Space a premium as self storage business settles on Scunthorpe A
NEW business has been launched in Scunthorpe, where space is a premium.
Scunthorpe Self Storage is a second business unit for Ross Stewart, who set up Selby Self Store last year. He had worked in the storage and distribution industry for more than 15 years, and spotted the opportunity to launch in the North Yorkshire town. Now he has added the site at Skippingdale Retail Park, creating five new jobs, with turnover expected to hit £1.5 million next year. The business provides automated self-store in a safe and secure environment for the domestic and commercial markets. Customers can use the facility to store general household items to either de-clutter or use the storage while they redecorate, renovate or move on a short-term basis. Businesses can store stock or documents. Mr Stewart said: “We’ve seen fantastic take up at the new business in Selby and so I decided to launch a second site in Scunthorpe. It occurred to me that we didn’t have any storage facilities locally and the retail park in Scunthorpe seemed a great location to launch the second site. “The unit provides high end modern self-store facilities that people locally are finding invaluable.” Units within the 20,000 sq ft site vary in size from 15 sq ft to 200 sq ft, with 24 hour access. Additional open warehouse floor space can be used for anything from pallets to theatre sets, with a load-on load-off fork lift service. Finance for the Snowdonia Avenue site was arranged through Barclays. Kelvin Smith, relationship director at Barclays, said: “Ross is a longstanding and valuable customer and so when he decided to launch the second site we were delighted to provide the funding. It is great to see a fast growing local business taking advantage of low interest rates and investing for the future, creating jobs and contributing to the local economy.” Scunthorpe Self Storage has taken over what was once occupied by Ericsson and IAC. The purchase, for an undisclosed fee, was negotiated with PPH Commercial. Duncan Willey, who heads up the town office, said: “We had been marketing a let, but ended up agreeing a sale, and the new occupier is spending a good sum of money refurbishing the property.”
It comes as a significant shortfall in warehousing and industrial estate stock is noted. “Occupancy levels are approaching 95 per cent. It beggars belief in terms of what is available and how far we’ve come. Hull and Doncaster are the same, Grimsby has very limited stock availability there too. “Significantly there is very little speculative new build, there hasn’t been for a while, and people are forced to take existing buildings and refurbish, which is good. I do sense we are getting to a point now where there are no silly deals being done, but there is still a shortfall when it comes to developers achieving value against new build costs.”
SECOND VENTURE: Ross Stewart, second left, and Sophie Trueman, of Scunthorpe Self Storage, flanked by Steve Hanson and Kelvin Smith of Barclays, outside the recently purchased property. Above, an artist’s impression of the full refurbishment. Inset, Duncan Willey.
Could wood be the answer to ease the housing demand? ONE of Grimsby’s oldest businesses is embracing the Gover nment’s housebuilding challenge, pointing to timber framed solutions to meet the demand. Bennetts Timber was founded in 1804, but the homes of 2020 are the firm focus, following this past month’s announcement from the Chancellor. Robert Bennett, a sixth generation director of the firm, and a qualified chartered surveyor, he said: “In the Autumn Statement George Osborne announced that the Government’s spending on housebuilding will
rise to £1.2 billion per year by the end of this Parliament, which is expected to deliver 400,000 new homes by 2020. “It is claimed that the 400,000 Government-funded new homes will be affordable both to rent and buy, half of new builds will be starter homes sold at 20 per cent below market value for first time buyers. “But how are these new house going to be built? Successive governments have failed over the past 30 years or so to meet their housing targets. Timber framed houses could be the answer. “They are precision engineered,
strong and durable. They account for more than 70 per cent of new homes in the developed world and are the most popular form of house construction in Scotland with increasing development throughout the UK. “The popularity of timber frame structures is down to the benefits of this type of construction method over that of traditional brick and block. It is accredited as being the most economical and efficient method of construction. In addition to this, timber is a truly sustainable product.” Other benefits include construction not being weather
dependant, with predictability and greater control in the construction process. Mr Bennett said it also boasts high energy efficiency, better insulation qualities and improved speed of construction. “Timber houses could be the solution to the housing shortfall,” he added. Bennetts, based on South Humberside Industrial Estate, is a traditional merchant with trade counter and timber cladding expertise that has seen it win major commercial contracts, as well as domestic contracts.
TIMBER SOLUTION: Robert Bennett, of Bennetts Timber.
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Commercial Property OPEN PLAN: Part of the first floor layout at Lincs Design Consultancy. Inset, as seen from the street.
