location, relocation, expansion, portal

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

• Biotechnology

• Aerospace

• ICT (information and communications technologies)

• Environmental technology

• Automotive & automotive components

• Professional services

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Professional services

Key Reasons:

Key figures regarding Warwickshire’s business and professional services (BPS) sector:

• 9,500 business and professional services companies
• 54,000 employees
• 25% of all BPS businesses in the West Midlands are in Warwickshire
• In the last decade, the BPS sector has experienced a faster growth rate in Warwickshire than the national average (5.8% per annum compared to 4.2%).
• The number of employees in the sector is projected to increase by more than 8,000 in the next decade.

Support networks and organisations:

• Coventry & Warwickshire First – offers sector intelligence, marketing assistance and networking opportunities
• Wright Hassall solicitors  - organise numerous networking events, conferences and seminars.
• Burgis & Bullock - a practice of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors who organise regular Corporate Exchange Networking Forums
• Warwick Business School - one of Europe’s biggest, ranking in the top 1% in the world
• Warwick Law School - one of the UK’s leading law schools, ranked 8th in the Guardian’s University Guide 2012.
• The Warwickshire Law Society - serves and promotes solicitors in Warwickshire and Coventry.

More about the Services offered by Warwickshire Investment Partnership.

Sub-Sectors:

Business Services, Professional Services, Accountancy, Advertising, PR & Media, Architecture, Banks, Building Societies and Financial Services, Business Development and Consultancy, Civil Engineering, Estate Agents, Insurance, Lawyers, Management Consultancy, Solicitors and Property Specialists

Sector Companies:

Wright Hassall; Stewart, Fletcher & Barrett; Harrison, Beale & Owen; Burgis & Bullock; Blythe Liggins; Needham & James.

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Main Business Functions

• Headquarters/ regional offices
• Distribution/ logistics/ warehousing
• Advanced manufacturing
• Business services/ offices
• Research & development