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Skills from steel piece could Offices are final thrive in empire offshorepuzzle wind of potato by Dave Laister Business Editor

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dave.laister@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk Business Editor dave.laister@gsmg.co.uk MERGING offshore training giant AIS has vowed to work with the steel early £3-million has been sector and wider invested intothe making community to ensure northern northern Lincolnshire a Lincolcentral nshire’shub work force is for the needs for of opportunities ofready some the UK’s blowing biggest this way. potato sellers.

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A £4 million investment in a the Elsham Wold has just become training village atfor HCF Catch is new headquarters AKP Group, rampingtoup, with the next 12 supplier supermarket giant months toand see major a transformative Morrisons chip expansion of the Stallingborough manufacturer McCain. base to incorporate vital sea A state-of-the-art office block, survival skills. temperature controlled potato Land facility alongside 10-year-old storage andthe grading line, facility is being purchased together with extensions to to enable world class award-winning existing handling areas have just facilities at North Shields been completed, with the to be replicated.firm headed by Richard 13-year-old David moving Bowyer,the director Arundel wholeof training and education AIS, is administration back intoatthe area excited by the prospects for the from York. area, andofitGrimsby is not just training to The son town centre be mirrored, but themarkets approach to a and Freeman Street beleagured industry too. grocer Davidexisting Arundel, who also Heto said: “It aispotato about merchant trying to to used act as raise awareness the shops, the area’s fish andinchip community, around the joined forces with Suffolk opportunities the energy sector businessman Bruce Kerr in 1999. can In wind, we’ve seen Theoffer. former KP potato storage Round One and Two, and the facility which has now been real potential of Round Three, and substantially developed, was there’s oil as well. It is acquired in and 2007,gas when a project something weskin need, and people began to grow finished need educating. potatoes on the Isle of Axholme. “There is a to need forwe people who “We wanted show could want tothe start to construct their produce required quality career,that so they are ready when locally supermarkets were the big boys in and create the buying in come from Herefordshire, jobs, andorwe are importing,” available forhe Scotland even companies and individuals. said. “Morrisons backed us with it in Redcar, Tata and“We we look wentat toSSI Yorkshire Forward Steel in Scunthorope, (the scrapped regional and these types of backgrounds, the development agency) putting experience theyWe hold, and this together a plan. then tied the type ofchain training can got have a really supply up and the positive impact. funding.” “Weequated went to to the£700,000. SSI careers That Withfair in Middlesborough, and in talked Morrisons’ rapid growth the to people aboutthe their skills sets. retail world, business has been They arequickly, exactly and the right type of propelled working people we want.” L Harrison & with Eastoft-based funding available for for Co,With the infrastructure to allow

SKILL SETS SUIT: David Bowyer, Paul Stonebanks and Chris Holden in the completed first phase of AIS’s Stallingborough training centre. Below, reading about the requirements at AIS’s North Shields HQ.

further increases has now been put in place. “We have taken two years to get to this,” said Mr Arundel. “We got the grant funding for storage and grading operations in 2009, and built the storage throughout 2010, to be open for that harvest. We have had potatoes in from 2010 and 2011, and the whole project has been finished with the offices just now. “Our desire is to have more quality potato producers local to this site. It would cut down on transport There is still a lot stricken costs. workers through local ofauthority potential,schemes it will help andthe private environmental footprintthe and this redundancy packages, part of the case worldishas theDemand ability to financial there. grow the best potatoes in will some followofsoon too, with the likes the that is what weInnogy are of country, Dong Energy and RWE majoring on.” requiring hundreds of permanent employees before the decade A total of 44 people are now is out

following a commitment to employed, handling tonnes offshore wind from120,000 Government ofthis potatoes a year. Of that, 35,000 past month. tonnes are self-grown, withAIS a 12 Mr Bowyer, who joined growing in this region and a monthsgroup ago, said: “We have had around another site for in Suffolk, fantastic response what we contributing have createdthe in balance. North Shields, and Recently 15 employees it is exactly the type of were thing we added, threein graduate are towith replicate Grimsby now. trainees also of the There is no part reason whycompany, we cannot specialising in growing, logistics work with Tata there and create a and technical elements, really positive story. including agronomy . The remaining “We will be able to offer the full investment has seen a fleet of six package, everything, and the real Mercedes rigs brought in toofdeliver strength of Catch is some its the potatoes to customers, with the partners. primary routewe Morrisons’ packing “We know can provide a operations near Harrogate. course and a service, equally as Keen tocertified cultivaterefreshers. a prosperous well as This future forprogramme Lincolnshire potato type of is for the local farmers, the 32,000sq storage to community, and it isftimportant get theand region us. storey If we can facility 4,000behind sq ft two support the successful office development – which drew employment into the energy inspiration from Genesis Office

sector, it releases that potential.” Launched in 2007, 2,000 people have found jobs after passing through theTRANSFORMATION doors of the £10 COMPLETE: Richard million training village that has Arundel, been built up in thatmanaging period. And director of potato that career ladder is as important processor AKP.doors to as being able to open the Picture: Jon Corken the blue chip operators. “The results of this industry emerging will be very tangible in places like Grimsby, where it is right on the doorstep. “We are fortunate that we have a cracking relationship with all partners. We hope in the next 12 months we will be providing the delegate accommodation and full survival experience, as well as the working at height and lifting facilities that are already in place.” AIS is a holder of the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise, having received the honour just weeks before Grimsby MP Melanie Onn cut the ribbon at Kiln Lane. As Business Telegraph paid a visit to North Shields, managing director Paul Stonebanks was being honoured by the British Chambers of Commerce. “We have grown over the last seven years 100 per cent year-on-year,” said Mr Bowyer. “The 12 months has seen us Park onlast Grimsby’s flagship double the size of the workforce. Europarc development, will be We haveopened expanded to Aberdeen officially thisinweek by and Grimsby, there is a lot to Agriculture and Horticulture shout about. Development Board chairman “We pride ourselves on a John Godfrey CBE, himself recruiting and retaining North Lincolnshire farmer.great staffArundel and theadded: feedback we receive Mr “We’re is outstanding. Our goal isthe to looking forward to opening provide a world experience. new cold store andclass grading facility “We talk about training, we read – the uncharacteristic weather about it, but unless youus a conditions have brought experienceyear, it fully, know challenging butyou the don’t opening if you intofor a pool or event is can justjump rewards everyone’s climb a ladder,” Mr Bowyer hard work. added. “We openlywill encourage “The new facility not only people and have aof look enable ustotocome meetin the demand around, as that could be our biggest customers, butthe we’ve starting point.” improved the also successfully ● In at the deep end: quality and freshness of Our our man ‘enjoys’by the offshore survival potatoes reducing experience, seehandling pages six and transportation, and using seve n. cold store technologies.” the latest

SPEAKERS: Sir Roger Carr, left, and Gavin Esler.

Top table is set for CBI Tata Taskdinner Force:

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. TheTata CBITask Yorkshire Humber Annual Dinner to THE Forceand is offering help and support takes placelikely at Leeds onthe October 10. companies to beUniversity affected by upcoming It will be oneplate of the first events closure of the mill and coke with ovenJohn at Fitzgerald, port director for Grimsby and Scunthorpe’s steelworks. Immingham, as chairman of the region. Advice on accessing assistance, including Mr Eslerfinancial is an award-winning television and radio potential aid, is available to supply chain broadcaster,through novelistNorth and journalist. contributors Lincolnshire Council’s His latest book, due to hit the shelves next month, business team. focuses that cantobeensure gleaned Details on arelessons being finalised thatfrom the right leaders in how stories, and will be the help is there to they allowtell businesses to retain subject of his employees andspeech find to the area’s business bosses, and their new workguests. if contracts For been morelost information about the dinner, which is have or frequently re duced. well represented by the South Bank and features drinks reception within Parkinson Court, It couldabe through home to theaid famous Marks & Spencer archive and investment, art gallery, new e-mail katya.menhennet@cbi.org.uk or identifying market visit http://yorkshire-annual-dinner.eventbrite.com opportunities or retraining staff. Councillor Liz Redfern, pictured, A FURTHER £4-million of investment across the leader of North region this last quarter has seen the total funds Lincolnshire Council issued by of Finance Yorkshire climb to £23-million. and chair Tata Task The money, available to firms in northern Force, said: “We are Lincolnshire in seedcorn, loan and equity linked providing support for investmentswho – ranging employees work from £15,000 to £2-million – is there to help and medium sized businesses at Tata Steel as small well as meet their growth and development requirements. employees who work figure amounts forThe companies linked to 224 investments in 183 smallTata andSteel medium with that sized enterprises since August 2010,also leading to more than 4,600 jobs created and may be affected safeguarded in the region. In the last quarter alone, by the upcoming cthe losventure ures. capital and loan fund completed 30 investments morefor than £4.3people million. “It is a very totalling difficult time many and we Alex chief executive of Finance aim to McWhirter, do all we can to help, whether that is Yorkshire, said: “We are looking forward to building signposting them to job vacancies or helping with on theseopportunities. figures and helping training Please more get incompanies touch with us if achieve growth in the coming months. you need any support or advice.” “Wemore urge information establishedcall and01724 early stage companies For 297330 or email touscontinue b inessinfoto @nspeak orthlinto csus .goto v.usee k. if Finance Yorkshire can help turn their ambitions into a reality.” Individuals who may already be affected, can also Supported by the session European Union, has attracted attend an overview that givesitinformation £30-million from the European Regional on getting ainvestment new job, writing a CV, accessing Development Fund, £15-million fromand Yorkshire benefits and training, money advice Forward’s Single Programme, and £45-million match pre-retirement advice. funding from the European Investment Bank. For more information call 01724 404080. For information visit www.finance-yorkshire.com

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WO Immingham-area companies have secured more than a third of a million pounds between them in the latest round of Growing the Humber Local Growth Fund grants.

SAR Recycling and East Trans Ltd have been successful with applications, with 30 jobs to be created as a result of the substantial cash boost. North East Lincolnshire Council is the accountable body for the £4 million Humber Local Enterprise Partnership programme. At SAR, £200,000 –the maximum amount available under the scheme – will support private investment into expansion of the Pelham Industrial Estate premises on Manby Road, Immingham. The company is to develop the units to recycle electrical equipment and undertake acid treatment, with the creation of 14 jobs. Arvydas Pocevicius, site director for SAR Recycling, said: “We are extremely grateful for the grant which will enable us to expand our company and create more jobs in the local community.” SAR, part of the Serius Group, came to the region in 2008, taking on the former Auto-Trail premises, itself a business expanding on Grimsby’s Europarc. For the past seven years it has built up a niche in recovering non-ferrous and precious metals from the automotive industry. It is one of the leaders in the UK for lead acid battery recycling, with nationwide collections undertaken. It also specialises in catalytic convertor recycling, collecting end-of-life parts nationwide. Councillor Ray Oxby, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council and portfolio holder for regeneration, skills and enterprise, said: “We’re delighted to be able to support SAR Recycling in developing their business locally. With the grant from the Regional Growth Fund, the company will be able to grow and develop. I wish them well in their enterprise.” Down the road at Stallingborough, East Trans has been awarded £136,550.

PREVIOUS EXPANSION: East Trans’ last significant expansion, a £2 million 40,000 sq ft addition at Trondheim Way, Kiln Lane Industrial Estate, Stallingborough, completed in December 2008. The warehouse and transportation specialist, launched in 2006 when Danbrit Shipping bought it from Eimskip, provides logistical expertise to companies from across the UK and Europe. The grant will be used to help fund construction works at a new warehousing facility, which will create 16 jobs. Mr Oxby added: “This is brilliant news for East Trans Ltd for developing their business locally and for the area in general. The company can move forward with plans for new facilities. I

wish them well going forward.” Growing the Humber makes funding available to existing small and medium sized businesses. The minimum grant available is £5,000, with the maximum level set at £200,000. Business support organisation E-Factor assists in the completion of applications. For information on eligibility criteria, or to apply, visit www.investnel.co.uk/lgf. ● More funding opportunities for business, see pages 21 and 23.

