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dave.laister@gsmg.co.uk early £3-million has been invested into making UN-drenched southern northern Lincolnshire a hemisphere markets are central hub for the needs being sought as a of some of the UK’soutbiggest business that brought potato sellers. high-tech energy Elsham Woldrenewable has just become the new headquarters to foraAKP Group, manufacturing small rural supplier to supermarket giant community completes a Morrisons and major chipto meet £500,000 expansion manufacturer McCain. demand.

A state-of-the-art office block,

Award-winning 4Eco potato is the temperature controlled technology innovator behind the storage facility and grading line, Immersun device, a system together with extensions to that works hand in glove with solar existing handling areas have just systems to harness been completed, withpower the generated and retain it within a 13-year-old firm headed by Richard home. moving the whole Arundel Launched two years ago, administration back into themore area thanYork.

20,000 units have been from produced the Binbrook base, The son offrom Grimsby town centre where it has Street gone from renting a and Freeman markets singleDavid unit toArundel, owning the grocer whoentire also site.to It act is now a greento used as adeveloping potato merchant business that and practices what it the area’s fish chip shops, preaches with an Suffolk array of panels joined forces with helping to produce 18KWinfor the businessman Bruce Kerr 1999.

Church ViewKP Business Centre it The former potato storage occupiwhich es. facility has now been The past year has seenwas turnover substantially developed, increase from £640,000 acquired in 2007, when atoproject £2.8 million the finished began to growasskin micro-generation has potatoes on the Isleindustry of Axholme. scaled up, aided by government “We wanted to show we could supportthe in the form of the feed-in produce required quality tariff, that where people are rewarded locally supermarkets were for selfin generation and grid buying from Herefordshire, support.or even importing,” he Scotland Jodi Huggett, business said.

“Morrisons backed us with it development recently and we went todirector, Yorkshire Forward took home the Women In Business (the scrapped regional Award at The StartUps, a national development agency) putting awards ceremony the together a plan. Wecelebrating then tied the successes of up Britain’s supply chain and gotmost the inspiring new companies. funding.”

Previous winners include With online That equated to £700,000. independent retail hub in the Morrisons’ rapid growth Notonthehighstreet.com and been retail world, the business has infant food brandand Ella’s Kitchen. propelled quickly, working Launched out of L a Harrison solar with Eastoft-based & installation business,to 4Eco now Co, the infrastructure allow for

for CBI dinner Anglers hooked on town’s bait

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 GRIMSBY’S bird food supplier, Immingham, long-established as chairman of the region.

Haith’s, is casting out with a new product.and radio Mr Esler is an award-winning television Having served the needs of bait manufacturers for broadcaster, novelist and journalist. nearly 40 years, His latest book,supplying due to hit the shelves next month, key ingredients to aid focuses on lessons that can be gleaned from carp fishing enthusiasts, leaders in how they tell stories, and will be the the Europarc business subject of his speech toisthe area’s business bosses, bringing own brand to and theirits guests. market.

For more information about the dinner, which is With an international frequently well represented by the South Bank and presence, has features a Haith’s drinks reception within Parkinson Court, created jobs, and hasMarks & Spencer archive and home to the famous worked with UK Trade art gallery, e-mail katya.menhennet@cbi.org.uk or and Investment on visit http://yorkshire-annual-dinner.eventbrite.com linguisitics. ● Full story on the new element, see pages 14.

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 224ainvestments in 183 RAPID expansion following significant Regional small and medium enterprises since Bradbury August Growth Fund grant sized for Scunthorpe-based 2010, to an more than 4,600 jobs created andto Groupleading has seen engineering academy created safeguarded in the region. In the last quarter alone, ensure skills provision. the venture capital and loan fund completed 30 The steel door investments more than £4.3 million. manufacturer,totalling founded Alex McWhirter, and chaired

by Timchief executive of Finance Yorkshire, “Wea are looking forward to building Strawson, said: secured on these figures and £287,000 grant as it helping more companies achieve growth in the coming months. transformed its footprint urge established in“We the town, building on and early stage companies to continue to speak to us to see if Finance strong demand from the Yorkshire help turn their ambitions into a reality.” domestic,can commercial Supported the European Union, it has attracted and industrialby sectors. £30-million investment Within two years it has from the European Regional Development Fund, £15-million from Yorkshire now added a further 77 Forward’s Single Programme, and £45-million match people to the team. funding fromon thepage European Investment Bank. ● Full story thFor ree.information visit www.finance-yorkshire.com

£20m milestone passed SUCCESS: Director ofnow 4ecobeen Jodi put Huggett has wonhandling a Women 120,000 In Business Award.Park on Grimsby’sPicture: Jon Corken flagship further increases has employed, tonnes inhas place.

Europarc development, will be ofsolar potatoes a year.

Of that, 35,000 a team of 24, with further “The challenge was to panels’ generation.

Rather tonnes are self-grown, withback a to officially opened this week by “We have taken two years to get than pushing everything recruitment underway to enhance manufacture the device that then groupGrid, in this region and Agriculture and Horticulture toproduction this,” said management Mr Arundel. as “We the National it redirects to it got growing met the European Development Board standards chairman and around another site in Suffolk, the grant funding for storage and where it is required in the home, enters new markets. we brought Immersun.”

John Godfreyout CBE, himself a contributing the balance.and grading operations in 2009, and with water immersion, “We only going to get 2010, A recent purchase is a £100,000 North Lincolnshire farmer. built theare storage throughout Recently 15 heating employees under-floor thewere most er,” Mrs Huggett said, We as the newArundel pick andadded: place “We’re machine that tobig begopen for that harvest.

Mr added, with three graduate common. company looks toin a global market. populates the circuit boards. have had potatoes from 2010 and trainees looking forward to opening the also part ofthe themarket company, “We researched to “People respond the has 2011, and the whole to project new“We coldare store and out grading facility specialising in growing, logistics always and about see if there were any other conditions we wanted to ensure been finishedsowith the offices just – the uncharacteristic weather and technical elements, including looking for new partners and micro-generation self storage we had a winter and summer now. agronomy Thethere, remaining conditions brought us a she operatorshave in new countries,” products. out and we market.

We are now working year, the opening a fleet “Our desire is to have more with investment said. “When thebut feed-in tariff identified has one seen product, butofitsix was challenging peoplepotato in Europe, Australia event is just rewards for everyone’s Mercedes rigs Mrs brought in to “T deliver quality producers localand to £2,000,” said Huggett. hat comes down, an opportunity other southern the potatoes to customers, with the hard work. this site.

It wouldhemisphere cut down on wasn’t commercially viable, to opens.” countriescosts. such There as New primary route Morrisons’ packing transport isZealand still a lot– “The facility will only add to an already costly exercise Andnew there is more to not follow. device is global.” operations near Harrogate. ofthe potential, it going will help the enable usis toameet the demand of in solar installation,” she said.

“There road map of what It began when Lee Sutton, fellow environmental footprint and this Keen to cultivate prosperous our biggest customers, but we’ve “We decided thereawas a gap in products are to come out,” Mrs director and company founder, part of the world has the ability to future also successfully improved the for Lincolnshire the market for a viablepotato product Huggett said.

“Devices that are was some in theof office one potatoes night forin a grow the best that would the home owner farmers, the help 32,000sq ft storage quality and freshness of our out already can have new devices the country, that what we was are meeting and he is said there as much possible, and storey it had to potatoes by reducing facility andas4,000 sq ft two connected to them.” majoring on.” something missing – a system be brought to market for under transportation, handling and using office development – which drew with theofability to self-manage the inspiration £500. ● latest Continued page two the cold on store technologies.” from Genesis Office A total 44 people are now

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“Our mission is to be able to educate quality chemical engineering graduates, who have experience of local industry and are ready and willing to work in the region.”

Reflecting on the growth, Dr Rubini said: “The University of Hull launched chemical engineering with a first cohort of just 14 students in October 2012.

This year we have a total of 130 students in our first year and foundation year with an expectation of a first year cohort of

more than 100 students in future years.”

More than £500,000 was invested in equipment, laboratory refurbishment and teaching staff.

“We now have nine chemical engineering academics and aim to achieve a department with a cohort of more than 300 students and 15 academic staff in the next few years,” Dr Rubini added.

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It is not only production. There is critical quality control, with 278 individual checks on products, and thermal imaging cameras part of the set-up.

“It is a 21st century device fitted to 1940s grid network, so it does provide its own challenges,” Mrs Huggett said, explaining the high level of support offered to third party installers from Binbrook.

A PARTNERSHIP has been formed with other reputable firms in the market in order to promote the high standards and back the requirements for electromagnetic certification (EMC).

Underlining the competitive industry, Mrs Huggett said: “When we launched, we were the only one, now there are 15 others. Only three meet EMC certification standards, so that’s 12 illegally on the market. The problem is trading standards don’t have the budget to police it. We have joined a partnership with other suppliers. This has got to stop. We have got to protect our staff and invest in our company. We have to maintain our reputation. We have the market leading device, we have to be the one that puts our head above the parapet.”

Comparing it to the fiercely regulated food industry, the business development director added: “The renewables industry needs to adopt the same standards as those in other industries. Not only do we have to fight against some of the “double glazing sales” mentality, they may end up with a device that is not reaching the required standards. We want to protect the industry, and ensure companies like ours, doing the research and development, can create more jobs.”

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Academy launched as call for engineers booms

TOP END TOOLS: An employee at work at Bradbury Group and, inset, apprentices Samuel Bonds and Natalie Khangura, who are part of the first cohort in the Bradbury Engineering Academy.

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MPLOYMENT growth has opened the door to a dedicated training centre at a rapidly expanding Scunthorpe business.

Academy has been launched in conjunction with North Lindsey College.

Company chairman and founder, Tim Strawson, said: “This is an exciting initiative to encourage A total of 77 jobs have been young people into the engineering created in just under two years at profession.

Bradbury Group, the manufacturer “Our business strength lies in of steel doors. engineering and manufacturing.

It follows a £287,000 Regional We identify an opportunity in the Growth Fund grant and market, then engineer and produce significantly more private a product that is better, cheaper investment to expand the site, and and delivered more quickly than represents a 73 per cent increase in the competition.” head count.

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has been credited by the London Stock Exchange as one of the 1000 Companies To Inspire Britain.

Mr Strawson and Bradbury chief executive Jim Connell have now embarked on an ambitious three-year plan to double group turnover from £12.5 million to £25 million, and they are on course to achieve the first year target of £15.5 million. Recent successes include a large export order to Florida datacentre giant Digital Reality Trust, steel doors for St Pancras Station, a range of security walling, caging and door products for O2 Telefonica, plus new clients including McDonalds, Ryvita and Wickes.

YES! Ambition to create more opportunities is realised THE past year has seen Mr Strawson, pictured, realise a long-standing ambition to provide opportunities for disadvantaged young people in Scunthorpe.

Last May, he launched Youth Engineering Scunthorpe (YES), a charitable enterprise in which 12 young people are employed. The business manufactures laser cut metal components and, in doing so, gives young people the chance to gain the work experience necessary to enter the jobs market. Once ready, YES trainees are supported in seeking employment elsewhere, creating opportunities for new recruits to join the scheme.

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Yellow brick road leads businesses to awards bash at The Baths Hall for 2015 celebrations

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E’RE off to meet the winners ... but first we need the nominations. This year’s journey will be down the yellow brick road rather than the red carpet, as the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards embrace a Wizard Of Oz theme.

In a perfect pitch, the film from the golden era of movies underlines the importance of aspiration, and self belief, as we seek to maximise the potential now offered by the area, with the Energy Estuary ablaze with ambition.

Intelligence, passion and courage have never been lacking from the annual line-up of impressive businesses with a strong story to tell, and 2015 promises to be no different.

Once again, Business Telegraph publisher Grimsby & Scunthorpe Media Group is delighted to partner with Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce in presenting the event.

Chamber president-elect Steve Eastwood said: “I am delighted to introduce you to the 2015 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards which are now open for entries. I am very much looking forward to this year’s gala presentation and dinner, which will be held on Friday, May 15.

“Our theme this year is The Wizard Of Oz. I am sure this well-known and classic film will make for a great backdrop to the celebrations on the night.

“We’ll be looking for companies who’ve had a vision and the will to make that vision come true. Or in the words of Oz, ‘somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true’.

“I do hope your company will

consider entering this year’s Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards. They are a marvellous profile raiser and a wonderful opportunity for us all to recognise the hard work and talent we have in our area. Please take part, fill in your online entry form and let’s make it a year to remember.”

Scunthorpe is our Emerald City this year, with The Baths Hall hosting for a second time, as the event alternates between North and North East Lincolnshire.

Mike Pennington, managing director of GSMG, said: “We talked and wrote about it for long enough, and now it is happening. Last year was certainly a year of action on the renewables front. We have two offshore wind farms being built out of Grimsby, several blue chip companies setting up considerable bases, led by the £11-million investment from Dong Energy, which is now starting to take shape. The critical mass of jobs and capital projects that will be here for the long haul.

“The BAE Systems training facility is a marvellous coup at Humberside Airport, and we’ve seen a boost in retail, led by Debenhams and M&S, in Scunthorpe, and we could be set for a new era in steel, too, one that will understandably be approached with caution.

“Now both major towns on the South Bank have been ‘touched’ by documentaries of a derogatory nature, this year more than ever is the time for us to redress the balance and

A step by step guide through the categories

The Wilkin Chapman Grange Business Person Of The Year Award Overview: A business person who stands out from the rest as a leader with excellent communicative skills and that “X factor” that brings success at every level. Can be nominated by a third party.

Last year’s winner: Liz Parry, owner of Abbys Wine Bar & Bistro.

The HSBC International Trade Award Overview: Businesses of any age that can demonstrate how they have experienced significant growth in international trade either through imports or exports.

Exploitation of niche markets and implementation of a progressive international marketing plan would be beneficial.

Last year’s winner: Technica Ltd. The CR Parrott Award for New Business Overview: A new business that delivers vibrancy, moving forward in a structured way that balances occupational and business skills successfully in order to overcome challenges and facilitating continued success.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Steve Eastwood, top, and Mike Pennington.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Grimsby Telegraph editor Michelle Lalor, left, presents the GSMG Lifetime Achievement Award to Tony Jex MBE, with, event host Helen Fospero, centre, and area council chairmen Amanda Austin, and Paul Gouland.

The ABP Business Growth Award Overview: A business of any age that can demonstrate proactive planning. A company that moves forward with enthusiasm, imagination and energy, with an eye on a sustainable future for itself.

It recognises significant growth in workforce, turnover or profit since last year.

Last year’s winner: Bradbury Group.

We’ll be looking for companies who’ve had a vision and the will to make that vision come true outline achievements. I urge all businesses to consider their case carefully.

Once again I am delighted, as head of the GSMG media business, to continue as the main sponsor for the 2014 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards. Through our newspapers and websites we celebrate success, and look forward to doing so again, with the winners come May.” HSBC has returned to the award sponsorship, taking over the International honour from Barclays, which is replacing Phillips66 as Community Excellence backer. Biffa is once again a patron sponsor, joined this year by Estuary TV and Tower Construction.

Explaining the theme, awards organiser Anne Tate, northern Lincolnshire manager for Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, said: “It is an incredibly strong, iconic film with fantastic visual imagery, and it is about the value of our imagination, and how power exists within us for personal change. We don’t need to go looking for great adventures, we can find them in our own area. As Dorothy said: ‘if ever I go looking for my heart’s desire again I won’t look any further than my own back yard’.

“The power for growth and change

impact on the community. It can be a business of any age or size that demonstrates its commitment to its local community and evidence of being a good neighbour.

Last year’s winner: Ongo.

E-Factor Small Business Award Over view: Businesses that are able, committed and enthusiastic, and which have set themselves on the road to achieving clearly laid-out goals for future growth and success.

It will recognise progress in terms of business growth and development made by a small business over three years, with fewer than 25 employees and a turnover lower than £5 million.

Last year’s winner: JemBuild.

It recognises the strides made by a new business which is less than three years old at the time of application.

Last year’s winner: Wrendale Designs Ltd. The Franklin College Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Overview: This award recognises that entrepreneurs find new and innovative solutions, invent new products and services, or find fresh ways of looking at age-old problems.

Open to anyone aged 30 or under running a business who has demonstrated outstanding business success during 2012 and 2013.

Last year’s winner: CWH Design.

The North And North East Lincolnshire Economic Investment Awards Overview: Recognising contribution to the local economy, this will be presented to businesses that chose North and North East Lincolnshire for their investments instead of competing areas, employ local people, contractors and

suppliers and can demonstrate positive sustainability and impact for the future.

One award for each local authority area where relocation to – or significant expansion in – has taken place in the past five years.

Last year’s winners: San Pietro and Great Grimsby Seafood Village.

The Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award Overview: This award recognises organisations within the private or public sector, and successful applicants will be able to demonstrate how implementing training and staff development brings benefits which create real business impact. Case studies are a must to support the entry.

Last year’s winner: Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez.

The HBP Systems Innovation Award Overview: Provides recognition to those businesses that have found and developed new solutions to business growth or competitiveness. Not just inventions, but fresh thinking, too. Open to all SMEs employing up to 250 people.

Businesses will be forward-looking, having explored, exploited and implemented innovate ideas.

Last year’s winner: PPS East Ltd. The Forrester Boyd Business Excellence Award Overview: A business of any age that exhibits characteristics of excellence in its field and a shining example to other businesses of hard work, profitability, good management, adaptability and sustainability. This will be selected by the judges of all the other awards.

Last year’s winner: Lincoln and York.

The GSMG Lifetime Achievement Award Overview: This prestigious award will go to someone who has had a significant and positive impact on the local business community over a number of years. A special accolade pre-selected.

Last year’s winner: Tony Jex MBE.

The Barclays Excellence in Community Relations Award Overview: This award recognises a successful company whose approach to corporate and social responsibilities demonstrate a positive

Well worth thinking about very carefully ... over a coffee or two!

for business lies within themselves for the most part, and it is about confidence and self esteem, to go out there and achieve. But let’s not get too pretentious, it is a lovely film to hang the awards on and allows us a great deal of scope for the theme of the evening, the food and, of course, the entertainment.”

She is looking once again towards the West End for “norther n Lincolnshire’s own little bit of Oz” as preparations are made for the 14th annual ceremony.

There are again 13 awards, 11 to apply for, one overall excellence award selected by the judges of all the other categories, and the GSMG Lifetime Achievement Award.

How to enter your business ONCE again this year, entries are completely online, building on the strong return when the application process first went digital in 2014.

A slight uplift in entires was recorded last year, with judges delighted with the quality.

With 13 awards available, 11 of which are open to application, it is hoped more of the same standard will be forthcoming.

Details of each category are above right, with further information and the actual entry process to be found in the brochure, published online at www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk /nlincsba or www.scunthorpetele graph.co.uk/nlincsba and www.nlincsba.co.uk The deadline for all applications is Monday, March 2.

ELSHAM-based private label coffee roaster Lincoln & York won the Forrester Boyd Award for Business Excellence at last May’s event at Grimsby Auditorium.

It came in an amazing year for the business, as it celebrated 20 years while also being recognised as one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK by the London Stock Exchange.

That continued with a further 17 recruits added, as well as some impressive kit.

Just weeks after picking up the award, it completed the installation of the largest coffee roaster in the UK – a 600kg drum roaster from Italy. The new piece of equipment almost doubled the fir m’s capacity, paving the way for further growth.

Director James Sweeting, pictured left, said: “We are grateful to have won the Forrester Boyd Business Excellence Award. It was

a great evening and myself and the other members of Lincoln & York team had a wonderful time celebrating and meeting other businesses in the region.

