The gateway to enterprise in Bristol and the West of England. Engine Shed generates and encourages innovation through collaboration and networks. Housed in Brunel’s original station, dating back to 1841, Engine Shed is the University of Bristol's leading enterprise hub where entrepreneurs, business leaders, academics, students and corporates can collaborate, inspire and be inspired, enable and be enabled. It showcases the strengths and innovations of the region in an informative and inspiring way. Located within a minute’s walk of one of the UK’s most connected transport hubs and a node on the new ‘Gigabit Bristol’ experimental network makes this the best place to work, meet and collaborate. A platform for collaboration Engine Shed is a collaboration between Bristol City Council, the University of Bristol and the West of England Local Enterprise Partnership at the heart of Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone. Our mission is to stimulate long term economic growth by supporting business, inspiring young people to get involved and to showcase to the public and potential inward investors the exciting opportunities that exist here.