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ledgling construction support specialist Fast-Form Systems has moved to a 20,000 sq ft facility as it targets international expansion.
chosen because the construction space had limited access. The lightweight formwork was brought in through a set of standard doors and carried through the building from the basement to be bolted together by The Grimsby business helps to hand. reduce build times, costs and carbon In 2015, Fast-Form won a £200,000 use by supplying reusable, adjustable contract with the Ministry of Defence stainless steel brackets that hold to support the construction of three boards in place for concrete pours. accommodation blocks on remote The new base, on Omega Business hilltop sites in the Falkland Islands Park, Estate Road Six, South for military personnel. Humberside Industrial Estate, is a Fast-Form has also worked with significant upgrade on Fast-Form’s Balfour Beatty to replace wooden rail previous 2,500 sq ft facility, also on the sleepers with a solid concrete base same estate. and drainage channel that stop lines Tony White, founder and director of from flooding during heavy rain. It is the two-year-old business, said: “Our now working directly with Transport new building is a major step forward for London on a scheme to improve for the business. tunnels and platforms on the London “We are seeing strong growth in the Underground. UK but we want to take our products It was highly commended at the worldwide. Construction News Specialists “We are already in advanced talks Awards 2016 in the Equipment with companies in the US.” Supplier of the Year category. This year, Fast-Form won a contract The judges were impressed with the to build a two-storey sound studio for technical innovation of the business, Google in London. The studio was with the magazine, adding: “For a built within a tight timeframe inside company founded less than three a newly-completed office block years ago, Fast-Form Systems has opposite St Pancras Station. grown at an incredible pace.” Fast-Form’s modular system was It is a flagship business model of the
NEW HOME: Fast-Form Systems settles in to the new premises on South Humberside Industrial Estate, Grimsby. From left, Peter Palmer, financial director; David Bramwell, chairman; Stewart Wright, commercial director; Tony White, managing director, and Graham Davies of Finance Yorkshire. Picture: Shaun Flannery. Finance Yorkshire seedcorn fund initiative, having received more than £1 million in backing. “Support from Finance Yorkshire has enabled us to invest in stock and staff. We recently took delivery of a 26-tonne truck with a mounted forklift to improve our delivery and service,” Mr White said. A steelfixer who started in the industry working on Grimsby’s Freshney Place Shopping Centre, he now employs 15 people, and it is his latest start up, and the closest to that first trade, passed down by his grandfather. He has also led a groundworks firm and brought a
construction-focused administrative IT programme to the industry, having been adopted by the likes of George Wimpey. “The product fits a niche,” he said. “It is something that doesn’t tread on the toes of many people, we provide something that no-one else has, and that is a key reason why we are growing so well. We always forecast it would grow at this speed, but you are always pleased when it actually does. We knew it would be a product that was really well received but we keep busting all budgets and forecasts, it is going very, very well.”
The move also sees Fast-Form follow the expansion trail of previous occupant PPS East, itself a fast-growing operation in seafood supply chain, having featured in Business Telegraph with the move to a 60,000 sq ft site on Estate Road Two less than a year ago. Finance Yorkshire investment manager Graham Davies said: “Fast-Form Systems has proved that its products are a flexible, innovative and energy efficient solution for concrete pours. We look forward to working with Tony as he rolls out his strategy for international growth.”
Lincolnshire Lakes sealed as seaside office opens FOR SALE are contributing to the Government’s target of creating 400,000 new homes by 2020.” A variety of two, three and four-bedroom homes will be included in the scheme, ranging from £120,000 to £350,000. Mr Downing said: “This is a large development which will go a really long way in helping local people get on the property ladder as well as bringing new people into the area to stimulate the growing workforce in the region. “North Lincolnshire is an exciting place to be at the moment, with the renewables sector growing across the Humber and Greybull Capital taking over at the steelworks. The local job market is continuing to grow with North Lincolnshire Council forecasting 16,000 new jobs being created by 2020.” The Relocation Agent Network Agent of the Year has had a presence in the county for 25 years and has recently opened its latest branch in Cleethorpes. Charles Flynn, co-founder and chief executive of Lucent, said: “We are very excited about the WATERSHED MOMENT: Lincolnshire Lakes, top; potential of the Lincolnshire Lakes site and are Tim Downing, left, and Cllr Liz Redfern. very much looking forward to getting on site later in the year.” local economy and alleviating the county’s Lincolnshire Lakes is due to be completed in growing housing crisis,” Mr Downing said. “Regional schemes, such as Lincolnshire Lakes, 2037.
