Europe/ UK/ North West England/ Greater Manchester/ Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council

Key Competitive Attractions

Trafford is home of five town centres, iconic sporting attractions, such as Manchester United Football Club, and cultural and retail attractions, including multi-award winning Sale Waterside Centre, Media City (which has brought over £225m and 2000 jobs into the area) and the Trafford Centre - altogether employing over 10,000 people and pouring between £45 - £55 million in wages into the Manchester City Region Economy.

Other Benefits:

  • Our efficient transport infrastructure provides easy access to UK population centres, international airports and freight ports.

 

  • Our economy generates £4.3 billion worth of jobs annually and our highly skilled workforce sits in the top 10 highest achieving authorities in England, at GCSE level.

 

  • We host over 10,300 companies and are becoming noted as ‘Enterprise Capital’ of the North West.
Location Boundaries map Roads & Centres map Air, Rail & Ports map Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Details

Telephone:

0161 912 2000

Key Contacts:

Debbie Thompson - Economic Development Officer, Suzanne Hilton - Manager


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