The Bulletin issue 12 - Apr/Mar

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Issue 12 March/April 2015

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Chamber View Chief Executive, Andrew Denniff brings you right up to date with the Chamber and its plans, hopes and expectations for the next few months.

As I mentioned in the first publication of the New Year we were looking forward with great anticipation to 2015 and I am pleased to say that this was enhanced with the acquisition of three new patrons in January (details of which appear later).

2015 is however an election year and as we head towards May, the focus will be clearly around what government we will have and indeed how the rise of the fringe parties will affect the outcome. The final Budget of the current government this month may well have an influence on some of the key marginal seats and as always we will endeavour to both interpret and respond on behalf of our members. Don’t miss out on the respective Budget Breakfast sessions in Barnsley and Rotherham on Friday, 20th March.

The other major event in May will be our annual President’s Charity Ball, which this year I am delighted to say will be at the Elsecar Heritage Centre with a theme based around Saturday Night at the Movies.

This is a new and exciting venue for the Chamber and I am sure that it will live up to our expectations with a tremendous evening’s entertainment for everyone.

Away from our events programme the Chamber continues to engage widely and as a consequence of the events in Rotherham recently we will continue to focus, with our partners, on how we can not only deal with some of the major challenges facing the borough, but also contribute towards a broad and positive agenda going forward.

All in all, there continue to be many challenges, not only facing business but also impacting on the wider community we all live and work in. The Chamber will continue to influence where it can but also represent the best interests of our members wherever possible.

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All the latest news from inside the Chamber.

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Platinum Members News from our Platinum Members.

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External Affairs Latest Policy and Representation activity.

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Bite Size News Latest news in brief.

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Cover Story Retail future.

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Member News More news from our members.

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New Members A full listing of new members.

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Events Forthcoming Events.

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CHAMBER NEWS

New Patrons kick off great start to the New Year The Chamber had a bumper start to the New Year by welcoming three new Patrons in January. Andrew explains what this means for the Chamber and of course who they are.

“My comments in the first 2015 edition of our ‘Bulletin’ magazine, focussed on the degree of expectation that our staff were looking forward to the opportunities and challenges that lay ahead for the Chamber over the next 12 months.

It was above my hopes that we would be signing up three new patrons during the first fortnight, but that is exactly what has happened.

Since becoming chief executive I have tried for some time to bring a bank on board as a patron and so I was delighted that after some lengthy discussions that HSBC have agreed to work with us over the next year, to provide their resource across the region in enhancing what we hope will be a long term relationship.

On the subject of longevity, it was also a welcome back as a patron to a long standing friend of this Chamber, Gibson Booth Business Solutions & Insolvency with a renewed package. The Barnsley based organisation is well established in both South and West Yorkshire and will provide a real opportunity for both parties to work closely together.

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Finally, our third new patron is the outcome of some innovative developments around start-up business support across the whole of the city region. The Wosskow Brown Foundation, with offices in Sheffield and Barnsley will initially aim to to assist 100 businesses, charities or social enterprises and individuals involved in grassroots sports, through a formal programme and additional support as they need it over the next five years.

The scheme will be about supporting people on their journey and helping them to achieve their ambitions through taking lots of small steps.

Our Chamber will become directly involved in the work of the Foundation, which is also meeting a call from both government and business leaders for the private sector to do more to help growth within the local economy, create new jobs and raise aspirations.

The Chamber has now increased its wider patronage programme to 15 companies and organisations operating locally, with an opportunity to not only work much closer with key partners but to also raise profile right across our region.”

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Meet the New Chamber Patrons Our new Patrons have provided an introductory overview about their business and a little about why they have extended their relationships with the Chamber.

Gibson Booth Business Solutions & Insolvency Gibson Booth Business Solutions and Insolvency who are based in Barnsley, has been established and advising and helping clients for over 20 years in South Yorkshire and beyond.

Following the renewal of the firm as a Patron. Ted Wetton of Gibson Booth said: “We are pleased to renew our Patronage and look forward to working with the Chamber and helping mentor in these difficult times”.

Gibson Booth are committed to providing business advisory advice outside those given by the average accountants and unqualified ‘financial advisors’.

We work with businesses to help them grow and also to help when difficult times occur.

Our aim is to solve business problems and turn them around without the use of formal proceedings. But we are also in the positon to advice should non-formal processes not be possible.

HSBC Business Banking Paul Howell, HSBC Area Director Business Banking in South Yorkshire said : “We are proud to be a Patron of the Chamber. For nearly 150 years HSBC has been where the growth is, connecting customers to opportunities, and we are very much open for business in South Yorkshire and across the UK.” Today HSBC serves businesses ranging from small enterprises to large multinationals in over 60 developed and faster growing markets around the world.

Whether it be working capital, trade finance or payments and cash management solutions, we provide the tools and expertise that businesses need to thrive.

With a network covering three quarters of global commerce we make HSBC the world’s leading international trade and business bank.

The Wosskow Brown Foundation The main purpose of The Wosskow Brown Foundation is ‘To provide practical help, inspiration and opportunities for people to

reach their ambitions’ in a way that changes people’s lives for the better, improves their community and economy, and creates jobs.

This will be delivered through practical programmes of support which will enable organisational and individual development.

The three main areas of focus for The Wosskow Brown Foundation will be to support the development of: • Business enterprises • Charities and Social Enterprises • I ndividuals and sports grassroots sports level

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Wosskow Brown has a rich history over the past twenty-five years of giving back to the communities it serves and the recent launch of the Foundation will enable it to help even more people in business, organisations and grassroots sport.

For more information please contact Jim Lawson, Programme Director jim@wosskowbrownfoundation.org.uk

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Let’s not sugar coat it – obesity is a BIG issue In England, one in four adults are now obese, and by 2050, it will be one in two (Public Health England).

But the problem could be reversed within five years if 30% of sugar was cut from the average diet (The Telegraph).

often contain sweeteners • R ead the labels – aim for less than 5g of sugar per 100g

Many health experts are warning against excessive sugar consumption – with Britons currently consuming on average 24 teaspoons of added sugar per day.

Sugar can affect productivity in the workplace – most workers feel their energy levels dip in the afternoon, with 68 per cent unable to get through the day without a sugar boost (Daily Mail).