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LINCOLNSHIRE Lakes, a major housing development that will bring 3,000 new homes to the west of Scunthorpe, will start on site later this year, with Pygott & Crone installed as sole agent. The scheme’s developer, Lucent Group, intends to create six new villages over two decades around a newly constructed £5 million lake which will play a central role in the positioning of the development’s new bars, cafes, restaurants and 3,000 new homes. It is supported by North Lincolnshire Council, the Homes & Communities Agency and the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Programme in a bid to stimulate regeneration and job creation. Tim Downing, senior partner at Pygott & Crone, who was given the nod at a major European property event in France last month, as reported, said: “The new development is fantastic news for the area’s regeneration plans and job market. The scheme will create 5,000 new jobs and bring a wealth of new business into the North Lincolnshire region.” The 60-acre site lays close to the M181, aiding fast links to South Yorkshire and beyond. “We’re delighted to be involved with such a fantastic project, contributing to the growing
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WINNERS: Hodson Architects and Lindum Group representatives, with the Best Healthcare Project Award for St Andrew’s Hospice, pictured below. Third left is Louise Longstaff and second right is Sammie Hall.
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ORTHERN Lincolnshire construction projects outperformed their regional rivals on a night of recognition.
The South Yorkshire and Humber Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards brought more than a fair share of glory to the South Bank, with four of the 10 categories clinched on the home patch. A total of seven council areas are covered in what was the 10th anniversary event at Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton. Leading the charge was the £6.5 million rebuild of St Andrew’s Hospice in Peaks Lane, Grimsby. The original 35-year-old building, once a social club, has been replaced, with the emphasis on providing facilities on a par with a spa hotel. It was delivered by Hodson Architects of Cleethorpes and Lincoln’s Lindum Group. Louise Longstaff, director at Hodson Architects, and Sammie Hall, design co-ordinator for Lindum, said: “It is fantastic recognition for two years of hard teak work with the designers, the contractors and the client. “Being a hospice, it is very close to everyone’s heart, and it has been a project that has been a pleasure to be involved with. “It is an amazing place, they are so pleased with the end product. “It was such a community project that everyone related to.” Healing Science Academy’s new teaching block, brought forward by Grimsby’s JemBuild and ID Architecture was a joint winner with an entire school build, a first for more than three decades, in Rotherham. Judges praised quality, technical capability and the relationship with the local authority when assessing the “extremely high level” of entries across all categories, stating this was the hardest to separate. JemBuild managing director, Paul Barker, said: “To win Best Education Project is amazing, it is fabulous.” It came just days after clinching a £1 million contract to deliver the next phase of The Academy, Grimsby, and the night before a fabulous evening at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards. “It was our biggest project to date and we delivered on time, early in fact, and on budget,” he added. ID Architecture, who took the design credit, said: “We are very proud. We have done really well, all of us, it is a really good team effort. “It has been well received by the client, it ticks
every box for them, it has been a real success, and it is great to get recognition in front of our peers.” The client was there in person, joining in the celebrations too. Tony Flarty is premises manager at the Low Road site, transformed by the three-storey addition over last summer. He said: “It is brilliant. It feels as if we have never had anything else. It does everything we wanted it to do, it is superb.” Another big community build was delivered by Hodson Architects and Lindum Group – the new St Andrew’s Hospice The two directors of fledgling Barton construction firm, Qudos Homes, Tom Strawson and Adam Dearden, were thrilled with the first major accolade for the first development, Bluebell Court.
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CLIENT CLARITY: Andrew Brown, left, and Sara Haddon, with award sponsor Steve Laurence, director of Federation of Master Builders North, with the award for Best Individual House, below.
SCHOOL’S UP: JemBuild and ID Architecture representatives celebrate winning Best Education Project. Centre is Paul Barker, second left is Tony Flarty and third left Andy Inch. Below, the completed project.
