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Barnsley Development Agency

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Barnsley Development Agency (BDA), a part of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, offers a range of advice to businesses as well as community and voluntary groups. The organisation is also responsible for the delivery of the Remaking Barnsley urban regeneration programme.

BDA consists of four specialist teams:

1. Investment and Development supporting business
2. Grimethorpe Regeneration Executive creating opportunities
3. Social Enterprise Barnsley supporting communities
4. Remaking Barnsley supporting the future

Investment and Development supporting business

The Investment & Development team offers existing Barnsley companies and businesses relocating to the area a friendly and professional service, free of charge.

The team works in partnership with organisations offering business expertise and advice, including Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Business Link South Yorkshire and Barnsley Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to provide companies with a one stop shop meeting all their expansion and relocation needs.

Services provided include:
- Land and property information and advice
- Planning information and advice
- Financial assistance and grant availability
- Recruitment and training support
- Business advice
- Ongoing project support and aftercare programme

For further information:
T: +44(0) 1226 784444
F: +44(0) 1226 784455
E: info@barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk

Grimethorpe Regeneration Executive creating opportunities

Grimethorpe Regeneration Executive (GRE) is helping to make Grimethorpe a better place to live and work by developing the local economy and helping business to flourish in the area.

Supported by a strong public and private sector partnership, GRE provides a number of services to businesses that are interested in relocating to Park Springs, an area which has been redeveloped to offer industrial and business land and premises on former colliery sites.

The team is able to assist companies with:
- Grant applications
- Planning applications
- Site negotiations
- Signposting
- Research

For further information:
T: +44(0) 1226 716700
F: +44(0) 1226 716499
E: enquiries@gre.park-springs.com

Social Enterprise Barnsley supporting communities

Social Enterprise Barnsley (SEB) is helping to develop and grow the social economy in Barnsley by providing support to voluntary and community groups.

Groups and organisations in diverse sectors such as childcare, recycling, construction, credit unions, sports associations, heritage groups and computer training providers have benefited from SEBs business support service which incorporates:
- Business planning
- Funding
- Marketing and promotion
- Personnel
- Information Technology

SEB also coordinates the Barnsley Transitional Labour Market (TLM) programme which enables long-term unemployed people and those with additional barriers such as lone parents into employment with real wages and decent terms and conditions.

For further information:
T: +44(0) 1226 784444
F: +44(0) 1226 784464
E: SEB@barnsleydevelopmentagency.co.uk

Remaking Barnsley supporting the future

The innovative Remaking Barnsley renaissance programme is redefining Barnsley and identifies the regeneration of the towns urban centre as the main economic driver for the future of the area.

Under this programme, the Remaking Barnsley team is committed to creating a thriving, vibrant and enjoyable urban environment in which people can live, work and play. Quality architecture, the arts, culture and urban living are all part of this exciting vision alongside trade, business opportunities and employment.

The key developments are:
" Barnsley Markets an innovative retail, leisure and residential development right at the heart of the town
" Digital Media Centre a high specification business environment for new and existing businesses in the creative and digital sector
" Transport interchange combining bus, rail, coach and taxi travel within an impressive gateway to the town
" The Civic an exciting new working, performance and exhibition space to bring together the towns creative elements
" Gateway Plaza offering high grade contemporary office accommodation plus luxury new apartments and retail/café space
" Westgate a Council office development which will become part of the new civic and commercial core of the town
" Queens Hotel a unique conversion of a former hotel into prestigious, centrally located office development

For further information:
T. +44 (0) 1226 784444
F. +44 (0) 1226 784455
E. remakingbarnsleyinfo@barnsley.gov.uk