Northwest Regional Development Agency
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) leads the economic development and regeneration of England’s Northwest. As a business-led organisation, the NWDA provides a crucial link between the needs of business and government policies. As such, a major responsibility for the Agency is to help create an environment in which businesses in the region can flourish through offering business support, encouraging new start-ups, matching skills provision to employer needs and bringing business investment into the region.
The Agency’s vision is to forge a clear identity for the region as vibrant, ambitious and globally-competitive, building on its history of innovation, a skilled and productive workforce and an outstanding quality of life.
The NWDA Board
The Agency is governed by a private sector-led Board, chaired by Robert Hough, which is responsible for setting the strategic direction for the Agency across all areas of activity. The Board ensures the Agency has a strong focus on the themes, actions and priorities within the Regional Economic Strategy (RES). Operationally, the Agency itself is divided into directorates and managed by an Executive Management Team, led by Chief Executive Steven Broomhead.
Further information on the Board structure can be found on the NWDA website:
http://www.nwda.co.uk/who-we-are/the-board.aspx
Activities
The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) leads the economic development and regeneration of England’s Northwest and is responsible for:
• Supporting business growth and encouraging investment
• Matching skills provision to employer needs
• Creating the conditions for economic growth
• Connecting the region through effective transport and communication infrastructure
• Promoting the region’s outstanding quality of life
The NWDA has consistently met or exceeded all targets set by government, helping to boost economic development in the Northwest. The NWDA achieved excellent results in 2008/09, exceeding all its output targets. In 2008/09, Agency led or supported projects and programmes created or safeguarded 26,600 jobs, created 5,840 new businesses and assisted 29,980 businesses, supported 1,103 businesses to engage in new collaborations with the region’s knowledge base, assisted 27,275 adults with vocational training/education, reclaimed over 300 hectares of brownfield land.
Latest NWDA News:
For all the latest news releases visit: http://www.nwda.co.uk/news–events/press-releases.aspx
Contact NWDA:
The Northwest Regional Development Agency
PO Box 37
Renaissance House
Centre Park
Warrington
WA1 1QN
Tel: +44 (0)1925 400 100
Fax: +44 (0)1925 400 400
Email: info@nwda.co.uk
Download a location map with driving directions (pdf)
Links:
www.nwda.co.uk
www.englandsnorthwest.com
www.visitenglandsnorthwest.com
