About the BID
The BID is a new opportunity for businesses on Nantwich Road, Crewe town centre and Grand Junction Retail Park to have a stronger voice in the future development and management of improvements across the proposed BID area.
This will enable the business community to fund and deliver a new business led programme of improvements that will create a safer, more vibrant and prosperous environment for businesses within the BID area.
Three Theme Plan
01. Creating a Better Crewe Experience
02. Safer, Cleaner, Greener
03. Connecting Crewe’s Business Communities
Key Objectives
The plan to create a stronger and more connected Crewe business community would:
- Deliver a business-led agenda, representing BID Business by influencing and working with strategic partners
- Sustainably grow the number of visitors and consumers with high quality, sustained marketing and promotion of BID businesses
- Build the right environment to support existing companies and attract new businesses to the Crewe BID area
- Create an animated, vibrant and engaging destination
- Deliver £1.6million of added value investment
The BID Board
Graham Saunders
General Manager, South Cheshire Glass LTD
Bio - Chair of the BID
Graham is a local businessman who has been managing one of the largest home improvement companies in the area for the last 10 years. Graham has joined the Crewe BID board to put his experience and expertise at the disposal of the business community of Crewe. He is looking forward to adding valuable insight and experience to the board, ultimately playing his part in developing and improving Crewe town to a thriving place that the people of Crewe and surrounding areas can be proud of.
Juliet Davies
PR & Social Media Manager, United Carpets
Bio
Juliet’s husband Eddie has owned United Carpets on Nantwich Road since 2010. Juliet believes joining the board would be a great opportunity to be a part of taking Crewe forward and increasing its profile across the region and nationally, and will play an important role in attracting investment, improving street cleaning and security, making the town a better place to live for its own residents, and more attractive to visitors. She has experience working in the media and will utilise her connections for the benefit of the Crewe BID Company LTD.
Thomas Jones
Solicitor, Hibberts LLP.
Bio
Thomas has joined the Crewe BID Board to represent the views of the business community in Crewe, with the intention and aim of playing a greater part in providing a stronger voice for all the businesses across the town.
Claire Semonin
Branch Manager, Nationwide Building Society
Bio
Claire has worked for Nationwide for over 10 years, being the Branch Manager in Crewe for 3 years.
She will bring valuable insight due to the years she has worked in the customer service sector, especially supporting people and businesses with financial health.
Claire believes that Crewe has so much potential and is eager to help in any way she can to support and develop the business community in Crewe, making it the place to be.
Stuart Manifould
Chief Operating Officer, Crewe Youth Zone
Bio
Stuart is an innovative and creative Director and Chief Operating Officer who has established a record of achievements in leadership roles in sport, including Cheshire Football Association, Cheshire Football Centre and his own company SGM Sport Limited.
He is proficient in implementing effective strategies and best practice techniques to fulfil objectives and ensure continued progression of projects. As a forward-thinking professional, Stuart is accomplished in project managing programmes and adept at procuring funding and sponsorship to facilitate these through utilising his negotiating skillset and collaborative working with key stakeholders.
Cliff Goodwin
Cheshire Constabulary Police Inspector
Bio
Cliff is currently the Police Inspector for Crewe. He has worked for the Constabulary since 2006. More recently he has been the operational lead for the Safer Streets 4 programme, managing the largest Home Office funded operation the force has ever undertaken of £1.5 million. Cliff managed diverse internal teams and acted as a conduit between agencies and partners, including Directors of Education and Licensing Leads across the county.
Cliff has been instrumental in the marketing and distribution of the Hollie Guard App. This was created for Violence Against Woman and Girls (VAWG) crimes, including a Safeguarding toolkit to work in tandem. His additional collaborative work in the education sector saw 114 schools & 404 teachers trained about positive relationships. This has improved victim confidence to report and there has been a 10%+ increase in positive outcomes for violence related offences.
Richard Weilding
Business Advisor
Bio
Since Richard’s retirement from banking he has assisted several companies on a business advisory level, including securing funding from lending sources and SWAP (Mis- selling). Richard is a non-executive director at the Wishing Well Project.
Mark Hills
Chief Executive Officer, YMCA Crewe
Bio
Mark was a member of the initial steering group set up to develop a Business Improvement District for Crewe. He believes that the YMCA plays a key part to plan in the ongoing development of Crewe and is looking forward to supporting the Crewe BID Company, and the business community of Crewe, in generating further investment for the town.
Ben Clark
Head of Investment Management, Direct Real Estate UK, UBS Asset Management (UK) Limited
Bio
Ben is keen to join the Crewe BID board as a representative from Grand Junction Retail Park, ensuring that businesses across the BID area all benefit from the investment made from the BID.
The BID Team
The Groundwork Cheshire Lancashire & Merseyside BID Team provides a comprehensive management service for the Crewe Business Improvement Company Limited, and we are the first point of contact for any issues, problems or queries that you may have.
If there is anything at all that you need advice on, have a problem with, or need directing to a specific contact to rectify an issue, then please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
If there are any ideas for improvement, or something you would like to see implemented within the town, please let us know. There are regular forums, consultations and customer satisfaction visits and surveys, so there are plenty of opportunities to provide us with feedback.
Greville Kelly
Appointed advisor to support the establishment of the Crewe BID Company Ltd
07714 322 023
How it Works
VOTE
All premises with a rateable value greater than or equal to £12k will receive a vote.
If a majority vote in favour of the BID (by number and rateable value) the BID is approved for a 5 year period.
BID BOARD
Businesses within the Crewe BID area form a representative Board to govern the BID.
The BID Board would include representation from companies across the Crewe BID area.
INVEST BENEFIT AND REPORT
The BID team is appointed to manage the BID by the BID board.
New projects and services agreed by the business-led BID board are commissioned in line with the BID proposal.
The impact and success of the BID is reported to businesses.
Download the BID Proposal
The BID Area
Download the BID Proposal
“Having a BID in Crewe would provide businesses in the BID area with a voice that would be heard by key decision makers. We would be able to begin shifting the status quo. Currently businesses receive little notice or communication around events or developments. The BID would provide the means to change this for the better.”
