About Offices to Rent in Slough

Slough is a town in the South East of England, close to West London. It is surrounded by nearby towns Windsor, Maidenhead, Uxbridge and Beaconsfield. It is positioned between the M4, M40 and the M25 and has excellent rail links into central London.   Travelling from Slough to Paddington station is a short 20 minute journey. It is a 10 minute drive to Heathrow and 45 minutes drive from Gatwick Airport. The opening of Slough railway station in 1840 injected growth into the town, and its current population stands at approximately 140,000. Sloughs size is 7 miles east to west and approximately 3 miles north to south.
Slough has its very own museum, based on the ground floor of Slough library. It stores over 100,000 photographs and pictures of Slough town and its development in history.    Since the 1960’s, employment opportunities and location have drawn people to Slough, and it is now very ethnically diverse and multicultural. Many have found Slough to be a good living location choice for its close commute into London and its affordable accommodation, attracting both young professionals and large families into the area.   Despite being a predominantly urban area there are over 60 parks, recreational grounds, green spaces and woodland areas within the Borough of Slough. The town is currently undergoing major developments, to modernize and enhance the area, with expected completion to be in 2018.    Due to the closures of Sloughs many factories, there has been a shift in the business economy moving from Manufacturing to Information Technology. Blackberry has their head offices in Slough as well as O2. Large names including Nintendo, Amazon.co.uk and Black and Decker have recently made Slough the location choice for its head offices, indicating a growing trend for the town as a top location for office space.   The motor industry still plays a large role in employment for Slough with Ferrari, Mercedes, Fiat and Maserati all continuing to have offices there. // // //