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DEAL to create the world’s biggesthas titanium early £3-million been pigment producer has invested into making been welcomed by the northern Lincolnshire a site central directorhubofforthe huge the needs ofStallingborough some of the plant. UK’s biggest US giant Tronox is buying out potato sellers. Cristal a £1.36 move, the ElshaminWold hasbillion just become having reached anfor agreement new headquarters AKP Group, with thetoSaudi Arabian giant owner. supplier supermarket And the and manmajor at thechip helm of the Morrisons UK operation,McCain. Rob Sarracini, manufacturer believes it will allow theblock, A state-of-the-art office combined company to compete temperature controlled potato on a greater level.and grading line, storage facility Mr Sarracini said: “This together with extensions to is a positivehandling move forareas Cristal. The existing have just combination of with mining been completed, theassets, feedstock assets, production 13-year-old firm headed by Richard assets and expertise of both Arundel moving the whole Cristal and Tronox the administration back will intoallow the area combined from York. company to expand TiO2 production, compete more The son of Grimsby town centre aggressively in the markets global and Freeman Street marketplace and provide grocer David Arundel, whoeven also better our customers. used to service act as a to potato merchant to goal to take best of the“Our area’s fishisand chipthe shops, Tronox and the of Cristal and joined forces withbest Suffolk create an even better TiO2 businessman Bruce Kerr in 1999. company, focused on serving our The former KP potato storage customers and competing facility which has now beeneven more aggressively in thewas substantially developed, marketpin lac2007, e.” when a project acquired Theto past month a definitive began grow skinsaw finished agreement signed Tronox potatoes on the Isle between of Axholme. and Titanium “WeNational wanted to show weDioxide could Company, trades as Cristal. produce thewhich required quality It will that receive $1.67 billionwere and a locally supermarkets 24 per in cent stake in the new entity. buying from Herefordshire, It makes the importing,” largest company Scotland or it even he in its field basedbacked on sales said. “Morrisons usand with it nameplate . and we wentcapacity to Yorkshire Forward On the South Bank of the (the scrapped regional Humber, more than 300 full-time development agency) putting staff anda around 100 regular together plan. We then tied the contractors employed supply chain are up and got thein what is the largest production plant of funding.” its kind in Europe. That equated to £700,000. With First opened ingrowth July 1953, Morrisons’ rapid in the pre-dating of the South retail world,much the business has been Bank industry that was attracted propelled quickly, and working by deep water portLaccess and&flat with Eastoft-based Harrison undeveloped land, ownership Co, the infrastructure to allow has for
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Sir Roger Carr, president of the CBI and Gavin Esler, best known for his role as a presenter on BBC Newsnight, have been confirmed as the guest speakers at one of the region’s leading business gatherings later this year. The CBI Yorkshire and Humber Annual Dinner takes place at Leeds University on October 10. It will be one of the first events with John Fitzgerald, port director for Grimsby and Immingham, as chairman of the region. Mr Esler is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist. His latest book, due to hit the shelves next month, focuses on lessons that can be gleaned from leaders in how they tell stories, and will be the subject of his speech to the area’s business bosses, and their guests. For more information about the dinner, which is frequently well represented by the South Bank and features a drinks reception within Parkinson Court, home to the famous Marks & Spencer archive and art gallery, e-mail katya.menhennet@cbi.org.uk or visit http://yorkshire-annual-dinner.eventbrite.com
your daily port of call £20m milestone passed POSITIVE FUTURE: Rob Sarracini, site director at Cristal, Stallingborough.
