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Background
The park extends to 100 acres within a purpose built landscaped setting, and lies adjacent to the A96 one mile east of Forres town centre and twelve miles to the west of Elgin which is the administrative and commercial centre for Moray, Scotland. The location of the park is centred between two major centres of population and business activity in Scotland, which are Aberdeen and Inverness, and provides access to two international airports, Aberdeen Airport and Inverness Airport. Along with adequate transport links provided by the A96 and the rail network accessed from Forres railway station.

The park offers views of the local Moray countryside and coastline, along with extensive perimeter planting which has been undertaken to provide natural screening. Structured visual enhancement, in the form of dry stone walling segments are also positioned throughout the entrance to the park.

Major investment in recent years has set the standard and precedent for the park as an attractive place for innovative businesses to choose to locate. Continued investment is planned by Highlands and Islands Enterprise to realise the full benefits of the site.

Buildings
All business units on the park have followed sustainable development principles in the choice of building materials featuring those with low embodied energy characteristics. The park is an exemplar of sustainable development construction ultimately resulting in energy efficiency savings for businesses and lower operating costs.

Horizon Scotland
The park also houses a business incubation centre, Horizon Scotland, which was created to stimulate and support new start companies.

Occupants
Current residents of the park include:


 * AccuNostics Ltd
 * Biomatrix Water
 * Capita Group
 * CIFAL Findhorn
 * E-availability
 * Firefly IT Solutions Ltd
 * Glasgow School of Art
 * Highlands and Islands Enterprise
 * Horizon Scotland
 * Mohn Aqua (UK) Ltd
 * OpenBrolly
 * Park Eco Village Trust
 * Scotland Electronics International Ltd
 * WildHearts

Life Science Enterprise Area
The Enterprise Park Forres has been designated as a Life Science Enterprise Area. by Scottish Government. Designed to create new employment opportunities, stimulate private investment and accelerate economic growth.

Other Life Science Enterprise Areas

 * BioCampus, Midlothian
 * BioQuarter, Edinburgh
 * Inverness Campus
 * Irvine, North Ayrshire