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FFORTS to bring more British fish to Grimsby early £3-million as has been have intensified key reinvested into the making lations between home Lincolnshire a of thenorthern UK’s leading processing hub for the needs sectorcentral and Scotland’s catching ofmight some of furthered. the UK’s biggest were potato sellers. Several high-profile skippers from theWold number Elsham hasone justlanding becomeport the of Peterhead toured fish new headquarters forthe AKP Group, market and a pioneeringgiant supplier to supermarket processingand plant, with positive Morrisons major chip talks held during an encouraging manufacturer McCain. trade mission. A state-of-the-art office block, Supply andcontrolled the potential value temperature potato such provenance purely British storage facility anda grading line, product with couldextensions bring was to at the together centre of discussions existing handling areasafter haveNorth just Sea quotas for key species been completed, with the were significantly expanded. The 13-year-old firm headed by Richard anticipated move came days after Arundel moving the whole an initial visit back northinto by athe Humber administration area delegation from York. in November. Theson group includedtown Jimmy The of Grimsby centre Buchan, of television’s The and Freeman Street markets Trawlermen fame, who chairs grocer David Arundel, who alsothe Scottish used to actFishermen’s as a potato merchant to Organisation (SFO), asshops, well as the area’s fish and chip three forces other skipper owners, joined with Suffolk together withBruce the SFO quota businessman Kerr in 1999. manager, assistant harbour The former KP potato storage master and senior processing facility which has now been representative from Peterhead. substantially developed, was They met influential acquired in 2007, when afigures project from Flatfish, Icelandic Seachill, began to grow skin finished Young’son and cluster potatoes the Isle oforganisation Axholme. Seafood Grimsby & Humber, with “We wanted to show we could Seafish the – the industry authority – produce required quality organising the event. locally that supermarkets were Grimin sby ’s legacy from a largely buying from Herefordshire, lost catching industry of its own Scotland or even importing,” he was “Morrisons spelled out by Mikeus Mitchell, said. backed with it who has justtobrought the Forward curtain and we went Yorkshire down on a 34-year career with (the scrapped regional Young’s Seafood, though he development agency) putting remainsaan advisor to the together plan. We then tied the businechain ss. supply up and got the funding.” He told how 70 per cent of UK-consumed seafood is handled That equated to £700,000. With here, how all major retailers buy Morrisons’ rapid growth in the here,world, and ofthe thebusiness greatest has been retail concentration of cold storage in propelled quickly, and working Europe clustered in the town, & and with Eastoft-based L Harrison thethe largest brands in to theallow market. Co, infrastructure for

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Sir Roger Carr, president of the CBI and Gavin Esler, best known for his role as a presenter on BBC Newsnight, have been confirmed as the guest speakers at one of the region’s leading business gatherings later this year. The CBI Yorkshire and Humber Annual Dinner takes place at Leeds University on October 10. It will be one of the first events with John Fitzgerald, port director for Grimsby and Immingham, as chairman of the region. Mr Esler is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist. His latest book, due to hit the shelves next month, focuses on lessons that can be gleaned from leaders in how they tell stories, and will be the subject of his speech to the area’s business bosses, and their guests. For more information about the dinner, which is frequently well represented by the South Bank and features a drinks reception within Parkinson Court, home to the famous Marks & Spencer archive and art gallery, e-mail katya.menhennet@cbi.org.uk or visit http://yorkshire-annual-dinner.eventbrite.com

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WARM WELCOME: Grimsby author Dr Stephen Bloy, right, signs a copy of his book, Hidden Truth, for Scottish skipper Jimmy Buchan, on his visit to Flatfish Ltd, as directors Nigel Clarke, Steve Stansfield, Reece Stansfield, and Richard Stansfield look on. further increases has now been put Mr Buchan said: “It is our in place. pleasure be here you “We havetotaken twowith years to and get shows how important to toitthis,” said Mr Arundel.fish “Weisgot this area and why we have been the grant funding for storage and invitedoperations down. To hear 40 million grading in 2009, and people within four hours2010, of built theare storage throughout here is a tremendous statistic, to be open for that harvest. We thathad ’s three quarters of the UK. have potatoes in from 2010 and We have been inspired andhas we will 2011, and the whole project takefinished that home. It the hasoffices been great been with just to be here to see this.” now. The desire delegation “Our is to was havegiven morea tour of Flatfish in producers Stirling Street, quality potato local ato business hascut just beenon this site. Itthat would down recognised as an inspiring transport costs. There is stillTop a lot Company byhelp the London of1,000 potential, it will the Stock Exchange, and gained one environmental footprint and this of the strongest British part of the world has the Retail ability to Certification assessments. grow some of the best potatoes in theWith country, what we are fuel that costsisdropping, majoring on.” abundant stocks and more vessel building, involved are keen to A total of all 44 people are now

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£20m milestone passed employed, handling 120,000 tonnes on the workOfdone far. ofbuild potatoes a year. that,so35,000 Steve Norton, chief with executive of tonnes are self-grown, a Seafoodgroup Grimsby & Humber, said: growing in this region and “We had a wonderful to around another site in visit Suffolk, Peterhead in November contributing the balance. and identified15 clearly wherewere we can Recently employees collaborate as angraduate industry. This added, with three return visit further strengthens trainees also part of the company, this relationship. specialising in growing, logistics is good to hear of investment and“It technical elements, including in new vessels in Scotland, and agronomy . The remaining great to see anseen increase inof quota. investment has a fleet six There will bebrought times ofin year when Mercedes rigs to deliver they cannottoprocess everything in the potatoes customers, with the Scotland and Morrisons’ we can do itpacking on the primary route Humber. near Harrogate. operations “Here the largest critical mass Keen to is cultivate a prosperous of processors and the gateway future for Lincolnshire potato to the consumer. I really hope this is farmers, the 32,000sq ft storage the beginning a ft very and facility and 4,000ofsq twolong storey rewarding trading–relationship. office development which drew We all need to work together, inspiration from Genesis Officethe

Park on Grimsby’s flagship industrydevelopment, has shrunk, there will be Europarc will be more consolidation, we face officially opened this week by common problems and we Agriculture and Horticulture Development chairman shouldn’t letBoard the matter of 300 John Godfrey himself a are miles changeCBE, all that. There North farmer. someLincolnshire really good things we can do Mr Arundel added: “We’rea lot of it with North Sea fisheries, looking forward to opening the is Marine Stewardship Council new acccold reditstore ed.” and grading facility – the uncharacteristic weather The visit came just days conditions have brought us aafter Grimsby’s year, Royalbut Dock challenging thehad opening welcomed a recently event is just Kirkella, rewards for everyone’s built distant water freezer factory hard work. sternnew trawler to the town. Owners “The facility will not only enable us the to meet demand of trialled port the facilities our biggest customers, but to we’ve successfully as they seek bring also improved the thesuccessfully Hull-registered 86m vessel quality and of our back to thefreshness Humber more potatoes frequenby tly.reducing transportation, handling and using ● latest Continued on page six. the cold store technologies.”

A FURTHER £4-million of investment across the region this last quarter has seen the total funds issued by Finance Yorkshire climb to £23-million. The money, available to firms in northern Lincolnshire in seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments – ranging from £15,000 to £2-million – is there to help small and medium sized businesses meet their growth and development requirements. The figure amounts to 224 investments in 183 small and medium sized enterprises since August 2010, leading to more than 4,600 jobs created and safeguarded in the region. In the last quarter alone, the venture capital and loan fund completed 30 investments totalling more than £4.3 million. Alex McWhirter, chief chairman executivePeter of Finance SCUNTHORPE United Swann will Yorkshire, said: “We are to building address Lincolnshire Ironlooking & Steelforward Institute’s annual on these figures and helping more companies dinner next month. achieve growth in the coming months. It comes ahead of a big order for the vital “We urge established and stageofcompanies construction material that is early the focus the to continue toafter speak us to see if Finance organisation, thetoclub secured planning Yorkshire can help turn their ambitions into a reality.” permission newEuropean 12,000-seater Supportedfor byathe Union,stadium. it has attracted The event,investment in its 83rd year, place at Regional The £30-million from takes the European Baths Hall on Friday, April 22. Development Fund, £15-million from Yorkshire PresidentSingle Dave Programme, Collins will also at the event, Forward’s andspeak £45-million match funding from the European with entertainment from BillyInvestment Flywheel. Bank. For information www.finance-yorkshire.com details emailvisit claire.freeman@tatasteel.com.

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HE team behind payroll specialist Dataplan’s industry-leading IT systems is ready to roll out its services to businesses across northern Lincolnshire and beyond.

edge over competitors. Richard Rowell, who is managing director of both Dataplan and Atomic, said: “We have developed our own IT solutions and software in-house. We have the knowledge, the technology and the team, so it seemed right to launch and offer this service to other businesses Atomic is the new name for the business evolved from the in-house under the new brand.” The nine-strong team was operations of first Forrester Boyd recently bolstered by a new and then the award-winning payroll bureau, both headquartered designer, complementing developers, with website design, in Grimsby. While the first is the build, marketing and search engine largest independent chartered optimisation capability, as well as accountancy in the area, the latter existing IT, financial accounting, IP has made incredible strides telephony and other expertise. nationwide with a strong focus on It is seeking to bring IT, digital digital activity, giving it a leading

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and software services under one offer, delivering on a broader spectrum than its peers. Explaining Atomic’s approach, Mr Rowell said: “It all starts with strategy, understanding what our customers want from IT and the web at the front end, taking it on and building it right. “We have many customers large and small, and with Forrester Boyd and Dataplan we are already supporting 500 users in dozens of locations. “We want to help businesses really harness technology and work smarter.” Dataplan, together with what was

FB IT Solutions, moved out of Forrester Boyd’s South St Mary’s Gate head office in Grimsby just over a year ago, as it rapidly expanded. Now based in Prince Albert Gardens, Atomic is launching there too, and a key element will be talking to businesses about the benefits of IT without the complexity. “We recognise IT and the web are key elements that business owners know are important, but doesn’t necessarily understand,” Mr Rowell said. “It is our job to embrace business objectives, and deliver a solution that works, and underline why.”

Farming conference looks to the future CUTTING edge research was revealed at Lincolnshire’s only Farming Conference as more than 300 attendees turned out to hear key insights. Elsham farmer Jim Godfrey OBE, DSc, chair on the Board of Trustees of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), was among the high quality speakers who revealed how future research on genomes could be used to improve crops in the face of a rapidly changing climate. Keith Norman, technical director at Velcourt Farming, discussed research on new crop technologies and how they were being used to produce significant yield gain. Caroline Drummond from Leaf Farming, finished the day with a talk on the

many turn out for our 2016 Farming Conference.” There was a 50 per cent increase in younger attendees. Jayne Southall, chief executive of host venue Lincolnshire Showground, said: “Lincolnshire is a high yielding agricultural county and as a showground, we feel we owe our future to supporting its farmers and agricultural businesses. “Attracting young people into agriculture is crucial as announcements in the business opportunities for they are key to continuing farming industry. I want to farmers by harnessing the Lincolnshire’s legacy and personally thank all of our need for people to eat more healthy food, while outlining speakers who broached some providing them with the knowledge they need to that farming needs to be the key issues affecting today’s pursue a future career is industry. crux of people’s wider vital. We were really pleased “We have had a healthy eating habits. to see so many younger faces tremendous amount of Event chairman Steve tune into the future of positive feedback from both Ward said: “2016 has been a Lincolnshire’s and the wider speakers and attendees and big year for new world’s farming.” we were pleased to see so technologies and

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ISA Retail has revealed ON THE ROAD: Nisa Retail trucks ready to roll out to the new stores it now serves. strong growth in store Inset, one of the latest store openings in Bagworth, Leicestershire. Below, Nick Read. recruitment, with major gains reported as the company’s turnaround gains further momentum.

A total of 374 new outlets were added to the delivery runs, with 199 joining in the third quarter of last year alone. The specialist wholesaler and convenience store symbol group now works with more than 3,000 retail sites nationwide, providing stock and business support from the giant Scunthorpe base on Normanby Enterprise Park. The retailer success follows a strong Christmas trading update, in which Nisa reported increased sales of 6.3 per cent to £254 million

Gas-fired power station closure after 22 years ENERGY: Killingholme Power Station has closed, bringing to an end 22 years of electricity generation. Demolition at the gas-fired plant is anticipated to start later this year, as 30 of the 44 strong-team are retained in different roles by owner Centrica. Others are taking voluntary redundancy. The company is also behind the £63 million investment soon to be underway at Stallingborough’s South Humber Bank power station, which has brought security for the plant until at least 2027, with major supply contracts won. Opened in March 1994, the 660MW plant was one of two power stations to be built in North Killingholme in the early Nineties, among a wave of new gas-fired plants opened when the country was largely reliant upon coal for its electricity supply. The decision to close it was made in December following a review which began in February 2015. Killingholme and a smaller scale plant at Brigg were included, with a decision to retain Brigg as a peaking plant later made.

Bio-refinery plans back PROCESS: Plans for a multi-million-pound bio-refinery plant in Grimsby are back on. Vireol Bio-Industries, which brought forward proposals for part of the former Courtaulds site back in 2007, halted the scheme to concentrate on a US business. Now, two years on from that decision and following the sale of the operating plant Stateside, it is working up two “large-scale” proposals for the North East Lincolnshire site. The first is a waste-to-energy scheme, with the second a modification of the biorefinery ambition it presented nine years ago. It is currently working through the feasibility stage, with discussions held with the local authority.

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Nick Read for the 10 weeks to January 3. Nick Read, chief executive, said the growth reflects the progress made by the new management team, installed in February last year. As part of its turnaround, having made a £7 million loss in 2014 – triggered by the loss of the huge Costcutter chain partnership – Nisa has focused on providing more competitive pricing and sharper promotional offers to retailers. At the same time, the group has improved its distribution and service offering, both to existing retailers and to a broader spectrum of businesses seeking enhanced service, products and value.