further increases hasoccasions. now been put changed on several in place. The 160-hectare site has “We haveas taken two years operated Laporte, SCM, to get toMillennium this,” said Mr Arundel.and “We got Chemicals the grant for storage and Lyo ndellfunding . grading operations in 2009, and Cristal, then a smaller built the storage throughout 2010, competitor in the industry, bought tothe be business open for that harvest. ten years ago,We in a have potatoes in from 2010 It and dealhad then worth £612 million. 2011, whole of project has and beenthe a decade sharphas been finished with the offices just contrasts, with production now. temporarily halted at Stallingborough themore recession “Our desire is toas have bit deep, and producers a major local to quality potato reorganisation thedown 150,000 this site. It wouldofcut on tonne capacity site completed transport costs. There is still a lot cently. it will help the ofrepotential, environmental footprint and this Mr Sarracini, who arrived in part of the2015 world hasstints the ability October after in the to grow some of the potatoes Middle East andbest US, told how in 2016 the country, that is what was a strong return for we theare team majoring on.” at what is one of the biggest private employers North A total of 44 peopleinare nowEast
employed, handling 120,000 tonnes Lincolnshire. Looking ahead to ofwhat potatoes a be year. Of that, 35,000 could a sixth entity in tonnes are 60 self-grown, just over years, he with said: a“Until growing innothing this region the dealgroup closes, at alland will change, so it issite business as usual around another in Suffolk, at all the Cristal sites, contributing the balance. Stallingborough included. Recently 15 employees were “Last year was graduate a great added, with three production here at trainees also year part us of the company, Stallingborough and welogistics are fully specialising in growing, focused on continuing safe, and technical elements, that including reliable production into this year, agronomy . The remaining regardlesshas of the corporate investment seen a fleet of six changes rigs taking place. in to deliver Mercedes brought the“The potatoes dealto is customers, subject to with the primary route Morrisons’ packing regulatory clearances, which we anticipatenear will Harrogate. take at least six to operations nine months. Until the deal closes, Keen to cultivate a prosperous Tronox Cristal will continue future forand Lincolnshire potato to compete as independent farmers, the 32,000sq ft storage competitors, as we have.” facility and 4,000 sq ftalways two storey Across both businesses office development – which drew Stallingborough is the only UK inspiration from Genesis Office
Park on Grimsby’s flagship production operation, with shared Europarc development, will geographies being USA andbe officially opened by Australia. Both this also week currently Agriculture Horticulture own minesand in the latter, with Tronox active in South Africa and Development Board chairman Cristal in Brazil. John Godfrey CBE, himself a North Lincolnshire Titanium dioxidefarmer. is a fine white powder which is a key ingredient Mr Arundel added: “We’re in products liketopaint, UPVC looking forward opening the plastic laminate. It gives new cold and store and grading facility brightness and durability, making – the uncharacteristic weather products easier to use and conditions have brought us akinder to the environment. challenging year, but the opening event is just rewards forand everyone’s It also gives plastics rubber hard work. opacity and whiteness, and is used in products diverse as “The new facilityas will not only printing inks, paper, ceramics, enable us to meet the demand of glass, leather, synthetic our biggest customers, butfibres we’veand colour for art paints. also successfully improved the Raw and materials undergo highly quality freshness of our complex potatoes bychemical reducingprocesses, with the site a top-tier Comahand using transportation, handling oplatest eratiocold n. store technologies.” the
A FURTHER £4-million of investment across the region this last quarter has seen the total funds issued by Finance Yorkshire climb to £23-million. The money, available to firms in northern Lincolnshire in seedcorn, loan and equity linked investments – ranging from £15,000 to £2-million – is there to help small and medium sized businesses meet their growth and development requirements. The figure amounts to 224 investments in 183 small and medium sized enterprises since August 2010, leading to more than 4,600 jobs created and visit inhumberbusiness.com safeguarded the region. In the last quarter alone, the venture capital and loan fund completed 30 investments totalling more than £4.3 million. Alex McWhirter, chief executive of Finance Yorkshire, said: “We are looking forward to building on these figures and helping more companies achieve growth in the coming months. “We urge established and early stage companies to continue to speak to us to see if Finance Yorkshire can help turn their ambitions into a reality.” Supported by the European Union, it has attracted £30-million investment from the European Regional Development Fund, £15-million from Yorkshire Forward’s Single Programme, and £45-million match funding from the European Investment Bank. For information visit www.finance-yorkshire.com
