Premier inward investment opportunities in the centre of the UK

UK Central at a glance

Location of the planned High Speed Rail

Interchange station

35 million people within a 2 hour travel time

Jaguar Land Rover’s largest manufacturing

facility, producing the new Jaguar XE and FPace

One of the strongest economies outside London

Rated the best place to live in the UK for

high incomes, excellent schools and fast

broadband speeds

The economic prospects for this area are fantastic…. The is the place to be – to feed your businesses with talented people at all levels of your organisation.

- Alan Volkaerts, Operations Director, Jaguar Land Rover

Our new site at Birmingham Business Park in the UK will become a world-class powertrain research centre. This new location will strengthen our commitment to the UK market by promoting the growth and sustainability of Changan UK, developing links with local universities and creating new jobs for the region.

- Dr Xiaoyu Zhang, General Manager, Changhan UK

The UK Central masterplan builds on Solihull’s tremendous

around 70% of the UK’s population in under 90 minutes and a supportive investment environment that already stands out in its performance over the last two decades.

- Jerome Frost, Director, Arup

Home to over 8,000 businesses including Fujitsu,

Controls & Data Services (Rolls Royce), ZF TRW Conekt,

UTC Aerospace Systems, IMI, Arup and Oracle

A new £20 million University Technical College,

in partnership with Warwick Manufacturing Group –

specialising in engineering, automotive and aerospace

The best performing region of the UK in terms of

overseas company investments

The UK’s largest exhibition venue at the National

Exhibition Centre and Genting UK’s £150 million Resorts

World Birmingham – incorporating a casino, hotel, retail

and leisure complex

BIRMINGHAM

COVENTRY

WARWICKM40 London

M42

M5 South WestLondon 90 minutes

London 75 minutes

M6

M42 Nottingham & North East

Planned High Speed Rail London 38 minutes

ZONE 2NORTH SOLIHULL

ZONE 1THE HUB

ZONE 4BLYTHE VALLEYPARK

SOLIHULLTOWN CENTRE

ZONE 3

SOLIHULL

HIGH SPEED RAIL INTERCHANGE STATION

BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT

Four interconnected investment zones with both current available commercial space, world class business parks and future development land.

Zone 1

globally connected location to grow their business. Realising the development potential of the High Speed Rail Interchange, a 140 hectare site within The Hub is planned to become a sustainable garden city for the 21st century.

Zone 2

housing, retail and leisure development.

Zone 3

Zone 4 Blythe Valley Park, a master planned business park campus in a countryside setting.

Opportunity

Birmingham Airport – connecting you to 140 destinations including the United States, Middle East and China

38 minutes from London to the planned High Speed Rail Interchange

£300 million investment in motorway junction to serve the High Speed Rail station, Birmingham Airport and National Exhibition Centre

The North, Manchester,

Leeds, Scotland

London and South East

Planned High Speed Rail

London (38 minutes)

UAE, Beijing, Istanbul, Delhi

Europe, Amsterdam, Paris,

Zurich, Berlin

East Coast USA

Connectivity

Lifestyle

Shopping

Parks

Housing High quality housing Rural, historic villages and urban living in town centres

Education Some of the best performing schools in the UK 20 regional universities with international reputation

Dining

Accommodation

Leisure

Entertainment

Contact

+44 (0121) 704 6151

ukcentral@solihull.gov.uk

www.investinukcentral.com

@UKCentralComms

Business Investment Team, Solihull MBC, Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, B91 3QB.