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Andy Rumfitt
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Founder Rumfitt Associates | Sustainable Economic Development | Geographer at heart | Love the outdoors
Finished my first year as a UK Athletics Track & Field Official and loved every minute. Big thanks to the amazing volunteers at HWAC and SCAA from championship performances to helping young athletes find their potential, it’s been hugely rewarding. 🏃♀️🏃♂️
#UKAthletics #TrackAndField
November 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The Local Growth Fund signals a major move toward sustained, locally driven investment to boost infrastructure, innovation and skills across England’s regions. #LocalGrowthFund #UKEconomy #PlaceBasedGrowth #Innovation
November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Looking forward to the IED Annual Conference on Tue 25 Nov in Manchester. Great chance to connect on funding, regeneration and good-growth projects. If you’re there, let’s meet. #IEDConf2025
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Delighted to have been reappointed as the Business Case Adviser for the Cynefin project, led by the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT). Cynefin will transform CAT’s site, facilities and capacity to deliver the skills and knowledge essential for the transition to a zero-carbon economy.
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
UK's net zero economy: £83.1bn value, 951k jobs, 10.1% growth. Workers earn 38% above average. Scotland leads with 20.1% growth. From Clyde Wind Farm's 206 turbines to Bristol's tallest onshore turbine - renewables are delivering economic results. #NetZero #CleanEnergy bit.ly/47NPrJY
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The Green Book is essential for making smarter, fairer public investment decisions. It brings clarity, accountability and democractic rigour for people, places and the planet.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
On Father’s Day, 15 June, I’ll be cycling from London to Brighton for the BHF. Thanks to everyone who’s donated so far. If you’ve been meaning to support but haven’t yet, 👉 bit.ly/4jubAPu Thanks again for all your generosity. See you at the beach!
Andy 🚴‍♂️❤️
London to Brighton Bike Ride 2025
Help Andrew Rumfitt raise money to support British Heart Foundation
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June 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Focussing London's Opportunity Areas in the New London Plan can help to delivery more but challenges await.
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May 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚴‍♂️ 37 days to go until I ride London to Brighton for @TheBHF in memory of my mum. Every mile supports life-saving heart research.
🙏 Please donate if you can: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
#LondonToBrighton #BHF
London to Brighton Bike Ride 2025
Help Andrew Rumfitt raise money to support British Heart Foundation
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May 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
AI could transform UK transport but tech alone won’t cut it. The real blockers: siloed data, outdated governance, lack of trust & skills. We need national coordination, not isolated pilots. AI needs leadership.
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#AI #Transport #SmartMobility
AI in Transport: The Road Ahead Requires More Than Technology
A new report from the TRL offers a timely and sharply drawn roadmap for unlocking the potential of Artificial Intelligence in UK transport. Funded by the Department for Transport, "Overcoming the…
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May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Great afternoon at Connected Places Catapult, hearing from some truly impressive innovators in rail station technology. Exciting to see how stations can become smarter and more inclusive. buff.ly/Z9oW5EU
#Innovation #RailTech#FutureOfStations #SmartMobility
April 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Nationalising Scunthorpe’s blast furnaces may save jobs today. But it locks the UK into an outdated model rather than a forward looking Industrial Strategy. A missed opportunity to the challenge of sustaining domestic steel production. www.linkedin.com/pulse/scunth...
The Scunthorpe decision was really about power (prices)
The government’s decision to nationalise Scunthorpe’s blast furnaces may save jobs today, but it locks the UK into an outdated, high-carbon model just as we need a forward looking, low carbon,…
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April 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Why simple US export exposure of the UK's cities and regions may not tell the whole story of the potential impacts of tariffs. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Tariffs: A Greek Innovation, A Modern Dilemma for the UK's regional growth | Rumfitt Associates
Why simple US export exposure of the UK's cities and regions may not tell the whole story of the potential impacts of tariffs.
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April 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Rumfitt Associates are now an accredited supplier on the Bloom procurement platform. We’re looking forward to supporting even more clients with the GROW, FUND, DELIVER, BENEFIT stages of projects via Bloom and the NEPRO3 framework.
#BloomProcurement #NEPRO3
April 15, 2025 at 3:30 PM
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/... I’m cycling from London to Brighton again in memory of my wonderful mum, who we lost far too soon. If you’re able to donate, however big or small, it would mean the world. Your support will help BHF continue their vital work. Thank you so much. Andy
London to Brighton Bike Ride 2025
Help Andrew Rumfitt raise money to support British Heart Foundation
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April 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
riagb.org.uk/RIA/Newsroom... We need to move beyond the Minimum Viable Product approach, which often benefits few stakeholders. Greater public value comes from engaging multiple stakeholders, focusing on the long term and leveraging innovation and problem-solving.
Stations: Engines of Communities Discussion Paper
‘Stations: Engine of Communities’ aims to restart the debate around how we deliver better stations and to establish a consensus on changing the way that we currently plan and invest in stations.
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April 14, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Delighted to have been made a Fellow of the Institute of Economic Development (IED). Looking forward to continuing to support clients to turn ambition into investment and support growth in the UK.

#economicdevelopment #infrastructure #place #IED #publicinvestment #rumfittassociates #businesscases
April 4, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🎉 Launching Rumfitt Associates — an independent consultancy at the intersection of transport, economic development + place. Helping public + private clients turn ambition into investment. 🚆🌍💡
Get in touch: [email protected]
#EconomicDevelopment #Grow #Fund #Deliver #Benefit
April 3, 2025 at 8:33 AM