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are settling back into full business mode after the summer holidays and looking forward to some exciting developments coming on stream in Burnley in Autumn 2017. We are delighted to announce two new business park developments, Titanium Park at Burnley Bridge and Vision Park, which enables us to continue offering quality business space to the growing number of businesses looking to relocate to or expand here in Burnley.

It has been quite a year for Burnley so far - headlining in the ‘The Times’ no less, as an oasis of warmth - named the friendliest place in the UK – what an accolade – and so true.

We’ve also been named a leading business friendly town, ranking a fantastic 11th place in the UK, as we recognise the importance of our businesses and that their sucess impacts on the prosperity of the town. We are becoming well known for having a pro-active council and Bondholder Scheme when it comes to supporting our businesses.

Burnley has a reputation for getting things done and has a strong package to offer investors – a proactive and supportive business environment and a great transport infrastructure, which boasts a direct line to Manchester, making Burnley a fantastic commuter belt opportunity.

We are growing above regional trends and have been named a top 5 Boom Town in the North West by economic experts.

And we have to say it, we have a somewhat fantastic football team too and we are looking forward to the new football season!

Burnley is bucking the national trends – the town has ambition, strong business partnerships, and the results are there for all to see – so come a take a look for yourselves.

This edition of IBB features a very proud Burnley business Fagan & Whalley, celebrating their 90th anniversary in style with the opening of their new HQ, new distribution hub and driver training centre. There’s also a special business awards feature portraying this wonderful night celebrating our #BrilliantBurnley businesses and their achievements.

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News PM&M secure contract with Spire PM+M, the chartered accountancy, business advisory and wealth management group, has been appointed by Spire and will now be supplying various services to it on an ongoing basis including bookkeeping & payroll, management accounts, statutory accounts and auditing.

Spire (Preston) Limited is a not-for-profit charitable organisation that provides individualised support to adults who have learning disabilities in the Preston area. Its vision is for

local people who have a learning disability to be empowered to live the life they choose and achieve their goals and dreams.

Through its Supported Living and Outreach services Spire organises various groups and activities from community meetings and football to music and healthy lifestyle courses.

The PM+M team will be headed up by Helen Binns who is a partner and head of the firm’s Burnley office.

Helen deals with all aspects of

accounting, auditing and financial management for charities and companies with turnovers from £50k up to £45m in various sectors including distribution, retail and manufacturing. She will be supported by colleagues from across the firm who will provide their specialist services as and when required.

Helen commented: “We are delighted to have been appointed

by Spire (Preston) Limited. The organisation does amazing work for local people so our focus is

now on supporting its senior management and providing them with the very best possible service.”

Jim Leaver, CEO of Spire (Preston) Limited added: “Having previously worked with PM+M and Helen Binns I am extremely pleased that Spire (Preston) Ltd has aligned itself with PM+M for its accountancy provision. I look forward to a long and successful relationship with the team who I’m sure will positively assist Spire (Preston) Limited in its future.”

PM+M Announces Trio of Promotions PM+M has made three promotions across the business.

The first promotion is Lucy O’Gorman. Lucy joined PM+M’s Run My Business division, which is the firm’s dedicated fixed fee package covering bookkeeping, accounts, payroll, VAT and tax returns, in 2010.

Her promotion to manager will see her being responsible for a portfolio of around 150 sole trader, partnership and limited company clients, being the line manager for team members

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running departmental projects.

The Run My Business division has also promoted Sarah Clancey. Sarah becomes an assistant manager. Her focus will be on building up her client base in the Burnley area. Sarah currently looks after the firm’s accounting services for a wide range of businesses with an annual turnover of up to £10 million in a variety of sectors including retail, telecommunications, healthcare, legal, insurance and

the motor industry.

The third promotion is Ceri Dixon who has been promoted to assistant manager in the Corporate Services team. Ceri joined PM+M in June 2015 and will continue to work with a range of clients including charities, property and distribution companies. Her promotion will see her managing audit assignments and corporate advisory projects as well as being the line manager for team members.

Lucy O’Gorman said of her promotion: “I’ve worked really hard over the past two years towards this promotion and I’m now looking forward to adding even more value to the business and my clients.”

Jane Parry – managing partner of PM+M – added: “Each of these promotions is thoroughly deserved and we are always delighted when we are able to recognise the achievements and talents of our colleagues.”

Burnley engineering firm is flying high with new £200,000 investment A specialist in precision engineering for the aerospace and automotive sectors has secured development capital to accelerate its plans for a £50million turnover in the next five years.

BCW Engineering Limited (BCW) has received a £200,000 loan from Lancashire Rosebud Finance which is managed by Enterprise Ventures, on behalf of Lancashire County Developments Limited (LCDL).

Since the business was founded in 2002, by directors Alec Cassie and Andy Whelan with Paul Biggs, it has grown significantly into a large group of 150 employees and expects to achieve a turnover of around £20million this year.

Based at Innovation Drive in Burnley, BCW has doubled its factory space to over 100,000 square feet to drive forward expansion and offer a complete precision engineering service

to automotive and aerospace clients. There are also plans to acquire and develop a treatment plant for the aerospace sector, which will broaden the on-site offer available to customers and increase its workforce with 12 new job roles.

Brent Collins, Managing Director Automotive Division of BCW Engineering, said: “BCW have welcomed the keen interest and encouragement of the Enterprise Ventures team during our growth period. This new funding will be utilised in gaining, amongst other objectives, NADCAP approvals which will further enhance the BCW Treatments business.”

Peter Rooney, Investment Manager at Enterprise Ventures, part of Mercia Technologies PLC, said: “We have been monitoring BCW Engineering’s significant growth for some time and having invested in skilled roles in key manufacturing sectors within

Lancashire, they are now seen as a major employer in the Burnley area with ambitious plans for expansion.

“In the UK, the automotive industry generates around £50 billion worth of revenue and the aerospace industry employs over 100,000 people, so we are pleased that Rosebud is able to support such thriving sectors.”

Andy Walker, head of business growth at Lancashire

County Council, said: “BCW are a fast-growing company who are already doing great things, supplying to some big name global brands.

“They’re focussed on driving innovation and looking to open up new business opportunities.

It looks like they’ve got a very bright future ahead and we’re proud that Rosebud is helping them to further increase their potential.”

About Enterprise Ventures Ltd Enterprise Ventures provides loans and equity to SMEs, nationally but with a strong emphasis across the North of England, and has a portfolio of more than 400 businesses.

It manages almost £200million of debt and equity funds and has a strong track record of successful exits, including 10 IPOs.

Enterprise Ventures is an FCA-authorised and regulated fund manager under FSMA (FRN: 183363).

Enterprise Ventures is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mercia Technologies PLC, having been acquired in March 2016. www.evgroup.uk.com

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Cassons appoints Cowley as partner Burnley Bondholder — Chartered accountancy firm Cassons - has appointed Helen Cowley as partner.

Helen, who joined the firm in 2012, has a wealth of technical tax expertise. In addition, she is key member of the Cassons’ team responsible

for business development.

Helen also takes a lead within the firm on international tax matters and is a very active member of the BKR International EMEA tax committee.

Managing Partner Les Nutter said: “Helen is a highly experienced, versatile and

expert tax consultant and her appointment as partner is fully deserved. Since joining the firm Helen has also demonstrated significant international tax skills and knowledge, and has become a key member of the business.

“Her appointment

Viva named Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy Burnley Bondholder Viva named Outstanding Small Public Relations Consultancy at the CIPR’s North West Pride Awards.

About the CIPR Awards Over 1,000 entries received from public relations teams, consultancies and individuals across the UK - 305 companies, 680 campaigns, 125 teams and 40 individuals Over 300 shortlisted public relations teams, consultancies and individuals across the UK

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68 judges across the UK judged the 2016 CIPR PRide Awards. Entries are judged in teams who are based outside the nation/region of entry 2016 CIPR PRide Awards Chairs of Judges were Paul Mylrea Found.Chart.PR FCIPR and Sandra Macleod FCIPR.

reinforces our ambition to grow the firm, as well as our absolute commitment to provide outstanding development opportunities for our people.”

With offices in Rossendale and Manchester, Cassons is a firm of chartered accountants and business advisers.

Viva picked up the Gold Award for the category with judges singling out the agency’s approach with clients and their commitment to training and development.

In addition, Viva won two Silver Awards for its campaign to recruit foster carers for Child Action Northwest CANW called 1200 Lights during a ceremony at The Midland Hotel in Manchester.

Managing Director Tony Garner said: “Any agency is only as strong as its team and this award speaks volumes about the talent and teamwork we possess. But we don’t rest on our laurels — we have a thirst for improvement and knowledge and that’s why training and development is at the core of what we do. We are living proof that you don’t need a city centre postcode to achieve great results for your clients.”

Viva was established in 2002 and is based in Rawtenstall. Clients include Amplifon, BAE Systems and the Chorley Group.

The CIPR judges said: “Viva has taken a firm decision to move away from clippings to more solid reporting measures including agreed client Key Performance Inidicators PIs. This rigour clearly suits clients as their growth path shows.

“Of particular note at Viva is the emphasis on team development. The judges were impressed that every member of the team has signed up for an industry qualification, supplemented by an internal training programme. They also have a paid internship scheme. They are a worthy winner.”

The CIPR PRide Awards recognise the outstanding work being delivered by PR practicioners for clients across the UK. A spokesman for the CIPR said: “Winning a PRide Award marks you out as an industry leader in your area, boosts team morale and demonstrates the value of PR to the wider business world. Past winners continue to reap the benefits of their successes long after achieving them.”

Top Honour for Burnley Business Owner

Themis Aeronautical Engineering Apprentices visit aerospace heroes Advanced Aeronautical Apprentices from Themis at Burnley College experienced a day in the presence of aerospace giants as they came face to face with Concorde and Nimrod at Manchester Airport.

The Apprentices, who work at top Aerospace Engineering employers across the North West, were given the opportunity to learn more about some of the UK’s most historic engineering achievements at an industry best practice visit hosted by Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport.

The sessions included information about the speed and uses of the aircraft, including specialist Maritime Patrol and Attack SONAR plane Nimrod and the famous passengers who once used Concorde in its heyday.

Later in the day, Apprentices were given radios to hear information from Air Traffic Control as flights took off and came in to land at the UK’s third busiest airport.

Aeronautical Engineering trainer assessor James Kenyon said: “Our trip to

Manchester Airport was a fantastic way to introduce our Advanced Engineering Apprentices to the types of aircraft that used British innovation to break the mould.

It was great to show each member of the group that they could be using their skills to manufacture or design iconic aircraft or aeronautical technologies in the future.

Inspirational trips like this one really bring home the idea of what Apprentices can achieve, understanding that they too have what it takes to be world-class engineers.”

Director of Themis Simon Jordan said:“Trips like these are important to provide additional skills and knowledge for our Advanced Apprentices, giving them industry insights that will help them further their careers. Each of our Advanced Engineering Apprenticeships balances outstanding training from our industry experienced trainer assessors and it is their direct links with employers that ensures our Apprentices are given the best possible opportunities to succeed as the leaders of tomorrow.”

A Burnley business owner has been awarded the top position at a prestigious industry body.

Laurence O’Connor, Managing Director of Financial Affairs, based in Standish Street, Burnley, has been elected as the new president of the Insurance Institute of Blackburn and Burnley.

He was officially voted in at the Institute’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) which was held at Burnley Football Club.

The Insurance Institute of Blackburn & Burnley is a local institute of the Chartered Insurance Institute, plays an integral part in areas such as exam support and continuing professional development (CPD) for the 333 member organisations operating in the Insurance & Financial Services industry.

On receiving the accolade, Laurence said: “I am extremely proud to be the next president of the Insurance Institute of Blackburn and Burnley. I intend to carry on the good work done by my predecessor and continue to support our membership in our region which is a big responsibility - particularly in the area of continuing professional development. It is also a nice feeling personally considering that my father has sat as president and my brother also beat me to it.”

Amazingly, Laurence will become the third member of his family to hold this position as both his brother Gavin and his father Michael have served terms as president of the institute.

Laurence will be taking over the position from previous president Darren Woodfield who served his term in 2016/17.

One of Laurence’s priorities as president will be to arrange a large cross-institute conference in Preston which will bring together the Insurance Institutes of Blackburn and Burnley, Preston and Blackpool and Kendal in a full days’ event.

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Burnley Council appoints BDP as lead consultant on ambitious new masterplan for Town Centre Burnley Council, in partnership with key stakeholders the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) and Burnley Football Club, have appointed BDP as lead consultants to develop an ambitious new masterplan for Burnley Town Centre and the adjoining Weavers’ Triangle area.

The previous masterplan for the area, which was completed over 10 years ago has guided much of the town’s growth over the past decade, and helped secure funding which has seen the development of the new Manchester Road Railway Station, the new town centre public realm transformation, Burnley’s Knowledge Quarter, incorporating the University and College Campus and the new Vision Park development, and the mixed use OntheBanks scheme in the historic Weavers’ Triangle, which has seen the transformation of the fringe town centre canalside area providing a unique business, leisure and waterside housing offer.

