Economic Profile

There are many reasons why CSW is the right location for your business. The advantages of being in the CSW sub-region include:

Leading edge R&D
Local businesses can link into superior research facilities at Warwick and Coventry Universities as well as a host of world-class knowledge centres in the region.
 

  

Unhindered access to markets
Strategically located at the heart of Britain’s motorway network hub, CSW also has excellent rail and international air links.
 

  

Cost effective business base
Operational costs are significantly lower than our competitors in other parts of the UK.
 

  

A superb environment to work and live
CSW has all the ingredients to recruit and retain top quality personnel including first-class education, affordable housing and a rich cultural resource.

Key Facts:

  • CSW has a population of over 1 million.
  • Nowhere in the UK is more than a 5 hour drive away from CSW.
  • A world-class concentration of companies are located in CSW, including IBM, Aston Martin, telent, Rolls Royce, Hewlett Packard, MIRA and Jaguar Land Rover.
  • CSW is the strongest performing sub-region within the West Midlands as measured by Gross Value Added (GVA). CSW has on average grown by 4.8% per year – faster than any other in the West Midlands.
  • The CSW sub-region as a whole outperforms the national average on all measures of qualifications of its residents.
  • The sub-region as a whole is a strong performing one, with 62.4 new business start ups per 10,000 population compared to 61 nationally.
  • CSW has a strong concentration of knowledge intensive manufacturing.