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The £1billion investment in Liverpool of the UK from Birmingham of commercial and public sector SUPERPORT currently under way northwards – comprising over 30 stakeholders both within and beyond presents a generational opportunity million people and much of the UK’s the City Region. to place the and surrounding manufacturing heartlands. logistics infrastructure at the heart of Liverpool SUPERPORT embodies business in the UK– creating a Global In order to redress that situation this ambition - encompassing local Freight & Logistics Hub for Northern Liverpool City Region aims to become authorities, Peel , Peel Logistics, UK and Ireland. DE\ZRUGIRULQQRYDWLYHFRVWHIÀFLHQW Liverpool John Lennon Airport, sustainable port and logistics operation. Potter Logistics, Stobart Group, The growth of ports on the south and Unipart Logistics, Mersey Maritime, east coast have distorted patterns of This requires a passionate, coherent and a wealth of retail, trade, taking freight from the natural commonality of vision, strategy and manufacturing, maritime, logistics and hinterland of the Port – a huge area cooperation amongst a wide body professional services operations.

4 1 SUPERPORT is the name given to the cluster of projects, investment and activity across and beyond Liverpool City Region to develop a multimodal freight hub to rival such international locations as New York, Dubai and Singapore.

The vision of SUPERPORT is to bring together and integrate the strengths of the Ports, Airports and Freight Community to create a SUPERPORT for freight and passenger operations within the Liverpool City Region that will become a key driver of its economy. It will create the most effective and FRVWHIÀFLHQWHQYLURQPHQWIRUIUHLJKWFDUJRORJLVWLFV and passenger transit in the UK.

The core area of SUPERPORT incorporates the City Region’s six local authorities - Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral - plus the immediate natural hinterland of West , and &KHVKLUH,WҋVDUHDRIEHQHÀWDQGFRPSHWLWLYHDGYDQWDJH stretches much further, encompassing , Staffordshire, Lancashire, West Yorkshire, North and the Midlands. SUPERPORT

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:+</,9(5322/" )RUWKHÀUVWWLPHLQLWV\HDU history, the and the .(<)($785(6 Liverpool City Region SUPERPORT is Manchester Ship Canal are owned by ‡35 million people within 150 miles WKHPRVWHIÀFLHQWSRUWFHQWULFORJLVWLFV one company and operated as a single hub to service Northern UK and Ireland integrated service. ‡£1 billion investment in deep water GHOLYHULQJVLJQLÀFDQWFRPSHWLWLYH port, road and rail infrastructure advantages to retailers 7UDQVSRUWLQJJRRGVHIÀFLHQWO\DQG and manufacturers alike. cost effectively along this new ‘green’ ‡Closest port to the UK’s corridor to the major distribution hubs manufacturing heartland Its central position, with excellent around the North West, is increasingly connection to the national motorway appealing. It offers a cheaper, carbon- ‡Cutting cost and carbon from and rail network, enables logistics friendly, congestion-free alternative to logistics chains operators to service both Scotland the motorway network. and the South with same day delivery. ‡Ideal port for Panama Canal Liverpool City Region has developed and Latin American freight This position also allows ready access expertise in the movement of goods to large centres of population – with with companies such as Stobart Group ‡Same day deliveries to Scotland 35 million people within 150 miles, and Bibby Distribution based here. and southern UK making this the largest centre of Excellent multimodal facilities are 50% of the UK container market population outside London. available, most notably at the Mersey ‡ closer to Liverpool than the south In May 2013 Peel Ports began building Multimodal Gateway (3MG) in Halton, ; a £300 million project which Knowsley Intermodal Rail Freight ‡Excellent connections to national will deliver a new deep water in-river Terminal and Garston Rail Freight rail and motorway network container terminal at the Port Terminal. New deepwater container facility of Liverpool. Additionally, there is a wealth ‡ enhancing global connectivity This will allow cargo to be shipped from of development sites across the all over the world directly into Liverpool City Region that owners, developers ‡Up to 9 sailings a day to Ireland at the geographic heart of the UK. When and the City Region’s local authorities LWRSHQVLQ/LYHUSRROZLOOUHDÀUP are making available for logistics ‡Ship Canal offering ‘Green Corridor’ its status as a global container port, operations – many in outstanding locations in close proximity to the ‡Wealth of excellent multimodal LQFUHDVLQJFDUJRWUDIÀFWR1RUWKHUQ facilities and development sites Britain, enhancing business Port, multimodal facilities and motorway junctions. opportunities and bringing prosperity. ‡Cammell Laird – largest heavy fabrication, marine engineering and ship repair facility on the West Coast of the UK

