Britain's Energy Coast Business Cluster - About Us

Our commitment to the members of the Britain's Energy Coast Business Cluster is to make sure their voice is heard by key decision makers.

Our core values include:

• Pool our collective business knowledge
   
• Share opportunities and information
   
• Educate the local and wider business community about our individual and collective capabilities
   
• Lobby external stakeholders and potential clients
• Advise, assist and support member organisations ‚ Identify training and skills transfer requirements and opportunities
   
• Promote training and employment opportunities in the local community.

BECBC is the new trading name of  West Cumbria Business Cluster.

BECBC BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR

• Phil Jardine
  Tel: 07809 702687

BECBC ADMIN MANAGER

• Hazel Duhy of Woodrow Services
  Tel: 016973 44905

BECBC PR CONSULTANT

• Sally Seed of Stoneleigh Communications
  Tel: 01539 624732

BECBC BOARD AND MANAGEMENT TEAM (from April 2012): 

BECBC BOARD MEMBERS 

• Sean Balmer of NDA - CHAIRMAN
   
• Steve McClure of Bardon Aggregates - VICE-CHAIRMAN
  Tel: 01524 738815
   
• Neil McNicholas of DRS - TREASURER
  Tel: 01228 406623
   
• Jonathan Marshall of Burnetts Solicitors
  Tel: 01228 552222
   
• Penny Lees of Total PR
  Tel: 01900 824974
   
• Tim Ashworth of Westlakes Engineering
  Tel: 01946 595554 

BECBC MANAGEMENT TEAM (from April 2010)

• Alison Johnston of Dodd & Co
  Tel: 01228 530913
   
• Bernard Cunningham of Balfour Beatty Civil Engineering
  Tel: 0161 486 1156
   
• Emma-Jayne Gooch of McKenzie Douglas
  Tel: 01900 66051
   
• Gary McKeating of NMP
  Tel: 01946 599375
   
• Graham Morgan of Spatial Consultants
  Tel: 0845 680 9845
   
• Liz Bowe of PacTec and SEB Management
  Tel: 01946 695005

BECBC SECTOR GROUPS:

Construction and Manufacturing: further details from group lead Bernard Cunningham

Nuclear Decommissioning and Waste (including Storage): further details from:
Group Lead: Chris Stanger, Procurement & Logistics Manager 
Group Co-ordinator: Liz Bowe

Nuclear New Build: further details from group lead Steve McClure

Professional Services: further details from Alison Johnston

Renewable Energy: further details from group lead John Knox

Socio Economic: further details from group lead Stephen Mullen

Transport and Logistics: further details from group lead Neil McNicholas

New BECBC sector groups being set up include: Tourism, Creative Industries, Business Start-Ups and Export.
For further information or to register interest contact: Hazel Duhy, BECBC Admin Manager