Furness Enterprise is one of the
first to deliver a new Coastal
Communities Fund

It’s creating a sustainable future for coastal Furness: creating jobs, up-skilling people, strengthening supply chains, and encouraging more companies to set up /expand in. Call Stuart Klosinski 01229 820661 for to find out how the scheme can help you.

Newly launched Ropax Ltd

A non-destructive testing services provider also delivering 'work at height' capability for inspection, maintenance and industrial rope access for petrochemical,pharmaceutical, power generation, process plant, onshore and offshore wind-farms clients is an example from Phoenix Business Centre, Furness Business Park, Barrow.

Barrhead Travel call centre
opens

Mrs Barbara Hughes opened the Barrhead Travel call centre at Emlyn Hughes House, Barrow on Thursday 26 May 2012, Barrhead have created 40 jobs in their first investment in England.

Another Inward Investment

GSK on 21 March 2012 announced its new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility will be sited at Ulverston. We co-ordinated the Cumbria and Regional business case for the world class project to locate in Furness with Cumbria LEP,SLDC, Bionow, County Council partners support.

Another Inward Investment

GSK on 21 March 2012 announced its new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility will be sited at Ulverston. We co-ordinated the Cumbria and Regional business case for the world class project to locate in Furness with Cumbria LEP,SLDC, Bionow, County Council partners support.

Another Inward Investment

GSK on 21 March 2012 announced its new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility will be sited at Ulverston. We co-ordinated the Cumbria and Regional business case for the world class project to locate in Furness with Cumbria LEP,SLDC, Bionow, County Council partners support.

Another Inward Investment

GSK on 21 March 2012 announced its new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility will be sited at Ulverston. We co-ordinated the Cumbria and Regional business case for the world class project to locate in Furness with Cumbria LEP,SLDC, Bionow, County Council partners support.

Hundreds of skilled engineers

are now needed to help design build integrate Britain’s new nuclear powered submarines at barrow shipyard. www.baesystems.com/subsjobs
Come and join us on the edge of the Lake District a great place to live and work www.barrow.furness.co.uk

Safeguarding BT jobs in furness

Click here to see how we worked with Communications Workers Union, the MP and the local community. Months of negotiations and rigorous campaigning persuaded BT to safeguard 57 jobs at their Barrow customer service centre.

Excellent business events

We run a wide range of events offering businesses of all sizes the chance to participate in seminars, workshops, masterclasses, entrepreneur evenings. Find out more about our upcoming events here

New business development

GSK on 21 March 2012 announced its new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility will be sited at Ulverston. We co-ordinated the Cumbria and. Regional business case for the world class project to locate in Furness with Cumbria LEP,SLDC, Bionow, County Council partners support.

Stunning business site
development

Furness has some really outstanding, cost effective business sites available for growing and expanding firms, the waterfront, Barrow in Furness, is the main business site. Plots from £1000,000 per acre ready now. Read more here

Great business premises

Local firms and those companies looking to move into the Furness Assisted Area have a great choice of facilities and skills to tap into. Rent typically £3.75 - £4.50 per sq ft.

Make your move - here’s how we can help

Engineering our Future

"More technology goes into a nuclear submarine than any other product on the planet"
- C. Blackhurst, Evening Standard,

Manufacturing our Future

Gyrodata are a large established American firm with its manufacturing HQ in Barrow energy here

Offshore Engineering Careers

REpower UK are recruiting a team of Offshore Service Engineers. Contact us for more details or download them here

Engineering our Future

Barrow and Furness - Manufacturing is at the heart of Cumbria here