Lack of exercise, caused in part by an over reliance on technology and an increasing tendency towards more office based, sedentary jobs, is also contributing towards the obesity epidemic.

So we need to look at our eating habits as

• Stop adding sugar to hot drinks or cereals Westfield Health’s Chamber Primary Health Plan provides employees with discounted membership at local gyms, making access to fitness and wellbeing facilities more affordable. well as our activity levels to help tackle this growing concern for employers.

Five top tips to reduce sugar intake.

• S tick to one glass of fruit juice a day • Drink 8 glasses of water a day • Be wary of ‘sugar free’ products – they

For more information about the Chamber Plan’s range of benefits, visit www.westfieldhealth.com/chamber And take a look at our sugar infographic on our blog westfieldhealth/blog for more interesting statistics.

Barnsley Hospice sign up with Copier Systems

with a local company like us having used national suppliers such as Konica Minolta and Canon in the past for a similar service.”

“For us it’s great to be dealing with another prominent Barnsley business because ultimately we want to work in the local area as much as we possibly can. It’s also great news that Barnsley Hospice have chosen to deal

This latest partnership is another success story for Copier Systems who have continued their growth in Barnsley following recent deals with both the Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce & Barnsley FC.

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CHAMBER NEWS

MOVIE SPECTACULAR The Chamber is pleased to announce this year’s annual President’s Ball will see the world of cinema brought to the region as we invite local businesses and individuals to join us for “Saturday Night at the Movies”.

to local member charities at the annual Barnsley and Rotherham Business Awards.

Guests will see a collection movies through the decades with entertainment from Gillian Banks Theatre School who will showcase titles from the 1920’s through to the noughties.

There will be five shows throughout the evening; Golden Age of Hollywood, Play It Again Sam, Sound of Music, A Galaxy Far Away and Come What May.

Last year, the President and the Chamber awarded a total of £4500 at the Barnsley and Rotherham award ceremony and The Pippa Jones Little Treasure Trust was named Charity of the Year (sponsored by The Real Steakhouse and Grill) and won £3000 prize money.

The President’s movie night will take place on Saturday, 16th May at Elsecar Heritage Centre and local businesses and individuals are already booking their show tickets. This year’s event is hosted for the first time by new President Paul Jagger.

Paul added “The event is a great platform for our local charities that are in great need of support, not only can we support them through a financial gift, but also help in some way to offering profile for their worthy causes.”

Paul said “This is my first Annual Ball and over the years it has been a superb event.

Last year set the bar high for the annual event and as always, a great deal of planning and organisation is in the process to meet and hopefully exceed the high standard that has been set.

“This year’s theme will offer great

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entertainment to our guests and will feature some much loved film performances. I am very much looking forward to welcoming many local businesses to my first ball in May. The President’s Annual Ball supports local member charities through the President’s Charity Fund and money raised is awarded

Local businesses can support the event and local good causes, such as last year’s recipients; The Pippa Jones Little Treasure Trust, Health Deafinitions, The Lindley Educational Trust, City Hearts and Shiloh by pledging sponsorship or by attending the event.

Sponsorship packages are available for the event and they range from £500 to £5000 for the headline package. For more information about sponsorship opportunities contact the Chamber on 01709 386200.

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CHAMBER NEWS

New Member Benefit The Chamber has teamed up with exchange experts Moneycorp to provide a money saving foreign exchange service for Chamber members.

Moneycorp are award-winning foreign exchange specialists with over 35 years of experience. Their market experience saves both individuals and businesses money on their international payments and travel needs.

James Robinson, Regional Sales Manager, said “With a long history of providing foreign exchange we have built up a great reputation for reliability and dedicated customer service in the industry that we take great pride in. And you know your money is safe hands as Moneycorp is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for the provision of payment services.

“In total, last year Moneycorp handled more than 6.4 million customer transactions and exchanged more than £10 billion in currencies.”

Through Moneycorp we are offering a member package that includes: • Free foreign exchange health checks • Low transfer fees • Free account opening

Mark Hannigan, Operations Manager at the Chamber said, “We are really excited to launch this new service for our members. We have a number of members operating in the international trade arena, so it adds to our services we already offer.

Likewise there are many of our members beginning to explore international opportunities, so this service can assist them to move forward into new markets.”

To find out more or to speak to an advisor contact Chamber Foreign Exchange on 0808 1635 138 or email chamberfc@moneycorp.com

We’ve had a fantastic response to our annual membership survey, in fact it’s been the best one yet! Here is a quick breakdown of some of the results we’ve received.

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Very Satisfied – 28% Satisfied – 67% Dissatisfied – 4% Very Dissatisfied – Less than 1%

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These will be addressed through our external affairs department and membership over the next 12 months.

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of members think it’s important we give you the opportunity to voice your opinions via our policy activities

Members want an update via email from our Policy department – we’ll look to initiate this over the next 12 months

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Most useful event – Chamber Means Business Exhibition, followed closely by the Business Awards.

A full summary of the results can be found on the news section of the Chamber website.

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PLATINUM MEMBERS

University Campus Barnsley introduces innovative new courses University Campus Barnsley (UCB) is expanding its offering by adding innovative new courses to the wide range of programmes available.

UCB offers part-time study options which are ideal for those who wish to fit their studies around work and other commitments. Parttime courses cost just £2,995 and full-time courses are only £5,995.

UCB has recently introduced a new Higher National Diploma (HND) in Commercial Gallery Management which has been developed with the Director of Cupola Art Gallery in Sheffield.

The two-year course is a Level 5 HND in Art and Design, created to give artists and those interested in art and design the skills to curate and run a contemporary gallery.

UCB is also developing a pioneering Enterprise degree which will encompass all the skills that students need to develop as enterprising individuals and set up their own ventures with support and guidance from entrepreneurs and mentors.

The new programmes will complement the variety of degrees and HNC/Ds already on offer at the campus, which provide pathways to careers in sectors such as construction,

Anyone interested in studying at UCB can find out more by visiting the following Open Days: • Tuesday 23 June (2.00pm-7.00pm) • Monday 17 August (11.00am-2.00pm) • Saturday 17 October (11.00am-2.00pm) engineering, film and animation, graphic design, hospitality management and travel and tourism.

