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HSBC Commercial Banking has just released an interesting survey which suggests that Glasgow, along with Bristol, is poised to join the ranks of what it calls ‘super cities’. The Future of Business 2011 report defines these as cities or regions which have become vital hubs for new growth industries. According to the report’s 2009 predecessor, the existing super cities are Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Brighton and, of course, London. Glasgow is set to join them over the course of the next decade as it becomes a leading international force in the renewable energy sector. The potential growth is partly the result of a wider revival of high tech British manufacturing. The report suggests that Glasgow in particular will benefit from a happy combination of three factors: the world class research being carri
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Last year’s volatile economic climate may have seen the end of the High Street giant Borders but, for others in the book trade, it was a bumper year. Vistage Scotland member and co-founder of Bookspeed, Kingsley Dawson saw his business expand very successfully. “We had an excellent year last year with business growing by 15% which we are very pleased about,’ he says. Bookspeed offers free consultations to the gift, leisure and heritage sectors. A unique service, it advises which titles are best suited to each business and then supplies the relevant books. Well known existing clients such as Canterbury Cathedral, Yor
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Robert Begg, the managing director of Olympian furniture and Vistage Scotland member is looking forward to an exciting year in 2010. He plans to open the first Olympian Green retail outlet in Edinburgh in March. Specialising in furniture made in the UK from recycled materials, it will join his existing portfolio of three furniture retail outlets in Giffnock, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Made from reclaimed wood and produced to Rob’s design, the furniture will be sold through an outlet on Edinburgh’s Causewayside as well as through the
