Great Locations

The excellent communications networks in South Ribble have attracted leading businesses for over a century to invest and grow here.

Located in central Lancashire, South Ribble is at the heart of the UK’s thriving North West region.  Covering 44 square miles, the borough is home to over 100,000 residents. Within easy reach of Manchester, Liverpool and Preston, it provides superb accessibility to the business and leisure assets of the region’s major cities.

South Ribble offers a good base for your business investment thanks to the excellent road and rail communications network including the West Coast Mainline and M6, M65 and M61 motorways.

These comprehensive road and rail links, together with 3 airports and nearby ports, provide excellent communications with the North West, the UK and the rest of the world, making South Ribble a perfect distribution point and an easy place to reach for both your customers and your employees.  Good ICT links allow constant contact with the rest of the world.

The borough benefits from a wide choice of employment premises.

The towns and business parks within South Ribble offer a wide range of different types of premises from small light industrial units to full manufacturing plants and high quality office space.  The borough offers opportunities to choose from existing premises or to commission a custom design and build to accommodate specific needs. 

So, whether you want to move quickly and simply or you would like something that meets the exact needs of your business, South Ribble can find a solution.

Through the Local Development Framework, employment land has been identified to cater for commercial growth over the next 15 years.

The new development sites, many integrated with new living space on mixed use sites, will complement the established range of premises to meet most business sectors’ needs. The growth in households will offer opportunities for businesses in the retail and service sectors to take advantage of the increased customer base here.

The new Enterprise Zone at Samlesbury and the Regional Investment Site at Cuerden will offer new opportunities and incentives for inward investment years to come.

Find out what South Ribble can offer you through our business brochure on the downloads page.

Our commercial property search makes it easy for you to find the business premises you need here and for developers and landlords to let businesses know about availability. Let us know how we can help you to find the premises you need or provide any other support to help you relocate.