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AWARD WINNERS GO THE DISTANCE TOP GONGS FOR A PAIR OF GLOBAL OPERATORS WHO HAVE IMPARTED ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT ON THE SOUTH BANK

By David Laister Business Editor dave.laister@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk Twitter: @davelaister

TWO international imports to the South Bank business community were honoured with top accolades at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 2018.

Capt Sam Judah MBE and Karl Thew emigrated from India and New Zealand respectively, and have gone on to provide growth and prosperity for many in their respective industries.

They won the top individual honours at the annual business calendar highlight, with a special award also recognising the ambassadorial role played by a top town export – John Bowers QC – an eminent employment lawyer who is principal of Brasenose College, Oxford.

Capt Judah, named the Grimsby & Scunthorpe Telegraphs’ Lifetime Achievement award winner, used to sail vessels laden with cars into Grimsby, and the past 12 months have

your daily port of call seen the business he joined to move them throughout the supply chain – from factory to showroom – clock up 30 years.

He has been at the helm of GBA Group of Companies for the vast majority of that time, and has worked across the shipping, ports and logistics industry for his entire career.

It has been a journey split across sea and land, spanning the decks of ocean-crossing ships, the bridge of car carriers, terminal management Capt Sam Judah MBE and Karl Thew celebrate taking the top honours at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 2018.

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£350K INVESTMENT IN A NEW BUILD FACILITY NEW laboratory facilities and offices are to be built by Singleton Birch as part of a £350,000 investment at Melton Ross.

The quarrying giant, the UK’s leading independent lime supplier serving a global customer base, is introducing further product quality testing processes while providing new office accommodation for the Birch Energy team.

It has recently been expanded with the acquisition of PlanET Biogas UK, one of the world’s leading anaerobic digestion plant manufacturers – and the company it turned to as it embraced renewable energy supply in an intensive industry. The deal won it a Humber Renewables Award from the Telegraph and sister paper Hull Daily Mail, earlier this month.

Richard Stansfield, managing director, said: “Our business has become more commercial. We are doing more

research and development work now our business has got more diversified, and as it has become more complicated we needed more advanced laboratory facilities. We are also relocating it closer to the offices rather than out on site.”

Singleton Birch’s product range includes quicklime, hydrated lime, natural hydraulic lime, graded chalk, aggregates and other specialist products and services. Its products are used in the production of steel, various chemical processes, waste and water treatment, purification of flue gases, production of lightweight building materials and various other sectors of the construction industry.

The office space will provide more room to aid the transition from purely commodities to services too. “We will look to grow as the business grows,” Mr Stansfield added.

Scunthorpe-based building and civil engineering company, Britcon, has secured contract to build the new facilities.

The contract was awarded on the back of a successful £200,000 project completed by Britcon to deliver a new tipping station for Singleton Birch last year. It has also previously delivered the £400,000 Quarry Fines building on the same site to house a

bulk store, screen house, crusher house, microlime plant and ancillary facilities.

Roger Webster, project manager at Singleton Birch, said: “Britcon is very familiar with the site from its previous works that we have been very pleased with. It was an obvious choice to ask them to deliver the new laboratory and offices and we continue to expand our facility here at Melton Ross.”

Britcon starts work next month to build the new 13,000 sq ft laboratory and plant room which will have state-of-the-art, purpose-built facilities on the ground floor for a product quality testing process. The first floor will be dedicated to provide new office accommodation for the Birch Energy team at Singleton Birch. It expects to complete the project by the end of August.

Britcon offers dedicated expertise and resource for specialist mining and quarry projects. Experience includes the £5 million infrastructure works at the remote Glensanda Quarry on the Morvern Peninsula, Scotland, and the £1.5 million Buxton Bagging Plant in Derbyshire.

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Forget Princess and the Pea - bed springs are fit for the Queen!

INWARD INVESTOR SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS ACCOLADES INWARD investor Harrison Spinks has added two further Queen’s Awards for Enterprise as it prepares to open alongside Scunthorpe’s nods to the monarchy.

The bed-maker is investing ÂŁ1.8 million in a new wire drawing facility at the steelworks, and has added accolades for Innovation and International Trade, with the former recognising work with British Steel.

Having previously received Queen’s Awards for Innovation and Sustainable Development in 2013, it makes Harrison Spinks the only company in its market to receive a double award from Buckingham Palace in the same year on TWO separate occasions.

Bosses said the consecutive wins – they last for five years – prove the pioneering leadership of the company and its quest to continuously innovate.

Simon Spinks, managing director of the Leeds-based company, said: “To be granted two more Queen’s Awards for Enterprise is a huge honour and reflects the hard work and dedication of the whole Harrison Spinks team. “As a proud British manufacturer we’re pleased that our place in the international market has been acknowledged by the Queen’s Award for International Trade. We feel that our British values of innovation and quality have set us up for success in a

Perfect royal newlyweds gift? Harrison Spinks’ expert bed makers and, right, the wire rod drawing that is emerging in Scunthorpe. global marketplace. “Since the company was established in 1840, we have always strived to innovate and go about our business in a slightly different way, whether that be creating new ways to manufacture springs or cultivating our farm so we can grow our own natural fillings.

We’re delighted to be recognised by the most prestigious enterprise awards in the UK.�

The 2018 Queen’s Award for Innovation was granted in recognition of the development of novel manufacturing processes for sprung mattresses. Mattress comfort is improved as spring concentration increases, however, technical issues across the

bed-making sector have meant that spring density is limited by the gauge of wire used. Harrison Spinks has solved a whole series of problems to reduce the diameter of wire used by 30 per cent to 0.7mm, the thinnest wire used in pocket spring technology.

Working in partnership with British Steel, where the Scunthorpe blast furnaces bear the names of queens, a unique grade of steel has been developed, along with a refined drawing process to create the required wire. Harrison Spinks has also developed patented spring making machines that work at five times the speed of traditional machinery.

The ultra-fast high-density

spring machines produce 600 springs per minute, equal to 36,000 per hour. They not only bring “unrivalled levels of comfort and support for our mattresses�, Mr Spinks, said, “but have opened new markets such as car seats, running shoes and office chairs�.

On the international front, Harrison Spinks is following a 296 per cent increase in exports. It trades in more than 50 countries with joint ventures in USA and China and now overseas sales make up 25 per cent of our total sales.

The West Yorkshire team is taking on a 40,000 sq ft building on the works, with 22 jobs to be created in a phased launch.

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Seafood sale FOOD: The owners of Grimsby-based Young’s Seafood have put the £500-million turnover giant up for sale.

Confirmation comes after intense speculation over winter, with Lion Capital having been involved for a decade, following a ÂŁ1.1 million buy-out from Bidvest back in 2008.

Grimsby’s largest private employer, more than 1,500 people work directly for it at three factories and the Ross House head office in the town, scaling up with agency staff depending on the season.

It recently announced it is creating 200 more jobs to handle new Marks and Spencer contracts and further salmon processing it has proposed to move south as it seeks to close a plant in Annan, Scotland.

The operational changes are understood not to be affected by the start of the official sale process.

Co-op completes RETAIL: Nisa Retail’s £137.5 million acquisition by The Co-op has completed.

It follows approval by the Competition and Markets Authority last month, and a legal decision to sanction the transaction on Friday.

Former Tesco executive Ken Towle has now been appointed as Nisa’s new chief executive and he will take up the position with immediate effect. He will replace Arnu Misra who successfully performed an interim role that saw through the completion of the acquisition. Having taken the helm when Nick Read stepped down in September last year, he will remain in the business for a transition period to ensure a smooth handover.

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Business OWC 2018 OVERVIEW: GREEN energy sector leader Maf Smith returned to his teenage stomping ground for the Humber’s huge offshore wind conference, and reflected on the amazing transformation seen so far, and opportunity that still remains.

Telling delegates how it is the fourth largest infrastructure pipeline in the UK, he embraced the significant strides the region has made, and the position it has taken, with Siemens Gamesa’s blade factory and Grimsby’s prolific position leading in operations and maintenance.

Mr Smith, deputy chief executive of Renewable UK, said: “I’m a Barton boy, and when I was 11 the Humber Bridge opened.

It is always good to come back, and it is one of those weird twists of fate that I get to with the offshore wind sector.

Seeing the Humber region leading, really pioneering a lot of work, getting ahead, a lot of companies working here and a huge number of projects here, it is fantastic.

“The issue for us all is the huge opportunity for us all. Offshore wind is powering ahead, there is so much going on. When you look at infrastructure pipelines, offshore wind is the fourth largest. The amount of investment going in and the opportunity for us is huge.

“We are winning work seeing the benefit, you can see that here.”

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Orsted duo inspire as is explained to a huge Offshore Wind Connections 2018 brought a record crowd together in the region as the blossoming reality of the Energy Estuary’s much-talked potential was celebrated. David Laister reports.

INSIGHT into innovation as offshore wind evolves has been given by the South Bank’s biggest inward investor in the sector, Orsted.

Emma Toulson and Morten Holm addressed Offshore Wind Connections 2018, and revealed how special information days on the succession of world’s largest wind farms will be held in Grimsby this summer.

Miss Toulson, lead stakeholder advisor on the Humber, told how the Danish giant’s business model ensured efficiencies could be introduced quickly, working with top tier suppliers to always ensure new projects benefited from the last.

She said: “Our business model is to develop, build, operate and own wind farms. This business model allows us to design and optimise throughout the lifecycle of the project and build a better understanding across the entire value chain. It allows fast feedback and hones plans for projects going forward.”

Explaining how it was playing a part in driving down the cost of offshore wind, she said there were clear international benefits, now being realised in the US and Far East.

Days after the speech first consents were achieved in Taiwan.

“Only two years ago it was double the price to produce green energy. It is a really good story, and bringing down the cost of energy opens up a global market. It is not a premium for green energy policy for a country, so with cost competitiveness it just makes sense to generate power from this lovely clean green resource.”

Turning attention back to the region, and Miss Toulson, who worked for North East Lincolnshire Council and the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership before joining the team at Royal Dock, said: “We firmly believe the Humber is a strategic location for many projects going forward. We work with Siemens Gamesa so we see it very much as a Humber supply chain.”

Every wind farm built out of Grimsby by Orsted, formerly known as Dong Energy, has used Siemens technology, with Race Bank the first to take Hull blades. Hornsea full follow.

Morten Holm, at the lectern.

Right, Emma Toulson.

Miss Toulson said: “We are really proud we have been able to source employment in Grimsby. We have around 250 employed directly now, employed in Orsted, in the East Coast Hub. What is great about it is that many of these, quite a high percentage, are from the local area, the North and South Bank.”

She gave a nod to Lord Prescott, former Deputy Prime Minister, who had encouraged cohesion from industry and civic leaders to ensure the Humber continues to lead the way.

More apprentices will be recruited again this year, with the wider rolling out of the programme in other key Orsted locations.

“The future is Hornsea Project Two, with onshore enabling works underway,” she said.

This will be slightly larger in capacity and size, with the turbines to be 8MW, so we are stepping up again.

“Hornsea Project Three is a project still in development, still at that stage, but it is

something to keep monitoring as it is our future pipeline for this area. This one is 160km offshore, it is 2.4GW, it is a step even further, and no doubt will get even bigger turbines. The message is there is a lot hap-

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We are creating and developing the East Coast Hub, really clustering everything around Grimsby.

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pening, and a lot more to come.”

She welcomed colleague Mr Holm, head of operations at Hornsea Project One, to the stage, to update on what is now a very active offshore construction project.

First monopiles entered the seabed in Janu-

Chair’s rapidly emptying ‘bucket TEAM Humber Marine Alliance chairman Mark O’Reilly opened Offshore Wind Connections 2018 main conference day with his rapidly emptying bucket list for the region’s burgeoning sector.

And having ticked off so many early dreams as potential has been realised, he switched focus from the estuary to the globe.

Mr O’Reilly said: “All the nay-sayers have been silenced.

“A lot of things have happened in a fairly short period of time, all completely positive. So what next? There are some

very successful companies now working globally, some have been working in offshore wind in other countries before they have in the Humber.

“We are at the beginning of this industry, let’s take it round the world.”

He gave examples of GEV at Hessle, with more US employees than UK, and SMC Ltd, recent recipient of the Queen’s Award for International Trade.

On the list, displayed on huge screens, within Double Tree Hilton Hull where it was standing room only for delegates, Mr O’Reilly said: “One of the main ambitions

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Business OWC 2018 OVERVIEW: DRAMATIC reductions in the cost have “transformed the political landscape” and put wind power at the heart of UK Government energy policy, a leading voice in the sector has told a major industry conference.

Ray Thompson, UK head of business development for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, told the Offshore Wind Connections conference that costs of offshore wind farms had halved in the past three years and would continue to fall as the industry grows and becomes ever more efficient.

He told the event in the city where Siemens Gamesa has established world-class offshore wind manufacturing, assembly and port facilities, that the industry had made “fantastic progress” in its focus on driving down consumers’ bills.

“Offshore wind has gone from being an expensive technology but a green choice, to the cheapest utility-scale form of electricity generation,” he said.

“That has transformed the political landscape. It’s been a struggle at times to persuade ministers to support renewable energy but now, with the costs coming down, they really are committed to it and getting behind it.

“Offshore wind is now at the heart of energy policy and the Government’s clean growth strategy.”

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ary. Next January the turbines will appear.

Mr Holm said: “Hornsea One is by far the most challenging project for us to do. It is 174 7MW turbines, 120km offshore, covering a massive area of approximately 407 sq km.

Just to put that in to perspective, it is just short of 60,000 times the size of Grimsby Town’s football ground. It is a massive, massive challenge to us.”

Putting the size of the turbines into perspective too, he showed a diagram that sees the blade tip height well above the Humber Bridge towers, with the nacelle clearing the height of Grimsby’s Dock Tower. “That tower is outside my office window, and we are talking about being quite a bit bigger than that,” he said.

Touching on the work that has already been completed, he spoke about the onshore substation and the cable route, as well as the all-important transition from sub-sea to subterranean.

Mr Holm described Scunthorpe’s AMS No Dig as doing “absolutely sterling work” on the horizontal drilling requirements at the landfall at Horseshoe Point.

Turbines will start to be installed in January 2019, with installation and commissioning running to August.

“I remember laughing out loud when I heard the term 24/1 the first time, yet that’s now happening,” he said, referring to the one-a-day installation target for the topsides.

“There are some amazing people in this industry, and that is why we are where we are.”

Operations and maintenance will take over in June 2019 “then we will be running it for the next 25 years,” he said.

