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Parkway Business Centre offers a unique opportunity for businesses tobe situated within easy reach of Manchester city centre with the benefitof convenient on-site car parking.

Parkway Business Centre offices have been built to a high specificationand design, providing a total of 114,880 sqft (10,674 sqm) in fiveself-contained buildings, ideal for use as a head office or regionalheadquarters.

The strategic location makes Parkway ideal for businesses looking forhigh standards of accommodation designed to suit the needs of theircompany and employees.

A uniqueopportunity

High standardswith versatility

built in

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Local Information Pack – an introduction

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Guide to local amenities 4

On-site amenities 5

Detailed list of local amenities

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Transport links

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Demographics of the area 19

Where to find us 20

Site plan 21

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Piccadilly Railway Station

MANCHESTER CITY CENTRE

Manchester Central

URBISSalford

Castlefield DeansgateOxford Road UMIST

Manchester Royal InfirmaryUniversities

Royal BreweryHulme High Street Retail Park

A57(M)Mancunian Way

B5218Chorlton Road

A5103Princess Road

B5219Moss Lane East

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Alexandra Park

William Hulme’sGrammar School

To M56 /M60 & Manchester Airport

Drive times Manchester City Centre 10 minutes 4 miles approxManchester Airport 15 minutes 7 miles approx

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Parkway Café

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Parkway

Bicycles

on-sitesecurity

Car valetingservices

Free

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Preschool and childcare

Primary schools

Secondary schools and sixth form schools

Education

Information

Banks

Employment and recruitment agencies

Estate agents

Insurance

Letting agents

Post offices

Solicitors/ legal services

Financial / Legal

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Information

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Chemists

Dentists

Doctors

Gyms and leisure centres

Hairdressers

Health / Beauty

Information

Hotels and overnight accommodation

Newsagents

Petrol stations

Pubs and wine bars

Restaurants

Supermarkets

Travel agents

Leisure / Retail / Miscellaneous

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Main stations nearby :

Local services to:

National services to:

Rail

More More information on services can be found at:

information www.nationalrail.co.uk/planmyjourney or telephone:0845 748 4950

Rail

Kirkcaldy

Dundee

Aberdeen

Edinburgh Berwick-upon-Tweed

Newcastle upon Tyne

DurhamDarlington

York

Doncaster

Sheffield

Leeds

Tamworth

StaffordCrewe

Chester

Liverpool

Stoke-on-Trent

Wigan

Preston

Lancaster

Oxenholme

Penrith

Carlisle

Glasgow

Motherwell

Holyhead

CoventryRugby

BanburyCheltenham SpaGloucester

Newport

Bristol

Taunton

Exeter

Newton AbbotTorquay

PaigntonPlymouth

Totnes

TruroPenzance

Milton Keynes

Reading

Guildford

Gatwick Airport

Brighton

Watford

London Euston

Southampton

Bournemouth

Cardiff

Milford Haven

Pembroke Dock Swansea

ShrewsburyPwllheli

Warrington

Wolverhampton

Birmingham

Llandudno

Manchester

Derby

Aberystwyth

Virgin TrainsArrival TrainsLocal Services

Oxford

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KEY:

Bury/Altrincham Line (Metrolink)

Eccles Line (Metrolink)

