The Lighting Industry Academy has announced that they had named their most recent Academy Ambassadors. The largest trade association for the industry across Europe has announced that Telford & Wrekin Council and Enterprise Telford are the latest ambassadors for the Trade Association’s Academy.

Telford & Wrekin Council focuses on attracting more investment and jobs to their area in order to create more jobs and raise the living standards of those who are living in that area. The Council is known for being business winning and supportive of businesses in the area, while making effort to get more business into the area.

Enterprise Telford is a facility for the Telford & Wrekin Council to display how they intend on improving and expanding the levels of enterprise and innovative companies working in the area. By promoting more enterprise and innovation in the area, there will be an increase in the number of major businesses that are attracted to the area. Enterprise Telford also delivers a level of practical support to the community by tackling the skills shortage that is apparent in the industry as well as gaining grants that will help to support any levels of growth that could take place in the future.

The Trade Association is also based in Telford and has close connections to the area, making the selection of the new Ambassadors of the Academy more significant. The Deputy Mayor, Councillor Stephen Reynolds was on hand to officially open the Lighting Industry Academy when it first started operating in 2016. The Trade Association use the Academy in order to bring more skilled workers to the area through education. The Academy also works to serve the wider lighting community by offering skills development and education.

The Academy Ambassadors work to contribute skills and learning opportunities to the whole lighting community. These opportunities will help the industry move towards a bright future.