Seriously Useful Contacts
Here you'll find some emergency and useful contacts and resources for your business:
Emergency Defibrillators in the BID Area
- Please see the maps on this link and follow instructions
https://www.londonriversidebid.co.uk/news-and-events/defibrillators-and-bleed-kits-available-to-bid-members-in-an-emergency
Policing and Crime Reduction
- Security Projects UK Ltd - The BID’s contracted security firm - Tel: 0844 8460247 or 07528 968073 (mobile number for evening and weekends)
securityprojectsltd.co.uk - Police - Emergency Services 999; Non-emergency 101
- Rainham and Wennington Safer Neighbourhoods Team - 0208 649 3522 https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/havering/rainham-and-wennington/contact-us/top-reported-crimes-in-this-area
South Hornchurch Safer Neighbourhoods Team: 0208 721 2704 https://www.met.police.uk/area/your-area/met/havering/south-hornchurch/about-us/top-reported-crimes-in-this-area
- Metropolitan Police Crime Prevention Advice - met.police.uk/cp/crime-prevention
- Report Cybercrime and Fraud - actionfraud.police.uk Tel: 0300 123 2040
- Met Police cyber and crime prevention youtube channel - youtube.com/user/metpoliceservice
- The Police's Cyber Security Resilience Centre - londoncrc.co.uk
Cyber-security essentials and awareness - cyberaware.gov.uk and cyberessentials.ncsc.gov.ukGet Safe Online: free advice and resources - getsafeonline.org
- Report Terrorism Suspicions and information - act.campaign.gov.uk/ and met.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about
- NaCTSO (National Counter Terrorism information and advice - https://www.protectuk.police.uk/
- Identifying fraudulent/fake documentation - gov.uk/government/publications/recognising-fraudulent-identity-documents
- Securing your business premises: Self-assessment toolkit from MOPAC (Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime) - london.gov.uk/mopac-publications/safer-spaces
Secured Environments Certification Scheme/Secured by Design - securedenvironments.com/
- Banknote checking scheme for cash-handling business and retailers - bank of england
- National Business Crime Centre website contains useful prevention resources - nbcc.police.uk
Local Councils
- Havering Council - https://www.havering.gov.uk/contactus Tel: 01708 434343; out of hours 01708 433999
- Havering business support - havering.gov.uk/info/20072/business_support_and_advice/384/help_for_your_business/4
- Barking and Dagenham Council - lbbd.gov.uk Tel: 020 8215 3000
- Essex County Council - essex.gov.uk Tel: 0345 743 0430 e: contact@essex.gov.uk
Utilities and Waste
- Environment Agency: Incident hotline 0800 80 70 60; gov.uk/report-an-environmental-incident
- Environment Agency: General enquiries 03708 506 506; gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
- Environment Agency: Licenced waste collection carriers - environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers Tel 03708 506506
- UK Power Networks - Tel 105
- National Grid Emergencies - Gas: 0800 111999; Electricity: 0800 404090
- Essex and Suffolk Water emergency - 0800 526337
- BT Openreach - 0800 023 2023
- Port of London Authority (PLA) - pla.co.uk Tel: 01474 562200
Roads, Traffic and Air Quality
- National Highways – traffic information and general website nationalhighways.co.uk/
- TfL (Transport for London traffic updates - tfl.gov.uk/traffic/status/
- Essex Highways - essexhighways.org/transport-and-roads/tell-us/problem-check.aspx
- Locity: industry led programme of the freight and fleet sector to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions locity.org.uk/
- ULEZ vehicle checker and useful information - tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/
Business Premises - commercial/warehouse agents and workspace management companies
- CEME, Rainham: worskpace/office space and Innovation hub - ceme.co.uk
- Fairview Industrial Park RM13 - fairviewindustrialpark.co.uk/
- Workspace Group: flexible offices and premises to let - workspace.co.uk
- Segro: commercial and warehouse premises search - segro.com/estates-map
- Kemsley - kemsley.com
- Knight Frank - knightfrank.co.uk
- Savills - savills.co.uk/find-commercial-property