“The whole maintenance organisation will be based offshore and that comes with a lot of challenges as well,” he said, giving a run down of the Edda Mistral, the SOV which will serve Hornsea.

“We are creating and developing the East Coast Hub, really clustering everything around Grimsby. We have a little satellite wind farm, Gunfleet Sands, which is also part of East Coast Hub, but the reason we are doing this is we are trying to take advantage of being close to each other. There is a clear opportunity to share assets, share facilities, share functions such as marine co-ordination. All of that stuff is expanding massively in the Port of Grimsby, a £10 million project around the East Coast Hub that should be finalised at the end of 2018. It is very interesting times indeed, and we can take decisions, chop and change as we go along.”

He told how much of Hornsea will be served by helicopter, with CHC contracted from Humberside, with innovation such as refuelling capability built in to the offshore substations.

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list’ shows region alive and well was Siemens coming to Hull, we got that.

“AMEP has not quite happened, it is not dead in the water, so I put a little asterisk to see what happens with that one.

“Triton Knoll Wind Farm is here, we have the guys from Innogy, so that box is ticked.

“Hornsea, we had presentations from Smartwind back in 2014, Chris Jenner talking about a project in the distant future. We have the operations manager today. It is happening, this year, and blades will be sent from Hull.

“Dogger Bank is another far off project.

Today we will hear from Innogy and activity on Dogger Bank is not long off.”

Turning to the sector support, and Grimsby’s burgeoning role in running the power stations of the sea, he said: “Something we wanted was an Operations and Maintenance Institute and we talked about it for many years with the university and a few other organisations. We hoped it would happen and this year it has happened with a nice collaboration with University of Hull and Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.”

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THE psychological and physiological well-being of crew being transited to offshore wind farms in choppy waters will be studied as part of a £3 million project to improve safety.

Unscheduled operations and maintenance activities on offshore wind installations account for almost a quarter of the lifetime cost of an offshore farm, but a proportion of that is time wasted in failed crew transits or workers unable to carry out their duties as a direct result of rough weather conditions.

It has become a huge industry for Grimsby, with six farms currently served out of the town, and three more in the pipeline.

The DemoWind2-funded Improving the Safety and Productivity of Offshore Wind Technician in Transit (SPOWTT) project, coordinated by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, will

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Manchester calling GLOBAL Offshore Wind 2018 takes place on June 19 and June 20 in Manchester.

The RenewableUK conference will hear from Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry as well as Sector Champion for Offshore Wind, Baroness Brown of Cambridge, who featured in last month’s Business edition.

It will be the first time she has addressed the industry from the podium since her appointment was announced.

reveal how the motion of a vessel in transit during certain weather conditions affects workers’ wellbeing.

The result will be a tool that will help marine co-ordinators determine whether or not to proceed with deploying personnel in turbulent conditions.

Pete Lloyd, of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, a company that as original equipment manufacturer plays a key role in service for at least the first five years of a wind farm’s operations, said: “The safety and well-being of our technicians are of paramount importance to us, and so it’s vital that we minimise the impact of adverse weather crew transits on them as much as possible. This kind of innovative approach to problem-solving is key to the UK Gover nment’s Industrial and Clean Growth Strategies and will be an important tenet of the offshore wind Sector Deal currently being developed by the offshore wind industry.”

THE MMS Crusader, with Chris Holden, top, and Jonathan Goolden, below.

Spot hire vessel demonstration a hit INNOVATIVE maritime service provider MMS laid on a special treat for the business community, giving members of Grimsby Renewables Partnership a trip out on the Category One MMS Crusader.

She is used for crew transfer and supply carrying, forging a new ‘spot hire’ courier service for Humber wind farms, operating out of Grimsby and Hull.

Built on the North Bank, she was launched

two years ago.

Chris Holden, GRP director, has joined the firm to deliver business development. He said: “This boat, really, is about being on the spot market.

“It is not a normal charter, we are available to charter at any time, day or night, to take crew, spares or other equipment, and we’re ready and waiting. There’s no stand-by charge, it is just ready to go.”

Taking advantage of the offer was Jonathan

SPOWTT will provide a forecasting tool, a monitoring tool and help match future assets to environmental conditions.

Gijs Struijk, of Dutch research institute Marin, said: “Unique to this project is the way that operational data is used to supplement our models of vessel behaviour.

Together with the University of Hull’s research on physiological and psychological factors, this project is able to achieve comprehensive and accurate modelling of the impact of every voyage.”

“Marin is proud to be able to contribute to a safer working environment for offshore wind technicians. This decision-making tool will make the best use of state-of-the-art modelling and available data to help operators create a safer working environment.”

The collaboration involves seven

Goolden, partner at Wilkin Chapman solicitors.

He said: Wilkin Chapman is very committed to understanding the offshore wind sector, and area we really want to support, with both supply chain and major contractors.

“To provide legal services you need to understand what the day-to-day experience is, and being here adds to that.”

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partners from across Europe, including Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the University of Hull, SMC Ltd, providing marine coordination services, Marin and ECN, and BMO Offshore, a data service provider to the offshore wind industry.

The partners estimate that if, by 2020, this solution is applied across the currently installed fleet of 1,300 Siemens 3.6MW wind turbine generators, revenue could increase by £9.6 million annually.

Chris Hill, operational performance director for ORE Catapult, added: “This project is ground-breaking in that, for the first time, we are combining extensive research from both the vessels used to transport technicians and the psychological and physiological impacts on the technicians themselves.

“The resultant digital decision-making tool could trans-

Training, Ella Brown swapped the screens for the open sea.

The business development manager said: “It was extremely interesting to see the ‘other side’ of things, the practicality rather than the theoreitcal side of learning.

“The crew gave us an excellent briefing and explained exactly what duties the vessel perfor ms.

“It was an excellent opportunity to take as a member of GRP.”

form our approach to technician-led operations and maintenance activities.”

It was announced hours before Offshore Wind Connections 2018 opened in Hull, bringing the industry together for a major event organised by Team Humber Marine Alliance.

Dr Fiona Earle, part of the team carrying out the research at the University of Hull, said: “This project looks at the effect of transit in adverse weather conditions on technician state and their ability to engage safely with work, and this is really not well understood at present.

“We are undertaking fundamental research into how these effects manifest themselves within the technicians, and impact upon the technicians’ health and well-being.”

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Andy Bell, left, and Jason Belcher, directors of Vanilla Solutions.

ONE of the UK’s leading enterprise software specialists increased turnover by almost 50 per cent, leading to record results for 2017.

Grimsby-headquartered Vanilla Solutions, which specialises in IFS Applications consultancy and related technology platforms, reported a rise to £3.5 million from 2016’s £2.4 million. Key growth drivers were expansion in the construction, engineering and offshore markets.

The company saw UK sales increase by 66 per cent in the period and was pleased to report a 23 per cent uplift in sales in mainland Europe.

Gross profit remained at the same level as 2016, and profit before tax was 34 per cent.

Jason Belcher, who along with fellow director Andy Bell founded

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COMPANY GROWTH SURGE the firm in 2009, uniting their IT experience, said: “Vanilla Solutions has delivered outstanding financial results for the last seven years and continues to grow rapidly by providing our clients with knowledge, clarity and certainty to deliver their operational goals.

“We are delighted to report exceptionally strong growth figures in the UK and pleased that our business in Europe is now also accelerating. Our order book for 2018 is already starting out on the same trajectory and we are forecasting a modest growth as we consolidate our position with our chosen partners and within our key markets.”

2017 witnessed a number of key contract wins. Skanska, one of the

world’s leading project development and construction groups, appointed Vanilla as systems integrator, for the roll-out of IFS Applications across the highways business throughout the UK. EPS Water, an innovative provider of products and services to the utilities and clean technology sectors, selected Vanilla’s Novacura Flow to improve processes and leverage mobile working.

Finally, ALE Heavylift, one of the largest heavy transportation and lifting contractors in the world, selected market-leading data analytics tool Qlik Sense to provide management information to all branch, regional and group teams across the globe.

Employee numbers rose by 30

per cent during the period due to the recruitment of key management and professional posts, with nearly 30 full time staff. Further opportunities are anticipated this year to support continued growth across Grimsby, and a second office in Newcastle.

Jason added: “Recruitment was an important aspect of our business strategy in the last 12 months. We have continued to invest in high-tech talent, only recruiting people who are highly experienced and can deliver our trademark standards of performance, delivery and service.”

Vanilla is one of the leading providers of IFS Applications-related services in Europe and provides consultancy, support and products to the wider ERP market.

Safe scaffolding - on land and at sea - with Callmac CALLMAC Scaffolding was founded by managing director Dave McKenzie, who has more than 30 years’ experience in scaffolding industry, in 2003.

It has built up over the past 15 years, and now serves prestigious clients, after winning significant contracts with the likes of offshore wind energy giant Orsted.

The business carries out a complete scaffolding services including specialist design, commercial, industrial and offshore requirements, erected to the highest UK and international standards.

The company has an in-house scaffold design specialist and safety consultant to ensure this.

Mr McKenzie said: “Building the business from scratch has been a rollercoaster ride, from humble beginnings with a relatively small customer base, limited materials and old lorry, it all began when we started erecting scaffolds for local contractors in and around the Humber area.

“I have a very proactive, professional and safety conscious approach and we have now been fortunate to gain some of the biggest names in the UK and Europe as our customers, and more importantly we have, through our professional and efficient service, been able to secure repeat business time after time with these customers.

“I am proud that in 15 years of business the company has achieved an outstanding safety record, with many thousands of man-hours works and a multitude of scaffolds erected.

in returning to do business with us.

“Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, and I consider that with the correct planning, and managing the risks with suitable and sufficient risk assessments and method statements provide a safe working environment for not only our customers but also our employees.”

It has just completed an 18-month project on the Race Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea. “We have not forgotten our roots as a business and still retain some of our very first customers who are treated just as importantly now as we did when the company started,” Mr McKenzie added.

“We have been through one of the worst recessions in recent times but we have seen our order books grow year on year after and have recently secured three new major projects in Holland Germany and Denmark.

“In summary, I believe the future is bright for the company with orders with major clients already in place well into 2019 and that with our proactive, flexible and above all safe approach to what we do stands us in good stead to maintain and increase the company’s business into and beyond 2020.

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Ambassador is ‘deal confident’ TRADE: Iceland’s new ambassador to the UK has told Grimsby’s seafood cluster there is an “excellent chance” of a free trade deal being brokered post-Brexit, ensuring an uninterrupted supply of fish.

Stefan Haukur Johannesson made his inaugural visit to the town, taking in the fish market, Grimsby Seafood Village, Port of Immingham and a dinner with industry leaders, prior to a civic reception.

Asked about the free trade deal, highlighted by his predecessor on his final visit in October as a must, Mr Johannesson said: “There are excellent chances. We have a common interest in starting anew. My job in London is to engage with parliamentarians, with the administration, the Department for International Trade and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to establish connections to present our view.

Losses revealed SEAFOOD: Losses of £17.2 million on a £57 million turnover have been revealed at closure-threatened Five Star Fish.

The latest financial results come on top of a £6.5 million loss on £51.9 million in the previous 12 months, with restructuring costs accounting for £14.6 million of the most recent hit.

A total of 390 jobs are at risk, after bosses at Two Sisters Food Group called time on years of operating in the red back in March.

Major investments had been made in the Great Grimsby Business Park plant to support a major contract award from Marks and Spencer, now surrendered.

New Saudi deal CHEMCALS: Tronox, the US giant attempting to complete the acquisition of Cristal, has announced it is to buy a titanium slag smelter facility in Saudi Arabia.

It has entered into an option agreement with Advanced Metal Industries Cluster Company Limited to acquire 90 per cent of the business, which is under the same ownership as the Stallingborough titanium dioxide plant that forms part of the £1.27 billion initial agreement.

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‘Eat more fish’ will be Seafish’s key message SEAFISH, the public body supporting the UK’s £6 billion seafood industry, is urging its various sectors to unite in boosting consumption to make Seafish’s vision of a thriving seafood industry a reality.

The call comes as it publishes its new three-year corporate plan, which introduces a bigger focus on pushing the Government’s advice that people should eat two portions of seafood a week.

Recent research conducted by Seafish revealed that 72 per cent of adults do not know that they should be eating two portions of seafood a week, one of which should be oily. This, coupled with stagnant consumer demand for seafood and strong competition from other proteins, has been recognised as an important issue for the seafood industry.

It is one of the key challenges for Seafish in its 2018 to 2021 proposals.

Seafish chief executive, Marcus Coleman, said: “We believe seafood is the way forward for business, communities, the environment and for personal health and wellbeing.

“Our new corporate plan’s message is clear. We want to unite the industry with a common purpose – a thriving seafood industry for all.

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Brexit and responsible sourcing too.

“We are in a unique position to offer an industry-wide outlook and work in partnership with the sector to overcome the challenges it will face in the next few years and help to seize any opportunities that present themselves.”

The industry authority is based in Grimsby and Edinburgh, and funded by a levy on the first sale of seafood.

Mr Coleman said the plan sets out a bold vision for a thriving seafood sector. Increased consumption is a key factor, which will bring benefits beyond the supply chain, creating prosperity, bringing job opportunities, con-

tributing to sustainable communities and improving the health and wellbeing of the public.

Seafish has worked closely with its three industry panels which represent the seafood industry from catch to plate to identify the issues and challenges that matter most.

As well as boosting consumption, Seafish will address four other critical challenges over the next three years: Changing Landscape – A changing political, economic and regulatory landscape as the UK exits the EU. Safe & Skilled Workforce – Competing with other food production

sectors for access to a suitably skilled workforce, while addressing complex challenges around workplace safety.

Good Source & Supply – Sourcing sustainable seafood in an increasingly competitive global market, alongside continued public concern over practices that compromise human welfare and the environment.

Deep Insight – Successfully accessing the data, information and knowledge that will ensure the sector is equipped to understand and respond innovatively to a changing environment.

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PLANT EYES UP PHARMA MARKET Grant Forbes, left, shakes hands with Rob Waltham, after grant funding helped towards the doubling of the facility.

Watching on are, from left, technical manager Colin Watkinson, production and logistics lead Joanne Hagar, Ferry ward councillor David Wells and New Holland parish councillor Nick Woodhead.

TOLL processor New Holland Extraction has doubled the size of its Humber Bank facility in a ÂŁ1.1 million investment that opens up new markets.

The vegetable oil specialist excels in food and cosmetics, and with strong credentials leading to certifications, it is now actively pursuing more work in the consumer healthcare segment.

