Central location

Coventry has strong connections across our region, nationally and beyond.

And... despite our proximity to the UK's two largest cities, our commercial property and land costs are 70% more affordable than London and 30% compared with Birmingham.

We are:

• Less than 50 minutes away from London and less than 20 minutes to Birmingham by train
• Under an hour from Birmingham International Airport and East Midlands Airport connecting us to over 150 destinations globally
• Within a 4-hr drive of 90% of the British population
• At the intersection of the UK motorway network, with easy access to the M1, M6, M42 and M6, M69
• At the heart of the logistics 'Golden Triangle' putting us at the centre of several major advanced manufacturing companies and great links to the UK rail freight infrastructure.

National and international distribution links

ABP Hams Hall Rail Freight Terminal at Coleshill has connections with ports at Southampton, Felixstowe and Ipswich, as well as the Channel Tunnel, Novara in Italy and domestic intermodal services to Mossend, Glasgow.

Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) located at Birch Coppice, receives seven Freight Trains daily from the UK ports of Felixstowe, Southampton, Tilbury and Thamesport.

Daventry International Rail Terminal (DIRFT) next to Rugby is expanding with a third phase and will have the capacity to handle up to 32 trains per day. There are daily train services operated between DIRFT, Grangemouth, and Mossend providing a crucial link between ports, production facilities and distribution terminals.