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The Marches provides an outstanding business environment, offering both employers and staff the best of work and home life.
People here collaborate and help each other succeed. Businesses, local authorities, education and third sector organisations are ambitious for growth and are committed to working together to invest in the prosperity of our businesses and residents.
We are a great place to grow.
A strong spirit of enterprise, matched by an outstanding quality of life, makes the Marches an attractive proposition for investment – which is why companies and organisations such as Müller Dairy, Ricoh, Heineken and Tyrells have either their headquarters or major operational bases here.
It is home to world-recognised brands and global corporations operating in the defence, food and drink, advanced manufacturing and environmental technologies industries. Tourism and leisure and business services sectors are also among the main drivers of economic development.
The Marches really has it all: a skilled and talented workforce to harness; ready access to the West Midlands; access to airports and ports; sensible business costs; competitive house prices; universities and higher education opportunities; a fantastic quality of life and a host of business sites ready to move into.
And did we tell you that The Marches is one of the UK’s most beautiful regions with fantastic scenery, landscapes and history? Investment here has never looked so attractive!
Case Study:
The Cyber Quarter – Midlands Centre for Cyber Security project has been supported by an investment of £3m from the Local Growth Fund.
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