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Chamber of Commerce, Training and Enterprise

Shops, factories and professional businesses have worked together for almost a century to make Gainsborough a good place to do business. In the early years shopping was encouraged by sponsoring the local ferry, which brought many people to this ancient market town, and retailers were helped with a mutual insurance policy for their windows.

We now make car parking free through our refund scheme whilst, for the shorter visit, on street car parking is plentiful and close to the twice weekly market (Tuesday includes Farmer’s Market and Saturday). Our shopping areas and car parks are protected with Closed Circuit Television Cameras, pioneered by the Chamber, to ensure customer safety and shop keepers co-operate to eliminate petty crime from out town through retail radio, and other reporting schemes. Tea rooms, pubs and convenient Hotels provide a wide range of refreshment and accommodation.

The main traffic free shopping area and Market Square are just two minutes from the prime tourist venue of the Old Hall, and from Tesco’s Superstore, one minute from the busy station, Guildhall and Trent Riverside Whittons Gardens. Independent local retailers like Horsley’s (furniture) and specialist shops are mixed with national companies such as Boots, Woolworths, WH Smith and the regional Lincoln Co-operative Society to ensure every need can be met.

Industry and commerce continues to expand on the industrial estates where local specialisms of world-wide significance include AMP Rose and Regal (packaging machinery), Flexadux (tunnel ventilation), Ico (plastics packaging) and PING Europe (golfing equipment) who also own the superb Gainsborough Golf Club near the town.

The spectrum of industry now stretches from our agricultural and engineering base (Kerry Group, Dexion Handling and East Midland Instruments) to electronics (Logic Systems Pro-Audio and A O Smith) and modern automotive specialities (Eminox).

Chamber is a founder member of the West Lindsey Local Strategy Partnership and is closely involved in supporting community activities, our unique Alchemy Social Enterprise Pilot, Local Learning Partnership, encouraging young people to prepare for working lives and older ones to maintain a life of learning.

Chamber members continue to welcome visitors to our town and assist business to develop in every way through training, business networking and close co-operation with all local authorities, the Regional Development Authority and British Chambers of Commerce.

If you’re in business or considering doing business in the Gainsborough Area the chamber is for you.

Contact the Chamber on 01427 619500 or Derek Markie@lincs-chamber.co.uk, or visit the Lincolnshire Chamber web-site www.lincs-chamber.co.uk