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On track digitalise Offices aretofinal piece thepotato nation’s railways of empire puzzle

by David Laister by Dave Laister Business Editor

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

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

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RUN of strategic acquisitions£3-million to complement the early has been strengths into of a northern invested making Lincolnshire workforce northern Lincolnshire a are ensuring a rapidly expandcentral hub for the needs company is onUK’s trackbiggest to play ofingsome of the a key sellers. role in the future of Bripotato tain’s railways.

Elsham Wold has just become the new headquarters for AKP Group, Three significant purchases supplier tobusiness supermarket since the itselfgiant was Morrisons major chip bought outand three years ago, have manufacturer McCain. Alan Dick seen Scunthorpe-based Communications its offer A state-of-the-art increase office block, to those behind the UK’s vital temperature controlled potato transport infrastructure.

Inline, that storage facility and grading time thewith teamextensions on Foxhills together to Industrial Estate areas has doubled to existing handling have just 120, completed, with a further 90the based been with around thefirm country, as well as 13-year-old headed

by Richard more than 200 within the new Arundel moving the whole businesses in South London and administration back into the area WestYork.

Sussex. from Now bosses feel it istown well-placed The son of Grimsby centre to lead on major projects while and Freeman Street markets playing a crucial part who as a also grocer David Arundel, principal Network used to act contractor as a potatofor merchant to Rail. the area’s fish and chip shops, joined forces with Suffolk Mark Weller, business businessman Kerr in 1999. developmentBruce director, is enthused by the prospects.

“There is a big The former KP potato storage push towhich increase facility has the nowspend been on the network. Fordeveloped, the next period substantially was (CP5 as it is known, now until acquired in 2007,from when a project 2019),to the budget £38 billion. began grow skinisfinished That is enormous.

The UK is potatoes on the Isle of Axholme. rebuilding itstorail infrastructure “We wanted show we could which has under-invested in produce the been required quality for years. have one of were the most locally thatWe supermarkets complicated and oldest rail buying in from Herefordshire, networks the importing,” world, built by Scotland orineven he Brunel and his apprentices. said.

“Morrisons backed us with it However, it is working. and we went to still Yorkshire Forward “Itscrapped is an exciting thing to be in, (the regional we are getting more and more development agency) putting technology . It isWe notthen just tied about together a plan. the heavyweight building railways supply chain up and gotofthe and rolling stock, it is about funding.” technical advances and a more That equated to £700,000.

With efficient use of the existing Morrisons’ rapid growth in the infrastr ucture. retail world, the business has been “HS2 isquickly, very exciting, but that is propelled and working just Eastoft-based one new railway . What is & with L Harrison really exciting is the upgrading Co, the infrastructure to allow forof

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further increases has now been put in place.

“We have taken two years to get to this,” said Mr Arundel. “We got the grant funding for storage and grading operations in 2009, and built the storage throughout 2010, to be open for that harvest. We have had potatoes in from 2010 and 2011, and the whole project has been finished with the offices just now.

“Our desire is to have more quality potato producers local to WORKING HARD:cut Andown Alan Dick this site. It would on Communications project transport costs. There isunderway. still a lot of potential, it will help the what is already there, the environmental footprint and this 15,700km.” part of the world has the ability to Originally headquartered inin grow some of the best potatoes Cheltenham, Alan Dick we are the country, that is what Communications bought the majoring on.” former siteare onnow Foxhills A total Ericsson of 44 people

Industrial Estate in 2003, playing a key parthandling in the roll out oftonnes mobile employed, 120,000 technology the 35,000 ground. ofphone potatoes a year. Ofonthat, Withare a major contract of a4,000 tonnes self-grown, with rail-sidegroup communications growing in this region and containers reaching end of the around another site inthe Suffolk, line, the railthe element of the contributing balance. business 15 was bought out in 2011.

Recently employees were Rail Order was bought 18 months added, with three graduate ago, which in rolling trainees also brought part of the company, stock control specialising in systems, growing, ranging logistics from doors toelements, wi-fi andincluding passenger and technical information then AIB in agronomy . Thesystems, remaining West Sussex specialising investment hasfollowed, seen a fleet of six in advanced design.

Mercedes rigs radio brought in toThe deliver most recenttoaddition is IPS. the potatoes customers, with the Recalling the buyout, and the primary route Morrisons’ packing circumstances surrounding it, Mr operations near Harrogate.

Wellertosaid: “It had a big national Keen cultivate a prosperous contract, but it was a business future for Lincolnshire potato that didn’t a forward order farmers, the have 32,000sq ft storage book.

Order wise, it was facility and 4,000 sq ft two about storeyto fall off a cliff. office development – which drew “We had from a big Genesis job to do,Office but we inspiration

had seen a positive business with railon experience and a valuable Park Grimsby’s flagship workforce, which really attracted Europarc development, will be us. It also had athis principal officially opened week by contractor licence, too, which Agriculture and Horticulture only 160 companies in the UK have, Development Board chairman which allowsCBE, you to work direct John Godfrey himself a for National Rail, and that is North Lincolnshire farmer. impor tant.”

Mr Arundel added: “We’re Turnover, then £6 million, looking forward to at opening the is about break thegrading £30 million new coldtostore and facility barrier.

– the uncharacteristic weather “IPS is another strategic conditions have brought us a acquisition, andbut based South challenging year, thein opening London,” Mr Weller.

“The event is justsaid rewards for everyone’s customer hard work. is Transport For London, “The newoffering facility cabling, will not only communications anddemand CCTV. of enable us to meet the “We now have a Scunthorpe our biggest customers, but we’ve business providing skilledthe also successfully improved solutions and staff to London quality and freshness of our Underground.

It is three months potatoes by reducing old and a big step for us.” transportation, handling and using ● latest Continued page two the cold on store technologies.”

Top table is set for CBI dinner A Boxing Day boost for Rasen

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 LEISURE: Boxing Day racegoers at Market Rasen gatherings later this year. are setCBI to see a new-look venue. Annual Dinner The Yorkshire and Humber The place wrapsat will comeUniversity off an £800,000 development takes Leeds on October 10. funded by one The of Jockey Club, the parent group of the It will be the first events with John Fitzgerald, racecourse.port director for Grimsby and Immingham, as chairman of the region.

The extension of the Tattersalls Enclosure is the Mr Esler is an award-winning television and radio biggest change in more than a decade. broadcaster, novelist and journalist.

The investment offers the venue a greater capacity latestpopular book, due to hit the shelves next month, inHis its most enclosure. focuses on began lessonsinthat gleaned fromof the The work Julycan withbethe demolition leaders in how they tellFamily stories, and will be the then old grandstand in the Enclosure.

Since subject his speech to been the area’s business the Toteof Exacta bar has doubled in sizebosses, and and their guests. the capacity of the Tattersalls Enclosure For more information about the dinner,increased. which is Pip Kirkby, general manager frequently well represented by at theRasen, Southsaid: Bank“The and builders are just about to hand back the features a drinks reception within Parkinson Court, development site to us and then we will be all home to the famous Marks & Spencer archive and geared up for Christmas racing. art gallery, e-mail katya.menhennet@cbi.org.uk or “Boxing Day horse racing at Market Rasen visit http://yorkshire-annual-dinner.eventbrite.com Racecourse is as much a part of the festive season as turkey, mulled wine and crackers. It is Lincolnshire’s big day out at Christmas time.”

A Backed FURTHER of investment the well£4-million by business, the annualacross Clugston region this last quarterishas the total funds Lincolnshire National the seen highlight of a packed issued

by Finance climb toat£23-million. programme of jumpYorkshire racing, starting 12.25pm.

The money, northern a year.

It attracts anavailable average to of firms 9,000inspectators 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, DRINK: Lincolnshire-based brewer Batemans the venture capital and loan family fund completed 30 is expecting its best season yet for itsmillion. festive ale investments totalling more than £4.3 Rosey Nosey, withchief bottle sales to of supermarkets in Alex McWhirter, executive Finance particular already showing considerable Yorkshire, said: “We are looking forward growth. to building already and shipped 120more barrels to US air force onHaving these figures helping companies bases across the sales months. on the domestic front achieve growth inglobe, the coming are strong, for the Wainfleet “We urge too, established and earlybusiness. stage companies Bateman, marketing director, said: “We’ve toJaclyn continue to speak to us to see if Finance Yorkshire can help turn theirsince ambitions reality.” been brewing Rosey Nosey 2000,into andaits Supported by the European Union, has 2014 attracted sales have grown healthily every year,itwith set £30-million investment from the an European Regional to be a record year. We’ve seen increased Development Fund, £15-million from interest from supermarkets looking toYorkshire offer their Forward’s Programme, and £45-million customersSingle a festive beer with British roots, withmatch funding from the European Investment Bank.

Morrisons placing regular, large orders for bottles of For information Rosey Nosey.” visit www.finance-yorkshire.com

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NGINEERING skills and an absolute focus on safety are the two clear elements that are vital to Alan Dick’s future growth.

A major investment in the Billet Lane base is about to be finalised in the new year, as it creates more space for the rapidly-increasing workforce. A key part of it is dedicated training facilities as the company seeks to address a skills gap that is no stranger to

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getting older,” he said. “It is one of HS2’s biggest headaches; how do you get people out of school and university interested and trained up for rail?

“It is because it is seen as not exciting enough – people still think of Thomas The Tank Engine! But it is hugely exciting, with so much technology. It is a big question for us, how we attract staff, and how we get young people enthused about it.”

“We will be training our own people up, that is important. We have had a lot of support from the Regional Growth Fund. It has played a big part in our expansion.

“HS2 is building a new training school in Doncaster, and we will be providing training modules for that, too.”

Safety is vital, part of the mantra, with so much work done in

potentially dangerous situations.

“Every engineering decision we make is governed by safety. Any engineer can make a decision not to complete a job, or not to carry out a job, if it is not safe, and I think that is unique,” said Mr Weller, who has a surveying background and has scores of employees out on the road every day to situations varying from the remotest of locations with two trains a day, to the capital’s bustling underground network.

“When possession of a line is taken – effectively closing it to trains – several contractors working on several tasks may swoop. You try and maximise the time you have got and that makes it a challenging environment, especially as a lot of work is done at night,” he said, giving a flavour.

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manufacturing and process operations around the Humber.

With rail manufacturing one of Scunthorpe’s strengths, the proximity of Doncaster and York as key rail centres, and 25 per cent of the UK’s rail freight originating in Immingham, the importance of the industry is clear, but more needs to be done to get the message out, according to Mr Weller.

“One of the issues we have, and the industry as a whole, is there is not enough expertise and we are all

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● Continued from page one Train operators, rolling stock owners and Network Rail are all clients, and the latter is a clear focus, with the company pushing hard to make chief executive Mark Carne’s vision become a reality. Appointed last September, he is just coming to the end of his first year at the helm of the company overseeing the nation’s tracks.

“The railway spend is massively increasing, there is a real push from Mark Carne to have a digital railway, whether that is communications on the train, signalling or journey planning,” said Mr Weller.

“We have developed a new passenger information system real time to use information from the engine that sits behind National Rail’s system.

“A number of things are

happening that we are working on. Running more trains, faster, on the same track, and that’s about signalling and control, and a big part of what we are doing.

“One of our core skill sets is helping them build and maintain the Global System for Mobile Communications – Railway (GSMR) network – the foundation of the European Rail Traffic Management System – which will dramatically increase the capacity.

“When it is all implemented it will get rid of all the track-side lights.

Signalling will all be in the cab. There is a huge amount of work to do. Our skill set is working track-side and across the rolling stock.”

Mersey Rail, Nexus in Newcastle, and the Heathrow Express are all substantial recent contracts,

either won or completed.

Delivering on budget and, crucially, within time frames is vital, with work described as “mission critical”.

“Installation, commissioning and keeping it going, we are growing a reputation for all that,” Mr Weller said.

“Wherever there is a major rail project we will go after it. This was a single project company building stuff in the factory, we are now a big-hitting project services business on target to hit just under £30 million this year.”

With existing managing director Jason Pearce, Mr Weller and investor Tony Greaves, who has a background in mobile communications, came on board.

“Together we plan the strategy of the business, look at what business we want and the sectors we

want to be in, whether by growing organically or through acquisition. All of the businesses we have are now through Alan Dick.

There is no bank finance, and there is a strong balance sheet. It is a Scunthorpe success story. In three years we have done a lot, each year has been a game changer.

Our challenge now is to keep raising our profile in the rail industry.”

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ORTHERN Lincolnshire’s vital logistics industry has received a skills boost after Regional Growth Fund money was used to train up job seekers to help fill a driver shortage.

Wind energy boost as huge project consented

A total of 60 people have been involved in the first phase of the scheme, and the first has just secured his full licence – and a job – with Grimsby’s Quayside Distribution.

John had been unemployed for ten years, but with a shortage of drivers, has found work immediately, having now passed his category CE (articulated lorry)

RENEWABLES: A huge offshore wind project that is expected to bring up to 2,500 jobs and millions of pounds of investment to the Humber economy has been given Government go-ahead.

Hornsea Project One will be made up of three offshore wind farms with a maximum capacity of 1200MW. Once built, it will generate enough electricity to power more than 800,000 homes.

Project One is located 64 miles off the Yorkshire coast, on the Humber’s doorstep, with Grimsby primed to further enhance its operations and maintenance role – welcoming scores more long-term jobs – while playing a crucial role in the movement of crew in the construction phase.

I tried every angle to get a job, but the longer I was unemployed, the harder and harder it has been. When this scheme was offered, I snapped it up John - first qualified driver test, and Driver’s Certificate Of Professional Competence.

He said: “It was great to get a job at the end of it all. I thought it would be another Christmas on the dole.

“I’m married with three children so it was very important to get working.

“I tried every angle to get a job, but the longer I was unemployed, the harder and harder it has been.

When this scheme was offered, I snapped it up.”

The 43-year-old, who used to reline furnaces, took his first 44-tonne articulated lorry out on a run between Grimsby and

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INDUSTRY BOOST: Quayside Distribution is the first to take on a newly-qualified driver from the scheme, which has been rolled out by North East Lincolnshire Council and JobcentrePlus. Right, top, Councillor Oxby, and Ben Wood.

Immingham, and was looking forward to some longer haul work.

Ben Wood, project manager at Grimsby’s JobcentrePlus, said: “There are two key objectives – to support the logistics industry by easing the LGV driver skills shortage, to support unemployed claimants into good-quality jobs.

“On the current scheme we have around 60 learners, 20 in North Lincolnshire and 40 in North East Lincolnshire. All learners have a job lined up for them and the direct employers working with us include Quayside, DSV, East Transportation Ltd, Exceed Logistics, Handtrans, Fenwick Brothers, Clugston and George Revill Haulage.

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“This group of 60 have been funded from a portion of the £30 million Regional Growth Fund award that North East Lincolnshire Council are the accountable body for.”

MAL Training, the contracted training provider, was praised for the hard work, with Mr Wood stating it had “made a very good attempt at delivering a very challenging programme”.

North East Lincolnshire Council arranged the funding and procured the practical training. It also arranged work placements and continues to support candidates until they enter employment on completion of the training.

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Britain at Immingham, and Grimsby growing as a huge car terminal, the requirement for drivers is unflinching.

Councillor Ray Oxby, portfolio holder for regeneration, said: “This is excellent news. This has been a fantastic scheme with Job Centre Plus, making sure we’re supporting the logistics industry and helping claimants into jobs.

Jointly, we’ve been working hard with employers to make sure all successful learners on this programme have a guaranteed job at the end of it, and it’s great to see John come through his tests with flying colours and on the road with Quayside.”

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: International ambition is now being furthered at Henderson Insurance, as the northern Lincolnshire business – led by its aviation division – spreads its wings.

Offices in America and Australia could soon be added to the dozen locations already established in the UK, anchored by the administration centre at Kirmington.

And while the majority of the 400 staff now work away from the area, with Leeds a major base, the company ensures a £10 million commitment to the local economy, chiefly through procurement policies, nearly 30 years on from the launch.

AMEP heads for courts PORTS: Associated British Ports has announced that it is seeking a Judicial Review into the Government’s decision to grant the go-ahead for Able Marine Energy Park.

It is objecting to the Development Consent Order for the £450 million plan, which could create 4,000 jobs in the renewable energy industry at North Killingholme.

The objection concerns the compulsory purchase of 13.5 acres of land belonging to ABP, as part of the order.

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GRIMSBY ex-pat has won a top gap in the market. Most young people come to business accolade in South East Singapore to work for a couple of years, and what we were able to do was connect them up Asia.

Miles Gooseman was recently named Young Professional Of The Year with British Chambers of Commerce Singapore.

The 35-year-old former town squash champion played a huge role in setting up a Young Chamber in the South East Asian country, while introducing a mentoring scheme that saw inspirational figures help those cutting their teeth in the “Switzerland of the Far East”.

It was all done while he excelled in the field of financial services, first with Royal Skandia and now The Fry Group, a British business that offers its expertise around the globe.