Specific business-related HNC/D courses in Business and Management and Computing are also available.

For further information about any course call 01226 216 165 or visit www.barnsley.ac.uk/ucb.

Korean boiler firm invests in Rotherham KD Navien, leading South Korean condensing boiler manufacture has chosen Rotherham as a base for its UK headquarters.

The company is taking its first steps in launching throughout Europe and sees Rotherham as part of its growth plans. Graham Parks, KD Navien’s UK representative said “There is an ambitious plan for growth with the goal to recruit up to 100 employees and open training centres by 2017. In the UK we have two bases, the European HQ in London and the UK HQ in the Sheffield City Region” KD Navien is part of the KD group which has a turnover in excess of £4.6bn, the heating technology arm of the company made $206m turnover in 2013 and was on target for $264m in 2014.

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The company has already made progress to establish itself in Rotherham by opening a base at Moorgate Crofts and employing five people with more advertised. The company have also become a member of the Chamber to help create links within the local business community and the Chamber is looking forward to supporting them with their growth plans in the region.

Chief Executive Andrew Denniff said, “Once again a lot of hard work as gone on behind the scenes over a long period of time to seal this arrangement. Companies and individuals of this calibre are always welcome in the region and this type of investment is exactly the kind of forward

thinking, innovative business we would encourage”.

James Newman, chairman of Sheffield City Region LEP, said: “I am delighted to welcome an international company of the calibre of KD Navien to our City Region.

“I am confident the company will continue to grow their business in the UK and use it as a springboard for Europe.

“The ambitious plans for a heating technology R&D facility in the city region complement our strengths in innovating new advanced manufacturing techniques.”

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Barnsley College appeals to local MP for student transport support Angela Smith MP visited Barnsley College to meet with students and hear first-hand how they are affected by the lack of funding for transport. This was part of a national lobbying day on student transport organised by the Association of Colleges (AoC).

Currently school children benefit from free travel to school but no universal system exists to support the travel needs of 16-18 year olds, despite the fact that everyone is now required to participate in education and training until their eighteenth birthday.

In many parts of England young people aged 16 to 18 can face daily journeys by public transport if they choose a technical, professional or vocational career route.

The Association of Colleges is calling for the Government to update the transport rules to ensure local authorities undertake a full assessment of the travel needs of 16 to 18-year-olds to ensure they can choose the courses which best enable them to achieve their potential. They also want transport rights for 16 to 18-year-olds to mirror those which apply to school children so that all young people can choose courses which best enable them to achieve their potential.

Angela Smith, MP for Penistone and Stocksbridge, said: “I listened to the students’

accounts of the financial difficulties they sometimes face when travelling to and from college. This is an issue that needs close examination. Young people deserve to be able to attend college and gain the skills which will enable them to enjoy a bright future and realise their potential. It is important that transport does not prove to be a stumbling block which prevents them from doing so.”

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Colin Booth OBE, Principal at Barnsley College, added: “Transport is a major factor for young people in accessing education or training in Barnsley and the surrounding area. In Further Education or sixth form colleges students often have to travel further than those that study at school because of the specialist provision that colleges offer.”

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EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

HS2 - The Uncertainty Goes On...

The ongoing debate around the siting of the proposed High Speed Rail (HS2) station in South Yorkshire carries on, with no real clear decision expected anytime soon and certainly not this side of the election.

Sheffield City Council along with a number of high profile, vociferous businesses within the city continue to push for the ‘Victoria Station’ option in the heart of Sheffield. Whereas the rest of the region is clearly supportive of the originally proposed plan for a South Yorkshire station at Meadowhall - also in Sheffield !

Sir David Higgins (chairman of HS2 Ltd) continues to push for a degree of unanimity

across the region, but recent meetings merely underline the difference of opinion between the city of Sheffield and the rest.

Andrew Denniff commenting on the latest position said, “This Chamber of Commerce continues to articulate firmly in all these discussions our long held view that the current proposals to locate the station at Meadowhall remains the best option”.

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As stated within HS2’s own consultation document; ‘the site is already well served by strong and established tram and bus links, as well as a wider rail network across the region’.

Indeed the central thread of the whole debate is the argument around supporting the wider region and the associated economic benefit to the whole Sheffield City Region.

The 2015 Budget Statement will be eagerly anticipated by many as we countdown to the General Election in May, no more so than British companies who will be hopeful of a budget for business and not just a shallow budget for votes.

Businesses and Chambers of Commerce have nationally lobbied for some key underpinning growth announcements around key transport, access to finance and export support. Businesses do not expect more than their fair share of support and investment from Government in the melting pot that is public finance priorities.

Investments around these three key areas of support can act as an enabler rather than a reason for business to enter new markets through more export led international trade support, finance the next big project through more favourable access to finance initiatives or reach out to the highest skilled through better connected transport infrastructure.

These are some of the key areas that businesses in our region will be looking to hear the Chancellor of the Exchequer talk about on March 18th, including

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continued commitments to reduce burdensome regulations and sustainable incentives for employing people. Whilst the Budget will undoubtedly be a Budget that will lay a marker down for the General Election, it must also be a Budget that recognises the need for supporting UK PLC. The Chamber will be hosting a Budget Breakfast Event in partnership with Allotts Accountants and the Royal Bank of Scotland to give members and partners an opportunity to digest the main highlights of the Chancellor’s Budget Statement.

The key elements of the budget will be presented by expert analysis at this event and will ensure that the implications of the announcements, particularly for businesses, are explained. The breakfast event will be held at the Holiday Inn, Rotherham, S60 4NA between 8-10am on Friday, 20th March 2015.

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Retail Overview In the past 25 years town centres and high streets across the country have undergone a period of decline and renewal. Whilst renewal has not universally been felt and then to various degrees where it has, it is has been delivered through a new approach to town centre regeneration which we can see evidence of right here in Barnsley and Rotherham.

Barnsley is undergoing a generational transformation through the delivery of their town centre master plan which includes the development of a state of the art markets complex along with significant public realm improvements. In Rotherham, the town has rebranded itself to offer a diversity of independent shops, complimented by the footfall pullers of the national household names. These contrasting models show that by having a clear vision of how you want to appeal, you can still compete and attract people into the town centre for a shopping and leisure experience.

