Carlisle City Council
Key Competitive Attractions
Carlisle is an ideal business location with the following attributes:
- Carlisle is a principal commercial, administrative, retail and cultural centre in the North West.
- Major companies include Pirelli, Carr's of Carlisle, Eddie Stobart, and Cavaghan & Gray.
- Major employers include Cumbria County Council, Carlisle City Council, the National Health Service and the Tourism sector.
- Carlisle's regional shopping centre boasts over 500,000 sqft of space.
- Carlisle's district population is over 100,000, its workforce is 50,000 strong.
- Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Leeds are all two hours away by road. Newcastle is 1 hour away.
- Carlisle is surrounded by the Lake District, Hadrian's Wall, Scottish Borderlands, Eden Valley, Solway Firth and the Northern Pennines, all of which have national or international recognition for cultural, scientific or scenic significance.
