Businesses seek lower costs in regional areas

Posted on 8 Aug 2014 by The Manufacturer

Northampton is revitalising itself and attracting businesses away from London with its lower costs.

Once the shoe manufacturing capital of Britain and a post-war engineering hub, Northampton, like many other regional cities, was hit hard with the decline of UK manufacturing. But lower costs are now attracting Londoners to set up shop. “You pay a premium for commercial property in London,” says Valeria Mizuno-Turner, founder of The Incredible Bakery,…

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