Business Links Agency Details
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Recovery from structural unemployment in the North West of i
the UK has created strengths in different sectors: such as the Sea & Water (Designated Shortsea Promotion Centre)
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emergence of a diverse ICT sector and bio-technology sector. www.seaandwater.org
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There has been retention of its traditional industries such as the

automotive, petro-chemical, maritime, general insurance & British Embassy
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distribution logistics and food processing. www.britishembassy.org
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Ireland relies on the NK UK for goods distribution and has Enterprise Ireland r
strong business links with the region. Goods using the ro/ro www.enterprise-ireland.com
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services between Ireland and the NW UK are destined for
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outside the UK or for distribution centres in the region. Goods Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment m
coming into Ireland from the NW UK are mainly manufactured www.entemp.ie
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and changes in the economic activities of both areas. There has North West Chamber of Commerce

been a move to a more service based industry in the NW region http://www.chambersofcommercenw.org.uk/ D
and Ireland. Consequently there are strong business links in
sectors such as ICT, bio-technology etc. with companies such Mersey Maritime
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as Microsoft and Bristol-Myers Squibb in Manchester and www.merseymaritime.co.uk
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Ireland. However some traditional industries such as e
automotive, logistics and petro-chemical are still strong with
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Liverpool being the main area for Ford and Jaguar assembly. o
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The Dublin Regional Authority and Merseyside have adopted
a Declaration of Intent
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to establish a programme of mutually
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beneficial co-operation under future EU co-operation
programmes. The Declaration sets out the two regions’ priority
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themes for future co-operation under: (a) Competitiveness and n
the Knowledge Economy; (b) Employment, Investment and
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Trade; (c) Education and Skills; (d) Arts, Culture, Sport and

Tourism; (e) Environmental Protection; (f) Social Inclusion; (g) O
Transport and Spatial Planning; (h) Good Governance and
Citizen Participation. The two regions intend to build on the
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strong common heritage and history that links the two regions
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and build on the existing links.
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The Trade & Investment Section of the British Embassy in
Dublin helps Irish companies to set up business or develop trade
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links within the United Kingdom. They also provide the same a
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services for British companies wishing to set up in Ireland. They e

provide professional and impartial advice, giving companies
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access to a wide range of information, including on and off line
directories and extensive contact lists.
Enterprise Ireland provides services for Irish companies wishing
to set up in the U.K. and for British companies seeking to
establish businesses in Ireland. They achieve this by using
market research and information gathering for clients through
its network of offices in Ireland and overseas.
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Dublin Regional Authority
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