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Flintshire Business Week 2012

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Check the latest information and programme for Flintshire Business Week 2012 at www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk

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The team behind FBW12 / Y tîm wrth gefn WFSFf12:

Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012

Welcome / Croesoʼr

Dave Heggarty Head of Regeneration / Pennaeth Adfywio dave.heggarty@flintshire.gov.uk / @siryfflint.gov.uk 01352 704601

Rachael Byrne Business Development Manager / Rheolwr Datblygu Busnes Rachael.byrne@flintshire.gov.uk / @siryfflint.gov.uk 01352 703318

Patricia Carlin Senior Business Advisor / Uwch Ymgynghorydd Busnes Project Manager FBW 12 / Rheolwr y Prosiect WFSFf 12 patricia.carlin@flintshire.gov.uk / @siryfflint.gov.uk 01352 703042

Kate Catherall Business Advisor / Ymgynghorydd Busnes FBW 12 Awards Coordinator / WFSFf 12 Cydgysylltydd y Gwobrau Kate.catherall@flintshire.gov.uk / @siryfflint.go.uk 01352 703221

Brian Chaloner Business Park Co-ordinator / Cynlynydd Parc Diwydiannol FBW 12 External Advertising Coordinator / WFSFf 12 Cydgysylltydd Hysbysebu Allanol brian.chaloner@flintshire.gov.uk / @siryfflint.gov.uk 01352 703063

Jennifer Petrie Assistant Business Development Officer / Swyddog Cynorthwyol Datblygu Busnes FBW 12 Exhibition Coordinator / WFSFf 12 Cydgysylltydd yr Arddangosfa jennifer.petrie@flintshire.gov.uk / @siryfflint.gov.uk 01352 703040

Jenna Davies Administrator for Flintshire Business Week / Gweinyddwr ar gyfer Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint FBW 12 Magazine Coordinator / WFSFf 12 Cydgysylltydd y Cylchgrawn jenna.davies@flintshire.gov.uk / @siryfflint.gov.uk 01352 703219

www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk www.flintshirebusinessawards.co.uk www.gwobraubusnessiryfflint.co.uk

We would like to thank all the contributors to Flintshire Business Week 2012. Without your support this event would not have been possible. Hoffem ddiolch iʼr holl gyfranwyr at Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012. Heb eich cefnogaeth ni fyddem wedi gallu cynnal yr achlysur hwn.

from Councillor Peter Macfarlane / Cynghorydd Peter Macfarlane Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure, Flintshire County Council / Aelod oʼr Cabinet dros Adfywiad, Twristiaeth a Hamdden, Cyngor Sir y Fflint

I am very pleased to introduce this, the sixth Flintshire Business Week magazine and to thank AGS security, the headline sponsor as well as all the many other sponsors, for supporting Business Week so generously. Rwyʼn falch iawn o gyflwyno hwn, chweched cylchgrawn Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint ac i ddiolch i AGS Security, y prif noddwr, yn ogystal âʼr holl noddwyr eraill, am gefnogiʼr Wythnos Fusnes mor hael. The County Council is very proud of Flintshire Business Week, it is a credit to Flintshire, it is highly regarded not just within the county, but well beyond. Why is it so important? We face very difficult economic times, with probably the worst recession for seventy years. We all have a shared interest in making Flintshire a safe, attractive and successful place. To make that happen needs the public and private sectors to be constantly working together. Business Week has helped to develop a shared working relationship between the community and local businesses that benefits both parties in so many ways. Businesses here often refer to the ‘Flintshire family’, that is something has been developed by my predecessors, in particular, Cllr Matt Wright and I am grateful for all that Matt has done. Much has been achieved over the last year, in particular the new Deeside Enterprise Zone (DEZ). We have great ambitions here, we want to see DEZ generating large numbers of new, quality job opportunities for our young people, we want to see DEZ transforming our local economy to one based on high skills and high quality employment. I am proud of our county and of what has been achieved here. We have a great history, some beautiful countryside and coast and probably most importantly of all, the right people. There is much to do, but I believe we have the right ingredients in place, together with the determination to make things happen. Flintshire is a very good place to live and work and to run a business, we can make a great future for all our people.

Cllr Peter Macfarlane

Mae’r Cyngor Sir yn ymfalchïo’n fawr yn Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint. Mae’n glod i Sir y Fflint ac mae enw da iddi nid yn unig yn y sir, ond ymhell y tu hwnt. Pam ei bod mor bwysig? Rydym yn wynebu amserau economaidd anodd iawn, gyda’r dirwasgiad gwaethaf ers saith deg o flynyddoedd yn ôl pob tebyg. Rydym oll yn rhannu’n un diddordeb o wneud Sir y Fflint yn lle diogel, deniadol a llwyddiannus. Er mwyn gwneud i hynny ddigwydd mae angen i’r sectorau cyhoeddus a phreifat gydweithio’n gyson. Mae’r Wythnos Fusnes wedi helpu datblygu perthynas waith ar y cyd rhwng y gymuned a busnesau lleol sy’n elwa’r ddwy ochr mewn cymaint o ffyrdd. Bydd busnesau yma’n aml yn cyfeirio at ‘deulu Sir y Fflint’, sy’n rhywbeth a ddatblygwyd gan fy rhagflaenwyr, yn arbennig y Cynghorydd Matt Wright, ac rwy’n ddiolchgar am bopeth a wnaeth Matt. Cyflawnwyd llawer yn ystod y flwyddyn aeth heibio, yn arbennig Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy (AFGD) newydd. Mae gennym uchelgeisiau mawr yma. Rydym eisiau gweld AFGD yn cynhyrchu nifer mawr o gyfleoedd gwaith newydd, o safon i’n pobl ifanc ac rydym eisiau gweld AFGD yn gweddnewid ein heconomi lleol i un wedi’i seilio ar sgiliau uchel a chyflogaeth o safon. Rwy’n ymfalchïo yn ein Sir ac o’r hyn a gyflawnwyd yma. Mae gennym hanes gwych, cefn gwlad ac arfordir hardd ac, yn fwyaf pwysig yn ôl pob tebyg, y bobl iawn. Mae llawer i’w wneud, ond rwy’n credu bod yr elfennau iawn gennym yn barod, ynghyd â’r penderfyniad i wneud i bethau ddigwydd. Mae Sir y Fflint yn lle da iawn i fyw a gweithio ac i redeg busnes. Gallwn wneud dyfodol gwych i’n holl bobl.

The FBW12 Magazine was compiled by Flintshire County Council, Business Development, and was designed and printed by / Lluniwyd Rhaglen WFSFf12 gan Ddatblygu Busnes Sir y Fflint, CSFf aʼi dylunio aʼi hargraffu gan

www.nwnmedia.co.uk Mold Business Park, Mold, CH7 1XY. Parc Busnes yr Wyddgrug, Yr Wyddgrug CH7 1XY. PROGRAMME DESIGNER / DYLUNYDD Y PAMFFLEDYN: Dave Simkiss - dave.simkiss@nwn.co.uk

When you have finished reading this publication - please recycle it Pan fyddwch wedi gorffen darllen y cyhoeddiad hwn - cofiwch ei ailgylchu

All the articles and advertisements for this programme are printed in good faith and we would like to point out that the views expressed in FBW12 should not be seen as being endorsed by Flintshire County Council. Neither does the printing of an advertisement in FBW12 mean that product or service has been endorsed by Flintshire County Council. Caiff yr holl erthyglau a hysbysebion yn y rhaglen hon eu hargraffuʼn ddiffuant a hoffem nodi na ddylid ystyried bod Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn ardystioʼr sylwadau a fynegir yn WFSFf12. Nid yw argraffu hysbyseb yn WFSFf12 chwaith yn golygu bod Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn ardystio cynnyrch neu wasanaeth.

Gwelwch y rhaglen a’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 yn www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk

Flintshire Business Week 2012

Magazine Sponsored by DRB Group

Check the latest information and programme for Flintshire Business Week 2012 at www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk

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Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012

FBW 12 - Contents / WFSFf 12 - Cynnwys 06

Flintshire Business Awards / Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint

FBW at Westminster / WFSFf yn San Steffan

FBW Whatʼs On / WFSFf Beth sydd ymlaen

Mission Employability / Cenhadaeth Cyflogadwyedd

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Flintshire Business Awards 2012 in association . . . 06 - 07 with AGS Security Systems Ltd

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Flintshire County Councilʼs Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Development Team

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Flintshire Business Week at Westminster . . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Deeside Enterprise Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 - 25

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Flintshire Business Week 2012 - Whatʼs On . . . . . . . . . 33

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Flintshire Business Week 2012 - Programme . . . . 34 - 35

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Mission Employability II ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Strategic business parks project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Essential advice for selling your business . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Flintshire Going For Gold! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Supporting our town centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Convatec Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 - 67

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Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint 2012 ar y cyd â . . . . . 06 - 07 AGS Security Systems Ltd

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Tîm Datblygu Busnes Cyngor Sir y Fflint . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan . . . . . . . . . . 19

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Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 - 25

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Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 - Beth sydd ymlaen . 33

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Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 - Rhaglen . . . . . 34 - 35

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Cenhadaeth Cyflogadwyedd II ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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Prosiect Parciau Busnes Strategol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

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Cyngor hanfodol ar werthu eich busnes . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Sir y Fflint yn Cynnig am yr Aur! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

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Cefnogi canol ein trefi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Arddangosiad Convatec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 - 67

Business Development / Datblygu Busnes

Deeside Enterprise Zone / Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy

FBW Programme / WFSFf Rhaglen

Convatec Exhibition / Arddangosiad Convatec

Gwelwch y rhaglen a’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 yn www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk

Flintshire Business Week 2012

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How to enter Flintshire Business Awards / Sut i gynnig am Wobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint: Contact / Cysylltwch â Kate Catherall 01352 703221 @ kate.catherall@flintshire.gov.uk www.flintshirebusinessawards.co.uk

Honouring Flintshire’s best businesses Anrhydeddu busnesau gorau Sir y Fflint The 6th Annual Flintshire Business Awards in association with AGS Security Systems will take place on October 19th 2012 at Soughton Hall, Northop, and will attract some of Flintshireʼs most dynamic entrepreneurs.

Bydd 6ed Gwobrau Blynyddol Busnes Sir y Fflint ar y cyd ag AGS Security Systems yn cael eu cynnal ar Hydref 19eg 2012 yn Soughton Hall, Llaneurgain, a byddant yn denu rhai o fentrwyr mwyaf egnïol Sir y Fflint.

These awards are open to any business or individual within Flintshire, and celebrating the achievements of the Flintshireʼs vibrant companies, providing valuable recognition for the entire company. The publicity generated is equally relevant and platforms the company and its achievements regionally

Maeʼr gwobrau hyn yn agored i unrhyw fusnes neu unigolyn yn Sir y Fflint gan ddathlu llwyddiannau cwmnïau hyfyw Sir y Fflint a rhoi cydnabyddiaeth werthfawr iʼr cwmni cyfan. Maeʼr cyhoeddusrwydd syʼn dilyn yr un mor berthnasol ac yn rhoi llwyfan rhanbarthol iʼr cwmni aʼi lwyddiannau.

This black tie event will provide guests with the invaluable opportunity to network with more than 200 entrepreneurs, business journalists and industry leaders.

Bydd yr achlysur ffurfiol hwn yn rhoi cyfle amhrisiadwy iʼr gwesteion rwydweithio gyda mwy na 200 o fentrwyr, newyddiadurwyr busnes ac arweinwyr diwydiant.

The Flintshire Business Awards are a major annual event and a focal point for business networking

Mae Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint yn achlysur blynyddol o bwys ac yn ganolbwynt rhwydweithio busnes.

Winners of the each category will be announced at the gala dinner which will include a drinks reception and a lavish three course meal. Places are limited so please reserve your tickets to avoid disappointment.

Bydd enillwyr pob categoriʼn cael eu cyhoeddi yn y cinio gala fydd yn cynnwys derbyniad diodydd a phryd tri chwrs helaeth. Mae lleoedd yn brin – felly cofiwch archebu eich tocynnau rhag cael eich siomi.

