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£300,000 expansion is underway as a has one-time early £3-million been net manufacturer for the invested into making fishing industry builds on northern Lincolnshire a continued success in the central hub for the boomneeds adventure playUK’s arena. ofingsome of the biggest Renco, which began life more potato sellers. than a quarter of ajust century agothe Elsham Wold has become supplying trawlers, nowGroup, a new headquarters forisAKP leading to provider of rope-based supplier supermarket giant products for climbing Morrisons andchildren’s major chip equipment, a sector experiencing manufacturer McCain. unrelenting growth. A state-of-the-art office block, The company is now potato moving to temperature controlled 11,500 sq ft premises in storage facility and grading line, Immingham, leaving Grimsby’s together with extensions to King Edward Street, where has existing handling areas haveitjust grown dramatically been completed, with over the 26 years. Rene Jorgensen, founder and 13-year-old firm headed by Richard director,moving said: “We reached a Arundel the’ve whole critical point where we need to administration back into the area relocate from York.in order to expand the business. customers to The son ofOur Grimsby townwant centre increase the Street volumemarkets of product and Freeman they take from us, andwho we need grocer David Arundel, also to be able to deliver that.merchant to used to act as a potato leisure industry is the the“The area’s fish and chip shops, main forces industry now we have seen joined with Suffolk it grow over Bruce the past 20 years. We businessman Kerr in 1999. supply the people who build the The former KP potato storage installations. Thenow whole business facility which has been has changed,developed, but the rope nets we substantially was make remain very labour acquired in 2007, when a project intensto ive. ” skin finished began grow A £90,000 Regional Fund potatoes on the Isle ofGrowth Axholme. grant has been aid the “We wanted to secured show wetocould move, which will seequality at least four produce the required new positions created. were locally that supermarkets “We will be taking on more buying in from Herefordshire, people,”or said Mrimporting,” Jorgensen, ahe Scotland even Danish national backed who divides hisit said. “Morrisons us with time UK andForward and webetween went tothe Yorkshire Australia. “When we began we (the scrapped regional were just two and a book-keeper, development agency) putting now we aare at nine. together plan. We then tied the “Thechain grantup from supply andthe gotRegional the Growth Fund will help secure our funding.” place in the market and give us That equated to £700,000. With the confidence invest in Morrisons’ rapidtogrowth in the expansion our local retail world,and the grow business has been workforcquickly, e.” propelled and working Shopping centresLand other & with Eastoft-based Harrison family-focused venuestoare Co, the infrastructure allow for
SPEAKERS: Sir Roger Carr, left, and Gavin Esler. TRANSFORMATION COMPLETE: Richard Arundel, managing director of potato processor AKP. Picture: Jon Corken
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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. RETAIL: has reported strongAnnual Christmas The CBINISA Yorkshire and Humber Dinner pre-sales with volumeUniversity growth upon 5.6 per cent takes place at Leeds October 10. like-for-like on a year ago. It will be one of the first events with John The figures equate to an increase of 86,000 cases Fitzgerald, port director for Grimsby and heading out of Scunthorpe Immingham, asthe chairman of thegrocery region.giant’s facilities. Mr Esler is an award-winning television and radio Christmas ambient sales have increased broadcaster, novelist pre-sell and journalist. byHis 6.5latest per cent ondue lastto year, withshelves sales ofnext tinned book, hit the month, biscuits and selected confectionery products focuses on lessons that can be gleaned from driving the gains. leaders in how they tell stories, and will be the Commenting on the to results Elainebusiness Robinson, subject of his speech the area’s bosses, interim trading director, said: “These strong trading and their guests. figures are a result of some exceptionally keen For more information about the dinner, which is pricing on well key seasonal lines. is part Bank of ourand frequently represented byThis the South wider commitment to align our trading strategy features a drinks reception within Parkinson Court, more closely to delivering and focused home to the famous Markstimely & Spencer archiveoffers and art e-mail katya.menhennet@cbi.org.uk or thatgallery, support our member retailers.” visit Thehttp://yorkshire-annual-dinner.eventbrite.com results follow strong Christmas trading in 2013 that saw the symbol group record a 15.3 per cent growth in value terms and 16.4 per cent growth year on year, for the four trading weeks of December, A FURTHER of investment acrossthe the with the week£4-million prior to Christmas delivering region last quarter seenofthe total funds secondthis highest weekly has volume 2013. issued Finance Yorkshire to £23-million. More by than 9.6 million cases,climb equating to a value of The money, to firms in northern £133.6 million,available were bought through Nisa’s Lincolnshire in seedcorn, loan and equity linked warehouses with its independent retailer members investments – ranging to £2-million trading strongly on the from back£15,000 of structured offers – is there to help small and medium sized businesses over the festive period. meet their growth and development requirements. The figure past