List of companies based in Greater Manchester

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Greater Manchester is home to a wide range of companies that operate across the United Kingdom and internationally. The city has a highly diversified economy and is a centre for cultural industries, retail, transport, logistics, and the financial, legal and manufacturing sectors.

Manchester has the largest office-based work sector in the United Kingdom outside London. Many of these office jobs are based in Manchester city centre and Salford Quays.

Many companies maintain a regional base in Manchester—serving Greater Manchester, North West England or Northern England. Several globally trading firms are headquartered in the city, including PZ Cussons, the Co-operative Group, Umbro and the Peel Group. International companies such as Kellogg's, Adidas and Siemens have their UK headquarters in Manchester, along with various warehouse and manufacturing facilities across the Greater Manchester region.

List of companies

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Company (bold denotes global trading company) Country of origin Borough Type of base Notes
2ergoUKManchesterGlobal head officePart of Eagle Eye[1]
AdidasGermanyStockport and TraffordNational head officeNational office in Stockport and national warehouse located at Trafford Park[2]
AJ BellUKSalfordHead officeOffice in Salford Quays[3]
Amazon (company)USManchesterRegional head officeOffice based in Hanover Building, opposite Manchester Victoria[4]
ApadmiUKSalfordHead officeLocated in Salford Quays[5]
ArupUKManchesterRegional officeBased at St James Buildings from 1958 until 2015; before moving to 3 Piccadilly Place[6][7]
Auto TraderUKManchesterRegional head officeBased at First Street with approximately 600 staff[8]
BA CityFlyerUKManchesterNational head officeRegional airline; a wholly owned subsidiary of British Airways, based at Pioneer House in Didsbury[9]
Banter MediaUKTamesideNational head officeBased in Ashton-under-Lyne[10]
BarclaysUKManchesterRegional officeBased at 4 Piccadilly Place since 2014[11]
Barclays WealthUKManchesterRegional officeBased at 3 Hardman Street[12]
BBCUKSalfordRegional head officeNational television broadcaster; MediaCityUK in Salford Quays for its North operations
Begbies TraynorUKManchesterGlobal head officeInternational accounting firm specialising in corporate restructuring
BetfredUKManchesterNational head office
BNY MellonUKManchesterNational head officeBased at 1 New York Street
BoschGermanyStockportRegional officeAutomotive Service Solutions business unit based in Orion Business Park
Britannia HotelsUKTraffordNational head office
Brother IndustriesJapanManchesterEuropean head officeOffice based in Audenshaw
BruntwoodUKManchesterNational head office
Building Design PartnershipUKManchesterRegional head office
Co-operative GroupUKManchesterNational head officeBased at an eight-building complex in Manchester city centre which includes the CIS Tower and One Angel Square
DAC BeachcroftUKManchesterRegional officeBased at 3 Hardman Street
DeloitteUKManchesterRegional office
EpicEditsUKManchesterRegional office
Fast Web MediaUKManchesterNational head office
First Greater ManchesterUKOldhamHead officePart of FirstGroup
GazpromRussiaManchesterNational head officeFourth-largest gas supplier for UK businesses[13]
GoogleUSManchesterRegional head officeBased at Peter House, Oxford Street[14] established in 2005, only Google office outside London in the UK[15]
Guardian Media GroupUKManchesterRegional officePublisher of The Guardian and The Observer newspapers
Henri LloydUKManchesterGlobal head office
HydesUKManchesterNational head office
In Touch NetworksUKManchesterGlobal head office
Inc & CoUKManchesterHead office
incspacesUKManchesterHead office
ITV GranadaUKSalfordHead officeBased at Orange Building, MediaCityUK
ITV StudiosUKTrafford and SalfordJoint head office
JJB SportsUKWiganHead office
Joseph Holt's BreweryUKManchesterNational head office
Kellogg'sUSTraffordNational head office and factoryMentioned on Inside the Factory about cereal
KitbagUKManchesterGlobal head office
KPMGUKManchesterRegional officeBased at One St Peter's Square
Landis+GyrSwitzerlandStockportRegional office
LateRoomsUKSalfordNational head office
Leonard CurtisUKManchesterNational head office
Manchester Airports GroupUKManchesterNational head officeGroup owns and operates Manchester, Stansted, Bournemouth and East Midlands Airports[16]
Manchester Building SocietyUKManchesterHead office
Manchester City F.C.UKManchesterHead officeEmploys over 800 people
Manchester United F.C.UKManchesterHead officeMost successful club in English Football[17]
Marks & SpencerUKManchester,
Salford		Regional office and departmentalBased at 3 Hardman Street and Salford Quays; human resources and financial administration division
McVitie'sUKManchesterRegional head office and factory
N Brown GroupUKManchesterNational head office
National Car ParksUKManchesterRegional head office
Network RailUKManchesterRegional officeOwns and operates Manchester Piccadilly and has offices adjacent to the station; North West rail management centre based at Ardwick adjacent to Ashburys railway station
NexperiaNetherlandsStockportNational head office
Northern TrainsUKManchesterRegional officeOperates train services in Greater Manchester; operates many train stations in Greater Manchester, including Manchester Victoria, the second-busiest station in Manchester
OutsourceryUKManchesterHead office
PannoneUKManchesterNational head office
Patak'sUKWiganHead office
Peel GroupUKTraffordGlobal head officeOne of the largest property companies in the UK
PH Media GroupUKTraffordGlobal head officeThe world's largest audio branding agency
PG TipsUKTraffordNational head officeNanufactured at Brook Bond factory in Trafford Park[18]
Pinsent MasonsUKManchesterRegional officeBased at 3 Hardman Street
PZ CussonsUKManchesterGlobal head office
Red Production CompanyUKSalfordHead officeBased at MediaCityUK
RegattaUKTraffordHead office
RenakerUKManchesterHead office
RenovoUKManchesterGlobal head office
Royal Bank of ScotlandUKManchesterRegional head officeBased at 3 Hardman Street and 38 and 42 Mosley Street
RSM UKUKManchesterRegional officeBased at 3 Hardman Street
SiemensGermanyManchesterRegional head office
departmental		Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies office is based at Siemens House in Withington; Siemens also operates a large train depot in Ardwick, east Manchester on approach to Manchester Piccadilly station[19]
SimpsonHaughUKManchesterGlobal head office
Sky UKUKSalfordRegional head officeNational television broadcaster
Stagecoach ManchesterUKManchesterHead officePart of Stagecoach Group
Swinton ColonnadeUKManchesterNational head office
The ToteUKWiganNational head office
THG plcUKManchesterGlobal head officeIcon Technology Campus at Manchester Airport
TransPennine ExpressUKManchesterNational head officeBased at Bridgewater House
UKFastUKManchesterNational head office
UmbroUKManchesterGlobal head office
Urban SplashUKManchesterNational head office
VoxelStormUKManchesterHead office
WarburtonsUKBoltonHead office
The Warehouse ProjectUKManchesterHead office
We Are NomadsUKManchesterHead office
Williams & GlynUKManchesterGlobal head office
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Companies with other bases of significant importance in Manchester and Greater Manchester

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