ORIGIN Ellesmere Port: Shaping a Greener, Stronger Future Ellesmere Port

Something big is happening right here in Ellesmere Port, and it’s called ORIGIN.

You might have heard the name mentioned around town or in the news, but what is ORIGIN really about? In simple terms, it’s a once-in-a-generation regeneration project transforming Ellesmere Port into one of the UK’s leading hubs for green industry, innovation, and sustainable growth.

So, what is ORIGIN in Ellesmere Port?

ORIGIN is where new meets old, where our proud industrial heritage is being reimagined for a cleaner, more sustainable future.

The project brings together local businesses, global investors, education providers, and community organisations to create a thriving, modern hub for green energy, research, and advanced manufacturing.

With more than £2 billion of investment already in motion, ORIGIN is expected to create up to 30,000 new jobs across a wide range of industries, from engineering, electrical, and mechanical roles to business support, health and safety, project management, and construction.

For the people of the Port, this means real new opportunities, apprenticeships, training, and new career paths in future-focused industries.

If you’re keen to explore what’s already available, here are some great places to start:

• Cheshire College South and West: You Can at Cheshire College

• TTE Training: Engineering Apprenticeships

• Ellesmere Port Jobcentre Plus

• Cheshire West & Chester Skills and Employment Hub

• Cheshire and Warrington Opportunities Portal

• HyNet: Careers - HyNet

• Protos: Careers and Vacancies - Protos Networks

• EET Fuels: Current job openings | EET Fuels Careers

• Stellantis: Automotive Retailer Jobs With Stellantis - Take The Next Step Of Your Career

• Encirc: Jobs and careers with Encirc

Leading the way in greener energy

Ellesmere Port has always been an industrial powerhouse, but it’s now taking centre stage in the UK’s green industrial revolution.

Projects like HyNet and Vertex Hydrogen are pioneering low-carbon hydrogen production and carbon capture right here in our community, helping power buses, trains, and industry across the North West while cutting harmful emissions.

These innovations are putting Ellesmere Port on the global map for clean energy, and building a more sustainable future for generations to come.

What it means for our community

At Healthbox CIC, we’re proud to call Ellesmere Port home. Our office sits right in the heart of the ORIGIN area, surrounded by the energy and optimism this project is generating.

For us, ORIGIN isn’t just about jobs and infrastructure - it’s about people.

As a local not-for-profit working across Cheshire West, we see first-hand how investment in the area can transform lives, from improving health and wellbeing to creating meaningful opportunities that help people thrive.

A growing, sustainable local economy means stronger community groups, more stable families, and better access to health and wellbeing services. Every bit of progress helps us to support more people through our counselling services, social prescribing, and community programmes.

A proud past, a promising future

Ellesmere Port has always been a place that makes things happen, from cars to glass to energy. Now, with ORIGIN, we’re shaping the next chapter: one that blends our industrial strength with a greener, cleaner, and fairer future.

For local people, for local businesses, and for community organisations like Healthbox CIC this is more than development. It’s hope, progress, and pride in the place we call home.

ORIGIN Ellesmere Port: powering people, place, and planet. 🌍