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Offices areon final piece Building success! of potato empire puzzle

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TRANSFORMATION COMPLETE: Richard Arundel, managing director of potato processor AKP. Picture: Jon Corken

BusinessLincolnshire Editor Business dave.laister@gsmg.co.uk Awards has ensured the construction capabilities returning spades has after a early in £3-million been recession are nowinto highlymaking visible invested in thisnorthern area.

Lincolnshire a A tremendous evening for needs central hub for the managing director Paul ofJemBuild some of the UK’s biggest Barker saw him named Wilkin potato sellers.

Chapman Business Person Of The Elsham Wold just become the Year, with his has Grimsby company new forLincolnshire AKP Group, takeheadquarters the North East supplier toDevelopment supermarketAward giant – Business Morrisons and major chip year. for the second successive manufacturer McCain.

It came 24 hours after the largest A state-of-the-art block, project completed office to date, a temperature controlled potato £3-million three-storey teaching storage facility and grading block addition to the schoolline, in his together with extensions home village of Healing, to won Best existing handling have just Education Projectareas at the region’s been completed, with Awards. the Building Excellence 13-year-old firm headed

by Richard And it topped off a sensational Arundel moving the whole week which started by securing a administration back £1 million tender forinto the the area from York. of The Academy expansion G rimson sby.of Grimsby town centre The andAFreeman Street markets highly emotional Mr Barker, grocer David Arundel, whotoalso who dedicated his efforts his used to act as a potato late father, enjoyed a merchant to the area’s fish and chip shops, supercharged night, six years on joined forces withfrom Suffolk from launching the depths of businessman Bruce Kerrhis in 1999. despair which claimed employer, North Killingholme’s The former KP potato storage Clark Construction, and other facility which has now been high profile industry names. substantially developed, was acquired in“It 2007, a project He said: waswhen fantastic to win began toat grow finished the job Theskin Academy Grimsby, then lastonnight to win the award potatoes the Isle of Axholme. when up against a £15we million “We wanted to show could new school, the we couldn’t produce requiredbelieve qualityit happened.

Now we have this and locally that supermarkets were it means so much. buying in from Herefordshire, “I’m very passionate about he Scotland or even importing,” Grimsby, I don’t backed like it when we it said.

“Morrisons us with seewe companies coming inForward from and went to Yorkshire away to do work here, and then (the scrapped regional taking the money out.

I hope now development agency) putting there is aan understanding that together plan.

We then tied thewe can dochain any job, we can supply up and got compete the with them all. funding.”

“Weequated use 100 per cent local That to £700,000.

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PRIDE: Paul Barker, centre, managing diretor of JemBuild, receives his award from Ruth Brewin, second left, with wife Michele, second right, compere Helen Fospero, and Kevin Hopper, left, chairman of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce’s North East Lincolnshire area council.

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the evening for several winners, underlining the commitment, and recognition of frequent sacrifices, that come with pushing for such success. handling 120,000 tonnes further increases has now been put employed, JemBuild is now over in place. of potatoes a year.

Ofturning that, 35,000 £6.5 million a year with thea aim of tonnes are self-grown, with “We have taken two years to get getting group to £10 in million by 2018. this region and to this,” said Mr Arundel. “We got growing around another site Suffolk, Referring back toin the dark days the grant funding for storage and contributing the balance. demise, grading operations in 2009, and of his former employer’s built the storage throughout 2010, Mr Barker, Grimsby Recently 15 president employeesofwere to be open for that harvest. We District Builders’ Association, added, with three graduate looking forward to an imminent have had potatoes in from 2010 and trainees said: “In thepart aftermath I was also of the company, move to the a statement self-build 2011, and whole project has fortunate enough to be logistics offered a specialising in growing, base on Wilton Road, been finished with the offices just jobtechnical with a good pay packet, but I and elements, including Humberston. now. said no. .I The always wanted to be my agronomy remaining “I want to build this business for investment own boss, has and seen Michele said a fleet of‘do six “Our desire is to have more the future, forproducers our kids, Joe what makes happy’.

I am sure Mercedes rigsyou brought in to deliver quality potato localand to Eve, ” heItsaid. there are many who get towith the the the potatoes to customers, this site. would cut down on JemBuicosts. ld’s name is is drawn same position, they get into a primary route Morrisons’ packing transport There still a lot byitthe initials of his good job, they want to leave. operations near don’t Harrogate. oftogether potential, will help the children and his wife Michele, I was to loyal to Clark, but when it environmental footprint and this Keen cultivate a prosperous whoofhe describes as the his ability ‘rock’, to future happened, it was the chance part the world has for Lincolnshire potato to do having been together for 30 years. this. grow some of the best potatoes in farmers, the 32,000sq ft storage theShe country, that what was by hisisside aswe he are “Nowand it makes me when facility 4,000 sq ft happy two storey majoring collectedon.” the award on stage at we win contracts. –When wedrew won office development which Grimsby feature of inspiration The Academy texted fromcontract GenesisI Office A total ofAuditorium, 44 people area now

everyone of our 22 people and the responses were ‘Brilliant!’, ‘I’m happy!’ and ‘Fantastic!’.

“We have a really good Park on Grimsby’s flagship workforce, and they love it when Europarc development, willknow be it we get such a job as they officially opened this week by my is secure.

It is not just about Agriculture and Horticulture family, I feel responsible for their Development families, too.Board chairman John himself “I Godfrey know weCBE, win work on aquality North Lincolnshire farmer.on price, submissions, not always Mr added: “We’re but Arundel on delivering the package, looking opening the which forward I think istorefreshing and new cold store and grading facility reassuring, too, when it comes to – the uncharacteristic weather the industry.” conditions have brought us a A strong year, brandbut and pride in the challenging the opening teamisand appearance has event justtheir rewards for everyone’s made JemBuild a stand-out hard work. operation, with the judges picking “The new facility will not only up onus the . demand of enable toloyalty meet the resonated with Ruth ourItbiggest customers, butBrewin, we’ve partner at Wilkin Chapman, also successfully improved thethe award sponsor and panel quality and freshness of ourjudge for the Hullbyand Humber Chamber of potatoes reducing Commerce event. transportation, handling and using ● latest Continued on page 13. the cold store technologies.”

Top table is set for CBI dinner

Sir Roger Carr, president of the CBI and Gavin Esler, best known for his role as a presenter on BBC Newsnight, have been confirmed as the guest speakers at one of the region’s leading business gatherings later this year.

The CBI Yorkshire and Humber Annual Dinner takes place at Leeds University on October 10.

It will be one of the first events with John Fitzgerald, port director for Grimsby and Immingham, as chairman of the region.

Mr Esler is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist.

His latest book, due to hit the shelves next month, focuses on lessons that can be gleaned from leaders in how they tell stories, and will be the subject of his speech to the area’s business bosses, and their guests.

For more information about the dinner, which is frequently well represented by the South Bank and features a drinks reception within Parkinson Court, home to the famous Marks & Spencer archive and art gallery, e-mail katya.menhennet@cbi.org.uk or visit http://yorkshire-annual-dinner.eventbrite.com

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A FURTHER £4-million of investment across the region this last quarter has seen the total funds issued by Finance Yorkshire climb to £23-million.

The money, available to firms in northern Lincolnshire in seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments – ranging from £15,000 to £2-million – is there to help small and medium sized businesses meet their growth and development requirements.

The figure amounts to 224 investments in 183 small and medium sized enterprises since August 2010, leading to more than 4,600 jobs created and safeguarded in the region. In the last quarter alone, the venture capital and loan fund completed 30 investments totalling more than £4.3 million.

Alex McWhirter, chief executive of Finance Yorkshire, said: “We are looking forward to building on these figures and helping more companies achieve growth in the coming months.

“We urge established and early stage companies to continue to speak to us to see if Finance Yorkshire can help turn their ambitions into a reality.”

Supported by the European Union, it has attracted £30-million investment from the European Regional Development Fund, £15-million from Yorkshire Forward’s Single Programme, and £45-million match funding from the European Investment Bank.

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anything significant replacing it. I see importance as a centre of excellence for offshore wind. the offshore wind industry bringing a “It has been great to hear from key renewal of hope to Grimsby. speakers about current and impending “It is already providing hundreds of multi-billion-pound investments off the jobs to people in the town and many Humber coast and the vital role that more will be employed through the the local supply chain can play in supply chain, the majority in skilled, realising this investment.” long term roles.

Team Humber Marine Alliance’s Jason Ledden, the man leading the “The renewables industry is really annual conference brought 250 people build out of Race Bank (Dong Energy’s together as the forthcoming making people look at something new 580MW wind farm featuring 91 opportunities were explored, with in Grimsby. turbines) was a speaker, so too James deputy chief executive of RenewableUK Cotter, of RWE/Statkraft, the “Providing people with opportunities Maf Smith, boosting a confidence consortium behind Triton Knoll, a for growth in renewables is part of already oozing out of the ports.

900MW development in the final shaping a new identity for a town Joining key stakeholders from the consenting stages. struggling to find its way after the loss sector on his home patch, Mr Smith – Gareth Russell, ABP’s commercial of a major industry. who was brought up in Barton – told manager in the Humber, said the event “The offshore wind industry is the audience at The Spa Bridlington: was a fantastic way to bring together “There is not a creditable scenario that all the organisations that were putting Grimsby on the map for the does not see offshore wind growing. right reasons and the success of the working hard to make the Humber “We are in a position of strength sector is key to determining its “THE energy estuary in the UK”. here. The Humber is in a great place future.”

The social economic impact of this and your companies are in the right still-new industry was also highlighted Touching on a hot political topic, place.

by Great Grimsby MP Melanie Onn. in-backing Ms Onn said the “The scale of the opportunity is huge She told the conference: “I am an forthcoming EU referendum meant a and the important thing is we work increasingly keen supporter of the choice for all to make that presented a together, all the different parts of the renewables sector in my town. “very real threat”. supply chain.”

“It is playing a huge role in the “The big energy companies in our Empowering companies with the recovery of Grimsby. region mainly come from the continent knowledge to help them succeed in the “It was a one-industry town with its sector was the main thrust of Offshore and I don’t want to make it any more fishing and it is a very different place Wind Connections 2016. difficult for them to keep investing now. For decades, that industry has Delegates were drawn from regional, been in decline and has not seen here,” she said. national and international bodies, from wind farm developers to trade organisations along the length of the crucial supply chain.

In his opening speech, Mark O’Reilly, chief executive and chairman of THMA, spoke about the huge investment potential in the North Sea. “There is much to be excited about and a long pipeline of projects to invest in,” he told delegates.

He talked about the “outstanding opportunities” that existed around wind energy and the importance of training in the sector.

“It is about getting the right calibre of people involved, with the right skills,” he said.

After the event, Mr O’Reilly said: “We have had a fantastic turnout from companies and organisations from all over the Humber and beyond, including from Aberdeen, Bristol and Great Yarmouth in the UK, and from Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands.

CONTACTS: Mark O’Reilly on stage at Offshore Wind Connections 2016.

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STATEMENT project punctuating the Grimsby skyline is allowing a town firm to showcase a major investment in the future of scaffolding.

Primark expansion work starts next month

PMC Scaffold & Access Ltd was launched three years ago by the team at PMC Safety Netting Ltd, and significant recent spending on the latest equipment is now helping with remediation works on the Victoria Flour Mills Silo building.

The move followed a return of a former employee with the trade under his belt, while building on frequent enquiries from customers.

RETAIL: Work on the £4.2 million expansion of Grimsby’s Freshney Place Shopping Centre to triple the size of Primark is scheduled to begin next month, creating hundreds of jobs for the region.

More than a year of applications, meetings and negotiations followed the announcement of the plans in 2014, but now the work to extend the retail space of the centre by a massive 27,000 sq ft will begin in June.

When complete, the work will more than triple the size of the town’s Primark store, from 10,500 sq ft to 34,200 sq ft of retail space across two floors.

Planning permission was granted by the council for the major overhaul of the high street fashion retailer– expanding back and up into the east car park.

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Paul Cullen Paul Cullen, managing director of the original business launched in 1999, is finance director of the new entity, which is headed up by Glenn Collins.

He said: “We have always worked on construction sites as we developed the safety netting to what it is today. Edge protection, tower access, we had been doing that for well over 12 years, and it comes hand in hand with scaffolding, and we were always being requested to do it. We decided to set up a separate company to provide scaffolding on a commercial and industrial level.”

The return of former employee Jamie Blacknell helped spearhead the move and a month after launch PMC was working with Associated British Ports on maintenance projects.

“We are building from a quality and health and safety perspective.

We made a large investment in 2015, we are looking ahead for the next 10 years, and we want to be

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NEW TEAM: Glenn Collins, managing director; Gareth Evans, business development manager; Jamie Blacknell, access operations director and Paul Cullen, commercial director in front of the silo building. Picture: Jon Corken. working with those who value the safest manner, and recognise the importance of that,” Mr Cullen said. “The Humber bank is the big focus. We have set our stall out as a bit of a bigger company than a one lorry, two-man operation. We don’t want to compete with that.”

Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal was a significant early win, with the huge biomass silos constructed to handle feedstock imported for Drax Power Station.

Access platforms reaching 65m were erected, with a large team involved at the peak last autumn.

“It came at just the right time, we priced the first job up then had two follow-ups,” said Mr Collins.

The large investment was in Plettac Metrix system scaffold, metric-measure units clipped together and built with safety features installed prior to raising a

level, ensuring scaffolders remain away from edges where a fall-risk exists.

“It has really grown, from a new company in the scaffolding business to having 50 people to call on,” Mr Cullen said. “Our absolute priority is health and safety of our people here, and it has been a natural progression into this area.”

A total of 400 tonnes of scaffold has been erected both outside and inside the silo on Victoria Street North, as remediation work is carried out.

All of the exterior is the new system.

“We are one of the first to use this, we are looking 10 years ahead of ourselves. We want to promote this opportunity to use it, with Victoria Flour Mill Silo Building being the first. We couldn’t have had a better opportunity,” Mr

Cullen said.

PMC is working with main contractor Lindum Group, with the platforms going up 43m.

“No job is too big, we would like to think working on Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal has given us that confidence,” Mr Cullen said.

Underlining the safety aspect, Mr Collins completed a NEBOSH Diploma in Health and Safety, and PMC also employs Safety & Access Ltd, the Nottinghamshire-based operation with a training facility at Catch in Stallingborough, as safety consultants.

It is a two-way partnership as the relationship has allowed that company to develop training on the new scaffold system.

“Our attitude is ‘we do it the right way, or we won’t do it’,” Mr Cullen added.

LEISURE: Thomson and First Choice are increasing capacity from Humberside Airport, and introducing new flights to Tenerife.

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Ramsdens Group RETAIL: A new era is dawning with Grimsby’s Ramsden Group, as the Cleethorpe Road superstore it has built up over 70 years closed.

The family company will now focus on the rapidly expanding convenience market, as an operator and supplier, while bringing home interiors together with decorating at the large store it continues to trade from further up Cleethorpe Road.

DeeBee, the wholesale arm, has returned to Hull, as plans for an owned and operated store at Fiveways are progressed. The business is on track to employ more people at the year end than it did entering 2016.

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HILLIPS 66 Humber Refinery is celebrating the safest year ever, achieved during a ‘mega turnaround’, the likes of which will never be seen again.

The largest shutdown in the site’s 47-year history, twinned with the replacement of the crude oil reception pipeline beneath the Tetney coastline, made 2015 unique.

And now the team at the South Killingholme refinery – one of the most complex and sophisticated in Europe – has been celebrated for it. It was named number one business unit in the entire Phillips 66 portfolio, recognising operational excellence.

The spoils have been pumped into the community too, with an £18,000 donation split between three charities, selected by employees and contractors.

Julian Stoll, Phillips 66’s lead executive in the UK, and Humber Refinery general manager, said: “It was a tremendous performance. We shut down the most complex UK refinery, repaired it, brought it back online and ran for the rest of the year without any serious process issue. I’ve never seen that before, it was really world class performance. It was very fulfilling.”

Mr Stoll, who started his refining career in northern Lincolnshire a quarter of a century ago, said: “It felt fantastic. It was a career high.

Nothing will surpass the feeling of what 2015 meant to this facility. It is the place where I started, I care very deeply about the place, and I have immense pride in coming back to manage the facility and shape the future.”

He praised the “exceptional skills and capabilities” which brought forward a “terrific quality of the work, fantastic team work and work ethic”.

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COMMUNITY PRIDE: Three cheques for £6,000 are presented by Phillips 66 Humber Refinery to Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance Service, the Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service, and Macmillan Cancer Support. From left are, Phil Bradley, CMG chair, Rachel Herrick, East Midlands area fundraising manager for Macmillan, Mark Riley, construction leader, David Hebden, community fundraiser for Yorkshire Air Ambulance, Julian Stoll, general manager for Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, Trevor Cherry, ambassador for the Lincs and Notts Air Ambulance Service, Dave McIntyre, general manager Unit Engineers, John Allott, maintenance superintendent and Martin Tubb, director Seymour and Castle. refineries in the UK, supplying almost 20 per cent of UK fuels demand, from transport to niche applications.

On a standard day it operates with 750 Phillips 66 employees and around 350 contractors, but the two projects saw, at peak, 2,750 people working.

“I came back at the end of 2013, facing 2015 and our most challenging year, with a major maintenance project on a scale only seen once every 20 years,” said Mr Stoll, who had spent his first 10 years at what was then Conoco, before a run of roles across the Atlantic. “We also had the replacement of ‘the lifeline’, the artery, a pipeline that if it cannot run, essentially the refinery cannot. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on people and materials. We undertook it, and it was all done in a 60 day window.”

It was a window that featured a staggering 1.2 million man hours, which makes just two minor hand injuries sustained in the whole year an incredible achievement.

“From inception to completion, the total duration of this project was four-and-a-half-years,” Mr Stoll said.

“In terms of results, the project was completed safely and without any environmental harm.

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Work was completed on time and started up flawlessly, which was absolutely critical to allow us to start the refinery back up.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of this project was the credibility and trust we earned from the regulatory agencies and special interest groups.

“We met all expectations required of the very stringent environmental permits, and we closed out the project to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.”

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Chimney stack bricks replaced 14,000 TOPPING OUT: A new flare tip is installed during the huge project. Picture: David Lee Photography Ltd.

Success toasted ‘over the fence’

A third consecutive year without any safety incidents has been celebrated by the Hertel team working on Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, with a £1,000 donation to the St Andrew’s Hospice.

Hertel, the multi-discipline maintenance and construction service company, provides access solutions, thermal insulation, and corrosion protection services at the refinery.

To celebrate the landmark, representing almost 400,000 man-hours, the site team received £500 from Hertel, matched by Total.

Lauren Alexander, hospice representative, said: “It’s very heart-warming to have been selected as Hertel and Total Lindsey Oil Refinery’s safety awards charity donation. Not

only have they achieved an excellent three years incident free safety performance for themselves but they have also provided enough money for a safe haven for around three children to come for a respite stay at the hospice. We are really grateful to each and everyone involved.”

Jacques Beuckelaers, Total Lindsey Oil Refinery’s general manager said: “The management team at Total are delighted to be able to recognise a third successive year of safe working by the Hertel team based here. They have shown how a team can work effectively together and we have every confidence they can sustain this over the coming months and years.”

Each member of the Hertel team also received a

commemorative jacket from the company to celebrate the landmark.

Hertel’s regional director John Potts added: “Any form of safety-related milestone is always a welcome opportunity to thank our site-based colleagues and recognise the contribution that each and every one of them has made. To accomplish a record of three years without a recordable injury is a distinctive attainment and one to be very proud of. Total’s own part in this Hertel accomplishment should also be recognised, for the continued evolution of a positive safety culture on site, and the shared safety learnings they encourage between themselves and those of their contracting community.”

conducted from the water.

Mr Stoll said: “Our Tetney import system is used to receive large cargoes of crude oil from ships stationed in deep water near the mouth of the Humber estuary, and pumped to an onshore terminal using a five mile subsea pipeline before then being pumped via an underground line a further 17 miles to the refinery.

“All of Humber’s crude oil is imported through this system, so it is a critical component of our operation. After 45 years of service, the section of pipe running on the sea bed and under the beach required replacement.

“The main challenges of this unique project were threefold. Firstly, the marine and beach locations in the area we needed to work were designated SSSI, which made permitting very difficult. We worked with 40 separate regulatory agencies or special interest groups to secure the 10 permits needed before work could begin.

“Secondly, unlike the original project construction where, access to the beach was by land and an entire limestone causeway was temporarily installed to serve as a construction site on the beach, this time around we had no access to the work area from land. Instead, all equipment, materials, and personnel were brought in by boats, with construction completed from specialty retrofitted barges, and personnel living on an accommodation

barge for the duration.