He provides wealth management and tax advice for high net worth individuals, many of whom are British ex-pats.

“I am very proud, and I was a little bit humbled,” Mr Gooseman told Business Telegraph. “There were two other people up against me, superior in business achievement. I think the award was given to me because of the work I have done with young professionals, and running the successful mentoring campaign.”

Of the latter, part of his four year chairing of the Young Person’s Business Group, which came to an end last year, he said: “We found a

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with really senior directors. We also managed to get a captain from the American Navy, who led 5,000 troops to rescue people in Japan when the tsunami struck. They would talk about life stories, helping and educating.”

“I am very proud to have got the award. It has raised my profile in Singapore.”

He became involved when Skandia was approached by the British Chambers of Commerce Singapore, to ask if anyone would help set up a young person’s professional committee.

“I was thrown into it, rather than it being something I created,” he said. “From there we were given a blank piece of paper to build something.” That was in 2009, in Mr Gooseman’s early time in Asia, and now more than 500 people have been actively involved.

“It has built up nicely,” he said. “I was going to enter the awards a few years ago, but being involved with the Chamber it didn’t feel quite right.

“I saw this as the last year I could enter, because I’m getting grey hairs!”

Put forward by his company, the work also saw him become one of a select group of people to meet the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge when they visited Singapore on the Diamond Jubilee Tour in September 2012, at the invitation of the British High Commissioner, Antony Phillipson, who also presented his award. “It was a pat on the back and a real privilege,” he said.

The son of “delighted and proud” Julie Holt and Rodger Gooseman, a fourth generation fish merchant who sold up 25 years ago and went on to play a part in the rise of Grimsby payment processing giant Card Save, a young Miles was educated at St Martin’s Preparatory School in Bargate, before boarding at Witham Hall in Bourne and Gresham’s in Norfolk.

After graduating with a first class honours degree in marketing from Teesside University, during which time he was awarded the prestigious Taylor Woodrow Prize for the best overall dissertation, Mr Gooseman joined Smith & Nephew, working in medical sales.

American financial services company Hartford Life then caught his attention, with the opportunity to set up his own franchise in Scotland. He ran that for five years, topping UK sales in three consecutive years, before the business pulled out as the recession hit.

“I lost my job as the company pulled out because of the financial crisis,” he recalled. “I found myself looking for pastures new, and fortunately I was spotted by a company, who moved me out. I’d never been to Singapore or Asia, but that was my path to here.”

Of Singapore, he said: “From a business perspective it is the Switzerland of the Far East.

HONOURED AND HUMBLED: Above, Miles Gooseman, second left, receives the Young Professional Of The Year Award from British Chamber of Commerce Singapore board member Hugo Walkinshaw, left, watched by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore Government Minister, third left, and Antony Phillipson, British High Commissioner.

Left, Mr Gooseman meets the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, during the 2012 Diamond Jubilee tour.

Top, the Singapore skyline.

A safe haven for people to place their businesses and their money. It is well regulated and people feel comfortable. It is also a vibrant business centre, and also the most expensive place for ex-pats to live. It is close to some fantastic places, Thailand and Hong Kong are within very easy reach.”

Hong Kong holds a particular place in his heart, as he met his fiancee Jessica there.

Recently engaged, they met in a bar, while his Australian-Lebanese sweetheart was visiting from Sydney.

A long distance relationship ensued, and now they are settling in Singapore, with plans to marry in Australia next year.

Looking ahead, Mr Gooseman, who already

manages an £18.5 million portfolio featuring more than 100 individual clients, and in his time has grown business in Singapore by 187 per cent for his company, creating more jobs in an enlarged team, said: “My plan here is to continue to build the client bank with The Fry Group. I have applied for permanent residency in Singapore, which shows my commitment.”

Further down the line, and Australia is a new territory which Mr Gooseman is keen to lead The Fry Group into.

“In another 10 years, it may be time to live in Sydney,” he said, which may well delight the future Mrs Gooseman, and a 116 year old British business, too.

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ONG Energy’s Westermost Rough offshore wind farm will be the first development in the Humber corridor to transfer crew by helicopter, as well as vessels.

The recently-appointed head of operations for the emerging Grimsby base, Rob Sampson, told how the company will use air support to get engineers out to site for essential work. The Danish giant, investing £11 million into the town, will also have two vessels on long term charter with others drafted in when required – particularly for peek maintenance shifts in the summer, when lost time generating isn’t as costly.

Mr Sampson, who is from Grimsby, moved to wind from thermal energy, having worked on gas-fired power stations – primarily on the South Bank – for the past 20 years.

He said: “We will have a helicopter under contract, which is provided primarily for unplanned maintenance when you can’t get a vessel out in the field because you have been weathered off.

“This will be the first Dong site to use a helicopter, so it is a pioneering area for us.”

One of the big cost issues for offshore wind is the inability to access turbines if conditions at sea are harsh.

Westermost Rough is already the first wind farm to use the new 6MW Siemens turbine on a commercial scale, and innovative techniques have also allowed for early stage construction to generate power. With 10 turbines now up and four generating power,

Month in Review Humber to lead on offshore wind training RENEWABLES: A National College for Wind Energy is to be built on the Humber, after Government approved a bid.

Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and trade body RenewableUK submitted the successful application, with Business Secretary Vince Cable announcing it as one of six sector-led initiatives.

No location, industry sponsor or lead training provider have yet been confirmed.

The college will provide a hub for skills, training and education initiatives.

In addition, there will be a network of partners providing education and training across the UK. The primary focus of the Humber “hub” will be offshore wind, where a large growth in skills is needed.

The National College will also provide capability to support onshore wind and marine renewables.

Village plan at factory

BASE: The Dong Energy operations and maintenance facility taking shape in Grimsby. Above, Rob Sampson. the huge jack-up vessel Sea Challenger recently completed its third load out of turbines 11 to 15 in Esbjerg, having returned to the Danish port from the construction site, managed from Dong’s first base in Port of Grimsby East.

The new turbines feature a helicopter hoisting platform, with blades stopped remotely by the operations team back at shore, in the “bunny ears” position, ahead of the winch down of engineers commencing.

Mr Sampson told how two six-strong technician teams will be in place, as well as a team looking after the high voltage electricity element.

Of the make-up of the team, 90 per

cent from the Humber sub-region, he said: “We have a number of experienced people who have come from the wind industry. About 50 per cent of them have come from other wind farms in the area. The other 50 per cent of the team is people who haven’t got direct wind turbine experience. Some are from an agriculture background, some from an electrical background. We look for apprenticeships, and filter by qualification and experience, depending on experience we have in the team.

“We don’t necessarily look to put together a team fully experienced, we want to have a really good mix.

We do train people up, but we cannot give people the basic

hand skills to be a technician.”

Touching on the supply chain, he said replacement parts for the turbines was an emerging opportunity, but not just yet.

“Spare parts for the first five years are covered in the warranty, but after five years there is an opportunity to source from elsewhere. It is a long way away, but strategically we are looking to put ourselves in a good position so we have options when that warranty ends,” he said, stating it would be through competitive tender.

Facilities management is also being sourced locally, too, for the base, which is close to the entrance to Royal Dock, on the eastern side.

MANUFACTURING: Plans have been revealed to build a Bournville-style “village” for employees of a northern Lincolnshire factory.

Wren Living wants to construct 300 new homes to accompany the expansion of the site off Falkland Way in Barton.

The company already has planning permission to expand on the old Kimberly Clark factory site, including building a new access road.

And now it is looking to build homes for employees as they continue to grow the business in the area.

There are also plans to build a 50-room hotel and lodges for fishermen.

The project has been likened to Bournville in Birmingham, when Cadbury built a village in the 1890s for its workers.

A formal application is to be made to North Lincolnshire Council after consultation events are held.

CHANGING FACE OF PORT OF GRIMSBY EAST: This recent aerial photograph, courtesy of Dong Energy, shows the changing face of what was Grimsby Fish Docks, with the large-scale inward investors highlighted. Siemens and Vestas are also in town.

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This past month has seen two celebrations of training success. Business Telegraph was there to share in their glory.

CELEBRATION: Shortlisted apprentices Oliver Frith, Chelsea Griffin, Daniel Lawrenson and Bradley Walker join Red Arrows Squadron Leader David Montenegro 'Red One' and head of engineering, Squadron Leader Harry Raja at the Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez celebration event at Grimsby Town Hall.

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PPRENTICE engineers have been acclaimed for their efforts, and challenged to seize every opportunity in the future, as they were celebrated at Humberside Engineering Training Association’s awards night.

Iain Elliott, who became chief executive during the summer, praised the apprentices, their families and their employers.

He said: “Our application process is very rigorous. It is what we are known for and we do it deliberately because we are selecting the best possible people.

“On the South Bank, 379 people applied for apprenticeships and in the end we took 58, so there are five other people behind each of this intake. These are indeed the top of the tree and they should be proud of that.

“I was completely bowled over when I arrived and found a group of young people who are articulate, incredibly positive and highly motivated and I think these people can only do well for themselves and for the future of the region.”

Rebecca Tacey, a former apprentice who is now qualified and working at Total Lindsey Oil Refinery for contractor Jacobs LES, while also working towards a degree at the University Of Hull, urged award-winners to build on the achievements of their first year.

The 23-year-old revealed that she was devastated to miss out on an apprentice award during her time, but the setback fuelled her drive and determination and led to her this year winning the Contractor Competency (ConCom) Apprentice Of The Year award for North Lincolnshire, as reported in October.

She added: “I went to Total with something to prove, but Heta showed me that I could do what I wanted to do and be what I wanted to be. The apprenticeship gave me a really positive attitude and I decided I would just be the best I could be.

“My company nominated me for the ConCom award and I won that. I have now been invited to work with young people at Franklin College and encourage them to go into engineering.

“My company also gave me the opportunity to go to Hull University, something I would never have been able to afford. But, at the end of my first year at Heta, I didn’t win any awards and I was gutted, so my message to apprentices is to make the most of every opportunity you are given.”

The changing face of industry was underlined as apprentices who began their careers almost

Inspirational mum becomes Fabricom’s First Lady

WELCOME BACK: Rebecca Tacey makes an impressive return at the Heta South Bank awards event at Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton. She was welcomed by Iain Elliott, left and Ian Neve.

40 years apart compared notes.

Rebecca told award-winners that she initially went into motor maintenance “to show that girls could do the job”.

The Cleethorpes’ resident told how she upset her nearest and dearest when she revealed her plans.

She said: I told my mum I didn’t want to go to university. She was gutted and my boyfriend of five years left me.”

Ian Neve, who recruited her five years ago, said women were nowhere to be seen in the industry when he started with Heta in 1972.

Mr Neve, head of control and power at Total, said: “I was at Heta 42 years ago and won some tools in an apprenticeship award. It was a big

achievement for me and for my family, and it reminds me what an important event this is. At Total we promote apprenticeships and we have had some very good results for our business.

“Rebecca has been a model apprentice. She was our second female apprentice but we knew she could do the job. She had the right mentality. She just wanted to get on and do a good job and she is keen to show others.”

One winner on the night was William Burman, 18, an apprentice pipefitter/welder.

He was crowned Fabricator Of The Year. Will, who lives in Humberston and is in the second year of a four-year apprenticeship at Grimsby-based Anglia Engineering Solutions Ltd, is already making an impression having now left the Catch-based training in

Stallingborough to join his employer.

Since joining the South Humberside Industrial Estate business he has already made an impression with the entire workforce and spent time on several sites, including work in Scotland, Gary Carlton, managing director of AES, part of the On Line Design and Engineering Group of Companies, said: “Will is a pleasure to have with the company and I can foresee that he will become an excellent tradesman.”

The youngest of five brothers, his dad is a time-served welder, and he is currently working as a quality assurance project manager in Russia.

Humberside Engineering Training Association’s roll of honour Award-winners: ● Overall Apprentice Of The Year – Andrew Bain-Remmer (EPR Glanford Power Station). ● Overall Electrical Apprentice Of The Year – Jacob Mussett (Chaucer Foods). ● Most Improved Electrical Apprentice Of The Year – Alex Stockley (RJ Coleman). ● Overall Mechanical Apprentice Of The Year – Oliver Kirman (Primetake). ● IMechE Award Of Excellence – James Hughes (LSTC). ● Overall Apprentice Of The Year – Jack Fuller (Technical Absorbents Limited). ● Overall Instrumentation – Christian Sadler (Total LOR). ● Most Improved Instrumentation – Matthew Bell (Phillips66). ● Overall Electrical – Jack Johnson (Synectics).

● Most Improved Electrical – Declan Grayson (ABP). ● Overall Mechanical – Connor Benson (Phillips66). ● Most Improved Mechanical – Edward Gilliatt (Total LOR). ● Overall Fabricator – William Burman (Anglia Engineering). ● Most Improved Fabricator – Adam Shaw (Phillips66). ● Overall Multi-skilled – Zach Mawer (Luxus). ● Most Improved Multi-skilled – Aaron McCarthy (PB Kent). ● Award for Endeavour Through Adversity sponsored by Cromwell’s – Ashley Clegg (Fenelon Storage Tanks). ● Health & Safety Award sponsored by Catch – Dean Pattinson (Shand Engineering). ● Award Of Excellence sponsored by Rocol – Oliver Kauss (Hodson & Kauss).

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DESIRE to set a great example for her son has been realised by single mum Chelsea Griffin, after she was named Apprentice Engineering Technician Of The Year at one of northern Lincolnshire’s leading companies.

The 23-year-old, who made a conscious decision to return to college and improve her grades after having a baby, going on to get a key trade under her belt, was the star of the show as Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez celebrated achievements in style at Grimsby Town Hall.

And having initially been led towards a childcare career because of her circumstances, Chelsea underlined her determination to excel and follow her, heading for the workshop rather than nursery, and in doing so became the first female winner of the award since it was introduced in 2006.

The welder at the company’s Immingham manufacturing centre is now just months away from qualifying with the industrial giant, where she clearly has the respect and admiration of her peers and employers.

Miss Griffin, a proud mum of five-year-old Joshua, said: “I was really chuffed. I really wanted to win it. I hope it will be good inspiration for my son, when he gets older. I

hope other young women like me in my position can do something, too. If you think about it you can do it.”

She credited a member of a church congregation in Cleethorpes with helping her

She has come through quite an arduous route to get to where she is today. She is a single mum, bringing up a little boy, and doing a phenomenal job Yvonne Day realise there was a future to grasp, promptly returning to education, and Grimsby Institute, to improve her maths.

Having had her appetite whet with work experience, she knew where she wanted to secure a full-time role, and with encouragement

both in the workshop and from the senior management, she is now just eight months away from her final qualification, achieved after three years work.

“I wanted to be at Cofely Fabricom because I had heard what they did for their apprentices,” she added. “I approached them and Yvonne Day – UK resources and development director – really pushed me, and because of the standard of work I have gone up and up and up.”

Addressing a large gathering in what is the company’s 40th anniversary year, Mrs Day, resources and development director for Fabricom in the UK, said: “She has come through quite an arduous route to get to where she is today. She is a single mum, bringing up a little boy, and doing a phenomenal job.”

Later, she added: “All four nominees were outstanding, which made it quite a task for the independent panel to reach a decision. Chelsea is a worthy winner, who shows a pride, commitment and professionalism in everything she does and this whole event shows how our continued investment in training young people pays off. We need a new generation of talent entering the world of engineering and construction, and we are committed to making sure young people today get the opportunities they need to realise their full potential.”

Apprentice mentors and coaches throughout the UK nominated apprentices who they felt had shown commitment, occupational progress and enthusiasm in their chosen career paths.

More than 70 individuals were recognised throughout the evening, including apprentices, mentors, and coaches, as well as long serving employees, chartered managers, ONC mechanical engineers and NVQ achievers.

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance also benefited with a £580 presentation.

Nigel Carlton, Cofelby Fabricom GDF Suez UK chief executive, said: “Since 2006, we have recruited our apprentices via the ECITB, who go that extra mile to help our apprentice technicians progress. I was delighted to be able to meet so many of our young engineers at the Apprentice Technician Awards. It is the drive and ambition that we celebrated here that will, in the years ahead, help us thrive as a business.”

Team work underlined by high-flying guests FABRICOM process engineer Simisola Onalaja has been made an ambassador of the company, and has undertaken a special training programme covering the whole of the wider group.

For the past 18 months she has been working across the river from the North East Lincolnshire base, at BP Chemicals Park at Saltend, having joined the business in October 2011 having completed a chemical engineering degree at the University of Surrey.

Telling of her honour at taking up the ambassadorial role, she gave an insight into her day job.

She said: “I am providing process engineering support on a turnkey project. I now get to see projects through from dearly design to final commissioning, an element of engineering I find incredibly interesting.

“What I like to see is my designs, and designs I have been involved with, come to be, and do exactly what it was intended to do. This puts joy in my job.”

The Sky’s The Limit was the theme of the event, with squadron leaders David Montenegro and Harry Raja, from Lincolnshire’s own Red Arrows, there as special guests.

