GLASGOW BUSINESS JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2014
CEO/CONTACTS
Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive
chiefexecutive@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
Major wins for city
We are delighted to report the positive strides your Chamber has made in providing the best possible platform for retail in Glasgow city centre. The positive vote to launch a Sauchiehall Street Business Improvement District (BID), winning free late-night parking, and the establishment of the City Centre Retail Association (CCRA) under the chairmanship of Paul Mitchell, General Manager at House of Fraser, are all important retail wins. Work is now underway to get the Sauchiehall Street BID up and running from April. It will bring business together on a plan to improve the non-pedestrianised section of the street that has become a centre for entertainment. January started in the right
direction with free parking after 5pm at city centre car parks at Buchanan Galleries, St Enoch’s Square and Concert Square. We also warmly welcome the launch in
November of the new City Centre Strategy and the City Council’s establishment of the City Centre
team to champion the strategy. We have also been vocal about the benefits of a possible City Deal for Glasgow city – made up of Glasgow City Council and several of the surrounding local authority areas. The City Deal announced in the Chancellor’s
Autumn Statement is good news. It will allow the city to earn back money invested by councils in economic development that have generated income tax, corporation tax, VAT and PAYE contributions for the Treasury. A City Deal would mean a portion of the taxes generated by those investments would come back to the city region. Glasgow Chamber supports the City Deal proposal for three reasons: it creates a clear incentive for local authorities to invest in projects, such as transport and skills, leading to
economic growth; it requires a very disciplined approach to project selection which emphasises those most likely to lead
to that growth; it encourages local authorities to work at a regional level, bringing forward the most
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beneficial projects. If the experience of Manchester, where the City Deal involves infrastructure investment of £1billion, is anything to go by, this could be very significant in helping to deliver the priorities set out by Glasgow Economic Commission and the Glasgow Economic Leadership Board. However, not everything is as positive as we
would like, given the Scottish Government’s decision to take over ownership of Prestwick Airport. We understand the desire to preserve jobs in Ayrshire, but we have asked the Government the following questions on the implications for the strategic position of the management of Glasgow Airport: » What impact will the Prestwick acquisition have on air route marketing support at Glasgow Airport? » How will the move affect plans for improving surface access to Glasgow Airport? » What impact will it have on the ability to share commercially confidential information with Scottish Government officials? » Given that the Scottish Government has taken a role in central belt airports, on what strategic basis are they going to proceed? Access to markets is the major issue for us. It is almost impossible to overstate the importance of physical transport links to overseas markets. Direct air links are important to key markets and to hub airports. This issue is vitally important to the Glasgow business community and to the economic prospects of the city region’s economy. It is an issue on which we shall continue to press.
HEAD OF EVENTS Alan Busby ~ 0141 204 8323
alan.busby@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CHIEF EXECUTIVE Stuart Patrick~ 0141 204 8317
stuart.patrick@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE Richard Muir ~ 0141 204 8326
richard.muir@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS DIRECTOR Alison McRae ~ 0141 204 8339
alison.mcrae@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT Elaine Rodger ~ 0141 204 8332
elaine.rodger@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
BUSINESS SERVICE MANAGER Cathie McKay ~ 0141 204 8317
cathie.mckay@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
FINANCE MANAGER Audrey Hamilton ~ 0141 204 8334
audrey.hamilton@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS Anne Marie Hughes ~ 0141 204 8325
annemarie.hughes@glasgowchamberof
commerce.com
HEAD OF PARTNERSHIP & MEMBERSHIP OPERATIONS Susan McKay ~ 0141 204 8347
susan.mckay@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
HEAD OF INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION Catherine Bryson ~ 0141 204 8390
cathy.bryson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECT MANAGER, EMPLOYER ENGAGEMENT Leona Seaton ~ 0141 204 8338
leona.seaton@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS EXECUTIVE Selina Hales ~ 0141 204 8358
selina.hales@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS EXECUTIVE Shona MacPherson ~ 0141 204 8364
shona.macpherson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
PROJECTS ASSISTANT Blair Stevenson ~ 0141 204 8339
blair.stevenson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
MEMBERSHIP CO-ORDINATOR Heather Rhodes ~ 0141 204 8331
heather.rhodes@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
EVENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE Colum Fraser ~ 0141 204 8319
colum.fraser@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
ADMINISTRATION ASSISTANT Danielle Grant ~ 0141 204 8349
danielle.grant@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
FINANCE ASSISTANT Liz Mason ~ 0141 204 8329
liz.mason@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Yasmin Akram ~ 0141 204 8330
yasmin.akram@glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Lorraine Galbraith ~ 0141 204 8365
lorraine.galbraith@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
CERTIFICATION EXECUTIVE Katie Anderson ~ 0141 204 8381
katie.anderson@
glasgowchamberofcommerce.com
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