WCBC - About Us

Our commitment to the members of the West Cumbria Business Cluster is to make sure their voice is heard by key decision makers.

Our core values include:

• Pool our collective business knowledge
   
• Share opportunities and information
   
• Educate the local and wider business community about our individual and collective capabilities
   
• Lobby external stakeholders and potential clients
• Advise, assist and support member organisations ‚ Identify training and skills transfer requirements and opportunities
   
• Promote training and employment opportunities in the local community.

WCBC BOARD MEMBERS (from March 2009)

• Penny Lees of Total PR (Chairman)
  Tel: 01900 824974
   
• David Rowlands of Associates in Excellence (Vice-Chairman)
  Tel: 015395 68944
   
• Dick Raaz of LLWR
  Tel: 01946 722201
   
• Gordon Clark of Johnstons (Treasurer)
  Tel: 01946 694970
   
• Ian Henderson of Yarl Hydracentre
  Tel: 07968 313748
   
• John Dyson of Energus
  Tel: 01900 605665
   
• Jonathan Marshall of Burnetts Solicitors
  Tel: 01228 552222
   
• Steve McClure of Bardon Aggregates
  Tel: 01524 738815

   

WCBC MANAGEMENT TEAM (from March 2009)

• Bernard Cunningham of Birse Nuclear
  Tel: 0161 486 1156
   
• Norman Addison of Bendalls Engineering
  Tel: 01228 815350
   
• Dr Sarah Green of University of Cumbria - compiles the WCBC Future Events Diary
  Tel: 01768 893715
   
• Stuart Harrison of Gen II
  Tel: 01900 701300

   

WCBC ADMINISTRATOR

• Hazel Duhy of Woodrow Services
  Tel: 016973 44905