Whether you are a world-leading organisation or new start looking for a supporting environment, an existing company looking to expand or a business looking to relocate you will be in good company in Burnley.

  • Burnley has world-leaders in the engineering/advanced manufacturing/aerospace industry.
  • Our workforce is highly skilled with 20% in ‘skilled trades’ – double the North West average.
  • 18% of our workforce employed in aerospace/advanced manufacturing compared to the NW average of 11%.
  • Our university (UCLan) is the most entrepreneurial in the North West.
  • Our motorways are fast and there are four airports within one hour.

Invest News

£3m green light for Burnley Centre…

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  Addington Capital has received planning permission to redevelop and modernise the shopping centre and work is hoped to start in the spring to be completed in time for Christmas. The market square will be completely changed with the first floor balcony and staircases outside River Island, WH Smith, SuperdrugRead More »

£9.3 m University Technical College in Burnley

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Training provider, Training 2000, has announced it has secured £9.3m of Government capital funding to develop its University Technical College (UTC), Visions Learning Trust, at...

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Plans for Burnley Station redevelopment submitted

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An application for planning permission has been submitted for the redevelopment of Manchester Road Railway Station in Burnley. Burnley Council in partnership with Lancashire County...

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Eshton to begin Burnley Bridge

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ESHTON will start work in March on a bridge across the Leeds-Liverpool Canal which will link its £50m Burnley Bridge Business Parkdirectly to the M65...

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