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35,9$7(6(&725675(1*7+ 0$18)$&785,1* Current wage levels for warehouse staff and management are typically 10% more Liverpool City Region SUPERPORT The City Region is home to a thriving expensive in Northampton and 20% more is already home to some of the world’s automotive cluster. Currently Jaguar Land expensive in Southampton. Source: East leading shipping, retail, manufacturing Rover, General Motors, Getrag Ford, West Locations. and logistics operations, with Bibby the Ford Motor Company and Briggs Distribution, Stobart Group, Potter Automotive are the main companies with an &25(&(175()252))6+25( Logistics and . extensive and growing locally based global 5(1(:$%/((1*,1((5,1* supply chain. Nearby is Bentley Motors 0$5,7,0(6(59,&(6 in Crewe, Leyland Trucks in Lancashire, Liverpool City Region is the leading centre Airbus and Toyota’s engine plant in for marine energy on the UK’s West Coast. Liverpool is the UK’s leading maritime Deeside. Other leading manufacturers in It offers a globally connected port, world centre with headquarters of major maritime the region include, Unilever, Bristol Myers renowned marine fabrication facilities and a organisations such as , ACL, Bibby Squibb, NSG Pilkington, Ineos Chlor and large engineering talent pool. Within close Group, Cammell Laird, ICL, CMA/CGM, Novartis. proximity to the Round 3 offshore Stena Line and others. It has a wealth of wind sites which ensures reduced transport supporting maritime professional, legal 5(7$,/ costs and quick turnaround times. Key DQGÀQDQFLDOVHUYLFHVDQGDQDFWLYHVHFWRU assets include: cluster organisation in Mersey Maritime. National and international retailers are well represented. Shop Direct Group, Home RWE based in Wirral for the technical Bargains, Matalan, QVC and B&M are ‡ support of Irish Sea offshore wind farms 7:(/9(48$<6 DOOEDVHGKHUHDQGWKHUHDUHVLJQLÀFDQW ‡ A centre for companies such as ABB, The Stena Line Liverpool Port is located operations for Tesco, Co-operative Retail Siemens and DONG Energy at Terminal, , and Sainsbury’s amongst others. ‡ Largest West Coast port complex offering easy access to Liverpool and alongside two international airports with beyond. It offers daily RORO services WORKFORCE direct shipping and air services to key to Belfast. Liverpool City Region has a very large European and global centres Stena Line operates three vessels out of catchment population available to service ‡ Extensive supply chain Liverpool accommodating freight, cars, and WKHORJLVWLFVLQGXVWU\6WDIÀQJDYDLODELOLW\ ‡ Highly skilled workforce - engineering passengers. The Stena Line Freight route and skill levels compare favourably with and manufacturing expertise network is one of Europe’s largest, linking other logistics centres by virtue of the ‡ Integrated Marine Engineering Campus key ports and road connections across large population base and the extensive including Liverpool John Moores Northern Europe with the widest choice of training and support available through University and the North West Maritime routes between Britain and Ireland. local colleges. Workforce costs are highly and Engineering College For further information call 0870 850 3535 competitive offering potential savings on ‡ Regional Growth Fund to offer direct or visit www.stenalinefreight.com. more expensive locations with lower ÀQDQFLDOVXSSRUWWRPDULQHHQHUJ\ skills availability. companies locating to the Wirral 7 (;7(16,9(5($&+ 2)/,9(5322/SUPERPORT

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SUPERPORT With a central UK port based location, We invite you to consider With the rise of e-commerce and close to large centres of population it SUPERPORT as an alternative customer expectations in terms of FDQGHOLYHUVLJQLÀFDQWFRVWDQGFDUERQ to your existing logistics strategy delivery timescales Liverpool City savings to importers of goods, especially and to explore with us how you can Region with its extensive investment deep sea cargo. Currently 90% of deep reduce your cost and carbon in new infrastructure can provide sea cargo enters the UK via the South, footprint through a SUPERPORT a solution. when 50% of the UK container market is centric logistics solution. actually closer to Liverpool.

