Key Sectors
Agri-Food & Agri-Tech
It’s not hard to see why 2,500 food and drink companies have chosen to relocate to The Garden of England.
Ports, Transport & Logistics
Kent provides unrivalled connectivity to the UK and Europe, making it a prime location for efficient, large-scale logistics and distribution operations.
Digital & Technologies
One in eight companies are now working within the creative industries – and Kent is emerging as one of the leading creative hubs in the country.
Energy
Kent is a leading hub for clean energy, offering strong infrastructure and investment opportunities to support the UK’s transition to net zero.
Kent’s key sectors represent billions of pounds for the UK economy
Invest Kent has a powerful record of supporting the rapid growth of the creative & digital, food & drink, life sciences and manufacturing sectors in the county, and already have a strong national and regional
reputation for tourism, viticulture, construction, and logistics & distribution.
Kent’s commercial offer comprises world-leading industrial production facilities and state-of-the-art office spaces in the natural beauty of the Garden of England, making us a prime choice for multi-nationals looking to expand and creative start-ups wanting to escape London’s high prices.
Kent has really allowed us to triple the size of our business. From being a hub for manufacturing, it makes it very easy for us to get materials, recruit skilled staff to join the team, and grow our business.
Catherine Barrett
Contracts Engineering
Home to entrepreneurs, scale-ups and growth sectors
We are aligning our efforts to continually open up new investment opportunities for the next generation of entrepreneurs and investors from these sectors, and to support the growth of our other emerging industries.
We can help you find the right premises, talent, and funding specific to your sector, and help you put down strong foundations to grow as a landmark Kent business.
Find out about our main sectors:
Ports, Transport & Logistics, Digital & Technologies, Agri-food & Agri-tech, and Energy
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