Manchester 2027: The Next Destination for Global Business
Why Manchester, and why now?
Manchester is attracting some of the UK’s and the world’s most recognised organisations, and they aren’t simply arriving. They’re expanding, consolidating and making long-term commitments to the city.
BNY Mellon is taking 200,000 sq ft at 4 Angel Square. Arm, Auto Trader, Channel 4 and Starling Bank are expanding their Manchester presence, while Booking.com operates its second-largest office globally from the city.
Amazon and GCHQ have also established significant operations here, while businesses such as Moonpig continue to grow and evolve their presence.
What is driving Manchester’s growth?
Manchester offers businesses a powerful combination of:
- A large and highly skilled talent pool
- Leading universities
- Strength across technology, digital and financial services
- National and international connectivity
- Access to investment and business networks
- Strong collaboration between the public and private sectors
- The scale of a major UK city with a different cost base to London
The city’s national influence is growing too. With Andy Burnham now Prime Minister and Number 10 North operating from Manchester, the city is taking on even greater political and economic significance.
What does this mean for business?
Manchester city-centre office take-up reached 1.14 million sq ft in 2025, exceeding the five-year average.
But behind the numbers are businesses making important decisions about where to establish their operations, access talent and invest in their next stage of growth.
Join LEVEL Workspace for a fireside panel bringing together voices from across Manchester’s business, investment and property communities.
We’ll explore:
- Why global organisations are choosing Manchester
- What is attracting talent and investment to the city
- Why established businesses are expanding their commitment
- What Manchester’s growth means for its workplaces
- The opportunities for businesses already here or considering the city
Why Manchester? Why now? And what does the growing commitment of global businesses tell us about where the city is heading next?
Please note that this event is reserved for members only.
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About the Speakers:
Joe Averill is the Founder of Level who created the business in February 2022. He was born and raised in Manchester, and has a background which combines both tech and property. Joe was part of a tech business that raised $25 million and scaled from 10 to 100 people, based in Manchester’s very first digital hub The Sharp Project. He then took a U-turn into the world of property at a commercial leasing agency, quickly identifying that there was a gap in the market to turn the business model on its head and solely represent tenants.
Interested In The Event?
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