Business News Round Up (07/02/19)
Scotland to host 2022 World Forum for foreign direct investment
Addressing the Scotland Is Now investor lunch, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced that Scotland has won its bid to host the 2022 World Forum for foreign direct investment.
http://futurescot.com/scotland-hosting-2022-fdi-world-forum/
SMEs working in the construction sector within the UK
Data from Bizdaq suggests that the construction industry comprises 20% of the UK’s SMEs, London has the most densely populated area with over fifty-three thousand SMEs.
https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/planning-construction-news/smes-construction-sector/52120/
Funding secured for Glasgow’s biggest office development
Clydesdale Bank’s has secured a £88.9 million development loan from HFD Property Group to complete development on their new head office building in Glasgow containing 313,116 sq ft of offices.
https://dailybusinessgroup.co.uk/2019/02/funding-secured-for-glasgows-biggest-office-development/
Manchester firms Cubic Motion and DigitalBridge double their workspace
Cutting edge facial animation software company, Cubic Motion, and AI tech company, Digital Bridge have expanded their operations at their base in Manchester Science Park.