Upon the backdrop of increasing competition within retail, particularly for town centre retailers competing against the abundance of out of town retail parks, there are still very unhelpful and sometimes burdensome barriers to trade. Parking has long been a gripe of retailers in town centres who believe that to significantly boost trade and footfall, free parking should be offered all year round.

This is something that renowned retail guru Mary Portas has raised with Government to incentivise local Councils to offer free parking.

Clearly with the strain on resources local Councils are currently experiencing, offering free parking has become increasingly difficult to justify and there doesn’t appear to be any light at the end of the tunnel for town centre based traders.

Another common issue is that of burdensome business rates. The British Chambers of Commerce has lobbied national Government on carrying out a review of business rates and looking to find a fairer way of charging this tax. Can it be fair

that a town centre retailer working long hours to run their business must pay business rates of thousands of pounds a year and online alternatives are not required to pay a penny? If we are to reenergise and support town centres across the country to become thriving centres again, this needs wholesale reform and not merely be treated with sticking plasters that are the customary short-term additional business rate relief offerings.

Town and city centres have come a long way in rejuvenating themselves and remaining

relevant in today’s multi-outlet retail industry.

Notwithstanding major issues such as parking, insurance and business rates that need addressing nationally, there are many positives that can be drawn from Barnsley and Rotherham who are working hard to do things differently and attract shoppers to the centre.

We are certain that there is still a very important role for town centres as beating hearts of our local economies and in many cases our wider community.

For more information about External Affairs contact the Chamber on 01709 386200 or 01226 308444

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Free e-commerce websites Ever wanted your own e-commerce website or shop on the internet but could not afford the initial creation and product stocking costs? We may have the answer.

Following on from the enormous success of our initial shared equity websites, www.towbars. co.uk, www.electrical247.co.uk and www. eposstuff.co.uk, Kinspeed have expanded the range and areas of shared equity websites.

So what’s a shared equity website? Basically it is your own e-commerce website designed and created by Kinspeed that costs you, the customer, nothing in return for a share of the profits.

We are currently offering clubs and organisations a free e-commerce website to sell promotional merchandise such as personalised T Shirts, Hoodies, Hats, Bags and Cuddly Toys.

Kinspeed will do the following:

• C reate you your own e-commerce site with your logos and backgrounds • P opulate it with personalised products from your club or organisation • Design logos ake the orders on-line via a secure portal • T using Sagepay

This is an ideal opportunity to earn much needed income for your club or organisation at no outlay to yourselves. We generally ask that you have a twitter following of at least 3000 or 300 likes on Facebook, but we have even started doing sites for local football teams if there is a strong multi age group setup. Ideals for Football clubs, Cricket clubs, Rugby clubs, Walking societies, Charities etc.

• Satisfy the orders from our in house stock • Send the orders out by carrier ay your monthly commission into a • P designated bank account rovide you with a report of all orders with all • P contact details

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Throughout the season key fixtures will be billed as ‘Platinum’ matches.

The Platinum package For the combined cost of a Gold and a Bronze match you can attend both a Platinum and a Bronze match, as long as they are booked as part of the Platinum package.

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31 East granted EZ status 31 East, the next phase of employment land at the site of the former colliery at Dinnington, Rotherham, has secured Enterprise Zone (EZ) status after the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) and St Paul’s Developments completed an agreement to create a 750,000 sq ft logistics hub that could lead to hundreds of jobs.

The 44 acre site on Todwick Road will benefit from EZ status meaning that it can offer significant tax benefits to occupiers.

The same developer has recently sold the last remaining unit at Brookfields Park to the British Red Cross, signalling the completion of the important Manvers regeneration scheme.

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New National College of Advanced Manufacturing in Rotherham A new national advanced manufacturing college is set to be based on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham.

The college is set to be joint headquartered at a site in Coventry and at the AMRC Training Centre and aims to identify the needs of industry and develop training provision to meet those needs.

David Newton, managing director of St Paul’s Developments, said: “With supply of stock in severely short supply across South Yorkshire, and a limited number of available sites able to accommodate occupiers seeking units in excess of 300,000 sq ft, 31 East is coming to the market at the best possible time.”

AESSEAL invests in Rotherham Award-winning Rotherham manufacturer, AESSEAL is well underway with an £8.7m project to expand the company’s UK R&D and manufacturing capability.

The first full annual cohort of 250 advanced apprentices employed by high value manufacturing companies has been achieved and the centre, which has gained National College Status, has plans to grow the number of apprentices and expand into new areas. These will include process control engineering, polymers, automation and robotics for food manufacturing and electronics and instrument control, which supports the strategic partnership with the new HS2 railway engineering college being set up in Doncaster.

To date, £1.44m from the Government’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) has been matched by an investment of £3.3m and secured 56 jobs as a result, with similar numbers of jobs expected to have been generated in the company’s supply chain.

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RETAIL FEATURE

The Future of Retail Ann Cadman, Vice Chair of the Sheffield City Region Retail Forum and Managing Director of The Source Skills Academy discusses the future of retail.

“It is impossible to predict what will happen in the future with so many factors affecting the ever-changing retail market; however, if we have a clear vision in mind and make every interaction with our customers matter today, we have a pretty good chance of succeeding tomorrow.

People often ask about the future of shopping in-store and wonder whether everyone will, one day, do all their shopping online. The key to keeping customers in-store is satisfying all the customers’ senses to make their visit a great experience.

There has been a great deal of enthusiasm and excitement about the future of retail and cutting-edge retailers are beginning to meet the needs of the customer through innovative ideas for omni-channel shopping, merging shopping in-store and online. For Annoushka Ducas, founder of Links of London, “the store is still the most important first-touch experience. Our customers will come to the store and then discover more online”.

H&M recently launched their ‘Scan and Buy’ app enabling customers to scan an item with their smart phone to check if another size or colour is available to purchase online. Technology is also being used to aid the trying on experience.

Dutch lingerie label Lincherie is utilising 3D body scanners to enable customers to be measured for their bra size without the aid of a store assistant. The changing room mirror tells the customer how to position themselves in order to be measured and, in less than a minute and 140 measurements later, it tells the customer their exact bra size and which items the store has in stock in their size.

US fashion retailer Neiman Marcus is trialling another kind of mirror; one which captures video footage of the customer trying clothes on, allowing them to view themselves from all angles and also to try the same item in a different colour without getting changed. These images can then be shared via social media to allow the customer to receive opinions on the outfit from friends and family before buying.

Ultimately, if retailers give excellent customer service and ensure the customer has a memorable experience, the physical store will continue to exist. Having a team who love what they do and enjoy giving the very best possible service is vital to ensure the customer will return.

Unfortunately we don’t have crystal ball but I find one of the great things about retailing is that it can bring out the best in people and those businesses that are able to respond quickly to customer demands, using flexibility and innovation, will do well. “

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The Retail Interview This issue of the Bulletin looks at our regions retail and we spoke to two of our 2014 award winners from the Retail sector. Charlotte Scothern, owner of Patchwork Pig in Rotherham won Outstanding Retailer on the year and we discussed high street retailing. We also spoke to Lauren Nicholson of Remember the Date, a unique online retailer of greeting cards and who won Most Promising New Business.

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through and can look forward to making the town succeed.

The high street has been a challenging place for retailers over the years, particularly for independents – Are you noticing a change?

Why did you choose the high street and not opt for an online store?

I began with a high street store and then opened the online shop, mainly as I prefer a physical location when shopping myself, in my opinion shopping online can’t match the benefits of shopping in store, you get to see, touch, smell the products and you gain a better grasp of the quality of a product.

The high street has been seen as a challenging place for retail with the increase of out of town shopping areas and online, but now more and more customers are recognising the benefits their high street can provide.

Town centres are filled with unique independent businesses and Rotherham Town Centre is a great example of this, high streets provide an unusual mix, giving you products you can’t find elsewhere and great customer service.

Projects such as the Mary Portas Pilot, Small Business Saturday and Shop Local, have encouraged people back to the High Streets and support local business.

Rotherham Town Centre has had a really tough time and spent a lot of time in the press nationally, has this had a negative impact on the town or has it given retailers such as you more drive to succeed?

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Rotherham is filled with retailers who are passionate about our town and want to support its regeneration. Times have been difficult, but the close knit community of businesses have come together to support each other.

The town has gone from strength to strength with the regeneration work that has been completed, as a more projects move towards completion and new plans take shape, it is still an exciting time for the town centre and hopefully we have now made it

It also allowed me to grow my business through interaction with customers, gaining their feedback and which helped me to decide which product ranges to expand and what new products to introduce.

We do find many customers visit online, firstly to narrow down choices or see we have something they may be interested in, but then purchase in store, but this also works with social media, we have many customers who visit the store after we have posted images of new products on Facebook and Twitter.

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“Town centres are filled with unique independent businesses and Rotherham Town Centre is a great example of this, high streets provide an unusual mix, giving you products you can’t find elsewhere and great customer service.“ Charlotte Scothern Patchwork Pig

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Remember the Date

What advice would you offer to someone looking to start his or her own retail business?

You’re celebrating your first year in business – it was brave moving into such a competitive market, how has your first year gone?

Lauren: Probably to put a team in place from the start. That has been one of the things I wish I had known at the start as having a co-founder enables you to bounce ideas off and share the rough times. My second piece of advice is to read the Lean Start-up by Eric Ries. It’s all about how to build a product people want and in most cases means going out and asking the right questions to potential customers before you build your product and start selling but most of all to just go out and do it.

It’s gone really well. After launching down at the ExCel Centre in London we’ve gone on to have a really promising year. We were a finalist in the University of Sheffield Enterprise Awards back in September and then won the Most Promising Business Award at last October’s Business Awards which was a fantastic experience and definitely opened up many doors as well as making more people aware of Remember the Date.

I think working in such a competitive market is a great thing as it means you have to be on your toes and thinking about ways to stay ahead of your competition and also looking at what other markets are doing to see if various practises can be utilised in your own.

Some people may think it was brave moving into such a competitive market but for me it just proved that it’s a business that works and is profitable.

Do you feel running your business online gives you an advantage over traditional ‘bricks and mortar’ stores?

I think there are advantages and disadvantages to both. With a “bricks and mortar” store you have people walking past on a daily basis and that presence from the very beginning so potential customers know who you are and how to find you but the

downside is you pay for this presence with higher outgoings than most online stores.

The internet is a really great way to launch a business as you can instantly be connected to millions of people who want to buy your product with lower set-up costs but customers tend to only stay on sites a couple of seconds before moving onto the next search results so it’s important to grab their attention at the very start.

Another downside to being an online store is that the internet offer so much choice but I see that as a positive as it makes us strive to be a better company than our competitors.

For Remember the Date, the personalisation of cards and the uploading of videos really means that at the moment, online is the best platform for our business.

You’ve seen great growth in your first year that you didn’t expect – what’s next for Remember the Date?

We’re planning to grow and build up a team to take the business to the next stage of development. I’m keen to make Remember the Date the first multimedia greetings card business so want to develop the video greetings card software further and implement technology that recently been seen in apps such as SnapChat to create a more personalised experience between sender and recipient.

We’ll also look into developing the video technology further and start to stock the cards in more stores enabling customers to upload videos right then and there rather than ordering through the website.

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Charlotte: Grab every opportunity and love what you sell. Whether it’s questioning whether anyone actually reads the tweets you send or if you’ll actually meet anyone at the networking event or if an event will be worth working at, go for it! If you don’t try you’ll never know, and sometimes the best opportunities come when you least expect them.

Carry on and keep discovering new ways to promote yourself. I also think it’s important to remind yourself why you’re different, why people should buy from you or buy your product and why you do your job, when you remind yourself I find it gives me renewed motivation and makes it easier to present myself to others.

And love what you sell, because when you love a product, customers can tell and they’ll love them too.

We could only give you part of the interviews in the Bulletin but to read the full version visit www.brchamber.co.uk/news Remember the Date 210 Portobello Sheffield S1 4AE lauren@rememberthedate.co.uk www.rememberthedate.co.uk @rememberthedate Patchwork Pig 20 High Street Rotherham S60 1PP www.patchwork-pig.co.uk 01709 207249 @patchwork_pig

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MB Products sews seeds for the future with LEP investment A grant from the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has helped sewing and light fabrication specialist MB Products expand its business and production by moving to a larger factory site, creating five new jobs.

