● Heart of UK’s Automotive Cluster
● Global Brands Investing Here
● Huge Talent Pool and Skills
Staffordshire is a global manufacturing hub with supply-chain opportunities in the UK’s largest automotive cluster. Major international brands are investing here alongside exciting local innovators because of the quality and depth of our automotive workforce.
Perfectly located in the very heart of the UK, midway between the two largest regional economies of Manchester and Birmingham; Staffordshire offers easy access to customers; suppliers and talent across the Midlands and North West with almost 20 million people living within an hour’s drive.
Perfectly located in the middle of the UK’s automotive cluster (see cluster map below), Staffordshire has deep expertise in engine manufacturing and advanced engineering.
There are 1,457 companies in the Midlands automotive cluster employing 51,000 people (Midlands Engine, 2023), the most of any UK region making it one of the UK’s critical supply-chain locations, bringing together global manufacturers with local suppliers, and ensuring efficient and cost-effective routes to market.
Jaguar Land Rover, Michelin, Gestamp and JCB all have major facilities here, and Staffordshire is just a few miles from several OEMs in the North West (Bentley, JLR, Ford and Stellantis) and rest of the Midlands (JLR, Aston Martin, Toyota and BMW).
