www.lancashire-ep.org.uk

Lancashire Challenge Your Perceptions

The Lancashire Economic Partnership is the leading strategic body that promotes economic growth throughout Lancashire. The Partnership’s primary role is to lead on the Lancashire Economic Strategy, which provides direction for future economic growth. The strategy - a revolutionary £6 billion economic development plan - is designed to move the area’s economy up the value chain and close the economic gap with the rest of the UK.

Our six key priorities for investment are:-

• Blackpool - World Class Resort Destination
• Preston City Vision
• Pennine Lancashire Transformational Agenda
• Aerospace & Other Advanced Manufacturing
• Skills Development
• Tourism and Rural Development

Business Relocation and Expansion

Lancashire is a unique investment proposition. Its geography, combined with the economic base, makes for a sub-region that provides a powerful complementary addition to the economy of the North.

Home to almost 1.5 million people it is polycentric in nature, stretching from the emerging 21st century resort destination of Blackpool in the West through the North West’s booming third city of Preston at its centre to the transforming communities of Blackburn, Burnley and Pendle as one moves eastwards to the Pennines.

Lancashire hosts a number of the North West’s premier economic assets:

• a unique concentration of higher value added manufacturing activity, including a world-leading aerospace sector
• four major Higher Education institutions – Lancaster University, the University of Central Lancashire, Edge Hill and St Martins.
• an emerging ‘office economy’ of business and professional

Exceptional Quality of life

• a first rate communications infrastructure. Manchester, Leeds and Liverpool are only 45 minutes away.
• Great value housing to suit all requirements, spanning affordable key worker housing, fashionable urban living and peaceful country retreats.
• High quality locations for businesses
• Outstanding natural beauty that takes in city, coast and country. Even in the city centres, you are just minutes away from beautiful open countryside and designated Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

This diversity of offer is Lancashire’s fundamental strength in economic terms - important centres of investment are never far from each other - and a large rural hinterland and high quality environment mean that this is a sub-regional economy ‘with room to breathe’.

Make It Lancashire

www.makeitlancashire.com allows you to search for:

• available commercial land and property right across Lancashire
• financial assistance information for business development purposes or new business start-ups.
• the site also offers free and independent support on a wide range of business support services

The site is maintained and updated by The Lancashire Economic Partnership in conjunction with Local Authorities and Commercial Property Agents.

For more information
on the opportunities in Lancashire, contact
Lancashire Economic Partnership on 01254 300460
or visit www.makeitlancashire.com
or email slove@lancashire-ep.org.uk

For further information on the Lancashire Economic Strategy or the work of the Lancashire Economic Partnership visit www.lancashire-ep.org.uk

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