The Award Catagories / Categorïau’r Gwobrau

Apprenticeship Award / Gwobr Prentisiaeth

Business Person of the Year / Person Busnes y Flwyddyn

Environment Award / Gwobr yr Amgylchedd

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: Deeside College / Glannau Dyfrdwy

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: Pochin Goodman

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: West Coast Energy

Export Award / Gwobr Allforio

Innovation Award / Gwobr Arloesi

Small Business Award / Gwobr Busnes Bach

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: UPM

Tourism Award / Gwobr Twristiaeth

Women Into Business Award / Gwobr Merched i Fusnes

Young Entrepreneur Award / Gwobr Mentrwr Ifanc

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: Tourism Partnership North Wales & Flintshire County Council / Partneriaeth Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru a Chyngor Sir y Fflint

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: K K Fine Foods

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: Dandys Topsoil

Check the latest information and programme for Flintshire Business Week 2012 at www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk

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Some of last years winners... / Rhai o enillwyr y llynedd... Business Person of the year sponsored by ConvaTec / Person Busnes y Flwyddyn dan nawdd ConvaTec

Jo Graham - Operations Director / Cyfarwyddwr Gweithrediadau - ConvaTec Collin Singer - MD / RhG Wagtail UK

Tourism Award sponsored by Flintshire County Council and Tourism Partnership North Wales / Gwobr Twristiaeth dan nawdd Cyngor Sir y Fflint a Phartneriaeth Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru

Charlott Pitt - Split the Difference Dewi Davies - Tourism Partnership North Wales / Partneriaeth Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru

Young Entrepreneur Award sponsored by AGS Security Systems Ltd / Gwobr Mentrwr Ifanc dan nawdd AGS Security Systems Ltd

Jordan Stones - Luntstone Ltd Jonathan Turner - MD / RhG AGS Security Systems Ltd Gareth Lunt - Luntstone Ltd

People Development Award sponsored by Careers Wales / Gwobr Datblygu Pobl dan nawdd Gyrfa Cymru

Environment Award sponsored by West Coast Energy / Gwobr yr Amgylchedd dan nawdd West Coast Energy

Keith Vivian - HR Manager DRB Group / Rheolwr Adnoddau Dynol DRB Group Dave Chisnall - Careers Wales / Gyrfa Cymru Paula Jewson - West Coast Energy Mark Harris - Kingspan insulations

Flintshire Business Development Team wish to thank the sponsors for 2012 for their support not just of the business awards but all the in-kind help and support given throughout the year Hoffai Tîm Datblygu Busnes Sir y Fflint ddiolch i noddwyr 2012 am eu cefnogaeth nid yn unig i’r gwobrau busnes ond yr holl gymorth a chefnogaeth o fath arall a roddwyd drwy gydol y flwyddyn

Gwelwch y rhaglen a’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 yn www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk

Flintshire Business Week 2012

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Check the latest information and programme for Flintshire Business Week 2012 at www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk

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AGS Security Systems is Headline sponsor of the Flintshire Business Awards 2012 AGS is a multi award-winning provider of security systems to businesses, homes and the public sector in North Wales, the North West and the Midlands. The business was founded in Deeside in 1987 and since then has grown steadily to become the 15strong team serving thousands of clients that it is today. It was in 2009 that AGS Security Systems entered and subsequently won at the Flintshire Business Awards. Jonathan Turner, Managing Director of AGS, explains, “I suspected the Flintshire Business Awards could be good for our business, but the reality is that the benefits have far exceeded expectations.” As a leading accredited installer of intruder and fire alarms, CCTV, automated gates & barriers, access control and emergency lighting, AGSʼs focus is on high-quality installations backed by professional advice and friendly service. The company also provides world class monitoring and system maintenance. “Although weʼve been established in Flintshire since the late 80ʼs, winning the Small Business Award has proven to be a fantastic way to boost profile and build valuable links with other local businesses.” Now in their 25th year, AGS have installed and continue to maintain thousands of security systems for clients of all sizes; from large-scale industrial operations, tourist attractions and office buildings through to local shops, storage lock-ups, and private homes.

Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012

The Flintshire Business Awards have proven to be a fantastic way to boost profiles and build valuable links with other local businesses

never a call centre. Weʼve been helping businesses and homeowners keep their property and buildings safe for 25 years, and we plan to keep doing that for the next 25 and more.” Clients include major regional businesses and organisations, such as ConvaTec, moneysupermarket.com and a number of local authorities. Many clients have trusted their security requirements with AGS Security Systems for many years. Of the challenging economic environment, Jonathan says, “I talk frequently with many business leaders and despite the conditions we are all dealing with there's a great strength of attitude coming from Flintshire business.” In 2011, AGS Security Systems made the decision to headline-sponsor the Flintshire Business Awards and committed to further support the awards through to 2013. “It was an easy conclusion to come to,” Jonathan continues, “Weʼd sponsored an award in 2010 but I wanted to do more.” “The world is operating through the toughest economy of our lifetime, we see that message everywhere. But the good news is we're surviving and in many cases, growing. I believe that has got to be worth celebrating with the Flintshire Business Awards. Itʼs a fantastic initiative that Iʼm totally committed to.”

Jonathan Turner, MD, AGS Security Systems ▲ experience with the Flintshire Business Awards will be every bit as positive as I have found it to be. AGS Security looks forward to supporting Flintshire business into the future.”

The Flintshire Business Awards 2012 take place on Friday October 19 at Soughton Hall, Mold. “On behalf of myself and everyone at AGS Iʼd like to wish every entrant in the 2012 Awards the best of luck on October 19. Iʼm sure your

www.ags-security.co.uk 01352 707888 jonathan.turner@ags-security.co.uk

Using extensive industry expertise, the company designs integrated hi-tech solutions that deliver big benefits in terms of both flexibility and productivity, as well as security, compliance and control. “We at AGS Security Systems pride ourselves as being a business that is big enough to deliver, but small enough to care. Each of our customers always deal with someone they know by name,

Gwelwch y rhaglen a’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 yn www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk

Flintshire Business Week 2012

Magazine Sponsored by DRB Group

Check the latest information and programme for Flintshire Business Week 2012 at www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk

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Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012

Flintshire County Council’s Tîm Datblygu Busnes Cyngor Sir Business Development Team y Fflint - cefnogi busnes yn continuously supporting business barhaol Rhoddwn wasanaeth o safon We provide a quality service where customer needs always come first

Rachael Byrne Business Development Manager Flintshire County Council

lle daw anghenion cwsmeriaid yn gyntaf bob amser

Rachael Byrne Rheolwr Datblygu Busnes Cyngor Sir y Fflint

Flintshire Business Week may be the highlight of the Business Development Teamʼs year, but the team is dedicated to supporting the countyʼs businesses all year round, providing a wide range of services.

Efallai mai Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint yw uchafbwynt blwyddyn y Tîm Datblygu Busnes, ond gwaith y tîm yw cefnogi busnesauʼr sir drwy gydol y flwyddyn, gan ddarparu pob math o wasanaethau.

Our Business Development Team works hard to get the message out that the county is very much “Open for Business” and is firmly committed to the need for a strong, vibrant local economy.

Mae ein Tîm Datblygu Busnes yn gweithioʼn galed i gyhoeddiʼr neges bod y sir yn wirioneddol “Ar Agor i Fusnes” ac yn bendant bod angen economi lleol cryf a hyfyw.

Each year our dedicated team deals with thousands of business enquiries on a wide variety of subjects. As well as a range of support to business, we have a reputation for integrity and partnership working with private, public and voluntary sector organisations.

Bob blwyddyn bydd ein tîm unswydd yn delio â miloedd o ymholiadau busnes ar bob math o bynciau. Yn ogystal ag amrywiaeth o gymorth i fusnes, mae gennym enw da am ddidwylledd a gweithio ar y cyd â chyrff y sectorau preifat, cyhoeddus a gwirfoddol.

We provide a quality service where customer needs always come first.

Rhoddwn wasanaeth o safon lle daw anghenion cwsmeriaid yn gyntaf bob amser.

So who are we? Based at the Greenfield Business Centre, Flintshireʼs Business Development team is often the first point of contact for a company with the County Council.

Felly pwy ydym ni? Yn gweithio o Ganolfan Fusnes Maes-glas, tîm Datblygu Busnes Sir y Fflint yn aml yw cyswllt cyntaf unrhyw gwmni gydaʼr Cyngor Sir.

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We offer a wide range of support services for local new and existing businesses. Our business advisors have extensive experience and understand the needs and requirements of businesses of all sizes and in all sectors. Our principal aim is to provide high quality services for local people.

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Cynigiwn ddewis eang o wasanaethau cefnogi i fusnesau lleol presennol a newydd. Mae gan ein cynghorwyr busnes brofiad eang ac maent yn deall r anghenion a gofynion busnesau o bob maint ac ymhob sector. Ein prif nod yw rhoi gwasanaethau o safon i bobl leol.

Our services include: a one-stop-shop business information and advice services ■ help with all aspects of business planning ■ a review of current business performance ■ free and confidential advice on a wide range of business topics including finance, sales & marketing, employment policies, operations ■ up to date information on funding and support from other agencies such as the Welsh Government and Finance Wales ■ advice on public & private sector tendering ■ commercial property listings ■ support to potential inward investment ■ workforce development ■ advice with Health and Safety at Work, Building Control, Planning, Environmental Health, Business Rates, Licences and Permits.

Mae ein gwasanaethauʼn cynnwys: ■ gwasanaethau gwybodaeth a chyngor busnes mewn un man ■ cynorthwyo gyda phob agwedd ar gynllunio busnes ■ adolygu perfformiad busnes presennol ■ cyngor di-dâl a chydgyfrinachol ar amrywiaeth eang o bynciau busnes gan gynnwys cyllid, gwerthu a marchnata, polisïau cyflogi, gweithrediadau ■ gwybodaeth ddiweddar am gyllid a chefnogaeth asiantaethau eraill fel Llywodraeth Cymru a Chyllid Cymru ■ cyngor ar gynnig yn y sector cyhoeddus a phreifat ■ rhestri eiddo masnachol ■ cynorthwyo posibilrwydd mewnfuddsoddi ■ datblyguʼr gweithlu ■ cyngor gydag Iechyd a Diogelwch wrth Weithio, Rheoli Adeiladu, Cynllunio, Iechyd Amgylcheddol, Trethi Busnes, Trwyddedau a Hawlenni.

To contact the team: Tel: 01352 703055 Email: businessweek@flintshire.gov.uk

I gysylltu âʼr tîm: Ffôn: 01352 703055 E-bost: wythnosfusnes@siryfflint.gov.uk

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How we can help your business? The Business Development Team will be present at all the events during Flintshire Business Week and will also have a stand at the Flintshire Business Exhibition at ConvaTec on 17 & 18 October. Come along and talk to us, we are happy to assist.

Sut allwn ni helpu eich busnes? Bydd y Tîm Datblygu Busnes yn holl achlysuron Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint a stondin hefyd yn Arddangosfa Fusnes Sir y Fflint yn ConvaTec ar 17 a 18 Hydref. Dewch am sgwrs, rydym yn falch o gynorthwyo.

Rachael Byrne

Patricia Carlin

Kate Catherall

Brian Chaloner

Jennifer Petrie

Jenna Davies

Business Development Manager / Rheolwr Datblygu Busnes

Senior Business Advisor / Uwch Ymgynghorydd Busnes

Business Advisor / Ymgynghorydd Busnes

Business Park Co-ordinator / Cynlynydd Parc Diwydiannol

Assistant Business Development Officer / Swyddog Cynorthwyol Datblygu Busnes

Administrator for Flintshire Business Week / Gweinyddwr ar gyfer Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint

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Deeside College is sponsoring the Apprenticeship Award Patrick Leonard Director of Employer Engagement Deeside College ʻWell-trained and effective employees are more important than ever for business success. Having a team with the right skills can help you meet business challenges and opportunities such as competition, growth and innovation!ʼ Deeside College maintains its focus as being one of the leading providers of training and development in North Wales and the North West and the largest college provider of Welsh Government funded work-based learning programmes in Wales. Deeside College is a strong supporter of Flintshire Business Week: “We are very clear about our role in supporting the economy, through our active engagement with employers.

We pride ourselves on our ability to respond to the growing demand for training ranging from basic skills through to professional development.” Deeside College has won numerous awards in partnership with local businesses and their apprentices and therefore appreciate the high standards that are required to win an Apprenticeship Award. Apprenticeships are playing an essential role in todayʼs business and Deeside College places a great importance on the role of apprentices in the workforce: “Despite the current economic climate, itʼs vital that businesses continue to review their skills base. Businesses across the country are now increasingly realising the enormous benefits that Apprenticeships create, not only in terms

Despite the current economic climate, it’s vital that businesses continue to review their skills base

of a highly skilled workforce but also by boosting productivity and staff retention. Thereʼs never been a better time to support apprenticeships and at Deeside College we are committed to ensuring that employers, employees and young people just starting their careers are fully aware of the options available to them for training and development.” Deeside College offers a portfolio of subjects, courses and customised training packages to meet your business needs. We can help you increase the skills and effectiveness of your staff through training in a range of subjects. Bespoke training packages can be created to suit your requirements at locations to suit you, reducing downtime and keeping your costs to a minimum. www.deeside.ac.uk/employers 01244 834545 acquire@deeside.ac.uk

We work closely with employers of all sizes and at all levels in public, private and voluntary sectors responding to their needs and have developed a range of flexible and tailored training solutions delivered by professional and experienced staff, many of whom have extensive experience in their specialist industries.

Pochin Goodman is sponsoring the Business Person of the Year Award 2012 ʻThe Business Person of the Year Awardʼ is in recognition of the importance individuals have made within a team, in driving business forward. Delivering Success with the current economic backdrop comes from good business acumen applied to a quality product or service. A combination of good financial control, innovation and valuing the skills and training of their personnel are seen as key attributes. With these ingredients come stability and the ability to grow, delivering prosperity and growth to the region.

The Vision is to create a new vibrant community comprising elements of housing, retail, leisure, community, manufacturing and industrial uses.

Pochin Goodman are delighted to sponsor this award and wish all members of the business community continued success.

The Northern Gateway and the wider Enterprise Zone urgently requires regeneration and the Northern Gateway proposals for the regeneration of this area are fully in line with strategic policy in Wales. It will deliver regeneration and growth in a truly sustainable way – economically, socially and environmentally.

Pochin Goodman are proud to be engaged with Flintshire Business week and support the initiative that provides not only a shop-window into the diverse and successful Business Community, but also an opportunity for like minded businesses to come together. Pochin Goodman is a strategic partnership between Goodman Group and Pochinʼs PLC. The purpose of the venture is to develop a significant part of the Deeside Enterprise Zone known as The Northern Gateway.

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Pochinʼs PLC is a thriving company of diverse operations consisting of two core trading divisions – Construction and Property Development and Investments. Our policy of investing in joint ventures and partnership agreements with local authorities, private developers and educational institutions has

contributed significantly to the Groupʼs growth in recent years. Goodman Group is an integrated property group with operations throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the United Kingdom. Goodmanʼs global property expertise and significant fund management platform ensures it creates innovative property solutions that meet the individual requirements of its customers, while seeking to deliver long term returns for investors. www.pochins.plc.uk 01606 83 33 33 Eddie Bredenhann – Business Development Director Eddie.Bredenhann@pochins.plc.uk

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ConvaTec to host Flintshire Business Exhibition for the second year

ConvaTec is extremely proud to be hosting the two-day exhibition again this year during Flintshire Business Week.

ConvaTec, which has a facility based on the Deeside Industrial Park, employs over 6000 people across the world. ConvaTec create breakthrough medical technologies that positively impact the work of health care professionals and the lives of their patients.

