Stardotstar and four23 have been handed web and design briefs by Corridor Manchester, a partnership working to revamp part of the city.

The partnership, which aims to bring economic growth to a 243 hectare site near Oxford Road, will get a new website from Stardotstar while four23 will create its visual identity.

Lesley Lomax, head of marketing at Corridor Manchester, said: “We are looking forward to working with Stardotstar and four23, their creative and innovative approach is exactly what we need to take Corridor Manchester’s brand and identity to its next level.”

Corridor Manchester brings together Manchester City Council, the University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, the Northwest Regional Development Agency and the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

It aims to increase the number of high value jobs, improve the public realm, retail offer and transport infrastructure in the area and attract innovation and knowledge-based organisations.