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BRITISH-AMERICAN BUSINESS
COUNCILS UK
BIRMINGHAM
British-American
Business Council in the Midlands,
75 Harborne Road,
Edgbaston,
Birmingham, B15 3DH
Contact: Melanie Kaczorek
Executive Director
Tel: +44 (0) 121 454 6171
Fax: +44 (0) 121 607 0130
E-mail: c.fisher@birminghamchamber.org.uk
Website: www.babc.org
DURHAM/NEWCASTLE
British-American Chamber of Commerce North East
Durham/Newcastle
Level 2
Southfield House
Southfield Way,
Durham
DH1 5TR
Contact: Brendan Murphy
Executive Director
Tel: +44 (0) 191 375 3330
Fax: +44 (0) 191 375 3333
E-mail: brendan.murphy@ne-cc.com
Website: www.ne-cc.com
LONDON
BritishAmerican Business Inc
75 Brook Street
London
W1K 4AD
Contact:Alison
Holmes,
Managing Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 7467 7400
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7493 2394
E-mail: ukinfo@babinc.org
Website: www.babinc.org
MANCHESTER
British-American Business Group in the North West
Churchgate House,
56 Oxford Street
Manchester
M60 7HJ
Contact: Lynn Shaw
Executive Director
Tel: +44 (0) 161 237 4025
Fax: +44 (0) 161 236 6469
E-mail: babg_northwest_uk@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.babc.org
SCOTLAND
Scottish North American Business Council
c/o University of Glasgow
10 The Square
Glasgow
G12 8QQ
Contact: Jean Shedden
Executive Director
Tel: +44 (0) 1655 332 255
Fax: +44 (0) 1655 332292
E-mail: jean.shedden@btopenworld.com
Website: www.snabc.org
WALES
Wales North America Business Council
Stationery House
12 Rosecroft Drive
Langstone
Newport
Wales
NP18 2LQ
Contact: Roy Thomas
Executive Director
Tel: +44 (0) 1633 411 732
Fax: +44 (0) 1633 413 102
E-mail: roy.thomas@manda.uk.com
Website: www.wnabc.com
BABC YORKSHIRE & THE HUMBER
British-American Business Council of Yorkshire
Broadway Hall, Horsforth
Leeds, LS18 4RS
Contact: Tony Ewen
Executive Director:
Tel: +44 (0) 870 1296071
Fax: +44 (0) 870 1296072
E-mail: info@yorkshirebabc.org
Website: www.babc.org
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NATIONAL ORGANISATIONS
British
Chamber of Commerce
Manning House, 22 Carlisle Street
London SW1P 1JA
Tel: +44 (0) 20
7565 2000
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7565 2049
E-mail: info@londonchambers.org.uk
British Chambers of Commerce
International Division
4 Westwood House
Westwood Business Park
Coventry CV4 8HS
Tel: +44 (0) 24 7669 4484
Fax: +44 (0) 24 7669 5844
E-mail: enquiry@britishchambers.org.uk
Companies House
The government agency responsible for company registration
in Great Britain, it also has a key role in providing
information about British companies. The principal route
for all general enquiries is its Contact Centre. The Contact
Centre staff have extensive experience of Companies House
products, services and operations. They can normally provide
an immediate answer to your query, but if they are unable
to provide an answer they will transfer you to someone
who can
For all enquiries:
Companies House Contact Centre
Tel: +44 (0) 87033 33636
E-mail: enquiries@companies-house.gov.uk
Website: www.companies-house.gov.uk
Lines are open 08:30 - 18:00 UK time
Monday to Friday, with the exception of national holidays
By post:
Companies House – Cardiff
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
Companies House – Edinburgh
37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB
Companies House – London
PO Box 29019
21 Bloomsbury Street
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HM CUSTOMS AND EXCISE
The government department responsible for collecting billions
of pounds of revenue each year in VAT, other taxes and
customs duties. It also has a vital front-line role in
preventing illegal imports of drugs, alcohol and tobacco
smuggling and tax fraud.
For
all enquiries:
National
Advice Service
Tel: 0845 010 9000 (UK)
Tel: +44 (0) 20 8929 0152 (Inernationall)
Website: www.hmce.gov.uk
International Assistance
4th Floor
New King’s Beam House
22 Upper Ground
London SE1 9PJ
E-mail: ia@hmce.gsi.gov.uk
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EMBASSIES
AND CONSULATES
LONDON
Trade Attaché
American Embassy in London
24 Grosvenor Square
London W1A 1AE
Northern Ireland:
American Consul General
American Consulate
Queen’s House
14 Queen Street
Belfast
BR1 6EQ
Northern Ireland
Scotland:
American Consul General
American Consulate
3 Regent Terrace
Edinburgh
EH7 5BW
Scotland
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GOVERNMENT OFFICES
Department for Culture, Media and
Sport
Its aim is to improve the quality of life for all through
cultural and sporting activities and through the strengthening
of the tourism, creative and leisure industries.
