City of enterprise
Known for our pioneering industry our city is now the city of 7,000 start ups a year, more than any UK city outside of London, and a leading city for tech start ups. Global finance and business service companies are here, from Goldman Sachs, Deustche Bank and HSBC, PWC, Ernst & Young, Deloitte and KPMG and leading law firms such as Gowling, WLG and DLA Piper.
One million square feet of new, high quality and good value office space and the skills and diversity of our people have attracted these firms, and a million more square feet of city centre office space is in the pipeline. Our city has the strongest demand for Grade A office space outside of London.
As well as expanding and connecting the business districts right in the centre of the capital, tech and broadcast sectors are growing and our creative cluster and our highly-skilled craft industries continue to innovate and grow. As the birthplace of the industrial revolution, our city is home to advanced manufacturing and life science firms that are at the forefront of invention today.
- One million square feet of new office space with one million more on the way to meet highest demand for Grade A office space outside of London
- 7,000 businesses started in our city every year with UK’s fastest growing tech sector
- UK’s largest regional Business, Finance and Professional Services cluster with world-class companies and talent contributing £17 billion contributed to the city, region and national economy