* Other represents any company sector that falls outside of our 5 key sectors and manufacturing or hasn’t been divulged by the enquirer.

In terms of trends, our enquiries are slightly down for the same period in 2009.

The high number of retail enquiries is mainly due to pro-active lead generation work carried out by the team approaching retailers who’ve made public announcements about their UK/Regional expansion.

The Invest in Nottingham team are working on 6 pipeline projects which would create in the region of 1,200 jobs if they come to fruition. The key projects are split across various sectors including manufacturing, retail & leisure, science & technology and financial & business services. We’d hope these pipeline projects would make their location decisions within the next 12-18 months. For further information contact Ken Nettleship E:ken@investinnottingham.co.uk

Invest in Nottingham London event

Well attended by over 200 influential business professionals including major investors, venture capitalists, high profile retailers, people who are responsible for government office relocations, potential end users, London intermediaries, major infrastructure investors and developers. This event was a huge success and will be a yearly date in the city’s business calendar.

Invest in Nottingham Day 2010

The second Invest in Nottingham Day was a huge success. Over 240 guests had the chance to see the new industrious, innovative and inspirational Nottingham. Invest in Nottingham showcased the city’s newest assets, future developments and investment opportunities.

Key Locations Document & Nottingham Regeneration Magazine

A mini mail out of the Key Locations document and The Nottingham Regeneration Magazine has recently been sent out. If you haven’t received hard copies of these publications and would like to display some in your reception area please contact Nina Taggart E:nina@investinnottingham.co.uk

East Midlands Urban Development Fund

Invest in Nottingham is keen to support new development in the city and is therefore helping to promote The East Midlands Urban Development Fund. The Fund is now open for business and has £15 million to invest (secured from the JESSICA ERDF and emda investment programmes) in commercial development / regeneration projects in the region that focus primarily on innovation, R&D and workspace for SME’s. All enquiries are welcome via www.eastmidlandsurbandevelopmentfund.co.uk

Shanghai Expo - August 2010

Nottingham City Council, in partnership with the University of Nottingham and the East Midlands Development Agency, will host a high profile and prestigious event at the Shanghai Expo 2010 in August 2010 to promote Nottingham and its investment opportunities and also to showcase its ‘know how’ in ‘green tech’ and sustainable construction. For more information contact John Connolly E:john.connolly@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

Tour de Nottingham - September 2010

Jon Collins, leader of Nottingham City Council, and Nigel Turpin, Head of Urban Design, successfully raised £1,933.20 for Maggies Cancer Charity for completing their 2,000 km challenge on this year’s Cycle to Cannes. During the race the duo made many new global business contacts who we have invited to take part in a Tour De Nottingham - a cycle ride plus an opportunity for the Invest in Nottingham Team to show off the city’s developments and business opportunities.

Invest in Nottingham Club founders meeting - 20 July 2010

Nottingham will be moving plans on for a new business venture the Invest in Nottingham Club to bring together a professional private/public sector network. So far over 40 companies and regional partners have signed up.

BCSC - November, Manchester

Invest in Nottingham will be attending the BCSC Conference & Exhibition Manchester. This is a prime opportunity to access over 3,000 decision-makers from the retail property industry doing business together over an intensive three days. To find out more about retail opportunities in Nottingham contact James Linnington E:james@investinnottingham.co.uk

MIPIM, March 2011

Already plans are in place for MIPIM 2011 - the largest property show in the world - building upon the success of last year’s event raising the international profile of the city. Verbal commitments are already coming in from last year’s sponsors. To register your interest please contact Leona Bowery E:leona@investinnottingham.co.uk

Public Sector relocation programme

To be ‘market ready’ when public sector relocation programme re-activates in the Autumn Invest in Nottingham will be targeting key government departments at:

Government Property 2010 - 19th July, London
Public Property Summit - 1st & 2nd November, London

If you would like to meet us at these events contact Leona Bowery E:leona@investinnottingham.co.uk

Invest in Nottingham performance - yearly assessment

Invest in Nottingham have their performance as an investment promotion agency (IPA) assessed each year by international consultants - GDP Global. We’re delighted to reveal that the overall results for 2009/10 are several percentage points better than the performance in 2007/8! There are several examples of the agency achieving a world excellence standard and IPA best practice standards in key areas. And in one benchmarking test - the recent general/team evaluation of a Retail - Housewares Expansion investment produced a world class score of 73%, just short of a world leading achievement. This assessment also produced a world class performance for the Invest in Nottingham website and E communications.

