Representatives from the Greater Thames Valley are set to come together to showcase the region’s development schemes, forthcoming regeneration projects and key assets at the biggest property event in the UK – MIPIMUK.
The delegation will be led by UK Property Forums and will be made up of LEP partners representing Thames Valley Berkshire, Buckinghamshire Thames Valley, Enterprise M3, Oxfordshire, and Solent; Basingstoke and Dean Borough Council, and industry representatives: Heathrow Airport, Thames Valley Science Park and Castle View Retirement Village in Windsor.
Managing Director of UK Property Forums, Matthew Battle, said that they were delighted to be leading the delegation which will showcase the best of the Greater Thames Valley and everything it has to offer.
He said that MIPIMUK is the ideal platform for highlighting the Greater Thames Valley’s assets to investors both in the UK and overseas.
Battle continued: “With the highest productivity levels in the UK and a thriving property market powered by key infrastructure developments including Crossrail and potentially, the third runway at Heathrow, the Greater Thames Valley is a dynamic location with unrivalled assets.
“In addition to this, the region benefits from a connected, collaborative approach, which enables it to maximise the benefits of its knowledge, property and infrastructure assets to create an outstanding holistic offering which delivers great synergies and enhances each sub-region’s offering.”
With more start-ups created in the Thames Valley than any other region of the UK, the area is a key driver of productivity in the UK.
The cluster brings together leading research institutions; great quality of living, a highly-skilled population, and unrivalled connectivity to create an economic impact that belies its size.
The Greater Thames Valley’s Gross Value Added (a productivity measure which assesses contribution to the economy) dwarfs that of regions with similar population sizes. In 2015/2016 its GVA hit £144,939 (million) compared to the combined GVA figure for Greater Birmingham and Solihull and Greater Manchester of £99,176 (million).
