City and County of Swansea
Key Competitive Attractions
No need to make the distinction between city, coast and countryside in Swansea – it’s all here to be enjoyed, along with plenty of superb cultural opportunities.
Swansea - home to two higher education institutions - has a reputation for business innovation in research and development, its Institute of Life Science co-locating a range of inter-disciplinary research and development activities. Swansea was the birthplace of “Technium” a Wales-wide network of innovation centres that nurtures emerging science and technology businesses, creating spin-out businesses and accelerating the development of existing indigenous companies.
Swansea has excellent motorway links to London, the Midlands and the South East. The port of Swansea is ideal for trade with Ireland and north-west Europe, and Cardiff airport is under an hour’s drive away.
