INVESTING IN LANCASHIRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH:
PRESENT:
Richard Slater, Lancashire Business View (Chair) Sophie Addison, Addison Group Miranda Barker, East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce John Chesworth, Harrison Drury Andy Jasper, Eden Project Simon Lawrence, Lancashire County Council Tom Myers, Eco Providers Courtney Prestage, Connections2Energy Aidy Riggott, Lancashire County Council James Scott, Eric Wright / Maple Grove Kate Wallace, Burnley College Phillippa Williamson, Lancashire County Council
THE WINNING TICKETS
Lancashire has several major regeneration schemes in the pipeline, from Eden Project Morecambe to the Lancashire Central strategic employment site at Cuerden. We’re also eagerly awaiting the arrival of National Cyber Force.
Against that backdrop, and the government’s recent white paper on devolution, we partnered with Lancashire County Council to bring business leaders, including members of the newly constituted county business board, politicians and local authority officers together to discuss the impact of our ‘Big Ticket’ items
Simon Lawrence, director of growth and regeneration, Lancashire County Council
When it comes to the government’s recent white paper on
devolution there’s a lot to digest. But it doesn’t change the priorities and the focus that this council has with its partners on delivering on economic growth.
That’s really the driver, that’s why we do the development projects, that’s why we work with businesses, to support growth. The combined authority and having a devolution deal will help to do that.
Eden is an amazing opportunity for wider growth. We’re working with Lancaster City Council on a masterplanning exercise, looking at how we maximise the benefit.
Farington cricket facility is a partnership with Lancashire cricket and will bring them back to the county. Lancashire Central, next door, being developed in partnership with Eric Wright, is
Tom Myers, managing director, Eco Providers
We provide retrofit solutions for domestic properties, so like solar panels, heat pumps, insulation. The £100m investment in a green project like Eden Morecambe raises interest.
There are lots of people initiating things in Lancashire, pushing things, and the green evolution is now getting noticed. There are
some real opportunities for Lancashire to be one of its leaders.
There is a lot of opportunity here, and it is not just the big projects, it’s everything that comes off them and operates off the back of them. Whether that’s builders, scaffolders or the hospitality sector, the opportunities presented by things like Eden make a difference. It’s what comes to the wider community and it’s a massive thing for Lancashire. It is important to make sure that we shout about what is going on and that people know about the positive things that are happening. As a business it gives you more encouragement to invest more.
going to create a huge amount of employment, housing and opportunity.
When it comes to National Cyber Force, we’re working very closely with them about using the arrival as a foundation for much more investment in the cyber industry. There’s a proposed Innovation Hub, also at Samlesbury, an opportunity to bring together likeminded
businesses interested in working together collaboratively around cyber as a sector.
The Preston Station Quarter is another huge area of potential. We’re working with the city council and Preston Partnership, looking at Grade A offices, which could be transformational.
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