West London Alliance

West London Boroughs

Aims of the WLA

• To lobby for the interests of the sub-region

• To develop collaborative strategies and initiatives - socio-economic issues

• To improve provision of public services in West

London - sharing knowledge, expertise and resources, undertaking joint ventures, and securing additional resources

West London

• 1.4 million population

• More than 700,000 jobs

• Economy of £34.2bn Gross Added Value

• Heathrow is UK’s international hub airport

• London’s largest industrial location – Park Royal

• Areas of acute deprivation and disadvantage

Employment Projections to 2031

• Currently 700,000 employees in West London • Population projected to grow by 113,000• Employment to grow by 99,000 jobs• Highest growth rate in Hammersmith & Fulham• Lowest growth in Hounslow (3%) and Hillingdon

(7%)• West London growth overall 12% • London generally 17% growth

Businesses• 70,000 workplaces in West London • 88% of workplaces employ 10 or less people• 9% employ between 11 and 49 people • 55,000 registered businesses • Business density of 38.4 Vat registered

businesses per 1000 residents higher than UK and London except central region

• Largest employers are in Hounslow and Hillingdon• 17% are employed in the public sector

West London Employment by Sector

West London Employees by Sector 1991 - 2008

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Manufacturing

Construction

Distribution, hotels &restaurants

Transport & communications

Banking & finance

Public admin,education &health

Other services

Banking, Finance and Insurance

• Largest sector in West London 24%

• Comparatively low when compared with London-wide 35%

• Competition from overseas locations for back office type functions carried out in WL

• 1,020 businesses - Key locations H&F and Harrow

• Over past 10 years employment relatively steady at c.168,000

Transport and Communications

• 16% of Employment in West London

• Double London Average• Heathrow workforce

73,436• Less than half of

Heathrow workers from West London

Logistics

• 18% of employment (129,000 jobs)

• Includes transport and warehousing/ distribution

• Expected increase of between 12 & 15% in employment between 2006 and 2026

• Key locations – Heathrow and Park Royal

Retailing

• Potential significant growth with estimated 300,000sqm+ increase in retail floorspace through to 2021in West London

• 5 Metropolitan, 6 Major Town & 25 District Centres

• Heathrow & White City• Provides ‘entry’ level

employment

Creative Industries

• Supports between 58,000 & 93,000 jobs depending on definition (up to13% of employment)

• BBC in H&F and BSkyB in Hounslow are key locations – 2/3rd of creative jobs

• Very strong growth between 1998-2008 but 8,000 BBC jobs could go to Manchester

Health and Social Care

• Growing presence in West London 9% of employment – 60,000 employees

• Growth in NHS & Primary Care Trusts

• Pharmaceutical and Bio-chemical presence – GSK HQ in Hounslow

High Technology Services

• 6.5% of employment – 46,000 jobs

• 1.4%pa growth• IT firms include Cisco,

Adobe and Apple• Key locations

Stockley Park, Hatton Cross, Chiswick Park and Hammersmith

Tourism and Leisure

• LDA LATI model estimates 48,000 employed in tourism in West London compared with 255,000 across London

• Experienced 20% growth between 1998-2005

• Key locations inc Wembley, Earls Court, Olympia and Heathrow

Food and Drink

• 13,000 employed in food & drink manufacturing more than half of London wide sector employment

• Unlike elsewhere in London has been expanding in West London

• 8,000 jobs in Food wholesale activities

• Park Royal key location with Food Innovation Centre

Future employment areas

• Heathrow. Broad skills requirements - logistics, construction, transport and aviation functions as well as softer skills relating to customer service and hospitality.

• New Development. Crossrail and major sites at Wembley, Uxbridge, Brent Cross, Southall and later White City and Earls Court, will need construction skills. 

• New Industries? Carbon management, resource efficiency, land management and Green IT, as well as risk management, sustainable procurement, environmental management, design and waste handling.

To Contact Us

West London Alliance, c/o London Borough of Ealing, 3rd Floor S/E Perceval House, 14 - 16 Uxbridge Road,London, W5 2HL

  Ian Nichol, DirectorTel: 0208 825 8905Mob: 07977 042835ian.nichol@lbhf.org.uk Shahnaz Abbasi, Administrative Officer Tel: 0208 825 shahnaz.abbasi@lbhf.gov.uk

  WLA Internet and Extranet - http://www.westlondonalliance.org/