Building Local Supply Chains
Chambers of Commerce work closely with large-scale projects that bring opportunity to our region for local businesses. Significant opportunities at present include:
Vattenfall – Norfolk Boreas & Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farms
Orsted – Hornsea Three Offshore Wind Farm
Lower Thames Crossing – National Highways
Local Authority Tender Opportunities
Both Norfolk and Suffolk Chambers of Commerce offer a free-to-use ‘get fit to bid’ diagnostic tool, that enables you to see whether your business is ready to enter a large-scale supply chain and offers your advice/signposting on any areas that you need to improve upon.
Norfolk: https://www.norfolkchamber.co.uk/support-hubs/procurement-hub/
Suffolk: https://www.suffolkchamber.co.uk/business-support/public-sector-procurement/diagnostic-tool/
Freeport East
Freeport East (Felixstowe, Gateway 14 & Harwich) is one of eight new Freeports in England, announced in March 2021. With its unique global links and existing innovative sectoral clusters, Freeport East will attract inward international investment and drive domestic growth, propelling the country’s economy forward.
Covering Britain’s busiest container port, two major ferry ports and located close to the East Coast green energy cluster, Freeport East offers a unique combination of advantages to benefit traders, manufacturers and clean energy suppliers. It will create 13,500 new jobs and generate a Gross Value Added (GVA) of £5.5 billion over 10 years.
Trade Hubs
All four Chambers of Commerce off support and documentation services to support businesses conducting international trade – whether it is import or export. Click the logos below to see how each Chamber can support your business.
Influence Change
If your business would like Chambers East support to lobby and influence on your behalf, please contact your local Chamber in the first instance:
Chambers East 