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Building Clackmannanshire Economic Development Framework 2008 - 2018 Contents Building Clackmannanshire Economic Development Framework 2008 - 2018 Contents Foreword __________________________________________ 2 About Clackmannanshire _______________________________ 3 Introduction _________________________________________ 4 How has Clackmannanshire’s Economy changed? _____________ 5 Case Study - Thredgards Ltd _______________________________ 7 The Changing Policy Context _______________________________ 8 Key Opportunities ________________________________________10 Case Study - Retroglass ___________________________________ 12 Responding to Key Opportunities ____________________________ 13 The Framework _____________________________________ 14 Our Vision ______________________________________________ 14 Our Aims ______________________________________________ 14 Our Principles ___________________________________________ 14 Key Action Areas ________________________________________15 KAA 1: Building Connections & Infrastructure _________________15 KAA 2: Building Enterprise _______________________________15 KAA 3: Building Skills ___________________________________15 KAA 4: Building Confidence ______________________________15 Priority Actions __________________________________________16 Delivering The Framework _____________________________ 17 Charting our Progress _____________________________________ 18 1 Cover image: Clackmannanshire Bridge, photograph by Tim Shaw Foreword Building Clackmannanshire sets out a vision and economic priorities for Clackmannanshire that not only support our people, communities and businesses, but also contributes to the overall economic growth of Scotland. Key partners from the public, private and voluntary sectors have developed this shared vision and priorities so that we can work together to help Clackmannanshire realise its economic ambitions for 2008-2018. “The best way It is not a matter of trying to predict Clackmannanshire’s future, but a matter of inventing ideas and creating partnerships which will see this county and its people flourish and prosper. to predict the Notwithstanding the current recession, in recent years Clackmannanshire has experienced unprecedented housing and population growth, as well as greatly improved connectivity with the re-instatement of the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway in May 2008 and the opening of future is to the new Clackmannanshire Bridge in November 2008. Our focus now is to build upon the attractiveness and centrality of Clackmannanshire to maximise the economic benefits of that invent it.” growth. The Framework sits within the wider community planning environment and highlights the priorities for progressing development in Clackmannanshire. Whilst these priorities fall within Alan Kay, the same four Key Action Areas identified in the last Framework, in this Framework we have one of the fathers streamlined our actions to focus on delivering added value and making our joint working of the modern PC. more effective. These actions will be reviewed on an annual basis to ensure that we can react to changing conditions within the economy over the next 10 years. David Haswell Councillor Janet Cadenhead General Manager, Thredgards Ltd Leader, Clackmannanshire Council Chair, Clackmannanshire Economic Chair, Clackmannanshire Alliance Development Partnership Team River Spirit - public art, Collylands roundabout 2 About Clackmannanshire A9 Set in the very heart of Scotland, with the stunning Ochil Hills as its backdrop, Clackmannanshire enjoys B934 an accessible position in the centre of Scotland. To the north lies Perthshire, east is Dunfermline, west A823 are Stirling and Glasgow while south takes you to Falkirk and on to Edinburgh. With the re-opened rail link with Stirling and Kincardine and direct access to A91 the motorway network, Clackmannanshire is within easy commuting distance from most of the major Muckhart towns and cities of central Scotland. The area is A9 approximately 30 minutes from Edinburgh airport Clackmannanshire and under 1 hour from Glasgow airport. It is within Dollar 40 minutes drive of ferry services at Rosyth which Alva Tillicoultry link to mainland Europe and 20 minutes drive time A91 Menstrie to the port of Grangemouth, Scotland’s largest Coalsnaughton A977 container port. Some 2.5 million people, half the Fishcross population of Scotland, live within an hour’s drive of Tullibody Clackmannanshire. Sauchie A907 Forestmill With its mix of rural and industrial towns and villages, ALLOA Clackmannan dramatic scenery and rich history, Clackmannanshire is recognised for its outstanding natural environment and strong sense of community. From a long and illustrious industrial past, Clackmannanshire has A907 emerged in recent years as an area for modern Dunfermline business development and growth, benefiting as it A895 does from an expanding business base, and a skilled Rosyth and qualified workforce. Grangemouth With its central and attractive location, Clackmannanshire has a great deal to offer Falkirk businesses, visitors and residents alike and has an increasing contribution to make to the Scottish economy. 