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Feb
Grow more in 2024 with the Marches Growth Hub
Businesses across the Marches were today urged to grow more in 2024 by making full use of the vast range..
Read moreBusinesses across the Marches were today urged to grow more in 2024 by making full use of the vast range..
Read moreTeachers are being given the chance to get hands-on experience at workplaces across the region as part of a new..
Read moreThe Marches Careers Hub has enjoyed a year of success – with sustained improvements across the last 12 months, new..
Read moreA highly experienced manager and academic has joined the board of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. Dr Simone Clarke, who..
Read moreForeign-owned businesses are continuing to invest strongly across the Marches – demonstrating the strength of the region as a high-quality..
Read moreThe Marches Growth Hub supported more than 8,500 businesses across the region in the last financial year, new figures show..
Read moreBusinesses across Shropshire are being urged to attend an expert event to help them win more work with the public..
Read moreCapital grants to help improve productivity and resilience are available to businesses in Herefordshire – but you will need to..
Read moreA virtual workshop to learn about the benefits of – and the process for – entering the UK’s most prestigious..
Read moreNew business units will soon be available to let at an innovative agricultural technology park which has received more than..
Read moreManufacturing and engineering businesses throughout the Midlands are invited to find out more about how digital technology can transform their..
Read moreAn award-winning artisan producer of healthy food is taking the next step towards future growth following support from Made Smarter..
Read moreMidlands Connect have launched an online business survey and are urging firms to ‘make their voices heard’ over plans for the flagship..
Read moreOne of Shropshire’s best-known businesswomen and a former chair of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has been installed as the..
Read moreBusinesses from across the Marches are being invited to a free event which will take some of the mystery out..
Read moreTwo new moss filters are being installed in Hereford under an innovative environmental scheme supported by the Marches Local Enterprise..
Read moreDelegates at a special Business Energy Business Breakfast have learned about the steps they need to take to help future-proof..
Read moreSub-national transport body, Midlands Connect, met with MP Jesse Norman and local council and business leaders to celebrate plans which..
Read moreBusinesses across the Marches cannot afford to miss out on a high-profile event which brings together a host of finance..
Read moreAre you passionate about helping your local community and businesses, and do you have proven business acumen? The Marches Local..
Read moreBusinesses across the Marches are being urged to move quickly to take advantage of a hugely successful funding programme which..
Read moreWill Westley has been appointed deputy chair of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. Will is the founder and managing director..
Read moreStart Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, announces that the programme has facilitated over 100,000 loans worth more..
Read moreA pioneering UK battery and renewable energy specialist is charging ahead after being awarded a £10,000 grant to help it..
Read moreThe Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF) has now invested over £200m into Midlands businesses since its launch in 2017. The..
Read moreA new £1.5million scheme to help businesses improve their energy efficiency and drive down carbon emissions has been launched by..
Read moreA Herefordshire business says it has been able to take on new staff and enjoy significant growth thanks to help..
Read moreA pioneering Shropshire couple say they have been able to turn their business dream into a successful reality thanks to..
Read moreBusinesses are being urged to sign up to a network dedicated to supporting the development of future talent across the..
Read moreA Leominster business has moved to new, more suitable premises after receiving funding from the Marches Building Investment Grant –..
Read moreThe success of a pioneering project aimed at reducing carbon emissions and tackling fuel poverty should pave the way for..
Read moreThere is still time for enterprising businesses in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin to put themselves forward for a prestigious..
Read moreBritish beauty company owner Deborah Mitchell says Telford is the perfect location for her new business headquarters...
Read moreThe chief executive of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has welcomed news that plans for a Marches regional food hub..
Read moreBusinesses have been urged to have their say on options to improve rail links between Shropshire, Telford, the Black Country..
Read moreUK-leading food packing manufacturer Portion Solutions has taken possession of a new purpose built production warehouse building on a Telford..
Read moreSupporting young people in the Marches area with the best possible careers education is the priority for the new face..
Read moreBusinesses across the Marches were today urged to take advantage of a £5 million funding pot to help them grow...
Read moreA combined £18million investment by three separate foreign-owned companies in Herefordshire will create more than 80 new jobs across the..
Read moreContractor Morris Property has won a £9m contract to build 24 new units at Plot 12, Hortonwood for start-ups, small..
Read moreA £4million fund to help develop new innovations to safeguard the region’s energy supply and support the drive to Net..
Read moreCompanies across the Marches are being urged to take advantage of a fund to help them develop their international markets. ..
Read moreA thriving Shropshire design and print company is building for the future thanks to £10,000 of help from a grant..
