Associated British Ports to Join Siemens Energy as Corporate Sponsor of the Mayor's Great Exhibition

The UK’s largest port group Associated British Ports (ABP), is the latest industrial partners to sponsor the Great Exhibition of Lincolnshire.

Drawing inspiration from the Great Exhibition of 1851, this highly anticipated event is shaping up to shine a light on Lincolnshire industries and businesses. The spectacular trade-focused exhibition will highlight the best of our tech and innovation, with the aim of attracting new investment into the region.

The Humber handles 17% of all UK trade, the vast majority of which enters via one of ABP’s four Humber ports, two of which – Grimsby and Immingham – are in Lincolnshire. In total, ABP’s Humber ports handle around 50 million tonnes of goods per annum.

Andrew Dawes, Regional Director (Humber) at ABP said: “ABP is pleased to support the Great Exhibition, with its timely focus on trade, investment, and innovation. As the UK’s leading port operator, we’re dedicated to each of these themes. 

“We are committed to ‘Keeping Britain Trading’, ensuring that the Humber continues to serve as the UK’s number one gateway for trade and we continue to invest in strategic sites that are primed for inward investment.

“Over the last year, we have announced plans to build a nationally significant Ro-Ro terminal in Immingham, purchased Grimsby Seafood Village to safeguard an important local asset, and brought forward plans to develop a 227-acre site in Stallingborough with plans for a first phase speculative build well under way.”

Mayor Dame Andrea Jenkyns said: “ABP has a global reputation in ports and logistics handling £80bn of trade in the Humber and generating £6.6bn of value to the UK economy.  It has a rich heritage of driving economic growth in our area.

 “I am absolutely thrilled to welcome ABP as corporate sponsor to my first ever Great Exhibition. It shares my ambition in selling to the world and celebrating the very best of Lincolnshire in trade, innovation, and investment.”

The Great Exhibition will take place at Lincolnshire Showground’s Epic Centre on Wednesday, 22 October. It will shine a spotlight on Great Lincolnshire’s innovation, industry, and investment opportunities to a national and international audience.

Register your free place for the October 22 event and find out more: 

The Great Exhibition of Lincolnshire – Greater Lincolnshire CCA