Grant Forbes has been brought in as general manager by the Dutch owners, and he brings a strong background in the sector to the port parish. “The business is growing, and we see opportunities in other markets in particular the pharmaceutical market,� Mr Forbes said as a civic reception and tour was held to mark the completion. “The expansion of this facility allows us to improve competencies within the pharmaceutical market because we can separate different elements of production in a better way and it also gives us more of our own storage. We were previously using off site storage, so this allows us to process more product and manage it in a more optimised way. “It also provides us with space for the future. We have additional products and areas we are building on at the moment, that we have plans for, so this allows us to continue growing the business.�

Three more staff have been added,

taking the total to 30, with the site running 24/7 365 days a year.

The warehouse area, doubling the original 22,000 sq ft footprint, supports incoming goods, with a new workshop and a new area ready to ‘plug and play’ for the future, as well as boiler house required to expand capacity. “We’re already looking at options on that new area,� Mr Forbes added, hinting at further expansion space outside.

New Holland Extraction’s investment attracted £75,000 of grant-funding, building on the initial £200,000 four years ago, which set the growth in motion.

A+ rated, it features sustainable systems, such as rainwater harvesting on the roof.

Mr Forbes, who worked for RB and

Seven Seas in Hull, before operating as a consultant in the capital, said: “We sell in to food, cosmetics and consumer health. The pharma market is something we will be aiming at.

We offer a high level of traceability and quality, that some overseas producers just cannot match. “Traditional herbal remedies is the sector we are in, the likes of evening primrose oil – consumer healthcare.

It is business to business, and we are unique in Europe in what we do.�

Local farmers supply crop, as well as imports from South Africa, China and Chile.

Small run batches are part of the USP, with Mr Forbes driving the staff forward. “We have strengthened the quality of the team through training and recruitment,� he added.

North Killingholme construction specialist Cube3 completed the works, brining it in on time and on budget.

Cllr Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, was delighted to see further investment realised. He said: “We worked with New Holland Extraction on the plan. We want more businesses like this to grow and look to employ more people. The investment is great, it is bringing jobs and is a boost to the local economy. We hope to see this business continue to grow, access new markets and realise its potential.�

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A Total commitment to World Safety Day SAFETY was seized upon as a celebration at Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, as the energy major embraced World Safety Day in style.

A huge marquee of displays and activities was matched by outside demonstrations and even a hi-tech virtual reality scenario, as all staff were given the opportunity to stop and take in the efforts.

And it revolved around the ability to stop, with the theme set as positive recognition, be it faults or phenomenal achievements.

Jean Marc Durand, general manager, said: “Safety is seen by some people as a constraint but it is also about working together, it is a positive attitude, excellent professionalism, and we want to celebrate all the good things we do.

“It is an occasion to reward people, to speak about events. We have the chance this year to have the UK Health and Safety Executive and Environment Agency with us. We try to turn a constraint in to a festival.

“I think it is a positive event. To us, with health and safety, we are very proud because we have achieved almost 800 days with only one recordable accident, which is one too many.

“It does not come from nothing.

“Every day we work on safety with technical aspects, but most important thing is a culture of safety, the behaviour of our people, not putting themselves at risk, being able to stop if they have a doubt and most importantly, being able to say something to someone else when there is a concern.

“All the staff, all the contractors, see that is pos-

Presentations were made to, clockwise from top left, Mind by On Line Design and Engineering for seven years injury free; Delta Engineering to Children With Cancer UK for six years injury free, Beverley Harper and Andy Peck and Shaun Booth. Below, some of the demonstrations. sible.”

A special guest from the French oil giant was Erwan Keromest, director of health, safety and environment across refining and chemicals at Total.

He said: “I’m here because I wanted to be with Jean Marc to celebrate good performance and the good work down at Total Lindsey Oil Refinery.

“The theme is positive recognition and LOR is advanced compared to other Total refineries in this area. It is a worthy celebration. They give funds to charity, and I wanted to be here to share all this work with them.

“A lot of people are proactive, people are conscious, they are shouting

out, they want to improve safety. They are happy and very motivated to show their stuff, which is very good.”

Workers heard how reporting a near miss was “an act of safety,” as it “shows you care about the work place and your colleagues as well”.

To this end awards were made as examples were highlighted.

Beverley Harper, who works in condition monitoring, saw a pump spilling water on electrics. She protected them and reported it.

Andy Peck, a maintenance pipe fitter, reported a missing hand rail on the bitumen plant, making it safe in the interim period.

Shaun Booth, scaffolding

supervisor, found a hole by a pipe, found some sheeting and fixed it, while making sure there was no tripping hazard.

Pro-active steps were also highlighted, with Kenny Sharp and Geoff Pratten bringing forward tool innovation, with others recognised for scoping lagging of hot pipes in frequent use areas, the co-ordination of all safety critical systems in the transfer from old to new gatehouse, training leaders’ efforts to win accreditation now internally and externally recognised, and work on business ethics to preserve reputation and be a responsible energy major.

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Engineering and Design and Delta were recognised for seven and six years respectively without accidents. Mind and Children With Cancer UK benefited.

“Safety at work is every day. Attention, professionalism, is excellent. Each time we can celebrate it, it means something. It is an every day commitment to everybody a positive sign.

It means a lot to me,” Mr Durand added. “Seven years by On Line is a great achievement, it is a job which can be risky, it is often head up, looking at pipes, nose in the air. Seven years does not come from nothing, it is because of a plan, because of attention.”

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Rail rolling out MANUFACTURING: A multi-million-pound investment is being made at British Steel’s Scunthorpe works to allow the company to step up production of a revolutionary rail product.

The manufacturer is investing a seven-figure sum in a new plant which will allow it to produce its premium coated Zinoco rails in lengths of up to 108 metres and welded lengths of up to 216 metres.

A world-first, it can withstand some of the most challenging environments, reducing the need for rail replacement programmes in highly corrosive areas such as coastal lines, wet tunnels, level crossings, mineral lines and salt pans.

British Steel designed the product in conjunction with Network Rail and initially delivered it in lengths of 18 metres, before conducting a series of trials with longer lengths.

Mondi jobs blow

Forest Pines becomes a Hilton ‘DoubleTree’ FOREST Pines Hotel and Golf Resort is set to become a DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.

It is one of five Q Hotels’ to switch, as part of a franchise agreement between the group’s owner, Aprirose and Hilton.

The hotel will continue to be managed by the recently rebranded RBH – for merly Redefine BDL Hotels.

Three further QHotels properties are included in the deal.

Helder Pereira, the chief executive of RBH, said: “We are looking forward to building our

already strong working relationship with Hilton, by welcoming five more DoubleTree by Hilton properties to our growing portfolio, in addition to DoubleTree by Hilton Edinburgh City Centre. “The five hotels in question are fine examples of upscale, full-service properties, and we look forward to offering our expertise in operating each one to give our guests the best possible experience under a globally-recognised brand.�

DoubleTree by Hilton has just opened in Hull, having blossomed

in Lincoln.

Just a few miles from Forest Pines is the Hilton by Hampton Hotel at Humberside Airport, which opened last year under another franchise agreement.

Manish Gudka, Aprirose’s chief executive, said: “Having recently acquired Hampton by Hilton London Docklands and Hilton Reading, we’re looking forward to growing our Hilton portfolio by converting five hotels under DoubleTree by Hilton. “DoubleTree by Hilton represents a mark of quality for dis-

cerning travellers, and we are looking forward to working in partnership with Hilton, and exploring future development opportunities in the UK market.�

What will now be known as DoubleTree by Hilton Forest Pines Hotel & Golf Resort, it is set in 190 acres of woodland at Broughton, on the eastern entrance to Scunthorpe, and includes an award-winning 27-hole golf course. The 188-room hotel incorporates significant meeting space and an upmarket spa and health club.

High standards underlined as BJB adds acccreditation MATERIALS handling equipment specialist, BJB Lift Trucks, has become a member of PASMA, the trade association representing the mobile access tower industry in the UK. The Grimsby-based company has met the strict criteria for membership of the association, founded in 1974, which champions safety and best practice when working at height.

Peter Harvey, director, said: “We are delighted to have been accepted as a member in the registered training centre category and appreciate the hard work put in by our training department to achieve this accreditation which is in addition to our existing IPAF, ITSSAR and RTITB accreditations. “It demonstrates to our employees and

regulations.

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As a result, BJB Lift Trucks is now BJB Lift Trucks now offers a range of authorised to deliver PASMA training, PASMA courses including Towers for Users nationally recognised and respected as the and Work at Height, which dovetail nicely gold standard when it comes to erecting, with their wide range of IPAF, ITSSAR and using, moving and dismantling towers in RTITB accredited courses. For more details visit www.bjblifftrucks.co.uk. accordance with the working at height

MANUFACTURING: More then 70 jobs are at risk after the closure of a Scunthorpe factory was proposed.

A consultation period has begun to cease all manufacturing operations at the Mondi packaging plant on Foxhills Industrial Estate by the end of this year.

If the plans go ahead, 72 of its 79 staff will be affected.

The packaging business was brought to Scunthorpe more than 30 years ago, and later acquired by Austrian-based Mondi.

It comes after a down-sizing operation last year which led to 48 redundancies.

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SEAFOOD: Traditionally smoked Grimsby haddock – Lincolnshire’s only protected food – has been listed by the Lincolnshire Co-op in a retail first for the company behind the prestige branding.

Alfred Enderby’s prize dish is being rolled out by 69 stores, and it follows a fight for a decade to win the recognition by previous owner, Richard Enderby.

It will form part of the retailer’s Love Local range under Patrick Salmon’s tenure, with the owner recently appearing in Westminster to champion protection post-Brexit.

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DFDS share issue SHIPPING giant DFDS has raised nearly £120 million with a new share offer to help part-finance the buy-out of Turkish operator UN RoRo. An extraordinary board meeting saw approval given to issue what was one billion Danish Krone, on the country’s stock exchange as it closed on May 14.

The following morning it announced it had sold 2.63 million shares at DKK 380 (£44.89), raising 15 per cent of the agreed price of £828 million.

UN RoRo is Turkey’s largest operator of ro-ro freight ships, and the acquisition will massively expand its operations in the Mediterranean.

A diverse group of Danish and international investors bought the shares.

Award winning model: That’s Modal!

SOUTH BANK SIMULATOR CENTRE WINS AWARD MODAL Training director Hugh Callaway has told how the recent Humber Renewables Award is an endorsement of the “hard work and dedication” which has gone into establishing the state-of-the-art facility in the industry.

Brought forward by Grimsby Institute Group with support of the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, the £7 million investment won the Skills and Training accolade at the Grimsby Telegraph and Hull Daily Mail-hosted event.

Later this week the next phase – geared towards road haulage – will open, following on from a suite of maritime and crane simulators on Middleplatt Road.

Mr Callaway said: “I am immensely proud that Modal was recognised by the industry. We’re a start-up business which has invested heavily in developing world-class training facilities which deliver innovative solutions, including some of very best simulator suites, to regional, national and international businesses in the energy, offshore, maritime and ports and logistics sectors.

“This award acknowledges the hard work and dedication of the Modal team in ensuring our clients and partners improve their business performance through learning, development and skills acquisition.”

Grimsby Institute principal Gill

Yvonne Thompson and Gill Alton receive the Humber Renewables Award from a representative of category sponsor Arco. Top, the bridge simulator at Modal, and inset, Hugh Callaway.

Alton collected the accolade at the event, held at Hallmark Hotel North Ferriby.

Mr Callaway added: “At Modal Training we always strive to meet our clients’ needs using our range of bespoke courses and scenario training on our simulators and we would be delighted to share our vision for this type of training with like-minded businesses.”

The seventh annual event saw Orsted win Best Project for Race Bank offshore wind farm, with

Binbrook’s MyEnergi taking the Innovation accolade for work on smart micro-generation solutions.

Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal lead Sarah West was named Woman in Manufacturing and Engineering 2018, with Singleton Birch triumphant as Large Business, after first turning to green energy, then buying out the team behind the quarry’s anaerobic digestion facility, and others built in the area.

DVSA exemplar status secured by proud roal haulier IMMINGHAM Transport has become a founder member of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency ’s Earned Recognition programme.

The haulier joined the pilot after it was launched at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, and it is a standard that now sets it apart in the logistics-focused region.

Kevin Donovan, commercial manager at Immingham Transport, said: “We are really pleased about it. It means we are an exemplar operator, as there is a very high standard audit system in place and we need to comply with key performance indicators across maintenance and driver information and behaviour. No-one else has

it in our area.”

As reported, the Trinity House firm, located on the A160, has recently been acquired by NTEX in an undisclosed deal.

It not only provides ambient warehousing,

split load service and other logistics functions, but also has an in-house approved training arm.

Mr Donovan said he had heard the scheme was being established at a conference, and 62-driver

said of the DVSA. “They clearly wanted someone in our industry in our area We joined the pilot scheme and they helped us with that.

“There are many plusses for us. We will save on down time. There should be no reason why the DVSA will pull us in. It is something we have got to keep working at, there are still KPI requirements we must meet every rolling four week period.”

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ASHBY BUTCHER’S EVENING OF GLORY ALONGSIDE THE BROTHERS ‘GRIM’ AND FASHIONISTA MOTHER AND SISTERS ENTREPRENEURIAL independent retailers were at the heart of the 2018 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards, with a trio of hits for the high street.

Grimsby Carpet Warehouse’s third generation foursome won the Forrester Boyd accolade for Business Excellence, with Cleethorpes mother and daughters team Tilletts being championed in the ABP Business Growth category.

Scunthorpe butcher Ashley Taylor completed the spree with the Franklin College Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Myles Shaw has followed his father and grandfather’s footsteps in running the Freeman Street floor coverings business.

Together with his three brothers Ben, Andre and Harvey, the managing director has seen excellent year-on-year growth, while online sister company Carpet Runners UK has also succeeded on the international market, having been started with a spare roll and a punt on eBay. It just posted results smashing through a £2 million turnover.

Myles, named Young Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2016 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards and shortlisted for Business Person of the Year last time out, said: “Going forward, we want to be consistent.

“We want our company to grow while keeping the same values and customer service that made it a success in the first place.

“We’ve found a niche in the market.

Being based in Grimsby means the odds are stacked against us, but we’ve managed to compete with national brands and actually rank higher than them online.”

Another social media hit is Tilletts, with live fashion shows on Facebook helping pull in online orders and increase footfall through the doors in Sea View Street and Louth.

