24 Hours With...

The latest issue of Kent's Thinking Business magazine features an interview with Logic PM director, Nick Baster. Titled '24 Hours With...', this regular feature interviews a Kent business person every month to find out about their typical working day and to get their opinion on the industry in which they work.

When talking about the construction industry, Nick commented on the increasing degree of market confidence as the economy recovers and the challenges that the industry is likely to face as the economic recovery continues.

Nick was quoted as saying "when you're passionate about what you do, you don't mind putting in the hours and you get a huge satisfaction from starting a business and watching it develop." You can read the full interview on page 16 of this month's Thinking Business magazine - click here to view.

Foreign Investment to Boost UK Economy

A recent article on the Association for Project Management (APM) website looks at the government claims that the UK economy will be “easier than ever to invest in.” Published by Dayner Proudfoot on 18th August, the article claims that the UK economy will receive £15bn of new infrastructure projects in the coming year.

Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, hailed foreign investment as a “win-win” and stated that foreign investment created over 65,000 jobs in 2013. He continued to say that “the UK is one of the best places in the world to invest with top quality infrastructure (e.g. road, rail, energy and digital) fuels growth therefore foreign investment into our infrastructure is a win-win situation.”

Annual investment figures show that in 2013 the UK attracted 14% more foreign investment projects than in the previous year. Also in 2013, the US funded nearly 500 new projects in the UK and the domestic manufacturing industry created more than 31,000 new jobs. Minister for trade and investment, Lord Livingston, commented on “an exceptional year for foreign investment with new projects creating the highest number of UK jobs in over a decade.”

Foreign investment plays an important role in the overall economic recovery and it will be interesting to see how foreign investments into the UK economy pan out this year. Will the projects be largely centralised in main cities or, with high speed rail links and improved technology, will the investment be spread nationwide. The South East and London still hold a strong appeal to investors and we look forward to working on a number of new projects in these areas with both domestic and international clients this year.

Locate In Kent Video

Logic PM Director, Nick Baster, produced this video with Locate in Kent. The video briefly describes the activities of Logic PM Limited and how using a project manager can ensure your project is completed on time and on budget.

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