Home to outstanding parks, landscapes and historic sites, including Hampton Court, Twickenham Stadium and Kew Gardens, the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is a special part of London. Richmond plays an important role in London’s economy, with the second largest growth of any borough over the last 25 years, despite over half of the Borough being designated as green space.
Richmond’s fantastic natural, historic and cultural heritage draws many visitors from London, the UK and overseas.
World-famous attractions provide one of London’s strongest and most varied visitor experiences, and the Visit Richmond Partnership brings together attractions, accommodation providers and partners to promote a coherent visitor offer.
As well as being a great location to start and run a business, with one of London’s best qualified populations, Richmond is home to some of the capital’s most important concentrations of research and innovation ranging from global-reach assets such as the National Physical Laboratory and Twickenham Studios to many international corporate HQs within an ecology of knowledge- based companies.
“Richmond has a thriving business community ranging from international corporates to new and growing ventures. We offer great opportunities – a talented workforce, outstanding research and innovation, a growing creative economy and some of London’s most iconic visitor destinations. Our high streets and town centres provide great places for companies to grow. The Council works closely with businesses of all types to help them grow and contribute to the health and well-being of our borough.”
Councillor Phil Giesler, Lead Member for Business and Growth, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Major Employers
National Physical Laboratory, Twickenham Studios, Hampton Court & Kew Gardens.
61% WORKFORCE QUALIFIED LEVEL 4+
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61% WORKFORCE QUALIFIED LEVEL 4+
28% BUSINESSES IN PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SECTORS
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28% BUSINESSES IN PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL SECTORS
57% BOROUGH GREEN SPACE
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57% BOROUGH GREEN SPACE
20 MILES OF THAMES RIVERFRONT
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20 MILES OF THAMES RIVERFRONT
INNOVATION & INVESTMENT IN RICHMOND
Richmond Council has long championed the borough’s town centres and high streets and is backing this up with investment in public realm improvements, new business spaces such as Patch in Twickenham and key projects such as Twickenham Riverside.
With one of London’s first Night Time Strategies, we will be working with businesses, communities and local stakeholders to ensure our town centres are safe and attractive spaces at all times of the day. We are leading a focused strategy for Richmond Town Centre to ensure the most economically important and connected part of the borough continues to be a key location for businesses.