At ConvaTec, we believe that success comes from the three pillars on which the company was built, which are: a strong and solid heritage; a passion for improving peopleʼs lives; and a vision of what can be.

With a workforce of 500, ConvaTec at Deeside, North Wales manufacture, research and develop a range of high quality and innovative health care products. 2012 marks 30 years of manufacturing at Deeside.

We are proud of our tradition of innovation and problem solving. We have a commitment to challenging the status quo and we are constantly stretching our boundaries in search of intriguing new solutions.

ConvaTec is hosting the unique two-day Flintshire Business Exhibition during Flintshire Business Week for the second year running. The exhibition will once again build on the success of last year and continue to offer companies the opportunity to meet fellow professionals, view their products and services and generate sales and business relationships. Themes will include Manufacturing through Growth and International Trade. Visitors can participate

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Jo Graham, Director of Operations, UK, said “ConvaTec is extremely proud to be hosting the two-day exhibition again this year during Flintshire Business Week. After the huge success of last yearʼs event, we are delighted to open our doors to the business community and sponsor the exhibition again. This year we are building on the success of last year, with more exhibition space and an award for best stand. An exhibition of this scale is no small feat, but we are thrilled to be in a position to utilise our resources to support the business community.

ConvaTec is keen to support other local businesses in Flintshire and across Wales, to see them in action, learning innovative ways of doing things, which is why the company supports Flintshire Business Week.” www.convatec.co.uk

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Flintshire at Westminster - Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan Monday 15th October 2012

Dydd Llun 15fed Hydref 2012

Firstly a word from our host Rt. Hon. David Hanson MP for Delyn

Yn gyntaf gair gan ein gwesteiwr y Gwir Anrhydeddus David Hanson AS Delyn

It is a great honour for me to once again sponsor the prestigious Flintshire at Westminster reception. Now in its fifth year, the Flintshire at Westminster reception has become an integral and extremely popular part of the business week.

Mae’n anrhydedd mawr i mi unwaith eto noddi’r derbyniad o fri pan ddaw Sir y Fflint i San Steffan. Nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn, mae derbyniad Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan wedi dod yn rhan annatod a hynod boblogaidd o’r wythnos fusnes.

Every year the event goes from strength to strength and provides an unparalleled opportunity for local businesses to build contacts in the heart of Westminster.

Bob blwyddyn mae’r achlysur yn mynd o nerth i nerth ac mae’n rhoi cyfle heb ei debyg i fusnesau lleol feithrin cysylltiadau yng nghalon San Steffan. David Hanson MP

Flintshire businesses have so much to offer and this year’s business week will be focusing more than ever on how we can support and develop current businesses and attract inward investment into our region, the new Deeside Enterprise Zone will be key here The event in Westminster is always extremely well attended with a strong take-up of local businesses representing Flintshire; alongside Parliamentarians, Ministers and a wide range of senior stakeholders nationwide

Mae gan fusnesau Sir y Fflint gymaint i gynnig a bydd wythnos fusnes eleni’n canolbwyntio fwy nag erioed ar sut allwn ni gefnogi a datblygu busnesau presennol a denu mewnfuddsoddiad i’n rhanbarth. Bydd Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy newydd yn allweddol yma. Mae llawer yn mynychu’r achlysur yn San Steffan bob amser gydag amryw fusnesau lleol yn cynrychioli Sir y Fflint; ochr yn ochr â Seneddwyr, Gweinidogion ac amrywiaeth eang o randdeiliaid uwch ledled y wlad. Fe wn y bydd achlysur eleni’n cyflawni pethau dros fusnes Sir y Fflint.

I know that this year’s event will deliver for Flintshire business. The Flintshire Open for Business agenda encourages businesses to maximise this unique opportunity by inviting customers and guests to attend. Just as our businesses seek to continually nurture new contacts to improve trading opportunities, the event welcomes and encourages all businesses, partners or collaborators to take part and join in the networking. The benefits to businesses of attending this influential event are multi fold; Keith Vivian General Manager of DRB Group based on Deeside Industrial Park said the opportunity for businesses to meet directly with the decision makers, facilitates debate and allows a free flow of ideas concerning the current and future prospects of the area which would not be possible otherwise. As a strong strategic player DRB believes that this direct communication ensures that views and businesses are platformed at the highest possible level. If your company wishes to participate in this or other events contact: Patricia Carlin on 01352 703042 or e mail patricia.carlin@flintshire.gov.uk

Highlights from 2011

Mae agenda Sir y Fflint ar Agor i Fusnes yn annog busnesau i wneud y gorau oʼr cyfle unigryw hwn trwy wahodd cwsmeriaid a gwesteion i fynychu. Yn union fel mae ein busnesau o hyd yn ceisio meithrin cysylltiadau newydd i wella cyfleoedd masnachu, maeʼr achlysur yn croesawu ac yn annog holl fusnesau, partneriaid neu gydweithredwyr i gymryd rhan ac ymuno yn y rhwydweithio. Mae llawer agwedd ar fuddiannau mynychuʼr achlysur dylanwadol hwn i fusnesau. Meddai Keith Vivian, Rheolwr Cyffredinol o DRB Group ym Mharc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy: maeʼr cyfle i fusnesau gyfarfod wyneb yn wyneb âʼr penderfynwyr yn hwyluso trafodaeth ac yn caniatáu cyfnewid syniadau ynghylch gobeithion yr ardal heddiw ac yn y dyfodol na fyddaiʼn bosibl fel arall. Fel chwaraewr strategol cryf mae DRB yn credu bod y cyfathrebu uniongyrchol hwn yn sicrhau bod barn busnesauʼn cael llwyfan ar y lefel uchaf bosibl. Os yw eich cwmniʼn dymuno cymryd rhan yn yr achlysur hwn neu rai eraill, cysylltwch â: Patricia Carlin ar 01352 703042 neu e-bostio patricia.carlin@flintshire.gov.uk

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West Coast Energy sponsors Environment Award for second consecutive year ʻRecognising outstanding performance in environmental managementʼ, the environment award is something that West Coast Energy can closely relate to. Having worked in the environmental sector for 16 years, the company is well aware of the obstacles faced and the immense challenges in overcoming them. West Coast Energy is an independent wind energy developer and operator based in Mold, North Wales. Established in 1996 as a familyowned concern, it specialises in the identification, design, planning, development, construction and operation of onshore wind energy projects. Since then, the company has grown into a highly successful business employing over 190 staff across the UK and in Poland. As a leading renewable energy company, environmental responsibility is at the heart of West Coast Energyʼs business.

Environmental protection and community engagement are of fundamental importance within its operations. The company continually strives to develop innovative approaches to its community benefits packages in order to create real long-term advantage, and it recently picked up an industry award for community engagement on one of its wind farm projects. This is not the first time the company has been recognised for its achievements. In 2010, West Coast Energy won the Flintshire Business Week Sustainability Award for its sustainable Head Office in Mold. The building was officially opened by John Griffiths AM, Welsh Assembly

Mynydd Awel, West Coast Energy’s sustainable Head Office in Mold and winner of the 2010 Sustainability Award

Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr Griffiths commented "As a Government, we are urging businesses and organisations across Wales to think and operate much more sustainably and I am very encouraged by the on-going efforts of West Coast Energy to help businesses put sustainability principles right at the centre of their operations." From its conception, the intention was to reflect and embed the companyʼs core environmental, safety and wellbeing values in all aspects of the head office design and build. The success of the building has attracted visitors from business, public and building sectors, and the award win has added to this interest. Paula Jewson, Director comments: “Flintshire has numerous enterprising businesses, and the awards are a great way of highlighting success in the local area. Flintshire Business Week itself is a great opportunity for businesses in the area to network and identify partnership opportunities.” www.westcoastenergy.co.uk 01352 757 604 info@westcoastenergy.co.uk

Barclays Proud Sponsor of Flintshire Business Awards Barclays is committed to North Wales & Chester and is delighted to be the sponsor of the Export category at the Flintshire Business Awards 2012. The Awards are an excellent platform for businesses across the region to showcase their achievements and show how they are contributing to the overall success of the regional economy. In Chester & North Wales, Barclays is committed to building strong and lasting relationships with its corporate clients who are at the very heart of everything we do. Whether it is lending money and looking after deposits safely or helping clients to manage their cash effectively. As one of the world's largest financial services groups with over 300 years of banking experience, Barclays is present in over 50 countries, employing 140,000 people and serving 48 million customers and clients

worldwide. Barclays is therefore well placed to assist with its clientsʼ international trade requirements. In these difficult economic times, our relationship directors, industry and product specialists work ever more closely with clients to discuss strategy, challenges and opportunities. This enables us to gain better insight into the business and provide tailored and innovative services, which could add real value. Barclays is committed to helping its clients to find the right combination of financial services to suit business needs, both at a domestic and global level. To find out more about how we can support the success of your business, please contact Dewi Davies, Director for Chester & North Wales at Barclays on 07881 318057 or email dewiwyn.davies@barclays.com

Dewi Davies. Director, Corporate Banking Barclays is a trading name of Barclays Bank PLC and its subsidiaries. Barclays Bank PLC is registered in England and authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA no 122702). Registered Number is 1026167 and its registered office 1 Churchill Place, London E14 5HP.

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Deeside Enterprise Zone - A New Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy Generation Business Location Lleoliad Busnes y Genhedlaeth Newydd In September 2011, Edwina Hart AM, the Minister for Business, Enterprise, Technology and Skills, announced the Welsh Governmentʼs intention to designate a new Enterprise Zone in Deeside, this is Walesʼ preferred location for advanced manufacturing investment in Wales.

Ym mis Medi 2011, cyhoeddodd Edwina Hart AC, y Gweinidog Busnes, Menter, Technoleg a Sgiliau, bod Llywodraeth Cymruʼn bwriadu dynodi Ardal Fenter newydd ar Lannau Dyfrdwy fel lleoliad dewisol buddsoddi mewn gweithgynhyrchu uwch yng Nghymru.

This new generation enterprise zone, Deeside Enterprise Zone (DEZ) came into being on 2 April 2012 and is now being managed by a private sector led board, with representatives from key local employers, Deeside College, Glyndwr University and two major banks. The board Chair is Askar Sheibani, of DIP-based electronics company, Comtek.

Daeth ardal fenter y genhedlaeth newydd hon, Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy (AFGD), i fodolaeth ar 2 Ebrill 2012 ac mae bellach yn cael ei rheoli gan fwrdd dan arweiniad y sector preifat, gyda chynrychiolwyr cyflogwyr lleol allweddol, Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy, Prifysgol Glyndŵr a dau oʼr prif fanciau. Cadeirydd y Bwrdd yw Askar Sheibani, o gwmni electroneg Comtek ym Mharc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy.

DEZ covers a large area, it extends to 2000 hectares and stretches from the Flintshire Bridge in the north, along the River Dee to Hawarden/Broughton in the south. This area contains most of Flintshireʼs employment areas and includes the Airbus complex, Hawarden Aerospace Park, TATA Steel, UPM Kymmene, Toyota, the whole of DIP and the Northern Gateway site, Flintshireʼs major new employment area. A total of 20,000 people currently work in this area. The objective is to see 7,000 new jobs created over the five year life of the enterprise zone, with most of these jobs to be in manufacturing. This is a very ambitious target, particularly at a time of severe economic difficulty, so will it work and what will it do for Deeside? We think it will for the following reasons; ■ After a long period of neglect, the importance of manufacturing to the UK economy has been recognised. This must be good news for Flintshire, given that it is now the most manufacturing dependent local authority area in the UK, with three times the national level of jobs in that sector (33.4%, the figure for the UK is 11%). At Deeside, we now have one of the main manufacturing centres in Wales and the UK; ■ Manufacturing covers a very broad range of activity, Flintshire is fortunate in having very high representation in the high value, high growth sectors of aerospace, automotive engineering, green energy, pharmaceuticals and electronics. Around 25% of all Walesʼ jobs in advanced manufacturing are here and these are the sectors where most new jobs will come from; ■ We have great communication links, we are close to the large markets of the North West, two major airports are close by and at Northern Gateway, we have the largest development site in Wales which is now ʻready to goʼ; ■ Importantly, Flintshire is seen as a very business-friendly area, with many successful companies that operate on a world scale, an area which has a great track record of delivering, where the private and public sectors work very closely together and where both sectors are committed to seeing more investment for the benefit of the community. The Way Forward? Attracting the investment needed now needs much more than setting out new industrial sites. This approach worked well twenty years ago, but this is a different world and we will need to work much harder to attract the quality of investment we want. To succeed, Deeside will need to provide a full package, ensuring that we have the skilled workforce available that modern industry requires and the kind of environment that high tech companies now demand. This means well-designed buildings in landscaped settings, with easy access by road, good public transport, as well as access by foot and bike. Business parks will also be well linked with both further and higher education, giving easy access to continual skills development. We will also need a mechanism to allow companies to have rapid and simple access to the latest developments in manufacturing technology. We are competing here not just with other parts of the UK, but with locations worldwide.

