OXFORD EMPLOYMENT LAND STUDY APPENDICES March 2006

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ISSUES RAISED BY EMPLOYERS Telephone interviews were undertaken with 14 employers based in Oxford, including a range of firms which are science-based, in the business services sector, manufacturing and warehousing businesses, publishing and some small service firms. This sample was intended only to identify the range of issues affecting firms based in Oxford rather than allowing detailed statistical analysis, and was part of a wider survey of some 45 business and economic bodies within the City. The main issues raised by employers in this survey were: 1. Many of the firms surveyed are long established in Oxford, and their presence here is often for historical reasons (e.g. founder or main client based in Oxford) 2. Many of the firms, including some science or IT based activities, considered they had no strong economic linkages with the city or its universities and that could be located anywhere in the County, and some anywhere in the UK. 3. Several higher technology firms had come to Oxford largely because suitable premises with a particular specification were available there and did not need to be developed from new. 4. Retention of staff was a common reason for firms staying in Oxford while cost of premises was indicated as one of the main reasons for considering moving. 5. Several firms had moved out of the city centre having been unable to find suitable, large premises there that met their requirements and had settled for the Business Park, despite the lack of services there; the West End area was not seen as particularly attractive to a number of office based firms due to traffic congestion and lack of parking. 6. Some firms, mainly solicitors and academic printers, had strong client links within the city and were unlikely to move out. 7. A few firms, mainly those which are overseas based and some in higher technology activities, saw an Oxford location as important in terms of the firm’s profile and image. 8. While the majority of firms envisaged expansion, not many were planning to expand in terms of employment space; some had spare capacity within current premises, while others had already moved in the last few years to obtain better/larger premises or to consolidate operations from separate buildings. 9. Small/medium sized industrial firms appeared generally happy with their current premises and did not envisage difficulties in finding larger premises when they needed to. 10. The nature and space needs of some firms were changing due to overseas competition. This meant that some industrial buildings were being released for redevelopment for other uses. 11. Some of the larger firms only kept their office based activities in Oxford, while manufacturing, warehousing and production were based in lower cost locations elsewhere in the UK or overseas.
12. A number of firms had staff commuting in to Oxford form relatively far afield within the County. 13. Overall, very few of the firms surveyed appeared likely to leave Oxford in the near future but relatively few of those surveyed seemed likely to require significant amounts of new space.
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