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IN THIS ISSUE Featuring Herts, Beds & Bucks and Scotland
From the Editor News
Herts Beds & Bucks
Kirkby Diamond, Chandler Garvey, Westcott Venture Park
Hertfordshire LEP Dacorum Council
Welwyn Hatfield Council S R Wood
Luton Council Bedfordshire Council Central Bedfordshire Council
SCOTLAND Cover Story - Energetica Aberdeenshire Council
Waterloo Quay, Graham & Sibbald
Chess Group, Knight P G
D M Hall, Balmoral Business Park, RICS
Aberdeen and Northern Ashfield Land
Shepherd, CBRE, D M Hall
Angus Council, Graham & Sibbald
Knight Frank, Graham & Sibbald
Highlands & islands Enterprise
Allied Surveyors Inverness Highlands Council
Glasgow City Region City Deal Inglis Howie, CBRE
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Graham & Sibbald Glasgow News
Cushman Wakefield, GVA BRE
Lanarkshire Councils
East Renfrewshire Council, Scottish Property Federation Fusion Assets Irvine Bay URC
Morton Fraser, Shepherds Riverside Inverclyde East Ayrshire Council
Scottish Boarders Council City of Edinburgh Council Roger Telford, IME
Colliers, BNP Paribas, FT Linden
Tilstone, Gerald Eve
Quartermile, Edinburgh News Gladman
Edinburgh News East Lothian Council
Hardies, In Site Property Colliers Cushman Wakefield Dundee City Council Perth & Kinross Council
Shepherd, CBRE, Central News Bidwells, D M Hall Falkirk Council Lynton House
D M Hall, Graham & Sibbald Stirling Council
Ceteris, Central News Clacks First
News In brief Car Test
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nergetica, Scotland’s Energy Corridor, is a long-term programme that seeks to create a world-class
development corridor that is internationally recognised as the location of choice for high value oil and gas and renewable energy organisations, and a first choice for organisations of all sizes operating in other high value, quality, niche markets. Developed in late 2007, the programme is managed in partnership by Scottish Enterprise, Aberdeenshire Council and Aberdeen City Council. Read our Cover Story on page 34. Moray is well known for its outstanding
natural resources and high standard of living. But, and this is the bit you probably didn’t know, it also offers The Enterprise Park, Forres (EPF) an exceptional environment in which to work. Quite simply The EPF is a premier location for inspiring, innovative companies and a magnet for business in the Highlands and Islands region. Get the full picture on page 48
The statistics tell their own story when it
comes to measuring the success of Irvine Bay Regeneration Company and the i3 Enterprise Area in Irvine. In its first few years Irvine Bay set about
addressing some key issues and market failures in the five towns of Ardrossan, Irvine, Saltcoats, Stevenston and Kilwinning in North
Ayrshire. See more on page 62. The Scottish Borders is in a key location for Scotland’s
central belt and the north of England. In an area of 1,800 square miles and almost 115,000 people, there is certainly plenty of space to enjoy our beautiful, unspoilt countryside. And with good transport links, a wide range of property options, a skilled workforce and an excellent education system, there is also a compelling financial case to locate your business here. The full story is on page 68. 2016 began with a rush of new private sector investment
announcements linked to Dundee Waterfront. First was the news that the leading UK development and
regeneration company, Our Enterprise, is to invest £20m in sites 2 and 5 in the Central Waterfront. The company will create a new city square, together with a design and innovation quarter designed to help attract and retain graduates emerging from the city’s universities and colleges. Find out more on page81. A vibrant and cosmopolitan city located in the heart of
Scotland, Stirling has bold plans to grow its diverse and expanding economy, and position itself as a world-class business location and a great place to live, work and visit. See page 91 for all the details.
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