Mae AFGD yn cwmpasu arwynebedd mawr o 2000 hectar ac maeʼn ymestyn o Bont Sir y Fflint yn y gogledd, ar hyd y Ddyfrdwy i Benarlâg a Brychdyn yn y de. Maeʼr ardal hon yn cynnwys y rhan fwyaf o gylchoedd cyflogaeth Sir y Fflint ac maeʼn cynnwys safle Airbus, Parc Awyrofod Penarlâg, TATA Steel, UPM Kymmene, Toyota, Parc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy i gyd a safle Porth y Gogledd, prif gylch cyflogaeth newydd Sir y Fflint. Ar hyn o bryd mae cyfanswm o 20,000 o bobl yn gweithio yn yr ardal hon. Yr amcan yw gweld creu 7,000 o swyddi newydd yn ystod bywyd pum mlynedd yr ardal fenter, gydaʼr rhan fwyaf oʼr rhain yn swyddi gweithgynhyrchu. Mae hwn yn nod uchelgeisiol iawn, yn enwedig ar adeg anhawster economaidd difrifol. Felly, a fydd yn gweithio a beth fydd yn ei wneud dros Lannau Dyfrdwy? Credwn y bydd, am y rhesymau canlynol: Ar ôl cyfnod hir o esgeulustod, derbyniwyd pwysigrwydd gweithgynhyrchu i economiʼr DU. Rhaid i hyn fod yn newydd da i Sir y Fflint, o dderbyn mai dyma bellach diriogaeth awdurdod lleol mwyaf dibynnol ar weithgynhyrchuʼr DU, gyda thair gwaith y cyfartaledd cenedlaethol o swyddi yn y sector hwnnw (33.4% oʼi gymharu ag 11% ar gyfer y DU). Ar Lannau Dyfrdwy, mae gennym bellach un oʼr prif ganolfannau gweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru aʼr DU; ■ Mae gweithgynhyrchuʼn cwmpasu amrywiaeth eang iawn o weithgaredd ac mae Sir y Fflint yn ffodus o fod â chynrychiolaeth fawr iawn o sectorau gwerth uchel, twf uchel awyrofod, peirianneg fodurol, ynni gwyrdd, fferyllion ac electroneg. Mae rhyw 25% o holl swyddi gweithgynhyrchu uwch Cymru yma a dymaʼr sectorau o ble daw mwyafrif y swyddi newydd; ■ Mae gennym gysylltiadau cyfathrebu gwych, rydym yn agos at farchnadoedd mawrion Gogledd-orllewin Lloegr, mae dau faes awyr o bwys gerllaw ac, ym Mhorth y Gogledd, mae gennym y safle datblygu mwyaf yng Nghymru sydd erbyn hyn yn ʻbarod i fyndʼ; ■ Yn bwysig, caiff Sir y Fflint ei hystyried yn ardal gefnogol iawn i fusnes, lle mae llawer o gwmnïau byd-eang llwyddiannus, cylch sydd â hanes gwych o gyflawni, lle maeʼr sectorau preifat a chyhoeddus yn cydweithioʼn agos iawn aʼr ddau sector yn frwd dros weld mwy o fuddsoddi er lles y gymuned. ■

Y Ffordd Ymlaen? Mae denuʼr buddsoddiad sydd ei angen heddiwʼn gofyn llawer mwy na pharatoi safleoedd diwydiannol newydd. Roedd yr agwedd hon yn gweithioʼn dda ugain mlynedd yn ôl, ond mae hwn yn fyd gwahanol a bydd angen i ni weithioʼn llawer caletach i ddenu buddsoddiad oʼr ansawdd a fynnwn. I lwyddo, bydd Glannau Dyfrdwyʼn gorfod darparu pecyn llawn, gan sicrhau fod gennym y gweithlu medrus ar gael i ddiwallu anghenion diwydiant modern aʼr math o amgylchedd y mae cwmnïau technoleg uwch yn ei fynnu bellach. Mae hyn yn golygu adeiladau wediʼu dylunioʼn dda mewn mannau wediʼu tirlunio, gyda mynediad rhwydd ar y ffyrdd, cludiant cyhoeddus da, yn ogystal â mynediad ar ddeudroed ac ar feic. Bydd cysylltiad da hefyd rhwng parciau busnes ac addysg bellach ac uwch, gyda mynediad rhwydd at ddatblygiad sgiliau parhaol. Bydd arnom angen peirianwaith hefyd syʼn caniatáu i gwmnïau gael mynediad cyflym a syml at y datblygiadau diweddaraf mewn technoleg gweithgynhyrchu. Rydym yn cystadlu yma nid yn unig â rhannau eraill y DU, ond gydaʼr byd i gyd.

The developing plan for DEZ includes key ʻidentityʻ areas, focussing on; ■ Green Energy and Recycling at DIP Zone 4 ■ Advanced Manufacturing at DIP Zones 1,2 and 3 ■ Aerospace at Hawarden and the Airbus Complex

Mae cynllun datblygu AFGD yn cynnwys cylchoedd ʻdelweddʼ allweddol, yn canolbwyntio ar: ■ Ynni Gwyrdd ac Ailgylchu ym Mharth 4 Parc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy ■ Gweithgynhyrchu Uwch ym Mharthau 1,2 a 3 Parc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy ■ Awyrofod ym Mhenarlâg a Safle Airbus

Further plans are now being considered to develop an ʻAdvanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC)ʼ. Linked to a major UK university and with a further education presence, the AMC will provide a means of continually updating skills as well as the opportunity to bring the latest manufacturing technology directly into our local businesses. It will raise the profile of the sector generally, presenting as an attractive career choice for local young people. This is not a new idea, Sheffield pioneered this approach ten years ago, but we believe strongly that this provides a model that could be adopted on Deeside.

Erbyn hyn mae cynlluniau pellach yn cael eu hystyried i ddatblygu ʻCanolfan Gweithgynhyrchu Uwch (AMC)ʼ. Gyda chysylltiad â phrifysgol o bwys yn y DU a phresenoldeb addysg bellach, bydd y CGU yn fodd o ddiweddaru sgiliauʼn barhaol yn ogystal â rhoi cyfle i ddod âʼr dechnoleg weithgynhyrchu ddiweddaraf yn uniongyrchol iʼn busnesau lleol. Bydd yn rhoi mwy o amlygrwydd iʼr sector yn gyffredinol, gan gyflwyno dewis gyrfa ddeniadol i bobl ifanc leol. Nid yw hyn yn syniad newydd; fe arloeswyd yr agwedd hon yn Sheffield ddeng mlynedd yn ôl, ond credwn yn gryf bod hwn yn batrwm y byddai modd ei fabwysiadu ar Lannau Dyfrdwy.

These are busy and exciting times for the area. But the County Council, its partners locally and further afield are fully committed to making this once in a generation opportunity, deliver for the community.

Maeʼr rhain yn amserau prysur a chyffrous iʼr cylch. Ond maeʼr Cyngor Sir aʼii bartneriaid yn lleol ac ymhellach draw yn ymroddiʼn llwyr i wneud iʼr cyfle unwaith mewn cenhedlaeth hwn gyflawni dros y gymuned.

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Parkway Telecom Sponsoring the Innovation Award Parkway Telecom Limited was incorporated on 25th July 2000 by owner and Managing Director, Paul Maddocks. Having recently celebrated 12 successful years in business, there is a great deal of excitement as we look towards the future. Paul explains: “We relocated to new offices in Saltney last November and began a detailed review of our process and direction. The world of telecoms is constantly changing and it is our job to evolve our products and services at the same rate of development.” With clients throughout the UK, Parkway Telecom specialise in supplying the business community with a complete range of mobile and fixed line telephony solutions. Accreditations and key partnerships with Vodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco and iPhone, allow Parkway Telecom to deliver world class products and services together with the passion of a local, owner managed business. “We do not build the network or manufacture the systems and handsets, it is our role to find best in class then deliver to the business community alongside our key, strategic relationships.” “I have worked closely with Vodafone since February 1994 when I first joined the

telecoms industry. This close relationship has continued ever since, with Vodafone supporting Parkway Telecom from day one, over 12 years ago.” Vodafone are now promoting One Net which seamlessly integrates your landlines and mobiles. It is a complete telecom solution. Mobile and fixed line costs appear on one concise bill, helping you to manage ongoing costs. Whichever number your customers dial, your team can answer calls at their desks or out of the office, helping you to deliver better ways of working. Vodafoneʼs recent acquisition of Cable & Wireless for £1.04 billion clearly shows their intent on delivering the very best combination of mobile and fixed line solutions. Parkway Telecom has already embraced Vodafone One Net, becoming one of the first in the UK to gain One Net accredited Partner status.

“We have clients using Vodafone One Net who are not only saving money, but benefitting from a new telephone system without incurring any upfront capital expenditure. It is all about embracing the very latest technology under the guidance of proven suppliers. I am as excited about our strategic partnership with Vodafone now as I was when we first started.” During Flintshire Business Week 2012, we are offering everyone a free, 1 hour consultation, following which we will deliver a NO obligation report with suitable recommendations. Please join us and discover how we can deliver the very latest telecoms technology to your business together with first class service & support. I look forward to meeting you. Paul Maddocks Group Managing Director Parkway Telecom Limited Office No: 01244-687687 Mobile No: 07765-888000 paul@parkwaytelecom.co.uk

Federation of Small Businesses is proud to sponsor the Small Business Award Businesses need to use every tool in the box to survive and prosper during these difficult economic times. The Federation of Small Businesses is there to protect and promote the interests of its members and to give them the support they need. Our 200,000 members enjoy benefits including free tax and legal advice, free legal and professional insurance, free banking, discounted fuel, discounted postage, financial services, telecoms, private medical care and much, much more. We also lobby government at all levels, including local authorities, the National Assembly, Westminster and Brussels. In addition, the branch network brings together businesses on a local level to network, socialise, trade and highlight any issues affecting their business which they feel the FSB could help them with through its lobbying activities. Flintshire Chairman, Ron Dunn heads up the committee of local businesspeople to ensure the voice of small businesses is heard in Flintshire. 26

Just as the FSB helps its members through advice and guidance, so too does Flintshire Business Week. Where else will you find experts in so many different aspects of running a business, available in an informal and accessible way? In short, those businesses which take advantage of the help and information available during Flintshire Business Week will have a clear advantage over their less progressive competitors.

Whatever your business, if you would like to find out more about the FSB please visit www.fsb.org.uk/benefits, e-mail northwales@fsb.org.uk or call Mike Learmond, North Wales Development Manager on 01745 362492. Subscription rates start from just £120 per year for a sole trader.

The FSB has supported Flintshire Business Week for a number of years and we are once again delighted to sponsor the Small Business of the Year category.

The Federation of Small Businesses is there to protect and promote the interests of its members and to give them the support they need

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Business opportunties across Europe Commercial Opportunities

Technology Requests

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Ref No: 20120801007 A Polish company specialized in distribution of lighting equipment such as LEDʼs. energy saving bulbs, halogens, linear fluorescent lamps, fluorescent pins, sodium discharge lamps and metal –halide lamps is offering distribution and trade intermediary services.

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Ref No: 12 N6 60AH 3PPQ Improved design of a heel strike sensor A technology transfer company associated with a Dutch Academic Hospital is looking for a technology to further improve a prototype medical device developed for measurement of the maximum force of the heel strike during walking. The current design does not meet the necessary clinical requirements. The company is looking for experienced parties that provide support in improving the current design, or have other proven technology available that can be used to measure the heel strike. ■

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Ref No: 20120727025 A German SME active in the development, production marketing and installation of insulation panels based on solid polystyrene foam and clinker quarter bricks for new buildings and restoration of old buildings is searching for distribution and installation partners in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium, UK, Switzerland and Austria.

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Ref No: 20120724041 A Polish company specialised in manufacturing various products such as : wooden clothes hangers, clothing racks, wooden chopping boards, and bread bins, racks for knives etc is looking for a trade intermediary, wholesale trade, trading companies, retail chains (with central warehouses).

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Ref No: 20120720022 A German company active in the field of professional automatisation (buildings) is looking for sales repsresentatives, distributors and joint-venture partners.

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Ref No: 20120720036 German company active in two fields: repair of professional telephone systems, refurbished and remanufactured older systems and distribution of telephones and computers used by the elderly. The company is looking for representations abroad, joint- venture partners as well as distributors for its phones and PCʼs.

Ref: 12 SE 67CM 3PO5 Commercial forensic laboratory that can provide reference measurements for chemical analysis A company from Northern Sweden has developed a forensic analysis solution that uses hyperspectral image data to analyse in real-time the chemical content and surface distribution of the investigated samples. They are now looking for commercial and/or technical cooperation agreements with forensic laboratories that can provide chemical reference measurements of samples like illegal drugs, body fluids from crime scenes, documents, chemicals and explosives.

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Ref: 11 NO 79EJ3NQP New Technology for monitoring stess, fatique and metal loss in ferromagnetic steel A Norwegian company has developed a new and patented method for condition monitoring of steel structures. The method is based on measuring variations of steel properties which have an influence on the impressed electromagnetic excitation. Laboratories and full-scale field trials have verified the method. The company is looking for an industry partner with adequate technological background, who is interested to acquire all rights to industrialization and worldwide sale and support. ■

Ref: 12 RO 662B 3PRI Original method for chemical restoration & biological disinfection of historical paper surfaces A Romanian research institute designed and developed an original treatment method of historical paper's surface. Main advantages: the new method is less aggressive than the classical method based on magnesium alkoxydes, it is not toxic but effective. Partners are sought for license agreements, technical cooperations or joint research projects.

For more information on these and other business opportunities, or to advertise an offer, please contact Eirian Harrison 01352 704748 or visit the Enterprise Europe Network Wales website www.enterpriseeuropewales.org.uk

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Reviving our Towns and Rural Areas Adfywio ein Trefi ac Ardaloedd Gwledig iw Day rn / od 3

Flintshire at Westminster Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan iw Day rn / od 2

Politics and Economics Gwleidyddiaeth ac Economeg

Monday 15th October Dydd Llun 15fed Hydref

Tuesday 16th October Dydd Mawrth 16eg Hydref

Business Exhibition & Seminars Arddangosfa Fusnes a Seminarau

The Future of Energy Dyfodol Ynni

Wednesday 17th October Dydd Mercher 17eg Hydref

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D D iw ay rn / od 5

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Friday 12th October Dydd Gwener 12fed Hydref

Thursday 18th October Dydd Iau 18fed Hydref

Friday 19th October Dydd Gwener 19eg Hydref

D D iw ay rn / od 6

In association with / Ar y cyd â

Friday 19th October Dydd Gwener 19eg Hydref

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Politics and Economics Gwleidyddiaeth ac Economeg

Flintshire

Deeside College / Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

08.30 - 10.00

Official Opening / Agoriad Swyddogol

CBI Question Time / Hawl i Holi

Networking Breakfast / Brecwast Rhwydweithio

Speakers: Members of Parliament and Welsh Government Assembly Members and a guest from the Business World / Siaradwyr: Aelodau Seneddol ac Aelodau Cynulliad Llywodraeth Cymru a gwestai o fyd busnes

Friday 12th October Dydd Gwener 12fed Hydref

Deeside College Conference Suite / Ystafelloedd Cynadledda Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

Flintshire at Westminster Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan

Westminster / San Steffan SW1A 1AA

Beaufort Park Hotel / Gwesty Beaufort Park CH7 6RQ

D D iw ay rn / od 2

19.00 - 22.30

Hosted by / Dan nawdd David Hanson MP

Showcase your business to others in Mold! / Cyflwyno eich busnes i eraill yn yr Wyddgrug!