Track in Greater ManchesterTicketing Area

Station

Track with Restricted Service

Bromley Cross

Clifton

Kearsley

Farnworth

Moses Gate

Bolton

Hall i’ th’ Wood

Trafford Bar

Sale

Bury

Woodlands Road

Prestwich

Besses o’ th’ Barn

Whitefield

Radcliffe Rochdale

Castleton

Mills Hill

Moston

New Hey

Shaw & Crompton

Derker

Oldham Mumps

Mauldeth Road

EastDidsbury

Burnage Levenshulme

Heaton Chapel

Gatley

Styal

Heald Green

WiganNorth

Western WesthoughtonDea

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Failsw

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Hollinw

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Oldham

Wern

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Smithy B

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Little

borou

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Patric

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Eccles

Glazeb

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Irlam

Flixto

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Chass

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Urmsto

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Humph

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rk

Traffo

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rk

Salford

Cres

cent

Salford

Cen

tral

Deansgate – Castlefield

Altrincham

Navigation Road

Hale

Victoria

Manchester Victoria

ManchesterPiccadilly

Deansgate

Oxford Road

Cheadle Hulme

Handforth

Wilmslow

Alderley Edge

Bramhall

Milnrow

Ashton

-unde

r-Lyn

e

Stalyb

ridge

Mossle

y

Greenfi

eld

Flowery

Field

Newton

(for H

yde)

Godley

Hatters

ley

Broadb

ottom

Dinting

Hadfie

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Ardwick

Ashbu

rys

Gorton

Fairfie

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ridge

PiccadillyGardens

Piccadilly

GlossopDenton

Brinnington

BredburyReddish

South

Belle Vue

Ryder Brow

Reddish North

Romiley

Marple

Strines

Rose Hill (Marple)

Middlewood

To Sheffield

To Macclesfield/Stoke-on-Trent

To Warrington/ Liverpool

To Preston/Blackpool

To Lake District/Southport To Clitheroe

To Liverpool

To Crewe

To Chester

Stretford

Old TraffordFirswood

Chorlton- cum-Hardy

St Werburgh’s Road

Eccles

Weaste

Lang

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Broadw

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Harbou

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Ancho

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Salford

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Bowker Vale

Crumpsall

Heaton Park

Hyde North

Hyde Central

Woodley

Hag Fo

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Atherto

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Walkde

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Moorsi

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Swinton

Stockport

Daven

port

Woods

moor

Hazel

Grove

To Bux

ton

AltrinchamNavigation Road

TimperleyBrooklands

Cornbrook

St Peter’s SquareMosley Street

Market StreetShudehill

Appley Bridge

Gathurst

Orrell

Pemberton

Wigan WallgateBryn

Ince

Hindley

Daisy Hill

Blackrod

Horwich Parkway

Losto

ck

Manchester Airport

Dane Road

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Rail

Information

Taxis/ Buses

Taxis

Bus stations

Megarider

7-day Megarider £12.00

28-day Megarider £44.00

Megarider Xtra* £44.00

Magicrider

7-day Magicrider £ 8.00

Easyrider (concessionary)

7-day Easyrider £ 6.00

*

Unlimited travel on the Stagecoach Manchester and Magic Busnetwork in Greater Manchester, parts of Cheshire and Derbyshire.Also valid on night services.

†

Easyrider§ Easyrider

Available for passengers who qualify for half-fare, whose journey is within Greater Manchester. ‘Passengers who qualify’ includechildren aged 16 and under†, travelling within Greater Manchester,and GMPTE Orange Concessionary Pass holders§ needing to travelbefore 9:30 am, Monday to Friday. Not valid on night services.

Magicrider

Unlimited travel on Magic Buses 142, 143 and 145, including nightservices, along Wilmslow Road between Manchester and EastDidsbury/West Didsbury.

14

A624

A57

A5081

A5145

A560

A5103

A538

A56

A34

A34

A34

A56

A34

A34

A6

A6

A6

A6010

A665

A6017

A6018

A635

A628

A635

A57

M60

A57(M)

M60

A6144(M)

