Last Thursday (10 February), local MP Robert Largan, the Managing Director of Prisma Colour and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy met in Westminster to discuss the challenges of rising energy and freight costs.
Prisma Colour, based in Birch Vale, is a leading manufacturer and global supplier of colour and additive concentrates to the rubber, plastics, and surface coatings industries in more than 50 countries worldwide for some of the largest manufacturers of polymer-based products.
Mr Largan has repeatedly called on the Government to provide more support for businesses like Prisma Colour which are grappling with rising energy bills. In November, the local MP raised the challenges that Prisma Colour had faced in Parliament.
Robert Largan, MP for High Peak, asked the Secretary of State:
“I have recently been contacted by Prisma Colour, another fantastic local business in High Peak that does really important work. Unfortunately, it has been hit by a more than doubling of its energy bills in recent months, which is simply not sustainable. I welcome what the Government are trying to do in the long run to ease supply pressures and help energy-intensive industries to bring down bills, but what can be done in the short term to help fantastic employers such as Prisma Colour?”
The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng, responded:
“I pay tribute to my hon. Friend for the excellent work he has done in a short time, representing his constituency. He knows that across Government we have regular conversations about how to help energy-intensive industries, and I would be happy to meet him and his constituents to discuss what we are doing.”
Robert Largan, MP for High Peak, commented:
“Since being elected, one of my main priorities has to been to help local businesses.
“That’s why I organised a meeting between Birch Vale business Prisma Colour and the Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, to discuss the challenges facing businesses with rising energy and freight costs.
“I’m always keen to hear from local businesses, both big and small, and I’ll do what I can to help make High Peak’s voice heard.”
