Creative Clyde seeks to build on Glasgow’s growing status as a hub for the creative industries, delivering new jobs and economic growth for the city. Key industries involved are film, TV and radio, advertising, publishing and design, web and digital media, animation, software and games development.

Creative Clyde is a collaborative partnership involving Scottish Enterprise, Glasgow City Council, Scottish Development International, Creative Scotland, BBC Scotland, University of Glasgow, Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), Clyde Waterfront and private enterprises.

It aims to build on the success of the Digital Media Quarter which, over the past ten years, has seen the arrival at Pacific Quay of HQ buildings for BBC Scotland and Scottish Television, the opening of Glasgow Science Centre and Film City Glasgow and the completion of The Hub, offering top quality, flexible workspace for up to 50 companies. There’s also been the opening of the Clyde Arc road bridge, improving connections with the city centre.

The partners behind Creative Clyde are determined to create the right environment for more creative companies to locate and grow. This includes purpose built high quality accommodation and high bandwidth connectivity. Together with favourable staff and property costs, they believe this makes Glasgow a very attractive, cost competitive location.

A new masterplan for a 15 acres site at Pacific Quay has been completed (June 2011). It will provide for modern, loose fit, flexible space to accommodate a range of different uses including retail, leisure and residential, as well as core offices and workspace for creatively minded businesses.

Proposals to develop the former Canting Basin docks into a Floating Leisure Village are currently being explored. The £30m proposal is to comprise of shops, offices, houses, restaurants, a marina and a roof-top concert area.

Employers in Glasgow’s creative industries can take advantage of the ready availability of skills and experience to support their future growth. Thousands work in several creative clusters around the city, underlining the importance of the creative industries to Glasgow’s future economic success.

The pipeline of future talent is being addressed through the city’s four universities, the renowned Royal Scottish Academy for Music and Drama and twelve FE colleges. Between them, they produce thousands of graduates each year, with qualifications directly relevant to the creative industries.

The public sector partners behind Creative Clyde work closely with inward investors, offering a wide range of support from potential funding support in the form of equity investment and grants to support staff development and training costs.

For more information visit – www.creativeclyde.com