CONTENTS The Big Interview 36
Long before CSR and ESG came onto the radar, Eric Wright had taken the view that the role of business in society was not to create wealth for the few but to help in building a strong community. Managing director Jeremy Hartley shares its special way of doing business.
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INTERVIEWS
Big Interview: Jeremy Hartley
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In View
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A three-year strategy outlining how Lancashire can unlock its full economic potential has been unveiled which includes a “re-think” of business support. It sets out how the county council will look to maximise opportunities for growth.
Manufacturing Debate
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Supply chain issues, the impact of Brexit, Covid and skills issues have come together to create a ‘perfect storm’. Our panel discussed the many challenges facing manufacturing in Lancashire and assessed its prospects.
Advanced Manufacturing 22
The £1m Watchtower initiative is working to to keep Lancashire ahead of the game. Launched earlier this year, the pioneering programme is looking to support development and growth in aerospace and advanced engineering and manufacturing.
SPECIAL FEATURES Hot 100
Innovation Festival Conference and events
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Report: Built Environment Conference 42
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IN DEPTH
Sector View: Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing 22 Hotspot: Preston
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Innovation Festival
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Businesses across a range of sectors came together to highlight how they engage with and implement innovation. This year’s Lancashire Innovation Festival was the third one organised and the first to be held in-person.
Business Confidence
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With difficult times ahead for businesses in all sectors we asked our experts to take a look at confidence in Lancashire and view how companies are working to navigate the choppy waters that lay ahead of them.
Preston
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Representatives from business, education and local government joined us for our Preston ‘Hotspot’ conference. They revealed the local issues sitting at the top of their agendas and the challenges and opportunities facing the city.
ADVICE Dealmakers
Legal View
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DEBATE Manufacturing
Business Confidence Digital
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BUSINESS Built Environment 42
Lancashire must come together to put its weight behind bids to central government for development projects worth around half a billion pounds. Speakers at Lancashire Business View’s Built Environment Conference called for a united front.
Legal View 54
A spike in company insolvencies in England and Wales is the start, not the peak, of more mid-market business fatalities, experts are warning. Businesses have significantly more options available if they are to avoid the danger.
Digital Debate 65
Growing Lancashire’s digital economy is seen as vital to future prosperity. There have been major wins, such as the decision to locate the National Cyber Force HQ here. Against that backdrop we look at the county’s new digital strategy.
CLINIC Funding Your Business
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THE GUIDE TO Family Law
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