Nabil Lodey, CEO of data software and services company Envitia said Horsham is already home to several tech firms including Chess Dynamics, Automation Squared, NETSOL Technologies, Creative Assembly, and Red River. He added: “At Envitia I was seriously considering expanding outside of Horsham and opening a new office in London, as part of plans to attract talented data scientists who tend to gravitate to tech hubs. But with the impact of Covid, this has now changed and our most recent hires have been remote workers from the North West and South West of England. “Now our growth plans include hiring talented individuals across the country with online communication and collaboration tools, which means that the need to be present in an office for the physical sharing of ideas in person is no longer the driving factor. “We’d also like to attract employees who no longer feel the need to commute into London for rewarding jobs when opportunities exist locally. “We are no different to hundreds of towns up and down the country that can be a great place to build tech businesses, and in offices where people can travel to work easily without incurring the higher living expenses that you find in cities.” Horsham MP Jeremy Quin said he was ‘hugely proud’ of the talent in the town and the businesses it’s home to. He added: “They not only contribute to the local economy but also the UK’s international reputation as an exporter of digital tech services to the global market.”