Pride Park

Pride Park is a business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, England. Developed in the 1990s, It covers 80 hectares of former industrial land between the River Derwent and railway lines. Pride Park Stadium and Derby Arena are both located in Pride Park. HistoryThe site was formerly part of the railway yards, and was derelict for many years. It was the original site of Derby's railway manufacturing industry, but land here had also been used for gas and coke works, gravel abstraction and landfill. These uses left behind a cocktail of contaminants, including tars, phenols, heavy metals, ammonia and boron. Extensive redevelopment took place over 10 years to reclaim the site, including the building of a new access road to open the area up. Part of the site has been transformed into a nature reserve called The Sanctuary, in conjunction with Derby City Council. Occupants It has been home of Derby County F. C. 's Pride Park Stadium since 1997 when they relocated from the Baseball Ground in the Normanton district. Derby Arena is a multi-purpose sports and events venue adjacent to Pride Park Stadium, which opened in 2015. A Park & Ride car park for access to Derby city centre is located next to the stadium. Internet bank Egg plc had its headquarters and call centre in the business park until 2011 when it was taken over by Barclaycard, and closed. The building was subsequently occupied by HEROtsc, retaining its function as a call centre. The business park also houses a Holiday Inn Express hotel and several car dealerships. The sports goods retailer JJB Sports has offices on the Park. Derby Manufacturing UTC, a university technical college opened in September 2015.

Pride Park is a business park on the outskirts of the city centre of Derby, England. Developed in the 1990s, It covers 80 hectares of former industrial land between the River Derwent and railway lines. Pride Park Stadium and Derby Arena are both located in Pride Park. HistoryThe site was formerly part of the railway yards, and was derelict for many years. It was the original site of Derby's railway manufacturing industry, but land here had also been used for gas and coke works, gravel abstraction and landfill. These uses left behind a cocktail of contaminants, including tars, phenols, heavy metals, ammonia and boron. Extensive redevelopment took place over 10 years to reclaim the site, including the building of a new access road to open the area up. Part of the site has been transformed into a nature reserve called The Sanctuary, in conjunction with Derby City Council. Occupants It has been home of Derby County F. C. 's Pride Park Stadium since 1997 when they relocated from the Baseball Ground in the Normanton district. Derby Arena is a multi-purpose sports and events venue adjacent to Pride Park Stadium, which opened in 2015. A Park & Ride car park for access to Derby city centre is located next to the stadium. Internet bank Egg plc had its headquarters and call centre in the business park until 2011 when it was taken over by Barclaycard, and closed. The building was subsequently occupied by HEROtsc, retaining its function as a call centre. The business park also houses a Holiday Inn Express hotel and several car dealerships. The sports goods retailer JJB Sports has offices on the Park. Derby Manufacturing UTC, a university technical college opened in September 2015.