Green Industries

Surrey is a key location in the UK for sustainability and Greentech.

Surrey is committed to a net-zero future and is working with businesses and organisations across the world to bring innovation to the region to help in transitioning to a low-emission economy. Surrey has strength in a number of key sectors and clusters, such as energy, agri-tech, automotive and technology, which crosscut with some of the most impactful breakthroughs in carbon reduction.

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Leading the way to net zero - Investing in Renewables

With the highest concentration of energy companies in the South East of England, it’s clear that their transition to renewables will only further strengthen the region in both skills and ethos.

Proudly Home To WWF

Surrey is home to the world-renowned leaders of conservation, WWF-UK and their Living Planet Centre HQ, one of the greenest buildings in the UK

LoCASE

SME businesses in the region are eligible for Low Carbon Across the South and East (LoCASE) support to help them to encourage low carbon solutions. LoCASE provides grants for Surrey based businesses of up to £10,000 as well as training workshops and fully funded events.

Surrey's Green Industry In Numbers

1st in South East for Energy Companies

27.8% of all business spend on R&D happens in the South East of England

Highest GVA in England for Professional, scientific, & technical activities

Surrey is the 4th most Innovative region in England

LOCASE has awarded £7.05m for 929 SMEs

Working together to understand the future of greener skills.

Surrey is collaborating with the regions colleges, universities and leading employers to identify where the gaps in future skills provision will be. We’ll work together to design and introduce new courses for our local providers which will allow our talent to be at the forefront of green skills. If you are interested in learning more about Surrey’s Future Skills board and how to join, please contact us.

Surrey's Centres Of Excellence

Research into Sustainability (CRIS) at Royal Holloway University London

Centre of Environment and Sustainability (CES) at The University of Surrey

Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Lab | University of Surrey

Advanced Technology Institute | University of Surrey

University of the Creative Arts

Green Clusters in Surrey

Manufacturing

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Manufacturing

Surrey is home to over 4000 manufacturing businesses, largely as the headquarter function, across a range of industries such as FMCG, Green-tech, electronics, and med-tech. The region contributes close to £2.5b in GVA from the sector.

Some of the businesses operating in Surrey are industry leaders, investing heavily in carbon-neutral processes within their business and the supply chain.

Surrey is in the top 3 UK areas for professional occupations and the top 3 in the South East for number of manufacturing businesses.

Access to talent is plentiful in Surrey, through our 4 Universities, educating the future workforce of the advanced manufacturing profession.

Surrey is proudly home to

P&G

Kimberley Clark

discoverIE

Kone

James Walker Group

Daimler

Energy

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Energy

Surrey has the highest number of energy companies in the South of England and some of the biggest in the UK. As part of their ongoing transition to a sustainable future, these Surrey businesses are at the forefront of how the world adopts renewable energy in the future.

The region is the most tree covered area in England and prioritises renewable energy, with a commitment to scope the potential to generate more energy from anaerobic digestion but also to develop a Surrey-wide Renewable Energy Strategy that explores potential opportunities for renewable energy.

Access to talent is plentiful in Surrey, through our 4 Universities, educating the future workforce of the energy profession.

Surrey has the greatest number of Professional, scientific and technical businesses in England (outside of London) producing the highest GVA in the country of £5.2B.

Surrey is the proud home of

BP International

ExxonMobil

Southern Gas Networks

Spirit Energy

Harvest Energy

Hurricane Energy plc

Conservation

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Conservation

Surrey is home to the world leading conservation charity, WWF-UK, who work globally to conserve endangered species, protect endangered spaces, and address global threats to the planet such as climate change.

WWF-UK are headquartered in Surrey, in one of the greenest buildings in the UK, and are embedded well into the Surrey business community. WWF-UK believe that in order to address the huge challenge of moving towards a global, sustainable future, they must work with companies to help them lessen their impact and embed sustainability at the heart of their business.

As a sustainability minded business in Surrey, you’ll be well placed to learn from the experts.

Surrey also benefits locally from organisations such as the Surrey Wildlife Trust whose volunteers and members we care for over 6,500ha of land for wildlife in Surrey.

Surrey is proudly home to

WWF

Surrey Wildlife Trust

Construction

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Construction

Surrey has close to 10,000 construction businesses operating in the region, making it one of the leading areas in the South East of England. As part of their ongoing transition to a sustainable future, the sector promises to deliver on Surrey’s ambition to drive forward the transition to a zero-carbon built environment.

Green building technology will be critical in meeting the regions climate protection goals and Surrey lead way with the highest amount of technology companies in the South East (outside of London).

The construction industry in Surrey contributed £3.7b GVA and 6% of the local population work in the Skilled Trades Occupations. Surrey also benefits from a highly technical workforce with 28% of the population working in professional occupations.

Surrey has 10 further education colleges and 4 Universities, education the future construction workforce.

Surrey is the proud home of

Wates Group

Berkeley Group

Cala Group

Crest Nicholson

Osbourne

Keltbray

Agri-Tech

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Agri-Tech

Surrey’s natural resources, such as diverse plant, animal, and marine life, are abundant in the region working as natural assets for the local agriculture and agri-food sector.

The region is the most tree covered area in England and boasts an impressive Agri-tech cluster working in all aspects from sustainability to biodiversity and everything in between.

The UK’s agricultural food and supply chain is worth £110bn and Surrey and the South East are at the heart of the research and innovation, with 4 national centres including the UK Governments Animal and Plant Health department.

Access to talent is plentiful in Surrey, through our 4 Universities, educating the future workforce of the insurance profession.

Surrey is proudly home to

Tozer Seeds

Fischer Farms

Future Biogas

Inspro

DBEnergy

NatureMetrics

Surrey Is Proudly Home To

WWF-UK

DBE Energy

Inspro

Spirit Energy

3ti

KBR

Sustainable Advantage

Future Biogas

Fischer Farms

Curtis

How Can We Help?

Invest in Surrey, provides free, bespoke and confidential support to Green Sector companies looking to relocate to or expand in the region. To find out more about how Invest in Surrey can help de-risk your business investment in Surrey, get in touch with the team today.

EMAIL: investinsurrey@surreycc.gov.uk