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IGH voltage electrical engineering specialist ESM Power has surged into the UK’s elite when it comes to rapidly growing businesses. The Scunthorpe-based company has this month been listed in The Sunday Times Fast Track 100, a league table of Britain’s best perfor mers. Straight in at number 13, and top-ranked in the ‘East’ region as defined by the Oxford University professor correlating it, ESM Power has been rewarded for an average 113 per cent growth over the past three financial years, hitting a £9.4 million turnover. Founded in 2002 by Roger Bamford, with a redundancy cheque from Yorkshire Electricity – where he worked for 18 years – the company designs, connects and manages systems for customers, including developers, solar farms

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ESM Power has two clear streams; looking after the ESM’s turnover, up 113 per cent maintenance needs of commercial and industrial customers with over a three-year period. their own high voltage networks, providing 24/7 cover, with the second element installation work and private networks from a headquarters on North Farm Road. for new assets, as an independent connection provider. Together with his wife Louise “We have got the accreditation to who also worked for Yorkshire build networks that are then Electricity, and Peter White – who adopted by the electricity joined from EDF Energy / UK company,” Mr Bamford said. Power Networks – the three “This was a route made possible directors have steered an impressive course in recent years, when Ofgem opened the market, allowing us into an arena where it after a steady start. was just the big providers. We now Mr Bamford, who was born to try to get in front of developers, parents from Luddington and Crowle, joined YE after completing contractors, those who have large his studies at John Leggott College. networks.” Having enjoyed a strong He said: “I was trained as an relationship with his former electrical engineer, I then worked through a few senior management employer he purposefully avoided competing for work in the region, positions at YE, worked through and spent a lot of ESM Power’s various different takeovers, but early days in London. then took redundancy in 2002. I He worked on the installation for came out into the big world knowing no-one, but trying to cityscape changing The Leadenhall build up a business.” Building (The Cheesegrater) and

HIGH VOLTAGE, HIGH PERFORMANCE: ESM Power directors, from left, Roger Bamford, Louise Bamford and Peter White. Above, ‘The Walkie Talkie’, 20 Fenchurch Street, London. 20 Fenchurch Street (The Walkie Talkie), project managing in the electrical supply. “I developed a relationships with big developers, the really huge ones. Our aim now is to develop further in the next few years. We

We have got the accreditation to build networks that are then adopted by the electricity company John Bamford have doubled our staff to just over 30 over the last year, and by the end of next year it will be 40. “We have a large design team that is very good, a strong clerical

team, and we use contractors as well.” The three year period taken into account by The Sunday Times saw turnover go from £900,000 to £9.4 million. The close of the current financial year should see that three-year analysis push on to £800,000 to £11 million, and with a 13th place ranking for this listing, a lull in the middle year which will become the first, should propel the business even further up the chart. “What I now need to know is where the year after is coming from,” he said. “We are looking closer to home now. There is a lot going on and we are keen to be part of it.” The business, sponsor of Scunthorpe Rugby Club due to a passion retained by former second row Firsts player Mr Bamford, now has the headquarters on South Park Industrial Estate, as well as a six-strong office in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and a design office in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

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Month in Review Dong delights at clarity over industry support OFFSHORE WIND: Dong Energy, the world leader in offshore wind power, will invest £6 billion in the Humber region in the next four years, creating hundreds more jobs, it has revealed. The announcement came as Energy Secretary Amber Rudd laid out future plans for the renewable energy mix, with support for Grimsby's burgeoning industry finally pledged. It should help the potential of the renewables revolution be realised in full. The Danish giant’s spend, compiled in a new report – Impact of Dong Energy Investments in the Humber Area – has been produced for the biggest single renewable energy investor in Grimsby. Ms Rudd said support would be there for the industry if on-track cost reductions continued. The announcement was met positively by those behind the Triton Knoll offshore wind farm project too, another huge development likely to be based in Grimsby. Renewable UK’s deputy chief executive, Maf Smith, said the clarity provided confidence to invest.

Enterprise zone status ECONOMY: The Humber Enterprise Zone, already the UK’s largest, is to more than double in size. Inclusion of additional employment land in all four local authority areas was secured by Humber Local Enterprise Partnership. The Chancellor set out in the Spending Review and Autumn Statement the addition of 14 new sites covering 750.6 hectares, added to the existing enterprise zone, which comprises 16 sites totalling 484 hectares. In northern Lincolnshire the extension takes in employment land next to Humberside Airport and the South Humber Industrial Infrastructure Programme, developed by North East Lincolnshire Council. The proposed Able Logistics Park, alongside AbleMarine Energy Park at North Killingholme, forms another parcel.

Top of the pet products FOOD: Grimsby’s seafood industry has reached out to man’s best friend, and reaped the rewards in spectacular fashion. Tower Pet Products has won Best UK Product at the biggest industry bash, with the Sea Treats brand and own label producer having only launched in March, at Crufts 2015. It set itself apart from dog food rivals by securing Marine Stewardship Council accreditation, a level not always achieved in the human supply chain. Now the Grimsby Seafood Village-based business is looking forward to a healthy order book, with approaches on the night from major retailers at the Pet Industry Forum event.

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SEAFOOD: The National Federation of Fishmongers has confirmed the British Fish Craft Championship will return to North East Lincolnshire for a third year. Cleethorpes has played host to the event, which brings the nation's best filleters together to compete, for the past two years. Director of Grimsby seafood business Flatfish Ltd, Richard Stansfield, had highlighted the opportunity to host the championship, having seen it in Cardiff in 2013. With cameras and large screens used to show the knife work of competitors close up, it has pulled in the crowds, taking place previously on August Bank Holiday weekends.

MoD port terminal deal LOGISTICS: A GRIMSBY-based logistics business has won a major Ministry of Defence contract. GBA (Holdings) Ltd has formed a joint venture company with Scottish ferry and terminal operator David MacBrayne Ltd, to run one of the UK's busiest military ports. Marchwood Military Port, a 225 acre facility on Southampton Water, Hampshire, has been used for the movement of troops and equipment since 1943 and is also extensively used as a berth by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary in support of the Royal Navy. Solent Gateway Ltd, the joint venture, has been awarded a 35 year concession to manage military movements there and develop trades to maximise commercial activity potential.

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CUNTHORPE soup brand Glorious! has just completed a first ever television promotion, in what is seen as a pivotal moment in its development.

Londoners have been treated to an international foodie adventure, taking in Thailand, India and Tuscany, through the eyes of director Jason Lowe. Sales impact is currently being digested as TSC, the Queensway Industrial Estate company behind the brand, considers the next step for the international bank of flavours. It is also working with neighbouring full service marketing agency Outsource Now on digital elements, including a complete new website launch. Katie Herron, brand manager with Glorious!, said: “It is our first big above-the-line campaign. It was a £1 million investment, as we feel we are at a pivotal point in the development. Our brand is all about being adventurous through food, we want to take that brand story and do it justice, to bring it to life. “Our ethos is finally being communicated in an effective way across all channels. We are absolutely in love with the new website, and are excited for our customers to see how our beautiful brand develops over the coming year and beyond.” The mass media move was supported with a billboard campaign, and could be rolled out further in future. “We are looking at all the figures,” said Katie. “The advert was well received, and we are working with Outsource really closely on social media to build the campaign up nationally.” From concept to airing, the five month journey saw the production team creating a 30 second advert that almost convinces the senses you can smell and taste what is on offer. JOURNEY’S END: Glorious! As found in supermarkets nationwide.

GOOD NEIGHBOURS: Katie Herron and Joe Stoney with Glorious! soups. “Thai, Indian and Tuscan are three core flavours in the range,” she said. It was shortlisted for a Thinkbox Creative Brilliance award, an honour that delighted the team. “There is a lot of pride in the factory,” Katie said. “We have shown the staff and involved them in what we are doing to create local pride. “Everyone who works here feels a lot of pride for the brand, a national brand.” Outsource Now launched last summer at The Admin Centre on Arkwright Way. Katie said: “We started working together at the beginning of the year. We are a really small brand team at Glorious!, there is just the two of us, so to have this relationship gives us a real extension. “They have lots of expertise in design and digital and they have been able to really support the TV campaign by working the brand story thorough all the different channels consistently. They have recreated our website, which we are really happy with, as it is a vital

platform to take the brand story further. “It is made even better (by the geography) it means we can work so closely, we can literally just hop over the fence!” Glorious! is closing in on eight years as a brand, with TSC, the 24-year-old company behind it, now the result of two buy-outs, and owned by The Billington Group. Joe Stoney, managing director at Outsource Now, said: “Adventure is at the heart of everything for the Glorious! brand, from the global fresh soup featuring authentic ingredients and recipes, through to the people that live and breathe the brand every day. Our role is to ensure that this story is effectively told across all relevant marketing channels, to as many people as possible, in the most engaging way. “We are delighted to be working with such a well recognised, national brand. Our team all have a passion for food and travel, so it is a great account to work on and allows us to showcase our integrated, multi channel approach to marketing.” Outsource has co-ordinated national trade and consumer coverage of the brand, a well as producing a ‘background to’ video, also available to view on YouTube. Commercial director for TSC Foods, Debbie Bower, added: “This is an exciting time for the Glorious! brand and Outsource Now have taken us to new heights across all online channels. Their integrated and creative approach has been refreshing and a perfect fit for the brand. We are now seeing the exciting flavours that we are creating in our GLORIOUS! kitchen come to life on multiple platforms.”

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HE managing director of Centrica’s new international Distributed Energy and Power business has welcomed policy improvement for UK generation, praising the recent announcements.

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Rail contract delights STEEL: The Scunthorpe Tata Steel works has been given a major boost of confidence by the main French rail operator SNCF. A contract to supply rail track will be extended by at least five more years – and could run until 2024. Tata Steel will supply the bulk of SNCF’s 750,000 tonne requirements of high-quality rail over the duration of the renewed contract in lengths of up to 108 metres, with steel freighted from Scunthorpe to the rolling mill in Hayange, France. It comes as Greybull and Endless Capital were named as potential bidders for the long products division in national media.

Jorge Pikunic endorsed Energy Secretary Amber Rudd’s stance, as the company announced a £63 million investment in its South Humber Bank power station at Stallingborough. As reported, the owner of British Gas is to overhaul the gas turbines at the North East Lincolnshire plant that will see new turbine blades installed in partnership with GE.

James Hill leaves role SEAFOOD: The chief executive of the company that owns Young’s Seafood, James Hill, is to step down at the end of the year. The former Unilever boss, who recently oversaw the sale of the continental Findus businesses, will leave on December 31. He is to pursue alternative opportunities outside the group. Mr Hill, who joined in April 2013, will retain a non-executive role as an adviser. Bill Showalter, currently chief financial officer of the group, will assume the responsibilities.

The market for gas-fired generation continues to be challenging but, with the right policy landscape, we are confident it can improve Jorge Pikunic The part-mothballed plant off Hobson Way will also return to full service earlier than anticipated, having been selected to be part of National Grid’s Supplemental Balancing Reserve for 2016/17. It had been envisaged it would be put back in service in 2017 with the major overhaul expected to start the following year ready for introduction of the capacity market contract in October 2018. Mr Pikunic said: “This upgrade allows us to secure the future of this important power station for at least another decade. “We were pleased to see the Gover nment’s announcements signalling the important role that power stations like South Humber Bank will continue to play for UK security of supply and look forward to hearing more about their plans to support investment in the sector. The market for gas-fired generation continues to be challenging but, with the right policy landscape, we are confident it can improve.” The works will secure the site up to 2027 at least, having been on the

ENTHUSED: Jorge Pikunic, managing director of Centrica’s Distributed Energy and Power business. Inset, South Humber Bank Power Station, Stallingborough, where £63 million of investment is heading. market only a year ago as Centrica examined its assets. It is now looking to offload its offshore wind portfolio centred in Grimsby, with Lincs, Lynn and Inner Dowsing, as it concentrates on gas. South Humber Bank is a 1,285MW gas-fired power station capable of producing enough electricity to meet the needs of more than one million homes – nearly half the homes in Yorkshire and the Humber. Its capacity will increase by a further 14MW as a result of the turbine upgrade. In its strategic review announcement in July, Centrica said it would invest to maintain and improve its gas-fired generation fleet where economics allow. The group is also exploring opportunities to invest in small

scale gas peaking plants and distributed energy solutions for large business customers as part of its new business. Centrica owns and operates six gas-fired power stations in England and Wales, with a combined output of 3.7GW. The company also owns the King’s Lynn, Norfolk, and Roosecote, Cumbria, power stations which were closed in 2012 due to market conditions. A decision was taken to demolish Roosecote in 2014. King’s Lynn is currently in preservation. In addition we have long-term contracts with two other gas-fired power stations, one at Spalding and Rijnmond 2 in The Netherlands. These are owned and managed by an independent company, but Centrica supplies the gas and takes up to all of the power output.

Lee Read, Centrica’s generation manager at South Humber Bank, said: “This major upgrade not only helps to secure power supplies for at least another decade, it also allows us to produce more electricity for the local area – in the region of an extra 15,000 homes’ worth. “It’s also good news in terms of jobs and local investment as we’re both securing existing jobs and creating short-term opportunities for around 600 contractors who will be needed for the duration of the project.” Recruitment to fill 10 new roles in anticipation of returning the site to full strength is set to begin late next year. It comes as talks over the closure of Centrica’s North Killingholme plant continue.

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Mr Conlan has taken over the helm of HCF Catch from Dr Chris Bowlas, manager of BP’s Saltend Chemicals Park, east of Hull, with the handover coinciding with the appointment of David Talbot as HCF Catch chief executive. He has headed up BAE Systems’s Humberside Airport apprenticeship scheme, and starts in the Stallingborough-based role NEW APPOINTMENT: in January. David Talbot.

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News ALL THE GEAR: Dave in dry suit, life jacket and hard hat ahead of taking to the helicopter survival simulator.

