Nestlé Tower
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| Nestlé Tower | |
 The Nestlé Tower |
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| Building Information | |
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| Name | Nestlé Tower |
| Location | Croydon, London |
| Country |  England |
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| Client | Nestlé S.A. |
| Completion Date | 1964 |
The Nestlé Tower (or St George's House) is a skyscraper occupied by the multinational packaged food company Nestlé S.A. in Croydon. It acts as the groups United Kingdom headquarters,[1] with its European HQ in Vevey, in its native Switzerland. Nestlé is, according to the Forbes Global 2000 list, the second most powerful company to have headquarters in Croydon, being 56th overall.[2] Number one is the American International Group who are at number six in the global rankings and have their European HQ in No.1 Croydon.[3]
The site is on the 'urban motorway' of Wellesley Road above the Croydon Underpass and next to Croydon Council's offices in Taberner House, Croydon College, and the theatre and performance space of the Fairfield Halls and the Ashcroft Theatre. In recent years, the development of tall buildings has been encouraged in the London Plan, which will lead to the erection of new skyscrapers over the next few years as London goes through a high-rise boom.[4] This means that more skyscrapers including the planned Wellesley Square will go up around the town. As part of the Park Place development, the tower is part of the Croydon Vision 2020 regeneration plan for the London Borough of Croydon to add to its goal of being London's Third City.
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[edit] Transport links
The Nestlé Tower is located in Central Croydon and has various transport links nearby. George Street tram stop is the closest Tramlink station to the offices. From here there are services to Wimbledon station on route 3 for connections to the London Underground, and on route 1 and 2 services terminate at West Croydon station for trains to Sutton and slow trains to Central London as well as London Overground services from 2010. There is also a bus station at West Croydon with buses on the northbound corridor and the rest of the borough. East Croydon station, the main railway station in the borough, is also close by. The station provides mainline services from Southern, Southeastern, First Capital Connect and CrossCountry, formerly Virgin Trains. These train operating companies provide services to the South Coast, Bedford, Manchester, Luton and Luton Airport, Gatwick Airport, and fast services to London Victoria and London Bridge. There are also tram services from East Croydon to New Addington, Elmers End and Beckenham.
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[edit] References
- ^ Location of Nestlé offices in the UK and EIRE. Nestlé (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ The World's 2,000 Largest Public Companies. Forbes (2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-15.
- ^ Looking out for No.1. Croydon Guardian (2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-19.
- ^ London - Full Summary of Projects. Will Fox, SkyscraperCity.com. Retrieved on 2006-12-15.
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