Harrow Business Guide and Directory

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Welcome
Harrow’s 10 year £1.75bn regeneration
programme was adopted by cabinet last
year and is already bringing benefits for those
that live, work, trade and visit the borough.
Our Plans for Building a Better Harrow
have already begun. Investments have been
made in our town centre and district centres,
over 1,000 new homes have already been
delivered, business and job growth have
accelerated and we have successfully
completed the first two phases of the schools
expansion programme creating 26 new
reception forms and 6 additional year 7
forms for secondary schools.
Cllr Keith Ferry,
Deputy Leader of the Council,
Business, Planning & Regeneration Portfolio Holder
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We have an ambitious Regeneration
Strategy to transform and revitalise
Harrow for future generations. Our
vision is to create a thriving community
for local people to live and work.
We have already made great strides
towards this with the allocation of
funding from the Greater London
Authority for our ‘Heart of Harrow’
housing zone, but we are not finished
there. The plans we have for Harrow
include the biggest house building
programme for a generation, which
will also include new schools,
public spaces, transport investments
and range of other improvements.
This growth will bring employment,
apprenticeship and training opportunities
for our residents and commercial
opportunities for our businesses.
The Council wants to support
businesses to grow, new businesses
to start up and to attract new investment
to Harrow – this is a great borough to
be based in.
Our work has been recognised by the
Federation of Small Businesses and
London Councils who awarded Harrow
“The Best All Round Borough” at the
London Small Business Friendly
Borough Awards.
I wish you and your business great
success in the future.
Welcome to this fourth edition of
Harrow’s Business Directory – it is a
major source of information for those
already in the borough and those
looking to make the borough their
business home.
Harrow is a great place to do business.
Its diverse and vibrant mix of businesses
provide the heartbeat to Harrow‘s
economic wellbeing and community
life, as well as playing a key part in
supporting London’s economic vitality.
We have many strengths: great
connections to London, England and
Europe; a wide range of good value
business accommodation; quality
housing and open spaces; and a
strong sense of community. We want
to build on those strengths to ensure
Harrow continues to thrive.