Gloucestershire Business News

23 August 2019

GFirst LEP appoint new Board Member

GFirst LEP, Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, is delighted to announce the appointment of Emma Hanby to the Board of Directors as a Board Member.

23 July 2019

GFirst LEP appoints two new Board Members

GFirst LEP, Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership, is delighted to announce the appointments of Lorrin White and Ruth Dooley to the Board of Directors.

5 July 2019

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): Call NOW OPEN to Applications

Are you an organisation with the capability and capacity to deliver an EU funded programme in Gloucestershire? Do you share our vision for a better, more successful county?

10 June 2019

GFirst LEP announces Stroud Growth Hub partner

The Gloucestershire Growth Hub Network is strengthening its presence in the county with South Gloucestershire and Stroud College (SGS) confirmed as the partner who will manage the forthcoming Stroud Growth Hub, to be housed at SGS Stroud Campus facility.

21 May 2019

Gloucestershire Climate Change Summit

Delegates from across the county came together today to discuss the topic of climate change and what it means for the county.

30 April 2019

We're Recruiting - Board Members

Are you passionate about Gloucestershire, its economic wellbeing and future success?

16 April 2019

U.K. productivity – what is the solution?

Well, in many respects, no solution is needed. According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in their latest report ending September 2018 stated “…compared with the same quarter a year ago, labour productivity on an output per hour basis grew by 0.2% and has been growing for the past eight consecutive quarters.” Many would also argue that that regionally, all are struggling to increase productivity compare to 2016 – even give the ‘lag’ in statistics.

10 April 2019

We're Recruiting - Diversity and Risk Champions

Are you passionate about Gloucestershire, its economic wellbeing and future success?

9 April 2019

Gloucestershire Climate Change Summit

Our ambition is to achieve a carbon neutral county by 2050.

8 April 2019

We're Hiring - Mentoring Services - Project Manager

We’re recruiting - GFirst LEP are looking for a Mentoring Services - Project Manager.

28 March 2019

Gloucestershire Energy Strategy

This strategy draws on the report of a project commissioned from the Centre for Sustainable Energy by GFirst LEP.

21 March 2019

Local Industrial Strategy - Call for Evidence

Overview To develop a Local Industrial Strategy for Gloucestershire, GFirst LEP, Gloucestershire’s Local Enterprise Partnership is issuing a public ‘Call for Evidence’.