Over 52,000 people work in Wythenshawe – it’s home to Manchester Airport and UHSM Wythenshawe Hospital plus large-scale business parks and household names like Virgin Media, PZ Cussons, Shell and Microsoft.
Manchester Airport based in Wythenshawe is a major global gateway to Northern England. Over 100 airlines offer direct flights to 225 destinations worldwide, connecting over 22 million passengers to more places than any other airport in the UK. With around 20,000 people employed directly on-site.
Over 5000 people work at UHSM Wythenshawe Hospital.
Wythenshawe Hospital is recognised as a centre of clinical excellence. Part of the University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust, it is a regional tertiary referral centre for a number of specialities including heart, lung, burns and breast care.
UHSM Wythenshawe Hospital maternity service has the highest possible safety rating and is one of only 17 in the country to be awarded this. Nearly 3,000 babies are born here each year.
The hospital Burns Centre is one of only 15 services in UK and undertakes major research into wound care.
The North West Lung Centre carries out national and international research on asthma and allergy.
Wythenshawe is accessible to key regional employment areas including the City Centre, Warrington, Liverpool, Trafford and Stockport.
Wythenshawe has a number of industrial estates and business parks which include Manchester Business Park, Atlas Business Park, Sharston and Roundthorn Industrial Estates and the Town Centre with many blue chip companies such as Virgin Media and Shell located here.
Wythenshawe is home to 1,560 businesses and over 52,000 jobs (20,000 at the airport, 5,000 at the hospital and 28,500 between the business parks, industrial estates, shops and offices.)
Investment in business areas is continuing and Manchester City Council is leading the production of physical plans for Roundthorn Industrial Estate, Northenden Village, and Wythenshawe Town Centre to provide new opportunities for investment.
New market kiosks will replace the stalls demolished when Etrop Court residential blocks came down, the investment of £1 million will bring high quality market stalls to Wythenshawe Town Centre at the end of 2009
PZ Cussons are relocating to Wythenshawe – the international consumer products group will move to a brand new purpose built 40,000 sq ft headquarters building at Aviator Way – next to Manchester Business Park at the Airport.