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electric. Early orders are helping fund the recent start-up, with Zappi launched on entrepreneurial crowd funding site Indiegogo. Since the unveiling, capital for the first production run has been The Zappi is an intelligent take secured through traditional on a standard electric vehicle sources by the Binbrook-based charger for homes and businesses, team, but the online £40,000 target while Eddi is an advanced version will help take the business on of a core product that brought him again. initial success with 4Eco. The £495 device is being snapped Both manage the maximum self up on there too, with an incentive consumption from micro offered for early backers, as it generation devices such as solar panels and wind turbines, with the looks to late spring and early summer for first deliveries. capacity to co-ordinate demand Eco advocate and Humberston with cheaper tariff times. actress Sophie Powles features in Previously Mr Sutton was the the promotional video, alongside technical lead and one of three business development manager directors behind 4 Eco, a business Jordan Marie Brompton. She that reached a £2.8 million managed to pull in her friend for turnover before being hit by changes to the Government’s solar the opportunity, with the blessing of her agent. incentive scheme and entering “We are so proud to share this voluntary insolvency. product,” Mrs Brompton said. Now his inventions have returned to market as he embarks “After a year of hard work and development we hope to again, having assembled a small revolutionise electric vehicle team, as reported in December. charging. We’ve been overwhelmed Of Zappi, he said: “I have been by the response not just in the UK working in the renewables but around the world with the industry for over ten years now and being an electric vehicle driver excitement and need for this type of product. myself I found it frustrating not “Indiegogo is such a great and being able to maximise the benefits modern way to help small of my solar panels when charging my car. The technical team and I at companies with innovative big ideas manifest their projects into a MyEnergi have spent the last 12 months developing Zappi. Not only reality.” While Sophie proved an early is Zappi easy to use, it is also easy to install and complies with all coup, following her high-profile relevant European standards.” stint in Emmerdale, there’s another budding star in the The team is currently applying making too, mascot Sparki. “We for registration with the have big plans for him as well as Gover nment’s Office for Low the products,” enthused Mrs Emission Vehicles, with grants Brompton, with the potential to available to cover installation move into educating young minds costs, which is seen as another benefit for those turning to about green energy.
TV PLUG: Former Emmerdale actress Sophie Powles fronting the Myenergi promotional video, featuring new products, Eddi and Zappi.
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IONEERING Louth technical plastics compounder Luxus has expanded its operations with the acquisition of South Wales-based Colour Tone Masterbatch Ltd.
The £5 million turnover business employs 50 people, and has made great strides in the development of recyclable materials, while enjoying a long working relationship with the Fairfield Industrial Estate business. An innovative additive manufacturer, it focuses on the delivery of high-quality service and bespoke colours, in universal, commodity and engineered polymers, as well as custom additive blends. Peter Atterby, managing director at Luxus, said: “We are delighted that Colour Tone Masterbatch is now a part of Luxus. This strategic investment is a natural progression of our 20-year working relationship. It will enable us to significantly enhance our offering to deliver highly engineered coloured polymers that our global client base requires, providing the strongest possible market position.” The acquisition will enable a strategic realignment of the businesses, together with improvements in production capabilities at the Colour Tone site in Bedwas, on the outskirts of Caerphilly. Tony Gaukroger will remain there as a non-stock holding director and the company will continue to operate autonomously as before. In recent years it has been selected to support a Wrap funded project that aimed to develop the materials technology required to substitute carbon black pigment commonly used in black food packaging with infra-red reflection (IRR) black pigment. It followed the discovery that recycling sorting systems are unable to detect the original material, resulting in more than one billion black plastic trays being sent to landfill or incinerated
BMW delivery contract won by Clugston team LOGISTICS: Able Group has turned to Clugston Construction to deliver the £25 million new import centre for BMW at North Killingholme. The 6,000 sq m facility will be developed by the northern Lincolnshire specialist under a design and build contract with Durham-based Howarth Litchfield, who secured the appointment as architect and principal designer. The 30-week build of the pre-delivery inspection facility is now underway, and will create around 100 jobs. Once complete, it will be used by BMW UK Ltd, with several thousand vehicles passing through annually to be prepared, cleaned and inspected on arrival in the Humber ports, before transportation to retailers throughout the country.
