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| Hertfordshire is a thriving
county offering one of the finest business environments in the UK
as well as significant areas of unspoilt countryside. |
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| Hertfordshire has a population
of 1 million living in and around the key towns of Hertford, Hitchin,
St Albans, Stevenage and Watford. Over half of Hertfordshire is designated
green belt land. |
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| Tourist attractions in
Hertfordshire include: Knebworth and Hatfield stately homes, Elstree
studios, Lee Valley Park and the historic Roman town of St Albans. |
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Hertfordshire is well
known for its easy access to London - 30 minutes by fast rail link
and an excellent motorway network - and is home to many internationally
renowned research centres including Merck Sharp & Dohme's Neuroscience
Research Centre (NRC), the first major research laboratory to be established
by the company outside North America.
Another pharmaceutical giant, GlaxoSmithKline, also boasts several
locations throughout Hertfordshire at Stevenage, Ware and Welwyn Garden
City. |
film
and media in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is renowned for its thriving film and media business
- the recent blockbuster 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'
was filmed at the county's Leavesden Studios. |
US
majors and British multinationals
A large number of US companies already have a base within the county,
including: |
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Dow Chemicals |
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Lockheed Martin |
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Du Pont |
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Sara Lee |
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Kodak |
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Xerox |
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| Several major British multi-national
companies including Tesco and
Dixons Group plc are also based in Hertfordshire.
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