“Finally, weather and estuary working conditions presented significant challenges. For example, 22,000 diving hours were completed at depths of up to 60ft, in a river system where 100,000 tons of silt moves in and out twice per day with each tide, creating zero visibility.

“With 25ft swells, four knot currents, and winds up to 60 mph, managing the 31 different

One of the most rewarding aspects was the credibility and trust we earned from the regulatory agencies and special interest groups Julian Stoll marine vessels used proved difficult.”

A second award was presented at a Phillips 66 global gathering in Houston, Texas, for the reactions that helped save an employee’s life when he suffered a heart attack at work. Due to the medical training and fast response, doctors said the colleague would not be here now had it occurred when he was alone at home.

THE decision to make the significant donations was made in recognition of the worth to the community over trinkets or t-shirts handed out at the gate for people doing “well paid jobs well”.

Lincolnshire Air Ambulance was one benefactor, completing 915 missions last year. It is about to change from a McDonnell Douglas 902 to a Westland 169, five years ahead of schedule.

Barrow-based ambassador Trevor Cherry told how it will carry 10 people, with the aim of having an operating table in the centre of it, allowing paramedics to work around the casualty.

“It will be bigger, better and faster, and only achieved by things such as today. We are extremely grateful,” he said.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance was also a benefactor, so too Macmillan Cancer Care.

Representative Rachel Herrick told how it costs £27 an hour to fund a nurse, with the Phillips 66 donation amounting to more than 222 hours of cover. She said: “This will make a very big difference to all of the people who have to go home, having heard the devastating news they have cancer, and then tell that to their family and friends. There will be someone there, helping them every step of the way. It is a huge amount of money.”

as contractor chalks up three safe years

What would a Brexit mean for contractual terms With the UK due to hold a referendum on leaving the EU on 23 June 2016, what would a Brexit mean for contractual terms in your business?

As is often the case with the law, the position, at least initially, may not be clear. In the event of a Brexit, there would be a two year negotiating period for the UK to leave, at the end of which, UK businesses would hope any uncertainty had been resolved.

One of the first questions is what will happen to the EU laws currently applicable to contractual obligations? These are currently enshrined in the Rome I and Rome II Regulations.

Will these laws be retained or replaced?

In relation to existing negotiated contractual terms, how could a Brexit impact on these? If, for example, a distribution or licence agreement provides for the EU as the territory, what would be the impact under the contract if the UK is no longer within the EU? If a Brexit results in a change in import or export duties, would this give you grounds to terminate a contract or an ability to alter the price? If a Brexit resulted in your business being unable to obtain an export or import licence, or resulted in a material change to the laws applicable to the goods or services provided under a contract, would this

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frustrate the contract? One of the central pillars of the EU is the free movement of workers. If this ceased to apply to the UK, could any inability to engage sufficient workers amount to an event of force majeure?

Of course, the answer to these questions will depend on the particular circumstances of the contract.

In relation to the enforcement of commercial judgements, EU law currently provides a mechanism for recognising and enforcing judgements. Would this continue? Changes to such provisions could impact on the commercial position of each of the parties and their willingness to contract.

A Brexit may well generate uncertainty in relation to some contractual provisions, which you had not anticipated. You should consider now whether a Brexit would have any implications for your existing contracts and the likely implications for your key customers and suppliers. If negotiating new contracts, you should also consider whether terms specifically providing for a Brexit should be included.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact Ian Sherburn on 01472 262626, email, isherburn@ wilkinchapman.co.uk or visit www.wilkinchapman.co.uk

THREE YEARS SAFE WORK: Alan Cross, Hertel scaffolder, front left, and Geoff Pratten, safety advisor, present the cheque to Lauren Alexander of St Andrew’s Hospice, with Jacques Beauckelaers, refinery general manager and Jerome Arnard, engineering manager, immediately behind, and staff. ©LW

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HILLIPS 66 Humber Refinery is celebrating the safest year ever, achieved during a ‘mega turnaround’, the likes of which will never be seen again.

The largest shutdown in the site’s 47-year history, twinned with the replacement of the crude oil reception pipeline beneath the Tetney coastline, made 2015 unique.

And now the team at the South Killingholme refinery – one of the most complex and sophisticated in Europe – has been celebrated for it. It was named number one business unit in the entire Phillips 66 portfolio, recognising operational excellence.

The spoils have been pumped into the community too, with an £18,000 donation split between three charities, selected by employees and contractors.

Julian Stoll, Phillips 66’s lead executive in the UK, and Humber Refinery general manager, said: “It was a tremendous performance. We shut down the most complex UK refinery, repaired it, brought it back online and ran for the rest of the year without any serious process issue. I’ve never seen that before, it was really world class performance. It was very fulfilling.”

Mr Stoll, who started his refining career in northern Lincolnshire a quarter of a century ago, said: “It felt fantastic. It was a career high.

Nothing will surpass the feeling of what 2015 meant to this facility. It is the place where I started, I care very deeply about the place, and I have immense pride in coming back to manage the facility and shape the future.”

He praised the “exceptional skills and capabilities” which brought forward a “terrific quality of the work, fantastic team work and work ethic”.

Commissioned in 1969, Humber Refinery processes around 240,000 barrels a day of mainly sweet North Sea crude oil.

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On a standard day it operates with 750 Phillips 66 employees and around 350 contractors, but the two projects saw, at peak, 2,750 people working.

“I came back at the end of 2013, facing 2015 and our most challenging year, with a major maintenance project on a scale only seen once every 20 years,” said Mr Stoll, who had spent his first 10 years at what was then Conoco, before a run of roles across the Atlantic. “We also had the replacement of ‘the lifeline’, the artery, a pipeline that if it cannot run, essentially the refinery cannot. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent on people and materials. We undertook it, and it was all done in a 60 day window.”

It was a window that featured a staggering 1.2 million man hours, which makes just two minor hand injuries sustained in the whole year an incredible achievement.

“From inception to completion, the total duration of this project was four-and-a-half-years,” Mr Stoll said.

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Work was completed on time and started up flawlessly, which was absolutely critical to allow us to start the refinery back up.

“One of the most rewarding aspects of this project was the credibility and trust we earned from the regulatory agencies and special interest groups.

“We met all expectations required of the very stringent environmental permits, and we closed out the project to the satisfaction of all stakeholders.”

With the pipeline route to the Tetney monobuoy reception facility a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest, the project had to be

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Success toasted ‘over the fence’

A third consecutive year without any safety incidents has been celebrated by the Hertel team working on Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, with a £1,000 donation to the St Andrew’s Hospice.

Hertel, the multi-discipline maintenance and construction service company, provides access solutions, thermal insulation, and corrosion protection services at the refinery.

To celebrate the landmark, representing almost 400,000 man-hours, the site team received £500 from Hertel, matched by Total.

Lauren Alexander, hospice representative, said: “It’s very heart-warming to have been selected as Hertel and Total Lindsey Oil Refinery’s safety awards charity donation. Not

only have they achieved an excellent three years incident free safety performance for themselves but they have also provided enough money for a safe haven for around three children to come for a respite stay at the hospice. We are really grateful to each and everyone involved.”

Jacques Beuckelaers, Total Lindsey Oil Refinery’s general manager said: “The management team at Total are delighted to be able to recognise a third successive year of safe working by the Hertel team based here. They have shown how a team can work effectively together and we have every confidence they can sustain this over the coming months and years.”

Each member of the Hertel team also received a

commemorative jacket from the company to celebrate the landmark.

Hertel’s regional director John Potts added: “Any form of safety-related milestone is always a welcome opportunity to thank our site-based colleagues and recognise the contribution that each and every one of them has made. To accomplish a record of three years without a recordable injury is a distinctive attainment and one to be very proud of. Total’s own part in this Hertel accomplishment should also be recognised, for the continued evolution of a positive safety culture on site, and the shared safety learnings they encourage between themselves and those of their contracting community.”

conducted from the water.

Mr Stoll said: “Our Tetney import system is used to receive large cargoes of crude oil from ships stationed in deep water near the mouth of the Humber estuary, and pumped to an onshore terminal using a five mile subsea pipeline before then being pumped via an underground line a further 17 miles to the refinery.

“All of Humber’s crude oil is imported through this system, so it is a critical component of our operation. After 45 years of service, the section of pipe running on the sea bed and under the beach required replacement.

“The main challenges of this unique project were threefold. Firstly, the marine and beach locations in the area we needed to work were designated SSSI, which made permitting very difficult. We worked with 40 separate regulatory agencies or special interest groups to secure the 10 permits needed before work could begin.

“Secondly, unlike the original project construction where, access to the beach was by land and an entire limestone causeway was temporarily installed to serve as a construction site on the beach, this time around we had no access to the work area from land. Instead, all equipment, materials, and personnel were brought in by boats, with construction completed from specialty retrofitted barges, and personnel living on an accommodation

barge for the duration.

“Finally, weather and estuary working conditions presented significant challenges. For example, 22,000 diving hours were completed at depths of up to 60ft, in a river system where 100,000 tons of silt moves in and out twice per day with each tide, creating zero visibility.

“With 25ft swells, four knot currents, and winds up to 60 mph, managing the 31 different

One of the most rewarding aspects was the credibility and trust we earned from the regulatory agencies and special interest groups Julian Stoll marine vessels used proved difficult.”

A second award was presented at a Phillips 66 global gathering in Houston, Texas, for the reactions that helped save an employee’s life when he suffered a heart attack at work. Due to the medical training and fast response, doctors said the colleague would not be here now had it occurred when he was alone at home.

THE decision to make the significant donations was made in recognition of the worth to the community over trinkets or t-shirts handed out at the gate for people doing “well paid jobs well”.

Lincolnshire Air Ambulance was one benefactor, completing 915 missions last year. It is about to change from a McDonnell Douglas 902 to a Westland 169, five years ahead of schedule.

Barrow-based ambassador Trevor Cherry told how it will carry 10 people, with the aim of having an operating table in the centre of it, allowing paramedics to work around the casualty.

“It will be bigger, better and faster, and only achieved by things such as today. We are extremely grateful,” he said.

Yorkshire Air Ambulance was also a benefactor, so too Macmillan Cancer Care.

Representative Rachel Herrick told how it costs £27 an hour to fund a nurse, with the Phillips 66 donation amounting to more than 222 hours of cover. She said: “This will make a very big difference to all of the people who have to go home, having heard the devastating news they have cancer, and then tell that to their family and friends. There will be someone there, helping them every step of the way. It is a huge amount of money.”

as contractor chalks up three safe years

What would a Brexit mean for contractual terms With the UK due to hold a referendum on leaving the EU on 23 June 2016, what would a Brexit mean for contractual terms in your business?

As is often the case with the law, the position, at least initially, may not be clear. In the event of a Brexit, there would be a two year negotiating period for the UK to leave, at the end of which, UK businesses would hope any uncertainty had been resolved.

One of the first questions is what will happen to the EU laws currently applicable to contractual obligations? These are currently enshrined in the Rome I and Rome II Regulations.

Will these laws be retained or replaced?

In relation to existing negotiated contractual terms, how could a Brexit impact on these? If, for example, a distribution or licence agreement provides for the EU as the territory, what would be the impact under the contract if the UK is no longer within the EU? If a Brexit results in a change in import or export duties, would this give you grounds to terminate a contract or an ability to alter the price? If a Brexit resulted in your business being unable to obtain an export or import licence, or resulted in a material change to the laws applicable to the goods or services provided under a contract, would this

Ian Sherburn, Partner and Corporate & Commercial Specialist at Wilkin Chapman LLP

frustrate the contract? One of the central pillars of the EU is the free movement of workers. If this ceased to apply to the UK, could any inability to engage sufficient workers amount to an event of force majeure?

Of course, the answer to these questions will depend on the particular circumstances of the contract.

In relation to the enforcement of commercial judgements, EU law currently provides a mechanism for recognising and enforcing judgements. Would this continue? Changes to such provisions could impact on the commercial position of each of the parties and their willingness to contract.

A Brexit may well generate uncertainty in relation to some contractual provisions, which you had not anticipated. You should consider now whether a Brexit would have any implications for your existing contracts and the likely implications for your key customers and suppliers. If negotiating new contracts, you should also consider whether terms specifically providing for a Brexit should be included.

If you would like to discuss this further, please contact Ian Sherburn on 01472 262626, email, isherburn@ wilkinchapman.co.uk or visit www.wilkinchapman.co.uk

THREE YEARS SAFE WORK: Alan Cross, Hertel scaffolder, front left, and Geoff Pratten, safety advisor, present the cheque to Lauren Alexander of St Andrew’s Hospice, with Jacques Beauckelaers, refinery general manager and Jerome Arnard, engineering manager, immediately behind, and staff. ©LW

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Industry unites to deal with apprentice change

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LANDMARK: General manager Steve Kent, fifth from left with Bell Waste staff from left Anna Keena, Craig Preston, Wendy Batch, John Bell, Simon Roberts, Elaine Sydney and Fiona Skeat.

Waste giant Bell marks milestone with growth SUPPORT: Scunthorpe waste management company Bell Waste Control has celebrated its 50th anniversary, with a recruitment drive.

A total of 10 positions are being created to help cater for increasing customer demands and support the launch of new services.

The company offers a wide range of solutions and zero landfill waste management to more than 2,500 customers across northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, supported by a fleet of 36 vehicles and 62 staff.

Along with Thompson Waste Ltd, it was purchased by Cambridgeshire-based Ellgia Recycling in 2014 to form one of the region’s largest recycling companies.

The combined business now handles 2,000 tonnes of general waste, paper, plastic, card and construction waste per week, turning over more than £18 million.

Pig idea gets go-ahead LEISURE: Leading visitor attraction The Pink Pig has been given permission to add a further attraction for people to enjoy.

The Pink Pig, on Holme Lane, Holme, near Scunthorpe, has been given the go-ahead to erect a holding barn for small animals, complete with hand-wash station.

It will allow children and adults to get close to small animals and learn how to care and look after them.

AJOR changes to the apprenticeship structure – now less than a year from implementation – are being tackled, together, by the area’s largest employers.

A working party featuring the might of the Humber bank has been developed, as those that will significantly fund the provision through a new levy will also be given far greater control in shaping their future stars.

Recognising the value of uniting to steer through the transformation, the Science Industry Apprenticeship Consortium has been launched, with HCF Catch providing the secretariat function.

It is to be chaired by Lorraine Braben, human factors and competence superintendent at Stallingborough titanium dioxide producer Cristal, one of the large member companies of the existing public-private partnership.

As reported, the Government is introducing the levy, set at 0.5 per cent of payroll when a company has a wage bill over £3 million.

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And the apprenticeship route is seen as critical, especially as it is becomes a credible alternative to a degree.

“For the local economy, it is about training up our own young people, putting investment into our community, rather than losing them to another sector or another part of the country,” Mrs Braben said.

“We struggle to recruit for highly technical roles, stem subjects are a hot topic, and I know if we attract people from the local market they are much more likely to settle.

“There is a high value industry right on the doorstep.”

Currently training providers are funded directly by government.

While details are still being finalised, it is understood that from next April HMRC will collect the levy and hold it in a digital account under the employer’s name.

It can then authorise the JOINT APPROACH: Sabine Holmes, left, and Lorraine Braben, who have launched Science release of the money, in the Apprenticeships Training Consortium at HCF Catch in Stallingborough. form of vouchers, for training providers. are now busy looking at to see how it rolls out. But as at the same time While the system has its how our standards have apprenticeships are being many have to act, with 11 critics, with the money only Humber bank operators and given protected status, with been developed for our available for industry and working out those that last just months three West Yorkshire apprenticeships as opposed how best to apply them. abolished, and a shift in businesses already signed to other work-based This consortium makes all emphasis when it comes to up to the consortium. training, it is hoped it will this more viable. the content of the The funding change comes qualification. see an upturn in numbers “The more employers in brought forward.

Mrs Braben said: “The big our sphere of industry we Sabine Holmes, can attract, the more robust change is the employer employment and skills a system we can make it.” designing the standards manager at HCF Catch said: rather than the training The opportunity offers provider. scope for multiple providers “The buying power this will bring means we will get to contribute to a person’s “The intention is that better value. development, and with the someone going on an “It also offers companies apprenticeship spends all of likes of the Catch training that time developing skills, facility here, where several unfamiliar with the apprenticeship route a hand such organisations are knowledge and behaviours to hold. We will share best based, there is a clear that employers require in practice. synergy. industry job roles, while giving them practical “It totally fits in with our The consortium seeks to experience at the same time. give better “buying power” vision here at Catch. when it comes to tendering “For our industry, where “We are all about Lorraine Braben we have a good tradition of for providers, by pooling the developing people and having apprenticeships, we requirements. supporting our members.”

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TEN years of operations at the Catch facility at Stallingborough were celebrated this past month, with a new workshop facility revealed.

It was an early opportunity to return for recently retired Total Lindsey Oil Refinery operations training co-ordinator Kevin Smith.

He was involved from the outset, alongside the likes of BP, Millennium and Synthomer, with programmes developed until first apprentices were taken through in 2007/2008, leading to first employees in 2009.

Mr Smith said: “There was a lot of work in the background to make sure it was fit for purpose.

“It has done more than we expected, it was an excellent idea.

“It provides somewhere with all the right facilities that ensures they quickly get accustomed to coming in on time to do a job.

“Fifteen months later when they came to us they could go straight on shift and were all well equipped to do so and

RETURN: Kevin Smith, left, with Total Lindsey Oil Refinery general manager Jacques Beuckelaers. adapt well to it all.”

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Humber’s role in the Northern Powerhouse A

BUSINESS-led event focusing on the area’s role in the Northern Powerhouse will help form part of a fitting finale to this year’s Humber Business Week.

High-profile speakers and panel discussions on a number of themes will inspire companies from the region to make the most of the opportunities available.

The Humber Northern Powerhouse Business Summit has been organised by Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) with headline sponsor Andrew Jackson and support from Bondholders and Humberbusiness.com.

It will take place on Friday, June 10, from 9.15am to 12.30pm, at the University of Hull, where a number of the Business Week activities are centred this year.

The summit will cover subjects including transport and infrastructure and the region’s international profile, touching on trade, exports, attracting investment and creating wealth by making the most of local assets and talent.

Lord Haskins, chairman of the Humber LEP, said: “The Humber is already indispensable to the northern economy – without us,

SPEAKERS: Sir Richard Leese, Lord Haskins and John Cridland. the lights would go out and some of the country’s main international links would be cut.

“The Northern Powerhouse project is gathering momentum, and many of the key northern strengths are also Humber strengths. We should be a central part of this.

“Business Week is the perfect time to bring together Humber business leaders to hear from the main people behind the Northern Powerhouse, agree what we want out of it and decide how we are going to get there.

“I hope everyone with an interest

in the future success of our economy will want to be part of these important discussions.”

Confirmed speakers include Sir Richard Leese, leader of Manchester City Council, who is expected to talk about the city’s experience of devolution and the importance of collaboration, and John Cridland, chairman of Transport for the North, who will raise the subject of transport investment.

Other key speakers will be Ed Cox, director of IPPR North, and former Deputy Prime Minister Lord Prescott.

Big picture requires partnership THE vision for the North as a key economic powerhouse may not be fully realised unless combined authorities co-ordinate and put competition aside, a regional professional body has warned.

When it comes to growing a workforce that can deliver the planned infrastructure projects and improvements, partnership is key, according to the Institution of Civil EngineersYorkshire and Humber.

In its response to a Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee consultation on devolution in England, the leading engineering body welcomed the drive to boost growth through investment in its infrastructure, and the creation of bespoke combined authorities which negotiate devolution deals and, by their nature, compete against each other for investment.

But ICE said a more joinedup approach was needed on the investment and development of post 19 skills to ensure the North as an economic area has access to the right skills at the right time. It called for combined authorities to co-ordinate on skills, work with local councils, industry and developers to determine skills needs, and communicate the opportunities in the North to help increase the uptake of STEM subjects in schools.

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Richard Kendall, executive director of strategic policy and business development at Humber LEP, said: “Being the Energy Estuary is our USP and we need to build around that collectively as a business community.

“We need to make the most of these opportunities and, hopefully, people will go away feeling energised and wanting to contribute.

“We need them to be the ambassadors of the message that, here are our selling points and this is why you need to be working with us.”

As well as hearing from speakers, facilitator Declan Curry, a renowned business broadcast journalist, will lead panel discussions.

The day will launch with Humber LEP’s annual meeting and Powerhouse Breakfast, from 7.45am, with chairman Lord Haskins, chief executive Kishor Tailor and board members.

Delegates are invited to hear about the partnership’s work over the past year.

Attendance at the breakfast and summit is free, but places need to be booked in advance by visiting www.humberlep.org/events

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Partial power station demolition is confirmed SECTOR: Plans to demolish part of Killingholme Power Station have been unveiled.

The large gas-fired station on Chase Hill Road, which once employed around 50 people, partially closed last year due to “difficult market conditions affecting its economic viability”.

