The Hive is an enterprise and education park for a generation of change.
What will make it really different to other business parks is that its overarching focus will be on business that's good for society and the environment.
The Hive will work with, and for the benefit of the whole community:
- Professionals, technicians and businesses working in construction – designers, engineers, builders, plumbers, electricians and the like – who want to update their skills to adapt to a low-carbon economy
- Young people looking for vocational training in modern, sustainable construction techniques
- Businesses set up to tackle a social or environmental need, and the people who create and run them
- Employers who need training or staff development solutions for their staff
The first facilities will open in late 2011 at a 1.92 acre site north of Cambridge city centre on Kings Hedges Road between the Science Park and Orchard Park.
The Hive is an insightful partnership between Cambridgeshire County Council, Cambridge Regional College and Future Business. It has also been part-funded by Housing Growth Fund money allocated by Cambridgeshire Horizons and its partners, the East of England Development Agency and the Skills Funding Agency.