MIPIM 2010 - Estates Gazette interactive MIPIM 2010 magazine

Invest in Nottingham Day

Nottingham Evening Post Articles:
Nottingham prepares to woo investors - May 2010
Focus on gaming world - May 2010
IT super-highway to spearhead Nottingham’s investor event - May 2010
Invest in Nottingham day hailed a success - June 2010

Invest in Nottingham also hosted a familiarisation visit after this event with the regional writer for the Daily Telegraph watch this space...

Network - NTU Alumni Magazine - Summer Edition

Article on Invest in Nottingham Day - June 2010

BBC Radio Nottingham Interview

Jane Todd - Breakfast interview on Invest in Nottingham Day - May 2010

TV coverage - BBC East Midlands Today lunchtime and evening news - May 2010

Interview with Charles Fish and John Proctor.

Invest in Nottingham Club article in Nottingham Evening Post - July 2010

Southside

4 articles on Southside in the Nottingham Evening Post:
Akins set to play key role in emerging business district - June 2010
Crytek: Nottingham’s own multi-million blockbuster - June 2010
Ikano moves 250 to Waterfront Plaza as Nottingham’s Southside gathers pace - June 2010
Space at Castle Wharf House available - June 2010
Ikano Finance move to Southside featured in Estates Gazette,
Property Week and Business Insider - June 2010
Crytek - Estates Gazette - June 2010
Blogs - 6 Posted www.southsidenottingham.com

Nottingham Investment & Development News

Reporting on recent deals done and exclusive Nottingham news stories has also been produced by Invest in Nottingham. This will be sent out to London agents and intermediaries. Please send through any new development news announcements to kay@investinnottingham.co.uk for inclusion in the next newsletter, these will be produced bi monthly. To view the latest development newsletter click here. For more information on Invest in Nottingham contact Lorraine Baggs on E:lorraine@investinnottingham.co.uk

Business East Midlands Magazine - July Edition
Estates Gazette - Ikano Finance move to Southside - 21 July Issue
Medtech Business - Focus on BioCity - July Issue
Regenerate the Midlands - Invest in Nottingham Day Coverage - Aug/Sep Edition
Editorial and advert Parliamentary Yearbook a website advert also appears at www.parliamentaryyearbook.co.uk

Nottingham DVD

A promotional DVD is being produced by Confetti filmed partly at the Invest in Nottingham Day to go on the IIN website and will be distributed to partners/investors. To receive a copy of the new DVD please contact Kay Hudson, E:kay@investinnottingham.co.uk

• 5,591 visits - 8% up on the previous quarter
• 19,811 page views - a significant increase from the same period last year
• 3 mins 24 seconds average time on site - a 4% increase on the last quarter
• Majority (nearly half) of visits directed from Google
• Invest in Nottingham Day 2010 page success - has had a 193% increase in hits (883) and a 19% increase in user time spent on page
• Users have been using the Property search page for 17% longer than in the previous quarter
• Major employers page has had a 30% increase in popularity than in the previous quarter
• Website traffic has come from 87 countries USA the most popular country to outside of UK and Germany the next most popular with a 136% increase in traffic from the country over last 3 months.

Flickr

A selection of promotional photographs are now available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/invest_in_nottingham & www.flickr.com/photos/southsidenottingham. If you wish to use the high resolution images contact Liam Cookson, E:liam@investinnottingham.co.uk

Blogs

Invest in Nottingham has posted 5 new blogs this quarter - click here to view. We would also like to thank Tim Garratt, Innes England for the inclusion of Invest in Nottingham events in his blog - click here to view.

Customer Survey

The Invest in Nottingham team have sent out a customer survey to get your feedback and to monitor that we are delivering the right service to suit your requirements. If you haven’t yet completed the survey please click here.

Invest in Nottingham has worked hard to modify and re launch the new look property search to make available commercial premises in the Nottingham area more assessable. If you are unable to find suitable premises please contact the Invest in Nottingham team T: +44 (0)115 9155381 who will be more than happy to help.

We will be sending the Invest in Nottingham activity reports quarterly. Please let us know if you found this report useful or have any suggestions on how it could be improved in anyway? Contact Kay Hudson E:kay@investinnottingham.co.uk with your comments.