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Mr Read said: “Nisa’s ability to serve and develop a wide range of business types, from symbol retailers through to independent groups, and new start-up operations that need intensive support, sets us apart from our competitors. Our improved retailer recruitment is a testament to our distribution, flexible service, popular chilled

product range and award-winning Heritage brand. In an increasingly competitive trading environment, it is our success in these areas that has convinced independent retailers to choose Nisa Retail, and we look forward to welcoming more retailers seeking to benefit from our leading services and scale.” Latest figures for Heritage show 23.2 per cent growth in value for the Heritage own label, with volume up 16.4 per cent Across Heritage Pantry, Heritage and Heritage Gourmet there are now 800 products. Erin May, Heritage brand manager, said: “We’ve been

delighted with the performance of Heritage since its relaunch. It continues to grow in popularity and sales on a week by week basis. “Christmas sales were particularly strong driven by the increase in product quality and a more premium look and feel, meaning consumers were more inclined to buy Heritage for the important feasting occasion. “The Heritage range is one of Nisa’s key USPs, suitable for both symbol retailers and those trading through Nisa’s independent and specialist business unit. We hope 2016 will prove a successful year for Heritage, with a big push to drive brand awareness and sales.”

SEAFOOD: A top-end brand from Grimsby’s Young’s Seafood has grown by more than 50 per cent in the past year, and is now worth more than £44 million. Gastro, the restaurant-inspired range, is also responsible for bringing more people to the frozen fish aisles, according to the latest market research from leading consumer analysts. A total of 45 per cent of the sales are boosting the sub-zero sector, adding £20 million to a category that had been witnessing a decline. The Ross House-headquartered company employs 1,800 people in the town, with innovation seen as key to ensuring it remains at the forefront of the industry.

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Inspirational northern Lincolnshire companies recognised by the London Stock Exchange this past month have given Business Telegraph an insight into what it is that sets them apart. David Laister reports.

IGH growth SMEs are the driving force behind the UK economy, developing the skills, jobs and growth we need, Xavier Rolet, chief executive of London Stock Exchange Group wrote as he brought unexpected recognition to a select handful of businesses who call northern Lincolnshire home. Fastest-growing and most dynamic were the words used to introduce the top 1,000, with a four-year financial track record poured over, as well as additional criteria to ensure the surges picked up were suited to such a public platform. Praise quickly following from Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne. “UK high-growth businesses are leading the charge in rebuilding our economy,” he said. “These companies are the backbone of the British economy. They create high-quality well paid jobs, innovate and drive economic growth.” How? Strong ethics, recognition of quality in people and products, and plenty of passion. Clugston Group is rapidly building towards an 80th anniversary year, and high growth at such maturity is a real marvel. Stephen Martin, chief executive, said: “We have done very well in the economic climate in terms of increasing the amount of work we have ongoing, continuing to win major projects, and with that expanding and taking on new apprentices. “It is all to do with growth, profitability and employment, as well as working in different types of markets, and we seem to tick a lot of the boxes.

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“I think the experience we have built up over the years has helped. We get a lot of repeat business from various clients who we work with successfully, we are on a lot of frameworks, which helps us to win work, and we do deliver quality projects on time, and we make a point of always delivering on time. You cannot let a client down.” There is no resting on laurels for the private Scunthorpe firm that burst through the £250-million turnover mark last year. “It is still very challenging out there,” he said. “The issue for us is ensuring profitability. You can get growth by buying market share, but we’re not about that, for us it is all about maintaining our reputation, maintaining quality and remaining profitable. “So many people bidding for work out there, many of our peers are reducing their size and struggling to do well. Material costs are starting to rise, faster than the property costs, and there are people costs too. On a fixed price contract these variables can catch you out. We are very fortunate we have got a great team of estimators and quantity surveyors who keep us on the right track.” Mr Martin sees retention of staff is an important factor. “We keep a lot of our employees for a long time. We regularly have 20, 30 and 40 year presentations, people tend to stay with us once they come to us. We are still a family business, people treat us as part of the family, we are not a big corporate, reporting quarterly, with all the strains that can bring.” Looking further than a mature British market is paying dividends for shipping agency Graypen, according to managing director Tim Gifford. A third European office has been added recently. Mr Gifford said: “The financial performance and development in the last four years has been under review, and it is nice to hear we are outperforming our peers. The revenue development has been nice, that said, we are in a difficult period at the moment, with no progress for the last year, but we have moved on well from four years ago. Overall performance is good. We do perform, and this is a pat on the back.” It is not just in the figures where growth can be seen. In the time in review Graypen has opened an architecturally designed new head office at the eastern entrance approach to Port of Immingham. “I think the new office is a much better environment,” Mr Gifford said. “It confirmed our commitment to the industry, the future and our long term view of what is possible. Around the same time we opened up offices in Rotterdam, and Amsterdam and Antwerp have followed. They have all grown very nicely and it adds momentum.” Explaining why he moved to look across the North Sea, the employer of 120, said: “There are no new steel works, no new oil refineries, business is very mature in the UK. That’s why we have gone to Rotterdam, to Amsterdam and Antwerp. There is growth not only in Holland and Belgium, but Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic. The Rhine and the Maas (rivers) are strong arteries into the centre of Europe. There is unlimited potential over there and we are

BUILDING THE RIGHT ENVIRONMENT: Main picture, Stephen Martin, and right, the Flatfish team, from left, Richard Stansfield, sales director; Steve Stansfield, managing director; Anton Dietshel-Buehler, head of techincal; Peter Stokes, financial director; Nigel Clarke, purchasing director and Stella Taylor, accountant. tapping into some of that.” At Grimsby’s Flatfish, the focus is on what comes out of the sea, and how, rather than what is transported across it. When the accolade was announced, founder and managing director Steve Stansfield told how it was his sense of duty to innovate, invest and inspire within the seafood industry. A recent A rating in the latest British Retail Consortium assessment FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS: Tim Gifford at The Bridge – Graypen’s head office – where new contracts are rung in, just as the opening of London Stock Exchange was once signalled.

underlined a firm principle to focus on quality and do everything to the highest achievable standard. While state-of-the-art technology abounds, so too does an investment in people. Anton Dietschel-Buehler is head of technical at the Stirling Street business. A fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health and associate member of the Royal Society of Biology, he joined 14 months ago and much of his work has been around ethics and supply chain security. “The BRC rating was quite an accolade because it is one of the best ones we have ever seen” Mr Dietschel-Buehler said. “We have gone above and beyond what is expected. We have looked at any vulnerability that may impact on the business, not just here, but across the whole supply chain, which can be quite complex.” The latest version takes on key issues that have emerged across the food industry in recent years, with reputation and doing the right thing vital for trust. “Retailers are focusing on food fraud and security,” he said. When northern Lincolnshire’s connections with India are considered, Tata is the obvious conclusion, but one business operating across the same axis is Sandtoft-based Natural Paving Products, supplier of natural stone landscaping materials for sale in the UK. Last year was a record breaker, with turnover breaking through £20 million. Launched in 2004, it now employs 35 people in North Lincolnshire and 500 in India. Malcolm Gough, group sales and marketing director, said: “We are delighted to be recognised. Our team works extremely hard and after two to three years of rapid growth I am pleased to say that we achieved a record breaking 2015, firmly establishing ourselves as the largest and leading independent supplier of natural stone in the UK.

“The company has been trading for 12 years and throughout that time we have continued to pursue delivering the very best product and services to our builders merchant partners.” The business, recognised in the 2012 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards, produces flagstones, block paving, walling, kerbs, edgings and accessories. The business owns quarries, transportation and distribution centres, and combined with an extensive sales and marketing team, it provides a full end-to-end solution. Mr Gough added: “One area in which we have invested significantly and are particularly focused on is our ethical commitments. We take our ethical duties very seriously and are engaged in a number of projects to support the local communities of our quarries and factories in India.” Elsham commercial coffee roaster Lincoln and York secured a second listing with the LSE. It is poised to exapnd its presence into Europe, so such recognition comes at a key time. James Sweeting, managing director, said: “We are very proud to have been recognised as one of the UK’s most inspiring businesses. As the UK coffee market continues to grow, we have invested a great deal to ensure we can keep up with demand and deliver a reliable and consistent service to our customers. “We are currently poised to expand our presence into Europe, so further progression is on the horizon.” Alford-based egg producer LJ Fairburn & Son Ltd was named for the third year running, one of only 40 companies to have achieved the feat in a decade. Daniel Fairburn, managing director, said: “To be championed as an inspiring UK company for

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OR Mike Read, managing director of Read Motor Group, the London Stock Exchange accolade comes after just six years in business.

The motor trade enjoyed its best year ever last year, an earlier than anticipated factor that justified his thinking when he started amid doom and gloom. Mr Read said: “This really is from a standing start. We are absolutely delighted to be recognised on this level. “It is testament to the team we have got across the group. The aim is always to build up and look after our customers. My name may be above the door but it is the team that does it.” Casting his mind back to the launch, he said: “It has been phenomenal. The start up in the depths of a recession at the end of 2009, beginning of 2010, we thought if we can make it work then, build it properly and sensibly when the good times come we can be more successful. It has grown incredibly well and we are delighted. Our turnover is listed as between £10 million and £20 million, we went into another band last year!” From a single Hyundai site in Grimsby’s Railway Street, it has now become a four-dealership group. A first year has just been celebrated with a Hyundai dealership in King’s Lynn, Lincoln was opened and then expanded and a second anniversary with the flagship Altyre Way location in North East Lincolnshire is looming. “That was a fantastic

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ALL SMILES: Mike Read, managing director of Read Hyundai. move for us, bringing a quantum leap in volume,” he said. The Suzuki dealership which now occupies his first ‘pitch’ in Grimsby’s Railway Street also enjoys a 3 per cent market share in the territory, nearly double the brand’s national stake. “Our achievement has surpassed expectation, we have found two very good franchises to work with,” Mr Read said. “At the end of the day though it is all down to the people. We can have as many nice shiny glass boxes as we want, but it is the people inside that make a difference. I have been very fortunate to be able to assemble a great team across the group, and I am very proud to get the recognition.” This was the same view held by the dealer principal of Grimsby’s Westgate Motors, Robert Addison,

also recognised. Now nearly 30 years in the business he launched, he said being named dealer of the year in consecutive years for Seat and Skoda at the start of the

consideration period, had underlined what they were doing was right. He too paid tribute to the quality of the brands they deal in, which also include Honda.

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RIMSBY’S seafood sector has backed calls from fishing vessel skippers for help in realising a new Responsible Fishing Scheme stand-

The Seafish initiative was re-launched in Westminster recently, and next week it will be introduced to the Scottish fleet at a special event in Peterhead. Ahead of that, skippers on the trade mission to Grimsby, were given a brief presentation on the voluntary scheme. It is based on an industry developed and agreed standard, and is an independently audited assessment of best practice by a vessel skipper and crew in their fishing operations, be it staff welfare or responsible catching. They now want to see help in administering and attaining it, with “boots on the ground,” after being told it won’t bring added value to the catch, just a wider market. Calls came from some of the most experienced in the industry, with BBC documentary star and Scottish Fishermen’s Organisation chairman Jimmy Buchan WELCOME PARTY: Scottish skippers and representatives from the industry in Peterhead, with their Grimsby hosts. championing the move, together with the next generation, including 22-year-old skipper its seafood should be part of RFS within 2017. cod Marine Stewardship Council certified, said production. Alexander West. the industry should work together to help Mike Woods, co-chairman of Grimsby Fish “Everything said about delivery I feel is Having listened to a presentation from Helen those at the catching end bring security and Merchants Association, and managing director really constructive. Having been involved in Duggan of Seafish, Mr Buchan said: “It would confidence to the whole sector. of Albert Darnells, said: “I have an incredible give the programme credibility if you have the consultation with the Seafish panel this is amount of respect for a skipper at the age of 22, the place we have got to. We recognise if this He said: “All of the species out of the North someone on the ground. It is not me you need Sea are now fantastic good news stories. to be convincing now, it is the likes of Alex, the who may now be thinking ‘what have I got scheme is to be valuable to the market it has to myself in to’. They need support from every Underpinning all of that we need robust next generation. They are the future of this aspect of the industry to make sure he adheres traceability, The combination of an RFS audit industry. to what us, retailers and all their customers, and the chain of custody behind that robustly “The UK catching fleet is in Scotland, that is are asking him to do.” demonstrates where fish came from, and it is the industrial part of the industry. The south independently verified so people are not just During a lively debate at Humber Royal west is not going to fill the shelves of Tesco or trusting us. It gives you a robust claim that you Hotel, it was expressed that unlike the south Sainsbury’s. If we are serious about this, we are doing the right thing, you can trust the west England fleet many elements of the audit need to put boots on the ground.” provenance when you buy from RFS and that is on vessel safety, ethics and controls had Mr West, is skipper owner of the 23m an important factor. It is about reassuring Virtuous. He said: “We have crew, the gear and already been certified for patrol work in the oil Nigel Edwards customers it is safe and good to be eating fish. industry. the quotas to think about, the last thing we We have for many years faced the question, ‘is need is another intense audit to go through. We Empathising with the position, Young’s fishing, per se, a sustainable practice?’ The be useable to the sector we want to use it. We need people hopping on the boat periodically, Seafood’s CSR advisor Mike Mitchell, who sits Scottish fishing fleet is sustainable, it is MSC keeping everything ongoing. We just need some on Seafish’s oversight board, said: “I think it is know there is need for support, whether it is certified and the first internationally to be RFS assistance with what we are dong. It needs an really positive and fantastic feedback. Retailers coaching or delivery, we are just working certified, and is by far the centre-piece of RFS. through what that will look like. extra layer of resource. really want this but they are not going to have “We need a level playing field, we need that “We know we are on the same spot, our job is to deliver it. “I welcome coming down and seeing the due diligence and we need transparency. That’s processors, and I’d be happy to meet the “The food industry, when looking at any other to deliver that. From a Humber bank the way forward. This is a sign that it is perspective it is a no-brainer. We deal with retailers. The problem is communication. We protein, is auditable and transparent. When sustainable fish from boats that care, look after Scottish seafood. Very little from the south of have the processes, what we need is a person you go out to sea and over the horizon it has their crews and catch, and something we need England comes up.” on the ground, running between the two.” been a bit of an anomaly. In the modern food to see corporately. Nigel Edwards, technical and CSR director at industry if you want to supply into the big Retailers are already looking carefully at it, “If it is resource, then come on, let’s go Icelandic Seachill, the £300 million turnover retailers you have got to cross that bridge and with Waitrose on board from the launch, stating that British fishing vessels supplying together and get that money.” business leading on work to have North Sea get in with the transparent methods of food

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Ministerial backing LAWS around transparency in supply chains enshrined in the Modern Slavery Act 2015 mean that UK companies turning over more than £35 million must now demonstrate that their practices are entirely ethical. RFS is now seen as a key part of this protection for the seafood industry, in what can be a complex global business, stretching from supermarket shelf to the North East Atlantic, Africa, Malaysia, Asia or South America. Launching in Westminster, UK Marine Environment Minister, George Eustace, said: “Responsible fishing is essential not only to prevent damage to our marine environment but also to protect the lives of those who work on our seas. “It is great to see retailers working with UK fishermen to ensure best practice on board fishing vessels through initiatives like the Responsible Fishing Scheme.”

