In short
The North West covers a very broad range of organisations, so the useful starting point is rarely a sector view. It is whether the problem is cost, control, delivery, change or capacity, and whether anyone internally currently owns it.
What we tend to see here
Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Merseyside and Cumbria between them hold fast-growing service businesses, long-established manufacturing and logistics, a substantial public sector supply chain and a large housing and care sector. The region also has a high density of shared service and group structures, where the commercial question is usually about who decides rather than what to buy.
How support works in this area
Work is delivered on site where being in the room matters and remotely where it does not, which for most engagements is a mix. BRIEF does not keep an office in the region and does not pretend to. What matters is whether the person doing the work understands the market you buy in and can be there when it counts.
Who we work with here
Private organisations
Manufacturing, logistics, digital and business services, from owner-managed firms to large groups.
Public organisations
Combined authorities, councils, NHS trusts and universities.
Charities and third sector
One of the largest concentrations of housing associations and charities in England.
Regulated organisations
Water, energy, nuclear and transport organisations and their supply chains.
Sectors we see most here
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Business services
- Technology and digital
- Housing and care
- Public sector suppliers
How we can help here
Based in North West and something isn’t working? Start with the problem.
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