£65 Charge / Pris

Beaufort Park Hotel - CH7 6RQ

Deeside College / Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

D iw ay rn / od 3 D

Lean Sigma Awareness Workshop / Gweithdy Ymwybyddiaeth Sigma Darbodus

D iw ay rn / od 4 D

10.00 - 12.00

Official Opening / Agoriad Swyddogol Lord Barry Jones PC / Yr Arglwydd Barry Jones CG

12.00 - 13

Manufacturing for Growth / Gweithgynhyrchu ar gyfer Twf

Deeside Enterp Ardal Fenter Gl

In association with EEF / ar y cyd ag EEF

Presentations / Cyflw ● Lord Barry Jones PC Arglwydd Barry Jones ● Askar Sheibani - Chai Board / Cadeirydd Bwrd

Speakers / Siaradwyr: ● Dr. Brett Suddell - ASTUTE programme ● Phil Millward - General Motors ● Brian Fleet - CBE, MBE ● Paul Byard - EEF, ProGen Consulting Ltd, MAS, Hills Industries Ltd

Wednesday 17th October Dydd Mercher 17eg Hydref

Business Exhibition & Seminars Arddangosfa Fusnes a Seminarau

ConvaTec - Zone 2, Deeside Ind Park. CH5 2NU / C

08.00 - 10.00

D iw ay rn / od 5

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09.30 - 09.45

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Targeted at Retailers, Tourism and Rural Businesses / Targedu Adwerthwyr, Twristiaeth a Busnesau Gwledig

Business Exhibition & Seminars Arddangosfa Fusnes a Seminarau

10.00 - 11.30

Mersey Dee Alliance Innovation Network Business Breakfast - Invitation only / Cynghrair Mersi aʼr Ddyfrdwy Brecwast Busnes Rhwydwaith Arloesi – Trwy wahoddiad yn unig

The Future of Energy / Dyfodol Ynni Ethics in Business? / Moeseg mewn Busnes?

Bangor University Management Centre / Canolfan Reoli Prifysgol Bangor Business and Law Schools will lead a discussion / Bydd Ysgolion Busnes aʼr Gyfraith yn arwain trafodaeth.

11.30 - 12.00

ConvaTec Award Ceremony Best Exhibition Space / Seremoni Wobrwyo Lle Arddangos Gorau ConvaTe

TATA, SBEC - Shotton CH4 2NH

Day

09.00 - 13.00

11.45 - 14.15

The Future of Energy and supply chain opportunities / Dyfodol ynni a chyfleoedd y gadwyn gyflenwi

Ethics in Business? Moeseg mewn Busn

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Reviving of Towns and Rural Areas / Adfywio ein Trefi ac Ardaloedd Gwledig

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Days Hotel. Chester / Days Hotel, Caer, CH5 2HX

09.00 - 13.00

Thursday 18th October Dydd Iau 18fed Hydref

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Pavilion Terrace Palace of Westminster SW1A 1AA

Reviving our Towns and Rural Areas Adfywio ein Trefi ac Ardaloedd Gwledig

Tuesday 16th October Dydd Mawrth 16eg Hydref

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17.30 - 20.00

Flintshire at Westminster / Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan

Monday 15th October Dydd Llun 15fed Hydref

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Deeside College / Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

07.45 - 08.30

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Exploration of the challenges for industrial economies in the Ecological Age / Archwilioʼr heriau i economïau diwydiannol yn yr Oes Ecolegol Daniel Pillai - Director SBEC / Cyfarwyddwr SBEC Jo Tipa - Director / Cyfarwyddwr, N S A Nuclear Dr. John Idris Jones - Magnox - Energy Island / Magnox - Ynys Ynni

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TATA, SBEC - Sustainable Building Envelope Centre, Shotton, CH4 2NH / TATA, SBEC - Canolfan Amlenni Adeiladu Cynaliadwy, Shotton CH4 2NH

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Northop Country House Hotel CH7 6HJ

10.45 - 11.30

12.00 - 14.00

Politics and Economics / Gwleidyddiaeth ac Economeg

Bank of England Lunch - The State of the Nation / Cinio Banc Lloegr - Cyflwr y Genedl

The Management Centre Bangor University / Canolfan Rheolaeth Prifysgol Bangor Speaker / Siaradwr: Phil Ryan

Speaker / Siaradwr: Neil Ashbridge, Bank of England Agent for Wales Charge / Pris £10

Northop Country House Hotel CH7 6HJ

Days Hotel. Chester / Days Hotel, Caer, CH5 2HX

For further information or to book your place:

13.00 - 16.30

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth neu i gadw eich lle:

SO 9001 Awareness Workshop / Gweithdy Ymwybyddiaeth ISO 9001

Email: businessweek@flintshire.gov.uk E-bost: wythnosfusnes@siryfflint.gov.uk Call / Ffoniwch: 01352 703219 Visit: www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk Ymwelwch ag: www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk

ncludes lunch / Gan gynnwys cinio

Halkyn / Helygain CH8 8DL

Deeside College / Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

14.00 - 16.00

14.00 - 16.30

Pub is the Hub / Y Dafarn ywʼr Canolbwynt

The Importance of Skills for Businesses / Pwysigrwydd Sgiliau i Fusnesau

Making the local community to focus / Bod yn ganolbwynt y gymuned leol

Leadership and Management Wales, SEMTA

Programme details are correct at time of going to press. These could however be subject to change and should be checked by contacting the business week team. Mae manylion y rhaglen yn gywir ar adeg eu cyhoeddi. Fodd bynnag, fe all y rhain newid a dylid eu cadarnhau trwy gysylltu â thîm yr wythnos fusnes.

Bangor University Business School / Ysgol Fusnes Prifysgol Bangor / Glyndwr Prifysgol Glyndŵr

The Blue Bell Inn, Halkyn

Programme / Rhaglen

Northop Country House Hotel CH7 6HJ

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ark. CH5 2NU / ConvaTec - Parth 2, Parc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 2NU

3.00

14.00 - 16.30

prise Zone / lannau Dyfrdwy

wyniadau: C - President of DIP forum / Yr s CG - Llywydd Fforwm DIP r of Deeside Enterprise Zone dd Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy

17.00 - 18.30

Successful Growth through International Trade / Twf Llwyddiannus trwy Fasnach Ryngwladol

Made in Flintshire - Networking Event / Gwnaed yn Sir y Fflint - Achlysur Rhwydweithio

Speakers include / Siaradwyr yn cynnwys: ● Joseph Cave ● Huw Watkins ● Guntis Rubins ● Joseph Cave ● Rene Power ● Anthony Pierce

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: P & A Group

14.30 - 16.00

Business In the Community / Busnes yn y Gymuned Lunch and speakers/ Cinio a siaradwyr

Supplier Development Service / Gwasanaeth Datblygu Cyflenwyr Latest information on how to tender / Gwybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar sut i dendro

ys Hotel. Chester / Days Hotel, Caer, CH5 2HX

● Finance Wales / Cyllid Cymru ● Barclays ● Integer Data ltd

Days Hotel / Days Hotel, CH5 2HX

09.00 - 16.00 Small Seminars / Seminarau Bach: FCC P2P / CSFf P2P Gardners Accountants Hicks Randall

09.15 -12.30 ISO 14001 Awareness Workshop / Gweithdy Ymwybyddiaeth ISO 14001 Includes lunch / Gan gynnwys cinio Days Hotel. Chester, CH5 2HX

Soughton Hall, Northop / Soughton Hall, Llaneurgain CH7 6AB

£20 Charge / Pris Tel / Ffon: 01352 762708 e-mail / e-bost: roydaviescal@hotmail.co.uk

? Inspirational Lunch / nes? Cinio i Ysbrydoli

open the event / Mark Isherwood AC r. ices ethical? Do you consider ethics as yw eich arferion busnes yn foesegol? oeseg fel cod ymarfer? arry Jones, PC / Yr Arglwydd Barry Jones, CG

Small Seminars / Seminarau Bach:

Hot and cold food available / Bwyd poeth ac oer ar gael.

ConvaTec - Parth 2, Parc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 2NU

12.30 - 14.30

09.00 - 16.00

19.00 - 24.00

£50 Charge / Pris Tel / Ffon: 01352 703221 e-mail / e-bost: kate.catherall@flintshire.gov.uk

Flintshire Business Awards 2012 / Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint 2012 Days Hotel, Deeside. Hosted by Gweini / Days Hotel, Glannau Dyfrdwy. Dan nawdd Gweini.

The premier event in North Wales is open to all Flintshire Businesses. Winners of each of the twelve categories announced at the event following a formal black tie gala dinner / Maeʼr prif ddigwyddiad yng Ngogledd Cymruʼn agored i holl fusnesau Sir y Fflint. Cyhoeddi enillwyr pob un oʼr deuddeg categori yn yr achlysur yn dilyn cinio gala ffurfiol.

In association with / Ar y cyd â

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Mission Employability II ! David Jones DL Principal & Chief Executive of Deeside College Chair of ColegauCymru-CollegesWales. Council Member CBI Wales Member of the North Wales Economic Forum Board Member of the Deeside Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise Zone This time last year when I was asked to write a piece for the FBW publication, I focussed on education and training for employment – “Mission Employability”! Call me boring if you like, but this time itʼs the same theme from me. Why? Well because ultimately employment is so important and itʼs what my job is about, and despite a year of developments and progress, there are many challenges and much still to do. So how does the economy of Flintshire fare, twelve months down the line? Well, North-East Wales, largely through the economies of Flintshire and Wrexham, continues to be a flagship for Wales and the UK. We have a diverse economy, but with a much higher than average proportion of jobs in manufacturing - almost 22,000 in Flintshire alone in the most recent survey, and accounting for 33.7% of jobs in the county. This is the highest proportion of any UK region, and we should proud of this achievement. Does this make us vulnerable? It does if we stand back or manufacture in the wrong sectors, and thatʼs why securing Deeside as an Advanced Manufacturing Enterprise Zone is so important. Securing the “EZ” is clearly the most significant local development over the past year, as part of the associated Welsh Government initiative. I am very pleased to be part of the board who are tasked with shaping and driving the Deeside EZ, and our aim is very clear - to make it the very best in Wales, to have international credibility, and to secure and create thousands of new jobs. This is vital for the people of Flintshire and those who work here, but there is no guarantee. It will depend on many others of us too, particularly those who have the power and authority to make strategic decisions, in local and national

right now, if we act decisively and quickly. If we get it wrong, our economy will suffer, and the opportunity that the Deeside EZ provides will not be realised.

David Jones

We have a diverse economy, but with a much higher than average proportion of jobs in manufacturing - almost 22,000 in Flintshire alone in the most recent survey, and accounting for 33.7% of jobs in the county.

government, and in institutions such as Deeside College and Glyndwr University. High level skills will be at the heart of a successful Flintshire EZ, and we need to join-up a wide range of policy developments to make sure that our current and emerging local workforce is “fit for purpose”. Grasping the nettle and at long last progressing with the implementation of a Schools Modernisation Strategy for Flintshire is crucial in this regard. How much longer can we wait until South Wales will have emptied the “capital pot”! We must throw away institutional self-interests and make sure that we equip young people with an education-for-employment, one that allows them to develop and achieve their potential and a career here in Flintshire, if thatʼs what they want to do. At present, the overall educational offer is misplaced, overly competitive and wasteful, and full of gaps. We have a great chance to put this

Deeside College also has a part to play, and we need to ensure we do the right things, and then do them right. The past twelve months have been particularly busy and productive, and the next year looks equally demanding with great opportunities for success. Just six months after securing the largest single college contract for Work Based Learning contract in Wales, with over £7 million invested in 2011-2012, this work was inspected by the Welsh Governmentʼs Inspectorate, Estyn. Iʼm pleased to say that the outcomes of this inspection were excellent - the best for Wales in fact, since the new tougher inspection regime was introduced in 2010 - with excellent prospects for improvement. This was a huge vote of confidence in the hundreds of employer who work with us on apprenticeship and traineeship schemes, and in the College and its stakeholders. We have also continued to expand our Welsh Government Pathways to Apprenticeship (PTA) and links have been formed with many local businesses. This is a real win-win-win situation - for employers, young people and Deeside College. Looking ahead, there is much to do. The Welsh Government will be concluding their qualifications review in Autumn 2012 - this is a root and branch review, involving and actively listening to employers, and getting behind the monster which is todayʼs qualification menu in Wales. The reality is that at all levels, from schools, to colleges to universities, more and more people have more and more qualification certificates, but more and more employers are dissatisfied with standards and employability skills – somethingʼs wrong?! I am really looking forward to reading the final report and finding out where we go next - there is a compelling need for change. Closer to home, we are progressing our merger with Yale College - a merger of equals, to create a new college for North East Wales. Improving choice and the quality of offer to employers is a key driver for our merger proposals. We also need to increase our focus on unemployment rates of 19-25 year olds, where there is a worrying postrecession trend, and grasp local opportunities, such as those resulting from the developments at and from the Post of Mostyn. We plan to complete our merger by 1 August 2013, and I am confident that this will be another boost for Mission Employability

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Strategic Business Parks Project This is a unique project which aims to co-ordinate a range of activities and events that will enhance and develop the economic and environmental prosperity of both Wrexham Industrial Estate and Deeside Industrial Park, two of the most important employment hubs in Wales. Central to the project are the two Business Park Co-ordinators, one based at each of the sites, who have a pivotal role in reacting to the specific requirements of business and co-ordinating services to address their individual and shared needs. A number of key partners and stakeholders have also been involved at both Wrexham and Deeside in order to identify and assist in the development activities. In recognition of this, a key part of the project is the development of business support that will enable companies to strengthen their supply chains; develop new partnerships and foster potential for collaboration, improved trade, product development and innovation.