The new masterplan will take into account changes in the national and local

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economy and in the retail and leisure market, complementing the recently published Local Plan Proposed Submission Document, which sets out a high growth strategy for the borough, with new sites for aspirational housing and extensions to the successful business parks along the M65 corridor.

Council Leader, Mark Townsend says: “A key part of the borough’s growth strategy is to enhance the town centre offer, which is a significant retail, leisure, service and learning centre for much of Pennine Lancashire.”

“We were delighted to announce the opening of Primark in Burnley Town Centre early 2018 and the new masterplan will develop a focussed strategy going forward to promote the ongoing potential in Burnley’s town centre, unlock further development, attract new businesses and residential development and help to secure external funding to fund the next phase of plans.”

Adding: “Burnley has a reputation for getting things done and has a strong package to offer investors. We are growing above

national trends and have been identified as a boom town with all the ingredients needed to grow by economic experts. We want to keep being creative, doing things differently and creating new experiences to take the town forward and the masterplan will us achieve our objectives.“ BDP will work with their identified partners, BE Group and Urban flow to form a multi-disciplinary team bringing together urban planning, transport planning, design and architectural skills, with a strong collective knowledge of commercial markets and commercial development.

Doug Metcalf, stadium manager, BFC “Burnley Football Club are pleased to be working in partnership with Burnley Council.

The Club is planning significant investment in its ground which sits on the edge of the town centre and the masterplan should identify synergies to ensure the town benefits from having a premiership club on its doorstep.”

A formal launch of the new Masterplan is expected to take place early in 2018.

Birchall purchase new site adjacent to HQ to accommodate growth Just two and a half years after moving to larger premises, a successful family business has its sights set on further expansion.

Award-winning Birchall Foodservice more than doubled the size of their HQ when they purchased Cobalt House on Burnley Bridge Business Park in January 2015. But with the business growing faster than predicted, they are now reaching capacity status at their new home.

In response, the company has recently purchased a connecting site, securing the opportunity for future development.

The two-acre site currently houses an obsolete two-storey office/workshop complex, which will be demolished to make way for a warehouse expansion. In the short term, the surrounding land will help ease site congestion for visitor parking, along with the company’s expanding delivery fleet.

Company MD Justin Birchall said: “Having more than doubled our warehouse space by relocating to this site only 30 months ago, we hadn‘t predicted that our growth at this stage would be as big as it is. Obviously we’re really pleased but we needed to ensure we have plans in place to facilitate the next stage of our growth.

“Therefore the adjacent site becoming available was extremely fortuitous and, despite the challenges of tackling a brownfield site, we are determined to develop this location into a productive facility benefitting the company, its employees and the community.”

Padiham celebrates Lottery funding success Padiham is celebrating a major lottery win that will help preserve the town’s past for future generations.

The Padiham Townscape Heritage scheme, Crafting the Future, will benefit from £1.4 million of Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) money to help protect the town centre’s historic buildings.

It will also help support work to create an area of special architectural and historic interest and making the town more attractive for residents, workers and visitors.

Burnley Council worked with local businesses, Padiham Town Council, residents and other interested organisations on the bid. Earlier this year the council asked local people to help shape a conservation area management plan which was a key part of the successful bid.

Councillor Sue Graham, executive member for regeneration and economic development, said: “Padiham has a wonderful heritage centre that needs preserving for future generations. At the same time this successful bid will help breathe new life into the centre. This is great news and the result of close partnership working between the

council, local residents and businesses, and other groups to improve their town.

“Schemes like this don’t just help to create attractive, vibrant places that people want to live, work, visit and invest in. They also inspire communities to find out more about their local heritage, and give people the chance to learn new skills. It will help enhance Padiham’s historic heart, build on the town’s civic pride, and attract more visitors and shoppers to the town.”

Councillor John Harbour, the council’s deputy leader and “heritage champion”, added: “This is wonderful news for Padiham and a great boost to the town and the ongoing work to create a vibrant centre that reflects the past as well as the future. I’d like to thank the Heritage Lottery Fund and everyone who played a part in the successful bid for all their support.”

The Townscape Heritage scheme is focused on a compact area of mostly Victorian buildings at the heart of the conservation area, known locally as “The Hill.”

The council worked with a number of key partners in the successful bid, including Lancashire County Council, Gawthorpe Textile Collection, Fixhub, and Padiham Archives.

The five-year programme aims to bring back traditional life and vitality to this area of the town by: • overseeing the repair and restoration of eligible historic buildings within the Townscape Heritage boundary.

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carrying out environmental improvements, such as introducing traffic calming, pavement resurfacing and public art enhancements

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working with local partners to deliver a wider activity programme, including community events and heritage skills training

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support regeneration and business development throughout the town centre by celebrating all things home made in Padiham. This will include the development of a marketing strategy “Home made on the High Street” to build on the growing cluster of creative businesses and draw on Padiham’s heritage and connections to the Rachel Kay-Shuttleworth and Gawthorpe Textiles Collection.

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CoolKit Vans for European Pet Food Leader Europe’s leading experts on raw dog and cat food have taken delivery of a fleet of vans from Burnley-based manufacturer CoolKit, bringing total orders to 37 complete vans and 11 van conversions over the last five years.

All the vans are designed for the safe transportation of frozen food, and deliver pet food directly to homes and businesses throughout the UK. Nature’s Menu chose CoolKit because of the payload capabilities offered by its lightweight van conversion kits and its growing reputation as a leading supplier in the industry.

Nature’s Menu Operations Manager Chris Warden said: “We believe dogs and cats deserve real, wholesome food, free of artificial colours and flavourings, meat derivatives and other poor quality ingredients.

“Our award winning range of complete and balanced raw meals, gently steamed cans and pouches, raw meaty bones and natural treats provide a convenient, simple and safe way to feed dogs and cats a healthy diet every day.

“When transporting food, it’s of the highest importance to us that it arrives at its destination in the exact same, perfect condition as when it left our production facilities.

“CoolKit demonstrated their capabilities to us in ensuring we can meet that quality promise for all our customers and we look forward to working with them into the future as we ourselves continue to expand as a company.”

Burnley-based CoolKit employs more than 72 people, and supplies a full range of refrigerated transport products including refrigerated vans, van conversions and van converting kits. Its refrigerated vehicle conversions are renowned for being light, durable, versatile and strong, providing customers with the highest payload and most reliable performance throughout the vehicle lifetime. CoolKit conversions have also been validated by an unrivalled combination of ISO standard certifications and vehicle manufacturer approvals and accreditations.

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CoolKit Wins National Award Burnley-based refrigerated vehicle specialist CoolKit Ltd has been awarded Specialist Conversion Company of the Year 2016 by the UK’s leading fleet management specialist Lex Autolease.

The award was presented to CoolKit’s managing director, Rupert Gatty, at the Lex Autolease annual suppliers’ conference November.

Richard Crawford, Lex Autolease Assistant Supplier Manager for Commercial Vehicles, said: “CoolKit have been preferred supplier to Lex Autolease for a number of years and in that time have delivered a consistently high level of service.

The expertise and support of the CoolKit team in helping our customers meet their temperature controlled transport requirements, is delivered with professionalism, innovation, efficiency and within the set time constraints.

“CoolKit are always supportive of Lex Autolease project development initiatives and their partnership approach galvanises the relationship.”

Established in 2005, CoolKit is an established provider of a full range of refrigerated vans, fridge van conversions and van insulating kits. Having enjoyed exceptional growth in recent years, the company now employs more than 70 people on a site of 2.5 acres in Burnley and produces more than 1,500 insulating kits annually.

On accepting the award, CoolKit managing director Rupert Gatty, said: “It was a privilege to accept the award on the day. We value all of our customer relationships and are proud of the level of customer service we provide during all interactions our customers have with us. We place emphasis on the superior quality of our fridge vans conversions and the attention to details my team places on every vehicle we convert. To be recognised for the hard work and determination in our mission to lead the way in the temperature controlled transport industry is an honour and one we will be proud to display at our offices in Burnley.”

Outstanding UCLan Burnley student secures place on dynamic graduate scheme A first class Business UCLan Burnley student and aspiring project manager has secured a role on a dynamic graduate scheme within the marketing team at a cutting-edge local business.

After achieving an Advanced Level Travel and Tourism qualification at Burnley College Sixth Form Centre, Joseph Edwards gained work experience at a bookmakers where he recognised he had a passion for business.

Based on his positive experience of Burnley College Sixth Form Centre, he made the lifechanging decision to enrol at UCLan Burnley to study business.

UCLan Burnley Graduate Joseph Edwards commented:“I wasn’t sure I’d be able to complete a degree – the academic side was daunting. However, I really enjoyed studying Travel and Tourism and I felt that UCLan Burnley would have the same supportive and friendly atmosphere. I was right! I am grateful that my tutors gave me the opportunity to have one-to-one sessions and gave me the extra skills and knowledge I needed. Their teaching and unwavering support meant I was able to achieve outstanding grades, which my employer recognised, giving me the opportunity of a full graduate scheme place.”

With a passion for student development and a commitment to helping undergraduates broaden their skillset, UCLan Burnley’s Business courses have strong links to local businesses and industries by keeping up to date with job alerts and assessing potential growth within companies. Through discussing Joseph’s aspirations with him in regular oneto-one tutorials, he was encouraged to attend an interview for a new business role at The Senator Group and following the interview, Joseph was offered a position.

Tutor Angela Crabtree commented: “It’s so important that we recognise the wide range of talent amongst students at our college and that we give them the best chance at gaining valuable work experience in a professional environment. We are very privileged to have such well-established connections with prestigious local businesses, which often have a variety of opportunities for our students”.

The determined graduate completed his business degree as a top-up using remote learning from UCLan Burnley while The Senator Group paid for his tuition fees. With access to new learning and practical projects through his course and a dynamic approach

and attitude to work, Joseph Edwards gained a First Class degree in Business and has recently been promoted to Junior Project Manager on a graduate scheme within The Senator Group.

The UCLan Burnley Graduate believes that the knowledge and transferrable skills that the course equipped him with helped him get the job he has now, commenting: “We made our own improvement project as part of one module in the second year of my Foundation course and I think that experience was one of the key factors that helped me get the job I have now. When I got hired, I was told that for management positions, people need a deeper understanding of business concepts and flexibility. My degree and tutor definitely helped me to develop those specialist skills”.

Principal Hugh Bramwell said: “We are always delighted to see students returning to the college for further studies based on positive experiences they have had in the past. It’s fantastic to see that the communication between tutors and students is effective as it is helping students recognise their strengths and career goals. We wish Joseph the very best of luck at The Senator Group and for the future”.

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News SECURELY TRANSFORMING THE FUTURE

By Seriun

GDPR is fast approaching and will transform business operations, with extremely hefty fines being dished out to any business not fully complying with regulations. The main focus must be on maintaining client privacy and managing data breaches.

You would be surprised at how vulnerable networks can be, even within multi-million pound operations. We’ve all heard about the recent ransomware cyber-attacks that have devastated the British NHS, Netherlands’ TNT, Russia’s Rosneft and most recently America’s HBO, yet security still isn’t the top of the agenda for many UK businesses where it should be. Breaches can go undetected for months and it’s getting more difficult for organisations to detect them on their own.

We believe prevention is better than cure, and it all starts by getting your business technically ‘in order’ through a managed proactive approach to meet best practice. It’s crucial that businesses understand the value of investing in security and IT, and look beyond managed service provision to partnering with a Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP) who can provide the end-to-end solution they need.

Derren Stephenson, Operations Manager at Seriun said: “The availability of electronic crypto currency has in part driven the explosion of cyber-attacks, because the cybercriminal can now do the crime and get paid in a virtually untraceable currency. It is no longer a question of ‘if your systems will get attacked’ it’s now a question of ‘when’. If businesses do not act now and implement a full end-to-end security solution, they will be leaving themselves wide open for attack – and if the attack is successful this could potentially result in a total loss of company data.”

A quality MSSP will deploy the latest Security, Information and Event Management (SIEM) technology to ensure your networks are secure, your IT operations are optimised, and that your business complies with regulations such as GDPR, PCI DSS and CIP. The MSSP should use intelligent security analytics to unify the automated collection, analysis and recovery of log data with network and endpoint monitoring – ensuring cyber threats are detected and dealt with before a material breach occurs.

If we take the analogy of managing a castle and building a fortress to protect the kingdom – all the day-to-day operational activities would be taken care of by a Managed Service Provider.

However, the MSSP would go beyond, ensuring that all the layers of security are in place and fully functioning, i.e. making sure the moat is full, the guards are where they should be, and that the walls aren’t crumbling as the invaders are approaching. In translation, the MSSP will proactively manage every layer of security they put in place to protect you and your customers, from multi-factor authentication and data encryption to back-up solutions and business continuity.

Make sure you partner with the right MSSP – and that will take care of your system security. You should also ensure the people behind your business are trained in security breach prevention too – so they don’t weaken your defences.

If you still need to plan your GDPR strategy, or if you want to alleviate your concerns about data security, then give Seriun a call on: 08081 643 644 or visit: www.seriun.co.uk.

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Crow Wood further enhance their green credentials Burnley’s award winning Spa has further enhanced its green credentials with the recent installation of a 50 kw solar pv system.

