Miranda Barker Chief executive


 


IT’S THE ECONOMY STUPID…


PLUGGING INTO THE NETWORK


The announcement that plans had been submitted to deliver a new logistics and industrial hub that will deliver more than 800 jobs to Central Lancashire could not have been timelier.


 site at Farington, near Leyland, emerged as a new report revealed that growing demand for logistics and distribution space across 


 retailers and third-party logistics operators expanding their supply chains in response 


Figures from commercial real estate   


   


  a mix of industrial and logistics space with 


 including big-box distribution units, mid-box production and warehousing, as well as 


 Business Park and Caddick says it anticipates that, if it gets the go-ahead, the  


It sits in the heart of central Lancashire’s motorway network and as such is the   


Steve Widdowson, Caddick’s North West 


 looking to establish themselves both in Central Lancashire and the northern edges 


 this landmark project would make a key intervention into meeting the increased regional demand for developments of this 


  


  


It’s not the only site in the area looking to meet the demands of the buoyant and 


 development at Cuerden is also well positioned to take advantage of the county’s motorway access, sitting next to 


  which has earmarked it as its biggest single job creation scheme, with logistics set to 


 as the commercial development partner for 


 for general employment, such as logistics, 


 business space, mixed use areas 


 Lancashire County Council’s executive director for growth, environment, transport and community services, said there was 


LANCASHIREBUSINESSVIEW.CO.UK


Recent weeks have seen the economy at the forefront of Covid and Brexit debates.


Leaders are at war over lockdown business support, and there is rhetoric and one- upmanship on show in Brussels and 


But underlying it all is the need to keep our  but certainly alive and giving jobs to our local workforce, performing their roles as the engines 


 have held strong this last seven months, our manufacturers in many cases are back on three 


 from our chancellor, and our Lancashire leaders  


Government and the public sector at large does not always understand our needs, and so we need you to tell them what we need to not just 


 more wage subsidies, and Kickstart providing six months of fully-funded, wages-paid job   


But there are also huge questions: What businesses fall into the box of ‘must close’?


What businesses should we campaign for to have  What business support is needed next?


What businesses have consistently missed out on any support at all?


  





M.Barker@chamberelancs.co.uk 01254 356400


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