Business & Professional Services

Over 1450 business and professional service organisations are currently located in the area, comprising banks, accountants, stockbrokers, civil engineers, marketing agencies and commercial property agents, many of which are headquartered in Staffordshire. Leading companies with a presence in Staffordshire include:

All of these companies have made full use of the central location and excellent business infrastructure, not to mention increasingly favourable operating costs at least 50% lower than Birmingham, Manchester, London and the South East.

They have also tapped into a substantial pool over 1.5m people within a 1 hour drive, with many skilled professionals deciding to embrace the unique atmosphere of Stoke and Staffordshire over congested roads, high living costs and lack of available parking space. Direct train services to London take just over 1 hour 30 minutes, whilst Manchester and Birmingham can be reached in under an hour.

Stoke and Staffordshire is one of the few areas in the UK able to offer readily available labour.  The area’s two Universities, Keele and Staffordshire, have a combined student population of 23,000. Staffordshire University has one of the UK’s largest computing and new technology schools and each year produces over 1,000 graduates with an IT degree.
 

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