Invest in Dunfermline

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Dunfermline: Ancientcapital, aspiring future


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CONTENTS

The place to invest 01

The place for on-going investment 02

The place for business 03

The place to live 04

The place with connections 05

Our vision 06

DUNFERMLINE: ANCIENT CAPITAL, ASPIRING FUTURE01

As Scotlands ancient capital, Dunermline bringstogether a unique history with a contemporary liestyleand a bright and promising uture; it is easy to see whyDunermline is truly at the centre o Scotlands story.

Dunermlines City Centre is ormed around severalhistorical buildings including Dunermline Abbey andPalace, Abbot House Heritage Centre and the AndrewCarnegie Birthplace Museum. At the west end o theHigh Street is Pittencrie Park where visitors andresidents can enjoy over 80 acres o spectacular greenspace and well maintained gardens. The City Centre isaccessible, negotiable and compact.

During the day Dunermline oers a good mix o retailoptions rom the modern Kingsgate Shopping Centreto the independent shops located on the traditionalHigh Street.

Dunermline boasts two theatres, the Alhambra andCarnegie Hall, oering a great choice o entertainmentrom pantomime to comedy, music and musicals toballet and drama.

Dunermline is proud to be part o a Saer Towninitiative to maintain and continue its trend o belowaverage and declining crime rates. Its sae andwelcoming city centre attracts a wide range o

The place to investDunermline is an ambitious city located in the South West o the Kingdomo Fie, with important and accessible transport links to Edinburgh and

beyond. Major employers who have chosen to invest in the area include

Amazon, BSkyB, Lloyds Banking Group, Nationwide and FMC Technologies.

demographics rom both local and surrounding areas,as well as national and international visitors.

There is a good choice o licensed premises includingtraditional pubs, music venues and wine bars, aswell as a wide selection o restaurants. Nighttimeentertainment includes various cultural events andnightclubs.

Dunermline continues to work towards excellenceand much regeneration work has been undertaken.Cobbled streets have been laid near DunermlineAbbey and Cross Wynd leading up the renovated busstation at Queen Anne Street. Enhancements havebeen made to those closes emanating rom the HighStreet with adequate, secure car parking availableclose by.

Our city is becoming renowned as a estival

destination attracting tens o thousands o locals andvisitors into the City Centre to be part o events suchas Dunermline Live, the Bruce Festival and the WinterFestival.

We believe that Dunermline is a great place to dobusiness, to live and to visit.


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DUNFERMLINE: ANCIENT CAPITAL, ASPIRING FUTURE 02

Completionofa17.2millioninvestmentinthe

refurbishmentofCarnegieLeisureCentre

A10.7millionnewmuseumandartgalleryplanned

for opening in 2015

A1.7millionConservationAreaRegeneration

Schemethathasfundedthetransformationofpublic

spaces,keybuildingsandshopfrontsinthetown

CityCentreregenerationcapitalfundingpackageof4.4m

TheDunfermlineEasternExpansiondevelopinga

mixofindustrial,commercialandresidentialareas

ontheoutskirtsofthecityoverthenext15years

including3,800housesby2026

ChampioningDunfermlinecitycentreaspreferred

locationfornewFifeCollege

TheDunfermlineWestStrategicLandAllocation

approximately4000newhomesallocatedover20

yearsaswellasareasforfutureemploymentgrowth

Fundinggrantedtoilluminatekeybuildings,attractions

andlandmarkstoenhanceDunfermlinespositionasa

culturaldestination

TheHeritageLotteryFundawarding708,000to

PittencrieffParktoimproveanddevelopfacilities

Apublicartprojecttolocate6artsculpturesinthecity

centre

Futureplansfora11.5millionredesignoftheHigh

Street

A40,000sqftTescointhecitycentreduetoopenin

2014

The place for on-going investment


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Fife,centrallylocatedbetweenEdinburghandDundee,isoneofScotlandsfastestgrowingareas.ItisthethirdlargestcouncilareainScotlandbynumberofresidents,withapopulationinexcessof365,000.

