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 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.
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. 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.
Key Sectors
Manchester's breadth and depth of expertise enables cross-industry opportunities for collaboration and a world-class offer for the international investor.
Advanced Manufacturing
Manchester is at the heart of the UK’s largest manufacturing and advanced engineering…
Creative And Media
Manchester is recognised as one of Europe’s largest creative, digital and technology…
Digital and Technology
As well as being home to a fast-growing £5 billion digital ecosystem, Manchester is…
Financial, Professional And Business Services
Manchester is home to the largest regional financial, professional and business…
Net zero
Manchester offers access to world-leading research facilities, state-of-the-art…
Life Science and Healthcare
Home to world-leading research and development assets as well as the largest clinical…
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Plans for Greater Manchester's biggest employment site at Atom Valley set to take step forward
Plans for Greater Manchester's largest employment hub at Atom Valley are set to be considered by Bury and Rochdale councils, taking another step forward. Plans to take forward Greater…
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Virgin Media O2 UK Set to Open New North West HQ in Manchester
Broadband and mobile operator Virgin Media and O2 (VMO2) has announced that around 1,500 employees are set to move to their new North West HQ in late 2025, which is to be based out of the…
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Tom Stannard named new Chief Executive designate
Manchester City Council has named Tom Stannard as its new permanent Chief Executive to lead the delivery of the city’s strategy for the decade ahead. He will become only the third Chief…
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DB Schenker
DB Schenker showed its ongoing commitment to Greater Manchester with the purchase of a new site.
ZEBOX UK
Zebox sees Manchester as a region which is an integral part of the UK’s sustainability drive.
Hydrograph
HydroGraph is a global leader in commercializing graphene at scale.
Vanguard
Vanguard chose Manchester to open its first UK office outside of London.
Kadant
Kadant invested in equipment and jobs, to ensure they meet the demands of higher quality production.