BRIEFING ON THE MOVE: An explantion about exactly how to evacuate.

SURVIVOR: Laister swims to safety, with a diver keeping a close eye on proceedings.

ROLL WITH IT: The helicopter simulator rolls underwater with Laister strapped in.

THUMBS UP: Confidence is an essential part of getting soaked.

Brace! Brace! Brace! Our man makes a splash to experience exactly what’s coming RELAX: The lounge area in the AIS hotel at North Shields.

So just what is it like to train to work offshore? Ahead of AIS’s major investment into North East Lincolnshire, business editor David Laister paid the £10 million training village at North Shields a visit.

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GYM WITHIN: The hotel boasts fitness equipment as well as a cinema room and kitchen.

BREAKFAST IS SERVED: Was the black pudding a wise choice pre-dunk?

FFSHORE dry suit, again, in a pool again, hard hat, four-point uncertain of my abilities, safety belt and a again. Being fully clothed, window seat.

All the previous times I’ve flown, the latter is the only one I’ve been familiar with, but this time it is my exit point as well. I try to push the drill to the back of my mind as I feel the crane hoist us up in the impressive North Shields survival centre, soon to be replicated in North East Lincolnshire. I’m imagining I’m coming back from a routine day’s work on one of the vast arrays of turbines in a maturing offshore wind industry in the North Sea. It could be Hornsea, Dogger Bank, Triton Knoll... maybe one we’ve not even heard of yet. Thoughts turn to the wife and children, I’d be returning to, just a half hour drive from Humberside Airport. Could my son or daughter follow ‘my’ footsteps. Then, suddenly, we’re no longer flying. “Brace! Brace! Brace!” bellows our instructor. We’ve rehearsed this, I know exactly what I need to do, yet still the adrenaline courses through you like a first date... only this time it feels like it is with destiny, and we’re not talking Beyoncé. I enjoy swimming, but it has been seriously neglected of late. From being a young kayaker, mad on water parks it has been reduced to occasionally supporting children as they take tentative first splashes, a further downgrade on a few lengths in the sun, before the pool bar opens. Yet memories of lessons on a Sunday morning at Scartho Baths come rushing back as I find myself under instruction

including footwear, puts an immediately different slant on proceedings. Quite a leap from the pyjamas and brick exercise to get a long-since frayed badge back in my school days. But this training is all about badges enabling you to work. The offshore ‘ticket’ is more important than a driving licence for anyone looking at the new opportunities emerging. But enough of that, we’ve hit the water and it is coming into the cabin at an alarming rate. “Once it reaches the tip of your helmet, count to seven and make your way out,” was the final piece of the crash course in crashing. Concerned this was seven seconds of air I needed to release the seat belt and force the window on the simulator, I had to ask why. “You might want to give the rotor blades a chance to stop spinning before you stick your head out of the water,” came the response. Surviving dropping out of the sky only to suffer catastrophic head injuries would seem a sensible approach. So up it comes, I carefully gauge my breathing, then realise that I’d normally hold my nose like Mia Wallace in a Jack Rabbit Slim’s dance off in this situation. Instead, after switching from brace to escape positions, one hand is on the (here’s hoping) quick release belt buckle, and the other is ready to swing the elbow at the window pane. All is okay, until the vessel rolls, bringing a little disorientation, as well as a good bit of water into my nasal cavity and beyond. But the drill kicks in, as the

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY: Our man survives the helicopter pool evacuation, but fails the tower test. adrenalin comes into its own, and the belt that is so cumbersome to put on does exactly what it is designed to. Window forced, I lead with the head (as the body will follow), and up to the light and air. Wow! Cracked, and increasingly confident. With divers on hand, eyes out of the pool too, it is a superb environment to learn vital survival techniques. And

with helicopter simulator hoisted out, there are life rafts, different marine structure escape rigs and other crucial procedures to perfect. It is a soft entry to a tough world. The water is more infinity pool than icy North Sea, it is well lit and the impact with the water is gentle, but I’m told candidates have turned round and walked out rather than take a seat. Buoyed by

this, I’m feeling brave, and hopeful that a fear of heights won’t stop me learning how to conquer a turbine. Showered and changed in facilities that would surpass many a hotel or leisure club, I’m taken across to the working at height building, opened earlier this year by RenewableUK’s chairman, Julian Brown. It is a slightly larger version of what has been created by AIS at HCF

Suddenly the well equipped gym in the fit-for-purpose offshore imitating hotel doesn’t look such a novelty. After much finger and thumb fumbling with belts and buckles, I’m there, climbing, and dangling in the safest possible way. It feels fine, the adrenaline has shot up a notch or two, but so has my confidence in ladder work. Maybe I’ll be okay putting the Christmas decorations up outside the house this year... My instructor’s happy, and we’re in the car to Blyth, five miles up the coast, where AIS works hand in glove with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, the UK’s flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. Steven Vert is my man. Ex Royal Navy, he has worked offshore on London Array, before moving back to his native North East, and joining AIS. We approach the 30m tower and I’m pleasantly surprised how up for the task in hand I feel. Inside, you climb a ladder with your back to the tower’s internal wall. He goes first, carrying a rope long enough to get us down should there be any issue with the ladder. Gulp. Up he goes, the first 15m cleared and through a hatch to the second section. He gives me the shout to go. I click on my fall arrest system to the wire running up, and I’m off. All feels well with the world, but it is tough going, and the proximity to the wall does make it a tad claustrophobic. I was told earlier not to climb with my arms, to use my leg muscles, but it is difficult. The vertical ladder brings balance into the equation too. 10m up, Catch already, with mock higher than I’ve ever climbed nacelles and different like this before, and I freeze. climbing equipment to cover There’s an argument in my variants in build design out head. I want to go on, to do this, but my legs won’t move, on the farms. and my arms aren’t too keen Where the dry suit was is either. I’m a couple of rungs now a full harness, secured from a safety bar, where you at waist, thighs and can attach your equipment shoulders, with some and free your hands. I don’t seriously heavy equipment want to go up, but I need to too. Personal fall protection free up my hands to reset the aids, fall arrest systems, huge fall arrest system to let me hooks to allow for safe rest change direction, having during the climb 15kg in all. overly ambitiously moved it

up. I can’t explain how much of an effort this final act is, even having disappointed myself and made the decision to then descend. At 11m I’ve been found out. It will not take my absolute lack of electrical engineering PLETHORA OF COURSES: The knowledge to rule me out of any future role in this bright breadth of training available. new industry... just my fear of heights. I reach the safe point, and the hands are shaking. This has all taken a couple of minutes tops, but I’m shattered, physically and, alarmingly, mentally too. Nervous energy got me so far it seems, but my inner spirit level overrules. Equating it to a building puts me on the fourth floor, and suddenly Heritage House’s first floor back in Grimsby can’t come soon enough. Four metres away from the hatch, a sympathetic Steve (considering he made the full climb), tells me that once through it would be like starting from the ground floor again, and it is slightly less of a climb. I’m not sure heart could over rule head and convince myself I was on terra firma. More galling is that for the vital offshore ticket, you have to complete the 15m climb, as it has been found to be the largest LOOK WHAT HE COULD HAVE SEEN: The view from the top of the Blyth needed to test competency, turbine tower. Above, the working at height facility in North Shields. with lifts fitted inside the towers that are proliferating the sea. I’ve come up short, but I’ve given it my best shot. Again I’m told tales of others walking away without reaching half the height. Does it make me feel better? No. But I know I’ve pushed myself to the limit, in the safest possible manner, in an environment abounding in positivity. Who knows, a week in the drill hall and I might just improve. You’re supposed to scare yourself regularly according to Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich’s famous ‘Wear Sunscreen’ piece penned in June 1997, that went on to become a global hit for Baz Luhrmann. I picked up my first notepad the following month, and I don’t think I’ll be swapping it for a spanner any time soon...

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News ALL THE GEAR: Dave in dry suit, life jacket and hard hat ahead of taking to the helicopter survival simulator.

BRIEFING ON THE MOVE: An explantion about exactly how to evacuate.

SURVIVOR: Laister swims to safety, with a diver keeping a close eye on proceedings.

ROLL WITH IT: The helicopter simulator rolls underwater with Laister strapped in.

THUMBS UP: Confidence is an essential part of getting soaked.

Brace! Brace! Brace! Our man makes a splash to experience exactly what’s coming RELAX: The lounge area in the AIS hotel at North Shields.

O USEFUL ADDITION: The AIS Hotel.

GYM WITHIN: The hotel boasts fitness equipment as well as a cinema room and kitchen.

BREAKFAST IS SERVED: Was the black pudding a wise choice pre-dunk?

FFSHORE dry suit, again, in a pool again, hard hat, four-point uncertain of my abilities, safety belt and a again. Being fully clothed, window seat.

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The chemical engineer has been with the Saudi Arabian giant for 14 years, and has arrived on the South Humber Bank after stints in the Middle East and Houston, Texas. Sustainability as a standalone site is a key goal as a challenging period in the 62-year-old manufacturing lifetime continues to be endured by the 300-plus staff. Mr Sarracini has been impressed with the welcome he has received, and is confident the team is up for the task in hand, delighted with the response to some of the toughest issues a business can face. “I am loving it. The people have been wonderful, there are a lot of challenges, but there is a lot of excitement and energy,” he said. He arrived two months ago, following the resignation of Jamie Scott and temporary leadership of Scott Strayer, who split his time between Stallingborough and the US in the interim period. Around 60 redundancies are being phased through, having been announced at the start of the year, with low prices and a weak market cited as the drivers behind the restructure. “The cost challenge is our current focus, but what I see ahead is an exciting challenge. At the moment business is very tough, not just for us, but for the whole industry. What we are really focusing on is a cost pressure on this site that has been there for a very long time. We are starting a strategic review to see how to take us from where we are now to how we build a world class site, which is where we want to be in a couple of years. If we do this properly, we can be stronger for the future.” The 160-hectare site has an annual capacity for production of 150,000 tonnes of titanium dioxide,

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WARM WELCOME: Rob Sarracini, the new site director at Cristal, Stallingborough. Picture: Rick Byrne. a white pigment used in the manufacture of many consumer products, from paints to plastics and décor paper. The vast majority of the products produced at Stallingborough are destined for European markets, which are sluggish, while adding a further exchange rate issue, compounded by the fact the business trades in dollars. “The market globally has been soft for a while, and there is impact from new plants in China and Mexico,” Mr Sarracini said. “It is an industry used to downturns but this is much longer and more sustained than we have seen in recent times.”

All that is in the management team’s powers will now be examined. “We can only control what we are able to control,” he said. “We are looking at efficiency, we are looking at costs, and having great discussions with major suppliers who are working really collaboratively with us. It is not just about reducing cost, but doing things smarter, and in a more efficient way. It is asking ‘what can we do differently?’. Our attitude is that there is no sacred cow, everything is there to be looked at, and from every angle. A lot of TiO2 suppliers are feeling the pinch, we are no lone orphan with what is going on at present.”

Originally from Perth, he joined Cristal in Australia, before moving to the US to work on a new plant development. Married with two children, he has now moved to the Caistor-area. “We are settling in really well and enjoying the lifestyle change,” he added. Mr Sarracini is a strong believer in the work of the Cristal charity committee too. “Even when we are scrutinising all of our costs, we are still committed to looking after our community wherever and whenever we can,” he added.