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423A

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1

27

26

25

24 23

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M60

M60

M60

M60

M67 M67

M56

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TINTWISTLE

GLOSSOP

HAYFIELD

PPOOYNTONYNTON

MIDDLEWOOD

HIGHERPOYNTON

AALLTRINCHAMTRINCHAMALTRINCHAM

PPARTINARTINGGTONTONPARTINGTON

SALFORDSALFORDSALFORD

FAILSWORTH

ASHTON-UNDER-ASHTON-UNDER-LLYNEYNE

NEWTONHEATH

OPENSHAW

GORTON

LEVENSHULME

LLONGSIGHTONGSIGHT

DENTON

HYDE

DUKINFIELD

AAUDENSHAWUDENSHAWAUDENSHAW

URMSTON

FLIXTON

CARRINGTON

SALE

TIMPERLEY

WYTHENSHAWE

CHEADLE

STRETFORDSTRETFORD

OLD TRAFFORDOLD TRAFFORD

HULMEARDWICKARDWICK

BURNAGE

MARPLE

MOTTRAM

HURST

NEW MILLS

DISLEY

HEATON

REDDISH

STOCKPORTSTOCKPORTSTOCKPORT

BREDBURY

ROMILEY

HAZELGROVEHEALD

GREEN

CHEADLEHULME

HANDFORTH

GATLEY

DROYLSDEN

ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE

LONGSIGHT

ARDWICK

STRETFORD

OLD TRAFFORD

A6010

A627

A560

DIDSBURY

WHALLEY RANGE

FALLOWFIELD

MERSEY

POYNTON

Megarider area map

This map indicates the geographical area for which a Stagecoach Manchester Megarideris valid. It does not necessarily indicate roadson which bus services are provided.

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Motorway‘A’ roads

KEY

Megarider region

MANCHESTERMANCHESTERMANCHESTER

MOMOSSSLEYSLEYMOSSLEY

THE TRAFFORDTHE TRAFFORDCENTRECENTRE

THE TRAFFORDCENTRE

WILMSWILMSLLOWOWWILMSLOW

A6104

OLDHAMOLDHAMOLDHAM

Minor ‘A’ roads

Information

Buses

15

Road

B

M60

Wythenshawe

NewallGreen

MossSide

Hulme

ManchesterCity Centre

Oxford Road

Brewery

StagecoachDepot

AlexandraPark

ASDA

WithingtonHospital

SouthernCemetery

Hough EndFields

Post House

Wythenshawe Park

Forum

Trains toBolton, Warringtonand Liverpool

Trams toAltrinchamand Eccles

Trams to Bury

Trams to Piccadilly

Trains to Piccadilly

Piccadilly Gardens

Baguley

H

101

Whitworth

Simonsway

Gree nbrow Road

Hollyhedge Road

Floatshall Road

Hal

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Prin

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Par

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Prin

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Roa

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Green h eys

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Cambridge Higher Cam

bridge

Street Street

Portland Street

Oxford Street

Bowes Street

Wilbraham Road

Burlington Street

Barlow Moor Road

M60

Wythenshawe Road Palatine Road

Bowland Road

Tuffley Road

Princess

Street

Street

Connection PointsWythenshawe bus stationSouthern CemeteryPiccadilly Gardens

Oxford Road train station

Bus:

Train:

Tram:

: Bus station /main connection point: Train station: Tram stop

: Hospital

: Terminus

: Bus route: Train line

: Direction of travel

connection point: Train station

: Hospital

: Terminus

:

Sundays only

†

Row

land

swa

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Altrincham Road

101

101

KEY

: Tram line

Piccadilly Gardenstram stop

Northenden

: Monday to Saturday daytimes only

Route plan for101

Information

Buses

16

17

Information

Simonsway

Longley

Pl att Lane

Wilbraham Road

Barlow Moor Road

M60 M60

Lane

Hollyhedge Road

M56

WoodhousePark

NewallGreen

Wythenshawe

Peel Hall

Benchill

Sharston

WithingtonHospital

PostHouse

WythenshawePark

IndustrialArea

ShoppingCentre

SelsteadRoad

WythenshaweHospital

Evenings and Sundays

TudorTavern

Monday toSaturdaydaytime

Ground TransportInterchange

Trains to Wilmslow and Crewe

Trains to Manchester

Stagecoach Depot

SouthernCemetery

Northenden

Fallowfield

MossSide

Hulme

Manchester

H

Road

B

H

: Bus station /main connection point: Train station

: Hospital

: Terminus

: Bus route: Train line: Direction of travel: Evenings and Sundays only

Connection PointsBus: Manchester Airport Interchange

Wythenshawe bus stationSouthern Cemetery bus stationPiccadilly Gardens

Manchester Airport InterchangeOxford Road train stationPiccadilly Gardens tram stopMosley Street tram stop

