|
United Kingdom |
Scope |
Contacts |
Website and other resources
Project
announcements |
| UK Trade &
Investment (formerly known as the Invest in Britain Bureau and as Invest UK) |
National |
|
www.uktradeinvestusa.com (for USA)
www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
|
| BT eLocations |
Telecom |
|
www.bt.com/btelocations |
|
England |
|
GDI :
Phil |
|
| English Partnerships |
Developer |
|
www.englishsites.com |
| Think London |
Metro |
|
www.thinklondon.com |
| London
Development Agency |
Metro |
|
www.lda.gov.uk |
| London First
Centre |
Metro |
|
www.london-first.co.uk
www.lfc.co.uk |
|
London BioScience
Innovation Centre |
BioScience |
|
www.londonbioscience.com |
| Locate in Kent |
Region |
|
www.locateinkent.com
|
| Sheffield
First |
Metro |
|
www.makeitinsheffield.com |
| Invest East of
England |
Region |
|
www.eeia.com
www.investeastofengland.com
|
|
East of England
Development Agency |
Region |
|
www.eastofengland.uk.com |
| South East England
Development Agency, Guilford, Surrey |
Region |
TEL +44(0)1483
484200 |
www.seeda.co.uk |
| Surrey Research Park |
Research park |
|
www.surrey.ac.uk/research_park |
| South West RDA -
Southwest of England Regional Development Agency - SWRDA - Exeter |
Region |
|
www.sw-england.com
|
| The British
Midlands |
Region |
|
www.thebritishmidlands.com |
| East Midlands
Development Agency - EMDA England's East Midlands |
Region |
|
www.englandseastmidlands.com
www.emda.org.uk |
| Advantage West Midlands |
Region |
TEL +44(121)380
3500 |
www.thewestmidlandsregion.co.uk
www.advantagewm.co.uk |
| Aston Science Park,
Birmingham England |
Science park |
|
www.astonsciencepark.co.uk |
| Nottinghamshire County
Council Economic Development |
County |
|
www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk |
| BioCity Nottingham |
Biomedical science park |
|
www.biocity.co.uk |
| University of Warwick
Science Park Ltd., Coventry |
science park |
|
www.warwicksciencepark.co.uk |
| One NorthEast, Newcastle
upon Tyne |
Region |
|
www.onenortheast.co.uk |
| The North of
England Inward Investment Agency |
Region |
|
www.thenoe.com |
|
County Durham Development Company (CDDC) |
County
 |
|
www.wherebusinessgrows.com |
| Northumberland
County Council, northern England, north of Newcastle upon Tyne |
County |
|
www.northumberland.gov.uk/invest/ |
| Tyne & Wear Development Co.,
northern England - Newcastle upon Tyne area |
County |
|
www.tyne-wear.co.uk
|
| Yorkshire Forward - and
BioScience Yorkshire initiative |
Region |
|
www.yorkshire-forward.com
www.bioscience-yorkshire.com |
| Barnsley
Development Agency |
Metro |
|
www.barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk |
| Rotherham Industrial Development
Office |
Metro |
|
www.rido.org.uk |
|
Bionow - northwest England |
Biotech sector |
|
www.bionow.co.uk |
| The Mersey Partnership -
Invest Merseyside |
|
|
http://investmerseyside.com/
www.investliverpoolcityregion.com |
| Manchester Science Park
Limited |
Science park |
|
www.mspl.co.uk |
| Warrington Borough
Council, northwest England |
Borough |
|
www.warringtonuk.com |
|
Wales |
|
|
|
| Welsh Development Agency |
Region |
|
www.invest-in-wales.com |
|
WalesTrade International |
Trade promotion |
|
www.walestrade.com |
| Cardiff & Newport Call
Centre Initiative |
contact centers |
|
www.callcentrewales.co.uk
|
|
Scotland |
|
|
|
| Scottish Development International |
Region
 |
|
www.scottishdevelopmentinternational.com
|
|
BioDundee |
Biotech |
|
www.biodundee.co.uk |
| Locate Dundee |
City |
+44(0)1382 434252
|
www.locate-dundee.co.uk |
| Hillington Park Innovation
Centre, Glasgow |
Science park incubator |
|
www.innovationcentre.org |
| Aberdeen Science and
Technology Parks |
Science park |
|
www.astp.co.uk |
|
Northern Ireland |
|
|
|
| Invest Northern Ireland |
Region |
|
www.investni.com |
| University of Ulster
Science Research Parks Ltd. (UUSRP Ltd.), Londonderry |
Science park |
|
www.ulster.ac.uk/uusrp |
|
Other sources of information
|
|
The following additional sources of information are included here for ease of
reference. Refer also to the list of US
Government and related information sources for
these or other countries, or the Research
section. Have you found other good sources, or local
