The North is central to the UK’s future success. We play a leading role in levelling up the North’s economic prosperity, international competitiveness and living standards for the benefit of everyone in our great towns, cities and rural communities, and the country.
Working with partners across the North and with government, we focus on those areas where collective, business-led action can realise the biggest benefits.
Our Priorities
Our work is focused on driving economic prosperity to build a thriving and well-connected Northern Powerhouse, based around a series of priority areas:
Our Approach
We work in partnership across the public and private sectors, connecting the North so that it is greater than the sum of its parts.
By focusing on the North’s priorities and prime capabilities as identified in the Northern Powerhouse Independent Economic Review, we aim to have a positive impact upon people’s lives and unlock the North’s full potential.
The North is the solution to many of the country’s challenges with our world-leading assets and cross-sector talent.
An ever-strengthening commitment to partnership working with the North’s business and civic leaders has helped attract and accelerate investment from Government, businesses and international stakeholders in recent years.
With major investments in infrastructure, commercial opportunities and innovative technologies continuing to emerge at scale and pace, the North has the capability to drive growth in key areas such as transitioning to Net Zero, innovation, place, trade & investment and digital.
