Get your business super fit

Make sure your business can get back to 'business as usual' in the event of a major disruption. Prepare a business continuity plan.

• Booklets, DVDs and pocket guides are available to help your business prepare for a major emergency

emergency.planning@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 2427

Licensing

If you own, or plan to open a pub, club, restaurant, late night takeaway or mobile kebab van, a casino, betting shop, cinema or theatre or other public entertainment you will need a licence.

Contact the licensing team for advice.

licensing@southampton.gov.uk

023 80834209

Business Rates

• Small business rates relief
• Empty property rates relief
• Pay your business rates online

business.rates@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 2997

Sustainability

• The business climate champions’ project offering free advice to help reduce energy costs
• Advice on sustainable construction to developers
• Advice for developers wishing to connect to the city centre district energy (geothermal) scheme in which the city council co-operates with Utilicom

sustainability@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 4649

City Centre Management

A partnership between Southampton City Council and city centre businesses

• Business improvement districts
• City Centre way finding
• City centre markets
• Christmas activities in the city centre
• Safety, security and health monitoring in the city centre

Find out about the benefits and how to become a member

023 8023 6460

Tourism

If you run a restaurant, pub or wine bar in Southampton you can now advertise online for free in the Nightlife and Eating Out section of the city council’s tourism website www.visit-southampton.co.uk

023 8083 4509

david.wood@southampton.gov.uk

Economic Development

• Access to local support agencies
• Finding the best training & events
• Commercial property availability
• Up to date information on developments
• Business advice
• Local economy information

Economic.development@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 2587

Trading Standards

Providing your business with a range of information and advice including:

• Practical advice to businesses on consumer law
• Buy with confidence business partnership
• Customer refund policies
• Distance selling /e-commerce
• Product safety

trading.standards@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 3999

Food Safety Team

Food safety management

• Food hygiene advice
• Product labelling
• Noise and odour prevention
• Smoke free legislation

Food.safety@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 2519

Trade Waste

Offering a range of waste collection options for office, retail and industrial business premises

• Waste management services to help businesses comply with the Environmental Protection Act ‘duty of care’
• Trade waste services
• Commercial / residential skip hire
• Special collections / bulk uplift

Waste.management@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 4325

Health & Safety

Providing businesses with advice and information regarding interpretation and practical compliance with Health and Safety legislation.

Focussing on businesses with activities which are statistically proven to cause:

• the most serious or most common accidents eg falls from height and slips and trips; and
• Ill health eg asbestos exposure and musculoskeletal disorders

Pollution.safety@southampton.gov.uk

023 8083 2323

Leisure

Get the best from your staff

• Team building activities at one of our outdoor centres
• Corporate membership at the council’s leisure venues

leisure.marketing@southampton.gov.uk

023 8078 0726