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This project will build on the previous success of these Industrial areas delivering a working business community that is able to sustain a level of continued business success by working together both with the private sector within the business communities themselves and with public support organisations.

Prosiect unigryw yw hwn sy’n anelu at gydgysylltu amrywiaeth o weithgareddau a digwyddiadau fydd yn gwella a datblygu ffyniant economaidd ac amgylcheddol Stad Ddiwydiannol Wrecsam a Pharc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, dau o’r canolbwyntiau cyflogaeth pwysicaf yng Nghymru.

There is a clear focus on long term business to business relationships which will encourage growth, development and sustainability.

Canolog i’r prosiect yw dau Gydgysylltydd y Parciau Busnes, un ymhob safle, sydd â rhan ganolog wrth ymateb i ofynion penodol busnes a chydgysylltu gwasanaethau i roi sylw i’w hanghenion unigol a chyffredin. Bu nifer o bartneriaid a rhanddeiliaid allweddol yn cyfrannu hefyd yn Wrecsam a Glannau Dyfrdwy er mwyn nodi a chynorthwyo’r gweithgareddau datblygu. I gydnabod hyn, rhan allweddol o’r prosiect yw datblygu cymorth i fusnesau fel bod cwmnïau’n gallu cryfhau eu cadwyni cyflenwi; datblygu partneriaethau newydd a meithrin gallu i gydweithredu, gwella masnach, datblygu cynnyrch ac arloesi. Bydd y prosiect hwn yn adeiladu ar lwyddiant blaenorol yr ardaloedd diwydiannol hyn gyda chymuned fusnes weithredol sy’n gallu cynnal parhad llwyddiant busnes trwy weithio gyda’r sector preifat o fewn y cymunedau busnes eu hunain a chyda sefydliadau cymorth cyhoeddus. Mae canolbwynt clir ar gysylltiadau hirdymor rhwng busnesau fydd yn hybu twf, datblygiad a chynaliadwyedd. Daw’r prosiect £1 miliwn hwn gyda chyllid Cronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewrop trwy Lywodraeth Cymru, mewn partneriaeth gyda Chyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam a Chyngor Sir y Fflint. Wrth gyhoeddi’r cymorth ariannol yn 2009 meddai Ieuan Wyn Jones, Dirprwy Brif Weinidog Cymru:

This £1 million project is brought to you with financial support from European Regional Development Funding via the Welsh European Funding Office, in partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council and Flintshire County Council. Announcing the funding in 2009, Deputy First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones, said:

“Helping businesses to become more competitive is vital, particularly during difficult economic times. The project will allow SMEs in these centres of employment to take advantage of a larger “business community” as well as having a positive influence on the future of the estates. The project will promote the importance of working together and independently for enterprises and such collaboration and partnership facilitation will be a high priority to encourage environmental and economic sustainability.” A number of successful events have already been facilitated at both industrial sites, with a focus placed firmly on getting businesses to engage with each other at a senior level to promote and develop joint activities. If you would like to learn more about the Strategic Business Parks Project, as a business based at either Wrexham Industrial Estate or Deeside Industrial Park, please feel free to contact Rebecca Morgan on 01978 667307 (rebecca.morgan@wrexham.gov.uk) or Brian Chaloner on 01352 703063 (brian.chaloner@flintshire.gov.uk)

“Mae’n hanfodol helpu busnesau ddod yn fwy cystadleuol, yn enwedig yn ystod amserau economaidd anodd. Bydd y prosiect yn caniatáu i BBaCh yn y canolfannau cyflogaeth hyn fanteisio ar “gymuned fusnes” fwy yn ogystal â chael dylanwad cadarnhaol ar ddyfodol y stadau. “Bydd y prosiect yn hyrwyddo pwysigrwydd bod mentrau’n gweithio ar y cyd ac yn annibynnol a bydd hyrwyddo cydweithio a phartneriaeth o’r fath yn flaenoriaeth uchel i hybu cynaliadwyedd amgylcheddol ac economaidd.” Hwyluswyd nifer o achlysuron llwyddiannus yn y ddau safle diwydiannol eisoes, gyda chanolbwynt cadarn ar gael haenau uwch busnesau i ymwneud â’i gilydd i hyrwyddo a datblygu gweithgareddau ar y cyd. Os hoffech ddysgu mwy am y Prosiect Parciau Busnes Strategol, fel busnes yn Stad Ddiwydiannol Wrecsam neu Barc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, cysylltwch â Rebecca Morgan ar 01978 667307 (rebecca.morgan@wrexham.gov.uk) neu Brian Chaloner ar 01352 703063 (brian.chaloner@siryfflint.gov.uk)

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Kingspan Sponsoring the start up business award We take our sustainability agenda very seriously, and we aim to support our employees and uphold our corporate social responsibility to the communities in which we do business. For this reason we are very proud to take part of the Flintshire Business Awards 2012 as an active sponsor. As part of our responsibility to the community we are always striving to better our business and are working towards Net-Zero Energy, minimising our carbon emissions and energy usage. And we are pleased to say that our efforts have now been officially recognised with Kingspan being the first manufacturer of insulated metal cladding systems to be certified to the prestigious Carbon Trust Standard. We have undertaken a range of measures to reduce our environmental footprint at our UK sites in recent years. These include transforming the Holywell facility into a zero waste to landfill site and installing 2900m2 Kingspan PowerPanel PV on the roof alongside a host of energy efficiency

improvements at all sites. Plans to further reduce carbon emissions are ongoing, with an application to construct two large wind turbines at the Holywell site currently at the planning stage.

We have undertaken a range of measures to reduce our environmental footprint at our UK sites

The measures all form part of Kingspan Groupʼs wider overall aim of achieving NetZero Energy across all Group facilities by 2020. We are looking forward to judging and presenting the start up business award and would like to wish everyone the best of luck! Kingspan Limited Greenfield Business Park No. 2, Greenfield, Holywell, Flintshire, North Wales CH8 7GJ t: +44 (0) 1352 716100 f: +44 (0) 1352 710161 www.kingspanpanels.co.uk

DSG are sponsors of the Social and Community Award DSG – Duncan Sheard Glass – is a client focused firm of Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors serving clients across the North West and North Wales. In Flintshire, the company has a base in Ewloe. DSG specialises in providing a range of tax and accounting based services to a variety of clients, with a particular focus on:■ Growing businesses ■ Established businesses ■ Professional practices ■ ʻNot for profitʼ organisations and charities ■ Private clients

accessible and raises the profile of a company.” Jean says DSG are also keen to sponsor an award that reflects their own business philosophy:

“We believe Flintshire is a fantastic place to do business and we want to encourage and showcase the skills and talents in the region. We are Jean Ellis, partner at DSG, pleased this year to be explains why the company involved as sponsor of the Jean Ellis, Partner DSG has decided to get involved Social and Community with Flintshire Business award. We have a large Not Week 2012. for Profit client base and regularly get involved with projects that support and “The Week promotes and encourages benefit the local community.” businesses within the region and showcases businesses outside the area too. Not only www.dsg.uk.com that, but it provides access to free 01244 526030 information that is relevant, valuable, northwales@dsg.uk.com

Flintshire is a fantastic place to do business and we want to encourage and showcase the skills and talents in the region.

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Essential advice for selling your business As businesses gear up for a week of business promotion at Flintshire Business Week Anton Stirrett, leading Corporate Lawyer at Hillyer McKeown Solicitors, shares his top tips for businesses who may be considering selling in the near future. 1. Prepare your business 3. Have a realistic value in mind Make sure your house is in order Be realistic, itʼs likely that your before you even start. Any valuation and the purchaserʼs prospective purchaser will want to valuation will differ. Get some trusted see accurate financial, contractual experts to work with you to determine and other detailed information and the value of the business so that you documentation, so make sure things are in a position to explain the value are ready, well presented and up to that you have placed on the business. date. Buyers need to have Time and energy invested at this confidence that they are getting a stage will be well worth it. well run business and are fully aware of any potential issues from the 4. Don't count on a cash sale outset. Preparing your company for Not all business sales result in the Anton Stirrett sale in advance, will ultimately save seller receiving the full amount of the you time, money and stress in the purchase price on the day of long run. It will also go some way towards ensuring completion. Purchasers may propose alternative that there are fewer areas where the potential payment methods such as 'deferred consideration' purchaser can chip away at the sale price. or 'earn outs' (further payments based on the future profitability of the Company) that reduce 2. Prepare yourself their upfront financial outlay. It is essential that you Selling a company is not always a quick or easy instruct a solicitor to negotiate on these type of process - you are likely to spend more time with payment methods, ensuring that you stand the your solicitor than with your family! Making sure best opportunity of receiving the full purchase price that you choose the right solicitor is therefore within a structure that you are happy with. crucial. It is also important to remember that you are going to have to share information, justify 5. Confidentiality is key things on which you wouldn't normally be Finally, I would always recommend that any challenged and take negative comments in your prospective purchaser signs a confidentiality stride so make sure you learn how to distance agreement prior to you divulging any information. yourself from this - it is not personal, but simply During the sale process you will be asked to part of the due diligence process. provide detailed, commercially sensitive

information about your company, to allow the purchaser to properly assess the strengths, opportunities or risks that the deal represents. If for any reason the deal does not go ahead, you need to be safe in the knowledge that all your confidential information will be returned to you and cannot be used by the potential purchaser for their own benefit in the future. These are just five tips but our commercial team will always provide comprehensive guidance when taking clients through the process of selling their business. Antonʼs Corporate team works closely with other commercial departments within the firm, including Intellectual Property, Employment and Commercial Property allowing us to offer a fullyfledged commercial service to the businesses that we work with. As a result, we are able to secure the best deals for our clients when they come to sell - most importantly though, we work closely with them every step of the way so that they can move on positively to their next opportunity.

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During times of economic austerity the value added of the public sector comes under intense scrutiny. Is the public sector bloated? Is the spending requirement for the sector an unsustainable fiscal burden which shackles economic growth? What is the value of the public sector as a producer of wealth? These are the commonly asked questions.

Ar adegau o gynni economaidd caiff y gwerth syʼn cael ei ychwanegu gan y sector cyhoeddus ei archwilioʼn fanwl. A ywʼr sector cyhoeddus yn rhy flonegog? A yw gofyniad gwariant y sector yn faich ariannol anghynaliadwy syʼn llyffetheirio twf economaidd? Beth yw gwerth y sector cyhoeddus fel cynhyrchydd cyfoeth? Dymaʼr cwestiynau cyffredin.

A strong retort is that the public sector should not have to justify itself. The three sectors of public, private and voluntary and community are co-dependent and make up the fabric of both society and the domestic economy.

Ateb parod yw na ddylaiʼr sector cyhoeddus orfod cyfiawnhau ei hun. Mae tri sector cyhoeddus, preifat a gwirfoddol a chymunedol yn gyd-ddibynnol ac yn ffurfio gwead cymdeithas aʼr economi cartref.

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The public and voluntary sectors are producers of social capital and play their economic part. The microscope should instead be turned onto the value of the public sector and specifically local authorities in maximising the opportunities for the private sector to grow.

Maeʼr sectorau cyhoeddus a gwirfoddol yn gynhyrchwyr cyfalaf cymdeithasol ac yn chwarae eu rhan economaidd. Yn hytrach, dylid troiʼr microsgop ar werth y sector cyhoeddus ac awdurdodau lleol yn benodol wrth roiʼr cyfleoedd gorau iʼr sector preifat dyfu.

Local authorities such as Flintshire have four key roles in the world of the economy. In partnership with Welsh and UK governments and other partners we plan strategy such as the sectors for economic growth - advanced manufacturing, aerospace and automotive, and energy in the case of our vibrant sub-economy in North East Wales; we plan and invest in infrastructure - transport, land use, housing, technology and support sectors including higher and further education; we directly support existing and new business to consolidate, diversify and expand from small to big, with the guiding principle that every business partner matters; we are major consumers and procurers of goods and services in our own right and increasingly seek to secure local community benefit through the way we go about our procurement.

Mae gan awdurdodau lleol fel Sir y Fflint bedair swyddogaeth allweddol ym myd yr economi. Ar y cyd â llywodraethau Cymru aʼr DU a phartneriaid eraill byddwn yn cynllunio strategaeth fel y sectorau ar gyfer twf economaidd – gweithgynhyrchu uwch, awyrofod a modurol, ac ynni yn achos ein his-economi egnïol yn y Gogleddddwyrain; byddwn yn cynllunio a buddsoddi mewn isadeiledd – cludiant, defnydd tir, tai, technoleg a sectorau ategol gan gynnwys addysg bellach ac uwch; byddwn yn rhoi cefnogaeth uniongyrchol i fusnes presennol a newydd gyfnerthu, arallgyfeirio ac ymestyn o fach i fawr, gydaʼr egwyddor arweiniol bod pob partner busnes yn bwysig; rydym yn ddefnyddwyr a chaffaelwyr nwyddau a gwasanaethau sylweddol yn ein rhinwedd ein hunain ac yn ceisio sicrhau mwy a mwy o fudd iʼr gymuned leol yn y ffordd y byddwn yn caffael.

Through Flintshire Business Week (FBW) we live out these roles. The Business Week positions our sub-economy in the UK market; revisits strategy and priorities for investment; networks our business and public sector communities to bind them together in mutual support; reminds us of the importance of maximising local spend through this network.