Energy company Uniper, which works in partnership with E.on, is currently in tender negotiations with a number of demolition contractors for the disposal of disused parts of the site.

Following a successful tender process in December 2015, the site was included in the Supplemental Balancing Reserve (SBR) service by the National Grid.

This means the power station will continue to provide up to 600MW of electricity when needed during winter 2016-17.

The plant’s infrastructure that isn’t required to fulfil the terms of its SBR contract is now due to be demolished this year.

Meggies’ housing boom PROPERTY: Cleethorpes was revealed as Lincolnshire’s hot property location, with prices in the resort’s centre increasing by 7 per cent year on year – above the national average. It came as Pygott and Crone opened its 12th branch there.

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Jonathan Spruce, from the State of the Nation: Devolution Steering Group, said: “The Northern Powerhouse has resulted from Gover nment’s recognition that investment in infrastructure enables growth, job creation and improves productivity – we welcome this and the progress made so far.

“The emphasis on infrastructure, however, means engineering skills are in demand and there is a need to grow a diverse workforce

which is equipped to deliver the vast range of projects planned right across the North and help to drive its success as an economic area.

“Responsibility for investment and development in skills for those aged 19 plus will lie with the individual combined authorities and while it’s right that this is devolved, it is vital that these bodies are not competing with each other on skills. Instead they should work together to create and benefit from access to the widest possible talent pool.

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CF Catch’s 10th anniversary annual dinner followed quickly on the heels of celebrations on site at Stallingborough, with chief executive David Talbot revealing a treasured list of achievements to more than 250 guests.

The Big 10 @ Catch was collated to support the central plank of his speech, a first following his appointment at the start of the year.

Mr Talbot said: “Last week saw the 10th anniversary of the Catch site and at the event that we held to celebrate the landmark achievement, Martin Vickers the MP for Cleethorpes kindly opened our new workshop and we also launched our new brand called “Catch Skills”. Catch Skills is a training delivery organisation that will work complimentary to the other offerings on site to ensure that we are able to satisfy all the competency development needs for our sectors in the Humber region and beyond. Indeed, my vision is to see the Catch campus of training providers delivering these competency needs as part of a whole life development programme for our members and wider.”

The list read: 1 Catch was first opened in April 2006 following an investment of £8 million in a new concept industrial training facility to support the process, energy, engineering and renewables industries in the Humber.

2 The Centre for Assessment of Technical Competence Humber was formed through a private public sector partnership between North East Lincolnshire Council and the members of Humber Chemical Focus Ltd. 3 The first training providers to locate at Catch were Grimsby Institute, HETA and Hull College, all utilising the unique training centre to offer industry specific courses.

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MEN IN BLACK: David Talbot, Brendan Conlan, Robin Ince and Blair Jacobs prior to HCF Catch’s annual dinner. additional workshops, confined space and working at height facilities.

5 New providers Mines Rescue Services, Reynolds Training Services, Roxby and Safety & Access joined the Catch family to offer confined space, health and safety training, Compex and scaffolding courses.

6 In ten years Catch has secured more than £1.5 million for training and skills development for young learners, unemployed learners and the development of new skills programmes to meet our sectors needs.

7 2014 saw the official opening of the ECITB Skills Enhancement Centre providing high intensity targeted training to ECTIB qualification standards.

8 In its first ten years Catch has seen over 800 apprentices complete their first year of training in a real industrial environment, preparing them for work in the process, engineering, energy and renewables sectors.

9 AIS opened the newest training facilities at Catch in October 2015 – offering a new suite of Global Wind Organisation accredited training for the growing renewables sector.

10 Catch is now a thriving community of training providers working together to offer over 130 training courses to meet the needs of local industry and learners.

Mr Talbot added: “I think you will agree that HCF Catch has achieved a great deal over the past ten years and with all this reflection of the past, I think it is

worth pointing out that HCF Catch started life as the Humber Chemical Focus in 1999 – and I think there are some people here today from those early days.

“Those early roots set the scene for the outstanding ‘networking and skills’ model that we have today and the pace is not subsiding as we move forward into the next 10 years and beyond.”

Blair Jacobs hosted the evening, at Hallmark Hotel, North Ferriby, with host of the Infinite Monkey Cage on BBC Radio Four, Robin Ince, delivering a hilarious after dinner performance.

The raffle raised £2,352.20 for St Andrew’s Children’s Hospice and projects supporting links between industry and schools.

A hive of industry with a buzz of volunteering STAFF from Novartis Grimsby enthusiastically stepped in with other volunteers from the parish council and Humber Conservation to provide a new community orchard at Habrough.

It was in support of Lincolnshire’s Nature Strategy and its work for threatened bee populations.

The three groups have been working closely over several years to transform the “green desert” of a local playing field into a haven for wildlife, as well as making it much more pleasant for sporting users and walkers alike.

The latest stage saw the planting of ten heritage varieties of Lincolnshire apple on modern rootstocks which should see fruit in the next year or so, as well as nectar for bees and

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pollen for other insects.

Varieties included old fashioned “cookers” and “eaters” to grow in a traditional orchard setting, including names like “Ingall’s Red” and “Dewdney’s Seedling”, as well as a cutting from the famous “Gravity Tree”, that which grows in the Grantham garden of the mother of Sir Isaac Newton, which he claimed gave him the inspiration to formulate his famous “law of gravity” when an apple from the tree dropped onto his head.

Novartis’ staff included the site director for the Grimsby plant, Anne Wirtz, and the environment lead, Lorna Fairclough, and involvement included the donation of the trees and planting materials.

“I missed the original planting of the 1,700 trees

and hedging plants at the site in 2013 which was before I came to Grimsby and I was only here for the photograph when I called in to see the pond restoration in 2015, so I thought I’d better roll my sleeves up for this project at this year’s Community Day and I thoroughly enjoyed it,” Anne said. “It is quite a transfor mation.”

The project was organised

by Humber Nature Partnership who work with local industries, volunteers, local authorities and wildlife organisations alike to protect and improve the Humber and the area surrounding it for wildlife.

To get involved call 01652 631 523 or e-mail alan.jones@humber nature .co.uk

GOWTH: Anne Wirtz, site director at Novartis Grimsby, second left on the back row and Lorna Fairclough kneeling left, with other Novartis volunteers, the chair and vice chair of Habrough Parish Council, Geoffrey Robinson and Natasha Diamond, and Heather Hayes of Humber Conservation Volunteers around an Ellison’s Orange, one of the seven traditional varieties of apple planted at the new orchard site at Habrough.

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HE Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force last October in a move intended to give consumers more rights and protection when buying goods or services.

The general legal message was that companies dealing directly with consumers would be affected by the Act, rather than manufacturers within the supply chain.

Briefly, the Act, which represents the biggest overhaul of consumer law for several decades, is designed to give consumers the right to: ● Clear and honest information before making a purchase ● Get what they pay for ● Goods and digital content being fit for purpose ● Services being performed with reasonable skill and care ● Faults being put right free of charge or a refund or replacement Consumers have up to 30 days to return faulty goods, or in the case of faulty digital content, the right to a refund, repair or replacement.

Secondhand goods are also covered if supplied through a retailer.

As is often the case, the full effect of new legislation isn’t always felt immediately, which is certainly true of the Consumer Rights Act. The reality is that the Act is having a “trickle” effect throughout the supply chain, because consumers do not always go back to the retailer if this is an issue and sometimes contact the manufacturer directly.

In situations where the consumer does go back to the store, the retailer can cite the problem as a “manufacturing issue”, absolving themselves of responsibility and effectively passing the consumer onto the manufacturing company, which therefore becomes involved in

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The Act is already creating issues, as the question of where the responsibility to refund, repair or replace goods or services is passed between those in the supply chain. While the changes to the law are comparatively simple to understand, the commercial application of them is less clear-cut.

Recommendations: Given its impact, it is important that steps are taken, such as manufacturers enhancing their contracts with those they supply to, helping to ensure that some obligations are passed down the supply chain. This has the added benefit of creating a direct contractual link with the retailer even if there are issues to resolve with the consumer.

For those manufacturers who select not to amend their own contracts, it is important to be aware that many direct consumer suppliers are amending their contracts to ensure that,

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where possible, manufacturers must address any consumer issues relating to their products.

It could be that these new changes are not immediately visible, and found only in the terms and conditions of contracts issued. It is recommended that any new contracts be scrutinised for any changes.

In light of its impact, it is vital that manufacturers get to grips with the new consumer rights, understand their implications and seek early legal advice to protect their businesses while ensuring full compliance with the new laws.

For help and advice, please get in touch with Marie Kell, partner and head of commercial and intellectual property at pan-Humber law firm Andrew Jackson.

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At the end of its 18th year of trading, On Loan Recruitment is celebrating having its most successful year in the placement of staff to permanent roles.

David Riggall, On Loan’s managing director, said: “This achievement is even more remarkable when you consider it’s a very difficult climate for most businesses and many companies have struggled and continue to still.

“When we look back a notable factor of the year has been the diversity of the roles we have filled and the wide range of new clients we have won.

It shows yet again the faith people have in our company and as On Loan works more as a

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consultancy than a general agency the methods it uses are not that of a typical agency/business.

“Year-on-year we continue to supply both temporary and permanent staff to our core clients with some working with us for more

than 17 years. As we continue to also bring on new clients, our core strengths are being recognised and success follows with this.

“As well as these achievements in the placing of personal, On Loan is continuing on its path of further accreditations and looking to enhance its professional reputation at every opportunity.”

On Loan Recruitment was established in 1998 and forms part of the On Line Group, itself formed in 1982. It is ideally positioned to service clients and candidates in the Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and Humber regions, although they do offer a nationwide service.

Should you need any help or advice, call the team on 01469 577698 or visit onloanrecruitment.co.uk

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‘FANTASTIC DAY’: Competitors pictured at last year’s E-Factor Business Challenge 2015 at Healing Manor Hotel. and want to enter your team of three to five participants, then enter your team now.

Set in the grounds of Healing Manor Hotel, on Friday, July 8, from noon to 6pm, activities will include Olympic target shooting, archery, disc golf and laser clay pigeon shooting.

Business Hive membership manager Sam Burgess said: “It is a really good, fun event, bringing businesses from across the spectrum together in one place on the same day.

“It’s a fantastic day and it’s not just about networking, it also bringing people together.

“Dong Energy were the winners

last year, so if you’re involved in business then make sure to sign up so they don’t pick up the trophy again.”

She added: “Last year we had 18 teams and we’ve already got 15 signed up for this year, so it’s looking like it will be another good day.

“It was our first year in 2015, and we’re hoping to grow the event and make it an annual event on the calendar.”

To book your team, call 01472 242667.

It costs £30 per person.

Another event returning this year is the Business Hive Live, which is to be held at Grimsby

Auditorium, on Tuesday, October 4.

Now into its third year and building on the event’s previous success, it has become a key date in the business diary as it brings businesses and business owners together from across North East Lincolnshire to showcase and promote their products and services and to listen to a range of guest speakers who share their expertise and business experience.

As before, it will be open to all businesses although spaces are limited so early booking is advised.

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AS your business got what it takes to win the Business Challenge?

Last year, business people from across North East Lincolnshire had their best game faces on as they went head-to-head for the inaugural Business Challenge Event.

Companies, organisations and business people from across the borough took part in the afternoon of healthy competition at Healing Manor Hotel, facing their rivals in a series of activities including archery and laser clay pigeon shooting.

The team-building event was organised by The Business Hive Club, who have brought the event back for 2016.

Businesses and organisations taking part in the competition included Grimsby Institute, Dong Energy, Humber Recruitment, Engie, Haines Watts and Handelsbanken.

The sporting activities were provided by Get Hooked On Positive Activities.

The day concluded with a buffet and drinks before the official prizegiving.

Last year’s champions, Dong Energy, will be competing against teams from other local businesses hoping to retain the Championship Trophy.

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SEVEN new appointments at specialist IT service provider HBP Systems have taken its total workforce beyond 50 for the first time.

And that keeps the company bang on target for its ambition to have doubled in size within the next four years, says MD Joanne Dixon.

She says: “A significant increase in the number of people we employ is one of the key elements of our five-year growth plan, which we’ll achieve by supporting the growth of other Humber region businesses.”

With offices in Hull and Scunthorpe, HBP Systems has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years, with a record financial year in 2014/15 and a solid five-year growth plan.

Says Joanne: “Because HBP Systems believes in putting people first, it’s vital for us to support our clients, so we’ve added two new implementation engineers in Phil Kynaston and Ian Gelder, Liam Pike as an engineer in our first line support team and the sales team has expanded with the recent appointment of Andrew Lynch as an internal account manager and Matthew Elms, who joins our sales team working on our newest service, mobile

‘ON TARGET’: HBP managing director Joanne Dixon.

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We’re proud of the fact that 99.3 per cent of clients say they’re ‘very satisfied’ with our work, and the remaining 0.7 per cent are ‘satisfied’ Opertations director Tony Pearson

communications. Their work will be firmly focused on our clients, providing and supporting the IT and software they need to help their businesses to grow.”

A sixth employee, Daisy Bett, has also become a full-time employee within the company’s finance team, having spent the past year on a HBP Systems apprenticeship. “We always

aspire to have apprentices become full-time employees after their year on our scheme, and Daisy is no exception. I am sure she will be a valuable asset to our finance team,” added Joanne. Joining Daisy in the finance department is new finance manager Nicola Smith, who joins the company from International Financial Firm, KPMG.

“I’m incredibly excited to watch Nicola grow our finance team and leverage her financial knowledge to grow HBP Systems Ltd” Joanne Commented.

Operations director Tony Pearson said Phil, Ian and Liam would add strength to his technical team.

“Because we’re developing a broader client base, we needed to expand our

technical team to make sure we can sustain our customer satisfaction levels.

We’re proud of the fact that 99.3 per cent of clients say they’re ‘very satisfied’ with our work, and the remaining 0.7 per cent are ‘satisfied’. A larger and stronger technical team will make sure we can sustain those figures, during time of growth.”

‘ONE STOP SHOP’: Michael Clarke, owner of Sign Of The Times in Grimsby.

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POPULAR northern Lin- new multi-head embroidery colnshire firm is continu- machine, increasing our output and quality on production, along ing to expand.

had included a further wide format printer to match its current machines, which would enable the with new digitizing software which company to increase production levels and quality. will turn company’s logos or Sign Of The Times moved to the designs into a stitch design.

And he said further expansion former Humber pub building on was in the pipeline.

“Next was the purchase of a Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, in 2013 He said: “Continued efforts are and since then it has kept growing. direct to garments machine which prints full colour designs directly also been catered for on the sales Owner Michael Clarke said the onto the garment, increasing detail side of the business with new company had never looked back and quality. offices currently been constructed. since making the move.

“In addition to this, we have just “These will host our sales and He said: “This is a fantastic marketing departments, focusing location for us on one of the busiest placed an order for a full wide format dye sublimation printing on social media campaigns, our roads in town, also occupying a system which will cater for a full new website and also the large car park to the rear of the range of soft signage including e-commerce sales site which is premises. currently been designed by Crystal “Since moving here, the business flags and banners – an area which we previously outsourced.

Pyramid Web Design. has grown in leaps and bounds, “Bringing this in-house will “This is something we are really and in 2015 we bought the enable us to control quality and looking forward to and has been a adjourning property to give us lead times to a better degree and to long time in the planning. much needed space.

“Phase two of our expansion will “Shortly after that, we started on meet our valued customer requirements.” include expanding our printing a £48,000 expansion plan with the Mr Clarke said other investments and copying company side of the first phase being the purchase of a

business, which over the past few years has shown good growth, with the plan to add further investment into the business with the investment of new equipment software and the purchase of a further graphic designer printer.

“We seem to be creating a one stop shop where we can cater for all of our customers’ requirements, and this certainly seems to be a winner by the response and feedback received from all of our customers.

“My main aim is to meet and excel all of our customers’ requirements.

“With a great team of staff behind Sign Of The Times and advice from The Business Hive, we are looking forward to a very bright future.

“Keep watching out for our next phase, which is currently under wraps at the moment.”

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Cyber security for businesses is on the agenda BUSINESSES will soon have the opportunity to sign up for a new way of protecting themselves from cyber criminals.

Humberside Police has teamed up with leading firms from across the area and Hull University Business School to form the Humber Business Resilience Forum, which aims to make the business of cyber security top of the agenda.

The HBRF – which will officially launch next month – aims to be a “one-stop-shop” for businesses to access the most up to date knowledge and expertise on cyber security issues and how to protect themselves, via its website and open business seminars.

Supt Phil Ward and Det Insp Rich Osgerby will join senior executives from Rix Petroleum, Rollits, Barclays, PwC, Agenda Screening Services, C4DI, KCOM and university academics to shape the forum’s board.

It will act as a senior think tank exploring the issues of concern to organisations of all sizes – from multinationals to micro-businesses.

Det Insp Osgerby said: “It is believed that 90 per cent of all cyber crime can be prevented by

taking simple steps to improve security. The HBRF will provide a fantastic way of helping us to educate businesses of all sizes about how they can best do this.

“Coupled with the force’s partnership with get Safe Online – which provides up to the minute advice about the latest emerging threats – this will be another great tool in helping us to reduce the threat of cyber crime in the Humber region.”

Gordon Meldrum QPM, a non-executive director of Hull-based Agenda Screening Services, and the former director of organised crime command with the National Crime Agency, is a driving force behind HBRF and has been appointed as chair.

“Crimes against businesses are changing,” he said. “It’s no longer just about an organisation’s physical security – there are digital ‘doors’ that need to be locked and secured as a matter of course.

“This change in emphasis can be difficult for many organisations to understand and manage on their own, which is why the forum is essential to the region’s business.”

Rory Clarke, managing director of Rix Petroleum, was one of the first business

leaders to join the board. He believes the forum could be a real point of difference for business in the region.

“Cyber crime, including cyber enabled fraud, is the single biggest threat to our business today,” he said. “It comes in many guises and is occurring with increasing frequency. As a consequence, cyber security management is critically important to the way that we operate.

“Ultimately, our cyber security protects our shareholders, customers, employees and suppliers from the significant risks of financial loss, business disruption and reputational damage which in turn ultimately protects employment, investment and business development in our region. Ignoring this threat to your business is like leaving the office with the alarm off and the keys in the front door.”

HBRF will be launched at Hull University Business School on Wednesday, June 8, from 4pm to 6pm. To book, visit www.hull.ac.uk/hubs or e-mail p.seymour@hull.ac.uk.

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‘FANTASTIC DAY’: Competitors pictured at last year’s E-Factor Business Challenge 2015 at Healing Manor Hotel. and want to enter your team of three to five participants, then enter your team now.

Set in the grounds of Healing Manor Hotel, on Friday, July 8, from noon to 6pm, activities will include Olympic target shooting, archery, disc golf and laser clay pigeon shooting.

Business Hive membership manager Sam Burgess said: “It is a really good, fun event, bringing businesses from across the spectrum together in one place on the same day.

“It’s a fantastic day and it’s not just about networking, it also bringing people together.

“Dong Energy were the winners

last year, so if you’re involved in business then make sure to sign up so they don’t pick up the trophy again.”

She added: “Last year we had 18 teams and we’ve already got 15 signed up for this year, so it’s looking like it will be another good day.

“It was our first year in 2015, and we’re hoping to grow the event and make it an annual event on the calendar.”

To book your team, call 01472 242667.

It costs £30 per person.

Another event returning this year is the Business Hive Live, which is to be held at Grimsby

Auditorium, on Tuesday, October 4.

Now into its third year and building on the event’s previous success, it has become a key date in the business diary as it brings businesses and business owners together from across North East Lincolnshire to showcase and promote their products and services and to listen to a range of guest speakers who share their expertise and business experience.

As before, it will be open to all businesses although spaces are limited so early booking is advised.

If you would like a stand, call 01472 242667.

Member stands cost £60 and £150 for non members.

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AS your business got what it takes to win the Business Challenge?

Last year, business people from across North East Lincolnshire had their best game faces on as they went head-to-head for the inaugural Business Challenge Event.

Companies, organisations and business people from across the borough took part in the afternoon of healthy competition at Healing Manor Hotel, facing their rivals in a series of activities including archery and laser clay pigeon shooting.

The team-building event was organised by The Business Hive Club, who have brought the event back for 2016.

Businesses and organisations taking part in the competition included Grimsby Institute, Dong Energy, Humber Recruitment, Engie, Haines Watts and Handelsbanken.

The sporting activities were provided by Get Hooked On Positive Activities.

The day concluded with a buffet and drinks before the official prizegiving.

Last year’s champions, Dong Energy, will be competing against teams from other local businesses hoping to retain the Championship Trophy.

If you are up for the challenge

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SEVEN new appointments at specialist IT service provider HBP Systems have taken its total workforce beyond 50 for the first time.

