Knowsley Facts
Knowsley is home to 3,700 businesses including big names like Jaguar Land Rover, QVC and Matalan
There are 12 universities and thousands of graduates within an hour of Knowsley
Knowsley has six business parks employing 30,000 people
More than 50% of UK population reached within a four hour drive time
Knowsley is aiming to build 8,000 new homes by 2028
Knowsley Business Park is the second largest of its kind in the North West
Labour costs are some of the lowest in the UK and skills are high with a wealth of logistics and distribution experience
7 million people live within one hour’s drive of Knowsley
Knowsley offers great access to a deep sea port – Liverpool2 – and multimodal freight terminals
Knowsley is just eight miles from the Port of Liverpool
Knowsley is strategically located between two international airports
Knowsley is the advanced manufacturing powerhouse of the Liverpool City Region – more than one in three jobs in this sector are based here
Knowsley employers have access to a wide and skilled talent pool of 970,000 working age people and a further six million people are within a hour commute of Knowsley
GVA per head has increased by 70% over the last 15 years
25% of jobs are in manufacturing, freight and logistics
6,900 advanced manufacturing employees working in Knowsley
Knowsley is home to Knowsley Safari – the number one Safari Park in the UK, according to Trip Advisor
Knowsley is home to Jaguar Land Rover, where a new Evoque rolls off the production line every 92 seconds