Post on 03-Aug-2020
Manchester A World Class Location for Business
Allison Brierley
Business Development Manager
Manchester’s Inward Investment Agency
In excess of 20 years experience supporting
companies
Actively worked with over 1000 companies
Helped over 150 companies to establish operations
in Manchester over the last 3 years
All services are free of charge and confidential
An Introduction to MIDAS
Manchester
UK’s largest & fastest growing regional economy
A workforce of 7.2 million within 50 miles
A low cost alternative to London – 30 - 40%
operational savings
Central UK location
First class connectivity – 2 hours by train from
London
International airport with direct flights to over
200 destinations world-wide
Gateway to Europe – most major European
cities within a 3 hr flight
Manchester’s Key Sectors
Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering
ICT
Life Sciences and Bio-medical
Creative, Digital, Media
Financial and Professional Services
Business Services
Logistics
Advanced Manufacturing
120,000 employees & 6,900 Advanced Manufacturing businesses
Strong industrial heritage evident but strong innovation taking place in Manchester
Specialist capabilities and skills in Aerospace – Automotive – Chemicals
Recent trends : engineering consultancy, semi-conductors linked to materials innovation in Manchester.
Strong research capabilities – Northwest Composites Centre, Cockcroft Institute (mathematical modelling and sensors for aerospace), National Graphene Institute.
Manchester’s ICT Sector
In excess of 100,000 employees with a further 5,000 students studying computer science and engineering courses
International Internet Exchange – Only one outside London
Only city in the UK to offer next generation broadband in a true ‘open access’ network
Home to the region’s only Usability Rooms for testing and analysing interactive technologies
The UK’s only Digital Workflow Centre
Home to the BBC’s Future Media and Technology Department (Interactive technology)
Life Sciences & Bio-Medical
Member of the ‘European Super League’ of biotech clusters
Home to 24 National Health Service organisations
Europe’s largest single-site clinical academic campus
280 biomedical companies in the region
Major pharmaceutical and healthcare companies
UK Centre of Excellence for Clinical Trials
World Class R&D
Home to the largest cancer treatment centre of its kind in Europe
Creative, Digital & Media Europe’s second largest media and digital hub
The sector is growing faster than anywhere else in the UK
Over £3.5bn investment in the sector
60,600 people employed in Digital, Creative & New Media
Broad strengths - film, TV to games and app development
Specialist eco systems: MediaCityUK, the Sharp Project and The Landing
New Coding School training 100 students a year in 3D and virtual reality coding and design
10,000 students studying over 300 media & digital courses
Financial & Professional Services
Employs 250,000 people – UK’s largest FPS sector outside of
London
One of the only UK regional cities to retain employment levels in
the sector since 2009 (FT 2012)
Largest legal sector outside London, specialisms include :
Corporate Finance, Insurance, Banking, IP, Media, Transport
Important centre for private equity
Strong general insurance sector outside London and a growing
broker community .
Typically 40% operational savings over London
Business Services in Manchester
30 Corporate Shared Service Centres in Manchester
Specialists in Human Resources, Finance, ICT and Customer Service
250 Contact Centre Operations
In excess of 70,000 employees
Significant pool of multi-lingual candidates to support global operations
Manchester is a low risk environment for Business Service Operations
Logistics - Access to Market
Growing consumer demand - 1.1m households within Greater Manchester
3.3m households across the North West region.
Motorway access across the UK London and Edinburgh within a 4 hour drive time
55,000 employees in the sector - higher than the National Average
Multi-Modal Capability
Port Salford
Manchester Airport City
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Key Developments
One of the UK’s first Enterprise Zones
£650 million development
Adjacent to 20 acre Medipark
Aimed at Global R&D centres and advanced manufacturers
Simplified planning process
Superfast broadband
First-class transport infrastructure
Up to £275,000 business rates relief
Airport City
Key Developments
£500 million investment
A shared media infrastructure for maximum flexibility
Innovative digital production environment
Home to two of the UK’s biggest broadcasters, BBC and ITV
Proximity to content commissioners
The new home of the BBC’s Future Media & Technology Department
MediaCityUK
Access to World Class Talent
25 Nobel Prize winners
100,000 students attending Manchester’s four Universities
30,000 graduates per annum
UK’s largest single-site university
17 universities within an hour’s drive
High student retention rate
Home to top two most popular universities in the UK (based upon applications)
Manchester’s Universities
MIDAS Services
Research & business case information
Funding
Soft-Landing Service
Support with building your labour pool
Advice and support with funding
Networking and integration into the Manchester business community
PR support
Relocation services such as familiarisation tours
Aftercare services
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