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Aztec West

Aztec West
Aztec West Transport.svg
Major roads and bus stops near Aztec West
Aztec West is located in Gloucestershire
Aztec West
Aztec West
Aztec West shown within Gloucestershire
OS grid reference ST606828
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town BRISTOL
Postcode district BS32
Dialling code 01454
Police Avon and Somerset
Fire Avon
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
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UK
England
Gloucestershire
51°32′35″N 2°34′05″W / 51.543°N 2.568°W / 51.543; -2.568Coordinates: 51°32′35″N 2°34′05″W / 51.543°N 2.568°W / 51.543; -2.568

Aztec West is a business park in South Gloucestershire, England, situated in the north of Bristol, near Bradley Stoke and Patchway. It is close to the M4 and M5 motorways and the Almondsbury Interchange. Adjacent is the A38 trunk road.

The park has been developed since the early 1980s, but some land is still available for future development. The work of architectural practices such as Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Aukett, SOM and CZWG can be seen on the site.

The name is said to derive from 'A to Z of Technology' and it was conceived as a science park — it was originally funded by the 'Electricity Supply Nominees' on the half of the Electricity Supply Industry (ESI) pension fund but in the mid-1980s was sold to Arlington Securities.

Aztec West is home to over 100 companies, and 7,000 people work there. The Aztec Centre was opened by Margaret Thatcher on Friday 15 December 1989 and there is a plaque to commemorate this in its entrance. The park includes warehouse/factory units, the four star Aztec Hotel, several office villages, a central retail area and a Starbucks connected to a bar in a hotel, the first such facility in the UK. Included in the landscaping are three lakes. Nearby are the aerospace industries at Filton and the large business parks at the edge of Bradley Stoke.

Companies include Nokia, General Electric, Liverpool Victoria, HSS Hire, EE, HSBC, Atkins, Aardman, Imagination Technologies, Broadcom, Mark Hadfield Selection Ltd, Allianz, Hoare Lea, The Co-operative Legal Services and CGI.


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