Future Development & Regeneration |

Already, more FTSE100 companies 
are based in Edinburgh than any 
other area of the UK outside London, with key strengths in science and technology, financial and business services and tourism.

EdinburghÕs city centre is home to 
a string of internationally successful businesses and The Exchange, EdinburghÕs financial district, which features a cluster of corporate headquarters. The area has 92,900 sq m of office space and at least 13,000 jobs. Independent analysis ranks Edinburgh ahead of other major UK cities for financial service providers in terms 
of people, infrastructure, accessibility, real estate and living environment.

An unprecedented programme of regeneration and redevelopment 
is underway along the length 
of Edinburgh's main shopping thoroughfare, Princes St, and beyond. In 2008, the so-called String of Pearls Project saw the £2.6m refurbishment of St Andrew Square Garden open to the public for the first time.

To the south of the city, the 
Edinburgh Science Triangle is home 
to seven dedicated science parks, 
with more than 14,500 employees working in commercial research 
and development. At the heart is 
the Edinburgh BioQuarter (see page 59). As the UKÕs largest life sciences real estate development, it will position the city region as one of 
the worldÕs top-ten centres for biomedical commercialisation.
Just 15 minutes from the city centre 
is one of EuropeÕs premier business parks. Edinburgh Park (see page 44) 
is a 58- hectare business park home 
to 7,000 employees and more than 20 blue-chip companies including HSBC Securities, Aegon, Intelligent Finance and JP Morgan. North Edinburgh Ltd (NEL), the developer of Edinburgh Park, is currently expanding into 
its southern phase and planning permission is now being sought 
for development of a 3,900 sq m business village aimed at small to medium-sized companies as well 
as further hotel developments.

A new urban quarter is emerging 
in EdinburghÕs Waterfront (see page 72). This is one of EuropeÕs largest regeneration projects and will 
see a 5.7km stretch of waterfront transformed. Only 3km north of 
the city centre, EdinburghÕs Waterfront comprises a mix of historical 
areas Ð each with outstanding development opportunities.

More than £6bn is being invested in the cityÕs developments, providing more than 60,000 new jobs. Such foresight is essential if Edinburgh is 
to maintain its position as a key driver in the Scottish economy.

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The view from Princes
Street is awe-inspiring. Old
Edinburgh and the Castle
rise up magnificently,
looming over the New
with magisterial dignity.
It has ever been thus.
Edinburgh: a city
of contrasts.
Ewan McNaught, 2004