Creation of The FuseBox

Phil JonesMD Wired Sussex@philjoneswired

The city between the sea and the south downs

Very high level of entrepreneurial activity

Creative, Digital & IT sector (CDIT) growing at 2.5x UK average and now totals over 1,000 companies

Top 5 – UK private sector jobs growth

http://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/downloads/bhcc/ldf/Draft_City_Plan_-_a_quick_guide.pdf

New City Plan approved last week

New England Quarter

DA4 p47

130,000 sq ftBuilt 1964, for light industrial useCouncil owned80 companies and 1,000 people based thereNow heavily creative, artistic, digital, tech

New England House

2004 report said it had around 10yrs life before requiring significant remedial work

Until 2008, cited for demolition...

Imagine

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The FuseBox

3,600 sq ft

Empty for 12 years

Refurbishment started 5 weeks ago

Weeks ago

And will be finished by end of February

Superfly!

The FuseBox will:

• House Wired Sussex• Provide space and support to creative and

digital start-ups• Deliver training modules to creative and digital

businesses• Act as a community resource for creative and

digital sector

Disruptive business support for disruptive businesses

New IdeasDeliveredDifferently

Collaboration Flexibility Ownership

“A space to shape the culture and habits of a creative community”

Connected Knowledge

The World

The FuseBox

Any questions?