Grace Tillett: “We are completely and utterly overwhelmed and honoured to have won. We have been in for awards before, but to win in business growth, that is top of the list for us.

“The concept we have seems to work well. I put it straight down to the coaching. We took on a coach (Brigg’s John McHale), and we have

Top, Myles Shaw, centre, with Forrester Boyd partner Kevin Hopper, to his left, and North East Lincolnshire area Chamber chair Mark Warburton, to his right, his brothers and compere Helen Fospero. Above left, Melanie, Grace and Nancy Tillett, receive the award from an ABP representative, with Ashley Taylor collecting from Franklin College principal Peter Kennedy, second left. Below, how customers are used to seeing the winners. stringently stuck to what he said, worked hard and pushed forward.

We have great employees and we don’t stop here!”

Sister Nancy said: “We are really impatient people, so when we want to do something, we want it yesterday,

and I think that is very much part of what we have achieved.”

Proud fellow director, Melanie added: “As a family business and as the mother I have to step back and let these girls crack on, as it would be very easy to be the domineering one.

In the business, what they do, is great.”

Mr Taylor, managing director of Taylors Family Butchers, started helping out on a Scunthorpe market stall aged just 12, and quickly moved up the ranks when he left school.

Soon he was managing a dozen staff.

However, his dream was to own his own business, which he achieved in 2016. Judges were impressed how quickly he established himself through his hard work and clever social media strategy. His £1.3 million turnover in his first year was acknowledged.

“This last year has been an absolute pleasure to be in business,” he said after picking up his trophy.

“On Friday, we had a queue of customers going out the door and up the street – that’s absolutely unheard of for a high street butchers, so we must be doing something right.”

In the coming year, he said he will be looking into the possibility of opening more premises, on Scunthorpe market and Gainsborough, to expand his business’ reach.

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International gong returns to Mariner as Scratch shines on MARINER Packaging scooped the International Trade Award for the second time in three years – as it demonstrated how much work can go into producing low laying fruit!

The food packaging and construction materials business has been working with berry farmers to boost production, rolling it out initially in Scotland, and increasingly looking further afield.

Simon Atkinson, managing director, said: “It is great recognition for hard work and the team’s commitment over the last 16 years. It means a lot, it brings attention, publicity and recognition, and we’re really happy. It proves hard work gets you somewhere.”

Judges heard how global orders increased by a huge 128 per cent last year, with recruitment growing by 300 per cent over the past five years and new distribution agreements in place for North and South America and the Middle East. International sales now account for a huge 45 per cent of total revenue.

Of the efforts with reflective sheeting, working with highly respected academics in crops, soils and land use to try and maximise yields for commercial growers, he said: “We are working with berry farmers on low laying fruits. We have just started in Scotland with James Hutton Institute, and now we are looking to take that work wider, and lots of our export is returning business.”

Picking up the Hays Recruitment-sponsored accolade, he acknowledged Brexit’s potential impact in the coming years.

“It is a concern, we need to know what the game is going to be, but our market is good, and our UK business is growing year on year,” Mr Atkinson said.

Another business proud to be part of the food cluster is Scratch Meals, winning North East Lincolnshire Business Development Award.

FOOD INDUSTRY DOUBLE FOR CLUSTER STARS

Beauties meet a beast during the reception.

Above, Scratch Meals with Alex Neves, second right, and Cllr Ray Oxby, North East Lincolnshire Council leader, presenting. Right, Mariner Packaging on stage, with Simon Atkinson, third left.

Alex Neves, director, had seen Mariner win as a guest in 2016. This year, the invitation was his own, as the fledgling ready meals business rockets towards 100 staff, with major launches and a new brand – the cauliflower-based No Dough Pizza Co. He said: “We were here two years ago as a guest of the local bank, and

while we didn’t feel like outsiders, we were slightly separate from it.

Now it is very different, we feel so much more incorporated into the community.

“It is great to celebrate what we do, and has been a great celebration of what everyone does day in day out. It has been a whirlwind four years, and

the last two years have been massive, it is incredible. Only a few weeks ago we got to 80 staff, we’re now taking on another 20, that’s 100 staff, and we’re looking to go further.

“We are already looking for new premises, we are going to have to.”

Currently based in Humber Seafood Institute, there is a strong

desire to stay on Europarc.

“It has been really interesting,” Mr Neves said of the night. “We spend our lives looking at the minutiae of the food industry, and you can forget all these other industries, people doing exactly the same thing, and this is a real celebration of that.”

International class is clear as former master

Andrew Holt, left, presents the Wilkin Chapman Business Person of the Year Award to Karl Thew, right, watched by North Lincolnshire area Chamber chair Rob Bradley.

continued from page one. and culminating in leading one of the most successful stories to emerge from the ports in recent times. He was awarded an MBE in 2009, and has received several industry awards for service, innovation and excellence.

Born and educated in Bombay, India, he first came to the UK to launch his maritime career, and while at sea completed a degree in business studies.

He first took command of a vessel at the age of 31, bringing Volkswagens across the North Sea – to Grimsby’s Alexandra Dock – and worked from third officer to master.

Coming ashore, he worked as operations manager in Immingham, then as a port manager in Teesport, returning to the Humber as Hull Container Terminal manager, before joining GBA in the early Nineties.

It was a move made as Toyota looked to the Humber to export their UK-built cars. As a result, in 1997 the company opened its head office in Grimsby, while going on to operate in all major car-handling locations around the UK, and selected global roles. More recently GBA played an integral role in future-proofing Grimsby’s specialist car

handling capabilities, as one of three parties with Associated British Ports and Volkswagen, to enable the £25-million riverside terminal to be built.

GBA now handles more than two million cars a year, with a quarter of those through Grimsby, employing more than 900 people, and more than half here. BMW is now coming on line just down the road at North Killingholme too.

A devoted family man, two of his four boys, Cale and Yaniv, work with him, and in accepting this award tonight he has underlined how it is on behalf of all the directors and staff who have delivered successes over the past three decades.

After receiving a standing ovation from the 500-strong audience, Capt Judah said: “You cannot do this by yourself.

I have got a whole company to back me up, together with directors and staff – this is not a one man show, although I recognise the award and am honoured and humbled to receive it.

“I have a couple of people to thank, my two sons who have been in the business for 17 years between them and

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Dinner time then show time.

Pictures: Rick Byrne.

John Bowers, right, is presented with his award by Cllr Ray Oxby, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council.

No disputing why John is honoured EMINENT EMPLOYMENT LAW QC RETURNS HOME A NEW award for 2018 saw John Bowers QC named Great Grimsby Lifetime Ambassador by the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce.

The eminent employment lawyer, now principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, was educated at Cleethorpes’ Reynolds Street and Clee Grammar.

He gained a scholarship to Lincoln College, Oxford, and, opting to read law, took the Bar in 1979 and the Silk in 1998.

He’s been described as an “employment law rock star”, and proved it by acting in some of the biggest industrial disputes of recent decades, including the 1984 Miner’s Strike, the 1989 Docks Dispute and the News International

Wapping dispute, as well as numerous rail disputes.

His landmark cases include a European Court of Human Rights application on the employment of gay servicemen. House of Lords rulings on injury to feelings awards and the dates of outsourcing for TUPE purposes, as well as the Supreme Court decision on whether legal representation is required in internal disciplinary proceedings and the largest ever employment tribunal application by 12,000 retained firefighters, which eventually went to the House of Lords.

Mr Bowers has generously shared his legal knowledge with others, first as law lecturer at Lincoln and St Hugh’s Col-

leges, and then in print - he has written 15 books including Bowers on Employment Law (now in its Eighth Edition), The Law of Industrial Action and Trade Union Recognition and Whistleblowing. He co-wrote Blackstones Employment Law Practice each year from 2006 until the present and is a frequent contributor to legal journals. He is also a former editor of Atkins Court Forms on Employment.

He is listed as the fourth most reported advocate in the Industrial Relations Law Reports and was Chambers & Partners Employment Silk of the Year 2010.

Michelle Rollinson, second right, receives the award from DFDS Seaways managing director Andrew Byrne.

Event’s charity of choice wins the community prize A CAUSE close to so many hearts was recognised as the DFDS Excellence in the Community Award winner.

St Andrew’s Hospice, already the charity of choice for the gala evening, picked up the accolade, prompting an even bigger thanks to those in the room.

Michelle Rollinson, chief executive, said: “We couldn’t provide the care without the support, and a big part of that is from the business community.

“It is amazing being the charity of choice for the evening. We need £15,000 each and every day to provide the care we do. We have to operate like a business. We really have to think about strategy, the direction we are going, to ensure a sustainable future.”

The centre, in Grimsby’s Peaks Lane, delivers free palliative and end of life care

to adults and children. Judges heard how it recognises that ‘community’ is not simply a geographic term but encompasses a range of socio-economic factors. They recognised how staff proactively seek opportunities to work with outside organisations such as Rotary, Lions, Women’s Institute and Chamber.

Care Trust Plus won the Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award. Established as a community benefit society in 2011, it provides services across the whole of North East Lincolnshire. Approximately 80 per cent of this organisation’s income is spent on the workforce and a recent ‘Aspire’ programme brought in to address succession planning, nurtures those staff with an appetite to progress.

Care Plus Group wins the Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award, presented by chair of governors Jonathan Lovelle.

and industrial services provider are crowned my very good friend Stephen Bland, who has been one of my best friends since the age of 16. We have sailed together, we work together and we socialise together. That’s 48 years, he is my deputy managing director, so to him and the rest of the staff I say thank you.”

Of the awards, now in their 17th year, he added: “We have to celebrate success because it gives encouragement to achieve, and that’s what gives this area the economic growth and entrepreneurship, and the rest follows.”

Just hours before the ceremony began, Mr Thew had arrived back from Singapore, as Cat Tech International’s global expansion builds real momentum.

The chief executive of the industrial services provider for the petrochemical and refining industries, it was formerly part of Shell and then owned by multi-national corporations throughout the world, before he led a management buy-out in 2012. Having stabilised the Scunthorpe-headquartered business, it is now showing double digit profit returns on sales. The results and continued satellite office expansions overseas have been credited to his drive and determination.

Reflecting on the past six years, Mr Thew, who collected the award from new senior partner of sponsor Wilkin Chapman, Andrew Holt, said: “We had a couple of big hurdles to climb over, we got over those and we are expanding well. We have just opened in the US so it is an exciting time for us. The growth of the company is really good, we are market-leading, expanding in to the US and Middle East with new technology which can automate the industry.”

A total of 20 people are employed on South Park Industrial Estate, with 400 worldwide – predominantly field contract staff in Thailand.

Travelling more than 100,000 miles a year, he said of his latest 18-hour commute: “It was definitely worth the effort,” cradling the accolade, having won in International Trade last year.

“It is great to see the community banding together. All the people work so hard to try and make their businesses a success, and it is so important.

“It is great recognition, there have been many years of hard work to get to this.”

Telegraph business editor David Laister, centre, presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Capt Sam Judah MBE, with Chamber president Sally Booker.

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Air and road solutions bring in the honours GROWTH AND INNOVATION ACCOLADES HEAD TO SCUNTHORPE FOSTER Environmental Ltd was the winner of the North Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award.

The engineering and construction company has been in business for more than 25 years, but a recent investment in staff has paid dividends.

The past five years has seen a 400 per cent increase in profits and 300 per cent uplift in turnover for the specialist heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration provider.

In 2017 alone, the Normanby Gateway-based Scunthorpe company added 25 new staff, raising the headcount to 73. Many employees are undertaking vocational qualifications to make them more efficient in their jobs.

Jed Doolen, chief executive, said: “We’ve always put an emphasis on growing our own staff and investing in the people in our business.

We also want to give back to the local community that has supported us.”

Foster is aiming to double the turnover in the next three to four years – an ambitious target which Mr Doolen said is “absolutely achievable.”

The winner of the HBP Systems Innovation Award was fellow Scunthorpe firm Road Traffic Solutions.

Having pioneered paper-

less, solar powered and streamlined work environments, judges were most impressed by their bespoke system known as REPS – Road Traffic Solutions Effective Professional Services – which keeps the company ahead of the competition.

Two years and significant costs were spent developing it, but it allows them to streamline their work in a way their competitors can’t.

The system still has the potential to be developed further.

“It’s great to see all the time and effort that we’ve put in recognised,” associate director Ben Dexter said.

“Like all transport companies, there’s scrutiny of our CO2 emissions so we’ve always been careful about our environmental impact.

With our new REPS systems in place, we’ll be in a position to be more efficient and more effective than ever.”

Road Traffic Solutions wins the HBP Systems Innovation Award, top, with Foster Environmental collecting the North Lincolnshire Economic Investment Award.

Words: Jamie Waller. Pictures: Rick Byrne.

Jacqui Johnson of Bridge McFarland presents the award to Josh Walshe.

Walshe wins new business The Bridge McFarland New Business Award went to Walshe’s Property & Letting Agency.

Founder Josh Walshe is a relatively new entrepreneur, being just 19 when he started the company up in 2017.

However, his age hasn’t held him back and he’s succeeded in establishing Walshe’s Property and Letting Agency in the market.

The Scunthorpe company has clients across Lincolnshire,

and is only the town’s second agency to be fully certified by the National Association of Estate Agents.

Judges were impressed by the company’s contracts on both the lettings and sales sides, and a solid, growing reputation.

Walshe’s has also utilised new and innovative ways of marketing.

“When I first set it up, I had a lot of people doubting me both because I was a new

business and because of my age,” Josh said.

“Over time, I’ve proved that neither of them are an issue.

“I’ve had so much business over the last few months from people recommending me to their friends.

Now I’ve built a reputation and people know they can trust me.”

Judges were also impressed with the financial planning and organisation of the business.

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Excellent XOS! ADAM Victory’s XOS UK Ltd won the Grimsby Carpet Warehouse Small Business Award.

The Grimsby printing solutions company’s turnover has doubled in the past four years, prompting the entry, with the customer-centric service taking in sole traders and global corporates across a whole range of sectors.

Founded by Mr Victory in 2007, he picked up the award alongside sales director Max Kay and operations director Bob Cudmore.

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now serves clients across the UK, with numbers growing at an incredible rate. “It was a pleasant surprise to win this award,� Max said. “The secret to our success is a work-hard, play-hard mentality. In the next year, we’ll be looking to build on this success and take on more people.�

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ENTREPRENEURIAL inspiration to help raise aspirations was brought to Grimsby’s Phoenix Park Academy, with success celebrated in style.