The solar project was installed in less than a week by local renewable energy specialist The Low Carbon Energy Company. It will deliver 45,000kwh a year for the next twenty years at less than 1p per kwh ,and beyond and reduce the carbon emissions by 25 tonnes a year.

Oliver Brown , Director at Crow Wood said: “Crow Wood is focussed on the ecological impact of their activities and are constantly looking at ways to improve efficiencies in order to reduce environmental impact.

“We have invested heavily over the past few years in a range of sophisticated management systems which allow us to control heating, lighting and air conditioning to create the minimum waste of energy, whilst at the same time generating our own electricity following the installation of a CHP generator and more so now with this recent solar panel installation.

“We looked at solar a few years ago and the numbers didn’t quite work for us but we were pleasantly surprised when we asked Ged to re-visit his original proposal and the returns on investment met our requirements. We now generate even more of our own clean energy, reducing our costs and CO2 emissions.

Adding: “The team at Low Carbon were great and worked around our busy schedules with no fuss and high degree of professionalism.”

Ged Ennis MD at Low Carbon Energy, said: “We are delighted that Crow Wood selected us to deliver this important project for them. It’s been a pleasure working with Andy and Oliver Brown and the team at Crow Wood. We had to prove not only the environmental benefits but the commercial benefits as well. Constantly rising energy prices are a major issue for all businesses and clearly Crow Wood saw those benefits and acted to take control of the energy costs in a way that secures their supply , lowers costs and benefits the environment.”

Burnley Bridge Phase One Sold Out The £50m first phase of Burnley Bridge Business Park has now sold out following the completion of four more deals.

Eshton’s Burnley Bridge development welcomed its first occupier in 2014 and the scheme is now home to a variety of companies including Townsend Music, Equinox, Exertis and Fagan & Whalley.

In the latest deals, Rishton Properties has purchased a 6,500 sq ft unit while a private investor has bought the remaining

6,000 sq ft unit.

Meanwhile, a 6,500 sq ft trade counter unit that is currently let on an 11-year contract to Yesss Electrical starting from May 2014 has been sold to Grape Developments.

And Birchall Foodservice, which occupies the 64,100 sq ft Cobalt Building, has bought a two-acre site next to its base with a view to expanding its operations onsite.

James Chapman, managing director of Eshton, said: “Since Burnley Bridge was first

House sales in Burnley amongst best in Britain Burnley has been declared a property hotspot after a significant rise in sales, according to a new report from Lloyds Bank, using Land Registry figures.

Burnley was joint seventh in England and Wales with a 10 per cent rise in house sales. In comparison, 82 per cent of towns included in the survey saw house sales fall between 2015 and 2016.

This is reflected in increased confidence in the area from housebuilders, with a wide range of quality housing schemes taking shape across the borough on several previously developed (brownfield) sites.

Councillor John Harbour, the council’s executive member for housing, said: “The fact we are

enjoying a boost in house sales across the borough is really good news.

“This is being reflected on the ground with significant developments of a wide range of new homes. The fact that many of those are being built on brownfield land shows our commitment, where possible, to re-use sites that have previously been developed.

“We are seeing a whole range of new homes being built across our borough that will help meet demand from current and future home-buyers, and which will help attract new people into the area. This is a very much part of a longer term strategy to diversify the borough’s housing stock to attract and retain a skilled workforce.”

announced, we have had strong and constant interest due to its fantastic location and quality accommodation. It’s great to see the first phase of our development sell out just as we start working on additional accommodation on Titanium Park and Burnley Bridge South sites, both of which will add another 42 acres to the business park.”

Deals all done by Trevor Dawson’s Burnley office where full details of Phase Two can be obtained.

• Gleeson Homes is working on developing 200 family homes on the former Blythe’s chemical works in Hapton.

• Keepmoat Homes is continuing construction of new homes in Burnley Wood and South West Burnley.

• Calico Homes is preparing the former Perserverance Mill site in Padiham for development, with support from Burnley Council and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).

• McDermott Homes is developing 86 three and four bedroomed executive houses on the former Waterside Mill site off Sycamore Avenue and just around the corner, off Gannow Lane, the former Peel Mill is being transformed with a development of bungalows.

• The Bridgewalk apartments at Sandygate – a high quality development of 16 two bedroom apartments – are being reserved very quickly.

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News Checkedsafe fuelling a clean air drive A collaborative partnership led by Idox (Cloud Amber) with Burnley business CheckedSafe, Amey and Birmingham City Council has secured funding from the UK’s innovation agency InnovateUK, to help reduce highway maintenance fleet emissions around the city.

The 12-month Greenwave pilot project, which started in April 2017, will provide fleet vehicle drivers with an app to monitor traffic signal green timings. By being aware of when traffic lights will change, it’s hoped drivers will be able to adapt their speed to ‘ride the greenwave’ and minimise stops and starts at traffic lights. This should reduce fuel use and also emissions, which are typically greater from stationary/idling traffic.

Clean Air Zone by 2020 As one of a number of cities in England mandated to introduce a Clean Air Zone by 2020, this project is aligned to Birmingham City Council’s efforts to improve air quality by reducing the impact from particular types of vehicles.

This pilot will work with a small team of drivers and 12 larger vehicles managed by Amey, which provides highways maintenance services to Birmingham City Council through a 25-year partnership. The vehicles used for the trial have been selected because by their nature they use more fuel, and are also deployed in a variety of different work activities across Birmingham.

Collaborative Partnership CheckedSafe is delivering the app that drivers will use to monitor traffic signal timings, working with Idox (CloudAmber) which manages the Urban Traffic Monitoring Control (UTMC) system that controls the traffic signal timings, on behalf of Amey and Birmingham

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City Council.

Anthony Burgess, from Idox (Cloud Amber), said: “The development of Greenwave demonstrates that we are committed to meeting the UK’s CO2 reduction and zero emission targets. There is no known solution of this type in existence – which uses data feeds from existing infrastructure to provide drivers with live updates enabling them to change their driving style. We are excited to see what the future will hold for this type of innovative, transport management solution.”

Darran Harris, from CheckedSafe, said: “This is an exciting project for us. The development of the app will assist drivers in riding the “greenwave” and then hopefully encourage drivers to improve driving behaviour to reduce omissions and save fuel. If successful, the solution will be of huge benefit to all towns and cities.”

Tony Mathews, Transport Manager for Amey in Birmingham, said: ” Amey is involved in a number of initiatives which support Birmingham City Council’s drive to improve air quality and we are delighted to be piloting this technology.

“All of our vehicles are GPS tracked so we can monitor how driving styles impact fuel consumption, and we are excited to see how this trial will help our drivers adapt even further to limit the environmental impact of these essential journeys.”

Philip Edwards, Head of Growth and Transportation, Birmingham City Council said: “Air quality is a big concern for the city and the health and wellbeing of its citizens.” www.checkedsafe.com

Petty’s recognised by British Property Awards A Local property business has received the accolade of being the town’s best estate agency after extensive research was carried out by the British Property Awards.

Petty Estate Agents were judged to be Burnley’s best after their team performed outstandingly in a series of mystery shopping exercises.

The focus of the research was on levels of customer service provided by all Burnley’s estate agencies and Pettys staff performed so well that they have now been shortlisted for a number of national awards, which will be announced later in the year at a lavish ceremony in London.

Robert McLean from the British Property Awards, said: “Petty’s came out as the best estate agent in the Burnley area due to the fantastic levels of customer service that they have demonstrated over a prolonged period of time. They should be proud that their customer service levels provide a benchmark for their local, regional and national competition.”

Ian Bythell, Petty’s Residential Property Director, said: “This award is great recognition for our team – we’re extremely proud of them all and how hard they work – plus it’s a great honour to be seen as the best in the area we’re so passionate about.

“We’re the area’s only chosen member of The Relocation Agent Network which is owned by Cartus and they are very particular about agents they choose, describing them as ‘The best of the best’. Almost half of our staff have become accredited relocation experts and I’m sure this has ensured that we maintain an excellent level of customer service.”

The British Property Awards provide agents throughout the UK with an invaluable opportunity to compare the service that they provide against the service provided by their local, regional and national competition. Agents, who go that extra mile and provide outstanding levels of customer service are rewarded with our accolade, which acts as a beacon to highlight these attributes to the local marketplace. The British Property Awards team mystery shops every estate agent every estate agent against a set of 25 criteria to obtain a balanced overview of their customer service levels.

Freewebstore have successful conference in Chicago Freewebstore, the Burnley based eCommerce platform has returned after a successful exhibition at the Internet Retailer Conference and Expo in Chicago, USA. The firm, which caters for an international customer base across 178 countries, was established in 2007

by Managing Director Martin Hermansen.

Whilst in the States, the company also spent time in Illinois mingling with global partners including TrustPilot, PayPal, and MailChimp.

Keen to forge new partnerships, the Freewebstore team decked their exhibition stand out with a foosball table, challenging punters to a quick game while they chatted

business.

“We drew people into our stand by challenging attendees to a game of foosball whilst we talked eCommerce!” said Marketing and Business Developer, Matthew Turner.

“It worked wonders, taking the Americans back to their college days and creating a more relaxed environment.” After the event, at which many foosball aficionados professed to being newly-converted Burnley FC fans, the Freewebstore team donated the table to James Jordan Boys and Girls club – Michael Jordan’s Chicago-based youth club under the name of his late father.

“Our product was extremely well received by the Americans we spoke to,” Matthew added. “Our sole aim was to increase our brand awareness and create partnerships, and we came out with over ten new global partnerships. The Americans that we met loved soccer and were very fond of Burnley.”

Never far from a Clarets connection, the company’s Partner Manager, Stephen Darwood, bumped into two former Burnley players in Chicago, snapping a pic with Tyrone Mears and Chris McCann after their loss against the Chicago Fire playing for Atlanta United.

Revenues soar at Velocity Revenues have climbed by a third at Velocity Composites in the Burnleyheadquartered aerospace products manufacturer’s first set of results since floating.

The company has posted revenues of £9.3m for the six months ending 30 April 2017, up by 31 per cent on a year earlier. Pretax losses narrowed by 64 per cent to £35,000 over the same period.

On 18 May 2017, Velocity listed on AIM attracting total investment of £14.4m including net cash proceeds into the business of £9.2m. In March, meanwhile, production started at its new facility in Hampshire after the site was granted both AS9100 and Airbus approvals.

Jon Bridges, chief executive of Velocity Composites, said: “The six months ended 30 April 2017 have been a transformational period for the company as we continued to successfully execute our growth strategy

through the opening of our second manufacturing facility in Fareham, Hampshire, delivering new contract wins and working towards the listing on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in May 2017 raising net cash proceeds of £9.2m via a significantly oversubscribed placing.

“The second half of the year has started strongly and we continue to see demand for our services as the aerospace composites industry enters a clear ‘make more for less’ period, and our customers look for new ways to reduce the cost of manufacture, both in the supply chain and their own manufacturing areas.

“Velocity has a clear strategy to capitalise on this growth opportunity and as such, the board remains confident of meeting the market’s full-year expectations.”

The company manufactures advanced carbon fibre and ancillary material kits for use in the production of aircraft.

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News Burnley tops ONS digital jobs growth tables – a hub of digital innovation Figures by the ONS Business Register and Employment Survey (BRES), show Burnley ranks an impressive second place for digital jobs growth in Britain. The Survey also showed Burnley continues to buck regional and national trends in overall private sector jobs growth.

Jobs growth in the digital sector is where Burnley really shone, with a yearly growth during 2014-15 of a whopping 161.8% – against NW growth of just 30.0% and GB growth of 2% in digital jobs. The digital economy is leading the growth of local economies across the UK and Burnley has seized the opportunities for growth in the digital sector, building on its existing digital business base to grow the economy with next generation jobs.

Council Leader, Mark Townsend, said: “Embracing digital technology will have huge rewards for Burnley businesses and for the Burnley economy, making us a more competitive and more prosperous place. I’m delighted with the latest ONS digital jobs growth figures for Burnley and for the positive private sector jobs growth overall.”

Adding: “Burnley has several businesses at the forefront of global digital technology, IT and programming, including: the world class AMS Neve digital sound desks; one of the country’s most advanced 3D printing firms, FDM printing; leaders in digital IT and telecoms Chess Ltd; code warriersJP74; Vodafone Automotive and many more. Burnley is working hard to raise its profile as a town at the forefront of digital technology, and these results reinforce this important message. A Digital Burnley Group has recently been formed within the wider Digital Lancashire Initiative to shine a light on and to grow our digital economy and the ONS figures reflect the huge investments made to improve Burnley’s business partnerships and infrastructure over the past few years which has attracted several new businesses to Burnley.”

Mark Crabtree, OBE, Managing Director, AMS Neve, said: “The Digital Burnley Group is probably the most advanced cluster in Lancashire working to make the town the premier location for digital businesses as a contrast to a big city site. Our aims are to establish a thriving communal business hub to enhance our digital cluster. We’re also working to communicate clearly to students the skillsets that they need to succeed in this field and to actively assist with their education and experience – and so continue to increase the pool of Burnley’s digital talent. The ONS figures confirm what we are promoting – our digital growth and strengths in recruiting knowledge intensive jobs in the digital sector. A recent Independent Economic Review on the Northern Powerhouse identified ‘digital’ as a key growth opportunity for the North, and with our already successful digital hub and the new direct rail link to Manchester, this will open up huge opportunities for Burnley’s growth.”

