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Insert Audience name here. INTRODUCING THE IFSD. The perfect location to transform your business. + Established August 2001 + Designated Financial Centre + City Centre Location + Major public/private partnership + 2m sq ft of prime office space + State of the Art Technology. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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INTRODUCING THE IFSD
The perfect location to transform your business
+ Established August 2001
+ Designated Financial Centre
+ City Centre Location
+ Major public/private partnership
+ 2m sq ft of prime office space
+ State of the Art Technology
GLASGOW’S IFSD
GLASGOW’S IFSD
IN GOOD COMPANY ............
+ BNP Paribas+ First Data+ Tesco Bank + JP Morgan + Morgan Stanley+ Clydesdale Bank+ Lloyds Banking Group+ National Australia Group + Ignis Asset Management+ Barclays Wealth+ RBS+ esure + ACE+ Aon+ Vertex + Handelsbanken
IFSD PARTNERSHIP
+ Glasgow City Council
+ Scottish Enterprise
+ Scottish Development International
+ Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
+ Skills Development Scotland
+ Scottish Government
+ Scottish Financial Enterprise
+ BT
+ Private sector incl. Developers
KEY INGREDIENTS
+ Property
+ Public Realm
+ Skills
+ Transport
+ Telecoms
+ Quality of Life
PROPERTY
TOP QUALITY OFFICES
TOP QUALITY OFFICES
PUBLIC REALM
£40m public realm enhancement :
+ Distinctive, high quality public realm
+ Stimulating external environment
+ New street furniture
+ Upgraded CCTV
+ Bespoke public streetscaping
+ New streetlighting
+ New signage
+ New pedestrian bridge
PUBLIC REALM – TRADESTON BRIDGE
SKILLED WORKFORCE
+ 1.5m people in TTW area
+ 1 in 13 employed in FS
+ Study centre is 1st in UK
+ Approximately 40% of Glaswegians, have higher qualifications, more than any comparable city, *
*(source: HESA) (NVQ Level 3 or above)
SKILLS FOR THE JOB
Glasgow is already a major base for financial sector skills
+ One of the largest pools of talent in the UK - Four Universities - 12 Colleges
+ World ranked business schools
+ Multi-lingual capacity with 20 languages spoken in contact centres
FRIENDLY CITY – “ATTITUDE WITH HUMOUR”
GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE
+ 3 airports within 45 minutes drive
+ Largest suburban rail network outside London
+ M8 motorway borders the IFSD
+ Glasgow underground
TECHNOLOGY
+ World Class Telecoms
+ £50m investment by BT
CREATING A 24/7 SOCIETY
+ Residential Development - 900 units
+ Retail - 65,000 sq ft
+ Leisure
- 1,600 hotel rooms
- to include £10m Restaurant Quarter
PROPERTY PIPELINE – BROOMIELAW PAVILIONS
QUALITY OF LIFE
+ One of Europe’s Great Cities
+ Best in UK for retail after London
+ SNO, Scottish Ballet, Scottish Opera
+ Renowned art galleries and museums
+ Green space, access to ‘outdoors’
+ Range and quality of homes
WIDE RANGE OF SUPPORT
+ Property
+ Telecoms
+ Training
+ Recruitment
+ Aftercare Support
+ Regional Selective Assistance
SUCCESS TO DATE
+ Over 15,500 jobs moved into the IFSD
+ £1 billion investment to date
+ 2.75 million sq ft of new office space created
+ Strong Public/Private Partnership
+ Top 50 Global Financial Centre
+ …………… Watch this space!
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