It's Lancashire's Time

Lancashire is a leading business and investment destination, driving innovation across aerospace, cyber security, clean energy, digital technology, advanced manufacturing and more.

£44+ billion economy, over 55,000 businesses, and over 728,000 jobs, Lancashire is a hub of growth, opportunity and investment potential.

Lancashire is home to world-class enterprises such as BAE Systems, the National Cyber Force, Westinghouse, and AMRC North West. It also offers state-of-the-art business locations across its Enterprise Zones, ensuring prime investment opportunities with tax incentives and infrastructure support.

Whether you’re looking to relocate, expand, or invest, Lancashire offers cutting-edge innovation hubs, an exceptional talent pool, and unrivalled access to global markets.

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Lancashire Growth Plan

In a world of rapid change and renewed leadership this Growth Plan sets out a bold vision for Lancashire's future. It reaffirms our ambition, showcases our strengths, and highlights the unique role we can play in driving the UK's national growth mission.

Lancashire has a proud industrial heritage and continues to deliver some of the highest levels of productivity and export performance outside London. Our unique energy assets, growing investment in defence, security and technology and our ability to reinvent traditional industries position us as a powerhouse of innovation and resilience.

This Growth Plan aligns with the UK Government's Industrial Strategy, focusing on shared priorities: creating good jobs, boosting innovation and growing our economy. Our strengths in advanced engineering and manufacturing, clean energy, digital technology and artificial intelligence reflect national ambitions and help turn innovation into real world impact.

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Lancashire Investment Prospectus

Lancashire is one of the UK’s most significant and diverse economies, offering scale, capability and the space to grow. Our investment prospectus sets out a clear, confident case for why Lancashire is the right place for long-term, high-value investment.

Backed by a £20bn+ programme and a strong Growth Plan, it brings together priority sectors, strategic sites and infrastructure into one joined-up offer, giving investors clarity, confidence and pace.

The prospectus showcases a series of major investment opportunities across Lancashire, including: