England’s Northwest preparing for 2012
In July 2005, London won the right to host the Olympic Games and
Paralympic Games in 2012 and set up the London Organising Committee
for the Olympic Games (LOCOG). England’s Northwest is represented
on the Nations & Regions Group set up by LOCOG to ensure
appropriate communication with the rest of the UK. In addition, a
Northwest Steering Group has been established to develop and
implement plans to ensure that the region fully plays its part in
supporting the Games and exploits the many opportunities that they
bring. The NWDA is represented on this Steering Group.
Business, tourism, sports development, culture, along with the
health and volunteering sectors, all stand to gain from the Olympic
Games and Paralympic Games. The Northwest’s experience in
developing and exploiting major events such as the Commonwealth
Games in 2002 and Liverpool’s European Capital of Culture in 2008
should ensure that the region is well placed to gain maximum
benefit from the Olympic Games.
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Business
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) is working with
regional business organisations to coordinate support to Northwest
businesses. We want to be able to maximise opportunities for
businesses throughout the Northwest to win new business leading up
to, during and after the 2012 Games to complement the long term
growth and productivity of the region’s economy.
To support this work, a NW Business Forum has been established
to bring together regional business organisations to coordinate
future work. The Forum comprises of representatives from NWDA,
Northwest Business Leadership Team (NWBLT), Institute of Directors
(IOD), Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Northwest Chamber
of Commerce, Business Link Northwest, Federation of Small
Businesses (FSB), GONW, Food NW, Envirolink and Engineering &
Employers Federation (EEF).
View the Terms of Reference for the Group.
To understand the opportunities for the Northwest, the NWDA
commissioned Deloitte's to undertake an evaluation of the business
opportunities that will be created from Games.
View the
Executive Summary of Deloitte's evaluation
Any company interested in supplying goods and services to the
2012 Games, should contact Business Link Northwest by either
emailing Games@businesslinknorthwest.co.uk
, visiting the website www.businesslink.gov.uk/northwest or
by phoning on 0845 00 66 888.
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More Information
For further information about how the region is gearing up to
maximise the business opportunities from the 2012 Games, please
contact Anne Thompson, NWDA Sector Leader for Sport on 01925 400
347 or email Anne.Thompson@nwda.co.uk