as the best 3DDigital Game Art Student withinher age group in the UK. TheCollege also has strong links toproduction companies based inManchester, with students gainingwork experience at David EllisonFilms filming a portfolio car advert,working on set and as runners andassistant camera operators.

The College’s Games Developmentdepartment has produced two Goldmedallists at the prestigiousWorldSkills event in 2015 and2017.Daniel McCabe, who won in2015, went on to represent the UK inthe 2016 EuroSkills finals in Swedenand was successfully crowned best3D game designer in Europe.

University of Chester’s Departmentof Media offers programmes intelevision, radio, music production,media and film studies, advertising,photography and journalism at ourcampus sites in Chester andWarrington, serving more than 500students at undergraduate, Master’sand PhD levels. In 2013 the provisionwas ranked best in England for overallstudent satisfaction.

The Department has a commercialoffice which produces video and othermedia outputs commissioned byprofessional clients, and students areactively engaged in such productions– as well as other professional workexperience opportunities – as part oftheir studies.

The International Screen SchoolManchester (ISSM), led by ManchesterMetropolitan University (MMU), is aproject intended to developinterdisciplinary talent to support theNorth West’s creative and digitalindustries. It will provide multi-disciplinary undergraduate, post-graduate and apprenticeshipprogrammes in screen and post-screenmedia — and it will also be a hub for newbusinesses and innovators.

We have established Creative Futures -a creative industries conference thatbrings discipline-leading experts, fromWales, the UK and the World, into NorthEast Wales, so that their creativity andexpertise can be shared with new andupcoming artists, writers, designersand performers. Organised and hostedby Wrexham Glyndŵr University, it isdedicated to developing the technical,professional and employability skills ofcreative individuals, and aims atbroadening horizons.

Come 4 tomorrow’sTalent on the doorstepThis location benefits from a simplyoutstanding education offer

There is also an education specialism in the CreativeSector right on our doorstep in Chester and Wrexham.

There is alsoan education specialism in the Creative Sector right on our doorstep in Chester and Wrexham.

There are over

1,000peoplestudying for acreative firstdegree inNorth WalesUniversities.

Type of clusterHigh concentration and growth

High growth

Creative clustersin the UK

Source: ONS, Business Structure Database; Nesta analysis.

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Culture forms an increasingly important part of ouroutreach activities, ensuring that all have the opportunitiesto benefit from the arts in many ways:

Cheshire West and Chester has some of the most deprived wards in the country and Wrexham is home of some of the most deprived communities in Wales.

We stand 4inspiring change

Action Transport Theatre

Action Transport Theatre based inEllesmere Port are recognised asnational leaders and are part of theArts Council England’s NationalPortfolio.The company’s many strandsinclude free participationprogrammes, working with some ofthe town’s most vulnerable anddisadvantaged young people.These include young people with

learning difficulties and who areoften SEN statemented. In the last12 months ATT’s engagementprogramme has connected withnearly 14,000 children and youngpeople, prioritising the leastengaged communities and highestlevels of social deprivation. Chester and Cheshire West Councilare currently working with thecompany to upgrade and developtheir existing building – creating acultural centre for children, youngpeople and their families.

Cheshire Dance

Specialises in dance and diverse practice including a considerable focus onhealth and wellbeing. They have recently developed a strand of workaimed at those suffering from dementia.

Vic Studios

This is an award-winning SocialEnterprise in Wrexham focused onimproving the lives and prospectsof young people and the widercommunity through music. Sinceopening in 2016, Vic Studios hasdelivered in excess of 50 nationally-recognised qualifications to itsusers. They have been awarded BigLottery funding to deliver sessionsincluding DJing, music technology,video and film making. Theyprovide professional qualityrehearsal and recording facilitiesand access to skilled soundengineering.

Fallen Angels Dance Theatre

An emerging company based atStoryhouse, works and supportsthose in recovery from addiction totransform their lives, share theirrecovery journey through dance,performance and creativity.

In addition, there are anincreasing number ofstrong outreach initiativesfocusing on areas ofdeprivation in Cheshire toprovide focusedprogrammes of support. Weled the national campaignfor social mobility in thearts using measures towiden access to the artsand creative sectors forthose from less advantaged

backgrounds. This includedworking with Michael Sheenand others. Our efforts toincrease participation forall and to generateopportunities in culturaland creative practice andemployment for non-traditional audiences wouldbe significantly enhancedby the presence of abroadcaster committed todiversity and inspiration.

