WHO WE ARE

Helping you grow and succeed

We are InvestFife. Our goal is to bring enterprise in Fife together and help promote our Kingdom as a destination to grow and succeed in business. Our encompassing services provide information, reassurance and support to help you invest or grow your business. InvestFife offers a one-stop solution for all your investment queries. Our dedicated and responsive team are waiting to help you grow your business vision today.

WHO WE ARE

LIFE IN FIFE

Offering an unbeatable quality of life

The best life is the Fife life. We are on the doorstep of Edinburgh, Scotland’s thriving capital city, yet you can also enjoy a more casual pace of life. Surrounded by over 100 miles of magnificent coastline and with an endless amount of leisure, historical and entertainment amenities, our Kingdom truly is one of marvel. Our enviable setting ensures that Fife is a commutable region for 70% of Scotland’s central population belt. Affordable housing, excellent transportation links and first-class lifestyle amenities make for the perfect work/life balance.

LIFE IN FIFE

SECTORS

Key Sectors

Fife benefits from a flourishing economic landscape represented by several key sectors. From SMEs to multinational brands, the opportunity to invest in the Kingdom of Fife has never been greater. There are currently 9000 businesses currently operating in Fife, and we are primed and ready to welcome and support the next enterprise to invest in our Kingdom.

SECTORS

LAND & PROPERTY

Immediate land available at competitive commercial rates

Our expert team at InvestFife can help you source suitable land and property that will help your business flourish. From the east to the west of Fife, our portfolio is expansive. Competitively-priced land and property in prime, easily accessible and commutable locations are available immediately.

LAND & PROPERTY

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Our Business Directory can help promote your business across Fife and beyond.

This free listing aims to connect Fife’s diverse business sector with an opportunity to showcase your products, services, and contact details. Stay in the loop by keeping up-to-date with all the latest news in the Kingdom, so you never have to miss a key event again.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY

NEWS

To discover the latest developments in the Kingdom of Fife, you can read all about them on our regularly-up-dated news page.

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EVENTS

From online training to face-to-face networking, our Events page will help you identify suitable events for your business and provide you with further information on how to book.

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CASE STUDIES

Learn more about our Fife’s thriving business economy by viewing our collaborative case studies. With representation across all sectors, this is a hub promoting business success.

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PUBLICATIONS

Our publications page helps you discover more about the Kingdom of Fife and what business support opportunities are available to help businesses thrive and succeed.

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City Region Deals

Fife Council is part of two City Deal programmes – one to the South of Scotland and one to the North of Scotland.

Some regional partners include local authorities, universities and national agencies like Scottish Enterprise and Skills Development Scotland. Additionally, private and third sectors are also involved in delivering City Region Deal projects and programmes.

The Scottish and UK Governments have committed to investing £600 million in the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal. This, alongside partner contributions and private sector investment, creates a package of investment in the City Region worth £1.3 billion.

Tay Cities Region Deal investment has the potential to secure over 6,000 jobs and lever in over £400 million in investment over the next 10-15 years, decisively reducing the economic inequality gap as part of the drive to boost productivity.

Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal

The Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Region Deal comprises six local authority areas – The City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Fife (excluding North East Fife), Midlothian, Scottish Borders and West Lothian Councils.

This City Region Deals will deliver inclusive growth across the region through housing, innovation, transport, skills and culture. Here are some of the Key Achievements up to 2022/23 –

£58.8m spend in 22/23
800 approvals, 2,300 site starts and 2,400 completions for affordable homes across the region which is ahead of target.
20 of 22 projects now in Implementation or Delivery phase.
1,268 enrolments in data upskilling short courses, 70% up on last year
IRES programme has improved the skills of 103,000 people and helped 4,500 into work

The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal has published its latest annual report, highlighting progress across a diverse range of projects, from robotics and data skills, to housing and intensive family support. The full report can be seen here – City Region Deal Annual Report 2022/23

Tay Cities Deal

The Tay Cities Deal region comprises Angus, Dundee City, Perth & Kinross and the North East area of Fife. Together with regional partners’ contributions, this deal has the potential to secure more than 6,000 jobs and attract £400 million investment over the next 10 – 15 years, decisively reducing the economic inequality gap as part of the drive to boost productivity.

The critical project in Fife is the Eden Campus of St Andrews University at Guardbridge. With the City region investment, this will see some 75% of the 32.5-acre site host a mix of new science and technology-based industry and commercial activity underpinned by skills training services and mentoring programmes, access to the high-speed network for research, and reliable research upgraded power and renewable heating.

Industrial Innovation Investment Programme (i3)

The Fife Industrial Innovation Investment Programme is a £58m ten-year programme delivered by Fife Council as part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal.

The investment programme will provide buildings of the future and a major economic boost that will enable more joint working between the region’s universities and Fife businesses to drive productivity and deliver higher value, skilled permanent jobs. It will support the growth of innovative businesses in Fife and help improve the region’s economy for everyone.

The new industrial and commercial stock will ensure that Fife’s technology parks and industrial estates have cutting-edge digital capability, flexible space for innovative manufacturing industries that are energy compliant.

Over the next three years new office and industrial premises built/refurbished across four sites in Levenmouth, Kirkcaldy, Cowdenbeath and Glenrothes will be developed. Five hectares of new serviced employment land in Dunfermline and Lochgelly will be available for immediate investment by new or existing businesses.

The Fife Industrial Estates Regeneration will:

Sustain the region’s reputation as a world-leading, data-driven centre for innovation

Provide important investment in progressive industrial modernisation that will encourage more businesses to locate and grow within Fife.

Support the creation of 800 new skilled permanent jobs, with almost 600 short-term construction jobs.

Draw in a diverse range of companies with a growth outlook

Attract a further £30m of further investment by the private sector.

Contribute to a regional step-change in economic performance by balancing growth across the region - targeting both areas where much-needed investment will create new jobs for local people as well as 'economic hotspots' that already have rapid economic development.

What has been achieved so far?

The Fife Industrial Estates Regeneration Programme was approved Joint Committee on 1 March 2019. The project is being delivered in 3 tranches and the first Tranche was completed in March 2022 with Tranche 2 underway. The Tranche 3 Business Case was approved in 2014, commencing in April 2025.

Over the last six years new office and industrial premises have been built in Levenmouth, Dalgety Bay, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes. Over 6 hectares employment land is now available for immediate investment by new or existing businesses. Available vacancies can be found on our Business Units page.

Site servicing has taken place at Fife Interchange North, Dunfermline and construction is now underway for new industrial units with completion estimated in Spring 2025.