South Bank giant Cristal Pigment UK hosted an Our Business achievement event, after some of the children facing some big challenges got to grips with the world of work.

Our Business is one of the Young Enterprise programmes, aimed at Key Stage Two and Key Stage Three. Over a six-week period, 16 Phoenix Park Academy students learnt about what makes up a business by creating their own. They each took a specific role in the business, and together decided on their product, made it, carried out market research and finally went out to sell their product to the public.

Phil Burns, headteacher, said: “This is the first year we have participated and we are excited to continue.

The programme saw students plan, create and sell products to friends, family and during an open day at school.

“Throughout the programme, students were well organised, committed and eager to make their business a huge success.

We have seen a vast improvement in students’ confidence and self-belief from participating in the programme, which has transferred into the classroom. They were able to present to a group of professionals at Cristal and speak confidently and proudly about their products.”

Through a number of research methods and community engagement, each business came up with a product to sell.

The first group, Blue Phoenix Construction, spoke to residents who commented on the issues with litter and recycle boxes. Their product was a shed to hold three recycle boxes.

Group two, Candles R Us, decided to make a range of scented candles.

Mr Burns added: “We have recently had an Ofsted inspection and were judged to be a good

Phoenix Parkway Academy’s Young Enterprise presentation at Cristal, Stallingborough. Below, Rebecca Kirvan-Rodgers academy. It is down to the hard work and dedication of our students to complete programmes such as Our Business that supported this judgement.

The unique structure of our academy allows us to personalise our curriculum to meet the needs of students and provide excellent outcomes.

“I would like to thank Lucy Gray, Rebecca Kirvan-Rodgers and colleagues from Cristal for their support and for tak- the teams presented to a ing their time to listen to group of business leaders, student’s presentations.” while setting up trade At the celebration event

stands to display their products. The students had to impress judges Karen Linton, North East Lincolnshire Council, and Sue Altass, Inspire Ignite, in order to compete for a number of awards.

Candles R Us made approximately £300 profit which they intend to spend on a trip to Old Trafford.

Blue Phoenix Construction made around £100, which will go towards a trip to Air Kings.

As they deliberated Cristal’s Andy Patchett, operations manager, and Richard Worsley, mainten-

ance and reliability manager, spoke to the students about what it is like to do the roles that the students were doing, in a global business.

Cristal is a long-term supporter of Young Enterprise, which is a charity that aims to make the connection between school and the world of work, enabling young people to develop the knowledge and attitudes they need to succeed in their future careers; building on key business, communication and interpersonal skills.

Mrs Kirvan Rodgers, communications specialist at Cristal is also a member of the Young Enterprise South Humber Voluntary Board. She said: “It is so important for us, as a global business in the Humber area, to do our bit to inspire young people. There are such a fantastic array of careers available in our region, and yet companies like ours are still struggling to find the right people with the right skills and attributes to fulfil many of those roles. By working with Young Enterprise and hosting this celebration event, it gives us the opportunity to show young people some of the real opportunities that lie ahead of them, and we hope to inspire them to think more about their future and support them in finding the right path to get there.

“It was a real pleasure to have students of Phoenix Park Academy visit us here at our site. We were impressed with both with the way they presented their businesses to us, as well as their general conduct and respect for the professional surroundings they were in.

“We would gladly have Phoenix Park Academy students visit us again in the future where we hope to show them more of the site and meet more of our brilliant people to hopefully inspire them even further.”

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Executive team ready to host at a top level DUE to recent expansion, Ashley Lidgard’s hospitality company – the Oak Ridge Group – has formed an executive team.

It is headed by group company secretary and financial director Amie Evans, and Andrew Smith, now managing director of the group.

“It’s really satisfying to award these promotions; I’m a big believer in credit where it’s due” said Mr Lidgard, who has The Brackenborough Hotel at Louth and North Killingholme’s Ashbourne Hotel, as well as The Counting House bar and restaurant on Cleethorpes’ Sea View Street in the portfolio.

“I’ve invested heavily in my staff, and their loyalty has really paid dividends now; they will each have a greater say in the key decisions, allowing me to concentrate on seeking out new business opportunities as well as spending more time with the rest of the Oak Ridge team,” he said.

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OAK RIDGE GROUP APPOINTMENTS REWARD LOYAL CAPABLE STAFF Amie has worked her way up through the ranks at ‘The Brack’, and has recently celebrated her 20 years of service with the business. Mr Lidgard said Andrew has worked tirelessly for the company for 11 years. “It’s great to able to reward this loyalty, knowing that the business is in safe hands, wherever I may be,” he added.

And the investment has not stopped there.

The group has recently provided further extensive staff training covering a whole range of departments; from health and safety, and conflict management to payroll. One of

the most high profile projects though, was becoming one of the first companies in the local area to gain national recognition for its commitment to customer service, after being awarded WorldHost Recognised Business status.

More than 75 per cent of the staff across both hotels have completed a suite of world-class customer service training programmes that have already been used to train over 200,000 people in the UK. On receiving the recognition, Mr Smith said: “We are passionate about service standards and are incredibly proud to have achieved WorldHost Recognised Business status. When our customers see the WorldHost logo displayed in house, they’ll know that we have made a commitment to delivering an exceptional experience for them.

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It joined the Ongo partnership in 2016, meaning all profit made is invested directly into improving homes and communities in North Lincolnshire.

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Grimsby beer and town cheer DRINK: A homage to the history of Grimsby – that’s the brand new ale from Axholme Brewing Company as it prepares to make the town its home.

The team behind Cleethorpes Pale Ale has created another tipple with provenance and pride at the fore, bringing Viking legend to the taps and tastebuds of the town.

It comes as work is underway ahead of a summer opening for the brewery in the former St Bar nabas Church in King Edward Street, as funding support to dramatically increase production from the current Crowle site is finalised with Humber Local Enterprise Partnership.

Working with E-Factor, the brewers secured a grant of £54,000 from the Growing The Humber programme, which is supported by the Government’s Local Growth Fund.

It brings the project’s total spend to £200,000.

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POWER: Regional power giant Drax is to pilot the first bioenergy carbon capture storage project of its kind in Europe.

The huge electricity generator, which is the reason for being for Immingham’s £130 million globe-leading renewable fuels terminal, could, if successful, make the vital process carbon negative.

The Humber port handles millions of tonnes of biomass, playing a key role, on the quays, between US laden super-size vessels and the Yorkshire power station, with 100 people employed directly on the ter minal.

Should this venture be viable, it would remove gases that cause global warming from the atmosphere at the same time as electricity is produced. This means power generation would no longer contribute to climate change, joining solar and wind as a true green force.

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Casting giant’s aid in to biomass as second Just over 18 months ago, a high capacity foundry in Scunthorpe was facing a highly uncertain future, as Australian owners pulled out of Europe. Now a business with a strong base in traditional energy markets is embracing renewables.

David Laister reports.

Built as a munitions factory as the First World War came to an end, what is now the pride of the Bonds Heavy Castings foundry portfolio might not have seen its centenary celebrations had it not been for the acquisition from Bradken UK. The fact the momentous milestone’s passing in November last year was only recently realised when some old documents were discovered weeks later, does little to dent the pride in what is done on a daily basis down Dawes Lane.

And one of the industrial revolution’s oldest trades is now targeting the green economy too, with the 20 tonnes finished capacity a 40 per cent improvement on what could previously be achieved by the business.

Mark McCarthy, managing director, said: “We only discovered before Christmas it was 100 years old in November. No-one knew at the time.

John Brown & Co (Sheffield), was the original name, the very same as the Glaswegian giant shipyards. We wouldn’t have got to 100 years had Bonds not taken over.

“Bonds made it quite clear it was looking to the future with this acquisition. It offered us larger castings than we could do previously. It gave us new opportunities, which was just as important for new customers as to retain existing ones.”

And one of these is Drax, Europe’s second largest power station, which has undergone some major transitions of its own, as it switches from coal to biomass – taking with it responsibility for 8 per cent of the UK’s electricity-generating requirement.

“Drax is probably our biggest individual power station customer, but we have other mills in Helsinki, Finland, China, Australia, Japan, US, India and South Africa,” Mr McCarthy said.

“Most coal power stations wherever they are pulverise the coal, as it allows them to burn efficiently. We make the equipment, the ring and balls that do the work, and we are keen to

develop that business. We have developed a relationship on our own now.”

Business development manager Steve Wadsworth told how since 2000 the company has built a direct dialogue with Drax, looking at metallurgy of the products.

“They have had changes, from burning coal to biomass, and we have gone through that change with them. We have worked together to make the ring and balls better, so they last longer.

The change to biomass brought a complete rethink but we came back to chromium iron, it so good they decided to stay with it.”

It is technology developed in the Sixties for the compact mill for the build out of power stations.

First Ferrybridge, then Drax, and many more large and small.

Mr Wadsworth said the operational life is roughly 50,000 to 60,000 hours, and each of the six mills feeding the six firing units feature 10 1.2 tonne balls held in by two 7 tonne rings, making it 26 tonnes of high chromium iron in one set.

“Ring and balls is a good project we like to have here,” he said. “We do all operations in house. Right the way through the whole process, from checking patterns to making moulds, pouring the metal, even including all machining and inspection. It is all done on this site. Every function gets involved in the manufacture of these parts. Some parts we do a lot of the work then it goes out for machining. We prefer for this to stay in-house.

“They are really large contracts with a very local supply. Everyone here knows Drax, everyone likes it, because all the operations are completed on this site.”

From the 60 staff transferred, there are now 85 employed. “We have a healthy order book at the moment and we are looking to continue with recruitment over the next few months,” Mr McCarthy said.

“We are keen to work on new aspects, keen to get involved in renewables. Siemens set up the facility in Hull, but the UK has largely missed out in manufacturing of wind turbines, onshore

and offshore. We are working with several companies on tidal energy and we are hoping some of these projects will be manufactured here. It would be nice to have new renewable contracts going through as well as ring and balls. We are hopeful of our first tidal project. That would be great.

Energy is an important factor in all we do.”

Tidal turbines are in the 15 to 20 tonnes window, so seen as an ideal market.

Cement production and mining equipment are two other key strands, with project work welcomed too.

But what of the ring and balls, perfectly demonstrated with a plastic contraption and pool balls on the boardroom table?

From the scrap, part closed loop recycling of old balls by LAS Metals to getting the patterns out, to them finally entering the specially designed crates put together by A1 Pallets ahead of Les Trevor of Kirton Lindsey taking them the half hour north west, it is an eight week manufacturing process on the 24 acre site, within

the huge hall. Cooling alone can take between five days and three weeks.

“Foundries are a special manufacturing process,” enthused Mr McCarthy. “You are taking scrap and making something stunning, whether it is for a ship, a bridge or a power station. It is a very good process for delivering something from nothing, and I like that. I am a making things guy at heart, and I have been involved in machining shops and fabrication shops, but a foundry is amazing. We have a machining shop as well though, so it is really special.”

More than 150 grades of metal are available to clients, who send plans through that are assessed and 3D printed as models to check viability.

Acknowledging the efforts of the supply chain, Drax Power chief executive Andy Koss said: “A well as playing a vital role as the country’s biggest power generator, Drax Power Station continues to play a crucial role in supporting the regional economy.

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Bank closures FINANCIAL: Grimsby and Scunthorpe's Royal Bank of Scotland branches are to close, it has been confirmed.

The financial institution, still 72 per cent owned by the taxpayer, said the move was linked to its decision not to sell its Williams & Glyn â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;challenger bankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; business.

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Catch chief executive David Talbot, guest speaker Andy Green OBE and Catch chairman Brendan Conlan at the annual dinner at Hallmark Hotel, North Ferriby.

Above and below, Mr Green in his RAF and Bloodhound roles.

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Apprentice praise

CHRIS Skelton, offshore technical instrumentation apprentice at Centrica Storage Ltd has been named as Catch Apprentice of the Year.

He was selected from all those put forward by clients and contractors in the organisation’s ConCom scheme.

It was set-up in 1999, before many of the current crop were born, and aims to establish and develop high standards of competencies for companies and employees working on Humber Bank process industry sites.

Katie Shackles, instrumentation apprentice at Phillips 66 and Luke Nuttall, control and power apprentice at Total Lindsey Oil Refinery, were finalisrs.

Mr Talbot said: “The ConCom Apprentice of the Year award recognises the outstanding achievements of young people at the beginning of their careers.

“All three of our finalists would have been very deserving of winning this year’s award so it was a very tough decision for the judges who had to make the final decision.”

Chris, 20, is in his fourth year, having joined Centrica from South Holderness Technology College. It was presented by Mick Lochran of North Lindsey College.

“My Dad was in engineering and I was brought up on a farm, so I loved taking stuff apart and putting it together again,” he said. “It is amazing to win. It is not really for me, it is more for the people who have helped me on the way. I am proud to be able to show them what the team has instilled.”

By pure coincidence he was in the last cohort of apprentices taken on by Catch chairman Brendan Conlan when he worked for Centrica, prior to his move to On Line.

Powerful plea to protect Energy Estuary's future THE HUMBER’S leading engineering advocate has used his organisation’s annual dinner to urge members to do “everything in their power” to make sure the future of the Energy Estuary is in safe hands.

Brendan Conlan, chair of process industry partnership Catch, and managing director of Immingham-headquartered On Line Design and Engineering, presided over a record attendance at the celebratory event.

Speaking directly to 300 guests, he said: “I was in the presence of a fellow engineer today, showing him round the Catch facility, 12 years after it opened. I have been on the Catch board for seven years now and feel very lucky to have been a custodian on that board, and there are lots of people who have done far more before my time who helped establish Catch. It is getting national recognition, and is a quite unique centre.

“Seeing the Hughes Building being used is excellent, apprentices working away at tool benches and welding bays, scaffolders learning their trade as well as a whole host of other learners, that’s what Catch is about. It is about learning skills, keeping skills, investment in our trades, our workers, for UK Plc. “Catch was built by you the members, it is used by you the members. At times we know it hasn’t been easy, there have been financial difficulties, we have had to find our way through turbulent times, times like now. I look at apprenticeship numbers and they are down. At a time when the country needs investment in skills.

“I want people to go away and look at what they are doing for apprenticeship programmes and for young people. That’s what we should be investing in, and that’s what Catch is for. Anyone with power and influence needs to look

YOUNG ‘BLOOD’ NEEDS TO BE BROUGHT THROUGH SAYS CATCH CHAIRMAN

at how we can get numbers up. We have a big issue coming straight at us. 200,000 voices are represented by the Catch organisation. We are unique, we need to wield that voice as one.”