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DEAL DONE: Peter Atterby, left, managing director of Luxus, and Tony Gaukroger, director of Colour Tone Masterbatch. in the UK annually. Mr Atterby said: “The project validated that IRR pigments could allow near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to sort black plastic packaging waste. They reproduced as near as possible the shade and opacity of carbon black, instead of the less commercial ‘brown black’ achieved in previous trials proving that materials technology can deliver a solution to this serious landfill issue. “We now have the opportunity to capitalise on the technological synergies in both companies.” The work conducted in South Wales could be introduced into the automotive industry, where the
large team at Louth has had significant success, culminating in a recent commercialisation of a new lightweighting product. “Since the original NIR project, a new masterbatch with the same IRR pigment has been devised for numerous applications including the prevention of heat build-up. This provides the opportunity to shape the technical properties of thermoplastics used for auto interior components, including steering wheels, seats and instrument panels,” Mr Atterby enthused. “Since the masterbatch is NIR detectable too, another key advantage is that it can positively
contribute to automakers’ ‘end of life’ requirements as the black plastic can be easily identified for sorting at a recycling facility. This means that in the future Luxus high performance engineered polymers such as the ‘next generation’ Hycolene thermoplastics range may be available in an NIR detectable version.” Mr Atterby said this is just one of the opportunities the “strategic acquisition” will make possible. “By combining the technical strengths of the two companies it will result in more innovative new products to cater for emerging market and client needs,” he added.
OFFSHORE WIND: Siemens will take over the daily running of Grimsby’s first offshore wind farm next month, it has been confirmed. The global engineering giant, manufacturer of the first 54 turbines erected off the Lincolnshire coast, will now operate and maintain them. It has been appointed by the joint owners of Lynn and Inner Dowsing, Green Investment Bank and Blackrock. The partnership bought it off Centrica in a £423 million deal last year.
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How a dot com career has led our Jason into a £400m deal with US global insurance giant FROM a single-parent family to becoming one of Grimsby’s most successful sons, Jason Stockwood has just seen a deal agreed for the business he runs to be bought for nearly half a billion US dollars. He spoke to David Laister about his career and early inspirations.
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stuff because I am learning and having fun with people I enjoy. It has never been about making money, it is stretching myself and helping people. “I am very values-driven, and coming from Former Waltham Toll Bar school pupil Jason Grimsby is a great place to come from and a Stockwood is chief executive of Simply place where many people in the town have a Business, which is to be acquired by New York disproportional sense of confidence in relation Stock Exchange-listed The Travelers Companies to ability! It is not cockiness, but confidence, Inc from Aquiline Capital Partners. and a sense of humour, and not being afraid of Launched 11 years ago, and now employing hard work.” nearly 400 people across offices in London and Hard work is something he certainly knows all Northampton, Mr Stockwood joined in 2010 about, from his first memories. after more than a decade building a career with “I came from a single parent family, very world wide web giants that have become working class. My mum was a real grafter, even household names. though she was a single parent, she had three Delighted with the “strong validation of the jobs and a real work ethic. business model” the acquisition has brought, “She is my inspiration, I never knew my Dad the 46-year-old said: “We are really proud. The growing up, which is not an unusual story in a deal we put together works for everyone, we are town like ours. thrilled about it. Most of all, as everyone in the “I never had expectations, I just followed my business is a shareholder, everyone has done well, but there is more ahead of us than behind passion. There was never a plan, I worked hard, got fortunate, and had some great teachers.” us.” One he particularly credits is Alan Boxall, He is to remain at the helm of the business as from those Toll Bar days. “He had a massive it is gears up to take success in the UK wider. impact on me. People underestimate teachers, “I just do stuff I love, and I love what we are but he was a massive influence, he took an doing here,” he said. “We have launched interest in me and was really instrumental as a internationally, and we are rolling out globally, kid.” building a great business. What else would I do? The PE teacher, a former professional “I have never been financially motivated, I do footballer with Scunthorpe United, got