contacts for economic development and investment support? Please let us
know so that we may share them with others. |
| Source |
Website |
| Europa - The
European Union Online and EuroStat - for EU
statistics, Panorama - Portraits of the Regions, etc. |
http://europa.eu.int/index.htm
http://europa.eu.int/comm/eurostat
|
| The Financial
Times - and FDI Magazine, by FT Business |
www.ft.com
www.fdimagazine.com
|
|
Corporate Location
magazine (also known for a while as SDI - Strategic Direct Investor ) is published by Euromoney
Institutional Investor Plc. |
www.corporatelocation.com |
| Invest in the
UK - private publication with reports supported by advertising about
economic development in the various UK regions |
www.invest-in-the-uk.com |
| The Economist |
www.economist.com |
| The Economist Intelligence Unit, publishes
market research for subscribers |
www.eiu.com |
| International
Herald Tribune |
www.iht.com
|
| BBC World Service, and
Global Business Programme |
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/business |
| European
Business magazine |
http://europeanbusiness.eu.com/ |
| |
|
| British
foreign policy news and travel advisories |
http://www.fco.gov.uk |
| Information
about the UK |
www.i-uk.com
|
| Focus -
information for member expatriates living in London or the rest of the UK |
www.focus-info.org |
| |
|
| Confederation
of British Industry |
|
|
BIA - UK BioIndustry
Association |
www.bioindustry.org |
| |
|
| U.S.
Commercial Service: Showcase Europe - export promotion |
http://www.buyusa.gov/europe |
| |
|
| BURA - British
Urban Regeneration Association - a forum to exchange private and public
sector ideas and best practices about regeneration of urban areas |
www.bura.org.uk |
|
Corporate Real Estate Firms
|
|
Search global commercial real estate websites |
|
This section will be used
for convenience to highlight major corporate real estate firms with
operations in the region.
See also the
global CRE
list, which can be used to find local offices of firms which may not be
highlighted below.
We also provide selective
major property listings for the region, with links to the real
estate firms and agents involved. |
| CB Richard
Ellis |
www.cbre.com |
| Colliers
International - UK (Belfast NI, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, London,
Manchester) |
www.colliers.com - global, main website for all areas, as
locations may change
www.colliercre.co.uk |
| Cushman &
Wakefield - Healey & Baker |
www.cushwake.com |
| FPD Savills
(UK) |
www.savills.co.uk |
| Grubb &
Ellis Knight Frank |
www.grubb-ellis.com
|
| King Sturge |
http://www.kingsturge.com
www.kingsturge.co.uk |
| Strutt &
Parker |
http://www.struttandparker.com |
| Chesterton
International |
www.chesterton.co.uk
|
| GVA Grimley -
GVA Worldwide |
www.gvagrimley.co.uk
www.gvaworldwide.com
|
| NAI Fuller
Peiser |
www.naiglobal.com
|
| ATIS REAL
Weatheralls Ltd. - Atisreal is a BNP Paribas Company - BNP Paribas Real
Estate; CRESA Partners in the USA has ties to Atisreal |
http://www.atisrealweatheralls.com
http://www.atisreal.com/ |
| Regus -
furnished, staffed, and equipped offices on short-term leases, plus meeting
rooms, videoconferencing, and temporary (daily) space which may be useful to
project teams needing a place to operate in an area during planning or
startup work |
www.regus.com
for list of offices in over 300 locations worldwide, including the United Kingdom |
|
Project Management, Architecture, Engineering,
Interior Design, and Construction |
|
This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of location
consultants and
project management
services. |
| DEGW - large
office environment planning, facility requirements definition |
www.degw.com
|
| Gazeley Properties Limited |
www.gazeley.com
|
| Panattoni
Development |
www.panattoni.com
|
| ProLogis (REIT, global distribution facilities) |
www.prologis.com
|
| Atkins Group - Hanscomb Faithful & Gould -
independent
project management, owner representation, quantity surveyors |
www.hanscombfgould.com |
|
Tax and Legal Consultants - and
reference sources for international law, tax, finance, and intellectual
property issues |
|
This section will be used to
highlight major firms within the region, as well as global firms with
significant experience in the region.
