UK Trade & Investment is an international organisation with headquarters in London and Glasgow in Scotland. Across its network UK Trade & Investment employs around 2,400 staff and advisers, including overseas in
British Embassies,
High Commissions,
Consulates and trade offices, and regional offices in the nine English
regions The delivery of many UKTI regional services within the United Kingdom is contracted out to other organisations. In Devon, Cornwall and Somerset, UKTI regional services are now delivered by Serco, In China, the China Britain Business Council, another private body, is the provider. Business and university leaders work with UKTI as "business ambassadors". They promote the UK internationally and highlight trade and investment opportunities. They focus on helping
small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). UK Trade & Investment brings together the work of the
Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The UK
Special Representative for International Trade and Investment works as part of UKTI to promote British business and produce. UK Trade & Investment has
public-private partnership agreements with the
Federation of International Trade Associations under which they contribute market research and other reports on
GlobalTrade.net. UK Trade & Investment has an arms-trade branch called
UKTI DSO (UK Trade & Investment Defence & Security Organisation) headed by
Sir Richard Paniguian. ==See also==