Envirowise seeks to provide support to all UK businesses on resource efficiency issues to help them minimise waste and maximise profits. We work closely with regional Business Support Organisations to ensure that the businesses we work with receive the support they need.
If you need support that Envirowise cannot provide, you may find it useful to contact the most relevant organisation below.
Regional and sub-regional Business Support Organisations
Business Link North West
Whatever your business support needs, you can contact your local Business Link who will diagnose and signpost you to local and regional service providers. Tel: 0845 00 66 888
Environment Connect
Environment Connect is a business support sign-posting service operating in the Northwest. The service provides free, confidential advice and practical assistance, including on-site visits where appropriate, to help companies increase resource efficiency, productivity and profitability as a result of reducing waste.
Enworks
A business support programme charged with improving business competitiveness and environmental performance throughout the region.
National Industrial Symbiosis Programme (NISP)
A business led initiative which facilitates links between industries from different sectors to create sustainable commercial opportunities and improve resource efficiency.
Environment Agency – North West Region
Local Environmental Support
Cumbria Business Environment Network
Provides free environmental advice, audits and awards to help businesses.
Lancashire Business Environment Association
Provides cost-effective, practical support to small and medium sized enterprises in Lancashire - helping to reduce environmental pressures and offering tangible business benefits.
Groundwork Manchester, Salford & Trafford Environmental Business Services (EBS)
Provides information and training to companies on environmental business issues. They work in partnership with Groundwork Tameside EBS to ensure practical local delivery of environmental services to businesses across Manchester, Salford, Trafford, Tameside, and Stockport.
Groundwork Macclesfield
Focused on increasing business competitiveness in Cheshire through improving environmental performance.
Groundwork Wirral
Provides occupational health, safety and environmental advice to Merseyside companies.
Groundwork Bury and Bolton
Groundwork Oldham and Rochdale
Groundwork Lancashire West and Wigan
Ssctoral Support
Chemicals Northwest
An industry-led organisation driving strategic and sustainable development for the chemical and related industries in England’s Northwest.
Food Northwest
The North West Regional Development Agency’s agri-food and drink cluster organisation.
Envirolink NorthWest
The Northwest Regional Development Agency's official 'cluster' development body for the environmental technologies and services (ETS) sector.
Other Useful Regional Links
ABF Enterprise4all
A not-for-profit organisation, focused on supporting a diverse range of businesses from a wide cross-section of the community.
North West Development Agency
Responsible for the sustainable economic development and regeneration of England's Northwest.
Government Office for the North West website
Represents Central Government in the North West.
The North West Regional Assembly
A partnership that works to promote the economic, environmental and social well-being of the North West of England.