Fifehasanextensivesuiteofhigh-qualitycommercialpropertiesandawealthofdevelopmentland.Factorinahighlyskilled,qualiedandmotivatedworkforceandFifeson-goinginvestmentinmodernbusinessinfrastructure,itbecomesapparentwhysomeofthebiggestnamesinbusinesshaveestablishedalastingpresenceinthearea.

Fifehasalsobenettedfromrecentinvestmentwithover80

millionbeinginvestedinTownCentresacrosstheKingdomaswell

FIFE: gRET LCE TO LIvE, wORk, vISIT ND INvEST

as5millioninyouthemployment.24millionhasbeeninvestedinFifeEnergyParkbyScottishEnterpriseandFifeCouncilandsince2007Fifehasattracted670millionininvestmentcreating3561newjobs.

Theareahasalreadyachievedexcitinginvestmentfromglobalbrands,suchasDiageo,QuakerOatsandAmazonwithbothDiageoandQuakerOatsdoublingtheircapacityinFifeoverthepastdecade.

FifesvisionforthefutureisbrightandDunfermlineisattheforefrontofthisgrowthandinvestment.Havingcreatedanenvironmenttosupportbusinessinnovation,growthandprosperityitseasytosee

whyFifeistheplacetoinvest.

The place forbusiness

As the commercial centre in theregion,thecityhasseeneconomicgrowthwithmanykeyemployersbasedinthecityincludingRoyalBankofScotland,ShellUK,BSkyB,AmazonandHBOS.

Dunfermlinescontinuingeconomicsuccessandstronglocalcommunityisboostedbymanyyoungfamiliesmovingtothecity,leadingtoaninuxofyoungprofessionalswithinthearea,promotinganidealenvironmentforfurthercitycentreinvestment.

Thecityisundergoingamajortransformationwith150millionofthird-partyinvestmentplannedoverthenextdecade.Thisinvestmentisexpectedtoactasacatalystforupto2billionofinvestmentoverthenext20years.

InvestmentinDunfermlineincludesimprovementstodirectionalsignage,streetfurnitureandhardlandscapingimprovingthepublicrealm.CitycentreWi-Fianddigitalsignagetopromotebusinessesandvisitorattractionshasrecentlybeeninstalled.


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Dunfermline boasts a high

concentration of families

andafuentindividuals.WealthyExecutivesare

thethirdlargestAcorngroup in the catchment

area, accounting for 11%

of the local population

comparedwith8%acrosstheUK.

ThecatchmentssocioeconomicproleisbiasedtowardstheABC1categories - over 60% have access

tooneormorecarscomparedtothe

Scotlandaverageof43%.**(Sources:FifeCouncilTownCentreFootfallReportOct.2006,CACIFebruary2007,NSLSP2006,CES)

The place to liveLiving in Dunermline oers a great quality o

lie. There is an abundance o acilities in the

City Centre and with good transport links,both to the rest o Fie as well as Edinburgh,

Glasgow and the Central Belt o Scotland.

Fie College encourages an enterprising and pioneering attitude amongst

15,000 students who choose to study there. It oers a range o courses and

runs partnership degrees in Business Management, Multimedia Technology and

Network Computing with Edinburghs Napier University

Fie is a world-class visitor destination. It is home to some o the worlds fnest gol

courses, including the Old Course in St Andrews. Fies coastline oers some o

excellent walking and wildlie watching. With a abulous natural larder and award-

winning restaurants and accommodation, including Michelin Star dining, its easyto see how Fie delivers an exceptional visitor experience, whatever your pleasure.

An additional beneft o Fie as a location is that both wages and rental levels are

lower than those in the centre o Edinburgh. Due to the high number o people

who commute rom Fie into Edinburgh, companies located in Fie can oer an

economic wage structure in exchange or the beneft o being located closer to

employees homes.


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ROD

TheM90linksDunfermlineEdinburgh,Perth,Dundee,Inverness,theHighlandsandIslandsandthecentralbeltofScotland.