Quoting Winston Churchill’s lines about the British people being the only kind ‘who like to be told the worst’, he said: “From the Humber we need to show the rest of the UK it is not applicable here.

We want to show how good things can be and how we can move things forward.

“I know Catch is unique and I’m very proud to be part of Catch. I know a lot of companies are very proud to be associated with Catch.

I would like that to be accelerated

across the UK. We think we can deliver a lot of the skills the UK needs. We still need skills and we are in the right place to push for the skills and I need the help of everybody in the room and every organisation everybody represents. Without that I’m not sure about some of the rocky roads and how turbulent the journey may be.”

His call was echoed by guest speaker Andy Green OBE, the Bloodhound driver who holds the record for clocking 763 mph back in 1997, and has now set his sights on 1,000 mph.

He said: “I am amazed at what you achieve, and the two fit so well together so I jumped at the chance

to come here. You are already generating, inspiring the next generation of engineers for the future.

We are doing it through the medium of the land speed record.”

The high-ranking RAF officer, a fast jet pilot, is back on mission, motivated by competition from abroad and the need to enthuse children.

“This is a useless device, this is not a practical technology,” he said of the 17m long, 4m wide beast, a completely new model to that which propelled him to global fame 21 years ago on a desert strip, while explaining why they are going gain.

“It is a great focus for UK Plc, and it does excite a lot of people about science and technology,” he said.

“There is competition, but so what? I care, most probably don’t.

The skills gap needs filling, if anything it is growing. Apprentices are our future, and the next generation of people who can do something like Bloodhound will build our technology-enabled world around us. Technology is just racing ahead, yet more undergraduates are studying psychology than mechanical engineering.

“We are never going to get the high-tech low carbon world, we are never going to get there, but we’ll fine as there will be plenty of people to talk to about it.

“It is not just about building a fast car, it is creating an adventure.”

Mr Green told how 20 million people had already viewed footage of slow runs (under 200mph) to understand the car. Putting it into context, he said: “It is about using our experience in aerospace, motorsport, technology and project management, it is about pushing back the boundaries to show this to a global audience to capture and engage the kids who will one day be engineers of the future.”

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Former trainee Karen makes equity partner A ONE-TIME trainee has worked her way up to become RNS’s latest equity partner.

Karen Lyth, an associate partner at the firm since 2013, took up her appointment at the start of the month.

She started at RNS in January 2000, part way through her professional training.

Karen moved from the Scunthorpe office to Brigg in 2003 and qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 2005.

She said: “I’m delighted to be offered and accept the role.

“The firm has been incredibly supportive since I started at the practice 18 years ago. It has gone by quickly, mainly because I enjoy the job.

“I’m fortunate to have some terrific, loyal clients and I work with some lovely people.”

When her friend and former partner Rebecca Abbott retired to a consultancy role last year, Karen took on a number of her clients.

“I’d worked with Rebecca for many years so the transition was made easier and, hopefully, our clients’ experience is one of continued, excellent customer service from the team.

“I’m looking forward to helping to develop the practice still further.”

Brought up in Scunthorpe, she is a former student at Brumby Comprehensive and John

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Karen Lyth, with Rebecca Abbott, right, having been made equity partner at RNS. Leggott College.

Married to Fraser they live in Bottesford with their two children aged seven and six.

They enjoy walking and family holidays including camping. She enjoys motorsport and if she gets any spare time she likes to run.

RNS senior partner John Heeney said: “I’m

pleased Karen is now a full equity partner.

She’s been incredibly committed to RNS over the years.

“There’s been a smooth transition of Rebecca’s clients over the past few months and I know Karen’s ambitious to work with colleagues and grow the firm further.

“I wish her well in her enhanced role.”

Chamber handover sees Mark appointed as chair

Kevin Hopper and Mark Warburton.

THE North East Lincolnshire Area Council of Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce has welcomed Mark Warburton as its new chair.

He takes over from Kevin Hopper, partner at Forrester Boyd.

Mr Warburton, who has always worked and lived in the Humber region, thanked Kevin for “his excellent work during his time in the role” and said he was looking forward to his year of office, starting with the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards, extensively covered today.

A lawyer by profession, Mr Warburton’s mother was from Grimsby, he was born in northern Lincolnshire, and now represents

several companies at board level. He said: “In the context of the plans for Greater Grimsby and the depth and breadth of the trading activities in the area, we have a great opportunity in North East Lincolnshire to build on these significant commercial opportunities and I would hope as chair of the Chamber’s North East Lincolnshire Area Council to positively influence these prospects.”

In handing over the chains of office, Mr Hopper thanked the Chamber’s northern Lincolnshire manager, Anne Tate, for her support and guidance during his time as chair.

Ian Howard, left, with Nikkita Nelson-Aylott.

Nikkita did know FORMER Franklin College student Nikkita Nelson–Aylott has qualified as a solicitor with Lincolnshire firm JMP. Having studied A levels in English, Law and History at Franklin College after completing her studies at Caistor Grammar School, she went on to study law and complete her professional examinations at Nottingham Trent University, before working as a paralegal in Manchester.

In 2015 she was offered a training contract with JMP Solicitors in Grantham.

She will specialise in civil litigation cases, including personal injury work for the firm.

Managing director, Ian Howard, said: “Supporting trainee solicitors is an integral part of our business ethos. We are proud of what Nikkita has achieved and congratulate her on successfully achieving her qualification. She is a great asset to us and I know that she will go on to have a successful career.”

New role embraces professional support for cloud technology roll-out IN THE professional services world, things are changing.

Thanks to legislation that has been introduced over the last few years, long gone are the days when you saw your accountant on an annual basis in order to prepare the end of year accounts.

Real Time Information (RTI), auto-enrolment and the government’s latest item of legislation aimed at businesses, Making Tax Digital, has necessitated that firms need to be far more accurate and transparent with their records.

This has resulted in accountants being far more consultative throughout the course of a year, especially with businesses who are yet to embrace cloud-based bookkeeping platforms.

Andrew Robinson, managing director of AP Robinson & Co, said: “It is an incredibly exciting time to

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work in the industry, especially as technology develops. It isn’t purely about figures, tax and compliance; it’s about finding solutions that enable businesses to perform as efficiently as possible.”

In order to support their clients effectively, AP Robinson & Co has created a new role within the team.

Olivia Metcalfe will support clients and the growing number of businesses looking at the variety of cloud accounting options.

The accountant and cloud advisor said “With so many options and bolt-ons available, it’s really important to work with the client to make sure the package works for them and ensure they get the most out of it – for me that’s the best part of the job!”

Olivia will work with businesses on embedding the right technology to take away operational headaches in

an effort to reduce administrative duties while using automation and cloud-based solutions.

She added: “British businesses need support to become truly digital, so that they can focus on their unique products and services, serving their customers, and driving the UK economy. Although we recognise that businesses have some questions around Making Tax Digital, we believe that there are huge benefits as a result of digitising accounting processes. Our ambition is to make admin invisible for businesses so they can get on with doing what they love – running their business. With the right training, support and framework, we believe that Making Tax Digital will be instrumental in helping give businesses precious time back.”

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New models, the Hyundai i30, top and the Kona, below.

Read Hyundai Doncaster. The latest addition to the Read Motor Group. Inset, Mike Read.

From South Korea to South Yorkshire ... via Grimsby motor group READ Motor Group has added a seventh dealership to the ranks as it takes its brand to Doncaster, becoming a top five franchise for Hyundai in the UK. The Humberston-headquartered business has acquired the South Yorkshire town’s Hyundai dealership from Burrows Group, extending its geographical reach further, while sewing up the Scunthorpe patch which was previously shared.

It now has seven strategically located outlets for the South Korean brand, and it follows hot on the heels of Boston Hyundai in January.

Since then the Altyre Way flagship, trading as Hyundai Grimsby, has been named Hyundai Dealer of the Year.

Having launched on Railway

Street in the grip of a recession, with the scrappage scheme providing salvation for the trade, Mike Read, dealer principal, now employs 130 people, with Lincoln, Kings Lynn and Worksop Hyundai all part of the group, and Grimsby’s Suzuki dealership on the original site.

Mike Read, dealer principal, said: “I am looking forward to giving all customers a warm Read welcome to the Doncaster site in the near future, and I’m delighted to welcome the team there to Read Motor Group. I am extremely impressed with what I have seen and excited for what we can achieve together.

It’s a mature business, it has been a Hyundai dealer for many years, with a good local database of customers and a really good exper-

ienced Hyundai team. It is a different model from what we have done more recently, in that we have taken on an existing dealership business, it is there already.

The last few have been taking over and changing brand or just starting a site. This is more in the Grimsby and Lincoln model.

“It is allowing us to continue our expansion in terms of market area. The territory links to Lincoln, Worksop and Grimsby, and the Doncaster dealership had always shared half of Scunthorpe, so this is a great opportunity that has come along.

“We are fortunate we have a good structure across the group in terms of management. It allows us to take a site on and add to the group drop it straight into the framework. I am very fortunate to

have a great team as it makes it a lot easier to do.”

The acquisition marks the withdrawal of Burrows from the Hyundai stable, having sold the Sheffield operations to Stoneacre earlier this year.

Steve Burrows, managing director, has told how the planned exit would allow the group to focus on its Toyota, Mazda and Kia. Mr Read added: “We’ve grown quite considerably over the eight year period. We’ve just passed the eighth year anniversary and we are looking forward to the benefits its brings us and the benefits we can bring customers too. It means so much more availability, with a healthier stock of used cars available, whether you’re in Grimsby, Lincoln or Kings Lynn.”

Car and van registrations rise in a key month for motoring sales DEMAND for new light commercial vehicles grew in April, rising 3.9 per cent as the market continued to fluctuate, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

More than 23,500 LCVs were registered by operators, with the growth following a substantial -18.8 per cent decline April 2017.

Vans weighing less than two tonnes experienced the largest rise in the month up 11 per cent. Medium and heavier vans followed, up 9.2 per cent and 5.5 per cent respectively, while demand for pick-ups fell -13.5 . The performance means year-to-date registrations are holding relatively steady, down -2.3 per cent, with 117,875 new LCVs joining British roads since January.

Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, said:

“After last April’s double-digit decline, last month’s growth isn’t surprising.

Year-on-year van market performance has fluctuated over recent months, reflecting natural variances in buying cycles and a range of new model introductions. We expect this trend to continue throughout 2018.”

Ford Transit Custom led the way with 3,428 registrations, more than double that of second place Ford Transit, at 1,670.

Volkswagen’s Transporter was tailgating at 1,560 before Ford clinched a third spot in the top four with the Connect. Citroen’s Berlingo, the Peugeot Partner, Ford Ranger, Mercedez-Benz Sprinter, Peugeot Boxer and Mitsubishi L200 completed the top 10.

The new heavy goods vehicle market declined in Q1. A total of 9,785 new

commercial vehicles over six tonnes were registered, a fall of 6 per cent as ongoing economic uncertainty added to the effects of the sector’s naturally long fleet renewal cycles.

Registrations of artic trucks increased in the first three months, up 6.6 per cent to 4,171 units. At the same time, demand for rigid vehicles declined -13.5 per cent, with a -21.6 per cent decrease in the six tonne to 16 tonne segment and a -8.4 per cent decline in the over 16 tonne segment.

Tractors were the most popular body type, accounting for 42.5 per cent of the heavy goods vehicles that joined British roads in the new year.

The new car market grew 10.4 per cent in April, with 167,911 new registrations.

Demand was affected by a number of factors, including the timing of Easter, which meant two additional selling days this April, and March’s adverse weather, which pushed some deliveries into April. Most significant, however, were the VED changes that came into force last April, causing a pull forward into March 2017 and a subsequent depressed April market.

Private demand grew 26.3 per cent, while the fleet market remained stable at 0.9 per cent. However, business registrations saw a significant decline, falling -12.9 per cent compared with the same month last year.

Demand for super-mini and dual-purpose cars saw the most significant growth of all segments, up 27 per cent and 26.8 per cent respectively.

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Hilux staying strong at 50!

MARCH 1968 marked the initial launch of the first generation Toyota Hilux in Japan and one year later the model was introduced on the European market.

Since then, the Hilux has become one of the most successful models in the Toyota line-up with more than 19 million sold globally.

Renowned for its quality, durability and reliability, the unstoppable Hilux has proved its invincibility time and again, having conquered the North Pole, Icelandic volcanoes and the Antarctic continent, while also achieving podium finishes in the Dakar Rally Raid.

To mark its 50th anniversary the all-conquering pick-up will be gaining a new top-of-the-range model, the Invincible X, plus a new Limited Edition version, with just 150 available for UK customers.

The Invincible X stands apart from the rest of the Hilux line-up with a new frontal treatment. This includes a new grille with gloss black inserts and contrasting chrome frame, plus a new-look front bumper, fog lights and silver under-run. The striking styling continues at the rear where there is a new step and a silver under-run beneath the licence plate.

Inside, the double cab has an all-black theme, with contrasting chrome instrument panel trim and piano black inserts on the dashboard, door panels, steering wheel and gear shift lever and surround.

The instrument binnacle has new features, including smart white dials and a

ADVERTISING FEATURE centre TFT multi-information display with a dedicated Invincible X start-up animation that activates each time the ignition is switched on. Even the key is model-specific, featuring a silhouette sketch of the new frontal design.

In terms of equipment features, the Invincible X matches the existing Hilux Invincible specification. Features include Toyota Safety Sense, with Pre-Collision System Lane Departure Warning and Road Sign Assist, plus cruise control, Toyota Touch 2 with Go multimedia system with navigation and six-speaker audio system, Bluetooth, rear-view camera, automatic air conditioning and leather upholstery.

Powered by a 148bhp 2.4-litre D-4D engine and equipped with a six-speed automatic transmission, the new Hilux Invincible X has all the quality, durability and reliability that has made Toyotaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pick-up a world-leader in robust, go-anywhere perfor mance.

The Limited Edition version creates an even more dramatic street presence, and this will be available exclusively in two stand-out body colours, Scorched Orange and Nebula Blue. â&#x2013; To find out more about the Hilux or the rest of the Toyota range, contact your local John Roe Toyota dealership in Grimsby or The latest Toyota Hilux, top and above, with the 1968 original, right.

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Heathrow bid CONSTRUCTION: British Steelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bid to become a logistics hub for Heathrowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expansion has been described as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very compelling offerâ&#x20AC;? by the world-leading airportâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s procurement director.