And that keeps the company bang on target for its ambition to have doubled in size within the next four years, says MD Joanne Dixon.

She says: “A significant increase in the number of people we employ is one of the key elements of our five-year growth plan, which we’ll achieve by supporting the growth of other Humber region businesses.”

With offices in Hull and Scunthorpe, HBP Systems has gone from strength-to-strength in recent years, with a record financial year in 2014/15 and a solid five-year growth plan.

Says Joanne: “Because HBP Systems believes in putting people first, it’s vital for us to support our clients, so we’ve added two new implementation engineers in Phil Kynaston and Ian Gelder, Liam Pike as an engineer in our first line support team and the sales team has expanded with the recent appointment of Andrew Lynch as an internal account manager and Matthew Elms, who joins our sales team working on our newest service, mobile

‘ON TARGET’: HBP managing director Joanne Dixon.

Picture: Peter Harbour

We’re proud of the fact that 99.3 per cent of clients say they’re ‘very satisfied’ with our work, and the remaining 0.7 per cent are ‘satisfied’ Opertations director Tony Pearson

communications. Their work will be firmly focused on our clients, providing and supporting the IT and software they need to help their businesses to grow.”

A sixth employee, Daisy Bett, has also become a full-time employee within the company’s finance team, having spent the past year on a HBP Systems apprenticeship. “We always

aspire to have apprentices become full-time employees after their year on our scheme, and Daisy is no exception. I am sure she will be a valuable asset to our finance team,” added Joanne. Joining Daisy in the finance department is new finance manager Nicola Smith, who joins the company from International Financial Firm, KPMG.

“I’m incredibly excited to watch Nicola grow our finance team and leverage her financial knowledge to grow HBP Systems Ltd” Joanne Commented.

Operations director Tony Pearson said Phil, Ian and Liam would add strength to his technical team.

“Because we’re developing a broader client base, we needed to expand our

technical team to make sure we can sustain our customer satisfaction levels.

We’re proud of the fact that 99.3 per cent of clients say they’re ‘very satisfied’ with our work, and the remaining 0.7 per cent are ‘satisfied’. A larger and stronger technical team will make sure we can sustain those figures, during time of growth.”

‘ONE STOP SHOP’: Michael Clarke, owner of Sign Of The Times in Grimsby.

Picture: Jon Corken

All signs are good for one firm’s time ahead!

A

POPULAR northern Lin- new multi-head embroidery colnshire firm is continu- machine, increasing our output and quality on production, along ing to expand.

had included a further wide format printer to match its current machines, which would enable the with new digitizing software which company to increase production levels and quality. will turn company’s logos or Sign Of The Times moved to the designs into a stitch design.

And he said further expansion former Humber pub building on was in the pipeline.

“Next was the purchase of a Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, in 2013 He said: “Continued efforts are and since then it has kept growing. direct to garments machine which prints full colour designs directly also been catered for on the sales Owner Michael Clarke said the onto the garment, increasing detail side of the business with new company had never looked back and quality. offices currently been constructed. since making the move.

“In addition to this, we have just “These will host our sales and He said: “This is a fantastic marketing departments, focusing location for us on one of the busiest placed an order for a full wide format dye sublimation printing on social media campaigns, our roads in town, also occupying a system which will cater for a full new website and also the large car park to the rear of the range of soft signage including e-commerce sales site which is premises. currently been designed by Crystal “Since moving here, the business flags and banners – an area which we previously outsourced.

Pyramid Web Design. has grown in leaps and bounds, “Bringing this in-house will “This is something we are really and in 2015 we bought the enable us to control quality and looking forward to and has been a adjourning property to give us lead times to a better degree and to long time in the planning. much needed space.

“Phase two of our expansion will “Shortly after that, we started on meet our valued customer requirements.” include expanding our printing a £48,000 expansion plan with the Mr Clarke said other investments and copying company side of the first phase being the purchase of a

business, which over the past few years has shown good growth, with the plan to add further investment into the business with the investment of new equipment software and the purchase of a further graphic designer printer.

“We seem to be creating a one stop shop where we can cater for all of our customers’ requirements, and this certainly seems to be a winner by the response and feedback received from all of our customers.

“My main aim is to meet and excel all of our customers’ requirements.

“With a great team of staff behind Sign Of The Times and advice from The Business Hive, we are looking forward to a very bright future.

“Keep watching out for our next phase, which is currently under wraps at the moment.”

Property Commercial & Residential Improvements Ltd Telephone 01472 596535 E: reads247@hotmail.co.uk www.readspropertyimprovements.co.uk MEMBER OF THE FEDERATION OF SMALL BUSINESSES

Cyber security for businesses is on the agenda BUSINESSES will soon have the opportunity to sign up for a new way of protecting themselves from cyber criminals.

Humberside Police has teamed up with leading firms from across the area and Hull University Business School to form the Humber Business Resilience Forum, which aims to make the business of cyber security top of the agenda.

The HBRF – which will officially launch next month – aims to be a “one-stop-shop” for businesses to access the most up to date knowledge and expertise on cyber security issues and how to protect themselves, via its website and open business seminars.

Supt Phil Ward and Det Insp Rich Osgerby will join senior executives from Rix Petroleum, Rollits, Barclays, PwC, Agenda Screening Services, C4DI, KCOM and university academics to shape the forum’s board.

It will act as a senior think tank exploring the issues of concern to organisations of all sizes – from multinationals to micro-businesses.

Det Insp Osgerby said: “It is believed that 90 per cent of all cyber crime can be prevented by

taking simple steps to improve security. The HBRF will provide a fantastic way of helping us to educate businesses of all sizes about how they can best do this.

“Coupled with the force’s partnership with get Safe Online – which provides up to the minute advice about the latest emerging threats – this will be another great tool in helping us to reduce the threat of cyber crime in the Humber region.”

Gordon Meldrum QPM, a non-executive director of Hull-based Agenda Screening Services, and the former director of organised crime command with the National Crime Agency, is a driving force behind HBRF and has been appointed as chair.

“Crimes against businesses are changing,” he said. “It’s no longer just about an organisation’s physical security – there are digital ‘doors’ that need to be locked and secured as a matter of course.

“This change in emphasis can be difficult for many organisations to understand and manage on their own, which is why the forum is essential to the region’s business.”

Rory Clarke, managing director of Rix Petroleum, was one of the first business

leaders to join the board. He believes the forum could be a real point of difference for business in the region.

“Cyber crime, including cyber enabled fraud, is the single biggest threat to our business today,” he said. “It comes in many guises and is occurring with increasing frequency. As a consequence, cyber security management is critically important to the way that we operate.

“Ultimately, our cyber security protects our shareholders, customers, employees and suppliers from the significant risks of financial loss, business disruption and reputational damage which in turn ultimately protects employment, investment and business development in our region. Ignoring this threat to your business is like leaving the office with the alarm off and the keys in the front door.”

HBRF will be launched at Hull University Business School on Wednesday, June 8, from 4pm to 6pm. To book, visit www.hull.ac.uk/hubs or e-mail p.seymour@hull.ac.uk.

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The company teamed up with national business-led charity, Business in the Community (BiTC), to offer a group of 25 business studies students the unique opportunity to look behind the scenes at operations in Immingham, The visit was set up with students from Immingham’s Oasis Academy and is part of a three-year BiTC Business Class programme, which PD Ports has committed to on the Humber.

The aim of the programme is to establish partnerships between education providers and businesses, working together to inspire young people as they start to think about their potential career path.

During the visit the students learned about importing and exporting of goods around the world, as well as the variety of job roles involved in making that happen.

Russ McCallion, PD Ports’ Group HR director, said making the maritime sector more visible to young people will only prove beneficial for everyone involved.

“Engaging business with education providers is very much in line with our values at PD Ports,” he said.

“Without people, our business simply wouldn’t survive.

INSIGHT: Oasis Academy, Immingham students at PD Ports thanks to Business in the Community.

“It is critical to our succession planning to get young people excited about a career in the maritime industry and we need to be visible to the outside world in order to achieve this.”

He added: “Our business is very much about skills – and providing those early, through initiatives like the Business Class programme is good for everyone.”

Michelle Dickinson, BiTC’s education and employee

volunteering manager for South Yorkshire, Hull & Humber, said: “This is such an exciting opportunity for these young people who typically wouldn’t get chance to see first-hand a port at work.

“Learning about global trade and the associated supply chains has been an invaluable experience for each and every one of them.”

Lauren Taylor, a Year 10 student, said: “The visit has made me think about the career opportunities that

are local to me and the different types of roles that are available.”

Craig Varley, business studies teacher, added: “An experience like this is important to put into context the learning we do in the classroom.

“To be able to see it in action in a real life situation is fantastic.”

PD Ports will extend its connections with the Business Class programme in Goole and Scunthorpe later in the year.

Property role will aid robust strategy THE appointment of Campbell Carruth to the position of head of property within ABP’s operations on the Humber will allow it to develop a robust property strategy and raise the profile of the area’s enterprise zone.

That is the view of ABP Humber director Simon Bird.

Mr Carruth joins the team from UK Coal/Harworth Estates, where he held responsibility for all of the former mining accommodation across 15 sites, together with more than 1,000 acres of consented employment land.

Prior to his tenure at Harworth Estates Campbell was director of the property division at Scunthorpe’s Clugston Estates Ltd. His remit at ABP will include bringing together the north and south bank property teams and working closely with the commercial function to develop a masterplan for the four Humber ports.

He will also work to strengthen links between ABP and the development of national infrastructure such as HS2/HS3, as well as the emerging Northern Powerhouse.

RETURN TO THE HUMBER: Campbell Carruth is set to make a huge difference to property and asset management for ABP. Mr Carruth said: “I have experience in commercial land and property as well as change management, and as ABP continues to grow and develop its business, I’m hoping I can help manage that transition.

“There are some challenges for ABP at the moment, but there are some real opportunities too.

Renewables is a growth industry which we’re currently at the forefront of in this region, and we’ll be

working to service that market, together with further emerging markets, and look towards a fantastic future.

“I believe I have the experience necessary to make a real difference at ABP and I’m looking forward to getting to know my new colleagues and developing plans that will make a tangible difference to ABP’s Humber operations.”

Mr Bird said he is looking forward to working with

Mr Carruth to deliver a reinvigorated strategy.

“We’re delighted to welcome someone of Campbell’s calibre to the Humber,” he said. “I’m confident that with his guidance and expertise we can market and utilise our property and land-based assets much more effectively and highlight the Humber as a fantastic place to invest and do business.” ● More career news – pages 20 and 21.

INSPIRED: The children of Coomb Briggs visit the Humber International Terminal with tour guides and employees, from left, Nicola Bell, Paul Smith and Helen Marshall.

Learning lesson of great import STAFF at Humber International Terminal, who have been volunteering at Immingham’s Coomb Briggs Primary School as part of the Beanstalk reading mentoring programme, turned the tables on their young charges.

The Associated British Ports team invited pupils to visit them, instead.

Beanstalk volunteers and ABP employees Nicola Bell, Helen Marshall and Paul Smith welcomed them.

Helen, operations planner at HIT, said: “I’ve visited children at the school almost every week for the past three

years and all of them have asked me about my job, so I thought it would be nice to show them around.

“One of the girls was astounded to learn that I worked in a job where there were so many male employees, she had thought that women worked with women and vice versa so it was great to open her eyes to all of these new possibilities.”

Pupils were given miniature hard hats and hi-vis vests to wear and keep as a souvenir of their day, and all said they’d be interested in working there.

As well as visiting the Marine Control Centre,

where they tested the CCTV and lock gates, the children got up close to huge cranes at HIT, which they thought resembled dinosaurs.

Appreciative headteacher Jayne Day said: “We have a responsibility to raise the aspirations of our pupils, and at the end of the morning they were already talking about what job they would like.

“The Port of Immingham is part of our heritage and from a personal perspective as an education manager, to have insight into the responsibilities of port management was fascinating.”

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ECORD growth in 2015 saw Wilkin Chapman take the Forrester Boyd Award for Business Excellence at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards.

The law firm posted a 31 per cent increase in profit, with turnover up 11 per cent too.

While gearing up for a move to a new Grimsby headquarters, the company operates out of nine offices across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, providing legal services to local, regional, national and international clients.

Mark Carlton, senior partner, said: “It is great recognition in our home town. I sometimes wonder what Mr Wilkin and Mr Chapman would make of it all. I have been there since 1983, and to win this award is fantastic. The way the firm is continuing to progress just amazes me and I know when I leave it will be in much better hands than when I picked it up.”

Outlining a commitment to source local talent, and a desire to help boost the economy by working with business, he said: “We want to help people to achieve what they can achieve. You don’t have to go to big cities to build good careers and build successful businesses, and you don’t have to go outside the town for accountancy or legal services.

“We have opportunities with the new building, the ability to grow further, and it is something that will look fantastic for the town centre. It will be an iconic building, but more than that it will be part of the regeneration of the town.

“We are going to keep 250 people in the town centre.”

Wilkin Chapman will be the anchor tenant of North East Lincolnshire Council’s development of Cartergate, a £6 million four-storey facility to

PROFESSIONAL PRIDE: Peter Fearn, second left, partner at Forrester Boyd, presents the Business Excellence Award to Des Mannion, with senior partner Mark Carlton to the right of compere Helen Fospero. Right, the Auditorium, and, below, the Grease entertanment from the West End and Grimsby Institute.

meet the modern needs of a firm steeped in history, having grown organically and via strategic acquisitions both in the town and widening geographical reach.

For chief executive Des Mannion, it represented a first full year at the helm.

He said: “The fact we are

recognising a firm that is 116 years old and I have been there 16 months, means I feel a bit of a fraud.

“We have a great firm of very good lawyers and since I have been here I have been taking the lid off and letting them strut their stuff. That is what we needed to do to let the business breathe and thrive.

“That has been year one, year two will be to really go harder on the overall strategy.”

He praised the local authority’s focus on creating an enabling culture for a stronger economy and therefore a stronger community, describing Cartergate as “a brilliant example of two organisations working together for the benefit of the town”.

Mr Mannion also highlighted the work of the Chamber in throwing the bash, which the company itself has supported for more than a decade.

“Business like ours, like Forrester Boyd, other businesses either recognised or supporting tonight, are at the forefront,” he said. “It is right that we should be encouraging success, rewarding it.”

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NUMBER TWO: Ray Oxby presents Paul Barker with the The North East Lincolnshire Business Development Award, joined by members of the team, Kevin Hopper, left, and Helen Fospero.

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She said: “What came over was the commitment to staff, they really like working for him. He cares for them, their safety and their future.

They trust him and he trusts them. That’s quite unusual and a real distinguishing feature.”

North East Lincolnshire Council leader, Ray Oxby – presenting the second award of the night to JemBuild, added: “It is the community ethos that is supported here that mattered. It is not just about profit, an individual’s money, but about community, and ensuring it goes back

into community. I see energy, passion and commitment.”

Also a winner on the night was ID Architecture, a company JemBuild has partnered with on several projects, including the new statement headquarters on Wilton Road which they will also move into this summer.

The creative architectural and interior design service provider was awarded The Business Hive Small Business Award – also won by JemBuild in 2014.

James Lockwood, architect and partner at the

ID CONFIRMED: Receiving The Business Hive Small Business Award from Mark Webb, second left, are, directors, Andy Inch, Tom Williams and James Lockwood. company, said: “It means a lot to us. It is our sixth birthday, we are just about to move offices, to a place we have designed, and we have another member of staff joining us. It is the cherry on the icing on the cake.”

He joined ID – created by founding directors Andy Inch and Tom Williams – two years ago as it rapidly grew.

It too launched in the midst of the recession, with Mr Inch and Mr Williams leaving a practice in Lincoln to go it alone.

“It was a difficult time, but we are well over

that now,” said Mr Inch, referring to times when construction notoriously lags behind the upturn post crash. “Turnover has doubled year on year for the last three years, it really is a case of onwards and upwards.”

Mr Williams said: “I think our reputation was built in that first three years, with the projects we undertook. We are now a team of six, we have some really exciting projects coming forward.” ● Local Authority Building Control Excellence Awards, see pages 24 and 25.

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A businessman who has evolved with his surroundings, from fish merchant to fish auctioneer, then wind farm support provider, he is one of the pioneers of a maturing industry on Grimsby’s port estate, and a founder member of the Grimsby Renewables Partnership.

The award was presented by David Laister, business editor, who told how the Mr Christensen was credited by numerous inward investors in the sector for effectively selling the town’s benefits to them, while ensuring a demanding industry where immediacy is key, was well served.

He said: “He is the go-to man for companies and individuals from a country we are intrinsically linked with. He is a living legacy of Grim in Grimsby and we are greater for it, with that connection now stronger than ever.

“Recognised twice by the Queen of his long-departed home nation, we felt it high time, Kurt Christensen, first knight of Denmark, was rewarded here.

“There are countless examples of his great efforts to go the extra mile, from ambassadorial tour guide and honest sounding board for relocating families, to solutions provider to the biggest corporates this area has ever known.

‘Yes is the answer, now what is the question’ is the motto of the Windpower Support company he formed, having convinced his wonderfully understanding wife to remortgage their Cleethorpes home (to fund a first crew transfer vessel) at a time many would expect to pay theirs off.

“He is one of the most colourful characters industry will see, a true gent with a sparkle

WORTHY WINNER: Kurt Christensen, with wife Carol, receives the award from David Laister, with Owen Finn, far left, president of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, and Helen Fospero, far right. matched by few. If you are a stranger in his company, you are soon a friend, and certainly aware of what Grimsby has to offer.

“From site security to crew transfer vessels, helping transform a ferry to a floating hotel workshop, ships’ agency to emergency babysitter, there is very little that hasn’t been done, with many roped in along the way, and all the richer for it.”

The award was well received in the room, with Dong Energy UK chairman Brent Cheshire, Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce’s guest of honour, among the first to

congratulate him, and Tue Lippert, who led the delivery of Dong’s first wind farm from Grimsby – Westermost Rough – also invited back.

Mr Christensen, who joked “at 36 he still had lots to do,” said: “I am absolutely honoured to have been given this. I don’t think I deserve it, but I am very grateful. How can you get something like this for doing something you enjoy so much?

“I just keep battling on. Grimsby is a good town full of good people. All you have got to do is take a little time out to show people how nice

it is. That is what I did with Dong and Siemens when they first came back in 2008. Everyone was saying ‘oh Grimsby, oh Grimsby’ being negative, but within two or three days we showed them the right places to go. The work ethic is something else too. Business-wise it is a great place to invest.

“We take for granted the natural environment too. We have the coastline and open countryside accessible in 10 minutes from the docks. We shouldn’t underestimate how attractive that can be for many.”

Born in Denmark and the son of a trawler skipper, Mr Christensen came to England at the age of three, and his family soon settled in Grimsby.

Fiercely proud of both his Danish heritage and Grimbarian life, he is a popular figure under the shadow of the Dock Tower, having built up Meridian Fish Sales on Auckland Road, a company which he formed in 1982.

He was asked to be honorary Danish consul in 1994, a position he regarded as a great privilege. Nine years later he was included in the Danish new year’s honours list, with a first class knighthood bestowed upon him in 2012 by Queen Margrethe II, in recognition of the work done in offshore wind, as well as his ongoing consular service.

Of his role, Mr Christensen then remarked: “The most important aspect is to foster good relations between the country which you represent and the country where you live.

“I have taken great pride in helping out any Danes over here, and the role is now far more business orientated than it ever has been.”

In the four years that have passed since, that has elevated again, with a tide of announcements and acquisitions in offshore wind development by Dong Energy as it builds up a huge project pipeline as the world’s leader, and the supply chain elements follow.

JOINT WINNER: Myles Shaw, right, of Carpet Runners UK, receives his award from Paul Lee.

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WO inspirational young entrepreneurs After building his own business, Andy was were celebrated for their achieve- contracted by The David Ross Education Trust ments at this year’s Northern Lin- to establish a new registration system at its colleges. colnshire Business Awards.

Andy Green, of web development firm Lyke Ltd, and Myles Shaw, of Carpet Runners UK, ran out as joint winners in the Franklin College Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award category.

While each nominee has their own remarkable tale of how they entered the world of business, presenter of the award Paul Lee, director of teaching and learning at Franklin College in Grimsby, said he hoped the pair’s success could inspire the next generation of young entrepreneurs.

Andy Green, 19, who suffers with cerebral palsy, impressed judges with the “drive, tenacity and entrepreneurship” he has demonstrated since launching his own software and web development company in 2010.

Within one year, his company managed to turn over more than £10,000.

And his business shows no signs of slowing down after Andy recently gained a contract for another client to create a bespoke ecommerce website.

Speaking after he picked up the award, Andy said: “I’m pretty speechless to be fair – it is just amazing.

“It makes all the endless hours that I have put in over the past year so worth it.

“I hoped I would win but I was so, so happy just to be shortlisted.”