Read moreThe chair of the Marches LEP has welcomed progress on an innovative integrated wetlands scheme in Herefordshire...
Read moreA search is being launched for inspirational, strategic business leaders to help shape the future economic growth of the Marches..
Read moreMechanical systems and design specialist Escudero Auto Ltd is gearing up to make Ni.PARK its manufacturing hub...
Read moreEntries are now open for the most prestigious awards available to UK businesses – and firms in Shropshire are being..
Read moreA family firm which has opened for business on Newport Innovation Park (Ni.PARK) is branching out to offer sustainable packaging..
Read moreNearly £10m of funding has been awarded to organisations in the Marches to develop innovative projects tackling issues as diverse..
Read morePioneering Shropshire businesses looking to help drive the county’s green revolution were today urged to take advantage of free research..
Read moreThe Marches Centre of Excellence for Health and Social Care has been awarded ‘Best Project Delivering Social Value’ in this..
Read moreLeaders of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership have welcomed new assurances from a Government minister over the long-term future of..
Read moreBusinesses across the Marches have been challenged to kickstart a new era of growth across the region by taking advantage..
Read moreBusinesses across Shropshire were today urged to take advantage of a special fund which offers grants of up to £50,000..
Read moreShropshire has enjoyed a surge in demand from businesses wanting to relocate to the county, figures show. ..
Read moreA final call has gone out to organisations across the Marches that are running projects for the unemployed to claim..
Read moreThe Midlands Engine Investment Fund (“MEIF”) has invested more than £150m into the Midlands’ small businesses since its launch in..
Read moreBritain’s most famous council clerk is to be a star guest at a special event to celebrate the role of..
Read moreTwo businesses have heaped praise on a business support network designed to help leaders learn from each other. ..
Read moreThe huge role the Marches Growth Hub played in helping businesses through the height of the pandemic is revealed today in new..
Read moreA project to help West Midlands manufacturing and engineering firms embrace the latest technology has seen more than £10 million..
Read moreA multi-million pound investment in town and city centres across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin is helping to herald..
Read moreManufacturers across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin are being urged to take advantage of a hugely-successful programme and go..
Read moreThe chair of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership today paid tribute to the region’s business community for its ‘fierce determination’..
Read moreThe first students to gain hands-on experience and training at the University of Wolverhampton’s new £5million health and social care centre..
Read moreThe academic team behind the Midlands Centre for Cyber Security are putting cyber security on the international map with its second online FREE Cyber Fringe..
Read moreThe new chief executive of the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership visited Telford College for a fact-finding tour. ..
Read moreThe transformation of the former munitions site in Hereford into a dedicated business incubation centre has triumphed at the top Midlands..
Read moreA Shropshire charcoal business is expanding into an innovative new market with help from a series of programmes supported by..
Read moreContractors Carl Sedgewick, Dean Gordon and Scott Jones are part of the team creating over 55 affordable properties at the..
Read moreA ten-year project to improve broadband access across Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin, has played a huge part in driving the..
Read moreLeading high-tech firm Magna International now employs a 300-strong workforce at its Cosma Casting Plant in Telford following the latest wave of new recruits. As well as..
Read moreA new chief executive has been appointed to lead The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership. Rachel Laver joins the Marches LEP from Cheshire..
Read moreThe continued success of a programme which is bringing new skills, jobs and homes to the region – and in which the Marches Local Enterprise..
Read moreMarches businesses taking innovative steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions are being encouraged to enter the Heroes of Net Zero..
Read moreA new programme which brings businesses together to learn from each other and expert professional advisers will launch in Herefordshire,..
Read moreA digital technology specialist has been appointed for the Marches region to help manufacturing and engineering businesses boost productivity and..
Read moreOrganisations spearheading projects to support unemployed people to build a brighter future have benefited from almost £800,000 of grant funding. ..
Read moreHighway improvement works which will support the delivery of a unique mixed tenure housing scheme on the site off Donnington..
Read moreCardboard Bedding Ltd, trading as Green Mile, is relocating to Prees in Shropshire after securing £180,000 from the Midlands Engine..
Read moreA new £5million health and social care centre to provide hands-on experience and training to the next generation of key workers has..
Read moreA grants programme supported by the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has delivered more than £1.5million of funding to businesses across..
Read moreApplications are now open for the second round of the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage, with a further £36 million..
Read moreA major initiative aiming to boost economic productivity is calling on businesses across The Marches to prioritise their employees’ mental..
