Key Investment Sectors
As well as attracting international companies investing millions, we harness the spirit of enterprise and innovation in smaller, knowledge-based companies.
One of the reasons behind this success is our people. The range of ability and talent here comes from our traditional strengths, added to by an array of new skills coming forward to take advantage of new business opportunities. Centres like the Institute of Technology (IoT) will be critical to this, as well as business led institutions such as the JCB Academy.
Advanced Manufacturing
Staffordshire is a world-class production base for aerospace, automotive, and energy systems. With 2.5 million sq ft delivered at the flagship i54 hub and over £1bn in private investment attracted, we provide the infrastructure for global leaders like JCB, JLR, and Collins Aerospace to industrialize R&D at scale
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Advanced Logistics
Located at the heart of the UK’s ‘golden logistics triangle,’ Staffordshire provides access to 90% of the British population within a four-hour HGV drive. Major developments like the 8 million sq ft West Midlands Interchange (WMI) offer rail-served resilience, shifting freight from road to rail and cutting emissions by up to 70%.
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Automotive & Future Mobility
We sit at the center of a Midlands cluster comprising 1,457 companies and 51,000 jobs. From JCB’s £100m hydrogen engine breakthrough to advanced electrification systems, our ecosystem supports the entire value chain—providing OEM-adjacent locations and the talent to build next-gen net-zero mobility.
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Clean Energy
Building the UK’s clean-power backbone, this sector has grown 20% since 2014. With Hitachi Energy investing up to £20m in a new operational campus and GivEnergy opening its first UK battery factory here, Staffordshire offers the land and partners required to scale grid digitalization and energy storage.
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Digital, Creative & Technology
Fuelled by Stoke-on-Trent’s 113km full-fibre network, we offer gigabit connectivity to 80% of premises. Our digital economy excels in software, fintech, and gaming, supported by the Keele University Science & Innovation Park, which envisions adding 5,400 jobs and 1 million sq ft of growth space.
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Life Sciences
Staffordshire is a credible hub for medtech and clinical manufacturing, anchored by the Royal Stoke University Hospital—a major trauma center serving over 3 million people. Keele University leads world-class musculoskeletal research, hosting over 60 companies focused on diagnostics, digital health, and translational medicine.
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Defence
Host to MOD Stafford and the Defence Medical Academy at Whittington, the county is a strategic node for deployable communications and medical training. Our advanced engineering base and secure logistics network support a regional cluster of 36,500 jobs, providing primes and SMEs with the skills to deliver enduring capability.
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Professional & Business Services
With 1,101 professional and technical firms in the Stafford area alone, this sector underwrites growth across all key industries. Staffordshire offers an enterprise-friendly cost base, with office space typically £10/sq ft, allowing firms to build multidisciplinary teams right alongside nationally significant infrastructure projects.
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Visit & Tourism
Valued at £2.7 billion, Staffordshire’s visitor economy saw 37 million visits in 2023. Home to Alton Towers Resort and Cannock Chase, the sector is currently outpacing supply; a strategic 700-1,000 bed gap creates significant headroom for new investment in hotels and nature-based lodges
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