On this page you will find a list of helpful business contacts. Click on the type of organisation you require for full details. For London Borough of Tower Hamlets Trading Standards' contacts, please go to our About Us page.

• Business Link
• Local business advice
• Office of Fair Trading
• Government departments
• Regulators
• Neighbouring Trading Standards departments
• Other organisations

Business Link

Web Site: www.bllondon.co.uk

Local business advice

Tower Hamlets is a fast growing community and the Council's regeneration team can provide useful information on many local business opportunities. Details are on the Council's Website

The London 2012 Olympics will also offer major opportunities to Tower Hamlets businesses and details of how to become involved can be found on the London 2012 website.

Other useful sources of advice are the Thames Gateway Project and East London Centre Gateway to East London Business Community

Government departments

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Better Business Framework
1 Victoria Street
London
SN1H 0ET
Telephone: (020) 7215 5000
Fax: (020) 7215 0105

BIS
Consumer Affairs & Competition Policy
Web Site: http://www.bis.gov.uk

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
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)
9 Millbank,
London,SW1P 3GE
Telephone: 020 7901 7000
Website: http://www.ofgem.gov.uk

OFCOM
Riverside House
2a Southwark Bridge Road
London
SE1 9HA
Telephone: (020) 7981 3000 (switchboard)
(020) 7891 3040 (complaints)
Website: http://www.ofcom.org.uk

Neighbouring Trading Standards departments

London Borough of Newham

Newham Dockside
1000 Dockside Road
London
E16 2QU

Contact Tel (020) 3373 9879

 

Corporation of London

PO Box 270
Guildhall
London
EC2P 2EJ
Contact Tel (020) 7332 3406
 

London Borough of Hackney

Trading Standards Service
Neighbourhood & Regenerations
Hackney Service Centre
1 Hillman Street
London
E8 1DY
Contact Tel (020) 83563672

Other organisations

London Local Regulation(formerly LACORS/LACOTS
Local Government House
Smith Square
London SW1P 3HZ

Telephone: (020) 7664 3000
Fax: (020) 7664 3030
Web Site: http://www.lacors.com

The Stationery Office Ltd
PO Box 276
London
SW8 5DT

London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Trading Standards, Mulberry Place (AH) PO Box 55739 5 Clove Crescent London, E14 1BY
Telephone: (020) 7364 5008    Fax: (020) 7364 6901
Internet World Wide Web http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/towerhamlets/
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