The location of a company’s logistics hub is of critical importance in determining how best to serve an ever expanding European market. Businesses strive to find a location that provides ease of access to markets whilst allowing costs to be minimised.
Manchester City Region is ideally placed, being geographically at the heart of the UK’s extensive motorway network. It has an international airport serving over 200 destinations worldwide, and provides direct access via the Manchester Ship Canal to a major deep sea shipping port.
With over 77,000 people working within the logistics sector in the Northwest of England, Manchester City Region has a sizeable and accessible labour force, providing the capacity for companies to scale up operations within short time frames. The numerous academic institutions also aid the constant flow of newly qualified labour into the sector.
The region offers a cost effective solution, balancing high quality facilities with significant cost savings over other UK locations, for example a savings of potentially 30% over Southeast locations.
Manchester’s strength in the sector is confirmed by the existing presence of Regional and National Distribution Centres for the likes of Kellogg’s, L’Oreal, Procter & Gamble and JJB Sports. For companies such as these, Manchester represents a low risk environment with a proven track record of successful logistics and distribution hubs.
To find out more about the logistics industry in Manchester City Region, please contact:
Sylvie Morton, Business Development Manager
sylvie.morton@midas.org.uk