Envirowise seeks to provide support to all UK businesses on resource efficiency issues to help them minimise waste and maximise profits. We work closely with regional Business Support Organisations to ensure that the businesses we work with receive the support they need.
If you need support that Envirowise cannot provide, you may find it useful to contact the most relevant organisation below.
Regional and sub-regional Business Support Organisations
The Prince's May Day Network
Supports and engages member companies to reduce their carbon emissions through The Prince’s May Day Network on Climate Change, which is the UK’s largest collaboration of businesses taking action on climate change.
By joining the Network you will be able to:
- Access leading companies
- Take part in best practice forums and peer learning networks
- Receive both national and tailored regional newsletters
- Attend informative and interactive events
- Access online resources, webinars and forums
- Take advantage of profiling opportunities and regional awards
- Be signposted to the best sources of support
- Make use of mentoring and learning opportunities
- To enable you to maximise the benefits and minimise the risks associated with climate change as well as reducing your environmental; impact and enhancing your reputation.
To find out more visit www.maydaynetwork.com or contact Gudrun Cartwright,
Gudrun.cartwright@bitc.org.uk, telephone 0161 233 7750.
Business Link North West
Whatever your business support needs, you can contact your local Business Link who will diagnose and signpost you to local and regional service providers. Tel: 0845 00 66 888
Chartered Institute of Building – North West
Provides knowledge and support concerning the management of the total building process to building professionals.
Environment Connect
Environment Connect is a business support sign-posting service operating in the Northwest. The service provides free, confidential advice and practical assistance, including on-site visits where appropriate, to help companies increase resource efficiency, productivity and profitability as a result of reducing waste.
Environment Agency – North West Region
Enworks
A business support programme charged with improving business competitiveness and environmental performance throughout the region.
Federation of Small Businesses (Lancashire & Cumbria)
Federation of Small Businesses (Manchester and North Cheshire)
Federation of Small Businesses (Merseyside, West Cheshire and Wigan)
Manufacturing Advisory Service North West
The Manufacturing Advisory Service is designed to help manufacturers streamline their processes, reduce waster, become more energy efficient and improve their business.
National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP)
A business led initiative which facilitates links between industries from different sectors to create sustainable commercial opportunities and improve resource efficiency.
WRAP – North West
WRAP helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change.
Local Environmental Support
Centre for Construction Innovation
The Centre for Construction Innovation (CCI) is an Enterprise Centre hosted by the University of Salford. Through the development of the Rethinking Construction agenda CCI has become a key provider of advisory and grant aided services to the construction sector. CCI is the Best Practice hub of the North West Development Agency Construction Cluster, Constructing Excellence in the North West and allied to the Centre for Procurement Excellence based in Tameside. The work of CCI often addresses a specific construction requirement, either in supply or demand, leading to increased understanding and development of innovation and best practice.
Cumbria Green Business Forum
The forum is a business to business initiative where members will share best practice to improve their environmental performance. Their aim is to foster and promote Cumbria as a Centre of Environmental Excellence by actively encouraging and supporting sustainable environmental best practice in the local business community.
Cumbria Business Environment Network
Provides free environmental advice, audits and awards to help businesses.
Groundwork Northwest
Groundwork in the Northwest supports communities in need, working with partners to help improve the quality of people’s lives, and their prospects and potential and the places where they live, work and play.
Groundwork Bury and Bolton
Groundwork Cheshire
Focused on increasing business competitiveness in Cheshire through improving environmental performance.
Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan
Groundwork Manchester, Salford, Stockport, Tameside & Trafford
Provides information and training to companies on environmental business issues. They work in partnership with Groundwork Tameside EBS to ensure practical local delivery of environmental services to businesses across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Tameside, and Stockport.
Groundwork Merseyside
Provides occupational health, safety and environmental advice to Merseyside companies.
Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale
Groundwork Pennine Lancashire
Lancashire Business Environment Association
Provides cost-effective, practical support to small and medium sized enterprises in Lancashire - helping to reduce environmental pressures and offering tangible business benefits.
Sector Support
BIONOW
Bionow is the cluster support group for the Northwest’s biotechnology, pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Chemicals Northwest
An industry-led organisation driving strategic and sustainable development for the chemical and related industries in England's Northwest.