a young Jason playing football for the district and county, and then with adults at Grimsby Borough. “A lot of success comes from playing sport, it is an amazing confidence builder,” Mr Stockwood said, who said form teacher Mrs Peaty also “always looked out for me”. Circumstances at home and school led to him being awarded a scholarship to the US after his A-levels “went badly”, having been “left to my own devices when my mum was working”. The transatlantic experience gave him a taste for travelling, and led to a stay on a kibbutz in Israel. He also discovered a passion for literature and philosophy, going on to study the latter at Bolton University, “the only place I could get in with rubbish A-levels”. His taste for adventure led to a job with travel giant Trailfinders which “looked interesting” and in the late Nineties he got involved with Lastminute.com. “No-one knew exactly what the internet was going to be, I just grafted at it,” he said. “It doesn’t matter where you are from, hard work marks you out.” MAXIMISING OPPORTUNITY: How Simply Mr Stockwood reached a senior level – global Business illustrated the deal digitally. head of flights and group procurement – before
Since Mr Stockwood joined the business it has featured in The Sunday Times Tech Track 100 companies and was included on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Europe, Middle East and Africa list. It was also named Best Company to Work For by The Sunday Times in 2015 and 2016. Last year a personal accolade arrived, with Mr Stockwood named Best Leader of mid-sized companies, completing a hat-trick with The Sunday Times for the keen Grimsby Town fan. And while he has a strong emotional commitment, he doesn’t see himself becoming financially involved at Blundell Park. “I’d never say never, but it is not the plan to do that,” he said, having appreciated how Wembley has almost become a second home in recent times while he has been in London. “I think John Fenty does a great job. What he has done in the last couple of years is nothing short of a miracle,” he enthused Had he not been finalising the deal alongside Aquiline and Travelers, something that has occupied virtually every hour of the past two months, he’d have been enjoying the delights of the 3-0 win at Leyton Orient, with his brothers, one of whom is in Grimsby and the other is in Bristol. With a Manchester-born wife he has also successfully staved off City blue, ensuring his Jason Stockwood children, aged eight and five, are clad in black and white. They’ve also taken in their first games. he recalls his first forays into gainful Of the deal, Mr Stockwood said: “This is a employment in places where so many local tremendous opportunity for our company and memories have been made. employees, as well as a strong validation of our “At 15 I worked as a waiter at the Winter business model.” Gardens, and I worked down the docks for a few It is now scheduled to complete this autumn. months, and that was ‘real’ work. Doing what I Looking ahead, he added: “I am excited about do now, it is not ‘real’ work, it is a privilege to Simply Business benefiting from Travelers’ be doing stuff with technology.” extensive knowledge of the US market as we Simply Business is a leading distributor of small business insurance policies, offering third develop our approach there, as well as the resources it has to support potential expansion party products online. It has more than 425,000 into additional markets. Our shared values and customers and the past three years have seen commitment to innovation make this insurance premiums placed grow by 17.5 per transaction a perfect fit.” cent to £93 million. becoming international managing director at Travelocity Business. Swapping fare aggregation for internet dating, in 2007 he became international managing director for Match.com. “That was a success, and was sold on, and I was then looking at the next new interesting thing. “Technology and data run through every business I have been involved with, and I have wanted to build businesses where it meets a need.” Modest about a CV of international excellence,
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News FROM TRAVEL TO TRAVELER: Jason Stockwood, chief executive of Simply Business, the company bought by the US giant. Inset, his former PE teacher, Alan Boxall, in his Scunthorpe United playing days.
Month in Review XPO confirms Grimsby site will close in May
FOOD: A long-established Grimsby food handling operation will close in May with the loss of 60 jobs, it has been confirmed. XPO Logistics entered consultation with the staff at the Ladysmith Road site in January. It told the employees the proposal was to pull out of the town, following the loss of a significant contract. The end of that process has now been reached, and the coming weeks will see activity cease. XPO provided cold storage, added value processing, repackaging and distribution of frozen food, predominantly vegetables. For years it was operated by Christian Salvesen, before being taken over by French-listed Norbert Dentressangle in 2007. In 2015, XPO announced a £2.3 billion buy-out of the entire business.