Digital Lancashire launch new education series DLX Digital Lancashire recently launched a new education series called DLX, a new series of education based events, run in partnership with Lancashire businesses to raise digital awareness within the county.

The first event in the series promised to be inspiring and educational, discussing the much talked about industry buzzword, Digital Transformation. The event was hosted by Burnley Bondholder JP74 and called Conversations in Digital Transformation.

JP74 are a Padiham based Digital Transformation consultancy company, and have been delivering successful transformation projects for over ten years – MD Pete Walker said “a third ​of companies are already on the road toward digital transformation and an additional third are planning to start the process in the coming year, digital strategy has become popular topic for discussion.”

Stewart Townsend, MD at Digital Lancashire said: “The event’s purpose was to clarify what digital transformation means, as well as providing companies with clear and practical steps of what they should be thinking about for their business. The event had a speaker line up of some of Lancashire’s top leaders in the digital industry, who each be presented what Digital Transformation means within their own fields of expertise, and how it has improved their businesses and respective industries. For more information go to: digital-lancashire.org.uk

Barnfield walk away from LABC Building Excellence Awards with a myriad of accolades Barnfield Construction were delighted to be the receivers of three accolades at the recent LABC, (Local Authority Building Control) Building Excellence Awards.

The first award for non-residential Best Site Agent went to Russell Currie, who has been at the £75 million turnover contractors and developers, Barnfield Construction, since 2003.

Russell commented: “I’m overwhelmed to have received the award. There was a lot of hard work and hours put into the Sawley Hall development in the Ribble Valley, not

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only me but the whole team who worked on the project. It’s nice to be nominated but it’s a fantastic feeling to win it.”

The second award was presented to Together Housing for Best Social / Affordable Housing scheme award. Graham Baxter was Site Manager on the 16 apartment development for the over 55’s in Rawtenstall and the developer was Rossendale Together Barnfield Partnership Limited.

Graham who has been with Barnfield Construction for 4 years commented: “It

was great to win the award for Best Social/ Affordable housing scheme. Having your work recognised is a real honour.”

Graham was also a finalist in the LABC Site Agent of the year category and will be attending the finalist’s award ceremony in London at the end of the year.

Barnfield have also been shortlisted in the finals, as a finalist for LABC West Yorkshire Building Excellence Awards 2017 for their Chain Street redevelopment in Bradford, under the social/affordable housing category.

Boohoo invest for future growth

Burnley and Manchester based Boohoo.com has raised £50m through the placing of 22.7m new shares priced at 220p in order to fund new investments in the business.

Boohoo shares hit a record high – closing up 18% at 260p in July – after Boohoo said the money raised from the sale of new shares would be used to pay for a “supersite” warehouse in Burnley, as the retailer attempts to meet rising demand for its clothing ranges, aimed at 16 to 30 year-olds.

Warehouse expansion plans include an automated distribution centre to provide £2bn in annual sales capacity, on top of the £1bn provided by its already extended site in Burnley.

The cost of the land and construction of the warehouse is expected to cost about £150m over the next three years. A spokesperson for the company said Boohoo had yet to decide on a location for the 600,000 sq ft facility.

The company, which sells dresses priced from £4 to £50 and jeans ranging from £6 to £35, is valued at about £2.8bn – four times as much as Debenhams.

Nick Bubb, an independent retail

analyst, said: “It says something about the extraordinary outlook for the business that all the shares have been snapped up at 220p, a minimal 0.3% discount to the closing price [in July].”

The retailer exceeded expectations for first-quarter sales, which more than doubled to £120m in the three months to 31 May. Boohoo also raised its guidance for full-year sales growth to 60%, from an earlier forecast of 50%. The shares were floated at 50p three years ago and fell to 23p in the first year, but over the past 12 months they have risen more than 300%.

Mahmud Kamani and Kane, joint chief executives, said the business had performed well across all brands and locations in the first quarter.

“The combination of broadening product ranges, strong brand image, competitive prices and good customer service continues to drive sales momentum, while the inclusion of our new brands is proving the potential of our multi-brand strategy in delivering strong group revenue growth,” they said.

In addition to the sale of new shares, Mahmud Kamani, The co-founder of Boohoo. com sold more than £80m of his family’s own

shares.

Mahmud Kamani and his siblings Rabia Kamani and Nurez Kamani sold a total of 36.6m shares. It left the Kamani family, together with co-founder Carol Kane, with a 39% stake in the business, which also includes the brands Pretty Little Thing and Nasty Gal. George Mensah, an analyst at Shore Capital, said: “We have no concerns about the possibility of the most senior member of management selling down equity, we believe this to be opportunistic … and we believe both chief executives to be committed to the long-term future of the business.”

The upbeat outlook from Boohoo was in sharp contrast to the fortunes of its rival Topshop, where UK sales fell for the first time in more than a decade.

Boohoo was founded in Manchester in 2006 targeting young, cost-conscious customers. The average item of clothing on the website is £13. The company bought a 66% stake in Pretty Little Thing, which aims to “make every girl feel like a celebrity”, in January. It bought US-based Nasty Gal, which targets 18 to 27 year-olds, a month later.

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What More UK director hailed as UK manufacturing ‘exemplar’ Lancashire-based plastics manufacturer What More UK has been listed among the top 100 British manufacturers.

Director of What More UK Tony Grimshaw OBE is proud to receive the accolade on behalf of his colleagues in all areas of What More’s business, following last night’s announcement by The Manufacturer magazine.

The Manufacturer announced its Top 100, an annual report of inspirational movers and shakers in the UK’s manufacturing sector, on Tuesday evening.

What More UK’s Tony Grimshaw OBE was named within the top 20 individuals on The Manufacturer’s list and as such is classed as ‘an exemplar’ of UK manufacturing excellence.

Published annually, The Manufacturer Top 100 is a platform to champion and publicly identify dynamic leaders and innovators in UK manufacturing. The aim of the report’s publication is to highlight the UK’s best manufacturing role models to educate the public and future talent that a career in manufacturing is exciting and creative.

Tony Grimshaw OBE, Director of What More UK, said: “It’s incredibly humbling to be included in The Manufacturer Top 100, and I will accept this honour on behalf of everyone at What More, who I genuinely feel are the best team within our industry.

Without them, What More simply wouldn’t be the industry leader it is today. This recognition is undoubtedly a tribute to all

their hard work too.”

Tony Grimshaw was nominated for a place in The Manufacturer Top 100, and key figures from academia and industry formed a judging panel.

Among the Top 100 judges was Nigel Fine, Chief Executive of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). He said: “The UK’s manufacturing industry makes a significant contribution to the UK economy, so it’s vital that government, employers and professional bodies continue to work together to ensure that our manufacturing industry thrives. The Manufacturer Top 100 is a great way to celebrate the diversity, creativity and success of our manufacturers and inspire role models to attract more young people into manufacturing.”

The Manufacturer Top 100 report for 2016 was announced at an exclusive event at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery attended by the UK manufacturing community and industry leaders.

The full Top 100 2016 report can be viewed at themanufacturertop100.com.

As the UK’s leading manufacturer and distributor of plastic housewares, gardening and storage products, What More UK makes over 700 product lines from storage boxes

to plant pots, pet beds, washing up bowls, buckets and bins, sold under the trusted and value-for-money Wham brand. The business also has an extensive range of bakeware, including enamelware and the PushPan range of silicone sealed bakeware.

The business exports its British-made products to 68 countries worldwide, including China, Brazil, Australia and the most recent addition Vietnam.

What More UK employs more than 230 people at its purpose-built 500,000 square foot manufacturing and distribution facility at Altham and nearby head offices at Padiham in Lancashire. What More UK is on target to hit sales of £50 million this year.

For more information about What More UK, visit www.whatmoreuk.com.

Tax Savings for R&D! Many eligible companies are still unaware of the significant potential corporation tax savings or tax credits available for Research and Development (R&D) work, the definition of which is far broader than many people realise. If you are carrying out any type of

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Research and Development as part of your business activities you may be able to save money.

• Generous Tax relief • Claim for staff time, utilities used, materials and other items • Claim for activities dating back to two financial years

Over the past 12 months Burnley based business advisors Carole Garrett and Colin Tempest have been working with Tom Wilkinson of Pierce Chartered Accountants to obtain tax savings/tax credits of circa £400,000 to Burnleybased companies. These

companies come from many different sectors including food manufacturing, engineering, general manufacturing and creative and digital.

If you think you’d qualify for R&D Tax Credits call Carole Garrett for an initial conversation on 01282 477213.

New Green Energy Partnership The energy landscape is witnessing unprecedented change; with this transformation comes challenges and opportunities. We are witnessing the transformation from a fossil based, centralised, utility driven model to a more decentralised, renewables-based pro-sumer model.

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‘Made in Lancashire’ Whinberry Gin Growing Burnley based micro gin distillery, Batch Brew, launched a ‘Big Batch Whinberry Picking Challenge’ over the summer - for a special limited edition batch of their new whinberry gin.

Whinberries (a northern term for Bilberries) are in abundance on the moors and hillsides around Lancashire over the summer months – a tiny fruit similar to the blueberry but smaller – but a prince of the northern fruits.

Batch Brew invited the people of Burnley and Lancashire to get involved in making a proud Lancashire gin made here in Burnley and be part of the production of a truly local specialty product.

Phil Whitwell, Director at Batch Brew Ltd, said: “We were looking to collect around fifty kilos, and we were delighted to get local residents and communities

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involved across Burnley and Lancashire.

It was an idea we had to evoke childhood memories of wild fruit picking and to re-introduce the pleasures of getting out there and picking your own fruit to a new generation – and we had a good response.

“We are so proud to make what we term ‘The Lancashire Gin’ here in our micro distillery in Burnley which is taking the gin industry by storm, and our new Whinberry Gin is taking complex flavours to a whole new level.”

Adding: “We’ve just taken delivery of a 3,200 litre former Cognac Barrel from France in which we’ll age the limited edition gin, which will take in the cognac flavour and add a whole new dimension to the Limited Edition.

“Our Whinberry Gin which we recently launched has been hugely popular. This

is normally made with dried whinberries, so we are really excited about making the limited edition with fresh locally grown and locally picked berries which will be ready in time for Christmas – making it a great ‘made in Burnley’ Christmas gift. It will be a true new flavour for the gin connoisseur senses.”

“We believe ourselves to be a true a definition of a family-run distillery as there is. Our premium gin is lovingly crafted. We don’t ask anyone else to produce our drinks and we source everything, from the bottles, to the botanicals and everything inbetween – and to use local people to source the local berries is truly in keeping with our family ethos – our Lancashire family – We produce and bottle by hand to ensure quality and individuality, which the team are immensely proud of.”

Door4 16 year’s growth crowned by office upgrade Following 16 consecutive years of growth, digital marketing agency Door4 has moved into new, larger premises in Burnley.

Launched by Burnley born and bred Leon Calverley in 2000, Door4 has since grown to a team of 18, with revenues nearing £1m per year.

The move from original premises in Nelson to Burnley Wharf, Manchester Road, sees the company now occupying the top floor of a 1840s Grade II listed building at the former canal wharf.

Managing director Leon Calverley says: “As well as needing larger premises to cope with our expansion, we moved to Burnley to take advantage of the growing digital economy.

“Burnley is fast developing as a hotspot for the digital industries,

and the move into prestigious new premises is better for attracting and retaining the right staff – the lifeblood of any knowledge-based business.

“The new location not only provides better transport links but also better networking, amongst a thriving cluster of local businesses.

“We had lots of support from Burnley Borough Council finding accommodation, introductions, and structuring our rates. We chose the top floor, with original structural beams and warehouse machinery, as it provides our staff with a more inspiring work environment.

“We’ve already seen an increase in clients wanting to visit us, and there’s a pub next door! So we couldn’t be happier with the move.”

Burnley hailed as a ‘blueprint’ for others to follow by leading Lancashire business leader At a recent LBV business panel forum, featuring Tony Grimshaw, director of WhatMore UK, as well as Kate Ingram, head of regeneration and planning policy at the council; Dharma Kovvuri, dean of the business school at UCLan; Mike Riding, MD of Process Instruments and Leon Calverley, MD of Door4, discussions centred around the borough’s growing digital sector, the success of the Burnley Bondholders and strengthening links between local businesses and schools.

Kate highlighted regeneration and job creating projects across Burnley including a £4m investment in the public realm in the town centre.

She said: “It is about giving it a facelift

and giving people confidence to invest in the town centre and bring in more retailers.”

Kate also highlighted the digital success story emerging in Burnley, pointing out recent statistics revealing a 162 per cent increase in jobs in the local digital economy.

And she added: “People are coming to Burnley because there is a lifestyle offer here that is attractive for small businesses and a good business environment.”