“It is recognition of the hard work that has gone in to our first major development,” Mr Strawson said. “We are a young company and we wanted to find a development that was going to set the standard and show what we can do, to build a reputable company. “To win something likes this is a pat on the back, but it will also help give us a leg-up in moving the company forward.” All 12 have sold, with Lovelle Estate Agency director Stephen Burrell there to add his praise to the work, having signed the final deal with buyers only the week before. Qudos, who use sub contractors to deliver, have now got a conversion and new build project at Scawby to realise, featuring two to five bed homes. “We can put our stamp on a house type and
define the company,” said Mr Dearden, who hopes to return next year with the completed refurbishment of the former pub, The Bluebell, which fronts the site. Best Individual House went to delighted owner Sara Haddon, of South Ferriby, who told how it was a project borne out of dealing with the reality of her increasingly limited mobility. “It is good to have something out of the ordinary acknowledged,” she said. “I had an accident many years ago, and the effects are getting worse. I wanted to anticipate what was needed to be able to move around as easily as possible as I get older, and this house does that in spades.” Designed by architect Andrew Brown of DesignSpace, Penistone, he praised the relationship as he attended alongside her. “I had a very good client in Sara. She had very clear ideas about what she wanted,” he said. The home, Wayside, on Sluice Road, features a large ground floor area, with lift and guest accommodation on the first floor. John Barber Building Design Ltd of Utterby also had the relationship with Engie and North East Lincolnshire Council praised, as one of four Best Partnership with a Local Authority awards. All winners will now be shortlisted to represent the Yorkshire Region at the National Local Authority Building Control Awards, taking place in London later this year. Lee Rourke, chair of the South Yorkshire and Humber Regional LABC Marketing Group, said: “This awards event is an excellent opportunity to showcase the high quality of building projects delivered though Local Authority Building Control and our associated services. All of the finalists, shortlisted from an ever increasing number of nominations, provide excellent examples of partnership working, and all are worthy winners.” Finalists from northern Lincolnshire were: 90 Westgate Road, Belton, from Luke Arnold Construction, designed by Cadworx, in Best Individual House; Keigar Homes’ Grammar School Road development in Brigg and Shoreline Housing Partnership, with Ross Davy Associates and GS Kelsey Ltd for Murfin Court, Cleethorpes, both in Best Large Housing Development; Ongo with TG Sowerby Developments Ltd and BSB Architecture for Hallcroft Close, Haxey, for Best Social/Affordable Housing Development and North Lincolnshire Council and GS Kelsey Ltd for Sir John Mason House, Winterton, in the Best Healthcare Project category.
STREET SERENE: Bluebell Court, Barton, the Best Small Housing Development. Above right, Adam Dearden and Tom Strawson, directors of Qudos Homes, which has delivered it.
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Commercial Property Serving the Region’s Business & Commerce Central Cleethorpes Established Fish and Chip Established Scooter/Motorcycle Business Opportunity With Business With Workshop MOT Investment Living Accommodation Opportunity Station & Forecourt
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TURF CUT: Work begins on the new Martin Duckworth Ltd Jaguar Land Rover dealership in Boston. From left, Julian Simon-William, regional business manager, Jaguar; Steve Radcliffe, managing director, Clugston Construction Ltd; Martin Duckworth, director, Martin Duckworth Ltd; Ben Duckworth, managing director, Martin Duckworth Ltd; John Clugston, chairman, Clugston Group Ltd. Below, how the dealership will look.
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performance rainscreen cladding fixed to a composite cladding backing wall; a planar curtain walling system with specialist extra-clear glazing; glazed sectional overhead doors; extensive use of high performance The £6 million scheme will see frameless glazing demountable partitions and construction and fit-out of a 4,345 sq m facility, recessed feature lighting throughout.” which will provide a showroom, sales and service desks, offices, meeting rooms, Work started on the project early last month, workshops, parts, valet and customer handover and was followed by an official turf cutting areas for the Jaguar Land Rover models in attended by Martin Duckworth Ltd, Jaguar Boston. Land Rover Ltd and Clugston Construction Ltd. It is being project managed by Parkin Gerry Last year marked 35 years of Duckworth Land Ltd. Rover, with the first dealership in Market Rasen A spokesman for the St Vincent House team said: “High quality materials and branding have opened in 1980. It also saw the existing Boston centre, taken been specified by the client, with exacting over by Duckworth in 2008, crowned as the UK’s standards to achieve. top Land Rover dealership, seeing off “As part of the project, some more unusual materials have been requested including high competition from more than 130 dealers.
