The UK Business Centre Lille is a unique initiative set up to help British companies who want to grow their business and operations in France and in Europe. Companies entering a new market face innumerable hurdles and costs – financial, fiscal, logistical, cultural, linguistic, operational to name a few.
The aim of the UK Business Centre Lille
An expert ecosystem
Direct (and totally free of charge) access to the people who can answer your questions.
Through the UK Business Centre Lille, British companies can get direct access to the expertise and market guidance they need. Our ecosystem is made up of a wide range of experts in every field – from company formation to warehousing, from distribution and recruitment, to employment law and logistics. All of the members of this ecosystem have a track record of success, they have worked with the UK market and UK companies and they all do business in English.
The initiative is a joint venture between the BCCI Lille (the British Chamber of Commerce and industry Lille), Nord France Invest (the investment promotion agency for the Hauts-de-France region) and Hello Lille (the attractiveness agency for the Lille metropolis) with the support of the UK Department for Business and Trade.

UK Business Centre Lille founders
The British Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lille has been helping facilitate business between France and the UK for over 100 years.
Nord France Invest is the Investment Promotion Agency for the Hauts-de-France Region and has helped hundreds of international companies set up successfully in our territory.
Hello Lille is the attractiveness agency for the Lille metropolis and has a successful track record of helping foreign companies establish themselves in the city.
The World Trade Centre Lille brings their wide set of local and international connections, as the WTC network is present in 90 countries.
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the Hauts-de-France region brings together the community of companies set up in the region.
The UK Business Centre Lille – core network partners
The support of the UK Department for Business and Trade highlights the British companies’ need for this solution as well as its importance to ensure smooth for Cross-Channel Trade.
« 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
The Hauts-de-France Regional Council supports the development of companies on our territory.
Hauts-de-France International is an initiative created to unite the region’s international business forces.