Open for Business

If you are looking to set up a new business or would like to relocate your existing business, then Ashington is the ideal setting.  

Ashington is close to the Tyne & Wear conurbation and is a gateway to the historic and beautiful Northumberland coastline.  

Ashington adjoins the A189 Northumberland Spine Road with links to the A1, A19 and the wider major UK road network. The A1 is now less than a ten minute drive away following the opening of the Morpeth Northern Bypass and Morpeth Railway Station sits on the East Coast Mainline with links to all major UK cities. Newcastle International Airport is less than a thirty minute drive with flights to Europe, Asia and the USA with port facilities available at the nearby Port of Blyth.

The town centre provides a range of retail, commercial and leisure opportunities and hosts a popular market every Tuesday. The town centre is seeing significant investment including the recent opening of the £21m Ashington Leisure Centre, the Station Road Regeneration Scheme and the Portland Park development. Work is on-going for the re-introduction of a passenger rail service and significant, quality, house building is also taking place in and around the town.

Ashington has a ready supply of labour as well as being home to Northumberland College who can provide quality training for employers. The town has managed workspace accommodation as well as offering quality office and industrial units in landscaped business parks.   

Accelerate Ashington

The programme is being funded by North of Tyne Combined Authority, through the Towns and High Streets Investment Programme. Drawing on the emerging Ashington Town Investment Plan, the Ashington High Street Innovation Programme (HSIP) was developed incorporating a range of measures which will run until March 2024.

As a key component of this, Advance Northumberland will deliver Accelerate Ashington, a brand-new package of business support comprising two strands. A digital element to support existing businesses to grow, and a start-up package to support individuals looking to establish new businesses, organisations or social enterprises in Ashington.

Working alongside industry experts, the digital element will support local businesses currently trading and operating within Ashington. This support will provide funded access to the introduction of digital tools for day-to-day business activity including Digital Audits, Digital Marketing Campaigns and Website Capability. The start-up element will offer a programme of workshops covering the key skills individuals need to start and establish new businesses including organisational structure, finance and marketing.

As the support is fully funded through the North of Tyne Combined Authority there is no cost to eligible organisations. Do you want to get involved? Could your business benefit from expert digital support? Are you an entrepreneur with a new business idea? We want to hear from you!

Please contact Andrew Leigh, Programme Manager at Advance Northumberland on 07873703534, email andrew.leigh@advancenorthumberland.co.uk or visit www.accelerateashington.com for more information and to register your interest.

Ashwood Business Park

The recently established Ashwood Business Park provides quality office and industrial units in a woodland setting, linking directly onto the A189 Northumberland Spine Road. Akzo Nobel UK and the Bernicia Housing Group have made the Park their home bringing significant investment to the town.    

Ashwood Business Park 
 

Enterprise Workshops

The ARCH Workshops provide quality workspace close to the town centre, on Green Lane, with a number of local established businesses based at the facility.
 

Jubilee Industrial Estate

The long established Jubilee Industrial Estate, on Remscheid Way, is close to the town centre and again provides an ideal setting for new and established businesses. Moffat 2000 Ltd, specialists in subsea engineering, are based on the Estate.
 

Lintonville Enterprise Park

The recently developed Lintonville Enterprise Park links directly to Ashington Town Centre and provides quality office and workshop accommodation and includes the ARCH Centre for Enterprise.

Advance Northumberland Business
 

North Seaton Industrial Estate

North Seaton Industrial Estate adjoins the Ashwood Business Park and provides an ideal setting for new and established business to grow and develop. A number of businesses linked to the construction industry are based on the Estate. The Estate has also seen the recent expansion of FES International who specialise in oil and gas engineering as well as the opening of the Wansbeck Garden Centre & Cafe and a B&M store. 
 

Wansbeck Business Park

Wansbeck Business Park, on Rotary Parkway, provides a mix of business accommodation in a quality woodland setting complete with a lake. One of the businesses that has made the Park its home is Polar Crush, one of Europe's leading suppliers of dispensed frozen drinks and fruit juices.   

Advance Northumberland Business

 

Federation of Small Businesses

As experts in business, we offer our members a wide range of vital business services including advice, financial expertise, support and a powerful voice in government. Our mission is to help smaller businesses achieve their ambitions. We are a not-for-profit organisation, led by a team of our members, which exists to serve the small business community across the UK.

Starting at just £147 in the first year plus a £30 joining fee for businesses with no employees we pride ourselves in supporting smaller businesses like yours.

Details of commercial benefits for businesses can be found on our website here: https://www.fsb.org.uk/join-us/membership.html

Details of all FSB events – both in person and virtual – can be found on our events calendar. The majority of these events are open non-members too. https://www.fsb.org.uk/event-calendar.html

Information on FSB’s current campaigns, advocating for small businesses, can be found here: https://www.fsb.org.uk/campaign-listing.html

Grow your business. Shrink your carbon footprint. Our sustainability hub is regularly updated with the latest resources, tools and information to help your small business prepare for changes, go green and be more sustainable.  Visit our Sustainability Hub which seeks to help businesses in their journey to Net Zero, and our Business Without Barriers Hub which aims to support entrepreneurs with a disability or small businesses employing those with a disability.

From start-up to scale up, we’re here to help you on your business journey. Learn everything you need to know about starting a business, including business law basics, finance fundamentals and how to secure your first sale.  Visit our Start Up Hub for newer businesses, and our Skills Hub for those seeking to upskill and/or grow their business.

For more help and information on developing or relocating your business contact:

Business Northumberland at: www.businessnorthumberland.co.uk (opens in a new window)

Northumberland Business Services Ltd at: www.nbsl.org.uk (opens in a new window)

Northumberland College at: www.northumberland.ac.uk (opens in a new window)

The Prince's Trust at: www.princes-trust.org.uk (opens in a new window)