Reliable and Efficient Parcel Delivery Services Help Salford Rise Out of Industrial Decline

Anyone who has designs on doing business in Salford needs the
backing of dependable and efficient parcel delivery services. While
Salford might be seen by many as a poor relation to neighbouring
Manchester, over the years it has played just as important a role in
the UK's industrial history.Granted a charter in the 13th century,
Salford became a major centre of the textile industry following the
industrial revolution. It also lay on the route of the world's first
inter-city railway line, which links Liverpool and Manchester and
opened in 1830. Another transport landmark involving the city opened
in 1894 - the Manchester Ship Canal, which links Salford with the
River Mersey and the massive port of Liverpool, was opened, providing
the city's mills with direct access to the coast, for onward export of
their products around the world.In the century that followed, Salford
witnessed the rise, and then the decline, of its mills, as cheaper
foreign imports eventually decimated the cotton industry. As the
decline took hold, swathes of Salford's slum housing fell into
dereliction and were demolished. Salford's modern economy is based
around the former docks area which, renamed the Quays, is now the base
for many new businesses, particularly in the retail, leisure and
finance sectors. The move of five major departments of the BBC to
Salford Quays from 2011 is expected to result in a massive boost to
the local economy, which is estimated to bring more than 15,000 jobs
to the area, and to boost the local economy by about �1billion in the
first five years.When this development is complete, Salford will have
a place on the national UK stage which it has not enjoyed since the
heyday of the textile industry. As a result of this massive
investment, many other businesses are turning their attention to
Salford, and planning how to meet the needs of the many new residents
who will be both working and, very likely, living in the city.The area
is already well served by the leading parcel delivery and express
delivery companies, but with greater focus on the city and surrounding
borough expected to result from the BBC's arrival, considerable
efforts are being made to provide the level of service which will
match the city and the borough's new status as a centre of activity of
the UK's media. With the massive transformation of the city from
industrial centre to media hub all set to take place, the race is on
to provide Salford with the logistics and delivery services demanded
of a sophisticated 21st century city.