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ONE of the region’s leading training organisations is ready to equip workers to operate in potentially explosive environments following completion of the latest phase of investment. Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) has secured accreditation to deliver CompEx training at a newly built facility in its Foxhills Industrial Estate site in Scunthorpe. It was constructed by HETA apprentices after the company allocated £70,000 to improve its skills provision for the major oil, gas and chemical companies. Foxhills opened a year ago and work began on the CompEx project in June. Apprentices carried out the work under the direction of Colin Jackson, HETA electrical instructor and assessor, who spent 30 years working offshore with BP. Mr Jackson said:

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introduces young learners to a new aspiration, in their local area, beyond their apprenticeship framework qualification.” The CompEx complex takes the total investment in developing Foxhills to nearly £1 million, with the BIG SWITCH ON: initial £900,000 programme supported by Humber Local Accreditation of the new CompEx Enterprise Partnership’s centre, at HETA’s Growing the Humber Scunthorpe site, programme, funded by the with Colin Gover nment’s Regional Jackson, left, and Growth Fund. Martin Jones, Iain Elliott, chief right. executive of HETA, said: “Completing this project is operators of the CompEx Sea in 1988. “Our apprentices a great practical scheme which is recognised Martin Jones, JTL’s demonstrated their skills in achievement by the as the global competency CompEx operations building the new facility apprentices and provides us scheme of choice for the manager, said: “There are and they will be able to with an important new major oil, gas and chemical only three CompEx centres benefit from it in the future, facility. CompEx companies who want to in the Humber area and it is but this is also a new certification is a must for protect their workers and unique that apprentices training centre for adult anyone hoping to work in their capital assets. CompEx have been given the engineers who are the offshore and refinery was introduced in response opportunity to install this fully-trained in other sectors.” to the recommendations of facility under the close disciplines but who need a The new facility was the official report into the direction of the centre staff. CompEx certificate to work licensed after a visit to Piper Alpha disaster, which on offshore and refinery “The availability of projects.” Foxhills by JTL, owners and killed 167 men in the North CompEx training

from gas. However, the recent POLICIES governing future power spending review shocked the industry by scrapping £1 billion generation have dominated the ring-fenced for carbon capture and business headlines this past storage projects. This means the energy sector month. Here Katie Hedges, interim faces a challenge – we need to start chief executive of HCF Catch, the building new gas plants with the capability to fit CCS technology and public/private partnership that the foresight to build them near a pulls together process industries future CCS network for economic transportation of their captured and the contracting sector, gives CO2. The East Coast presents the most likely location for this to be her take on the situation. achievable. The Bunter Sandstone Formation series of recent an- In mid-November, Energy nouncements from Gov- Secretary Amber Rudd announced in the UK’s southern North Sea has been identified as ernment have set out its that the UK’s remaining coal-fired previously having the potential to store a very intentions to end the use power stations will be shut by 2025 large amount of CO2. It is situated with their use restricted by 2023, of coal in energy generation and unless they retrofit CCS technology. just off the East Yorkshire coast. It replace with more gas-fired And then in late November the will be an advantage to build new gas power plants on the east coast power stations. industry was shocked when the to connect to any future network of In September Drax announced it Spending Review scrapped the pipelines to transport captured CO2 would be withdrawing as a partner £1billion ring-fenced for CCS. to the potential storage location at of Capture Power Ltd (developer of Ms Rudd said that ‘one of the Bunter. The opportunity for new the White Rose CCS project) once greatest and most cost-effective jobs created in both design and the current work on feasibility and contributions we can make to construction of new gas-fired power technology development is emission reductions in electricity stations coupled with the long term completed. The huge power station is by replacing coal-fired power jobs and contracts for supply chain currently meets between 7 per cent stations with gas’. businesses offers real potential for and 8 per cent of UK electricity Although gas-fired power the region. We have the businesses, demand and has significantly generation produces about half the experience and skills set to deliver progressed its ambitions to switch emissions of coal the UK will still this opportunity. to a predominantly biomass-fuelled need to develop its ability to ● Right, how Mrs Hedges sees the capture and store CO2 produced generator. energy mix in a decade’s time.

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Safecontractor scheme success for materials handling specialist GRIMSBY-based BJB Lift Trucks has been awarded accreditation from Safecontractor for its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety. Employing over 40 people, BJB is a leading independent company in the materials handling equipment sector, specialising in the logistics, ports, renewables and construction industries. The company’s application for Safecontractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform standard across the business. BJB health, safety and training manager, John Smith, said: “Safety

is always a key priority for all staff at BJB but particularly our service technicians. We provide service support and operator training nationwide, often at clients who are top tier Comah sites or operate in hazardous environments. Therefore, continually updating training for our team is crucial not only to their own safety, but the safety of clients, colleagues and fellow contractors they work with. We chose Safecontractor because it is a well respected scheme throughout the country and enables us to demonstrate our commitment to safety to clients.”

The accreditation enhances a company’s ability to attract new contracts. Businesses undergo a vetting process which examines procedures and track record for safe practice. Companies meeting the high standard are included on a database, accessible to registered users, enabling them to vet potential contractors before setting foot on site. More than 210 major nationwide businesses, from several key sectors, have signed up. John Kinge, technical director at Safecontractor, said: “Major organisations simply cannot afford

to run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies in place. More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that BJB has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector. Safecontractor plays a vital role in supporting our clients in meeting their compliance needs, whilst working with their contractors as they progress through the accreditation process.”

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N IMMINGHAM-based firm is celebrating a number of recent successes as it moves towards marking its 18th anniversary in business and has recorded another successful year of trading. The placement of staff into permanent roles continues to hold firm, with a wide range of senior positions being filled. These have covered engineering, through to finance and procurement, planning and logistics. David Riggall, On Loan Recruitment’s managing director, said: “It comes as no real surprise that we are asked to source the best people, as our reputation over the years has been built on this.” Mr Riggall went on to say the company had also signed an exclusive agreement with a well-established local manufacturing company, covering all areas of staff. He said: “Rather than in the past, supplying the engineering and quality assurance personnel to other clients, a relationship has been formed to provide all personnel required. “With this in mind, On Loan had to apply for the Gangmasters licence in which the company was assessed and vetted in record time. “With the high marks we achieved, it yet again shows how compliant we are and the systems we have in place are robust and fit for purpose.

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GRIMSBY Renewables Partnership chairman Roger Smith has welcomed long term clarity on energy strategy, and told how it underlines the work down by his proud organisation. Roger Smith, marine operations manager at Port of Grimsby East, gave his verdict at the latest monthly meeting. Mr Smith said: “We have heard from Amber Rudd, the Energy Secretary, in Parliament, giving conditional backing for offshore wind. It is positive news from Government and will benefit us all in the future. “The aim is to drive down the cost of power. We all, as individuals or as a group, play a large part in making major investors buy and invest locally. “Together, with businesses that have identified this area as a place to be, we can encourage the large utilities to buy local and play a great role in this reduction of energy costs. “As far as I’m concerned the future is bright, as is the future of the area. We are here to progress the great work that has been

Month in review £3.5 million deal for frozen pastry specialist FOOD: A frozen food site in Scunthorpe has been bought in a £3.5 million takeover. Genius Gluten Free has acquired Chapel Foods, which has a site on South Park Industrial Estate, in a bid to expand its frozen food production. The acquisition will allow the brand to deepen the UK and international distribution of the seven gluten-free frozen products currently produced, including pies, sausage rolls and quiche. It will also arm the business with increased production capacity to introduce new products to the Genius frozen portfolio in the future. The free-from frozen category segment is enjoying a 34 per cent uplift.

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Southerly wind blows in strong Humber interest “Going into the production market place is a recent decision and On Loan are already in discussions with two other major suppliers. “Following on from their successes, On Loan have been awarded a further accreditation which should now allow the company to venture more heavily into the utilities markets and various discussions are taking place to develop this.” On Loan has also continued this year with its involvement in placing people overseas, with Addis Ababa the latest destination.

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FORTUNES TURNING: James Danby, and inset, Roger Smith. done, to ensure a great long term future.” Grimsby Institute Group hosted the event, and James Danby, head of industrial programmes, expressed his gratitude to the early pioneers of the industry who grouped together to make a stronger voice for the town.

Mr Danby said: “The board of Grimsby Renewables Partnership invited Grimsby Institute along quite a few years ago, and I was privileged to join them. The support they gave the Institute and me personally, to get to know about renewable energy and particularly offshore wind, I

will be forever grateful for. It gave me the start to start understanding. “A lot of work has been put in to where the town is today. It could not have been done without their determination in the first place.” He told how the Institute works closely with

businesses, and highlighted one partner, GDF Fabricom’s, investment in skills, from apprentices to HNCs and degrees. “They recently gained a five year contract with Centrica for offshore wind operations and maintenance,” Mr Danby said. “I think it was more than just coincidence that investment put in place enabled them to put forward bids to get the work with a massive company like Centrica. It doesn’t just happen, but if we get the right things in place it makes businesses stronger for bids and tenders.” Turning to the future, Mr Danby showed a photrograph of the latest crop of apprentices, some part of a pilot project where they have yet to secure a sponsor company. “These young people are out future, we invest in them, and it is a credit to companies that do too,” Mr Danby said. “We have some fantastic young people who want apprenticeships. We can give them apprenticeships if there are companies that can support them.”

COTTISH businesses have been given a valuable insight into Humber operations in offshore

Joint ventures are being pursued as the energy giants at the end of the supply chain are pressured by Government to instill UK content. And with this region the epicentre of the bulk of future activity, organisations are ensuring the best possible opportunities are presented. Humber-based Energy Development Group (EDG) has been working with Scottish Enterprise to bring together allied skill bases, as reported in November’s edition. Now businesses have been given the chance to meet face-to-face as part of a two-day delegation, which also took in the port infrastructure. Welcoming the delegates to the South Bank day, at Scunthorpe’s Civic Centre, Sam Pick, EDG director, said: “The Humber really is committed to encouraging inward investment.

MAINTENANCE HUB: Work being done on an offshore wind turbine. There are grants, there is business support, funding for companies looking to locate to this area. We have to take advantage of this opportunity. “There have been so many economic disadvantages for this area, starting with fishing and wandering on from that, but this is a new industry for this area. “There is a huge opportunity

for this region to also welcome companies that can complement the knowledge and capability that exists.” He stressed it was about filling skills gaps, not displacement. Andy Vaughan, senior international executive with Scottish Enterprise, said: “There are a lot of things going on down here. Gareth and Sam have been excellent when it comes to the organisation, and we have brought close to 20 Scottish companies down to appreciate this, to perhaps pair with businesses and understand the key strengths of the companies at work here. “We have had a good tour of the infrastructure that has been put in place here, and now we will see what the opportunities are. “We have brought a variety of businesses, all connected with the offshore servicing sector. Some are companies working in the sector already. it is a match-making exercise, filling supply chain gaps between us.”

Definite interest from delegates APPETITE for engagement was expressed by two Scottish company representatives that Business Telegraph spoke to. Jim Smith is managing director of Flowline Specialists, in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. It provides equipment for the handling of power cables, either as part of the tower installation of the subsea arrays. He said: “It is a very exciting time for the local industry. There is huge opportunity, not just to service the existing market, but to build on it for the future and to become a centre of excellence and potential export cluster for services overseas.” Flowline already works with some of the biggest names in the sector. He added: “We are a company that specialises in the handling of flexible products, including cables for offshore wind farms and we work all round the world. If I was winning work for us I’d have no hesitation in setting up a presence, and work with local people to do that. This is an early stage fact finding mission and we have been supported well by Scottish Enterprise. “We would like this to be a success for this region.” Lorraine Ovenstone is marketing and client relations manager for Briggs Marine and Environmental Services. The Fife-based business is no stranger to the Humber, with a survey

EARLY LOOK: Jim Smith and Lorraine Ovenstone, two of the delegates taking in what the Humber has to offer. vessel working for the Environment Agency out of Grimsby, and port work at Immingham. This summer Dong Energy awarded an eight year framework agreement to the business for maintenance of export and array cables for offshore wind farms throughout the UK and northern Europe. She said: “We are operational on the oil and gas terminal at Immingham and our managing director (Collieson Briggs) wanted me to come down and see all that was going on, and what opportunities are in the area. Briggs is quite diverse, and with sub sea cabling work there could be a lot of scope for the business.”

DEVELOPMENT: Plans to transform the derelict site of the former Majestic Cinema in Scunthorpe into 12 apartments have been approved. The successful application by the owners at Doncaster-based Haldenby Estates comes eight years after the cinema was demolished. The scheme will see nine two-bed and three one-bed flats built on three floors, along with 12 parking spaces. The owners, who bought the site at the corner of Mary Street and Oswald Road in 2007 for more than £300,000, were previously given planning approval in 2010 to build a four-storey office, but that deal fell through. It is a £2.5 million development.

Lidl bakery repeat win CONSTRUCTION: Scunthorpe-based contractor Britcon has been appointed to carry out a 2,000 sq ft extension at the Lidl supermarket in Brigg. The project will see a new bakery preparation area, known as a backnische, added to the Atherton Way store. The firm has recently completed extensions for Lidl in Barton, Grimsby, Coventry and Leicester.

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A PASSIONATE pitch for the area was delivered with pride by Jenny Couch, head of economic growth at North Lincolnshire Council. Enthusing about property prices, quality education, history, heritage and health, Mrs Couch said: “We are central. We are pretty much midpoint between London and Edinburgh, and at the optimum crossing point in terms of Europe, and we have the fastest sailing times to go out to the offshore wind far ms. “We have lots of large companies. A total of 20 per cent of our work force is in manufacturing, that’s quite high, particularly when compared to the national average. There are a lot of skilled workers in the area, and there is 150 years of that manufacturing experience too. “As a local authority we work with companies, with training providers, to ensure that when individuals come out of schools and colleges, they have the skills for the industry on our doorstep. “We also have the largest undeveloped deep water estuary in Europe, and with the Able UK site, the largest enterprise zone site in the UK. We have the largest refinery cluster, the largest port by tonnage, the largest helicopter facility in England, in Humberside Airport, and also one of the largest housing, business and leisure developments, in Lincolnshire Lakes. “We are not sitting back on our laurels. We want more population, and we want to make sure more there are more opportunities for business. “We are thinking big; we may be a small unitary authority, but we do think big.”

