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David Goodall Trevor French Excludes individual seat bookings Head of Mid-Corporate Head of Mid-Corporate, in the South West Swindon and Thames Valley M: (0)7920 266489 M: (0)7917 426547 www.insidermedia.com/subscriptions or call 0161 907 9733 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] SWMembership Investment Ad_RESIZED_185x250.indd Guide 2021_After Meeting.indd 1 4 17/05/202112/05/2021 10:0315:30 ibc_Barclays_PROFILE_16568.indd 6 14/05/2021 09:02 SOUTH WEST INVESTMENT GUIDE CONTENTS & FOREWORD 2 Infrastructure Land of opportunity 4 Workforce & education As vice-chancellor of the University of the West of England, 5 Bristol I have had the privilege of witnessing how the South West has 9 Bath thrived as a business region over the last decade, and how our institution has established itself as a key player in the regional 11 Devon community. Perhaps no more so than last year when we 17 Somerset offered our exhibition and conference centre to become a Nightingale Hospital. 19 Cornwall At the end of March 2020, I received a phone call from 22 Dorset the NHS Trust about the possibility of converting the interior Professor of the hall into an intensive care unit. I immediately said yes. 23 Gloucestershire Steve West CBE With this decision came the vast challenge of converting a hall 24 Swindon & Wiltshire vice-chancellor of built in the 1970s into a fully operational ICU within a month. the University of the This is an example of where we demonstrated we care about West of England, the region and are prepared to get stuck in and face challenges editorial director president of Bristol together. We are proud of our leading role in shaping local Miri Thomas Chamber of decisions, improving lives across our communities, boosting the editors Commerce, chair economy and cultural vibrancy of the region. David Clensy, Mike Ribbeck of the West of Our University Enterprise Zone (UEZ) is a means by which sub-editors Keith Morris, Matthew Rogers England Initiative we are invested in regional businesses. Contained within it is the design and president of Health Tech Hub, which works with organisations all over the Jonathan Stansfield the South West CBI country to help them develop new health and medical products Martin Bain by offering up cutting-edge facilities. James Hepworth Then there is Future Space, Launch Space, the Bristol Robotics Emma Langton Lab (BRL), and our Robotics Innovation Facility (RIFBristol). senior researcher Rob Mayfield The university also provides a conduit for government and sales development European funding to businesses in the region. An excellent director example of this is Scale Up 4 Growth (S4G), a collaboration Adrian Simcox between UWE Bristol, NatWest and Gloucestershire College. national events We are proud of this programme as it delivers grants of £10,000 development director to £40,000 to support SMEs across Gloucestershire. Avril Walsh The South West is a land of opportunity, innovation, business development managers enterprise and creativity built on strong collaboration between Jonathan Horwood the higher education institutions, business and public sectors Will Allen demonstrating we are better and stronger together. Claire Godden Cover images (left to right) ©2021 Insider Media Limited. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used • Social housing company Abri’s project in in any form of advertising or promotion without written permission of the editor Weymouth where a £120m housing scheme is Price: £45 | ISSN 1755-3997 being planned in partnership with Lovell Southern • Porton Science Park, Wiltshire South West Investment Guide 2021 is published by Newsco-Insider Ltd. • Plymouth marina Boulton House, 17-21 Chorlton Street Manchester M1 3HY | Tel: +44 (0) 161 907 9711 • The planned YTL Arena in Filton www.southwestbusinessinsider.com • The Soap Works, Bristol To order a copy contact the subscription/membership department on +44 (0) 161 907 9733 INTRODUCTION INFRASTRUCTURE Artist’s impression of the Temple Meads project Stonehenge tunnel South Devon area, with more than Joined up thinking £100m of investment forecast in the next six years. Insider looks at the most transformational The successful bid was made by infrastructure projects taking place in the South West Plymouth City Council in partnership with Devon County and South Hams n Government spending plans are pumping billions of pounds of infrastructure District Council as well as the Heart pledges designed to revitalise Britain’s roads, railways, broadband and housing of the South West Local Enterprise as part of the nation’s levelling-up agenda. In the South West, from major rural Partnership (LEP). The freezone will broadband rollouts to landmark transport schemes, the region’s infrastructure include sites at Devonport South Yard, is going through a transformational period.
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