Envirolink NorthWest
The Northwest Regional Development Agency's official 'cluster' development body for the environmental technologies and services (ETS) sector.
Food Northwest
The North West Regional Development Agency’s agri-food and drink cluster organisation.
Knowledge to Innovate
The Knowledge to Innovate programme is funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency to work with small and medium sized companies based in the Northwest who recognise the importance of innovation but who require practical assistance to successfully take their knowledge and experience to the next level.
Northwest Automotive Alliance
The Northwest Automotive Alliance is an industry-led cluster organisation, supported by the Northwest Development Agency, to provide a focal point for the region’s automotive sector. It aims to support the development of World Class Standards of excellence in Manufacture, Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Innovation and Workforce Skills for the Northwest Automotive Industry.
Northwest Textile Network
North West Textile Network is funded by the Northwest Regional Development Agency to promote and develop the technical textile (Advanced Flexible Materials) industry in the region.
Chambers of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce North West
Chambers of Commerce North West champions the regional Chamber of Commerce Network as the Voice of Business at regional, national and international level. The North West has sixteen Chambers of Commerce. Chambers of Commerce North West, through the collective strengths of the Regional Network of Chambers, is a catalyst for innovative approaches to influencing and developing regional policy.
Altrincham & Sale Chamber of Commerce
Borough of Congleton Chamber of Commerce & Enterprise
Chester, Ellesmere Port & North Wales Chamber of Commerce
Cumbria Chamber of Commerce & Industry
East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce
East Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce
Halton Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise
Knowsley Chamber of Industry & Commerce
Lancaster District Chamber of Commerce, Trade & Industry
Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
Macclesfield Chamber of Commerce & Enterprise
North & Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce
Sefton Chamber of Commerce
South Cheshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry
St. Helens Chamber of Commerce
Warrington Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Wirral Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Other Useful Regional Links
ABF Enterprise4all
A not-for-profit organisation, focused on supporting a diverse range of businesses from a wide cross-section of the community.
Cheshire & Warrington Economic Alliance
Cheshire & Warrington Economic Alliance (CWEA) is the Sub Regional Partnership for economic development in Cheshire and Warrington. CWEA develop strategies and action plans that will improve the economy of the sub region by attracting and developing businesses, creating jobs, developing the skills needed for business and ensuring a dynamic, high quality environment for businesses, residents and visitors.
Climate Change North West
Climate Change Northwest is a dedicated regional website which explores the opportunities and challenges that a changing climate presents to England’s Northwest. The website reports on the progress of activities taking place in the Northwest to ensure the delivery of the region’s first Climate Change Action Plan.
Cumbria Rural Enterprise Agency
Provides a range of business support services to both new and existing businesses in the Eden and South Lakeland districts of Cumbria.
Cumbria Vision
Cumbria Vision promote the ambition of Cumbria at a regional, national, European and international level and ensure the delivery of the regional economic strategy in Cumbria. They lead the economic component of the Cumbria Strategic Partnership's activity.
Government Office for the North West website
Represents Central Government in the North West.
Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA)
The IEMA is a not-for-profit membership organisation established to promote best practice standards in environmental management, auditing and assessment.
Lancashire Economic Partnership (LEP)
The LEP promote economic growth and prosperity throughout Lancashire. The primary roles of LEP are to lead on the development, implementation and review of the Lancashire Economic Strategy that complements the Regional Economic Strategy for the North West.
Manchester Enterprises
Manchester Enterprises are responsible for leading on economic development, employment and skills on behalf of the Manchester city region. They aim to improve the wealth of Greater Manchester to benefit businesses and the people who live and work there.
Mersey Basin Campaign
The campaign aims to improve water quality so that all rivers, streams and waters in the Mersey and Ribble catchments are clean enough to support fish by 2010 and encourage waterside regeneration.
North West Development Agency
Responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest.
The North West Regional Assembly
A partnership that works to promote the economic, environmental and social well-being of the North West of England.
West Cumbria Development Agency
West Cumbria Development Agency is a local organisation, sponsored by the local, private and public sectors. Its central aim is to help create jobs in the Boroughs of Allerdale and Copeland, which together form West Cumbria. This job creation is achieved by helping new businesses start and grow, by assisting local companies to expand and by facilitating inward investment into the area.