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'(6&5,37,21 mass, dredging of a new 16.5 metre deep 75$16)250$7,21 berthing pocket adjacent to the quay Liverpool2, a new £300 million wall, installation of ship to shore cranes The improvement in service standards deep-water container terminal, will soon and modern cantilever rail-mounted for shipping lines, importers and be able to welcome some of the world’s gantry cranes (CRMGs) together with exporters brought about by Liverpool2 largest container ships to the Port of associated supporting infrastructure will be transformational. Liverpool. Forecasts for import/export use of the The development consists of a new /LYHUSRROZLOOEHFRQÀJXUHGWRKDQGOH new deep-water terminal indicate it could deepwater container terminal in the River two vessels up to 13,500 TEU to remove more than 150 million miles of Mersey, removing the vessel restrictions berth at the same time – removing the transport from the UK’s motorway and imposed by the current in-lock container reliance on goods being transhipped rail freight networks. terminal. to smaller feeder vessels from larger ports in Europe. It will, with further 7KLVZLOOEHDVLJQLÀFDQWVDYLQJERWKLQ Construction activity began in 2013 and enhancements, be able to accept the terms of operational costs for customers the new terminal will be open in 2015. world’s largest vessels. DQGFDUERQHIÀFLHQF\ The construction programme will involve have already the creation of a new 854 metre quay This will provide a further boost to Peel’s successfully developed transformational ZDOOLQÀOOLQJRIWKHQHZO\FUHDWHGODQG multi-user warehouse which operates projects such as the ; across three sites. This 200,000 sq ft Warehouse Sites and Premises valued today at £1.6 billion and Mersey UDFNHGIDFLOLW\RIIHUVDOORIWKHEHQHÀWV Gateway Bridge MediaCityUK a £650 million investment. Manchester RISRUWFHQWULFORJLVWLFVZLWKRXWWKHÀ[HG Ship Canal cost exposure. PORT OF 3257%$6(':$5(+286,1* LIVERPOOL Liverpool, with its central geographical location in the heart of the UK, offers Peel Ports offer Port based warehousing, Y CONNECTIONS KNOWSLEY FAST AND DUBLIN superb road and rail links to key urban existing and build to suit, of up to conurbations in Northern , the 5m sq ft across their Port and Ship Canal LIVERPOOL Midlands, Central Scotland and Ireland. SRUWIROLR7KLVFDQSURYLGHVLJQLÀFDQW EHQHÀWVWRRSHUDWRUVLQFOXGLQJUHPRYLQJ This means goods will soon be able to container weight restrictions. They be transported directly into the heart of also offer 200,000 sq ft of multi-user the UK from around the globe including warehousing across three sites offering South America, India and the Middle 15,000 locations in an ambient and WIRRAL East, the Far East and North America. temperature controlled environment.

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'(6&5,37,21 both of whom have large bases at LJLA, on site hotel. Many of these projects offering a comprehensive network of have also received support through the LJLA is one of the UK’s busiest airports point to point services. More recently, European Objective One programme and handled over 4.2 million passengers Wizz Air, the largest low-cost, low-fare and other regional funding. in 2013. Passenger numbers have airline in Central and Eastern Europe increased almost ten-fold since the mid- have developed their business from The latest improvements have seen ȾVZLWKWKH$LUSRUWPRYLQJIURPWK Liverpool and recently signed a further a £12 million development programme to the 12th busiest airport in the UK with ÀYH\HDUDJUHHPHQWZKLOVW)O\EHRSHUDWH providing a new larger passenger ÁLJKWVWRDSSUR[LPDWHO\GHVWLQDWLRQVLQ a popular service to the Isle of Man. security screening area and an the UK and across Europe. expanded departure lounge to 6LJQLÀFDQWUHFHQWLQYHVWPHQWVLQFOXGH enhance passenger facilities. The Airport has been at the forefront of £130 million in a range of infrastructure ORZFRVWDLUWUDYHOVLQFHWKHPLGȾV works including a new and subsequently LJLA currently has one of the UK’s best when this growth sector of the airline expanded terminal building, air on time departure records of any UK industry started to develop. Airlines at WUDIÀFFRQWUROFHQWUHKDQJDUVDSURQ airport and the on-going investment in LJLA include two of Europe’s largest extensions, runway refurbishing and $LUSRUWIDFLOLWLHVWRSURYLGHDQHIÀFLHQW low cost airlines, easyJet and Ryanair, upgrading, multi-storey car park and operation and high levels of customer VHUYLFHKDVKHOSHGWRÀUPO\HVWDEOLVK the Airport not only as a gateway to the North West but also as one of the primary airports in the UK. The Airport is now one of ’s major employers, attracting inward investment DQGEULQJLQJVLJQLÀFDQWWRXULVPEHQHÀWV helping to boost ’s economy.

