Investment
From 1 April 2024, the responsibility for LEP functions across the Enterprise M3 LEP region has transferred to Hampshire County Council and Surrey County Council.
The Enterprise M3 Board met for the last time in March 2024 and Enterprise M3 LEP is no longer operating as an organisation.
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Please note that Enterprise M3 LEP staff have transferred to Hampshire County Council to continue to deliver services and activities in Hampshire, including the Growth Hub, the Careers Hub, work on key business sectors, and trade and investment.
They can be contacted at economic.development@hants.gov.uk.
Project description
Farnborough International Exhibition and Conference Centre is a £32 million permanent development that will replace the temporary exhibition structure, usually dismantled after each biennial Farnborough Airshow event. The Exhibition and Conference Centre will attract local, regional, national and international delegates to the area, thus building on Farnborough’s firmly-established reputation as a business events destination and home to one of the most famous Airshows in the world – competing favourably alongside other major global airshow such as Paris and Berlin Located at the Farnborough airfield site, the new development will provide major international conference and exhibition space that can be utilised throughout the year to further support the aerospace and other related sectors, ensuring that Farnborough evolves as a viable destination to promote trade and business development on a global scale.
Project output
- 347 jobs
- Permanent build (facility)
- 20,000 sqm exhibition space, seminar & conference spac
Key Outputs
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Amount financed: £5 million
Total cost: £32 million
Status: Completed
Themes: Innovation
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