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Celebrating 10 years of investing in Warwickshire
Business executives from around the UK last night attended the tenth anniversary celebration of Warwickshire Investment Partnership.
The exclusive event, held at Warwick Castle, was hosted by the Partnership to recognise a decade of attracting commercial investment into Warwickshire.
Over the last ten years, the Partnership has worked with local and regional partners and property professionals to support 550 businesses to expand, relocate to, or move within Warwickshire.
These successful investments generated 8,200 new jobs for the county and safeguarded a further 4,300 jobs.
Of the 550 investments, more than half were in Warwick district and Nuneaton and Bedworth borough, which illustrates that businesses are looking county-wide for their ideal place to invest. | OK |  L-R: Cllr Chris Saint, Economic Development Portfolio Holder for Warwickshire County Council, Sackie Somal, Head of Warwickshire Investment Partnership and Paul Galland, the county council's Strategic Director for Environment and Economy. |
The event provided a unique networking opportunity at a world-class venue. Representatives from both the public and private sectors, including Dairy Crest, BMW and Wolseley gathered to celebrate the work of the Partnership. |
L-R: Peter Holt (D&P Holt Property Consultants), Claire McGeever (Telent), Paul Harris (Telent), Peter Robbins (St Modwen Properties plc). |  |
Guests were also treated to speeches by Cllr Chris Saint, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, who summarised the achievements of the Partnership since 1998. Paul Galland, the county council’s Strategic Director for Environment and Economy then followed with the future aspirations of the Partnership; to maintain Warwickshire’s reputation as the premier business location.
Cllr Chris Saint, Warwickshire County Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economic Development, said: “It’s been a productive ten years for the Warwickshire Investment Partnership and the county. Economic development across the UK has been a challenge for all areas over the last few years and the Partnership has been an effective player as Warwickshire has moved forward." |
“Warwickshire remains a wealthy economy with a low unemployment rate, and it is on this premise that we can look forward to the next 10 years of success for the county.” |
For more information on the achievements of Warwickshire Investment Partnership over the past ten years, please view our 10th Anniversary Testimonial Book.
6th June 2008
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