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2 The Business Newsletter of South Ribble Borough Council South Ribbles thriving economy is presenting significant opportunities for investment and growth. For people like Ben Scandrett group surveyor for property developer Brookhouse Group the boroughs outstanding location and commuter links as well as the substantial infrastructure transport and community improvements all enabled through the City Deal form a formidable proposition for potential investors and indeed end users. From the Councils perspective attracting quality businesses and supporting current operators creates better skills development and job opportunities for residents as well encouraging investment in the community. This allows the local authority and its partners to drive improvements across towns and villages such as the regeneration of Station Road in Bamber Bridge. From Bens perspective this vision to position South Ribble as a great place to live and do business makes it more enticing for would-be investors. Ben explains Basing your business within a quality housing location gives you the best chance of attracting the right talent and there is no doubt that South Ribble falls into that category. Theres space for firms to relocate and grow and its supported by an expanding skills and customer base. Combine this with superb access to motorways and rail routes and the City Deal unlocking the development potential of key sites South Ribble is the complete package. One of those areas is the Cuerden Strategic Site. Located at the end of the M65 its set to create 2500 new jobs on land equivalent to 100 football pitches. Having been involved in a number of high-profile developments across the North West the scheme promises to be one of the most significant for Brookhouse Group which owns a large share of the land. During the past two years the property development company has assisted South Ribble Borough Council and Lancashire County Council with the masterplan which was approved earlier this year. The planning application is expected to be submitted before the end of 2015 and Ben and his team are currently assessing market demand and feeding this intelligence into the design feasibility process. Attracting the Best into South Ribble INVEST IN SOUTH RIBBLE GROWING POTENTIAL Welcome to the South Ribble Business Newsletter South Ribble offers FIND OUT MORE CONTACT JENNIFER CLOUGH T 01772 625567 E infobusinessinsouthribble.com W businessinsouthribble.com LOCATION A great place to do business VALUE Fantastic value for money for investors CHOICE A great choice of highly accessible business premises SKILLS Access to a range of specialist skills to meet your business needs The worlds leading industrial thread business Coats Group plc has acquired GSD Corporate in Walton Summit which supplies management services that analyse time cost and production capabilities in the sewn products sector to maximise productivity and minimise costs. Paul Forman chief executive of Coats Group said GSD is a world leader in its field with a comprehensive offering that meets cost efficiency and social compliance needs at a time when we are seeing growth in demand in these areas. Coats Sews up South Ribble Acquisition Cuerden Adopted Masterplan