Andrew Haynes met with deputy chief executive Paul Martin, Baroness Redfern and LEP chief Kishor Tailor as he inspected the long-listed site.

The scale and accessibility of the sprawling works was made clear, with the connections to the national motorway network, Humber major ports complex and two regional airports.

Mr Martin is confident Scunthorpe could supply half of the 370,000 tonnes of steel required for the runway and terminal build-out too.

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Customer service key to high streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offer â&#x20AC;&#x153;I HAVE never known a false economy like it.â&#x20AC;? Jim Cassidy reflects on the surge of internet property agents, what he sees as a race to the bottom based on price to go on the market, and distinctly not what the property will sell for.

He is in a good position to judge. His Argyle Estate Agency on Cleethorpesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Sea View Street has recently been crowned by the British Property Awards as offering a gold service for the resort, a patch he regards as the best in the region, while sales make it something of a double â&#x20AC;&#x201C; despite his resolute attitude to set fees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To be the number one selling agent is the jewel in the crown, DN35, is just great, but we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t undervalue service,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In 2016 we did a total rebrand. We always knew the agenda was there to give best service, we just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think the polish was.

As a high street business we are very, very clear that we cannot compete with internet agencies. They are a different type of animal.

We made it our total aim to be the number one customer service-focused agency in North East Lincolnshire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now everything we do, from the first phone call about a viewing or asking for a valuation, to the last contact â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the key and congratulations card â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we are 100 per cent customer service focused. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re open, honest and doing everything to promote our integrity and service.â&#x20AC;?

Examples focus around accessibility and flexibility. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are open until 7pm Thursdays and Fridays, we have the longest opening hours on a Saturday, we open Sundays, Bank Holidays,â&#x20AC;? said Mr Cassidy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If someone wants a viewing on a Saturday evening, it will be done. All the staff treat the business as if it is their business.â&#x20AC;?

Launching with one member of staff, there are now a dozen at Argyle, but had he not been enjoying one of the streetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s main attractions, it may never have happened. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in retail from leaving school, a retail manager with Tesco. Coming to Cleethorpes was meant to be a stepping stone, part of the career and here for two years, but I met a local girl, loved living in Cleethorpes, and soon found I was the most settled Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d ever been.â&#x20AC;?

He went into financial services, but he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stand working purely in that sphere. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a hard sales environment, but as an individual I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do hard sales, I prefer to offer advice, information, and let a client or potential client make good decisions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I found many of my ilk were trying to get jobs in estate agencies as that was the biggest part of the role, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a foothold.

Then I was walking down Sea View Street one day with my wife and saw an empty building.

We went to Marples for a bit of lunch, and I was watching people looking in the window.

Up until five seconds before that there was no plan to open an estate agency, but the premises was too big for just mortgage advice.â&#x20AC;?

Soon he was with Peter Mountain in Louth learning how to be an estate agent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a mortgage adviser, I can help with it all.

Many people donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know if they can finance a purchase, some think they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t but they can.

When clients want the double service we can save them time and money, and it can help the process.â&#x20AC;?

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Jim Cassidy with the British Property Awards accolade. Inset, Bradford Avenue, part of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;jewel in the crownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as he coins DN35 - central Cleethorpes.

through the run came the huge recession. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What underpinned us through that time was the fact we have always been a forward-looking business, always trying to better ourselves, never taking customers for granted. The fact we have financial services too, it is my business â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not farmed out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and it is such a central focus, an integral part of the business, and that helps support it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The lettings department has gone from strength to strength too. We set up the business for quality houses, quality landlords and quality tenants. We could have double the property portfolio, but we find the agents who chase every single property donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give the better service.â&#x20AC;?

In the intervening period the premises were bought with business partner Charlotte Taylor, who heads up the letting side, and now the challenge appears online, rather than an economic one as the core patch blossoms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a business we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t compete against internet agents. I ask, can you trust them with viewings, trust they are pushing the

price to the maximum, trust they are checking on the chain â&#x20AC;&#x201C; top to bottom, organising surveys and special reports, and ensuring the solicitorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; chain is as tight as it can be? â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can save ÂŁ1,000 on the face of it, or I can make them ÂŁ10,000 at offer. I have never known a false economy like it.â&#x20AC;?

The gold service accolade from the British Property Awards is testament to that, based on mystery visitors into the agency, and enquiries by email and phone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We beat Purple Bricks for sales in Cleethorpes too. If we keep our focus on number one for sales we wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be number on one service though, and that is the long term aim, to be number one on service. That will keep the business solid, and provide the longevity.â&#x20AC;?

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Property and Construction Joining forces with new Market venue home-building network Month in Review

Tim Downing of Pygott & Crone estate agents.

LINCOLNSHIRE-BASED estate agent Pygott & Crone has become a member of Land & New Homes Network, a national platform that brings together agents and housebuilders to increase building opportunities – directly addressing the housing crisis.

It improves connections to local and national housebuilders, unlimited access to an online hub full of relevant training materials and content, and much more.

Tim Downing, director at Pygott & Crone, which has branches in Grimsby and Cleethorpes, said: “We are really excited. This partnership will not only be beneficial for Pygott & Crone but for Lincolnshire as a whole as it will help organisations in the county join forces with national businesses, boosting the economy in the region.

Housing minister’s Home Office call THIS month’s cabinet reshuffle in the wake of Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s Windrush resignation has brought a new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.

James Brokenshire takes over after previous incumbent, Sajid Javid, replaced his colleague.

Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “Sajid Javid passes the housing baton to James Brokenshire at a crucial time for the sector. We hope that Brokenshire will build on Javid’s good work, both in terms of raising the profile

of housing as an issue at Cabinet level, and implementing some sound policies aimed at tackling the housing shortage.

In particular, we are keen to work with the new Secretary of State to unleash the capacity of small local house builders.

“Last year’s Housing White Paper and the November Budget Statement that followed have given us a blueprint for change but now we need to get on and do it.

“We stand ready to help Brokenshire deliver the 300,000 new homes per year needed in England alone.”

“We are keen to boost Lincolnshire’s presence in the industry and are passionate in showcasing its potential to a national market.”

Mr Downing joined other Land & New Homes Network members at MIPIM 2018 – the world’s largest property expo, held in Cannes – where the platform was launched to the rest of the world.

“We’ve been attending MIPIM for more than 20 years,” added Mr Downing. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase development opportunities, promote the region as the ideal location to invest and work in and create some really significant deals.”

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Property & Construction Richard Law, left, and John Davison at the new Technica office in Congleton, Cheshire.

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The day I caught the train… Attempting to put some colour on a much under-used rail scene

Go west! Growth plans bolstered with new office GRIMSBY-BASED multi-discipline engineering firm, Technica, has bolstered its national growth plans with the opening of a new office strategically located between Manchester and Birmingham.

The company has chosen Congleton, Cheshire as the base, building on the state-of-the-art headquarters on Cherry Tree Business Park, South Humberside Industrial Estate.

Technica specialises in major infrastructure requirements in the energy, fuel and utility sectors.

The former dairy farm location is just off the M6, connecting Bristol and Birmingham with the North West.

Richard Law, business development director at Technica, said: “Our head office in Grimsby is a fantastic site but it’s not so easily accessible for many of our clients and suppliers over in the West and Midlands.

“At the same time, the business is growing rapidly and we require additional presence and resources to attract and recruit good engineers from other areas throughout the UK to meet operational demand.

“The new Congleton office is located just 10 minutes from the M6 so represents the ideal opportunity for our customers, who may be travelling up and down the country, to pop in and meet with us or use the office as a base to work from.”

Founded in 2003, Technica moved from Cleethorpe Road to its hugely overhauled premises in a £750,000 expansion as it celebrated its 10th anniversary. It now employs 50 people.

Mr Law said: “Featuring a large meeting room with video conferencing facilities and desk space for additional design and project engineers, the premises will enable us to take on new people and give us greater access to our existing clients as well as approaching new prospects.

“We will be within practical commuting distance of Manchester, Liverpool, Stoke and Birmingham which will open up both fresh business development opportunities and a new pool of regional engineering talent for us to tap into.”

Technica prides itself in delivering complex engineering, con-

struction and installation, mechanical design, build and installation projects on behalf of the largest gas infrastructure companies in the UK. It has recently completed major projects for National Grid’s gas systems as well as building up substantial experience in liquefied petroleum gas handling systems.

John Davison, managing director, said: “It has always been our intention to open additional Technica offices in other parts of the UK and the chance to take space at Somerford Business Court has arisen at an opportune time. Having an office in Cheshire will further enhance our overall capacity and support our ambitious plans for sustained expansion and job creation over the next few years.”

Hopping aboard the new TransPennine Express Class 185 Siemens train after the car keys had to be hung up for a few weeks. So how did he fare on the network?

Take rare visits to London out of the equation, and tales of my train experience could pretty much be confined to Cleethorpes Light Railway.

But my ‘ability’ to find an alternative entrance to our garage last month meant the car keys were hung up for a few weeks, and having exhausted driver / lift options, when a need-to-attend job at Scunthorpe came up, I bit the bullet, or the Siemens Class 185, to avoid any spotter-esque confusion.

What would normally be an appointment needing no more than a reminder 30 minutes beforehand now needed planning. Serious planning.

Website – easy enough; £14.70 return was reasonable enough (petrol cost to company normally £9.72 with a £7 a day allowance for car ownership).

Hourly service had to be stomached, but then, personal service wouldn’t be public transport.

It was going to be a challenge. I’m a huge fan of my travelling independence, and I love driving. But I was intrigued. Why do so few of us use the train? Analysis of the most comprehensive data available shows that only 194 of the 60,724 who live in North East Lincolnshire and travel to work each day do so using the train.

That works out as 0.3 per cent, or just one in 313. By comparison, someone living in the area is more than 20 times more likely to use the bus to get to work. A further 3,659 use their bike and 7,559 walk.

A journalist’s job is never 9am to 5pm, and combining role as dad too, often requires me to share the school run – always on foot I hasten to add.

The relatively quiet roads and far-flung nature of core business locations from town centres (and readily available business parking once there) has always made it a no-brainer.

So, for a 2pm appointment, I needed a 12.34pm train, and it meant leaving Grimsby’s Fisherman’s Wharf at 12.10pm. I sauntered through the town centre and collected my ticket from the machine as the heavens opened. Ah. Mistake number one (if not counting the daft accident that led to this predicament). I’m wearing a suit jacket atop a shirt and nothing more. It is also back down to 11 degrees after a balmy weekend, so to

fight off the chill the bright, inviting platform cafe’s takeaway tea is seized upon. That’s another £1.70 to make up for the climate control.

There’s a good 20 or so of us boarding at Grimsby Town. A few students, a couple of holidaymakers probably Manchester Airport-bound and a barrister and entourage no doubt just finished a morning’s proceedings at Grimsby Crown Court, sans client.

I’m one of four or five I identify as potential regular commuters. Solo travel with work attire.

On-board and the three-carriage train is light, smooth and spacious. I get a table to myself which isn’t much smaller than my desk. Wifi’s there too, albeit the form to fill in to gain access takes longer than the ticket purchase.

Maybe Maithwaite, Isle of Sodor, based on my son’s 00-gauge, wasn’t the right answer for home station.

I type up an interview conducted earlier, and by the time I know it we’re at Barnetby. A nice glimpse of the airport prior, and a slightly disappointing realisation that lorries are going faster than us on the A180, but hey, I can’t type while I’m driving.

The tea lasts almost to the steelworks, and I catch sight of the destination, and now I have the frustration of the three mile round trip to return to deepest Dawes Lane – but again, this is public not personal.

It is now absolutely siling it down, but taxis await, though it adds a few more pounds.

I arrive in plenty of time for the appointment, all goes smoothly, and with a representative of Drax present also needing to get back to the station, our hosts at Bonds Heavy Castings give us a lift – in an electric car! Tick, tick!

Not too bad a wait, but an appalling powder-based coffee during, and I’m heading home, writing up the visit, which you can find on page 20.

Certainly not a bad experience, but it turned two hours max into four, even if mitigated by some working on board. Verdict, delighted to have the car keys back, but the lift back to Scunthorpe station did get me thinking, given the direction of travel, that fairly soon car journeys may well need planning better – ensuring the charge is sufficient for the miles ahead. I’d better get organised.

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Driving in contacts the right direction...

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WITH the UK’s largest port at the heart of the South Bank, and the clear emerging role of the Humber as a vital trade link between Britain and Europe, the logistics sector that sits beyond the quayside is clearly a force for the region’s economy.

Here in northern Lincolnshire we have some of the best and brightest, be it road haulage or warehousing, port-centric stevedoring or freight forwarding.

Strong qualities not routined in a nine to five, aware that time is money, and a vessel in port isn’t earning – but costing – have provided a lucrative legacy of getting things done.

Today we celebrate those who are often hidden within a complex supply chain, far removed from the making and the selling, but as important, and highly involved, in each individual link.

There are clearly strategies at play to hone these skills too. From the funding and realisation of Modal Training, providing com-

plete solutions to the skills gaps in the many-faceted industry, to high level proposals for east-to-west cargo movements, freeing up the congested south, it is playing out here.

British Steel’s recent highlighting as a potential logistics hub for a desperate-to-grow Heathrow could add a significant further plank to this offer, with other developments such as DFDS’ acquisitive expansion, taking on specialist haulier Alphatrans and Turkish shipping giant UN Ro-Ro, highlighting the importance.

Across the recently completed £90 million A160 transformation to open up the ports complex, and NTEX has taken on Immingham Transport, furthering Scandinavian connections once again.

Whether they are leaving the latest pick and pack premises, the country’s greatest concentration of cold storage to serve the fish-led seafood cluster or driving straight off one of the many daily sailings, road plays such a role alongside

Grimsby Telegraph business editor David Laister. rail – with 25 per cent of UK train freight starting here too.

Offshore wind is now a major force here too, and the logistics of people is played out below the famous Dock Tower, where Danish butter and bacon once arrived sits the world-leader in the sector, Orsted Increasingly, it is turning to the air too, with Humberside Airport’s recent oil woes mitigated by the green economy’s arrival.

The South Bank has also become

a vital car handling location, with millions spent on reception facilities for European and Far Eastern manufacturers, while continuing to support the likes of Toyota with exports. Only this weekend I was privileged to present Capt Sam Judah MBE with the Telegraph’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards, recognising the huge contribution he and GBA have made to this motoring sector.

your daily port of call for the latest and breaking business news around the Humber region visit humberbusiness.com

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Submitted picture by David Lee Photography Ltd – Groveport

Experience and expertise to ensure the right solution AS ONE of the UK’s major port groups, PD Ports has sites located across the country from Teesport and Hartlepool in the North East to warehousing at Felixstowe with a number of locations in the Humber and the Midlands.

