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 North East Lincolnshire Council Trading Standards' contacts, please go to our About Us page.

• Business Link
• Local business advice
• Enforcement services
• Government departments
• Regulators
• Neighbouring Trading Standards Departments
• Calibration Services
• Other Organisations

Disclaimer

Care has been taken in the compilation of this web site. The statements contained on this site are believed to be correct.

However, the Council shall not be liable for any loss, damage or inconvenience arising from inaccuracies.

Also we can not control the content or take responsibilities for pages maintained by external providers/organisations that can be accessed through our site. Any external products and services listed do not necessarily carry the endorsement of North East Lincolnshire Council or imply a recommendation. If you are aware that any of the information here contains mistakes or needs updating, please tell us.

Business Link

Business Link's online 'business' service provides access to a full range of information and advice in the key areas of your business:

• up to date facts and figures - in depth information and bespoke research
• start-up advisory service
• local events and business opportunities
• business development - one to one support from a business advisor and in-depth consultancy
• product and service development
• developing people
• building export potential
• adopting and expanding the use of technology

Local business advice

North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards Service produces a number of guidance documents offering advice to businesses.

Click here for our business advice leaflets.

Enforcement services

Health and Safety Executive
1st Floor
The Pearson Building
55 Upper Parliament Street
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 6AU
Telephone: 01159 712800
Fax: 01159 712802

Web Site: http://www.hse.gov.uk/  

HM Customs and Excise
Imperial House
Victoria Street
Grimsby
DN31 1DB
Customs Confidential: 0800 59 5000

Web Site: http://www.hmce.gov.uk/  

Humberside Police
Police H.Q.
Queens Gardens
Hull
Telephone 0854 6060222

Grimsby Police Station
Victoria Street
Grimsby
Telephone: 0854 6060222

Web Site: http://www.humberside.police.uk/  

Humberside Fire Brigade
C Division H.Q.
Peaks Lane
Grimsby
Telephone: 01472 372500

Web Site: http://humbersidefire.gov.uk/

Government departments

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate
1 Victoria Street
London
SN1H 0ET
Telephone: (020) 7215 5000
Fax: (020) 7215 0357

Web Site: http://www.dti.gov.uk/consumers/index.html

Office of Fair Trading (OFT)
1st Floor
Fleetbank House
2 Salisbury Square
London
EC4Y 8JX
Telephone: 08457 22 44 99
Fax: (020) 7211 8800
Web Site: http://www.oft.gov.uk

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Nobel House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

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

Regulators

OFWAT
City Centre Tower
7 Hill Street
Birmingham
B5 4UA
Telephone: (0121) 625 1300
Web Site: http://www.ofwat.gov.uk

OFGEM (Office of Gas and Electricity Markets)
9 Millbank
London
SW1p 3GE
Telephone: (020) 7901 7000
Web Site: http://www.ofgem.gov.uk

OFTEL
Export House
50 Ludgate Hill
London
EC4M 7JJ
Telephone: (020) 7634 8700
Web Site: http://www.oftel.gov.uk

Neighbouring Trading Standards Departments

North Lincolnshire Trading Standards
Church Square House
High Street East
Scunthorpe
DN15 6XQ

Telephone: 01724 297664

East Riding of Yorkshire Council
Public Protection Division
Council Offices
Church Street
Goole
DN14 5BG

Telephone: 01405 722180

Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council

Public Protection Division
Trading Standards Service
33 Witham
Kingston-Upon-Hull
HU9 1DB

Telephone: 01482 615552 / 615571

Lincolnshire County Council

Trading Standards
County Offices
Lincoln
LN1 1YL

Telephone: 01522 552401

Calibration Services

Humber Authorities Calibration Laboratory

PO Box 604
Brudnell Way
Hull
HU6 9YY

Telephone: 01482 803144

Other organisations

Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (LACoRS)

10 Albert Embankment
London
SE1 7SP

Telephone: 020 7840 7219

The Stationery Office Ltd

PO Box 276
London
SW8 5DT

North East Lincolnshire Council Trading Standards Department, Thrunscoe Centre, Highgate, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, DN35 8NX.
Telephone: (01472) 324770   Fax: (01472) 324819   Electronic Mail: trading.standards@nelincs.gov.uk