“We may roast coffee for companies all over the world, but we’re proud of our roots. It’s not the first time we’ve entered for the awards and it hopefully won’t be the last!”

Michelle Catalano is half of the husband and wife team behind San Pietro, pictured right, having opened the restaurant in the old mill in Scunthorpe in 2003. The North Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award recognised the addition of a £1.1 million 14-bedroom boutique hotel and function suite.

“We were immensely proud to not only win the award, but to have been nominated alongside such great businesses,” she said.

“It was great PR for us, and it

helped raise the profile locally and further afield, in Hull, Leeds and the south of the county, too.

“I would recommend business to enter and take full advantage of the potential of the awards, and enjoy a great evening out!”

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Yellow brick road leads businesses to awards bash at The Baths Hall for 2015 celebrations

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E’RE off to meet the winners ... but first we need the nominations. This year’s journey will be down the yellow brick road rather than the red carpet, as the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards embrace a Wizard Of Oz theme.

In a perfect pitch, the film from the golden era of movies underlines the importance of aspiration, and self belief, as we seek to maximise the potential now offered by the area, with the Energy Estuary ablaze with ambition.

Intelligence, passion and courage have never been lacking from the annual line-up of impressive businesses with a strong story to tell, and 2015 promises to be no different.

Once again, Business Telegraph publisher Grimsby & Scunthorpe Media Group is delighted to partner with Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce in presenting the event.

Chamber president-elect Steve Eastwood said: “I am delighted to introduce you to the 2015 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards which are now open for entries. I am very much looking forward to this year’s gala presentation and dinner, which will be held on Friday, May 15.

“Our theme this year is The Wizard Of Oz. I am sure this well-known and classic film will make for a great backdrop to the celebrations on the night.

“We’ll be looking for companies who’ve had a vision and the will to make that vision come true. Or in the words of Oz, ‘somewhere, over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true’.

“I do hope your company will

consider entering this year’s Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards. They are a marvellous profile raiser and a wonderful opportunity for us all to recognise the hard work and talent we have in our area. Please take part, fill in your online entry form and let’s make it a year to remember.”

Scunthorpe is our Emerald City this year, with The Baths Hall hosting for a second time, as the event alternates between North and North East Lincolnshire.

Mike Pennington, managing director of GSMG, said: “We talked and wrote about it for long enough, and now it is happening. Last year was certainly a year of action on the renewables front. We have two offshore wind farms being built out of Grimsby, several blue chip companies setting up considerable bases, led by the £11-million investment from Dong Energy, which is now starting to take shape. The critical mass of jobs and capital projects that will be here for the long haul.

“The BAE Systems training facility is a marvellous coup at Humberside Airport, and we’ve seen a boost in retail, led by Debenhams and M&S, in Scunthorpe, and we could be set for a new era in steel, too, one that will understandably be approached with caution.

“Now both major towns on the South Bank have been ‘touched’ by documentaries of a derogatory nature, this year more than ever is the time for us to redress the balance and

A step by step guide through the categories

The Wilkin Chapman Grange Business Person Of The Year Award Overview: A business person who stands out from the rest as a leader with excellent communicative skills and that “X factor” that brings success at every level. Can be nominated by a third party.

Last year’s winner: Liz Parry, owner of Abbys Wine Bar & Bistro.

The HSBC International Trade Award Overview: Businesses of any age that can demonstrate how they have experienced significant growth in international trade either through imports or exports.

Exploitation of niche markets and implementation of a progressive international marketing plan would be beneficial.

Last year’s winner: Technica Ltd. The CR Parrott Award for New Business Overview: A new business that delivers vibrancy, moving forward in a structured way that balances occupational and business skills successfully in order to overcome challenges and facilitating continued success.

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CALL FOR ENTRIES: Steve Eastwood, top, and Mike Pennington.

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Grimsby Telegraph editor Michelle Lalor, left, presents the GSMG Lifetime Achievement Award to Tony Jex MBE, with, event host Helen Fospero, centre, and area council chairmen Amanda Austin, and Paul Gouland.

The ABP Business Growth Award Overview: A business of any age that can demonstrate proactive planning. A company that moves forward with enthusiasm, imagination and energy, with an eye on a sustainable future for itself.

It recognises significant growth in workforce, turnover or profit since last year.

Last year’s winner: Bradbury Group.

We’ll be looking for companies who’ve had a vision and the will to make that vision come true outline achievements. I urge all businesses to consider their case carefully.

Once again I am delighted, as head of the GSMG media business, to continue as the main sponsor for the 2014 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards. Through our newspapers and websites we celebrate success, and look forward to doing so again, with the winners come May.” HSBC has returned to the award sponsorship, taking over the International honour from Barclays, which is replacing Phillips66 as Community Excellence backer. Biffa is once again a patron sponsor, joined this year by Estuary TV and Tower Construction.

Explaining the theme, awards organiser Anne Tate, northern Lincolnshire manager for Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, said: “It is an incredibly strong, iconic film with fantastic visual imagery, and it is about the value of our imagination, and how power exists within us for personal change. We don’t need to go looking for great adventures, we can find them in our own area. As Dorothy said: ‘if ever I go looking for my heart’s desire again I won’t look any further than my own back yard’.

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impact on the community. It can be a business of any age or size that demonstrates its commitment to its local community and evidence of being a good neighbour.

Last year’s winner: Ongo.

E-Factor Small Business Award Over view: Businesses that are able, committed and enthusiastic, and which have set themselves on the road to achieving clearly laid-out goals for future growth and success.

It will recognise progress in terms of business growth and development made by a small business over three years, with fewer than 25 employees and a turnover lower than £5 million.

Last year’s winner: JemBuild.

It recognises the strides made by a new business which is less than three years old at the time of application.

Last year’s winner: Wrendale Designs Ltd. The Franklin College Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Overview: This award recognises that entrepreneurs find new and innovative solutions, invent new products and services, or find fresh ways of looking at age-old problems.

Open to anyone aged 30 or under running a business who has demonstrated outstanding business success during 2012 and 2013.

Last year’s winner: CWH Design.

The North And North East Lincolnshire Economic Investment Awards Overview: Recognising contribution to the local economy, this will be presented to businesses that chose North and North East Lincolnshire for their investments instead of competing areas, employ local people, contractors and

suppliers and can demonstrate positive sustainability and impact for the future.

One award for each local authority area where relocation to – or significant expansion in – has taken place in the past five years.

Last year’s winners: San Pietro and Great Grimsby Seafood Village.

The Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award Overview: This award recognises organisations within the private or public sector, and successful applicants will be able to demonstrate how implementing training and staff development brings benefits which create real business impact. Case studies are a must to support the entry.

Last year’s winner: Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez.

The HBP Systems Innovation Award Overview: Provides recognition to those businesses that have found and developed new solutions to business growth or competitiveness. Not just inventions, but fresh thinking, too. Open to all SMEs employing up to 250 people.

Businesses will be forward-looking, having explored, exploited and implemented innovate ideas.

Last year’s winner: PPS East Ltd. The Forrester Boyd Business Excellence Award Overview: A business of any age that exhibits characteristics of excellence in its field and a shining example to other businesses of hard work, profitability, good management, adaptability and sustainability. This will be selected by the judges of all the other awards.

Last year’s winner: Lincoln and York.

The GSMG Lifetime Achievement Award Overview: This prestigious award will go to someone who has had a significant and positive impact on the local business community over a number of years. A special accolade pre-selected.

Last year’s winner: Tony Jex MBE.

The Barclays Excellence in Community Relations Award Overview: This award recognises a successful company whose approach to corporate and social responsibilities demonstrate a positive

Well worth thinking about very carefully ... over a coffee or two!

for business lies within themselves for the most part, and it is about confidence and self esteem, to go out there and achieve. But let’s not get too pretentious, it is a lovely film to hang the awards on and allows us a great deal of scope for the theme of the evening, the food and, of course, the entertainment.”

She is looking once again towards the West End for “norther n Lincolnshire’s own little bit of Oz” as preparations are made for the 14th annual ceremony.

There are again 13 awards, 11 to apply for, one overall excellence award selected by the judges of all the other categories, and the GSMG Lifetime Achievement Award.

How to enter your business ONCE again this year, entries are completely online, building on the strong return when the application process first went digital in 2014.

A slight uplift in entires was recorded last year, with judges delighted with the quality.

With 13 awards available, 11 of which are open to application, it is hoped more of the same standard will be forthcoming.

Details of each category are above right, with further information and the actual entry process to be found in the brochure, published online at www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk /nlincsba or www.scunthorpetele graph.co.uk/nlincsba and www.nlincsba.co.uk The deadline for all applications is Monday, March 2.

ELSHAM-based private label coffee roaster Lincoln & York won the Forrester Boyd Award for Business Excellence at last May’s event at Grimsby Auditorium.

It came in an amazing year for the business, as it celebrated 20 years while also being recognised as one of the fastest growing businesses in the UK by the London Stock Exchange.

That continued with a further 17 recruits added, as well as some impressive kit.

Just weeks after picking up the award, it completed the installation of the largest coffee roaster in the UK – a 600kg drum roaster from Italy. The new piece of equipment almost doubled the fir m’s capacity, paving the way for further growth.

Director James Sweeting, pictured left, said: “We are grateful to have won the Forrester Boyd Business Excellence Award. It was

a great evening and myself and the other members of Lincoln & York team had a wonderful time celebrating and meeting other businesses in the region.

“We may roast coffee for companies all over the world, but we’re proud of our roots. It’s not the first time we’ve entered for the awards and it hopefully won’t be the last!”

Michelle Catalano is half of the husband and wife team behind San Pietro, pictured right, having opened the restaurant in the old mill in Scunthorpe in 2003. The North Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award recognised the addition of a £1.1 million 14-bedroom boutique hotel and function suite.

“We were immensely proud to not only win the award, but to have been nominated alongside such great businesses,” she said.

“It was great PR for us, and it

helped raise the profile locally and further afield, in Hull, Leeds and the south of the county, too.

“I would recommend business to enter and take full advantage of the potential of the awards, and enjoy a great evening out!”

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The event will be held at the Grimsby Institute’s Engineering And Renewable Energy Centre pictured, from 4.30pm to 6.30pm on Thursday, February 12.

Speakers will include Neil Bainbridge, head of engineering and construction at the Grimsby Institute, Dr Vicky Dunn, director of the GREAT Project, and Laura Rhodes, flood risk officer at the Environment Agency.

Dr Dunn said: “Future technologies will be all about low carbon, energy efficiency and protecting against negative climate impacts, such as flooding.

“The GREAT Project works with small businesses for free, to help them develop along these lines.”

Mr Bainbridge said: “I’m excited to invite people to this future technologies event at the Engineering And Renewable Energy Centre.

“Engineering has a bright future, with so much business activity in the Humber region.”

The event will form part of Green Week at the Institute, which runs from Monday, February 9 to Friday, February 13.

It will see activities take place

FUTURE TALK: Dr Vicky Dunn, inset, is speaking at the event.

across the campuses, based on a different theme for each day of the week.

The week will kick off with Make A Difference Monday, followed by

Tree Top Tuesday and Waste Not Wednesday.

Future Thursday will focus on climate change, its possible effect on us and future energy sources, while Fossil Friday will encourage people to consider the use of fossil fuels in their daily lives.

The GREAT Project is part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund.

It is designed to support small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Humber, East Riding and West and North Yorkshire to improve their productivity, innovation and development.

To book a place at the future technologies event, call 01472 311222 ext 1363 or alternatively, e-mail great@grimsby.ac.uk

Joy at safe contractor award Celebrate new A SCUNTHORPE based electrical engineering solutions company has had a successful start to the new year after receiving the Safe Contractor Award for Tata Steel in 2014.

Qube, a family-run business whose head office is based in Brigg Road, supplies electrical engineering and instrument services within the heavy industry sector.

The business, which was established in 2009, has experienced rapid growth and currently employs more than 60 people who serve contracts for several blue chip companies.

Growth has resulted in a multi-million pound tur nover.

Managing director Richard Hotchin said Qube has a unique approach.

He said: “Driven by our key personnel, Qube’s unique approach and award winning techniques have quickly raised the company’s profile and established us as a market leader in our field.

“Success has come through providing competent people at a competitive price with a quality, personal service commensurate with a family run business.

“Competency is the key.

“Whether, small or turnkey £1 million plus projects, we have the engineering background, expertise and resources to enable a successful conclusion.”

Mr Hotchin said his team are extremely talented and versatile.

“Our demands are high. We select and train our employees to provide our clients with a new standard of quality, craftsmanship, safety and technical support at a competitive price,” he said.

“Building long term relationships with clients is of great importance.”

The company is ISO9001 compliant and the projects they have recently completed include the glanding and termination of all power

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PRIDE: Richard Hotchin. cables to the new Manchester City FC training and youth development complex.

They also completed the Beckton CHIP Plant, the Space Technology Centre in Didcot, the Redbull Racing in Milton Keynes, the Huntsman Tioxide Sil compliance project and the BET365 HQ in Stoke-on-Trent.

They also assisted South Ferriby based company Cemex with the instrument and MCC Control panels refurbishments following last year’s tidal surge disaster.

AIR Compressors & Blowers North Ltd are pleased to announce an open day on Thursday, February 12, from 9am to 1pm, at The Business Hive, Dudley Street, Grimsby, DN31 2AE, to celebrate the launching of its new Grimsby office.

The firm is a main distributor for Gardner Denver products in the UK and offers sales, service & support for the following brands: CompAir, Hydrovane, Elmo Riestchle & Reavell and have capabilities to service any make of compressor, blower and vacuum pumps via its six trained service engineers.

Hydrovane has recently launched a new compressor which will be displayed alongside key products from the Elmo Rietschle range.

AIR Compressors & Blowers North Ltd has heavily invested in new energy-focused equipment to offer comprehensive reports on vibration analysis for monitoring bearing failure, air leak detection and compressor energy efficiency to save customers money in both running and maintenance costs.

The firm is part of the British Compressed Air Society and is proud to be a member of Hull & Humber Chamber Of Commerce.

If you are interested in joining in on this special day, please let the company know by e-mailing lewis.smith@acbnorth.com or call them on 01472 269121 The firm looks forward to welcoming you.

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ROUGHT iron and security shutter specialist Apex Engineering Services has completed 30 years in business.

Launched by John Collins in Fletcher’s Yard, off Wellowgate, Grimsby, early projects covered many traditional blacksmith services, sandblasting and repainting, with the supply and installation of anti-intruder equipment for windows and doors.

“As we got bigger we moved to Garth Lane in 1988, where we did a terrific amount of wrought iron, electric gates and all manner of things,” said Mr Collins, who remains at the helm of the business.

An ever-expanding niche came in the rapid response to deal with problems with security shutters, commonly found on shop fronts, where issues can cost trade as well as repair, if acting as a barrier to entry when opening time comes.

“We found people couldn’t get roller shutters repaired when they needed them, as firms had installed them were from the likes of Manchester, Sheffield and Nottingham,” said Mr Collins.

“We went into repairing them and later started making them from scratch. I think we have now worked for most people in the town, and we have seen a lot of other firms come and go.”

Now the Apex brand can be found on most shopping streets in

MILESTONE: Managing director John Collins, centre, presents a long service award to foreman Simon Lester, right. Also pictured is Sean Smyth. the area, with German and Italian engines sworn by the team, who also provide services to industrial, agricultural and domestic clients.

Architectural advances also mean that the systems can be more aesthetically pleasing, with tracks and workings often hidden.

A pleasing recent job was the replacement of 30 manual shutters at Freeman Street Market with ten electrical ones.

“That was a fantastic job,” said Mr Collins. “We are winning new

customers all the time, I only wish I was a bit younger!”

Specialist jobs that Apex has prided itself on have included spiral staircases in Georgian London homes, with recommendations leading to the out-of-town work, away from the usual 30-mile radius it covers.

Over the years more than 20 apprentices have also passed through the business, learning the trade where mig, tig, manual arc and oxyfuel welding is practised.

Construction beams in the form of RSJs, and sheet metalwork is also part of the daily activity of the three-strong team now based in Cromwell Road, where it has occupied a unit opposite the town’s leisure centre since 2006.

As part of the 30 year commemoration, foreman Simon Lester – who has been with the Grimsby company for all but four of those years – was presented with a holiday voucher by Mr Collins.

Sector overview: Innovation is going to be key WITH an award-winning seafood cluster, backed up by an agricultural hinterland rich in wheat, produce and animal rearing, northern Lincolnshire’s credentials to keep the kitchens of the UK stocked are clear.

It is a reputation that crosses international boundaries, with the virtues extolled as part of the area’s core credentials.

Whether it is the domestic fridge freezer filled by a supermarket visit, artisan luxury, fast food restaurants or fine dining, this part of the world punches well above its weight.

And when it comes to the businesses and brands at the forefront of the industry we have plenty to be proud of.

Young’s Seafood is the undisputed heavyweight of the fish world, and recent years has seen it strengthen its Grimsby operations.

Production was consolidated in the town, so too in Scotland, following acquisitions of businesses with interests split around the UK. More than 100 different lines were absorbed by Grimsby’s biggest private employer when the major organisational changes swept across the diverse production sites. Now the town is recognised as the

salmon centre of excellence with new product development also at the fore.

With chilled fish enjoying a post-recession resurgence, and frozen a strong constant too, there is renewed optimism among the leading players, clustered in the area, and responsible for more than 70 per cent of the seafood consumed in Britain.

These statistics are not lost on suppliers, with Iceland, Canada and Norway all aware of the role the town can play as a gateway to the UK consumer market, seen as the most developed in the world.

And while one big name can call on more than 200 years of heritage, another in its infancy is also helping draw more people to the seafood category.

The Saucy Fish Co burst onto supermarket shelves in 2010, brought forward by Icelandic Seachill, as the parent company is now known. With a range of products from salmon fillets and a sauce sachet to complex squid, prawn and chorizo tapas dishes, it is a brand of some standing that has gone from zero to hero in a short space of time, winning accolades for the company and those who have pioneered it.

Within a few miles we

have two beacons of fast-moving consumer goods excellence, working in one of the most regulated markets, with a supply chain covering the globe.

Supporting this, and the likes of Morrisons’ own manufacturing plant, Sealord’s Waitrose-focused operations, Five Star Fish, Mariner Foods, and strong local businesses such as Flatfish, Jaines & Son, Albert Darnell, Havelock etc, etc, is a dynamic support base featuring Europe’s largest concentration of cold storage, dedicated transport firms, packaging, logistics and engineering, with by-products enhancing the value chain, such as fish meal and pet food. All provide more work, too.

The seafood sector can seem all-consuming, due to the sheer level of concentration, but there is much more. Two huge soup producers Hain Daniels Group at Europarc, Grimsby, and TSC in Scunthorpe, make the most out of the area’s produce.

They can lean on the legacy that the fish sector left in the distribution and storage solutions.

Then there is OSI at Scunthorpe, expanded ready for 2014, producing all the burgers required by McDonald’s in the UK, to

LEADING THE CHARGE: Left, Young’s Seafood and Saucy Fish Co are back on our screens this month. Above, the Top Companies edition this overvew first appeared in. the tune of 3.5 million a year. Production excellence was highlighted when the fast food giant’s top brass described it as an example to the whole of Europe.

Moving forward across the whole of the sector, such a competitive environment, innovation is going to be key, at all levels, with examples found at every tur n.

So too transparency and ethics, ensuring people continue to eat what they believe they have bought.

Grimsby also has a phenomenal chance to shine, as it plays host to the World Seafood Congress in September.

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The number of reported malicious e-mails hitting local businesses is once again on the rise, but with the right know how and an alert team your business can spot these attacks before they have a chance to do any damage.

LAUNCHED: Farming Minister George Eustice MP, centre, with Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership board member, Mark Tinsely, left, and chair of Greater Lincolnshire LEP, Ursula Lidbetter. Below, Simon Dwyer, left, and Steve Norton.

With e-mails, it’s very easy for the attackers to design them in a deceitful way that will quite often catch out any unsuspecting staff member.

In the past we’ve seen e-mails made to appear from Royal Mail, HMRC, and O2, with others also managing to invade businesses and send e-mails from their accounts as if it was them.

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The most obvious place to start is with the name and address of the sender. For example, j.bloggs@companyname.co.uk is fairly genuine and a common address used by most businesses.

However, non-trustworthy senders will either show an e-mail that has hints of the company they’re trying to portray, either with slight differences in the domain or followed by a generic hotmail.com or yahoo.com domain, or something unconventionally displaying numbers and letters. Except the latter, if the domain name looks real but you’re unsure, you can double check by ‘Googling’ the company in question.

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Lincolnshire’s food producers has Mr Eustice visited Grimsby last year in his been welcomed, with a strong focus role as Fisheries Minister, part of the wide-ranging portfolio he holds. He said: “The on fish underlined.

George Eustice MP, Minister for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment, launched Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership’s Food Board at a special event last week.

The LEP also unveiled its Agri-Food Plan 2014-2020, with a vision to create the environment to work towards a long-term ambition to double the economic value of the area’s food industry by 2030.

Senior figures from the diverse industry make a 25-strong collective, with seafood enjoying a strong presence. Steve Norton, chief executive of Grimsby Fish Merchants Association, and vice chairman of Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises sits alongside Pete Ward, chief executive of Young’s Seafood, Simon Smith, chief executive of Icelandic Seachill and Simon Dwyer, Seafox management consultants managing director, who has a strong track record in supply chain and logistics.

Mark Tinsley, a member of the Greater Lincolnshire LEP board who leads on agri-food, welcomed the new group to National Centre for Food Manufacturing in Holbeach, part of the University of Lincoln.

He said: “Greater Lincolnshire is the food heartland of the UK but the agri-food sector is often overlooked when it comes to prioritising support for business.

“Without our agri-food sector and all the people in it who grow, harvest, prepare and distribute our food, this region would be in a much worse economic state and the country would have to import far more food than it already does.

“That’s why the Greater Lincolnshire LEP has made agri-food one of its priority sectors, and we’ve launched our Agri-Food Plan to set out how we can help our food processing and farming businesses to grow even further.”

The Food Board will support the plan’s objectives by informing and advising the LEP on issues and challenges which face the sector such as water management, planning, transport infrastructure, the translation of

food and farming sector is incredibly important to this country. The whole food chain is worth more than £100 billion to the economy, employing one in eight people, and that’s why it is at the heart of our long-term economic plan.

“We want to support this growth and see the UK food and farming industry become the best in the world – exciting, dynamic and at the forefront of technology and innovation.

“It is excellent to see areas like Lincolnshire taking a lead, recognising the huge contribution the sector makes to the local economy and developing ambitious plans for future growth.”

The board’s make-up was welcomed in the seafood intensive north of the county, where Seafood Grimsby & Humber represents the award-winning cluster as a specific sector group.

Mr Norton said: “I feel the seafood industry is well represented. I have a lot of time for Mark Tinsley, who did an excellent job of chairing the first meeting, getting all engaged.

“It demonstrated to me that some of the issues we have are familiar across the food industry, with other proteins (in meat products) and the agri-sector too. In that respect it is really good as it can get some momentum going, and can be a very efficient lobbying tool to government and any other organisation, to getting greater recognition of the importance of Greater Lincolnshire.

“If we get a clearly defined agenda I think it will be a very successful vehicle for adding value for us all.”

With all four members also part of the sector group Seafood Grimsby & Humber, Mr Dwyer said it would be a simple process to share the information and attract input.

“I think we will filter everything through from the board for us to disseminate to the seafood sector. That’s what we want Seafood Grimsby & Humber to be, a mouthpiece for the sector, with one clear path of work.”

Unfortunately, the nature of some attacks means certain companies have been infected and used as a host to send e-mails from. Whilst harder to spot, always question the content of the e-mail, and if any issues develop on your system as a result you should contact your IT support provider straight away.

That being said, never action on external links or downloads suggested by any e-mail unless you’re completely aware of what they are. To make sure, hover your cursor over the link and the destination address will appear.

Think; am I expecting anything?

Whilst large companies are portrayed by the senders, those companies in question will never ask you to download files or confirm personal details over e-mail. If you’re unsure over any content, always ‘Google’ the company in question and contact them via their details provided on the website.

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2015 is the year to lift the area’s aspirations P

OWERING on into 2015, northern Lincolnshire is playing a leading role in the Humber’s Energy Estuary ambition, and is a valued contributor to the resurgent UK economy.

Last summer saw the critical mass arrive in offshore wind construction, operations and maintenance in Grimsby, and the path is gradually clearing for the development of Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme.

They are two independent strands of the renewables revolution that has emerged to give the area a real growth opportunity, a new industry brought forward at pace during a steady climb out of recession. One being realised, is already providing 300 direct jobs, with those in the industry expecting that figure to hit 1,000 very soon.

Double or treble that as you look through the supply chain and the security provided across other sectors.

Yes, the trickle effect and cross-over into the existing process, ports, logistics and engineering industries is clear, as well as the increased demand across the retail, housing and service sector. From taxis to take-aways, office equipment to offshore personnel protection equipment, new money is pouring in.

For energy, we should read fuel, power and food, keeping our transport moving, our lights shining, machines and people working, and we’re pretty good at all three.

POSITIVE: The Telegraph’s business editor David Laister gives his view on where we are, as we celebrate more success in Business Review.

The business barometer is often found in the construction sector, and just look at the works underway.

There will soon be three new hotels on the South Bank, with Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Humberside Airport all benefiting.

A raft of new housing developments are in the planning process, the largest of which is Lincolnshire Lakes at Scunthorpe.

We have work on skills from BAE Systems’ specialised plans at Kirmington to University Technical College Humber, again in Scunthorpe, and a logistics centre in Immingham, then there is the continued investment in our ports, the key driver of the economy, both in the Humber and the UK as a whole.

Even retail – one of the hardest hit sectors

in recent years - is showing promise, with arrival of Debenhams and the return of Marks and Spencer in Scunthorpe, and Primark and Freshney Place’s joint expansion plan.

This year, Grimsby will welcome the World Seafood Congress, an international event that attracts hundreds of delegates and shines a light on a great industry, that acts as a global gateway to the UK supermarkets and catering outlets. It remains the major employer, and with two of the strongest brands calling it home.

Finally steel, and we could well be at the beginning of a new chapter for Scunthorpe’s biggest asset. How it will be written remains to be seen, but let us all hope that such interest is built on positive intent.

With no thanks to a certain television programme, perceptions of Grimsby and Scunthorpe may have taken a hit of late, but Business Telegraph, with partner businesses in the community, will always highlight opportunities that should raise aspirations, and encourage people to think of the future positively. “Deprivation is not a badge of honour” has been a clear message from the local authority that was the unfortunate host to the current series of Skint. It is time to put the excuses lingering from the past to bed, and look forward.

Edition to celebrate success HAVE you seen Top Companies, the special glossy publication from the business desk of the Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraph yet?

The standalone edition celebrates a strong year for the area, with key sectors reviewed and the future analysed, across the political and industrial spheres.

Hard copies are still available from the Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraph offices, at 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, and Park Square, Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with the eBook now published online, in its entirety, at www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/business.

This state-of-the-art technology enables engineers to accurately and efficiently survey complex areas containing steelwork, pipework, equipment and cable runs to an accuracy of 2mm.

Multiple scans are taken onsite and stitched together using specialist software.

The resulting Point Cloud contains all the data collected, represented by billions of dots. By selecting the appropriate elements, designers can produce highly accurate 3D images and models without the need to return to site.

Not only does laser scanning provide more comprehensive and more accurate data then previously possible, but the work can also be done in a fraction of the time with no need for the humble tape measure.

Pictured outside the Cofely Fabricom Engineering Solutions offices, on the Europarc, Grimsby, are, from left, Mark Wingate, Director of EPC/EPCm, Martyn Whiteley, Operations Director, Jeff Harper, Planning Manager, and Clive Rounce, Senior Operations Manager.

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VER the Christmas period thousands of people across the world from Australia to Dubai to Andalucía would have sat down to a Yule Tide dinner which would have been closer to Grimsby than you might think.

Mike Bee, Proposals Manager, explained how the investment signalled a giant leap forward for the company.

“Our investment over the last two years includes SmartPlant process design software and the capacity Clive Rounce, Senior Operations Manager said: “We aim to be our clients’ Partner of Choice and have a number of longterm relationships or Framework Agreements in place. We are constantly striving to improve the services we offer and this technology is a fantastic addition to our capabilities that will be of real benefit to our clients.” to laser scan existing plants. Clients benefit from substantial cost savings due to a shortened project timespan and reduced plant shutdown for installation through design optimisation.”

People at the heart of Ramsden International’s success Employing more than 80 staff Ramsden International, is one of Grimsby’s great business success stories having grown every year since it was launched in 1994. As it looks forward to further expansion in the New Year the company attributes its success to its people as it embarks on a major recruitment drive.

A whole new dimension for business Cofely Fabricom Engineering Solutions, part of the GDF SUEZ Group, has invested some £300,000 in three dimensional (3D) design software and laserscanning equipment, transforming the way the business works.

TEAM RAMSDEN: From its base in Grimsby Ramsden International covers more than 120 countries delivering great British food brands around the world

Jeff Harper, left, Planning Manager, and James Walker, 3D Designer, work on the Point Cloud to 3D modelling program, at Cofely Fabricom Engineering Solutions, Europarc, Grimsby.

In addition, videos and animations can be created to enable the customer to fully visualise the designs and to facilitate input from plant operators and maintenance personnel.

Martyn Whiteley, Operations Director said: “Many of our clients have plants and facilities that are more than 30 years old, and they do not have access to full sets of technical drawings from when the plant was built.

To enable them to modify and upgrade the plant to

Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ Origin Three, Origin Way, Great Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 9TZ Tel: +44 (0)1652 601555 www.fabricom-gdfsuez.co.uk/cfes

meet current standards, and also develop maintenance regimes, they need full sets of accurate and up to date dimensioned drawings. To obtain this data by traditional manual intensive surveying and drafting techniques is both time consuming and expensive. By using this new scanning equipment, and smart 3D software, we can provide a service to clients which is quicker, better value, and of a higher quality.”

Mark Wingate, Director of EPC/EPCm said: “We can offer a full turnkey service through engineering, design and build to construction. Our 3D capability in this arena enables us to produce high quality engineering designs, which in turn will result in a more predictable outcome and cost effective solution for the client.”

Hundreds of thousands of ex-pats and, increasingly, many foreigners who have developed a taste for all things British, would have tucked into mince pies, Christmas puddings and tubs of Quality Street - all of them supplied by one of Grimsby’s fastest growing companies, Ramsden International.

The business goes back three generations and started out as a small grocery store, set up by Ron Ramsden in the Forties. His son Dudley then joined the business, adding a wholesale operation in 1963 and establishing Nisa-Today’s, a consortium of independent food retailers and wholesalers.

The organisation uses its combined purchasing muscle to negotiate the best deals from food manufacturers and then distribute from a huge warehouse in Scunthorpe to its members, ranging from tiny corner shops to larger chains.

In 1994, Dudley’s son Sean joined the family business straight after graduating from Cambridge University, where he had studied History of Art.

Ramsden International is a great place to work and we have an excellent track record in investing in our colleagues’ career development to ensure they prosper as much as the company does.

Straight away, Sean showed he had a seriously sharp business brain when he spotted a new market for British food - export. “Export sales had always been done on an opportunistic basis - the odd order here or there,” he says.

“There was no strategy. We were getting great

deals on grocery products through Nisa-Today’s and yet we were only distributing them within the UK, the Channel Islands and the Republic of Ireland. I realised we were missing a trick.”

So, in 1997, Mr Ramsden struck a deal to become Nisa-Today’s exclusive export distributor and set up the company which eventually became Ramsden International, supplying British groceries to international markets. Today the company - which is separate from Grimsby’s well-known superstore Ramsdens and Ramsdens Home Interiors, which is run by Sean’s brother Nick - supplies more than 23,000 UK grocery brands to more than 120 countries.

During that period Ramsden International has bagged the Queen’s Award for Enterprise three times and won a score of other business awards for its prowess as an exporter.

Mr Ramsden said: “Key to our success has been the quality of our people. All the labourintensive work is still handled by our partner Nisa-Today’s at Scunthorpe where they look after the purchasing, warehousing and product picking, while the international logistics is also outsourced.

“This means we can concentrate on sales and account management and customer service.

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of time and resource in ensuring we have the right people in place both here in Grimsby and across the world.”

The company has offices in Hong Kong, South Africa and Dubai and in Grimsby plays host to more than 17 different language speakers looking after customers in Europe, the Middle East and, increasingly, the Far East.

Mr Ramsden said the company faces many challenges during the next two years as the macro-economic landscape continues to shift but is confident the company has always been nimble enough to grasp opportunities as they wax and others wain.

The company is now seeking tap into the Grimsby job market by identifying talented individuals and recent graduates to join Ramsden’s customer service team. Mr Ramsden said: “We are very keen to tap into local talent especially among recent language graduates or those who are close to graduation at the region’s universities and colleges. We are also keen to bring in people who have existing experience of a customer service role or have worked in export.”

Selling British brands into foreign markets is the bedrock of Ramsden International, with double-digit growth enjoyed over the past 20 years, and an ever expanding geographical spread. Old favourites that remind expats of home, such as Marmite, English mustard and Heinz Tomato Ketchup, are still in demand but products that go beyond the stereotypical - for example jams and tea - are becoming more sought after by a more discerning international palate craving a taste of Britain.

Going into 2015 Ramsden International is keen to Sean Ramsden: speak to undergraduates, ‘We are very keen to tap into local talent’ recent graduates and others keen to find a position in a fast expanding company where they can develop and enhance their skills and career prospects.

Ramsden International’s Head of Human Resources Rachel Dackombe said: “Ramsden International is a great place to work and we have an excellent track record in investing in our colleagues’ career development to ensure they prosper as much as the company does.”

“As a company we work to a key set of values which have been embraced by all staff.

These include respect for others; integrity in everything we do; professionalism; a collaborative approach; entrepreneurialism and accountability - these values inform every aspect of our business to ensure that our colleagues enjoy one of the best working environments in Grimsby.”

For further information call Ramsden International Human Resources team on on 01472 315 610 or email human.resources@ramsden-international.com or visit www.ramsden-international.com/en/careers

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OWERING on into 2015, northern Lincolnshire is playing a leading role in the Humber’s Energy Estuary ambition, and is a valued contributor to the resurgent UK economy.

Last summer saw the critical mass arrive in offshore wind construction, operations and maintenance in Grimsby, and the path is gradually clearing for the development of Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme.

They are two independent strands of the renewables revolution that has emerged to give the area a real growth opportunity, a new industry brought forward at pace during a steady climb out of recession. One being realised, is already providing 300 direct jobs, with those in the industry expecting that figure to hit 1,000 very soon.

Double or treble that as you look through the supply chain and the security provided across other sectors.

Yes, the trickle effect and cross-over into the existing process, ports, logistics and engineering industries is clear, as well as the increased demand across the retail, housing and service sector. From taxis to take-aways, office equipment to offshore personnel protection equipment, new money is pouring in.

For energy, we should read fuel, power and food, keeping our transport moving, our lights shining, machines and people working, and we’re pretty good at all three.

POSITIVE: The Telegraph’s business editor David Laister gives his view on where we are, as we celebrate more success in Business Review.

The business barometer is often found in the construction sector, and just look at the works underway.

There will soon be three new hotels on the South Bank, with Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Humberside Airport all benefiting.

A raft of new housing developments are in the planning process, the largest of which is Lincolnshire Lakes at Scunthorpe.

We have work on skills from BAE Systems’ specialised plans at Kirmington to University Technical College Humber, again in Scunthorpe, and a logistics centre in Immingham, then there is the continued investment in our ports, the key driver of the economy, both in the Humber and the UK as a whole.

Even retail – one of the hardest hit sectors

in recent years - is showing promise, with arrival of Debenhams and the return of Marks and Spencer in Scunthorpe, and Primark and Freshney Place’s joint expansion plan.

This year, Grimsby will welcome the World Seafood Congress, an international event that attracts hundreds of delegates and shines a light on a great industry, that acts as a global gateway to the UK supermarkets and catering outlets. It remains the major employer, and with two of the strongest brands calling it home.

Finally steel, and we could well be at the beginning of a new chapter for Scunthorpe’s biggest asset. How it will be written remains to be seen, but let us all hope that such interest is built on positive intent.

With no thanks to a certain television programme, perceptions of Grimsby and Scunthorpe may have taken a hit of late, but Business Telegraph, with partner businesses in the community, will always highlight opportunities that should raise aspirations, and encourage people to think of the future positively. “Deprivation is not a badge of honour” has been a clear message from the local authority that was the unfortunate host to the current series of Skint. It is time to put the excuses lingering from the past to bed, and look forward.

Edition to celebrate success HAVE you seen Top Companies, the special glossy publication from the business desk of the Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraph yet?

The standalone edition celebrates a strong year for the area, with key sectors reviewed and the future analysed, across the political and industrial spheres.

Hard copies are still available from the Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraph offices, at 80 Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby, and Park Square, Laneham Street, Scunthorpe, with the eBook now published online, in its entirety, at www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/business.

This state-of-the-art technology enables engineers to accurately and efficiently survey complex areas containing steelwork, pipework, equipment and cable runs to an accuracy of 2mm.

Multiple scans are taken onsite and stitched together using specialist software.

The resulting Point Cloud contains all the data collected, represented by billions of dots. By selecting the appropriate elements, designers can produce highly accurate 3D images and models without the need to return to site.

Not only does laser scanning provide more comprehensive and more accurate data then previously possible, but the work can also be done in a fraction of the time with no need for the humble tape measure.

Pictured outside the Cofely Fabricom Engineering Solutions offices, on the Europarc, Grimsby, are, from left, Mark Wingate, Director of EPC/EPCm, Martyn Whiteley, Operations Director, Jeff Harper, Planning Manager, and Clive Rounce, Senior Operations Manager.

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VER the Christmas period thousands of people across the world from Australia to Dubai to Andalucía would have sat down to a Yule Tide dinner which would have been closer to Grimsby than you might think.

Mike Bee, Proposals Manager, explained how the investment signalled a giant leap forward for the company.

“Our investment over the last two years includes SmartPlant process design software and the capacity Clive Rounce, Senior Operations Manager said: “We aim to be our clients’ Partner of Choice and have a number of longterm relationships or Framework Agreements in place. We are constantly striving to improve the services we offer and this technology is a fantastic addition to our capabilities that will be of real benefit to our clients.” to laser scan existing plants. Clients benefit from substantial cost savings due to a shortened project timespan and reduced plant shutdown for installation through design optimisation.”

People at the heart of Ramsden International’s success Employing more than 80 staff Ramsden International, is one of Grimsby’s great business success stories having grown every year since it was launched in 1994. As it looks forward to further expansion in the New Year the company attributes its success to its people as it embarks on a major recruitment drive.

A whole new dimension for business Cofely Fabricom Engineering Solutions, part of the GDF SUEZ Group, has invested some £300,000 in three dimensional (3D) design software and laserscanning equipment, transforming the way the business works.

TEAM RAMSDEN: From its base in Grimsby Ramsden International covers more than 120 countries delivering great British food brands around the world

Jeff Harper, left, Planning Manager, and James Walker, 3D Designer, work on the Point Cloud to 3D modelling program, at Cofely Fabricom Engineering Solutions, Europarc, Grimsby.

In addition, videos and animations can be created to enable the customer to fully visualise the designs and to facilitate input from plant operators and maintenance personnel.

Martyn Whiteley, Operations Director said: “Many of our clients have plants and facilities that are more than 30 years old, and they do not have access to full sets of technical drawings from when the plant was built.

To enable them to modify and upgrade the plant to

Cofely Fabricom GDF SUEZ Origin Three, Origin Way, Great Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN37 9TZ Tel: +44 (0)1652 601555 www.fabricom-gdfsuez.co.uk/cfes

meet current standards, and also develop maintenance regimes, they need full sets of accurate and up to date dimensioned drawings. To obtain this data by traditional manual intensive surveying and drafting techniques is both time consuming and expensive. By using this new scanning equipment, and smart 3D software, we can provide a service to clients which is quicker, better value, and of a higher quality.”

Mark Wingate, Director of EPC/EPCm said: “We can offer a full turnkey service through engineering, design and build to construction. Our 3D capability in this arena enables us to produce high quality engineering designs, which in turn will result in a more predictable outcome and cost effective solution for the client.”

Hundreds of thousands of ex-pats and, increasingly, many foreigners who have developed a taste for all things British, would have tucked into mince pies, Christmas puddings and tubs of Quality Street - all of them supplied by one of Grimsby’s fastest growing companies, Ramsden International.

The business goes back three generations and started out as a small grocery store, set up by Ron Ramsden in the Forties. His son Dudley then joined the business, adding a wholesale operation in 1963 and establishing Nisa-Today’s, a consortium of independent food retailers and wholesalers.

The organisation uses its combined purchasing muscle to negotiate the best deals from food manufacturers and then distribute from a huge warehouse in Scunthorpe to its members, ranging from tiny corner shops to larger chains.

In 1994, Dudley’s son Sean joined the family business straight after graduating from Cambridge University, where he had studied History of Art.

Ramsden International is a great place to work and we have an excellent track record in investing in our colleagues’ career development to ensure they prosper as much as the company does.

Straight away, Sean showed he had a seriously sharp business brain when he spotted a new market for British food - export. “Export sales had always been done on an opportunistic basis - the odd order here or there,” he says.

“There was no strategy. We were getting great

deals on grocery products through Nisa-Today’s and yet we were only distributing them within the UK, the Channel Islands and the Republic of Ireland. I realised we were missing a trick.”

So, in 1997, Mr Ramsden struck a deal to become Nisa-Today’s exclusive export distributor and set up the company which eventually became Ramsden International, supplying British groceries to international markets. Today the company - which is separate from Grimsby’s well-known superstore Ramsdens and Ramsdens Home Interiors, which is run by Sean’s brother Nick - supplies more than 23,000 UK grocery brands to more than 120 countries.

During that period Ramsden International has bagged the Queen’s Award for Enterprise three times and won a score of other business awards for its prowess as an exporter.

Mr Ramsden said: “Key to our success has been the quality of our people. All the labourintensive work is still handled by our partner Nisa-Today’s at Scunthorpe where they look after the purchasing, warehousing and product picking, while the international logistics is also outsourced.

“This means we can concentrate on sales and account management and customer service.

Essentially, we’re a service business and that’s where we make a difference - we invest a lot

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of time and resource in ensuring we have the right people in place both here in Grimsby and across the world.”

The company has offices in Hong Kong, South Africa and Dubai and in Grimsby plays host to more than 17 different language speakers looking after customers in Europe, the Middle East and, increasingly, the Far East.

Mr Ramsden said the company faces many challenges during the next two years as the macro-economic landscape continues to shift but is confident the company has always been nimble enough to grasp opportunities as they wax and others wain.

The company is now seeking tap into the Grimsby job market by identifying talented individuals and recent graduates to join Ramsden’s customer service team. Mr Ramsden said: “We are very keen to tap into local talent especially among recent language graduates or those who are close to graduation at the region’s universities and colleges. We are also keen to bring in people who have existing experience of a customer service role or have worked in export.”

Selling British brands into foreign markets is the bedrock of Ramsden International, with double-digit growth enjoyed over the past 20 years, and an ever expanding geographical spread. Old favourites that remind expats of home, such as Marmite, English mustard and Heinz Tomato Ketchup, are still in demand but products that go beyond the stereotypical - for example jams and tea - are becoming more sought after by a more discerning international palate craving a taste of Britain.

Going into 2015 Ramsden International is keen to Sean Ramsden: speak to undergraduates, ‘We are very keen to tap into local talent’ recent graduates and others keen to find a position in a fast expanding company where they can develop and enhance their skills and career prospects.

Ramsden International’s Head of Human Resources Rachel Dackombe said: “Ramsden International is a great place to work and we have an excellent track record in investing in our colleagues’ career development to ensure they prosper as much as the company does.”

“As a company we work to a key set of values which have been embraced by all staff.

These include respect for others; integrity in everything we do; professionalism; a collaborative approach; entrepreneurialism and accountability - these values inform every aspect of our business to ensure that our colleagues enjoy one of the best working environments in Grimsby.”

For further information call Ramsden International Human Resources team on on 01472 315 610 or email human.resources@ramsden-international.com or visit www.ramsden-international.com/en/careers

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UDDING engineers are to be given two types of taster days at HCF Catch this Spring.

The Stallingborough beacon training facility has extended and expanded its Introduction To Engineering short course, which takes place in school breaks.

Now aimed at 15 to 19-year-olds, it will be laid on in February, April and May, following on from July and October sessions last year, and is helping to address a national shortage of student-level entrances to engineering careers.

March will also see a dedicated girls event, taking place during National Careers Week, for which the team in Kiln Lane are hoping to secure assistance from women in the industry.

Nikki Hale, business development and marketing manager, said: “We have widened the Introduction To Engineering course out from the initial 16 to 18 age group, and the reason for that is to capture earlier, where people may be undecided about what they want to do and also capture later when they may be a year into something and they realise it isn’t for them.

“We have done two so far, and they have been very successful, to the extent where we have had a couple of kids in to apprenticeships. One, Kane Marshall, 18, has even secured an apprenticeship with Total Lindsey Oil Refinery on the process technician apprenticeship.

“We now have another three coming forward, February, April and May, with a few spaces left still in May. “Word is getting around, not just with employers and parents, but the peer group, too. We have people taking part now who have seen friends go through it.”

As reported in Business Telegraph in August, the fourday course proved a big hit when launched, and now those who have been through the October programme have told of their enjoyment.

Cameron Tuck, 16, of Humberston Academy, said: “I didn’t know anything about engineering when I came on the course. It was my first experience of the careers available and I hope now to pursue an apprenticeship.”

Jordan Van Der Westhuizen, 17, a sixth former at Oasis Academy Immingham, said: “It has widened my knowledge of what engineers can do in all sorts of different roles.”

FUTURE IS BRIGHT: Above, a team taking part in last year’s Girls In Engineering event. Right, Kane Marshall and, below right, Jordan van der Westhuizen, left, and Cameron Tuck. Inset, Nikki Hale.

Looking ahead, and to National Careers Week in March, and the focus will be on the female of the species.

“Last year we did a Girls In Engineering event and it was a mixture of team building and some practical exercises,” said Mrs Hale. “This year we hope to widen it into girls in the process industry. We are going to cover process and engineering disciplines to encourage girls to open their eyes to the Humber Bank employers.

“We are hoping to accommodate up to 40 girls, and hoping that local industry will be supporting this with their own female staff, particularly apprentices and graduates.”

National Careers Week launches on March 2, with the event on Saturday, March 7, for 14 to 18-year-olds.

For more information, or to assist, e-mail nikki.hale@hcfcatch.co.uk or call (01469) 552844. ● Full details about ECITB apprentice open day, see page 23.

Process technician apprenticeship prospers as seventh intake approaches THE sixth cohort of students on the HCF Catch and Hull College Process Technician Apprenticeship programme are into their second term.

Having launched in 2009, it has proved incredibly popular with employers and employees alike.

Mrs Hale said: “Employers are starting selection work now for September 2015 intake, and it seems

to be growing in popularity with the process industries north and south of the Humber because it is the only thing of its kind.

“It is one of our flagship programmes, developed here with industry, in this region, in response to demand.

“We are now looking to increase numbers on this course.”

Those who began in September were using the Catch process plant to simulate making a product when they returned from the festive break. They are also looking at cost of raw materials, energy and waste, all crucial elements in the industry, aside from the hands-on skills.

“There is a realisation this a very comprehensive training package,” Mrs Hale added.

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ON THE UP: Looking forward to new qualifications for the new year are, from Train2Work, from left, Kim Bottomley, IQA, Trish Hanson, operations manager, and Tim Flowers, apprentice training and quality co-ordinator.

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NEW year could bring new opportunities as BJB Train2Work highlights free training courses available for those using the arrival of 2015 as a springboard to self-improvement.

dramatically bolstered.

“When you look at how many qualifications you could get in how many days it really is attractive,” said Mrs Hanson.

“They can be achieved quickly, and get people on track for getting into work. It is a great option.”

Six recognised qualifications are Courses currently on offer are: available to unemployed people ● Edexcel Level One Certificate in over the age of 19 who are looking Warehouse and Storage (five days) to work in logistics, retail or ● NCFE Entry Level Three, Level customer service operations.

One and Level Two Employability Trish Hanson, business (five days) development manager at the Grimsby provider, said: “It is a new ● NCFE Health and Safety (one day) year, a new start, and people take ● Edexcel Level Two Award in time to reflect back on last year, Fork Truck Operations (three to too.

“BJB Train2Work can help people five days) gain accredited qualifications and ● Edexcel Level Two Certificate in Plant Operations (three to five work-ready skills to assist in gaining sustainable employment.” days) ● ITTSAR & RITB Fork Truck The accredited courses being offered can all be completed within Training Refreshers to Novice a week, which means that within a (three to five days) month, a person’s CV could be The Edexcel Level Two

qualifications are recent additions, with Mrs Hanson explaining how they offer “more underpinning knowledge of fork truck operations”.

Immediate starts are available at the Estate Road One base on South Humberside Industrial Estate.

A delivery partner with Grimsby Institute and Boston College, who work with the Skills Funding Agency, Train2Work – a division of BJB Lift Trucks –has just celebrated its second birthday, and is proud of more than 40 per cent of candidates immediately securing jobs. Some have even returned if positions have been temporary, with the team proud to be the “first place to turn to”.

Kim Bottomley, internal verifier at BJB Train2Work, said: “That’s a real positive for us, that people come back to us if they need to.

They may have done one course,

and got a job, but then return and build on that training. The key word for BJB is quality throughout.”

Recent successes have also been working with new employers in the area, including Premier Inn, Beechwood Farm, Brewers Fayre Cleethorpes and The Range, offering a dedicated business to business service.

“We offer bespoke packages for companies looking to take on more people,” Mrs Hanson said.

“We will train people in what is required and they can then be selected at interview.”

Self-funded courses and potential link-ups with Humber Local Enterprise Partnership are also being explored as the company builds on the momentum of the first two years.

For more information call 01472 426420 or e-mail tim.flowers@bjblifttrucks.co.uk

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Sector overview: Value of value-added is clear PROCESS industries form a huge part of the northern Lincolnshire economy, employing thousands directly, with a reliance on contracting might that is nearly equal to it.

Whether it is pharmaceutical or petrochemical, biorefining, steel-making, pigment producing or the development of materials and textiles, the Humber bank is likely to be home to a key element of a resilient manufacturing base.

And it is where the true global nature of the South Bank’s heavy industry is played out, with flags from around the world flying proud.

Acquisitions and investments over the years

has seen a once British baseload split up, but the strategic importance of the island nation, the port location and the heavily invested infrastructure has ensured it remains a sector to be reckoned with. From the Saudi Arabian owned Cristal, to the Swiss Novartis; German BOC, Dunlop and BASF, USA’s Phillips 66 and France’s Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, to Norwegian Jotun, Austrian Lenzing and Indian Tata – as we stand at least as due diligence continues with America’s Gary Klesch, which could bring an Italian interest, too – there is a league of nations forming a £6-million sector across the Humber.

British interests are represented not just in employment, too. Yule Catto-owned Synthomer at Stallingborough, Singleton Birch, the quarry at Melton Ross, and Greenergy, the biodiesel refinery on Immingham Docks, are strong pieces of a multi-cultural jigsaw, with the supply chain on the home front even stronger.

A complex mix of products and processes, one unifying element has been the skills agenda, ensuring a pipeline of suitable candidates are there to form the workforce of the future.

Much of this work has been done through the processing industry conduit that is HCF Catch, the

public-private partnership based at the beacon simulation plant at Stallingborough.

Industry-led, the exacting requirements of a sector that deals with some of the most volatile chemicals, highest temperatures and largest volumes, are not lost on those operating within it.

Consolidation has been one of the biggest issues, caused by the loss of certain manufacturing markets and downturns in the UK economy set against those of emerging nations, and we’ve seen a few plants, or units within them, disappear.

What is clear is that added value is emerging as a key theme. Ensuring that

intellectual properties are brought in to a commodities-heavy market, making that vital point of difference. While developing countries may now have the edge on cost and capacity, the knowledge base and new product development will ensure Britain, and therefore the Humber, remains a vital part of the process picture. ● This article first appeared in Top Companies, a special Telegraph publication available while stocks last from the Grimsby Telegraph and Scunthorpe Telegraph offices, and online as an eBook, as published, at www.grimsbytelegraph .co.uk/business

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GRIMSBY firm that has built a market-leading reputation in bird food is now ensuring thousands of dedicated anglers across Europe sing when they’re fishing.

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Haith’s, one of the town’s longest established family-owned businesses, is launching its own brand of bait, having supplied its high quality feeds as ingredients for keen anglers and specialist manufacturers for several years.

A huge push, nearly 40 years in the making, comes as business in the world’s most popular recreational activity now accounts for 25 per cent of the Europarc firm’s turnover.

Simon King, associate director, said: “In the 70s, a local angler, Rod Hutchinson, experimented with bird feeds and then other recreational anglers took our lines and made their own feed. They did that because it was clean, nutritional, and we’ve been feeding the birds since 1937. We’re tried and tested and, if it is safe for birds, it is safe for many things.

“In 2000, we started to isolate the range and highlight to bait markets in the UK what products they could use to make better baits, safer and more nutritional baits. For carp fishing in particular, they are throwing so much bait in it has to be clean, it has to be

Teresa Thomas, partner and specialist employment solicitor at Wilkin Chapman Grange

Teresa Thomas, partner and specialist employment lawyer at Wilkin Chapman Grange Solicitors, looks behind the headlines and examines what they mean for employers, and also provides an insight to some of the planned employment law changes for 2015.

plus any guaranteed overtime. However, we don’t normally include non-guaranteed overtime (where there is no obligation on the employer to provide the overtime but an obligation on the employee to perform it if requested), shift premiums or similar payments” says Teresa.

The headlines are the result of a landmark ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), made on 4 November 2014, which ruled that certain overtime payments should be included in the calculation of holiday pay.

With government figures estimating that over five million workers in the UK work overtime, we look at how this ruling may affect you and your business.

The key issue arising from this case is that employees should not be dissuaded from taking holiday by being paid less when on holiday than when at work.

Any additional regular payments such as travel time, radius allowance, shift allowances and seniority payments, as well as non-guaranteed overtime payments should therefore be included in holiday pay calculations.

“In the UK, for employees with normal working hours we calculate holiday pay based upon a worker’s basic salary

Teresa adds: “As with any employment law changes, it’s critical for businesses to ensure that they comply.”

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HQ: Haith’s Europarc base.

doing no harm, and carp are re-caught several times in their lifetime.

“We now supply just about every major carp fishing bait manufacturer in the UK and we also supply to more than 20 European countries, as well as recreational anglers direct.”

Robin Red is a well known brand that uses Haith’s ingredients. “Robin Red is probably partly responsible for catching more carp than any other bait in Europe.

“It is a growing business for us,” said Mr King. “With the help of UK trade and investment, we have been very successful with launching a fishing-specific website and starting to internationalise it with key languages.

We are now experimenting with international search engine optimisation and other marketing tactics too, and last year we attended several of the large European angling shows.

HOUSEHOLD & COMMERCIAL MINIS MIDIS BUILDERS & RORO FAST RELIABLE SERVICE LICENSED WASTE TRANSFER STATION & TIPPING FACILITY “It has created jobs. We have an international sales position, we have dedicated administration, we are dealing with language translation and live chat facilities on the website with requests for information and how to use the products well.

“2015 is going to be the biggest year for our bait range.

“The UK is exciting, but mainland Europe sales and promotion is just

EXPERTISE: Professor John Cooper and Alyson Offiler, Haith’s bird food technician, at work. Right, the pellets. going from strength to strength. It looks like the Russian, US and Canadian markets will emerge in time, within two or three years.

“Not necessarily us pushing in to those countries, but people we supply

to, and that’s what has helped us get a foothold in the market.”

New pellets, which are softer and offer a faster break down in the water have been brought forward, and will officially launch in Europe this spring.

A TARGET of being 100 per cent landfill-free by next month is on track at Haith’s.

The company has been supplying high-quality, SuperClean bird food to wild bird feeding enthusiasts and bird-keepers since 1937 and now faces one of its toughest, self-imposed challenges.

“We’re doing this because it’s better for Britain’s wildlife,” Leonard Cooper, production manager at Haith’s said.

“Our birding community wants to know that it is supporting a company that truly cares about birds and the environment.”

Within the modern 40,000 sq ft production plant, fondly referred to by Haith’s as The Bird Food Centre, technicians have to sort and segment items and either upcycle or recycle them daily.

It is currently up-cycling more than ever before.

“Our waste cardboard is now shredded and reused as packaging to reduce the amount of packaging we purchase while eliminating

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WORKING HARD: Professor Cooper with Carl Boyington, Haith's production manager for quality control and new product development, and Andrea Parratt, PA to the directors. Right, goods ready to go with recycled packaging.

landfill,” Mr Cooper added.

“We’re on target to achieve our 100 per cent landfill-free goal, and we’re achieving the projected figure of 12 per cent in December.

“It is a team effort. I couldn’t do it without the support of every single bird food technician and together we’re working hard to make Haith’s the facility of choice for all things bird food and beyond!

“We’re doing this because, it’s better for Britain’s wildlife and we’re serious about protecting nature and conserving the planet’s resources. Our birding community wants to know that it is supporting a company that truly cares about birds and the environment. One that doesn’t pay lip-service by printing a huge corporate document that’s unlikely to be read, and then not acting on it. We think action speaks louder than words.

We think the environment and the birds are now safer with Haith’s.”

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UP-CYCLE: Shredded cardboard is processed by production manager Len Cooper and, right, hygiene technician Paul Lusher.

Zoo collaboration continuing WORK continues at a highly scientific level with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland to reach new standards in nutritional feeds with some of the rarest and most endangered species of birds, while also minimising dust and debris.

Mr King said: “We are looking at lots of new product development, and spending more time with the science.

“There have been diets off the shelf, but what we are doing is working with Edinburgh Zoo to analyse seeds and look at nutritional composition to create a new feeding table that will enable us to adjust diets.

“Birds only have one clutch a year. If diets are messed up that is a year gone. We will be able to create better diets, with better nutrition for potentially less money, which is good for zoos when it comes to funding.”

Knowledge gleaned will be used across the

business, with the dust and debris removal also important.

“Dust and debris within feed has been cut down too, as it can damage the respiratory system,” said Mr King.

Quality is an important point of difference for Haith’s.

“The bird food market is packed full with any man and his dog wanting to supply bird food,” he said. “We want to raise the bar, improve safety for birds. All what we are doing is all first time stuff, never been done before.

