Small enough to care, big enough to make a difference.

We pride ourselves on being a Council that is small enough to care, but big enough to make a difference.

We work closely with our public sector partners, businesses, the voluntary sector and communities to improve the lives of the people we serve. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do and we always put them first.

We are proud of the way the Council collaborates on big issues and challenges. We make big things happen – like hosting world class events such as the Commonwealth Games at the NEC.

People welcome our receptive, helpful and caring approach. We act quickly when it’s needed. This helps us to develop solid relationships across business, health and our strong and flourishing community sector.

These relationships are vital for everyone who works for Solihull Council. Our employees - our work family - are passionate, committed and focused on making our borough the best it can possibly be for residents. In particular, we are always working to ensure our most vulnerable residents are supported so that everyone has an equal chance to be healthier, happier, safer and more prosperous.

Our connections are further strengthened by our location in the heart of the country and our great road, rail and international transport links. Our UK Central Hub is home to the HS2 interchange station, the first station outside of London. This offers investors significant opportunities for retail, leisure and community development alongside new jobs, new homes and new businesses.

We are a borough that prides itself as the best place to live, work and spend leisure time and has an outstanding reputation for sustainable economic growth, investment and innovation. This is illustrated by our ambitious masterplan for the town centre creating exciting opportunities for new housing, leisure, business and culture.

Our strong and renowned financial track record has helped us deliver stability and certainty across Solihull. This means we’re in a good position to look forward to the future with confidence.

A particular focus for the future is delivering work to tackle climate change. Becoming a low carbon economy offers huge opportunities for new technologies, jobs and green growth. We need to make sure people have the skills and training to make the most of these opportunities.

But we also know the issues we’re facing. Like many other councils across the country, we have a range of communities to serve and a number of challenges.

We are always looking out for and keen to explore new opportunities to attract investment, create new jobs and build homes for people. Our strong performance in regeneration activity and our UK Central programme allows us to continue to invest in new economic opportunities across the borough to improve the lives of all.

We’ve always been a quietly confident place, getting on with the work we need to do while being ambitious for our residents’ future. That means we won’t be afraid to take risks, innovate and challenge as we make the most of what Solihull has to offer our 216,000 residents, our partners and the country.