Rob Stevens 
It is not often that you hear Silicon Valley tech giants, a car battery gigafactory and a massive coronavirus vaccine facility all associated with a single spec-built business park, especially one being constructed in a corner of rural Somerset with limited transport connections. Then again, the 635-acre Gravity is no ordinary business park.
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London, May 20, 2020 – Martin Bellamy, Chairman of This Is Gravity Ltd is interviewed on BBC Radio Somerset discussing the vaccine capacity problem and how this is an enormous opportunity for the UK to showcase its unbelievable scientific work.
Martin Bellamy comments, “we can’t just be thinking about producing enough for the UK, we have a responsibility to produce volumes to assist the poorer countries.”
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About Gravity
Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, is the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future – faster. It will deliver a new era of possibility by supporting companies making a difference socially, economically and environmentally, driving the UK’s shift to growing through a cleaner economy.
With direct access to the M5 and accessible by rail, air and sea, the site offers over 635 acres for the creation of millions of sq ft of scalable, flexible and shared working space.
Multinationals and start-ups will benefit from the excellent connectivity and speed of build out Gravity offers. By attracting today’s giants and tomorrow’s unicorns, there will be significant opportunities for collaboration.
With its on-site water provision, renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure and building energy management, dark fibre, excellent transport links, accessible talent pool and knowledge economy including four top-tier universities close by, Gravity provides occupiers with the ability to build, expand, and develop faster and efficiently.
London, May 20, 2020 – Martin Bellamy, Chairman of This Is Gravity Ltd and Salamanca Bank, discusses in The Times the need for the UK to produce enough vaccines to export.
Critics have urged the government to build extra capacity in case several effective vaccines are developed, each needing separate manufacturing processes. There are also calls for Britain to produce enough vaccines to export.
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About Gravity
Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, is the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future – faster. It will deliver a new era of possibility by supporting companies making a difference socially, economically and environmentally, driving the UK’s shift to growing through a cleaner economy.
With direct access to the M5 and accessible by rail, air and sea, the site offers over 635 acres for the creation of millions of sq ft of scalable, flexible and shared working space.
Multinationals and start-ups will benefit from the excellent connectivity and speed of build out Gravity offers. By attracting today’s giants and tomorrow’s unicorns, there will be significant opportunities for collaboration.
With its on-site water provision, renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure and building energy management, dark fibre, excellent transport links, accessible talent pool and knowledge economy including four top-tier universities close by, Gravity provides occupiers with the ability to build, expand, and develop faster and efficiently
London, May 19, 2020 – Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, welcomes the invitation to be part of the upcoming webinar ‘Developing the Western Gateway‘ hosted by the Built Environment Network.
The webinar will focus on the development activity in the Western Gateway – the new proposed powerhouse forming a collaborative approach between the West of England and South Wales.
Our Director – Planning & Economic Development, Claire Pearce, will be presenting Gravity’s development programme and future pipelines as well as providing her insight on what the industry needs to do to survive during these challenging times.
Developing the Western Gateway
To find out more about the Built Environment Network click here.
About Gravity
Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, is the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future – faster. It will deliver a new era of possibility by supporting companies making a difference socially, economically and environmentally, driving the UK’s shift to growing through a cleaner economy.
With direct access to the M5 and accessible by rail, air and sea, the site offers over 635 acres for the creation of millions of sq ft of scalable, flexible and shared working space.
Multinationals and start-ups will benefit from the excellent connectivity and speed of build out Gravity offers. By attracting today’s giants and tomorrow’s unicorns, there will be significant opportunities for collaboration.
With its on-site water provision, renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure and building energy management, dark fibre, excellent transport links, accessible talent pool and knowledge economy including four top-tier universities close by, Gravity provides occupiers with the ability to build, expand, and develop faster and efficiently.
The Gravity team put in an incredible effort to ensure Woolavington Road was open before Easter. Watch the progress made in just one month - its impressive.@HeartofSWLEP - @AlunGriffiths_ - @the37club #GravityLinkRoad #ThisisGravity #LEP #GrowthDeal #Puriton #Woolavingon pic.twitter.com/rz9rb2zhSe
— _thisisgravity (@_thisisgravity) April 17, 2020
Firstly, I hope you, your family and colleagues are all healthy as we adjust to this new challenge set upon us. In many respects, for the Gravity team, it is business as ‘usual’ as we continue to deliver our world-leading smart campus from our respective homes during these trying times.
All of us here at Gravity are most concerned for the safety and well-being of our families, colleagues, customers, partners, and the many friends who make up Gravity’s vibrant family, which is why we have put the following measures in place.
We’re also asking our teams and clients to work through digital channels as much as possible. This includes our events, which we are either postponing or transforming into virtual events. This is also an area where we are currently developing and providing new solutions for online events: both our own and our partners.
Thank you for your own going support, we are all in this together.
MartinBellamy,
Chairman
Gravity Chairman, MartinBellamy, spoke with BBC political correspondent Alex Forsyth about the need for greater regional investment from Government, enabling the South West’s infrastructure and mobility offering to develop in line with the rest of the UK. Gravity is proud to represent the SouthWest ambition to change the UK economy into a clean one. The interview aired on BBC 10 O’clock news on March 1st.
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Despite the wettest February on record, the construction of the Link Road is on track. The majority of the road has been surfaced; the focus of construction has shifted to the three roundabouts between the A39 and the entrance at Gravity. We have attained permission from Somerset county council to work on weekends to ensure that the Woolavington Road will reopen by Easter.