“There has been a little bit of nutritional analysis, but this is the first time a feeding model will be available to the British And Irish Association Of Zoos And Aquariums, and that is more than 100 zoos.”

Cambridge professor John Cooper has been brought on board for the collaboration.

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From rare bird diets to baits for top anglers, Haith’s puts a focus on scientific working A

GRIMSBY firm that has built a market-leading reputation in bird food is now ensuring thousands of dedicated anglers across Europe sing when they’re fishing.

I

Haith’s, one of the town’s longest established family-owned businesses, is launching its own brand of bait, having supplied its high quality feeds as ingredients for keen anglers and specialist manufacturers for several years.

A huge push, nearly 40 years in the making, comes as business in the world’s most popular recreational activity now accounts for 25 per cent of the Europarc firm’s turnover.

Simon King, associate director, said: “In the 70s, a local angler, Rod Hutchinson, experimented with bird feeds and then other recreational anglers took our lines and made their own feed. They did that because it was clean, nutritional, and we’ve been feeding the birds since 1937. We’re tried and tested and, if it is safe for birds, it is safe for many things.

“In 2000, we started to isolate the range and highlight to bait markets in the UK what products they could use to make better baits, safer and more nutritional baits. For carp fishing in particular, they are throwing so much bait in it has to be clean, it has to be

Teresa Thomas, partner and specialist employment solicitor at Wilkin Chapman Grange

Teresa Thomas, partner and specialist employment lawyer at Wilkin Chapman Grange Solicitors, looks behind the headlines and examines what they mean for employers, and also provides an insight to some of the planned employment law changes for 2015.

plus any guaranteed overtime. However, we don’t normally include non-guaranteed overtime (where there is no obligation on the employer to provide the overtime but an obligation on the employee to perform it if requested), shift premiums or similar payments” says Teresa.

The headlines are the result of a landmark ruling by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT), made on 4 November 2014, which ruled that certain overtime payments should be included in the calculation of holiday pay.

With government figures estimating that over five million workers in the UK work overtime, we look at how this ruling may affect you and your business.

The key issue arising from this case is that employees should not be dissuaded from taking holiday by being paid less when on holiday than when at work.

Any additional regular payments such as travel time, radius allowance, shift allowances and seniority payments, as well as non-guaranteed overtime payments should therefore be included in holiday pay calculations.

“In the UK, for employees with normal working hours we calculate holiday pay based upon a worker’s basic salary

Teresa adds: “As with any employment law changes, it’s critical for businesses to ensure that they comply.”

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HQ: Haith’s Europarc base.

doing no harm, and carp are re-caught several times in their lifetime.

“We now supply just about every major carp fishing bait manufacturer in the UK and we also supply to more than 20 European countries, as well as recreational anglers direct.”

Robin Red is a well known brand that uses Haith’s ingredients. “Robin Red is probably partly responsible for catching more carp than any other bait in Europe.

“It is a growing business for us,” said Mr King. “With the help of UK trade and investment, we have been very successful with launching a fishing-specific website and starting to internationalise it with key languages.

We are now experimenting with international search engine optimisation and other marketing tactics too, and last year we attended several of the large European angling shows.

HOUSEHOLD & COMMERCIAL MINIS MIDIS BUILDERS & RORO FAST RELIABLE SERVICE LICENSED WASTE TRANSFER STATION & TIPPING FACILITY “It has created jobs. We have an international sales position, we have dedicated administration, we are dealing with language translation and live chat facilities on the website with requests for information and how to use the products well.

“2015 is going to be the biggest year for our bait range.

“The UK is exciting, but mainland Europe sales and promotion is just

EXPERTISE: Professor John Cooper and Alyson Offiler, Haith’s bird food technician, at work. Right, the pellets. going from strength to strength. It looks like the Russian, US and Canadian markets will emerge in time, within two or three years.

“Not necessarily us pushing in to those countries, but people we supply

to, and that’s what has helped us get a foothold in the market.”

New pellets, which are softer and offer a faster break down in the water have been brought forward, and will officially launch in Europe this spring.

A TARGET of being 100 per cent landfill-free by next month is on track at Haith’s.

The company has been supplying high-quality, SuperClean bird food to wild bird feeding enthusiasts and bird-keepers since 1937 and now faces one of its toughest, self-imposed challenges.

“We’re doing this because it’s better for Britain’s wildlife,” Leonard Cooper, production manager at Haith’s said.

“Our birding community wants to know that it is supporting a company that truly cares about birds and the environment.”

Within the modern 40,000 sq ft production plant, fondly referred to by Haith’s as The Bird Food Centre, technicians have to sort and segment items and either upcycle or recycle them daily.

It is currently up-cycling more than ever before.

“Our waste cardboard is now shredded and reused as packaging to reduce the amount of packaging we purchase while eliminating

www.wilkinchapman.co.uk ©LW

WORKING HARD: Professor Cooper with Carl Boyington, Haith's production manager for quality control and new product development, and Andrea Parratt, PA to the directors. Right, goods ready to go with recycled packaging.

landfill,” Mr Cooper added.

“We’re on target to achieve our 100 per cent landfill-free goal, and we’re achieving the projected figure of 12 per cent in December.

“It is a team effort. I couldn’t do it without the support of every single bird food technician and together we’re working hard to make Haith’s the facility of choice for all things bird food and beyond!

“We’re doing this because, it’s better for Britain’s wildlife and we’re serious about protecting nature and conserving the planet’s resources. Our birding community wants to know that it is supporting a company that truly cares about birds and the environment. One that doesn’t pay lip-service by printing a huge corporate document that’s unlikely to be read, and then not acting on it. We think action speaks louder than words.

We think the environment and the birds are now safer with Haith’s.”

SKIP HIRE/ PLANT/HAULAGE/ WASTE TRANSFER AGGREGATES/ STATION: EARTHWORKS:

Tel: 01472

241342

Tel: 01472

341499

Email: info@brianplant.com www.brianplant.com

Zero to landfill is worth tweeting about

For further information please contact Teresa Thomas at Wilkin Chapman Grange either by phone: 01472 262626 or by email: tthomas@wilkinchapman.co.uk.

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Employment law changes n the last few months, the media headlines have been awash with the news that workers can now sue their employers for £millions in backdated holiday claims, going all the way back to the 1990s.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

UP-CYCLE: Shredded cardboard is processed by production manager Len Cooper and, right, hygiene technician Paul Lusher.

Zoo collaboration continuing WORK continues at a highly scientific level with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland to reach new standards in nutritional feeds with some of the rarest and most endangered species of birds, while also minimising dust and debris.

Mr King said: “We are looking at lots of new product development, and spending more time with the science.

“There have been diets off the shelf, but what we are doing is working with Edinburgh Zoo to analyse seeds and look at nutritional composition to create a new feeding table that will enable us to adjust diets.

“Birds only have one clutch a year. If diets are messed up that is a year gone. We will be able to create better diets, with better nutrition for potentially less money, which is good for zoos when it comes to funding.”

Knowledge gleaned will be used across the

business, with the dust and debris removal also important.

“Dust and debris within feed has been cut down too, as it can damage the respiratory system,” said Mr King.

Quality is an important point of difference for Haith’s.

“The bird food market is packed full with any man and his dog wanting to supply bird food,” he said. “We want to raise the bar, improve safety for birds. All what we are doing is all first time stuff, never been done before.

“There has been a little bit of nutritional analysis, but this is the first time a feeding model will be available to the British And Irish Association Of Zoos And Aquariums, and that is more than 100 zoos.”

Cambridge professor John Cooper has been brought on board for the collaboration.

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INCE 2000, throughput has grown by 20 per cent on the South Bank, with hundreds of millions of pounds of investment.

Last year saw the opening of the £26 million Grimsby River Terminal to support the growing vehicle handling trade and ABP is investing £150 million in biomass reception facilities at Immingham and Hull in a Humber-wide agreement with Drax Power Ltd. This follows the Humber International Terminal phases one and two, and the outer harbour roll-on roll-off facility in partnership with DFDS, both at Immingham.

And the importance of Grimsby and Immingham as a vital trading gateway was underlined in the official annual statistics.

The dual complex, owned and operated by Associated British Ports, is once again top of the ports for the whole of the UK, figures for 2013, the latest available, showed.

It enjoyed a 4 per cent increase in volumes, taking it to 62.6 million tonnes. Sister Humber ports Hull and Goole were also boosted, up eight per cent to 12.2 million tonnes.

Together they confirm the central role that the Humber ports in general, and Immingham in particular, play in the economic life of the region and country – feeding in raw material to practically every other sector.

Not only is Grimsby and Immingham the biggest port in the UK when it comes to tonnages handled, it also plays a leading role when broken down by category.

With 20 per cent of the UK market share, much of it coal, the 23.9 million tonnes of dry bulks passing through in 2013 put it top of the table there, and with 15 per

NERVE CENTRE: Immingham’s Marine Control Centre as seen from a River Humber approach.

Picture courtesy of David Lee Photography. cent of the roll-on roll-off market, it is second only to Dover – where 98 per cent of the trade is made up from that sector.

For liquid bulks, predominantly oil, it is third in the UK, behind Milford Haven, a specialist facility, and Southampton.

The dual port also dominates in all three international freight route types, EU, non-EU short sea and non-EU deep sea, with a 14 per cent share in each.

ABP’s ports on the Humber support 23,000 jobs in the area

and contribute £1.5 billion to the regional economy, with ABP Grimsby and Immingham alone supporting 14,000 local jobs and contributing almost £1 billion.

With the Trent wharves operated by RMS providing another important short-sea element, the vitality of the existing infrastructure is clear.

And with further investment by existing ports in operations and maintenance for offshore wind, and the large scale Able Marine Energy Park almost across the

planning line, for the last undeveloped land offering deep water access, the Humber’s role is only going to increase when it comes to maritime trade and services. ● This article first appeared in Top Companies, a special Telegraph publication available while stocks last from the Grimsby Telegraph and Scunthorpe Telegraph offices, and online as an eBook, as published, at www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk /business

Able UK executive highlights skills agenda by taking UTC chair A PROMINENT figure from the renewables sector has underlined the industry commitment to the new £11 million Humber University Technology College (UTC), taking on the role of chair man.

David Shepherd, group development manager of Able UK, believes the UTC, currently being built in Scunthorpe, will give pupils aged 14 to 19 the best possible preparation for careers in the fast-growing world of green energy, with a unique combination of education, training, real-life work experience and a focus on character building and personal presentation skills.

Mr Shepherd, who is a key figure in the development of the plans for the £450 million Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme, said: “It is impossible to over-emphasise just how crucial renewables are to our region’s future. There are a large number of new hi-tech companies wanting to locate in the Humber. If we’re to make the most of this once-in-a-generation opportunity to become a world leader in the green energy industry, we need to have a ready-made skilled workforce, fully equipped with the qualifications and experience employers will be seeking.

“Humber UTC differs from a traditional engineering or science-focused school in that we believe the skills and knowledge necessary for a career in renewables can be learned and developed by students with a wide range of strengths, not just the ones who have excelled in

ROYAL VISIT: The Duke of York was briefed on Humber University Technical College on a tour of the University Of Hull late last year.

David Shepherd, left, and Professor Ken Hawick from the university’s computer science department are joined by students demonstrating 3D printing technology.

Picture: Mike Park, University Of Hull.

science and maths from an early age.

“I anticipate that many students will not have begun their secondary education with a noticeable aptitude for science, but may have had their interest stimulated by the progress our region is making in becoming a green energy hub.

“Even those who do not embark on engineering-based careers, but pursue support

roles in renewables organisations, such as management, finance, marketing or training, will benefit from the education provided by Humber UTC as they will have an unrivalled understanding of the industry.”

He believes the UTC provides a solution for employers and ambitious students who are career orientated, creating a win-win solution, and he believes that is why major regional

employers have been attracted to it.

Mr Shepherd said: “Modern day port developers and operators have a duty to act in the best regards of the local community and its economy. We are simply investing in the local education framework – particularly the UTC – because we want local people to be at the front of the queue when it comes to accessing exciting new jobs.”

Students at UTC will learn partly in the classroom and partly through work experience, by joining real engineering and science projects led by partner employers and based on research being conducted at the University Of Hull.

Every student who successfully completes his or her studies at Humber UTC will have a guaranteed job interview with a partner business or a conditional offer to study at the University Of Hull.

Mr Shepherd said the education provided by Humber UTC would be unique. “As an employer and a parent, I believe those that start their careers with the relevant specialist knowledge and skills will see a whole world of opportunity open up to them, from careers in research and development to applied engineering.

Humber UTC’s partners include Tata Steel UK, Cristal, Team Humber Marine Alliance, the RAF, Able UK, North Lincolnshire Council, SMartWind, Centrica Storage, Singleton Birch, BAE Systems and North Lindsey College. It is currently accepting applications from across the Humber area for places in Years 10 and 12.

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TECHINCAL CENTRE: A recent addition for Luxus in Louth.

Investing in the future

REUNION: Managing director Peter Atterby with founder Ron Tonn.

Picture: Abby Ruston.

Founding father Ron compounds the pride – as Luxus turns 50 “

That man has taken it such a distance since he took over the reigns. It is totally unrecogniseable.”

Luxus founder Ron Tonn paid a glowing tribute to his successor Peter Atterby as the business he launched as a young American celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Then in his early 30s, Mr Tonn set Luxus up, named after his German grandmother’s pet name for him, ‘Luxury Child’.

Having crossed the Atlantic to establish a UK arm of a US business, returning Second World War bomber window frames back to a reusable compound, he was fed up with the failure of those back home to grasp how the European market differed, and formed his own firm.

“In the best possible manner I gave the two-fingers up to them, and struck out on my own,” the 82-year-old recalled with a smile.

Initially based down south, it quickly moved to Louth, due to customer links to a plastic film producer. Initially operated from a converted house, purpose-built premises were established on Belvoir Way in 1976. For several years there were operations in Oxfordshire as well, but the firm consolidated to Lincolnshire, enjoying the proximity to the Humber ports with export markets in Holland and Scandinavia.

Mr Atterby, having joined the firm in an administration role in 1980, was appointed managing director in 1990, when Mr Tonn, who remains a shareholder in the business, became chair man.

Now it is a £25 million turnover business employing 156 people, and has just entered into a significant partnership with Jaguar Landrover and others to enhance recycled content in the automotive industry, on the back of

SIGNIFICANT investment in new equipment was unveiled as the 50th anniversary celebrations got underway.

In a month that saw the EU funding announced to help commercialise the new lightweight, scratch resistant, high recycled content polypropylene range known as Hycolene, the new equipment was revealed.

The Coperion twin screw compound line will deliver an additional capacity of 12,000 tonnes, providing the potential to upscale production by 45 per cent. This will enable Luxus to significantly increase its technical compounding ability, volume and therefore its global and European sales potential.

Mr Atterby said: “The new Coperion compounding line will enable us to increase the adoption of our advance polymer technology and help solve the complex challenges of dispersing and compounding low bulk fillers and emerging additives with the base polymer.

“Combining our technical knowledge with that of Coperion engineers has created a unique compounding line design which will enable us to effectively reduce the risk of delicate filler breakage so we can optimise the mechanical properties of this product and push our performance boundaries.”

Since 1965, Luxus has been a pioneer in recycled plastics, promoting the benefits of reuse before ‘sustainability’ became fashionable. Its progression has been possible thanks to the

establishment of a Technical Centre ahead of the market in 1982, accelerating the development of its sustainable polymer technology.

In 1994 for example, it produced grades for wheel arch liners in the Nissan Bluebird, but by 2010 it was developing a lightweight and, crucially –for the first time – light coloured recycled content polypropylene grade for the Nissan Leaf to reduce both the carbon footprint and emissions of what is now Europe’s biggest selling electric car.

Mr Atterby said: “Luxus still the remains the longest established UK manufacturer to have achieved ‘A’ surface grade approval for its recycled grades for auto interior trims, in the process we have simply revolutionised the market. In 2012 we opened a new state of the art Technical Centre to extend our reach into global markets in both Europe and Asia.

“We would not have achieved our sixth decade however, if it wasn’t for the skill and dedication of our workforce.

Since the very beginning apprenticeships and training have been essential to the business, playing a vital part in our history and today as we aim to bridge the current skills shortage in plastics engineering, to secure our long-term future too.

By 2016 Luxus expects to have increased its turnover by between £6 million and £8 million as a result of its commercialisation project.

TAKING NOTE: Guests listen as Mr Atterby outlines the history of the business, with the latest Nissan Leaf on show to demonstrate the work now done for the automotive industry. a significant EU grant.

It occupies a significant part of Fairfield Industrial Estate.

Mr Atterby said: “We are absolutely passionate about what we do and the way we do it. In 50 years we have, through our systems, handled 800,000 to one million tonnes, that is plastic out of a waste stream, recycled, and given a new life.

“Plastic is fantastic, we are bringing enhanced life to plastics, it is simply what we do.”

Taking in used material, it processes and tests to set specifications, for moulding businesses to then finish into components, from car trims to wheeled bins.

Highlighting continual investment, research and development facilities and the academy for the employees of the future, Mr Atterby added: “I think we

should be really proud of what we have achieved, growing from very humble beginnings to where we are today. It is a real evolution. We started small and we changed.”

Looking ahead, and Mr Atterby said legislation in waste and new product development was a key driver, with closed loop recycling an early embrace.

He would like consistency across the UK though, with plastic waste recycling differing from county to county, depending on decisions made at Town Hall level.

“Economically it makes sense to recycle but there are issues we have to approach,” he said. “The main issue is how we get a sustainable feedstock. We seek a national strategy for how we deal with waste in the next 10 to 20 years. Currently that does not exist.”

BIG KIT: The processing facilities at Luxus in Louth.

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STABLISHED more than 150 years ago, Bridge McFarland has become one of the region’s most respected and successful law firms and enjoys a well-deserved reputation for the high calibre of its commercial work.

Today, Bridge McFarland has eight offices across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, providing a wealth of resource and specialist experience for its business clients to draw on.

As the economic recovery gathers pace, and business activity trends are upwards, businesses across our region will need cost effective, practical and reliable legal services.

Stephen Oldridge, head of the fir m’s commercial department together with experienced lawyers Mike Searle and Claire Hill, has advised a wide range of large and small businesses, management teams and investors from start-ups through to mergers, acquisitions, funding issues and sales.

“Our experienced team helps us to steer a clear path through negotiations on behalf of clients, concentrating on the issues that are important, without point scoring, supporting our clients and building close relationships with them so that they can achieve successful results,” he said.

Bridge McFarland also offers assistance with employment law and litigation to resolve commercial disputes. People will be the greatest asset of a thriving and successful business and Bridge McFarland has a team of experienced employment specialists who deliver an excellent service.

Managing partner, Richard Parnell, who specialises in employment law, said: “The economic recovery will not only bring positive developments but usually it means that staff move around more and senior staff may even be inclined to start up in business themselves.

“This raises two main areas for businesses to think about: how they reward and retain good staff but also the protection of client

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contacts and confidential information if people leave.

Employers need to protect their client base and they can do that through properly drafted contracts.”

Clients are in good hands with the Bridge McFarland employment team, which is recognised for its expertise in leading industry guides, Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.

Richard and his partners Lee Whiting and Nicola Barrass have each specialised in employment law for more than 15 years and work with business clients from a range of industry sectors, offering practical advice to deal with the full range of employment issues from recruitment to disputes and negotiated severance terms.

Nicola Barrass said: “We understand employment law is an area where good pragmatic advice is needed. A good adviser will not just tell their client what the law is or focus only on the difficulties, but will actually work with them to help them get from A to B.” It is inevitable that from time to time disputes arise and Bridge McFarland has a highly skilled team of specialists ready to fight a client’s corner whatever contentious problems they may face. The department is led by partner Rob Ripley, who works closely with Mike Wilson and Lydia Hamnett, and together they are ready to tailor an approach to resolving the contentious issues businesses face, as quickly and as cost effectively as possible.

