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Here's 4 great reasons to invest

Skills

We possess a highly skilled, adaptable and dependable workforce.

Quality of Life

We are consistently recognised as one of the best places to live, work and play.

Infrastructure

We are strategically well connected with excellent access routes to Wales, the UK, Europe and the world.

Competitive

We are a competitive, supportive and business friendly region.

Investment Opportunities

The following opportunities list a number of potential investment areas covering a combination of things from established specific commercial property options through to areas for which we are looking to develop future funding proposals.

Building a World Leading Med-Tech Cluster Fully Integrated with NHS Wales

Green Energy

Future-proofing Our Rail Infrastructure

Aligning Skills Provision with Future Industry Sector Needs

Provision of Accessible, Affordable Domestic Housing Sites and Employment Premises

Harnessing the Power of Digital Technology – Fibre to the Premise and 5G Enablement

Accelerating Transition to Hydrogen and a Commercial Property Energy Refit Programme

Consolidating & Expanding a Creative Capital Region

Developing a Cyber Innovation Hub

Creating a Digital National Accelerator

Powering a World First Compound Semiconductors Centre of Excellence

Central Quay

Porth Teigr

International Sports Village

Cardiff Airport – Bro Tathan Enterprise Zone

Bro Tathan

Nells Point, Barry Island

Caerphilly Town Centre Place

Crindau Wharf

Cardiff Parkway

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Infrastructure

We are strategically well connected with excellent access routes to Wales, the UK, Europe and the world.

The Cardiff Capital Region is in a strategically strong position with excellent access to the national motorway and mainline rail networks.

Roads – The Cardiff Capital Region is located on the M4 motorway, linking the city to London, southern England and other cities in South Wales. Typically Heathrow Airport is easily reached in around two hours. The M50 / M5 motorways link the region to the Midlands and the North of England with Birmingham just two hours away.

Ports – With its rich world famous history, the various ports throughout the coastline of the South East Wales region have vast expertise in the handling of containers, steel, forest products, and bulk cargoes. With good connections to the rail network, and within easy reach of the M4 motorway, the port handles around 1.7 million tonnes annually, supplying customers with specialist storage solutions and dedicated handling equipment.

Air – The region has 4 International airports within 140 minutes’ drive time. It has its own airport situated next to the Severn in the south west of the Region, which the Government acquired in 2013. The airport boasts a long runway, capable of taking the A380 jet, offers an “over water” approach and is the base for BA’s long–haul aircraft maintenance facility. We understand that to be considered as a globally connected, investor ready Region, we must have an accessible, thriving international airport operating as a “Gateway to Wales”, hosting major carriers and serving the major global business and tourist destinations. Significant investment is ongoing to improve airport access, infrastructure and route development to ensure an international gateway into the Region along with encouraging the airport to develop its commercial propositions to airlines serving major business destinations

Rail – Cardiff Capital Region has good train connections to the rest of the UK. Cardiff Central Station has direct twice-hourly services to central London with journey times of 1hr 45 minutes post electrification in 2019. Cardiff has one of the largest urban rail networks in the UK outside London, with almost 100 rail stations linking the city to its Capital Region. The network is currently being upgraded with £1.bn of investment to electrify rail infrastructure across South Wales, an investment which will see a significant increase in speed, capacity and frequency of the core city-region transport. The city also has a Euro freight terminal and is the main rail freight depot in Wales for European and world market. Additionally, the Cardiff Capital Region is committed to a vision and ambitious long term strategy and delivery programme focused on developing a high quality, integrated grid of public transport services (bus and rail) that presents a single joined up network to the passenger. With the benefit of being small and compact and with its strategic location and desirable natural environment the area has the potential to be one of the most highly connected and accessible economies in the world.

Digital – We are linked to the world via high speed broadband provided to businesses and homes by a joint investment by BT and the Welsh Government.