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270,000 sq. m. retail

I N W A R D I N V E S T M E N T

MORE JOBS AND PROJECTS

FROM FDI T H A N A N Y

OTHER REGION

G B S L E P 6 , 0 0 0 J O B S

TOP MERCER U K C I T Y F O R

QUALITY OF LIFE

B I R M I N G H A M P R O V I D E D O V E R 5 0 % O F R E G I O N A L J O B S 2 0 1 3 / 1 4

£2.6 BILLION

C A P I T A L

2 0 1 3 / 1 4 TOP FIVE C I T I E S FOR FDI STRATEGY

B U S I N E S S E S S U P P O R T E D

FIVE HUNDRED

37 PROJECTS 2815 JOBS

T A R G E T S EXCEEDED

2 0 1 3 / 1 4

BY 87%

E M P L O Y M E N T

INVESTMENT S E C U R E D

“We needed a location that would

work with us and help us to grow.

Birmingham offered all of this” Geoff Childs

Managing Director - Extraenergy

“We are delighted to be establishing

the centre in Birmingham which has

a significant and high-quality legal

community” Susan Bright

Regional Managing Partner – Hogan Lovells

“Birmingham’s mix of professional

tenants and companies has

created a natural micro-hub for

the financial services sector” Richard McCarthy

Managing Director – Deutsche Bank Birmingham

“We are very confident we will find

the right people in Birmingham

area. We are also looking to

develop talent and create a

graduate scheme” Chris Tolley

HR Director - Hydraforce

“This unique opportunity

has allowed our

company to mix with the

elite in our field” Chris Ferrar - Machined Component

Systems

“As an SME, the

support provided to us

was invaluable” Chris Sharrat - Lodent

“The support we

received both before

and during the

exhibition was

excellent” Mark Arnold - Thomas Fattorini

2014

BPFS Advanced Engineering Life Sciences

Environmental ITEC Food & Drink

VIS ITOR E C O N O M Y

INTERNATIONAL

V I S I T O R S U P

32%

34 MILLION V I S I T O R S

UP 12% SINCE 2006

BEST UK DESTINATION

G R O U P L E I S U R E AWARDS 2014

3 0 , 0 0 0 BED SPACES AND GROWING

32 PLACES H I G H E R ICCA RANKING

H I G H E S T H O T E L OCCUPANCY RATE O N R E C O R D S E P T E M B E R

82% MOST POPULAR

CONFERENCE AND EVENT D E S T I N A T I O N O U T S I D E L O N D O N

£11 MILLION ECONOMIC IMPACT F R O M B C B E V E N T W I N S

1274 +

TOTAL

MEDIA HITS

1201 +

TOTAL

MEDIA HITS

4 N E W HOTELS

4 DEVELOPER L A U N C H E S

2 CONFERENCE NEW VENUES

7 B U S I N E S S EXPANSIONS

30 NEW BUSINESSES

L O C A T I N G 20 C U L T U R A L CELEBRATIONS

2 INFRASTRUCTURE

DEVELOPMENTS

2 NEW RETAIL

C E N T R E S

2 ENTERTAINMENT

V E N U E S

2 B I R T H D A Y CELEBRATIONS

2 S P O R T I N G CELEBRATIONS