Skills and Innovation Centre
Modern collaborative learning and working spaces
Local businesses, students and workers will benefit from modern, collaborative working and learning spaces at Gateway 14. The early design and operational concept seek to create a unique space – blurring the boundaries between education and the world of work. It includes a range of workspaces, meeting/ training rooms and collaboration spaces within an approximately 30,000 sq ft high quality and sustainable facility with innovation cluster plots on the site meeting a minimum BREAAM standard of Excellent.
Gateway 14 is the new state-of- the-art business, innovation and logistics park in Stowmarket which will provide up to 2.36 million sq ft of development opportunities for R&D, manufacturing, and logistics businesses in Mid Suffolk and is part of Freeport East which is committed to working with partners to drive innovation.
A Skills and Innovation centre would provide a dedicated space for start-ups and businesses looking at innovative ways to grow – including through upskilling of the local workforce. Development of the centre would kickstart the wider innovation cluster development envisaged for the site.
In addition, the Skills and Innovation centre will allow education and training partners to work in collaboration with business, using the flexible space for learning and training where people can upskill or learn new skills for career development or change.