It is the level of connection the industry, through Seafish, now has with those bringing the fish home, which is being explored. Tom Pickerell, technical director at Seafish, said at the launch: “There is a collective call for seafood stocks to be ethically produced and as a result we are working with fishermen at the heart of the UK supply chain to meet an industry gold standard which is globally applicable.” The Grimsby meetings saw a call for it to apply in Britain only at first, in an attempt to bring value to it. Waitrose has identified RFS as a key component as it ensures all those it works with, do the right thing. Jeremy Langley, aquaculture and fisheries manager at Waitrose, said it was a “pre-competitive issue that needs to be tackled head on by the industry”.

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Martyn Boyers, chief executive of Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises, started proceedings on day two by welcoming them to the fish market. He said: “Our fish mainly comes from Iceland and Norway, so to open up the potential for more British fish has got to be a good thing. There is a strong market up there, but we have a strong auction market here too, with landing facilities. “If vessels are down here to fish in the southern part of the North Sea, we’d be happy for them to come to us and land fish.” Seafood Scotland board member Will Clark, a Peterborough processor who also helps in the supply of

catch for Flatfish, said: “We are reopening a traditional trade route which existed for years. There is a realism that we need to make vessels profitable for 12 months of the year and if it means landing in other ports, that has to be encouraged for the economic benefit of all. “It became apparent to me in the devolution debate that our industry has no borders,

we are united as one regardless of political persuasions. We need to forge together to create a single UK industry. We see trade missions to China and US, but we have a perfectly good market on our doorstep that we can trade with commercially. We need to go back to square one. We have what you need. We are not PRESENTATION: Jimmy Buchan, re-inventing the wheel.” left, presents Steve Stansfield with a copy of his book.

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What’s in store for employment law? 2016 has already brought some signiﬁcant case law and legislative changes. Teresa Thomas, Partner, and Head of Employment Law at Wilkin Chapman Solicitors, takes a look at these, the forthcoming changes that employers need to be aware of and the impact on business.

N ONLINE business created in the downtime of a Grimsby retailer has hit the £1 million turnover mark in just five years.

may sit and read, but I thought I could do something better,” he said. Initially he looked into sim cards, making 5p a unit. “What I really knew was carpets,” he said. Myles Shaw set up IMS At the same time in 2010, Flooring Ltd when not his wife Kyla left her job at selling carpets as part of the Grimsby’s Wilkin Chapman family business. Now he has solicitors to have their first taken that on too as the child, and he wanted to growth in the niche market supplement his income. continues at pace. “I looked at underlay, but Trading as Carpet Runners margins weren’t great, and UK, what began by shifting a then I noticed we had one roll surplus roll that had been of carpet runner knocking gathering dust in the shop about the shop. I listed it on accelerated to the point eBay and I let people choose where stock barely had time their own size. The first week to settle. we turned over £400. We Launched with his father thought that was fantastic. Ivor, the team behind We then got three rolls, they Grimsby’s Carpet Warehouse sold straight away, then six is a truly family affair, with rolls, the same happened, and brothers uniting to work in that’s when we decided to go the business. And due to the for it. success of IMS, Myles was “It was selling that quick able to take over the retail we were being paid before we element too, trebling were due to pay our supplier, turnover since the move 18 it was risk-free.” months ago, and equalling He did, however, need to the online business’s expand the range, and his perfor mance. dad, helped finance it, with Myles started work at Myles doing all the leg work, Sainsbury’s when he was 16, which can often see him lock going from checkout boy to himself away in the office at stock control, but when his his Humberston home at car was written off in an night for hours on end. incident involving a delivery “We got to the stage where lorry there, he turned to his we had bought that much dad’s business. It has stock our supplier didn’t suffered a fire, and new have any left. We then premises were found in jumped on a plane and Grimsby Road. bought the stock direct from From the age of 20 he ran Ger many,” he recalled. that, and it was when the “The business completely store fell idle that his online changed, we were selling a entrepreneurialism sparked. retail product and buying at “In retail you can get a lot a manufacturer’s prices, we of down time. Most people were getting such a great margin it allowed us to expand further.” More designs from more suppliers were sourced, but Myles was still using third party commerce sites. “We were doing lots of hard work, lots of listings, lots of new photographs, and paying 15 per cent to the likes of eBay and Amazon,” he said. Learning all the time, mostly self-taught, Mr Shaw – now 29 – created his own website and ensured he had the right search engine optimisation to keep it top of the list when carpet runners was searched. “We have to pay a price for that, but it works very well,” he said. “Then we were not only making great margins but saving 10 to 15 per cent too, and growing even more.” To hold the stock two small units were taken in Freeman Street, and it was getting to FAMOUS FEET: Glenn Hoddle the point where a third was prepares to give his daughter required, when the current away. base was bought, purely for

Exclusivity Terms in Zero Hours Contracts GOING UP IN THE WORLD: Myles Shaw in the purpose-built studio above the Freeman Street store. the online business. “My dad was a massive believer. Without my family none of this would have been possible. I do the work, but without that backing and belief it would not have been possible. At the age of 24 I couldn’t have purchased the building.” With the freemen keen to ensure retail remained, Grimsby Carpet Warehouse was moved along the street, managed by Mr Shaw’s brother Andre. On the first

was like ‘sell, sell sell’ it was all about profit. “When I was at Sainsbury’s it was ‘customer service’ ‘customer service’ ‘customer service’. “I also have the products in my house. Gerald Ratner had no belief in his products, we offer free returns. From my perspective, if you don’t have confidence, why should your customers? If they don’t like the product then I don’t want them to have it, it is as simple as that.” Carpet runners remain at the core of the online business, and while well over 90 per cent is for the domestic market, there have been hotels, theatres, shops and embassies that have ordered. “I was out in Manchester once at the Hilton Sky Bar and saw this black runner. I had to have a look and sure enough it was ours. I think it was one of the top five moments of my life, as a little team from Grimsby.” Another pleasant surprise was receiving a picture of a Myles Shaw happy bride on one of the runners, only to see former England manager Glenn floor is where Carpet Hoddle giving her away. Runners UK comes into its own, with the “made to Entering his sixth year of measure” unique selling trading, double digit growth point setting it apart from is still predicted. national retailers. Rows and He said: “I enjoy what I do, rows of shelves with stock it is a real anti-climax when ready to go is punctuated by we get to targets though, I’m a photographic studio, an just looking at the next one! imitation hall and stairway, A team of 12 are employed. with all the lighting required “People say how do you for flawless product shots. work with family? We have a “If you think big, look like you are big, you become big,” great relationship, it can be a pressure pot but it is Myles said. He has learned certainly not an issue. You from success and failure of don’t get ‘yes men’, you are high-profile businesses, too. told the truth constantly, and “We have very, very happy we have people you can customers on line. When I was growing up, business absolutely trust.”

In retail you can get a lot of down time. Most people may sit and read, but I thought I could do something better

New regulations came into effect on 11 January which provides a remedy to zero hours workers if they are dismissed or suffer a detriment because they have breached the exclusivity clause in their contract by working for another employer. If their employment is terminated for this reason, they will be entitled to claim for unfair dismissal. Holiday Pay - Commission The Employment Appeal Tribunal gave its decision on 22 February on the case of Lock v British Gas Trading. Mr Lock is a salesman with British Gas (BG) and earns a basic wage plus sales commission. When he is on holiday he is paid basic salary only. He lodged a claim against BG (as did over 900 of his colleagues) arguing it had underpaid his holiday pay because when he is on holiday he cannot make sales and earn commission and he is therefore losing out ﬁnancially when he takes holiday. The EAT agreed

Teresa Thomas with the Tribunal that an amount for commission should be added to his basic pay each time he takes holiday. The case is to be appealed, so we would advise employers to seek advice before making any decisions to include commission in holiday payments. National Living Wage These regulations come into effect on 1 April 2016. Firstly, they amend the provisions dealing with ﬁnancial penalties for failing to comply with the national minimum wage. The amendment increases the percentage ﬁgure from 100% to 200% of the underpayment. Secondly, and more importantly, they introduce the new national living wage (NLW) rate of £7.20 per hour for adult workers aged 25 and over. The national minimum wage will still apply for workers aged 24 and under. Many employers are faced with issues of rising wage costs as a result of the NLW and have the inability to pass the increased costs onto customers. This has resulted in many employers entering into consultation with employees in respect of proposals for redundancies, reduced working hours and reduced overtime and allowances. If you need any assistance in this area, please contact us.

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Two members of the British Army Parachute Regiment display team The Red Devils dropped into The Deep to help mark achievements in training and career development at the multi-disciplined engineering and consultancy organisation. Guests from industry joined representatives from across the business, with a concentration on those who may lead the next generation. Explaining why it was important to outline the achievements, Yvonne Day, the business’s resources and development director, said: “We have beliefs and values, our professionalism our trust and integrity, and fundamental to all of this is team spirit. That gives us what we are today and this is what we are here to celebrate. “I am proud to lead this. Fabricom shares the pride and passion our individuals have to support their overwhelming enthusiasm for training and development.” A total of 47 apprentices and 17 graduates are with the company, with four fully accredited training programmes co-ordinated, as well as relationships with a host of external providers. Furthermore, in 2015 more than 110 courses on various technical and supporting functions were

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delivered, with 555 individuals benefiting. Mrs Day said the business was on course to match that output in 2016. In his address, chief executive Nigel Carlton told how the qualities and attributes of individuals would dictate whether the company’s vision to be the clients’ partner of choice could be realised, beyond the trade or profession undertaken. He said: “It is fine doing the day job, but that is the beginning. Organisations only survive today when you not only do the job, but in addition bring more to what you do. “Organisations like ourselves are facing additional complexities, significant uncertainty and, added to that, we find ourselves being faced with a fast-changing business environment and a fast-changing industry that places significant stress on organisations like ours. It demands that we are better at anticipating what is going to happen, demands that we are better and faster at making decisions and also that we remain vigilant about what is going on around us. “Survival is important, and organisations today who survive are those who recognise the importance of providing value to stakeholders. Our clients, our shareholders and employees are all stakeholders. If we don’t provide value to stakeholders we don’t survive. “Organisations, particularly like ours, invest significantly in development and training of employees, we spend a lot of time and money ensuring we get the best opportunity to ensure

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BRINGING the silverware back to the South Bank was Nick Wingate, named as a joint winner of the Apprentice Engineering Technician Award. The 21-year-old from Winteringham is in the third year of his project control apprenticeship. He said: “It is really nice to be recognised for the work you put in on a day-to-day basis. For your peers to recognise your efforts, too, that really matters.” Mr Wingate believed his specific work on a number of projects had helped him stand out. “The involvement I have is quite key, as it is financial, the costings,” he said. A colleague in Grimsby, Joe McLean, was presented with the Special

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Manby Road, Immingham, DN40 2LG T: 01469 576497 www.graytonengineering.com ACCOLADE: Nigel Carlton, second right, presents Tom Laverick, second left, and Nick Wingate, centre, with the Apprentice Engineering Technician Awards, flanked by Red Devils Sgt Major Gaz Jones, left, and Lt Cprl Alexis McNaughton. managers, technicians and engineers are equipped with knowledge and expertise they require for the future. That must translate to improved performance. Individuals must make a difference in what we do.” He asked future managers to be “discerning, intuitive and insightful”. “These are powerful words, but if we remember three significant words our organisation will be an organisation that can

build a future and shape a future.” This year’s event was the first year under the new branding, with the Humber bank aquarium bedecked in the new corporate identity, and a huge screen showing promotional videos of work undertaken. A presentation of £705 was also made to St Andrew’s Hospice for a garden in memory of Dave White, described as a very dear colleague, who passed away last year.

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success in the Telegraph’s inaugural Golden Apple Awards, where she was named Apprentice of the Year. Clive Rounce, representing Connor Whiteley who was ASSESSOR nominated for the Higher WINNER: Achiever Award but was Peter Jackson of unable to attend the ceremony, told how it was Grimsby “great to have the Institute. opportunity to manage Recognition Award, having young people with enthusiasm and potential”. been nominated by both He described the graduate client Novartis and the mechanical engineer from ECITB for attending and helping lead an educational Broughton as a “great asset to the team”. event hosted by the And it wasn’t just the Grimsby pharmaceutical Fabricom management plant. He was described as team giving out awards. an “absolute credit to North East Lincolnshire Fabricom”. Council’s health promotion Alexandra Seaton was also manager Deborah Simpson presented the company with commended for her recent

the Health and Wellbeing Gold Award, underlining the efforts made, including the introduction of mental health first aiders in the business and with partners, and the Health And Wellbeing Family Fun Charity Day at Grimsby Institute last year. “Fabricom really is a beacon of good practice,” she said. “I have four children and I would love them to come to work for a company like this, knowing health and wellbeing is being looked after as well as technical and academic skills.” Engie Fabricom Excellence Awards 2016: Apprentice Engineering Technician Award Winners: Nick Wingate, Grimsby; Tom Laverick, North East.

