Business in Hampshire
Encyclopedia
Hampshire's total economy (worth £22.9bn) is the largest economy in England
outside London
, providing almost 3% of total GDP for the UK as a whole.
Service originated from the initial introduction of the Weights and Measures Act
, and is still better known as the Inspectors of Weights and Measures. Trading Standards
Service activities are still primarily enforcement of the Weights and Measures Act
, but also has the following responsibilities, in whole or in part, as of 31 March 1988;
Today the Hampshire County Council
Regulatory Services Commission publishes advice on local business advice on its web sitehttp://www.hants.gov.uk/regulatory/busadvice.html.
, Department of Trade and Industry and the HM Revenue and Customs.
and the Economic Development Office sponsor a number of local business awards.
Basingstoke
East Hampshire
Eastleigh
Fareham
Gosport
Hart (district)
Havant
Portsmouth
Rushmoor
Southampton
Winchester
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
outside London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, providing almost 3% of total GDP for the UK as a whole.
Law & regulations
Hampshire Trading StandardsTrading Standards
Trading Standards is the name given to local authority departments in the UK formerly known as Weights and Measures. These departments investigate commercial organisations that carry out trade in unethical ways or outside the scope of the law.-History:...
Service originated from the initial introduction of the Weights and Measures Act
Weights and Measures Act
A Weights and Measures Act is an Act of Parliament determining trade law where the weight or size of the goods being traded are important. For example, if a bottle of milk is for sale and has a label saying it contains one pint, then the law states that it must contain that amount.-United...
, and is still better known as the Inspectors of Weights and Measures. Trading Standards
Trading Standards
Trading Standards is the name given to local authority departments in the UK formerly known as Weights and Measures. These departments investigate commercial organisations that carry out trade in unethical ways or outside the scope of the law.-History:...
Service activities are still primarily enforcement of the Weights and Measures Act
Weights and Measures Act
A Weights and Measures Act is an Act of Parliament determining trade law where the weight or size of the goods being traded are important. For example, if a bottle of milk is for sale and has a label saying it contains one pint, then the law states that it must contain that amount.-United...
, but also has the following responsibilities, in whole or in part, as of 31 March 1988;
- Agriculture Act 1970 (Part IV)
- Agriculture Produce (Grading and Marking) Acts 1928 and 1931
- Animal Health Act 1981
- Business Names Act 1985
- Celluloid and Cinematograph Act 1922
- Consumer Credit Act 1974 Consumer Credit Act 1974The Consumer Credit Act 1974 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that significantly reformed the law relating to consumer credit within the United Kingdom....
- Consumer Protection Act 1987Consumer Protection Act 1987The Consumer Protection Act 1987 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that made important changes to the consumer law of the United Kingdom. Part 1 implemented European Community Directive 85/374/EEC, the product liability directive, by introducing a regime of strict liability for...
- Control of Pollution Act 1974
- Energy Conservation Act 1981
- Estate Agents Act 1979
- European Communities Act 1972European Communities Act 1972 (UK)The European Communities Act 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom providing for the incorporation of European Community law into the domestic law of the United Kingdom. It is not to be confused with the Irish law of the same name, Act No...
- Explosives Acts 1875 and 1923
- Fabrics (Misdescription) Act 1913
- Fair Trading Act 1973
- Fireworks Act 1951
- Food Act 1984
- Hallmarking Act 1973Hallmarking Act 1973The Hallmarking Act 1973 makes up the bulk of modern law regarding the assaying and hallmarking of metals in the United Kingdom. Hallmarking is a way to guarantee the purity of precious metals. Metals are tested and, if they meet a certain minimal purity requirement, are marked with a specified...
- Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974Health and Safety at Work ActThe Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that defines the fundamental structure and authority for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare within the United Kingdom.The Act defines general duties on...
- Medicines Act 1968Medicines Act 1968The Medicines Act 1968 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It governs the manufacture and supply of medicine.The act defines three categories of medicine: prescription only medicines , which are available only from a pharmacist if prescribed by an appropriate practitioner; pharmacy...
- Motor Cycle Noise Act 1987
- Performing Animals (Regulation) Act 1925
- Petroleum (Regulations) Act 1928 and 1936
- Poisons Act 1972 Poisons Act 1972The Poisons Act 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom making provisions for the sale of non-medicinal poisons, and the involvement of Local Authorities and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain in their regulation.The act refers to the Pharmacy and Poisons Act 1933,...
