Beacon Business Park - Stafford

Ten reasons why you should invest in the UK

At Beacon Business Park in Stafford, we have attracted a number of international business to locate to our site and invest in the UK. If you are an overseas company considering the next steps to global growth, here are ten reasons why you should choose the UK as your next location.

1. The UK economy is the fifth largest in the world – place your business for long term growth in one of the world’s major trading nations and largest economies with a market of over 64 million people.

2. We have a world class transport system – the UK boasts the largest air transport system in Europe as well as the most improved rail network in the European Union. This is set to improve with plans for a new high speed rail network and a five-year programme to upgrade our roads.

3. The UK has the biggest e-commerce market in Europe – our sophisticated e-commerce market sold almost as much as Germany and France combined in 2014, making it the second largest global online retail exporter after the USA and the largest in Europe.

4. We are a major trading nation – the UK had exports of over £500 billion in goods and services in 2014 and has programmes in place to improve this further. The Exporting is GREAT campaign, for example, aims to get a further 100,000 exporters selling from the UK by 2020.

5. We support businesses with our low corporation tax – corporation tax in the UK is currently 20 per cent, making it the lowest in the G7 and joint lowest in the G20. This rate is set to fall even further to 19 per cent in 2017 and 17 per cent in 2020.

6. The UK boasts a business and financial capital – London hosts 40 per cent of the European headquarters of the world’s top 250 companies. The city is a global financial hub as the largest centre for cross-border banking in the world and with the fourth largest banks’ assets in the world after China, the USA and Japan.

7. You will have access to global talent – the UK comes seventh on the Global Talent Competitiveness Index and has the second highest proportion of adults with tertiary education in Western Europe. We are home to four of the top eight universities in the world and are one of the most popular destinations for European graduates to relocate to find work.

8. The UK supports innovation – the UK is rated second overall in the Global Innovation Index with the strengths of our research institutions and universities recognised. If your business contributes to cutting edge research, the UK’s generous innovation incentives of tax credits will cut the costs, helping your business to realise its potential.

9. You will have access to our competitive labour market – the UK’s labour market is the second largest in the European Union, with a workforce of 32 million people which is expected to grow over the next 15 years. With our simple, flexible, business-friendly employment laws, we protect the interests of employees and make it easy for you to hire the people with the skills you need.

10. You will benefit from regional growth and improved productivity – two government-backed initiatives, the Northern Powerhouse and the Midlands Engine are set to boost regional economies in the UK. The Northern Powerhouse, covering a wide area across the North of England, will help to harness the potential of knowledge-based growth centres such as creative industries in Manchester and software development in Newcastle. The Midlands Engine, covering the middle of England, contributes almost 20 per cent of the UK’s manufacturing output. Productivity will be boosted with the addition of £34 billion to the regional economy by 2030 and long-term transport strategies will improve connectivity with the rest of the UK.

For an in-depth look at why you should invest in the UK, download the UK Government’s guide: ‘Invest in the UK: your springboard for global growth’.

For information about investing in commercial property for sale in Staffordshire, contact ISE Estates on 01785 256098 or email info@espleys.co.uk.

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