Nominees: Sam Cairns, Newcastle; Stephen Lee, Newcastle. Mentor and Coach Award Winners: Andy Hills, Grimsby; Mike Bee, Grimsby; Jeff Noble, North East. Nominees: Kim Kirkham, Newcastle; Jim Owens, Newcastle. Assessor Award Winners: Peter Jackson, Grimsby Institute and Rob Hardy, NETA Training Group. Higher Achiever Award Winner : Stuart Dunn, Newcastle. Nominee: Connor Whiteley, Grimsby. Mentor and Coach Award Winner : Mike Ketley, Newcastle. Nominee: Chris Boden, Grimsby.

‘Apprentices in industry show their worth’ ECITB regional director Andrew Brown underlined the huge economic boost apprentices working in industry bring, as Government makes adjustments to the system. Mr Brown, a guest speaker at Engie Fabricom’s excellence awards, said: “Government has a view that in the UK for every pound spent on apprenticeships, that the UK economy should benefit 27 times. “This industry and this organisation has been getting that return on investment for years. “My organisation and Fabricom have a very long association, a long and productive association. “Industry is going through tough times at the moment as everyone will know. “Those of you embarking on your careers are very fortunate to be with an organisation, a group with such a breadth of portfolios and projects, sectors and industries you work in. “You are with an organisation that will ride the waves as we go through the next few years.” Giving his take on what makes a good graduate from a training scheme, Mr Brown said: “Professional attitude, perseverance when the going gets tough, behaving with the utmost integrity, and couple that with academic and technical capability,” he said, adding that credit must also go to the training provider network that the organisation uses. Mr Brown continued: “It is not enough to develop a good apprenticeship and a good graduate, a lot needs to come from the organisation. The investment the organisation makes is pretty impressive. They develop trust so the candidate knows they are on the right journey. They nurture individuals and foster team spirit, and this is a really good example of it.” Few roles rely more on that spirit than the Armed Forces, and the special guests for the evening, Red Devils Sgt Major Gaz Jones and Lt Cpl Alexis McNaughton, work at the extreme. Together they have more than 2,500 jumps “from perfectly serviceable aircraft,” as compere Blair Jacobs quipped. As if free-falling wasn’t enough, they told how normally you would avoid contact with other parachuters, but in order to perform the routines they have to link up. “On a daily basis I have to overcome quite a bit of fear,” Sgt Major Jones told the gathering. “That’s my take on ‘no boundaries’, overcoming that, managing it, and taking it on, every day.”

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Science policy welcomed COMPANIES at the head of the UK chemical and pharmaceutical industry have spoken in support of Science Minister Jo Johnson’s recent pledges. Mr Johnson pictured, gave a well-received lecture to the Campaign for Science and Engineering, and earlier this month announced a record £26.3 billion budget for science for the next five years. In it he outlined the Government’s commitment to put the UK at the forefront of research to tackle some of the planet’s greatest challenges such as flooding, famine and viral diseases like Ebola. Mr Johnson said Whitehall will protect the science resource budget of £4.7 billion in real-terms, with investment in scientific infrastructure of £5.8 billion committed between now and 2021. The industry is the UK’s largest manufacturing exporter, with a £6 billion cluster around the Humber. Leaders of companies, who are members of the Chemistry Growth Partnership, said: “Jo Johnson has set out a clear commitment to the future of Britain’s science base. “The Chemistry Growth Partnership has made excellent progress as the hub for government and industry to jointly develop a policy for growth in our key chemicals sciences with the Government’s support for a new National Formulation Centre as tangible proof of that commitment. “The partnership will continue to work jointly with Government to support the science centres’ agenda, including through Catalyst on Merseyside and the Centre for Industry Education Collaboration at the University of York. “Delivering this type of broad engagement across society – linking schoolchildren, families and businesses – will provide a firm foundation to turn our scientific excellence into environmental, social and economic progress for the benefit of the UK.” The Chemistry Growth Partnership was formed following the recommendation of the Chemistry Growth Strategy Group, to oversee and ensure the development of an action plan to drive the implementation of the recommendations resulting from the Chemistry Growth Strategy of 2013.

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SUCCESS: Expanding into Leeds is Lincs Electrical Wholesalers (LEW). an exciting time of growth for LEW. In 2015, LEW successfully opened branches in Sheffield and Bury and it looks to continue that momentum with the Leeds branch and further ambitious plans for another new branch in the latter stages of 2016. Last year, Lincs Electrical Wholesalers was listed as 41st in the top 200 fastest growing companies in the East Midlands. LEW has proved it has what it takes to compete in a competitive marketplace occupied by several

large national wholesalers as well as independent wholesalers. Speaking on what makes LEW stand out from the crowd, Lee Martin, commercial manager at the company, said: “The success is down to a number of factors. “Our experienced, well-trained and motivated staff are our greatest asset, along with good stock holdings. “This, added to our commitment to industry-leading suppliers, enabling LEW to provide high-quality products to our

customer base at competitive prices, is key. We are also still independent and have a family ‘feeling’ to our business, so we really deliver on relationships and service, whilst being independent also enables us to make decisions quickly and adapt to a constantly changing market place.” You can see more from LEW on its newly revamped website at www.lincselectrical.co.uk and also follow the company on social media at facebook.com/lincs electrical and twitter.com/LEWLtd.

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BRIGG-based CLS Civil Engineering and Demolition has a portfolio of substantial builds and works throughout the East Midlands and beyond on everything from demolition to development delivery. The firm, led by Charles Salmon, was founded in 2002 and works predominantly on projects up to a value of £3 million. Its projects range from anaerobic digestion plants and onshore wind turbines to state-of-the-art commercial property. The company specialises in a number of areas, including waste, energy and environmental, groundworks and earthworks, construction and building works and rivers, marine and coastal defence works. Other specialisms include commercial and residential infrastructure, landscaping and external works, site survey, setting out and CAD design and demolition and asbestos removal. CLS has been involved in various renewable energy projects over the last six years and now aims to build on the northern Lincolnshire market, encouraged by activity levels. Commercial property development, such as the Claas agricultural machinery dealership and neighbouring Bakercorp containment tank depot,

local area for the likes of Cristal Global, Associated British Ports and the northern Lincolnshire councils.” The company’s wealth of knowledge from carrying out construction and demolition projects is coupled with 45 years’ experience within the industry. And its resources, including an innovative value engineering team, an established supply chain of experienced workers, health and safety and quality standards, allow the business to quickly generate reliable budgets and hand over projects on time.

GREAT VARIETY: The company has led a great mix of substantial builds and works throughout the East Midlands and beyond. both on land owned by CLS, have also proved successful. Mr Salmon said: “Design and construction of commercial property is something we have moved more on to in the last few years. “We have more land available to develop, with other projects soon to be released. “We are certainly putting more effort into that as a company.” Mr Salmon worked for a

northern Lincolnshire construction business for 19 years, building it up, before going it alone. He currently employs between 55 and 60 people in CLS Civil Engineering and CLS Demolition, based on Atherton Way, itself a self-build headquarters and operating yard. CLS also carries out projects in the leisure sector, from the seafront play trail in Cleethorpes to caravan park developments.

Mr Salmon said: “Brownfield development, demolition, the clean up or remediation and all the civil engineering works thereafter, that is what we are about. “We are also one of the largest demolition contractors in the area, we carry out complex industrial plant works, as well as residential and commercial premises. “We have built up a lot of experience working in the

GREAT WORK: Clare McVeigh, winner of the Dong Energy UK President’s Award, is congratulated by Rob Sampson, head of Westermost Rough, for her work to secure the first helicopter for operations and maintenance.

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might win. Then to win, and to be helicopter could become an taking place. I’m really proud of it, told I’m one of the first in the increasingly popular option for having watched Skint on Grimsby, country to win it, was amazing. servicing and repairing he giant and now the film Grimsby is here structures. It already offers access “Two years ago I was reading an as well. when sea conditions may prevent article about Dong Energy, I then “One thing that annoys me is how vessel transfers. Sailing times also looked at an advert, and it spiralled many people, when talking about become a factor, with the current from there. It is actually a different Clare McVeigh has won the operational farms all within a 90 job to what I applied for, but it has offshore wind, about Dong, E.on and Centrica, assume none of the company’s President’s Award, minute sail, the helicopter can get given me a massive opportunity!” jobs go to local people. On this recognising her success at there in 12 minutes. The next She had actually applied to be a delivering a first helicopter into wind farm, between us and round will see accommodation site assistant role as it matched the Westermost Rough offshore vessels a must for major works. what she did for E.on at the North Siemens, there are 60 staff and bar wind farm’s operations and They can also ‘drop’ heavy one are from within an hour’s Killingholme power station which maintenance fleet. equipment. since closed down. drive.” It was a UK first for the company, The former Caistor Yarborough “It was a hard decision to leave Mr Sampson, who also came from and has delighted the employee, and Franklin College student E.on, though we did know what the a thermal power background, said who came into the business from joined Dong Energy from E.on, future was, just not whether it was the industry presented a great an administrative background, and having read about the emerging five years, three years or one year,” opportunity. is immensely proud of the way her industry in the Telegraph and seen the Scartho resident said. “Operations and maintenance is career has climbed. the Danish utility giant was Reflecting on the industry as a The 32-year-old now provides the recruiting. whole, Clare said: “For Grimsby, it for 25 years, with prospects for vital link between the impressive promotion potential in the area,” Mum-of-one Clare said: “To be is fantastic this has come to the base, the 210MW farm off the he said. “We know there is going to nominated, and to see what was town. You just have to look at the Yorkshire coast and the Unifly written, it was just brilliant, I money that is being put in and the be growth offshore, and what better crew at Humberside Airport, who wasn’t even considering that I transformation of the docks that is place to be?” are used exclusively by Dong and Siemens. Rob Sampson, head of Westermost Rough, said: “The nomination was made because I had really good feedback from a number of stakeholders, both off site and on site, and from what I had seen. She was taken on without any experience with helicopters, vessels or wind turbines. “Westermost Rough is the first Dong site in the UK to have a helicopter for use in operations and maintenance, we were groundbreaking in what we were doing. She led the work that got the helicopter off the ground, when it came to the operational element. “This was recognised by UK chairman Brent Cheshire, and Clare deservedly won it.” As developments take place MERIT: Brent Cheshire, who made the call on the award, and the different approaches to a turbine, climbing up from a further offshore and turbines get vessel and winching down from a helicopter. larger, winching down from a

LEISURE: Work could start on Scunthorpe United's new football stadium in May after the £25 million scheme cleared its final planning hurdle. North Lincolnshire Council signed off full planning permission for the 12,000 all-seater stadium. It is the latest major milestone for the project, which is set to form part of the £1.2 billion Lincolnshire Lakes development on land to the west of Scunthorpe. The new ground, to be built on a 60-acre site on the west side of the M181, towards Gunness – just a matter of a few hundred metres from Glanford Park, could be ready for United to move in for the start of the 2017-18 season. The new stadium, designed by FWP Architecture, will have a gym, office space and areas for commercial development, plus a club venue and supporters’ bar. A new railway station to serve the stadium and the wider Lakes area is also a longer-term aim. The stadium is expected to create between 500 and 700 jobs in construction and future use. It is set to join a business park, sports lake, leisure facilities and more than 6,000 homes in five new villages on the Lincolnshire Lakes development.

56 homes go-ahead CONSTRUCTION: North Lincolnshire company Keigar Homes has been given the go-ahead to build a large development of new houses in Scunthorpe. The Barton-based firm has received the go-ahead from planners for 56 dwellings, including driveways, garages and an access road. The location is land off Burdock Road, Scunthorpe. The development from the award-winning firm is a mix of two bedroom semi-detached and linked houses, three bedroom semi-detached and detached, and four and five bedroom detached with either integral or detached garages.

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MANUFACTURING: The Tata Steel works in Scunthorpe is starting to feel the benefits of the neighbouring £48 million Ravensthorpe solar energy park. Since last April, energy costs on the 2,000-acre Tata site have been cut by more than £230,000 thanks to the operation. The average supply contribution from the 193-acre solar park was 5.3 mega-watts of electricity, which is around eight per cent of the steelmaker’s annual usage. A second green energy project in the form of landfill gas from a site in Crosby also helped the company save around £230,000 last year.

Power plant approval ENERGY: A new small-sclae power station on the outskirts of Scunthorpe, expected to generate 12 jobs, has been given the go-ahead. North Lincolnshire Council has approved plans for the construction of a 20MW short-term operating reserve power generating facility on land to the south of the Dragonby Vale Enterprise Park, Mannaberg Way. During normal operation, the plant will require four staff to ensure the operation and maintenance of the facility. ● Read more business news first at www.humberbusiness.com

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has been an absolute pleasure and the results speak for themselves. I want to thank Springetts for their commitment to our brand and our values and thank the DBA for recognising the new Young’s Seafood master brand with this prestigious award.” The Design Effectiveness Awards were launched nearly 30 years ago, to celebrate the absolute best of design and showcase partnerships between businesses and agencies. This year’s winners were announced at an exclusive ceremony in London, attended by Young’s and the Springetts team, alongside more than 500 design and business leaders. Pete Ward, chief executive of Young’s, said: “I am extremely proud that the inspiring new master brand has been so well received by the Design Business Association. Young’s has enjoyed a long and productive relationship with our design agency Springetts and they deserve recognition for their exciting designs. “It’s wonderful to see the Grimsby seascape so beautifully reflected on all our packaging. The history and

as they are so widely recognised with our industry and our clients’ industries. “We have thoroughly enjoyed working with Young’s and are absolutely delighted with the results. “We have worked with Young’s for over 30 years and this has enabled us to develop a truly incredible partnership with the company. To see them grow and become the number one seafood supplier in the UK has been an honour. Through this long term relationship Springetts has been able to truly understand the deeply held values of Young’s, to do the right thing, everyday, from creating their Fish for Life corporate social Pete Ward responsibility programme ten years ago, to bravely re-evaluating the master brand last year. We senior business figures from brands and organisations including understood how important Young’s heritage is to the company and British Airways, Cabinet Office, Channel Four, Coca Cola, Innocent, were able to express this with the inclusion of the breathtaking Lego, Macmillan, Procter & Grimsby seascape. We admire the Gamble and Royal Philips. brand and the company and look Paul Williams, creative director forward to continuing to work at Springetts, said: “We always value a Design Effectiveness Award together in the future.” heritage of our business is important to everyone involved in Young’s and we’re delighted that through our branding we are able to communicate that to all our customers.” The master brand went through two rigorous rounds of judging by

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ORTH Atlantic Seafood Forum proved a huge hit again, one year on from the Norwegian event being used as a platform to promote Grimsby’s hosting of World Seafood Congress 2015.

