Last week Cornwall Marine Network welcomed Shadow Minister for Business John Reynolds and Jane Kirkham, the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Falmouth along with Key business leaders for a renewable energy business roundtable.
Amongst the important conversations, the panel discussed:
- Opportunities and barriers for the renewables sector and green energies
- The importance of a locally developed and supported supply chain.
- The huge economic Benefits of landing a green energy grid connection into Cornwall from Geo thermal, Celtic FLOW.
- Support for SME’s, innovation, training and skills
- Further consistent support for apprenticeships also featured heavily in the discussions.
The Shadow minister was left in no doubt of the huge opportunities we have in Cornwall and how they can help to seize the economic opportunities in their industrial strategy to create skilled, well paid jobs in the industries of the future in every part of the UK.
Thank you to Tug Dock, Inyanga Marine, Geothermal Engineering (GEL), Celtic Sea Power Falmouth BID, Cornwall Chamber of Commerce and Cornwall Council for attending and being a part these important conversations, collaboration is the key to developing and supporting these opportunities and the people, business and communities involved.
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For any further information or questions, please contact Sam Winters, Strategic Communications sam.winters@cornwallmarine.net
About Cornwall Marine Network
Cornwall Marine Network was established in 2002 by local marine businesses to give identity to, and improve the economic prosperity of, businesses in Cornwall’s world-class marine sector.
Cornwall Marine Network is a private not-for-profit company, limited by guarantee and owned by more than 350 local marine businesses in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The CMN Team provide expert specialist support which helps member companies to grow, by improving marketing, skills, bringing innovation to market and improving productivity in the workplace. Since 2005, CMN has supported local businesses to create 4,600 new jobs, adding more than £500 million of Value to Cornwall’s economy.