Tony Grimshaw, director of Padihambased What More, the UK’s leading manufacturer of plastic housewares, was speaking at the latest Lancashire Hotspots event held at Turf Moor in Burnley.

He told the audience of around 60 business leaders: “Burnley has got an attitude

to just get things done. It’s the attitude not only of the council but the people of Burnley.”

But he added that the borough did have its challenges, including ensuring a pipeline of future commercial development to attract new businesses and to allow existing operations to grow.

He said: “It is about the future. UCLan and Burnley College are preparing the workforce for the future; Burnley has to prepare the workplace for the future.”

Lancashire Business View’s Hotspots event at Burnley FC’s ground attracted business leaders from across the county. It was held in association with Burnley Council.

A Question Time-style discussion was chaired by Richard Slater, publisher of LBV.

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Burnley entrepreneurs honoured in World Luxury Spa and Restaurant Awards,Vietnam 2017 The scene is set; it’s a warm, exotic summer’s evening in Vietnam, the sun begins to set over the bustling and intriguing city of Hanoi, excited participants gather at the event of the year, the event that will later that night honour them as the crème da la crème of the luxury wellness and fine dining industries. Champagne flows, canapés travel on beautifully decorated trays to guests, and the air of anticipation grows. Proudly hosted by the spectacular JW Marriott Hotel Hanoi, who with a red carpet welcome invite over 180 guests from more than 50 countries to a dazzling evening of luxury, glamour, and style.

“Over 100,000 votes brought our winners here tonight; 100,000 times the public voiced their opinion on who of the 1,000 entrants are deserving of these accolades. Tonight we honour the staff of these fine establishments, who through their immeasurable service delivery have brought success to the proud brands of which they are a part.” says Marna Lourens, Executive Manager for the World Luxury Spa Awards.

Setting the basis for service industry standards around the globe, the World Luxury Spa Awards and World Luxury Restaurant Awards pride themselves on providing true recognition to luxury spas and restaurants in their relevant categories during its annual voting phase. Votes are garnered through various marketing channels from guests, showcasing yet again the true value of service excellence.

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“The most coveted award on the evening is our Global Spa and Global Restaurant of the Year awards. Each year the task to determine these top establishments begins after voting has closed and we announce to our winners if they have been successful. We are six senior managers who take weeks to decide, as voting is not the only criteria we look at to bestow this prestigious award. A multitude of factors come in to play; brand, location, overall guest satisfaction from online reviews, services and facilities, design, and even menu offerings whether spa or restaurant. It is important to look at each establishment as an individual as well, some are on an island, some are in cities or in a desert, it is not always possible to compare apples with apples when defining luxury. This year the focus was on unique design with a touch of classy elegance, and we were as such proud to award Global Spa of the Year to Harnn Heritage Spa at InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, and Global Restaurant of the Year to Ithaa Undersea Restaurant at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island.

Both of whom encompass the ethos of luxury and supreme service.” says Joanna Evans, Marketing Communications Manager for the World Luxury Awards.

The evening was as glamorous as one would expect from a JW Marriott brand hotel; a delectable 6-course fine dining menu adorned each table throughout the night and was paired with fine wines and champagne

from Moët et Chandon. Entertainment fitting of the destination included a Dragon Dance, a Vietnamese based string quartet performance by Nhóm Độc Cầm - Toxic Quartet, and a local Ao Dai Dance, all of which added to the evening’s Asian flair.

“The food tonight was exceptionally impressive, and has been during our entire stay at the hotel. Executive Chef Brendon Partridge and his team receive full honours from the World Luxury Awards and all our guests for the tireless effort of crafting these delicious plates of exquisite foods we received this evening.” says Linda Cooper, Executive Manager for the World Luxury Restaurant Awards. “I am proud to know that the awards they themselves received tonight are so well deserved.”

After all awards were received and each representative had an opportunity for exclusive photos and interviews on the red carpet, guests were welcomed to the chic and ultra-stylish Cool Cats Jazz Club, a name so apt for the warm red glow it provides, while live musicians entertained crowds late into the night with some fabulous classic jazz music.

Luxury establishments from around the globe are welcomed to participate in these exciting awards, to proudly show the world what they have to offer in terms of luxury and excellence.

Bondholders get an exclusive tour of Burnley’s newest and largest business facility On an exclusive tour of Burnley’s latest purpose built business facility, built on the Burnley Bridge Business Park for Exertis UK, one of Europe’s largest and fastest growing technology distribution and specialist service providers, Burnley Bondholders were absolutely blown away by the incredible scale of the hi-tech warehousing facility which, to give you an idea of size, could fit 5 football pitches inside!

Exertis HR & Change Director, Nick Foster, addressed around 100 Bondholders who attended the tour, outlining the company’s outstanding growth.

Bondholders were delighted to hear about another business investing in #BrilliantBurnley arming them with another positive story to share about Burnley.

The Bondholder Scheme is an innovative and powerful network of organisations who believe what is good for Burnley is good for business. Members

contribute financially to promoting our town as a place to live, work, visit and invest.

In the long term this will benefit Burnley’s economy, which in turn will benefit all businesses.

Bondholders are passionate about Burnley and believe more of the right people need to know about our world-class aerospace industry; our skilled workforce; our new schools, colleges and university; nationally significant industrial heritage and breathtaking countryside.

Panaz work with IHG Panaz were delighted to be involved in the development of New Gen for IHG’s Holiday Inn Express hotels.

Working closely with the IHG lead designers and architects, the For People design team and FF&E management and procurement, Panaz has contributed beautiful fabrics to Gen IV playing its part in the new brand image for Holiday Inn Express Hotels throughout the UK, Europe and the Middle East.

We asked Sophie Penn and Volker Pflueger (For People) for approach to the brief: ‘Gen IV was a thrilling journey for all parties involved, the result is a pretty radical jump to a new generation of Holiday Inn Express Hotels.

We wanted to approach the design in a new way; with a team of people that have completely different design backgrounds.

The result was a collective spirit, with influences and inspiration coming from all areas of the creative industry.

We approached the design in an emotional and analytical way, challenging conventions and developing design solutions that are both problem solving and aspirational.’

For Panaz, it was a dream project: working with creatively exciting individuals intent on bringing an inspirational new look to this trusted and respected brand.

Californian Nightclub Panaz Magma adorns the booths and bar panels of Costa Mesa’s newest and hippest nightspot, Time. Magma’s chic swirls of elegance are the perfect complement to this upscale nightclub venue. Project designed by Davis Ink, Costa Mesa, CA.

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News Digitalising Manufacturing Conference 30th - 31st October 2017 Digital manufacturing is already here, but is your business ready to take full advantage and be at the forefront of this exciting new era?

The Digital Manufacturing Conference which takes place at the Lloyds Bank Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre in Coventry (which is an impressive facility in itself) takes place over two days with leading experts in the field sharing their know how.

The conference will address international collaboration opportunities and national policy, as well as practical knowledge to drive industrial digitalisation from within UK value chains.

A key focus of the conference is to engage SMEs in the digital revolution and to provide practical knowledge and support to get businesses primed for their digital journey.

The Conference has a diverse agenda, also features world-leading speakers, panel discussions, workshops and demonstrators.

Keynote speakers include Siemens UK&I CEO Juergen Maier; Innovate UK’s Lynne McGregor and High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult’s chief technology officer Sam Turner.

The event also offers a highprofile international dimension with representatives from the G20 Presidency, the World Economic Forum and the European Commission.

Early bird tickets are priced at £50 (+VAT) for one day, or £75 (+VAT) for both days. SMEs are being encouraged to attend and are being offered 50% off all delegate passes. To take advantage of this offer, please email digital@the-mtc.org to be sent the discount code.

To register for the event visit www.the-mtc.org/digital2017

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Senior Aerospace Bird Bellows (SABB) and FDM Digital Solutions – ALM Collaboration.

Senior Aerospace Bird Bellows (SABB) and FDM Digital Solutions are pleased to announce that they are collaborating in the area of ALM Additive Layer Manufacturing. The companies will be sharing expertise with FDM Digital Solutions providing design, engineering, training and support services to assist SABB develop its ALM skills and manufacturing processes.

Senior Aerospace Bird Bellows is a leading designer and manufacturer of precision engineered metallic bellows for industrial fluid control and aerospace applications, with innovative products that include both bellows and non-bellows sealed flexible joints and duct components for aircraft ducting systems and power plant applications. Senior Aerospace Bird Bellows has been established in the design and manufacture of metallic bellows and precision engineered sheet metal components in stainless steels, Nickel alloys, Aluminium and Titanium for over thirty years. Bird Bellows products are integral to the pneumatic systems of all Airbus and many other aircraft programs.

Senior Aerospace Bird Bellows is a wholly owned subsidiary of Senior plc, an international manufacturing group with operations in 14 countries. It is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Senior designs, manufactures

and markets high-technology components and systems for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, defence, land vehicle, and energy markets. More information on Senior plc and the Group operations can be found at www.seniorplc.com.

‘SABB are keen to embrace new technologies and develop our capabilities within the field of ALM and digital transformation. After visiting FDM Digital Solutions’ production facility and working together on some projects we see this collaboration as pivotal in our ALM development programme’ – Phil Rossiter (Product Development Manager).

FDM Digital Solutions is a UK based additive layer manufacturing (ALM) specialist and an established partner to the aerospace industry.

With the largest commercial ALM production facility in the UK, FDM Digital Solutions has one of the most experienced ALM design and engineering teams in the industry.

‘We are pleased to be working closely with early ALM adopters such as Senior Aerospace. Our depth of experience and access to latest materials and technologies allows FDM Digital Solutions to provide our clients with a high level of expertise’ – Graeme Bond (CTO and founder).

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Council’s business growth programme supports LCWS growth

Padiham based recycling company, LCWS, who specialise in computer recycling and re-manufacturing of electrical items, have received assistance from Burnley Council’s Business Growth Programme towards a hard drive crusher which will enable the business to expand its service going forward.

With the onset of the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) which comes into force from the 25th May 2018, companies will have to look closer at how they dispose of confidential information they hold, which should generate business growth for businesses like LCWS, who provide a data destruction service.

The additional piece of hardware which has been purchased with assistance from the council’s business growth programme will ensure LCWS are ready to handle new business when the new data protection regulations come into force.

For organisations requiring high security data disposal they can now offer both off and on-site hard drive destruction using the crushing machine. The device drills through the hard disk spindles physically destroying the platters making it impossible to retrieve any data.

LCWS can perform Hard drive crushing nationwide both on or off site. Destruction can be carried out in front of the client for additional peace of mind. Certification is provided to the client with details of destroyed devices.

LCWS operate in the Lancashire region and across the UK and offer a FREE collection service with no minimum or maximum quantity regarding the collection of redundant IT equipment, which makes a real difference to impact on the environment.

They offer a free collection service with no minimum or maximum quantity for the collection of IT equipment and are an Approved Accredited Waste Treatment Facility (AATF).

To find out more about the Business Support Programme contact Martyn Hardacre, Business Support Team, on 01282 477213.

The future looks bright for Burnley based lighting company Burnley business, Bright LED has enjoyed a strong start to 2017 after securing contracts of over £500,000.

The LED lighting specialist has been appointed by global communication and technology company, Verizon, to manufacture and install low energy LED lighting across its UK offices and warehouses.

Further wins come from several commercial and industrial clients across the UK and Europe.

The company has seen significant growth since it was established in 2011, with a further six jobs created at its AMS Technology Park Head Office as a result of the recent wins. The skilled team design,

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manufacture, import and supply bespoke LED lighting and fittings for use in offices, retail stores, warehouses, commercial units and more recently, street lighting.

Low energy LED lighting is on the increase as organisations look for cost and energy savings.

By 2030, it’s estimated that LEDs will account for 75 percent of all lighting sales. BrightLED has an international customer base and a reputation for innovative design but it also continues to play an important part in local life. The company’s products were used as part of Burnley town centre’s £3m refurbishment in 2016, with new luminaries manufactured and installed throughout the

town centre. The new lighting is projected to reduce town centre running costs by up to 60%, with a huge reduction in maintenance and improved light levels.

BrightLED now plans to expand its bespoke design service and increase UK production. An investment programme throughout 2017 will see the installation of new equipment which will increase production by 50% and create a number of further jobs.

Managing Director Neil Hardy commented “We have had an exciting and successful few years which looks set to continue throughout this year. We are proud to be manufacturing innovative lighting products, here

in Burnley, and supplying them to some of the world’s leading companies.

“As a member of the Made in Britain campaign, which supports and promotes British manufacturing, our vision is to grow our production capacity and provide local employment opportunities. We are proud that over 80% of our workforce is from Burnley and look forward to welcoming more local people into our business this year.”

To find out how much your business could save by switching to LED lighting, call BrightLED on 01282 505400 or visit the company’s website bright-led.co.uk

Save the date!

Burnley Business Week 9-13th October 2017

A week of FREE business support, training, workshops and advice for businesses of all sizes. A full programme of workshops, training, advice sessions will be available throughout Business Week.

Burnley Business Week is organised by Burnley Council, in partnership with business support agencies and private sector partners, offering the latest advice and guidance on a range of business areas, with something to help all types and all sizes of business. Burnley Council is committed to supporting business growth in the town and promoting a culture of enterprise.