MEETING: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Icelandic Fisheries Minister, with Steve Norton at North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen, Norway.

The annual gathering of seafood industry leaders attracted another strong delegation from the town’s primary sector, with Seafish hosting a lunch and attracting the national ambassadors for Norway and Chile, as well as Iceland’s fishing minister, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson. Simon Dwyer, a UK and Ireland representative for NASF, who sits alongside Steve Norton on the Seafood Grimsby & Humber executive committee, said: “We managed to secure a separate meeting with the Icelandic Minister, which was cordial. They want to continue with trade in seafood and also have agreed to extend it to look at other sectors such as energy and ports and logistics.” Next year World Seafood Congress is held in Reykjavik and plans are being formulated now to maximise trade links. “We hope to have a very good representation there, and not just focus on fish,” Mr Dwyer said. Back on the seafood sector though, and

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one opportunity was clear. “A big theme which I picked up on for Grimsby was high-tech processing. Grimsby was certainly seen as a high-tech centre.” This was boosted with Icelandic Group chief executive Arni Geir Palsson referencing it in his presentation. Developments from the likes of equipment manufacturer Marel could lead to less reliance on Far East processing. Technology was also seized upon by Grimsby’s Mike Mitchell, who has become sustainability director for North Atlantic Seafood Forum. The former Young’s Seafood CSR and technical director presented to the junior conference, under his own consultancy, Fairseas Ltd. “It was quite refreshing to look at a room full of people in the their 20s and 30s, the future of the industry,” he said. “It is an industry that can deliver all career aspirations. Not enough people think about seafood as an industry, but it offers every conceivable option from IT to sales and marketing and business analysis. “An important thing for the next generation coming in now is to look at how we can apply really cutting edge technology to problems and challenges the industry has.”

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It all started with Frank Harrington, a merchant seaman and son of fishing smack owner (The Harrington GY573) Thomas Harrington. Being an engineer on the SS Star of Victoria he recognised a need for a ready supply of marine vessel parts and so came ashore in 1906 to start a business selling such items to the vessels coming into the port of Grimsby. I In time Frank’s son Lorenzo took over the business and started a supply of lubricants to complement the company’s range of products. But it was his son John who started to sell to the ever-growing number of factories along the Humber Bank, with a particular focus on the food factories. In the early 70s, Frank’s great grandson Mike started working in the business and later bought all the widely dispersed family shares and took over as MD, a position he still holds today. Mike expanded the industrial supplies section of the company by introducing a range of food factory cleaning equipment and also set about reinstating the oil sales, which had subsided to about two barrels a month. Due to the ever-increasing legislation dominating the food

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consequently he has set up supply chains with more major brands, including Shell and Castrol, whose products, along with Lincol branded Sealink marine oils, are today servicing inshore boats including tugs, survey vessels and crew transfer vessels and also the actual wind turbines too. Of course Mike recognises that the company’s success in today’s uncertain economic market is not down to him alone and credits the company’s team of long serving and extremely knowledgeable staff combined with the excellent back-up provided by Forrester

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A £3 million support fund has been launched to support businesses affected by the Tata Steel cuts. On behalf of the Tata Steel Task Force, North Lincolnshire Council has set up the fund for companies in the Tata Steel supply chain. As first reported in the Scunthorpe Telegraph, the support fund also aims to support other local businesses and will be available for the next two years. Head of economic growth at the council Jenny Couch said that there were two parts to the support fund. “There is the business support programme and the grant for growth, which is capital investment,” she said. “The support programme gives you an action plan to help you and identify your needs. “Our priority is to support businesses in the supply chain, but we are also here to help other companies showing growth. “If you are looking to grow and create jobs, we are here to support you. “We ran a regional growth

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training and business needs analysis demonstrating the return in investment. Workforce Skills specialises in a number of vocational sectors from engineering and building services to health and social care, business and professional and retail enterprises. We will work closely with our The team, which is led by clients to bridge the gaps in their executive director Lucy Ottewell, specialises in delivering responsive workplace and are able to offer bespoke training and deliver the and supportive training solutions right courses for the right industry. to employers in the area. Apprenticeships are key and The dedicated business and Workforce Skills Ltd will provide learner engagement team are ready responsive supportive solutions to to work with employers to bridge ensure both current workforces and any skills gaps and ensure the next the next generation have the skills generation of trainees or needed. apprentices are fully supported. We understand that no business Employers will have access to a needs are the same. Whether team of industry specialists who employers are looking to recruit an will conduct a free no obligation apprentice or a trainee we are able

to develop a suitable package meeting employer needs and boosting productivity and efficiency in the workplace. The team also offers an employer responsive service which includes pre-employability Sector Based Work Academies. These academies are designed, in simple terms, as a bespoke package with employers’ input and are aimed at increasing the skills set and understanding of your sector in adults seeking a change in career or for those adults currently unemployed. These programmes are ideal if you are recruiting for non-apprenticeship vacancies as they are designed in partnership with employers. The launch will take place on Wednesday, March 16, 7.30am-9.30am, at the University Centre Grimsby in the Corner

Lounge and will see guest speakers Steven Bennett, chef patron at the Oaklands Hotel, talk about training the next generation and Adam Hayes, director at JTJ Training Solutions, talk from a national perspective regarding the national apprenticeship landscape. Workforce Skills executive director Lucy Ottewell said: “It is exciting times for apprenticeships and work-based solutions, we have the opportunity to not only ensure skills gaps in the future are reduced but offer businesses the tools to increase productivity and support growth. My passion is my community, economic vitality through encouraging the uptake of work place training, apprenticeships and the opportunity to support unemployed adults back into sustainable employment.”

Money granted to call time on rogue landlords NORTH East Lincolnshire Council has been successful in bidding for a grant from the Department for Communities and Local Government to help tackle rogue landlords. The grant, which amounts to £64,250, will be used by the council to fund a range of measures aimed at confronting landlords who do not comply with regulations. The funding will also help improve the information and support available to help tenants experiencing problems with their rented home. These actions include increasing property inspections, more enforcement action and possibly prosecutions. The funding is part of a £5 million pot which has been awarded to local authorities across the country. The recent announcement comes shortly after a landlord was given a 56 day prison

sentence suspended for six months after he was found guilty of illegally evicting a tenant in Cleethorpes. Councillor Terry Walker, portfolio holder for leisure, citizens and public protection, said: “Most landlords stick to the rules and treat their tenants correctly, but there’s a minority that take advantage of the people renting from them or simply aren’t aware of their responsibilities. “Advice on the rights and responsibilities of both tenants and landlords is available on the council’s website by visiting www.nelincs.gov.uk/resident/housing “Tenants who are facing problems with their landlords can report it to the housing team on 01472 326296 (option 3) or by e-mailing homeimprovementteam@nelincs.gov.uk.” ● This article first appeared on the Your News section at www.humberbusiness.com

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Kevin Robinson, who set up the company 18 months ago, has been out to Uganda three times in the past year, as part of 20 overseas missions to deliver training and provide consultancy services. The former DFDS Torline, Samskip, Humber Sea Terminal and Marr executive has helped smooth supply chain work to ease the pressures caused by the drawn out fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr Robinson said: “On each occasion it has been a four day course covering supply chain issues, helping to ensure supplies get through, be it everything and anything from troop movement to food, all what you need to maintain a base for 5,000 people.” Having been brought in by a third party, Amaradia – named after a Romanian distant water factory fishing vessel he spent three months on at the outset of his career – is now recognised by the intergovernmental organisation. “That went really well, it was well received, and on the back of that we are now a supplier to the UN, and we are hoping something may well come of that,” said Mr Robinson, who is based at Grimsby’s Business Hive. “The next step is to move up a tier in the chain, opening up the potential for bigger contracts.” In the time he has been operational, since early 2014, he has also completed consultancy work in the Middle East, in the UAE and Qatar, as well as a short in-house course for Marks and Spencer. A suite of freight forwarding courses has also been added to the domestic training offer, with the ability to provide online in a virtual learning environment. IOSH course Cargo Handling In Ports, known as Chip, has also been added to the portfolio. “I am using the services of a few associates, and a lot of the work has come through personal contacts,” Mr Robinson said. “I now need to move it on to bring in

AFRICAN APPOINTMENT: Kevin Robinson of Amaradia Ltd, ninth from right, with the United Nations delegates in Uganda.

new people, other courses, to diversify further while still concentrating on logistics and transportation. “It has been a really good start, and the next step is to consolidate it. I have gained some good references I now need to build up again.” Mr Robinson was also part of a visit to Malaysia as part of a Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce trade mission, hooking up with Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport there, a professional body of which he is a fellow, and Amaradia is an approved centre.

Key appointment will aid high growth firm’s training ambition ALEX Baghurst has joined payroll specialist Dataplan as its learning and development manager. The appointment comes as a further 25 staff have been added to the growing Grimsby company in the past year. Mr Baghurst, who has worked in further education for more than a decade, said: “Dataplan is really expanding here in terms of both client base and the number of staff. There was a need to advance the learning and development offer in line with that. My job will be to manage that process.” A key element will be the provision of an e-learning suite for the business. “Our training will work via a new online system so we have one place where it all sits to

make it easier and more consistent, to benefit both the staff and the clients,” Mr Baghurst said. The Prince Albert Gardens business recently added a new health care group worth £200,000 to the portfolio, while an app-based e-payslip solutions provider also now has 30,000 users. A dedicated pensions team is also up to eight staff. Stewart Waddell, Dataplan’s operations director, said: “We are trying to streamline all the processes internally to make sure we create a smart training platform. “The business is going really well, and steps like this are important to maintain such growth.”

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PS, a leader in returnable transit packaging, with a specialisim in seafood, has made two senior appointments in a move that signals the next stage of the com- VAST EXPERIENCE: Paul Carvell, who has been appointed as non-executive chairman of PPS. pany’s growth.

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Paul Carvell, an Oxford graduate with almost 40 years’ experience in the business services sector, has joined the Grimsby and East Staffordshire operating business as non-executive chairman. He has worked for a number of leaders in the industry, including TNT, GE Capital and Business Post Plc (UK Mail), where he took the latter into the FTSE 250 as chief executive. Mr Carvell is currently chairman at Delivery Group, a major player in post and parcel logistics, and a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport. He will provide strategic guidance to facilitate the ambitious growth plans for the business. PPS has also appointed a new sales manager. Andrew Lee joins the business from La Palette

Rouge, where he was commercial manager and specialised in providing pallet pooling solutions for its blue chip FMCG customers. Mr Lee, who holds a business management degree from the University of Bradford, will manage relationships with PPS’s existing customer base and has been tasked with growing the business’s presence in other key sectors, such as retail and automotive, in order to help PPS deliver upon its goals. Joanne Moss, managing director at PPS, said: “We’re delighted to welcome both Paul and Andrew to the business; they bring a lot of experience to an already strong team and are vital for the next stage of our growth. “We first met Paul last year when he was introduced to us by the

Business Growth Fund, backers of our acquisition of Alison Handling Services. It was immediately apparent that he could bring a wealth of knowledge to our senior management team.” PPS has enjoyed continued growth over its 13 year history, and now employs more than 100 people across the business following its acquisition of Alison last year, and the move to significantly larger premises on Grimsby’s South Humberside Industrial Estate. The company provides cost effective and environmentally friendly returnable plastic packaging solutions across the UK and Europe. PPS moves 25 million boxes a year for customers including retailers, food processors and the automotive industry.

Door ajar for recruits as sales team is boosted A NEW sales executive has joined the growing team at Grimsby’s Pattesons Glass. Stacey Graves is the latest recruit at Atlas House, as the jar and bottle wholesaler looks to bolster its position in the food and drinks industry. Sales manager Chris Brown has made the appointment, alongside managing director David Mann, himself having only joined three month ago. Mr Brown said: “First and foremost this continues the acceleration of our growth in the ever-expanding food market, and Stacey will primarily be involved in heading up new business for that, as well as providing scope for further business development in to new areas, including health and

beauty and pharmaceuticals. “This is not the final piece for us, results will dictate, but our intention, if we continue to grow as we have done, we will recruit even further this year.” Stacey, who hails from Barrow, joins from Pipers Crisps, where she spent four years, having started in packing having completed an apprenticeship. She went on to work as an account manager on the wholesale side of the Elsham business. She said: “I was ready for a new challenge personally, and while it is a completely different product, I hope my experience fits in this business. I am really looking forward to bringing it on, and working in new markets as well.”

SALES BOOST: Stacey Graves is welcomed by Chris Brown.

NEW ROLE: Paul Litten. PAUL Litten has joined Hull-based accountancy and corporate firm Banks Cooper Associates as a partner. The former commercial director at Humberside Airport will help develop the business consultancy arm. Mr Litten, a respected, senior commercial executive within the region, has worked with a range of public and private sector organisations to help deliver economic growth and inward investment for the area. “I am delighted that I have been given the opportunity to work with BCA, supporting the tremendous work they already deliver, by providing clients with assistance and help in growing their sustainability and profitability,” he said. “My significant experience in business development, budget and business planning, risk evaluations, customer relationship management, marketing and sales will provide clients with additional benefits to those already provided by the firm, which include the development of strategic business planning options and full outsourced management accounting and financial management services. Prior to his time at Kirmington he had built up an extensive background in prestige motor vehicle retail with the likes of Jaguar, Aston Martin, Landrover, Mercedes and BMW. He also sits as a member of the Humber LEP investment and regulation board, as a council member for Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, and on its transport and shipping committee. Simon Banks-Cooper, senior partner at BCA, which also has offices in Leeds and London, said: “Paul brings with him a significant level of experience and a very wide network of business contacts. “His advocacy for the region is well known, as is his work on both sides of the Humber, ably demonstrating his strong commercial experience. We are delighted to be working with him to grow our consultancy arm.”

