Greater Manchester is home to a wide range of companies that operate across the United Kingdom and internationally. The city has a highly diversified economy and is a centre for cultural industries, retail, transport, logistics, and the financial, legal and manufacturing sectors.
Many companies maintain a regional base in Manchester—serving Greater Manchester, North West England or Northern England. Several globally trading firms are headquartered in the city, including PZ Cussons, the Co-operative Group, Umbro and the Peel Group. International companies such as Kellogg's, Adidas and Siemens have their UK headquarters in Manchester, along with various warehouse and manufacturing facilities across the Greater Manchester region.
List of companies Company (bold denotes global trading company)Country of originBoroughType of baseNotes 2ergo UK Manchester Global head office Part of Eagle Eye Adidas Germany Stockport and Trafford National head office National office in Stockport and national warehouse located at Trafford Park AJ Bell UK Salford Head office Office in Salford Quays Amazon (company) US Manchester Regional head office Office based in Hanover Building, opposite Manchester Victoria Apadmi UK Salford Head office Located in Salford Quays Arup UK Manchester Regional office Based at St James Buildings from 1958 until 2015; before moving to 3 Piccadilly Place Autotrader UK Manchester National head office Based at No 3 Circle Square with approximately 1,200 staff BA CityFlyer UK Manchester National head office Regional airline; a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, based at Pioneer House in Didsbury Banter Media UK Tameside National head office Based in Ashton-under-Lyne Barclays UK Manchester Regional office Based at 4 Piccadilly Place since 2014 Barclays Wealth UK Manchester Regional office Based at 3 Hardman Street BBC UK Salford Regional head office National television broadcaster; MediaCityUK in Salford Quays for its North operations Begbies Traynor UK Manchester Global head office International accounting firm specialising in corporate restructuring Betfred UK Manchester National head office BNY Mellon UK Manchester National head office Based at 1 New York Street Bosch Germany Stockport Regional office Automotive Service Solutions business unit based in Orion Business Park Britannia Hotels UK Trafford National head office Brother Industries Japan Manchester European head office Office based in Audenshaw Bruntwood UK Manchester National head office Building Design Partnership UK Manchester Regional head office Co-operative Group UK Manchester National head office Based at an eight-building complex in Manchester city centre which includes the CIS Tower and One Angel Square DAC Beachcroft UK Manchester Regional office Based at 3 Hardman Street Deloitte UK Manchester Regional office EpicEdits UK Manchester Regional office Fast Web Media UK Manchester National head office First Greater Manchester UK Oldham Head office Part of FirstGroup Gazprom Russia Manchester National head office Fourth-largest gas supplier for UK businesses Google US Manchester Regional head office Based at Peter House, Oxford Street established in 2005, only Google office outside London in the UK Guardian Media Group UK Manchester Regional office Publisher of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers Henri Lloyd UK Manchester Global head office HiltiLIManchesterRegional head office Hydes UK Manchester National head office In Touch Networks UK Manchester Global head office Inc & Co UK Manchester Head office incspaces UK Manchester Head office ITV Granada UK Salford Head office Based at Orange Building, MediaCityUK ITV Studios UK Trafford and Salford Joint head office JJB Sports UK Wigan Head office Joseph Holt's Brewery UK Manchester National head office Kellogg's US Trafford National head office and factory Mentioned on Inside the Factory about cereal Kitbag UK Manchester Global head office KPMG UK Manchester Regional office Based at One St Peter's Square Landis+Gyr Switzerland Stockport Regional office LateRooms UK Salford National head office Leonard Curtis UK Manchester National head office Manchester Airports Group UK Manchester National head office Group owns and operates Manchester, Stansted, Bournemouth and East Midlands Airports Manchester Building Society UK Manchester Head office Manchester City F.C. UK Manchester Head office Employs over 800 people Manchester United F.C. UK Manchester Head office Most successful club in English Football Marks & Spencer UK Manchester,Salford Regional office and departmental Based at 3 Hardman Street and Salford Quays; human resources and financial administration division McVitie's UK Manchester Regional head office and factory N Brown Group UK Manchester National head office National Car Parks UK Manchester Regional head office Network Rail UK Manchester Regional office Owns and operates Manchester Piccadilly and has offices adjacent to the station; North West rail management centre based at Ardwick adjacent to Ashburys railway station Nexperia Netherlands Stockport National head office Northern Trains UK Manchester Regional office Operates train services in Greater Manchester; operates many train stations in Greater Manchester, including Manchester Victoria, the second-busiest station in Manchester Outsourcery UK Manchester Head office Pannone UK Manchester National head office Patak's UK Wigan Head office Peel Group UK Trafford Global head office One of the largest property companies in the UK PH Media Group UK Trafford Global head office The world's largest audio branding agency PG Tips UK Trafford National head office Nanufactured at Brook Bond factory in Trafford Park Pinsent Masons UK Manchester Regional office Based at 3 Hardman Street PZ Cussons UK Manchester Global head office Red Production Company UK Salford Head office Based at MediaCityUK Regatta UK Trafford Head office Renaker UK Manchester Head office Renovo UK Manchester Global head office Royal Bank of Scotland UK Manchester Regional head office Based at 3 Hardman Street and 38 and 42 Mosley Street RSM UK UK Manchester Regional office Based at 3 Hardman Street Siemens Germany Manchester Regional head officedepartmental Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies office is based at Siemens House in Withington; Siemens also operates a large train depot in Ardwick, east Manchester on approach to Manchester Piccadilly station SimpsonHaugh UK Manchester Global head office Sky UK UK Salford Regional head office National television broadcaster Stagecoach Manchester UK Manchester Head office Part of Stagecoach Group Swinton Colonnade UK Manchester National head office The Tote UK Wigan National head office THG plc UK Manchester Global head office Icon Technology Campus at Manchester Airport TransPennine Express UK Manchester National head office Based at Bridgewater House UKFast UK Manchester National head office Umbro UK Manchester Global head office Urban Splash UK Manchester National head office VoxelStorm UK Manchester Head office Warburtons UK Bolton Head office The Warehouse Project UK Manchester Head office We Are Nomads UK Manchester Head office Williams & Glyn UK Manchester Global head office
Abbey Business Centres Britannia Hotels Co-operative Group Co-operative Bank Co-operative Financial Services Co-operative Insurance Society ISOFT JJB Sports LateRooms Manchester Building Society Marble Brewery Mayne Coaches Texet Sales United Utilities Urban Splash
Companies with other bases of significant importance in Manchester and Greater Manchester Direct Line Quay Street, Manchester city centre Guardian Media Group Manchester city centreGMG "Regional Media" ."GMG Radio" ."Other Interests" . Guardian Media Group. Heinz Wigan produce over two million cans of food every day including soup and baked beans Highways Agency City Tower, Manchester city centre RAC Breakdown Control Centre, Business Solutions; Aviva Motoring Centre of Excellence, Stretford
See also
Economy of Manchester Lists of companies
References