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'(6&5,37,21 The sites give you the opportunity to specify ‡ Fast turn round of trucks at a warehouse tailored to your exact size and Liverpool’s container terminal - Atlantic Terminal at the Port of Liverpool layout to meet the needs of your business. average turn round time is extends to a site of approximately 24 40 minutes hectares and comprises a range of existing ‡ Steel Portal frame construction ‡ Good road and rail access warehouse units, shared user facilities and ‡ Up to 12 metre eaves height ‡ No ISPS charges at Liverpool build to suit opportunities. The build to suit ‡ Concrete surfaced yards ‡ Secure port environment, opportunity is a site of 7.48 hectares within ‡ )XOO\ÀWWHGRIÀFHV monitored by the Port of Liverpool the park which can accommodate up to ‡ Ground and Dock level loading 3ROLFH%HQHÀWV 3 new warehouse buildings designed and ‡ NQPÁRRUORDGLQJV ‡ 24/7 security with building alarm built to meet individual requirements. In total ‡ Loading canopies directly linked to Port of Liverpool the Park provides approximately 1m sq ft of ‡ All mains services Police warehousing space. ‡ (QHUJ\HIÀFLHQWOLJKWLQJ ‡ Port-Centric helps to reduce costs in the supply chain ‡ %XLOGLQJVDYDLODEOHRQÁH[LEOHOHDVHV 3257&(175,&%(1(),76 ‡ Excellent motorway connection ‡ 8QLWVEXLOWWRVSHFLÀFXVHUUHTXLUHPHQWV for national distribution ‡ Adjacent rail sidings ‡ UK’s most central port - located in ‡ Buildings can be leased ‡ Units can be delivered in 12 months the major cargo generating region of separately Great Britain ‡ %XLOGLQJVDYDLODEOHRQÁH[LEOH Warehouse Sites and Premises ‡ Shortest trucking distance and lowest lease terms Mersey Gateway Bridge trucking costs to the major cargo ‡ Ability to load direct to rail sidings Manchester Ship Canal regions of the UK ‡ Full ISPS PORT OF LIVERPOOL $WWULEXWH 6SHFLÀFDWLRQ   

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'(6&5,37,21 user warehousing, ideal for companies of both general and regulated storage who operate under MHRA and COMAH and logistics services. Established in Potter Logistics Rail Freight Terminal regulations. The rail freight terminal is 1965, the Group operates six distribution occupies a prime 21.7 hectare site on the currently under development to provide centres across the UK including the Rail edge of Knowsley Industrial Park providing trackside facilities to handle the new Freight Terminal in Knowsley. Together 15,500 m sq (165,000 sq ft) of insulated SUPERPORT length 775m intermodal they provide 1.7m sq ft (153,000 m sq) warehousing and extensive build to suit trains from the deep sea ports. This will of warehousing on 100 hectares of land, options. The build to suit development on include investment in an extension to each fully equipped to deal with bulk and this site comprises of 6.51 hectacres of the existing terminal headshunt, install palletised storage. For more information rail connected land with the opportunity additional rail infrastructure and construct please contact Potter Logistics on: to build three warehouses ranging from a container terminal on the south side of Call: 01353 646703 25,000 – 150,000 sq ft. This opportunity the facility which is connected to the West Send: [email protected] land already holds B2 and B8 consent. Coast Main Line. Visit: www.potterlogistics.co.uk Potter Logistics’ Knowsley DC situated 3277(5/2*,67,&6 For more information on the land options just 9 miles from the Port of Liverpool please contact: Andrew Dickman and 1 mile from the M57/A580 junction, Potter Logistics is one of the UK’s most Barwood Developments 08701 667600 provides extensive dedicated and shared experienced and respected providers www.barwood.co.uk