Business Improvement Districts
- British BIDs - britishbids.info
- Romford BID - romfordbid.co.uk
- More info on the BID process and benefits - londonriversidebid.co.uk/news-and-events/faqs-what-is-a-business-improvement-district
Business Support and Business Networking
- Barking and Dagenham Chamber of Commerce - Tel: 020 8591 6966; info@bdchamber.co.uk
- London Business Hub: information, guidance, support for London businesses - businesshub.london/
- Business in the Community: social responsibility in business - bitc.org.uk
- Business support helpine: Free Govt signposting service - enquiries@businesssupporthelpline.org, or call 0300 456 3565 Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 6:00pm
- City Business Library: business research and enterprise centre - cityoflondon.gov.uk/supporting-businesses/economic-research/small-business-research-enterprise-centre
- Competefor: UK supply chain and tendering opportunities - competefor.com
- Construction Industry Training Board (CITB): grants for employers - citb.co.uk/levy-grants-and-funding/grants-and-funding/about-citb-grants-scheme/
- Contracts Finder - Search for information about Govt. and Agency contracts worth over £10,000 - www.gov.uk/contracts-finder
- E-business support to digitise your business - Newham College newham.ac.uk/ebusiness
- Essex Chamber of Commerce - essexchambers.co.uk Tel: 01206 765277; enquiries@essexchambers.co.uk
- Federation of Small Business - fsb.org.uk
- Havering Chamber of Commerce - hcci.org.uk Tel: 01708 560066; email: enquiries@hcci.org.uk
- Havering Council tendering and supply opportunities - havering.gov.uk/info/20071/doing_business_with_us/389/current_tender_opportunities
- Havering Council business support and networks - havering.gov.uk/info/20072/business_support_and_advice/384/help_for_your_business/4
- London Chamber of Commerce - londonchamber.co.uk Tel: 0207 248 4444
- Institute of Directors (IoD) - iod.com
- New City College for business - newcityforbusiness.co.uk/
- Payment practices of large businesses - You can view reports on how well large businesses pay before you enter in to a contract - gov.uk/check-when-businesses-pay-invoices
- Small Business Commissioner - information and support to settle late and unfair payment disputes - https://www.smallbusinesscommissioner.gov.uk/
Environment, Energy, Waste, Sustainability
- British Business Bank - a guide to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance what-is-esg-a-guide-for-smaller-businesses/
- London Climate Hub - businesshub.london/resource/climate-hub/
- ReLondon - improve waste and resource management, redesign your products and packaging - relondon.gov.uk/
- RSPB Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve - rspb.org.uk/reserves-and-events/reserves-a-z/rainham-marshes
- SME Climate Hub - smeclimatehub.org/
- UK Business Climate Hub - businessclimatehub.uk/
Exporting Guidance and Support
- Dept for International Trade resources, materials, advice - great.gov.uk
- Open to Export: free export advice for international growth - opentoexport.com/
- UK Export Finance - help to put the right finance and insurance in place - gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-export-finance
Innovation and Productivity Support
- Future Cube Rainham - specialist advice to improve productivity, processes and products - contact the BID office oastaniotis@londonriversidebid.co.uk
- Innovate UK/UKRI: Innovation funding, support and connections - ukri.org/
- Nesta: Innovation foundation backing new ideas that tackle big challenges - nesta.org.uk
Legal
- Information Commissioners Office: Date Protection and GDPR - ico.org.uk
- Intellectual Property Office: trademarking and registering business names - gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual-property-office
- British Library Business and IP Centre: trademarks, intellectual property, free resources and support - bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre
- London Business Growth Hub - growthhub.london
Mayor's Office/Greater London Authority (GLA)
- Consultations, reports, plans, strategies - london.gov.uk and london.gov.uk/what-we-do/business-and-economy