The lead pilot and head engineer proved a popular double act, and timely, too, with both the guests and the hosts celebrating milestone anniversaries.

This year was the Red Arrows’ 50th display season, as Fabricom celebrated 40 years.

Red One, or Monty as he was referred to, told those gathered how he was by no means an academic, and more interested in sport, having “scraped through”

his GCSEs. Keen to fly from an early age, and without the money to learn privately, he “knuckled down” and got three A-levels, and applied to the RAF. He didn’t get in, so went to university, studying politics and theology in Manchester, while learning to fly through the university air squadron. He applied to the RAF again with no joy, finally managing at the third attempt, having got a temporary job in the city “photocopying mainly” for three months after his studies.

Impressing enough in training to be selected for fast jets, becoming a tutor himself after gaining his wings.

“The only reason we came to these jobs was the quality of the training received, and I know that is synonymous with this organisation,” he said.

Having spoken to several apprentices before he formalities began, he said: “It was great to see the twinkle in their eyes about the future they have got in the company.”

Sq Ldr Raja stressed the importance of team work. “It is all about the team,” he said.

“While you need to rely on every single person to do the job properly, they rely on you to give the correct direction and leadership. A total of 87 shows in three-and-a-half months is testament to what you can do when you come together.

“We all exist to put Monty and his eight colleagues to take their places in the planes and do a good show, come back done, go home to their families and then we reset and start again.”

HONOURED TO BE THERE: Red One Squadron Leader David Montenegro.

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CELEBRATION: Shortlisted apprentices Oliver Frith, Chelsea Griffin, Daniel Lawrenson and Bradley Walker join Red Arrows Squadron Leader David Montenegro 'Red One' and head of engineering, Squadron Leader Harry Raja at the Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez celebration event at Grimsby Town Hall.

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PPRENTICE engineers have been acclaimed for their efforts, and challenged to seize every opportunity in the future, as they were celebrated at Humberside Engineering Training Association’s awards night.

Iain Elliott, who became chief executive during the summer, praised the apprentices, their families and their employers.

He said: “Our application process is very rigorous. It is what we are known for and we do it deliberately because we are selecting the best possible people.

“On the South Bank, 379 people applied for apprenticeships and in the end we took 58, so there are five other people behind each of this intake. These are indeed the top of the tree and they should be proud of that.

“I was completely bowled over when I arrived and found a group of young people who are articulate, incredibly positive and highly motivated and I think these people can only do well for themselves and for the future of the region.”

Rebecca Tacey, a former apprentice who is now qualified and working at Total Lindsey Oil Refinery for contractor Jacobs LES, while also working towards a degree at the University Of Hull, urged award-winners to build on the achievements of their first year.

The 23-year-old revealed that she was devastated to miss out on an apprentice award during her time, but the setback fuelled her drive and determination and led to her this year winning the Contractor Competency (ConCom) Apprentice Of The Year award for North Lincolnshire, as reported in October.

She added: “I went to Total with something to prove, but Heta showed me that I could do what I wanted to do and be what I wanted to be. The apprenticeship gave me a really positive attitude and I decided I would just be the best I could be.

“My company nominated me for the ConCom award and I won that. I have now been invited to work with young people at Franklin College and encourage them to go into engineering.

“My company also gave me the opportunity to go to Hull University, something I would never have been able to afford. But, at the end of my first year at Heta, I didn’t win any awards and I was gutted, so my message to apprentices is to make the most of every opportunity you are given.”

The changing face of industry was underlined as apprentices who began their careers almost

Inspirational mum becomes Fabricom’s First Lady

WELCOME BACK: Rebecca Tacey makes an impressive return at the Heta South Bank awards event at Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton. She was welcomed by Iain Elliott, left and Ian Neve.

40 years apart compared notes.

Rebecca told award-winners that she initially went into motor maintenance “to show that girls could do the job”.

The Cleethorpes’ resident told how she upset her nearest and dearest when she revealed her plans.

She said: I told my mum I didn’t want to go to university. She was gutted and my boyfriend of five years left me.”

Ian Neve, who recruited her five years ago, said women were nowhere to be seen in the industry when he started with Heta in 1972.

Mr Neve, head of control and power at Total, said: “I was at Heta 42 years ago and won some tools in an apprenticeship award. It was a big

achievement for me and for my family, and it reminds me what an important event this is. At Total we promote apprenticeships and we have had some very good results for our business.

“Rebecca has been a model apprentice. She was our second female apprentice but we knew she could do the job. She had the right mentality. She just wanted to get on and do a good job and she is keen to show others.”

One winner on the night was William Burman, 18, an apprentice pipefitter/welder.

He was crowned Fabricator Of The Year. Will, who lives in Humberston and is in the second year of a four-year apprenticeship at Grimsby-based Anglia Engineering Solutions Ltd, is already making an impression having now left the Catch-based training in

Stallingborough to join his employer.

Since joining the South Humberside Industrial Estate business he has already made an impression with the entire workforce and spent time on several sites, including work in Scotland, Gary Carlton, managing director of AES, part of the On Line Design and Engineering Group of Companies, said: “Will is a pleasure to have with the company and I can foresee that he will become an excellent tradesman.”

The youngest of five brothers, his dad is a time-served welder, and he is currently working as a quality assurance project manager in Russia.

Humberside Engineering Training Association’s roll of honour Award-winners: ● Overall Apprentice Of The Year – Andrew Bain-Remmer (EPR Glanford Power Station). ● Overall Electrical Apprentice Of The Year – Jacob Mussett (Chaucer Foods). ● Most Improved Electrical Apprentice Of The Year – Alex Stockley (RJ Coleman). ● Overall Mechanical Apprentice Of The Year – Oliver Kirman (Primetake). ● IMechE Award Of Excellence – James Hughes (LSTC). ● Overall Apprentice Of The Year – Jack Fuller (Technical Absorbents Limited). ● Overall Instrumentation – Christian Sadler (Total LOR). ● Most Improved Instrumentation – Matthew Bell (Phillips66). ● Overall Electrical – Jack Johnson (Synectics).

● Most Improved Electrical – Declan Grayson (ABP). ● Overall Mechanical – Connor Benson (Phillips66). ● Most Improved Mechanical – Edward Gilliatt (Total LOR). ● Overall Fabricator – William Burman (Anglia Engineering). ● Most Improved Fabricator – Adam Shaw (Phillips66). ● Overall Multi-skilled – Zach Mawer (Luxus). ● Most Improved Multi-skilled – Aaron McCarthy (PB Kent). ● Award for Endeavour Through Adversity sponsored by Cromwell’s – Ashley Clegg (Fenelon Storage Tanks). ● Health & Safety Award sponsored by Catch – Dean Pattinson (Shand Engineering). ● Award Of Excellence sponsored by Rocol – Oliver Kauss (Hodson & Kauss).

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DESIRE to set a great example for her son has been realised by single mum Chelsea Griffin, after she was named Apprentice Engineering Technician Of The Year at one of northern Lincolnshire’s leading companies.

The 23-year-old, who made a conscious decision to return to college and improve her grades after having a baby, going on to get a key trade under her belt, was the star of the show as Cofely Fabricom GDF Suez celebrated achievements in style at Grimsby Town Hall.

And having initially been led towards a childcare career because of her circumstances, Chelsea underlined her determination to excel and follow her, heading for the workshop rather than nursery, and in doing so became the first female winner of the award since it was introduced in 2006.

The welder at the company’s Immingham manufacturing centre is now just months away from qualifying with the industrial giant, where she clearly has the respect and admiration of her peers and employers.

Miss Griffin, a proud mum of five-year-old Joshua, said: “I was really chuffed. I really wanted to win it. I hope it will be good inspiration for my son, when he gets older. I

hope other young women like me in my position can do something, too. If you think about it you can do it.”

She credited a member of a church congregation in Cleethorpes with helping her

She has come through quite an arduous route to get to where she is today. She is a single mum, bringing up a little boy, and doing a phenomenal job Yvonne Day realise there was a future to grasp, promptly returning to education, and Grimsby Institute, to improve her maths.

Having had her appetite whet with work experience, she knew where she wanted to secure a full-time role, and with encouragement

both in the workshop and from the senior management, she is now just eight months away from her final qualification, achieved after three years work.

“I wanted to be at Cofely Fabricom because I had heard what they did for their apprentices,” she added. “I approached them and Yvonne Day – UK resources and development director – really pushed me, and because of the standard of work I have gone up and up and up.”

Addressing a large gathering in what is the company’s 40th anniversary year, Mrs Day, resources and development director for Fabricom in the UK, said: “She has come through quite an arduous route to get to where she is today. She is a single mum, bringing up a little boy, and doing a phenomenal job.”

Later, she added: “All four nominees were outstanding, which made it quite a task for the independent panel to reach a decision. Chelsea is a worthy winner, who shows a pride, commitment and professionalism in everything she does and this whole event shows how our continued investment in training young people pays off. We need a new generation of talent entering the world of engineering and construction, and we are committed to making sure young people today get the opportunities they need to realise their full potential.”

Apprentice mentors and coaches throughout the UK nominated apprentices who they felt had shown commitment, occupational progress and enthusiasm in their chosen career paths.

More than 70 individuals were recognised throughout the evening, including apprentices, mentors, and coaches, as well as long serving employees, chartered managers, ONC mechanical engineers and NVQ achievers.

Lincs & Notts Air Ambulance also benefited with a £580 presentation.

Nigel Carlton, Cofelby Fabricom GDF Suez UK chief executive, said: “Since 2006, we have recruited our apprentices via the ECITB, who go that extra mile to help our apprentice technicians progress. I was delighted to be able to meet so many of our young engineers at the Apprentice Technician Awards. It is the drive and ambition that we celebrated here that will, in the years ahead, help us thrive as a business.”

Team work underlined by high-flying guests FABRICOM process engineer Simisola Onalaja has been made an ambassador of the company, and has undertaken a special training programme covering the whole of the wider group.

For the past 18 months she has been working across the river from the North East Lincolnshire base, at BP Chemicals Park at Saltend, having joined the business in October 2011 having completed a chemical engineering degree at the University of Surrey.

Telling of her honour at taking up the ambassadorial role, she gave an insight into her day job.

She said: “I am providing process engineering support on a turnkey project. I now get to see projects through from dearly design to final commissioning, an element of engineering I find incredibly interesting.

“What I like to see is my designs, and designs I have been involved with, come to be, and do exactly what it was intended to do. This puts joy in my job.”

The Sky’s The Limit was the theme of the event, with squadron leaders David Montenegro and Harry Raja, from Lincolnshire’s own Red Arrows, there as special guests.

The lead pilot and head engineer proved a popular double act, and timely, too, with both the guests and the hosts celebrating milestone anniversaries.

This year was the Red Arrows’ 50th display season, as Fabricom celebrated 40 years.

Red One, or Monty as he was referred to, told those gathered how he was by no means an academic, and more interested in sport, having “scraped through”

his GCSEs. Keen to fly from an early age, and without the money to learn privately, he “knuckled down” and got three A-levels, and applied to the RAF. He didn’t get in, so went to university, studying politics and theology in Manchester, while learning to fly through the university air squadron. He applied to the RAF again with no joy, finally managing at the third attempt, having got a temporary job in the city “photocopying mainly” for three months after his studies.

Impressing enough in training to be selected for fast jets, becoming a tutor himself after gaining his wings.

“The only reason we came to these jobs was the quality of the training received, and I know that is synonymous with this organisation,” he said.

Having spoken to several apprentices before he formalities began, he said: “It was great to see the twinkle in their eyes about the future they have got in the company.”

Sq Ldr Raja stressed the importance of team work. “It is all about the team,” he said.

“While you need to rely on every single person to do the job properly, they rely on you to give the correct direction and leadership. A total of 87 shows in three-and-a-half months is testament to what you can do when you come together.

“We all exist to put Monty and his eight colleagues to take their places in the planes and do a good show, come back done, go home to their families and then we reset and start again.”

HONOURED TO BE THERE: Red One Squadron Leader David Montenegro.

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USINESSES have been taking advantage of a free social media course being run at the Grimsby Institute through the Skills Support For The Workforce scheme.

Members of staff from Haith’s Bird Food Specialists, based on Grimsby’s Europarc, have been taking part in the course with the aim of upskilling their team and increasing their client base, using mediums including Facebook, Twitter, Linked In and Google Plus.

The Social Media training course runs for one day a week over four weeks and has been designed to provide an underpinning knowledge of effective usage of social media in raising the profile of an organisation and its potential for finding new customers with whom to sell and network.

Jenny Cocking, team leader at Haith’s, said: “Social media is something we’ve never really looked at before and this is a way of getting the brand out there and making people more aware of what we do.

We’ve never done anything like this before and we’ve been looking at how to word things on social media and making sure your spellings and

grammar are correct.”

The Skills Support For The Workforce scheme is a fund operated by Hull College Group and co-financed by the Skills Funding Agency, European Social Fund and Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.

Chris Smith, a customer services adviser at Haith’s, added: “We’ve also been looking at uploading photographs, running competitions and even looking at uploading customers’ photos and linking from their pages to help grow our likes and profile. We want to get people talking about Haith’s and interacting with more people as a way of getting more sales.

“Every week has been totally different and the tutor has been fantastic.

We’ve really been made to feel welcome at the Institute. It’s been well worth the time we’ve spent doing it and we have gained a lot. We’re now looking at doing some more training.”

For more information on the wide range of free training courses available through the Skills Support For The Workforce scheme, contact Grimsby Institute on 0800 012 6656, e-mail training@grimsby .ac.uk or visit www. commericaltraining.co.uk

#LEARNING: Rebecca Rope, Grimsby Institute course tutor for social media, centre, with Jenny Cocking, left, team leader at Haith’s, and Chris Smith, customer services adviser.

Seafood labelling laws - guidance now available INDUSTRY authority Seafish has recently published a comprehensive new guidance document, which aims to support businesses in adapting to key legislative changes.

Saturday saw new EU regulations come into force, requiring consumers to be provided with detail of the fishing gear used to catch their seafood, and a more precise indication of catch area for fish caught in some areas.

It is further transparency for the industry, with nearly 80 per cent of UK seafood handled in Grimsby.

These incoming additions build on existing legislative requirements for industry to provide consumers with the commercial designation, species, production method and catch area for unprocessed seafood products.

These will also include whether the product has been defrosted and the date of minimum durability for some products.

Peter Wilson, part of the regulation team at Seafish, said: “These regulations

COUNTER MEASURES: Fishmonger Paul Barnett, who helped train a future generation in Grimsby. They will now have to present more information to consumers. only came into force in December last year and we have been receiving a high level of enquiries ever since.

Industry members were looking for support in the

interpretation of these new requirements and guidance on how their products should be labelled. This new guidance has been produced in response to these

enquiries and aims to ensure that this legislation is well-understood by industry, in order that they can be fully prepared for these new developments.”

The biggest change is that the requirement to make consumers aware that product has been caught in the North East Atlantic now requires the reference to a particular sub area or division contained within it instead. So reference will now have to be made to areas such as the North Sea, Baltic and Bristol Channel.

This is a significant change and requires the industry to consider how this information can be made available throughout the supply chain.

Mr Wilson added: “To help keep industry informed, we have hosted a number of seminars in Grimsby, Peterhead, London and Shetland. We have received some great, positive feedback on these events.”

A guide is now available on the Seafish website, www.seafish.org It fully explains what information is required and provides current guidance on the application to fish and shellfish.

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BUSINESS: Laura Tenison MBE, sixth from left, main speaker at the Inspiring International Women event. She is pictured with, from left, Beckie Hart, Catherine Ackroyd, Moria Brown, Sarah Cave, Carolyn Burgess, Hannah Horth, Rosie Millard and Irene Escudier.

MOTHER and baby brand founder Laura Tenison came to northern Lincolnshire as part of an Inspiring International Women conference.

She created JoJo Maman Bébé, and joined the World Trade Centre Hull & Humber-organised event as keynote speaker to help women break through an international trade “glass ceiling”.

World Trade Centre partner Carolyn Burgess, director of Language Is Everything, hosted the event at Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton.

She said: “I want to help motivate women to

be confident in a sphere of life where they have so much to offer.

“I’ve seen the climate improve for women involved in international business due to the increasing number of female role models who have survived and thrived. But women still meet resistance in some situations simply because they are women.

Confidence is an essential component in a businesswoman’s character and it can be destroyed so easily.

“I hope that our conference will be the starting place for achieving that objective.”

Seafood firm’s a really healthy ‘plaice’ to work WELL DONE: Councillor Peter Wheatley presents the award to Sally Rand, watched by, from left, Adam Johnston, and Ice Fresh’s Matthew Thornton, James Barrett and Kerry Brocklesby.

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CE Fresh Seafood is the first organisation to achieve one of the new Healthy Places Awards.

delighted to receive the Healthy Places Bronze Award.

