Our Vision

The Corridor is a unique business location, at the heart of Manchester’s knowledge economy. Covering some 243 hectares it is home to a 55,000 strong workforce, 18% of the city’s total workforce. The businesses and institutions on the Corridor generate £2.8 billion (22.5% of the city’s Gross Value Added, GVA), while over 40% of activity on the Corridor is knowledge intensive, almost double the national average.

The first partnership of its kind in the UK, Corridor Manchester will oversee capital investment in the area predicted to be worth £2.5 billion. This investment will drive a programme of development that overhauls under-utilised land and buildings and secures major infrastructure improvements. This programme will ensure that, by 2020, the Corridor generates £4.8 billion GVA and supports a workforce of 77,000.

Underpinning this programme is our Vision for the Corridor: that it will become a byword for originality and smart creativity, a place where knowledge is put to work, where research is applied and both radical thinking and experimentation actively encouraged.

• ORIGINAL because the Corridor not only reflects the radical thinking so evident in the history of the area but is also a pioneer of future city design and growth.

• CREATIVE because we encourage and support people to take risks and experiment.

• SMART because it is a place of academic excellence and a physical expression of the knowledge economy – where intellect and experience feed a multiplicity of successful ventures.

To download a copy of our Vision 2020 please click here