Cheshire & Warrington at MIPIM 2019
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WHY CHESHIRE AND<br />
WARRINGTON?<br />
An outstanding economy<br />
• The strongest and fastest growing economy in the North of England<br />
• Second highest GVA per head in the UK<br />
• £31bn economy with 42,000 businesses<br />
• A bigger economy than the cities of Leeds, Birmingham and Sheffield<br />
• Set to overtake Liverpool and Lancashire to become the second biggest economy in the<br />
North West and the third biggest in the Northern Powerhouse <strong>at</strong> its current r<strong>at</strong>e<br />
of growth<br />
• Home to major employers such as Bentley Motors, Royal London, AstraZeneca<br />
and Barclays<br />
• Producing 25% of the North West’s manufacturing output, worth £6.5bn a year<br />
• A highly skilled workforce, with over 44% qualified to NVQ Level 4 or above<br />
Well connected<br />
• Served by two intern<strong>at</strong>ional airports – Manchester and Liverpool – with an extensive<br />
domestic and intern<strong>at</strong>ional route network including direct flights to the US, China<br />
and India<br />
• Extensive road links with three major motorways<br />
• Near to deep-w<strong>at</strong>er ports and the Liverpool 2 container terminal<br />
• Within easy reach of major cities including Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and<br />
Birmingham<br />
• Just 90 minutes to London by train<br />
• 98% of businesses and residents have access to superfast broadband<br />
Outstanding investment opportunities<br />
• Collabor<strong>at</strong>ive and solutions driven local authorities<br />
• Investment ready opportunities across <strong>Cheshire</strong> & <strong>Warrington</strong><br />
• High demand from occupiers reduces project risk<br />
• 100ha Enterprise Zone with a range of incentives available for developers and occupiers<br />
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