Our initial activities were linked to initiatives our retail customers, Marks & Spencer The team has achieved the and Sainsbury’s, were bronze standard after undertaking. There were many launching the programme benefits to the company that earlier in the year. derived from these. Staff The Healthy Places Award engagement was high and scheme is now available to everyone particularly enjoyed help organisations in North the healthy eating workshops East Lincolnshire to create a and physical activities held in programme of work which will the workplace. A number of empower people to live well employees have made where they work, learn and permanent positive lifestyle play. changes as a result of taking Throughout the progress of part. As well as a healthier the award scheme, Ice Fresh workforce, we believe the Seafood, supported by the local healthy places scheme authority’s Developing contributes to staff motivation Healthier Communities team, and team working. We are has taken part in initiatives looking forward to continuing such as the 100 Day Challenge our activities and are already and offered advice and on our way to achieving our training for improving general next goal of the Silver award.” health in areas such as mental The South Humberside health, physical activity and Industrial Estate business healthy eating. employs 45 staff, having They have now established a launched in May 2006. It regular forum for discussing specialises in frozen white fish health and wellbeing and have for the retail market. health champions trained to Councillor Peter Wheatley, support colleagues. This is portfolio holder for health, backed up by a written action wellbeing and adult social plan to help sustain their care, said: “I am delighted to excellent work in the future. hear how enthusiastically the Sally Rand, technical Healthy Places Award Scheme manager and lead for the had been received, benefiting Healthy Places Award at Ice both workplaces and Fresh Seafood, said: “We are employees.

“Ice Fresh Seafood is reaping the benefits from this award scheme – the company will be a much healthier and happier place. I hope to see this award scheme continuing to benefit more organisations in North East Lincolnshire and to continue to make North East Lincolnshire a healthier place to live and work.”

All educational, workplace and community establishments across North East Lincolnshire are invited to participate and achieve an award, with the council keen to get more involved.

The award is available at Bronze, Silver and Gold levels, moving from raising awareness about health issues, on to more detailed health and well-being projects.

Adam Johnston, Healthy Places co-ordinator, said: “It is a great achievement for Ice Fresh Seafood. Sally and the team have done a tremendous amount of work and should be very proud. Since deciding to take part earlier in year, they have made positive changes in the way they work and engage with staff to make Ice Fresh a healthier place to work and visit. I look forward to continuing to work with Sally and the team in the future.”

Month in Review Logistics Institute hits key planning stage TRAINING: Grimsby Institute’s Logistics Hub aspirations are about to take a huge step forward as the business case is returned to the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership for approval.

The £7.2 million plan is geared at maximising opportunities to enter and upskill for the ports and energy sector, providing vital vocational qualifications required to work in the growing area.

Immingham has been touted as a potential location, but no final decision on location, be it existing premises or new build, has yet been rubber-stamped. It will be funded through a £2 million Humber LEP grant, with £5 million self-raised finance.

Norwegian link-up for AVIATION: Eastern Airways has launched a new partnership with a Norwegian regional airline, building on the international connections forged through the oil and gas industry.

The Humberside Airport-based business will codeshare with Widerøe to ease connections between destinations in the UK – via Aberdeen – and its counterpart’s network.

The ticketing and booking agreement will allow the creation of combinable fares, making transfers from Scotland, as well as Stavanger and Bergen in Norway, hassle-free. It also opens up several Scandinavian destinations from Humberside, again via Aberdeen.

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New website puts the emphasis on experience

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NEW website has been launched to emphasise the decades of industrial services experience which customers can now access from a new name to the UK market.

INCE Consocius Consulting Ltd last appeared in the business section of the Grimsby Telegraph back in September, the company has continued to serve the maritime industry and those who have businesses connected with the use of boats, ships and offshore units.

With surveys and services recently being provided in Sweden, Belgium, Turkey and Bulgaria, as well as for clients in the USA and the United Kingdom, the company’s geographical footprint is growing.

Lynsey Wright, director and owner of the company, is thrilled with the progress that has been made and looks forward to 2015.

He explains how the company’s recent services have included providing consulting services to buyers of private boats as well as some more unusual cases.

These cases have included the partial capsize of a general cargo ship, resulting in the loss of a quantity of her cargo overboard and another involving a ship collision, following steering gear failure.

“The company has also experienced an increase in requests for assistance from large maritime insurance companies and owners alike, which has seen the company become involved in some cases of large financial concern to our clients,” said Lynsey Wright.

“As we perform our services without prejudice, we have no financial benefit from the outcome

We were delighted to have both staff members not only pass their Lloyds Maritime Academy diploma courses, but to have qualified with distinction level recognition Allan Larsen

PLEASED: Allan Larsen CEng FRINA FIMarEST, managing director, is delighted at the progress made by staff. of the cases with which we are involved. This allows our clients to be confident that our findings and reports are accurate and factual thereby allowing them to move any dispute or decision process forward to resolution with the shortest possible delays.”

The services provided by the company include, amongst others, ship and boat surveys and audits, which can be tailored to suit the needs of the customer.

Condition surveys for ship owners, charterers and insurance companies provide detailed reports

and recommendations, which can improve the safety of the vessels as well as reducing operational downtime and providing operational cost savings.

Consocius Consulting Ltd are located in the Grimsby area and are perfectly located to serve all ports in the Humber area.

The increase in contracts being awarded to Consocius Consulting Ltd has been supported by two of the company’s staff members qualifying as Small Craft Surveyors in November.

“We were delighted to have both

staff members not only pass their Lloyds Maritime Academy diploma courses, but to have qualified with distinction level recognition,” said managing director Allan Larsen CEng FRINA FIMarEST. These qualifications suit the local fleet of support vessels and private boats perfectly whilst our existing resources can adequately cater for the larger (Over 500 gross tonnes) vessels with which we are involved. ● Consocius Consulting Ltd can be contacted on 077 4778 3932 or at enquiries@consociusconsulting .com

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The website – www.beis.com/uk – explains that Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services (formerly Harsco Infrastructure) is widely recognised in many other parts of the world, and that the company’s extensive range of specialist industrial services are now available in the UK, under the Brand name.

Founded in the 1960s, the company is now part of the Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services group, which was established in the UK by the merger of Harsco Infrastructure and Brand Energy.

The company’s range of services incorporates those previously offered in the UK by Harsco Infrastructure’s industrial services arm.

These include specialist scaffolding and access equipment services, coating, painting, cleaning, insulation, and fireproofing services.

These are particularly suited to continuous process maintenance tasks in petrochemical, offshore, energy, steel and metal, shipbuilding, food processing and pharmaceutical facilities.

Lee Marshall, UK industrial services director, said: “Our customers in those sectors, and others, present us with a diverse range of requirements.

“The new website demonstrates the expertise and specialist sector knowledge we employ in order exceed those requirements.

“It also underlines the fact that safety is one of our key governing principles, with details of the various safety organisations were are members of, such as the Construction Health And Safety Group, the British Standards Institute and the British Safety Council.

“We can manage our customers’ industrial maintenance or new-build capital project requirements.”

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EXPERTLY HANDLED: The team at Consocius Consulting Ltd handled a dispute involving the blocked fuel oil system of a passenger ferry.

UK STEEL Enterprise has launched a new £6 million scheme dedicated to supporting businesses committed to expansion and sustainable employment within England’s steel regions.

The newly launched Equity Growth Fund has been backed by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund, and includes all of northern Lincolnshire.

A subsidiary of Tata Steel, UK Steel Enterprise is inviting applications from companies interested in accessing funds of up to £1 million to help drive growth and deliver job opportunities within their local communities.

The finance will be available to support a range of projects, which can include securing larger premises, investment in new equipment, new technology or to support working capital needs.

Keith Williams, UK Steel Enterprise regional manager, said the organisation was now in a position to invest even more funds in growing companies thanks to RGF backing, an initiative that also aims to act as a catalyst for sustainable economic growth.

Mr Williams said: “This new fund allows us to invest more money in a greater number of companies to support their expansion ambitions. Part of the fund will be aimed at young, early stage companies with high growth potential, while established companies can apply for amounts up to £1 million.

“Businesses with a clear strategy to drive recruitment opportunities in the local communities in which they operate are encouraged to get in touch and discuss the funding options available.

“As an organisation, we are committed to supporting sustainable business growth – making sure that we implement a finance solution that is appropriate, whilst ensuring that management teams retain full control of their company.”

UK Steel Enterprise is one of 50 projects and organisations to receive support from Round Five of RGF. Greg Clark, Minister for Universities, Science and Cities said: “This £6 million boost for the steel regions will support growing businesses as they create jobs.

“This investment from the Regional Growth Fund is a great example of how business and government can work together to create the jobs that are fuelling our recovery and building a stronger economy.”

NEW FUNDING: Vince Cable, left, Secretary Of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pays a visit to UK Steel Enterprise offices. with managing director Simon Hamilton, centre, and regional manager Keith Williams.

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Sailing away on success wave into the New Year

New website puts the emphasis on experience

S

NEW website has been launched to emphasise the decades of industrial services experience which customers can now access from a new name to the UK market.

INCE Consocius Consulting Ltd last appeared in the business section of the Grimsby Telegraph back in September, the company has continued to serve the maritime industry and those who have businesses connected with the use of boats, ships and offshore units.

With surveys and services recently being provided in Sweden, Belgium, Turkey and Bulgaria, as well as for clients in the USA and the United Kingdom, the company’s geographical footprint is growing.

Lynsey Wright, director and owner of the company, is thrilled with the progress that has been made and looks forward to 2015.

He explains how the company’s recent services have included providing consulting services to buyers of private boats as well as some more unusual cases.

These cases have included the partial capsize of a general cargo ship, resulting in the loss of a quantity of her cargo overboard and another involving a ship collision, following steering gear failure.

“The company has also experienced an increase in requests for assistance from large maritime insurance companies and owners alike, which has seen the company become involved in some cases of large financial concern to our clients,” said Lynsey Wright.

“As we perform our services without prejudice, we have no financial benefit from the outcome

We were delighted to have both staff members not only pass their Lloyds Maritime Academy diploma courses, but to have qualified with distinction level recognition Allan Larsen

PLEASED: Allan Larsen CEng FRINA FIMarEST, managing director, is delighted at the progress made by staff. of the cases with which we are involved. This allows our clients to be confident that our findings and reports are accurate and factual thereby allowing them to move any dispute or decision process forward to resolution with the shortest possible delays.”

The services provided by the company include, amongst others, ship and boat surveys and audits, which can be tailored to suit the needs of the customer.

Condition surveys for ship owners, charterers and insurance companies provide detailed reports

and recommendations, which can improve the safety of the vessels as well as reducing operational downtime and providing operational cost savings.

Consocius Consulting Ltd are located in the Grimsby area and are perfectly located to serve all ports in the Humber area.

The increase in contracts being awarded to Consocius Consulting Ltd has been supported by two of the company’s staff members qualifying as Small Craft Surveyors in November.

“We were delighted to have both

staff members not only pass their Lloyds Maritime Academy diploma courses, but to have qualified with distinction level recognition,” said managing director Allan Larsen CEng FRINA FIMarEST. These qualifications suit the local fleet of support vessels and private boats perfectly whilst our existing resources can adequately cater for the larger (Over 500 gross tonnes) vessels with which we are involved. ● Consocius Consulting Ltd can be contacted on 077 4778 3932 or at enquiries@consociusconsulting .com

BIRCHIN WAY - GRIMSBY

01472 357553

Humberside Instruments Ltd. Calibration/ Certifcation Metering System Management Equipment/ Personnel Hire Instrumentation Sales Maintenance

The website – www.beis.com/uk – explains that Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services (formerly Harsco Infrastructure) is widely recognised in many other parts of the world, and that the company’s extensive range of specialist industrial services are now available in the UK, under the Brand name.

Founded in the 1960s, the company is now part of the Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services group, which was established in the UK by the merger of Harsco Infrastructure and Brand Energy.

The company’s range of services incorporates those previously offered in the UK by Harsco Infrastructure’s industrial services arm.

These include specialist scaffolding and access equipment services, coating, painting, cleaning, insulation, and fireproofing services.

These are particularly suited to continuous process maintenance tasks in petrochemical, offshore, energy, steel and metal, shipbuilding, food processing and pharmaceutical facilities.

Lee Marshall, UK industrial services director, said: “Our customers in those sectors, and others, present us with a diverse range of requirements.

“The new website demonstrates the expertise and specialist sector knowledge we employ in order exceed those requirements.

“It also underlines the fact that safety is one of our key governing principles, with details of the various safety organisations were are members of, such as the Construction Health And Safety Group, the British Standards Institute and the British Safety Council.

“We can manage our customers’ industrial maintenance or new-build capital project requirements.”

Brigg Rd, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire DN16 1AX Phone: 0808 108 0058 www.qubemaintenance.co.uk

Tel: 01472 269121 • www.acbnorth.com Unit 5, The Business Hive Dudley Street, Grimsby North East Lincolnshire

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We can manage our customers’ industrial maintenance or new-build capital project requirements Lee Marshall

Steel enterprise pot bolstered by Regional Growth Fund cash

Tel: 01472 691157 www.humbersideinstruments.co.uk

Tel: 01472 353352

www.lincselectrical.co.uk

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EXPERTLY HANDLED: The team at Consocius Consulting Ltd handled a dispute involving the blocked fuel oil system of a passenger ferry.

UK STEEL Enterprise has launched a new £6 million scheme dedicated to supporting businesses committed to expansion and sustainable employment within England’s steel regions.

The newly launched Equity Growth Fund has been backed by the Government’s Regional Growth Fund, and includes all of northern Lincolnshire.

A subsidiary of Tata Steel, UK Steel Enterprise is inviting applications from companies interested in accessing funds of up to £1 million to help drive growth and deliver job opportunities within their local communities.

The finance will be available to support a range of projects, which can include securing larger premises, investment in new equipment, new technology or to support working capital needs.

Keith Williams, UK Steel Enterprise regional manager, said the organisation was now in a position to invest even more funds in growing companies thanks to RGF backing, an initiative that also aims to act as a catalyst for sustainable economic growth.

Mr Williams said: “This new fund allows us to invest more money in a greater number of companies to support their expansion ambitions. Part of the fund will be aimed at young, early stage companies with high growth potential, while established companies can apply for amounts up to £1 million.

“Businesses with a clear strategy to drive recruitment opportunities in the local communities in which they operate are encouraged to get in touch and discuss the funding options available.

“As an organisation, we are committed to supporting sustainable business growth – making sure that we implement a finance solution that is appropriate, whilst ensuring that management teams retain full control of their company.”

UK Steel Enterprise is one of 50 projects and organisations to receive support from Round Five of RGF. Greg Clark, Minister for Universities, Science and Cities said: “This £6 million boost for the steel regions will support growing businesses as they create jobs.

“This investment from the Regional Growth Fund is a great example of how business and government can work together to create the jobs that are fuelling our recovery and building a stronger economy.”

NEW FUNDING: Vince Cable, left, Secretary Of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, pays a visit to UK Steel Enterprise offices. with managing director Simon Hamilton, centre, and regional manager Keith Williams.

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HE Immingham branch of a global sealing solutions manufacturer is aiming to build on a successful first year of trading.

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RIMSBY Institute’s East Coast Occupational Safety and Health operation has constructed a contemporary portfolio of training solutions, as it works on a range of strategic alliances to provide mutual benefits and enhancements.

The programme, with recognised qualifications at the forefront, follows a review of the business earlier this year.

At the heart of the operation is the notion of “getting it right first time every time”, something that

ECOSH takes very seriously with staff aligning themselves squarely behind this vision.

Throughout 2014 ECOSH have successfully introduced a portfolio of new provision including courses in Fire Safety, 18001 and 14001 audits with experienced staff from a range of disciplines and industry specialisms.

These range from paramedic professionals to National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health experts.

As the major company shutdowns approach, the ECOSH team is holding additional programmes in

Client Contractor National Safety Group Safety Passport Basic and Renewal as well as Leading a Team Safely, all of which can be delivered to suit a businesses individual requirements.

The ECOSH team consists of a range of trainer consultants, working in disciplines such as logistics, food manufacture, engineering, management, renewable technologies and human resources practice, which aligns the commercial activity of the group with the economic priorities for the area.

ECOSH senior trainer consultant, Stuart Caroline, said: “We are

delighted to be able to offer a wide ranging portfolio that listens to the needs of employers and keeps central to its activities the economic priorities of the area.”

Lesley Charlesworth-Browne, director of commercial and professional programmes added: “We are keen to work with other training professionals where we can add value to Grimsby Institute Group’s commercial offer, and would welcome discussions that accomplish this aim.”

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New course focused on hazardous environments A NEW course aimed at engineers working in hazardous areas has been added to the portfolio offered by a new training provider based at Catch in Stallingborough.

Roxby Training Solutions is bringing forward the programme, predominantly aimed at the oil and gas sector, but equally applicable to other industries.

Entitled Application Design Engineers CompEx Unit Ex12, it aims to deliver in-depth competence based training and assessment in the application design and selection of electrical equipment with the requirements of IEC 60079-14. This will relate to

the electrical installation design, selection and erection in areas of explosive atmospheres.