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'(6&5,37,21 The Port of Liverpool offers surface freight facilities to and from America, 81,763(&,),&$7,21 Academy Business Park offers Africa and the Far East. The rail )UDPH a 10 hectare site which can be freight terminal linking into Europe Steel portal frame with FRQÀJXUHGWRSURYLGHXQLWVRI is at Seaforth (Liverpool). eaves height of 15 metres 100,000 sq ft to 450,000 sq ft Manchester and Liverpool Airports )ORRU according to client’s requirements. Reinforced concrete slab are both within easy driving distance with up to 65KN/m2 (1,350 lbs/ sq ft) The site is situated in Knowsley offering a full range of facilities for both loading capability Industrial Park 7.5 miles north east passengers and cargo. of Liverpool city centre and 1 mile 5RRI,QVXODWHGSURÀOHGPHWDO north east of junction 4/5 of the M57 The surrounding area includes David decking with 10% roof lights Lloyd Health and Fitness Centre and at the intersection with the East /RDGLQJGRRUV Liverpool FC football academy. Lancs Road (A580). The regional 3.25 m high x 2.8 m wide dock motorway network is accessed via leveller doors with dock shelters. the M57 and then on to the M58, 5 m high x 3.5 m wide level loading M6 or M62. access doors. All electrically operated sectional overhead doors with vision panels

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'(6&5,37,21 More and more supply chain businesses the south. This allows speedy access are recognising WIBP as being the ideal to the UK’s national motorway network Wirral International Business Park location for their business. connecting at the M56. (WIBP) is one of the City Region’s most successful business locations, attracting Current national and international Five miles away, in Birkenhead and a range of high quality investment from occupiers include Meyer UK, CPUK, , two Mersey Tunnel’s provide the commercial, industrial and distribution Stiebel Eltron UK, FMC Corporation, fast access by road under the River sectors involved in food production, CSM UK, Qualitek, BPI Films, SAFC Mersey to the nearby City of Liverpool. pharmaceuticals, bio-medical, low Hitech, Great Bear Distribution, Hagelin Wirral International Business Park carbon and engineering. WIBP is an UK, Biofortuna, Osiris Projects, and is also only minutes away from the established business park enjoying all Tulip Ltd. 12 Quays Ro-Ro terminal, with the advantages of a City Region location, regular sailings to Ireland, and the but within a natural, riverside setting. It enjoys a prominent position adjacent to the A41 New Road, for travel Port of Liverpool docks at Wallasey and Birkenhead. The 336 hectare site is prominently between Birkenhead, Ellesmere Port and situated between Liverpool and Chester Chester, with a motorway link at Junction just off Junction 5 of the M53. 5 on the only 2 miles to

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Description overview of Peel Logistics Liverpool International Business Park • 66 sites Further information on the other Peel is situated adjacent to Liverpool John • 6000 acres Logistics sites can be found at www. Lennon Airport and overlooks the Speke peellogistics.co.uk and Garston Coastal Reserve with the • 60m sq ft of potential space River Mersey beyond. Outline planning • £4 billion of potential built permission is in place with the largest investment value site of circa 6 hectares capable of • 28 rail connections accommodating up to 224,000 sq ft. The two smaller sites are 1.5 hectares • 7 ports and 1 hectare respectively. The site is • 4 airports already home to a number of companies • 3 strategic partners including B&M Retail and amenities are also in close proximity. The site also • 1 Peel Logistics benefits from easy access to the and the Port of Liverpool.

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0(56(<0$5,7,0( Mersey Maritime is the sector development organisation for the maritime industry on Merseyside. It champions the work of this dynamic and diverse industry, promotes its standing and helps build relationships that make it more competitive and productive globally.

From the start, Mersey Maritime’s aim has been to develop a world class cluster of businesses and to work with and benchmark against best in class both from within and for the sector. In 2007, Mersey Maritime merged with the Maritime and Engineering College North West (MECNW), a successful maritime training company to form Mersey Maritime Group.