Burnley Business Week – what would you like to see in the programme?

Supporting our businesses and their growth is a top priority for Burnley Council who are running the fifth annual Burnley Business Week – a week of FREE seminars, training sessions, and masterclasses run by business experts to help our businesses grow and to help those who may have a passion to start their own business make it a reality.

Sessions are being booked in but we’d like to know what hot business topics you’d like to know more about and to see in the Business Week agenda?

‘Business Week’ is organised by Burnley Council, in partnership with business support agencies, to offer the latest advice and guidance on a range of business areas, and there will be something to help all types and all sizes of business.

Sessions booked in to date include: Persuasive content, New-starts business support, CSR, Confidence to network, Save money with Tax Credits, Improve profits with email marketing, Princes Trust enterprise Programme, GDPR / Data Protection, Cloud

Accounting, Design Principles, Social Media, Employee engagement.

Creating better IT projects topics such as Data Protection, How to Win Business on Social Media, learn top selling techniques, top tips for marketing online and managing your online reputation, and growing your business through international trade.

But we’d like to know what you’d like to see added to the programme .. what business topics would you be interested in hearing more about.

Please feed any suggestions to Ryan Gifford in Burnley’s Council’s Business Support Team on 01282 425011 Ext 3145.

Burnley business signs agreement with HS1 to look at track side solar Burnley business, Low Carbon Energy, leaders in multi-service renewable energy, are delighted to have been offered an exclusivity agreement with HS1 to look at delivering track side solar panels to the line between London and the south coast.

Ged Ennis, Managing Director, Low Carbon Energy said: “I’m delighted we have secured the exclusivity agreement with HS1 to look at the benefits of track side solar for this high profile rail route. Rail networks could save several million pounds a year in operating costs by inviting investors to fund trackside solar, which is estimated could generate significant electricity to power trains.

Adding: “Track side solar schemes, which will be much more environmentally friendly, could also generate revenue, benefiting from having two guaranteed revenue streams – firstly through the Feed In Tariff for renewable electricity but also by selling the electricity back to Network Rail at a reduced rate. It’s a win-win situation; investors get a return and Network Rail could save millions of pounds on their electricity bill and reduce their carbon footprint, so we are genuinely excited about looking at the options for track side solar.”

Low Carbon Energy are also working across the UK in a number of sectors, including commercial, domestic, farming and the public

sector, to deliver solar energy through a range of ways including solar panels, Smart Energy Solution, Batteries & Electric Vehicle Chargers, LED Lighting and Energy Monitoring, and they are delighted to be looking into how they can revolutionise track side rail power.

As a Carbon Trust Partner, they’ve helped many SME’s, farmers, public sector organisations and businesses to use solar panel systems to save on energy bills and earn thousands by generating their own electricity using the power of the sun. They’ve also helped turn these companies green, and allowed them to meet carbon reduction commitments.

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Is your business looking to evolve?

Vision Park could be the answer Evolve is a unique new managed premium business facility in the heart of Burnley’s Knowledge Quarter which will be ready for occupation in Autumn 2017.

The building offers high quality business space aimed at growing businesses in hi-tech digital engineering and creative industry sectors.

Units from 915 sq.ft. up to 2,500 sq.ft are available in the centre and tenants would benefit from the proximity to the adjacent skills and education campus.

Evolve tenants would have access to a range of programmes including: • DigitMe – assisting manufacturing SME’s to identify and implement transformative solutions in manufacturing processes. Including robotics, automation, internet of things, data processing and additive lay manufacture (3D Printing) •

Innovation Clinic – practical advice and innovation tool sets in IP support, prototype development, product development and commercialisation for companies looking to innovate

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Digital First – Take advantage of digital innovation in your business by focussing on maximising potential through use of digital technologies

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Knowledge Transfer Partnerships – Business partnerships with research acadamies

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Investment readiness – guidance and support activities to help high growth businesses improved their chances of raising third party investment

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Access and use of the advanced engineering facilities at Burnley College

For more information on opportunities on Vision Park contact Martyn Hardacre on 01282 477213

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BCW launch new brand with a client open day Due to continued business growth and their widening capability, BCW wanted a re-brand that would stand with them through their business growth.

Their new brand went live in July and it has been well received in the industry.

Founded in 2002, BCW have a collective experience and proven track record at a high management level of dealing with large blue chip clients in markets sectors such as Aerospace, Aero-Engines, Automotive, Power Generation and Off-Road Vehicles. Now occupying over 100,000 sq ft on the newly developed Innovation Drive, Burnley; BCW have heavily invested in site expansion and capital equipment to facilitate its growth ambitions. BCW offer their customers exceptional first tier supply chain and project management capabilities for a complete solution; from concept to product delivery.

The BCW Manufacturing Group opened its doors to the public in August for their first open day, to promote the rebrand and give clients, employees and their friends and families the opportunity for networking, touring the facilities and talking to those who run and operate the various sectors within the business. In addition to this there was a family fun element to the day with many free children’s activities and some fantastic fundraising events for Pendleside Hospice. BCW are pleased to announce we raised a total of £644.66.

Themis welcomes Formula 1 composites engineer to the team Themis at Burnley College are thrilled to welcome industry expert Composites Engineer Mark Webber to their training team.

Mark joins Themis after spending over five years working on composites for crash structures and front wings for Ferrari’s Formula 1 cars at their factory in Modena, Italy. Before this he gained experience designing and making composites for Red Bull’s Formula 1 team, at B.A.R Honda and Alain Prost.

A Blackburn native, Mark’s supercharged career in motorsports began when he became a composites engineer for TVR sports cars in the North West. He has also worked for Ginetta sportscars, creating composites for their Le Mans 24 hour racing cars.

Mark’s sterling industry credentials have already made their mark on the Themis Centre of Engineering Excellence’s composites clean room, which

he has already begun to develop with the Engineering team, as they introduce a new layout and plans to create an even more realistic industry-led environment.

Mark and the wider team also have big plans – secret plans, for the moment – for ongoing projects using Apprentices’ skills in composite engineering.

Mark said: “It’s exciting to begin sharing my experience with the composites engineers of tomorrow. Themis already have state-of-the-art equipment and facilities to work with in the Centre of Engineering Excellence, so it’s my job now to look at how our training and Apprenticeship programmes can be improved further in the field of composites engineering. It’s a constantly evolving industry and I’m hoping I can show Apprentices in my training sessions the huge range of career possibilities composites engineering can offer.”

Neil Burrows, Head of Advanced Manufacturing and

Engineering, Themis at Burnley College said: “It is our very great pleasure to welcome Mark to our team. His incredible experience and expertise will ensure our Advanced Engineering Apprentices and employers will receive outstanding training, giving them the best possible opportunity to achieve in their dream careers. I’ve already seen how his enthusiasm for his industry area motivates the Apprentices and employers he works with and I have no doubt

that he will help to drive our Engineering team to become one of the best in the country.”

Themis offers Apprenticeships in more than 50 industry areas. New Pharmacy and Science Lab Apprenticeships are now available, as well as Higher and Degree Apprenticeships for upskilling and retraining as well as kick starting your career.

Visit www.burnley.ac.uk/themis or call 01282 733005 for more information.

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Sector Special : Transport & Logistics

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Celebrating 90 years in style with a new Head Office, a state of the art high bay warehouse and modern driver training facilities: Reaching the highest standards Fagan & Whalley Ltd (FWL). pride themselves on being a truly modern logistics provider offering a first-class service with the highest quality equipment. Nine decades and six family generations from its inception, with 2017 marking their 90th year in business, they still retain all the determination, spirit and drive that their forefathers had on their very first day.

Over that period FWL has been a commercial barometer of the Burnley and East Lancashire economy delivering goods to local communities and manufacturers’ customers further afield. This started out with coal from the railway sidings in Hapton village before branching out into textiles, armaments, automotive, aeronautical and general machinery, carpets and flooring, packaging materials, construction supplies and fast-moving consumer goods. Improvements in engineering technology and changes in road transport legislation have increased vehicle payloads massively so that one top of the range 2017 articulated vehicle is able to transport the same tonnage as 17 1920’s trucks. Always an innovator FWL has used the majority of major truck makes for specific pieces of work for different customers. 1982 saw Fagan & Whalley take delivery of their first Scania truck. This started the development of a successful relationship that has seen the fleet grow exponentially from 30 to the present day 170 due to the mark’s reliability and durability. Similar long-lasting partnerships with trailer manufacturers and other suppliers are a fundamental part of the FWL’s success.

In their 90th anniversary year FWL has celebrated in style with the opening of their impressive Head Office, Albion House, on the Shuttleworth Mead Business Park, the purpose built state-of-the-art 92,000 sq.ft. high bay warehouse, with the latest in digital logistics technology on Burnley Bridge Business Park and the new multilocation driver training centre, one of the largest of its kind in Lancashire.

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Stephen Fagan, commercial director at Fagan & Whalley, said “Like many Road Transport businesses, Fagan & Whalley Ltd started off with a single truck employed on small deliveries around our local villages.”

That was in 1927. Today, six family generations and nearly nine decades in business later, we retain all of the determination, spirit and drive that our founders had on their very first day. Now, we pride ourselves on being a truly modern logistics provider, offering a first class service with the highest quality equipment.

However, for us there has to be more, because what gives Fagan & Whalley Ltd its true spark is our people; and our ability to listen to precise customer needs, our understanding of what is required and our skill to respond with efficiency, friendliness and genuine care.

We are proud of our heritage, and build relationships based on our core values - that’s the road we choose to follow.”

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Fagan & Whalley are going through a significant period of growth which they attribute to: •

Transport services provide the foundation of the operation, the ability to react to customer requirements is precise, consistent and proven.

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Distribution services which give comprehensive operational flexibility to any supply chain.

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Warehousing services to British Retail Consortium (BRC) standards with a systematic approach helping create solutions tailored towards the customers requirements.

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Training provision both internally and externally from the centre of excellence hosting a portfolio of industry specific training, conducted by fully qualified Department of Transport accredited instructors.

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Maintenance for the complete range of commercial equipment completed to high industry approved standards by highly trained and qualified technicians.

The versatility of the FWL fleet allows them to accommodate loads of any size throughout the UK and Europe.

As part of Palletforce and the Transport Association, they can deliver even the smallest loads cost-effectively.

Fagan & Whalley remain very much true to the local area with the original Hapton site complemented by 3 sites on Shuttleworth Mead, Padiham and the recent opening of the 10 acre distribution site at Burnley Bridge. These local facilities are complimented by a transport hub just off junction 3 of the M6 at Coventry.

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Major purpose built distribution hub on Burnley Bridge Fagan & Whalley took the final plot of phase 1 on the successful Burnley Bridge Scheme developed by Leeds-based Eshton Ltd. in September 2016 and has just opened their newest warehouse just 10 months after the start of the build.

The major distribution hub will complement Fagan & Whalley’s existing facilities in Padiham and Coventry and will provide parking for up to 80 trailers, with 10 loading bays and 25,000 pallet locations. Along with the creation of 25 jobs initially, the building will significantly increase the firm’s warehousing capacity. Standing at 19 metres high, the building will be the second largest on the 70-acre site, which has just two units remaining at Magnesium Court between 6,000 sq ft and 12,500 sq ft.

James Chapman, managing director at Eshton, said: “Fagan & Whalley are a highly reputable company and we are delighted that they have chosen to site their major distribution facility at Burnley Bridge Business Park. The development is one we are particularly proud of and we’re thrilled that the scheme is almost full. Our vision for Burnley Bridge was to create a thriving business hub, ideally located with connections across the UK and this has well and truly been delivered.”

Stephen Fagan, commercial director at Fagan & Whalley, added: “There is a distinct lack of suitable accommodation on the M65 corridor and Burnley Bridge offered exactly what we wanted, with the added bonus of it being just one junction down the motorway from our existing operations and remains at the heart of our long-standing customer base. This extra capacity will enable us to provide a more efficient service to our customers in the UK and abroad.

Sam Fagan, Projects Manager at Fagan & Whalley said: “Our dedication to excellence is supported by the opening of this purpose built high-bay semi-automated warehouse facility the supports the local supply chain. The facility is capable of holding 30,000 pallets, utilises best in class technology and will remain adaptable to changing customer requirements.”

Located at junction 9 of the M65, Burnley Bridge Business Park provides modern industrial and warehousing accommodation. 650,000 sq ft has been delivered to date.

Already home to a range of businesses including Birchall Foodservice, Equinox Building Solutions, Exertis, Townsend Music and YESSS Electrical, the next stage of development, at 600,000 sq.ft. at Burnley Bridge South has just been announced.

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New Distribution Hub: • 10 loading bays State-of-the-art digital logisitics telematics and tracking Technology has become part of our everyday lives, from ordering groceries online to tracking parcels, and Fagan & Whalley use the latest technology to monitor their 170 vehicles, 400 trailers and to manage the contents of their huge warehousing capacity.

