Halton Borough Council

The promotion of science, technology and advanced manufacturing and the exploitation and application of new technologies are key objectives of Halton Borough Council.

The Borough’s Economic Development Strategy states explicitly that:

‘Halton will strongly support the development of science and technology, and research and development units in the borough, particularly at Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus and at the Heath Business and Technical Park’.

The policy seeks to create:

"A strong centre for science related business, and research and development in Halton which will offer well paid and satisfying career paths for local people".

Science, technology and advanced manufacturing are, therefore, at the forefront of the council’s blueprint for the economic regeneration of the borough. The emphasis upon the science and technology is based firstly, upon a realisation that Halton has an existing, internationally recognised, critical mass within the sector and secondly, that Halton has the capacity, in terms of land, buildings and people, to build upon that critical mass to create a location for science and technology of global significance.

Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus is key to that vision.

The campus has the global profile, existing facilities, expertise and ambition to place if firmly at the forefront of the borough council’s drive to promote the sector and thereby generate investment and create meaningful jobs, which will make a positive contribution to the prosperity of the community of Halton as a whole.