RIL

Dunfermline has two stations on the central Fife circle rail network, linking

intothewiderrailnetworkviaInverkeithingandEdinburghsWaverleyStation.

By IR

DunfermlineistwentyminutesawayfromEdinburghsInternationalAirport.Shuttlebusesrunevery30minutesandlinktheairporttoDunfermlineviaInverkeithingFerrytollParkandRideandrailwaystation.

BUS

OurrecentlyrefurbishedbusstationislocatedonQueenAnneStreet,acoupleofminutesfromtheHighStreet.Thebusstationactsasatravelhubforlocalandnationaltravellers.IttakesjustoveranhourtogettoDunfermlinefromGlasgowsBuchananStreetstationandaround30minutestotraveltoStirling.

LOCL DRIvE TIME INFORMTION

Drive Time

Distance

(miles)

EdinburghAirport 23 mins 15

Kirkcaldy 28mins 15

Glenrothes 30 mins 18

Livingston 34 mins 21Falkirk 30 mins 18

Edinburgh 32 mins 18

Stirling 34 mins 23

Dunfermlinecitycentrebenetsfromanumberofcar

parkslocatedwithineasywalkingdistanceofthecity

centre.

The place with connections

DunfermlineisstrategicallylocatedwithintheCentralBeltwithincloseproximitytotheForthBridges,resultinginexcellenttransportlinks,whethertravellingbycar,trainorbus.


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a place that:

hasavisionforthefutureandplanstoachieveit

isavibrant,interestingandmustinvestinorgotodestination

offersart&culture,isgreatforshopping,hasterricnight-life

providesaccessibleandaffordableoutdoorandleisureactivities

businesses,organisationsandcommunitygroupsworktogether

centresofexcellenceandachievementsarerecognised

regenerationisvisibleandmeasurable

positiveperceptionandimage,reputationandcivicprideexist

clean,greenandsafeisaprerequisiteandenvironmentalsustainabilitychampioned

LCE TT DELIvERS gRET ExERIENCE

FOR LL

MISSION

TodeliverpositiveeconomicimpactforDunfermlineandeffecteconomicreturnsforour

membersandpartners

Tobethevoiceoftheareaandadvocatefor

allwhoinvest,work,visitandliveinScotlands

ancient capital

Toencouragegrowth,successandprosperity

forDunfermlinethroughactivelyseekinginward

investment

ToinspireallanddevelopDunfermlineasaCultural

Destination

vLUES

Openess,honestyandintegrity

Passionandenthusiasm

Focus,positiveoutcomesandmeasurement

ncient capital, aspirin future

OurvisionforthecityofDunfermlineAcitythatoffersopportunitiesandencouragement,thathasacandoattitudewhere

businessesaresupportedandvalued,visitorsarewelcomedandcherishedandresidentsfeelsafeandrespected,acitywhereourremarkablehistoryandheritageis

acknowledgedandtreasured.


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DunfermlineDelivers,astheBusinessImprovementDistrict

company,workswithpartnersincludingFifeCounciltohelpnew

andexistingbusinessesdevelopandgrow,theactivitiesinclude:

BusinessDevelopmentGrant

BusinessPropertyImprovementGrants

FocusedBusinessMarketingandPromotionSupport

PlaceMarketingandPromotion

BusinessCollaborationandNetworking

LobbyingforandonbehalfofBusinesses

CityCentreRe-generationProjects

ImageandPerceptionProjects

FifeCouncilprovidesanumberofmeasuresincluding:

SpecialistadvicefromtheInvestinFifeteam

Adedicatedmajorapplicationsteamtosupportandadvise

intheplanningapplicationsprocedure

Business support

WhyDunfermline?

Dunfermlineisavibrantandgrowingcitywherebusinesseswanttoinvestandwherepeoplewanttovisit,ittrulyhassomethingforeveryone.Withitsuniqueandcherishedheritagecoupledwithitson-goinginvestmentitseasytoseewhyDunfermlineisatthecentreofScotlandsstory

Dunfermline Deliers

27CanmoreStreet

Dunfermline|KY127NU

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