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6.,//6)25*52:7+ 1(:81,9(56,7<7(&+1,&$/ Yana Williams, Principal of Hugh Baird &2//(*(6 87&6 College said, “Our relationship with A suite of Skills for Growth Agreements local schools and businesses sees us have been commissioned by the In 2015 Liverpool Engineering & Logistics as ideally placed to deliver a responsive Liverpool City Region Employment UTC will open to further enhance the programme of training courses and and Skills Board as part of the City VSHFLÀFWUDLQLQJUHTXLUHPHQWVIRUWKH opportunities linked to port operations Region Deal with Government. The City Region’s growth sectors. and maritime logistics.” SUPERPORT Agreement captures the current and future skills needs of Birkenhead UTC specialising in 60$57%86,1(66$&$'(0< SUPERPORT through private and public engineering will be open in the next sector engagement and communicates 2 years after being approved by The Smart Business Academy is this to schools, colleges, learning Government. The UTC will provide a a sector-wide bid for Employer providers and universities to enable them world class facility for engineering and Ownership of Skills funding. to plan provision to meet the current and manufacturing for 14-19 year olds. This It comprises an unprecedented HPHUJLQJGHPDQGFUHDWHGE\VLJQLÀFDQW is being led by Cammell Laird, supported number of major employers spanning investment and opportunity in this sector. by University of Liverpool and Liverpool the logistics, transport and supply John Moores University and is in chain sectors who have joined forces 0$5,7,0(75$,1,1* partnership with Mersey Maritime Group to access funds which will help deliver and Wirral Metropolitan College. high-quality, employer-led training and Maritime and Engineering College invest in skills across the logistics, North West has state-of-the-art 32576$&$'(0</,9(5322/ transport and supply chain industries. training facilities based on a riverside An interim main Board comprising the campus that includes 6500 sq m of Hugh Baird College sees itself as pivotal large employer representatives workshops, IT suites, classrooms, in brokering opportunities between is spearheading this programme to RIÀFHVDQGFRQIHUHQFHIDFLOLWLHVDQG employers and an emerging workforce ensure that all sizes of businesses an operational dry dock. The college and is responding through the provision KDYHWKHRSSRUWXQLW\WREHQHÀW currently has 1000 learners, including of training and skills opportunities under 200 apprentices, one third of whom the banner Port Academy Liverpool. By The Liverpool City Region LEP are are employed by Cammell Laird. working with young people and local working in partnership with the SBA The college also runs a successful businesses the College’s mission is to to pilot a number of the initiatives in pre-apprentice programme with 170 provide a workforce ready to rise to the the City Region. students from local schools. positive challenge that SUPERPORT will bring. For further information please visit www.portacademyliverpool.com.

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Liverpool City Region provides excellent national and international connectivity. International travellers are able to easily access Liverpool City Region via both Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) and Manchester Airport. The City Region offers direct routes to over 60 European destinations. Stena Line now provides 13 ferry sailings each week between Birkenhead and Glasgow Edinburgh Belfast in Northern Ireland. M8

Travel within the UK is easy, with M74 Liverpool City Region being at the Newcastle convergence of six motorways, upon Tyne connecting Liverpool City Region to the national motorway network.