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Chris Elliot, head of product marketing and new product development, told how excellence in innovation was a vital defence against the crippling commodity market that is causing havoc with British manufacturing. In an address to Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute, the former president shone the spotlight on a cross-departmental push to bring the best ideas to market. He said: “It is my own passion in Tata Steel and I feel duty-bound to talk about it. “It is about following through from idea, the concept, through to the point the product reaches commercialisation, bringing benefits to the company putting it on the market, and – hopefully – to the people paying for it as well. “Why have we placed such a preponderance on it? The reasons for

this are very well known in this town, in this region and within the UK steel industry as a whole. It is suffering in a way we haven’t ever seen in terms of a glut of steel and capacity

New product development is something that can lift us out of the battleground of commodity steel Dr Chris Elliot worldwide. It is something we have to front up to. “New product development is something that for us, as a company, can lift us out of the market, the battleground if I may, of the commodity steel product. We want to

do better than that. We want to understand more about customers’ future needs than what our competitors do, and turn that into products and services, and even further of that, we want to know the needs of customers that they didn’t realise they had. Our customers do need partners, and customers are still willing to pay for that service.” He told how a phase-gate filtration model has helped sift through 900 ideas from 300 employees to 125 new products and counting, with 100 going through the feasibility process. It involves initial research and development, market proposition, business case and demand, ahead of detailed research and development and serious trials with potential end users. “For every 10 ideas we take one new product to market, we carry a 10:1 culling ratio. We have generated something like 900 concepts at the front end to date. Within our organisation it is a very, very cross-functional operation, with 300 people collaborating together on the IT platform we project manage on.”

European sheet metal exhibition in Germany last month. “We are hoping for great things from it,” Dr Elliot said. “We can get a tremendous combination of durability and tremendous stiffness, while resistant to degradation to LISI AND comparable products including the LEARN: Dr humble plywood. Some applications Chris Elliot, include transport, in trains or bus past floors, or as fire walls, and structures president of seen outside car dealerships. They are the currently made out of much more Lincolnshire expensive products.” Iron and A second, MagiZinc, is a Steel Insttite. replacement for conventional A total of 35 new products were galvanised steels. Using the brought forward in the 2014 financial automotive industry as an example, year, predominantly in the he said: “It is tremendously smooth automotive, construction and with a ripple free finish. For example, packaging sectors. New product if used on areas that have an exposure volumes are up 80 per cent, with the to stone chipping it improves same number anticipated this corrosion resistance. It is not as susceptible to spalling, so the press financial year. They account for 6.5 per cent of total sales, or 34 per cent of up-time can be 30 per cent up through a period of production. differentiater sales, products seen as unique to Tata. Highlighting two, Dr “More to the point it is doing well in Elliot talked through Coretinium, a homologation (the certification composite reinforced with painted process), and in the final stages with steel coil, launched at a major BMW and Volvo.”

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A SCAFFOLDING business that has grown from a Barnetby base to become a global operator in a portfolio of disciplines in 50 years, has changed its name. Deborah Services is now known as Actavo, and while it has now been headquartered in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, for several years, it retains a large operation in

northern Lincolnshire, with a 4.5-acre base on Brigg’s Island Carr Industrial Estate. From launch in the late Sixties, It became a national access specialist, growing to 28 depots strategically located around the UK as part of the AIM-listed Dublin-headquartered Siteserv Group of Companies. The move to the Actavo name,

inspired by the Latin word actus meaning performance and action, unites Deborah with EventServ, RoanKabin, Roan Building Solutions, PDC, Sierra, Siteserv and Siteserv Access & Formwork. It employs 4,500 people, operating in 100 locations, and now brings together 120 years of experience in certain disciplines.

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Des Mannion, Chief Executive, of Wilkin Chapman Solicitors, looks back at what 2015 meant for Grimsby’s largest law firm.

015 has been an exciting year of change and development for our firm. Much has happened since I took over the role of chief executive in April 2015, joining from the London office of Grant Thornton Accountants.

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the Humber region. I think the Humber has some great opportunities for businesses and the ‘Northern Powerhouse’ also offers very exciting developments. This year saw the World Seafood Congress descend upon Grimsby, the offshore wind sector continues to develop and business as a whole appears very buoyant. There are opportunities developing in all sectors, and businesses from SMEs through to multi-nationals are all being afforded potential growth opportunities. Wilkin Chapman has also been going through a period of growth. We have taken on record numbers of trainee solicitors, as well as a number of qualified solicitors, to support our operations and to support our growth plans into the future. We have improved our rankings and profile in

independent legal guides such as the Legal 500 and Chambers publications. Our turnover for the last financial year also rose to over £20 million placing us at 105 in The Lawyer UK 200, a report of the top 200 law firms in the UK, and we were also noted by the independent publication as “One to Watch”. To give some context, there are over 10,000 law firms in the UK. Our business growth is a reflection of increasing consumer confidence. Increases in instructions are generally a sign of more activity within both the consumer and business markets For example, the growth of our recoveries team over the past 6 months has meant the breadth and depth of this service has strengthened, enabling us to enhance our national debt recovery expertise for the utilities,

local authorities, property and credit union sectors. We now employ over 375 staff throughout our 9 offices in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire. As a full service law firm, we have recruited professionals with expertise in very specialist areas of law to ensure we can deliver the best possible service and advice to our clients. As an ‘Investor in People’, we have a very clear ethos built around staff training and development, a commitment that we work very hard to maintain. We have attracted some exceptional talent to our firm, including our trainee solicitors. We won two awards and were also voted as one of the top 100 UK law firms to work for, by the Lex 100 – the student guide to the UK’s premier law firms 2015/16. Our trainee solicitor programme

provides the opportunity for our expert lawyers of tomorrow to work alongside some of the best legal minds and develop their skills and progress their careers. 2015 has been an exceptional year and, for me, one of change, challenges and developments. Along with my partners and staff, we can all look forward to 2016. Our senior partner, Mark Carlton, will be returning to Grimsby in the New Year, continuing the good work of John Peacock in the family law department, and he will continue to develop this offering. We will also be moving into our new purpose-built offices in Cartergate. This development is a great example of local partnership to create a ‘win-win’ scenario for the council, Wilkin Chapman and the wider community as part of the regeneration of Grimsby town centre.

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EARLY 60 additional people, including managing director Brendan Conlan, are testament to the strength of On Line Design and Engineering’s 2015. The Immingham-headquartered industry specialist has been through a transitional period at the top, and 10 months in, Mr Conlan is confident in the direction the business is heading, and the growing team he has supporting him. The former operations manager at Centrica Storage joined the longstanding consultancy in February. He said: “For On Line, like a lot of the industry in the region, it has been a tough 12 months. However, even in the current climate we have seen steady growth, increasing head count by nearly 60 people, a figure made up of engineers, designers and apprentices. “Historically there has been a trend where there was a continual brain drain from On Line to other major companies, this now is not the case, we at On Line are seen as a

preferential employer and we are attracting individuals to On Line from some of these large organisations. I think people are making the decision to join On Line through us increasing our profile in the past 12 months and show casing some of our capabilities. The 60 new people coming into the business are giving us extra strength in depth and allowing us to enhance our current capabilities.” He has been delighted with the response since walking into On Line House on February 1. “Personally I have been encouraged by the level of commitment and loyalty within the On Line workforce, and also, the loyalty of a lot of our clients to On Line. I’d like to thank our staff and clients for that, and acknowledge their support of me over the period. “On Line has continued to work closely with all our local partners and clients in the Humber region, while also achieving one of our strategic goals to provide engineering outside the region.” “We are currently working for a major client from the oil & gas sector based

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in South Wales, where indeed there are four Grimsby based companies operating.” Mr Conlan said. “Through 2016 we want to continue to develop outside the region, whilst reinforcing and cementing stronger relationships with our current client base, including support for the increasing renewables sector.” Also Mr Conlan said that the works being undertaken in South Wales by the Humber based companies “further supports the need for people from the Humber to be proud and shout about their capabilities, let us break the shackled title of a “low skills” region. Throughout the UK companies come to Humber based companies as we have the skills that they do not, so let’s capitalise on this as much as

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possible.” This is something Mr Conlan is keen to champion in his recently appointed position as chairman of HCF Catch,the public/private sector training organisation at Stallingborough. Within the business itself changes are afoot too. “Following the acquisition of the land next to the office on Pelham Road, from the first quarter of 2016 we will be looking at developing the infrastructure with a view to building new headquarters in the near future. “We have also re-launched the web site, and we continue to re-brand and advertise the positive attributes of On Line and what we can bring to our employees, our clients and the region as a whole. “It has been a positive year, a challenging year, and I am looking forward to 2016, and growing even further.”

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front line in the market place and we are getting more and more demands, be it where the fish is from, how it is caught, who caught it, at what time of day etc. “We have got to produce the information to stay in front of the market. If we can stay in front of the market we can pay good prices for good product. We don’t want a break in the chain of information. Let’s keep the chain complete and we are all happy. Casting his eyes over the plans for Peterhead, he urged those responsible not to hold back. “The new development you have got is a big opportunity and my Chris Sparkes message to the port authority is to maximise that. The more value you £2.5 billion.” can add to the product, the better. A round table discussion This is something we are interested highlighted the fact that Grimsby is in as a company, and as a port. If the gateway to the UK retail you can get that information, that market, with all the major continuity, while we are buying multiples sourcing from the town. already, we will buy more. We are a And the level of detail of catch destination for seafood. If you are required was underlined. serious about seafood it is Mr Sparkes said: “We are the Grimsby.”

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ALL ABOARD: Will Clark with Boy John owner/skipper Sandy McLeman and Richard Stansfield, on Boy John, the newest vessel in the Peterhead fleet, after landing 1,960 boxes of fish, of which 80 tonnes was haddock. Above some of the catch. Left, Jimmy Buchan on Peterhead harbour.

The welcome was warm from the Scottish hosts, and Mr Sparkes spoke about the importance of what would once be perceived as rival fleets, now working together. “You have got to accept change. My family links to fishing began in the 1800s, it is truly in my blood, but you can’t get hogtied in industry, you have to accept change, modernisation and innovation that comes with it. Once we can do that, combined, we can take on anything from any outside influences. There is still a lot of good business available, and Grimsby wants that product.” Mr Read underlined Mr Sparkes’ view on the paper trail, and the importance of the cold chain, as did Mr Stansfield. He said: “There is a fantastic opportunity for everybody to expand in this sector. We are gearing up to buy more British fish. Our biggest issues are the labelling of raw material coming down to us, and the transport. When it comes to traceability, we need to know where that fish was swimming, that is the way everything is going at the moment.”

Will Clark, who is managing director of Wilsea Ltd, works with Flatfish on vessels landing for the Grimsby company. Former chairman of the Scottish Fish Merchants Federation, he is now chairman and secretary of the Peterhead and Fraserborough Fish Processors Association, and also sits on the board of Seafood Scotland. He said: “The fishermen are victims of their own success on stocks recovery. We generally took nine to 10 days to get what we are now landing after three to five days.” He said it could actually bring increased demands on the fishermen as sailings become more frequent as “We need to be careful that the crews don’t deteriorate,” he said. Jimmy Buchan, the star of BBC television series Trawlermen was part of the debate too. As skipper of Amity and then Amity II, he spent more than 30 years at sea’ and is a board member of the Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation, as well as Port Convenor of Peterhead. Addressing the discard changes, he said: “There are going to be huge

huge demand for British caught seafood in the UK.” Mr Sparkes added: “Scotland is a fantastic brand. British works as a brand, and we have got the purchasing power and the logistics, the transportation and cold

storage.” The delegation toured Nolan Seafoods in Aberdeen after a morning market visit, before sampling some fish and chips in the city, 30 miles south of Peterhead.

challenges for skippers and crews. For the skipper, there are certain elements of responsibility. He will have to think a lot about the gears he puts on to make sure he is remaining economically viable, but also not wasting valuable resources. “Fishermen are very resourceful people, they always come up with a solution. They haven’t failed to come up with one yet.” Turning his attention to species, he said: “White fish are so much easier to manage. There will be catch species like hake and monk fish that will be the problem. The second problem is nephrops, and they get caught up with the fish. We are innovative, we have got to find a solution.” He is bringing forward a ‘double decker’ net system, getting the nephrops to a lower open chamber, with fish in the upper, 120mm netted chamber. Of the collaboration work, Mr Buchan said: “It is great to see. There is no reason why we cannot build a relationship and have a real push on UK-caught fish. It is a great PLANS: The Grimsby delegation, together with Scottish hosts, is shown plans story. The clear message is there is for a renewed Peterhead Fish Market.

PROPOSALS are already being drawn up to take more missions to key parts of the UK, from The Shetlands to the South West. Julie Snowden, Seafish’s English account manager, led the mission, with her Scottish counterpart Ian Land. She said: “It was a very good event, and we have had a lot of positive feedback since. “We have had some business movements, conversations are happening with people who made contact, and business is flowing better between the two areas already. “Future collaboration ideas are being progressed. It is a really good start, and we want to keep that collaboration up between that area and the Humber. “Certainly we want to invite the vessel owners and processors down to the Humber early in the new year.” Humber Seafood Summit is also another opportunity to highlight the area’s credentials, as a fifth annual conference returns to the agenda following this year’s World Seafood Congress hosting in Grimsby, which saw a change to the schedule in place since 2011. Miss Snowden said: “I can see potential in other areas for similar visits, maybe The Shetlands, as well as other areas of England like the South West. We have opened up lots of ideas and lots of doors.”

