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Property review


Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is working with Ryden to undertake a review of the commercial property sector in Glasgow city centre. The review was commissioned in recognition of the changing requirements for commercial space and the conviction that a co-ordinated approach will help our city centre to continue to attract investment and jobs – supporting the objectives set out in the City Centre Strategy. It follows a comprehensive business engagement


process to support Glasgow City Council in the development of the City Centre Strategy, led by Glasgow Chamber. The strategy was launched in November 2013 with an overriding vision for Glasgow to become the most innovative and progressive city centre in Europe. A key output of the process was the establishment


of a Commercial Property Forum featuring a number of active city developers and commercial property agents. This Forum will be an asset in the review, providing a channel to engage with the private sector and industry expertise. The review will include an extensive study of the


sector in Glasgow city centre and benchmarking it against comparable cities both in the UK and internationally.


Glasgow promoted to the world’s property professionals as the place for investment


Glasgow Chamber of Commerce was delighted to play its part in supporting Glasgow’s marketing to investors at MIPIM 2015, the 22,000-delegate conference of property professionals in Cannes, France in March. A team from Glasgow promoted the city in what was a highly competitive environment with many cities putting in significant effort to promote themselves as centres for investment. Stuart Patrick, Chief Executive


of Glasgow Chamber, said: “MIPIM is where senior property professionals from all across the world are deciding where to put their money and it’s absolutely vital that Glasgow gets its message across. Glasgow Chamber has been vigorously promoting the city as an economic powerhouse; MIPIM is a classic example of where that message needs to get out and needs to be properly presented. “We were delighted to be working alongside Glasgow City Marketing Bureau and Invest in Glasgow to make that message clear.”


Mr Patrick said that there were a


number of key opportunities where the private sector could join with public agencies to promote the city. He said: “The time is now for the


business community to step up and help Glasgow to get its message across. It will be in our mutual interest because much of that investment will be of benefit to the business community. “Glasgow is one of the top 30


cities in Europe in terms of scale, it’s a growing city and other cities such as Manchester, Barcelona, Berlin and Stockholm all make very prominent contributions to exhibitions of MIPIM’s type, and Glasgow needs to be there in what is a dramatic setting.”


“With City Deal and with many


growing sectors in the city we have many opportunities to explore and develop.


“Using the People Make Glasgow campaign and the work of Invest in Glasgow we are placed to get that message across.”


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WHY SCOTLAND NEEDS AN EXPANDED HEATHROW AIRPORT


The Airports Commission is currently considering the best way to deliver a much-needed expansion of UK airport capacity. The decision has come down


to a choice of two options, both of which are in the south of England. The option which Scotland has the most to gain from is a new runway at Heathrow. Heathrow is Britain’s only hub airport; which means that it alone has the critical mass of passenger numbers, cargo-handling capacity and connections to support direct flights to all the long-haul destinations Scottish businesses need to be able to connect to. Expanding it will create up to


16,100 Scottish jobs, and as much as £14 billion in benefits for the Scottish economy. Scottish travellers also stand


to benefit. Increased competition on routes will lead to lower fares for both business and leisure passengers. By 2030, this could mean an average saving of £300 per return ticket.


All this depends on the


Airports Commission making the right decision: and choosing Heathrow.


FIND OUT MORE


To learn more about Heathrow’s expansion plans and what they mean for Scotland, visit heathrow.com/ takingbritainfurther


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