For all enquiries:
2-4 Cockspur Street
London
SW1Y 5DH
For general enquiries
call +44 (0) 20 7211 6200
E-mail: enquiries@culture.gov.uk
Website:www.culture.gov.uk
Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
Information Resource Centre
Lower Ground Floor
Ergon House
c/o Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London SW1P 3JR
Tel: +44 (0) 8459 335577
Tel: international:
+44 (0) 20 7238 6951
E-mail: helpline@defra.gsi.gov.uk
Website:www.defra.gov.uk
Department of Trade and Industry
Department of Trade and Industry The Department of Trade
and Industry has the clear aim of generating wealth for
everyone in the UK by helping people and businesses to
become more productive and more successful
For
all enquiries:
DTI London
1 Victoria Street
London SW1H 0ET
Tel: +44 (0) 20
7215 5000
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7222 0612
E-mail: dti.enquiries@dti.gsi.gov.uk
Website:www.dti.gov.uk
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
The UK government department for foreign affairs, it works
through its London Headquarters and its network of Embassies,
High Commissions and Consulates throughout the world
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
Tel: +44 (0) 20
7008 1500
Website:www.fco.gov.uk
Visa enquiries:
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7008 8438
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7238 3759/3761
E-mail: visas.foruk@fco.gov.uk
HM Treasury
The Treasury is the department that formulates and puts
into effect the government’s financial and economic
policy. The Treasury’s overall aim is to raise the
rate of sustainable growth and achieve rising prosperity
and a better quality of life, with economic and employment
opportunities for all
For all general enquiries:
The Correspondence & Enquiries Unit
2/S2
HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
London
SW1A 2HQ
Tel +44 (0) 20 7270 4558
Fax +44 (0) 20 7270 5244
Home
Office
The Home Office is the government department responsible
for internal affairs in England and Wales. It works to
build a safe society, to enhance opportunities for all
and to ensure that the protection and security of the
public are maintained and enhanced
Public Enquiry Team Home Office
7th Floor
50, Queen Anne’s Gate
London
SW1H 9AT
Telephone: +44 (0) 870 000 1585
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7273 2065
Textphone: +44 (0) 20 7273 3476
E-mail: public.enquiries@homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk
Website:www.homeoffice.gov.uk
Inland Revenue
The Inland Revenue is there to ensure that everyone understands
and receives what they are entitled to and understands
and pays what they owe, so that everyone contributes to
the UK’s needs
For all enquiries:
Somerset House
Strand
London
WC2R 1LB
Tel: +44 (0) 20
7438 6622
Website:www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk
Public Sector Benchmarking Service
The Public Sector Benchmarking Service has been developed
as a partnership between the Cabinet Office and HM Customs
& Excise and aims to support improvement across the
public sector by promoting benchmarking and good practice
through the provision of advice, information and knowledge
The Public Sector Benchmarking
Service (PSBS)
7th Floor East
New King’s Beam House
22 Upper Ground
London SE1 9PJ
Tel: +44 (0) 20
7865 5072
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7865 5700
E-mail: psbshelp@hmce.gsi.gov.uk
Website:www.benchmarking.gov.uk
UK Trade & Investment
Kingsgate House
66-74 Victoria Street
London SW1E 6SW
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7215 8000
Website:www.uktradeinvest.gov.uk
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IMMIGRATION
Immigration Advisory Service
Community legal advice and representation for immigrants
and asylum seekers
For
all enquiries:
Head Office
3rd Floor, County House
190 Great Dover Street
London SE1 4YB
Tel: +44
(0) 20 7357 7511
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7403 5875
E-mail: advice@iasuk.org
Website:www.iasuk.org
Immigration and Nationality
Directorate
Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon CR9 2BY
Tel: +44
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THE
UK PATENT OFFICE
Responsible for copyright, designs, patents and trade
marks in the UK
