Gatwick Diamond - Key Facts and Figures

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The Gatwick Diamond GDP is over £13 billion, one of the strongest in the UK.
It is the 11th most significant European Airport region.
A £1 billion capital improvement for Gatwick Airport will be completed in five years.
Major employer Thales UK, part of the global aerospace and defence company, is investing £100 million into state of the art facilities in the Diamond.
The fuel cell technology transfer pioneer, Ceres Power has chosen the Gatwick Diamond as the worldwide manufacturing HQ for their innovative fuel cell technology for domestic energy supply against worldwide competition.
The Gatwick Diamond is UK headquarters for Exxon Mobil and Unilever.
It is a key regional centre for major professional services companies including - KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloittes, BDO Stoy Hayward, Grant Thornton, Thomas Eggar, ASB Law and Shadbolt.

The Gatwick Diamond is a high performing sub regional economy, overall one of the top performing 'Diamonds' in the South East.

GDP is £13.3bn, 8 per cent of the South East regional output.
It has a population of 648,000, with a workforce of 343,000.
The workforce is highly skilled and has a significant proportion of jobs in the private sector knowledge economy.
Economic activity levels are high, around 80 per cent of the working age population is in employment.
GVA per head is 10 per cent higher than the South East average.
It has excellent communications links by road, rail and air regionally, nationally and internationally.
Gatwick is the UK's second largest business airport.
It is base for many successful international businesses, including R&D and high value manufacturing and professional services.
Business is dynamic, innovative and enterprising.
A good quality of life and high levels of connectivity also provide ideal conditions for business development.