Bradford offers businesses a location with strong and growing sectors in information technology, financial services, digital industries, environmental technologies, cultural industries, tourism and retail headquarters.
With commercial property prices, residential property prices and the cost of living amongst the lowest in the country the city offers businesses a location with excellent cost benefits. The city is already home to companies such as Provident Financial, Hallmark UK, Denso Marston, Pace PLC and one of the UK’s leading retailers Wm Morrisons.
With a young and growing workforce, Bradford has an excellent pool of talent to offer businesses, with just under two million people of working age located within a one hour drive of the city.
This combined with the University of Bradford providing leading research facilities and high quality graduates, in a wide range of subjects ensures businesses located in the area can access a highly skilled, talented and experienced workforce.
Living in the city ensures you can enjoy an exciting social scene and a host of thriving cultural venues all creating a vibrant modern atmosphere.
Set amongst some of the most spectacular countryside in England and yet one of the most affordable places to live in Britain, Bradford provides a strong business location.
Key facts:
- Research group OMIS tipped Bradford as one of the UK’s top six cities poised and equipped for growth
- The city is benefiting from a £1.5bn regeneration scheme, making Bradford an ideal base for European and international business investment
- The city boasts a booming service sector and has a strong skills base in IT, financial services and environmental technologies
- Bradford is the 5th largest city in the UK
- Bradford has the youngest, fastest growing population outside London. Its population is nearly 500,000 and is predicted to grow by 5,000 per annum.
- Bradford was placed 6 in the Top 10 Small European Cities list in the FDI Cities of the Future report 2008/09
- Recent research ranks Bradford the third best place in the UK for IT companies to headquarter their business
- Bradford is home to 260 foreign-owned companies from 27 countries
- Bradford School of Management is regularly ranked as one of Europe's leading business schools by the Financial Times
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