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TRAVELERS is a huge US business, employing 30,000 people and enjoying revenues of £23 billion. Alan Schnitzer, chief executive of the car, home and business insurance specialist, said: “Simply Business is a profitable and growing technology company with impressive strategic digital capabilities, leading digital commerce talent and proven small business insurance expertise. “With technology and innovation driving customer preferences and expectations, advancing our digital agenda to best serve our customers and the marketplace is a key strategic priority. “As an important part of that agenda, we also look forward to working with our agent and broker partners as we seek to deploy Simply Business’ capabilities with them to make the small commercial insurance transaction easier, faster and more efficient.” The 153-year-old business prides itself in innovation, from the first automobile policy for a mechanic who built a one cylinder car in 1897 to space flight and renewable energy. “We are very pleased to be partnering with Simply Business, a dynamic and innovative company that has recently established early stage operations in the United States,” said Greg Toczydlowski, executive vice-president and president of business insurance at Travelers. “Over time, we expect it will provide us with efficient access to serve the substantial micro-business market in the United States and potentially other geographies. “We are committed to preserving the approach and values that have made Simply Business successful. Consequently, the company will operate as a stand-alone
business, continuing to partner with its panel of carriers under its well-known brand name.” The deal came in the same month Grimsby card payment specialist Paul Bentham sold his second venture in the sector, RMS, to US technology firm TCV for an undisclosed fee.
SEAFOOD: Strong management of exceptional challenges has been praised at Grimsby’s largest private company, Young’s Seafood, as the Brexit effect and the start of the Icelandic fishing strike were negotiated. First quarter results for the financial year ending in September 2017, saw earnings of £3 million on turnover of £128.8 million reported. Bill Showalter, who was recently confirmed as permanent chief executive of the Ross House giant, after taking over on an interim basis from Pete Ward last summer, gave the update. He reported like-for-like growth in chilled and solid growing sales in frozen.
Go Ape in Scunthorpe? LEISURE: Thirty jobs could be set to come to Scunthorpe as the local authority is in talks with a leading outdoor adventure company. North Lincolnshire Council has been in discussions with Go Ape! to bring an adventure park to Normanby Hall Country Park. A tree-top adventure course would feature a high ropes obstacle course with zip wires and rope swings with different levels of challenge.
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RITISH Steel’s entrepreneurial spirit has been hailed after the company staged a business briefing to reiterate its commitment to forging strong and lasting partnerships in the community.
Around 60 suppliers, training providers and key political and community stakeholders attended the first event of its kind at the company’s Scunthorpe headquarters. Executive chairman Roland Junck told guests: “The pace at which we evolve allows us to believe we can strengthen our long-term capability and build a sustainable future, as an industry leader, for British Steel, our employees, customers, suppliers and local communities. “Locally, through positive engagement, we want to become a leader of business and community re-development in the areas in which we operate. Nationally we want to be the champion in our chosen markets – recognised as the centre of competence for steelmaking and the partner of choice. Internationally, we want to be a competitive exporter and the right strategic business partner.” Mr Junck praised suppliers for embracing the challenge of working together to jointly identify improvements and cost reductions and encouraged them to come forward with more ideas to help all our businesses grow. OUTWARD LOOKING: Praise for British Steel from Ian Kelly, left, and Mick Lochran. North Lindsey College, which
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QUALITY COUNTS: Members of British Steel’s senior team, including executive chairman Roland Junck, centre, accept the accreditation certificate from LRQA’s David Derrick.
