Greater Lincolnshire LEPRuth CarverLEP Director

September 2014

Greater Lincolnshire Area

Greater Lincolnshire has many assets which provide a good platform for economic growth.

Greater Lincolnshire Local Strengths

Greater Lincolnshire LEP

The Greater Lincolnshire LEP is a public/private sector partnership whose aim is sustainable economic growth. Our goal is to help create a dynamic economy where businesses can prosper; and we will focus on key growth sectors and our priorities are securing and improving conditions for business in Lincolnshire.

Purpose

Our role is:-

1. To Act as the voice of Businesses in Enterprise in shaping the economy

2. To Lobby for Key Infrastructure Projects across Greater Lincolnshire

3. To improve condition for business in Lincolnshire through lobbying

Priority Sectors

Agri-food Manufacturing Visitor Economy Renewables Ports and

Logistics Health and Care

Our priority sectors have been identified where we demonstrate our most unique qualities and competitive edge.

Greater Lincolnshire LEP

Our agri-food sector Did you know….

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Greater Lincolnshire is the leading area for agricultural employment in the country

12.5% of the nation's food is grown in Greater Lincolnshire

70% of UK seafood is processed in Greater Lincolnshire Higher than the national average GVA GLLEP area contains almost 25% of England's Grade 1

agricultural land 73,000 people directly employed in agri-food sector in

Greater Lincolnshire – many more indirect 360,000 HGV loads of produce travel through

Lincolnshire each year GLLEP area produces 28% of all UKs outdoor grown veg

(including 38% of all peas and beans!) Direct value of the Agri-food sector to the Greater

Lincolnshire economy is £1.5bn a year

Brands & Big Business50+UK or global leaders (UK HQ, major plant, R&D or £50m+ turnover):

2 Sisters Food Group

Doubleday Group Househam Sprayers Moy Park Tayto Group

ACST Logistics Fastnet Fish Ltd HSH Coldstores Norbert Dentressangle

TH Clements and Sons

Bakkavor Fowler Welch Icelandic Group UK Openfield Tong Peal Engineering

Bernard Matthews Freshlinc Logistics Kerry Group Plc Paragon Print & Packaging

Total Produce Plc

Branston Freshtime Prepared Vegetables

Limagrain UK Pipers Crisps Ultimate Packaging

Chandlers Farm Equipment

Frontier Lincolnshire Co-operative

Princes Prepared Foods

Univeg UK

Cherry Valley Georg Bateman & Son

Lincolnshire Field Products

Produce World Woldmarsh

Country Style Foods Gleadell Agriculture M&W Mack QV Foods Yara

Dalehead Foods Greencore McCain Foods (GB) Sleaford Quality Foods

Yearsley Group

Daniels Group Holbeach MarshCo-operative

Morrisons (fish processing)

Staples Vegetables Youngs Seafood

Lincolnshire Food Sector Strengths Weaknesses

Scale and critical mass Lack of strategic plan for the sector – the sector plan tries to address this

Strong agricultural base Reliant on migrant labour, local skills gaps and not attracting UK young people

Soils and climate Freight transit times poor and unreliable

UK HQ of many major companies Under-developed R&D base & high level skills provision for the size of industry

Skills cluster in the industry creates a dynamic labour market

UK: low levels of investment in automation compared to D, NL etc.

Low business property costs Water supply challenges may affect production potential

UK’s largest port, strong logistics sector Food grade industrial space is limited

Cluster of other support businesses e.g. packaging

Some clusters based on historic strengths which are now less significant

GLLEP Agri-food Sector Plan Vision

The Greater Lincolnshire agri-food sector will double its contribution to the economy by 2030 through an ambitious

programme of investment in productive capacity, skills & knowledge to drive an increase in high value added sales to UK

and export markets

GLLEP Agri-food Sector PlanPriority Actions

1. Develop industry representation, map the industry & engage larger employers

2. Build on clusters where the GLLEP area is nationally very strong to facilitate growth (fresh produce, fish, poultry)

3. Develop a sector skills plan (through the Lincolnshire & Rutland ESB) & secure additional applied research funding with GLLEP agri-food companies

4. Develop & implement a 25year water plan & Centre for Water Management – 2015/16 following some current research work supported by the LEP

5. Build an economic case for investment in strategic transport infrastructure – LEP wide process starting later in 2014 and building on the work all LEPs are doing on growth plans

6. Promote exports & inward investment into the agri-food sector in the GLLEP area – part of LEP wide process for key sectors

Strategies & FundsAgri-food Sector

Plan (2014)

Greater Lincolnshire LEP Strategic Economic

Plan (2014)

Growth deal - UK devolved budgets –

locally focused

EU Funds – ESF, ERDF, RDPE, Leader

EU Horizon 2020 – Applied research

funding

Specific UK funds e.g. UK Agri-tech

Strategy

Projects developed locally (or regionally)

If you have a major project talk to the

LEP

Funding co-ordinated from one or more sources

Greater Lincolnshire LEP EU Structural &

Investment Fund (2014)

FundingPotential funding:Locally • North East Lincolnshire RGF in Food Manufacturing – capital equipment and premises. – closes Feb

15 – Helen Thompson at NEL• Lincoln Growth Fund – LN1 to LN6 – SME’s – Contact Jane Greaves at the University of Lincoln• Greater Lincolnshire Business Capital Growth Programme – launching in October – contact

Lincolnshire Chamber.• Locally - GLLEP has £120m of EU funding 2014-’20

– RDPE: £9m (investment in larger rural projects)– £110m for ESF (skills for out of work, NEETs) & ERDF (jobs & knowledge led)

• LEADER groups, potentially 5 in the LEP area circa £2m each• Can also bid to national £140m RDPE fund from 2015

Nationally• Growth Deal• UK agri-tech strategy £160m • EU investment in applied research in Horizon 2020 (2014-’20) includes €4.2bn for Sustainable

Agriculture (total budget €71bn)All these funds need:• Match funding• Most need business leadership

Question - What type of funding is needed to grow the Sector?

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