Past Programmes
The Black Country Cluster is distinctive amongst all UK clusters. It is not only the largest, but it is also the only non-coastal cluster, spreading deep into the urban areas surrounding it. Industry across the Black Country is so integrated into residential areas making it challenging to manage industrial and domestic energy demand separately.
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The Manufacturing Growth Programme was the UKs largest and leading business support programme making improvements to Manufacturing SMEs. Since October 2016, the programme has supported more than 2,000 SME manufacturers to grow and create more than 3,200 new jobs through £10.5m from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). In April 2019, an additional £11.8m ERDF was provided to the programme to deliver business growth support across 16 Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) regions.
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The Marches Energy Grant (MEG) offers free advice, energy assessments and grants for energy efficiency and renewable energy measures to SMEs from all sectors in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin...
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The Worcestershire, Shropshire, and Herefordshire Business Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP) was a European Regional Development Funded project that supported eligible business to become more resource efficient. BEEP could have provide grants of up to 40% of the total cost of a project, to the maximum contribution of £20,000, for businesses to improve their energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions based on the recommendations from a free site visit that identified where carbon and energy reductions can be made. Qualifying businesses were situated in and trading from Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Shropshire or Telford & Wrekin.
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The Low Carbon Business Evolution Programme is a European Regional Development Funded project that supported eligible business to reduce their carbon footprint and increase energy efficiency across Stoke on Trent & Staffordshire LEP areas. SBEN made it their mission to support organisations to achieve long term sustainability and maximise business opportunities through innovative environmental activity.
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The Resource Efficient Business (REBiz) programme provided advice and financial support for small or medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to become more resource efficient and adopt circular business models and practices. This programme was delivered in partnership with the York and North Yorkshire Local Enterprise Partnership (Y&NY LEP), and was available to businesses across West and North Yorkshire. REBiz was supported by the European Regional Development Fund and the Northern Powerhouse Growth Deal. Through the REBiz programme, eligible businesses could have received advice and financial support to become more resource efficient. We also helped businesses to develop circular economy business models and practices, helping them keep products and materials in use, by design, for as long as possible to get the maximum value from them.
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The Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme has now been extended to June 2023 and an additional £1.25m of funding for small to medium-sized businesses is available for the implementation of energy efficiency measures. The Coventry and Warwickshire Green Business Programme is partly funded by the European Regional Development Fund and is being delivered by Coventry City Council, Coventry University, and Coventry University Enterprises Ltd.
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Worcestershire County Council has appointed Pro Enviro Ltd to deliver bespoke decarbonisation consultancy for organisations based within the Worcestershire administrative boundary only.
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