The business has been awarded a grant from the LEP’s Business Growth Programme, which is supported by the government’s Regional Growth Fund. The £50,000 grant has enabled the company to purchase a bigger factory in Barnsley, a vital move to help the business to continue to grow.

And thanks to the LEP investment, MB Products is looking to target a much wider range of market sectors than it had previously been able to.

Roger Marsh, Chair of the Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership, said: “MB Products is a specialist manufacturer and as such requires advanced facilities to allow it to fulfil its potential. We are therefore delighted to have been able to assist the company to move to larger premises, retaining a growing business in one of our key sectors and

resulting in new employment opportunities for people living in the Leeds City Region.

“I am pleased to hear that as a result of the new investment, MB Products is now able to take forward work it initially had to turn down due to capacity issues, and now the business is able to continue its goal of increasing the unique services it provides.”

The business currently works in sectors ranging from healthcare to the military, supplying products that have been designed and manufactured in close collaboration with the end user.

MB Product’s previous factory was unable to cope with the company’s growing work-load demand and the grant, part of a £500,000 investment, has allowed the business to move sites to a larger factory, employ five new members of staff and develop bespoke

working systems to enhance its expansion.

Roger Godfrey, managing director at MB Products, said: “Our move has enabled the flow of work on the shop floor to become much more efficient. In our previous factory work was stretched across three floors now it is all on one.

“This time saving improvement has helped our company to meet the ever increasing demand we are seeing from our expanding customer base.

“The application process for the Business Growth Programme was simple and straightforward. Advice from both the LEP and business support programme Enterprising Barnsley was invaluable as we pursued our application and both organisations provided vital guidance which eventually led to the grant being successfully received.“

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Local archiving business invests in Solar Archiving and confidential waste disposer, Chandlers Archives reduces its carbon footprint and brings down rising electricity costs by installing solar panels to its unit in Thurcroft.

To advance the company’s efforts to improve its environmental performance and reduce carbon emissions company owner, Bill Chandler invested £30,000 in solar panels. Following an on-site technical survey, data was prepared using the Carbon Trust assessment model, reassuring Chandlers that the initial estimates of the amount of renewable electricity generated by the solar panels was accurate and would provide a return on investment of between 6 to 8 years.

Chandlers consumes approximately 7,665kWh of energy a year and they are

likely to produce 17,000kWh of energy from the PV system. Through this technology, Chandlers are reducing the energy they are burning from the grid and will have a surplus of electricity - producing more than they are consuming, making the investment cash-positive. The excess will go back to the electricity network, making the office, in terms of electricity, carbon neutral.

Established for over 10 years, Chandlers Archives, archive confidential documents locally to South Yorkshire and surrounding areas. Chandlers offers collection and retrieval of documents, shredding and

disposal of confidential documentation.

Bill said “We wanted to reduce the company’s carbon footprint and bring down rising electricity costs so turned to Westinghouse Solar Ltd, a carbon Trust accredited installer of Solar PV. Due to high electricity costs and the company’s carbon footprint reduction plan, Solar PV proved to be a great option as not only are we able to reduce electricity bills but with the government backed Feed-in-Tariff, we are able to produce a significant income whilst helping the business fulfil its carbon footprint reducing targets.”

Workplace Wellbeing Charter The new Workplace Wellbeing Charter National Award for England is a FREE Scheme dedicated to making a real difference to the health of businesses. It is recognised as the business standard for health and wellbeing endorsed by the Government.

It has never been easier for your business to achieve the Charter National Award with our free support which is being offered by the four South Yorkshire Local Authorities to businesses across South Yorkshire.

workforce is a healthy workforce . There will be a greater need to manage chronic illness and long term health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes which are on the increase.

The Charter has many benefits for your business;

Reputation and Image -staff satisfaction and wellbeing bring benefits such as improved morale, positive employer image, reduction in turnover and increased productivity

Financial - a healthy workforce is a happy workforce and supports reduction in sickness absence rates and increases productivity.

Ageing workforce - we are working longer and it is important to ensure that an ageing

Legal Compliance – the charter standards help businesses fulfil their legal obligations under health and safety and equalities legislation

The scheme is suitable for all businesses regardless of size. It is a simple process which involves looking at a set of standards and seeing how they apply in your workplace. You will be helped and supported through the process to achieve the award by our assessor.

If you are interested in finding out how you can achieve the Charter National Award and about the free support available please email juliasykes@ barnsley.gov.uk

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Internet marketing firm undergoes giant expansion Online marketing agency ‘Bigfoot Digital’ has taken giant steps during 2014, with its workforce and turnover more than doubling in size. expecting the business to at least double in size again in the next year.

The company, founded in 2009 by Mark Woodcock and Lindsey Watson, started the year with six employees and ended it with 15. It has even bigger ambitions for 2015.

It is expecting staff numbers to more than double again and will create a number of work experience positions and apprenticeships to help young people get jobs in the digital sector.

Bigfoot Digital offers search engine optimisation (SEO) and social media marketing services to help a wide range of business clients maximise their online presence and actively engage with customers through the internet.

During 2014 the firm recruited a video production expert, an outreach specialist and a content strategist, and expanded its social media team and SEO team to the extent

that it now has a dedicated section for online technical SEO support.

Estimated turnover for 2014 was just over £400,000, with profits doubling from around £40,000 to £80,000.

Mark Woodcock said: “Bigfoot Digital has already made huge strides and has got even bigger ambitions for 2015. We are fully

“We also envisage creating a large number of work experience placements in the next 12 months. Our vision is to have a bank of desks with students coming in and gaining valuable, paid, work experience. The aim is to help the sector out and give young people the chance to gain the work experience that is so valuable when looking for jobs. At the same time it gives us the opportunity to identify talent and tap into this when we are looking to recruit.

“Our other big plan is to launch a competition called ‘The Marketing Apprentice’ for which we will encourage young people to enter a creative piece of work via a dedicated website. The winner will be awarded an apprenticeship with our company.”

