Manufacturing is a vital asset to the Liverpool City Region economy, supporting nearly 50,000 staff in 3,000 companies and directly contributing £3.2 billion to the overall economy.

As part of the UK's largest manufacturing region the City Region has a diverse mix of companies including Jaguar Land Rover, Unilever, Pilkington, Ineos and Astra Zeneca, Johnson Controls, ABB as well as innovative small and medium sized enterprises (SME's), engineering and fabrication companies and manufacturing start-ups. (Information taken from liverpoollep.org)