connect at west edinburgh
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West Edinburgh is a vibrant commercial centre, home to flagship offices for leading international companies and a hub for national and international transport links.
Scotland’s capital offers an unrivalled quality of life and is the perfect place to live, invest and do business. With the highest Foreign Direct Investment of any key UK city, Edinburgh is Scotland’s fastest growing city, awarded Best Large City by FDI magazine in their European Cities and Regions of the Future for 2012/2013.
With a competitive cost structure, four world-class universities and excellent infrastructure, find out why your business should be in West Edinburgh.
IntroductionThe performance of Edinburgh’s economy has been relatively strong
through the economic downturn. The Centre for Cities, identified
Edinburgh as well positioned to support natural growth due to its
diverse employment base, high skill levels and low reliance on
welfare. The city has one of the strongest economies in the UK
outside London.
Edinburgh has had the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of all
the key major UK cities. Some 45.3% of the working population hold
degree or degree equivalent qualifications (highest in the UK after
Cambridge and Oxford).
A major attraction for inward investing companies is the quality
of life and significantly lower labour costs and labour churn relative
to London and south-east England. Edinburgh has been described
as the only large UK city in the top 10 for “economic potential”.
It is heartening to note that the city has been described as having
the best FDI strategy of any large European city. We look forward
through this initiative to assisting property owners, occupiers,
investors and developers to maximise the potential of West
Edinburgh and, in the process, increase the level of inward locations
and further strengthen and diversify the city’s economy.
Councillor Frank Ross
Convenor of the Economy Committee
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OpportunitiesFrom British Telecom, Aegon, Heineken and HSBC to Tesco Bank
and JP Morgan - businesses located in West Edinburgh are in the
best of company.
With four universities in the city, leading businesses are attracted
to Edinburgh’s highly-skilled labour pool. Exceptional connections
across the central belt place Scotland’s first class workforce within
easy reach.
Excellent local shopping and leisure opportunities make West
Edinburgh a satisfying location for employees with easy transport
links into the city centre. Only minutes away, Edinburgh Airport
is Scotland’s international hub, serving over 9 million passengers
annually.
Our website at www.westedinburgh.com provides information
on prime office space available with over 450,000 square feet in
move-in condition.
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ConnectivitySeamlessly connected by road, rail and air, the area enjoys the best
transport connections in the city and benefits from a sustained
programme of improvements to local and national rail services.
At an intersection of arterial roads, West Edinburgh is also served
by frequent, award winning bus services from Lothian Buses and
other providers. Frequent rail services connect to the city centre
and beyond, while light rail services will operate in 2014 placing
Edinburgh Airport less than 10 minutes away by tram.
Infrastructure in the city is first rate, with superfast fibre broadband
available to over 80% of properties and due to reach over 90%
by 2015*
(*source: OFCOM, maps.ofcom.org.uk/broadband)
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SupportAt the heart of the Scottish economy, Edinburgh is well supported
by initiatives from local and national government to assist inward-
locating businesses and help them to thrive.
City of Edinburgh Council
www.edinburgh.gov.uk
• Providing support for businesses locating in Edinburgh, including
advice on labour, property & planning
• Working closely with developers to utilise existing office space
and vacant sites, we can offer advice on where you would be
best to locate
Scottish Development International
www.sdi.co.uk
• Helping companies benefit from Scotland’s business and research
opportunities, SDI can help identify and access funding & grants
and provides a comprehensive investor support programme.
• Their comprehensive investor support programme includes:
• Marketing and market research assistance
• Business development support
• PR services
• Investment advice
• Specialised training
Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce
www.edinburghchamber.co.uk
• Strengthening the position of its members to ensure that the
interests of local businesses are heard; the Chamber can help any
size of company at any stage of development to grow and prosper.
Invest Edinburgh
www.edinburgh-inspiringcapital.com
• Provides valuable economic data for Edinburgh
• Highlights the advantages of investing in Scotland’s capital city
• Provides latest news for investors in the city.
Business Gateway
www.bgateway.com
• Offers a range of professional resources, support and tools
to help businesses learn new skills, create new opportunities
and develop strategy.
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Why your business should be in West EdinburghWest Edinburgh is the fourth largest office location in Scotland after
Edinburgh as a whole, Glasgow and Aberdeen. With an estimated
total stock of 4,500,000 sqft (418,060 sqm) and with some 450,000
sqft (41,806 sqm) of available space, it offers inward locating
businesses the opportunity to benefit from significantly reduced
total occupation costs whilst benefiting from a highly-skilled and
diverse labour pool along with the other benefits of Edinburgh.
The West Edinburgh marketing initiative has been set up under the
auspices of the Council and the property industry with assistance
from Scottish Enterprise, the Edinburgh Business Forum and a
number of Edinburgh’s partners.
A significant amount of the available space provides “plug and play”
opportunities for occupiers enabling an immediate “soft landing”
when arriving in the city, reducing initial start up costs and timing.
The quality and diversity of the accommodation situated over
ten business parks within West Edinburgh ensures a range of styles
and quality of office accommodation to meet with the needs of
differing occupiers.
Launches of Connect at West Edinburgh will take place in Edinburgh,
London and at MIPIM during 2013.
The new website provides a “one-stop shop” for organisations
searching for floor space, blending the attractions and benefits
of Edinburgh with the practical essentials of finding suitable
accommodation and linking new companies to the city and to the
various partners working with the city, Scottish Enterprise and SDI.
The Edinburgh Business Forum thoroughly endorses this initiative
and intends to support the various partners in delivering further
economic growth and prosperity for Scotland’s capital.
Hugh Rutherford
Chair of the Edinburgh Business Forum
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