See also the selective global
lists of tax
advisors and
international legal advisors, as most such firms have European
operations or affiliates. |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers |
www.pwcglobal.com
|
| Ernst & Young - their
European Investment Monitor, in cooperation with Oxford Intelligence, tracks
corporate investment trends in the United Kingdom and elsewhere in
Europe |
www.ey.com |
| Deloitte & Touche - and
country guides |
www.deloitte.com
www.deloittewebguides.com
|
| |
|
| Baker & McKenzie |
www.bakerinfo.com
|
| Covington & Burling;
over 500 lawyers, offices in San Francisco, Washington DC, New York, London,
Brussels; specialists in international life sciences, intellectual property |
www.cov.com |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
(UK) - offices in 18 countries, over 2400 lawyers |
www.freshfields.com
|
| Morrison & Foerster LLP
- patent and intellectual property, venture financing, partnering, M&A, public offerings,
technology transfers, tax strategies, litigation; offices in Beijing,
Brussels, Hong Kong, London, Shanghai, Singapore, Tokyo and various US
cities |
www.mofo.com |
| |
|
| Hieros Gamos - legal
research center, global listing of law firms |
www.hg.org |
| Lex Mundi - global
association of law firms |
www.lexmundi.org
|
| Juris International -
reference sources for international law, and also provides lists of business
lawyer associations worldwide |
www.jurisint.org
|
| International Tax Review -
a Euromoney Plc publication |
http://www.legalmediagroup.com/internationaltaxreview/ |
| International Financial
Law Review - Legal Media Group - Euromoney Institutional Investor plc -
publishes country directories and descriptions of law firms |
www.legalmediagroup.com/iflr/ |
| Managing Intellectual
Property - Legal Media Group - Euromoney |
www.legalmediagroup.com/mip/ |
| European Market Entry
Consulting |
|
| Atlantic
Bridge Limited - specialist in CE marking issues |
http://www.atlanticbridge.co.uk |
| Location
Strategy Management |
http://www.lsm.net |
|
PricewaterhouseCoopers UK "Pathfinder" service - in the tax practice, to
help clients through typical startup issues for establishing new offices in the country |
|
|
Partners4Technology - multi-industry global B2B partnering service,
"matchmaking" online supported by local economic development partners and
periodic InterTech
networking events, with a particular focus on technology company
introductions among SME's |
www.partners4technology.com |
|
Ports, Rail, Airports and Logistics services |
| BAA - British Airports
Authority |
www.baa.co.uk
|
| Exel Logistics - UK based
global supply chain management firm |
www.exel.com |
| British Airways World Cargo |
www.baworldcargo.com |
|
Relocation Services |
| TEAM
Relocations |
http://www.teamrelocations.com |
| UK Relocation
Services - sponsor of TIRA Network The International Relocation Associates |
http://www.ukrelocation.com |
|
Executive Search - refer to our
global HR directory including the section
on relocation and compliance services for expatriate assignments |
| AEA
International Search - network includes Cook Associates in the USA, Michael
Stern Associates in Canada, Alexander Hughes in Europe |
www.aeainternationalsearch.com
www.alexander-hughes.com
|
| Bench
International - specialized in pharmaceutical and biotechnology executive
search, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Basingstoke UK for
European searches |
www.benchinternational.com |
| R.J. Watkins &
Company - Executive Recruiting Consultants, based in San Diego with offices
in San Francisco, Campbell CA and London; also associated with angel
investor / venture capital groups |
http://www.rjwatkins.com
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Universities |
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Banks
This list will identify some major banks in the
UK for convenience, and particularly those which are actively involved in
providing services to foreign companies as they invest in setting up new
operations in the UK, since there are many banks in the UK. See also the selective
global list in the corporate development and finance section. |
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