Derry City and Strabane business support

Derry City and Strabane District Council is an excellent location for doing business.

Local infrastructure

Derry City and Strabane businesses benefit from direct access to markets across the world.

Derry City and Strabane benefits from a major port on the Foyle, the City of Derry Airport and direct access into the European Union.

Strong road and rail corridors link Derry City to Belfast and Dublin.

The council area directly borders the European Union - find out more about cross-border trade support with InterTradeIreland.

Local workforce and business supply chains

There are around 150,836 residents in Derry City and Strabane.

There are 5,555 businesses operating in Derry City and Strabane, which is 7% of all businesses in Northern Ireland. The majority of the base is micro and small businesses:

• 90% micro (0-9 employees)
• 8% small (10-49 employees)
• 1% medium (50-249 employees)
• 0.3% large (250+ employees)

Some major business investors in the council area include Seagate,  Alchemy Technology, FinTru, Ebrington Leisure Holdings and Terex. Service businesses make up the largest sector in Derry City and Strabane:

• 54% services
• 23% agriculture
• 16% construction
• 6% manufacturing

You can download an Invest NI council briefing on Derry City and Strabane (PDF, 3.79MB).