List of companies based in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester is home to various companies which operate in the United Kingdom or further afield in Europe and around the world. The city has a highly diversified economy and is a centre for cultural industries, retail, transport, logistics, financial, legal and manufacturing sectors.

Many of these companies have a regional base (regional base for Greater Manchester, North West England or Northern England) in Manchester. A number of globally trading companies are based in Manchester including PZ Cussons, Co-operative Group, Umbro and Peel Group. International companies such as the Kellogg's, Adidas, Siemens have their UK headquarters in Manchester with various warehouse and manufacturing facilities across the Greater Manchester region.

List of companies

 * Abbey Business Centres
 * Britannia Hotels
 * Co-operative Group
 * Co-operative Bank
 * Co-operative Financial Services
 * Co-operative Insurance Society
 * Fast Web Media
 * ISOFT
 * JJB Sports
 * LateRooms
 * Manchester Building Society
 * Marble Brewery
 * Mayne Coaches
 * Texet Sales
 * United Utilities
 * Urban Splash

Companies with other bases of significant importance in Manchester and Greater Manchester

 * Direct Line – Quay Street, Manchester city centre
 * Guardian Media Group – Manchester city centre
 * Heinz – Wigan produce over two million cans of food every day including soup and baked beans
 * Highways Agency – City Tower, Manchester city centre
 * RAC – Breakdown Control Centre, Business Solutions; Aviva Motoring Centre of Excellence Stretford