JT Limited is the awarding body, and it runs for five days.

Joanne Dean, general manager at Roxby Training Solutions Ltd, said: “We are one of only three centres in the UK accredited to deliver the course.

“Our first course featuring nine candidates was delivered earlier this month. Candidates attending were from companies in the Humber region and we look forward to them being our first successes.”

PRACTICAL SKILLS: A trainee working on the Roxby facility at Catch, Stallingborough.

Austrian firm Klinger opened its seventh UK site on the Manby Road Industrial Estate last August to serve clients in the Humber region.

The company, which has a presence in over 45 countries, produces and supplies all types of sealing products for a range of industries, including petro-chemical, aerospace, manufacturing, and oil and gas exploration.

It has secured a number of large contracts with local refineries and chemical plants, working closely with companies such as Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, Cristal and Novartis to name but a few.

Klinger UK’s Immingham branch manager, said: “We saw there was the potential for growth in this area and we wanted to be part of that growth. Having a base in Immingham brings us closer to the industries on the Humber and means we are strategically placed to serve those industries quickly and efficiently.”

He said the company was succeeding because of the quality of its products, many of which are manufactured at its UK headquarters in Bradford.

“More and more companies are turning to UK manufactured products due to the quality and longevity of the components.”

The Immingham site employs five members of staff, including sales people and gasket technicians.

It boasts facilities for manufacturing soft cut, spiral wound and camprofile gaskets, as well as reworking facilities for customers’ existing components.

The branch manager added: “Klinger is the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of quality sealing products. All branches including Immingham are facilitated with the latest gasket manufacturing technology which enables us to provide the

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Klinger UK’s latest innovation is the Klinger Sentry Gasket, which allows leak testing on individual joints without the need to pressurise a full pipeline system – speeding up the testing process and significantly reducing plant downtime and increasing productivity.

The branch manager added: “This is the first gasket of its kind to be manufactured here in the UK, which has massive benefits, including precision engineered parts and quick turnarounds.

“The benefits it can bring to our customers are massive.”

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ISCOVERY of a mutual engineering interest at a county event led to visit from the Earl of Yarborough to East Midlands Instrument Company.

The multi-disciplined business, based in Morton in West Lindsey, has recently joined the National Skills Academy for Nuclear Manufacturing, to further develop its competencies and capabilities in the nuclear industry.

And having met managing director Keven Bingham at an event in Gainsborough, he paid a visit, together with the Mayor of Gainsborough, Councillor Mick Tinker.

Lord Yarborough said: “It was surprising to see the range of products EMI produce and how they can be installed all over the world for a range of applications. It was good to see engineering excellence being delivered.”

The visit ended with a tour of the electrical workshop, with plenty of questions being raised throughout the discussions.

Founded in 1966 employing more than 180 people, EMI is an electrical,

instrumentation and mechanical contractor for the power generation, power distribution, rail, process and major hazards industries.

Split in to three divisions EMI offers site installation services, a mechanical workshop producing safety critical fittings for the rail industry and an electrical workshop producing control panels and cable looms for the power and rail industry.

Explaining how it came about, Keven Bingham, EMI managing director, said “We were delighted to host a visit from the Earl of Yarborough and Mayor of Gainsborough, Councillor Mick Tinker.

“After sponsoring an event in Gainsborough, Councillor Tinker kindly introduced me to the Earl of Yarborough. Following that introduction it was quickly realised we all had a shared interest in engineering activities across the region which resulted in a site visit being organised.”

The company is a HCF Catch member organisation.

VIP VISIT: Earl of Yarborough, right, with Keven Bingham, EMI managing director, third left, Mayor of Gainsborough Mick Tinker, second left, and Steve Wharton, EMI electrical workshop manager on a tour of the facility.

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HE Immingham branch of a global sealing solutions manufacturer is aiming to build on a successful first year of trading.

TEAM WORK: The ECOSH team, from left, Colin Baxter, Ray Stephenson, Stuart Caroline, Lesley Charlesworth-Browne, Anette Storr, Lesley Smith, Nikki Hales and Stephen Bennett.

Aligned to the strengths of the location it serves G

RIMSBY Institute’s East Coast Occupational Safety and Health operation has constructed a contemporary portfolio of training solutions, as it works on a range of strategic alliances to provide mutual benefits and enhancements.

The programme, with recognised qualifications at the forefront, follows a review of the business earlier this year.

At the heart of the operation is the notion of “getting it right first time every time”, something that

ECOSH takes very seriously with staff aligning themselves squarely behind this vision.

Throughout 2014 ECOSH have successfully introduced a portfolio of new provision including courses in Fire Safety, 18001 and 14001 audits with experienced staff from a range of disciplines and industry specialisms.

These range from paramedic professionals to National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health experts.

As the major company shutdowns approach, the ECOSH team is holding additional programmes in

Client Contractor National Safety Group Safety Passport Basic and Renewal as well as Leading a Team Safely, all of which can be delivered to suit a businesses individual requirements.

The ECOSH team consists of a range of trainer consultants, working in disciplines such as logistics, food manufacture, engineering, management, renewable technologies and human resources practice, which aligns the commercial activity of the group with the economic priorities for the area.

ECOSH senior trainer consultant, Stuart Caroline, said: “We are

delighted to be able to offer a wide ranging portfolio that listens to the needs of employers and keeps central to its activities the economic priorities of the area.”

Lesley Charlesworth-Browne, director of commercial and professional programmes added: “We are keen to work with other training professionals where we can add value to Grimsby Institute Group’s commercial offer, and would welcome discussions that accomplish this aim.”

For further information call 01469 552866 or e-mail ecosh@grimsby.ac .uk

New course focused on hazardous environments A NEW course aimed at engineers working in hazardous areas has been added to the portfolio offered by a new training provider based at Catch in Stallingborough.

Roxby Training Solutions is bringing forward the programme, predominantly aimed at the oil and gas sector, but equally applicable to other industries.

Entitled Application Design Engineers CompEx Unit Ex12, it aims to deliver in-depth competence based training and assessment in the application design and selection of electrical equipment with the requirements of IEC 60079-14. This will relate to

the electrical installation design, selection and erection in areas of explosive atmospheres.

JT Limited is the awarding body, and it runs for five days.

Joanne Dean, general manager at Roxby Training Solutions Ltd, said: “We are one of only three centres in the UK accredited to deliver the course.

“Our first course featuring nine candidates was delivered earlier this month. Candidates attending were from companies in the Humber region and we look forward to them being our first successes.”

PRACTICAL SKILLS: A trainee working on the Roxby facility at Catch, Stallingborough.

Austrian firm Klinger opened its seventh UK site on the Manby Road Industrial Estate last August to serve clients in the Humber region.

The company, which has a presence in over 45 countries, produces and supplies all types of sealing products for a range of industries, including petro-chemical, aerospace, manufacturing, and oil and gas exploration.

It has secured a number of large contracts with local refineries and chemical plants, working closely with companies such as Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, Cristal and Novartis to name but a few.

Klinger UK’s Immingham branch manager, said: “We saw there was the potential for growth in this area and we wanted to be part of that growth. Having a base in Immingham brings us closer to the industries on the Humber and means we are strategically placed to serve those industries quickly and efficiently.”

He said the company was succeeding because of the quality of its products, many of which are manufactured at its UK headquarters in Bradford.

“More and more companies are turning to UK manufactured products due to the quality and longevity of the components.”

The Immingham site employs five members of staff, including sales people and gasket technicians.

It boasts facilities for manufacturing soft cut, spiral wound and camprofile gaskets, as well as reworking facilities for customers’ existing components.

The branch manager added: “Klinger is the world’s leading developer and manufacturer of quality sealing products. All branches including Immingham are facilitated with the latest gasket manufacturing technology which enables us to provide the

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Klinger UK’s latest innovation is the Klinger Sentry Gasket, which allows leak testing on individual joints without the need to pressurise a full pipeline system – speeding up the testing process and significantly reducing plant downtime and increasing productivity.

The branch manager added: “This is the first gasket of its kind to be manufactured here in the UK, which has massive benefits, including precision engineered parts and quick turnarounds.

“The benefits it can bring to our customers are massive.”

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ISCOVERY of a mutual engineering interest at a county event led to visit from the Earl of Yarborough to East Midlands Instrument Company.

The multi-disciplined business, based in Morton in West Lindsey, has recently joined the National Skills Academy for Nuclear Manufacturing, to further develop its competencies and capabilities in the nuclear industry.

And having met managing director Keven Bingham at an event in Gainsborough, he paid a visit, together with the Mayor of Gainsborough, Councillor Mick Tinker.

Lord Yarborough said: “It was surprising to see the range of products EMI produce and how they can be installed all over the world for a range of applications. It was good to see engineering excellence being delivered.”

The visit ended with a tour of the electrical workshop, with plenty of questions being raised throughout the discussions.

Founded in 1966 employing more than 180 people, EMI is an electrical,

instrumentation and mechanical contractor for the power generation, power distribution, rail, process and major hazards industries.

Split in to three divisions EMI offers site installation services, a mechanical workshop producing safety critical fittings for the rail industry and an electrical workshop producing control panels and cable looms for the power and rail industry.

Explaining how it came about, Keven Bingham, EMI managing director, said “We were delighted to host a visit from the Earl of Yarborough and Mayor of Gainsborough, Councillor Mick Tinker.

“After sponsoring an event in Gainsborough, Councillor Tinker kindly introduced me to the Earl of Yarborough. Following that introduction it was quickly realised we all had a shared interest in engineering activities across the region which resulted in a site visit being organised.”

The company is a HCF Catch member organisation.

VIP VISIT: Earl of Yarborough, right, with Keven Bingham, EMI managing director, third left, Mayor of Gainsborough Mick Tinker, second left, and Steve Wharton, EMI electrical workshop manager on a tour of the facility.

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orth East Lincolnshire is open for business.

Securing investment is key to bringing new jobs to the area. North East Lincolnshire Council is working hard with its regeneration partner, Cofely to deliver investment from local, national and international companies.

Grimsby town centre is undergoing a major transformation. Earlier this year, plans were announced to build a new £5.1- million office development at Cartergate, building on the excellent Heart of Grimsby green transport works, which were completed in the summer.

Freshney Place later announced the plans to build a leisure complex including a cinema and food outlets at the Riverhead. And the new Holiday Inn Express is due to open in the town next year.

Cleethorpes has seen the opening of a 60-bedroom Premier Inn and Brewers Fayre pub, as well as a raft of new restaurants and bars open this year. Boutique shops have opened up on Sea View Street and on St Peter’s Avenue, strengthening the town’s shopping offer to locals and tourists alike.

In Immingham, Kennedy Way has been transformed, with new retail including B&M open, and further developments underway.

But it’s not just in the towns – there’s been major investment in our industrial and port areas, too. Associated British Ports has invested more than £100-million in two schemes – new lock gates at the port of Grimsby, and new biomass storage silos at Immingham. Dong Energy has invested £11 million in the operations and maintenance base on Royal Dock, also part of the Port of Grimsby, E.on formally opened their new operations and maintenance base within the Enterprise Zone at the Port Of Grimsby, and RES has been granted planning permission for a new development there, too.

The renewables sector is forging ahead with its growth plans, and North East Lincolnshire is at the heart of that.

Additionally, the council has been delivering Regional Growth Fund grants across the Humber, levering private sector investment in the process. Just in North East Lincolnshire, more than £5 million in grants have been handed out to in excess of 50 companies and creating more than 450 local jobs.

To help this growth, a new inward investment website, www.investnel.co.uk, has been developed by the council and its

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e have achieved a great deal in the past year or so and continue to go from strength to strength.

Cllr Chris Shaw regeneration partner Cofely to help promote the area to companies looking to invest.

The new site carries facts and figures about our key industries, as well as business news for the area, helped in part by your Grimsby Telegraph. There’s also business advice pages, and information about current grants available through the local authority and its partners.

A new and welcomed online property search within the website gives you the chance to look for available business properties and land in North East Lincolnshire.

The team developing the site hope it will help to sell the area, particularly to inward investors. Further developments are already being discussed, including closer integration with the local planning process, and photo galleries and resources for companies to use in the future.

This is a fantastic new resource for North East Lincolnshire. We have a great team of people who are on hand to help you through looking for your first office to helping you move into the area from abroad. North East Lincolnshire is truly open for business. It’s an exciting place to be.

INVESTMENT: Clockwise, from top left, Sea View Street, Cleethorpes; new lock gates for Grimsby’s Royal Dock; and a new hotel for Cleethorpes.

From helping support businesses to providing free parking and attracting major investment in the area, it has been seen in 2014.

In particular, in Scunthorpe, with the new University Technical College, Lincolnshire Lakes development, and the recently opened Trent Valley Retail Park, bringing back M&S to the town, along with newcomers Debenhams and other retailers. The key to everything is creating wealth and job creation. By attracting big names, we are helping create fantastic opportunities for many people. New businesses investing and relocating to our area brings job creation, an increase in spending and a thriving local economy.

Over the past two years, the council has taken on 100 apprentices, providing a fantastic opportunity. The vast majority, more than 85 per cent of them, have gone on to secure employment either with the council or other organisations, or are in full-time education. We will continue with our apprenticeship programme to ensure we give as many people as possible the chance to gain valuable workplace experience. In fact we have provided 36 young people with work experience through Young Persons Work Experience Programme.

North Lincolnshire Council has also led a graduate speed networking event with companies, securing eight-week placements, while hosting a third annual careers fair and a Discover Engineering Day. We have seen unemployment reduced by 38.4 per cent between September 2011 and September 2014. Latest figures show overall claimant rate has reduced to 2.8 per cent compared with 4.7 per cent three year ago.

It is not every day you can say that the council has helped secure more than £1 billion worth of investment to North Lincolnshire, helping create more than 8,000 jobs. But that is exactly what’s happened. In the space of just one week in October, four major projects were given the go-ahead: ● Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme, which will create 4,000 initial jobs, as Europe’s largest offshore wind park, for which earlier in the year, the council secured a £15 million grant to enable infrastructure work to start. ● Phase one of the Lincolnshire Lakes development, for which the council approved

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ulia Whittaker, Chief Executive and Partner, of Grimsby based law firm, Wilkin Chapman Grange Solicitors, looks back at what 2014 meant for the region's largest law firm.

2014 has been a year of optimism for firms in the UK, as we hope for a sustained recovery from the economic uncertainties of recent years.

Cllr Liz Redfern Lucent’s applications. It will create around 4,000 jobs, with 3,000 homes to be built, while reinforcing Trent flood defences, and providing a new gateway into Scunthorpe on the M181, reducing congestion. ● BAE Systems Training Academy to be built at Humberside Airport. It will create around 60 apprentice opportunities each year resulting in 150 jobs over three years. A joint project between BAE Systems, the council, Resource Group and Humberside Airport. ● A new luxury hotel, also to be built at Humberside Airport, with 100 beds the £7 million investment has been approved and will create 60 jobs.

With unemployment continuing to fall locally, we are about to witness unprecedented levels of investment in North Lincolnshire and we must embrace it for all it’s worth.

The new £9.5 million University Technical College will create 600 student places and 220 jobs. Work is well underway. The council supports its development to ensure young people can access a unique opportunity to gain the skills needed to have careers in engineering and renewables. Local company Clugston Group is building the UTC.

BUSY YEAR: Clockwise, from top left, Debenhams open; BAE Systems sod cutting to mark the training facility at Humberside Airport; and a view of part of the Lincolnshire Lakes development.

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It is an especially exciting time for the Humber region as offshore wind farms are established and the sites for their manufacture and maintenance take shape and become operational. This has potential to drive other companies forward with their business plans as knock-on opportunities develop. With growing employment needs, the challenge for the area is then to be able to satisfy the skills that are required both in the long term, as well as now.

Wilkin Chapman is well placed to service the commercial needs generated by businesses

in the 'Energy Estuary' as well as all of the individuals who are living in the area. Our turnover for the last financial year was over £18 million, a rise of 30.5% over four years.

This took us to the position of 111th in the country as reported in the Lawyer UK 200 annual report, 2014.

I am often heard to say that our performance is a 'litmus test' for seeing what is happening around us. Increased instructions to us generally represent more business activity, more people moving house, more people making plans for their family for the future. The expertise and dedication of our lawyers continues to drive clients to us as the law firm of choice and this year we have appointed three new partners, one from outside our business, and employed more solicitors to ensure that we can continue to meet client requirements in a timely and cost effective way.

Our staff are at the heart of our success, and as an employer we have a strong focus on providing employment opportunities for the local workforce, as well as clear career development opportunities for our employees. This ethos was recognised in

2014, when Wilkin Chapman won national recognition for its commitment to training and staff development.

The firm won three awards and was also voted as one of the top 100 UK law firms to work for, by the Lex 100 - the student guide to the UK's premier law firms 2014/15. We were ranked within the top 10 UK law firms for 'work/life balance' and 'friendliness'.

