1. Humber Logistics
2. Logistics Assets
3. Organisations

Local Business Contacts

The Humber area has a number of organisations who attract businesses to the region and help the area develop into an attractive place to do business. As well as aiming to attract new businesses to the region, they want to help existing businesses in the Humber to expand and grow. The organisations have a range of different departments and people to aid certain businesses in certain ways. An example of this is Greenport which is aiming to bring renewables companies and companies in the renewables supply chain into the region. Below is a list of organisations and government departments who are involved in developing business in the Humber.

Organisation	Website	Email	Telephone Number	What they do
ABP Humber	http://www.humber.com	humber.commercial@abports.co.uk	01472 359181	ABP own and operate a number of the major ports on the Humber.
Aura	http://www.aurawindenergy.com	aura@hull.ac.uk	01482 346311	Aura is an initiative of the University of Hull to aid in the development of the renewables industry in the Humber. The project has key industrial partners as well as support from academia, local, regional and national government.
Bondholders	http://www.marketinghumber.com	bondholders@marketinghumber.com	01482 485242	Marketing the Humber to a wider audience to help to attract investment and businesses into the region
Business Investment Grants	http://www.greenporthull.co.uk	richard.lowther@hullcc.gov.uk	014982 613089	This is a scheme which provides capital grants to businesses to support sustainable investment in the renewable energy, green technology, engineering and low carbon sectors in the area.
Business Support & Advice	http://www.greenporthull.co.uk	greenportgrowth@eastriding.gov.uk	01482 391639	This department provides continual support to assist local businesses in their development into opportunities in the renewables sector.
C4DI	http://c4di.co.uk/	info@c4di.net	01482 304244	C4DI help tech companies grow, and traditional businesses innovate.
Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy	http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy		020 7215 1000	The department brings together responsibilities for business, industrial strategy, science, innovation, energy, and climate change for the UK.
Department for International Trade	http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-international-trade	enquiries@trade.gsi.gov.uk	020 7215 5000	The Department for International Trade (DIT) helps UK-based companies succeed in an increasingly global economy and assists overseas companies to bring their high quality investment to the UK.
East Riding of Yorkshire Council	http://www.eastriding.gov.uk	inward.investment@eastriding.gov.uk	01482 391614	East Riding of Yorkshire Council is the local authority responsible for the East Riding (excluding Hull)
Employment & Skills Development	http://www.greenporthull.co.uk	bob.ferraby@hullcc.gov.uk	01482 613869	The aim of this department is to increase the strength of the local engineering workforce and raise skill levels to meet the needs of the emerging renewable energy sector.
Greenport	http://www.greenporthull.co.uk	info@greenporthull.co.uk	01482 613561	Greenport Hull is an organisation that seeks to promote investment in the renewable energy sector in the Humber region
Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce	http://www.hull-humber-chamber.co.uk			There are a number of areas in which the Chamber provides support for its members. These are aimed at helping companies prosper, thereby creating jobs and helping to sustain the region’s economy. There are over 2,000 current members of the organisation.
Hull BID	http://www.hullbid.co.uk/	info@hullbid.co.uk	01482 324976	Working with BID district businesses and city stakeholders, the organisation wants to continue their work to make the HullBID area a measurably safer, measurably cleaner and measurably busier place to do business.
Hull City Council	http://www.hullmeansbusiness.com/	business.support@hullcc.gov.uk	01482 613336/613188	Hull City Council is the local authority responsible for the City of Hull
Humber LEP	http://www.humberlep.org	info@humberlep.org	01482 485260	The LEP is driving the growth of the Humber economy for the benefits of the communities in the four local authority areas of Hull, East Riding, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire.
Inward Investment	http://www.greenporthull.co.uk	helen.stinson@hullcc.gov.uk	01482 613561	The aim of this department is to deliver campaigns to attract companies in the supply chain of renewable energy into the area.
Logistics Institute	http://www.hull.ac.uk/Work-with-us/Research/institutes/logistics-institute.aspx	n.j.fletcher@hull.ac.uk	01482 463252	As a world-class institution, the institute tackles industry problems through research, education and training, industry grants and funding, enterprise consultancy and Knowledge Transfer Partnerships.
North East Lincolnshire Council	http://investnel.co.uk/	enquiries@investnel.co.uk	01472 324698	North East Lincolnshire Council is the local authority responsible for North East Lincolnshire
North Lincolnshire Council	http://www.investinnorthlincolnshire.com/	businessinfo@northlincs.gov.uk	01724 297330	North Lincolnshire Council is the local authority responsible for North Lincolnshire
Research, Development & innovation	http://www.greenporthull.co.uk	a.lowden@hull.ac.uk	07866 455381	This area is led by the University of Hull and has ongoing R&D programmes enabling businesses to remain competitive in a constantly advancing market place.
Site Assembly	http://www.greenporthull.co.uk	Stephen.Silvester@eastriding.gov.uk	01482 391615	This department ensures that sites around the area are ready for investors in renewables to locate their business activities successfully.
Team Humber Marine Alliance	http://www.thma.co.uk	admin@thma.co.uk		The organisation works in support of this vast array of skills and expertise, promoting it regionally, nationally and globally and generating major opportunities and business for members. With unsurpassed knowledge of capabilities in the region, Team Humber Marine Alliance has become a driving force in the Humber’s growth as an offshore wind player. Its influence extends to central government and world-leading OEMs, which it attracts to the area on a regular basis.
University of Hull (Enterprise Centre)	http://www.hull.ac.uk/Work-with-us/Business-services/Supporting-enterprise/Supporting-enterprise.aspx	enterprise@hull.ac.uk	01482 346311	The Enterprise Centre helps entrepreneurs grow and expand their businesses by providing such things as workshops, entrepreneurial education and the physical room to grow.