Economic growth

The Economic Growth Team plays a key role in supporting and developing Shropshire’s economy. Our vision is to support and promote the economic growth and prosperity of Shropshire by attracting investment, creating jobs, enhancing skills, supporting businesses and developing infrastructure. We work with partners across the county to develop the infrastructure required for sustainable economic growth.

The work of the Economic Growth Team is guided by Shropshire’s Economic Growth Strategy which is helping to deliver Shropshire Council’s Shropshire Plan, with a focus on the Healthy Economy section.

Our work is divided into four themes:

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Enabling growth and investment
Shropshire Map
Regenerating Shropshire
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Working in partnership
Connecting Shropshire (digital infrastructure)
Connecting Shropshire

Introduction to the team

For Shropshire Council members: a brief introduction to Shropshire Council’s Economic Growth Team

Economic growth news

UKSPF-funded initiatives earn national recognition

UKSPF-funded initiatives earn national recognition

Tagged under:
  • Economic growth
  • economic growth
  • Funding
  • Shrewsbury
  • Shropshire
  • UKSPF
  • UKSPF business grant scheme

UKSPF funding supported two Shrewsbury projects that recently led to the town receiving two nominations for a national award. Shrewsbury was shortlisted… Continue reading

Shropshire Council’s pyrolysis project named finalist in National Climate Action Awards

Shropshire Council’s pyrolysis project named finalist in National Climate Action Awards

Tagged under:
  • Climate change / environment
  • Community
  • Corporate
  • Economic growth
  • Highways, transport and environmental maintenance
  • Partner organisations
  • Planning
  • Uncategorized
  • climate change
  • community
  • economic growth
  • environment
  • environmental maintenance
  • health
  • ludlow
  • Public health
  • Shropshire

Shropshire Council’s groundbreaking pyrolysis initiative has been shortlisted as a top finalist in the APSE Service Awards 2025, in the category of… Continue reading

Council approves funding necessary to proceed with energy, biochar and carbon plant in Ludlow

Council approves funding necessary to proceed with energy, biochar and carbon plant in Ludlow

Tagged under:
  • Assets and estates
  • Climate change / environment
  • Economic growth
  • Partner organisations
  • Biochar
  • environment
  • health
  • ludlow
  • Pyrolysis

The development of an Energy, Biochar And Carbon (EBAC) plant (pyrolysis plant) on the outskirts of Ludlow has moved one step closer… Continue reading