Frasers Property transformed Winnersh Triangle Business Park with a £6m placemaking strategy, appointing S&C Slatter to deliver extensive commercial landscaping, sports, and wellbeing facilities. The result? Improved occupier appeal, enhanced wellbeing, and prestigious Fitwel certification.
Frasers Property is one of the world’s leading property investors, developers, and managers, with a presence across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East and North Africa. In the UK, they are the single largest owner of business parks, and their mission goes far beyond providing office space. They actively create sustainable, people-first environments where businesses and communities can thrive. Their commitment to placemaking is central to attracting and retaining tenants in competitive markets.
Client Frasers Property.
Location Winnersh Triangle Business Park, Reading.
Sector Commercial landscaping & placemaking.
Project Value £6m (part of wider masterplan).
Delivered by S&C Slatter with ASA Landscape Architects.
As the pandemic shifted working culture, business parks across the UK faced new challenges. Office space was no longer competing solely with rival parks, but also with the comfort and convenience of employees’ homes.
Frasers Property recognised that to keep Winnersh Triangle attractive to occupiers, they needed to deliver a workplace experience that offered more than just a desk. The goal was to create an environment that:
They launched the Reworking Winnersh strategy: a £6m masterplan to revitalise the park through placemaking, sustainable landscaping, and wellbeing-focused outdoor spaces. To bring this vision to life, Frasers required a commercial landscape contractor with proven expertise in large-scale, design-led, ESG-focused projects.
S&C Slatter was appointed to deliver the external elements of the Reworking Winnersh masterplan, working to designs by ASA Landscape Architects. Our role was to translate vision into reality while meeting strict sustainability, quality, and timeline requirements. Key elements we delivered included:
Multi-use sports pitch – built for fitness and recreation, complete with fencing and floodlighting.
Yoga and exercise studio – featuring an eco-friendly living roof that supports drainage and biodiversity.
Urban gardens – designed as calm spaces for mindfulness, social interaction, and relaxation, constructed with hard and soft landscaping.
Living wall installation – a striking feature at the park entrance, enhancing biodiversity and creating immediate visual impact for visitors and occupiers.
Overcoming Project Challenges
Delivering such ambitious landscape construction on a live business park required precision and innovation:
By integrating sports construction, commercial landscaping, and biodiversity solutions, S&C Slatter provided Frasers Property with a single point of accountability — saving time, reducing risk, and ensuring consistency across the project.
The redevelopment of Winnersh Triangle delivered far more than aesthetic improvements. It repositioned the park as a future-focused, wellness-driven destination that supports productivity, talent attraction, and tenant satisfaction. Tangible outcomes included:
Tenant acquisition success – Sage, the market leader in HR and payroll technology, took 20,000 sq ft of space. FLB Accountants expanded with an additional 20,000 sq ft.
Prestigious Fitwel certification – an internationally recognised standard for health and wellbeing in the built environment, boosting the park’s ESG credentials.
Improved biodiversity – through living walls, roof planting, and sustainable landscape design.
Stronger tenant engagement – staff benefit from outdoor sports, exercise, and mindfulness facilities, supporting wellbeing and work-life balance.
Frasers Property now has a business park that not only competes with home working but actively motivates staff to choose the office — a key differentiator in the modern workplace.
“It’s important for us to provide a variety of facilities to enable our occupiers to truly enjoy their time here. Winnersh Triangle is a great location, and the new facilities provide further sports and wellness facilities for our occupiers and the local community.”
Rupert Batho, Commercial Director, Frasers Property
Placemaking creates competitive advantage in business parks by improving occupier appeal.
In summary, Winnersh Triangle demonstrates how commercial landscaping and placemaking can transform a business park into a thriving, future-proof community — delivering long-term value for both landlords and tenants.
Q: What facilities were delivered to the client?
A: A multi-use sports pitch, yoga studio with living roof, urban gardens, and a biodiversity-enhancing living wall.
Q: Why was the project needed?
A: To help Winnersh Triangle compete with home working and attract tenants through wellbeing-focused outdoor spaces.
Q: What were the key challenges?
A: Delivering large-scale landscaping on a live business park while protecting infrastructure, managing safety, and ensuring minimal disruption.
Q: What results were achieved?
A: Tenant acquisition, Fitwel certification, enhanced biodiversity, and improved staff wellbeing through new sports and outdoor facilities.
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