Plus X Innovation Hub launched in Slough

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Tom Kilkelly

The Future Works, Slough

Plus X Innovation has officially opened its new collaborative workspace for ambitious businesses at the 100,000 sq ft The Future Works office building in Slough.

Developed in partnership with AshbyCapital, the property investment management company behind The Future Works, the 23,644 sq ft, three-storey space contains over £300,000 of specialist prototyping equipment for product development including a wet lab, 3-D printers, and laser cutters.

The hub will provide growing businesses access to coworking, offices, and a state-of-the-art workshop and photography studio. On top of this, company's using the hub will also get access to a number of innovation and business support programmes.

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A key part of the Plus X Innovation offer is an ongoing and diverse range of curated and organised monthly networking events that bring innovators together to share expertise, as well as regular business support clinics run by experts, providing critical one-to-one support to entrepreneurs and founders.

Paul Rostas, Co-CEO of Plus X Innovation, said: ''Working with AshbyCapital has been an exciting collaboration, combining Plus X Innovation's award-winning expertise in creating innovation ecosystems, with AshbyCapital's commitment to developing sustainable and beautiful spaces.

''Together we believe we have built an inclusive space where the ambitious businesses of Slough and greater London will grow and flourish.

''Clearly, there is appetite for growth and innovation in Slough, and we believe we have created with AshbyCapital a hub that will provide an inspirational space for these businesses to thrive into the future. Innovation is everywhere, and our business mission at Plus X Innovation is to make sure that the opportunity is, too.”

Tom Kilkelly

Tom Kilkelly started working as a freelance journalist for The Business Magazine following his graduation from UCL in 2022. During his studies Tom became very interested in the works of Irish authors including Samuel Beckett and Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan). His current role as a freelance business reporter is his first exposure to the world of business journalism. Working at TBM has given Tom the chance to really get to grips with the goings-on in the business hive that is the South East.