Four of our trainees qualified as solicitors during 2014 and we took on a further four trainee solicitors, as part of our successful training contract programme which trains the legal experts of tomorrow.

Wilkin Chapman also achieved significant credit for a number of areas of law both for individual lawyers and teams, in other legal publications. This includes Chambers and the Legal 500 legal directories where we were recognised for our extensive work with businesses and individuals.

We are fortunate that 2014 has proven to be a busy year for us and we look forward to serving existing and new clients, as well as the wider community, in 2015.

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orth East Lincolnshire is open for business.

Securing investment is key to bringing new jobs to the area. North East Lincolnshire Council is working hard with its regeneration partner, Cofely to deliver investment from local, national and international companies.

Grimsby town centre is undergoing a major transformation. Earlier this year, plans were announced to build a new £5.1- million office development at Cartergate, building on the excellent Heart of Grimsby green transport works, which were completed in the summer.

Freshney Place later announced the plans to build a leisure complex including a cinema and food outlets at the Riverhead. And the new Holiday Inn Express is due to open in the town next year.

Cleethorpes has seen the opening of a 60-bedroom Premier Inn and Brewers Fayre pub, as well as a raft of new restaurants and bars open this year. Boutique shops have opened up on Sea View Street and on St Peter’s Avenue, strengthening the town’s shopping offer to locals and tourists alike.

In Immingham, Kennedy Way has been transformed, with new retail including B&M open, and further developments underway.

But it’s not just in the towns – there’s been major investment in our industrial and port areas, too. Associated British Ports has invested more than £100-million in two schemes – new lock gates at the port of Grimsby, and new biomass storage silos at Immingham. Dong Energy has invested £11 million in the operations and maintenance base on Royal Dock, also part of the Port of Grimsby, E.on formally opened their new operations and maintenance base within the Enterprise Zone at the Port Of Grimsby, and RES has been granted planning permission for a new development there, too.

The renewables sector is forging ahead with its growth plans, and North East Lincolnshire is at the heart of that.

Additionally, the council has been delivering Regional Growth Fund grants across the Humber, levering private sector investment in the process. Just in North East Lincolnshire, more than £5 million in grants have been handed out to in excess of 50 companies and creating more than 450 local jobs.

To help this growth, a new inward investment website, www.investnel.co.uk, has been developed by the council and its

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e have achieved a great deal in the past year or so and continue to go from strength to strength.

Cllr Chris Shaw regeneration partner Cofely to help promote the area to companies looking to invest.

The new site carries facts and figures about our key industries, as well as business news for the area, helped in part by your Grimsby Telegraph. There’s also business advice pages, and information about current grants available through the local authority and its partners.

A new and welcomed online property search within the website gives you the chance to look for available business properties and land in North East Lincolnshire.

The team developing the site hope it will help to sell the area, particularly to inward investors. Further developments are already being discussed, including closer integration with the local planning process, and photo galleries and resources for companies to use in the future.

This is a fantastic new resource for North East Lincolnshire. We have a great team of people who are on hand to help you through looking for your first office to helping you move into the area from abroad. North East Lincolnshire is truly open for business. It’s an exciting place to be.

INVESTMENT: Clockwise, from top left, Sea View Street, Cleethorpes; new lock gates for Grimsby’s Royal Dock; and a new hotel for Cleethorpes.

From helping support businesses to providing free parking and attracting major investment in the area, it has been seen in 2014.

In particular, in Scunthorpe, with the new University Technical College, Lincolnshire Lakes development, and the recently opened Trent Valley Retail Park, bringing back M&S to the town, along with newcomers Debenhams and other retailers. The key to everything is creating wealth and job creation. By attracting big names, we are helping create fantastic opportunities for many people. New businesses investing and relocating to our area brings job creation, an increase in spending and a thriving local economy.

Over the past two years, the council has taken on 100 apprentices, providing a fantastic opportunity. The vast majority, more than 85 per cent of them, have gone on to secure employment either with the council or other organisations, or are in full-time education. We will continue with our apprenticeship programme to ensure we give as many people as possible the chance to gain valuable workplace experience. In fact we have provided 36 young people with work experience through Young Persons Work Experience Programme.

North Lincolnshire Council has also led a graduate speed networking event with companies, securing eight-week placements, while hosting a third annual careers fair and a Discover Engineering Day. We have seen unemployment reduced by 38.4 per cent between September 2011 and September 2014. Latest figures show overall claimant rate has reduced to 2.8 per cent compared with 4.7 per cent three year ago.

It is not every day you can say that the council has helped secure more than £1 billion worth of investment to North Lincolnshire, helping create more than 8,000 jobs. But that is exactly what’s happened. In the space of just one week in October, four major projects were given the go-ahead: ● Able Marine Energy Park at North Killingholme, which will create 4,000 initial jobs, as Europe’s largest offshore wind park, for which earlier in the year, the council secured a £15 million grant to enable infrastructure work to start. ● Phase one of the Lincolnshire Lakes development, for which the council approved

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ulia Whittaker, Chief Executive and Partner, of Grimsby based law firm, Wilkin Chapman Grange Solicitors, looks back at what 2014 meant for the region's largest law firm.

2014 has been a year of optimism for firms in the UK, as we hope for a sustained recovery from the economic uncertainties of recent years.

Cllr Liz Redfern Lucent’s applications. It will create around 4,000 jobs, with 3,000 homes to be built, while reinforcing Trent flood defences, and providing a new gateway into Scunthorpe on the M181, reducing congestion. ● BAE Systems Training Academy to be built at Humberside Airport. It will create around 60 apprentice opportunities each year resulting in 150 jobs over three years. A joint project between BAE Systems, the council, Resource Group and Humberside Airport. ● A new luxury hotel, also to be built at Humberside Airport, with 100 beds the £7 million investment has been approved and will create 60 jobs.

With unemployment continuing to fall locally, we are about to witness unprecedented levels of investment in North Lincolnshire and we must embrace it for all it’s worth.

The new £9.5 million University Technical College will create 600 student places and 220 jobs. Work is well underway. The council supports its development to ensure young people can access a unique opportunity to gain the skills needed to have careers in engineering and renewables. Local company Clugston Group is building the UTC.

BUSY YEAR: Clockwise, from top left, Debenhams open; BAE Systems sod cutting to mark the training facility at Humberside Airport; and a view of part of the Lincolnshire Lakes development.

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It is an especially exciting time for the Humber region as offshore wind farms are established and the sites for their manufacture and maintenance take shape and become operational. This has potential to drive other companies forward with their business plans as knock-on opportunities develop. With growing employment needs, the challenge for the area is then to be able to satisfy the skills that are required both in the long term, as well as now.

Wilkin Chapman is well placed to service the commercial needs generated by businesses

in the 'Energy Estuary' as well as all of the individuals who are living in the area. Our turnover for the last financial year was over £18 million, a rise of 30.5% over four years.

This took us to the position of 111th in the country as reported in the Lawyer UK 200 annual report, 2014.

I am often heard to say that our performance is a 'litmus test' for seeing what is happening around us. Increased instructions to us generally represent more business activity, more people moving house, more people making plans for their family for the future. The expertise and dedication of our lawyers continues to drive clients to us as the law firm of choice and this year we have appointed three new partners, one from outside our business, and employed more solicitors to ensure that we can continue to meet client requirements in a timely and cost effective way.

Our staff are at the heart of our success, and as an employer we have a strong focus on providing employment opportunities for the local workforce, as well as clear career development opportunities for our employees. This ethos was recognised in

2014, when Wilkin Chapman won national recognition for its commitment to training and staff development.

The firm won three awards and was also voted as one of the top 100 UK law firms to work for, by the Lex 100 - the student guide to the UK's premier law firms 2014/15. We were ranked within the top 10 UK law firms for 'work/life balance' and 'friendliness'.

Four of our trainees qualified as solicitors during 2014 and we took on a further four trainee solicitors, as part of our successful training contract programme which trains the legal experts of tomorrow.

Wilkin Chapman also achieved significant credit for a number of areas of law both for individual lawyers and teams, in other legal publications. This includes Chambers and the Legal 500 legal directories where we were recognised for our extensive work with businesses and individuals.

We are fortunate that 2014 has proven to be a busy year for us and we look forward to serving existing and new clients, as well as the wider community, in 2015.

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T’S “Red for go” for successful Grimsby firm Red which has added another division to its thriving offer.

The company, launched by Richard Ellis, already has Red Security And Hardware, and Red Kitchens And Bathrooms, and has now launched Red Vehicle Locksmiths.

Last year it moved from Grimsby’s Enterprise Village to nearby King Edward Street as part of a £90,000 refurbishment for two units.

Richard said the move had been welcomed by customers, who found the new premises, opposite Tesco, very easy to get to.

The latest venture, costing moren than £30,000, has seen state-of-the-art vehicle key technology drafted in from Italy and Germany.

It means staff, who have undergone lengthy, specific training for the job, can now cut, repair, and reprogramme new mechanical and electronic vehicle keys.

Crucially, Richard said, they can also remove old keys from the vehicle’s on-board memory (ECU).

He said the latest move by organised criminals is to sell a vehicle and keep hold of an additional key, before later going back to steal the car with the rogue key or even selling the rogue key and vehicle details onto other thieves.

Richard said: “Crime is such at the moment that if you buy a car the person who sold it can still steal that car with very little effort.

“For £45 you can have peace of mind by instructing us to remove all old keys from the car’s system.”

“Technology has moved on so much in the last ten or 15 years.

Most locks used to be mechanical but now most locks coming on the

AT SHARP END:Pictured with the state of the art automotive key cutting equipment, to create and repair electronic car keys, at Red Security, King Edward Street, Grimsby, are from left, Callum Turner, auto locksmith, Richard Ellis, director, and Alex Piper, architectural ironmonger.

Picture: Rick Byrne market incorporate some sort of electronics “We’re embracing all of these advancements and we are always trying to keep up with those changes to make sure we stay ahead of the game.”

He continued: “We’ve purchased

all up-to-date machinery and it’s the best in Lincolnshire for key cutting. This is a massive leap forward for the business. It has been in planning for around a year now.”

“There’s a lot of intricacies with the electronics,” he added.

EXPERT WORK: Callum Turner, auto locksmith, works with the state-of-the-art automotive key cutting equipment, to create and repair electronic car keys, at Red Security, King Edward Street, Grimsby.

Picture: Rick Byrne.

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He revealed that plans are already afoot to unveil the company’s latest division, Red Safety And Testing, in January.

The firm will become a one-stop-shop for over ten annual regulatory safety tests including auto door servicing, fire alarm and extinguisher testing, security shutter servicing, and more.

Richard has already secured numerous contracts for the latest venture.

He said: “We’ve been established for five years now and in that time every member of the team at Red have put their heart and soul into our services and I’m really proud of what we have achieved so far.

“Now our goal is to build on these successes and continue to innovate and diversify within the building and security sectors.

“We are responsive to what customers want. If we can provide a product or service that makes life easier for them, we will do.

“And some people think we are a franchise, or part of a national chain – but we’re not. We are a Grimsby company, and this is our only branch. We take that misunderstanding as a great compliment on our professionalism, the trade counter design and our branding.

And despite the constant expansion, he said the company would not be losing its personal touch with customers.

For more information on the new venture visit www.redlock smiths.co.uk or call 01472 352955.

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Month in Review Large expansion plans for can production site MANUFACTURING: The Polish-owned firm of Can-Pack UK Limited is seeking planning approval to extend its Scunthorpe factory.

The 9,000 square metre extension at the Skippingdale Industrial Estate site would mainly be used for the storage of cans.

The factory, which was built six years ago, currently employs 216 people working round-the-clock to meet orders from the European drinks industry.

Planners at North Lincolnshire Council have been told the site earmarked for the development is unused open space.

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ANTED: More business figures to get on board with CatZero.

Grimsby Institute chair of governors Mike Parker, former deputy chief executive of Young’s Seafood, is the latest recruit to the board of trustees on the sailing project that equips young people with vital employability skills.

He was attracted by the positive results he has seen in the past five years, since it was launched alongside the Round The World Clipper Race, which started and finished in the Humber in 2009.

CatZero came to Grimsby two years ago, as the programme was widened out from its Hull base.

Young people aged 16 to 24 who are not in employment, education or training, embark on a sailing adventure for up to 10 days on board the 72ft vessel. This follows a 10-week land-based programme, which includes employer visits, and training in a variety of disciplines such as manual handling, first aid, food hygiene and health and safety, as well as activities such as boxercise, dingy sailing and rock climbing. It has a 70 per cent success rate of getting participants into employment.

“I have seen what they have

done in the area already and it has targeted some quite difficult to reach individuals in the region, and their success rate is very, very good,” said Mr Parker, who is also a non-executive director with salmon farming giant Marine Harvest.

“It is an intensive programme, and to me, it really does demonstrate how the right approach can turn around lives. I think it is really worthwhile.”

The charity focuses on removing the barriers to success, one of the biggest being a lack of confidence in young people.

“CatZero is looking to run a number of programmes in Grimsby and Scunthorpe successfully, and want to raise the profile in these areas and do more, I am pleased they asked me to be part of it,” said Mr Parker, who had come

across the work as vice-chairman of Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, with the added responsibility of leading on the employment and skills agenda.

“The more I saw of it the better I thought of it, and I hope I am able to make a difference,” he said.

“There are two aspects. It is a charity and the more businesses that get behind it, the more it can do, but it goes beyond that. It is part of building the programmes, introducing people to business, possible employment opportunities, and part of the process is to work with people to get them to play a meaningful role in the locality.

We are very much looking to get more people involved.”

For more information e-mail info@catzero.org

CHALLENGE: CatZero offers much for young people, from self esteem building and team work, to hands-on practical skills.

ON BOARD: Mike Parker, right, joins the team as a trustee at CatZero, welcomed by chairman Jim Dick.

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The organisation CERT has some vital tips for applying for an apprenticeship, which could prove essential.

As an apprenticeship provider, CERT, has seen many application forms and have the following advice. ● Find Apprenticeship vacancies The best way to search and apply for Apprenticeships is to register on Apprenticeship vacancies; the official online recruitment system for Apprenticeships in England.

There are around 10,000 vacancies being advertised at any one time. http://www.apprenticeships. gov.uk ● Concentrate on your application The information that you enter when you register on Apprenticeship vacancies appears on every application form, so make sure you check what you have written. Don’t use abbreviations and check spelling and punctuation throughout your application. Also make sure that you list all your qualifications and grades correctly. They will be checked! ● Check your contact details Make sure you have an appropriate email address, contact number and active voice mail message on your phone. Be ready for an employer contacting you. Be polite, friendly and be interested.

You don’t want to give employers the wrong impression when they try to contact you. ● Apply for more than one vacancy You can apply for 10 vacancies at any one time but remember to regularly log on to your “My Home Page” on the national apprenticeship website to keep track of your progress. ● Sell yourself Make yourself stand out from the competition on your application form. Don’t just give two word answers. Use the application to sell yourself to the employer by talking about situations where you have used your skills and knowledge.

Include any paid and voluntary work and try to communicate your strengths and what you can contribute to the employer.

Answer any additional employer questions thoroughly and in detail as this is another chance to sell yourself to the employer. Take your time with this. It really matters! ● For more information, call 01469 572313.

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IT’S BLACK AND WHITE: Social media should be part of your larger marketing strategy and help is at hand at the Grimsby Institute. Inset, Margaret Money pictured with the Social Media course tutor, Rebecca Rope.

Face the reality: social media can really help

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OCAL businesses have been taking advantage of a free Social Media course being run at the Grimsby Institute through the Skills Support For The Workforce scheme, a fund operated by Hull College Group and co-financed by the Skills Funding Agency, European Social Fund and Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.

Margaret Money, marketing manager from Regal Fish Supplies in Grimsby, decided to enrol for the course because she actively uses Facebook and Twitter but wanted to learn how to get more out of them.

Margaret had also joined Google Plus but had never utilised it.

The Social Media training course runs for one day a week over four weeks and has been designed to provide an underpinning knowledge of effective usage of social media in raising the profile of an organisation and its potential for finding new customers with whom to sell and network.

Margaret said: “We find social media important as a business because it helps us to engage with our customers as a way of getting their feedback on new products, finding out what they want to see in terms of service and moving the company forward.

“We have found a lot of new customers come through this channel so it’s also a way of optimising that.

“The amount of information I have ’gotten from the course has been really good.

“Although I thought we were using social media to the best of our abilities it has become apparent that a lot of the time we weren’t.

“We put a lot of industry information out there but we need to be engaging with people a lot more, whether that’s customers or other businesses.

“This course is really good for people who are looking at becoming more aware of platforms that they haven’t been used to using and I’d recommend it to anyone.” ● For more information on the wide range of free training courses available through Skills Support For The Workforce, please call the Grimsby Institute on 08000 126656, e-mail training@grimsby.ac.uk or visit www.commericaltraining.co.uk

Pension changes clarified in recent statement IN THE 2014 Budget, radical pension changes were announced which included the option to take your whole pension fund as a lump sum at retirement, writes Morton Weir of FB Wealth Management, pictured.