Read morePubs, restaurants, hairdressers, cinemas and other venues across the Marches are being urged to prepare for the launch of a..
Read moreEmployers across the Marches are being urged to sign up to an innovative new scheme to help young people into..
Read moreRural businesses in The Marches are being invited to apply for up to at least £175,000 in EU grant funding..
Read moreCommunities in the Marches could benefit from grants worth more than £1 million to help get more people into work,..
Read moreBusinesses across the Marches which export and import have been urged to make sure their paperwork is up to date..
Read moreTransport Secretary Chris Grayling MP praises LEP for cross-border partnerships Dualling of the A5 and investment in the A49 and..
Read moreThe region’s leading businesswomen have been urged to join the drive to build a vibrant economy for the Marches for..
Read moreA pioneering manufacturer of high-end, environmentally friendly paints will increase its workforce and realise continued growth thanks to a grant..
Read moreProjects which will promote economic growth and create jobs across the Marches could benefit from a share of £8 million..
Read moreSmall to medium-sized manufacturers across the Marches have created 54 jobs in the last eighteen months after tapping into a..
Read moreManufacturers can now access specialist support and grant funding to improve their business thanks to a new programme in the..
Read moreFunding streams worth £3.5m to boost the tourism and the food processing industries in the Marches have been announced. The..
Read moreThousands of employees are to be given the chance to develop their knowledge, skills and career prospects as part of..
Read moreA project to transform a dilapidated four-hectare site in Telford into a state of the art industrial facility could provide..
Read moreThe University of Wolverhampton has secured £8 million funding to help increase the number of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds..
Read moreManufacturing is one of the strongest industries that we have in the Marches, accounting for more than 14.1 per cent..
Read moreCompanies at Rotherwas will be able to access ultrafast broadband speeds after a contract was signed to install a high-speed..
Read moreMoves to bring superfast broadband to even more people in the county have been announced by Shropshire Council. The authority..
Read moreMore than 40 business leaders celebrated the launch of an initiative in Telford which will see schools and employers join..
Read moreMore than 15,600 people have turned to the Marches Growth Hub to help start or grow their business since it..
Read moreThe Marches LEP has delivered 9,850 houses, created 8,000 jobs and secured £670m of private investment for the region in..
Read moreA new venture is being launched to support the growth of the food and drink manufacturing sector in the Marches..
Read moreA new £33m funding scheme has launched for small and medium-sized businesses in the Marches. Grants of between £10,000 and..
Read moreAlmost 200 people attended the annual conference of the Marches LEP to hear how the region is meeting the challenges..
Read moreThe challenges facing businesses in The Marches will be discussed at a major event in April as the region plays..
Read moreBusiness in the Marches involved in the automotive supply chain are being urged to support a new initiative to help..
Read moreThe Marches Local Enterprise Partnership has now ceased trading and transferred all its functions to Shropshire Council working with Telford & Wrekin Council and Herefordshire Council, in line with the UK Government's plans for devolution.
The Marches LEP was established in 2011 and hands over an impressive legacy from its 13-year life. In that time the LEP invested over £196m in projects across the Marches, securing in excess of £100m of match funding and supported more than 66,000 business interactions.
The schemes supported have made tangible differences to local communities, increasing skills, creating jobs and improving the physical appearance of many towns.
We would like to thank all the LEP Board Members who have given their time freely over the life of the LEP, as well as all the staff who worked for the LEP over the years. We also want to thank our delivery partners, local education providers and local, regional and national stakeholders who helped us achieve so much.
The Marches Growth Hub will continue to support businesses and will be managed by Shropshire Council, supported by Telford and Wrekin and Herefordshire Councils. Each of the three Local Authorities will also continue to provide direct business support locally. Details of this support will be available through the Marches Growth Hub website and from the Local Authorities directly. Website: www.marchesgrowthhub.co.uk | email: enquiries@marchesgrowthhub.co.uk.
The Marches Careers Hub will continue to be delivered and will be managed by Shropshire Council, supported by Telford & Wrekin and Herefordshire Councils. Website: www.marchescareershub.co.uk | email: info@marchescareershub.co.uk
For any queries about Getting Building Fund (GBF), Local Growth Fund (LGF) and Marches Investment Fund (MIF) projects supported by the Marches LEP please contact: gary.spence@shropshire.gov.uk
For any finance queries please contact: michelle.hodgkiss@shropshire.gov.uk
The solvent liquidation of the Marches LEP is being managed by the Evelyn Partners Limited. For any matter related to this please contact: Camilla.Mulholland@evelyn.com