Forging early quality management standard success provides extensive training for British Steel employees, was among the partners at the event. Deputy principal Mick Lochran said: “Personally, having worked with and for British Steel over the last 30 years, I have seen a complete change in culture and you can see this entrepreneurial culture seeping through the whole of the organisation.” TMS International Services UK Ltd, formerly known as Tube City IMS and an established partner of British Steel, provides an array of pre and post-mill services at the Scunthorpe works. Area manager Michael Jarvis said: “It’s about working together, not as single entities. “You’ve got to keep trying to provide ideas – you want to be able to provide a good service to the customer, and it’s important for us to do that so we retain not only our reputation but increase our foothold within the local area and globally.” Fuchs recently signed a contract to supply British Steel with lubrication, and managing director Richard Halhead said: “The importance placed on the new partnership approach is welcomed, and we are fully committed to helping British Steel in achieving their goals and objectives. “Particularly pleasing was the recognition of Fuchs as the lubricant partner of choice and the significant opportunities and savings that can be achieved by working together.” As well as containing many
suppliers, the audience also included stakeholders from local schools, universities and training providers along with the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership and the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce. Dr Ian Kelly, Chamber chief executive, said: “This is one of the proudest, best businesses in this part of the world. It’s been through difficult times but what’s been fantastic has been the message that it is back on the right track, it is doing the right things and everyone I have spoken to is absolutely committed to supporting it 100 per cent. “Every one of British Steel’s key partners has strong and positive things to say about what has been done in the past when times were difficult but much more important is what we can do together going forward.” And Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin, who was among the local politicians at the event, said: “This is a breath of fresh air – a business, in British Steel, which is wanting to reach out and work with the supply chain and take things forward together. “Given where we were a year ago we are in a very positive place but underneath that everybody will say there’s a lot more to do to turn this from a good business into a very good business.”
EMPLOYEES at British Steel have been described as “a credit to the business” after helping it become one of a select band of UK firms to achieve a prestigious quality mark. The company has been awarded International Standard ISO 9001:2015 after a month-long external assessment by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA). The best practice quality management framework supports British Steel’s commitment to providing a high level of customer satisfaction. It is in the first few per cent of LRQA’s UK clients to transition to the 2015 standard. Chris Kent, LRQA lead assessor, said: “I acknowledge the significant effort and commitment that has had to be demonstrated across the organisation to achieve this. The leadership commitment and awareness demonstrated was some of the best the assessment team has come across and the help, attitude, co-operation and enthusiasm from the workforce is a credit to the business.” Congratulating those involved n the assessment, Paul Martin, British Steel’s managing director, said: “This is great news for us and will provide assurances to our customers and suppliers about our commitment to put our stakeholders first. “We must ensure that we make quality part of our DNA as an organisation. We acknowledge that although we have received this recommendation there is no room for complacency and we must continually improve as a business.” Paul Smith, British Steel’s business quality assurance manager, added: “This has been a massive undertaking for the company and lots of people throughout the organisation have contributed to this successful outcome.”
Chairman to address annual LISI dinner ROLAND Junck, the executive chairman of British Steel, will be the guest speaker at the 84th annual dinner of Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute. The prestigious black tie event takes place at The Baths Hall, in Scunthorpe, on Friday, May 5. LISI president Richard Farnsworth, who will also make a speech, said: “It is a huge honour to be the president and I am really looking forward to hosting this historic event.
“It has been a key date in this region’s social diary for 84 years and it once more promises to be a fantastic evening. “I am delighted Roland Junck has agreed to be our principal guest and I am sure all of our guests will be fascinated to hear him speak.” During the evening funds will be raised for Scunthorpe’s Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Save The Children. Comedian John Lory will provide further entertainment.
Other guests scheduled to attend include Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin and North Lincolnshire Council leader Councillor Rob Waltham. Mr Farnsworth added: “This always proves to be a hugely popular dinner so I would urge people to get their tickets as soon as possible.” Tickets are £28 for under 28s, £32 for LISI members and £37 for guests. For more information, email ross.angove@british steel.co.uk
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Month in Review Scunthorpe crisp plant returns Scottish flavour FOOD: After a 33-year gap, Scunthorpe snack-making factory Golden Wonder has reintroduced a haggis-flavoured brand. The 300-plus staff on the Colin Road site are currently producing 40,000 packs a week for the UK market. But production will be stepped up if talks with overseas suppliers are successful. The factory owners in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, decided to salute Scotland’s national dish to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the formation of Golden Wonder in Edinburgh during 1947. Employees in Scunthorpe are also celebrating the 70th anniversary of the start of crisp-making in the town by the Riley Brothers.
