List of companies based in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is home to various companies which operate in the United Kingdom or further afield in Europe and around the world. The city has a highly diversified economy and is a centre for cultural industries, retail, transport, logistics, financial, legal and manufacturing sectors.

Manchester has the largest office-based work sector in the United Kingdom outside London. Many of these office jobs are based in Manchester city centre and Salford quays.

Many of these companies have a regional base (regional base for Greater Manchester, North West England or Northern England) in Manchester. A number of globally trading companies are based in Manchester including PZ Cussons, The Co-operative Group, Umbro and The Peel Group. International companies such as the Kellogg's Company, Adidas, Siemens have their UK headquarters in Manchester 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
2ergoUKManchesterglobal head officepart of Eagle Eye
AdidasGermanyStockport and Traffordnational head officenational office in Stockport and national warehouse located at Trafford Park
AJ BellUKManchesterhead office
ApadmiUKTraffordhead officehead office located at Trafford Park
ArupUKManchesterregional officebased at St James Buildings since 1958; transferring to 3 Piccadilly Place in 2015[1]
AstraZenecaUK and SwedenManchester and North West Englandregional office and factoryworld's sixth-largest pharmaceutical company; Macclesfield
ATIC RecordsUKManchesternational head office
Auto TraderUKManchesterregional head officebased at First Street with approximately 600 staff[2]
AveciaUnited StatesManchesternational head office
Banter MediaUKManchesternational head office
Baker Tilly LLPUKManchesterregional officebased at 3 Hardman Street
The Bank of New York MellonUKManchesternational head officebased at 1 New York Street
BarclaysUKManchesterregional officebased at 4 Piccadilly Place from 2015
Barclays WealthUKManchesterregional officebased at 3 Hardman Street
BBCUKSalfordregional head officenational television broadcaster; MediaCityUK in Salford Quays is the new home of the BBC for its North operations
BDP ArchitectsUKManchesterregional head office
Begbies TraynorUKManchesterworld head officeinternational accounting firm specialising corporate restructuring
BetfredUKManchesternational head office
BoschGermanyStockportregional officeAutomotive Service Solutions business unit based in Orion Business Park
Britannia HotelsUKTraffordnational head office
Brother International Europe LtdJapanAudenshawEuropean head office
Brother UKJapanAudenshawnational head office
BruntwoodUKManchesternational head office
The Co-operative GroupUKManchesternational head officebased at an eight-building complex in Manchester city centre which includes the CIS Tower and 1 Angel Square
DAC BeachcroftUKManchesterregional officebased at 3 Hardman Street
DeloitteUKManchesterregional office
Fast Web MediaUKManchesternational head office
Financial Wellness Group UK Trafford national head office one of the UK's leading providers of debt advice.
First Greater ManchesterUKOldhamhead office
First TransPennine ExpressUKManchesternational head officebased at Bridgewater House
GazpromRussiaManchesternational head officefourth-largest gas supplier for UK businesses[3]
GoogleUnited StatesManchesterregional head officebased at Peter House, Oxford Street[4] established in 2005, only Google office outside London in the UK[5]
Great FridaysUKManchesternational head office
Guardian Media GroupUKManchesterregional officepublisher of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers
Henri LloydUKManchesterglobal head office
HydesUKManchesternational head office
In Touch NetworksUKManchesterglobal head office
ITV Granada TelevisionUKSalfordhead officebased at Orange Building, MediaCity
ITV StudiosUKTrafford and Salfordjoint head office
JJB SportsUKWiganhead office
Joseph Holt's BreweryUKManchesternational head office
Kellogg's CompanyUSTrafford Parknational head office and factory
KitbagUKManchesterglobal head office
KPMGUKManchesterregional officebased at One St Peter's Square
Landis+GyrSwitzerlandStockportregional office
LateRooms.comUKSalfordnational head office
Leonard CurtisUKManchesternational head office
Manchester Airports GroupUKManchesternational head officegroup owns and operates Manchester Airport, London Stansted Airport, Bournemouth Airport and East Midlands Airport [6]
Manchester Building SocietyUKManchesterhead office
Manchester City F.C.UKManchesterhead officeemploys over 800 people
Manchester United F.C.UKManchesterhead officemost successful club in English Football[7]
Marks & SpencerUKManchester
Salford Quays		regional office and departmentalbased at 3 Hardman Street and Salford Quays; human resources and financial administration division
McVitie'sUKManchesterregional head office and factory
N Brown GroupUKManchesternational head office
National Car ParksUKManchesterregional head office
Network RailUKManchesterregional officeowns and operates Manchester Piccadilly station and has offices adjacent to the station; North West rail management centre based at Ardwick adjacent to Ashbury's station
NexperiaNetherlandsStockportnational head office
NorthernUKManchesterregional officeoperates train services in Greater Manchester; operates many train stations in Greater Manchester, including Manchester Victoria, the second-busiest station in Manchester
OutsourceryUKManchesterhead office
PannoneUKManchesternational head office
Patak'sUKWiganhead office
The Peel GroupUKTraffordglobal head officeone of the largest property companies in the UK
PH Media GroupUKTraffordglobal head officethe world's largest audio branding agency
PG TipsUKTraffordnational head officemanufactured at Brook Bond factory in Trafford Park[8]
Pinsent MasonsUKManchesterregional officebased at 3 Hardman Street
PZ CussonsUKManchesterglobal head office
Quest Psychology ServicesUKSalfordHead OfficeCounselling and psychology service based in Salford Quays https://questpsychologyservices.co.uk/
Red Production CompanyUKSalfordhead officebased at MediaCity
RegattaUKTraffordhead office
Renovo plcUKManchesterglobal head office
Royal Bank of ScotlandUKManchesterregional head officebased at 3 Hardman Street in Spinningfields and 38 and 42 Mosley Street
SiemensGermanyManchesterregional 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[9]
SimpsonHaugh and PartnersUKManchesterglobal head office
Sky UKUKSalfordregional head officenational television broadcaster
Stagecoach ManchesterUKManchesterhead office
Swinton ColonnadeUKManchesternational head office
[[Sync Store]]UKManchesterretail store and repairs
Thomas Cook AirlinesUKManchesternational head office
The ToteUKWigannational head office
TMG UK Trafford national head office Parent company of Ocean Finance, thinkmoney and Financial Wellness Group.
UKFastUKManchesternational head office
UmbroUKManchester, Northern Quarterglobal head office
Urban SplashUKManchesternational head office
VoxelStormUKManchesterhead office
WarburtonsUKBoltonhead office
The Warehouse ProjectUKManchesterhead office
Williams & GlynUKManchesterglobal head officedue to re-launch in 2015


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

See also

References
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