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WE’RE THRIVING— AND THERE IS PLENTY OF ROOM FOR INDUSTRY TO GROW


ALTHOUGH industry in the Ribble Valley appears to be thriving, there is still room for


plenty more. English Estates, a sub­


sidiary of the Department of Trade and Industry, has just completed an expan­ sion programme at the Sidings industrial Estate, Whalley. All the existing _units are occupied, with just a


couple of the new units of 500 and 1,250 sq. ft. cur­ rently not under offer. Mr Tim D ick in son,


Salthili industrial Estate MAC INTOSH COMPUTERS » MODEMS


English Estates (North West) lettings officer, said that the Whalley site had always been popular, but there were three larger units still to let at Salthili, ranging from 2,270 to


3,550 sq.ft. The Ribble Valley is one


of the most central loca­ tions in the country and is ideally situated for all areas, due to its close proximity to the M6 and


M62. However, the area has


had to carefully balance its thriving tourism trade while still trying to find space in the area for new and expanding companies. The R ib b le V a l le y


Council’s director of devel­ opment and client ser­ vices, Mr Philip Bailey, predicts a bright future for the area. “The economy is buoy­


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ant,” he said. “We have limited grant availability


compared to authorities


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adjacent to us, but indus­ trial land is there in the Ribble Valley and tourism has now come into its own as a major industry.” The Borough Council is


co


constantly looking at ways of encouraging industry to move to the area and expand within it, Mr Bai­ ley exp lained , g iv ing every help with proposed planning applications. Much of the expansion


in the Ribble Valley has come as a result o f aid from the Rural Devel­ opment Commission. Mr John Nimmo, the Commis­ sion’ s senior business adviser, is very pleased with the. way the Ribble


Approval


THE Ribble Valley was g iv e n th e s e a l o f approval-when the Lan­ cashire Rural Invest- m e n t F u n d w a s launched in Clitheroe


last week. “We chose to launch


the fund in Clitheroe because we think there are great opportunities in the area fo r local business,’* Lancashire County Council leader Coun. Mrs Louise Ell- man told the “ Adver­ tiser and Times.”


ENTERPRISE and industry with a difference has always been a hall­


mark of the Ribble Valley. From snail farming to a


“miracle” hair restorer, making the most o f the Pendle Witches legend in craft ideas to providing cosy farmhouse accommo­ dation in this beautiful area, the Ribble Valley abounds with fascinating ideas to keep it in the fore- f r o n t o f in d u s t r ia l innovation.


With the area’s thriving


tourist trade, local entre­ preneurs have been quick to seize business oppor-. tunities to cater for the culinary needs of visitors.


One such business, the


Ribble Valley Smokery, set up in Clitheroe in November in one of the industrial units in Albion Court.


Owner Mr Tony Gra­


ham, of Sabderi, was inun­ dated with work before Christmas, prov id in g smoked salmon to hotels and restaurants through­ out the North West. He a l s o s u p p l i e s t o wholesalers.


The firm buys the fish


from a salmon farm on Shetland, then fillets,


by SUE BEGGS


brines and smokes it before slicing and packing the product.


Mr Graham is shortly


amalgamating with his brother-in-law, Mr Keith Stansfield, who has a thriving snail farming business in Sabden.


On his farm, Mr Stans­


field now also has a lobster tank so that he can supply local eating establishments with the delicacy.


The lobsters are shipped


in from Canada. He set up his business


nearly two years ago and has an. ever-increasing


brood of snails. ‘ Clitheroe’s famous hair


cream is also going from strength to strength. Salthill-based company Dorothy Gleave Ltd is soon to be visited by a Belgium newspaper to rep o rt on the wonder cream.


The driving force behind


this unusual company, Mrs Dorothy Gleave, says sales o f the cream are going


well as the product spans


the globe. An agreement with-a


Belgium firm has been clinched and there is a great deal of excitement in the, country about the product. The company has now


been in business eight years and its success was highlighted recently with a Japanese deal to market the cream in that country. These are just three cases of enterprising local


folk at work. And it is also clear evi­


dence that, in an area which may look all sheep and cows to the outsider, the R ib b le V a l le y is strengthening its indus­ trial base as ideas are created and nurtured in the shadow of Pendle.


English Estates’ industrial units at Whalley Sidings and, right, Mr Philip Bailey


Valley is shaping up....... “We have a number of


priority areas and despite its comparatively low unemployment level, the


Ribble Valley is one of them,” he said. “We build


what is known as advance factories, including the developments at Salthili,


Whalley and Gisburn, which are let at a subsi­


dised rate.” Mr Nimmo suggested


that the biggest problem for small businesses start­ ing out was finding suit­ able premises and often, if they wanted to expand, there was nowhere for


them to go. He hoped that the Whalley and Salthili sites would help to ease those problems. While th ere are no


immediate plans to build on any more land, the Commission has several areas in mind if the need arises.


Hair-raising ideas for success


LOCAL Member of P- liament David Waddingt believes that the Rib


Valley is in buoyant moo “It has been a very go


year as far as industry our part of the world concerned,” he said. “T Ribble Valley Enterpr Agency, in particular, done some marvello work.” Mr Waddington is co


dent that 1992, with t removal of European t barriers, will be a v important year econo ally, for the local areal well as the country [ general. “ Firms are maki


preparations in readim for the single mark, which should open up n opportunities for them i also increase healthy co petition in this country.’ C h a n c e l lo r o f t Exchequer Nigel Laws


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MRS DOROTHY GLEAVE. signing the Japanese deal for her wonder hair cream y! , .


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