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In its 2015 results, revealed last week, the company saw its turnover rise by 5 per cent, in part due to the strong increase in freight volumes and passenger numbers between Europe and the UK. At 34 per cent of the total, the DFDS North Sea freight services are DFDS’ largest market. The volumes increased in 2015 by 10 per cent, partly because of the improving British economy. DFDS shipped 12.2 per cent more between Rotterdam (Vlaardingen) and Felixstowe and 12.9 per cent more between Rotterdam and Immingham. “This is a strong increase compared to 2014. DFDS therefore rotated its vessels at different times of the year to meet demand for capacity on the different routes in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea,” said Mikael Mortensen, route director for Rotterdam – UK. “This is why in December DFDS moved, among others, two of its largest ships – with a capacity for 307 trailers – to the daily freight route between Ghent and Gothenburg.” There are approximately 25 departures from Rotterdam to Felixstowe and Immingham each week The freight volumes have also increased by 10 per cent between Zeebrugge and Rosyth in Scotland.

‘STRONG INCREASE’: Mikael Mortensen, DFDS route director for Rotterdam to the UK. The route is now in profit for the first time. “The stricter EU legislation on sulphur, introduced in 2015, and the associated additional costs jeopardised the future of the route,” said Mr Mortensen. “In consultation with the Scottish Government, DFDS and the port of Rosyth therefore decided to invest 6

million euros in the route. “The investment included a scrubber installation on board the ship, fuel optimisation and improved infrastructure in the Scottish terminal. Stein Est, route director, said: “The first steps have been taken and the terminal has been modified so that, as of last autumn,

we can unload stacked containers at Rosyth. “This increased the capacity of the ship and we were already able to benefit from this in 2015. We expect this trend to continue in 2016.” For more about DFDS’ results in 2015 visit www.dfds.com/annual-review-2015

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Certification is a growth step PROVIDING a high quality service to their customers has always been paramount and part of local electrical, firm Townsend’s ethos, now it has the ISO 9001 accreditation to prove it. The award of the highly regarded certification comes as the business looks to expand into the renewables sector, with the team finding it increasingly part of tender processes. Managing director Mark Shepherd said: “Meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations is very important to us as a business. We’re always improving our skill sets by implementing training programs and offering further study to the workforce. This not only enhances their skills but, as a business we can expand and offer more services. “The ISO 9001 accreditation is widely recognised and one that Townsend is proud to say they have.” He took over the well established Cleethorpe Road business back in 2000, and was keen to maintain and build the overall quality of the services. Manager Paul Huntley said:

ACCREDITED: Townsend’s Paul Huntley, left, and Nathan Cass.

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Grimsby group opening marks a 4N decade “Over the years working for Townsend, there has been new legislation to adhere to and accreditations implemented in the business, but one area that all of our team focuses on is the service we provide our customers. We’re also pleased we have a great team of lads on the tools who demonstrate a professional and friendly image while working on projects.”

Colleague Nathan Cass added: “We have always embraced the booming renewable industry that Grimsby is seeing at the minute. Now we’re ISO 9001 accredited and we’ve also recently put two of our lads through an offshore survival course we hope to be able to extend our services into this sector.”

NATIONAL Business Network, 4Networking, celebrated its 10th birthday by launching a group in Grimsby. Oaklands Hall Hotel in Laceby is the venue, with the breakfast meeting featuring a speech by the author of the Amazon best-selling book Business Networking for Dummies, Stefan Thomas. He spoke of ways to get better

results from what can be a challenging task. Regional leader, Sheena Whyatt, said: “At the end of two hours at a ‘4N’ meeting you have had a great breakfast, networked, had an interesting presentation and had three one-to-one business meetings. It’s an incredibly well thought out format that maximises your networking opportunities

and still has you back in the office for the afternoon.” 4N members can attend any meetings anywhere in the UK. Grimsby joins groups in Louth, Lincoln, Gainsborough, Newark, Bawtry and Retford. A new Scunthorpe group is also launching. The next meeting takes place on April 8,from 8am. For details visit www.4networking.biz.

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Month in Review New developer on horizon OFFSHORE WIND: Businesses have been advised to be alive to opportunity as a new offshore wind farm operator prepares to build up its supply chain. The team behind Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm has pledged its commitment to the region, promising “more of the same in Lincolnshire” after a “little sister” development off the Suffolk coast awarded a £25 million contract, generating 100 jobs. RWE Innogy owns 25 per cent of the 336MW Galloper Wind Farm Ltd, and has a 50 per cent stake in Triton Knoll, a 900MW development that will dwarf the current sites out of the Humber.

Swedish smokers learn JOB DONE: An aerial view of the solar panel project at SC4. Picture: Bob Riach.

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SIGNIFICANT solar project aims to take the heat out of energy costs at a Scunthorpe steel business, after it tapped into the expertise of two other northern Lincolnshire firms. The £118,000, 350-panel installation at SC4 Ltd on Midland Road is expected to pay for itself within five years through energy savings and the feed-in tariff. SC4, established in 1983, is a “one-stop shop” steel service centre employing 26 people. The core business is structural steel, with a full fabrication department, and it also undertakes rectification when steel needs to be straightened after leaving the rolling mill. Finance director at SC4, Karen Eddy, who jointly owns the business with husband Shay, said: “I’m pro-renewable energy and it’s something we’ve looked at for some time. We contacted Steve Abbott at Lincs Eco Energy, as well as other companies. It became apparent from the outset he was very passionate about renewables, it was a local business and he knew what he was talking about. “Darren Adams, who works with Steve, then put a lot of work in, looking at our usage and the pattern through the year. “They came back with a system to suit our requirements.” SC4’s annual energy costs run at

ANALYSIS: Karen Eddy with the inverters that show the generation statistics. between £45,000 and £50,000. “Our commercial energy costs are high and, each time we renew a contract, go higher, so there was a sound business case for looking at solar,” said Mrs Eddy. The project was accelerated because of the reductions to the feed-in tariffs, announced by Government in January. “It was completed in time to enable us to get the maximum benefits. We’re delighted by the end results and we think, conservatively, it will pay for itself inside five years,” she added. Key financial advice was provided by

RNS Chartered Accountants of Scunthorpe, with Mrs Eddy praising the work of partner Rob Smith. She said: “He helped review the timing of the capital investment and demonstrated the tax efficiencies and allowances that could be claimed.” Mr Adams, of Brigg-based Lincs Eco Energy, said it was a challenging project, including frame-mounting over an asbestos roof, with a structural survey prior, as well as the removal of two tonnes of moss! “The presence of old asbestos meant temporary safety netting had to be erected and movement across the roof was limited to operatives keeping to scaffold boards,” he said. An external asbestos handling company was also brought in to drill more than 800 holes through the roofing sheets. The project was completed in ten working days. “Each of the 350 panels are rated at 255W, giving an overall system size of 89.25 kWp and an estimated generation during its first year of 72,000kWh,” Mr Adams confirmed. “The estimated annual combined financial benefit – not having to buy electricity from the grid and income from the feed-in tariff – is £14,000 per year.” Mr Smith, from RNS, was most impressed by the installation. “The figures made the project very worthwhile and it has also enabled SC4 to benefit from capital allowances,” he said. “I’m delighted to have played a part in securing a win-win deal for two local businesses.”

TV chef Colin pays networkers a visit

SPECIAL GUEST: The BGG group welcomes Colin McGurran to an open network event held to celebrate its 10th anniversary. He is pictured centre with chair Allison Rawlings, at Laceby Manor Golf Club. Submitted picture.

SEAFOOD: A dozen Swedish fish smokers have been given a masterclass from Europe’s recognised experts, as Grimsby’s premium dish demonstrated its international credentials. Artisan producers crossed the North Sea, having heard of the work of the town’s small, but committed group of traditional smokers, to gain an insight into the work that brought the EU’s protected geographic indication to town.

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It’s a cut throat world out there with every marque scrambling to get the upper hand but before you decide whose product is best for your business, there’s the little matter of identifying the type of commercial vehicle that most closely fits your requirements. In the best crocodile wrestling traditions, we’ll start with the smallest – namely, the car-derived van sector. As the title suggests, these are vans that share their underpinnings with cars. There are those that closely resemble their people carrying cousins, with the back seat bench combined with the boot to form the load area, and then there’s the more van-like “hi-cube” versions, with wider, higher load bays. All offer car-style driving positions and handling, with compact dimensions making them ideal for limited-load urban usage. Next-up the pick-ups, these four-wheel-drive load-luggers have experienced a dramatic surge in popularity recently with business users taking a shine to their versatility. A pick-up can be a rugged workhorse during the week and thoroughbred family transportation on weekends. Finally, the models that first spring to mind when we think of commercial vehicles – the panel vans. Here there are two rough categories again. The smaller of the two is

TRADITIONAL PANEL VAN: The Hyundai iLoad.

comprised of MPV-sized vehicles and the larger, your traditional panel vans, is typified by the all-conquering Ford Transit. As a rule you get a high driving position and a prodigious load area on the back while the larger models are usually offered in a bewildering array of derivatives with short and long-wheelbase, varying payloads and numerous cab or load bed options. Specify the combination that best suits you. Don’t be overawed by the levels of choice in the modern commercial vehicle market. Your local dealer will make short work of explaining the ins and outs of the product ranges while offering comprehensive aftersales back-up. All of which leaves you free to keep on trucking. CAR-LIKE: Small vans all offer car-style driving positions.

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PLY IS VITAL! Experts say that while the subject of ‘ply lining’ a commercial van may not be the most fascinating, it can certainly be essential in helping to protect items being carried.

THE merest mention of commercial vehicle ply lining can be enough to send normally alert and attentive van operators into a jaded, disinterested stupor! But that’s probably because they don’t fully understand the intricacies of this “interesting” subject. Getting some good ply lining for your vehicle could save you a packet in the long run. Ply lining, if you’re still with us, is the practice of covering the interior of a van’s load bay with a layer of plywood. There are numerous companies that provide such a service and numerous reasons why you should consider taking them up on their generous offers. Basically, a plywood lining is a way of protecting your van’s cargo from damage while, at the same time, protecting your vehicle’s interior. With the best will in the world, the van driver in a hurry is always going to occasionally neglect to secure items in the back properly. A few briskly taken corners or the odd sharp braking manoeuvre later and suddenly that 300-piece bone china dinner service has suffered a dramatic decline in value. No amount of ply lining will prevent the worst coming to the worst if you drive like a

maniac with a van load of unsecured crockery but it does form a useful, more forgiving barrier between said cargo and your vehicle’s unyielding metalwork. Plus, the whole thing works in reverse. If you’re hauling a particularly pointy, weighty or abrasive cargo, it could do untold damage to your vehicle’s interior, seriously affecting its residual value. With ply lining, you can let the wood bear the brunt of what scuffs, scrapes or impacts there are, leaving the paint and metal beneath unscathed. A plywood lining kit can be removed almost as easily as it is installed, you can replace the wood once it starts looking like it’s been through the mill so that the van looks as new when the time comes to get a good price for it. Also worth remembering, is the fact that the flat walls in a ply-lined van are far easier to clean/sweep-out than the grooved, fixing-point ridden interior of an unlined vehicle. The process of keeping your vehicle dirt-free will be greatly simplified. There are two basic routes you can go down when buying your lining. First there’s the all-in one service where a company will manufacturer,

supply and fit a plywood kit specially designed to fit your vehicle. The second is to buy the kit and fit it yourself. If you’re a tradesman or even just a dab hand at DIY, the second option shouldn’t present too much of a problem – after all, the kit will be ready-cut to fit your particular vehicle. If, however, you run a fleet of vans or you just don’t trust your own ply lining abilities, you’ll probably gravitate towards option one. A good ply lining kit will be cut using a CNC router to the exact interior dimensions of the relevant vehicle. There are various options to consider when specifying the kit you want too. Do you want the wheel arches boxed in? Should the bulkhead be covered? Do you want lining on the roof panelling? Kits are often made to order and they’re easily adaptable (you just lop an extra bit off), so you can really specify the layout that’s best for you. A ballpark price for a DIY 12mm ply lining kit for the sides and doors of a small panel van will be around £300 and this should include all the necessary fixings. If you want the whole thing fitted by the experts, you’ll pay a bit more.

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FTER initial success supplying the Hydron Collider, a Grimsby seafood packaging specialist is building its niche market with work helping projects as far removed as the European Space Agency and an archaeological excavation in Peru.

linked. And another connection in Europe has led to the Peruvian tests on the discovery of exceptional wall paintings on mudbrick which are being excavated, and need protecting once exposed. Kusi Colonna-Preti, a heritage conservator, working with the Université Libre de Bruxelles on the Ychsma Project Following on from the work with CERN, in Pachacamac, close to Lima, approached the European Organisation for Nuclear him to collaborate in tests on the sheeting. Research, as reported in November, Simon She has described first results as “very Atkinson and his team at Mariner interesting and encouraging,” with big Packaging on South Humberside differences in temperature and Industrial Estate have now found new condensation levels. uses at the forefront of scientific And while the new projects excite, the exploration. The Lightite wrapping, manufactured in first is also bearing fruit, when put up King Edward Street, could now be used on against more complex alternatives. a future mission into space, while also Mr Atkinson has been invited to visit, protecting historic artwork from the and he will be taking up the offer. conditions as it is unearthed in South Miguel Madurga Flores, of CERN, said: America. “One of my main goals for our new Mr Atkinson said: “They are further generation detector (for the Hadron strings to our bow, almost accreditation Collider) was to simplify the wrapping in for what we have, and it is catching order to be able build more detectors in a people’s interest. It gives us the chance to shorter time. Of course, for us is very push it more and more to institutions of important not to compromise the quality that nature, and gives us a lot more of our detection systems. acknowledgement for what we are “After tests last year we discovered a producing as bespoke specific products. single layer of Lightite sheeting is “The more and more we are doing, the more and more enquiries we are fielding.” indistinguishable from a system wrapped with an intermediate sheet of teflon or With strong reflective and heat insulating properties, the European Space aluminised mylar. That way we managed Agency tests are being conducted to see if to halve our construction time, which for large projects like this matters. We are it will stop liquid gas freezing in space. currently building 26 detectors, with Filipe Conceição, a chemical engineer, another set of 20 planned for next year.” working for Active Aerogels in Portugal, Reflecting on the interest, Mr Atkinson is heading up the work, and has described said: “The kudos of it is nice, and the fact how it will be used as a barrier on top of flexible thermal insulation for liquid that we are doing some good for these hydrogen cryogenic feed lines, at -250 °C. projects. It also gives us some exposure to the world!” Mr Atkinson said CERN and ESA were

Month in Review

Riverside’s Tale of Two as it now becomes one LEISURE: A Dickensian twist awaits patrons of one of Cleethorpes’ most popular bars when it opens with double the footprint this weekend. The Riverside becomes A Tale of Two, with clear reference to the coming together of the ten-year-old bar and restaurant and neighbouring former Holmhirst Hotel. Bought in November 2014 from David Allen, Mrs Parry had previously told how the traditional terrace layout was restrictive in both the bar and restaurant. It officially reopens to the public on Friday, having been closed for less than three weeks to bring the two together.