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A rare opportunity to acquire a traditionally designed former residential dwelling comprising a fully let investment situated on the popular seaside location of Isaacs Hill Cleethorpes, within walking distance to the sea front and a short distance from all the resort’s attractions, including the newly refurbished Pier with the resort’s public car parks and railway station close by. The investment is currently let to a local community Project and provides a current passing rent of £9,600 p.a with further opportunity to increase this level, the accommodation provides 6 rooms in total with ancillary. For sale with offers in the region of £177,000
Established Fish & Chip business including equipment, F&F plus SAV with excellent first floor, three bedroomed living accommodation that would lend itself to a self contained flat, located on the busy thoroughfare of Grimsby Road leading to Grimsby town centre and the sea side resort of Cleethorpes, famous for its attractions. Offering an excellent opportunity to further the market sales and expand the existing business - accounts are available to interested parties upon request. Available For Sale with offers in the region of £140,000
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An excellent opportunity to purchase a prominent corner Fish & Chip/A5 premises of 634 sq ft (58.9 sq m) providing first floor two bedroomed living accommodation set within a busy mixed use location, access to the town centre and the A180 are within close proximity with high volumes of traffic and footfall throughout the day. The accommodation is fitted to a very high standard and is ready for immediate trading. Available with and asking price of offers in the region of £75,000, fixtures & fittings available by way of separate negotiation.
Cleethorpes - Barcroft St £110,000
An excellent opportunity to acquire a highly visable established, profitable scooter and motorcycle business set within a purpose built two storey premises, comprising two showrooms, parts and accessories sales counter, fully equipped MOT station and workshop facility, office, staff facilities and forecourt located close to the busy thoroughfare of Grimsby Road Cleethorpes. Available For sale with offers in the region of £110,000, accounts upon request - alternatively a letting may be given consideration to at a rent to be agreed. Equipment, F&F and SAV by way of separate negotiation.
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Cleethorpes Grimsby Rd £89,000 Excellent value retail investment premises situated within a busy shopping parade on Grimsby Road the main arterial route through to both the towns of Grimsby and Cleethorpes with high levels of traffic throughout the day. The ground floor accommodation totals an area of 907 sq ft (84.3 sq m) with A2 consent, would be suitable for various other uses, subject to the appropriate consent with first floor self contained one bedroomed living accommodation. Rental potential of up to approximately £8,500 p.a. Available For Sale with offers in the region £89,000.
Prominent corner two storey retail/warehouse premises with excellent development potential of approximately 1599 sq ft (148.6 sq m), located on the portsides busy thoroughfare of kings Road with direct links to the A180. The accommodation is situated within a mixed use location of traders and residential occupiers alike, although would be suitable for various uses , subject to the appropriate consents. Available For Sale with offers in the region of £85,000.
Extensive Former Public House Centrally Located Newly Refurbished with Various Commercial & Office Accommodation/ Retail/Office Units Residential Consents Available Summer 2016 Flexible Terms
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Luddington - High St £90,000 An extensive former public house on a site of approximately 0.83 acres, located on the B1392 within the heart of the picturesque rural village of Luddington North Lincolnshire, lying between the towns of Scunthorpe and Goole that has undergone part conversion to the ground and upper floors, providing a two bedroomed apartment with space for a further residential dwelling to the first floor. An excellent development project with various commercial planning consents to the ground floor, including A3 and A5 use. The property is available for sale with an asking price £90,000.
Grimsby - Kent Street £3,950 Per Annum
Centrally located, newly refurbished first floor office accommodation located on Kent Street, close to the junctions of Freeman Street & Cleethorpe Road Grimsby with easy access to Grimsby fishing ports & the A180. The accommodation provides self contained office’s along with staff & secure car parking facilities with an area totalling 1,202 sq ft (111.7 sq m). Available To Let either as the first floor in its entirety at an annual rent of £3,950 or on a room by room basis with negotiation rents & easy in easy out terms.
Grimsby - Units 1- 4 Hainton House £6,000/£8,400 Per Annum
The newly refurbished retail/office units of between 960/1344 sq ft (89.3/124.9 sq m) will provide, modern single storey accommodation fitted to high specification at shell finish including; loading facility to the rear of the premises with the shop front facing Hainton Avenue, close to the busy junctions of Freeman Street and Frederick Ellis Way Grimsby - scheduled for completion summer 2016. (Artist’s impression and final specification may be subject to change). Available To Let on an FRI lease for a term to be agreed with starting rents of between £6,000/£8,400 per annum.
