Enter a simple phrase as your search term. For more complex searches, you will need to understand the database structure (described below), and can use the Textract query language

What the Database is

The Company Database, produced by Manchester City Council, contains details of over 1600 businesses based in the Manchester area.

What the Database Contains

Information on each Company contains the company name and address, telephone, fax, telex, electronic mail, contact names, brief description of their products/service.

In addition, information is included on the export market and market sector, number of employees and sales turnover, legal status, parent company and Standard Industrial Classification.

Database Records

Each record contains information as described below. This is useful to know when searching for information using the query box above.

TITLE - Name of Company
Address
Postcode
Phone
Fax
Contact1
Activity - Nature of business
Market Sector - Manufacturer, Distributor,Consultants, Services
Importer, Exporter,
Markets - Local, UK,EC, E Europe M.East, Far East, USA, Canada,Central America, South America, Africa, Australia
No of Employees
Turnover - Sales turnover - pounds Stirling in millions or % of a million
Legal status - Plc, Ltd Company, Partnership, Sole Trader, Co-operative,Charity etc
Reistered number
Date Established
Town - Town/City relocated from if relocation
Sic Code - Standard Industrial Classification