Humber Enterprise Zones Humber Enterprise Zone The UK’s Energy Estuary 1 thehumber.com Humber Enterprise Zones 4 hour drive gives from the Humber access to Welcome •Oslo •Edinburgh 40m 75% •Copenhagen people of UK manufacturing Humber Within 12 hours’ sailing - to the •London •Berlin 80% of UK windfarms Warsaw• 60% of European markets •Prague •Paris Humber Vienna• The sheer size of the Humber Enterprise In our location on the East Coast of the UK, we’re - The Humber has some of the UK’s largest - Development land at Humberside Contents Zone (EZ), being the largest in the UK, almost equidistant between London, Edinburgh, development sites adjacent to the deep Airport, the UK’s second busiest heliport, is exceeded only by the scale of the Dublin and Rotterdam, with the North European water ports at Able Marine Energy Park serving the offshore wind, oil and gas opportunity here. Trade Axis (NETA) and E20 Trans-European Network and at Paull and Q.E. Dock on the Port of industries. Humber Enterprise Zone 4-5 traversing westwards from mainland Europe. Hull estate. Investor Incentives 6-7 Known as the UK’s Energy Estuary, the Humber has Within a four hour drive of the Humber EZ you can powered the UK economy for decades, bringing Hull 8-9 access 40m people and 75 per cent of the UK’s everything from food to freight, coal to cars, - Sites adjacent to the ports of Grimsby East Riding of Yorkshire 10-11 manufacturing and within 24 hours travel 320m passengers to petroleum. In fact the Humber is still - Space for offshore wind Original and Immingham, the UK’s busiest port customers are accessible via mainland Europe. North Lincolnshire 12-13 the UK’s busiest port complex and the fourth busiest Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and by cargo tonnage, and Goole, the UK’s in Europe. their supply chains to co-locate to make furthest inland port and centre for North East Lincolnshire 14-15 The Humber EZ supports growth in ports, logistics and renewables and the region’s ambition to become a cost reductions on a major scale at Able distribution. Growth Sectors 16-19 Today, the Humber’s location and ports connectivity leading national and international centre for energy. Marine Energy Park and Green Port Hull. continues to drive some serious investments and innovation around the Estuary, from energy and It comprises more than 40 sites, with individual sites of engineering companies to chemical and food - Affordable city centre sites in the vibrant up to 290ha, located close to four main ports Goole, manufacturers, taking raw materials to manufacture, - Sites at the Port of Grimsby, offer City of Hull, UK City of Culture for 2017. Grimsby, Hull and Immingham, as well as several engineer and invent products and services used opportunities in a rapidly growing additional deep water quays, rail and motorways on around the world. both banks of the Humber estuary. Operations and Maintenance centre for the offshore wind industry. The ports are within 12 hours sailing of 80 per cent of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms and 60 per cent of the European market (2020). 2 3 A1079 A165 A614 A164 thehumber.com Hull Humber Enterprise Zones European scale hub for offshore Hull wind at Green Port Hull River Hull Within 12 hours’ sailing - EZ sites in vibrant Heartland investment city of Hull’s 310m from Siemens 80% of UK windfarms commercial centre, and ABP 60% of European markets City of Culture 2017 Humber M62 Deepwater port that East Area also specialises in +1m Visitors forest products and A164 60m A63 bulk commodities Enterprise A63 Hull Central Area Immingham Zone 100+ regular shipping & Grimsby lines including: Rotterdam, Cuxhaven, A63 Paul M62 West Area Gothemburg and Brevik Brough The UK’s largest Goole port by tonnage Humber Bridge busiest port in Europe A63 corridors 260 rail freight 1/4 of UK movements a rail freight M62 week originates here Easy access to M62 Able Marine and M18 Energy Park & A15 Logistics Park Goole 4 hour drive gives from the Humber access to largest The UK’s most developable landbank inland port including 540ha EZ Investment in a Next to over 40m 75% Grimsby M18 people of UK manufacturing new intermodal 70ha EZ Immingham terminal development land new port facility Centre of excellence for O&M activities for A160 offshore wind with access to 1279m port and motorway A15 investment in M180 40m offshore O&M Humberside Airport investment in new Scunthorpe busiest UK heliport 30m port infrastructure 2nd serving North Sea offshore industries - oil, gas and offshore wind Grimsby A18 A180 A1173 M180 Humberside M18 4 M181 5 Airport A180 M180 A18 A1173 thehumber.com Humber Enterprise Zones Investor Incentives Green Port Growth Programme Enterprise Zones are great places Business Rate Enhanced Capital Planning and Financial to do business for both new and Discount (BRD) Allowances (ECA) Infrastructure Incentives expanding firms, benefiting from government backing and incentives for investment. Established in 2012, they