| 词条 | West London Business |
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| name = West London Business | logo = File:West London Business.jpg | type = Non-profit organisation | hq_location = London, {{postcode|W|4}} | area_served = West London | key_people = {{Plainlist|
}} | website = {{URL|https://www.westlondon.com/}} }} West London Business (WLB)[1] is a non-profit business leadership forum. It represents businesses and enterprises with a presence in the seven 'West London Alliance'[2] boroughs:
The boroughs have a combined population of 1.4 million+ people. Established in 1994 WLB seeks to represent the interests of 100,000+ businesses, from small to multinational, located in west London, which contribute an estimated (in 2016) £50 billion (GVA)[3] to the UK economy. The organisation's mission is to ensure West London stays the best place to do business. MembershipWLB has around 200 members, including major corporates and multinationals such as PwC, the Fuller's Brewery, Heathrow Airport, HSBC and SEGRO, through to SMEs, we well as Further Education and Higher Education institutions. The organisation claims this results in a unique forum for promotion and networking in west London. In joining WLB members commit to work together to raise West London’s global economic competitiveness, whilst pursuing social and environmental sustainability. ActivitiesWest London Business is active in:
More recently under their new CEO Andrew Dakers they have gone through significant change and have developed a more comprehensive level of services and partnerships including:
It works with the West London Alliance (the public body group incorporating the councils which cover the North West London area) which includes Hounslow, Ealing, Brent, Harrow, Hillingdon, Barnet and Hammersmith & Fulham) As a transport initiative, throughout the 2000s it has promoted the West London Orbital underground railway scheme. The lack of north-south rail connections and capacity is being revisited in large part due to population growth. WLB and partners are working on the possibility of converting some old freight lines into passenger services. This would include linking Brentford to Barnet via the Dudding Hill line. HistoryThe organisation emerged from the merger of West London Inward and West London Chamber of Commerce in the early 2000s. Much of the energy from Business in the Community's West London Leadership team also folded into WLB in the early 2000s. The organisation's culture and mission in 2016/7 draws in the traditions of these three predecessor groups. Recent Chief Executives:
West London Business has in the past offered:
References1. ^West London Business web site 2. ^West London Alliance web site 3. ^Office for National Statistics External links 3 : Chambers of commerce in the United Kingdom|Business organisations based in London|Economy of London |
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