Looking for a serviced office in the North West? Choose Warrington

When setting up or moving offices within the North West, Warrington is an excellent choice.  Offering so many positive points for businesses, the town is regarded not only as a prime location for distribution and logistics companies but for a whole host of thriving businesses large and small.

A major plus point of the town is its central location and communication links to the rest of the UK, with direct access to 3 major motorways: M6, M62 and M56.  Sitting between Liverpool and Manchester, Warrington is conveniently placed to serve both these major cities via road and rail. 

Rail times to London are 1 hour 45 minutes on the West Coast line, quicker than our local counterparts, with access to Manchester and Liverpool airports both within 25 minutes.  

For business premises and office space, Warrington couldn’t be better connected. So much so that in a recent survey by officebroker.com, Warrington was the 8th most popular online search for serviced office space in the country, ahead of both Manchester and Liverpool.

It’s no surprise then that the town has seen a high share of SME’s moving into the area, with Winning Pitch PLC reporting Warrington as having the highest concentration of high growth SME’s in the North West.  Such companies are known as ‘Gazelles’ and their economic growth contributes to 70% of jobs.

Portal Business Centres are proud to be based in Warrington providing complete serviced office facilities for the region’s growing businesses. Our close proximity to the town centre and access to the superb motorway and rail links means our clients have the best of both worlds. 

Free parking, flexible tenancy agreements and the opportunity to be part of a thriving growing business community means that Portal in Warrington offers the perfect all round serviced office package to growing businesses.

Other interesting Warrington facts – did you know?

• 8th most popular office location in the UK (highest in NW) *
• 8th most prosperous city in the UK (highest in NW) *
• 5th highest earnings in the UK (highest in NW)*
• One of the UK’s largest clusters of nuclear technology businesses
• High growth businesses (Gazelles) – Highest  in the UK

• 3rd in NW with greatest potential for retail growth (Experian)
• 4 regional strategic employment sites in its immediate catchment
• A population of 200k people, with 64% of catchment area reaching the town centre within 15 minutes or less
• 47% of catchment area ABC1 consumers.
• Midway between 2 airports, 1hr 45 minutes to London by train and a stop on the proposed UK high speed rail network
• Most successful place at delivering affordable homes in the NW (4th in England) (Shelter)
• Central to the emerging Atlantic Gateway growth corridor and the Mid-Mersey Growth Point
• Part of both the Liverpool and Manchester City Regions.

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*from centre for cities survey 2010