Envirolink Northwest
Envirolink Northwest was an organisation which existed to promote, strengthen and support the Low Carbon and Environmental Goods and Services sector in England's Northwest. The not-for-profit organisation went into liquidation in January 2013.
Set up in 1999, at its peak in 2010 Envirolink Northwest employed 90 staff and turned over £6m. It was based at offices in Birchwood, Warrington. Envirolink hosted a network of over 1500 companies based in the region related to the environment. Envirolink is supported by the Northwest Development Agency.
The goals of Envirolink Northwest were:
- Helping companies to find and win new business both at home and abroad
- Fostering environmental innovation through unlocking funding for research and development and demonstration of environmental technologies
- Bringing regional companies and research bodies together to develop new technologies, products and commercial ventures
- Developing the skills and talents necessary to grow the environmental industry
- Representing the environmental sector regionally, nationally, and internationally