On the Humber, PD Ports owns and operates Groveport, Howden and Keadby and has warehousing at Immingham. Being located inland, near major motorways and the UK freight canal network allows these sites to provide supply chain excellence.

Specialising in steel, bulks and timber, Groveport is located across 190 acres of land on the banks of the river Trent and has been an integral part of the PD Ports portfolio since 2015. With eight operational berths, its own transport fleet, covered warehousing and over 500,000sq m of surfaced open storage space, services available at Groveport cover everything from ships agency to stevedoring, warehousing to transport.

The world of ports and stevedoring has moved on at a great pace and PD Ports has invested heavily in the future viability of its Humber ports.

Over the last two-and-a-half years, more than £2 million has been invested at Groveport to further enhance the operating platform in support of business growth and to enable the highest possible service to customers.

The investment has seen redevelopment works across the existing steel yard and storage areas as well as further improvements to Groveport’s quayside facilities and extensive renovation of amenity areas for operational staff.

Upriver on the Trent, PD Ports’ Keadby site sits on the west bank just off the A18, west of Scunthorpe, specialising in steel handling and storage. Keadby has the added connectivity to the UK freight canal network sitting directly next to the Stainforth and Keadby Canal. The short sea port operations accommodate small river trader vessels up to about 3,000 tonnes and handle a variety of cargo, including timber, steel and agribulks.

PD Ports’ third port facility on the Humber is the Port of Howden, located 50 miles from the

mouth of the Humber Estuary alongside the main M62 Trans Pennine motorway giving it unrivalled access to the key industrial markets of the North, the West and the Midlands.

With four general cargo berths it currently handles steel, dry bulk cargo, timber and project cargo with specialist bulk handling facilities, including tanker loading and bagging services and extensive covered warehousing and substantial open storage areas.

With warehousing space at these short sea ports, as well as at PD Ports’ Immingham site,

totalling circa 90,000sq m, industry-leading handling, processing and storage can be provided. PD Ports is able to offer a range of added-value services at its UK locations or on the customer’s site including cargo handling, warehouse management, container de-vanning and transport.

Due to the ever-changing nature of shipping and logistics, PD Ports can work directly with customers to ensure the right solution is established using the company’s expertise, experience, infrastructure and vast range of ser-

vices, underpinned by its number one core value, health and safety.

As well as services provided directly at the ports, PD Ports has a number of divisions working across the locations offering ships agency, transport, chartering, freight forwarding and warehousing.

With Groveport, Keadby and Howden so well located and with strong investment continuing through PD Ports, integrating these ports into the supply chain will provide customers with flexibility and efficiency.

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Handling more than 65m tonnes of cargo ABP Port Facts ■ Handles over 1.5 million vehicles every year ■ Generates around one quarter of the UK’s rail freight ■ Has 1.4 million square metres of covered storage ■ Has 1,000 hectares of open storage ■ Handles around 90m tonnes of cargo each year ■ Owns 5,000 hectares of port estate ■ Has 87km of quay

THE four ports of Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole handle more than 65 million tonnes of cargo between them each year, which is worth around £75 billion.

Immingham, the crown in the jewel of the Humber, is the UK’s largest port and handles around 55 million tonnes of cargo each year.

Iron Ore is imported from Sweden into Immingham, sent to the steel works in Scunthorpe and brought back into the port as railway lines via train.

The cargo is then exported to North African countries such as Egypt and Senegal to be installed on their transport network.

Last year, Immingham handled almost 600,000 vehicles being brought across from the continent and distributed widely across the UK. ABP is the UK’s leading ports operator with 21 ports and other transport related businesses creating a unique national network, handling a vast array of cargo. They also contribute £7.5 billion to the UK economy every year, supporting 119,000 jobs.

For deep sea and short sea freight options, Immingham is one of three ports which offer

a multitude of services to the Continent, Scandinavia, and The Baltic, for both accompanied and unaccompanied trailer operations. Whilst Ro-Ro freight shipping market leader DFDS Seaways, also operates out of the Port of Immingham, and offers door-to-door services to Europe.

The bustling container terminal in Immingham, which handles 175,000 boxes each year, sees every conceivable type of goods come over the quay. From barbecues to washing machines, the terminal has 17 regular calls each week which continually feeds the country’s need for goods.

A quarter of a million tonnes of fertiliser, destined for both the horticultural and agricultural trade comes through the port in Immingham also. At the Immingham Bulk Park, fertilisers are blended to create a unique mix for farmers across the country to spread on their fields. Growing crop to feed the country, Immingham once again plays a pivotal role.

Having travelled 4,216 miles from Norfolk Virginia Port in North America, over an 18 day period, an 89,000 tonne shipment of coal

will berth up along the quay at Immingham.

The shipment will be discharged at the Humber International Terminal (HIT), to be delivered to power stations and ultimately be turned into electricity.

Along with the 5 million tonnes of biomass being handled at the same site each year, predominantly brought across the Atlantic from Canada, the energy cargoes handled at Immingham keeps one in 10 of the UK’s lights on.

■ HumberPort A partnership of leading port based businesses comprising; port operators, shipping lines and logistics service providers – is the 4th busiest port complex in Europe. Located within 200 miles of both Edinburgh and London, businesses can not only reduce transportation costs, delivery times, carbon emissions and dead heading.

So ABP in Immingham and the HumberPort keeps the country fed, keeps the country warm and importantly keeps the country trading. To find out more go to www.abports.co.uk

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Humber Port Facts ■ Humber based logistics companies ship direct to more than 50 countries ■ HumberPort generates over 25 per cent of the UK’s rail freight traffic ■ The four hour drive from the Humber gives access to 320m customers accessible across mainland Europe

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The UK transport industry is currently 60,000 HGV drivers short and it is predicted that by 2020, there will be a shortfall of 150,000 drivers.

Education and training to tackle driver shortage crisis

THE UK driver shortage is the biggest challenge facing the transport industry in 2018, and has risen sharply – leading to a shortage of licensed, qualified HGV drivers.

This is having an impact on both the haulage industry, as well as the UK economy and currently shows no sign of improving. The UK is currently 60,000 HGV drivers short and it is predicted that by 2020, there will be a shortfall of 150,000 drivers.

Attracting people into the logistics sector needs to be addressed so that it can attract young talent into the industry.

The logistics sector is a thriving industry, and it is fast becoming an area of interest for a new generation of college graduates due to the fact that Logistics covers a wide range of fields, from retail to finance to government. In the private sector, they handle shipping, distribution, warehousing and quick deliveries to customers.

Even in times of economic struggle, the logistics industry has continued to grow with jobs across the sector in everything from manual warehouse work to supply chain management. The logistics industry values people of all qualification levels, from truck drivers to operations managers and everything in between, with positions and opportunities for growth for everyone.

Skills most suited include communication and customer service, flexibility, organisational and strategic planning or problem-solving ability. You should also be prepared for long working hours including working outside of normal hours, such as early mornings, evenings or at weekends.

A logistics degree is often required in logistics and supply positions, although some roles may not require a degree but instead what is known as a professional qualification such as a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) in order to drive a lorry for example.

Modal offer LGV driver apprenticeships which consist of both theory and practical training and includes training in their bespoke, state-of-the art LGV simulator.

Some jobs in logistics can also be entered via an apprenticeship – go to www.gov.uk – experience can be vital to break into the industry.

Internships or work placements are a great way to begin your journey.

Modal Training, based in Immingham, offers a wide range of training to support this sector including leadership and business skills courses such as; Freight Forwarding at Level 2 through to Level 4.

Modal are currently able to offer a fully-funded Level 4 Freight Forwarding Certificate to learners who are currently (if completed by July 31, 2019) working in a first-line managerial position or who are an aspiring manager who has been working in the freight forwarding industry for a period of time.

The qualifications enable managerial skills development focused upon the smooth running of freight forwarding operations, relationships with team members, colleagues and customers, and the importance of good leadership qualities.

To tackle the driver shortage crisis and grow the industry as a whole, Modal believe more education and training initiatives are needed.

Modal aim to help to address this by offering LGV driver apprenticeships which consist of both theory and practical training and includes training in their bespoke, state-of-the art LGV simulator; a full size LGV Truck, adapted to provide a realistic driving experience.

The simulator can support logistics training, improving fuel efficiencies through better driver behaviour, improve driver development, and on-road performance. By blending classroom and practical training with fully immersive simulator experience.

Yvonne Thompson, pictured, operations manager for Modal Training, explained more: “LGV driver apprenticeships are a great way for people to start a career in transport and logistics, the sector covers a broad spec-

trum of areas from passenger transport, to freight logistics, supply chain management and retail along with transport planning and traffic management.

“If you’re looking for a more office-based career, the majority of transport companies will also take on graduates or apprentices to roles including; sales and marketing, communications, finance, human resources and IT.” ■ The new XPI LGV Simulator has a launch day on Friday, May 25, from 7.30am to 10.30am, which will take place at Modal Training, Middleplatt Road, Immingham, DN40 1FN. It is open to logistics and freight forwarding companies wishing to see how practical and simulation training can support skills development for the logistics sector.The simulation environment also provides the benefits of consistent, constant, and immediate feedback.

Yvonne said: “Simulation training is designed to offer feedback at various points throughout the activity which means participants can take the feedback, make corrections, and move forward.

“Plus, if they have truly made costly mistakes, the immediate feedback helps them right away and not when it’s too late.

“The best part of immediate feedback is that it leads to immediate application of knowledge. Application is, like experience, a major component of effective adult learning.”

It’s not too late for companies to register their attendance – book your place via: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ modal-training-lgv-simulator-launch-tickets-43846835064 ■ For more details about Modal Training, phone 01469 428449, email: info@modaltraining.co.uk or go to www.modaltraining.co.uk ■ To find jobs in either sector go to www.fish4.co.uk

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Putting their freight behind developing skills MODAL Training supports the UK’s logistics sector by providing courses and training in a range of disciplines.

We offer a range of Level 2-4 Freight Forwarding courses which are delivered by either distance learning or in the classroom. This allows for trainees to decide where and when they study to fit the chosen course around their work.

Our Freight Forwarding courses are suitable for those who are new to this sector and are looking for an introduction into the basic principles of Freight Forwarding or for those people who are experienced in this sector and are looking to develop their skills further.

We offer the following

Freight Forwarding courses: ■ Award, Certificate and Diploma in Understanding European and International Freight Forwarding ■ Certificate in Working in Freight Forwarding Logistics ■ Certificate and Diploma in Management of Freight Forwarding Logistics The Level 4 Certificate in Management of Freight Forwarding courses are currently available as a fully-funded option for eligible learners if completed by the July 31, 2019.

This course is for those who currently work in a management role or are aspiring managers. The Level 4 course will allow managers to develop a range of skills, for example; team leading, the operation of Freight Forwarding and also

building relationships with colleagues.

Modal Training also work with a range of clients on behaviour and performance training for professional drivers using immersive simulators and practical workshops.

Our XPI LGV Truck and BMW Mini can be tailored to improve professional driver development through recreating different weather conditions, locations and learning environments to suit individual training needs. The benefits of training in our LGV simulator is not only having the ability to practice in a realistic environment but will reduce both insurance and fuel costs due to ensuring better driving habits.

Winners of the Humber Renewables Awards 2018 gather on stage at the end of the ceremony, held at Hallmark Hotel North Ferriby, and organised by the Grimsby Telegraph, Hull Daily Mail and Humberbusiness.com.

Modal will shortly be offering LGV Driver Apprenticeships. Over a period of 12 months, trainees will learn road safety, procedures and legislations, vehicle safety, route planning, health and safety. Trainees will be able to use the LGV Truck Simulator to practice a number of scenarios in a realistic environment which are tailored to their individual needs. The

LGV truck is equipped with mechanical functions including brakes, gears, clutch and accelerator to provide LGV drivers with an experience as close to reality as possible.

In addition, working in partnership with DriverMetrics® which is a system aimed to deliver evidence based approach to reducing driver risk.

Behavioural driver safety courses are run by

using bespoke programmes and simulated scenarios.

This allows employers and employees to test their road performance through rating how they drive to ensure they are safe on the road, with the addition of practical training in our state-of-the-art simulators allowing drivers to practice in a safe controlled environment.

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FREIGHT FORWARDING CAREER? At Modal Training we provide training for the Logistics sector and currently can offer to individuals and companies Level 2 to Level 4 Freight Forwarding courses.

Courses can be taken as classroom workshops or by distance learning.

• Award, Certificate and Diploma in Understanding European and International Freight Forwarding • Certificate in Working in Freight Forwarding Logistics • Certificate and Diploma in Management of Freight Forwarding Logistics

Level 4 Certificate in Management of Freight Forwarding is currently available, as a fully-funded course for eligible candidates.

For more information contact Modal Training.

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Expert line-up for DFDS Brexit event at hotel CUSTOMERS of DFDS met at the Ashbourne Hotel, Killingholme, last week for a Brexit event where experts from a range of specialisations gave presentations on the implications of Brexit and took customer questions during a lively open forum.

The 30 DFDS customers at the event voiced their concerns on the lead-up to Brexit and the shape of the European and UK supply chain after the UK leaves the EU.

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I want to thank all the speakers and customers who made it a highly motivational occasion and everyone was able to take away practical advice that will assist in paving the way towards Brexit Day in March next year Andrew Byrne

Andrew Byrne, managing director DFDS Seaways PLC.

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The DFDS Brexit event brought together guest speakers Beckie Hart, regional director, Confederation of British Industry (CBI); Stuart Thomson, head of public affairs at law firm Bircham Dyson Bell; Gavin W Roser, European Freight & Logistics forumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambassador-at-large; Tim Reardon, policy director, Ferry & Cruise Chamber of Shipping; and was hosted by Andrew Byrne, managing director DFDS Seaways PLC. The big questions on the day were Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s political and industrial position on Brexit and its implications and the concerns everyone in shipping and logistics have for smooth Brexit preparations and contingency planning.

Andrew Byrne said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to thank all the speakers and customers who made it a highly motivational occasion and everyone was able to take away practical advice that will assist in paving the way towards Brexit Day in March next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For DFDS I am especially pleased with the detailed insight the event delivered so that we can address concerns and work with customers to deliver a smooth Brexit path.â&#x20AC;?