Trwy Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint (WFSFf) rydym yn arfer y swyddogaethau hyn. Maeʼr Wythnos Fusnes yn gosod ein his-economi ym marchnad y DU; yn edrych eto ar strategaeth a blaenoriaethau buddsoddi; yn rhwydweithio ein cymunedau busnes a sector cyhoeddus iʼw rhwymo ynghyd i gefnogi ei gilydd; yn ein hatgoffa o bwysigrwydd cael y gwariant lleol mwyaf trwyʼr rhwydwaith hwn.

FBW reinforces ambition and re-concentrates our entrepreneurial attention. Flintshire is a leading local authority in economic policy and development. Key priorities for Flintshire are developing the key sectors in which we are leaders, making a success of the Deeside Enterprise Zone, and working with our regional partners to promote both the Mersey Dee Alliance as a ʻcity regionʼ and North Wales as a place for business. We are all part of realising this ambition regardless of the badge we wear.

Mae WFSFf yn atgyfnerthu uchelgais ac yn ailganolbwyntio ein sylw ar fentergarwch. Mae Sir y Fflint yn awdurdod lleol arweiniol o ran polisi economaidd a datblygiad. Blaenoriaethau allweddol i Sir y Fflint yw datblyguʼr sectorau allweddol lleʼr ydym ar y blaen, gan wneud llwyddiant o Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy, a gweithio gydaʼn partneriaid rhanbarthol i hyrwyddo Cynghrair Mersi aʼr Ddyfrdwy fel ʻdinas-ranbarthʼ a Gogledd Cymru fel lle ar gyfer busnes. Rydym oll yn rhan o wiredduʼr uchelgais hwn waeth pa fathodyn a wisgwn.

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UPM Shotton is sponsoring the Sustainability Award “Sponsoring an award demonstrates our commitment and support to Flintshire business as a whole. As a large international business, with a strong presence in North Wales, we recognise our responsibility and reach within Flintshire.

ʻFlintshire Business Week highlights the dynamic location and industries which are based in the regionʼ UPMʼs success in sustainability has been recognised by both the Welsh Government and Her Majesty the Queen, most notably winning a Queenʼs Award for Enterprise in the sustainable development category in 2009.

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With such impressive credentials, Jackie Pearson, UPMʼs European Publishers Business Controller says UPM Shotton were keen to sponsor the Sustainability Award in particular:

In particular, we feel it is extremely important to recognise success in sustainability.

UPM has achieved a great deal since its first steps in Flintshire over 25 years ago. Achieving such success can be a real benefit to any business and we feel that the area of sustainability is of local and regional importance.”

Achieving such success can be a real benefit to any business and we feel that the area of sustainability is of local and regional importance. UPM Shotton is a keen supporter of Flintshire Business Week and Jackie says it appeals to a wide variety of businesses: “Flintshire Business Week highlights the dynamic location and industries which are based in the region. It provides a real opportunity for networking, sharing and learning amongst a whole range of sectors. Large global businesses can learn from smaller enterprises and apply this learning to their own organisations.

“Together we can build a strong and vibrant Flintshire.” ● www.upm.com ● 01244 280000 info.shotton@upm.com

Tourism Partnership North Wales & Flintshire County Council are joint sponsors of the Tourism Award “The Tourism Award recognises and celebrates the efforts made by businesses in Flintshire to raise their quality - crucially important in a competitive and increasingly demanding marketplace.” Tourism is a vital element of the Flintshire economy. Recent figures show that the tourism industry in the county contributed over £200 million to our economy, and it employs over 3000 people. The Councilʼs Regeneration & Tourism section is committed to working with both the public and private sector and a Destination Management Partnership has been formed to develop and deliver a quality experience for the visitors. For the fifth consecutive year, the Council is jointly sponsoring the Tourism Award with Tourism Partnership North Wales, which is one of four Regional Tourism Partnerships in Wales. Itʼs run with support from the Welsh Government and its mission is to make North Wales into a top 5 destination in the UK. Sponsoring this award is part of both organisationsʼ commitment to championing the tourism industry in the area. Dewi Davies, Regional Strategy Director of Tourism Partnership North Wales, and David Evans, Tourism Manager for the Council, say they are 54

looking to reward the highest standards: “We are committed to improving the quality of tourism that is offered here in Flintshire, and we work hard to ensure that visitors to the county have the best possible experience. The Tourism Award recognises and celebrates the efforts made by businesses in Flintshire to raise their quality. Itʼs crucially important to offer top standards in a competitive and increasingly demanding marketplace. As you would expect, we will be rewarding the business that has really excelled itself from a tourism point of view.”

We work hard to ensure that visitors to the county have the best possible experience

Previous winners of the Flintshire Tourism Award include: Split the Difference VW Camper Hire Co

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DRB Group is a complete maintenance and engineering company who specialize in mechanical and electrical engineering. We are very proud to be sponsoring the Flintshire business week magazine and will again be showcasing our products and skills at the business exhibition.

The company was established in Chester in 1976, but moved onto Deeside Industrial Park in 1984 and has been actively involved in the Flintshire business community ever since. DRB now employs 170 staff and provides engineering support to many of the regionʼs leading manufacturing companies. According to DRB managing Director, David Bennett, DRB has benefited from its links with Flintshire from the start. “Since we moved to Deeside we have received lots of support from the local colleges, Flintshire Council and more recently the Welsh Assembly. This has allowed us to grow from a small firm employing a handful of people to one of the leading privately owned engineering companies in the North West.” The companyʼs range of services has also expanded during this time. What started as

a supplier of engineering components has become an integrated engineering company offering a full range of services including machining and fabrication and supply, repair and servicing of all types of industrial mechanical and electrical equipment. As a strong supporter of Flintshire business, DRB has been involved with Flintshire Business Week since its inception. In the last two years, DRB has won the Flintshire Business Award for 'leading innovator' in 2010 and for 'people development' in 2011. The company also exhibited at the Business Exhibition in 2011.

awards has provided independent recognition of our achievements and has helped us attract new customers and staff. As a result we decided to get more involved with the event this year, demonstrating our commitment to the local business community. We are very proud to be sponsoring the Flintshire business week magazine and will again be showcasing our products and skills at the business exhibition.” www.drbgroup.co.uk

Following on from the success of previous years, DRB has decided to step up its involvement in the Business Week in 2012 as HR Manager, Keith Vivian explains. “Flintshire Business Week has been fantastic for us in the past few years. Winning the

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KK Fine Foods plc – Sponsoring the Women Into Business Award KK Fine Foods plc is an award winning manufacturer of high quality frozen ready meals, supplying the foodservice, leisure, brewery, wholesaler and retail sectors. With over 400 products in its portfolio and a turnover of over £15m, KK now employs around 180 people. From humble beginnings back in 1987 Leyla Edwards then a busy housewife with 3 children found a gap in the market to provide more innovative meals to the vegetarian community when eating out, back when the only offerings were simply a nut loaf or bean feast. Leyla describes it as “an opportunity that I couldnʼt afford to miss” and she knows only

too well the challenges you face as being a woman in business as she had to overcome many obstacles and remembers the times when she was met with a lot of scepticism and sarcasm.

the opportunity, many of which were in the same situation as she was with young children finding it hard to balance work with their home life. It is very humbling to think that many of them still work here today.

It was through her sheer determination and never taking no for an answer along with great products that helped her get the business going.

In 2009 Leyla was honoured to receive the Business Person of the year award, and is extremely pleased to be sponsoring the Women in Leyla Edwards Business Award this year, Leyla also realised how and says “it will certainly be a important it was to put back into the difficult decision to find the winner amongst community and has always been based in many worthy entrants”. Flintshire, she took the decision to build her workforce through giving many local women Flintshire has numerous enterprising businesses and the Flintshire Business Week is a great opportunity to network with businesses in the local area, and to identify opportunities for partnerships and collaboration. www.kkfinefoods.com 01244 286200 info@kkfinefoods.com

Dandy’s Topsoil Sponsor Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at Flintshire Business Awards 2012. We have worked hard to bring a small, local, family business to where it stands today

As 2010ʼs winner of the Young Entrepreneur Award, as well as the much sought after, Business Person of the Year 2010 Award, Managing Director, Adam Dandy, felt that this would be the year for Dandyʼs to give back to Flintshire businesses by sponsoring the Young Entrepreneur Award 2012. “Being an award winning business is something weʼre incredibly proud of, and last yearʼs awards were a great reflection of everything weʼve achieved in the last five years. I took over Dandyʼs from my father James in 2004 and since then have worked hard to bring a small, local, family business to where it stands today – a fast growing, nationwide business employing over twenty people from the local area.” Dandyʼs began life as a small stall on Old Chester Market, selling home-grown fruits and vegetables to the people of Cheshire and North Wales. Today the business produces and sells quality topsoils and landscaping supplies from their production and sales offices on Deeside Industrial Park for distribution around the UK. The company also operates a busy truck stop and Welsh themed bar and restaurant.

recognise the achievements and career goals of the younger generation; the Young Entrepreneur Award was the obvious one for Dandyʼs to sponsor. Winning the award was, for me, a pinnacle moment in my career and it has helped us build on our reputation as a successful, trustworthy and recognised name within our industry.” Dandyʼs has received recognition at Flintshire Business Awards and other local and nationwide awards in the past, picking up accolades for their e-commerce website www.DandysTopsoil.co.uk; their commitment to the environment; their ingenuity in enterprise and acknowledgment as a highly successful small business in North Wales.

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Flintshire Going For Gold! Stephen Wade, Legat Owenʼs Director of Business Space gives us a candid review of activity in the Flintshire Commercial Property Market over the last 12 months. Automotive and Unit 2 (6,000 sq ft) to Tarvin Precision.

Despite the global economic picture, the Flintshire commercial property market has seen significant activity over the course of the last year. Universities Superannuation Scheme continues to reap the rewards for their long standing commitment to Deeside Industrial Park. USS have recently completed the letting of Unit 49 (23,500 sq ft) to Triumph Group, a US based aircraft parts Stephen Wade manufacturer who have selected Deeside as their preferred location in the North West. Triumph recently completed the acquisition of Saygrove Limited and the new unit will facilitate the continued expansion of their operations. Nearby on Zone 2, James Fisher Nuclear have doubled the size of their facility taking a further 3,500 sq ft from USS. Elsewhere on Zone 2, FTS Hatswell have acquired a 69,000 sq ft high bay warehouse from Stretton Property Group and have completed their relocation to the new facility. On Zone 1 of Deeside Industrial Park, F & C Reit have completed a number of lettings to tenants including Flying Colours, T J Skips and May Gurney and the South Section is now fully let. In Queensferry HMG have completed a number of deals on their Interlinq Trade Park including lettings to Signs Express (2,300 sq ft, A W J Cars (4,650 sq ft) and Pro Tan Studios (4,100 sq ft). There are now only two units remaining within the development. In Sandycroft, Hollingsworth Estates have continued their commitment to build speculatively following a number of deals at Holland Park. Recent lettings have included A J Field Electrical (2,000 sq ft) and Flintshire Furniture (4,000 sq ft). Engineer Park, Himor Group have also enjoyed success at Sandycroft with the completion of a number of recent lettings at Engineer Park. The development which extends to 100,000 sq ft is now 95% let with just two units remaining. Hawarden Business Park has also witnessed significant investment in the last 12 months driven in no small part by the success of Airbus in the global aerospace market. Pochin, the developer of Hawarden Business Park, has successfully completed the sale of Unit 1 (6,000 sq ft) to Avila

Pochin have also successfully completed the sale of a portfolio of investment properties at Hawarden Business Park totalling 80,000 sq ft. The four units were let to Gardner Aerospace, Alcontrol, Aerotech and Airbus. The London based purchaser has reconfirmed the Cityʼs appetite for investment in the Flintshire commercial property market. Airbus have extended their own property holdings in Hawarden with the strategic acquisition of 3 aircraft hangars totalling 150,000 sq ft on a site of 20 acres adjacent to the west wing facility. Demand for units to purchase continues to grow as companies seek to strengthen their balance sheets and capitalise on attractive investment opportunities. In order to address this gap in the market, the owners of Central Trading Estate, Saltney, have re-orientated the marketing of their 80,000 sq ft development towards sales to owner occupiers. Units are available to purchase from 3,800 sq ft upwards and the new strategy has already paid dividends following the successful sale of Unit 18, to Evans Warrington who are in the process of fitting out their unit. In Mold, Whitley Estates have successfully completed the letting of 4,000 sq ft at Broncoed Court to GLS Coatings and a further 2,000 sq ft on Broncoed Business Park to Flintshire Care & Repair. In Flint, Gelicity have taken 20,000 sq ft on Castle Park to accommodate the continued growth of their business following the announcement of recent orders from the US. Parkway Properties have also enjoyed success on the Ashmount Enterprise Park in Flint following the introduction of their Flexistart Lease which allows companies rapid access to units on flexible terms. The office market which has traditionally been overshadowed by the more dominant manufacturing sector has also held up well with demand particularly evident from SMEʼs. Whitley Estates have completed their relocation to Park House and have subsequently completed the

letting of a further 1,000 sq ft to environmental engineers, Weetwood who have relocated from Chester. In Deeside, the owners of Old Marsh Farm have undertaken a sympathetic conversion of former agricultural building so as to provide high quality office buildings available on flexible terms. The conventional offices are now fully let and the serviced office options are now approximately 90% let, with one small suite available. In response to this upturn in demand, Haigh Developments are promoting Signia, a new office development providing bespoke headquarters buildings from 10-54,000 sq ft at St Davidʼs Park in Ewloe. There is however some uncertainty surrounding the future of Unileverʼs shared services facility at St Davidʼs Park and this would be a significant loss to Flintshire should they decide to relocate out of the County. Flintshire will undoubtedly benefit from the recent announcement of Enterprise Zone status for Deeside/Hawarden. The Enterprise Zone is geared specifically towards the advanced manufacturing sector which plays to Flintshireʼs strengths and will only serve to reinforce the location as a centre of excellence for advanced manufacturing. On the proviso that Welsh Government can deliver the appropriate package of incentives the Enterprise Zone status will almost certainly have a positive impact upon take up and employment generation in Flintshire. The Enterprise Zone allocation will particularly benefit companies seeking to invest in larger scale manufacturing operations in the area. Following the announcement of the EZ status we have already witnessed an increase in the number of enquiries from both indigenous and inward investors looking for larger manufacturing units in the range of 50-150,000 sq ft and whilst these enquiries are still to translate into deals, the outlook is positive. Whilst there are a number of larger units available in Deeside/Hawarden for immediate take up, there is also the potential for the creation of new floor space following the recent grant of planning permission for Northern Gateway on the former RAF Sealand site and the promotion of Link 56 on Zone 3 of Deeside Industrial Park. The delivery of these sites to the market is crucial to Flintshireʼs ongoing economic prosperity. The EZ board has already made a positive start in bringing together occupiers within the park and we look forward to the evolution of a clear and coherent strategy for future development over the coming year.