are at - Up to 100% business rate discount worth up to - Enhanced Capital Allowances (tax relief) are - Enterprise Zone sites offer simplified planning - The Humber LEP Business Loan Fund supports The £25.7m Green Port Growth Programme £275,000 per business over a 5 year period. available to businesses making large investments arrangements, for example, through Local capital schemes that will generate sustainable the heart of the government’s long supports businesses within the renewables sector in plant and machinery. Capital allowances let Development Orders that grant outline planning employment with the aim of establishing Hull and the East Riding term economic plan, supporting - Businesses that locate on sites from the first round taxpayers write off the costs of capital assets, such permission for certain development (such as new of Yorkshire as a world-class centre for renewable businesses to grow. of Enterprise Zones must have done so before 31st as plant and machinery, against taxable income. industrial buildings or changing how existing - Growing the Humber is a flexible grants energy. The Programme offers support for: March 2018 to be able to access business rate buildings are used) within specified areas programme supporting many different types of We are committed to delivering a discounts. For new sites starting in April 2016, they - Enhanced Capital Allowances on Enterprise Zones business in the Humber area - Employment and Skills Development first class service to investors and will need to have located onto the Zone before can give companies a significant cash flow benefit. - Enterprise Zones benefit from Government support making it easy to do business in 31st March 2021 to qualify. Normally companies write off such investments to ensure that superfast broadband is rolled out - Greenport Hull offer grants to support businesses - Site Assembly the Humber. In addition to the every year at a rate of 8% or 18%. ECAs allow throughout the zone, and, if necessary, public in the renewable energy/low carbon sectors and Enterprise Zone incentives we the full 100% cost of the investment to be written funding their associated supply chains - Inward Investment offer a range of financial support off in the first year. There is a cap of €125m of allowance per investment project. - Single Conversation Group, a national pilot, See humberlep.org/business/funding/ for details. - Business Support & Advice through grant and loan schemes Assisted Areas brings together statutory agencies, local planning and are happy to discuss bespoke - On sites where enhanced capital allowances are authorities and the Humber LEP to ensure a - Business Investment Grants packages for major investments. available, businesses have until 31st March 2020 smoother process for developing around the - Businesses located on Enterprise Zone sites within to make their investment. Humber Estuary. Business Support - Research, Development & Innovation Please contact the Humber LEP Assisted Areas can be offered additional financial See greenporthull.co.uk for details. if you would like any additional support from Government under European information about Humber Commission state aid rules. Enterprise Zone incentives. Humber Business Growth Hub The Humber Business Growth Hub provides companies direct access to local and national business support through both on line provision and through its local business advisors who can provide valuable one to one diagnostic support through online provision and through its local business advisors who can provide valuable one to one support. See hub.humberlep.org for details 6 7 thehumber.com Humber Enterprise Zones A1079 A165 A614 A164 HullHumber Enterprise Zone River Hull Corridor Rix Road/ Alexandra Dock QE Dock North Stoneferry Road Land ownership: Land ownership: Area Area M62 Kingston Associated British Ports. Associated British Ports. Parklands East Area Incentives: Enhanced Capital Incentives: Business Rate 58ha Allowances, within an Assisted 29.6ha Discount, within an Assisted Area. Area. A164 A63 Planning status: Planning Planning status: The A63 consent is granted for B1,B2 and B8 uses site is subject to a Local Development Order, effectively providing outline The City of Hull is the largest As UK City of Culture 2017, over one million Hull Offer: The site is the location for Siemens planning consent for appropriate developments. commercial and population centre extra visitors are expected to visit the city in 2017, offshore wind operations, which includes a blade Central Area Alexandra within the Humber. Hull is experiencing delivering a £60m economic boost and putting Dock Green manufacturing plant and a turbine assembly facility. Offer: Q E Dock provides a large cleared site in a the highest level of inward investment Hull in the national and international spotlight. The Port Hull high profile location within the Port of Hull. The site Location: Alexandra Dock is located on the estate is ideally suited for port related uses.