• Strengths in the offshore
renewable energy industry based in Lowestoft, with excellent links
to European partners
• World-class IT research in the county, for example BT at
Martlesham
• An emerging cluster of bio-technology companies in Haverhill
around the world-class company, Genzyme Ltd
• Enterprise Capital of the UK at Lowestoft, as awarded by
Enterprise UK
• The international home of horse racing at
Newmarket
• A wide range of high quality, nationally renowned food and
drink producers
• A rich cultural and heritage offer
• One of the strongest finance and insurance sectors outside
London
•
University Campus
Suffolk, together with our network of colleges, are equipping
our young people with the skills they need to take advantage of the
opportunities offered by these growing sectors
The SCC Economic Development team focusses its activities on
developing key sectors, business and enterprise support, addressing
inequalities and improving infrastructure and developing people’s
skills as a catalyst for economic development. These
priorities come
from ‘
Transforming Suffolk’, Suffolk’s Community Strategy, and the
Suffolk Story,
The team is recognised for its flexibility, adaptability and
partnership working, particularly during this difficult economic
climate. I am proud of the team’s wide ranging achievements,
from supporting the Suffolk Chamber of Commerce procurement
platform –
B2B – to
helping local businesses win key supplier contracts, and
from the building of
OrbisEnergy, the regional
enterprise hub for offshore renewable energy and for securing 200
additional jobs for 18-24 year olds through the Future Jobs
Fund.
The team has important and challenging projects to deliver
over the next 12 months:
I hope that the website pages that follow will provide you with
an excellent overview of the work of the Economic Development
team. If you would like to know more please take a look at
our current
brochure.
Brochure.pdf
Yours sincerely
Jai Raithatha
Head of Economic Development
From right to left
Vimmi Hayes, Economic Development Manager
Tel: 01473 264831 email:
vimmi.hayes@suffolk.gov.uk
Jai Raithatha, Head of Economic Development
Tel: 01473 264819 email:
jai.raithatha@suffolk.gov.uk
Yvonne Moores, Business Development Officer
Tel: 01473 264827 email:
yvonne.moores@suffolk.gov.uk
Dawn Turpin, Economic Development Officer
Tel: 01473 264817 email:
dawn.turpin@suffolk.gov.uk
Helen Utteridge, Business Development Officer
Tel: 01473 264823 email:
helen.utteridge@suffolk.gov.uk
Mike Dowdall, Economic Development Manager
Tel: 01473 264240 email:
mike.dowdall@suffolk.gov.uk
David Wood, (not pictured) Power Cluster Project Manager
Tel: 01502 509242 email:
david.wood2@suffolk.gov.uk