marketing birmingham annual general meeting 2014
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I N W A R D I N V E S T M E N T
MORE JOBS AND PROJECTS
FROM FDI T H A N A N Y
OTHER REGION
G B S L E P 6 , 0 0 0 J O B S
TOP MERCER U K C I T Y F O R
QUALITY OF LIFE
B I R M I N G H A M P R O V I D E D O V E R 5 0 % O F R E G I O N A L J O B S 2 0 1 3 / 1 4
£2.6 BILLION
C A P I T A L
2 0 1 3 / 1 4 TOP FIVE C I T I E S FOR FDI STRATEGY
B U S I N E S S E S S U P P O R T E D
FIVE HUNDRED
37 PROJECTS 2815 JOBS
T A R G E T S EXCEEDED
2 0 1 3 / 1 4
BY 87%
E M P L O Y M E N T
INVESTMENT S E C U R E D
“We needed a location that would
work with us and help us to grow.
Birmingham offered all of this” Geoff Childs
Managing Director - Extraenergy
“We are delighted to be establishing
the centre in Birmingham which has
a significant and high-quality legal
community” Susan Bright
Regional Managing Partner – Hogan Lovells
“Birmingham’s mix of professional
tenants and companies has
created a natural micro-hub for
the financial services sector” Richard McCarthy
Managing Director – Deutsche Bank Birmingham
“We are very confident we will find
the right people in Birmingham
area. We are also looking to
develop talent and create a
graduate scheme” Chris Tolley
HR Director - Hydraforce
“This unique opportunity
has allowed our
company to mix with the
elite in our field” Chris Ferrar - Machined Component
Systems
“As an SME, the
support provided to us
was invaluable” Chris Sharrat - Lodent
“The support we
received both before
and during the
exhibition was
excellent” Mark Arnold - Thomas Fattorini
VIS ITOR E C O N O M Y
INTERNATIONAL
V I S I T O R S U P
32%
34 MILLION V I S I T O R S
UP 12% SINCE 2006
BEST UK DESTINATION
G R O U P L E I S U R E AWARDS 2014
3 0 , 0 0 0 BED SPACES AND GROWING
32 PLACES H I G H E R ICCA RANKING
H I G H E S T H O T E L OCCUPANCY RATE O N R E C O R D S E P T E M B E R
82% MOST POPULAR
CONFERENCE AND EVENT D E S T I N A T I O N O U T S I D E L O N D O N
£11 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT F R O M B C B E V E N T W I N S
4 N E W HOTELS
4 DEVELOPER L A U N C H E S
2 CONFERENCE NEW VENUES
7 B U S I N E S S EXPANSIONS
30 NEW BUSINESSES
L O C A T I N G 20 C U L T U R A L CELEBRATIONS
2 INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENTS
2 NEW RETAIL
C E N T R E S
2 ENTERTAINMENT
V E N U E S
2 B I R T H D A Y CELEBRATIONS
2 S P O R T I N G CELEBRATIONS