COVID-19: Sector-specific support
Cumbria LEP is here to support your business with the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak.
From speaking to our business community we are aware that different sectors are being affected in different ways and different support is needed for each.
Below we have collated useful links to guidance available in specific sectors. We will update this as and when more information becomes available.
For general Government, national and local guidance for businesses and employers, and to find out how you can help in the response to COVID-19, please visit our main resource hub:
COVID-19: Guidance for employees, employers and businesses
If you cannot find the information and support you require, Cumbria's Business and Economic Response and Recovery Group (BERRG), Chaired by Jo Lappin, Chief Executive of Cumbria LEP, is in direct contact with Government and will continue to make your voice heard, seeking the support you need. BERRG is keen to hear from businesses that want to provide intelligence or need support - please email us info@thecumbrialep.co.uk.
Advanced Manufacturing
- Make UK
- The Institute of Engineering and Techonology (IET)
- Institute for Manufacturing (IFM)
- Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT)
- Business Growth Hub
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in manufacturing
Construction
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB)
- The Construction Index
- Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA)
- Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE)
- Build UK
- Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in construction
Creative and Cultural
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Arts Council England
- Creative Industries Federation
- Tech UK
- Heritage Fund
- Sport England
- Curious Minds
- The Space
- Arts Fundraising
- Youth Music
Clean Energy
Health and Social Care
- NHS England
- Public Health England guidance for residential care, supported living and home care
- British Dental Association (BDA)
- Association of British Health Tech Industries (ABHI)
- Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
Logistics
- Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
- Department for Transport
- Freight Transport Association (FTA)
Professional Services
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)
- Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)
- Confederation of British Industry (CBI)
- Institute of Directors (IoD)
- Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)
- The Law Society
- Association of British Insurers (ABI)
- Recruitment and Employment Federation (REC)
- UK Finance
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Rural
- Government Topic Page: Food and Farming
- National Farmers Union (NFU)
- The Prince's Countryside Fund
- Farmers Weekly
- Country Land and Business Association (CLA)
- ACS Home Delivery Guidance
- British Retail Consortium (BRC)
- Thomas Jardine & Co
- Food and Drink Federation (FDF)
- Letter from the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Alok Sharma, to those working in retail
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