Louth Business Directory

Celebrated as the "capital of the Lincolnshire Wolds", Louth is situated just at juncture where the ancient trackway Barton Street lazily crosses the River Lud. Boasting a total resident population of 15,930 Louth has established itself as the new name to bank on for growing and living in the city. Louth flaunts a matchless economic diversity with the promise of contemporaneity.

In fact the staggering location of Louth has offered a remarkable dimension to the city’s economy. The Greenwich Meridian crosses Eastgate and this point is marked with a plaque on the north side of the street, just east of the junction with Northgate. The three-mile £6.6m A16 Louth Bypass opened in August 1991. The city is typically noted for the wide selection of independent retailers in the town, in particular specialist grocers. This indeed has helped in making the economy of Louth rich and vibrant.

Although major retailers have failed to make an impact in the economy of Louth yet big giants like the Boots the Chemist, Argos, New Look, Wilkinsons, Greggs, WHSmith and Holland & Barrett have made their presence felt within Louth.

Today, with its growing economy Louth remains as the centre for industry as well as the main hub for arts, higher education and business centre with the abundance of a number of small, large and midsized businesses. In fact as it has been noted the economy of Louth has typically three sectors: the business private sector, the public sector and the social economy that embraces a wide range of community, voluntary and not-for-profit activities. Sometimes there is also reference to a fourth sector, the informal sector, where informal exchanges take place between family and friends. The residents are found to work little more in the service sectors than their involvement with any other sectors.

The immense development which has made Louth to grow as the new face of Ireland and has also developed a number of business ideas. Accounting and book keeping, acupuncture practicing, advertising agencies, air conditioning services, aircraft services, architectural services, antique dealing as novel business has made its presence felt in the city.

Louth Business Directory, to know more about what is happening in the area.