He added: “They shortlisted me even though I had no business figures to submit at that time.

It was just incredible.”

FIFTEEN workforce volunteers acting as training champions ensured industrial paint specialist Jotun was named champion trainer.

The Flixborough site of the international operator won the Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award for the innovative approach to ensuring the 100 operators in the 220-strong team are safe and skilled.

Ben Parsley, head of operations at what is the largest Jotun facility in Europe, said: “It is fantastic. The guys back on site will really treasure this. Training for us is number one.

Jotun is all about people, and when going for growth it applies to the business and the people. We develop people so they can thrive

and we can deliver for our customers.

“This is great recognition for our training champions. They are all volunteers who stood up and said to the business that they wanted to make a difference and help grow the business.”

Last year the plant manufactured 24.3 million litres of paint. Judges heard the new training programme is exceeding expectations and rapidly gaining global recognition.

They were impressed by how they all differed in age and experience, but shared the passion outlined by Mr Parsley, helping smash budgeted targets by 19 per cent, while improving working relations.

SEAFOOD SMILES: Dan Wilson, second left, presents the award to Pete Ward and Cheryl Atkin, with Kathy Fillingham, left, chair of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce North Lincolnshire area councilm and host Helen Fospero.

SEAFOOD giant Young’s has reaffirmed its relationship with the Grimsby community after winning big at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards.

Chief executive Pete Ward described the achievement as a “proud moment” for the leading supplier of frozen and chilled seafood and praised his staff for “making a difference to the local economy.”

His comments came after Young’s Seafood won the Barclays Excellence in Community Relations Award.

Judges of the award cited the fir m’s commitment to Grimsby community, including their support for the 40th

Cleethorpes Carnival, the inaugural Cleethorpes Winter Wonderland and their continued sponsorship of Grimsby Town Football Club.

The company was also praised for its work in raising £130,000 for charity.

Last month, the company announced it would renew its sponsorship of the club in the 2016/2017 season and announced the Findus Stand would be renamed Young’s Upper and Young’s Lower.

After receiving the accolade, Mr Ward said the relationship between the community and local businesses was “so important” and hailed those who “make a difference.”

“This is a very proud moment and I am accepting this award on behalf of the many local employees,” he said.

“It is a reward for their efforts and the difference they make to the local economy.”

He added: “It’s been a fantastic evening of awards, with some very touching stories about individuals and families who are in business.”

Judges of the award were also impressed with the firm’s 10 Principles of Responsible Fish procurement, which aims to ensure great quality fish is accessible to all, as well as their award-winning Fish for Life CSR programme.

JOINT WINNER: Andy Green of Lyke Limited, receives his award from Paul Lee, with Kathy Fillingham.

Not satisfied with his own business, Andy has also taken part in social causes, including, charity Counting Hope, launched to empower the people of Cape Verde through education.

He hopes to educate young people on disabilities in the future.

Also picking up the award was 29-year-old Myles Shaw of Carpet Runners UK. The managing director of the largest business of its kind in the UK, Myles’ firm specialises in hallway carpet runners, stair runners and wedding aisle runners.

Nine years ago, Myles noticed a roll of carpet runner in his father’s shop.

Needing to make up the £100 a week the family lost when Myles’ wife went on maternity leave, he decided to put it on eBay and was amazed to see how quickly it sold.

This inspired Myles to jump on a plane to Germany to buy direct from the manufacturer.

His company now stocks 350 different variations of colour and designs and continues to go from strength to strength.

“This award really does mean a lot to me,” he said.

“I believe in what I do and I think it’s nice for other people to recognise that and it reminds me that I am on the right path.

“You don’t go into business to win awards and truthfully I didn’t think I was good enough to win - you do it to put food on the plate.

“It is something I don’t think I could have ever dreamed of.”

He added: “It’s been five years hard slog but the business is going really well.

“People sometimes don’t see the late nights and the early hours that go into it.”

Mr Lee said: “We felt that both businesses had people running them who are inspirational to other young people.”

Brands bring a brilliant return as image and quality shines through

Joy for Jotun as training praised Community contribution commended

PAINT THE TOWN RED: Gill Alton, second left, chief executive of Grimsby Institute, presents the award to Ben Parsley and Natalie Hood. Also pictured are Helen Fospero, right, and Kevin Hopper, left.

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Town’s Danish ‘ambassador’ honoured with lifetime award ONORARY Danish Consul Kurt Christensen was awarded the Grimsby & Scunthorpe Telegraph Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the role he has played in helping establish the area as a welcoming offshore wind location.

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EARLY WIN: Bridge McFarland partner Stephen Oldridge, left, presents ON Marketing with the award. Second left is apprentice Jordan Hill, with directors Joe Stoney and James Southworth, with Helen Fospero.

CATCH OF THE DAY: Louise and Andrew Coulbeck flank Helen Fospero, as they are presented with their award.

LANDING a major client in Scunthorpe’s national soup brand Glorious! impressed judges behind The Bridge McFarland New Business Award.

ON Marketing Ltd was launched

by James Southworth and Joe Stoney in August 2014, uniting complementary experience from corporate and SME backgrounds.

Work with TSC Foods was won early, and has helped the two become a team of 10.

Mr Southworth said: “This means everything for us, it is real recognition for the hard work put in over the last couple of years.

“We have a team now behind us, supporting us with everything, and that is why we are constantly growing.”

Judges noted a series of clever re-investments and an ambitious development and growth plan.

Now based in Oswald Road, it was initial search engine optimisation work with then neighbour TSC as they operated from The Admin Centre, that led

to website, and then full service offering to the distinctive brand.

Mr Stoney said: “Following on from that work we have welcomed other national clients.

“It is an honour to win, I was really pleased to even be nominated.”

It capped a memorable week for Mr Stoney, who became a father just days before.

Sheffield Forgemasters is a recent client won for a full rebranding.

“It is a landmark business, and fantastic for us to win that,” added Mr Southworth.

The family business behind the BigFish Brand had strong sales recognised as they push on for more with vital investment in the Grimsby factory.

JCS Fish took the ABP Business Growth Award, with a significant spend on the Murray Street premises recognised.

With turnover up by a third to £6 million and staff also increasing by a quarter, it has primed itself to

build on a 10 per cent increase in volumes.

Owned by Andrew and Louise Coulbeck, the 40-strong team specialise in the supply of responsibly sourced prepared salmon to the catering and food service trade, as well as independent retailers.

It has won numerous industry awards for the product, but decided to push the whole business this time.

They have recently brought in marketing expertise with a strong track record in the industry, prompting the award entry.

“We were under the radar, but we thought it was our time to blossom,” they said. “The brand is going very well, and we need to push that even more.

“We are very proud of Grimsby, what we are about, and while we have kept our heads down, and never really looked up from behind the parapet, it is great to be recognised for what we do every day.”

AMBITION: JCS Fish’s BigFish Brand, and Glorious!, the former neighbour ON Marketing is working closely with as it develops.

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A businessman who has evolved with his surroundings, from fish merchant to fish auctioneer, then wind farm support provider, he is one of the pioneers of a maturing industry on Grimsby’s port estate, and a founder member of the Grimsby Renewables Partnership.

The award was presented by David Laister, business editor, who told how the Mr Christensen was credited by numerous inward investors in the sector for effectively selling the town’s benefits to them, while ensuring a demanding industry where immediacy is key, was well served.

He said: “He is the go-to man for companies and individuals from a country we are intrinsically linked with. He is a living legacy of Grim in Grimsby and we are greater for it, with that connection now stronger than ever.

“Recognised twice by the Queen of his long-departed home nation, we felt it high time, Kurt Christensen, first knight of Denmark, was rewarded here.

“There are countless examples of his great efforts to go the extra mile, from ambassadorial tour guide and honest sounding board for relocating families, to solutions provider to the biggest corporates this area has ever known.

‘Yes is the answer, now what is the question’ is the motto of the Windpower Support company he formed, having convinced his wonderfully understanding wife to remortgage their Cleethorpes home (to fund a first crew transfer vessel) at a time many would expect to pay theirs off.

“He is one of the most colourful characters industry will see, a true gent with a sparkle

WORTHY WINNER: Kurt Christensen, with wife Carol, receives the award from David Laister, with Owen Finn, far left, president of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, and Helen Fospero, far right. matched by few. If you are a stranger in his company, you are soon a friend, and certainly aware of what Grimsby has to offer.

“From site security to crew transfer vessels, helping transform a ferry to a floating hotel workshop, ships’ agency to emergency babysitter, there is very little that hasn’t been done, with many roped in along the way, and all the richer for it.”

The award was well received in the room, with Dong Energy UK chairman Brent Cheshire, Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce’s guest of honour, among the first to

congratulate him, and Tue Lippert, who led the delivery of Dong’s first wind farm from Grimsby – Westermost Rough – also invited back.

Mr Christensen, who joked “at 36 he still had lots to do,” said: “I am absolutely honoured to have been given this. I don’t think I deserve it, but I am very grateful. How can you get something like this for doing something you enjoy so much?

“I just keep battling on. Grimsby is a good town full of good people. All you have got to do is take a little time out to show people how nice

it is. That is what I did with Dong and Siemens when they first came back in 2008. Everyone was saying ‘oh Grimsby, oh Grimsby’ being negative, but within two or three days we showed them the right places to go. The work ethic is something else too. Business-wise it is a great place to invest.

“We take for granted the natural environment too. We have the coastline and open countryside accessible in 10 minutes from the docks. We shouldn’t underestimate how attractive that can be for many.”

Born in Denmark and the son of a trawler skipper, Mr Christensen came to England at the age of three, and his family soon settled in Grimsby.

Fiercely proud of both his Danish heritage and Grimbarian life, he is a popular figure under the shadow of the Dock Tower, having built up Meridian Fish Sales on Auckland Road, a company which he formed in 1982.

He was asked to be honorary Danish consul in 1994, a position he regarded as a great privilege. Nine years later he was included in the Danish new year’s honours list, with a first class knighthood bestowed upon him in 2012 by Queen Margrethe II, in recognition of the work done in offshore wind, as well as his ongoing consular service.

Of his role, Mr Christensen then remarked: “The most important aspect is to foster good relations between the country which you represent and the country where you live.

“I have taken great pride in helping out any Danes over here, and the role is now far more business orientated than it ever has been.”

In the four years that have passed since, that has elevated again, with a tide of announcements and acquisitions in offshore wind development by Dong Energy as it builds up a huge project pipeline as the world’s leader, and the supply chain elements follow.

JOINT WINNER: Myles Shaw, right, of Carpet Runners UK, receives his award from Paul Lee.

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WO inspirational young entrepreneurs After building his own business, Andy was were celebrated for their achieve- contracted by The David Ross Education Trust ments at this year’s Northern Lin- to establish a new registration system at its colleges. colnshire Business Awards.

Andy Green, of web development firm Lyke Ltd, and Myles Shaw, of Carpet Runners UK, ran out as joint winners in the Franklin College Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award category.

While each nominee has their own remarkable tale of how they entered the world of business, presenter of the award Paul Lee, director of teaching and learning at Franklin College in Grimsby, said he hoped the pair’s success could inspire the next generation of young entrepreneurs.

Andy Green, 19, who suffers with cerebral palsy, impressed judges with the “drive, tenacity and entrepreneurship” he has demonstrated since launching his own software and web development company in 2010.

Within one year, his company managed to turn over more than £10,000.

And his business shows no signs of slowing down after Andy recently gained a contract for another client to create a bespoke ecommerce website.

Speaking after he picked up the award, Andy said: “I’m pretty speechless to be fair – it is just amazing.

“It makes all the endless hours that I have put in over the past year so worth it.

“I hoped I would win but I was so, so happy just to be shortlisted.”

He added: “They shortlisted me even though I had no business figures to submit at that time.

It was just incredible.”

FIFTEEN workforce volunteers acting as training champions ensured industrial paint specialist Jotun was named champion trainer.

The Flixborough site of the international operator won the Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award for the innovative approach to ensuring the 100 operators in the 220-strong team are safe and skilled.

Ben Parsley, head of operations at what is the largest Jotun facility in Europe, said: “It is fantastic. The guys back on site will really treasure this. Training for us is number one.

Jotun is all about people, and when going for growth it applies to the business and the people. We develop people so they can thrive

and we can deliver for our customers.

“This is great recognition for our training champions. They are all volunteers who stood up and said to the business that they wanted to make a difference and help grow the business.”

Last year the plant manufactured 24.3 million litres of paint. Judges heard the new training programme is exceeding expectations and rapidly gaining global recognition.

They were impressed by how they all differed in age and experience, but shared the passion outlined by Mr Parsley, helping smash budgeted targets by 19 per cent, while improving working relations.

SEAFOOD SMILES: Dan Wilson, second left, presents the award to Pete Ward and Cheryl Atkin, with Kathy Fillingham, left, chair of the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce North Lincolnshire area councilm and host Helen Fospero.

SEAFOOD giant Young’s has reaffirmed its relationship with the Grimsby community after winning big at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards.

Chief executive Pete Ward described the achievement as a “proud moment” for the leading supplier of frozen and chilled seafood and praised his staff for “making a difference to the local economy.”

His comments came after Young’s Seafood won the Barclays Excellence in Community Relations Award.

Judges of the award cited the fir m’s commitment to Grimsby community, including their support for the 40th

Cleethorpes Carnival, the inaugural Cleethorpes Winter Wonderland and their continued sponsorship of Grimsby Town Football Club.

The company was also praised for its work in raising £130,000 for charity.

Last month, the company announced it would renew its sponsorship of the club in the 2016/2017 season and announced the Findus Stand would be renamed Young’s Upper and Young’s Lower.

After receiving the accolade, Mr Ward said the relationship between the community and local businesses was “so important” and hailed those who “make a difference.”

“This is a very proud moment and I am accepting this award on behalf of the many local employees,” he said.

“It is a reward for their efforts and the difference they make to the local economy.”

He added: “It’s been a fantastic evening of awards, with some very touching stories about individuals and families who are in business.”

Judges of the award were also impressed with the firm’s 10 Principles of Responsible Fish procurement, which aims to ensure great quality fish is accessible to all, as well as their award-winning Fish for Life CSR programme.

JOINT WINNER: Andy Green of Lyke Limited, receives his award from Paul Lee, with Kathy Fillingham.

Not satisfied with his own business, Andy has also taken part in social causes, including, charity Counting Hope, launched to empower the people of Cape Verde through education.

He hopes to educate young people on disabilities in the future.

Also picking up the award was 29-year-old Myles Shaw of Carpet Runners UK. The managing director of the largest business of its kind in the UK, Myles’ firm specialises in hallway carpet runners, stair runners and wedding aisle runners.

Nine years ago, Myles noticed a roll of carpet runner in his father’s shop.

Needing to make up the £100 a week the family lost when Myles’ wife went on maternity leave, he decided to put it on eBay and was amazed to see how quickly it sold.

This inspired Myles to jump on a plane to Germany to buy direct from the manufacturer.

His company now stocks 350 different variations of colour and designs and continues to go from strength to strength.

“This award really does mean a lot to me,” he said.

“I believe in what I do and I think it’s nice for other people to recognise that and it reminds me that I am on the right path.

“You don’t go into business to win awards and truthfully I didn’t think I was good enough to win - you do it to put food on the plate.

“It is something I don’t think I could have ever dreamed of.”

He added: “It’s been five years hard slog but the business is going really well.

“People sometimes don’t see the late nights and the early hours that go into it.”

Mr Lee said: “We felt that both businesses had people running them who are inspirational to other young people.”

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PAINT THE TOWN RED: Gill Alton, second left, chief executive of Grimsby Institute, presents the award to Ben Parsley and Natalie Hood. Also pictured are Helen Fospero, right, and Kevin Hopper, left.

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Town’s Danish ‘ambassador’ honoured with lifetime award ONORARY Danish Consul Kurt Christensen was awarded the Grimsby & Scunthorpe Telegraph Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of the role he has played in helping establish the area as a welcoming offshore wind location.

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EARLY WIN: Bridge McFarland partner Stephen Oldridge, left, presents ON Marketing with the award. Second left is apprentice Jordan Hill, with directors Joe Stoney and James Southworth, with Helen Fospero.

CATCH OF THE DAY: Louise and Andrew Coulbeck flank Helen Fospero, as they are presented with their award.

LANDING a major client in Scunthorpe’s national soup brand Glorious! impressed judges behind The Bridge McFarland New Business Award.

ON Marketing Ltd was launched

by James Southworth and Joe Stoney in August 2014, uniting complementary experience from corporate and SME backgrounds.

Work with TSC Foods was won early, and has helped the two become a team of 10.

Mr Southworth said: “This means everything for us, it is real recognition for the hard work put in over the last couple of years.

“We have a team now behind us, supporting us with everything, and that is why we are constantly growing.”

Judges noted a series of clever re-investments and an ambitious development and growth plan.

Now based in Oswald Road, it was initial search engine optimisation work with then neighbour TSC as they operated from The Admin Centre, that led

to website, and then full service offering to the distinctive brand.

Mr Stoney said: “Following on from that work we have welcomed other national clients.

“It is an honour to win, I was really pleased to even be nominated.”

It capped a memorable week for Mr Stoney, who became a father just days before.

Sheffield Forgemasters is a recent client won for a full rebranding.

“It is a landmark business, and fantastic for us to win that,” added Mr Southworth.

The family business behind the BigFish Brand had strong sales recognised as they push on for more with vital investment in the Grimsby factory.

JCS Fish took the ABP Business Growth Award, with a significant spend on the Murray Street premises recognised.

With turnover up by a third to £6 million and staff also increasing by a quarter, it has primed itself to

build on a 10 per cent increase in volumes.

Owned by Andrew and Louise Coulbeck, the 40-strong team specialise in the supply of responsibly sourced prepared salmon to the catering and food service trade, as well as independent retailers.

It has won numerous industry awards for the product, but decided to push the whole business this time.

They have recently brought in marketing expertise with a strong track record in the industry, prompting the award entry.

“We were under the radar, but we thought it was our time to blossom,” they said. “The brand is going very well, and we need to push that even more.

“We are very proud of Grimsby, what we are about, and while we have kept our heads down, and never really looked up from behind the parapet, it is great to be recognised for what we do every day.”

AMBITION: JCS Fish’s BigFish Brand, and Glorious!, the former neighbour ON Marketing is working closely with as it develops.

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Amazing night of pure delight for an audience NORTHERN Lincolnshire Business Awards 2016 was a huge hit, with the Grease theme going down well with a 450-strong audience.

Songs from the original high school musical were belted back at the stage as first Grimsby Institute students, then West End professionals perfor med.

The Lincolnshire chef, Steven Bennett, was in the kitchen, providing the three course meal ahead of the entertainment, with selfies screened on the huge backdrop adding to the inclusive fun.

Fortunately, the Telegraph photographer Rick Byrne was also there...

EXPORTS: Phil Carr, left, presents the award to Simon Atkinson and Mike Butters.

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APP-LAUSE: Joanne Dixon, second left, managing director of HBP Systems, presents the award to sharon and Simon Beniston, joined by Kathy Fillingham, left, and Helen Fospero.

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N ENTREPRENEUR who felt inspired to launch his own health app after stumbling across the victim of a hit and run has been commended for his innovation.

Simon Beniston, founder and chief executive of MediBioSense Ltd, accepted The HBP Systems Innovation Award for his firm’s Health24 mobile phone application and wearable technology.

The mobile app, which has been made available on Apple and Google App stores, provides free health information to anyone in the world and it has now been downloaded in 103 countries.

Mr Beniston, who is based in Westwoodside, said he was inspired to launch the app after driving through Doncaster four years ago when he came across someone laid down by the roadside.

“I thought they were drunk and had collapsed,” he said.

“I stopped to see if they were okay and it turned out it had been a hit and run and they were seriously injured. I didn’t know what to do.

“I didn’t know where I was and it took me about five minutes to find out. The ambulance crew struggled to find us even though we were in a built-up area.”

He added: “That’s when I had the idea for a free app which could tell you where the nearest hospital was.

“Thankfully, the guy survived.”

The app works by utilising NHS Choices’ Interactive Encyclopaedia of health conditions.

Users can search by body part, first letter or ‘whole body.’

It is also able to locate the nearest health services based on the user’s location via GPS. As well as the Health24 app, Simon

has built up a strong customer base with MBS Connect - wearable clinical grade biosensors and mobile technology.

According to the firm, it is the only clinical grade wearable biometric patch on the market with an accuracy rate of 99.6 per cent.

It is able to measure vital signs such as the user’s, heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate and skin temperature The technology has proven popular with some of the biggest sporting names and health providers across the globe, with it being used at the Rugby Union Six Nations matches.

Simon’s wife, Sharon Beniston, is MediBioSense Ltd’s finance manager.

She said: “It means the world to us to have won this award.

“It shows that when you believe in something and you put so much hard work into it, it does pay off.”

