Business Networks
The Mersey Dee Alliance (MDA) was born out of the recognition of
shared economic, social and environmental interests across the West
Cheshire, Wirral and North East Wales area.
A new Partnership was formed in April 2007, between the local
authorities of Cheshire West and Chester, Denbighshire, Ellesmere
Port & Neston, Flintshire, Wirral, Wrexham, and the Welsh
Assembly Government and Merseytravel, built from a strong
foundation of joint working since the 1990s.
The North East Wales / West Cheshire / Wirral area is unique in
the UK as a major economic area divided by a national boundary. The
area has a great diversity of businesses and a metro economy as
well as a large rural hinterland and coastal commuter belt and is a
major contributor to the UK economy.
The partnership recognises that the area represents a single
economic sub-region with a population of close to 1 million which
is divided by a national boundary.
Partners agree to work together on common strategic interests to
ensure a sustainable future the for the area, and facilitate a
coherent approach to social, economic and environmental issues.
The MDA addresses the strategic, cross-boundary issues that
affect the area as a whole so as not to duplicate local activity
and to ensure it creates added value.
Chester, Ellesmere Port and North Wales Chamber of
Commerce. Representing 90,000 employees across West Cheshire
and North Wales and is one of the leading private sector
providers of business support solutions. Their client
base includes large corporate businesses to owner-managed
businesses in all sectors of this dynamic and diverse economic
region.
Visit Chester & Cheshire (VCC) is the tourism management
organisation for Cheshire and Warrington. As one of five tourism
boards in the Northwest it is funded and supported by North West
Regional Development Agency, 7 local authorities and
over 400 private sector tourism stakeholders in Cheshire.