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WHERE THE WORLD COMES TO DO BUSINESS
The British capital is like one huge factory of commercial service exports.
Since the days of Empire, London has embraced its role as a world city-neatly positioned between America and Asia and speaking THE global language: English.
And it’s this role that helps Britain pay its way in the world. -
THE SERVICE EXPORTS INDUSTRY
British service exports are highly regarded around the world.
British companies run trains, run hospitals, prisons, recycling centres, air traffic control systems, and much else besides.
So you can go abroad and sell services and earn real money from doing so.
Britain has gone as far down this track as anyone. But, of course, we can’t all go and live and work in different countries.
So exporting services overseas has its limits. -
HOST NATION BRITAIN
Where Britain has really made its mark, is in developing a second business model.
We can make good money by going abroad and selling services, but in commercial terms it’s even better is when foreigners come here to Britain to buy them.
Britain has become a host nation and London is the epicentre. -
SHARD FACTS
The Shard became the tallest building in the UK in November 2010 when the 69th floor was completed.
At 236 metres it took the title of Britain's tallest building from One Canada Square, commonly known as Canary Wharf Tower.
Designed by Italian architect and designer Renzo Piano, the south London skyscraper is planned to rise to 87 storeys or 310 metres.
The Shard will become the tallest building in the European Union when it is completed in May 2012.
The Shard's unique façade will comprise eleven thousand glass panels and will cover an area of more than 56,000 square metres,
Credits
- Series Producer
- Michael Tuft
- Presenter
- Evan Davis
- Executive Producer
- Dominic Crossley-Holland