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D PORTS director and general manager in the Humber region, Paul McGrath, has been appointed to the regional advisory board for Business in the Community (BITC).

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The business-led charity, which has Prince Charles as its president, is committed to shaping a new contract between business and society. With over 30 years’ experience forging better relationships between business and society, BITC is driven by a unique collaboration of business leaders. Mr McGrath will sit on the Yorkshire and Humber Advisory Board from next month with representatives from other regionally-based companies such as Kelda Group, Irwin Mitchell and BT. This new role will see him taking part in quarterly board meetings to discuss the community and environmental issues facing the area and propose ways to help tackle these issues through business. Liz Needleman, area director for BITC England East, said: “I am delighted that Paul has agreed to join our Yorkshire and Humber Advisory Board. “He has already demonstrated leadership on the responsible business agenda, and I’m sure he will make a very valuable contribution to our thinking going forward.” Mr McGrath said: “I’m really proud to have been given this opportunity to work closely with BITC in the Humber area. “As a company, PD Ports has successfully engaged with BITC on a number of projects in the North for many years. “Now we have an opportunity to share our experience and best practise and support BITC activities across the Humber.”

ROYAL APPOINTMENT: The Prince of Wales speaks at a Business in the Community event held at St James’ Palace. Inset, Paul McGrath and Liz Needleman. In July PD Ports announced it had bought out the Groveport inland port complex in North Lincolnshire. The privately-owned complex, on the east bank of the River Trent at Gunness, handles a mix of bulk cargoes through its 190 acre site,

with a dominant role in imported steel long products. It has joined a stable that includes the giant Teesport at Middlesborough, as well as other Humber operations. PD Ports already operates across the river at Keadby, with

substantial stevedoring operations in Immingham, and the steel-based logistics operations in Scunthorpe. Groveport offers 12 berths, with 14 heavy lift quayside cranes, warehousing covering 20,000 sq m, with a further open storage of 450,000 sq m.

A new dimension to Nisa’s distribution and marketing strategies IN a first for the sector, Scunthorpe convenience operator Nisa has gone 3D when it comes to promoting its wares on wagons. A total of 68 of its new distribution fleet have been decorated with full side liveries advertising the Heritage own label range in a series of six dramatic 3D designs. The new imagery looks to take advantage of a perceived lack of impactful vehicle designs on the road from competitors, with the aim to drive consumer engagement with the Heritage range. To mark the launch, a social media campaign has been initiated which encourages consumers to look out for the Heritage branded lorries and asking them to tweet a photo with #ISpyHeritage and the location, or to post on Facebook. “We’re really proud of our Heritage own label range and so it is fitting that we now have such fantastic, stand out lorry side advertising to help get the message out about the quality of the products and the fun we have creating them,” said Erin May, Heritage brand manager at Nisa. “The Heritage range is one of Nisa’s three tier own label solution, which is suitable for both symbol retailers and key unique selling points, offering a

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News IS THERE A DOCTOR IN HE HOUSE? Ralph Sheridan, who has taken the first Mould Doctor franchise. Inset, Graham Stark.

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estate and letting agents and housing associations. As reported in Business Telegraph in November 2011, Mould Doctor was launched four years ago by the Ralph Sheridan will team at J Melton Ltd, where decorating operate the business solutions had been in Kent and East provided for several Sussex. decades. Graham Stark, Attention as drawn franchise director, said: “We are delighted to the issue after more to have Ralph on board than 2,000 properties as our first franchised were dealt with in the preceding four year mouldologist. “We look forward to period. Mr Stark originally strengthening our team again soon as we worked with director have significant orders Geoff Melton as a consultant at the coming in from Fairfield Industrial outside our own area Estate base. in Lincolnshire, particularly in the “Mould is an East Midlands and increasing problem in South Yorkshire.” housing stock as Mould Doctor offers Gover nment legislation is a bespoke mould demanding more removal service to energy-efficient property landlords,

Don’t gift wrap an HMRC fine AT this time of year most people’s focus will be on buying presents, putting up decorations and preparing the Christmas dinner, but people need to remember the self-assessment tax return deadline. Taxpayers required to complete tax returns have until midnight on January 31 to submit them online. Failure to do so could lead to severe penalties, starting with a £100 automatic fine that will be applied to all online tax returns if they are late by just one day. Any tax returns still

outstanding three months will be subject to a fine of £10 per day for each day the tax return is due, up to a maximum of 90 days. Peter Fearn, partner at leading northern Lincolnshire chartered accountancy practice Forrester Boyd, said: “Every year thousands of people fall foul of HMRC’s strict deadlines for self-assessment tax returns, but it doesn’t have to be like this. “We understand that people are busy at this time of year, so it pays to get a helping hand.”

property,” Mr Stark said. “This is increasing the number of properties which are not properly ventilated and subsequently the number of properties suffering with black mould.” Mould Doctor offers

a franchise package that includes hands-on training, a lead generation package, and marketing. Mr Sheridan added: “I looked at a large number of franchise opportunities before selecting Mould Doctor for my

investment. The market was clearly evident and the early stage opportunity was very attractive. “I’m proud to be part of the team behind a growth brand with such a strong service proposition.”

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SEAFOOD: Seafish, the industry authority, has appointed a new chief executive, with a strong background at senior levels in Lincolnshire. Marcus Coleman takes over from the retiring Dr Paul Williams, joining from Compass Point Business Services. Like his predecessor, who served Seafish for 12 years – half of which as chief executive – he will be based at Humber Seafood Institute, Europarc, Grimsby. He starts the role in January.

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ITH no less than 172 years’ experience between them, you can rest assured you are in excellent hands with the team at Reads Property. “There is nothing this company cannot do, explains managing director Chris Read; who alone has 20 years’ experience. “We can do everything from the top to the bottom of your property, we can get drawings completed for architects right through to the general build. “We have got everything under one roof for all of your property needs. “If you are doing your kitchen up and you need sockets moving, we have electricians – in fact we have everyone you need; gas engineers, plumbers, joiners, plasterers along with bathroom and kitchen fitters.” Having outgrown their old premises, the flourishing business moved in October from Wilton Road Industrial Estate in Humberston to Ladysmith Road Business Park, Grimsby, which offers free on site car parking. Although customers can already look at brochures and see samples of bathroom wall boarding – by next Spring, the premises will develop further with the creation of a showroom featuring; small displays, photographs of works and a testimonial book, where customers can write their recommendations in. With a fleet of seven large vans and one small van, demand is certainly growing for their services, with Chris looking to expand his team in the near future. When it comes to home improvements, the choices are almost endless and this is where Reads Property can step in and offer a variety of services. If you are looking to replace your windows or doors, or just mend a broken window, they have a wide range of styles; wood, uPVC, double or triple glazed, plain or patterned. Similarly, if you need replacement glass, handles or hinges on your current windows or doors, just give the team a call. Perhaps you’ve begun to outgrow your home but don’t want to move – then why not

GOOD SERVICE:Reads Property, Ladysmith Road Business Park, Grimsby. From left are James Maclennan, Chris Read, director, and Andy Glover. extend your home with one of their conservatories or extensions. Adding a conservatory or extension can add significant value to your house and provide you with the extra space you have been looking for. Many conservatories are too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter to be used as an integral part of the house. This can be changed by installing uPVC ceiling cladding to your conservatories making them cooler in the summer warmer in the winter. “We provide a commercial refurbishment and repair service

for many local businesses,” Chris added. “We currently work with several lettings agencies to facilitate their ongoing routine maintenance, refurbishments and inspections. “Our commercial customers contact us for anything from a light bulb replacement through to a full property refurbishment. “We are able to provide inspection and safety certification for landlords and commercial properties for the inspection of gas, water and electrical services. We will issue a certificate to landlords and businesses as part of this service. “In addition to this we will

ensure that your checks are carried annually with our free reminder service to put your mind at ease. As part of the new legislation brought into place on October 1, 2015 – we offer a supply and fit service for carbon monoxide monitors and smoke alar ms.” Reads Property Commercial and Residential Improvements Limited is open 9 to 5pm Monday to Saturday, with a 24 hour emergency call out available (07483 113381). Give the office a call on 01472 596535 or visit their website www.readspropertyimprovements. co.uk

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USINESSES are being urged to use any festive downtime to investigate new project funding pots, with a huge emphasis on renewable opportunities. Greater Lincolnshire LEP has announced the six ‘priority calls’ for the Government’s European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF), with business leaders underlining the potential benefits it can bring. Councillor Rob Waltham, cabinet member for health, strategic projects and regeneration at North Lincolnshire Council, said it was a great opportunity. Addressing owners directly, he said: “There are six priority calls for our region that we would encourage businesses to consider. This funding could help develop business and provide wider benefits for the region through job creation and investment. If your business falls under any of the six areas, you could see your business grow with the help of this funding. “There are some huge projects in North Lincolnshire, including Lincolnshire Lakes and Able Marine Energy Park that your business growth could complement. With the recent announcement of the enterprise zone expansion, North Lincolnshire is definitely on the up and we want your business to be a part of this – securing it firmly on the map as a place to invest and do business. “Our business team is on hand to answer any of your questions about the funding and guide you through the process. So get in touch with them and find out what you need to do next.” The Greater Lincolnshire LEP priority areas are: Supporting the shift towards a low carbon economy:£4 million pot to promote the production and distribution of energy derived from renewable resources; energy efficiency and renewable energy use in enterprises; supporting energy efficiency, smart energy management and renewable energy use in public infrastructure, including in public buildings, and in the housing sector. It is also to promote low-carbon strategies, including the promotion of sustainable multimodal urban mobility and mitigation-relevant adaptation

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VOICE FOR BUSINESS: Councillor Rob Waltham, speaking at this year’s North Lincs Business Expo, has highlighted Able Marine Energy Park, top, and Lincolnshire Lakes, as transformational projects that small business growth could complement. measures; and promoting research and innovation in, and adoption of, low-carbon technologies. Enhancing the competitiveness of SMEs:£1 million pot to enhance the competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises. To specifically support the creation and the extension of advanced capacities for products, services and development; and supporting the capacity to grow in regional, national and international markets and to engage in innovation. Preserving and protecting the environment and protecting resource efficiency:£2 million pot to protect and restore biodiversity, and green infrastructure; promoting innovative technologies to improve environmental protection and resource efficiency

in the waste sector, water sector and with regard to soil, or to reduce air pollution. Promoting research and innovation (£4 million pot):£4 milion pot to enhance research and innovation through business investment, infrastructure and capacities to develop excellence, and promote centres of competence. Promoting climate change adaptation, risk prevention and management:£4 million pot to promote investment to address specific risks, ensuring disaster resilience and developing disaster management systems. Enhancing access to, use and quality of ICT:£1 million pot to develop products and services, e-commerce, and enhancing

demand for ICT. ● For full details and criteria of all calls, visit www.gov.uk/european-structuralinvestment-funds. The closing date for applications is January 29. ESIF includes money from the European Social Fund, European Regional Development Fund and European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development. The calls are open to all businesses who meet the criteria and are based in the Greater Lincolnshire area, which includes, North East Lincolnshire, East and West Lindsey. North Lincolnshire Council’s business team will handle any enquiries on 01724 297330 or by email to businessinfo@northlincs.gov.uk.

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Rural boost for business looming

FUNDING EXPERT: Liz Baghurst of Seafox Management Consultants, Grimsby.

SMALLER scale rural grants are also available, with many of northern Lincolnshire’s wards eligible. The Leader Funding Programme is aimed farmers, foresters, businesses and community groups within rural communities, with the aim to create jobs, develop rural businesses and support the rural economy. It was launched at an event at Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton, in the past month, and uses local knowledge to promote a joined-up ‘bottom up’ community-led delivery, through local action groups. The £1.2 million fund will be opened for the next four years. It provides grants of between £2,500 and £40,000 on a match funded basis

for small to medium sized companies and non-profit making organisations ranging from 40 per cent to 80 per cent grant contributions. Primarily for capital purchases, there are also a small amount of revenue opportunities for one-off costs where part of a wider capital project, for example marketing and events. The two-stage application process is now open with outline applications welcomed. The first decision making panel meeting will be in February and grants will be available from April. Grimsby-based Seafox management Consultants will be assisting companies with their

applications, building on more than 50 successful Regional Growth Fund applications in the Humber. Liz Baghurst, director of funding and grants at Seafox, said: “Leader creates the opportunity for businesses in rural areas to access funding to help them to grow, with its localised decision making and attractive grant rates this fund is a great option for North and North East Lincolnshire companies.” The scheme is jointly funded by Defra and the European Union For further information direct, email leaderfunding@northlincs.gov.uk or call 01724 297768 or 07527 422531.