To stay up to date with progress on the link road, visit the Alun Griffiths community page or join us for one of the regular community drop-in sessions held at The 37 club.
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On Wednesday, 11th March, Gravity and Stantec hosted the Public Consultation for the proposed village enhancement scheme for Puriton and Woolavington. The recent event which outlined proposed plans for a foot and cycle path between the villages along with other improvements was met with a generally positive response from residents. A resident described the event as a “very informative afternoon”. Continued developments of the scheme can be found on our community page.
Gravity and Alun Griffiths are continuing to co-host the link road community drop-ins. This gives residents a chance to meet the team and see the progress of the link road in person. The last drop-in that was held at the 37 Club on Wednesday 11th February was well attended by residents and local businesses.
Gravity Chairman, Martin Bellamy, delivered a keynote speech at a Movers & Shakers event in Bristol. He outlined how Gravity will look beyond office space and ensure that the working environments created are rooted in the wellbeing of the people that will use the site.
The Link Road construction has been deemed ‘Critical Infrastructure’ by the local government. Gravity and all its contractors have put extra safety measures in place to protect their workers and we are reviewing the challenges presented by this rapidly evolving situation on a constant basis. On-site workers are adhering to Government guidelines and are working at a safe distance from each other.
A Gravity spokesperson said: “Our priorities from the start have been to protect our people while maintaining reduced levels of operations. It has been a great team effort led by Alun Griffiths to expedite the opening of the Woolavington Road despite the present challenging circumstances. This much-needed road will greatly benefit the local community, giving direct access to the Woolavington GP surgery.”
Gravity is in dialogue with the government and will continue to act on the guidance it provides.
London, 25 March 2020 – Gravity’s Chairman, Martin Bellamy was featured in City AM today, where he discusses the need for greater investment in job creation across the UK’s clean growth sectors.
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About Gravity
Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, is the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future – faster. It will deliver a new era of possibility by supporting companies making a difference socially, economically and environmentally, driving the UK’s shift to growing through a cleaner economy.
With direct access to the M5 and accessible by rail, air and sea, the site offers over 635 acres for the creation of millions of sq ft of scalable, flexible and shared working space.
Multinationals and start-ups will benefit from the excellent connectivity and speed of build out Gravity offers. By attracting today’s giants and tomorrow’s unicorns, there will be significant opportunities for collaboration.
With its on-site water provision, renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure and building energy management, dark fibre, excellent transport links, accessible talent pool and knowledge economy including four top-tier universities close by, Gravity provides occupiers with the ability to build, expand, and develop faster and efficiently.
London, March 5, 2020 – Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus – the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future was featured on the BBC Ten O’clock News last night regarding the need for the South West not to be overlooked in the Budget.
Our Chairman, Martin Bellamy, spoke with Alex Forsyth about the need for greater regional investment from Government, enabling the South West’s infrastructure and mobility offering to develop in line with the rest of the UK. This interview comes in response to the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government ambition to “level up” economic performance in all parts of the country.
You can watch the full interview below
Partners in the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership have submitted a proposal to the Government on its levelling up agenda: Rebalancing the Economy and the Great South West consortium has written to the Treasury asking for £2m in the Budget to help kick start plans to create the UK’s first clean energy powerhouse, in which Gravity plays a pivotal role
About Gravity
Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, is the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future – faster. It will deliver a new era of possibility by supporting companies making a difference socially, economically and environmentally, driving the UK’s shift to growing through a cleaner economy.
With direct access to the M5 and accessible by rail, air and sea, the site offers over 635 acres for the creation of millions of sq ft of scalable, flexible and shared working space.
Multinationals and start-ups will benefit from the excellent connectivity and speed of build out Gravity offers. By attracting today’s giants and tomorrow’s unicorns, there will be significant opportunities for collaboration.
With its on-site water provision, renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure and building energy management, dark fibre, excellent transport links, accessible talent pool and knowledge economy including four top-tier universities close by, Gravity provides occupiers with the ability to build, expand, and develop faster and efficiently.
London, March 2, 2020 – Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future, is pleased to announce that one of the women from 100 Women First, is working at Gravity.
This pioneering project in Bridgwater aimed at women returning to industry will be featured on Politics West – BBC One.
The project secured its funding just nine months ago but has already reached its goal of enrolling 100 unemployed or underemployed women; giving them the opportunity to share experiences, learn skills, access resources and build confidence.
Rita Todd (pictured), one of the three women interviewed for the programme found employment with our contractors Alun Griffiths, and is currently part of the team building the Link Road.
To watch the episode of Politics West, click here.
About Gravity
Gravity, the UK’s first commercial smart campus, is the blueprint for a smarter, cleaner future – faster. It will deliver a new era of possibility by supporting companies making a difference socially, economically and environmentally, driving the UK’s shift to growing through a cleaner economy.
With direct access to the M5 and accessible by rail, air and sea, the site offers over 635 acres for the creation of millions of sq ft of scalable, flexible and shared working space.
Multinationals and start-ups will benefit from the excellent connectivity and speed of build out Gravity offers. By attracting today’s giants and tomorrow’s unicorns, there will be significant opportunities for collaboration.
With its on-site water provision, renewable and low carbon energy infrastructure and building energy management, dark fibre, excellent transport links, accessible talent pool and knowledge economy including four top-tier universities close by, Gravity provides occupiers with the ability to build, expand, and develop faster and efficiently.
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