New premises and directors for development consultancy A
COMPANY that specialises in helping people and businesses expand their buildings’ footprints has moved to larger premises as it grows.
growth since we started, and have now seen ourselves outgrow Pawnshop Passage,” said Mr Kemp. “We had been looking around for something for some time in Louth, because this is where our roots are. We are in Lincs Design Consultancy in Grimsby with Bethlehem Street (beside Mr Kemp’s other Louth has crossed the Market business, Cycle Mode), so we Place from Pawnshop Passage purchased Vickers Lane and to Vickers Lane, creating a began a programme of significantly more spacious refurbishment, moving in environment while also during the last month. becoming landlord to the popular Makaresh restaurant. “It is more conducive to work And Guy Kemp, together with with natural light and a fellow director Anita Bemrose, spacious environment. It also a have appointed Andrew Clover allows us to continue to grow.” and Chris Burkitt as directors. Describing Mr Burkitt and Mr Clover as “instrumental in They have been with the the company’s growth,” he business since it launched at Fairfield Enterprise Centre six said: “It has been a pleasure to reward them further.” years ago. “We have enjoyed steady Mr Burkitt recently qualified
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as a chartered architectural technologist, and Mr Clover is a senior planning consultant and architectural designer. Mr Kemp added: “Andrew and Chris have developed their own client base and we believe we have a valued reputation locally with securing planning permissions, and work nationally too.” Stately homes such as Carlton Towers at Goole, East Yorkshire, have benefited, with a heritage consultant working with the business, delivering planning advice for listed buildings. “It is a multi-disciplinary consultancy and we are looking at continuing to grow in the future with our new premises and company structure,” he added.
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Tony’s technological ‘pile’ is a self-build with hidden benefits C
OULD this be the most technologically advanced home in northern Lincolnshire?
Construction boss Tony Quirke and his wife Sue are applying the final touches to their latest self-build, and every electrical element on the Wrawby retreat can be controlled from a single touch screen display. Whether it is gate security, bathroom mood lighting, dining room Velux windows, the through-the-house sound system or individual room heating, it is part of an intelligent system believed to be the first installed, as new, in the area. Mr Quirke, a director at Cube3 in North Killingholme, is proud to have worked with local trades in the development of the £500,000 home, set in 5.6 acres. And Mark McDonough, owner of Appleby Electrical, has brought the technological advances you’d anticipate in a metropolitan elite environment to life in the rural setting. “We have used the latest technology from the initial concept,” said Mr Quirke, demonstrating a virtual tour of the strikingly similar design to the actual build on his tablet. “We have had this since before we got on site.” “I just enjoy building, and we are well pleased with the result,” said the man more used to delivering commercial and industrial projects in the region and beyond. “It has been hard work, organising at 6am before I go to work, then coming home at night and organising the rest, but it is my profession coming out in me. Technology is certainly something I enjoy dabbling with!” The land was bought in March, with planning consents secured by July. Mrs Quirke, who is from Wrawby, had known the owners of the previous property there, which was also once a small holding with pigs. “We have hit it hard,” said Mr Quirke, who in 16-weeks has seen it go from demolition to furniture deliveries, as they look forward to Christmas under a new roof. He has used
THE HOUSE THAT TABLET CONTROLS: Tony Quirke, left, and wife Sue are joined by Mark McDonough director of Appleby Electronics Ltd. Top, the panel, and below, the results. Paul Smith Joiner of Grimsby, Howarth Timber at New Holland, neighbouring BW
I just enjoy building, and we are well pleased with the result. It is my profession coming out in me and technology is certainly something I enjoy dabbling with! Tony Quirke Shrimpton for plastering, Homecrafts in Brigg for the feature staircase in the grand hall and Bridge Window Systems of Winterton.
Mr McDonough, who is based in Appleby, said: “This is the first installation of this type we have done in this area, but this is what people will be going for, and I’d anticipate it becoming standard in the next 10 years.” Rather than operating with conventional cabling, bus cables are used, allowing uses and controls to be customised. It is all fed back to a central hub, hidden in discreet cupboards. The system is from Legrand, the world leader in electrical and digital infrastructure for the building industry. It even offers leak detection and blind/curtain control, whether the owner is home or not, and would monitor import from domestic renewable generation as well as emailing consumption reports automatically. “The big sell is energy management, people want to know what they are using,” Mr McDonough said, though he was quite clearly impressed by the sound system, with speakers in all rooms bar the four designated for sleeping, as well as set within stones by the terrace. The couple are looking to realise stables and possibly a livery in the outbuildings, with 2013 gelding Bit Of A Quirke currently in training with Mark Walford Racing at York, and Faff, enjoying retirement in Elsham.
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Building back up! Return of strong growth is toasted P
RESIDENT of Grimsby District Builders’ Association, Paul Barker, toasted the huge upturn in the construction industry, at the organisation’s annual dinner.
