Warrington tops business growth league

TWO more business monitors have named Warrington as a top UK location for economic growth.

RBS’s Regional Growth Tracker which reviewed second quarter growth said Warrington was the fastest growing region in the North West, and Grant Thornton’s High Growth Index of Places ranked Warrington as having with the second highest growth in the UK.

Rupert Seggins, an economist at RBS, said: “Warrington has been the North West’s standout performer this year, topping the region’s charts both in Q1 and in Q2.

“Indeed it has been one of the strongest growing local areas in the whole of the UK. The area’s specialisation in business services has proven to be the foundation for its success and this has been backed up by the region’s retailers, wholesalers and distributors as well.”

Earlier this year the town was also highly regarded in the Centre for Cities report, Small Business Outlook, which ranked Warrington’s SME’s as number one in the UK for high growth.

Steve Park, managing director of economic development agency Warrington & Co, said: “These stats are yet another endorsement of Warrington’s economic strength. The local economy consistently outperforms most of the UK. Plans continue to move forward at considerable pace in relation to the physical regeneration of the town centre and it has been interesting and encouraging to see a flurry of national and international investment activity in Warrington in recent weeks.”