Photograph: Brian Slater

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There are a range of adventureattractions, including: SurfSnowdonia, an inland surfinglake located in the Conwy Valley,Zip World, the world’s fastestand longest zip wire andBounce Below, a subterraneanplayground of giant trampolinesin a former slate mine deepunderneath.

Blaenau Ffestiniog and CoedLlandegla the UK’s leadingForest Visitor centre which is

home to some of the best man-made mountain bike trails in theUK. In addition, we are home toa range of top-class attractionsincluding Chester Zoo – thesecond most paid-for visitorattraction in the UK with over1.9 million visitors annually,Cheshire Oaks (currentlyundergoing a £40 millionexpansion), Chester Races and a huge and diverse range ofmuseums, heritage facilities,parks and outdoor attractions.You’ll fit right in here.

We have the best outdoor adventure activities, within onehour of Snowdonia and the North Wales coast. Every day weenjoy thrilling mountain scenery and fascinating ancientculture and heritage. North Wales was the only place in Britainto make it into the Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel in 2017.

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The average house property in the area is

£187,676which is signi!cantly lower than the England average of £242,176.

A place that’s good 4 you

Cheshire and North Wales are renownedfor our quality of life and this is thelocation of choice for independent andleading businesses. Our naturalenvironment is widely recognised as oneof our major assets, providing inspirationfor people who live and work here, andattracting new talent and employers tothe area.

Chester is a highly desirable place to liveand work with attractive residential areas,quality housing ranging from affordablenew housing, canal side redevelopmentsin central Chester, to executive homes.Our attractiveness as a place to live isenhanced by a superb range of local

amenities, including excellent schools,independent shops, beautiful countryside,forests and waterways.

We have an excellent choice of state andindependent schools including Kings,Queens, Abbey Gate College, Hammond,Morton, Ruthin School and St John Deanewhich are all rated as ‘good’ or‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Last year Chester won the prestigiousEuropean Access City Awardrecognising that it provides access forall - regardless of age, mobility orability - to the resources and pleasuresthat the city has to offer.

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• Street Level 2018 – Chester’s firstvisual arts festival painting live

• Wales Comic Con – celebratingeverything that is great aboutpop culture and hosted inWrexham

• Focus Wales – shining aspotlight on emerging talent inWales

• Underneath the Arches – anaward-winning music eventheld in Wrexham under thePontcysyllte Aqueduct worldheritage site.

Storyhouse• Ground-breaking, multi-award-

winning project connecting anarts organisation to a libraryservice.

• In the first 12 months ofoperation, welcomed 1 millionpeople through its doors.

• Substantial increase in Librarymembership – including 170%increase in junior membership.

• Embraced by all of Chester’scommunities and is a model forattracting diverse users andaudiences – users include thehomeless, voluntary groupsand charities and emergingarts and cultural organisations.It is a multigenerational venue

that includes the very young andthe elderly as well as providing allof the traditional and commercialopportunities for library, film andtheatre customers.

• Full programme of communityevents, employmentopportunities andapprenticeships, and a YoungLeaders Programme, whichintroduces young people to apotential career in the creativeindustries.

• New companies and artists areemerging in Chester and thewider borough with Storyhouseproviding a catalyst for furthergrowth in the cultural sector.

Storyhouse Chester

Opened in May 2017 following a£37m investment to transform a1930s Odeon building, Storyhousefeatures an 800-seat auditorium,200-seat studio theatre, housesthe city’s library as well as arestaurant, two bars and a 100-seat boutique cinema.

Tŷ Pawb

(meaning Everyone’s House)opened its doors in Wrexham inApril 2018 and is the first centre inthe UK to bring together arts,market stalls and communityspace to deliver a wide-rangingprogramme of inclusive eventsand activities.

Theatr Clwyd

Home to Wales’ major dramaproductions – hosting visitingtheatre companies and stagingtheir own productions.

We also have an award-winningand fast-developing, diversecultural offer including:

We have establishedlinks with nationalcultural organisations,including hosting theVictoria & AlbertMuseum’s ‘Pop Art inPrint’ exhibition andhome to a residency forRonnie Scott’s 2017.

University graduateshave establishedproduction companiesand there is big, smalland independent musicand theatre locally.

• The Bluedot Festival• National Eisteddfod• Chester Comedy Festival• Chester International Film

Festival• Grosvenor Open Air Theatre –

attracting 30,000 people peryear (the most successfuloutside of London).