• 25,000 pallet locations • 19 metres high • Parking for 80 trailers

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Dedicated to excellence – Training is the key to their success Fagan & Whalley Ltd are committed to being an employer of choice and have invested heavily in training facilities at the Padiham site. Future plans include formalising this into a training academy for industry specific requirements both internally and externally. In addition to the above the business continues to grow organically through the high standards of service provided and the quality of the personnel employed.

Apprenticeships are offered in all departments within Fagan & Whalley Ltd including driving to attract and train new entrants to the industry in a period of driver shortage. FWL ProTraining have to date put 8 apprentices under the age of 25 through our bespoke program with all gaining LGV C (Class 2 rigid Large Goods Vehicle) entitlement and 5 to date have also taken LGV C+E (Class 1 articulated Large Goods

Vehicle). Whilst on their program these candidates have been trained in all aspects of the operation to a high standard allowing progression to being fully operational in a safe and compliant manner.

Driver Certificate of Professional Competence) (DCPC) training is carried out in house annually to our FWL’s 200 drivers utilising 5 bespoke internally created training modules tailored specifically to the industry and are all Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (UK) or JAUPT accredited courses. Other areas of career development include operational staff undertaking the management CPC (Certificate in Professional Competence) course, workshop technicians trained to IRTEC (Institute of Road Transport Engineers Technicians) standards, warehouse staff are assessed and trained internally on Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE)

and there are trained first aiders across the business. All of the above are designed to give members of staff to receive job specific training and natural career progression with Fagan & Whalley Ltd. The commercial success of the business over the past few years has allowed FWL to re-invest in the area and create more new jobs and they currently employ over 300 staff.

Their £8m investment at Burnley Bridge, is expected to create an additional 25 jobs and supplement the existing Fagan & Whalley Ltd operation. They are proud of their heritage which is deeply rooted in the Burnley area and are pleased to be part of the town’s current success story.

As a member of the Burnley Bondholders scheme, FWL hope to continue building relationships based on their core values into the future.

1927 - 2017 The awards just keep coming for Fagan & Whalley…

Fagan & Whalley Ltd. has recently enjoyed success at significant awards events in Manchester and London. First was winning the Information Technology Award at the CILT NW Region Awards for Education & Excellence that was held on 9th June at the prestigious Midland Hotel Manchester, where 300 freight, passenger and planning professionals were present. FWL’s successful entry profiled the use of telematics and other technologies to improve customer service and communications. This was further exemplified on Saturday 10th June, when the company collected the Palletforce Sales & Marketing award at the Westminster Bridge Park Plaza, London.

The awards were attended by 450 company owners attending the Palletforce network annual awards event.

Stephen Fagan (Commercial Director) said “We are delighted to be recognised by winning these awards. It is testament to the whole team, from drivers to directors, that has made this success possible. It also shows the development, including our new Burnley Bridge warehousing facility, and progress that the company has made in recent times.”

More success followed for FWL who were awarded the Long Standing Contribution to Burnley Award at the 2017 Burnley Business Awards. FWL has also been entered for the Information Management Award category of the CILT National Awards for Excellence, the winners will be announced on 19th October at the Lancaster London Hotel.

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Graham Clare (Sales & Business Development Manager) accepts the Palletforce Sales & Marketing Award from Palletforce’s Dave Holland (Sales & Marketing Director) and Trevor Mudd (Event Manger) with host Patrick Kielty in attendance Sam Fagan (Projects Manager) receives the CILT NW Award for Information Technology from Beverley Bell FCILT whilst Martyn Richardson (Compliance Manager) collects the accompanying certificate from Greater Manchester Group Chair Chris Holmes CMILT.

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Britain needs more HGV drivers The haulage industry is facing a national driver shortage, which threatens to bring industries such as manufacturing, retail and logistics to a grinding halt in the UK. Fagan & Whalley and other leading haulage firms are pro-actively looking at ways of attracting young people into the industry.

Fagan & Whalley’s new driver training centre, one of the largest in Lancashire, with and their successful apprenticeship programme are is proving hugely successful in bringing a new generation of drivers into the industry.

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Graham Fagan, Operations Director said “Logistics & Transport is a great career, that can take you across the UK as well as offering global opportunities. Well trained drivers can command earnings between £30,000 to £40,000 a year. Yes, it does entail being away from home for spells, but the salary rewards are good.”

When InBusiness visited the driver training centre they were delighted to meet two of FWL’s newest recruits. Young driver, Chris Daly, passed his LGV Class One on the day we visited and one of their apprentice mechanics, Tom Loveday.

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Successful Driver Apprenticeship Programme Fagan and Whalley’s strengths as a haulage business lies in their first-class team, who enjoy the best of all worlds: salaries, the latest vehicles, bespoke office facilities and great working conditions, with excellent career development opportunities and salaries to match. FWL are always searching for the best and brightest in new recruits, so whether you’re a school leaver or have twenty years’ experience in transport, if you have enthusiasm, team spirit and positive attitude, you could be the right person for them. If you’d like to know about the apprenticeship opportunities, please contact HR Manager Emma Wearden or Training Manager Keith Wade on 01282 771983.

A Fagan & Whalley trailer was used recently in a national campaign event at Silverstone Britain needs more HGV Heroes. The campaign is led by two of the biggest names in transport, The Road Haulage Association and Dunlop Tyres who teamed up to lead the drive for drivers.

The campaign was launched at the BTCC in Silverstone, where a Dunlop truck and a Fagan & Whalley Ltd trailer were taken for a lap of the circuit by racing driver Tom Ingram.

The aim is to raise awareness of the driver shortage the industry faces.

To find out more about the HGV Heroes campaign visit: www.hgvheroes.com

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Feature : Innovation Drive

Take-up on Innovation Drive takes off - leading to the creation of 300 new jobs Burnley’s state-of-the-art Innovation Drive (a hi-tech aerospace and engineering supply park), which was opened last year by the then Northern Powerhouse Minister, Andrew Percy, MP, has really taken off – with a phenomenal occupation rate on site with enquiries from businesses wanting the prestigious Innovation Address going through the stratosphere – leading to the site being fully occupied in just one year! (PS - the new Northern Powerhouse Minister to succeed Andrew is Lancashire MP, Jake Berry who took up the role in June 2017.)

Based on the former site of the Michelin Tyre factory, Innovation Drive is a 400,000 sq ft Advanced Engineering and technology business hub, which is now home to major AEM, aerospace and technology business and SMEs including Kaman Tooling, BCW Engineering, Safran Nacelles, FDM Digital Solutions, Elite04 Ltd, Lomax Offshore Couplings, Kavia Tooling, Zzen Engineering and the Lancashire Digital Technology Centre (LDTC).

The Minister met with Councillor Mark Townsend, Leader of Burnley Council and Lancashire LEP Director; Pam Smith, Chief Executive of Burnley Council; Tim Webber, Chairman of Barnfield Construction and Mark Crabtree, Chair of Burnley Bondholders and Director of AMS Neve After the opening ceremony, the Minster was taken on a tour of Innovation Drive and visited aerospace and automotive specialists BCW Engineering, who manufacture components for the likes of Aston Martin, Jaguar and Airbus.

Burnley Council Leader and LEP Board Director, Mark Townsend said: “I was delighted to welcome the Northern Powerhouse Minister to Burnley to formally launch Innovation Drive. Burnley has a reputation for getting things done, and this site is further evidence of the success of the council’s close working relationship with our local businesses. The phenomenal rate at which Innovation Drive has been developed is commendable, which I’m delighted to say is now almost fully occupied by high growth, high value engineering businesses creating 300 jobs.”

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Feature : Innovation Drive

The visit to Innovation Drive was part of the Minister’s wider tour of Lancashire which included a series of official engagements highlighting Lancashire’s significance within the Powerhouse initiative.

The visit commenced with the Minister addressing over 200 Lancashire business leaders and stakeholders from across the county at a special Lancashire Enterprise Partnership conference at Burnley Football Club.

Facilitated by Lancashire-born BBC Radio Five Live’s Tony Livesey, the event saw the Minister give an update on progress regarding the Northern Powerhouse initiative and the key role Lancashire is set play in helping to boost the economic prosperity of the whole of the North.

The conference also saw the Lancashire LEP become the first Enterprise Partnership in the country to sign-up to the Northern Powerhouse Partnership. By signing-up, the Lancashire LEP will join a diverse range of companies and organisations who have formally committed to work with government to help the North achieve its full potential, including generating new jobs and securing more investment for the whole of the Northern region.

Conference delegates heard about the new Lancashire narrative; a distillation of Lancashire’s key sectoral strengths which will be used to help target and promote new investment opportunities across the county.

The narrative, which has been developed after extensive consultation with hundreds of local businesses across the county, is set to be adopted by both private and

Building the Northern Powerhouse is central to our plans to create an economy that works for everyone. public sector organisations, and high profile individuals, to convey a unified and bold Lancashire identity - regionally, nationally and internationally - for the first time.

Northern Powerhouse Minister Andrew Percy said: “Building the Northern Powerhouse is central to our plans to create an economy that works for everyone.

“We’re backing the North with the investment and powers it needs to fulfil its huge untapped potential and I’m pleased to see businesses here, working alongside the Lancashire LEP, are pledging their support.”

Edwin Booth, Chair of the Lancashire LEP said: “The Lancashire Enterprise Partnership is delighted to be the first LEP in the country to confirm its position as an official Northern Powerhouse partner and to play a full and active role in the Powerhouse initiative. We wanted to take mark this occasion by inviting the Minister to Lancashire so he can see for himself the continuing, credible progress

of the Lancashire LEP and partners are making across a wide range of sectors and markets.”

“We also wanted to use the Minister’s visit to mark the launch of the Lancashire narrative, a series of clear, engaging messages and themes which capture Lancashire’s world-class offer. The narrative, which has been shaped and driven by the people and businesses of Lancashire itself, is designed to give all partners and stakeholders a succinct, distinctive and compelling Lancashire story which can be used to promote the county’s assets, celebrate its successes, and highlight its investment potential at every possible opportunity.”

Following on from the LEP conference at Burnley FC, the Minister will undertake a series of engagements which further reflect and reinforce the depth and breadth of Lancashire’s economic strength.

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BURNLEY BUSINESS AWARDS 2017

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Burnley’s business achievements celebrated at the Burnley Business Awards 2017 Burnley celebrated the achievements of its businesses and their employees at the glittering Burnley Business Awards ceremony, held in the stunning setting of Towneley Hall, in June.

With 600 guests in attendance, the evening was a buzz with celebration and excitement.

A champagne reception served guests on arrival, while classical performers, all the way from London’s Covent Garden, played in the great hall. The evening was hosted by Simon Brierley, managing director of local radio station 2BR, with a variety of entertainment throughout the evening, starting with a moving musical performance from Basics Junior Theatre School and culminating on the dancefloor with local singer Gavin Young.

There was everything from magic to opera and everything inbetween before the serious business of naming the winners.

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BURNLEY BUSINESS AWARDS 2017

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Burnley Council’s Chief Executive, Pam Smith, welcomed guests with her opening speech: “It’s great to see so many businesses, dignitaries, and support agencies gathered here tonight to show their support for Burnley and its businesses. The ‘tent’ gets bigger every time as the demand for tickets increases! Which is wonderful – we’ll be hiring a circus big top next!

Since the last awards evening, Burnley has headlined in the ‘The Times’ no less, as an oasis of warmth - named the friendliest place in the UK – what an accolade – and so true.

We’ve also been named a leading business friendly town. Ranking a fantastic 11th place in the UK as a business friendly town.

We are a council that recognises the importance of our businesses and that the success of our businesses impacts on the prosperity of the town and we are becoming well known as a pro-active council when it comes to supporting our businesses.

Burnley has a reputation for getting things done and has a strong package to offer investors – a proactive and supportive business environment and a great transport infrastructure, which boasts a direct line to Manchester, making Burnley a fantastic commuter belt opportunity.

We are growing above regional trends and have been named a top 5 Boom Town in the North West by economy experts.

We are bucking the national trends – we have ambition, strong business partnerships, and the results are there for all to see.

Our ambition was to be recognised for growth and a good place to do business; to change how people think and feel about Burnley and to do things differently and get noticed for all the right reasons – and we are achieving all these thing – but we mustn’t rest on our laurels we have to keep being creative, doing things differently and creating new experiences, and we need to continue to work together to take Burnley forward.

It’s not just on the business stage Burnley is performing well. Our home grown talent is shining across all spectrums. Our athletes are achieving on a world stage, with Sophie Hitchon returning from the Rio Olympics with Britain’s first ever medal in the hammer throw; we have a local hairdresser chosen to be part of the national L’oreal team as well as being the chosen hair stylist for the England football team; a young dress designer whose clothes have featured in Vogue and at London Fashion week, and a young Endsleigh employee who is the World Supermodel UK. And the young talent you’ve just seen from Basics Junior Theatre, many of whom end up in the west end in some of the world’s leading shows.

I’m passionate about creating a confident, skilled and aspiring up and coming generation and I think we are achieving just that.“

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Had a fantastic night at the Burnley Business Awards. Thanks to everyone involved in making this such a fantastic event with excellent food and a thoroughly impressive entertainment schedule.

