Town a magnet for service sector

WARRINGTON is the eighth most popular office location for business services sector companies, a survey has revealed.
It beats Manchester and Liverpool and numerous towns in the south, south east,
East and south west.
The survey has been carried out by www.officebroker.com which receives thousands of enquiries every month from companies up and down the country and from across the world.
Business Services takes in a wide range of companies including

telecoms, energy and risk assessment, property marketing, productivity solutions, design, print and publishing, project management and direct marketing agencies.
Birmingham – known as the “city of a thousand trades” – takes pole position as the most popular location for business service firms, largely because of its central location.
Officebroker.com admit to being surprised at Warrington’s popularity and attribute it to its easy access to Manchester and Liverpool and position on the motorway and rail networks.
The report states:”The fact that Warrington finished above both Liverpool and Manchester suggests that companies providing business services value an accessible location, with readily available transport links – something that Warrington provides in abundance.
“Warrington has two main railway stations, with routes to the key UK cities of London, Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool. Aside from proximity to the M62, M6 and M56, the town is also halfway between the major international airports of Liverpool and Manchester.
“Access by water is also a plus point, as the Manchester Ship Canal runs right through the southern part of the town. In short, Warrington enjoys a highly accessible location which proves to be a huge pulling point for companies within the business service sector.”