iSH Enterprise Campus Brochure

What is

As the iEC develops, it will host a range of tenants who collaborate to solve key engineering and industrial challenges, growing to extend beyond the region into the wider UK and globally.

Cumberland Council owns the iSH Enterprise Campus site and will be landlord to the tenants.

This is part of Cumberland Council’s regional economic and strategic plan to build upon the region’s world leading capability and grow and expand that so that the unique skills we have here are utilised to solve even more of the world’s engineering and scientific problems.

iSH is providing support to achieve those goals and will be available to help businesses who occupy the site, providing access to business support, equipment, facilities and skills.

iSH brings together industry, SMEs, academia, national bodies, research facilities, and community stakeholders into a business cluster focused on real-life problem solving and practical applications.

Through collaboration iSH will deliver solutions to industry challenges which can then be exported around the globe, helping organisations expand and create further job opportunities.

Through this collaboration, iSH will enable businesses and organisations to grow, strengthening the resilience of the regional economy.

iSH’s economic assessment has estimated its programme will generate more than 100 new jobs over a period of 18 months, with the overall scheme creating more than 700 new jobs in the next 10 to 15 years.

A proposed 4,000 square metre campus hub building will become the new focal point of the campus, helping to create links between existing tenants, outside users, the education and skills sector, the local community and the wider public.

The hub will also be a place in which meeting rooms can be hired, conferencing and training facilities will be available to businesses, and it will all be easily accessible to those on the site.

An iSH Enterprise Campus (iEC) at Leconfield, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, delivered by Cumberland Council, will anchor an evolving business cluster in West Cumbria.

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John Maddison, iSH Managing Director, said:

The hub building will provide a focal point for innovation and diversification and will bring businesses, organisations and the community together to collaborate in a physical space with relevant equipment and facilities, increasing capability, and creating jobs and opportunities for people living in the area, benefiting our communities and the environment.

Mark Fryer, Cumberland Council Leader, said:

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WHAT IS THE PLAN FOR THE SITE?

Some existing units on the estate will be refurbished and landscaping and improved biodiversity will take place to make the campus an ideal environment for businesses and organisations - of all shapes and sizesto move to the site and work collaboratively.

There are opportunities for business, industries, organisations and academic institutions across a range of diverse sectors - to get involved and move onto the iEC to collaborate and grow.

Expressions of interest are now invited from industry, business, R&D organisations and academia.

Prospective tenants interested in finding out more about opportunities to be part of the iSH Enterprise Campus (iEC) are invited to contact Barbara Vernon barbara.vernon@cumberland.gov.uk

THE DETAILS

Included in the Enterprising Town plan for the iSH Enterprise Campus at Leconfield, Cleator Moor, Cumbria, delivered by Cumberland Council, is:

The creation of a new 4,000sq metre iSH Enterprise Campus Hub.

Refurbishment of existing units

Extensive landscaping to increase biodiversity on-site by 10 per cent

Improved public areas

The creation of new cycle and footpaths to connect the site with wider areas of Cleator Moor.

All visuals throughout are indicative and subject to finalised design and planning consents

THE iSH ENTERPRISE CAMPUS, DELIVERED BY

CUMBERLAND COUNCIL,

WILL:

Capitalise on existing world leading capability

Utilise existing expertise to develop grow and export

Encourage and enable diversification and innovation in new markets, sectors and industries

Provide breadth of opportunities in a variety of organisations doing different things in different ways

Hold regular engagement sessions with the region’s SMEs and business community to ensure clear paths to opportunities created

Provide employment and training opportunities across the wider community

BACKGROUND

Phase One of the iSH Enterprise Campus, delivered by Cumberland Council, is part of Enterprising Town - one of four projects that make up the Cleator Moor Town Deal.

The Cleator Moor Town Deal secured £40.9m in funding for its project programme – £22.5m coming from the Government’s Towns Fund and a further £18.4m from match funders.

iSH is supported in its activity by funding from Cleator Moor Town Deal Board which, working with the then Copeland Borough Council, secured a provisional offer of £22.5 million from the Government’s £3.6 billion Towns Fund initiative in 2022.

Significant match funding sums have since been pledged by the NDA, Sellafield, and the Copeland Community Fund. Further contributions were made by Copeland Borough Council, Cleator Moor Town Council and Regen North East Copeland.

In January 2023 £20m of investment from government was awarded to Copeland Borough Council for the iSH Enterprise Campus, phase two of the redevelopment at Leconfield through a successful bid to the Levelling Up Fund.

Part of the latest funding will create an attractive ‘Spine’ development: an active travel route providing improved connectivity between the Campus and the town centre through landscaped footpaths and cycleways.

This will ensure the development of Leconfield helps the regeneration of Cleator Moor and surrounding communities.

COME AND JOIN A CLUSTER OF TRAILBLAZING BUSINESSES AND ORGANISATIONS

We are lucky to already have pioneering businesses on the iSH Enterprise Campus, many with a long-standing reputation of serving global markets with world-leading products and services.

This is your opportunity to come and be part of this exciting development and join an emerging cluster of innovation, collaboration and diversification which has the potential to deliver significant economic growth and help regenerate communities.

Some of those businesses who already have bases at Leconfield include: S Brannan & Sons Ltd; Romar Innovate; Capalex Ltd; Forth Ltd; and Eilbeck, many serving diverse industries regionally, nationally, and internationally.

The campus is also home to Sellafield Ltd’s Engineering Centre of Excellence, delivering pioneering solutions to challenges in the nuclear industry right across the UK, including home to world-first technology in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs) and Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs).

Among other businesses proud to call Leconfield home to their operations are RBES Ltd, Chris Mather; JDAutos & KC Motorsports and Excel Interior Linings Ltd.

Businesses who choose to join us at the iSH Enterprise Campus also have the added benefit of a nursery and gym already being established on site thanks to Little Explorers Pre-School Ltd and KT Fitness and Nutrition.

In terms of parking availability, there are due to be approximately 18 Electrical Vehicle (EV) car charging points and parking for approximately 180 cars.

Whitehaven is the nearest train station to the campus with rail connections to airports at Manchester, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow and London.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL

The iSH Enterprise Campus, delivered by Cumberland Council, opens up opportunities for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

World-leading operations such as Sellafield Engineering Centre of Excellence and pioneering engineering businesses are already in situ. This gives any business coming to the site a head start in terms of being able to collaborate with other industries.

It is part of a cluster focused on practical problem solving and will encourage entrepreneurs, start ups, spin outs and R&D.

New businesses and organisations relocating to the site can get access to other companies to complement what they do.

iSH is a cluster support organisation which is there to help these businesses and connect them up with other organisations and places in the region. It will also provide facilities and equipment that these businesses might otherwise not have access to.

When it comes to skills, being part of this campus will help businesses find access to people as well as help with training to develop capability. It’s also all set at an affordable price to suit all pockets - and ensure a good mix of relevant businesses and organisations.

Organisations who move to the site will also be part of a regional plan to ensure the region is an innovation and problem solving leader into the future.

Cumberland Council

Allerdale House, Workington, CA14 3YJ

Prospective tenants interested in finding out more about opportunities to be part of the iSH Enterprise Campus (iEC) are invited to contact:

Barbara Vernon

barbara.vernon@cumberland.gov.uk