- Prices Acts 1974 and 1975
- Road Traffic Acts 1972 and 1974
- Road Traffic (Foreign Vehicles) Act 1972
- Telecommunications Act 1984
- Tourism (Sleeping Accommodation Price Display) Order 1977
- Trade Descriptions Acts 1968 and 1972
- Trading Representations (Disabled Persons) Act 1958
- Trading Representations (Disabled Persons~ Amendment Act 1972
- Trading Stamps Act 1964
- Transport Act 1978
- Unsolicited Goods and Services Acts 1971 and 1975
- Weights and Measures Act 1985
Today the Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council is the county council that governs the majority of the county of Hampshire in England. It provides the upper tier of local government, below which are district councils, and town and parish councils...
Regulatory Services Commission publishes advice on local business advice on its web sitehttp://www.hants.gov.uk/regulatory/busadvice.html.
Small business advice
Advice for new businesses is available from a number of private ventures and government funded schemes. Advice is available from Business LinkBusiness Link
Business Link is a government-funded business advice and guidance service in England. It consists of an online portal managed by HMRC, local/regional advisors and a national helpline.-History:...
, Department of Trade and Industry and the HM Revenue and Customs.
Business award schemes
Hampshire County CouncilHampshire County Council
Hampshire County Council is the county council that governs the majority of the county of Hampshire in England. It provides the upper tier of local government, below which are district councils, and town and parish councils...
and the Economic Development Office sponsor a number of local business awards.
Business directories
These web sites provide information on local Hampshire businesses (as opposed to UK-wide Business directories);Business parks & premises
AndoverAndover, Hampshire
Andover is a town in the English county of Hampshire. The town is on the River Anton some 18.5 miles west of the town of Basingstoke, 18.5 miles north-west of the city of Winchester and 25 miles north of the city of Southampton...
- Andover Airfield Business Park (RDC under construction)
- Anton Business Park (light industrial / warehouses)
- Basepoint (offices / light industrial)
- Commercial Centre (offices / light industrial)
- Glenmore Business Park (light industrial)
- Portway Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouses)
- Walworth Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouses)
Basingstoke
Basingstoke
Basingstoke is a town in northeast Hampshire, in south central England. It lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon. It is southwest of London, northeast of Southampton, southwest of Reading and northeast of the county town, Winchester. In 2008 it had an estimated population of...
- Basing View (offices)
- Bilton Ind Easte ( Warehouses and offices)
- Chineham Business Park (offices / light industrial)
- Crockford Lane (offices / light industrial)
- Daneshill East (industrial warehouse)
- Hampshire International Business Park (offices / light industrial)
- Houndmills Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- Intec Business Park (offices / Technical park)
- Kingsland Bersford Centre
- Moniton Estate (industrial)
- Viables Business Park (offices)
- West Ham Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
East Hampshire
East Hampshire
East Hampshire is a local government district in Hampshire, England. Its council is based in Petersfield. Other towns are Alton, Horndean and Whitehill-Bordon....
- Hazleton Industrial Estate (industrial)
- Hazleton Industrial Park (industrial / warehouse)
- Petersfield Business Park (industrial / warehouse)
- Wessex Gate, Horndean (industrial)
- Westfield Estate, Horndean (offices / light industrial)
Eastleigh
Eastleigh
Eastleigh is a railway town in Hampshire, England, and the main town in the Eastleigh borough which is part of Southampton Urban Area. The town lies between Southampton and Winchester, and is part of the South Hampshire conurbation...
- Barton Park (industrial / warehouse)
- Boyatt Wood (industrial / warehouse)
- Chandlers Ford Industrial Estate (offices / industrial / warehouse)
- Hampshire Corporate Park (offices)
- Phoenix Park (industrial)
- Southampton International Park (offices / industrial / warehouse)
- Tower Park (industrial / warehouse)
- Turnpike (offices)
Fareham
Fareham
The market town of Fareham lies in the south east of Hampshire, England, between the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth, roughly in the centre of the South Hampshire conurbation.It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area...
- Apex Centre (industrial)
- Bridge Industries (industrial / office)
- Cams Hall (office)
- Duncan Road (industrial / warehouse)
- Fareham Enterprise Centre (offices)
- Fareham Heights (industrial / warehouse / offices)
- Fareham Industrial Park (industrial / warehouse / offices)
- Fort Fareham (industrial / warehouse)
- Fort Wallington (industrial)
- Kites Croft (industrial / warehouse / offices)
- Murrills Trading Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- Newgate Lane (industrial / warehouse)
- Palmerston Lane (industrial / warehouse)
- Pennant Park (industrial / warehouse / office)
- Portchester Park (industrial / warehouse)
- SegensworthSegensworthSegensworth is a business park at Whiteley / Fareham in Hampshire in England. It is near junction 9 of the M27 midway between Southampton and Portsmouth....
