Case Studies Summary

Discover just some of the successful businesses that have made Thurrock their base and the benefits and opportunities it has offered them.

Shields Environmental

For over 30 years, Shields Environmental has worked with the world's leading telecommunications companies to manage, remarket and recycle their surplus and redundant network equipment.

Best Buy

The first three days of its opening weekend in Thurrock was its biggest ever opening weekend for a Best Buy store anywhere in the world.

Peafs on the Heath

A Thurrock entrepreneur has followed in the footsteps of his forefathers opening a traditional country store in the heart of Orsett Heath.

The Co-Operative

The Co-Operative's distribution centre employs almost 700 staff and services 630 stores across London, the South East and South.

Triple A Transport Services Limited

A leading provider of high quality transport and warehousing services with a proven track record dating back over 20 years.

Curran Packaging Company

Employing 50 staff in East Tilbury, this little known company supplies cardboard tubes for range of uses from construction and indsutrial to film sets and point of sale display.