Sometimes this will involve fighting on a client’s behalf through the courts; often it will mean helping with negotiations and correspondence and when appropriate combining the two approaches to ensure the most effective strategy is used.

The firm is also expert and WELL-DESERVED REPUTATAION:Staff at Bridge McFarland solicitors in well-practiced in all forms of Grimsby, from left, Claire Hill, associate solicitor, Michael Searle, associate alternative dispute resolution solicitor, Stephen Oldridge, partner, and Lydia Hamnett, associate solicitor.

Picture: Jon Corken including mediation.

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A DEDICATION to supporting and nurturing sport across the region has long been a cornerstone of Bridge McFarland’s ethos.

The firm’s unrivalled expertise in medical cases has given the staff a deep understanding of the importance of sport in creating a healthy community.

Partners and staff have devoted much of their fundraising efforts and corporate sponsorship to a host of clubs and organisations from the north of the Humber to the towns of Lincolnshire.

In total, Bridge McFarland devotes a five figure sum to sporting activities across the region, helping clubs, individuals and events survive and thrive.

Among the organisations that currently benefit are Cleethorpes

Town Football Club, Grimsby Rugby Club, Grimsby Town Cricket Club, Cleethorpes 10K and Louth 10k, among a whole raft of other clubs and groups.

The law firm’s involvement in sport does not end with financial support; it also has a growing reputation for sports law.

Managing partner Richard Parnell, in particular, is becoming one of the region’s leading sports law experts.

He is a trustee and non-executive director of Lincolnshire Sport, company solicitor for Lincoln City FC, a board member of Rounders England and has now joined the Amateur Swimming Association’s Independent Disciplinary And Dispute Resolution Panel, dealing with disputes and appeals in

swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo.

Richard has presented seminars on drugs and doping in sport and delivered workshops on child protection to senior officers from a number of the UK’s leading sports governing bodies including the Rugby Football League, the English Cricket Board and the British Equestrian.

He has also assisted Basketball England in determining a specific safeguarding issue as an independent member of the relevant case management panel.

The staff are not afraid to take on some sports challenges of their own to raise money for charity.

Partners Richard Parnell, Stephen Lambert, Kathryn Hudson and Jacqueline Johnson,

together with colleagues Leah Heckles, Daniel Thomas and Gary Collis, all took part in the gruelling Castle to Coast to Castle 100-mile bike ride last summer raising money for Help For Heroes, Cyclists Fighting Cancer and Different Strokes.

Partner Danielle Barney and her colleagues in the Grimsby clinical negligence department – Stephanie Lock, Emma Shuttleworth and Helen Martindale – also successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge earlier this summer and raised more than £1,000 for charity.

“It’s really important to the firm that we support the communities we have served for more than 150 years,” said

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VERY OPTIMISTIC: Roger Dent from Hitek Electronic Materials Ltd, in Scunthorpe, pictured inside the new building.

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SCUNTHORPE business is undergoing major building work as part of a £120,000 investment.

Hitek Electronic Materials, in Wentworth Road, South Park Industrial Estate, provides a bespoke service to the UK electronics industry.

The firm, which celebrates its 30th anniversary later this year, is expanding its administrative space to help the business grow.

Roger Dent, operations manager

for Hitek, said: “We have been at this site for a long time, and are celebrating our 30th birthday in June.

“We are virtually doubling the size of the administrative side of the company, as a result of how well we have been performing.

“We have been continually growing as a company in recent years.

“The work is costing upwards of £120,000 and involves an extension to the offices.”

As part of the expansion, the firm is employing two new members of staff.

Work started in October last year and is likely to be finished by the end of February.

The move will see the staff operating in a more central space, which Roger says will benefit the business.

He said: “We have always wanted the different departments in one office, and we weren’t able to do that before.

“It will be a lot easier for us to communicate and work. This has been a long time coming, and it is fulfilling the strategic goals we’ve had in place for a couple of years. I think we’re reaping the rewards of a lot of hard work.

“We are very good when it comes to on-time delivery and performance figures.

“We are currently on target for even more growth, and are already ahead when it comes to performance year-on-year.”

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managing partner Richard Parnell.

“Through our expertise in medical and sports law we understand how vitally important an active lifestyle can be, how clubs and aspiring individuals can create pride in our area and we want to support those endeavours.

“It is a great honour to be associated with so many great events, people and organisations and we will continue to do everything we can to play a key role in developing sport in our region.”

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STABLISHED more than 150 years ago, Bridge McFarland has become one of the region’s most respected and successful law firms and enjoys a well-deserved reputation for the high calibre of its commercial work.

Today, Bridge McFarland has eight offices across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire, providing a wealth of resource and specialist experience for its business clients to draw on.

As the economic recovery gathers pace, and business activity trends are upwards, businesses across our region will need cost effective, practical and reliable legal services.

Stephen Oldridge, head of the fir m’s commercial department together with experienced lawyers Mike Searle and Claire Hill, has advised a wide range of large and small businesses, management teams and investors from start-ups through to mergers, acquisitions, funding issues and sales.

“Our experienced team helps us to steer a clear path through negotiations on behalf of clients, concentrating on the issues that are important, without point scoring, supporting our clients and building close relationships with them so that they can achieve successful results,” he said.

Bridge McFarland also offers assistance with employment law and litigation to resolve commercial disputes. People will be the greatest asset of a thriving and successful business and Bridge McFarland has a team of experienced employment specialists who deliver an excellent service.

Managing partner, Richard Parnell, who specialises in employment law, said: “The economic recovery will not only bring positive developments but usually it means that staff move around more and senior staff may even be inclined to start up in business themselves.

“This raises two main areas for businesses to think about: how they reward and retain good staff but also the protection of client

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contacts and confidential information if people leave.

Employers need to protect their client base and they can do that through properly drafted contracts.”

Clients are in good hands with the Bridge McFarland employment team, which is recognised for its expertise in leading industry guides, Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500.

Richard and his partners Lee Whiting and Nicola Barrass have each specialised in employment law for more than 15 years and work with business clients from a range of industry sectors, offering practical advice to deal with the full range of employment issues from recruitment to disputes and negotiated severance terms.

Nicola Barrass said: “We understand employment law is an area where good pragmatic advice is needed. A good adviser will not just tell their client what the law is or focus only on the difficulties, but will actually work with them to help them get from A to B.” It is inevitable that from time to time disputes arise and Bridge McFarland has a highly skilled team of specialists ready to fight a client’s corner whatever contentious problems they may face. The department is led by partner Rob Ripley, who works closely with Mike Wilson and Lydia Hamnett, and together they are ready to tailor an approach to resolving the contentious issues businesses face, as quickly and as cost effectively as possible.

Sometimes this will involve fighting on a client’s behalf through the courts; often it will mean helping with negotiations and correspondence and when appropriate combining the two approaches to ensure the most effective strategy is used.

The firm is also expert and WELL-DESERVED REPUTATAION:Staff at Bridge McFarland solicitors in well-practiced in all forms of Grimsby, from left, Claire Hill, associate solicitor, Michael Searle, associate alternative dispute resolution solicitor, Stephen Oldridge, partner, and Lydia Hamnett, associate solicitor.

Picture: Jon Corken including mediation.

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A DEDICATION to supporting and nurturing sport across the region has long been a cornerstone of Bridge McFarland’s ethos.

The firm’s unrivalled expertise in medical cases has given the staff a deep understanding of the importance of sport in creating a healthy community.

Partners and staff have devoted much of their fundraising efforts and corporate sponsorship to a host of clubs and organisations from the north of the Humber to the towns of Lincolnshire.

In total, Bridge McFarland devotes a five figure sum to sporting activities across the region, helping clubs, individuals and events survive and thrive.

Among the organisations that currently benefit are Cleethorpes

Town Football Club, Grimsby Rugby Club, Grimsby Town Cricket Club, Cleethorpes 10K and Louth 10k, among a whole raft of other clubs and groups.

The law firm’s involvement in sport does not end with financial support; it also has a growing reputation for sports law.

Managing partner Richard Parnell, in particular, is becoming one of the region’s leading sports law experts.

He is a trustee and non-executive director of Lincolnshire Sport, company solicitor for Lincoln City FC, a board member of Rounders England and has now joined the Amateur Swimming Association’s Independent Disciplinary And Dispute Resolution Panel, dealing with disputes and appeals in

swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo.

Richard has presented seminars on drugs and doping in sport and delivered workshops on child protection to senior officers from a number of the UK’s leading sports governing bodies including the Rugby Football League, the English Cricket Board and the British Equestrian.

He has also assisted Basketball England in determining a specific safeguarding issue as an independent member of the relevant case management panel.

The staff are not afraid to take on some sports challenges of their own to raise money for charity.

Partners Richard Parnell, Stephen Lambert, Kathryn Hudson and Jacqueline Johnson,

together with colleagues Leah Heckles, Daniel Thomas and Gary Collis, all took part in the gruelling Castle to Coast to Castle 100-mile bike ride last summer raising money for Help For Heroes, Cyclists Fighting Cancer and Different Strokes.

Partner Danielle Barney and her colleagues in the Grimsby clinical negligence department – Stephanie Lock, Emma Shuttleworth and Helen Martindale – also successfully completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge earlier this summer and raised more than £1,000 for charity.

“It’s really important to the firm that we support the communities we have served for more than 150 years,” said

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VERY OPTIMISTIC: Roger Dent from Hitek Electronic Materials Ltd, in Scunthorpe, pictured inside the new building.

Bright future for firm as expansion underway A

SCUNTHORPE business is undergoing major building work as part of a £120,000 investment.

Hitek Electronic Materials, in Wentworth Road, South Park Industrial Estate, provides a bespoke service to the UK electronics industry.

The firm, which celebrates its 30th anniversary later this year, is expanding its administrative space to help the business grow.

Roger Dent, operations manager

for Hitek, said: “We have been at this site for a long time, and are celebrating our 30th birthday in June.

“We are virtually doubling the size of the administrative side of the company, as a result of how well we have been performing.

“We have been continually growing as a company in recent years.

“The work is costing upwards of £120,000 and involves an extension to the offices.”

As part of the expansion, the firm is employing two new members of staff.

Work started in October last year and is likely to be finished by the end of February.

The move will see the staff operating in a more central space, which Roger says will benefit the business.

He said: “We have always wanted the different departments in one office, and we weren’t able to do that before.

“It will be a lot easier for us to communicate and work. This has been a long time coming, and it is fulfilling the strategic goals we’ve had in place for a couple of years. I think we’re reaping the rewards of a lot of hard work.

“We are very good when it comes to on-time delivery and performance figures.

“We are currently on target for even more growth, and are already ahead when it comes to performance year-on-year.”

Tel: 01472 341493

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managing partner Richard Parnell.

“Through our expertise in medical and sports law we understand how vitally important an active lifestyle can be, how clubs and aspiring individuals can create pride in our area and we want to support those endeavours.

“It is a great honour to be associated with so many great events, people and organisations and we will continue to do everything we can to play a key role in developing sport in our region.”

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ICK start the new year and all of those good intentions by signing up for some personal development.

CERT has a number of new courses starting in 2015 brought about by customer demand.

“Sometimes we are so busy working we don’t make time to develop ourselves within our positions as much as we should. With that in mind, we have developed a range of Top 10 Tips courses in a variety of areas. They are a two-hour whistle stop tour of business topics with coffee and a Danish for anyone to attend and at £25 per person they are a great CPD booster.

“They are compact and easy sessions to gather the main points and take away some Top Tips,’’ explains Jill Gilby contracts manager and tutor at CERT Ltd. There are six taster sessions, starting in April with Top 10 Tips in time management.

Other sessions include advertising, presentation skills, change management, managing stress, conflict resolution and appraisals.

“We are also expanding our teaching provision to deliver the Certificate in Education And Training (formally CTLLS) from September,” added Jill.

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Diary

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THE Parkway Cinema in Cleethorpes continues to be an attractive emerging venue for corporate conferences and presentations.

There is more than meets the eye at this motion picture house, in Kings Road, with quality facilities on offer that are perfect for a plethora of businesses, organisations, local authorities and individuals.

Lined up for 2015, they have several bookings in the diary already, including St Peter’s Church, who visit in May using the facilities both for conferencing and a live music religious mission event – showing that the venue can offer real variety.

The venue provides a tailored set up for all business needs, with top audio-visual equipment and technical help available, as well as a stage where panel discussions can be held if desired. Client presentation can be screened from CDs, memory sticks or laptops – the possibilities are endless.

A selection of microphones are on offer, hand-held and clip-on, rooms are soundproofed and, being that it is a cinema, snacks such as popcorn as well as

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IDEAL: The Parkway Cinema is a perfect venue for business conferences.

comfortable seating are all part of the potential experience.

Delegates can also take advantage of various

catering options in a dedicated area after the conference has concluded.

Chris Hunt, of Pelham Chartered Accountants, saw

the potential of using the Parkway for promotional purposes.

He said: “There was a lot of scepticism from staff and

clients alike when I first suggested the idea, but when they saw what we were able to achieve, they were converts.

“The reaction from clients was very positive and we have not only reinforced relationships with existing clients, but won over some new ones as well.

“We’re hoping to build on the success, get more people to attend, and build up to a regular monthly Pelham Movie Night.”

Manager Andrew Cooper said: “We are very proud of the conferencing facilities we have on offer here at Parkway Cleethorpes.

“Last year saw a rise in demand from many different businesses and organisations that wish to take advantage of our fantastic facilities.

“We look forward to accommodating even more tailor-made packages to meet individual needs in 2015.”

For more information, contact Andrew Cooper for a consultation on 01472 204085 or e-mail conferencing@parkway cinemas.co.uk or log on to www.parkwayconferencing .co.uk

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LSHAM-based coffee roaster Lincoln & York is starting the New Year with a new Q Grader in the

but how wrong I was! It’s a great feeling to be a qualified Q Grader after almost two years of training.

I’m looking forward to putting my skills to further use at Lincoln & team.

York and celebrating my Rebekah Kettrick, taster and graduation from trainee with a trip buyer, has passed the prestigious to origin.” coffee tasting qualification with flying colours, describing it as This new acknowledgement tougher than her law degree further enhances the knowledge exams. and experience within the Lincoln Awarded by the Coffee Quality & York team. The firm’s managing Institute, it is held by only 44 director and leader of the buying people in the UK – of whom and tasting team, James Sweeting, 23-year-old Rebekah is now one of was one of the UK’s first ever Q the youngest.

Graders when the course was After completing the rigorous created in 2004. Of Rebekah’s six days of examinations, hosted achievement, he said: “We couldn’t by speciality coffee importers, be more proud of Rebekah for Falcon Speciality, Rebekah passed the qualification first time without becoming an official Q Grader – it’s the need to resit modules – a an extremely tough six days but we very rare accomplishment only had no doubt that she would held by an elite number of Q succeed.

Graders.

“The Q Grade has become a very She will be celebrating her recognised qualification in the graduation from trainee to fully coffee world and to have another fledged coffee taster with a trip to one as part of our team is brilliant. visit one of the coffee origins Lincoln & York buys from later this Our customers can continue to rest safe in the knowledge that their year.

Rebekah said: “Having done a law products are being developed and quality approved by true coffee degree, I thought the toughest exams of my life were behind me Q GRADER: Lincoln & York’s coffee taster and buyer, Rebekah Kettrick. experts.”

Local talent is celebrated at accountancy firm GRIMSBY’S Victoria Lamb has passed her final examination, becoming a fully qualified chartered accountant.

The former Tollbar School student joined Forrester Boyd as a trainee three years ago, having completed her maths and business degree at Liverpool University.

During her training, via the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales route, Victoria has worked on a variety of client portfolios and had exposure to a diverse range of businesses to prepare her for her role as a professional accountant.

Forrester Boyd’s human resources manager, Lesley Morrison, said: “Professional accountancy qualifications are not easy and our success over the years is a tribute to the hard work put in by those taking the examinations as well as the quality of the training provided.

“In today’s complex business environment, the need is greater than ever for top quality accountants.”

It comes as Alex Sawden joins the South St Mary’s Gate office as a trainee accountant.

He joins the firm from Franklin College where he studied accountancy, business studies and law at A Level.

He will work towards his professional chartered accountancy status as well as obtaining a degree in professional accounting.

Alex said: “I am thrilled to join Forrester Boyd. My role will give me the opportunity to learn practically at work while also studying for my professional qualifications.”

WELL DONE: Partner David Everatt congratulates Victoria Lamb, who has recently qualified as a chartered accountant, after training for three years. Below, new recruit Alex Sawden.

He will study with Forrester Boyd’s training partner BPP, a leading provider of professional business qualifications in the UK. The company will fully fund this scholarship while providing on the job training.

Of the qualification and new starter, staff partner David Everatt said: “Alex is a welcome addition to the team and has settled in quickly. We are always delighted to employ local talent.

“Victoria has done extremely

well and this is another example of the success of our strategy in recruiting and developing home grown talent. This, combined with the excellent accounting tuition provided by Kaplan Financial, allows Forrester Boyd to continue to provide top quality accounting staff.”

The 13-partner firm now employs 190 staff across Grimsby, Louth, Scunthorpe, Skegness and Woodmansey, near Beverley.

Two promotions at On Line group

APPOINTMENT: Chris Howell, and inset below , Louise Arnett, who have new roles at On Line Group.

TWO internal promotions have been made at Immingham-headquartered On Line Group.

Chris Howell has been appointed head of information technology, communications and business systems, with Louise Arnett becoming human resources officer.

The group which comprises On Line Design & Engineering Ltd, On Line People Ltd, On Loan Recruitment Ltd and Anglia Engineering Solutions Ltd is thought to be one of the most diverse engineering groups in the Humber region, with offices and workshops in Immingham, Grimsby and Hull.

Mr Howell lives in Louth, and has worked for the company for more than 20 years, initially as an IT technician and more recently as deputy IT manager. The existing business systems manager retired, and together with the increasing use of telecommunications and business systems within the group, the position was created.

Louise Arnett, who was previously the human resources administrator, has been promoted following the retirement of the group’s human resources manager Roger Horrex.

Based at the group’s head office in Immingham, Louise, who is Chartered Institute of Personnel Development qualified, has worked for On Line Group for seven years and lives in Barton with her husband Paul and two daughters, Maddy and Jazz. She is a keen runner, having competed in the London Marathon twice, and has particularly enjoyed being pastoral carer for the last three years to the nine current apprentices.

Group finance director Steve Laird said: “With the increasing complexity of employment law and the continued expansion of the group we felt it was essential to retain in-house HR expertise, and Louise being our previous HR manager’s protege was the natural choice, having both experience and knowledge of our business as well as the respect of our personnel.”

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WE’LL go that extra mile’, is the motto emblazoned on the website of a Lincolnshire motor dealership, which has built its success on the relationship it has with both its customers and suppliers.

And for the Read Motor Group, living by that ethos has seen unrivalled growth and success in recent years.

The company, with its headquarters in Altyre Way, Humberston, has now expanded into the neighbouring county of Norfolk, opening up a Hyundai dealership in King’s Lynn.

The doors of the new business opened on Friday, with ten new jobs created in the Norfolk town, and a further two new positions at the Humberston HQ. This latest venture takes the group’s businesses to four – joining the Hyundai dealerships in Lincoln and Altyre Way and the Suzuki business, in Railway Street, Grimsby.

For managing director Mike Read and his family it is a proud and exciting moment in the development of the business and represents significant investment, on the back of their July 2014 move to Altyre Way. “There has not been a Hyundai dealer in King’s Lynn for a number of years and it is a town that is undergoing significant growth and regeneration and we were delighted that Hyundai approached us to fill that gap,” said Mr Read.