THE managing director of a thriving Grimsby business dedicated his prize to his colleagues’ 13 years of “hard graft” at the firm.

Mariner Packaging, a global exporter of high quality food packaging and construction materials, was named winner of the HSBC International Trade Award.

The accolade is just another success in a year which has seen the business swell in size, with a 200 per cent increase in recruitment.

An initial target for a 10 per cent increase in international operations was originally set, but the company has since confounded all expectations, recording sales of 20 per cent.

The packaging company, based on Estate Road Six also secured valuable distribution agreements with clients in countries including North and South America, mainland Europe and the Middle East.

But despite their hugely successful year, managing director Simon Atkinson admitted he was still amazed that his company managed to pick up the award.

“It’s a complete surprise to have won,” he said.

“It’s overwhelming when you look at all the competition we were up against.

“It has been 13 years of hard graft to

get to where we are and this award just fortifies our passion.

“We have been travelling all around Europe and various other countries to get more trade. We want to keep providing those opportunities for the people who work for us.

“Some of what we have done has led us to work with the European Space Agency and companies in Chile.”

The company deals in odour neutralizers and specialist foils, orginating from supplying the seafood industry.

Michael Butters, operations director, added: “There has been a continual effort to break into different markets.

“We are hitting £5 million turnover this year which is a 20 per cent increase on what we did last year. We have gone from zero to £5 million in the space of 13 years.

“When I came there were just four of us and now there are 25.

“We could not have foreseen that.”

Phil Carr, corporate relationship manager at HSBC, congratulated the fir m’s bravery in trying to break into new markets abroad.

“As a bank we have a real desire to trade with businesses that import and export overseas,” he said. “It has been a gamble for them but it has paid off.”

Signs are good that traffic management firm could work locally

HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS: North Lincolnshire Council leader, Baroness Redfern, second left, presents the award to Road Traffic Solutions Ltd directors Les Smith, Stephanie Morley and Ben Dexter. Also pictured are Kathy Fillingham, left, and Helen Fospero, right.

A NORTH Lincolnshire traffic management firm that has worked on the London Olympics and Le Tour de France is hoping to boost trade locally after scooping a top award.

Road Traffic Solutions Ltd, based in Scunthorpe, won the North Lincolnshire Business Development Award at this year’s ceremony after judges were impressed by the firm’s strong growth and the work it has carried out on a national level.

The company also deals in event management, having worked on some of the most prestigious sporting events in the world.

Director Stephanie Morley said she hoped winning the award could raise the company’s profile locally.

“We don’t really do a lot of work in the northern Lincolnshire area so hopefully this award will help with us being recognised more locally,” she said.

“We do a lot of national events.

“This award means a lot to us but it’s all about our employees at the end of the day.”

Fellow director Les Smith endorsed that view.

He added: “We put a lot of investment

into our people, so this award is for them.

“It’s been about expanding at the right pace and at the right time.”

The company is now in its 12th year, with the members of staff expanding from five to 150 during that time.

Judges of the award were also impressed with the way in which the business had given young people from the surrounding areas a chance to succeed, as well as recording 36 per cent growth in the last year.

Ben Dexter, a third director, said: “Our customers have believed in us from the start.”

With its headquarters in Scunthorpe, the business has expanded its reach all over the country, establishing satellite depots in Birmingham; Cumbernauld in Scotland; Mildenhall in Suffolk; Watford in Hertfordshire and Barking, east London.

Road Traffic Solutions Ltd has become a popular choice to employ traffic and pedestrian solutions for a whole manner of situations, from the re-surfacing of potholes, to other urgent maintenance works.

Amanda Austin, left, and Melanie Onn MP.

From left, David Prescott, Elizabeth Gilliatt, Janet Ward and Katie Davies.

Students from the Grimsby Institute entertain guests.

From left, Paul Gray, Linda Anderson-Smith and Rachael Anderson-Smith.

The team from Tower Staff Construction, with Gary McMullen, far left, and special guest, boxer Kevin Hooper, third from right.

Michelle Grey, left, and Rachel Fawcett.

From left, Tony Bramley, Gary Stafford, Jill Knott, Rosalind Smith, Cath Camplin and Nicola Ashton.

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Road trauma leads to award-winning app

Amazing night of pure delight for an audience NORTHERN Lincolnshire Business Awards 2016 was a huge hit, with the Grease theme going down well with a 450-strong audience.

Songs from the original high school musical were belted back at the stage as first Grimsby Institute students, then West End professionals perfor med.

The Lincolnshire chef, Steven Bennett, was in the kitchen, providing the three course meal ahead of the entertainment, with selfies screened on the huge backdrop adding to the inclusive fun.

Fortunately, the Telegraph photographer Rick Byrne was also there...

EXPORTS: Phil Carr, left, presents the award to Simon Atkinson and Mike Butters.

Mariner’s perfect package

APP-LAUSE: Joanne Dixon, second left, managing director of HBP Systems, presents the award to sharon and Simon Beniston, joined by Kathy Fillingham, left, and Helen Fospero.

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N ENTREPRENEUR who felt inspired to launch his own health app after stumbling across the victim of a hit and run has been commended for his innovation.

Simon Beniston, founder and chief executive of MediBioSense Ltd, accepted The HBP Systems Innovation Award for his firm’s Health24 mobile phone application and wearable technology.

The mobile app, which has been made available on Apple and Google App stores, provides free health information to anyone in the world and it has now been downloaded in 103 countries.

Mr Beniston, who is based in Westwoodside, said he was inspired to launch the app after driving through Doncaster four years ago when he came across someone laid down by the roadside.

“I thought they were drunk and had collapsed,” he said.

“I stopped to see if they were okay and it turned out it had been a hit and run and they were seriously injured. I didn’t know what to do.

“I didn’t know where I was and it took me about five minutes to find out. The ambulance crew struggled to find us even though we were in a built-up area.”

He added: “That’s when I had the idea for a free app which could tell you where the nearest hospital was.

“Thankfully, the guy survived.”

The app works by utilising NHS Choices’ Interactive Encyclopaedia of health conditions.

Users can search by body part, first letter or ‘whole body.’

It is also able to locate the nearest health services based on the user’s location via GPS. As well as the Health24 app, Simon

has built up a strong customer base with MBS Connect - wearable clinical grade biosensors and mobile technology.

According to the firm, it is the only clinical grade wearable biometric patch on the market with an accuracy rate of 99.6 per cent.

It is able to measure vital signs such as the user’s, heart rate, heart rate variability, respiratory rate and skin temperature The technology has proven popular with some of the biggest sporting names and health providers across the globe, with it being used at the Rugby Union Six Nations matches.

Simon’s wife, Sharon Beniston, is MediBioSense Ltd’s finance manager.

She said: “It means the world to us to have won this award.

“It shows that when you believe in something and you put so much hard work into it, it does pay off.”

THE managing director of a thriving Grimsby business dedicated his prize to his colleagues’ 13 years of “hard graft” at the firm.

Mariner Packaging, a global exporter of high quality food packaging and construction materials, was named winner of the HSBC International Trade Award.

The accolade is just another success in a year which has seen the business swell in size, with a 200 per cent increase in recruitment.

An initial target for a 10 per cent increase in international operations was originally set, but the company has since confounded all expectations, recording sales of 20 per cent.

The packaging company, based on Estate Road Six also secured valuable distribution agreements with clients in countries including North and South America, mainland Europe and the Middle East.

But despite their hugely successful year, managing director Simon Atkinson admitted he was still amazed that his company managed to pick up the award.

“It’s a complete surprise to have won,” he said.

“It’s overwhelming when you look at all the competition we were up against.

“It has been 13 years of hard graft to

get to where we are and this award just fortifies our passion.

“We have been travelling all around Europe and various other countries to get more trade. We want to keep providing those opportunities for the people who work for us.

“Some of what we have done has led us to work with the European Space Agency and companies in Chile.”

The company deals in odour neutralizers and specialist foils, orginating from supplying the seafood industry.

Michael Butters, operations director, added: “There has been a continual effort to break into different markets.

“We are hitting £5 million turnover this year which is a 20 per cent increase on what we did last year. We have gone from zero to £5 million in the space of 13 years.

“When I came there were just four of us and now there are 25.

“We could not have foreseen that.”

Phil Carr, corporate relationship manager at HSBC, congratulated the fir m’s bravery in trying to break into new markets abroad.

“As a bank we have a real desire to trade with businesses that import and export overseas,” he said. “It has been a gamble for them but it has paid off.”

Signs are good that traffic management firm could work locally

HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS: North Lincolnshire Council leader, Baroness Redfern, second left, presents the award to Road Traffic Solutions Ltd directors Les Smith, Stephanie Morley and Ben Dexter. Also pictured are Kathy Fillingham, left, and Helen Fospero, right.

A NORTH Lincolnshire traffic management firm that has worked on the London Olympics and Le Tour de France is hoping to boost trade locally after scooping a top award.

Road Traffic Solutions Ltd, based in Scunthorpe, won the North Lincolnshire Business Development Award at this year’s ceremony after judges were impressed by the firm’s strong growth and the work it has carried out on a national level.

The company also deals in event management, having worked on some of the most prestigious sporting events in the world.

Director Stephanie Morley said she hoped winning the award could raise the company’s profile locally.

“We don’t really do a lot of work in the northern Lincolnshire area so hopefully this award will help with us being recognised more locally,” she said.

“We do a lot of national events.

“This award means a lot to us but it’s all about our employees at the end of the day.”

Fellow director Les Smith endorsed that view.

He added: “We put a lot of investment

into our people, so this award is for them.

“It’s been about expanding at the right pace and at the right time.”

The company is now in its 12th year, with the members of staff expanding from five to 150 during that time.

Judges of the award were also impressed with the way in which the business had given young people from the surrounding areas a chance to succeed, as well as recording 36 per cent growth in the last year.

Ben Dexter, a third director, said: “Our customers have believed in us from the start.”

With its headquarters in Scunthorpe, the business has expanded its reach all over the country, establishing satellite depots in Birmingham; Cumbernauld in Scotland; Mildenhall in Suffolk; Watford in Hertfordshire and Barking, east London.

Road Traffic Solutions Ltd has become a popular choice to employ traffic and pedestrian solutions for a whole manner of situations, from the re-surfacing of potholes, to other urgent maintenance works.

Amanda Austin, left, and Melanie Onn MP.

From left, David Prescott, Elizabeth Gilliatt, Janet Ward and Katie Davies.

Students from the Grimsby Institute entertain guests.

From left, Paul Gray, Linda Anderson-Smith and Rachael Anderson-Smith.

The team from Tower Staff Construction, with Gary McMullen, far left, and special guest, boxer Kevin Hooper, third from right.

Michelle Grey, left, and Rachel Fawcett.

From left, Tony Bramley, Gary Stafford, Jill Knott, Rosalind Smith, Cath Camplin and Nicola Ashton.

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THEY’RE DEFINITELY NOT OFF: The 2014 Grand National-winning trainer Dr Richard Newland, right, with Colin Booth, chairman, and Nadia Gollings of Market Rasen Racecourse. Inset, Jonjo O’Neill.

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UCCESSFUL sports teams get a taste for winning, and no more so than at Market Rasen Racecourse.

wonderful fayre of the county certainly adds to the smiles on the faces.

The Lincolnshire sausages are being provided by Nick Bradley, the proprietor of Sunnyside Up Winning racehorse trainers Farm Shop, in Tealby Road, near now receive Lincolnshire Market Rasen. sausages, with owners receiving The chief beneficiary of the county cheese hampers and new offer at the first meeting it stable staff taking boxes of Pipers was introduced at was 2014 Crisps home.

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Nadia Gollings, Rasen’s general manager, said: “The introduction of Lincolnshire sausages for winning trainers completes a hat-trick of local food gifts for those whose horses are successful. With Dr Newland winning three races, there’s no question what he was having for breakfast the following mor ning!”

Masterchef backs Seafish ‘Superf ishoil’ campaign MASTERCHEF frontman John Torode is spearheading a new campaign shouting about seafood’s benefits when it comes to fighting the risk of heart disease.

The popular Australian has put his considerable expertise behind Seafish’s ‘Superfishoil’ promotion, building on research showing that eight in 10 coronary heart disease cases could have been prevented through a healthier lifestyle.

Building on seven in 10 adults across the UK being unaware of the recommendation that they should eat two portions of fish each week and that one of those portions should be oily fish, it is a further boost to Grimsby’s credentials.

Torode, celebrity chef and restaurateur, said: “I support the ‘Superfishoil’ campaign from Seafish and hope that it will encourage people to eat more seafood, especially oily fish!

“There’s a wide variety of delicious and affordable produce out there, from mackerel and kippers to sardines and crab, and seafood is so versatile – it can be used to make so many fantastic dishes!

“There are numerous health benefits associated with omega three rich seafood, including that it’s packed with vitamins and minerals and helps maintain a healthy heart and cholesterol.”

The campaign is further bolstered by the fact that almost two thirds of UK adults do not consider the importance of maintaining a healthy heart when making diet choices.

Despite this, coronary heart disease remains the UK’s biggest killer, accounting for more than 73,000 deaths each year.

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a healthy heart through supporting normal blood pressure and blood levels of triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood. This reduces the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Torode is now seeking to inspire people to look at what they eat, encouraging them to choose nutritious seafood as a healthier option for meals and snacks, instead of other choices which are higher in saturated fat.

Seafish’s Superfishoil campaign is also supported by charity Heart Research UK and Prof Ed Rainger, from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham, who has published reviews on chronic inflammation and omega three

polyunsaturated fatty acids.

He said: “Eating oily fish is good for your cardiovascular health. There is strong evidence that eating fish twice a week over the long term provides protection against heart attack and stroke, although greater benefits are indicated with the consumption up to 5 meals containing fish a week.

“The benefits of fish oil in preventing so called secondary events in patients who have already had a heart attack or stroke is less certain, and more evidence is required before we can draw firm conclusions about benefits in secondary prevention.”

Juliette Kellow, registered dietician and media nutrition consultant, is also backing the campaign. She said: “Research shows that not enough people are aware that they should be eating at least two portions of seafood per week, with one oily portion, and that this could come from a vast array of species including mackerel and sardines, to name but a few. Shellfish like crab and prawns are also good sources.

“The high omega three content that many fish carry has been linked to various health benefits, including helping the heart to work normally, maintaining normal blood pressure and blood triglyceride levels, contributing to normal brain development and being important for our eyesight and brain function. I’d encourage people to incorporate more oil-rich fish and seafood into their diet, it’s nutritious, versatile and affordable – perfect for everyone.”

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Bank holidays bonus for Nisa over sales drives A RECENT Bank Holiday Bonanza from grocery giant Nisa brought in £1.1 million in additional sales, with retailers eager to take advantage of the remarkable deals available.

The concept was to provide market-leading offers over the period on a vast range of branded products.

Offers were made available exclusively on Nisa’s recently launched Order Capture System from key convenience lines, including Floralba Prosecco, with a saving of 30 per cent, and Persil Auto Non Bio, with a saving of 52 per cent.

The initiative follows the successful Black Friday event held in 2015, which saw a record amount of sales placed by Nisa members in just one day, resulting in an 11 per cent increase on the same period for the previous year.

Stewart Smith, Nisa trading director, said: “The engagement with our Bank Holiday Bonanza has been fantastic.

“The trading team have worked exceptionally hard to ensure they secured market leading deals which would drive footfall into Nisa members’ stores and it is great to see Nisa retailers

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ON THE ROAD: Nisa’s recent addition of 3D liveries is just one of many marketing initiatives, now joined by social media. Promotions have ensured orders are high. engaging so heavily with these.

“This Bank Holiday Bonanza is the start of Nisa’s increased focus on promotional activity for the coming year, where Nisa retailers will experience market leading prices on key convenience lines.”

It comes after analysis found Nisa is leading in its sector on social media.

“We’ve recognised there’s a growing number of independent retailers utilising online technology and an increased expectancy from the consumer to find what they need at the touch of a button through web and mobile apps,” said Ian Bishop, marketing director at Nisa. “With that in mind, we’ve placed added emphasis on our social media strategy

in a move we hope will create greater interaction between Nisa, its retailers and their customers.

“We feel this is an absolutely vital channel of communication in this technological age and we want to lead the market in this field to the greater benefit of our business and our members.”

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PECIALISING in providing high-quality accommodation for offshore workers, Nightel Humber was established to help make the lives of workers in the oil and gas and renewables industries easier.

Now the company, which owns and runs a hotel on Humberside Airport, has extended its services to provide ready-packed food and consumables to technicians and engineers working on oil and gas rigs and wind farms off the East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire coast.

Nightel Humber has long provided such supplies to guests at its hotel, who travel offshore from Humberside Airport in the morning and return to land in the evening.

But the hotel has launched a delivery service to maritime crews operating on the Humber, providing food, cleaning equipment and bathroom products secured in temperature controlled, weather proof bags.

Sam Cook, manager of Nightel Humber, said the idea for the service had come from guests staying in the hotel who relied on the provisions they routinely supply.

She said: “All of our guests leave the airport in the morning with everything they need for the day, including food, toiletries, washing up liquid and all other essential items, all sealed into a weather proof pack.

“When they’re not staying with us they have to buy all these items individually and remember to pack them, or one member of the crew is elected to buy all the supplies, and many have told us that it is another thing to have to consider at a very busy time. If they feel like that we

NEW OFFER: Craig Darley, director of 365 Catering, who is working with Sam Cook at Nightel to offer a service to marine workers. thought boat crews would probably feel the same so did some research and found that that is indeed the case.

“So we decided to launch a delivery service to extend what we do beyond our guests to all the major ports on the Humber. Providing such a service gives them one less thing to worry about.”

All food is provided by 365 Catering which runs the kitchen at the Nightel Humber hotel.

Crews can specify the number of packs they want and the contents

when ordering, which will then be delivered to the port their boat is docked at.

Sam added: “Having the right food and the right facilities while off-shore can be the difference between a good trip and a bad one. We have been looking after our guests by providing this service for them for some time, our new service means we can do the same for maritime crews and other offshore workers even if they’re not staying at the hotel.”

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The apprentices started with HETA last September, having completed a six-step recruitment process which narrowed down 600 candidates for just 100 places at training centres at CATCH, Stallingborough and Foxhills, Scunthorpe.

The process included aptitude testing and a formal interview, which enabled HETA to assess the candidates’ suitability for training and for a career in engineering.

The youngsters then spend eight months working full-time either an electrical, mechanical or welding and fabrication pathway, learning a wide range of practical skills which enable them to enter the workplace and apply themselves straight away, contributing to the engineering team.

James McIntosh, HETA’s business development and

marketing manager, said: “If a company is looking to recruit an engineering apprentice then now is an excellent time to do so.

“These apprentices have completed their first year of training and now are looking to

continue their apprenticeships with sponsoring companies.

“We need more companies recruiting more apprentices so we ensure we can meet the demand for engineering skills in the Humber region for years to come.

“Succession planning has never been more important to industry and it is time that more companies switched onto that.”

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Liam inherits the hot seat as he takes over as MD of Laser Red LIAM O’Leary has taken over from his father as managing director of Grimsby’s Laser Red. The web design and development business turned 21 this year, and the coming of age has seen the baton passed down by Peter, having launched in 1995.

Made creative director in 2011, Liam had worked within the business for the past 16 years, starting at the age of 14 as a part-time recruit while still in school.

He would help clients with data entry and IT issues, while learning more about designing and building websites.

After college, he joined the business full-time as a web designer. Soon after, he started to learn more about web development and also took on more responsibilities for building clients websites.

In a heartfelt speech at a recent office opening party, Peter said: “We’ve gone on to win a number of awards for our

work, the most recent being Best Website Design at the Lincs Digital Awards, been featured in multiple industry magazines for our work and continued to deliver bigger and better projects for our clients. None of this would have been possible without Liam’s creative drive and vision for the company.

“As a result of Liam being the driving force behind the business, unofficially for the past five years, the company has continued to grow each year, causing us to relocate twice in three years! We have also seen an average increase of 50 per cent turnover each year for the past three years.”

Peter will continue to be an active part of the company, but is looking forward to more time for leisurely activities.

Liam said the move “marked the next chapter in Laser Red’s history”.

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EVERAL key additions to the team at Oaklands Hall Hotel have been unveiled.

New positions have been created with promotions too at the Laceby venue, as the remarkable turnaround of the business continues at pace, with sights now set on a four star rating.

Steven Bennett, director and chef patron, said: “This is the next stage to progress the hotel, increase the turnover, and make us a more professional outfit moving forward.

“It is a good mix of youth and experience to push the hotel on, and we are looking towards a four-star market next year. We needed to invest in the staff and management, as well as the hotel to make this happen.

“We are still seeing an increase in growth, and I am sure we can maintain that.”

Teresa Penistone is the new hotel manager, having first started in the industry as a 17-year-old at The Kingsway Hotel in Cleethorpes.