month has to also seen the WaldoinWay The amounts 224 investments 183 business firstenterprises convenience retailer to small andbecome mediumthe sized since August stock aleading gourmet own label with created a new and 2010, to more than range, 4,600 jobs Heritage sausage safeguarded in therange. region. In the last quarter alone, A venture long term agreement withfund leading holiday30 park the capital and loan completed conveniencetotalling store retailer has also been investments moreJ&J thanWilson £4.3 million. secured. The Hunstanton-based operates Alex McWhirter, chief executivebusiness of Finance more than said: 70 stores in holiday across the UK, Yorkshire, “We are lookingparks forward to building achieving £17.7-million of sales lastcompanies year, having on these figures and helping more joined ingrowth 2012. Itinisthe now on board until 2019. achieve coming months. Nisa’s business unit director for stage symbol, Nigel “We urge established and early companies Gray, said: “We were to delighted to ifwelcome to continue to speak us to see Finance J&J Wilson and arehelp equally that ourinto a reality.” Yorkshire can turn pleased their ambitions member-owned business model is proving Supported by the European Union, it has attracted £30-million investment from the European Regional successful for them. Their decision to extend the Development Fund,is£15-million from current agreement testament to theYorkshire fantastic Forward’s Single Programme, and £45-million match benefits available to Nisa members that are unique funding from theand European Investment Bank. grow to our business designed to help retailers Formake information visit www.finance-yorkshire.com and more money.”
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£20m milestone passed MORE SPACE: Rene Jorgensen, left, director of Renco, in King Edward Street, Grimsby, pictured with Mick Hall, general manager, with some of the play equipment netting which the company makes and supplies. Picture: Rick Byrne further increases has now been put employed, handling 120,000 tonnes Park on Grimsby’s flagship in place. Europarc development, willexisting be ofindustry potatoesthere a year. Of that, 35,000 would have been Attempts to expand the officially opened this week by tonnes are self-grown, with a “We have taken two years to get no business today,” Mr Jorgensen premises were scuppered due to Agriculture and Horticulture group this region and to this,” said Mr Arundel. “We got growing reflected. “Theinboats were just access required to underground Board chairman around anotherone siteby inone. Suffolk, the grant funding for storage and disappearing It is good Development sewers at the rear of King Edward John Godfrey CBE, himself contributing the balance. grading operations in 2009, and to be in an industry that is Street, with Renco having a been set farmer. built the storage throughout 2010, buoyant, 15 as employees everythingwere to do with North Recently up inLincolnshire the neighbouring enterprise to be open for that harvest. We leisure seems to graduate be.” Mr Arundel added: “We’re added, with three centre. The move will be have had potatoes in from 2010 and trainees forward opening the part of are the installed company,in looking Rencoalso ’s products completed overto the next month. 2011, and the whole project has new cold store and grading facility specialising inand growing, logistics Asia, the US Europe, with Councillor Ray Oxby, portfolio been finished with the offices just – the uncharacteristic weather and technical including sport, safety elements, in construction and holder forhave regeneration at aNorth now. conditions brought us agronomy . The remaining vermin control in agriculture East Lincolnshire said: challenging year, butCouncil, the opening investment has seen a fleet of six other key uses. General manager “Our desire is to have more “I’misdelighted this company has just rewards for everyone’s Mercedes rigs brought in to deliver event Mick Hall heads up operations quality potato producers local to been able to secure the funds and realising importance such work. the potatoes to customers, with and is overseeing the move to the hard this site. It the would cut downofon start new to grow to itswill potential and provision, withThere happyischildren primary Morrisons’ Pelhamroute Industrial Estate,packing off transport costs. still a lot “The facility not only it’s absolutely fantastic to think customers stay near Harrogate. Manby Road. ofensuring potential, it will help thelonger – operations enable us to meet the demand of that netting originallybut developed and spend more. Grimsby, environmental footprint and this our biggest customers, we’ve Keen to cultivate a prosperous Minor building works will Cleethorpes, Brigg and in Grimsby for our fishing part of the world has the ability to future also successfully improved the Lincolnshire potato createfor new office, meeting and Scunthorpe to dedicated industry now being grow some of are the home best potatoes in quality andisfreshness ofused our to staff facilities, with ft new storage farmers, the 32,000sq storage venues, with others investing to supportby many industries around the country, that is what we are racking and a forklift truck to potatoes reducing facility and 4,000 sq ft two storey add to existing majoring on.” attractions. the globe. I wish the company allowdevelopment more efficient loading and transportation, handling and using office – which drew we of had the fishing unloading from of materials. welatest ll.” cold store technologies.” the inspiration Genesis Office A“If total 44 stayed peoplein are now
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