The Manor Royal Business Improvement District (BID) has thrown it's support behind Crawley’s bid for City status.
Manor Royal Business District itself is one of the UKs largest business parks. It is incredibly diverse and successful having originally been designated for industry as part of the Crawley new town project of 1947. Since then, Manor Royal has grown to a size that has far exceeded original expectations and is now the largest business district in the south-east, providing 9,000,000 square feet of commercial floor space and is home to over 600 businesses generating 30,000 jobs.
Economically, and in other ways, Crawley already functions like the city centre of the Gatwick Diamond providing a focal point and hub for business, leisure and employment. Formally recognising this will provide a boost for the town when it most needs it but also provide a focus for the surrounding areas that collectively make up the Gatwick Diamond Sub-Region.
Steve Sawyer, Executive Director of the Manor Royal BID said;
“Crawley already functions like the city centre of the Gatwick Diamond providing a focal point and hub for business, leisure and employment.
“Formally recognising this will provide a boost for the town when it most needs it but also provide a focus for the surrounding area that collectively make up the Gatwick Diamond Sub-Region.
“What better way to celebrate the 75th year of our town than for it to be crowned a City.”
