JUNIOR Exports Minister Gareth Thomas said east Midlands Airport (EMA) plays a major role in driving regional growth during a visit to celebrate international trade, reports the West Bridgeford Wire.
The Department for Business and Trade's Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports, Gareth Thomas MP, was the keynote speaker at the 'Made in the Midlands, Sold to the World' exporter roadshow, which was held in the Rolls-Royce Flight Operations Centre at the airport.
Hosted by the UK Government's Department for Business and Trade, the event brought hundreds of business leaders together with goods and services exporters, trade experts, and UK Government representatives to equip them with the tools and knowledge to access new markets and grow internationally.
The airport, 13 miles from Nottingham, is a major UK air freight hub, contributing GBP1.6 billion (US$2.02 billion) in national gross value added and supporting more than 17,000 jobs across the UK in 2023.
It is connected to 185 of the world's major cities, centrally located, and operates 24 hours a day, enabling businesses to seamlessly connect goods with customers.
This, combined with its specialisation in cargo-only aircraft rather than relying on passenger aircraft to carry freight, as many airports do, means the airport is uniquely placed to handle express air freight.
This is the fastest-growing type of air cargo, tipped to account for an ever-increasing share of all goods shipped around the world in the years to come.
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The Department for Business and Trade's Minister for Services, Small Business and Exports, Gareth Thomas MP, was the keynote speaker at the 'Made in the Midlands, Sold to the World' exporter roadshow, which was held in the Rolls-Royce Flight Operations Centre at the airport.
Hosted by the UK Government's Department for Business and Trade, the event brought hundreds of business leaders together with goods and services exporters, trade experts, and UK Government representatives to equip them with the tools and knowledge to access new markets and grow internationally.
The airport, 13 miles from Nottingham, is a major UK air freight hub, contributing GBP1.6 billion (US$2.02 billion) in national gross value added and supporting more than 17,000 jobs across the UK in 2023.
It is connected to 185 of the world's major cities, centrally located, and operates 24 hours a day, enabling businesses to seamlessly connect goods with customers.
This, combined with its specialisation in cargo-only aircraft rather than relying on passenger aircraft to carry freight, as many airports do, means the airport is uniquely placed to handle express air freight.
This is the fastest-growing type of air cargo, tipped to account for an ever-increasing share of all goods shipped around the world in the years to come.
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