• Chester Moonlight Flicks – anopen-air cinema held in theRoman Gardens

• Northwich International StreetArts Festival,

“Chester is a vibrant and uniquecity, full of creative communities.I think it would be a fantasticchoice for Channel 4.”Peter Mearns - Chair STORYHOUSE

Photograph: Peter Cook

Photograph: Mark Carline

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Chester prices typically range from £18 to £20 per square foot in Chester City Centre for Grade Aoffice accommodation, comparing extremely cost effectively with other city-region areas andproviding very good value for money.

We have highlighted specific sites below, each of which are available in 2019 and couldaccommodate both office and studio facilities, providing Channel 4 with highly specified,digitally enabled, architecturally distinctive offices as and when you need them.

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Crossingborders 4 stateof the art office spaceWe have state of the art office spaces within Chesterthat have attracted major businesses to relocate here.

HQ is the most efficient office inChester and the North West. It is asubstantial mixed-use developmentcomprising luxury apartments,Abode hotel, restaurants and offices.The office premises have beendesigned to a very high standardand benefit from large, airconditioned floorplates that allow forflexible working space planning. Thebuilding also benefits from fantasticviews of Chester Racecourse.

HQ offers an outstandingopportunity to occupy a location ofunequalled prominence.

The premises are located a shortwalk from Chester’s main retailarea as well as being a 5-minutedrive from Chester Business Park.There are excellent travel links,being close to the A55, M53 andM56 as well as Chester Bus Stationand Chester Railway Station.

Built in 2007, accommodation upto 50,000 sq ft is available. Typicalfloor plate is 15,000 sq ft. Fully airconditioned with feature receptionarea, full height glazed curtainwalling, 3 passenger lifts, securebasement parking. BREEAM VeryGood.

HQ, 58 Nicholas Street,Chester, CH1 2NP

The premier office locationin Chester

Located in the ChesterBusiness Quarter (CBQ), 2 CityPlace will provide Channel 4with highly attractive anddistinctive space in the heart ofthe city. The site is supportedby new high quality urbansquares and an enhancedcanalside setting. Two of the main arterial routesinto the city from themotorway network serve theCBQ as do Park and Ridefacilities. It also has theadditional benefit of theShropshire Union Canal closeby, providing the mostattractive route into thehistoric core of the city centre(a 5-minute walk away) and therecognised quality benefits ofworking by water.

The CBQ will have flexiblestructured space toaccommodate Channel 4 as acreative hub and provide localcreative and digitalcommunities with facilities todrop into, connect to remotelyand collaborate.City Place is Chester's firstBREEAM 'Excellent' ratedoffice building including GradeA specification, and sets newstandards for office space inthe city with stunningarchitecture and moderndesign.

The site is in development andwill provide 75,000 sq ft ofGrade A office accommodationand could provide the perfectsetting for a state-of-the-artstudio.

2 City Place, Chester,CH1 3BQ

A vibrant, mixed use siteat the centre of theChester Business Districtwith an opportunity toprovide bespokeaccommodation.

Chester Business Park is a175-acre landscaped businessenvironment in a naturalCheshire Green Beltenvironment, 1 mile south ofChester City Centre and ¼mile north of the A55/A483dual carriagewayintersection.

Jigsaw is an expansive parcelof premium developmentland situated in the heart ofthe Park, offering Channel 4the chance to complete thepuzzle with the finaldevelopment plot.

Jigsaw, Chester BusinessPark, Chester, CH4 9QL

A location at the heart ofan international businesspark - home to many of thearea’s leading businesses

To Jigsaw, ChesterBusiness Park

2 City Place

"Having worked with Channel 4 learning, we have experienced the innovativenature of the organisation's working approaches. Award winning ClickyMedia has been based in Chester since our inception. Chester would berevolutionised and is crying out for an innovative organisation like Channel 4to boost the extremely talented creative and technical skill that exists here.”Laura Hothersall - Agency Director, Clicky Media

"Like Channel 4, we are extremely proud that Moneypenny is recognised as acreative business that is constantly pushing boundaries, both for its clientsand our extraordinary staff, and we could not have chosen a better locationfor our stunning new offices.” Ed Reeves, Co-founder of Moneypenny

"We are very excited to be in Chester. The city is a great base for ouroperation as we will be able to grow and develop here.”Will Loughnane - Director of Business Insights, Virgin Money

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