T-Squared establishes firm foundations for growth at Harwell Innovation Centre

The UK leader in the design and build of fast-track complex facilities for high-tech industry sectors, T-Squared has established solid foundations for growth at Harwell Innovation Centre over the last three years.

Having moved into the centre, T-Squared found the ideal location from which to accelerate their business.

Connor McAleer, Director at T-Squared, explains: “For us, taking space at the Harwell Innovation Centre is a stepping stone to establishing an onsite presence on the wider campus. Being here, you are part of a thriving cluster of science and technology businesses working at the cutting edge of their respective fields. Given the nature of our work and client base, it is a logical place for us to be.”

“We’ve grown locally as a business in the last few years and being located in the innovation centre has had a role to play in that growth. The location couldn’t be better for us as we are in a good place to partner with future customers of the wider Harwell Campus and support the requirement of their complex facilities.” Established 20 years ago, T-Squared makes high performance, highly specialised facilities for innovators who change the world. Providing end-to-end solutions, the company designs and builds highspec facilities for high-tech sectors like life sciences, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronics, quantum and space.

Talking about the benefits of being based in the innovation centre, Connor says: “We’ve been introduced to other occupants of the centre and the campus through various onsite events, which has helped us to raise our profile and make new contacts. And it works both ways. We’ve also introduced a client to the centre, so they can take space there while we complete their new facility.

“As well as providing affordable and flexible accommodation, the centre offers additional administrative support through the reception team. We’ve also met with the centre’s innovation director, who has provided us with additional business support services and introduced us to other businesses in their network.“

T-Squared has a growing number of clients on the Harwell Campus, including Oxford Nanopore Technologies. T-Squared was able to provide a turnkey design, construction and validation service for Oxford Nanopore, taking an empty shell to a validated cleanroom in just seven months. It delivered a 3,200m² production facility, which incorporated highgrade ISO classified cleanrooms, product laboratories, packaging suite, offices and warehousing. More recently, the company has been working on the design and fit-out for Quera Computing Ltd on the new Tech Edge Development.

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