Stockport is celebrating another successful year with 2,300 jobs being created locally as a result of companies choosing to move or grow their businesses in the borough.
Decisions made by companies to seize the opportunities Stockport offers has seen the future use of more than half a million square foot of commercial space secured, reconfirming the town’s position as a key business location. As part of its Investing in Stockport programme, Stockport Council plans to build on the town’s strengths developing the borough’s economy even further.
Companies making Stockport their new home include Chinese electrics firm CHINT who have moved to new industrial development S:Park; and CFG Law who have relocated to Cheadle Royal Business Park from Wythenshawe. InPrime Logistics also chose a 63,000 sq ft industrial unit in Heaton Chapel as their new base following a detailed search.
Alongside this, many long standing Stockport businesses have committed their future to the town, safeguarding an additional 1,300 local jobs. Law firm, O’Neill Patient Solicitors have taken additional space at their Hazel Grove offices in order to help with their expansion plans that will see them take on 30 new members of staff. Software specialists CDL also invested £6 million in their state-of-the-art ‘The Codeworks’ building at Kings Reach, from where the company plans to continue its expansion programme that has already seen 100 new jobs created over the past two years.
New and young businesses have also found the conditions they need to succeed locally over the past year. Stockport Business & Innovation Centre (SBIC) at Broadstone Mill has welcomed a number of new tenants including Creative Front, Ultimedia and Luxury Leasing. Today the centre is home to 39 companies employing over 130 people, each of which can readily access business support to help them grow further.
Cllr Sue Derbyshire, Leader of Stockport Council said that “It is exciting to see Stockport go from strength to strength as a business location and I am pleased to welcome each new company.
“As a Council we are working to ensure that our town’s development does not stop here and that residents continue to have access to new and greater opportunities. For this reason we have launched our Investing in Stockport programme that will see Stockport town centre transformed and new hubs for businesses developed bringing with it an estimated 5,000 new jobs.”
To find out more about the support available for your business locally visit www.stockport.gov.uk/business
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