Glasgow 2014 proudly acknowledges the support of the following companies during the Bidding phase.
Clydesdale Bank
Clydesdale Bank was established in 1838 in Glasgow and has a proud history of innovation and support for Scottish industry and communities. With 4,500 staff and over 150 retail branches, Clydesdale Bank is one of Scotland’s largest banks. Clydesdale Bank became a part of the National Australia Bank Group in 1987.
Highland Spring
Highland Spring is the UK’s leading producer of bottled water and the number one sparkling brand in the UK. It also produces Britain’s best selling children’s bottled water brand, Highland Spring Natural Mineral Water for Kids.
O2
O2 is a leading provider of mobile services to consumers and businesses in the UK. It is the leader in non-voice services, including text, media messaging, games, music and video, as well as always on data connections via GPRS, 3G and WLAN.
FirstGroup
FirstGroup is the UK’s largest surface transportation company with some 74,000 employees across the UK and North America. First is proud to operate Scotland’s national railway through First Scotrail and they also operate passenger and freight rail services throughout the UK.
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland provides dedicated television, radio and new media services for audiences both in Scotland and across the UK. Original television production is varied and covers genres from news and factual programming to comedy and entertainment through to arts, drama, sport and Gaelic.
BBC Radio Scotland is Scotland’s only national radio station and regularly attracts more than a million listeners per week.
Listening to and viewing BBC Scotland’s output over the internet continues to increase in popularity, demonstrating the on-demand appetite of the audience across all ages – particularly for news and entertainment.
Diageo
Diageo is the world’s leading premium drinks business and one of Scotland’s largest employers, with over 4,000 employees. It has an outstanding collection of beverage alcohol brands across spirits, wines and beer categories.
Scotland is one of Diageo’s largest spirit supply centres responsible for nearly 50 million cases of leading brands of Scotch whisky and white spirits annually. Around 90% of the brands produced in Scotland are sold overseas and Diageo trades in some 180 countries around the world.