The creative industries are the fastest-growing sector of the UK economy and the quickest to recover after the 2008 crash. It now accounts for one in every six jobs, employing twice as many graduates as any other sector.
However, there is currently no national strategy to deliver space for the creative industries, and coupled with multiple cost-pressures, the result has been huge reductions in infrastructure that is dedicated to this vital sector.
It is essential to build the spaces our creative economy needs to flourish, otherwise we risk losing home-grown talent, and ultimately damaging our international competitiveness.
Affordable work.space recognise the need to secure suitable spaces for creative production and cultural consumption across the country. Our service helps developers, local authorities and organisations to integrate viable spaces that are tailored to the creative and cultural industries.