Skelmersdale business secures funding for hydrogen fuel trial
Essity have secured funding to trial the use of hydrogen instead of natural gas in its manufacturing process at The Tawd paper mill in Skelmersdale.
Huntapac Produce to expand operations and drive forward its sustainability ambitions
Huntapac Produce is continuing to expand operations and drive forward its sustainability ambitions after securing funding for new machinery and vehicles.
Hundreds of new jobs coming to Skelmersdale
Two new warehouses, which aim to create up to 400 new jobs, are to be built in Skelmersdale. The build-to-suit properties will be built on the XL Business Park adjacent to the DHL and Asda Distribution Centre, and will form part of the new G-Park Skelmersdale site. The largest warehouse will measure approximately 20,746m²
The Social Enterprise Support Fund Reopened
The Social Enterprise Support Fund, which provides grants between £10,000 and £100,000 to help social enterprises rebuild from COVID-19, has now reopened. This year's fund is targeted at social enterprises supporting people facing social and economic challenges as a result of the pandemic and aims to help grow organisation's trading incomes. The Social
Lancashire Business Week 2021
Lancashire Business Week returns for second year and businesses of all sizes and sectors across Lancashire are invited to take part in the series of activities, organised to enable organisations to debate the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the county.
Edge Hill University receive prestigious funding award for research to tackle global organised crime
Edge Hill University has been awarded almost £1 million in funding to tackle serious organised crime and human trafficking through the UK Research and Innovation Future Leaders Fellowships scheme.
Business Health Matters launches in Lancashire
Business Health Matters, a new three-year mental and physical health initiative, has launched across Lancashire to deliver a tailored and affordable workplace health offer to Lancashire-based SMEs.
Amber Infrastructure battery energy storage project to be launched in Skelmersdale
Amber Infrastructure has reached commercial close on the development of a 50MW/100 megawatt hour utility-scale battery energy storage project in the UK.
Sewing Rooms to help drive ambitious plan to help businesses to prosper
Skelmersdale based social enterprise, The Sewing Rooms, which trades with the aim of improving the health and wellbeing of the communities they work with, is to help deliver an ambitious plan to support new start up and existing businesses in West Lancashire to grow over the next two years.
Edge Hill leadership programme reaches record number of Lancashire SMEs
Edge Hill University’s Business School has celebrated reaching a new milestone after signing more than 600 employees across 300 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lancashire to its leadership skills programme.