“We are pleased with what we have achieved in Grimsby, our move to Altyre Way has been extremely very well received by the public and the Railway Street business continues to do very well, with Suzuki.”

With the business now employing 60 people, every expansion is good news for North East Lincolnshire,

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OPENED FRIDAY: The new Hyundai dealership in King’s Lynn.

Inset, managing director Mike Read. which will remain as the company headquarters.

The two new employees here are in accountancy and HR, the latter reflecting the company’s determination to care for and support its staff.

Mr Read said the company’s success was built on a number of factors, but one of the main things was the very good relationships that have been established right across the board – from the car companies themselves, to the staff

and the customers. He emphasised how Hyundai was one of the most successful motor companies in recent years, which had come through the recession well and had enjoyed continued growth – a fact that gave great confidence to those who worked with them.

“We have a great product, great relationships with Hyundai and Suzuki and offer a very personal and real service to our customers, we treat them as we would wish to be treated.”

While Mr Read and his team are expanding into new territory, they remain very much focused on the business in North East Lincolnshire, which is close to his heart.

“We are a family-run business and Grimsby and Cleethorpes are very good towns, in a very good area and we have a good and positive future,” he added. ● Contacts: Hyundai Grimsby: 0843 178 1026 Suzuki Grimsby: 0843 178 6463

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Personal service assured at the most trying of times for families

INDEPENDENT: Jason Threadgold and wife Nichola Threadgold.

AN INDEPENDENT family funeral director has thanked the local community for the support they have received since stepping out on their own.

Jason Threadgold and his wife Nichola set up their own company in September, after he decided to leave a local funeral director firm and go independent.

Four months on, the business – Jason Threadgold Funeral Director – has begun to build up a reputation based on its personal service.

Jason said: “We want to say thank you for the support from the local community and fellow independent funeral directors.

“It was a nervous time leaving and setting up on our own but we are glad we came away from the national funeral directors to become independent.”

Nichola and Jason both draw on a wealth of experience within the funeral industry and their company provides a complete service for families.

Jason said: “I have had 20 years’ experience in the local funeral industry and Nichola has had 10 years.

“We offer a full funeral service including memorial stones and floral tributes, as well as offering pre-paid funeral plans and advice on existing plans.”

Jason said he was proud to be serving the community and said the company’s personal service and the wealth of experience were some of its major strengths.

He said: “From the onset of losing a loved one through to the day of the funeral and beyond, continuity of care is of the utmost importance to both Nichola and myself.

“The doors may be officially open from 8.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday but we are available on the phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week.”

The business opened on September 1 in the property at 3 Burringham Road, Scunthorpe, which previously housed plasterers Regal Touch.

In this time, the independent business has also become accredited as a member of the National Association of Funeral Directors, which both Jason and Nichola are very proud to have achieved.

The building now includes a welcoming reception area, a private lounge for arranging funerals and a chapel of rest which was officially blessed in November by the couple’s friend the Rt. Rev Dr David Tustin, Hon Assistant Bishop of Lincoln.

Nichola said: “We have transformed the building into a refreshing and welcoming place where families can be assured

their loved ones are being cared for as if they were one of our own.”

Jason Threadgold Funeral Director covers Scunthorpe, Brigg and the surrounding areas. For more information call 01724 865865 or 01652 656100, email jasonthreadgoldfuneraldirector@ yahoo.co.uk or visit www.jasonthreadgold funeraldirector.com

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FFORTS to educate while implementing cutting edge IT security systems for an increasing number of firms in the country has seen Scunthorpe-based specialist HBP Systems awarded the Sophos UTM Growth Award.

Standing out from a crowd of exceptional partners nationwide, HBP Systems has led the way in increasing uptake of the flagship Unified Threat Management solution.

Sales were up by more than 200 per cent year-on-year for the programme, which combines multiple security layers to make security easier to deploy and manage.

HBP Systems operations director, Tony Pearson said: “It is really an honour to be chosen from all IT security providers nationwide to

receive this award from global industry specialists Sophos.

“The Sophos UTM Growth award identifies HBP Systems as a growing company who have a strong customer base, which I believe is down to the training we invest in our staff to provide a very knowledgeable, resourceful service.

“HBP Systems believe that the Sophos UTM product truly is the best option when it comes to IT security for businesses and that opinion is shared with the increasing number of firms who are choosing to adopt the solution.”

HBP Systems and Sophos share a very strong partnership and run several joint campaigns every year, such as the Warbiking project and the annual Educate event in Scunthorpe, helping to raise awareness of IT

AWARD: Tony Pearson, second left, is presented with the award by Amy Bothwell ,with Naomi Hikins and Jonathan Hope, also of Sophos, looking on.

security news and best practices both nationally and in the region.

Sophos’ solutions channel account manager, Amy Bothwell, said: “HBP Systems is a dedicated Sophos partner that is committed to providing a knowledgeable and honest service to customers.

“A part of the service offered is their knowledge and expertise in Sophos Unified Threat Management (UTM).

“HBP Systems has been so effective in this area that we have awarded them the Sophos UTM Growth Partner Of The Year award.

“We at Sophos believe this is truly deserved and we continue to support HBP Systems in their campaign to raise awareness of the importance of IT security in their local area.”

ECITB apprenticeship open day date THE Engineering Construction Industry Training Board throws open the doors at Stallingborough’s Catch training facility next month as it uses the venue to host its annual apprenticeship recruitment programme.

Using the facility as the base for the Yorkshire and Humber region, the organisation supports around 50 apprenticeships each year.

Between 4.30pm and 7pm on Thursday, February 5, prospective apprentice applicants will be able to talk to companies employing via the ECITB scheme in 2015, and staff about career progression.

A tour of Catch will be included in the evening, including the ECITB-accredited Skills Enhancement Centre too.

First year apprentices will also be on hand to share their experiences, with between 30 and 35 of those selected trained at the beacon site.

Adrian Wookey, ECITB regional account manager, said: “We want to show young people that the engineering construction industry can offer some of the most exciting and rewarding careers. An ECITB apprenticeship provides a great start into the industry and we are lucky to have access to state-of-the-art training facilities at Catch which provides a safe and authentic site environment for experiential learning.”

He said that placing apprentices in an authentic engineering construction environment for the first year of their programme helps ensure that all BEACON SITE: Apprentices at work at Catch in Stallingborough, pictured above. necessary behaviours are firmly also fully understand how to operate For further information visit embedded, providing assurances to and conduct themselves in hazardous www.ecitb.org.uk or e-mail employers that apprentices returning areas. sallyann.garrard-hughes@ecitb.org.uk to them are not only site aware, but

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Rapid growth sees payroll firm move

New base ideally set within the cluster of professional services GRIMSBY’S award-winning payroll bureau is on the move.

Dataplan, a wholly owned subsidiary of chartered accountancy firm Forrester Boyd, has secured the lease of offices in Prince Albert Gardens in the town, formerly occupied by the NHS and Bring Cargo.

Stewart Waddell, operations director at the business, which was once owned by Cosalt Plc, said: “This underlines the ambition we have for Dataplan. The partners have decided to invest heavily in it and push it forward, and the move is something we are all looking forward to.

“It will be particularly good to have all the teams together. Due to the growth we have seen within the current location, it has led to us being scattered

around the building. To be in an open plan environment will be a lot better.”

With a capacity of 100 there is substantial growth room for the business, which currently has 60 people on its own payroll.

As previously reported, the past five years has seen a huge surge in growth, with businesses, charities and education establishments looking to outsource wage handling documentation and administration.

It has recently established a graduate training scheme with Lexus Nexus, working towards a Chartered Institute Of Payroll Professionals qualification.

Established in 1968, it was acquired in 1989, moving from Hainton Avenue to South St Mary’s Gate.

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MOVE into Grimsby town centre has been toasted by Paul Horton Financial Solutions. The Lincolnshire professional adviser launched his eponymous firm from his Market Rasen home in 2006, opening an office in Caistor in 2010.

GOING WELL: Glenn Thow, managing director of LCS, outside the old Leon’s restaurant in Grimsby’s Alexandra Road, on the bank of the River Freshney.

Mr Horton and the team offer advice across a range of financial products.

“I have always done a lot of pension work, my background and Steve’s is Standard Life, and now that type of work is building further, with legislation and further changes next year,” said Mr Horton.

In 2012, Mr Horton brought his former Mr Horton believes managed At the centre of and North Lincolnshire’s Commercial andpro-actively Industrial markets Standard Life colleague ex-Grimsby Town pension funds are back in vogue. and Watford goalkeeper Stephen Sherwood on “People having gone into property are now board, and now the team is flourishing in TO LET FOR SALE coming back into pensions.

It is certainly back Osborne Street.

MODERN OFFICE ACCOMMODATION INVESTMENT on the radar inHMO terms of greater freedom.”

Mr Horton said: “It has been a terrific move WOODFIELD HOUSE, BERKELEY 235 FRODINGHAM ROAD, SCUNTHORPE Auto-enrolment is also looming large for small forSUITE us, to4come to a more central location.CENTRE We Superbly located modern offices 5 Bedroom HMO are seeing an increase in inquiries, andmotorway. actually firms. “I think it is going to spark more close to the M180 A short distance from the Gallagher Income producing max approx.will interest,” Mr Horton said. “The companies getting people knocking at the door.

The retail park and new M&S £16,900 pa be starting to get paperwork from the pension location really fits us, it is fardevelopement. better with the Landlord pays services & outgoings Accommodationclose available by approx. regulator if they have existing schemes. solicitors and accountancy practices 127 sqm (1366 sq ft) over 4 offices. too.”

Decorated throughout plus new High yield opportunity “People need to give themselves six to 12 carpets.

The company has built up an investment months to do the planning. It they have a next door Dedicated parking spaces.

Similar property available New lease on negotiable terms. portfolio worth £25 million that it manages for staging date of June and seek advice in April, it clients. might not be enough. It is worth engaging with advisory firms now.” PRICE £97,500 PensionsRENT is currently leading charge, but £10,000 PERthe ANNUM FREEHOLD

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and offices surrounding, BUILDING, civil engineeringVery popular trading position. expertise toRetail equip the business further retail to Dunstall Street, and structural steelwork to develop further within Approx. 1308 sq ft (122.33 sqm) over Laneham Street and Francesits Street. two floors.

Double fronted unit with three stores contractor Britcon has core areas of and operation. ancillary accommodation. appointed Paul Clarkson as Modern shop front, 5 parking Extends to approx. 95.84 sqm (1031 Britcon has offices in spaces. sq ft) 5 car parking spaces. managing director. available is first floor approx 525 ScunthorpeAlsoand Wakefield and Suitable for a wide variety of uses. sq ft by separate negotiation.

Previously operations directly employs 80 people. Last director, he takes over from FREEHOLD £119,950 RENT £10,000 PER ANNUM RENT year £7,900 PER ANNUM turnover hit £26 million, Shaun Hunt who will retain his and that is expected to increase vice chairman role focus onLET FORbut SALE/TO TO LET further in this calendar year. a number of newRETAIL/OFFICES development WORKSHOP/STORE Mr Clarkson added: “We have ventures under the Hunt Group 17 LANEHAM STREET, SCUNTHORPE R/O 14 HEBDEN ROAD, SCUNTHORPE achieved a Popular strong reputation commercial and industrial tradingin parent company. in a popular trading location estate. identified growth sectors which Mr Clarkson said: “After a Situated on Laneham Street close to town Secure and self contained unit. centre challenging period through the include renewables, energy, Laneham Street includes retailers economic crisis, we are 1920 sq ft (178.5 sqm). and office users served by on street BATON: Shaun PASSING THE power and Approx emergency services parking. emerging with very healthy Large wellHunt, left, with where we have been Secured yard approx. successful 230 sq yds (193 sqm) presented unit built to fullPaul Clarkson. depth over two floors with parking. forward order books and in securingNewalease number of major on negotiable terms.

Approx size 158.04 sqm (1700 sq ft). business trading is returningVery competitive withrental ISG dealPlc and Wilmott contracts. Immediate possession. available. Freehold offers invited. to pre-recession levels. I am Dixon Group. He is currently These include a £9 million delighted to stepRENT into the role ofPER theANNUM chairman of the Chartered INITIAL £8,000 RENT anaerobic £5,250 PER ANNUM digestion plant for managing director at Britcon Institute of Building (CIOB) Refood in Widnes and a £7 and look forward to leading the West Yorkshire. million fire facility Large into selection of Contact John All aspects of business an exciting Working through the Large selection of Contact John Knight Knight Alltraining aspects of for Babcock in London.property We will properties Tel: 01724 870520 commercial fufurther tfurther ure.” pre-planned succession properties Tel: 01724 870520 commercial property commit more resources available Road, Scunthorpe dealt with to grow Mr Clarkson has been with 32 Oswald strategy, he will address the business within these core the firm for five years, and www.paul-fox.com/commercial existing management previously held senior roles sectors.” structure, bringing in new ●

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where we are employing 30 to develop an iconic so we have worked really, head office for a really hard, and talked to our 25 staff. Our growth FOR SALE TO LET is quite about how they feel programme Grimsby IT UNIT com- people RETAIL WORKSHOP/STORE about everything.” aggressive.

We set the bar high pany, after buying a former Maximising the position 16 LANEHAM STREET , SCUNTHORPE R/O 14 HEBDEN SCUNTHORPE thisROAD, past year, and exceeded town centre restaurantPopular andretailalongside location.

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Work is ongoing to help the Alexandra Road, as it “We are looking at the Accommodation over two floors.

Secured yard approx. technical 230 sq yds (193 sqm) team with further continues its aggressive aesthetic design and taking the skills, as well as softer Suit most retail trades.

New lease on negotiable terms. expansion plan. opportunity to showcase to elements such as self clients what an IT A total of 14 new jobs areTwo dedicatedpotential Immediate possession. car parking spaces. company can do, and how you confidence. being created in the short FREEHOLD PRICE £62,500 RENT £5,250 PER ANNUM A first floor visitor centre is can really do it,” said Mr term, and space is being the initial phase, followed by a Thow. “If you are an IT created to ensure the growth TO LET FOR SALE ground floor technical centre. want to takes place asOFFICE smoothly and as company in 2015 you MODERN ACCOMMODATION TRADITIONAL RETAIL SHOE“all BUSINESS It is currently hands to the showcase to the best of your efficiently as possible.

SUITE 4 WOODFIELD HOUSE, BERKELEY CENTRE NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE, pumps” with hopes of an early ability what is possible.

We Glenn Thow, founder andSuperbly located modern offices Popular retail location. want to also create a working March move for the business, close to the M180 motorway. managing director, has Close to primehardware retail and major car parks.

A short distance from the Gallagher environment for our people which supplies and successfully secured Regional retail park and new M&S software,Established connectivity and 30 + years. developement.

Growth Fund grant funding to which is comfortable and Accommodation available approx. a place they can be functional, assist the project, with early telephonyFreehold as well as help desk property included.

127 sqm (1366 sq ft) over 4 offices. proudplusof.”

Decorated throughout new phases of construction well support and business advice.

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Tappingsqm). into the Growing Dedicated parking spaces. back negotiable terms.of a logistics software “We are expanding and New lease onthe The Humber fund, a grant of Retirement sale. programme installation for growing,” Mr Thow said. “It just over £30,000 will support Swedish paper company Stora, PROPERTY, has been a fantastic year PER for ANNUM RENT £10,000 PRICE £189,950 BUSINESS, F&F. SAV this £100,000-plus expansion using Immingham as the entry us. We have beaten all of our p ro j e c t . point for the nation’s targets and have acquired TO LET TO LET Councillor Ray Oxby, newsprint needs. some really niceRETAIL new clients.

UNIT SMALL STARTER OFFICE portfolio holder for The corporate lessons “We have also STREET, done a lotSCUNTHORPE of 125 MARY PARK SQUARE , LANEHAM STREET said: “LCS is a learned at an early stage were regeneration, centre position.

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Commercial Property Serving the Region’s Business & Commerce Town Centre Re-development with planning for 12 houses and apartments

Refurbished Town Centre Office Accommodation Available On Flexible Terms

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Grimsby - Old Market Place £75 Per Week

The trials of a property deal...

Property transactions are rarely simple, as our domestic affairs will demonstrate all too well. But when in the commercial sphere it can be all the more complex, with multiple parties, ownership layers and laws governing use to contend with. Here Martyn Chilvers, a partner specialising in property at Grimsby headquartered law firm Wilkin Chapman Grange, gives Business Telegraph an overview of a relatively recent piece of legislation that has added to this challenge.

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e lawyers now spend a substantial amount of time ensuring compliance with the 2007 Money Laundering Regulations.

both the saved cost of a planning application and the (perhaps substantial) proceeds of the illegally operated business. In a case in 2010 a business property was confiscated under money They are of particular laundering laws to recover the concern to property lawyers as “proceeds of crime” property transactions are represented by the income of a deemed to carry a high risk of business operated in breach of money laundering. It is widely a planning enforcement notice. believed they were introduced In certain circumstances the to target terrorist and drug law requires your lawyer to offences, but their scope is far make a confidential report to wider. So your lawyer will insist on identification checks the National Crime Agency if before starting any work for he or she “knows or suspects, you. These can be complex if or has reasonable grounds to the client is a company or a suspect,” that you have committed a tax evasion trust, but the lawyer’s duty committed a money offence, and benefited as goes far beyond checking you laundering offence. This duty re s u l t . are who you say you are. can override legal professional How about if the buyer’s Your lawyer will commit a privilege, which usually lawyer asks for the asbestos criminal offence by assisting prevents disclosure of report for the building. The with concealment or transfer information about a client Control of Asbestos of criminal property or without the client’s consent.

Regulations dictate that for involvement in a transaction most commercial buildings the Making a confidential report they suspect facilitates can prevent a lawyer carrying acquisition, retention or use of occupier must identify any asbestos within the building out any further work unless criminal property. and provide a management and until clearance is received Criminal property is widely plan for any asbestos present. defined and means any benefit You tell me you have no report from the relevant authorities, from criminal conduct. Money and, despite my advice, refuse and the consequent delay may have serious consequences for saved by criminal conduct is to incur the cost of obtaining the client. Some may think ‘criminal property’ and it one. I’m now aware you may matters not that particular have committed an offence by that the reporting of a client in the above circumstances is money or property cannot be breaching a health and safety identified as such – once cash, regulation, and derived a over zealous, but compliance or a cash saving, is illegally with the regulations is a duty financial benefit (saving the obtained by someone all which lawyers cannot ignore. cost of the report) as a result. dealings with their property In more serious cases they Or, when the buyer asks for may be tainted. may face prosecution, in less the planning permission for An obvious example would the workshop, you tell me you serious cases failure to comply be the sale of a building converted the building from a could prejudice the lawyer’s bought with stolen or drug house and never bothered with business following action by money, but the implications for planning permission. There the Solicitors Regulation money laundering are much was a problem a while ago Authority. wider. Suppose you instruct when a planning enforcement If you are considering selling me to sell your leasehold notice was served, but you your property, seek your workshop: a number of money ignored it and have heard lawyer’s advice at an early laundering issues may arise. nothing more. I advise you I discover you failed to pay should regularise the position stage – he or she can advise on preliminary due diligence to the stamp duty payable when by seeking formal planning you acquired the lease. I advise permission, but you decline to identify any breaches of statutory requirements which you to pay the stamp duty but do so. Again you may have might give rise to money you say you have no intention committed an offence and of doing so. You have gained a financial advantage – laundering issues.