He told members and guests celebrating at The Pier, Cleethorpes, how the sector’s output increased the most in nearly 25 years. Mr Barker, managing director of Grimsby-based JemBuild, said: “We have just celebrated our fifth anniversary and are living proof that construction is finally coming out of some of the most economically challenging times since the Second World War. “We have seen our growth rise from nothing to a turnover of £6.5 million in our fifth year of trading. The construction industry is definitely on the upturn and 2014 saw output increase 9.5 per cent to £103 billion which is 6.5 per cent of the total UK economy. This is the biggest increase since 1990.” It came as the evening itself attracted the most guests in more than 30 years. Mr Barker praised the work of the chairman, Chris Carr, leading a round of applause for the Cleethorpes builder and key link between industry and governing policy makers. He said: “Our chairman devotes a significant amount of his own time, has, and continues to do a fantastic job for this historic society and continues as a huge advocate to business and the community locally.” Telegraph business editor David Laister replied on behalf of the guests, reminiscing on the venue’s colourful past and praising the major overhaul to a top class venue. Turning to the industry, he said: “It has been a real pleasure to see Paul and JemBuild thrive, having been launched in the midst of a
YOUR PRESIDENT: Paul Barker. recession even this old girl, The Pier, would be struggling to recall worse. “The construction industry is always one of the first to suffer and last to recover in a downturn. I sense some confidence in the area at present. While the economic crisis claimed its victims, we were very
CELEBRATION: Ian Mackenzie, John Hannington and Don Mackenzie.
fortunate here that a new industry was born practically as Lehman Brothers died. “Offshore wind, whether you agree with the principles, the subsidies or not, arrived, and it has flourished. Five farms have been built in seven years, three more are pending that will make these look miniscule, and just think what has been created. “A new contractor-led boom for Cleethorpes and the wider area. How many towns saw more bars, more restaurants and more hotels open? Not many I’d wager. “We also have more than 350 new permanent jobs on the docks, with that figure to be multiplied twice over before the decade’s out. Yes, some will move here. But guess what, they’ll want homes to live in, they’ll spend their money in Freshney Place, St Peter’s Avenue, Sea View Street etc. “Grimsby’s economic rebalancing has been used twice as a national example in the past month. There’s no wonder there’s the appetite for housebuilding.” Former Humberside police officer Alfie Moore provided a comedic end to proceedings.
Clugston’s winning formula fuels further sector growth
ALL SMILES: Wayne Stocks and Karl Dommer.
PLANS FOR A GOOD NIGHT: Ross Davy and Alan Scoffin.
GUESTS: David Rouse and SUITED AND BOOTED: John Beckett, Paul Blake. Jordan Carr and Gordon McAdam.
COMPERE: Chris Carr.
BLACK TIE: Ben Arscott and Adie Smith.
CLUGSTON Facilities Management has won a major contract to provide warehouse management services to Perstorp UK Ltd, a global leader in the speciality chemicals market. The Scunthorpe business, part of the privately owned £160 million turnover Clugston Group, clinched the £780,000 three-year contract with Perstorp UK Ltd, part of an international, Swedish family business. It is a world-leading supplier of chemicals to many sectors, including adhesives, automotive, resins, paints and footwear. The company shares a site in Warrington, Cheshire, with Solvay Interox Ltd. The contract win will see Clugston provide a range of services at the site, including warehouse management, drumming, packing and logistics services, to ensure the efficient performance of the facility, allowing the client to focus on core business activities. George Nelson, head of Clugston Facilities Management, said: “We are delighted to be working with Perstorp UK Ltd and through close and aligned relationships with the Perstorp UK team, we hope to yield improvements in warehouse planning, management and operations leading to tangible savings, innovation and efficiency improvements.” The facilities management business was established in 2001 to provide 24/7 support and estate services to a number of hospitals, and since then has expanded its services to schools, manufacturing plants and commercial properties. It comes as Clugston
PERSTORP PRODUCTS: Synthetic lubricant, part of the Perstorp UK portfolio. Distribution completed a £50,000 investment to rebuild a fuel island at the base off Brigg Road. Cameron Forecourt was commissioned to design a full rebuild, with four new fuel pumps, a fuel management system, electronics and more than 200 metres of associated pipework. It includes leak detection monitors in the underground trench leading to the fuel islands. The new pumps are dispensing at twice the speed of the old system, and has been received well by drivers. The new facility allows Clugston to provide fuel to their own fleet and linked businesses, such as approved sub-contractors. David Heath, head of logistics at Clugston Distribution, said: “We were very satisfied with the professional job that Cameron Forecourt did during the rebuild. The future savings and added benefits provided by the Eclipse web-based fuel management system made Cameron Forecourt the logical choice for our Scunthorpe headquarters.”
LAISTER’S Last Word BY DAVE LAISTER
DINING OUT: Clive Thornley and Mark Cawood.
TOASTING BRICKS AND MORETAR: Martin Dodd and Richard Limmer.
EVENING ATTIRE: Rick Royal and Mick Genny.
Having bared my soul on pages six and seven, after laying my body and mind down in the name of business journalism – and as it’s very nearly Christmas – I’ll spare you any further ramblings. It just leaves me to wish all readers, advertisers and supporters of this publication a very merry Christmas and prosperous new year. I hope batteries are
re-charged, families indulged – or at least reconnected with – and that any resolutions make it at least to January’s edition. The big questions next year are going to be about geography. Will we be a devolved Humber? Will whatever it is, still be in Europe? Sat on an estuary facing it, we’re in for some fascinating debates.