She worked her way up through the ranks at the Brackenborough Hotel, Louth – where she and Steven worked together – and then the Humber Royal.

“It was a natural career progression, though it has happened quicker than I thought,” she said of the move, which came as Barry Flint moved in the opposite direction, taking over from Anne Bennett. “It was a new challenge presented to me, and the conditions and timing made it right,” she added.

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Mr Bennett said: “It is great to have Poppy on board. From the hotel’s perspective she is young, ambitious, she has drive and ambition and a sales background.”

Anthony Cron has also been

promoted to the role of head chef, with time at The Waldorf in London, Cleethorpes’ Riverside Bar and The Livesey Arms under his belt. “He comes from a five-star background in Australia, and brings stability, as we have a young team in the kitchen,” Mr Bennett said. “He has the experience to help with the training and pushing forward with the Comfy Duck for a second rosette.”

The final addition is Richard

De’Ath, taking the tole of assistant operations manager. He has nine years of experience working in the kitchen, three spent with Mr Bennett, and is a fully trained chef.

The last couple of years have seen him work at The Ship Inn, Barnoldby-le-Beck, gaining experience in a front-of-house role.

He is also completing a degree in Business Management and Accountancy at Grimsby Institute.

Senior partner steps down to take semi-retirement A WELL-known figure who has headed up a large northern Lincolnshire accountancy practice is stepping down to take semi-retirement.

Ian Pounder, senior partner at RNS Chartered Accountants, will continue to be involved in the firm on a consultancy basis.

The 57-year-old is being replaced in the role

by John Heeney, a partner at RNS since 2001.

Mr Pounder said: “I’m looking forward to having more free time and time to relax and not being at the beck and call of the clock.

“I will continue to work with some clients and will be supporting RNS and its partners.

“We have an excellent team here. For many years, we have been succession planning and, because of extensive training, we have the right people in place to take the firm forward.

“All but one of the present partners have come through the ranks, training and qualifying with the firm. kI’m looking forward to working with them in a consultancy role and supporting as much as they want and need.”

Grimsby-born, he attended Havelock Comprehensive and then studied business at Grimsby College of Technology, joining the original firm of RN Store and Co in his home town in May 1980. He became a partner eight years later.

In 1993, it became a separate practice, serving Brigg and Scunthorpe. He is the last of the original partners.

“Nearly all the staff employed here are people I have taken on. They are friends as well as colleagues,” he said. “Accountancy has changed a huge amount. When I joined, computers were hardly used and we employed three or four typists at the Grimsby office alone. The use of IT has increased at a pace and allows the firm to be far more efficient in its working practices.

“Some things were better in the past. There were two tax offices in Grimsby and another in

TWO of the CR Parrott Consultants Ltd team have been promoted following a restructure.

The company, which originally began as structural engineers in 1994, now offers architectural services and project management.

Mark Godwin has seen many of these changes take place having joined the company in 2000 as a senior design and project engineer.

Already one of the most senior members within the company, his promotion will see him take on the role of associate structural engineer.

At the other end of the scale, new head of architectural services, Mike Berryman has only been with the company since October 2015, initially joining as a project manager. He has impressed with his professionalism and keen enthusiasm.

They will work alongside each another assisting in the management of both the structural and architectural teams and the overall project management of the various schemes.

Managing Director, Chris Parrott said that by empowering a new level of technically-focused management, work processes could be better managed and streamlined which would only heighten the client’s experience, and in turn future proof the company’s success.

He said: “Over the past few years we have become increasingly busy with numerous schemes, offering our bespoke services to both large and small commissions, and while we have continued to offer the same high quality client care, it was becoming increasingly obvious that we needed more specialised management in place to ensure that projects continued to be handled both efficiently and with the utmost professionalism.

“Mark and Mike are both highly experienced in their own fields, and I know that their individual and combined strengths will be a major contributing factor to ensuring the continued success of CR Parrott Consultants Ltd.”

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HANDOVER: Ian Pounder, right, is wished all the best as he steps down as a partner at RNS, by John Heeney who becomes senior partner.

Scunthorpe. If there was a problem, you’d pop along and sort it out.”

Married to Eileen for 31 years, they are looking forward to holidaying and spending more time in their adopted home of Northumberland, where they own a property in Morpeth and a static caravan near Berwick upon Tweed. Eileen retired as a special needs teacher seven years ago.

“We love it up there and it is eventually where we plan to retire,” he said.

“We are also looking forward to spending more time improving our photography and volunteering with the National Trust.

“I wish everybody at RNS all the best and look forward to working with the remaining partners and colleagues on a more informal basis.”

Mr Heeney thanked Mr Pounder for his work as a senior partner.

“It’s not a farewell as such because of Ian’s continued involvement in the firm,” said Mr Pounder.

“But, on behalf of colleagues, I would like to thank him for the years of dedicated service as a partner then senior partner.

“We wish Ian and Eileen all the very best with their plans for the future.”

CARTRIDGE World Grimsby has appointed a new business manager, Katerina Dainty, pictured, as it further develops the print management service.

The business, based in Hainton Avenue, has gradually moved from a predominantly a retail business into one that mainly provides print-related services to other local businesses.

“I’m joining Cartridge World at an exciting time,” said the experienced sales specialist and marketeer.

“I’m really looking forward to the challenge of moving the business forward. We’re selling a service businesses both want and need.

It’s solution-based selling enabling us to adopt a consultative approach, helping our customers save money and reduce hassle.

The new job is not the only major change in her life – she was also recently married. “The local business community may know me better as Katerina Pearce,” she said.

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Drivers of the Amarok can look forward to an additional litre of displacement offered by the 3.0-litre engine.

OLKSWAGEN’S capable Amarok pick-up truck is to get an injection of muscle.

The Amarok is set to gain a bigger “heart” and enhance its performance potential thanks to the latest generation of Volkswagen’s 3.0-litre V6 diesel engines.

Drivers of the Amarok can look forward to an additional litre of displacement offered by the 3.0-litre engine, while the pick-up will continue to boast impressive on as well as off-road capability.

The new engine will deliver 550 Nm of torque and has an output of 224ps.

The new V6 diesel for the Amarok meets the requirement for high torque at low engine speeds.

The powerful top-of-the-line six-cylinder engine produces its maximum torque at only 1,500 rpm.

At 550 Nm, the maximum torque is also 130 Nm higher than in the previous model.

The highest gear’s long ratio in the manual or eight-speed automatic gearbox reduces revs and fuel consumption during brisk driving, helping to ensure low noise levels and CO2 emissions.

The combined NEDC fuel consumption of the new V6 Amarok auto is expected to be around 37mpg.

This corresponds to a new top level CO2 figure of 199g/km.

The new Amarok V6 diesel will also be available in two lower power levels of 163ps and 204ps.

All comply with the latest Euro 6 emissions standard and the most powerful 224ps variant will be offered first, arriving in September.

Three different drive-systems will be offered in line with the respective engine variants: a traditional rear-wheel drive, and a 4MOTION version with either rear-wheel drive and an engageable front axle in combination with a manual gearbox, or with a permanent all-wheel drive system

MORE POWER: The Amarok gets the latest generation of Volkswagen’s 3.0-litre V6 diesel engines. and a Torsen differential with the automatic gearbox.

A new Servotronic steering system will be fitted as standard equipment. and the truck has 17-inch brake discs on the front axle and 16-inch discs at the rear.

VW’s Automatic Post-Collision Braking System – designed to stop a vehicle careering out of control following an impact – is also included as standard.

The more powerful diesel is being introduced at the same time as the Amarok gets a major facelift with sharper lines and a redesigned interior complete with ergonomic seats to offer greater support.

Fleet cars and vans top the charts for reliability on the roads BMW produces the most reliable company cars in the UK, according to a survey of the nation’s 50 largest contract hire and leasing companies, while Ford builds the most reliable vans.

The survey, conducted for trade publication Fleet News, represents a triumph for German manufactures with BMW, Audi, Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz filling seven of the top ten spots in the car reliability section.

The Honda Accord and Civic and the Ford Focus are the only other models in the top ten.

And for BMW it’s a double triumph.

For, not only is the 3 Series rated as the country’s most reliable fleet car, the German manufacturer has also been voted most reliable manufacturer by the companies which took part in the survey.

Meanwhile, according to fleet bosses, the UK’s most popular van is also the most reliable.

The Ford Transit came top of the van reliability survey while Ford’s small van, the Transit Connect, retained its second place from a

year ago.

The one-two for Ford means the company has moved from second position for van manufacturers to take top spot, followed closely by Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen for second and third.

Top 10 most reliable cars: 1 BMW 3 series 2 Volkswagen Golf 3 Audi A4 4 Honda Civic 5 Honda Accord 6 Mercedes-Benz C-Class 7 Audi A3 8= BMW 1 Series 8= Ford Focus 10 BMW 5 Series Top 10 most reliable vans: 1 Ford Transit 2 Ford Transit Connect 3 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4 Volkswagen Transporter 5 Volkswagen Caddy 6 Mercedes-Benz Vito 7 Vauxhall Vivaro 8 Renault Trafic 9 Vauxhall Movano 10 Citroen Berlingo

SIMPLY THE BEST: According to a new survey, Ford builds the most reliable vans and BMW produces the most reliable company cars.

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ledgling construction support specialist Fast-Form Systems has moved to a 20,000 sq ft facility as it targets international expansion.

chosen because the construction space had limited access. The lightweight formwork was brought in through a set of standard doors and carried through the building from the basement to be bolted together by The Grimsby business helps to hand. reduce build times, costs and carbon In 2015, Fast-Form won a £200,000 use by supplying reusable, adjustable contract with the Ministry of Defence stainless steel brackets that hold to support the construction of three boards in place for concrete pours. accommodation blocks on remote The new base, on Omega Business hilltop sites in the Falkland Islands Park, Estate Road Six, South for military personnel.

Humberside Industrial Estate, is a Fast-Form has also worked with significant upgrade on Fast-Form’s Balfour Beatty to replace wooden rail previous 2,500 sq ft facility, also on the sleepers with a solid concrete base same estate. and drainage channel that stop lines Tony White, founder and director of from flooding during heavy rain. It is the two-year-old business, said: “Our now working directly with Transport new building is a major step forward for London on a scheme to improve for the business. tunnels and platforms on the London “We are seeing strong growth in the Underground.

UK but we want to take our products It was highly commended at the worldwide.

Construction News Specialists “We are already in advanced talks Awards 2016 in the Equipment with companies in the US.” Supplier of the Year category.

This year, Fast-Form won a contract The judges were impressed with the to build a two-storey sound studio for technical innovation of the business, Google in London. The studio was with the magazine, adding: “For a built within a tight timeframe inside company founded less than three a newly-completed office block years ago, Fast-Form Systems has opposite St Pancras Station. grown at an incredible pace.”

It is a flagship business model of the Fast-For m’s modular system was

NEW HOME: Fast-Form Systems settles in to the new premises on South Humberside Industrial Estate, Grimsby. From left, Peter Palmer, financial director; David Bramwell, chairman; Stewart Wright, commercial director; Tony White, managing director, and Graham Davies of Finance Yorkshire. Picture: Shaun Flannery.

Finance Yorkshire seedcorn fund initiative, having received more than £1 million in backing.

“Support from Finance Yorkshire has enabled us to invest in stock and staff. We recently took delivery of a 26-tonne truck with a mounted forklift to improve our delivery and service,” Mr White said.

A steelfixer who started in the industry working on Grimsby’s Freshney Place Shopping Centre, he now employs 15 people, and it is his latest start up, and the closest to that first trade, passed down by his grandfather. He has also led a groundworks firm and brought a

construction-focused administrative IT programme to the industry, having been adopted by the likes of George Wimpey.

“The product fits a niche,” he said.

“It is something that doesn’t tread on the toes of many people, we provide something that no-one else has, and that is a key reason why we are growing so well.

We always forecast it would grow at this speed, but you are always pleased when it actually does. We knew it would be a product that was really well received but we keep busting all budgets and forecasts, it is going very, very well.”

The move also sees Fast-Form follow the expansion trail of previous occupant PPS East, itself a fast-growing operation in seafood supply chain, having featured in Business Telegraph with the move to a 60,000 sq ft site on Estate Road Two less than a year ago.

Finance Yorkshire investment manager Graham Davies said: “Fast-Form Systems has proved that its products are a flexible, innovative and energy efficient solution for concrete pours. We look forward to working with Tony as he rolls out his strategy for international growth.”

Lincolnshire Lakes sealed as seaside office opens FOR SALE are contributing to the Government’s target of creating 400,000 new homes by 2020.”

A variety of two, three and four-bedroom homes will be included in the scheme, ranging from £120,000 to £350,000.

Mr Downing said: “This is a large development which will go a really long way in helping local people get on the property ladder as well as bringing new people into the area to stimulate the growing workforce in the region.

“North Lincolnshire is an exciting place to be at the moment, with the renewables sector growing across the Humber and Greybull Capital taking over at the steelworks. The local job market is continuing to grow with North Lincolnshire Council forecasting 16,000 new jobs being created by 2020.”

The Relocation Agent Network Agent of the Year has had a presence in the county for 25 years and has recently opened its latest branch in Cleethorpes.

Charles Flynn, co-founder and chief executive of Lucent, said: “We are very excited about the WATERSHED MOMENT: Lincolnshire Lakes, top; potential of the Lincolnshire Lakes site and are Tim Downing, left, and Cllr Liz Redfern. very much looking forward to getting on site later in the year.” local economy and alleviating the county’s Lincolnshire Lakes is due to be completed in growing housing crisis,” Mr Downing said.

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LINCOLNSHIRE Lakes, a major housing development that will bring 3,000 new homes to the west of Scunthorpe, will start on site later this year, with Pygott & Crone installed as sole agent.

The scheme’s developer, Lucent Group, intends to create six new villages over two decades around a newly constructed £5 million lake which will play a central role in the positioning of the development’s new bars, cafes, restaurants and 3,000 new homes.

It is supported by North Lincolnshire Council, the Homes & Communities Agency and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Programme in a bid to stimulate regeneration and job creation.

Tim Downing, senior partner at Pygott & Crone, who was given the nod at a major European property event in France last month, as reported, said: “The new development is fantastic news for the area’s regeneration plans and job market. The scheme will create 5,000 new jobs and bring a wealth of new business into the North Lincolnshire region.”

The 60-acre site lays close to the M181, aiding fast links to South Yorkshire and beyond.

“We’re delighted to be involved with such a fantastic project, contributing to the growing

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CLIENT CLARITY: Andrew Brown, left, and Sara Haddon, with award sponsor Steve Laurence, director of Federation of Master Builders North, with the award for Best Individual House, below.

WINNERS: Hodson Architects and Lindum Group representatives, with the Best Healthcare Project Award for St Andrew’s Hospice, pictured below. Third left is Louise Longstaff and second right is Sammie Hall.

SCHOOL’S UP: JemBuild and ID Architecture representatives celebrate winning Best Education Project.

Centre is Paul Barker, second left is Tony Flarty and third left Andy Inch.

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ORTHERN Lincolnshire construction projects outperformed their regional rivals on a night of recognition.

The South Yorkshire and Humber Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards brought more than a fair share of glory to the South Bank, with four of the 10 categories clinched on the home patch.

A total of seven council areas are covered in what was the 10th anniversary event at Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton.

Leading the charge was the £6.5 million rebuild of St Andrew’s Hospice in Peaks Lane, Grimsby.

The original 35-year-old building, once a social club, has been replaced, with the emphasis on providing facilities on a par with a spa hotel.

It was delivered by Hodson Architects of Cleethorpes and Lincoln’s Lindum Group.

Louise Longstaff, director at Hodson Architects, and Sammie Hall, design co-ordinator for Lindum, said: “It is fantastic recognition for two years of hard teak work with the designers, the contractors and the client.

“Being a hospice, it is very close to everyone’s heart, and it has been a project that has been a pleasure to be involved with.

“It is an amazing place, they are so pleased with the end product.

“It was such a community project that everyone related to.”

Healing Science Academy’s new teaching block, brought forward by Grimsby’s JemBuild and ID Architecture was a joint winner with an entire school build, a first for more than three decades, in Rotherham.

Judges praised quality, technical capability and the relationship with the local authority when assessing the “extremely high level” of entries across all categories, stating this was the hardest to separate.

JemBuild managing director, Paul Barker, said: “To win Best Education Project is amazing, it is fabulous.”

It came just days after clinching a £1 million contract to deliver the next phase of The Academy, Grimsby, and the night before a fabulous evening at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards.

“It was our biggest project to date and we delivered on time, early in fact, and on budget,” he added.

ID Architecture, who took the design credit, said: “We are very proud. We have done really well, all of us, it is a really good team effort.

“It has been well received by the client, it ticks

every box for them, it has been a real success, and it is great to get recognition in front of our peers.”

The client was there in person, joining in the celebrations too.

Tony Flarty is premises manager at the Low Road site, transformed by the three-storey addition over last summer.

He said: “It is brilliant. It feels as if we have never had anything else. It does everything we wanted it to do, it is superb.”

Another big community build was delivered

by Hodson Architects and Lindum Group – the new St Andrew’s Hospice The two directors of fledgling Barton construction firm, Qudos Homes, Tom Strawson and Adam Dearden, were thrilled with the first major accolade for the first development, Bluebell Court.

“It is recognition of the hard work that has gone in to our first major development,” Mr Strawson said.

“We are a young company and we wanted to find a development that was going to set the standard and show what we can do, to build a reputable company.

“To win something likes this is a pat on the back, but it will also help give us a leg-up in moving the company forward.”

All 12 have sold, with Lovelle Estate Agency director Stephen Burrell there to add his praise to the work, having signed the final deal with buyers only the week before.

Qudos, who use sub contractors to deliver, have now got a conversion and new build project at Scawby to realise, featuring two to five bed homes.

“We can put our stamp on a house type and

define the company,” said Mr Dearden, who hopes to return next year with the completed refurbishment of the former pub, The Bluebell, which fronts the site.

Best Individual House went to delighted owner Sara Haddon, of South Ferriby, who told how it was a project borne out of dealing with the reality of her increasingly limited mobility.

“It is good to have something out of the ordinary acknowledged,” she said.

“I had an accident many years ago, and the effects are getting worse. I wanted to anticipate what was needed to be able to move around as easily as possible as I get older, and this house does that in spades.”

Designed by architect Andrew Brown of DesignSpace, Penistone, he praised the relationship as he attended alongside her.

“I had a very good client in Sara. She had very clear ideas about what she wanted,” he said.

The home, Wayside, on Sluice Road, features a large ground floor area, with lift and guest accommodation on the first floor.

John Barber Building Design Ltd of Utterby also had the relationship with Engie and North East Lincolnshire Council praised, as one of four Best Partnership with a Local Authority awards.

All winners will now be shortlisted to represent the Yorkshire Region at the National Local Authority Building Control Awards, taking place in London later this year.

Lee Rourke, chair of the South Yorkshire and Humber Regional LABC Marketing Group, said: “This awards event is an excellent opportunity to showcase the high quality of building projects delivered though Local Authority Building Control and our associated services.

All of the finalists, shortlisted from an ever increasing number of nominations, provide excellent examples of partnership working, and all are worthy winners.”

Finalists from northern Lincolnshire were: 90 Westgate Road, Belton, from Luke Arnold Construction, designed by Cadworx, in Best Individual House; Keigar Homes’ Grammar School Road development in Brigg and Shoreline Housing Partnership, with Ross Davy Associates and GS Kelsey Ltd for Murfin Court, Cleethorpes, both in Best Large Housing Development; Ongo with TG Sowerby Developments Ltd and BSB Architecture for Hallcroft Close, Haxey, for Best Social/Affordable Housing Development and North Lincolnshire Council and GS Kelsey Ltd for Sir John Mason House, Winterton, in the Best Healthcare Project category.

STREET SERENE: Bluebell Court, Barton, the Best Small Housing Development. Above right, Adam Dearden and Tom Strawson, directors of Qudos Homes, which has delivered it.

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•Sandwich shop / takeaway •Busy, profitable business •Trading from rented property

•Manufacturing / warehouse •9,459 sq ft •Excellent yard

•Retail - open A1 consent •9,532 sq ft •51 car parking spaces

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Church Lane AYLESBY •Ground floor offices •1,866 sq ft (may subdivide) •Ample parking

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CLIENT CLARITY: Andrew Brown, left, and Sara Haddon, with award sponsor Steve Laurence, director of Federation of Master Builders North, with the award for Best Individual House, below.

WINNERS: Hodson Architects and Lindum Group representatives, with the Best Healthcare Project Award for St Andrew’s Hospice, pictured below. Third left is Louise Longstaff and second right is Sammie Hall.

SCHOOL’S UP: JemBuild and ID Architecture representatives celebrate winning Best Education Project.

Centre is Paul Barker, second left is Tony Flarty and third left Andy Inch.