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CERT Ltd, based in the town, delivers the Apprenticeship programme, which is helping many young people and companies alike. But it is also employing them – taking on five in the last two years. The newest recruit is Sarah Tear, who has been brought in by CERT to assist with the company’s digital marketing. Here is her story: “As I was coming closer to my A-level exams, I began to think about what it was that I actually wanted to do once it was time to leave. “It became clear that university wasn’t for me and I wanted to go into work. With that in mind I started looking for an apprenticeship to build up my skills. “I have always been a creative person and enjoyed Art and Media studies during my school and college years, so after reading the job description for the Diploma in Digital Marketing Apprenticeship it sounded perfect for me – so I applied. “I received a call offering me an interview for the position, I felt so relieved because the stress was starting to build up about what I was going to do after my A-levels. “I was set a task to do for the interview, which involved creating a flyer aimed at 16 to 21-year-olds

advertising apprenticeships. “I spent ages trying to make it good and different to what other candidates may have done. “I spent lots of time analysing my flyer ready for the interview so I could explain exactly what I had created and why. “I found out that I got the job on my birthday when I was out having lunch with my Mum, it really made my day and I was thrilled. “I have now been at CERT on my Apprenticeship for five months and I am really enjoying it, it has been a great experience and is something I would love a future career in. “So far I have created promotional flyers, created marketing campaigns, developed the company’s social media profiles and have created a website. “I feel the apprenticeship has not only changed my outlook on life but it has also changed me as a person. It has matured me and helped me become a much more positive and outgoing person. I would recommend apprenticeships to everyone leaving school or college, it is a great opportunity to gain skills and work experience and it opens a lot of doors.” ● CERT offers apprenticeships in Digital Marketing, Marketing, Business Administration, Customer Service and Learning and Development. For further information on the programme please contact Abdi Farah on 01469 572313 or email abdi@cert-ltd.co.uk.

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Institute pleased to announce cost effective and flexible learning THE GRIMSBY Institute’s Industrial Team, who are based at Centre for the Assessment of Technical Competence-Humber (CATCH), were pleased to recently announce that they are now able to offer individuals and employers in the Process industry the City and Guilds 0610 as a unitised option, making payments easier and learning opportunities more flexible. Candidates or employers will now be able to take advantage of the unitised modules and will be to pay per unit. This excellent qualification is designed for those who work in, or who would like to work in, the process industries sector and focuses on core requirements for

understanding chemical/petroleum production processes and the plant and control measures that process technicians are expected to understand. James Danby, Grimsby Institute, Head of Industrial Programmes, said: “We have responded to the demand in the region for delivering the 0610 as unitised modules. This offer is important as it is a cost effective and flexible method of attaining the national qualification for process technicians.” Dependant on the process chosen (chemical or petroleum), candidates will undertake a number of units that make up 60 credits.

Generally, the units will include process science, plant and equipment, instrumentation, measurement and control, communications, information technology, health and safety and environmental studies.The course is based on the open learning format and candidates generally learn from home with the support of a highly experienced and qualified trainer. Tutorials (included in unit cost) are available with the trainer. Candidates can expect to complete the full programme usually within 12 to 18 months depending on progression. For further information contact 0800 0126656, email training@grimsby.ac.uk

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PARTNERSHIP between North East Lincolnshire Council and Jobcentre Plus is helping businesses to take on staff.

The new Wage Incentive Grant is encouraging employers to give unemployed people a chance in the current market, when previously they may have been overlooked because of a lack of skills or experience. Through the scheme businesses can take people on and receive funding of nearly £6,000 towards wages for the first year. Ben Wood, business development manager for Grimsby’s Jobcentre Plus, said: “The aim of the grant is not only to support local businesses but to create jobs for local people. “This scheme will help to get jobseekers into work and offer a helping hand to those that need it. “We have run a number of schemes in partnership with North East Lincolnshire Council in the past, and this is a refinement of those. We have seen some initial success with the grant and expect this to continue going forward.” In addition to the funding, Jobcentre Plus will be offering businesses free, bespoke recruitment support. Michael Hodges, 19, is one of the first to benefit from the Wage Incentive Grant, gaining a job with North Sea Services Limited as a trainee transfer supervisor and administrator. The company provides marine support to E.on’s Humber Gateway offshore wind farm, the closest to Port of Grimsby. “The Wage Incentives Grant has helped me out massively,” he said. “Before I got this opportunity with North Sea Services I was really struggling to find work for months. Without the help of the Jobcentre I wouldn’t have found this job.” Tony Brown, general manager at North Sea Services, said: “These grants are extremely important for local companies to be able to expand their workforce and grow their business. “Without these initiatives the low skilled workforce will find it increasingly difficult to find longer term work other than the seasonal work that is currently available. “The Wage Incentive Grant allowed us to take on a trainee that we would not have been able to, had the scheme not been available. “Michael will be fully trained within a few months and will allow us to have much more flexibility in our workforce. We are growing the business in new directions and Michael will be key to this growth and the incentive

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scheme has allowed us to bring forward those plans.” More than 200 businesses have entered into the process so far. With the local authority’s inward investment and growth team, in partnership with Jobcentre Plus staff, helping steer them through the no obligation process, for those working between 16 and 37 hours a week. Councillor Ray Oxby, leader of the council and portfolio holder for regeneration, skills and enterprise, said: “This is a great scheme,

and very much in line with our focus of a stronger economy in North East Lincolnshire to create jobs, grow the economy and in doing so raise the quality of life for our residents. “We encourage employers to come forward and take advantage of the grant and give a jobless person a chance to get back into work.” To apply visit www.nelincs.gov.uk/wig or call 01472 326142. Business funding opportunities, see page 21.

Drinks man focuses on the empties GRIMSBY jar and bottle supplier Pattesons Glass has appointed a new sales manager, with plenty of experience with the filled products. Chris Brown, who hails from Hull, has joined the rapidly growing team at Atlas House, and is looking forward to the new challenge, as he leaves behind brands such as Guinness, Captain Morgan, Smirnoff and Gordon’s. Having began in insurance on completing his studies in Sheffield, he started out cold calling “the tough nitty-gritty job to cut my teeth,” and then moved into a team leader position, before moving to Imperial Tobacco, then a music events management company, before joining global drinks giant Diageo. He was a key account manager, involved in field sales for the north, and was living in Scotland. Mr Brown, who is married with two young children, said: “I was interested in working closer to home for personal reasons, and when this

It is a really ambitious company, it has moved quickly in the right way, putting the foundations in for progression quite rapidly Chris Brown came about I saw the scope and autonomy that the role provides. “Working with some pretty large customers, nationally and internationally, is a big draw for any sales person, but my real passion is people management.

Again, within the scope of the role, there is the opportunity to train, coach, develop and recruit, to build a new sales team for Pattesons. “The team that is now in place is fantastic, it has got the company to the size it is now, but the ambition the company is showing, needs more putting in place. I have been asked to be involved, using the best we already have got and adding to it with other people. “It is a really ambitious company, it has moved quickly in the right way, putting the foundations in for progression quite rapidly.” Mr Brown said part of the reason he was selected for the role was the interest in developing the beverage element of the South Humberside Industrial Estate business. “We will have an account manager exclusively for beverages, it will be a prime focus for us moving forward, be it beers, wine, spirits or other carbonated drinks.”

INSURANCE provider Bluefin has hired three new account executives to its Grimsby team. Chris Foyster, Karen Read and Dan Reeves bring a combined 56 years of commercial insurance experience to help strengthen the business. Karen joined from Towergate, following Dan Reeves who started earlier in the year having left Swinton. Both bring vital experience in commercial and industrial insurance programmes. They are joined by Chris Foyster who will focus on the public sector. All three report into Helen Andrews, branch director at the Custom House base on Cleethorpe Road, providing risk management advice and arranging insurance solutions. Helen said: “I am delighted to welcome some of the leading local talents to Bluefin. It is fantastic to see our expansion plans coming to fruition. We are all about providing exceptional customer service at the right price and I have no doubt Chris, Karen and Dan will bring huge experience, enthusiasm and most of all dedication to their clients.” RAISING A GLASS: Chris Brown, right, holding one of Pattesons’ products, is welcomed to Pattesons Glass by Sam Graves, marketing manager.

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Alaska to Grimsby, the arrival of new Renault

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HE EXPERIENCED team at Grimsby’s Humberside Motor Group are looking forward to 2016 and a new Renault model.

“Last June, in Buenos Aires, the brand launched the distinctive new Renault Duster Oroch pick-up which is intended for the South American market, while the Alaskan Concept that was unveiled The group, with its town base on last September is a striking Victoria Street is the leading one-tonne show truck which paves specialist for Renault across the the way for a forthcoming model Humber and is at the top of its that will have a global calling. game when it comes to delivering “The Alaskan Concept marks a and servicing quality commercial further step forward in Renault’s vehicles. bid to win over customers in the Well known and respected in the constantly-growing pick-up market. business, Terry Smith, heads up “The pick-up concept combines a the team of professionals – and they payload of one tonne with are all looking forward to the new cutting-edge, athletic styling to year arrival of Renault’s very latest meet the exacting needs of business assault on the commercial vehicles users and individuals alike. market. “Its status-enhancing design fits In a special report for Business perfectly with the aesthetic Telegraph, Dave King of respected expectations of the pick-up online motoring website Car and segment, whilst remaining true to Driving takes a look at Renault’s the Renault brand’s own styling Alaskan Concept ahead of its cues. launch in Britain in 2016. “The Alaskan Concept is powered “As Europe’s number one Light by Renault’s proven four-cylinder, Commercial Vehicle (LCV) brand twin turbo diesel engine which for the past 17 years, and in features in the existing Master addition to its strong positions in range. It’s fitted with a small turbo the South-American and African for smooth acceleration at low markets, Renault Group is now engine speeds, plus a bigger turbo shifting up a gear with a view to for higher revs. This taking Renault LCV forward from longitudinally-mounted twin turbo being a top regional player to a top powertrain, lighter than average global player. equivalent engines, offers “In order to achieve this outstanding acceleration ambition, Renault has decided to performance, plus class-topping move into the pick-up market, a fuel economy and low CO2 segment that accounts for more emissions. than one-third of global LCV sales.

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“The Alaskan Concept is a ‘work hard, play hard’ all-road vehicle designed to meet the requirements of three different worlds: business and leisure use, plus everyday motoring. “With its strong chassis for excellent road holding, high ground clearance and distinctive driving comfort, it’s perfectly suited to the needs of business users. It has a payload of more than one tonne with five passengers onboard and a long, wide load bed. The load bed incorporates three longitudinal recesses suitable for fixing equipment, and there’s additional storage bins either side of the load bed for the secure protection of equipment. “It’s a perfect companion for leisure use, too, being ideal for road trips, adventure or sports use. Its big load bed can comfortably accommodate mountain bikes, camping gear or surfboards, etc. A range of outdoor accessories (load bed liners, covers, etc.) is available. “Incredibly, there’s a camera located inside the door mirror housings to permit the filming of passing landscapes. Renault and Hasselblad worked jointly to underline the Alaskan Concept’s ability to adapt to three different types of use: business and leisure use, and everyday motoring. Hasselblad is a Swedish manufacturer of cameras and photographic equipment, famous for having provided photographic

equipment for the Apollo programme which took men to the moon for the first time. A one-tonne pick-up is to follow in the wake of the Alaskan Concept show truck. The production version’s design will be similar in spirit to that of the Alaskan Concept and will feature the same dimensions. A broad range of body types and powertrains will be available. Renault’s new production pick-up will be unveiled in the first half of 2016.”

LOOKING FORWARD: Terry Smith and his team at the Humberside Motor Group are looking forward to the arrival of the new pick-up.

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Space a premium as self storage business settles on Scunthorpe A

NEW business has been launched in Scunthorpe, where space is a premium.

Scunthorpe Self Storage is a second business unit for Ross Stewart, who set up Selby Self Store last year. He had worked in the storage and distribution industry for more than 15 years, and spotted the opportunity to launch in the North Yorkshire town. Now he has added the site at Skippingdale Retail Park, creating five new jobs, with turnover expected to hit £1.5 million next year. The business provides automated self-store in a safe and secure environment for the domestic and commercial markets. Customers can use the facility to store general household items to either de-clutter or use the storage while they redecorate, renovate or move on a short-term basis. Businesses can store stock or documents. Mr Stewart said: “We’ve seen fantastic take up at the new business in Selby and so I decided to launch a second site in Scunthorpe. It occurred to me that we didn’t have any storage facilities locally and the retail park in Scunthorpe seemed a great location to launch the second site. “The unit provides high end modern self-store facilities that people locally are finding invaluable.” Units within the 20,000 sq ft site vary in size from 15 sq ft to 200 sq ft, with 24 hour access. Additional open warehouse floor space can be used for anything from pallets to theatre sets, with a load-on load-off fork lift service. Finance for the Snowdonia Avenue site was arranged through Barclays. Kelvin Smith, relationship director at Barclays, said: “Ross is a longstanding and valuable customer and so when he decided to launch the second site we were delighted to provide the funding. It is great to see a fast growing local business taking advantage of low interest rates and investing for the future, creating jobs and contributing to the local economy.” Scunthorpe Self Storage has taken over what was once occupied by Ericsson and IAC. The purchase, for an undisclosed fee, was negotiated with PPH Commercial. Duncan Willey, who heads up the town office, said: “We had been marketing a let, but ended up agreeing a sale, and the new occupier is spending a good sum of money refurbishing the property.”