This is a big change from the previous regime which required you to obtain a lifetime income from one of a number of pension products, the most popular of which was an annuity.

Now the decision on whether to draw a lump sum from your pension has become clearer, with a further recent announcement, with the proposal to remove the tax rate on death of 55 per cent for those people who have left their pension fund to their families.

If death were to occur before age 75 and money purchase pension funds were held, there would be no tax on death and the whole fund can be passed on to your

beneficiaries.

Should death occur after age 75, if the fund is passed to the beneficiary’s own pension, this will be free of tax. If it is paid to the beneficiary directly as a lump sum, it is proposed there will be a 45 per cent tax, although the Government is consulting on whether this may be the beneficiary’s marginal rate of tax in future.

The nominated beneficiary will be able to access the pension funds flexibly, at any age, and pay tax at their marginal rate of income tax.

At retirement, you usually have an entitlement to a tax free lump sum of 25 per cent of your money purchase pension fund at retirement. Retirement can be as early as age 55 at present, with plans for this to increase to age 57. The remaining 75 per cent of your fund is available as a lump

sum, but you will incur your marginal rate of income tax on this fund.

So, clearly you need to make a decision on whether it is attractive to take the whole pension fund out or is it better to leave the money in the pension and draw your retirement income over your

remaining lifetime. This is an area where you should seek independent financial advice if you are unsure of what is the most suitable option at retirement.

There are a number of solutions available and you need to take account of your lifestyle needs as well as your desire to pass down some wealth to the next generation. You may also want to ensure your pension pot does not run out as life expectancy is increasing and inflation can also have a detrimental effect on the value of your money.

These latest Government proposals will provide you with more control over how you wish to manage your savings, both in your lifetime and beyond, so this is a welcome development. These are proposals from the Government and may change before legislation is introduced.

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Situated just outside Grimsby, a two minute drive from the Humber Bank and five minutes from the M180, the hotel offers easy access to all major routes, as well as Humberside International Airport.

Providing full business and conference facilities alongside 36 guest bedrooms, the Ashbourne can cater for business meetings of varying sizes, providing all of the latest AV equipment, free wi-fi and ample – free – onsite parking.

The hotel is also well-versed in providing delicious, fresh, promptly served food in the bistro for those looking for a quick catch up with colleagues over lunch, in addition to a wide range of catering options during a conference.

However, despite the excellent level of facilities provided in-house, there are always going to be times when visiting the hotel just isn’t convenient, as modern-day pressures erode into businesses’ ever-precious time.

“And this is where we would then recommend our outside catering service” says Ashley Lidgard, hotel owner.

“We understand that all businesses have differing needs, and sometimes it is simply easier for us to go to the client instead.

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We understand that all businesses have differing needs, and sometimes it is simply easier. As a company, Oak Ridge Hotels has years of experience in handling outside catering events Ashley Lidgard “This ranges from board meetings, children’s parties, product launches, corporate afternoon teas for 200 and many other events in between, so we are more than happy to put together a bespoke package to suit a company’s requirements – however large or small.

“We also offer the same service across the Lincolnshire Wolds, too, via the Ashbourne’s sister hotel The Brackenborough in Louth.” ● For more information on either hotel’s business services, or to obtain a quote for any catering requirements you may have, call either the Ashbourne on 01469 541010, or the Brackenborough on IT COMES TO YOU: Top class catering services are available from the company, which has hotels in North Killingholme and on the edge of Louth.

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ITH families steeped in northern Lincolnshire agriculture, two professionals who retain a strong link to their roots have launched a web-based recruitment service.

Work Rural went online last month, to help increase employment levels across the entire rural sector by providing a direct and affordable way for businesses to reach and connect with job hunters.

A first of its kind, it is the brainchild of Hugh Fell, the son of a Worlaby farmer, who leads a rapidly expanding business in the sector, George F White. The management of it will be directed

by Rachel Fisher, the daughter of a Hatcliffe farmer.

Mr Fell, who chairs the chartered land and estate agents, offering agricultural, commercial and residential services from the Humber to the Tweed, said his greatest challenge is finding good people and, frustrated at the lack of somewhere to go that focuses on why people want to work, live and interact in the rural space, he set up Work Rural.

He said: “As an employer, all I want to do is find excellent people that want to find a great job. The concept is simple but there is a gap at the moment in the rural sector.

The sector is vast and comprises a number of interlinking industries – making recruitment a minefield.”

Work Rural aims to develop a knowledge base, providing resources to improve both the quantity and quality of rural employment. By doing this, it will increase interaction between job hunters and employers.

LAUNCH: Hugh Fell and Rachel Fisher unveil Work Rural.

Ms Fisher is a chartered surveyor and project manager at George F White. She said: “Work Rural will offer something that the entire rural sector – from farming, forestry and agriculture to professional, scientific and technical industries – is desperately lacking. Based on our collective team experience of working with rural businesses and people, we know that it’s extremely

difficult to find high-quality people quickly, efficiently and at an affordable rate.

“For employers, the website will provide informed, detailed advice and support to businesses seeking the right candidates. For job seekers, it will help to match their skills to the right job enabling people to make informed decisions about what roles to apply for.

“Our in-depth research has

shown that the existing options out there are often too expensive to use regularly or, at the other end of the scale, low cost and not properly developed to meet the required need. Work Rural provides the missing link between employers and employees that just isn’t there at the moment – a vacuum that creates serious issues for the rural economy.”

Apprenticeship team in place at Humber LEP BRIDGING the skills gap by getting more young people into apprenticeships is vital to the Humber fulfilling its economic potential.

Working towards this, the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership has made three new appointments to support small and medium enterprises which employ, or are seeking to employ, apprentices.

Manager of the newly launched Humber Apprentice Support Service, Gill Stevenson, brings a wealth of experience from JobCentrePlus. She is supported by employment liaison officers Jenny Vincent and David Sullivan, who cover the North and South banks of the Humber respectively.

The new Humber Apprentice Support Service was introduced following the Gover nment’s revised approach to apprenticeships.

The updated scheme gives employers more control over the design of apprenticeships and their assessment. The Humber LEP’s new support service aims to reduce barriers to employing apprentices by small and medium-sized employers by helping them access

information and providing support and guidance. The pilot scheme is being delivered through funding secured by the LEP in the Hull & Humber City Deal.

Kishor Tailor, chief executive, said: “Work-based training is at the heart of our economic revival, and the modern apprenticeships are a great opportunity for young people to be paid a wage, gain essential skills by working alongside skilled workers and at the same time continue their training.

“Being part of the work force, apprentices are a great boost to business as they develop the skills necessary to deliver tomorrow’s projects.

“The new team recruited to the Humber Apprentice Support Service have the experience and skills and knowledge to supporting employers, training providers and learners in our area to increase the number of apprenticeships places taken up.”

For more information email NEW TEAM: The Humber Apprentice Support Scheme team, from left, manager Gill info@humberlep.org Stevenson, Jenny Vincent and David Sullivan.

WELCOME: Alasdair Eccles, left, and Steven Bennett, at Oaklands Hall Hotel, Laceby.

Head chef joins rosette holders A NEW head chef has arrived at Laceby’s Oaklands Hall Hotel as the business celebrates retaining the AA Rosette Award.

Alasdair Eccles is no stranger to the accolade, having arrived from a Scottish kitchen where the restaurant held two rosettes.

He joins the team behind the Barton Street venue as the business continues to flourish. The success of the Comfy Duck restaurant and the growing use of the hotel has led to the new position, with director and executive head chef Steven Bennett welcoming him in.

“We’re continually striving to improve the restaurant and over the past year we’ve made lots of changes bringing more of the supply chain in house, from smoking our own meats and fish, butchering our own meats and making all of our own ice creams,” said Mr Bennett, giving a flavour of what is in store for Mr Eccles. “We have a huge focus on using fresh, seasonal ingredients from our local suppliers, so it’s great to receive the recognition again, being presented with the Rosette Award. It’s all down to the hard work of the team, truly a great accolade.”

The AA Rosette was first awarded last year.

Mr Eccles said: “It is great to find a restaurant and hotel working closely with so many local suppliers and striving to be the best, producing high quality food at reasonable prices. I’m looking forward to a great future at The Comfy Duck and Oaklands Hall Hotel.”

As reported, more than £500,000 has been invested in the Laceby venue since it was taken over in 2011, with the restaurant created and winning a clutch of awards.

Mr Bennett was also recently invited into The Guild Of Master Craftsmen.

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That was the invitation from Nick Chamley, director at Ready Rent A Car in Abbey Road, Grimsby, as the nation prepares for the big freeze with the new year imminent.

The depot, part of the regional chain, has a huge range of four-wheel drive vehicles which are made with snow and ice in mind, meaning you won’t be left stranded.

These include the following models: ● Range Rover Vogue, Sport and Evoque ● Land Rover Freelander ● Ford Kuga ● Hyundai iX35 ● Toyota Hilux ● Mitsubishi L200 ● Dacia Duster Mr Chamley said the range meant all needs for 4x4 drivers were covered, with different vehicles for different requirements.

Each can be rented for short or long term deals, and are available to individuals and businesses looking to stay a step ahead.

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huge demand for 4x4s during the winter so we have increased our fleet to an even broader range of vehicles.

“With the threat of a heavy winter we’ve got lots of vehicles available.”

He said vehicles could be driven away for the day, for a week, or for longer.

He added: “The benefits include the extra traction afforded by four-wheel drive. You feel safer when you are higher up vehicle because, even if it’s slippery on the road, you have a better view and more grip.

“People feel safer and that they are not going to get stranded somewhere because they know

they can get back. It even comes down to the things like if you have a sloping driveway often you can make sure you can get your car off the drive.

“The 4x4s have combination tyres too which give better traction than normal car tyres.

“If the weather is dubious you have peace of mind.”

He continued: “We get a lot of enquiries at this time of year and every year when it snows we run out of 4x4s.

“Police, fire and the local authories rent them from us.

“Prices start for a small 4x4 at £32 plus VAT per day and they go right up to £100 a day plus VAT. There’s

different prices for different budgets.

“If you want to contract hire a vehicle for the three months over winter there’s prices available from £130 plus VAT a week.”

He recommended the Toyota Hilux pickup vehicle for commercial users as it has a load space similar to a van, but with 4x4 capabilities.

He said: “People are welcome to come to our depot and see us and we can guide them through what’s available.”

Enquiries can also be made by calling 01472 355801 or 01472 355838 or by logging on to www.readyrentacar.co.uk

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PROUD: Jonathan Stowe, supply chain director. Above right, the distribution centre at Scunthorpe.

AS RETAILERS enter their busiest period in the run up to Christmas, Scunthorpe retail giant Nisa has announced strong availability levels of 98.2 per cent, with delivery on time running at 96 per cent.

The robust distribution figures follow strong Christmas pre-sales for Nisa with volume growth up 5.6 per cent like-for-like on a year ago.

Christmas ambient pre-sell sales increased by 6.5 per cent on last year, with sales of tinned biscuits and selected confectionery products driving the gains.

“We’re delighted to have consistently achieved sector leading distribution levels and view this as a key strength of Nisa membership,” said Jon Stowe, Nisa’s supply chain director.

“We have continued focus on our supply chain as our priority has and always will be the independent retailer.

“We’ve worked hard to deliver solutions which improve the experience for our members.”

A recent member survey showed satisfaction was at record levels, with 94 per cent of its members happy with levels of availability and 78 per cent happy that deliveries are on time.

The survey also found that 89 per cent of members are

happy with service levels.

Nisa’s focus on its supply chain operations was recently demonstrated as the company won Supply Chain Solution Of The Year at the Retail Systems Awards 2014, for developing a highly interactive yet simple visual tool to optimise the layout

and product sequencing within the warehouse, minimise the travel distance between goods inwards and storage, and manage the location and size of pickface in line with actual volume. It also collected the European Supply Chain award for Training And Professional Development.

Mr Stowe added: “To win two awards at very high profile supply chain awards is a testament to the hard work and attention to detail Nisa puts into its wider supply chain operations.

“They are brilliant examples of innovation, reinforcing our robust and best in class delivery service for independent retailers.”

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OMMERCIAL cleaning service provider Vince Bolger is expanding his ServiceMaster Clean franchise, with the addition of a base in Grimsby.

It follows a gradual build-up of contracts in the area, including that of the new landlord.

ServiceMaster has been providing cleaning for E-Factor for the past five years, and has now joined the Business Hive Club, based at the former doctor’s surgery premises in Grimsby’s Dudley Street.

Mr Bolger, who is from Scunthorpe, and has operated out of Hull for 21 years, said: “We have expanded into Grimsby.

“We have been looking after E-Factor for the past five years, so we have joined the Business Hive. It will help us service the clients better. It has also helped us recruit better and train, too.”

A total of 80 people are employed, with Jon Hornsey joining recently as area

manager of ServiceMaster Contract Servcies (The Humber).

“We are going to be at over 100 in January,” Mr Bolger said, as business picks up following the recession.

He covers about 30 different office locations, be it commercial premises or the administrative areas of industry, and is just entering the education sector.

One of the seven founding companies of the British Franchise Association, Mr Bolger prides himself on quality of service, with a web-based survey system linked to a staff pay incentive.

“The people we deal with are middle managers, and they are busier than they have ever been. They don’t want a phone call from us asking if everything is okay, we should know exactly what is going on,” he said. “Three clicks can cover it, and it helps ensure what we do is right. It is important to remember we are not supplying cleaning, we are supplying people.”

Ports membership offer proves popular A NUMBER of companies signed up to take advantage of ABP’s offer of a year’s complimentary guest membership of the Hull & Humber Chamber Of Commerce as the scheme was rolled out at the company’s Customer Christmas Reception.

ABP is covering the cost for its customers to join the Chamber for a year as part of a national initiative between the port giant and British Chamber Of Commerce.

Speaking to around 100 customers at Immingham Seafarers’ Centre, ABP chief executive James Cooper introduced the Hull & Humber Chamber’s international trade director Pauline Wade and her team, and encouraged ABP customers to take advantage of the scheme which he hopes will support ABP customers in making the connections they need to become even more successful.

Mr Cooper said:

LAUNCH: James Cooper, left, with Pauline Wade and John Fitzgerald at the event at Immingham Seafarers’ Centre.

“Membership of your Chamber Of Commerce doesn’t just benefit your business, by making your

voice heard and taking part in the business life of the region, you’ll also have the chance to play your part in

making our region a better place to do business – and that’s something we can all benefit from.”

The Chamber exists to support its local business community and help it grow and thrive. As well as lobbying on behalf of its members at local and national level, it organises several trade missions a year to new and emerging markets, offers large discounts to its members on its import and export documentation services, and through its regular networking activities helps its members make new connections and grow their businesses.

The free year’s guest membership offer is open to any ABP customer who is not already a Chamber member. For more information call 01292 670144 or e-mail bccmembershipoffer@ab ports.co.uk and quote ABP Guest Membership Offer.

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Resort gem is building a brand with gravitas and inspiration IF Ed Sheeran and Kate Moss form part of your marketing armoury, you have quite an edge on your competitors. That’s where Daniella Draper’s hand-crafted jewellery has found itself. Business editor David Laister caught up with a Cleethorpes business gem that is rapidly rising in value.

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IVE years on from the first collection, and you feel we’re at a milestone moment in the charting of brand Daniella Draper.

Launched in 2009 on her return to Lincolnshire from London’s Central St Martin’s College, those not of an artistic persuasion may only be aware of its existence thanks to a reference in he Pulp song Disco 2000. But a different musician has put a smile on the face of the creator this past week.

As Ed Sheeran, Britain’s biggest selling musician of 2014 was awarded Best British Act at the inaugural BBC Music Awards, he was sporting a personalised signature bangle.

He hadn’t popped down to Sea View Street’s new destination store though, this was a result of Daniella working

JEWEL IN CLEETHORPES’ CROWN: Independent jeweller Daniella Draper, right, and mother and business partner Della Draper. Below, Daniella in the workshop, and a selection of her increasingly popular range. Pictures: Abby Ruston.

vital tools. The 27-year-old’s work is described as rustic, influenced by travel and romance, and inspired by days spent in the British Museum.

According to her mum, the interest her contacts as hard as the goes way back. “Daniella was silverworking tools she uses in her interested in jewellery from being resort workshop to create her range. knee-high, it was a case of anything Kate Moss was a very similar early that sparkled. Even today she makes success, celebrity endorsements of a rings and doesn’t want to sell them!” true creative, who remains firmly grounded.

One off pieces is a key theme too, While her elevated creation was from work with precious stones to undoubtedly embracing the rock star Cinderella rings – with the motto ‘if post-awards party lifestyle, Daniella they fit, they fit’. was in the shop, working all the hours “I spend most of my time making up with her small team for the orders, signature bangles and Cleethorpes Christmas Extravaganza. personalised items,” said Daniella, He was still wearing the bangle whose passion is clear. “One evening a come X-Factor on Saturday night – week I try to create a bespoke piece. I attracting quite an audience, love how people see how cool the including those glossy magazines that signature bangles are, I like it because scrutinise such appearances. they are really expressing something Catching up with her about this about themselves. There is so much development following an earlier scope too, it can be sentimental, or it interview, I caught her as she was in can be purely fun!” the middle of blow torching one of the bangle. Its so good for my men’s From a workshop and counter at latest pieces.