(offices / industrial / warehouse) - Solent Business Park (offices)
- Speedfields Park (industrial / warehouse)
- Talisman Business Centre (industrial / warehouse)
Gosport
Gosport
Gosport is a town, district and borough situated on the south coast of England, within the county of Hampshire. It has approximately 80,000 permanent residents with a further 5,000-10,000 during the summer months...
- Clarence Wharf (industrial)
- Cranbourne Road (industrial)
- Fareham Road (industrial / warehouse)
- Fort Brockhurst (industrial)
- Forton Road (industrial)
- Harbour Road (industrial)
- Heritage Business Park (freehold)
- Quay Lane (industrial)
- Westfield Industrial Estate (industrial)
Hart (district)
Hart (district)
Hart is a local government district in Hampshire, England, named after the River Hart. Its council is based in Fleet. It was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the urban district of Fleet, and the Hartley Wintney Rural District.Hart District is one of the...
- Ancells Farm (offices)
- Bartley Osborne Way (offices)
- Blackbushe Business Park (industrial)
- Murrell Green Business Park (industrial)
- Pale Lane Farm (offices / industrial / warehouse)
- Redfields Park (offices / industrial)
- Sandy Lane Business Park (offices)
- Waterfront (offices)
Havant
Havant
Havant is a town in south east Hampshire on the South coast of England, between Portsmouth and Chichester. It gives its name to the borough comprising the town and the surrounding area. The town has rapidly grown since the end of the Second World War.It has good railway connections to London,...
- Aysgarth Road (industrial)
- Brambles Business Centre (offices)
- Brambles Industrial Estate (office / industrial / warehouse / leisure)
- Brockhampton North Industrial Estate (industrial)
- Byngs Business Park (industrial)
- Kingscroft Business Park (industrial)
- Oakwood Centre (offices)
- North Havant Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- Parkwood Centre (industrial / warehouse / offices)
- Brambles Farm (industrial)
- Stratfield Park (industrial)
- Waterlooville Industrial Estate (industrial)
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...
- Acorn Business Park (offices)
- Bilton Business Park (industrial / warehouse)
- Blueprint (industrial)
- Challenge Enterprise Centre (managed offices)
- Dundas Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- Fairways Business Centre (industrial)
- Farlington Road (industrial / warehouse / retail)
- Fitzherbert Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse / retail)
- Flathouse Quay (industrial)
- Fratton (industrial)
- Limberline Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- North Harbour Business Park (offices)
- Portchester Park (industrial)
- Portsmouth Enterprise Centre (managed offices / industrial)
- Quadra Point (industrial / warehouse)
- Railway Triangle (industrial / warehouse)
- Shawcross Industrial Estate (industrial)
- Walton Road (industrial / warehouse)
- Warrier Business Centre (managed offices)
- Western Road Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
Rushmoor
Rushmoor
Rushmoor is a local government district and borough in Hampshire, England. It covers the towns of Aldershot and Farnborough.It was formed on 1 April 1974 by the merger of the borough of Aldershot and the Farnborough urban district....
- Bellevue Enterprise Centre (office / industrial)
- Bellevue Industrial Estate (industrial)
- Blackwater Valley (industrial)
- Deadbrook Lane (industrial / warehouse)
- Eastern Road (industrial)
- Farnborough Aerodrome (research & development)
- Holder Road (offices / warehouse)
- Invincible Road (industrial)
- North Lane (industrial)
- Redan Hill Estate (industrial)
- Southwood Business Park (offices)
Southampton
Southampton
Southampton is the largest city in the county of Hampshire on the south coast of England, and is situated south-west of London and north-west of Portsmouth. Southampton is a major port and the closest city to the New Forest...
- Bernard Street (offices / warehouse)
- Centurion Industrial Park (warehouse / industrial)
- City Industrial Park (industrial / warehouse)
- Hazel Road & Willments Yard (industrial / warehouse)
- Kemps Quay (industrial)
- Millbrook Trading Estate (industrial / warehouse / offices)
- Millbrook Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- Solent Business Centre (industrial / warehouse)
- Trinity Manor Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- Western Docks (industrial / warehouse)
Winchester
Winchester
Winchester is a historic cathedral city and former capital city of England. It is the county town of Hampshire, in South East England. The city lies at the heart of the wider City of Winchester, a local government district, and is located at the western end of the South Downs, along the course of...
- Solent Business Park, WhiteleyWhiteleyWhiteley is a community in the county of Hampshire, England, near Fareham. The development straddles the boundary between two council districts: the Borough of Fareham to the south and east, and the city of Winchester to the north and west.-Location:...
(offices) - Winnall Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)
- Bar End Industrial Estate (industrial / warehouse)