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12 . Glasgow Business May/June 2014


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ibrant images of the Commonwealth will greet millions of travellers who pass through Glasgow


Airport this year as the country gears up to welcome visitors for Scotland’s largest sporting and cultural event. Tanks to a donation from the Royal


Bank of Scotland, hugely impactful prime sites, including jety wraps, corridor takeovers and a 14m high external billboard, will now sport a Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games welcome message and branding. Te airport will create a vibrant, fun


and inspiring first impression for athletes, officials and spectators as they arrive in to the host city. Te campaign showcases iconic


imagery from the journey of the Queen’s Baton Relay, the 288-day curtain-raiser to the Games, spreading the Glasgow 2014 message and rallying the Commonwealth to support the Games. Work is already under way at


Glasgow Airport in preparation for the Games with a £17 million investment programme announced last year which will see large parts of the main terminal building undergo a major makeover. Tis includes international arrivals, which for many will be the gateway to the Games.


Picture perfect »Glasgow Airport sports bold images for the Games


David Grevemberg, Chief Executive, Glasgow 2014; Amanda McMillan, Managing Director, Glasgow Airport; and Humza Yousaf, Minister for External Affairs and International Development are joined by the Desi Bravehearts at Glasgow Airport


New appeal for funds College talk at the US capital


This spring saw the launch of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice Brick by Brick Appeal promotional campaign. The Brick by Brick Appeal is a £15 million fundraising campaign to build a new home for Glasgow’s Hospice in Bellahouston Park, thanks to Glasgow City Council which has gifted this land, for a peppercorn rent. The Brick by Brick Appeal


has also received support from numerous Glasgow businesses and is being championed by some of the city’s favourite celebrities, including Karen Dunbar, Nick Nairn, Gordon Strachan, Carole Smillie and Stephen Hendry. This development will be a


major step forward in the provision of palliative care services for the people of Glasgow. It will provide the flexibility to deliver and improve current services and lower the Hospice’s age limit to those aged 15 and above. This is an exciting and challenging time for the hospice


The Principal of City of Glasgow College recently delivered the keynote address at a National Tartan Day event at the iconic United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC. Paul Little, founding Principal of City of


Glasgow College, addressed an audience of the Scottish American community, including Senators and Congressmen, at the National Tartan Day Symposium and glittering reception at The Capitol Atrium. Principal Little set out his vision of


as it embarks on its Brick by Brick Appeal to raise the remaining £15 million required to build this 21st century hospice for Glasgow. However, it cannot do it alone, and is asking for your help in working together to build a new home for Glasgow’s Hospice. To learn more about how your


company can get involved, contact Karen Hattie on 0141 429 5599 or karen.hattie@ppwh.org.uk


‘redefining what we understand the role of colleges in the 21st century to be’. He explained that his college – the first to form as a result of a pioneering three-way merger of specialist colleges – is regarded as being at the forefront of delivery of the Scottish Government’s Post-16 Education Reform, which sets out to improve life chances for young people, support economic growth and increase the number of jobs while meeting the needs of learners, businesses and the wider community. Principal Little also described recent


‘pioneering’ developments at City of Glasgow College, which by 2016 will be housed in what is understood to be one of Europe’s largest college education campuses.


Paul Little, Principal of City of Glasgow College, delivered the keynote address at a National Tartan Day event at the Capitol Building in Washington, DC


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