So how does she describe what is rang e!”

Meridian Point, this year saw her, Her Inspire range takes the best happening? “It is really, really together with business partner mum, exciting, she said. “I Spend five days Getting Ed on board has been selling bangle to a new level, Della Draper – a former beauty queen possible through a mutual friend, providing a story behind choices in the workshop and a Saturday in the with a successful retail track record of asked if he would “do a bit of a through a Q&A with the recipient, shop, which is great for getting the her own - open the dedicated favour”. explaining the quote and what it customer feedback.” boutique.

For Kate, it was a contact who she means to them.

There the team are decked out in As reported this past month, next had studied with a St Martin’s, a real Daniella said: “It is something we Stella and Alf clothing, produced a year could see the boutiques branch early breakthrough as she tested started a few months ago, we choose designs on charity events and country out, with other towns and cities being block away, with displays also people that inspire us either by their produced locally. “I love Sea View considered, while the website fairs. achievements or the way they live Street, the location is great, and I continues to work wonders. their lives. They so far have ranged “When I graduated I could have think there is a lot of talent in the There’s a sense of something far from restaurateurs, female UK surf stayed in London and got a job, or bigger already, and little doubting it is area when it comes to design,” she champions, mountaineers, young come back home and try to sell the added. “It is a really up and coming going to grow into what has been directors, designers and a local designs. I worked hard that summer, place.” created. actress… oh and Ed Sheeran they sold and that was my decision wahoooo!”

Few are more up and coming than made,” she said. “My time at St Regional Growth Fund money has Martin’s definitely helped me been awarded to help finance another Danielle herself. It appears her star is “I am so proud to have such an amazing British artist wearing my establish a style.” jewellery making station, and the truly in the ascendancy.

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SETTLED IN: Paul Horton Financial Solutions have new premises in Osborne Street, Grimsby. From left, Paul Horton, chartered financial planner, Debbie Horton, secretary, Lorraine Clarke, personal assistant, and Steve Sherwood, paraplanner.

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

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

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

In 2012, Mr Horton brought his former Mr Horton believes pro-actively managed Standard Life colleague and ex-Grimsby Town pension funds are back in vogue. and Watford goalkeeper Stephen Sherwood on “People having gone into property are now board, and now the team is flourishing in coming back into pensions. It is certainly back Osborne Street. on the radar in terms of greater freedom.”

Mr Horton said: “It has been a terrific move Auto-enrolment is also looming large for small for us, to come to a more central location. We are seeing an increase in inquiries, and actually firms. “I think it is going to spark more interest,” Mr Horton said. “The companies will getting people knocking at the door. The be starting to get paperwork from the pension location really fits us, it is far better with the regulator if they have existing schemes. solicitors and accountancy practices close by too.”

“People need to give themselves six to 12 The company has built up an investment months to do the planning. It they have a portfolio worth £25 million that it manages for staging date of June and seek advice in April, it clients. might not be enough. It is worth engaging with advisory firms now.”

Pensions is currently leading the charge, but

New MD appointed at Britcon BUILDING, civil engineering and structural steelwork contractor Britcon has appointed Paul Clarkson as managing director.

Previously operations director, he takes over from Shaun Hunt who will retain his vice chairman role but focus on a number of new development ventures under the Hunt Group parent company.

Mr Clarkson said: “After a challenging period through the economic crisis, we are emerging with very healthy forward order books and business trading is returning to pre-recession levels. I am delighted to step into the role of managing director at Britcon and look forward to leading the business into an exciting future.”

Mr Clarkson has been with the firm for five years, and previously held senior roles

PASSING THE BATON: Shaun Hunt, left, with Paul Clarkson. with ISG Plc and Wilmott Dixon Group. He is currently the chairman of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) West Yorkshire.

Working through the pre-planned succession strategy, he will address the existing management structure, bringing in new

expertise to equip the business to develop further within its core areas of operation.

Britcon has offices in Scunthorpe and Wakefield and directly employs 80 people. Last year turnover hit £26 million, and that is expected to increase further in this calendar year.

Mr Clarkson added: “We have achieved a strong reputation in identified growth sectors which include renewables, energy, power and emergency services where we have been successful in securing a number of major contracts.

These include a £9 million anaerobic digestion plant for Refood in Widnes and a £7 million fire training facility for Babcock in London. We will commit more resources to grow business within these core sectors.”

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Removal vans not required as commercial property firm moves across the street C

OMMERCIAL property agency managing partner Lawrence Brown didn’t have to look far when it came to a need for new offices for Scotts in Grimsby – as the building was on his books, and just across the road.

Offering double the footprint while maintaining the long-standing principle of a town centre location, it was an early

SUCCESSFUL MOVE: Ed Chisholm, Andrew Parker and Lawrence Brown pictured outside the new office in Town Hall Street, Grimsby.

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frontrunner, and the business has just invested more than £100,000 in the neighbouring Town Hall Street property, creating a modern working environment.

Last occupied by North East Lincolnshire Council, it was part of the surplus stock Scotts had been instructed to market, and was taken out of their hands once interest was shown.

With the deal now done, building work has transformed the interior, introducing open-plan

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Brown on and he provided the South Bank presence from The Old Rectory in Bargate.

Two years later Mr Brown moved to a suite in Hampton House, where he remained for three years, before moving to Town Hall Street in 2001.

“It is a building of character, and when I went to acquaint myself with the property when it came to us to market, it struck me as being ideal,” said Mr Brown.

“We have tried to restore some of the best features, as on the ground floor there were a couple of fire places boarded up and painted over, which we have taken out and reinstalled.

We’ve also brought in some timber-framed glazing, to create an open-plan style of working as much as is possible in a traditional building.”

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working while retaining some key features of what was originally a substantial terraced home.

Mr Brown said: “We had outgrown the existing premises, and having just taken on a new member of staff, we needed to find some new accommodation that stuck with our basic principle of wanting to be in the town centre.

“Before we left the property across the road we were absolutely squeezed in, having recently taken on a new member of staff.”

Andrew Parker joined as a general practice surveyor, as reported in October, taking the Grimsby team to four.

Scotts came to Grimsby in 1996 as an expansion from Hull, where it still has an office – with administration and marketing based there. Former owner Malcolm Scott took Mr

BUY-to-let landlords have been given the opportunity to come clean over any owed tax, or face a knock on their own door with demands.

Paul Chappell, senior tax investigations manager at Forrester Boyd, said the new campaign is being launched by HM Revenue and Customs.

It will be in place throughout the winter, with declarations welcomed.

Mr Chappell said: “Landlords that come forward voluntarily under the scheme to disclose any unpaid tax, whether

through misunderstanding the rules or deliberate evasion, will receive more favourable terms and better penalties than if they were targeted by HMRC. “From this year, any landlords that have not declared all their rental income may be contacted by HMRC. Once this happens they will lose their opportunity to make a disclosure as part of the campaign. If a landlord is targeted by HMRC, they may face penalties of up to 100 per cent of the tax due, together

with a possible criminal prosecution.”

The disclosure campaign is open to all residential property landlords that, according to HMRC, includes those that have multiple properties and single rentals, as well as specialist landlords such as those renting to students, workforce rentals or holiday lets.

According to HMRC, up to 1.5 million landlords may be underpaying up to £500 million in tax every year.

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Healthy end to the year as firm picks up accolade and takes national role P AN Humber commercial property agency Clark Weightman has been recognised as a leading firm in the field of healthcare nationwide, as one of the directors also takes on a new role within the wider profession.

The business was nominated for the award of Property Advisers Of The Year, at the National General Practice Awards Dinner at the Lancaster Hotel in London.

Clark Weightman was successfully shortlisted as a finalist alongside two other firms, both of whom were national operators with offices in both London and the regions.

Simon Weightman, the Clark Weightman director who heads up the healthcare consultancy aspect of the business, advising GP practices as well as the NHS, was among 700 guests from the medical profession and their professional teams.

He was awarded a certificate of recognition for being one of the finalists on the night.

Mr Weightman, who has more than 25 years experience in the sector, said: “It was an honour and privilege to be nominated for such a prestigious award. Over the past 15 years we have built a wide client base across the medical sector and have been involved in a number of high profile projects, not just locally, but also on a national basis, and I am very proud that our

RECOGNITION: Simon Weightman, left, and Carl Bradley, above. work within the healthcare sector has been recognised.”

The General Practice Awards Dinner saw various awards presented, including the best GP Practice In The Country and the Best Practice Manager Of A GP Practice in the country.

It came as Carl Bradley, a fellow

director of Mr Weightman, joined the national marketing group for Property Agents Independent (PAI).

PAI, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, has 27 member firms across the whole of the UK, with more than 200 surveyors providing commercial property advice to their clients.

All of the member firms are

independently owned and run, with the unique selling point being in the members’ detailed knowledge of the local and regional marketplaces in which each firm operates.

Clark Weightman is the member firm for Northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire and Mr Bradley will seek to promote the use of PAI through the member firms, and

promote the PAI brand across the UK property market. It offers an alternative to clients who need commercial property advice on a national basis but don’t necessarily want to instruct one of the national fir ms.

Mr Bradley said: “We have an excellent relationship with our fellow members and if they need to provide commercial property advice to their clients in our area we are always happy to assist. Likewise, if one of our clients needs assistance in a town or city that we are not 100 per cent familiar with, we can call upon the member local to that area to assist us.

“We have representation now across the country ranging from Truro in the south west up to Newcastle and Glasgow and across country from Belfast in the west through to Ipswich and Norwich in the east.”

Examples of where Clark Weightman have worked to good effect with other PAI members are the acquisition of an office building in Glasgow for a North Lincolnshire-based client, providing advice on an office relocation in Hull for a national charity, the letting of a unit on Victoria Street, Grimsby for a West Midlands-based investor and the letting of a small industrial estate in Beverley for a West Yorkshire-based investor.

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Clugston’s dual A1 role IN A perfect example of the diversity of operations, Scunthorpe’s Clugston Group saw its construction division hand over a completed truck stop and lorry park, only for the first fuel delivery to be provided by the distribution arm.

Exelby Services on the A1 at Leeming, North Yorkshire, is a new £4.4 million state-of-the-art facility, replacing The Londonderry Garage, which previously occupied the site.

The completed amenity provides parking for up to 80 lorries and has refuelling facilities for HGVs and LGVs. Other features include a Costa Coffee, a Subway sandwich bar and a fully stocked mini market.

Showers and wash-rooms are also available on-site for lorry drivers that choose to use the overnight car parking facility.

Steve Waggett, regional business manager for Clugston Construction, said: “Our team delivered a high quality facility for Exelby Services

by working collaboratively with our clients to deliver value for money without compromise on quality.”

Exelby is one of the largest independent bunkering suppliers in the country and the company handles more than 140 million litres of diesel each year through a portfolio of sites.

Chief executive Michael Exelby had previously told how improvement works to the A1 had necessitated the move.

He said: “The new facility is vital for this stretch of the A1 motorway because more than five service areas and more than 200 HGV parking spaces have been lost due to the motorway upgrade.

“Our new filling station and truck stop provides top-of-the range facilities for HGV drivers, as well other motorists, in a modern and secure environment.”

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Interest strong after ‘Village’ pub opens

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EVELOPMENT of the latest phase of North East Lincolnshire’s flagship business park, Europarc, is ongoing as interest levels from would-be occupiers remains high.

The first element of the new ‘Village’ element was recently completed with the Farmhouse Inns pub and restaurant Beechwood Farm opening its doors, creating 80 new jobs.

The Greene King chain has proved popular, and Europarc owner Wykeland Group is keen to expand the facilities in the new year.

Grant Edmondson, Wykeland’s head of asset management, said: “This part of Europarc also has planning permission for a hotel, nursery, gym and commercial and retail units and we have been delighted with the level of interest shown by potential occupiers.

“Part of the Europarc masterplan is to create a village-style centre that will offer all the services and facilities that are needed to attract more inward investors as well as indigenous companies with potential for growth and job creation.”

This latest phase involves an additional 6.5 acres adjacent to the main approach road and has benefited from a loan of

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Filling up at the pumps with price per litre back in the Nineties!

WELCOME SIGN: Beechwood Farm at Europarc, Grimsby. Inset, Grant Edmonsdon. £500,000 from the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership to help pay for infrastructure costs to enable the land to be opened out for development.

Peter Hebblethwaite, Farmhouse Inns business unit director, said the new pub-restaurant would complement other new arrivals at Europarc.

Planning permission is also in place for the remaining 45 acres of Europarc for a mixture of manufacturing, warehousing and distribution facilities.

Builder’s personal safety at work plea

LONG RECOVERY: Paul Blanchard, who spoke about life after an accident, is welocmed by chairman Laura Dougan.

A MAN who suffered life-changing injuries in an accident at work spoke to business representatives on the importance of health and safety.

Builder Paul Blanchard was left paralysed from the chest down after falling through a barn roof in July 2010.

He broke his back and 18 ribs and suffered severe head injuries and a punctured lung in the accident, which left him in hospital for six months.

Mr Blanchard now works as a motivational and behavioural safety speaker and was the guest at the North Lincolnshire Health and Safety Group’s autumn meeting.

His presentation covered life after an accident at work and how it has affected him and his family.

Mr Blanchard, 59, of Morton, West Lindsey, said health and safety at work was vital.

He said: “I wasn’t ignorant to health and safety, I was an employer.

“Health and safety starts from people like this group and it ripples right through.

“It is more than the guy

with the tools on the shop floor, it has got to come right from the top.”

Speaking of the time since his accident, Mr Blanchard said: “It has been four years now and generally, I am quite positively minded.

“I don’t have flashbacks or anything like that but I often think to myself about what I used to be able to do.

“There are many things people don’t realise after you have had an accident.

“They are the simple things in life, like being able to walk the dog, the responsibility your wife has to take on and things like popping out to the shops.

“I was physically fit at 55, I used to play squash and I was strong.”

Mr Blanchard said recovering from the accident was an ongoing process.

He said: “It took a long time and I consider myself to be better now than I was six months ago and I hope to be better still in another six months.

“It is a progression and it is about learning to live life differently.”

I FOUND myself caught up in a glorious moment of bygone nostalgia earlier this week. No, I hadn’t been featured in the marvellous supplement of the same name, nor had a boozy evening’s antics from the Pier, the Winter Gardens or Baton Rouge made it into one of the very popular picture galleries on our website... I simply managed to buy a tank of fuel for 93.9p a litre.

Admittedly it had a lot to do with the maximum available returns offered by a leading supermarket’s latest loyalty ploy, but it brought a smile to my face.

Coupled with the current ‘low’ oil prices it brought considerable cheer when the digits dropped down on the display.

I wondered, briefly, if pay at the pump would be able to comprehend a two-digit number... would I have to go an sit in my car and wait for the attendant to come and fill my car for me? Then I realised it was briefly at this price in the winters of 2006 and 2008, having only just reached that level midway through the Noughties.

Even without the 20p bonus, 113.9p a litre is a remarkable drop from where we have been. And with such a frequent saving, everyone would be happier, a little more likely to further aid a consumer-based recovery.

Surely making the person on the end of the pump happy might make me spend my spare cash elsewhere? Those trading in the stock market don’t seem to think so.

Every sector was flat or worse as oil prices dropped further due to a lower forecast in demand announced last week, with producers not slowing up on production.

Supply and demand dominates markets, no more so with a finite resource, and one that can at times seem all consuming.

And it seems even the potential for a further flutter of cash on the high

street, buoyed by pinching a few pennies back at the pumps, can’t reverse the concern at these huge oil majors cutting back on future capital project spending as margins dry up.

The simplistic take and surreal headline out of all of this?

Extortionate oil prices make for a more buoyant economy.

Surely not, somewhere there must be a balance, but lower demand for oil has far wider reaching consequences such as a down turn in manufacturing, which would obviously have shares sliding too.

But if the FTSE is so strongly led by the impacts on the oil majors, then that will be the impression taken, that we need a high price. No-one wants millions wiping off pension plans, but we don’t want holding to ransom when filling cars up either.

My savings? They were wiped off (and then some) just hours later when my three-year-old daughter managed to knock the lap top flying with the DVD drawer open, then there was the matter of a few festive beers that got dropped while unloading the car after the shopping trip, earning those precious points.

Oh well!

BETTER PRICE: Every little helps, so they say...

Merry Christmas, and here’s to ’15 The Business Telegraph team would January’s edition will be back on like to wish all readers, advertisers Tuesday, January 20 in Grimsby and and contacts a very happy Christmas Thursday, January 22 in Scunthorpe. and a prosperous new year.

Happy holidays!

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