Business Award Winners Issue Stark Warning to Cheshire's Economy

The winners of this year's Cheshire Business Awards have issued a stark warning to the county's economy.

At a round table debate, the winners of the awards called for Cheshire to develop a new, strong and unified business voice to ensure the area doesn't lose ground to neighbouring powerhouses Liverpool and Manchester.

During the meeting, there was a resounding view that Cheshire, while rich in business assets and talents, is facing major challenges from its metropolitan neighbours.

The business leaders involved in the meeting are now calling for a single group to coordinate, communicate, and win key funding for local projects.

David Barlow, whose electrical company Barlows UK has won a string of awards over the years, said:

"I have felt the power of Greater Manchester. Liverpool have now done a mini Manchester with skills and businesses.

"They've got their own hub, which is Wirral, Liverpool, Halton and a few other places – all gathered together. And a lady I spoke to told us how successful it was. She said it was because we have got the hub, we have got some money – a million pounds.

"We are not together enough to apply for anything. So we need to get together to have our own Cheshire and Warrington hub. And we need to start applying for money and we need a central team that businesses can contact."

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Blain Boland

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