Guildford Borough Council

The Surrey economy makes a significant contribution to the Exchequer, and second only to London. Our continued and enhanced prosperity is important to the region, the country and to us. We are widely recognised as an international centre of excellence for firms in clusters such as digital media, pharmaceuticals, space technologies and ICT, to identify a few examples. We want to see local people and our economy thrive, and move forward. We recognise the vital links that our local academic institutions afford our borough. We want them to be able to compete here and abroad by innovating through research and business capabilities. Our vision is for Guildford to be a town and rural borough with strong infrastructure; world-class businesses an evolving and vibrant economy, which balances the needs of communities today and for future generations living in an ever-improving society.