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As a target growth sector for Liverpool /LYHUSRRO&LW\5HJLRQDOVREHQHÀWVIURP This support enables the business to City Region, there is a range of support an extensive programme of European IRFXVWKHLUWLPHPRUHHIÀFLHQWO\DQG available for SUPERPORT Regional Development Funding (ERDF). VLJQLÀFDQWO\DLGVVXFFHVVIXOSURMHFW developments. Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise delivery, reducing unnecessary risk Partnership can advise on potential and cost. At the heart of this is Liverpool City eligibility and application for funds for the Region Local Enterprise Partnership 2014 - 2020 Programme. a leading membership organisation. 6(59,&(63529,'(' The City Region has a thriving $QRWIRUSURÀWRUJDQLVDWLRQLWKDVRYHU ‡ 'HWDLOHGORFDWLRQLQIRUPDWLRQ SURIHVVLRQDODQGÀQDQFLDOVHUYLFHV 450 public and private sector members sector, with expertise in commercial ‡ 'HPRJUDSKLFDQDO\VLV including 6 local authorities, and maritime services. It hosts many 3 universities and leading businesses ‡ )LQDQFLDODGYLFHDQGDVVLVWDQFH of the UK’s leading property, law and such as Cammell Laird, Peel Group, accountancy practices to whom Liverpool ‡ /DQGDQGSURSHUW\VHDUFKDQG  Jaguar Land Rover, Unilever, NSG City Region Local Enterprise Partnership support Pilkington and Scottish Power. would be pleased to facilitate an ‡ :RUNIRUFHUHFUXLWPHQWDQGWUDLQLQJ Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise introduction, including:- services Partnership working with UKTI and its Amion consulting, Beech Jones de Lloyd, local partners can provide a wide range Brabners, CBRE, Deloitte, DLA Piper, ‡ 6XSSO\FKDLQGHYHORSPHQW of location services to assist companies DWF, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, ‡ 3ODQQLQJDQGHQYLURQPHQWJXLGDQFH to establish their operations in Liverpool GVA, Hill Dickinson, JLT Speciality ‡ 3URIHVVLRQDOVHUYLFHVEURNHULQJ City Region. Limited, Jones Lang LaSalle, KPMG, Mazars, PWC and Weightmans. ‡ 6WDIIUHORFDWLRQVXSSRUW Large parts of Liverpool City Region EHQHÀWVIURP8.*RYHUQPHQW$VVLVWHG Whether the business need is for short ‡ %XVLQHVVQHWZRUNLQWURGXFWLRQV term accommodation for delivery of a Area Status. This framework provides ‡ 3RVWLQYHVWPHQWVXSSRUW the potential for grant funding for major contract, or a site for major investment, investment projects. Liverpool City Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise ‡ *UDQWVXSSRUW Region Local Enterprise Partnership will Partnership and its partners can provide advice and guidance on eligibility support it. and application for potential investment projects working with colleagues in Government departments.

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/,9(5322/&,7<5(*,21 SUPERPORT is a central element in 7KHFRVWDQGFDUERQHIÀFLHQF\RI Liverpool City Region’s future as operating within SUPERPORT, so Liverpool City Region’s public and one of Europe’s premier European centrally located for the UK and SULYDWHVHFWRUOHDGHUVKDYHLGHQWLÀHG City Regions. Ireland market, will stimulate demand 4 key business sectors that will deliver across national and international VLJQLÀFDQWJURZWKWRWKHHFRQRP\RYHU SUPERPORT markets, generate growth and lead to the next 10 years. These are: further infrastructure investment. Our vision is for Liverpool City Region ‡ SUPERPORT SUPERPORT to become a logistics Liverpool City Region already has an ‡ /RZ&DUERQ(FRQRP\ KXERIJOREDOVLJQLÀFDQFHGUDZLQJ array of shipping lines operating out ‡ .QRZOHGJH(FRQRP\ upon its natural assets and its excellent of the Port and Liverpool City Centre ‡ 9LVLWRU(FRQRP\ infrastructure and capabilities to provide SURYLGHV+HDG2IÀFHVIRU0DHUVN8. Over the next 10 years it is anticipated retail and manufacturing business with and Ireland, ACL and Bibby Group. that 100,000 jobs will be created in these WKHPRVWFRVWDQGFDUERQHIÀFLHQW logistics in the UK. 4 sectors as Liverpool City Region’s National and International brand retailers economy continues to outperform the KDYH+HDG2IÀFHVDQGPDMRUGLVWULEXWLRQ rest of the UK. At the heart of these plans We will deliver end to end logistics solutions across a variety of platforms, centres in the region – including Shop are major investment projects that will Direct Group, Home Bargains, QVC, transform the economy. bespoke to the needs of our clients. Matalan and B&M. Major capital investment, led largely A number of these projects have Our ambition and our plan is by the private sector, is at the core of SODQQLQJDSSURYDODQGÀQDQFHLQ to support the growth of these developing the SUPERPORT. It will place and are already proceeding. businesses and to build, from create an infrastructure with the capacity this strong foundation, a retail These projects will have a catalytic WRKDQGOHVLJQLÀFDQWO\KLJKHUYROXPHV and manufacturing logistics sector impact on the economy and help to of freight and passengers and support of sustainable global importance – transform the City Region, making thousands of new and existing jobs. servicing the world’s leading retailing a major contribution to rebalancing Investment in Liverpool2, the new deep and manufacturing operations. the UK economy – one of the water container facility, more than Government’s key priorities. doubling the capacity of the Port, will Liverpool City Region is a proud place have a step change impact on the City with a rich heritage and a bright future. Region’s ability to support and service global supply chains.

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EUROPEAN UNION Investing in Your Future European Regional Development Fund 2007-13