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About the UK Business Centre Lille

Why was the UK Business Centre Lille created?

Our aim and our services

The UK Business Centre Lille was launched as a response to the ongoing challenges British companies are confronted with to access European markets, in terms of border controls, customs, tax, additional costs or administrative procedures.

Answering their challenges

The aim of the UK Business Centre Lille is to bring together both public and private organisations from the Hauts-de-France to help British companies set up and operate successfully in Europe.

So our motto is quite simply: “All you need is Lille!” (and of course the rest of our great region).

Access to experts in different fields (and more)
Customs representation
Customs representation
Language support
Language support
Finance/banking
Finance/banking
Logistics
Logistics
Setting-up in Hauts-de-France
Setting-up in Hauts-de-France
Visa, work permits, immigration
Visa, work permits, immigration
VAT representation and other tax matters
VAT representation and other tax matters
 Legal advice
Legal advice
Retail/ecommerce
Retail/ecommerce
Commercial representation
Commercial representation
HR and recruitment
HR and recruitment

Our dedicated team to support you throughout your project

Experts in international development who will guide you from A to Z

Our team at the UK Business Centre Lille has a strong expertise in international development.They represent both private and public institutions who support international companies into developing in the territory.

All of them have a deep understanding of the challenges British companies face. Finding ready-to-implement solutions to these same challenges is their top priority.

Meet some of the team:

Nik Haidar

President of the British Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lille which helps facilitate business between France and the United Kingdom.

Artus Galiay

Hauts-de-France Representative to the United Kingdom and Director UK/ Ireland at Nord France Invest which is the investment promotion agency for the Hauts-de-France Region.

Maxime Vermeulen

Director Invest at the Attractiveness Agency Hello Lille which supports companies in setting up in the Lille Metropolis.

Supported by a key British stakeholder

The UK Business Centre Lille is supported by the UK Department for Business and Trade which is part of the British government. It aims to support British companies’ development to create jobs and opportunities.

« The Department for Business and Trade’s focus is to deliver economic growth for the UK, and does this by helping businesses to grow, export, invest and create jobs. In France, we help UK companies thrive by identifying export opportunities and advice on how to export or tackle market access barriers. DBT France works with partners across France whose objectives align with ours to provide a coherent, joined-up service offer for UK companies. The UK Business Centre Lille is one of these initiatives. »

Jo Hawley, Deputy Trade Commissioner Europe at the Department for Business and Trade

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