Below, the completed project.

N COMMERCIAL At the centre of North Lincolnshire’s Commercial and Industrial markets TO LET LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UNIT UNIT A 11C SOUTH PARK ROAD SCUNTHORPE, Situated on the popular South Park Industrial Estate.

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Excellent starter unit with good range of amenities.

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Roller shutter door, office, kitchen, WC, forecourt parking and rear yard.

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Extends to approx. 93.36 sqm (1009 sq ft).

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New lease available.

FOR SALE FISH & CHIP RESTAURANT COLE STREET SCUNTHORPE, ●

Town centre position on edge of pedestrianized Cole Street. Highly visible on main bus route into town centre.

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Operated by Vendors in excess of 30 years.

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Established Fish & Chip Shop with approx. 65 covers over two floors.

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Hugh scope to develop business further.

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Sale includes freehold property, business fixture and fittings.

RENT £5,250 PER ANNUM

£129,950 FREEHOLD, BUSINESS F&F

FOR SALE/TO LET SHOP & FLAT 21 PRIESTGATE , BARTON UPON HUMBER

FOR SALE VEHICULAR WORKSHOP & OFFICES COTTAGE BECK ROAD SCUNTHORPE,

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Barton is North Lincolnshire's second largest settlement and well connected.

Situated in the main retail and commercial area of the town with on street parking.

Ground floor self contained retail unit approx 757 sq ft (70.44 sqm) + 3 bed first floor flat over.

Enclosed rear yard area and one off road parking space.

Would consider leasing just the ground floor.

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Central location within Scunthorpe.

Extending to 5030 sq ft of vehicular maintenance bays including access pit.

5 Roller shutter doors to front elevation.

Ideal maintenance or storage unit.

Mixed use area.

Also planning permission for 7 two bedroom town houses with parking.

Available immediately.

FREEHOLD £129,950 RENT £10,000 PA

FREEHOLD PRICE £169,950

TO LET COMMERCIAL UNIT GRAMMAR SCHOOL ROAD BRIGG NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE,

TO LET OFFICES SUITE 1 WOODFIELD HOUSE, SCUNTHORPE

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Located in the central area of Brigg just off inner ring road.

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Former ambulance station with now a sympathetic conversion.

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Large open plan area served by 3 further rooms and ancillary.

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Extends to approx. 89.69 sqm 962 sq ft.

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RENT £8,750 PER ANNUM Large selection selection of of Large further properties further properties available

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Superbly located modern offices on the western side of Scunthorpe close to the M180 motorway and situated in the Berkeley Business centre on Doncaster Road.

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A short distance from the Gallagher retail park, Tesco, B&Q and M&S development under construction.

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Size approx. 118.88 sqm (1270 sq ft).

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Dedicated parking spaces and general parking areas.

RENT ON APPLICATION

Contact Contact John John Knight Knight Tel: 01724 870520 Tel: 01724 870520 32 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe

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ORTHERN Lincolnshire construction projects outperformed their regional rivals on a night of recognition.

The South Yorkshire and Humber Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards brought more than a fair share of glory to the South Bank, with four of the 10 categories clinched on the home patch.

A total of seven council areas are covered in what was the 10th anniversary event at Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton.

Leading the charge was the £6.5 million rebuild of St Andrew’s Hospice in Peaks Lane, Grimsby.

The original 35-year-old building, once a social club, has been replaced, with the emphasis on providing facilities on a par with a spa hotel.

It was delivered by Hodson Architects of Cleethorpes and Lincoln’s Lindum Group.

Louise Longstaff, director at Hodson Architects, and Sammie Hall, design co-ordinator for Lindum, said: “It is fantastic recognition for two years of hard teak work with the designers, the contractors and the client.

“Being a hospice, it is very close to everyone’s heart, and it has been a project that has been a pleasure to be involved with.

“It is an amazing place, they are so pleased with the end product.

“It was such a community project that everyone related to.”

Healing Science Academy’s new teaching block, brought forward by Grimsby’s JemBuild and ID Architecture was a joint winner with an entire school build, a first for more than three decades, in Rotherham.

Judges praised quality, technical capability and the relationship with the local authority when assessing the “extremely high level” of entries across all categories, stating this was the hardest to separate.

JemBuild managing director, Paul Barker, said: “To win Best Education Project is amazing, it is fabulous.”

It came just days after clinching a £1 million contract to deliver the next phase of The Academy, Grimsby, and the night before a fabulous evening at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards.

“It was our biggest project to date and we delivered on time, early in fact, and on budget,” he added.

ID Architecture, who took the design credit, said: “We are very proud. We have done really well, all of us, it is a really good team effort.

“It has been well received by the client, it ticks

every box for them, it has been a real success, and it is great to get recognition in front of our peers.”

The client was there in person, joining in the celebrations too.

Tony Flarty is premises manager at the Low Road site, transformed by the three-storey addition over last summer.

He said: “It is brilliant. It feels as if we have never had anything else. It does everything we wanted it to do, it is superb.”

Another big community build was delivered

by Hodson Architects and Lindum Group – the new St Andrew’s Hospice The two directors of fledgling Barton construction firm, Qudos Homes, Tom Strawson and Adam Dearden, were thrilled with the first major accolade for the first development, Bluebell Court.

“It is recognition of the hard work that has gone in to our first major development,” Mr Strawson said.

“We are a young company and we wanted to find a development that was going to set the standard and show what we can do, to build a reputable company.

“To win something likes this is a pat on the back, but it will also help give us a leg-up in moving the company forward.”

All 12 have sold, with Lovelle Estate Agency director Stephen Burrell there to add his praise to the work, having signed the final deal with buyers only the week before.

Qudos, who use sub contractors to deliver, have now got a conversion and new build project at Scawby to realise, featuring two to five bed homes.

“We can put our stamp on a house type and

define the company,” said Mr Dearden, who hopes to return next year with the completed refurbishment of the former pub, The Bluebell, which fronts the site.

Best Individual House went to delighted owner Sara Haddon, of South Ferriby, who told how it was a project borne out of dealing with the reality of her increasingly limited mobility.

“It is good to have something out of the ordinary acknowledged,” she said.

“I had an accident many years ago, and the effects are getting worse. I wanted to anticipate what was needed to be able to move around as easily as possible as I get older, and this house does that in spades.”

Designed by architect Andrew Brown of DesignSpace, Penistone, he praised the relationship as he attended alongside her.

“I had a very good client in Sara. She had very clear ideas about what she wanted,” he said.

The home, Wayside, on Sluice Road, features a large ground floor area, with lift and guest accommodation on the first floor.

John Barber Building Design Ltd of Utterby also had the relationship with Engie and North East Lincolnshire Council praised, as one of four Best Partnership with a Local Authority awards.

All winners will now be shortlisted to represent the Yorkshire Region at the National Local Authority Building Control Awards, taking place in London later this year.

Lee Rourke, chair of the South Yorkshire and Humber Regional LABC Marketing Group, said: “This awards event is an excellent opportunity to showcase the high quality of building projects delivered though Local Authority Building Control and our associated services.

All of the finalists, shortlisted from an ever increasing number of nominations, provide excellent examples of partnership working, and all are worthy winners.”

Finalists from northern Lincolnshire were: 90 Westgate Road, Belton, from Luke Arnold Construction, designed by Cadworx, in Best Individual House; Keigar Homes’ Grammar School Road development in Brigg and Shoreline Housing Partnership, with Ross Davy Associates and GS Kelsey Ltd for Murfin Court, Cleethorpes, both in Best Large Housing Development; Ongo with TG Sowerby Developments Ltd and BSB Architecture for Hallcroft Close, Haxey, for Best Social/Affordable Housing Development and North Lincolnshire Council and GS Kelsey Ltd for Sir John Mason House, Winterton, in the Best Healthcare Project category.

STREET SERENE: Bluebell Court, Barton, the Best Small Housing Development. Above right, Adam Dearden and Tom Strawson, directors of Qudos Homes, which has delivered it.

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY EXPERTISE ACROSS THE HUMBER REGION

FEATURED PROPERTIES

4 Cross Coates Road GRIMSBY

150 Granville Street GRIMSBY

1/1a Snowdonia Avenue SCUNTHORPE

•Sandwich shop / takeaway •Busy, profitable business •Trading from rented property

•Manufacturing / warehouse •9,459 sq ft •Excellent yard

•Retail - open A1 consent •9,532 sq ft •51 car parking spaces

£75,000

£26,000 pa

£57,000 pa

Church Lane AYLESBY •Ground floor offices •1,866 sq ft (may subdivide) •Ample parking

£12,000 pa

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Construction couple’s journey from a Valentine’s proposal to 10th anniversary WHEN a successful early career in construction and civil engineering led to a self-determined wrong move to a new company, Andy Torn decided to set up his own. Now the £8 million turnover business is celebrating a decade of building.

WORKING RELATIONSHIP: Andy and Mandy Torn, of A torn Construction, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Below, the head office in Station Road, Kirton Lindsey.

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ONG-held desires to launch their own company materialised on a key date in many couple’s calendars.

“We had always had ambitions to run our own business. We even planned the company logo eight years before the company was formed. Andy had seen a lot of things in his career. When Valentine’s Day 2006 saw you are an employee you have Andy and Mandy Torn bite the shackles and constraints from bullet, and they’ve never the company. We thought we looked back. could do it better. We wanted control of the direction and It was a huge move, but within nine months Mrs Torn decisions.” was able to leave her job and Early days saw both working join him at the helm of A Torn all hours, with Mr Torn pricing Construction. the work, managing the work “It was a big decision with a and doing the work with those he brought in, young family, but having written a business plan we “Initially we had a five-year were surprised at how well it business plan,” he said. “You was received by the bank always tend to make these manager, and the company ‘more presentable’. We never was incorporated on March 20, dreamt or imagined we would 2006,” said Mrs Torn. achieve the five year goal in two “We targeted five companies years. We were more concerned about failure and having the and out of the five calls we money to pay for the family.” made, four placed work with us.

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A first major project was an office extension in Rotherham,

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the result of that initial targeting.

“Andy had worked with Bennett Associates – a design office – on various contracts around the country for a number of years,” Mrs Torn said. “They had been a success story and needed to increase the office space. We negotiated a mutually beneficial solution and completed our first half million contract in year two.”

The portfolio of projects has expanded and increased and now includes high-specification anaerobic digestion plants, landmark bridges like the Hull Moving Bridge, the interesting Fish Passes on the River Don and the pioneering £4 million purpose-built biomass bulk store for ABP Hull – the first of its kind in operation in the UK. Most of the couple’s company highlights relate to firsts, be it employing someone, the first van with the name on it, surviving the first week, month and year, receiving the first payment, buying the first machine, winning the first tender, the first £1 million project successfully completed, and surviving their first recession.

“We must be doing something right as most of our turnover is built on repeat business,” Mr Torn said. “We have stayed focussed on a small amount of key customers. We place great emphasis on looking after our clients, providing a quality service – safely.

“We also emphasise to all of our staff that, although we are a small firm, we should think and operate like a big national one.”

In 2014, A Torn moved to a new purpose built head office.

Still in Kirton in Lindsey, it has provided more office space to accommodate the head office team that support the site teams.

Last year it was awarded the North Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award. “It was a real honour to receive the award and be recognised for the contribution made locally,”

he added. Staff and sub-contract partners are described as key to the success, with 30 directly employed. The past ten years have also seen £15 million invested in local sub-contractors.

“We only employ highly skilled and motivated staff.

With the dedication and hard work with attention to detail, anyone can succeed,” Mrs Torn said. “Hopefully all our staff and partners have been and continue to be rewarded for their support. We certainly appreciate it.”

They are proud of the financial stability of the company too, maintaining constant margins, re-investing in training, plant and infrastructure, all without requiring external funding.

Looking ahead, they said: “We are only as good as our last project. Reputations can soon be damaged and customers lost. We need to remain focused on providing quality service and delivery.

“We are always looking for challenging projects and are keen to continue the partnership with our clients, our suppliers and our employees. Who knows what the future holds, the economy is much more buoyant and the Humber region is an exciting place to be right now.

“We want to stabilise, reinvest and then grow to the next challenges.

“We have had a lot of support

from friends and colleagues from the very start. Without them we wouldn’t be where we are now.”

But what has it been like working as a husband and wife team for the best part of that decade?

“We wouldn’t be where we are today without supporting each other in everything we do,” they said. “We are a partnership in work and family life. It has its ups and downs but ultimately we are aiming for the same goals – there are far more highs.

Without each other and making some sacrifices we wouldn’t have achieved anything.

“We have different roles within the business which complement each other. When you are in it together you really understand what and why things are happening.

Sometimes you have to take a step back and look to the future to see what you have achieved. We are very proud of where the company is today.

“Who knows what we will dream up next Valentines! We hope it inspires our children to believe anything is possible.

Go and seize every day and the challenges it presents.

Anybody can do anything – we are proof !” ● A Torn Construction is a Humberbusiness.com partner.

PROUD MOMENT: A Torn Construction win the business award in 2015, with Mandy, second left, and Andy, centre.

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Commercial Property Serving the Region’s Business & Commerce Central Cleethorpes Established Fish and Chip Established Scooter/Motorcycle Business Opportunity With Business With Workshop MOT Investment Living Accommodation Opportunity Station & Forecourt

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TURF CUT: Work begins on the new Martin Duckworth Ltd Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Boston. From left, Julian Simon-William, regional business manager, Jaguar; Steve Radcliffe, managing director, Clugston Construction Ltd; Martin Duckworth, director, Martin Duckworth Ltd; Ben Duckworth, managing director, Martin Duckworth Ltd; John Clugston, chairman, Clugston Group Ltd. Below, how the dealership will look.

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CUNTHORPE-based Clugston Construction has started work on a new car showroom for fellow Lincolnshire operator Martin Duckworth Ltd.

performance rainscreen cladding fixed to a composite cladding backing wall; a planar curtain walling system with specialist extra-clear glazing; glazed sectional overhead doors; extensive use of high performance The £6 million scheme will see frameless glazing demountable partitions and construction and fit-out of a 4,345 sq m facility, recessed feature lighting throughout.” which will provide a showroom, sales and service desks, offices, meeting rooms, Work started on the project early last month, workshops, parts, valet and customer handover and was followed by an official turf cutting areas for the Jaguar Land Rover models in attended by Martin Duckworth Ltd, Jaguar Boston.

Land Rover Ltd and Clugston Construction Ltd. It is being project managed by Parkin Gerry Last year marked 35 years of Duckworth Land Ltd. Rover, with the first dealership in Market Rasen A spokesman for the St Vincent House team said: “High quality materials and branding have opened in 1980.

It also saw the existing Boston centre, taken been specified by the client, with exacting over by Duckworth in 2008, crowned as the UK’s standards to achieve. top Land Rover dealership, seeing off “As part of the project, some more unusual competition from more than 130 dealers. materials have been requested including high

Cleethorpes - Issacs Hill £177,000

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A rare opportunity to acquire a traditionally designed former residential dwelling comprising a fully let investment situated on the popular seaside location of Isaacs Hill Cleethorpes, within walking distance to the sea front and a short distance from all the resort’s attractions, including the newly refurbished Pier with the resort’s public car parks and railway station close by. The investment is currently let to a local community Project and provides a current passing rent of £9,600 p.a with further opportunity to increase this level, the accommodation provides 6 rooms in total with ancillary. For sale with offers in the region of £177,000

Established Fish & Chip business including equipment, F&F plus SAV with excellent first floor, three bedroomed living accommodation that would lend itself to a self contained flat, located on the busy thoroughfare of Grimsby Road leading to Grimsby town centre and the sea side resort of Cleethorpes, famous for its attractions. Offering an excellent opportunity to further the market sales and expand the existing business - accounts are available to interested parties upon request.

Available For Sale with offers in the region of £140,000

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An excellent opportunity to purchase a prominent corner Fish & Chip/A5 premises of 634 sq ft (58.9 sq m) providing first floor two bedroomed living accommodation set within a busy mixed use location, access to the town centre and the A180 are within close proximity with high volumes of traffic and footfall throughout the day.

The accommodation is fitted to a very high standard and is ready for immediate trading.

Available with and asking price of offers in the region of £75,000, fixtures & fittings available by way of separate negotiation.

Cleethorpes - Barcroft St £110,000

An excellent opportunity to acquire a highly visable established, profitable scooter and motorcycle business set within a purpose built two storey premises, comprising two showrooms, parts and accessories sales counter, fully equipped MOT station and workshop facility, office, staff facilities and forecourt located close to the busy thoroughfare of Grimsby Road Cleethorpes. Available For sale with offers in the region of £110,000, accounts upon request - alternatively a letting may be given consideration to at a rent to be agreed. Equipment, F&F and SAV by way of separate negotiation.

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Cleethorpes Grimsby Rd £89,000 Excellent value retail investment premises situated within a busy shopping parade on Grimsby Road the main arterial route through to both the towns of Grimsby and Cleethorpes with high levels of traffic throughout the day. The ground floor accommodation totals an area of 907 sq ft (84.3 sq m) with A2 consent, would be suitable for various other uses, subject to the appropriate consent with first floor self contained one bedroomed living accommodation. Rental potential of up to approximately £8,500 p.a. Available For Sale with offers in the region £89,000.

Prominent corner two storey retail/warehouse premises with excellent development potential of approximately 1599 sq ft (148.6 sq m), located on the portsides busy thoroughfare of kings Road with direct links to the A180. The accommodation is situated within a mixed use location of traders and residential occupiers alike, although would be suitable for various uses , subject to the appropriate consents. Available For Sale with offers in the region of £85,000.

Extensive Former Public House Centrally Located Newly Refurbished with Various Commercial & Office Accommodation/ Retail/Office Units Residential Consents Flexible Terms Available Summer 2016

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Luddington - High St £90,000 An extensive former public house on a site of approximately 0.83 acres, located on the B1392 within the heart of the picturesque rural village of Luddington North Lincolnshire, lying between the towns of Scunthorpe and Goole that has undergone part conversion to the ground and upper floors, providing a two bedroomed apartment with space for a further residential dwelling to the first floor.

An excellent development project with various commercial planning consents to the ground floor, including A3 and A5 use. The property is available for sale with an asking price £90,000.

Grimsby - Kent Street £3,950 Per Annum

Centrally located, newly refurbished first floor office accommodation located on Kent Street, close to the junctions of Freeman Street & Cleethorpe Road Grimsby with easy access to Grimsby fishing ports & the A180. The accommodation provides self contained office’s along with staff & secure car parking facilities with an area totalling 1,202 sq ft (111.7 sq m). Available To Let either as the first floor in its entirety at an annual rent of £3,950 or on a room by room basis with negotiation rents & easy in easy out terms.

Grimsby - Units 1- 4 Hainton House £6,000/£8,400 Per Annum

The newly refurbished retail/office units of between 960/1344 sq ft (89.3/124.9 sq m) will provide, modern single storey accommodation fitted to high specification at shell finish including; loading facility to the rear of the premises with the shop front facing Hainton Avenue, close to the busy junctions of Freeman Street and Frederick Ellis Way Grimsby - scheduled for completion summer 2016.

(Artist’s impression and final specification may be subject to change). Available To Let on an FRI lease for a term to be agreed with starting rents of between £6,000/£8,400 per annum.

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Bioplant innovation wins it for firm B

RITCON has won a major building award for a state-of-the-art recycling and waste management composting facility.

The Scunthorpe firm took the Committed To Innovation Award at the Chartered Institute of Building’s Committed To Construction In Humber & West Yorkshire Awards.

The £2.6 million 37-week programme was delivered on a turnkey basis, on time and on budget for client Biowise in Hull.

Paul Clarkson, Britcon managing director, said: “It is a great honour to receive this award and see the recognition of the hard work and innovative development that we put together; bringing forward this project and it’s recognition by our industry peers.

“The Chartered Institute of Building is a hugely respected organisation and the Committed To Construction In Humber & West Yorkshire Awards is an industry recognised commitment; we are delighted to have our association with them through this award win. This is a great achievement for all involved and I look forward to Britcon and its continued lead through innovation with all our projects now and in the future.”

The judges were impressed with the submission demonstrating a truly innovative approach, throughout the delivery and the

PRIDE: Britcon’s team on the Biowise project, from left, Mark Potter, Gemma Lennon, Jacqueline Haythorn-Barnard and Steve Horner.

relationships formed through this project.

James Landau, managing director at Biowise, said: “We chose to work with Britcon on the

strength of the company’s credentials on similar projects.

The fact that we could rely upon a ‘single contractor’ to deliver all of the complex building elements which house the processing equipment, was reassuring.

“Britcon really did work in partnership with us to deliver value engineering and we are delighted with the handover.”

It was presented at an vent at the New Dock Hall in Leeds, with more than 200 industry GREEN WORK: The Britcon build for Biowise in Hull, and inset left. representatives there.

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