Connections
"The A14 offers good road connections both to the UK’s busiest port – Felixstowe - and the heart of England, which coupled with an excellent rail connection into central London, help to make Suffolk an ideal location for new businesses" - Alan Ridealgh, Group Managing Director, Muntons PLC, Stowmarket
Suffolk's broadband - With over £50 million of public funding going into better broadband, over 95% of Suffolk will have access to superfast broadband by 2018.
Suffolk's Road and Rail - Suffolk’s excellent connections mean you can be in London in an hour using high speed rail or using the A12 and A14 trunk roads to get to the motorway network (M1, M25 and M11). Cambridge is just over the Suffolk border and the area around Haverhill, within Forest Heath District Council, is less than 25 minutes by road. Transport corridors to the Midlands and the rest of the UK provide easy access to other national locations.
Suffolk's Ports - Suffolk benefits from a wealth of ports, meaning local businesses can easily access materials and ship their products. Harwich International Port in Essex is also less than 30 minutes from the Suffolk border with regular ferry services to Hook of Holland.
The ports of Suffolk are:
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Suffolk and the rest of the world - Suffolk is well-placed to do business globally. The county is pro-actively creating links with some of the fastest growing economies in the world together with the Department for International Trade (DIT)
Suffolk is less than two hours from both Gatwick and Heathrow airports and Stansted airport is just 45 minutes from the Suffolk border.