Industry Expertise

A World Class Investment Offer

Manchester is a leading European business destination and the most successful city for attracting foreign direct investment outside London across multiple industries. The birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, Manchester continues to be a city that innovates across a variety of sectors.  The Data City for the UK’s Top Digital Tech Cities – 2020 report (available here) shows how Manchester outperforms all other major UK cities in the fields of AI and data, advanced materials, cyber, construction tech, eCommerce, IoT, MedTech and service design. Find out more about your sector in Manchester here.

Home to Leading Brands

Manchester provides an environment rich with commercial opportunities and has an outstanding reputation as a competitive place to do business. That’s why more than 2,000 foreign owned companies and leading brands such as Google, Amazon, Kellogg’s, Jaguar Land Rover and BNY Mellon have chosen to make Manchester their home.

Where the Experts Live

Today, the city region is home to more than 2.8 million people, providing businesses with access to an incredible talent pool of people and unique strengths across diverse sectors including:

- Advanced Manufacturing

- Life Science and Healthcare

- Creative and Media

- Digital and Technology

- Financial and Professional Services

- Low Carbon

This breadth and depth of expertise enables cross-industry opportunities for collaboration and a world-class offer for the international investor.

Ease of Doing Business

Manchester was the first city in the UK to gain governance over its economy, which means it has greater control over its transport, housing, planning, business skills, science and innovation. In particular, the city region has autonomy of its
£6 billion ($7.6 billion) health and social care budget – a landmark move in the development of UK health and social care policy.