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What is the ROUTE TO GROWTH? We think it is time for a new approach to industrial strategy The economy has stalled. Over the last year, weʼve seen little growth, let alone the investment and export focused growth that is crucial for a better balanced economy. So where do we go from here? The government is right to address the deficit and has made progress in areas like corporation tax, apprenticeship funding and regulation. But we need to see the same focus from government on growth, as there is to meeting the fiscal mandate. So as policy-makers return from the summer break and head to Party Conferences EEF will be arguing that we need a cross-government and economy-wide industrial strategy.

@Labour Conference ʻGoing for Growth: The new relationship between Government and the economyʼ The Fabian Society in partnership with EEF and FDF Monday 1 October, 1pm-2.30pm Lord Mayorʼs Parlour, Manchester Town Hall Guests include, Lord Adonis, James Ashton, the Independent and Evening Standard Invitation only, due to limited places

@Conservative Conference This needs to set out the kind of economy the Coalition is trying to create, the right polices for doing so and measurable benchmarks to assess progress. All parts of government must then focus relentlessly on delivering this strategy. To find out more visit www.eef.org.uk or join us at our Conference fringe programme.

ʻWhat is the role of Government in growing the economy?ʼ The Enterprise Forum in partnership with EEF Tuesday 9 October, 12.30pm-2pm Cullinan Suite, Copthorne Hotel, Birmingham Panellists include, Margot James MP, Mark Littlewood, IEA, and Maggie Pagano, Independent on Sunday Open to all, outside the secure zone

COME AND SEE US AT THE PARTY CONFERENCES @Lib Dem Conference ʻGoing for Growth: The new relationship between Government and the economyʼ The Fabian Society and Centre Forum, in partnership with EEF and FDF Wednesday 26 September, 1pm-2.30pm Ambassador Room, Hilton, Brighton Panellists include, Norman Lamb MP, Vicky Pryce, FTI Consulting Open to all, outside the secure zone

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Venue: ConvaTec - Zone 2, Deeside Ind Park. CH5 2NU 10.00

Manufacturing for Growth in association with EEF

Speakers: Brian Fleet CBE, MBE Dr. Brett Suddell will talk about advanced sustainable manufacturing technologies ASTUTE programme ■ Phil Millward - Human Resources Director, General Motors UK & is a member of the North West Regional CBI Board as well as the Semta Strategy Board ■ Paul Byard - National Director Wales at EEF Ltd Director at ProGen Consulting Ltd, Chief Exec of MAS for Wales Programme at Enterprise Plc, General Manager at Hills Industries Ltd ■ Other speakers TBC ■ ■

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Grantiau Busnes iʼr Stryd Fawr Mae amrywiaeth o gynlluniau ar gael i gefnogi gwella adeiladau yng nghanol ein trefi, o adfer nodweddion pensaernïol i wella ffryntiadau siopau.

Retail Business Support We have provided a range of workshops and support for High Street businesses including our popular ʻShop Doctorʼ programme and ʻHelping the High Streetʼ. These workshops based support programmes have been well received by retailers and we hope to run more in the future.

Cefnogi Busnesau Manwerthu Rydym wedi darparu amrywiaeth o weithdai a chefnogaeth ar gyfer busnesau ar y Stryd Fawr, gan gynnwys ein rhaglen boblogaidd ʻMeddyg Siopʼ a ʻHelpuʼr Stryd Fawrʼ. Cafodd y rhaglenni cymorth hyn, yn seiliedig ar weithdai, groeso mawr gan fanwerthwyr a gobeithiwn redeg rhagor yn y dyfodol.

Digwyddiadau Maeʼr Cyngor Sir yn awyddus i gynyddu ystod ac ansawdd y digwyddiadau yng nghanol trefi fel un oʼr ffyrdd o wella bywiogrwydd a hyfywedd y trefi. Cynhaliwyd rhaglen o ddigwyddiadau cyffrous a newydd yng nghanol Treffynnon aʼr Wyddgrug yn 2011. Maeʼr Cyngor Sir yn parhau i weithio mewn partneriaethau i gefnogi amrywiol weithgareddau yng nghanol y trefi.

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Rhaglen Cynllun Gweithredu Trefi Sir y Fflint Dechreuodd rhaglen Cynllun Gweithredu Trefi Sir y Fflint yn 2008 pan gomisiynodd y Cyngor asesiad annibynnol o iechyd canol y prif drefi yn y Sir. Sefydlwyd Partneriaethau Trefi yn y rhan fwyaf oʼr trefi yn 2009 er mwyn arwain gweithgareddau adfywio. Ymhlith y prosiectau i gael buddion cynnar roedd gwelliannau amgylcheddol, hyrwyddo, cefnogi busnes ac maeʼr partneriaethau wedi arwain y ffordd wrth ddatblygu cynlluniau hirdymor i lywio adfywio a datblygiad ymhob tref iʼr dyfodol. Maeʼr rhan fwyaf oʼr cynlluniau wediʼu sefydlu erbyn hyn ac maeʼr partneriaethau yn cydweithioʼn agos â Chyngor Sir y Fflint a phartneriaid eraill iʼw rhoi ar waith.

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Events The County Council is eager to increase the range and quality of town centre events as one way of enhancing the vitality and viability of the towns. A programme of exciting and new events took place in Holywell and Mold Town Centres in 2011. The County Council continues to work in partnership to support a range of town centre activities.

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High Street Business Grants A range of schemes exist to support improvements to buildings in our town centres. From restoration of architectural features to improvements to shop frontages.

Flintshire Town Action Plan Programme The Flintshire Town Action Plan (TAP) programme began in 2008 when the Council commissioned independent assessment of the health of the main town centres in the County. Town Partnerships were formed in most of the towns in 2009 to lead on regeneration activity. Earlywin projects have included environmental improvements, promotion, business support and the partnerships have been leading on developing long-term plans to guide future regeneration and development in each town. Most of these plans are now in place and the partnerships are working closely with FCC and other partners to implement them.

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Promoting our Markets In 2012 a new training course has been piloted entitled 'Introduction to Market Trading'. This 5 day course includes classroom based work as well as a visit to Flintshire markets and a local wholesalers. We hope to nurture new traders for our Flintshire markets. A new markets promotional campaign has also been launched. This includes some leaflets, notepads and great bags for life all promoting the Flintshire market brand. Hyrwyddo ein Marchnadoedd Yn 2012 cyflwynwyd cwrs hyfforddi newydd ar ffurf beilot oʼr enw 'Cyflwyniad i Fasnachu Marchnad'. Maeʼr cwrs 5 diwrnod hwn yn cynnwys gwaith yn y dosbarth yn ogystal ag ymweliad â marchnadoedd yn Sir y Fflint a chyfanwerthwr lleol. Rydym yn gobeithio meithrin masnachwyr newydd ar gyfer ein marchnadoedd yn Sir y Fflint. Mae ymgyrch newydd wediʼi lansio hefyd i hyrwyddo marchnadoedd. Maeʼn cynnwys taflenni, llyfrau nodiadau a bagiau oes gwych, i gyd yn hyrwyddo brand marchnadoedd Sir y Fflint market brand.

For further information please contact Economic Development on 01352 702137 or niall.waller@flintshire.gov.uk Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch âʼr Adran Datblygu Economaidd ar y rhif 01352 702137 neu niall.waller@flintshire.gov.uk

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Flintshire Business Exhibition 17 & 18 October 2012 l 09.30 - 17.30 A focus of Flintshire Business Week 12 is a two day Exhibition to be held at ConvaTec Ltd., on Deeside Industrial Park. Uniquely the exhibition is held within a fully operational manufacturing operation on Zone 2 and is the only B2B exhibition in North Wales comprises of two Exhibition Halls and interlinked exhibition area, Seminar Hall and Refreshment area alongside outdoor exhibition space and car parking. This exhibition follows on from the success of 2011 when more than 1500 delegates took part, visiting 60 exhibitors. Due to demand more stand space has been made available underpinned by an extensive media, social media and e commerce campaign. As a manufacturing County the purpose of the exhibition is to platform local businesses and encourages exhibitors and delegates from the Region to take part in the OPEN FOR BUSINESS theme. The first day will begin with Manufacturing for Growth Seminar, featuring Phil Millward, HR Director General Motors, Brian Fleet, CBE, MBE, and Chairman of Areotech and coordinated by Regional Director of EEF, Paul Byard.

Development Agency, Latvia. Three networking opportunities are Made in Flintshire, encouraging local and regional trading, Mersey Dee Alliance Innovation Network Business Breakfast, targeting innovators, entrepreneurs and experts from Wales and North West England and Business in the Community Lunch on the second day. Procurement is the main subject of day 2 including facilitated workshops by Bangor University Business School and How to Tender tips from Flintshire, Wrexham, Wirral and Chester and Cheshire West Councils. A highlight of the day will be the ConvaTec best Exhibition stand award Contact the Team now to ensure your place or find out details: Tel: 01352 703219 E- Mail: businessweek@flintshire.gov.uk Web: www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.uk Follow us on Twitter, Face book, You Tube, LinkedIn

Deeside Enterprise Zone will also attribute updated information from Lord Barry Jones, PC and Askar Sheibani, Chair of the Enterprise Zone Board. The afternoon moves on to Successful Growth through International Trade. Chaired by Joseph Cave, Trade Director of Barclays the speakers will include the Director of Enterprise Europe Wales, Huw Watkins, Rene Power , Barratt Dickson Bell, Institute of Export, Guntis Rubins, Investment and

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Arddangosfa Fusnes Sir y Fflint 17 a 18 Hydref 2012 l 09.30 - 17.30 Canolbwynt Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 12 yw arddangosfa ddeuddydd iʼw chynnal yn ConvaTec Ltd., ym Mharc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy. Yn unigryw, maeʼr arddangosfaʼn cael ei chynnal mewn ffatri weithgynhyrchu syʼn gweithreduʼn llawn ym Mharth 2 a dymaʼr unig arddangosfa B2B yng Ngogledd Cymru. Maeʼn cynnwys dwy Neuadd Arddangos a man arddangos rhyngddynt, Neuadd Seminarau ac ardal Luniaeth ochr yn ochr â lle arddangos awyr agored a maes parcio. Maeʼr arddangosfa hon yn dilyn llwyddiant 2011 pan fu mwy na 1500 o gynrychiolwyr yn ymweld â 60 o arddangoswyr. Oherwydd y galw, neilltuwyd mwy o le i stondinau ar sail ymgyrch helaeth yn y cyfryngau, y cyfryngau cymdeithasol ac e-fasnach. Fel Sir weithgynhyrchu, diben yr arddangosfa yw llwyfannu busnesau lleol ac annog arddangoswyr a chynrychiolwyr oʼr Rhanbarth i gymryd rhan ar y thema AR AGOR I FUSNES. Bydd y diwrnod cyntaf yn dechrau gyda Seminar Gweithgynhyrchu ar gyfer Twf, yng nghwmni Phil Millward, Cyfarwyddwr Adnoddau Dynol General Motors; Brian Fleet, CBE, MBE, Cadeirydd Areotech; a Paul Byard, Cyfarwyddwr Rhanbarthol EEF yn cydgysylltuʼr cyfan.

Bydd Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy hefyd yn cyfrannuʼr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf gan yr Arglwydd Barry Jones, CG ac Askar Sheibani, Cadeirydd Bwrdd yr Ardal Fenter. Maeʼr prynhawn yn symud ymlaen i Dwf Llwyddiannus trwy Fasnach Ryngwladol. Dan Gadeiryddiaeth Joseph Cave, Cyfarwyddwr Masnach Barclays, bydd y siaradwyr yn cynnwys Huw Watkins, Cyfarwyddwr Menter Ewrop yng Nghymru; Rene Power, Barratt Dickson Bell; Y Sefydliad Allforio; Guntis Rubins, Asiantaeth Fuddsoddi a Datblygu, Latfia. Mae tri chyfle i rwydweithio yn ystod: Gwnaed yn Sir y Fflint, annog masnachu lleol a rhanbarthol; Brecwast Busnes Rhwydwaith Arloesi Cynghrair Mersi aʼr Ddyfrdwy, yn targedu arloeswyr, mentrwyr ac arbenigwyr o Gymru a Gogledd-orllewin Lloegr; a Chinio Busnes yn y Gymuned ar yr ail ddiwrnod. Caffael yw prif bwnc diwrnod 2 gan gynnwys gweithdai iʼw hyrwyddo gan Ysgol Fusnes Prifysgol Bangor ac awgrymiadau ar Sut i Dendro gan gynghorau Sir y Fflint, Wrecsam, Cilgwri a Gorllewin Sir Gaer a Chaer. Un o uchafbwyntiauʼr diwrnod fydd gwobr ConvaTec am y Stondin Arddangos orau. Cysylltwch âʼr Tîm heddiw i sicrhau eich lle neu i gael gwybod manylion: Ffôn: 01352 703219 E-bost: businessweek@flintshire.gov.uk Gwefan: www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk Dilynwch ni ar Twitter, Facebook, You Tube, LinkedIn

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