It comes as a significant shortfall in warehousing and industrial estate stock is noted. “Occupancy levels are approaching 95 per cent. It beggars belief in terms of what is available and how far we’ve come. Hull and Doncaster are the same, Grimsby has very limited stock availability there too. “Significantly there is very little speculative new build, there hasn’t been for a while, and people are forced to take existing buildings and refurbish, which is good. I do sense we are getting to a point now where there are no silly deals being done, but there is still a shortfall when it comes to developers achieving value against new build costs.”

SECOND VENTURE: Ross Stewart, second left, and Sophie Trueman, of Scunthorpe Self Storage, flanked by Steve Hanson and Kelvin Smith of Barclays, outside the recently purchased property. Above, an artist’s impression of the full refurbishment. Inset, Duncan Willey.

Could wood be the answer to ease the housing demand? ONE of Grimsby’s oldest businesses is embracing the Gover nment’s housebuilding challenge, pointing to timber framed solutions to meet the demand. Bennetts Timber was founded in 1804, but the homes of 2020 are the firm focus, following this past month’s announcement from the Chancellor. Robert Bennett, a sixth generation director of the firm, and a qualified chartered surveyor, he said: “In the Autumn Statement George Osborne announced that the Government’s spending on housebuilding will

rise to £1.2 billion per year by the end of this Parliament, which is expected to deliver 400,000 new homes by 2020. “It is claimed that the 400,000 Government-funded new homes will be affordable both to rent and buy, half of new builds will be starter homes sold at 20 per cent below market value for first time buyers. “But how are these new house going to be built? Successive governments have failed over the past 30 years or so to meet their housing targets. Timber framed houses could be the answer. “They are precision engineered,

strong and durable. They account for more than 70 per cent of new homes in the developed world and are the most popular form of house construction in Scotland with increasing development throughout the UK. “The popularity of timber frame structures is down to the benefits of this type of construction method over that of traditional brick and block. It is accredited as being the most economical and efficient method of construction. In addition to this, timber is a truly sustainable product.” Other benefits include construction not being weather

dependant, with predictability and greater control in the construction process. Mr Bennett said it also boasts high energy efficiency, better insulation qualities and improved speed of construction. “Timber houses could be the solution to the housing shortfall,” he added. Bennetts, based on South Humberside Industrial Estate, is a traditional merchant with trade counter and timber cladding expertise that has seen it win major commercial contracts, as well as domestic contracts.

TIMBER SOLUTION: Robert Bennett, of Bennetts Timber.

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New premises and directors for development consultancy A

COMPANY that specialises in helping people and businesses expand their buildings’ footprints has moved to larger premises as it grows.

growth since we started, and have now seen ourselves outgrow Pawnshop Passage,” said Mr Kemp. “We had been looking around for something for some time in Louth, because this is where our roots are. We are in Lincs Design Consultancy in Grimsby with Bethlehem Street (beside Mr Kemp’s other Louth has crossed the Market business, Cycle Mode), so we Place from Pawnshop Passage purchased Vickers Lane and to Vickers Lane, creating a began a programme of significantly more spacious refurbishment, moving in environment while also during the last month. becoming landlord to the popular Makaresh restaurant. “It is more conducive to work And Guy Kemp, together with with natural light and a fellow director Anita Bemrose, spacious environment. It also a have appointed Andrew Clover allows us to continue to grow.” and Chris Burkitt as directors. Describing Mr Burkitt and Mr Clover as “instrumental in They have been with the business since it launched at the company’s growth,” he Fairfield Enterprise Centre six said: “It has been a pleasure to years ago. reward them further.” “We have enjoyed steady Mr Burkitt recently qualified

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as a chartered architectural technologist, and Mr Clover is a senior planning consultant and architectural designer. Mr Kemp added: “Andrew and Chris have developed their own client base and we believe we have a valued reputation locally with securing planning permissions, and work nationally too.” Stately homes such as Carlton Towers at Goole, East Yorkshire, have benefited, with a heritage consultant working with the business, delivering planning advice for listed buildings. “It is a multi-disciplinary consultancy and we are looking at continuing to grow in the future with our new premises and company structure,” he added.

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Tony’s technological ‘pile’ is a self-build with hidden benefits C

OULD this be the most technologically advanced home in northern Lincolnshire?

Construction boss Tony Quirke and his wife Sue are applying the final touches to their latest self-build, and every electrical element on the Wrawby retreat can be controlled from a single touch screen display. Whether it is gate security, bathroom mood lighting, dining room Velux windows, the through-the-house sound system or individual room heating, it is part of an intelligent system believed to be the first installed, as new, in the area. Mr Quirke, a director at Cube3 in North Killingholme, is proud to have worked with local trades in the development of the £500,000 home, set in 5.6 acres. And Mark McDonough, owner of Appleby Electrical, has brought the technological advances you’d anticipate in a metropolitan elite environment to life in the rural setting. “We have used the latest technology from the initial concept,” said Mr Quirke, demonstrating a virtual tour of the strikingly similar design to the actual build on his tablet. “We have had this since before we got on site.” “I just enjoy building, and we are well pleased with the result,” said the man more used to delivering commercial and industrial projects in the region and beyond. “It has been hard work, organising at 6am before I go to work, then coming home at night and organising the rest, but it is my profession coming out in me. Technology is certainly something I enjoy dabbling with!” The land was bought in March, with planning consents secured by July. Mrs Quirke, who is from Wrawby, had known the owners of the previous property there, which was also once a small holding with pigs. “We have hit it hard,” said Mr Quirke, who in 16-weeks has seen it go from demolition to furniture deliveries, as they look forward to Christmas under a new roof. He has used

THE HOUSE THAT TABLET CONTROLS: Tony Quirke, left, and wife Sue are joined by Mark McDonough director of Appleby Electronics Ltd. Top, the panel, and below, the results. Paul Smith Joiner of Grimsby, Howarth Timber at New Holland, neighbouring BW

I just enjoy building, and we are well pleased with the result. It is my profession coming out in me and technology is certainly something I enjoy dabbling with! Tony Quirke Shrimpton for plastering, Homecrafts in Brigg for the feature staircase in the grand hall and Bridge Window Systems of Winterton.

Mr McDonough, who is based in Appleby, said: “This is the first installation of this type we have done in this area, but this is what people will be going for, and I’d anticipate it becoming standard in the next 10 years.” Rather than operating with conventional cabling, bus cables are used, allowing uses and controls to be customised. It is all fed back to a central hub, hidden in discreet cupboards. The system is from Legrand, the world leader in electrical and digital infrastructure for the building industry. It even offers leak detection and blind/curtain control, whether the owner is home or not, and would monitor import from domestic renewable generation as well as emailing consumption reports automatically. “The big sell is energy management, people want to know what they are using,” Mr McDonough said, though he was quite clearly impressed by the sound system, with speakers in all rooms bar the four designated for sleeping, as well as set within stones by the terrace. The couple are looking to realise stables and possibly a livery in the outbuildings, with 2013 gelding Bit Of A Quirke currently in training with Mark Walford Racing at York, and Faff, enjoying retirement in Elsham.

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Building back up! Return of strong growth is toasted P

RESIDENT of Grimsby District Builders’ Association, Paul Barker, toasted the huge upturn in the construction industry, at the organisation’s annual dinner. He told members and guests celebrating at The Pier, Cleethorpes, how the sector’s output increased the most in nearly 25 years. Mr Barker, managing director of Grimsby-based JemBuild, said: “We have just celebrated our fifth anniversary and are living proof that construction is finally coming out of some of the most economically challenging times since the Second World War. “We have seen our growth rise from nothing to a turnover of £6.5 million in our fifth year of trading. The construction industry is definitely on the upturn and 2014 saw output increase 9.5 per cent to £103 billion which is 6.5 per cent of the total UK economy. This is the biggest increase since 1990.” It came as the evening itself attracted the most guests in more than 30 years. Mr Barker praised the work of the chairman, Chris Carr, leading a round of applause for the Cleethorpes builder and key link between industry and governing policy makers. He said: “Our chairman devotes a significant amount of his own time, has, and continues to do a fantastic job for this historic society and continues as a huge advocate to business and the community locally.” Telegraph business editor David Laister replied on behalf of the guests, reminiscing on the venue’s colourful past and praising the major overhaul to a top class venue. Turning to the industry, he said: “It has been a real pleasure to see Paul and JemBuild thrive, having been launched in the midst of a

YOUR PRESIDENT: Paul Barker. recession even this old girl, The Pier, would be struggling to recall worse. “The construction industry is always one of the first to suffer and last to recover in a downturn. I sense some confidence in the area at present. While the economic crisis claimed its victims, we were very

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fortunate here that a new industry was born practically as Lehman Brothers died. “Offshore wind, whether you agree with the principles, the subsidies or not, arrived, and it has flourished. Five farms have been built in seven years, three more are pending that will make these look miniscule, and just think what has been created. “A new contractor-led boom for Cleethorpes and the wider area. How many towns saw more bars, more restaurants and more hotels open? Not many I’d wager. “We also have more than 350 new permanent jobs on the docks, with that figure to be multiplied twice over before the decade’s out. Yes, some will move here. But guess what, they’ll want homes to live in, they’ll spend their money in Freshney Place, St Peter’s Avenue, Sea View Street etc. “Grimsby’s economic rebalancing has been used twice as a national example in the past month. There’s no wonder there’s the appetite for housebuilding.” Former Humberside police officer Alfie Moore provided a comedic end to proceedings.

Clugston’s winning formula fuels further sector growth

ALL SMILES: Wayne Stocks and Karl Dommer.

PLANS FOR A GOOD NIGHT: Ross Davy and Alan Scoffin.

GUESTS: David Rouse and SUITED AND BOOTED: John Beckett, Paul Blake. Jordan Carr and Gordon McAdam.

COMPERE: Chris Carr.

BLACK TIE: Ben Arscott and Adie Smith.

CLUGSTON Facilities Management has won a major contract to provide warehouse management services to Perstorp UK Ltd, a global leader in the speciality chemicals market. The Scunthorpe business, part of the privately owned £160 million turnover Clugston Group, clinched the £780,000 three-year contract with Perstorp UK Ltd, part of an international, Swedish family business. It is a world-leading supplier of chemicals to many sectors, including adhesives, automotive, resins, paints and footwear. The company shares a site in Warrington, Cheshire, with Solvay Interox Ltd. The contract win will see Clugston provide a range of services at the site, including warehouse management, drumming, packing and logistics services, to ensure the efficient performance of the facility, allowing the client to focus on core business activities. George Nelson, head of Clugston Facilities Management, said: “We are delighted to be working with Perstorp UK Ltd and through close and aligned relationships with the Perstorp UK team, we hope to yield improvements in warehouse planning, management and operations leading to tangible savings, innovation and efficiency improvements.” The facilities management business was established in 2001 to provide 24/7 support and estate services to a number of hospitals, and since then has expanded its services to schools, manufacturing plants and commercial properties. It comes as Clugston

PERSTORP PRODUCTS: Synthetic lubricant, part of the Perstorp UK portfolio. Distribution completed a £50,000 investment to rebuild a fuel island at the base off Brigg Road. Cameron Forecourt was commissioned to design a full rebuild, with four new fuel pumps, a fuel management system, electronics and more than 200 metres of associated pipework. It includes leak detection monitors in the underground trench leading to the fuel islands. The new pumps are dispensing at twice the speed of the old system, and has been received well by drivers. The new facility allows Clugston to provide fuel to their own fleet and linked businesses, such as approved sub-contractors. David Heath, head of logistics at Clugston Distribution, said: “We were very satisfied with the professional job that Cameron Forecourt did during the rebuild. The future savings and added benefits provided by the Eclipse web-based fuel management system made Cameron Forecourt the logical choice for our Scunthorpe headquarters.”

LAISTER’S Last Word BY DAVE LAISTER

DINING OUT: Clive Thornley and Mark Cawood.

TOASTING BRICKS AND MORETAR: Martin Dodd and Richard Limmer.

EVENING ATTIRE: Rick Royal and Mick Genny.

Having bared my soul on pages six and seven, after laying my body and mind down in the name of business journalism – and as it’s very nearly Christmas – I’ll spare you any further ramblings. It just leaves me to wish all readers, advertisers and supporters of this publication a very merry Christmas and prosperous new year. I hope batteries are

re-charged, families indulged – or at least reconnected with – and that any resolutions make it at least to January’s edition. The big questions next year are going to be about geography. Will we be a devolved Humber? Will whatever it is, still be in Europe? Sat on an estuary facing it, we’re in for some fascinating debates.