WHY NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE IS A GREAT PLACE TO RELOCATE.

Now is a very exciting time to invest in North East Lincolnshire.

The availability of property, land, incentives, and skilled local workforce coupled with a Council authority who are committed to growing the local economy, working hand-in-hand with businesses makes NEL one of the best investment locations in the UK.

“We have a real desire to help businesses prosper and succeed in North East Lincolnshire. With our wonderful coastline and surrounding countryside, our skilled workforce, and competitive land and development cost, and our great infrastructure, we have the ideal package for businesses to invest here.”

Cllr Philip Jackson, Leader, North East Lincolnshire Council

Covering an area of 191.9km² with a population of 159,400 (2020) NEL hugs a stretch of the Humber Estuary, one of the busiest channels for shipping in the UK. The Port of Immingham alone is the UK’s largest port by tonnage, handling around 46 million tonnes of cargo every year.

Transport links are a huge selling point for the area with strong connections via road, sea, rail and air. A central UK location, NEL has fast motorway access to the M180, M18, M62 and M1/A1. All of England’s major conurbations are accessible in less than 4.5 hours by HGV. By sea the Port of Immingham provides direct sea freight connections to European and international destinations. Humberside Airport is located 7 miles from Immingham, providing a daily, 7 days-per-week ‘hub-feeder’ service to Amsterdam Schiphol. Via rail both Grimsby and Immingham ports are connected to the UK rail network, with more than 240 rail freight movements per week handled at Immingham terminal.

Great progress continues on the £42-million South Humber Industrial Investment Programme (SHIIP), the largest investment of its kind in the areas history, paving the way for industry and the local economy to flourish. What makes SHIIP so special are its three main elements:

• A new £8m link road joining the key ports of Grimsby and Immingham opened in 2021, releasing access to undeveloped land on the South Bank of the Humber

• A 64ha business park, Pioneer Business Park, has now opened, with green energy company, myenergi, as the flagship tenants

• Cress Marsh and Novartis Ings Mitigation Sites – these are the only projects of their kind in Europe and offer significant advantages in time and costs for businesses wanting to develop within the SHIIP area.

To discuss what investment opportunities are available to your business, please email enquiries@investnel.co.uk or phone: 01472 326142.