Lancashire County Council Trading Standards

Business Advice - Helpful Contacts

On this page you will find a list of helpful business contacts. Click on the type of organisation you require for full details. For Lancashire contacts, please go to our About Us page.

Business Link
Local business advice
ABF Enterprise4all - a not-for-profit organisation, focused on supporting a diverse range of businesses from a wide cross-section of the community.
AskCedric - one-stop web site for Trading Standards business related information.
Government departments
Regulators
Neighbouring Trading Standards
Other organisations

Business Link

Web Site: http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/

Government departments

Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Web Site: http://www.dti.gov.uk/index.html

Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
Fleetbank House
2-6 Salisbury Square
London EC4Y 8JX
Telephone: (020) 7211 8000
Fax: (020) 7211 8800
Web Site: http://www.oft.gov.uk

Regulators

OFWAT (Office of Water Services)
City Centre Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
Telephone: (0121) 625 1300
Website: http://www.ofwat.gov.uk

OFGEM (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets)
130 Wilton Road
London SW1V 1LQ
Telephone: 0800 887777
Website: http://www.ofgem.gov.uk

OFCOM (Regulator for the UK communications industries)
Ofcom Contact Centre
Riverside House
2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
Telephone: 0845456 3000 or 020 7981 3040
Website: http://www.ofcom.org.uk

Neighbouring Trading Standards departments

Northern Counties Trading Standards Group http://www.northern.tradingstandards.org.uk

NAME	ADDRESS	TELEPHONE	FAX
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council	Trading Standards Service Town Hall Blackburn BB1 7DY	01254 585599 (general enquiries) 01254 585904 (consumer advice)	01254 698312
Blackpool Borough Council	Community & Tourism Services Department 125 Albert Road Blackpool FY1 4PW	01253 478395	01253 478393
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council	Trading Standards ServiceWeston House Weston Street Bolton BL3 2AR	01204 336593 (general enquiries) 01204 336586 (consumer advice)	01204 336599 (general) 01204 336958 (advice)
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council Email them	Trading Standards Department Textile Hall Manchester Road Bury BL9 0DG	0161 253 5566	0161 2535547
Cumbria County Council Email them	Department of Trading Standards County Offices Kendal Cumbria LA9 4RQ	01539 773583	01539 773580
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council	Environment Department PO Box 32 Telegraph House Baillie Street Rochdale OL16 1JH	01706 864186	01706 864185
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council	Environmental Protection Department 3rd Floor Crown Buildings 9 Eastbank Street Southport PR8 1DL	0151 934 2089/2090 (Southport) 0151 934 4027/4028 (Bootle)	0151 934 2106
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council Email them	Environmental Health & Consumer Protection Department Town Hall Library Street Wigan WN1 1YN	01942 827666 (general enquiries/consumer advice) 01942 827476 (Trading Standards Service)	01942 827079

Other organisations

Local Authorities Coordinators of Regulatory Services
10 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7SP
Telephone: (020) 7840 7200
Fax: (020) 7735 9977
Web Site: http://www.lacors.com

The Stationery Office Ltd
PO Box 276
London
SW8 5DT

Lancashire County Council Trading Standards, 58-60 Guildhall Street, Preston, Lancashire PR1 3NU.
Telephone: 0845 600 1352 or (01772) 533573 Fax: (01772) 533591 Electronic Mail: feedback@lancashire.gov.uk