Basildon is the largest economy in Essex and a significant driver of regional and national growth. Basildon's business base has increased rapidly in recent years and the borough is now home to 7,580 VAT/PAYE based thriving businesses. A significant number of these have particular strengths in the Digital, Creative and ICT sector and the Advanced Manufacturing sector.
Key global brands and corporates have been established in Basildon for a considerable time, these include: the Ford Motor Co, New Holland Agriculture, Leonardo, MIRA and SS&C to mention but a few. More recently, COSTA, the nation's favourite coffee shop and the largest and fastest growing coffee shop chain in the UK, relocated to Basildon in 2017 on completion of its brand new £38m coffee roasting plant.
Basildon also boast many locally grown businesses such as the award-winning technology company Utilize that has over 25 years of industry expertise, supporting hundreds of SME businesses across London and the South East to achieve their full potential. Hot on the press, The Underwater Studio relocated from its original location in north London approximately twenty-five years ago, and remains the only Underwater Studio in Europe with a removable roof that attracted the superstars such as James Bond and Harry Potter to grace its 6-metre-deep pool.