Launch of Rotherham’s first electric vehicle charging point The first ‘on-street’ fast charging point has been installed at Rotherham’s Drummond Street, which will allow drivers to top up their electric vehicle battery charge on the road in just three to four hours.

The rollout of public access charge points across the county forms part of a Government initiative to encourage South Yorkshire businesses to make the switch to Plug-in Electric Vehicles.

The unique scheme offers eligible businesses Government subsidised electric vehicles and chargers. Businesses can benefit from a grant of up to £10,500 for the flexible lease of a Plug-in van or £7,500 for a Plug-in car for up to 48 months, plus an additional grant of £500 towards the cost of installing a workplace charging point.

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and Highways Projects Group Manager Tom Finnegan Smith said: “This is good news for those already using electric vehicles and will give greater boost to those who are thinking of making the switch to an electric vehicle.

With new models coming to the market and very low running costs these vehicles are an increasingly attractive option for many drivers.”

Companies making the switch to electric vehicles can also benefit from low running costs of approximately £2 for 80 miles, no road tax and a reduction in exhaust emissions to help create healthier and cleaner roads in our region.

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Tour De Yorkshire route is announced A press conference held by Welcome to Yorkshire in Bridlington, has revealed that cyclists will ride through Barnsley on Sunday, 3rd May this year.

The event, which will be held on 1st - 3rd May, is expected to become a flagship cycling event in the UK in 2015 and an outstanding cycle race in the international calendar, including the participation of top international teams and cycling stars. It will be broadcast live on national TV and throughout Europe and looks set to attract around 1 million cycling enthusiast from around the world.

The race will have three stages over the Bank Holiday weekend in May running from Friday through to Sunday. The final

day, Sunday 3rd May will see the peloton make a return to some of the roads raced in the 2014 Yorkshire Grand Départ of the Tour de France, only with a twist; starting in Wakefield, riders will travel south to Barnsley before heading to Holmfirth where they pick up the Grand Départ route in reverse.

A mass sportive with several distances where people can ride the same route as the professionals will be held on day three and thousands are expected to take part in what will be a historic first for the county.

The mass ride will be delivered by Human Race – owners of the Dragon Ride and many other sportives – in collaboration with the Tour de Yorkshire organisers.

Cllr Roy Miller, Cabinet Spokesperson for Place, said “Barnsley Council is delighted to support and be part of such a prestigious sporting event. The race will once again put Barnsley and the wider Yorkshire area under the spotlight, allowing people to see areas of outstanding beauty and showcase the best of what our borough has to offer.”

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Video Sharing Joada Allen-Booth of Visualised It gives an overview of the use of video for marketing and how to make the most of it.

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in the description with extra information and links to your website and other social media accounts. This text should include the words you think your audience would use to search for your service or product.

Companies everywhere share their videos on these social networking sites with the aim to target their desired audience directly and doing so has never been easier. However, although it’s easy to do, it’s how you do it that determines the success of your videos distribution.

One of most important things to add to your YouTube videos are tags. The more word tags you use the easier your videos will be found during web searches.

YouTube and Vimeo are two of the most popular video hosting sites, but YouTube, being the second largest search engine on the web rules the roost. It allows you to attach numerous amounts of information to your video that can be greatly beneficial.

When uploading to YouTube make sure to choose a title that is short and will appeal to your target audience. Also fill

But the possibilities do not end with YouTube. The video hosting site offers the ability to share your videos even further across the web and onto other social media platforms including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.

By creating other social media profiles you are not only able to develop your brand awareness and marketing but you are also able to share your videos within specific networks.

The more you share your videos the more web presence they will have and the more likely they are to be watched. Simply use quality content, cater to the target audience and take advantage of the many media platforms that are available.

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Lead Forensics tips to generating event ROI Events season is almost upon us! When it comes to the big day, have you ensured you don’t miss an opportunity?

Pre-Event Quick wins with email: Incorporating event promotion into your email campaigns is a quick win when telling your prospects and clients about the event. Think about adding an events segment into your newsletters, updating employee signatures or sending out dedicated invites to key clients.

The Big Day Think outside your stand: Be careful not to neglect your online presence whilst you are at the show. Consider one of your team to focus on your social presence to drive engagement And why stop with social? B2B Marketing states video is the No. 1 channel that

will make you stand out from your competitors. Showing video, is shared 1,200% more times than links and text combined.

Post-Event Turn missed opportunities into leads.

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To provide an understanding of the importance of excellent customer service To assist delegates to communicate more effectively and efficiently with customers To assist delegates to demonstrate their attentiveness to customer needs To provide delegates with an understanding of the value of retail

The Source is delivering World Host Customer Service training, in partnership with Ingeus, to businesses in the Retail, Hospitality, Leisure and Tourism sectors across Sheffield City Region (South Yorkshire) with co-financing from the European Social Fund (ESF). For a limited period, businesses satisfying the following eligibility criteria can access funding for this training: • Individuals must be employed within a small or medium enterprise (SME) with fewer than 250 employees • Employers must be based within the South Yorkshire region (Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield).

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SSE Procurement Opportunities SSE currently spend £200 million per year in the North of England and Open4Business has been introduced to highlight SSE’s commitment to promote local procurement and source goods, works and services from small to medium enterprises.

The aim of the Open4Business portal creates a FREE platform for SSE and its key contractors to post contract opportunities and increase visibility of its procurement process. Local businesses will be able to view and bid for opportunities in one simple process and even register to receive alerts if suitable contracts are posted.

Open4Business Trans-Pennine was inspired following the success of the Highland portal that has now been running for 2 years in the North of Scotland. Along the M62 corridor, SSE have a significant generation foot print through a variety of assets including Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station, Ferrybridge Power Station, Keadby Wind Farm and our most recent asset which is still under construction, is the Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) project.

“SSE want to maximise local benefits in the areas we operate in and Open4Business is the key to success in doing this”

Although engagement is still at an early stage, over 500 organisations have registered on the portal and more than £42 million of contracts have been awarded. This has been made possible with the help of local authorities such as St Helens, Warrington & Co, Wakefield Council, BDR (Barnsley, Doncaster & Rotherham) and RiDO (Rotherham).

The portal is also being implemented by our alliance partners on site and Ferrybridge and Fiddlers Ferry Power Stations, namely Hertel, Costain, PJD, Shanks and Cape.

