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One of the key roles of the Inward Investment Team is to assist companies locating and investing in the area. Whether working directly with investing companies or with professional advisers the Inward Investment Team can assist with the following:

  • Detailed facts and figures about the area , eg, office costs, taxes, labour costs, infrastructure, employment and education.

  • The identification of suitable premises.

  • Provision of contacts within professional companies: agents, accountants, banks and recruitment companies.

  • Site visits and regional tours.

  • Guidance and support on property, business development and recruitment issues.

  • Information on towns, villages and quality of life.

  • The identification of suppliers, customers and competitors.

  • Public Relations to announce your presence in the borough.

  • East Staffordshire Business Handbook - providing details of some 1100 businesses that are located in the Borough together with maps showing the location of the main employment areas. Free copy available on request.

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Did you know

The Fox's Biscuit factory in Uttoxeter, employs some 1,600 people. It began as a small family business run by Charles Henry Elkes, Baker and Confectioner, in a shop in Carter Street around 1908 and later at 1 High Street. This was so successful that in 1928 they opened the Dove Valley Bakeries, producing Elkes Malted Milk and London Assorted biscuits, by which time the business was C.H. Elkes and Sons Ltd, Biscuit and Cake manufacturers. Elkes recently became Fox's Biscuits.

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