Halton Borough Council Business Areas, Sectors, Industries. Major Economic & Specialist Areas

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Click on the sectors below for further information about each one:

Biotechnology

Financial services, insurance

Logistics

Chemicals

Telecommunications

Food & drink production

Logistics

Key Reasons:

The Borough of Halton is one of the UK’s leading logistics hubs...

Superb road and rail links
Located between Manchester International and Liverpool John Lennon Airports
Proximity to the Port of Liverpool
Easily accessible to all major European locations
Existing capacity and ability to deliver warehousing and logistics solutions
21% of jobs in Halton are accounted for by distribution.
Eighty logistics businesses in the area distributing products from chemicals to washing powder, DIY products to bottled water.
Major companies include Stobart Group, DHL Exel Supply Chain, Suttons Group, UK Mail Group Plc, and Lidl UK.
Large pool of skilled labour from over 10 universities within a 45-mile radius.
Costs of premises and wages in Halton are lower than it competing locations
Excellent connectivity to other major population centres means a lower food mileage, and thus lower expenditure on fuel to deliver goods.

The Council and its private sector partners are currently in the midst of a massive redevelopment programme which will see the creation of some 3.5 million sq ft of new warehousing together with new rail enabled port facilities.

Sub-Sectors:

Land Transport, Water Transport, Air Transport, Warehousing, Transportation, Engineering, Automotive, Distribution, Delivery.

Skills:

Skill Area: HGV driver
Skill Salary: Up to £25,000

Skill Area: Distribution manager
Skill Salary: Up to £35,000

Skill Area: Machine operative
Skill Salary: Up to £18,000