Train:

Tram:

Thorley Lane

105

Portway

105

Prin

cess

Parkw

ay

104

105

104

105

104

104

Church Royle Gr een

105

Palatine Road 105

Prin

cess

Roa

d

Road

104

Cornishway

104 Mos

s Roa

d

Shad

ow

Peel

Hal

l Roa

d 104

Oat

land

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d 10

4

Cross acres Road 104

Simonsway

Firb

ank

Road

104†

Hollyhedge Road

Broadoak Road

105

Gre

enw

ood

Road

Benchill Rd.

Royalthorn Road 10 5

Rd.

Rd.

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Shar

ston R

oa

d

Altrincham

Brow

nley

Roa

d

St.Lukes

105

104

104

Row

land

sway

104104 † 104

105 105

PoundswickLane Forum

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Route plan for104/105

Buses

P

1 hour 20 minutes55 minutes

1 hour 35 minutes55 minutes

1 hour 10 minutes1 hour 5 minutes1 hour 25 minutes

45 minutes1 hour 25 minutes1 hour 5 minutes

60 minutes55 minutes

1 hour 5 minutes

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Information

Greater Manchester has a population of over 2.6 million residents, while theCity of Manchester itself has around 503,000 residents

Continuous strong economic and population growth has made the City ofManchester a hub for business, investment, education, culture and communityactivity, resulting in it being listed as the UK’s third most competitive large city1

Over 64% of Greater Manchester’s 1.8 million adult residents were economicallyactive in 2001, meaning that the conurbation has a resident labour force of1.1 million. The current unemployment rate in Greater Manchester lies at 2.4%

The City of Manchester has been responsible for over a quarter (26.9%) of the21,900 private sector jobs created in Greater Manchester as a whole

Greater Manchester offers significant numbers of highly skilled workers, with29.9% of the adult population holding graduate or postgraduate levelqualifications2

Businesses in Manchester are small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), with98.7% of them employing less than 200 people

There are three universities located in the Greater Manchester region, each within a few miles of Parkway Business Centre; University of Manchester – thelargest of single site universities in the UK, Manchester Metropolitan Universityand the University of Salford. In addition, the University of Bolton and theUniversity of Central Lancashire are both within 30 miles of the Business Centre

Manchester is the best UK city in which to locate a business outside of Londonand is ranked the 14th most desirable business location in Europe3

Manchester was ranked 8th among the best European cities for value for moneyof office space and 12th in terms of availability of office space2

Manchester’s economy is extremely robust, thanks in part to the large number of companies attracted to the area by the conurbation’s highly competitivebusiness costs4

65 of the FTSE100 companies have a presence in the Greater Manchester area4

Manchester is increasingly becoming an international centre for businessfacilitation, with a truly impressive array of hotel and conference facilities on offer4

The City of Manchester is one of Europe’s top destinations for its business,lifestyle and visitor offers. The city centre is the core employment zone forGreater Manchester and is also a hub of networked rail, Metrolink and majorroadways, as well as the largest student campus in Europe

Manchester city centre has the largest office market outside London and is wellconnected to the resident population and national / international markets

The local council is Manchester City Council (Labour)

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A5103Princess Road

To M56 /M60 & Manchester Airport

Alexandra Park

William Hulme’sGrammar School

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Estate Management Office

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Information

A5103Princess Road

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www.orbit-developments.co.ukwww.parkwaybusinesscentre.co.uk

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01625 588200

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