Town is BHS stronghold

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RETAIL: Ailing retail giant BHS’s Grimsby store is one of the most viable in the group, it has been revealed. A year after being taken into new ownership, the struggling icon – a feature of the high street for more than 90 years – has launched a huge turnaround plan, including a company voluntary arrangement proposal with landlords of all 164 stores as it seeks to “reset costs”. In the move, which will also see a head office restructure and a consolidation of management levels in stores, the company is looking to receive substantial reductions in lease charges, and is clear if not achieved, stores could go. However, the only difference proposed in Grimsby is payment terms. ● Month in Review articles first appeared in either the Grimsby or Scunthorpe Telegraph. To subscribe call 0844 406 8744.

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TWO North East Lincolnshire life coaches have united to deliver a course together ... after meeting in Newcastle. Margaret Easton, of Transform You, and Jan Rilatt, of Youplus, are combining their talents after a top-up day for their own qualifications pitted them together. They are now preparing to roll out Life Coaching 4 Change: March Your Team To Success, at Grimsby’s Business Hive in Dudley Street next week. Margaret said: “We did a training workshop in Newcastle and realised we were from the same location, and we have crossed paths since. “My background is in counselling, and what we look at is all about getting from where you are now to where you want to be. “We are now applying that to the work place.” Covering performance, relationships and productivity, Margaret said: “It is people gaining coaching skills to help their staff with positive motivation. “It is also about making people feel valued, which can really help retain people in this market. It is getting people singing off the same hymn sheet, and teaching skills as we go along. “Wellbeing and happiness are linked to productivity, so it is really important to listen to staff and understand how they feel.” The four-week course, with two hours one night of the week, launches on March 23. Jan said: “We met in Newcastle, and it was really bizarre. We both trained

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USINESSES in the Humber have told how they don’t believe a Brexit will be detrimental to their opera-

tions. Despite a Europe-facing estuary driving the economy, and international inward investors proliferating the region, there is a strong belief here that Britain’s trade links are robust enough to survive a potential split. Richard Enderby pictured, secured the European Union’s Protected Geographical Indication for Grimsby’s traditionally smoked fish back in 2009, and while the celebrated status has brought kudos to his business and a select few others – and helped establish the haddocks he handles as a premium product – he doesn’t see a potential Brexit as a bad thing for the seafood industry. “We buy a lot from Iceland and Norway. Norway is outside of the EU, Denmark is inside the EU and we are in the EU, but it wouldn’t really make much difference if we were in or out,” he said. “In Norway, we take fish from Tromso, in the far north, through Sweden and it is then trans-shipped from Denmark and sold to us. You are not going to tell me that in Scandinavia, because Norway is out, there is an issue? I cannot see it, I cannot see there being much affect at all if you look at it from that point of view. Norway is attached to Sweden, they do a lot of trade, the

same with Denmark, the same with the EU. Some use the Euro, some don’t. There are groups within groups, so it won’t always follow that in the EU or out the EU matters. Some Balkans are in, some are out, and the same applies there. “I think it is being built up to be more than it is when it comes to a sense of leaving. It has not done us many favours for Grimsby, put it that way, and I think most people may hold the same view. “I got PGI because, the one thing I do see in Europe, rather than this country, is that they appreciate food far more than we do. If it was left to Britain everything would be mass-processed. We would be far more appreciated if we were in France, and if we weren’t in Europe then this PGI wouldn’t exist.” Tim Gifford is managing director of Graypen Shipping, the major Immingham-headquartered agency recently recognised for its performance by the London Stock Exchange. It has offices all over the UK and in the past five years has opened in Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Antwerp. However, dealing in international differences and crucial checks, is a key element of the operation. “I am hedging my bets like most people,” he said. “A large part of our business is done within the EU, our development in Holland and Belgium endorses that, but I think for all the positives that brings, with free trade and free movement, the services we provide, I feel, have been

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EXHIBITORS at this past month’s Local Steel Supply Chain Expo held at Forest Pines Hotel and Golf Resort were asked about the issue: David Needham, facilities management business development manager at Scunthorpe-based Clugston, said he thought the impact on the business of a British exit from the EU would be “very little”. He said: “Although we are a big company, because we are more regionalised, I think it is going to be fairly minimal. “What is more likely to impact our business is the steel coming in from China. “We work with Tata and other companies in Sheffield as well, so that is more of a concern to us. “I have had conversations on the EU and quite honestly, I am undecided. “I am really wavering and I don’t know how it is going to pan out.”

devalued because the very concept of it, the profession we are in, has been on a downward slope because that movement is free. We may actually grow as a business if the UK was to come out of the EU, there would be a re-focus on professionalism that we and our peer companies provide on things like customs clearance, reporting of ships, border control, all the infor mation we pass on in respect of the ships we handle. We can see a positive outcome either way for our business.” Looking at the further implications of remaining, negotiations or leaving, he said: “It becomes a very political question about immigration and the Euro, and these things are out of our sphere of influence in business terms. “Business between the UK and the rest of Europe is positive and that is positive if it continues. If we pull out that trade will continue.” Recently selected to encourage Grimsby-area businesses to broaden their markets, David Mann, managing director of Pattesons Glass, is a wholesaler of jars and bottles, importing and exporting from a base on South Humberside Industrial Estate. He said: “Personally I’m an out man. Purely from a Pattesons point of view, not being a massive

conglomerate, we don’t see how leaving the EU would have any implication. We were, however, with a supplier in Italy recently, and the topic of conversation came up, and they appear to be more concerned if we, as a nation, come out. We told them we don’t think it will have a big impact. “It began with the Common Market set up for free trade, and now we are told what to do by Brussels, which doesn’t sit so well. “There is definitely not a benefit to us.” Giles Barker, managing director of Flixborough Eco Technologies, said: “I have been thinking about it and I am still undecided. “I can see the case for and against but which way I would go, I really don’t know. “Would it stop me going on holiday to Spain or Germany or doing business over there? I don’t think it really would. “I can see the case for both but it is what is in the best interests of the country. “I would like to see how it develops between all of the political parties. “There is no right or wrong, it is going to be who gives the most compelling case.” ● These views were first published on www.humberbusiness.com, your new regional business website.

James McIntosh, business development and marketing manager with training provider HETA, said: “We do deal with clients with European offices but in terms of us, it will have minimal impact. “I think there are pros and cons to both sides but whatever is best for us and the country and our industry is the right move to make.” Joanne Nixon, practice manager at BG Solicitors in Scunthorpe, said she did not feel a British exit from the EU would affect the business directly. But she said: “From our point of view, we need businesses to be vibrant in the town for us to be able to promote our services to them. “We need people to make the right decision for them. I feel we need more information. I have listened to it on the television with various debates and I believe what the Prime Minister set out to do was positive and I could see what he was trying to do. “But as a business, we need to understand the impact that it is going to have and I don’t think we have got the awareness of that.” Kathy Fillingham, finance director at Scunthorpe’s CR Parrott Consultants, was also undecided on which way she would be voting on June 23. She said: “We are not involved in exporting or importing. We want the best for local businesses and it is a very complicated debate. There is maybe less effect on us than other local companies but we want the best outcome for sustaining the British economy. “We have got to look after number one. I am on the fence at the moment. “I have had several conversations and it is about trying to look forward with the mechanisms we have got now. “We certainly need to stand our ground and we have got to protect ourselves and stand up for Britain.”

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Engineering a move is the next step as record year is celebrated FLASHBACK: Austin Mitchell, then MP for Grimsby, officially opens the Intelect Engineering Ltd new premises. Pictured are, from left, Kevin Stanham, technical director, Ray Johnson, operations director, Mr Mitchell, Fran Cormican, managing director of the £20 million turnover Intelect UK group, headquartered in Middlesbrough and Phil Bodsworth, commercial director.

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It comes as another year of growth and a record year for turnover is toasted, as it confirms its position as one of the leading mechanical engineering specialists in the north. The £6 million mark was reached, trebling the first

year’s success from South Humberside Industrial Estate. It now employs more than 50 people. Contracts director Phil Bodsworth praised the company’s workforce for another excellent year and forecast a period of “further growth and expansion” for 2016/2017. He said: “Our current workshop and office complex on Estate Road Two has served us well for five years and it could well continue to be part of our long-term plan. However, we need to find additional premises in or very close to Grimsby. “We currently have 8,000 sq ft but we really need to double this, perhaps as much as 20,000 sq ft, but it’s just finding the right building and location.” Launched by Austin Mitchell in March 2011, it began with a workforce of just 10 people on a site shared with BT’s Pyewipe Telephone Energineering Centre. Intelect works with some of the UK’s leading blue chip companies, including Morrisons and specialists in the pet food, potato chip and confectionery sectors. Its core business remains in

food manufacturing and processing but the company continues to break into new areas where its specific skills are required. One such success has been its work for Swedish company Purac Puregas, for whom Intelect Engineering has completed four bio-gas installations, two in Scotland and others at Swindon and Exeter. Mr Bodsworth said: “This further demonstrates our ability and desire to work in non-food related industries where our very specialist expertise and skills can be best used. It also shows that distance is not an issue for us.” He is one of three founding directors, with the others being Kevin Stanham and Ray Johnson. All previously worked together before joining forces, combining their skills and putting together a hand-picked team of skilled individuals to establishing what has become a key part of the Middlesbrough-based Intelect Group, which has a further operation in Leicester.

Slowdown fear for small builders WORKLOADS for small builders took a downward turn towards the end of last year, the Federation of Master Builders’ latest state of trade survey has revealed. Brian Berry, chief executive, said: “The building industry remains confident of continued growth but the slowdown we saw in the last quarter is a cause for concern.

“Undoubtedly, the adverse weather experienced in large parts of the country has played its part, by causing projects to overrun and costs to spiral. However, the fact that both current and expected construction workloads are down in every region is worrying given some of the gloomy predictions being made about the wider economy.

“We still expect to see growth in our sector continue throughout 2016 and we are optimistic that businesses can bounce back from what appears to have been a disappointing end to last year. However, the coming 12 months still hold in store considerable headwinds, not least the fears over the wider economy slowing down.”

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SCHOOL’S IN: Healing School development by Jembuild. Picture: David Moss.

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Taking place at Forest Pines Hotel in May, northern Lincolnshire has 11 nominations, with housing projects leading the way. GS Kelsey’s Murfin Court in Cleethorpes and Keigar Homes’ Ancholme Inn site development are two brownfield sites competing for honours. On the commercial and public sector front, the three-storey £3-million science academy teaching block delivered by Grimsby’s Jembuild for Healing School is one of the largest schemes to be recognised, in the Best Education Project category. It is the third year buildings across the entire South Bank have been recognised at the same event. Guy Hobson, building control team leader at North Lincolnshire Council, the local authority that hosts the annual event, said: “There were some very good nominations from across the region. Some good projects have been put forward across both North and North East Lincolnshire, and we have had more nominations from across the South of the Humber than we have had before. “Some very good nominations have been put forward indeed.” Last year, Dong Energy’s £3.7 million offshore wind operations and maintenance base in Grimsby’s Royal Dock was named Best Commercial Building, with Myton Gate KUDOS: Adam Dearden and Tom Strawson of Qudos Homes at The Bluebell, Barton.

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Property Development taking the Restoration Winners will be announced at the black tie and Conversion title for the work on The Coach bash. House at Redbourne. Shor tlist: The event also saw ID Architecture of Grimsby and Jem Management Services of Scunthorpe Best Individual House celebrated with the quality of partnership Sara Haddon, Wayside South Ferriby. approach with the South Bank’s building Mr Arnold, 90 Westgate Road, Belton. control teams rewarded. Projects are pitted against the best from Best Small Housing Development Barnsley, Doncaster, Hull, Rotherham, and Qudos Homes, Plot 7, The Bluebell, Whitecross Sheffield. Street, Barton.

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NEARLY 70 people attended the latest meeting of the Lincolnshire Property Group. Held at Healing Manor Hotel, they listened to updates on key issues including taxation and finance. Andrew Martinelli of Devvia Property Consultancy Ltd, started proceedings with a provocative talk on recent changes to legislation and the way different authorities are interpreting planning applications. In particular he highlighted the London-centric definition of “affordable” homes. The other three speakers focussed on the buy-to-let market, with Alan Nesbitt of

Forrester Boyd explaining the potential impact of recent and pending taxation changes, and considering the options available to mitigate against them. Sarah Miles of Langleys outlined the new Stamp Duty Land Tax rates for multiple homes with the caveat that some of the detail has yet to be finalised. The evening was rounded off by John Wilson of Solution Finance Ltd who gave an illuminating insight into changes in the market place for lenders to landlords. The next event is to be scheduled for early summer with details to follow.

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SCHOOL’S IN: Healing School development by Jembuild. Picture: David Moss.

HE shortlist has been revealed for the Local Authority Building Control Excellence Awards for South Yorkshire and Humber.

