About us

Gloucestershire First is the Place Promotion Agency for Gloucestershire.

Gloucestershire First promotes business in the Forest of Dean, Cotswold hills and major settlements of Gloucester, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury and Stroud. If you want to invest in Gloucestershire or grow your business, we're here to help.

In a busy world with a potentially baffling range of support schemes around, we aim to simplify things for you. We understand inward investment opportunities, tourism, grant schemes and the local labour market.

This website is here to explain our scope and contacts. Call us and we'll get you in touch with the right people.

work

What's it like to live and work in Gloucestershire? Some of our local business heroes take the stand.

invest

Here are the facts on investing in Gloucestershire.

meet

Our nifty conference/meetings website to help you find venues quickly.

visit

Cotswold (including Gloucester and Cheltenham) and Forest of Dean tourism websites.

projects

Some of our main projects explained, such as Parklife and Gloucester Works.

good company

A review of who's doing what in the local business scene.

the big plan

Gloucestershire’s economic strategy.

the pitch

Watch Ian Kenny of The Warranty Group pitch for Gloucestershire in our movie.