AN OUTSTANDING PLACE TO INVEST... The North of England’s economic powerhouse, <strong>Cheshire</strong> and <strong>Warrington</strong> is fast-growing and knowledge-led with a resilient and robust £31bn economy with some of the world’s leading companies innov<strong>at</strong>ing in the area. The region’s economy is built on solid found<strong>at</strong>ions, having established supply chains across high value manufacturing including automotive; life sciences, energy technology and production and financial & business services – not reliant on one sector, there are multiple opportunities for cross-sector working and diversific<strong>at</strong>ion. It’s a highly <strong>at</strong>tractive place in which to live and work, so a place th<strong>at</strong> talent readily migr<strong>at</strong>es to with outstanding career prospects <strong>at</strong> over 42,000 businesses; with 9 of the top 20 businesses in the North West of England loc<strong>at</strong>ed in <strong>Cheshire</strong> & <strong>Warrington</strong>. High value manufacturing and advanced engineering remains the cornerstone of the <strong>Cheshire</strong> and <strong>Warrington</strong> economy with 24,000 people employed in over 6,800 businesses, anchored by global conglomer<strong>at</strong>es including Bentley Motors, Unilever and Siemens. Growing <strong>at</strong> three times the n<strong>at</strong>ional r<strong>at</strong>e and with 95% of the UK’s car production within three-hours drive, existing industrial loc<strong>at</strong>ions are in high demand. The Life Sciences and Pharmaceuticals sector employs over 6,500 people and underpins the <strong>Cheshire</strong> Science Corridor assets. Alderley Park, with research intensive facilities and home to the UK Medicines Discovery C<strong>at</strong>apult, is now the base for 150 businesses and some of the world’s most successful anti-cancer tre<strong>at</strong>ments have been developed <strong>at</strong> the site. <strong>Cheshire</strong> and <strong>Warrington</strong>’s financial & business service sector accounts for 15% of overall employment. 45,000 people are employed with companies including Barclays Bank, M&S Financial Services, Lloyds and Royal London. Alongside Manchester and Liverpool it’s a compelling proposition with a deep talent pool, all of which ensures a steady flow of occupiers for office led schemes. <strong>Cheshire</strong> and <strong>Warrington</strong>’s unrivalled connectivity ensures businesses thrive. The region is served by 2 major airports, Manchester and Liverpool John Lennon, providing extensive intern<strong>at</strong>ional and domestic route networks. Passenger ports and sea freight can be found <strong>at</strong> Holyhead, Liverpool and Manchester, with the Liverpool 2 container terminal nearby. And an extensive road network offers easy travel north, south, east and west. Already well connected by rail to most UK cities and towns, new n<strong>at</strong>ional investment in infrastructure, especially HS2 and Northern Powerhouse Rail, will deliver transform<strong>at</strong>ional benefits and it will take only 30 minutes to travel in to the region from the major cities of Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool. The Digital 2020 programme which is underway will increase fibre broadband coverage to 99% with some of the highest speeds available in the UK. Our aim to make the area one of the most connected digital areas in the country is quickly being realised. Housing, industrial, leisure, office or mixed-use – wh<strong>at</strong>ever your investment portfolio demands, consider investing in <strong>Cheshire</strong> and <strong>Warrington</strong>. Clean growth is one of the UK’s main priorities and <strong>Cheshire</strong> and <strong>Warrington</strong> is <strong>at</strong> the centre of energy technologies. Energy giants such as Wood, Essar, Rolls Royce Nuclear and the North West’s only FTSE 100 company United Utilities form part of an extensive cluster of over 7,000 businesses employing some 31,000 people and all benefiting from the highest concentr<strong>at</strong>ion of R&D assets in the North of England within the Energy Innov<strong>at</strong>ion District. 4
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