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High-grade food facilities used by retail giant Morrisons now available to lease

IGH grade food production fa- keen to try and develop, here is an cilities housed within Grimsby’s opportunity to get out into the market Humber Seafood Institute have place. “Grimsby is the home of the ready meal hit the market.

North East Lincolnshire Council, together with development partner Engie, has appointed a commercial property agent to attract an occupier for the Sidney Keane wing at the £5.7 million purpose-built centre on Europarc. Stretching to 6,259 sq ft, the facilities were previously used by Morrisons as it met production demands ahead of the second huge factory being opened on the flagship business park. It has now transferred to the former Kerry Group plant on Lakeside, in a multi-million pound investment as it furthered the vertical integration model, a first for a major supermarket chain. The facilities are seen as ideal for new product runs, with the eight year old facility providing high-end research and development facilities. Lawrence Brown, managing partner at Scotts, said: “If there is a food business out there that has some products it is

but it takes a lot of investment to put that into your own factory. It might be that people find this place gives the opportunity to develop without the capital outlay, or they may simply not have the manufacturing space in their own premises.” Humber Seafood Institute was opened by then Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell and celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson, with stakeholders believing it would help future-proof the town’s primary sector. A high profile neighbour within the building will be Seafish, the industry authority. The available accommodation comprises a large processing room with ancillary facilities including chillers, development kitchen and offices, with the standard of finish being in-line with that which would be expected from a highly-specified NOW AVAILABLE: A wing of Humber Seafood Institute is now available, having last been used by major supermarket food processing facility. chain Morrisons. Inset, Antony Worrall Thompson at the launch in May 2008. It has a guide rent of £60,000 a year.

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ON THE MARKET: Palace Court, Victoria Street, Grimsby. Inset, Lawrence Brown. TEN years on from the completion of a major renovation and expansion project on a treasured Grimsby building, it has now been put on the market. The former Palace Theatre Buffet Bar at the junction of Victoria Street and Freeport Wharf, was sympathetically restored following the purchase by project company Palace Developments in 2003. The £1 million scheme was carried out by the team, together with CAD Associates and Bannister Developments, winning accolades from Grimsby, Cleethorpes and District Civic Society. It was quickly occupied, with Carphone Warehouse, Bathstore.com and Domino’s Pizza all signing up. Palace Court, as it is now

known, has remained fully occupied by the original tenants since. Two years after it opened, in early 2007, planning permission for a 1,000 sq ft expansion towards Corporation Bridge along Freeport Wharf was obtained. With the recession hitting it lapsed, but offers further potential on the iconic site. Lawrence Brown, managing partner at Scotts, who has

marketed the development from the outset, said: “It was realised in 2005, held for 10 years, and now they think the time is right to sell. “There is an expired planning consent for a further unit, which could be revisited by a potential purchaser.” On the market with a guide price £1,250,000, with rental income of £101,000 it offers investors an initial yield of 7.6 per cent.

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CUNTHORPE-headquartered Flixborough Eco Technologies enjoyed a successful official launch for the new Lincoln office.

to our growing customer base.” Rob Partridge, managing director of Kingston Capital Finance, Michael Dixon, installer sales engineer for heating and renewables at Daikin and Chris Parrott, The expansion was managing director of CR celebrated at Lincoln City Parrott Consultants were guest Football Club, with more than speakers at the event. 50 guests attending. They heard how strong It is hoped five new jobs will growth was capped with the be created as the business New Business of the Year builds its presence there, in Award at the Northern addition to Normanby Gateway Lincolnshire Business Awards on Lysaghts Way, Scunthorpe last May, and how a 107kW solar system had just been Giles Barker, managing director, said: “We really could supplied and installed at Witham Oil and Paint at the not be happier with how the site on Outer Circle Road in business is developing. Lincoln. Bringing our services and professionalism to Lincoln It follows Albert Darnell’s really puts us on the map and fish processing site on shows that we are leading the Grimsby’s Europarc, where a way in bringing the best value 185kW installation features 540

panels. Somerscales Heavy Haulage Ltd, based in Immingham, were the latest to invest in a Solar PV system which will reduce their running costs significantly. Managing director John Somerscales said: “We’ve always sourced the most fuel efficient vehicles for our heavy transport operations, so when it came to our new depot project we wanted the best possible energy efficiencies in place. I’m extremely happy with the Solar PV project which has gone without any problems. Both Flixborough Eco Technologies and Kingston Capital Finance have made the process simple and we’ve ensured our energy efficiency credentials for many years to come.”

Works to prepare enterprise zone site CR Parrott Consultants has been appointed as architect and project manager to the Brocklesby Estate, as a strategically important Immingham site is prepared for use. The Scunthorpe-based firm will oversee the construction of a 160m access road off Kings Road, Immingham onto what is currently just over 50 acres of agricultural land. The project will also see the formation of a dedicated vehicle entrance. The access road is the first phase of an overall scheme to ready the site WORK UNDERWAY: Construction of a 160m road through the recently listed enterprise zone site in Immingham. It is going in from for potential future industrial the road to the bottom right of the aerial view below. development, having been launched on the market last month as published in Business Telegraph. PPH Commercial is handling the sale of plots close to Port of Immingham’s eastern entrance, which makes up part of the area’s extended enterprise zone allocation. Alongside the construction of the access road, the 10-week scheme also includes the installation of drainage, service ducts and landscaping.

Town centre allocated private car parking spaces available immediately on easy in/out terms at competitive rents, located within a secure, private yard accessed from Eastgate leading from Hainton Avenue Grimsby with easy access to all vehicular routes including the A180 leading on to motorway networks. Available on easy in/out terms at a rent of £365 Per Annum, including tenants reservation board.

Grimsby - Units 1-4 Hainton House £6,000/£8,400 Per Annum

Newly refurbished retail/office units with areas of between 960/1344 sq ft (89.3/124.9 sq m) will provide, modern single storey accommodation fitted to high specification including; loading facility to the rear of the premises with the shop front facing Hainton Avenue, close to the busy junctions of Freeman Street and Frederick Ellis Way, and within close proximity to the town centre - scheduled for completion summer 2016. (Artist’s impression and final specification may be subject to change). Available To Let on FRI lease terms with starting rents of between £6,000/£8,400 per annum.

Centrally Located Prominent Corner Retail/ Excellent Fish & Chip/ Office Accommodation/ Warehouse Accommodation A5 Premises With Flexible Terms Excellent Development Opportunity Living Accommodation NEW TO MARKET

Grimsby - Kent Street £3,950 Per Annum

Immingham - Kings Rd £85,000

Grimsby Gilbey Rd £75,000

Centrally located, newly refurbished first floor office accommodation located on Kent Street, close to the junctions of Freeman Street & Cleethorpe Road Grimsby with easy access to Grimsby fishing ports & the A180. The accommodation provides self contained office’s along with staff & secure car parking facilities with an area totalling 1,202 sq ft (111.7 sq m). Available To Let either as the first floor in its entirety at an annual rent of £3,950 or on a room by room basis with negotiation rents & easy in easy out terms.

Prominent corner two storey retail/warehouse premises with excellent development potential of approximately 1599 sq ft (148.6 sq m), located on the portsides busy thoroughfare of kings Road with direct links to the A180. The accommodation is situated within a mixed use location of traders and residential occupiers alike, although would be suitable for various uses , subject to the appropriate consents. Available For Sale with offers in the region of £85,000.

An excellent opportunity to purchase a prominent corner Fish & Chip/A5 premises of 634 sq ft (58.9 sq m) providing first floor two bedroomed living accommodation set within a busy mixed use location, access to the town centre and the A180 are within close proximity with high volumes of traf fic and footfall throughout the day. The accommodation is fitted to a very high standard and is ready for immediate trading. Available with and asking price of offers in the region of £75,000, fixtures & fittings available by way of separate negotiation.

Prime Corner Positioned Retail Accommodation Situated with a Mixed Use Trading Location

Extensive Former Public House with Various Commercial & Residential Consents

Prominent NEW Investment P RICE Opportunity

Grimsby - Unit 2 Hainton House £12,000 per annum

Prime ground floor corner retail space of approximately 1991 sq ft (185 sq m) located on the busy thoroughfare f o Hainton Avenue/Frederick Ellis Way Grimsby leading to the town centre. Available on negotiable terms. Suitable for various uses, subject to the appropriate consents. Nearby occupiers include Asda & Tesco Suerstores, Machine Mart, Boots as well as various other local traders, eateries and hot food takeaway establishments. Incentives available at an annual rent of £12,000 per annum.

NEW PRICE Luddington - High St £90,000 An extensive former public house on a site of approximately 0.83 acres, located on the B1392 within the heart of the picturesque rural village of Luddington North Lincolnshire, lying between the towns of Scunthorpe and Goole that has undergone part conversion to the ground and upper floors, providing a two bedroomed apartment with space for a further residential dwelling to the first floor. An excellent development project with various commercial planning consents to the ground floor, including A3 and A5 use. The property is available for sale with an asking price £90,000.

Cleethorpes Grimsby Rd £89,000 Excellent value retail investment premises situated within a busy shopping parade on Grimsby Road the main arterial route through to both the towns of Grimsby and Cleethorpes with high levels of traf fic throughout the day. The ground floor accommodation totals an area of 907 sq ft (84.3 sq m) with A2 consent, would be suitable for various other uses, subject to the appropriate consent with first floor self contained one bedroomed living accommodation. Rental potential of up to approximately £8,500 p.a. Available For Sale with offers in the region £89,000.

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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Market offers ‘ideal LAISTER’S Last Word venue’ for retailers

BY DAVE LAISTER

No need to open all hours, surely

ECORDS show there has been a market in Grimsby since before the end of the 12th Century.

It was originally held on Wednesdays and Saturdays near the Market Cross to the east of St James Church and received its first Royal Charter from King James I in the year 1604. A corn exchange was opened in 1857 housing some traders and a roof extension was later erected to protect outdoor traders. The local council took over the running of the market in 1853 and, after it had stood in various locations in the centre of the town, it moved into its present building in 1976. Owned by North East Lincolnshire Council and operated by Engie, modern day Grimsby Market has become known as Top Town Market with entrances off both Bullring Lane and Victoria Street right in the heart of town. It adjoins Freshney Place Shopping Centre, with an additional entrance linking the two. Top Town Market opens four days a week; Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with the Food Hall opening Monday to Saturday, 9am to 5pm. The market contains 90 individual stalls and units, currently occupied by 56 traders who have one or more units, selling a huge variety of goods and produce. Stall rents start from as little as £46.68 per week and includes everything apart from individual electricity use and business rates. Business rates are currently very favourable for sole traders with up to 100 per cent rate relief applicable,

BUSY: Grimsby’s Top Town Market Hall. depending on the size of the unit. The licence has easy in/out terms so you are not tying yourself into a long lease and the rents are very good for a prominent town centre location. For those retailers who want to ensure they start out within set parameters it is a good investment. There are now some vacant stalls, because many traders have seen their business grow and moved into shops as they evolve. Paul Shaw, the owner of the A Priest, A Mill & A Ferry cafe has been trading on the market since October last year. He said: “My business has gone from strength to strength. It is the best

place for the cafe and it is getting lots of return business. “If anyone is looking to open a business then the market is the ideal venue. It is easy to set up and if it doesn’t work out it is easy to give notice. I don’t understand why more retailers do not give it a try. It is very fashionable to have a business on the market these days.” For further information on having a stall on the market or if you would just like to talk to a member of the markets team, call the office on 01472 325836 or via email on market.hall@nelincs.gov.uk

OLD AND NEW: A painting of the old market in Grimsby, which now hangs alongside the entrance to the current one, following a major refurbishment in 2013.

I’M a traditional shopper, in the stereotypical man sense. Faced with six hours on a Sunday, I’d ask what you want me to do with the other five. So the prospect of adding more hours to this last vestige of protected family time certainly wasn’t something I was jumping up and down for when the issue came up in Westminster last week. I can see the argument for, the possibility of job creation, the fightback against online, but I’m not sure I bought it all. We only have so much money to spend, our patterns would more likely change, and supermarkets and department stores would no doubt respond in staffing levels. I don’t think an extra hour here or there would stop the web-based charge at all. I’d wager if the vote had gone the way of the desperate, we’d have seen a slight transfer from the Saturday onslaught, more of a spread across the weekend, if indeed much difference at all. And spare a thought for those working in retail too. It can be hard enough around the gifting peaks of the year, and now with National Living Wage coming in, those extra pounds for pulling a Sunday seem to be rapidly reducing, as businesses fight to remain competitive. This is the danger, if we concede more ground, we normalise it, Sunday becomes ‘just another day’. In many lives, of course, it already is, but that to me means we should do all the more to keep it special for those who do have to put a uniform on and perform a service, be it in a shop, hospital or police station. While having two young children means my wife and I have forgotten the concept of a lay-in – at least

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together anyhow – it doesn’t mean a lazy morning isn’t one of life’s little luxuries to be lapped up. As officer in charge of the big shop at home, the later opening keeps that intact before I fulfil the Sunday morning chore. If supermarkets were suddenly open at 8am, or even 9am, I’d feel a certain pressure to be on it by then, to make the most of the rest of the day. Well I’m quite happy to make the most of that lazy hour or two with the kids, with Thomas the Tank Engine ideally, a Disney princess if necessary. Even if we (the wife) do (does) fancy a trip out, that 10 to 4pm or 11 to 5pm window – and it is definitely worth checking – is plenty with travel either side. Before little ones came along, we’d often venture to Leeds or York, and if I was lucky I’d cracked my part and was in the pub for the football just after lunch, leaving my wife to go back to the first shops she’d been to and make the purchases I thought she may have already made. I completely got the move to 24-hour opening, and in particularly in a place like northern Lincolnshire where there is a strong shift-working requirement, it does make sense. Again, little ones can often necessitate a last gasp dash, and while we have been caught wanting on a Sunday night, unbelievably, you manage to get by. In a world where life and all involved in it gets so much quicker and crazier, let’s keep that Sunday sane. A Sunday digital sundown, where mobile devices are off, seems to be a good idea to me, giving that day of rest every opportunity to do the job it was intended for.