Liverpool | 6.1 miles | 23 mins |
JLR | 13.4 miles | 26 mins |
Manchester | 34.7 miles | 1 hr 8 mins |
Leeds | 72.4 miles | 2 hrs 9 mins |
Birmingham | 98.2 miles | 2 hrs 52 mins |
Liverpool John Lennon | 15.6 miles | 32 mins |
Manchester | 35.9 miles | 1 hr 2 mins |
Blackpool | 51.6 miles | 1 hr 29 mins |
Birmingham | 108 miles | 2 hrs 58 mins |
Liverpool SuperPort | 6.4 miles | 26 mins |
Ellesmere | 30 miles | 59 mins |
Hull | 128.6 miles | 3 hrs 45 mins |
Property and labour market costs are very competitive compared to the national averages. Liverpool has an immediate supply of skilled and semi-skilled labour with a strong young male workforce profile.
The Port of Liverpool is within easy reach of the subject site. The construction of Liverpool 2 into a deep water container port is due to be completed in 2015. The new facility will add a further half a million containers (TEU’s) annually to the Port of Liverpool. Liverpool 2 the only port in the North of England offering this capability.
The Mayoral Development Zones (MDZs) were identified to strategically focus development activity across the city as part of the Mayoral constitution.
There have been some significant achievements since the zone was established, including the creation of 230 new jobs and £28.4m investment in the area.