SSE want to maximise local benefits in the areas we operate in and Open4Business is the key to success in doing this, the growth in value and volume of works being posted and awarded on the portal is very positive and we are working hard to ensure this continues and increases.

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Rinse and Shine Ltd Vionage Radzokota 196 St Lawrence Road Tinsley Sheffield S9 1WG T 0800 7723706 E info@rinseandshineltd.com W www.rinseandshineltd.com

Saint Promotions Limited Lorraine Mollart 14 Bents View Ecclesall Sheffield S11 7QA T 0114 2351156 E l.mollart@saintpromotions.co.uk W www.saintpromotions.co.uk

Speakup Geoff Doncaster Galax Business Centre Eastwood Trading Estate Fitzwilliam Road Rotherham S65 1SL T 01709 720462 E team@speakup.org.uk W www.speakup.org.uk

Stack’em Storage Ltd Mark Furniss 19-21 Carlisle Street Sheffield S4 7QN

The Cornerspace Alexandra Hans 22-24 Greasbrough Road Parkgate Rotherham S62 6HN T 07984 316412 E info@thecornerspace.com W www.thecornerspace.com

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Damian Lomax 27 Mansfield Road Rotherham S60 2DR T 01709 328480 E damian@oraclefm.co.uk W www.oraclefm.co.uk

T 01484 861071 E julia@jmhcopy.co.uk W www.jmhcopy.co.uk

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New Members List

Use your smartphone to scan our QR code for further information on Membership

Contact details for our latest members

ASSOCIATE HSBC Bank Plc Sandra Murphy 35 College Street Rotherham S65 2PS E sandramurphy@hsbc.com W www.hsbc.co.uk

HSBC Bank Plc Kath Crabtree Montgomery Road Wath-Upon-Dearne Rotherham S63 7QW T 0845 5830121 E kath.m.crabtree@hsbc.com W www.hsbc.co.uk

HSBC Bank Plc

JCI Barnsley

Naveed Khan 22 Laughton Road Dinnington Sheffield S25 2PS

Tracy Anderson

E naveed1.khan@hsbc.com W www.hsbc.co.uk

E president@jcibarnsley.org.uk W www.jcibarnsley.org.uk

HSBC Bank Plc Simon Harget 216 Bawtry Road Wickersley Rotherham S66 1AA E simonharget@hsbc.com W www.hsbc.co.uk

C/O 2 Genesis Business Park Sheffield Road Rotherham S60 1DX

JCI Rotherham Charlotte Scothern C/O 2 Genesis Business Park Sheffield Road Rotherham S60 1DX E charlotte.scothern@jcirotherham.org.uk W www.jcirotherham.org.uk

HSBC Bank Plc 4 St Marys Street Penistone Sheffield S36 6DT W www.hsbc.co.uk

Find out more by visiting www.brchamber.co.uk or call 01709 386 200

PATRONS

Barnsley FC announce a new club sponsorship We are delighted to announce Pukka Pies, in association with Eric Twigg Foods, have agreed to become the Official Sponsors of the East Stand at Oakwell.

The sponsorship sees Britain’s biggest pie provider become the official sponsor of the famous East Stand and sole supplier at Oakwell Stadium after signing a lucrative three-year sponsorship agreement.

Barnsley FC Commercial Sales Manager, Linton Brown, said: “We are delighted to enter into a commercial relationship with the country’s leading pie maker through local supplier, Eric Twigg Foods.

“This is a very exciting partnership for the club and for all our fans. Quality pies are a vital part of the matchday experience and Pukka Pies have a great reputation and have become synonymous with football.“ Throughout the season Pukka Pies will be running some fantastic matchday competitions and special offers for our fans.

This partnership is further evidence of our

strategy to engage and develop long term partnerships with reputable national brands.”

Pukka Pies Brand Manager, Sally Voss added

“We are delighted to have secured a three-year sponsorship deal with Barnsley FC and we wish them every success for the coming season.”

Events

Use your smartphone to scan our QR code for our latest Chamber Events

For further event details and to book your attendance, please visit our website www.brchamber.co.uk or call 01709 386 200

TUESDAY

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City Region Business Breakfast

We are giving you the opportunity to do business, make new contacts and grow your network, all before your working day starts!

New Member Networking

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Have you joined the Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber of Commerce in the last 6 months?

The Chamber would like to invite you to attend our New Member Networking Lunch, which will be held on Thursday, 23th April 2015, 12 noon at the Chamber office, 2 Genesis Business Park, Sheffield Road, Tembpleborough, Rotherham, S60 1DX

“Excellent event and very well organised. Always a pleasure to be here”

This informal meeting will give you the opportunity to network with other new members, select service providers and Chamber staff. There is also the chance to enter the business card draw for a golden opportunity to address the whole room.

“One of the best breakfast events in the area and good contacts made”

If you (limited to 1 per company) would like to attend this networking lunch, reserve your place online now.

“Great Event!, Lots of new faces every time and a great Breakfast”

We held our first new member networking in January and we had great feedback:

There will also be a Business Card Draw offering some attendees the opportunity to promote their company by making a two-minute presentation on their business to all assembled guests.

hank you for the invitation to the new member’s lunch • T last week, met some lovely people, and managed to get a new customer!

Don’t take our word for it, See what previous attendees have to say:

A generous supply of business cards is essential to the success of this unique networking event. A literature exchange table will be made available for the display of company brochures and literature (one item per business).

VENUE: T ankersley Manor Barnsley TIME: 7.30am

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• I thought the new member’s event was a really good way to introduce people and let them know what to expect from future events. It helps settle the nerves and gives the confidence to go out and do some networking.

VENUE: C hamber office, Genesis Park, Rotherham TIME: 12noon

THE VENUE OF CHOICE FOR THE NORTH OF ENGLAND Doncaster Racecourse. A superb place to make a great impression.

OVER 10,000 SQM OF INTERIOR EXHIBITION SPACE OVER 3,000 FREE PARKING SPACES HUGE OUTDOOR AREA FOR SPECIAL EVENTS OVER 40 MEETING ROOMS

www.doncaster-racecourse.co.uk 01302 304200 | events@doncaster-racecourse.co.uk

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