Testimonials
Why come to Northamptonshire?
Here's what just a few of our partners and leading businesses in the county have to say about their Northamptonshire base.
Travis Perkins
Travis Perkins is one of the largest suppliers of timber and building materials in the United Kingdom with more that 700 branches and employing more than 9,000 staff.
Aside from emotional ties - Ernest Travis moved a founding company of Travis Perkins to Northampton in 1904 - Northamptonshire's central location is ideal for the headquarters of a national distribution organisation, with easy access to major roadways, airports and the north-south rail link.
Frank J. McKay
Chief Executive
Travis Perkins plc
www.travisperkins.co.uk
Barclaycard
Barclaycard is proud to be a leading company in the Northamptonshire region.
Northampton has been Barclaycard's base since its launch in 1966 and as we have grown to become Europe's number one credit card, we have been quick to realise the benefits of the region: a great pool of local talent; a central location with easy access to our Barclaycard sites in the North West and North East; international airports on our doorstep and close proximity to London and our parent company, Barclays.
Peter Crook
Managing Director
Barclaycard
www.barclaycard.co.uk
Nationwide Building Society
Northamptonshire is home to many key parts of Nationwide's business, inlcuding mortgage administration and a major customer contact centre. Our association with the county goes back over 150 years and during this time the organisation has grown to become one of the world's largest building societies.
With great transport links and great people Northamptonshire provides businesses like ours with a winning formula to be successful.
Philip Williamson
Chief Executive
Nationwide Building Society
www.nationwide.co.uk
RS Components
RS is now the principal employer in Corby with over two and a half thousand people. With the contiuning infrastructure improvements in Northamptonshire combined with the availability of excellent employees, we consider our move to Corby a great success.
Diane Knight
Head of UK Human Resources
RS Components
http://rswww.com
Cosworth
Cosworth is based in Northampton for variety of reasons: The central location provides excellent transport links, by road, rail and air, while it also places us at the centre of Carbon Fibre Valley, the motorsport centre of excellence within the UK. We are also in the middle of a technology cluster, which provides us with an essential support infrastructure for the business we are engaged in.
Jim Blackstock
Communications & Press Officer
Cosworth
www.cosworth.com
CABA
We have never looked back since we decided to locate more centrally to Daventry. We have paid our freehold in three years through direct cost savings alone. As a smaller organisation, we have better access to quality staff, design, marketing and IT support services than were available to us in the heart of the City of London.
We are now planning to double our size over the next three years.
David Barker
Director
CABA