Bristol
The largest urban centre in the South West
with a working population of half a million people.
Contributes over a quarter of the South
West's total regional economic output.
World famous for its aerospace
industry and home to some of the giants in the industry
including BAE Systems, Airbus and Rolls-Royce engines.
A hub for the growing environmental
technologies sector, from wind power engineering through
to waste disposal systems.
The third largest financial services
sector outside London.
A vibrant media profile,
including Endemol, Aardman and the BBC's Natural History Unit.
One of only six English cities to be given the
accolade of Science City, in recognition of its outstanding
performance in the science sector.
At the crossroads of many of the UK's
key transport routes. The M5 and M4 motorways intersect
here and so, too, do major rail networks.
Bristol Port is among the fastest
growing and most successful in the UK, with plans to
create a deep water container terminal to service the new
generation of Ultra Large Container Ships.
Regular flights to the USA and Europe from
Bristol International Airport, which is located
just eight miles from Bristol City Centre.
The new £500 million Cabot Circus
retail and leisure development aims to place Bristol in
the top 10 shopping and leisure destinations in the UK.
Employers within Bristol have access to a 600,000
workforce and the greatest proportion of highly qualified workers
of any comparable English city outside of London.
Bristol has the most competitive and productive economy
of any large English city outside of London according to
the UK Competitiveness Index 2010 and ONS.
Bristol was the only UK city to be short-listed for the
EU Green Capital Award.
Outside of London, Bristol produced the highest level of
private sector employment growth in England between
1998–2008 (Centre for Cities, 2010)
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