The offices for S.C. Agency are located at the Corbygate Business Park which is classified as Weldon East, Corby.

We thought it might be interesting to share a little about the history as well as present day in Corby.

Corby is an industrial town located in the North East of Northamptonshire. It was recorded in the 2011 census that the borough had a population of 61,300, however due to the growth in the last 8 years that figure is now much higher. Figures during this time revealed that Corby had the fastest growing population in both Northamptonshire and the whole of England. The town was at one time known locally as “Little Scotland” due to the vast number of people that migrated here from Scotland for it steelworks.

Since 1934 Corby had grown rapidly from a small village with a population of around 1500 due to the growth of the steel and iron works. In 1939 Corby was the largest village in the country and therefore at that point was re-designated an urban district. During World War II the Corby Steelworks were expected to be a target for German Bombers, fortunately only a few bombs were dropped by solitary planes and there were no casualties.

Without the steel and ironworks Corby would not be the town that it is today. However in 1973 the government approved a strategy of consolidating steel making in five main areas in the UK, this did not include Corby. By the end of 1981 over 5000 jobs had been lost just at British Steel in Corby. Unemployment at this time hit an all time low of 30%.

By 1991 new industry started to be attracted to the town, helping to return unemployment back to the national average. New industrial estates were built, in 1994 a power station and in 2001 there was a race track – Rockingham Motor Speedway.

Corby is now a part of a major regeneration and redevelopment programme. Over the next 20+ years it is expected that Corby will double in size. Since this programme began we have seen some exciting major changes within the town to include: 2007 New Shopping Precint called Willow Place, 2008 Corby Business Academy opened, 2009 Corby Railway Station opened, 2010 the Corby Cube and an Olympic-sized swimming pool opened, 2011 Corby Enterprise Centre Opened, 2014 the A43 Corby bypass and Corby Technical School opened, 2015 the Savoy Cinema and a diverse selection of restaurants opened, 2016 the town continued to develop housing such as the 5000 homes on the Priors Development and in 2018 new parking was opened to accommodate the increase of visitors to Willow Place Shopping Centre.

CORBY CUBE

CENTRAL PARK

SWIMMING POOL