Buzzing Birmingham faces looming office shortage

摘要

There is a palpable sense of excitement in Birmingham at the moment. A quick tour of the city centre reveals why. In addition to the recent bolstering of the second city's retail offering thanks to the new outpost of Harvey Nichols in the Mailbox and one of the largest John Lewis stores outside London opening its doors this month, work is proceeding at a breakneck pace on the new concourse at Birmingham New Street station - not to mention the opening of a new runway at Birmingham International, which allows travellers to fly direct to China and America's West Coast.