The recently completed Marine Business Park in the North Quay area of Hayle in Cornwall, England, will be officially opened on February 12.
The business park has quayside access to the sea, with plans for a new slipway in the future. There is also expansion land for a further 800m² of buildings.
The project is dedicated to businesses in the marine renewables and marine technology sectors, which can lease space in the new Business Park.
The project has been led by Cornwall Council with the support of Cornwall Development Company, which secured European Convergence funding to deliver the first phase of the Marine Business Park, with match funding provided by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Council.
The new business park has been delivered as part of a major economic development initiative which has delivered Wave Hub – the grid connected ‘plug’ for testing wave energy devices which lies seven miles of the coast of Hayle.
“The opening of the HMRBP marks an important step in the development of the Marine renewable sector in Cornwall. I am delighted that Hayle continues to play such a prominent role in this industry and this facility enhances future employment potential based on the Wave Hub offshore,” local media quotes John Pollard , councillor for Hayle North and leader of Cornwall Council, as saying.