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Offers in excess £400,000

Located within close proximity of Freshney Place, Grimsby Railway Station and other local amenities, on the west side of Wellowgate. Occupying a prominent position within a mixed use location. Currently comprising a substantial detached workshop premises with additional offices/workshops, etc. Full planning consent has been granted for the demolition of the buildings on the existing site and the redevelopment of 12 dwellings varying from town houses to apartments. Details of the Planning Application and price are available upon request.

Self-Contained Shop

By Assignment/New Lease Available

Refurbished town centre second floor offices totalling 694 sq ft (64.5 sq m) located above Coral turf accountants and next to Lloyds TSB Bank within the pedestrianized area of the town centre. Also within close proximity to Freshney Place shopping centre and the town’s main bus and train stations. The suite is configured with a main entrance/reception area and open plan general office fitted to a high specification.

Extensive Former Public House With Various Commercial And Residential Consents NEW TOT MARKE

Louth - Queen Street £5,500 p.a.

A traditional ground floor retail lock-up shop located on the south side of Queen Street, within close proximity to the busy Market Place, in this desirable and most attractive Georgian Market town. Louth has a resident population of approximately 16,000 with a much wider catchment area (2001 Census).

The property has in recent times been used for the purposes of a jewellers and would suit a variety of alternative retail users, subject to any necessary statutory consents being obtained.

Luddington - High Street

£100,000

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 £100,000.

Prominent Town Centre Workshop/Units Situated Within A Busy Established Trading Area

Centrally Located Business Premises Former Private Shop On Arterial Road

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Grimsby - Unit 1&4 Holme Street £5,500 p.a. each Prominent town centre Workshop/warehouse accommodation of between 1235/1353 sq ft (123.2/125.8 sq m) located on Holme Street/Eastgate Grimsby situated within a busy established trading area, located close to Hainton Avenue/ and Freeman Street providing easy access to the docks A180 motorway network. Secure car parking and loading facility, 3 phase electricity supply. Available To Let on flexible terms at an annual rent of £5,500 each, incentives available.

Cleethorpes - Grimsby Road £100 per week

Located on Grimsby Road, the main arterial route through to both the towns of Grimsby and the popular sea side town Cleethorpes, attracting a high volume of visitors on an annual basis with a high level of traffic throughout the day. The accommodation provides a ground floor business premises with an area of 402 sq ft (37.34 sq m) that would suit various uses, subject to the appropriate consent. Available on flexible terms at a rent of £100 per week.

CHARTERED SURVEYORS • PROPERTY CONSULTANTS • ASSET MANAGERS GRIMSBY 01472 353436 SCUNTHORPE 01724 856037 www.lovelle-commercial.co.uk Other branches in Brigg, Barton-Upon-Humber, Hessle, Humberston, Market Rasen and Gainsborough

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Quality counts for new president who takes the chains of 120-year-old group

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HANDOVER: Outgoing president David Carr, left, welcomes Garry Whall to the role. Inset, inaugural president A F James.

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charity throughout 2015, this is a big help, they both donated £500 each on the evening of the gents’ dinner, plus they donated a gift for the auction.”

The Association has long played a part in encouraging training, and for many years has sponsored a series of awards to local higher education students and employees. Representatives of the association sit on many local employment and advisory committees.

Two private limited companies with share capital assist the association’s members. Land Developers (Lincs) Ltd, incorporated in 1960, and Humberside Land Developers Ltd, which came into being a decade later, acquire land on members’ behalf, develop roads and joint services, and then distribute the developed land to members. This has enabled firms of different sizes to jointly complete many large residential developments.

It also fosters high standards of work in the area, something Mr Whall is passionate about, continuing the work began by Mr A F James back in 1894.

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been many great men who have been the president in the past.”

Mr Whall succeeds David Carr of Cleethorpes-based Carr and Carr Builders Ltd, with the handover taking place at the event last month.

The Barton-based housebuilder “The GDBA Gents evening was takes over as the organisation a great success. We had an celebrates 120 years as an auction for which Andy Ottley, industry body, with a gentlemen’s partner at Jackson, Green & dinner raising £5,000 for a Preston, acted as auctioneer, and charitable project. we raised £4,300, all for Harbour Mr Whall, born in Australia to a Place on the evening. mother from Cleethorpes and a “Members and guests were also self-employed heating and encouraged to bring a tin of food plumbing engineer father from for Harbour Place, and we also Nottingham, they returned to donated more than 100 tins of Lincolnshire once he was old food for their kitchens.” enough to travel. Together with The evening was a sell out, with older brother Keith, they took on Dead Ringers impressionist the business, before getting into Kevin Connelly and magician property via renovations, before John Morton entertaining. starting on new-builds.

Harbour Place, a homeless Twenty years ago the business drop-in centre located off won a first award, for Whitehall Country Cottages in Cleethorpes, Grimsby’s Freeman Street, is the and the recognition of quality has chosen charity of Mr Whall.

The first project is to replace flowed ever since, with Keigar a the frontage. regular feature in the annual “The budget price is £5,000 so Local Authority Building Control we have nearly raised all that awards. money with the first event, and He said he feels honoured to take on the role. “The association we will be holding more events to has been going 120 years, this is a keep raising more money,” said big achievement, and I consider it Mr Whall.

“MKM and Jacksons are both a privilege to be asked to be the president,” he said. “There has supporting me with the same

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EIGAR Homes managing director Garry Whall has taken over the presidential chains of Grimsby District Builders Association.

FOR SALE/TO LET £350,000/£35,000 PAX FOR SALE/TO LET £350,000/£35,000 PAX FOR SALE/TO LET £350,000/£30,000 PAX

01724 282278 or648888 01472 267513 01482 GRIMSBY

RETAIL SCUNTHORPE

8 Victoria Street ●

Excellent town centre

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Three storey retail

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Nearby occupiers

Detached industrial premises of 2,026.5 sq m (21,805 sq ft) approx. ● Securely fenced surfaced yard area. ● Strategic location close to Brigg Road (A18) and Junction 4 of the M180. ● Available by way of a new lease. ●

TO LET

OFFICES GRIMSBY

NEW

Plots B12 & B13, Brigg Road

Due to relocation - Business not affected.

Excellent location. ● Approx. 609.15 sq m (6,557 sq ft). ● Good yard area. ● Total site 0.20 ha (0.49 acres). ● EPC Band G ● ●

20 Warren Road ●

Trade counter/industrial premises of 691.48 sq m (7,441 sq

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Prominent location on Warren Road.

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Available for immediate occupation.

ft) approx.

£50,000 PAX FOR SALE/TO LET £170,000/£17,000 PAX FOR SALE

OFFICES GRIMSBY

INDUSTRIAL

OFFICES LACEBY

NEW

REF 10423SI/1

Unit D Kendale Road

INDUSTRIAL SCUNTHORPE

REF 10436SI/1

www.pph-commercial.co.uk

INDUSTRIAL SCUNTHORPE

REF 9190SI/1

SCUNTHORPE

£165,000

OFFICES

NEW

location.

unit.

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EPC Band G

Self contained first floor office suite of 940.53 sq m (1,489 sq ft) approx.

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Recently refurbished.

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Accessible location with on site parking.

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EPC Rating G

FOR SALE/TO LET £300,000/£28,000 PAX TO LET

Unit 2, Acorn Business Park, Moss Road

Fully refurbished modern two storey office premises of 108.79 sq m (1,171 sq ft) to ● 220 sq m (2,368 sq ft) approx. ● Excellent specification including gas central heating, suspended ceilings, fitted lighting, perimeter trunking, double glazing and new carpeting. ● Designated car parking for 12 cars. ●

GroundFloorOfficesPegasusSquare,PegasusWay Modern ground floor office premises of 102 sq m (1,098 sq ft) approx Excellent specification incl fitted kitchen, WC facilities, air conditioning, suspended ceiling incorporating Cat 2 lighting and double glazed windows ● Dedicated parking set within pleasant landscaped grounds ● Popular and highly desirable location upon Europarc with good road access to the A180/M180 ●

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£5,200 PAX FOR SALE/TO LET £270,000/£27,000 PAX TO LET

Grimsby Road

Detached modern two storey office premises of 215.8 sq m (2,322 sq ft) approx.

UPVC double glazing, central heating, suspended ceilings and Cat II lighting. ● Generous car parking providing approx. 14 spaces. ● Available for immediate occupation. ● EPC Band C. ●

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£12,000 PAX TO LET

The Region’s Award Winning Commercial Property Agent

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(1,696 sq ft) total area.

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REF 10169SO/1

Approx. 157.55 sq m

Alliance House, Brigg Road

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REF 10471SR/1

BHS, House of Fraser and Thomas Cook.

REF 10511SO/1

include William Hill,

£23,000 PAX

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Commercial Property Infrastructure reforms welcomed by industry

TRANSACTION: This Scartho property has just been bought by a private investor. Right, Lawrence Brown and Ruth Brewin.

A PACKAGE of reforms designed to speed up the delivery of new infrastructure and development has been welcomed by the property industry.

The Coalition’s National Infrastructure Plan, published recently, outlines a range of reforms designed to streamline the planning system, bring brownfield land back in to use and make it easier for councils to assemble land for regeneration.

The British Property Federation welcomed the announcement and urged Government to match structural reform of the planning system with measures to unlock greater investment in infrastructure and to ensure that local authority planning departments were properly resourced.

British Property Federation chief executive Liz Peace, pictured, said: “Delivering the right infrastructure at a local, regional and national level is essential, and this announcement marks a welcome step in ensuring that the planning system works more effectively in bringing forward essential development and creating the conditions for growth.

“The property industry has a key role to play in regenerating our towns and cities, and so reform of Compulsory Purchase Orders to help bring brownfield land back in to use is long overdue.

Speeding up Section 106 negotiations, which can often drag on for many months, is also hugely welcome, as are proposals to encourage local authorities to process planning applications more speedily.

“However, structural reform is only half the battle.

We would urge Government to also ensure that the system is properly resource at a local level, and to do all it can to drive greater investment in to the built environment as a whole.”

The National Infrastructure Plan today stated that:

Confidence is returning with property seen as a wise investment COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

That is the belief of professionals operating in the area.

Lawrence Brown, managing partner at Grimsby-based Scotts, said: “People are happy to come back to it. They see it is a safe haven for cash.

Capital values have stabilised

now, and investors are happy to take a long term view.”

One recent investment transaction saw a property in Waltham Road, Scartho, home to Swales butcher and offices, change hands, with a private investor swooping for what was on the market for £200,000.

One drawback has been the lack of new build investment, not helped by well-documented issues such as empty property rates, which has seen less money come in to encourage developers to seek out further projects.

EXPERTISE ACROSS THE HUMBER REGION

But demand could change that.

Ruth Brewin, a property specialist and partner at Wilkin Chapman Grange solicitors, said: “I think with the development of the wind farms and the Able project we are going to start to see a major shift in the area, with investment increased.

“Grimsby and Hull’s profile will see a significant change in the next 20 years, providing the energy industry retains its importance.”

One butcher gone, one to go...

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Charlton Street GRIMSBY •Food grade factory / warehouse unit •office, preparation areas & cold stores •Well located for A180

A FORMER industrial butchery, kitted out to food grade standards, has just been put on the market with Clark Weightman.

The Grimsby unit, once an active part of Rotherham-based Crawshaw Group’s portfolio, is offered on a long lease for £275,000.

It occupies a fraction under an acre, with offices, preparation areas and cold stores.

Carl Bradley, director, said: “It is a good site.

It needs some investment, but that side of town offers great access to the motorway, with a good OPPORTUNITY: The former Crawshaws Group catchment for a location in Charlton Street, Grimsby. workforce.

£275,000 (leasehold)

Units 6-9, Enterprise Way GRIMSBY •Workshop / warehouse •2,404 sq ft •Just off Ladysmith Road

£8,750 pa

14 Abbey Walk GRIMSBY •Office / A2 unit •G/F 760 sq ft •2 car spaces

£8,500 pa

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ONFIDENCE is returning back to commercial property investment, with the Humber likely to become a buoyant area on the back of the Energy Estuary status.

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LAISTER’S Fast Form £350k funding Last Word News

BY DAVE LAISTER

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rimsby-based Fast Form Systems has secured a £350,000 funding package as it rolls out a proved concept into a fully fledged business.

Mr White said: “Venturefest gave us a platform to reach so many potential investors, and it’s where we first met Finance Yorkshire, who became our core investor.

“It can be pretty daunting The construction tool wowed pitching to that many people – Venturefest Yorkshire last year, my advice is go in well winning a £50,000 prize prepared and know what you package for a perfect pitch, want to get out of it. I think the which led to the vital investors could see that I have introduction. Now the a lot of industry knowledge, competition is open again, and which helped us with our Tony White, managing director winning pitch.” of the concrete-forming The win was reported in business, has given it his July’s Business Telegraph, backing, as he cranks up the with his system used on Cleethorpes’ new Premier Inn, scale of his offering.

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WINNING PITCH: Tony White, on his way to the £50,000 win at Venturefest 2014. among other national projects.

The closing date for competition entries is January 31. For more information visit www.venturefest yorkshire.net

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Site, Railway Street FOR SALE/TO LET

* Former motor trade sales pitch, Workshop/offices * Overall site approx 0.64 acres/0.25 hectares (SSTS) * Suit alternative uses subject to appropriate consents and approvals * Freehold/Lease terms by negotiation * Considerable potential/may divide * EPC Rating E

18 Cleethorpe Road TO LET

* Period office building, Approx 1029 sq ft/95.6 sq m * 5 offices on 2 levels, Close to Victoria St North/ Westgate * EPC Rating F

PRICE O/A £175,000/Rent by negotiation

GRIMSBY

RENT £5500 p.a.

LOUTH The Cooperage, East St TO LET/FOR SALE

* Building suitable for industrial/commercial uses, subject to appropriate consents * Approx 12700 sqft/1180 sqm on 3 levels, * Yard/car park approx. 7334 sqft/682 sqm * Ripe for development, * EPC Rating G, * Short term storage use considered

By negotiation

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Unit 9, Nottingham Court TO LET

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1 X 2,000 sqft/ 186sqm units High eaves approx. 18ft/5.5m, suit a variety of uses subject to consents Available on new lease terms, by negotiation, Incentives by negotiation Initial Rent in year 1 £7,500 p.a.

RENT Initial rent £7,500 in year 1 p.a.x.

GRIMSBY

GRIMSBY

Unit 2, Cornmarket

307, Laceby Road

* Niche retail unit, 380 sq ft/35.4 sq m (overall) * Traditional shop front, EPC Rating D * Suit retail/office use, subject to consent

* Ground floor former optician's, Approx 632 sqft/58.7 sqm * Lock-up shop unit approx 498 sqft/46.3 sqm, Let 2 * Extensive double glazing and gas fired central heating, bedroomed flat over parking * Detached 2 storey workshop/store approx 835 sqft/77.6 sqm * EPC Rating D * Investment potential, Freehold EPC C

TO LET

RENT £5,000 p.a. +VAT

GRIMSBY

TO LET

39, Ladysmith Road

FOR SALE

RENT £5,000 p.a. exclusive

OIRO £85,000

GOING TO THE RIVER: A very short ride from Tetney for Ella Henderson, but sleep deprivation can bring a different take on it! Inset, Frozen’s Elsa, the second part of a seasonal soundtrack.

I keep going to the river to pray... that 2015 is finally the year for Able Marine Energy Park I’VE seen Tetney Monobuoy at close quarters recently (bear with), and now Tetney’s famous girl is playing on my senses as well.

Yes, Ella Henderson’s debut album arrived under the Christmas tree at Chez Laister, and it is certainly a grower.

Interspersed by the Frozen hits delivered for a hooked three-year-old, and the gifts received by my wife and daughter formed the soundtrack to my festive period. Suddenly while out sale shopping, I found my foot tapping away and mood dramatically enhanced when the opening track belted out.

Ghost blasts out with an immediacy and unashamed introduction to a young lady who belies her tender years.

But perhaps it was a sign I needed to get back to work when I started wondering if it had the makings of an ode to the Energy Estuary (see worth bearing with!!) while dealing with my little boy’s early hours teething troubles.

For those unfamiliar: “I keep going to the river to pray, ’cause I need something that can wash all the pain; And at most I’m sleeping all these demons away; but your ghost, the ghost of you, it keeps me awake.”

I’m thinking potential for Able Marine Energy Park to help fill the employment gap left by years of gradual job losses in more traditional industrial settings such as steel, and other South Bank manufacturing, and the spectre of it not being realised should it keep coming up against barriers. But this is my mind wondering at

silly-o’clock, and my hope that 2015 can finally be the year it is all systems go on both banks of the Humber.

As for the fading “give up the ghost” lyric repeated SIX times, maybe it is a subliminal message to those continuing to contest the Development Consent Order that lingers on even now. Chuck in that “classic” Let It Go from the Disney epic, (that really is quite good, having also welcomed in the DVD, colouring book, play-along-figurines-book, annual etc, etc) and it could be quite a powerful combo on a surreal level. A level, quite possibly only found in the Laister household, and the sort of thing that can only enter your mind at 2am as you sit with your teething youngster ... Perhaps I should have had the ABP hierarchy over to Cleethorpes for the festive period!

I understand the Department for Transport’s case for, backed up with three separate yes votes (planning inspectorate, Government, Joint Committee – not Walsh, Fernandez-Versini and Cowell) should now be prepared for a judge to weigh up ahead of a decision on whether there is scope for the courts to test the decision. Let’s hope for a swift, and positive, resolution so we can kick on. It is going to be a turbulent enough year as it is with an election and the potential for new people in new positions on a local and national footing, we don’t want the case falling back on a potential new administration.

Speaking of that, and it was great to see North East

Lincolnshire’s two MPs on good form together at the recent opening of a new facility for petroleum testing Intertek. A £500,000 new build has replaced the extensively flood-damaged previous labs, hit by December 2013’s tidal surge.

An opportunity for an impromptu speech was seized upon by Grimsby’s Austin Mitchell, as he was handed red-handled scissors.

“I only have 100 days left as an MP, I am trying to cram as many words in as possible,” the Labour veteran joked as he eyes up retirement at an age well beyond most who make such a choice. And in a clear message to his successor, whoever it may be, he said: “We work together, particularly on something like this, Humber developments bringing jobs.

“We are together because we have got to be. Big cities have teams of MPs, Hull has three, Leeds has five. We have got two. It is essential we work together, and fight to bring development and keep development.”

From Cleethorpes’ blue corner, with black-handled scissors, Mr Vickers responded: “I hope I haven’t got 100 days left, I hope for at least a few more hundred beyond that!

“We have worked closely together, and indeed all the MPs on the South Bank have to attract growth and jobs to the area.”

Let’s hope whoever the characters, this commitment remains come May.

GREAT GRIMSBY BUSINESS PARK GRIMSBY

8/9, Aspen Court

Fiskerton Way

R/O 413 Weelsby St/Julian St

* Former ground floor doctor's surgery premises * Approx 67.6 sqm/727 sqft NUFA basis * New lease available * EPC Rating D

* First floor office accommodation, Approx 1040 sqft/96.73 sqm, in 2 offices * Air conditioning to part & CH, DG, category 2 lighting, * Meeting room available by appointment, Designated Parking, New Lease available, EPC Rating C

* Former shop, store and yard, approx. 33.91 sqm/365 sqft plus enclosed yard * Potential investment opportunity * Former fishing tackle and bait business premises * Reversionary ground rent interest in 2 adjoining flats, EPC rating F

TO LET

RENT £6,000 p.a.

TO LET

FOR SALE

RENT £120 p.w. exclusive Offers Around £22,000 as freehold

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DOUBLE ACT: Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell, left, and Cleethorpes and Immingham MP Martin Vickers, amuse each other with their 100 day wishes at an event on Port of Immingham. Pictures: Jon Corken.