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Construction couple’s journey from a Valentine’s proposal to 10th anniversary WHEN a successful early career in construction and civil engineering led to a self-determined wrong move to a new company, Andy Torn decided to set up his own. Now the £8 million turnover business is celebrating a decade of building.
WORKING RELATIONSHIP: Andy and Mandy Torn, of A torn Construction, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Below, the head office in Station Road, Kirton Lindsey.
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“We had always had ambitions to run our own business. We even planned the company logo eight years before the company was formed. Andy had seen a lot of things in his career. When Valentine’s Day 2006 saw you are an employee you have Andy and Mandy Torn bite the shackles and constraints from bullet, and they’ve never the company. We thought we looked back. could do it better. We wanted control of the direction and It was a huge move, but within nine months Mrs Torn decisions.” was able to leave her job and Early days saw both working join him at the helm of A Torn all hours, with Mr Torn pricing Construction. the work, managing the work “It was a big decision with a and doing the work with those he brought in, young family, but having written a business plan we “Initially we had a five-year were surprised at how well it business plan,” he said. “You was received by the bank always tend to make these manager, and the company ‘more presentable’. We never was incorporated on March 20, dreamt or imagined we would 2006,” said Mrs Torn. achieve the five year goal in two “We targeted five companies years. We were more concerned about failure and having the and out of the five calls we money to pay for the family.” made, four placed work with us. Year one saw it turn over
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the result of that initial targeting. “Andy had worked with Bennett Associates – a design office – on various contracts around the country for a number of years,” Mrs Torn said. “They had been a success story and needed to increase the office space. We negotiated a mutually beneficial solution and completed our first half million contract in year two.” The portfolio of projects has expanded and increased and now includes high-specification anaerobic digestion plants, landmark bridges like the Hull Moving Bridge, the interesting Fish Passes on the River Don and the pioneering £4 million purpose-built biomass bulk store for ABP Hull – the first of its kind in operation in the UK. Most of the couple’s company highlights relate to firsts, be it employing someone, the first van with the name on it, surviving the first week, month and year, receiving the first payment, buying the first machine, winning the first tender, the first £1 million project successfully completed, and surviving their first recession. “We must be doing something right as most of our turnover is built on repeat business,” Mr Torn said. “We have stayed focussed on a small amount of key customers. We place great emphasis on looking after our clients, providing a quality service – safely. “We also emphasise to all of our staff that, although we are a small firm, we should think and operate like a big national one.” In 2014, A Torn moved to a new purpose built head office. Still in Kirton in Lindsey, it has provided more office space to accommodate the head office team that support the site teams. Last year it was awarded the North Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award. “It was a real honour to receive the award and be recognised for the contribution made locally,”
he added. Staff and sub-contract partners are described as key to the success, with 30 directly employed. The past ten years have also seen £15 million invested in local sub-contractors. “We only employ highly skilled and motivated staff. With the dedication and hard work with attention to detail, anyone can succeed,” Mrs Torn said. “Hopefully all our staff and partners have been and continue to be rewarded for their support. We certainly appreciate it.” They are proud of the financial stability of the company too, maintaining constant margins, re-investing in training, plant and infrastructure, all without requiring external funding. Looking ahead, they said: “We are only as good as our last project. Reputations can soon be damaged and customers lost. We need to remain focused on providing quality service and delivery. “We are always looking for challenging projects and are keen to continue the partnership with our clients, our suppliers and our employees. Who knows what the future holds, the economy is much more buoyant and the Humber region is an exciting place to be right now. “We want to stabilise, reinvest and then grow to the next challenges. “We have had a lot of support
from friends and colleagues from the very start. Without them we wouldn’t be where we are now.” But what has it been like working as a husband and wife team for the best part of that decade? “We wouldn’t be where we are today without supporting each other in everything we do,” they said. “We are a partnership in work and family life. It has its ups and downs but ultimately we are aiming for the same goals – there are far more highs. Without each other and making some sacrifices we wouldn’t have achieved anything. “We have different roles within the business which complement each other. When you are in it together you really understand what and why things are happening. Sometimes you have to take a step back and look to the future to see what you have achieved. We are very proud of where the company is today. “Who knows what we will dream up next Valentines! We hope it inspires our children to believe anything is possible. Go and seize every day and the challenges it presents. Anybody can do anything – we are proof !” ● A Torn Construction is a Humberbusiness.com partner.
PROUD MOMENT: A Torn Construction win the business award in 2015, with Mandy, second left, and Andy, centre.