List of companies based in Greater Manchester

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 origin Borough Type of base Notes
2ergo UK Manchester Global head office Part of Eagle Eye[1]
Adidas Germany Stockport and Trafford National head office National office in Stockport and national warehouse located at Trafford Park[2]
AJ Bell UK Salford Head office Office in Salford Quays[3]
Amazon (company) US Manchester Regional head office Office based in Hanover Building, opposite Manchester Victoria[4]
Apadmi UK Salford Head office Located in Salford Quays[5]
Arup UK Manchester Regional office Based at St James Buildings from 1958 until 2015; before moving to 3 Piccadilly Place[6][7]
Auto Trader UK Manchester Regional head office Based at First Street with approximately 600 staff[8]
BA CityFlyer UK Manchester National head office Regional airline; a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, based at Pioneer House in Didsbury[9]
Banter Media UK Tameside National head office Based in Ashton-under-Lyne[10]
Barclays UK Manchester Regional office Based at 4 Piccadilly Place since 2014[11]
Barclays Wealth UK Manchester Regional office Based at 3 Hardman Street[12]
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[13]
Google US Manchester Regional head office Based at Peter House, Oxford Street[14] established in 2005, only Google office outside London in the UK[15]
Guardian Media Group UK Manchester Regional office Publisher of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers
Henri Lloyd UK Manchester Global 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[16]
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[17]
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[18]
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 office
departmental		 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[19]
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

Companies with other bases of significant importance in Manchester and Greater Manchester

See also

References

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