3 Introduction Building Clackmannanshire is our Framework Since 2005, the Clackmannanshire economy Whilst the previous Framework has guided the Forth Valley, the Edinburgh and Glasgow for Action on the local economy. It has has undergone significant change. The area work of the EDPT, it has been recognised that City Regions, and to Scotland’s economy as been designed and driven by the Economic has experienced unprecedented housing and the initial Framework was too wide-ranging a whole. Development Partnership Team (EDPT). The population growth as well as greatly improved and that the revised Framework should place EDPT is a local partnership between the connectivity with the re-instatement of more focus on delivering added value and The document is supported by an Action private, public and voluntary sectors, which is the railway and the opening of the new making our joint working more effective. We Plan which will outline the projects/activities responsible for taking forward the economic Clackmannanshire Bridge. Clackmannanshire are aiming to achieve outcomes that cannot jointly agreed by the EDPT to achieve the aims development theme of the Clackmannanshire has an expanding business base with 940 be achieved by organisations working alone of the Economic Development Framework. Alliance, the local community planning VAT registered businesses (Source: Nomis). but only working together towards shared The Action Plan will be updated on an partnership. The three most important industries in objectives. annual basis to outline achievement of aims, terms of number of enterprises are: Real completion of activity and the highlighting of This is the second Clackmannanshire Economic Estate, Renting and Business Activities (255); The new Framework is designed to provide any new issues that have arisen in response Development Framework, providing a focus Wholesale, Retail and Repairs (205); and strategic direction for economic development to national and local trends. In addition to for economic development in the area and Construction (145). support across Clackmannanshire over the the Action Plan, the Framework will also be a collectively-agreed set of priorities to next decade. It is an ambitious, forward- supported by a yearly Clackmannanshire help Clackmannanshire realise its economic In April 2008, Clackmannanshire became the looking document designed to further increase Economic Assessment which will provide ambitions for 2008 - 2018. first county-wide business park Business the contribution that the Clackmannanshire an evidence base to inform and update the Improvement District (BID) in Scotland and in economy makes to the economies of the Action Plan and provide a basis for economic November 2008, a second BID for Alloa Town development intervention. Centre was established. Number of businesses registered in Clackmannanshire (end of year) - Source: Nomis 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 1: Agriculture; forestry & shing (SIC A,B) 2: Mining & quarrying; electricity, gas & water supply (SIC C,E) 3: Manufacturing (SIC D) 4: Construction (SIC F) 5: Wholsale, retail & repairs (SIC G) 6: Hotels & restaurants (SIC H) 7: Transport storage & communication (SIC I) 8: Financial intermediation (SIC J) 9: Real estate, renting & business activities (SIC K) 10: Public administration; other community, social & personal services (SIC L,O) 11: Education, health & social work (SIC M,N) 4 How has Clackmannanshire’s economy changed? Since the last Framework was published in 2005, the In November 2008, Clackmannanshire’s long campaign Clackmannanshire economy has undergone significant for a new crossing over the River Forth came to change and a number of the major projects identified fruition with the opening of a new bridge upstream in that Framework have been achieved. During 2005 to of Kincardine. A further campaign backed by 2008 major investment of over £400 million has secured thousands of local people to name the new bridge valuable economic development in Clackmannanshire The Clackmannanshire Bridge was successful, giving including the re-instatement of the Stirling-Alloa- Clackmannanshire motorway signage for the first time. Kincardine railway, the new crossing over the River Forth, quality housing developments, major retail developments, The area has attracted a significant amount of new and three new secondary schools. quality housing developments. A total of 450 homes were built in 2006
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