Glasgow City Region has a growing population of 1.89 million people – making up almost one third of Scotland. Our workforce is one of the most highly skilled and flexible in Europe, with 66% of working age and over 51% educated to degree level – the second highest among other competing UK City Regions.

This plays a big part in what makes our Region so attractive to investors and large companies, like Barclays, JP Morgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Merck Group.

Our people are not just the key to our success as a Region but also the means by which our success will be measured.

With excellent transport connections, and Glasgow, one of Europe’s most vibrant cities, at its heart, we are one of the largest regions in the UK.

The Region is home to superb resources which are driving our creative, business and innovation economies. Amongst these are internationally acclaimed universities and research institutes, our three emerging world-class Innovation Districts and Glasgow’s International Financial Services District.

Our tourism economy is strong, with impressive visitor numbers, and our ‘dear green place’ has the second highest percentage of greenspace of the other ten most populated cities in the UK.

Glasgow City Region is at the heart of the Scottish economy. It provides almost 30% of the country’s business base and 34% of its jobs.

With international strengths in key sectors such as Advanced Manufacturing, Health and Life Sciences, and Energy and Net Zero the Region is a fantastic place to do business. We are home to more than 50,000 businesses – the fourth largest amongst the UK Core City Regions – and our business growth rate remains competitive.

Our programmes such as the £500 million Investment Zone, the Innovation Accelerator, the National Wealth Fund and the Local Innovation Partnerships Fund are helping to ensure our economy continues to go from strength to strength.

Glasgow City Region is a vibrant, attractive and welcoming place, where people want to live, work and study and where businesses want to grow, relocate and invest.

• Lower labour and housing costs than many other UK and European cities.
• Over £16 billion capital investment since 2011.
• Access to a wealth of talent and skills – the City Region is home to 185,000 students and has one of the youngest populations in Scotland.
• Glasgow has a steady supply of Grade-A office, retail, and leisure spaces to suit every size and type of business.
• Glasgow ranks high among the best UK cities for quality of life.
• Three emerging world-class Innovation districts.
• Established cooperation and partnerships across universities, business and the public sector.
• Dedicated support – Invest Glasgow is on hand to work with you.

Find out more:

• Search Commercial Property and Development Sites
• Visit Invest Glasgow
• Find out more about the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland
• Find out more about the Region’s £500 million Investment Zone