Scott Magee Managing Director, Cirrus IT Services (UK) Ltd

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WINNER : Ian Mankin Founded in 1983 by Ian Mankin, a London Designer, most of the products were being made in Burnley by family weaving business John Spencer (Textiles) Ltd. When Ian decided to retire in 2005, John Spencer bought the business with a view to developing the business in a new direction with closer connections to the retail market.

During that time sales have increased threefold and the business has grown from a small London retail business to a well-known UK furnishing brand. Export sales have grown 400% during the same time and now account for over 15% of turnover. With the newly set up US distribution this figure should grow strongly over the next few years. Ian Mankin has an increasingly high profile in the designer interiors market and is regularly receiving over 20 items of national press coverage a month.

Judges felt Ian Mankin has solved a problem by acquiring a key client and have gone on to develop that client’s business presence. It has gone from an on-line web presence to now having 700 stockists of their stunning MADE IN BURNLEY fabrics and homewares and 4,000 trade customers.

They have seen rapid growth and in the space of two years and have transported to new customers in 26 countries.

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Fabulous event.

Congratulations to all the winners.

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WINNER : Pickup Systems Pickup System are industry leaders in bespoke vehicle conversions working primarily with the Fire and Utility Sectors.

They work primarily within the Utility and Fire sectors and have developed an excellent reputation for their innovative and cost effective solutions to the most complex and tricky problems their customers face. They specialise in the conversion of Pick up vehicles replacing the vehicles load bed with a bespoke plastic (Polypropylene) body to offer safe, secure, robust and durable stowage critical to both Utility companies and Fire brigades. They hold letters of co-operation from Toyota and Isuzu and current customers include Utility companies such as Electricity North West, Spie UK, VLS Ltd and BT Fleet. Recent UK Fire brigades for whom they have carried out work include West Yorkshire, West Midlands, Surrey, Cleveland, Durham and Darlington, Lancashire, Shropshire, Humberside and London.

The judges were impressed with this company who recognised they needed to find a solution to their continuing growth as their customer base was growing rapidly. A business decision to relocate here to Burnley in 2013 has resulted in the company doubling its workforce, increasing their turnover by 200% and showing a clear demonstration that they care passionately about what they do. They have a clear strategy for further growth and are dedicated to supporting the local supply chain to ensure as much benefit goes to Burnley as possible.

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Great setting and a wonderful evening.

Met some very interesting people and discovered some new businesses.

Steve Ruth, Global Repair Leader, GE Oil and Gas

We would like to congragulate all the winners.

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Medium Business of the Year

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WINNER : Crow Wood Leisure Combining Leisure, Spa, Gym, Football, Restaurant and year on year growth, the company have grown all areas of the business and supported this with a major re-investment programme. In addition Crow Wood have invested in a comprehensive staff upskilling programme. With average Spa visits reaching 3,000 per month and winners of a number of National and Global Spa awards Crow wood has exciting plans underway for the future.

Their commitment to investing in Burnley is unparalleled – creating a real USP for Burnley which attracts visitors from across the North West and the UK and getting Burnley noticed across the globe.

We wish them every success for the future and huge thanks for putting Burnley on the map as a luxury spa destination – who’d have thought it!

Finalists BCW Engineering Ltd

Cherrytree Bakery

Coolkit Ltd

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On behalf of Moorhouse’s, I would like to say a huge thank-you for organising such a great night. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all the team. The food and entertainment were both fantastic. We are looking forward to the 2019 awards already!

Antonia Price Marketing Co-ordinator Moorhouse’s Brewery

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International Business of the Year

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WINNER : Panaz In the highly competitive textile market, Panaz have continued to revolutionise their global brand with technical innovation combined with outstanding design, resulting in world beating products.

An impressive growth of 30% in export sales across 56 countries has been achieved by their flexible approach to change, their strategic thinking and long term planning. Examples include the investment in new people to energise their overseas development, appointment of a bilingual sales office team and new product development opening up new markets.

In essence, Panaz have been fearless. They have invested in their incredibly talented staff, been committed to researching, and then developing new markets and new products. Their success has not been accidental. It has been borne out of ruthless determination and hard work.

(The relocation of their USA office from west to east coast was a bold move, and one which gave them many strategic benefits and better communications links with the UK)

Finalists

Process Instruments (UK) Ltd

CPack Ltd

AMS Neve Ltd

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It was a fabulous evening again.

I just wanted to say thank you for all the work and the support Burnley Council have given us.

David Collinge MD, John Spencer Textiles

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WINNER : Coolkit Ltd CoolKit designs and manufactures a range of refrigerated vans and is the UK’s leading manufacturer of fridge van conversions and van insulating kits.

The company designs and manufacturers its own bespoke range of insulated lining kits that use state-of-the art materials, custom made for each make and model of vehicle, to create superior quality and effective refrigerated vehicles.

The judges were impressed with their significant growth over the last two years through the application of manufacturing technologies and processes the business has undergone significant growth and change and is now a highly productive business and leader in its refrigerated vehicle field.

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WINNER : CheckedSafe CheckedSafe is a SaaS platform for digital compliance. They initially developed and App and Management Portal to replace the paper based, mandatory and legally required checks for commercial vehicles. They then advanced the system to allow checking of any piece of equipment, plant, fork lift truck or indeed anything else that requires a paper based check.

Put simply if an organisation has to carry out a check on anything as part of the business they can replicate that check and allow the same to be done digitally. With increased health and safety awareness and legislation most organisations need systems in place to help them with compliance. CheckedSafe has created a simple and inexpensive solution to this ongoing problem.

The judges felt that Checkedsafe was a true innovator, speculatively developing an innovative digital technology that will significantly enhance health and safety performance across a number of industry sectors. With other exciting innovations under development this is an innovative start-up company that will certainly go far.

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Process Instruments (UK) Ltd SoIX Energy Ltd

FDM Digital Solutions Ltd

BCW Engineering Ltd CPack Ltd

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Thanks for all efforts to showcase of what’s excellent in respect of business in Burnley – it could not have been better.

Carole Garrett, BEM MD, Profit Optimiser

Safran Nacelles - the sky’s the limit...

Safran Nacelles is the European leader and second in the world for the design, manufacture and after-sales support of engine nacelles and we are the only nacelles integrator present in every market segment, from business jets to wide-body airliners. The nacelle is a complete structure and is the system integrating an aeroplanes engine and the thrust reverser.

Within our Company at Burnley we believe that our investment in Apprenticeships is vital and we continue to extend our program in many areas of the business. Our pioneering apprenticeship scheme brings together traditional skills with the growing specialist technological needs of the future of the Aerospace sector.

The programme involved a structured training process and we currently employ 43 Apprentices within different areas of the business and at different stages of their apprenticeship.

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We work in partnership with Themis who are the Apprenticeship Hub at Burnley College who provide both the academic qualification and also the continued development programme within each function.

The commitment of our Apprentices to their role and personal development is evident in many ways and we are extremely proud of both them and the vital role we play in the training of the next generation of aeronautical professionals.

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WINNER : James Wright The judges chose James who demonstrated tangible benefits for Endsleigh and has shown continuous improvement. James isn’t afraid to challenge the norm and has worked with senior team leaders to improve internal systems and performance. During his 15 months with Endlsleigh he has demonstrated a significant transformation within the company and has a clear goal on where he wants to go in the future.

All the best for the future James – he’s a true rising star in Burnley.

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Megan Collins Hays Specialist Recruitment

Carrice Dickinson Pendleside Hospice

Annabelle Robinson The Calico Group

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WINNER : Paradigm Precision Paradigm Precision specialise in the manufacturing of complex fabrication and precision machined components for gas turbine engines. They have been in Burnley since the mid 1950’s previously under the ownership of a number of businesses - Lucas Aerospace, AIT, Smiths and Unison Engine Components (GE). The site was acquired by Paradigm Precision in December 2013 and has since received a large amount of investment in new technology which has enabled them to win a large amount of new work.

Their Future Talent Programme driven by apprenticeship development was recognised as key to future talent & growth within Paradigm. The new initiative launched in the last 12 months includes Apprenticeship programmes, Personal Development & Training and local Ambassador opportunities, this has seen the average age profile of the company shift from 59 years to 46 and helped bridge the skills gap, enabling the company to develop a future pipeline of talent in this exciting and challenging sector.

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Digital Impact Award

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WINNER : FDM Digital Solutions The UK’s leaders in Additive Manufacturing ( 3D Printing ) primarily driven by Formula 1’s rapid innovation cycle it has enabled FDM Digital to apply the learning to other industry sectors such as Aerospace, Medical and Space to name a few. They produce bespoke supply chain aids to manufacture for companies such as Safran Nacelle, Airbus and has recently signed a long term agreement with a leading airbus interior supplier using 3D printed parts on the Airbus A350 XWB. FDM Digital also provides a state of the art laser scanning service which enables full reverse engineering into native cad data to be finally achieved in industry.

Their ground-breaking manufacture of 3D parts for the aerospace, medical and automotive industries, impressed the judges. Their recent signing of a long term agreement with leading airbus interior supplier to make 3D printed parts for the Airbus A350 was in impressive part of their entry. They are taking the most traditional of manufacturing techniques embedded in the industry for decades and converting them to cost effective, digitally designed innovative Direct Digital Manufacturing, creating bespoke 3D digital manufacturing technology – they are leaders in their field, from right here in Burnley.

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VideoTile Learning Ltd

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Employer of the Year

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WINNER : VEKA The VEKA UK Group is part of the worldwide VEKA Group which operates in 17 countries and is universally recognised as one of the global leaders in window system technology, with manufacturing plants in eleven countries around the world including the VEKA plant which has been established in Burnley since 1986.

In their Burnley 400,000 sq. ft. buildings on the 30 acre site they design and manufacture PVC-U window systems which are bought by their network of fabricator customers across the UK and have been specified in some of the most prestigious building projects in the World.

The judges felt that Veka is a worthy winner of this award for several reasons.

Their total ethos for success is underpinned by their attitude towards how they treat their workforce. Their visions and values have been built around what their staff expect from an employer, these values have been used to ensure their staff are motivated and engaged.

They have acknowledged their failings in the past and have created a better working environment, purely based on the attitudes of the employees within their business. Not only have they asked what employees want, they have delivered on these requests, engaging all employed in the ‘Veka way of life’, something they have all contributed to creating.

From this they have seen a huge improvement in staff attitude, retention and

absenteeism, not to mention a significant growth in profit.

They have invested a considerable amount of revenue into building a strong Training and Development team as well as bringing in outside organisation to change managers into leaders and there is a clear progression path for all staff in the business. They are also highly involved in the recruitment of Apprentices creating lots of jobs in the Burnley area.

They are involved in the community in various way supporting charities and offering health & wellbeing support to the workforce. They communicate their success with the staff and also reward them and for all the amazing schemes they have in place to support and develop their staff.

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WINNER : Birchall Foodservice Birchall Foodservice provides an extensive range of products across all temperature regimes for caterers across the North of England and North Wales. The company’s head office is based in Burnley with distribution sites in Sheffield, Newcastle and Wrexham, plus a newly opened site in Stoke-on-Trent in 2016.

A fifth generation family business who started wholesale trading in 1915. Birchalls now have a state of the art facility on Burnley Bridge Business Park, and showed strong all round performance with year on year growth, clear plans for future growth with innovative new services combined with a strong commitment to its workforce, the local community and reducing its carbon footprint. We wish our Business of the Year, all our winners tonight, and all our Brilliant Burnley business every success for the future.

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Fagan & Whalley Ltd

Crow Wood Leisure Ltd

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Long Standing Contribution to Burnley Award

WINNER : Fagan and Whalley This year the award went to a company celebrating their 90th Anniversary – who set up in Burnley in 1927 - a business which has seen huge growth and expansion in Burnley in the last couple of years and made huge investments in the town. They’ve recently expanded onto a six acre site on Burnley Bridge Business Park constructing a new 100,000 sq.ft distribution and fulfilment facility.

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function and a state-of-the-art training facility. The two projects will total in excess of £8m of investment. Their livery carry the Burnley brand up and down the roads of the UK because they are proud to be part of the Bondholder campaign and proud to promote Burnley whenever they can. Pam Smith, CEO of Burnley Council, was immensely proud to present the 2017 Award for Long Standing Contribution to Burnley to a recognised name in the road haulage industry across the UK and into Europe, Brilliant Burnley’s Fagan and Whalley.

Chief Executive’s Special Award

WINNER : Primary Engineer Pam Smith, CEO of Burnley Council, has a passion for education and the importance of ensuring our next generation are ambitious, confident and above all have the skills to succeed.

One company who have located their HQ right here in Burnley are doing just that, working with businesses and education providers in Burnley and beyond to provide our primary and secondary students with important STEM skills through interesting and exciting ways of learning.

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WAREHOUSING MADE SIMPLE ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Our purpose built, high bay, semi-automated warehouse is open for business.

Capable of holding 30,000 pallets and utilising best in class technology, this new facility remains adaptable to ever changing customer requirements.

BRC Approved Added Value Fulfilment Detailed Stock Management Supply Chain Management

Located on the M65 corridor, it’s the perfect facility for your warehousing needs.

All enquiries to 01282 771983.

www.faganwhalley.co.uk