Business Investment
With one of the top ten fasting growing economies of the last decade, Northamptonshire is already established as a great place for businesses to invest. But we're putting the foot on the pedal with our plans to accelerate our rate of growth even further.
Northamptonshire is the focal point of one of only four growth areas identified in the Government's Sustainable Communities Plan - a commitment to sustain and extend the economic success of London and the South East.
Over the next thirty years Northamptonshire plans to create 141,000 additional jobs and 167,000 homes. With this comes real commitment. Billions of pounds of it. All to be invested in the county's infrastructure, thereby creating a new era of growth opportunities for business, and a truly sustainable community for the present and future generations.
Solid commitment to sustainable development will see that our county retains its beauty while delivering this ambitious growth. This evolution reflects Northamptonshire's strengths as a business location, where the local employment growth rate is already double the national average.
Now combine this growth with our location and you're in business. We're centrally located in the London to Birmingham corridor, and the Oxford to Cambridge Arc (O2C), making Northamptonshire the heart of the UK's innovation network and uniquely positioned to deliver growth - for our economy and your business.
Business Focus
Extensive research has identified six major sectors as having key, unique strengths in the county:
Financial Services
High Performance Engineering & Motor Sport
Food & Drink
Environmental Technologies
Construction
Contact Centres
Our investors speak for themselves.
Over 350 major PLCs operate or have representation in Northamptonshire, including:
Avon Cosmetics Ltd
Barclaycard
Bookham Technology Plc
Carlsberg UK Ltd
Coca Cola Enterprises Ltd
Corus
Cosworth Ltd
Cummins Engine Company Ltd
Fairline Boats
Honda F1
Nationwide
Phoenix IT Services Ltd
Robert Horne Group
Weetabix Ltd
Locating in the County
If you are a looking to locate in Northamptonshire, the county council website has lots of useful information covering areas such as buying a home, the services in your area, how you can register to vote for local elections, and how to find employment. Please visit the Moving into Northamptonshire section on their website.
