Businesses on the hunt for new offices or industrial space
can find what they are looking for using new technology developed in the US,
which has been applied to Kent for the first time. The mapping system, created
by GIS Planning, a service from the Financial Times, combines a property
database with business intelligence.
Searchers can tap into an area’s labour force and local
skills information, demographics, population, wage levels, housing,
infrastructure and educational offering.
Investment agency Locate in Kent, which tries to attract
businesses to the county, has implemented the system – the first time it has
been used in the UK.
Chief executive Paul Wookey said of the technology’s implementation
in Kent and the surrounding area, “It means companies coming to us to find land
or premises can make informed business decisions at the click of a button through
the Locate in Kent website, saving them time and money.
“It’s not only going to enhance the experience of companies
looking to set up or relocate to Kent, but also our own business offering as
the county’s official investment agency.”
Anatalio Ubalde, chief executive and co-founder of GIS
Planning Inc., also commented, “Market research shows that more than 97% of
site selectors research locations online, often without contacting economic
development organisations.
“The commercial Kent property market is open for business 24
hours a day, 7 days a week via the Locate in Kent website.”
Locate in Kent’s property portal currently lists more than
1,300 premises, complete with relevant demographical data.
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