Supporting economic growth in Furness and by its companies, through advocacy, business engagement, action to deliver improved infrastructure, education, skills and quality of life.
A rolling forward list of priorities which has widespread buy-in across the business, local government, voluntary and health sectors. (See Twitter @fedfsupplychain).
Education, employment and skills.
Business engagement.
Infrastructure.
Education, skills, employment.
Quality of life enhancement.
FEDF is a public – private sector partnership operating throughout the Barrow and Furness Parliamentary Constituency Area. FEDF’s Delivery Plan 2018-23 sets out our vision and priorities for infrastructure improvements, education, employment and skills, business support and quality of life improvements. FEDF Board ‘s 10 members meet 4 to 6 times a year.
You can contact us in person usually form 08.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday, at Unit 4, Trinity Enterprise Centre, Furness Business Park, Barrow-in-Furness, LA142PN. FEDF’s office is on the same floor as partner organisations Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and Cumbria Growth Hub.
Our telephone and email links are Stuart Klosinski, Tel: 01229314039 and 07836254721, Email stuart@fedf.co.uk or calling Rowena Sherratt Tel:01229314100, Email: Rowena@Fedf.co.uk with twitter @fedfsupplychain.
FEDF will help your company to find new supply chain opportunities, sites premises, skills,funding options, innovation resources for your expansion. Its Accommodation Hub service helps firms find accommodation for incoming workforces in apartments, flats, houses or other facilities locally.
FEDF supports the work of Furness Education and Skills Partnership (FESP) in a joint initiative involving Royal Academy of Engineering, and the Orsted Community Fund.
An advanced manufacturing innovation district is being championed, along with development of the Lancaster and South Cumbria Economic Region (LSCER) initiative, plus inputs are being provided to the emerging Cumbria Local industrial strategy and FEDF is also supporting investment at GSK site Ulverston,Waterfront Business Park and Marina Village Barrow
The new SW Cumbria supply chain programme is based in and can be accessed at The Supply Chain Growth CentreTM on the first floor of Trinity Entgerprise Centre, Ironworks road, Barrow and at a satellite office in Millom Network Centre...
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The new SW Cumbria supply chain programme is based in and can be accessed at The Supply Chain Growth CentreTM on the first floor of Trinity Entgerprise Centre, Ironworks road, Barrow and at a satellite office in Millom Network Centre...
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The Supply Chain Growth Centre, Emlyn Hughes House, Abbey Road, Barrow in Furness LA145PQ is a unique facility which DCLG Coastal Communities Fund is helping to finance as a means of assisting companies in capturing more of the spend...
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FEDF produces a guide called “Sites for Suppliers” which you can access in this section. The current list of sites for suppliers can be viewed here click here There are some really outstanding, sites for suppliers available across ...
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FEDF FEDF produces a guide called “Sites for Suppliers” which you can access in this section. The current list of sites for suppliers can be viewed here click here There are some really outstanding, sites for suppliers available across ...
Read More7,100 businesses 2,500 in Barrow 4,600 in South Lakeland 41 mutli-nationals 120 leading manufacturers
FEDF's objective is to support the economic growth of the Furness area (defined as the area within the Barrow and Furness Parlimentary Constituency boundary) and its companies through leadership, direct provision of services by partner organisations, by influencing others and coordination.
FEDF evolved from an initiative led by John Woodcock, MP for Barrow and Furness, whose report 'A National Cradle for Advanced Manufacturing - Towards a new economic vision for Furness'. June 2012, updated in June 2013 provided a framework for the current FEDF Delivery Plan, formally launched on 5th December 2014.
Stuart Klosinski
E.Mail: stuart@fedf.co.uk
Tel: 07836254721 or 01229 314039
www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-klosinski
www.twitter.com/fedfsupplychain
Unit 4, Trinity Enterprise Centre, Furness