The UK Patent Office –
London
Harmsworth House
13-15 Bouverie Street
London EC4Y 8DP
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7596 6517
E-mail: enquiries@patent.gov.uk
Website:www.patent.gov.uk
Main UK Patent
Office – Cardiff
Concept House
Cardiff Road, Newport
South Wales NP10 8QQ
Tel: 08459 500 505
Tel: International:
+44 (0) 1633 813930
Fax: +44 (0) 1633 813600
E-mail: enquiries@patent.gov.uk
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES
The British Midlands
Birmingham Office
3 Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Aston Science Park
Birmingham B7 4BN
Contact: James Warren
Tel: +44 (0) 121 503 3241
Fax: +44 (0) 121 380 3620
E-mail: jameswarren@thebritishmidlands.com
Website: www.thebritishmidlands.com
Nottingham Office
Apex Court
City Link
Nottingham NG2 4LA
Contact: Kerry Hadfield
Tel: +44 (0) 115 988 8521
Fax: +44 (0) 115 853 3666
E-mail: kerryhadfield@thebritishmidlands.com
Website: www.thebritishmidlands.com
East of England Development Agency
Regions covered:
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex,
Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
The Business Centre
Station Road
Histon, Cambridge CB4 9LQ
Contact: John Megginson
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 713 900
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 713 940
E-mail: knowledge@eeda.org.uk
Website:www.eeda.org.uk
Invest Northern Ireland
64 Chichester Street, Belfast
Northern Ireland BT1 4JX
Contact: Bernie McGrath
Tel: +44 (0) 289 023 9090
Fax: +44 (0) 289 049 0490
E-mail: invest@investni.com
Website:www.investni.com
Isle of Man Government
International Services Division
Goldie Centre, 1-4 Goldie Terrace
Douglas, Isle of Man IM1 1PG
Contact: Steven Beevers
Tel: +44 (0) 1624 671737
Fax: +44 (0) 1624 615038
E-mail: steven.beevers@is.treasury.gov.im
Website:ww.gov.im/is
London First Centre
Regions covered: London boroughs
within M25 motorway.
1 Hobhouse Court
Suffolk Street
London SW1Y 4HH
Contact: Michael Charlton
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7925 2000
Fax: + 44 (0) 20 7925 2022
E-mail: staff@lfc.co.uk
Website:www.lfc.co.uk
North West Regional Development
Agency
Regions covered: Cheshire, Greater
Manchester, Cumbria
Lancashire and Merseyside.
Renaissance House
PO Box 37, Centre Park
Warrington
Cheshire WA1 1XB
Contact: Caroline Williams
Tel: +44 (0) 1925 400100
Fax: +44 (0) 1925 400400
E-mail: invest@nwda.co.uk
Website:www.nwda.co.uk
One North East
Regions covered: Cleveland,
Durham, Northumberland, and
Tyne and Wear.
Stella House, Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE15 8NY
Contact: Piers Willson
Tel: +44 (0) 191 229 6200
Fax: +44 (0) 191 229 6201
E-mail: piers.willson@onenortheast.co.uk
Website:www.onenortheast.co.uk
Scottish Development
International, International Trade Enquiry Team
150 Broomielaw
Atlantic Quay
Glasgow G2 8LU
Tel: +44 (0) 141 228 2367
Fax: +44 (0) 141 228 2086
E-mail: enquiry@scotent.co.uk
Website:www.sti.org.uk
South East England Development Agency
(SEEDA)
Regions covered: Brighton and
Hove, Buckinghamshire,
East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight,
Kent, Milton Keynes, Oxfordshire,
Surrey, Thames Valley and
West Sussex.
SEEDA Headquarters
Cross Lanes
Guildford
Surrey GU1 1YA
Contact: Mike Gooch OBE
Tel: +44 (0) 1483 484200
Fax: +44 (0) 1483 484247
E-mail: info@seeda.co.uk
Website:www.seeda.co.uk
South West of England Regional Development
Agency
Regions covered: Cornwall, Devon,
Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset
and Wiltshire.
Sterling House
Dix’s Field
Exeter
Devon EX1 1QA
Contact: Tim Bagshaw
Tel: +44 (0) 1392 214747
Fax: +44 (0) 1392 214848
E-mail: enquiries@southwestrda.org.uk
Website:www.southwestrda.org.uk
Yorkshire Forward
Regions covered: North Yorkshire,
South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire
and The Humber.
Victoria House
2 Victoria Place
Leeds LS11 5AE
Contact: Liz Feely
Tel: +44 (0) 113 394 9600
Fax: +44 (0) 113 243 1088
E-mail: liz.feely@yorkshire-forward.com
Website: www.yorkshire-forward.com
The Welsh Development Agency
Principality House
Friary
Cardiff
CF10 4FE
Tel: +44 (0) 1443 845 500
Fax: +44 (0) 1433 845 589
E-mail: enquiries@wda.co.uk
Website:www.invest-in-wales.com
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