Kirton’s combat return ICE MAIDEN: The Nordic Oshima, one of Nordic Bulk Carriers’ ice-class vessels, forging its way through the frozen Baltic Sea.
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LEISURE: Action men and women will soon be given the chance to take part in a military simulation sport on a former RAF site. The Kirton-in-Lindsey base will be the biggest close quarters combat airsoft site in the country. Airsoft is a sport where participants eliminate opponents by hitting each other with spherical non-metallic pellets, similar to paintball. Tac-House Spartan, a Chesterfield-based airsoft company, has secured a three-year lease at the former RAF site.
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CUNTHORPE steelworks has received a regular supply of raw materials throughout the winter months, after it forged a new partnership to use Nordic Bulk Carriers’ ice-classed vessels.
British Steel ships about 600,000 tonnes of iron ore and coal out of the Baltic annually. And with the region’s ports being frozen solid in the winter months, the new contract not only maintained the supply but ensured the company didn’t face excessive shipping costs. Anthony Farrand, British Steel’s director for strategic procurement and trading, said: “We decided to contract our winter requirements for the full six months to avoid the possibility of high winter premiums. “This type of contract is a first for us and we’re pleased after a tender process we settled on a deal with Nordic Bulk Carriers.” Underlining the volumes in play, he added: “Getting the right deal for us was vital. The contract is working with flexibility and a robust focus on operating performance from British Steel and Nordic Bulk Carriers.” British Steel marked the new partnership by presenting a plaque to the captain of the MV Nordic Odin, one of Nordic’s fleet of ice-classed bulk carriers, in a special ceremony at Immingham Bulk Terminal. And Callum Flett, British Steel’s inbound shipping manager, said: “Nordic Bulk Carriers has proved to be a strong operator and a reliable partner by securing the on-time delivery of materials through the winter at a reasonable price. “We look forward to a continuing close partnership with them in terms of future deliveries. As we
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ice restricted ports in the Baltic area during winter time. “We’re really looking forward to working with British Steel in the future in what I’m sure will be many more joint ventures between our two companies.” Also at the presentation was Michael Shakesheff, managing director of Casper Shipping, the agent nominated by British Steel to co-ordinate vessels coming into the Humber port. Mr Shakesheff said: “We’re
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are online. The two new members of staff have been brought in solely to deal with online sales. Day-in, day-out it is a pick and pack operation. The Grimsby film specialist “We are producing a lot of turned to the world wide web to branded products, and we saw the build on traditional orders after resurgence in vinyl records. We investing heavily to increase make a range of record covers and capacity at the South Humberside they are going really well.” Industrial Estate base. Bought by end users, and with a And while harnessing the latest distribution network including e-commerce developments is paying independent record stores, the dividends in its food and Vinyl Keepers are also being construction footholds, a bought by antique traders and resurgence in traditional tech is record fair organisers. also music to the team’s ears. In 2016, vinyl sales reached a Paying close attention to the 25-year high, with more than 3.2 growing popularity of records, million LPs sold, up 53 per cent on Vinyl Keepers has been launched as 2015. The passing of David Bowie in a brand. January last year has been credited The anti-static premium product with helping it eclipse all years is commanding strong sales, with back to 1991. Five of his releases upwards of 160 orders a day for a finished in the top 30. Last year was niche product in a diversifying also the first to see spending on portfolio. vinyl outstripping digital “The majority of our efforts now downloads.
And with albums now selling at around the £20 mark, the desire for protection of the precious purchases has clearly risen too, particularly when the replacement – the CD – was so often sold on its indestructibility. “We have our core industry range, but when it comes to other products, consumer products, we have seen how things have changed,” Mr Male said. “We were selling wheelie bin liners, but
people won’t pay a lot for them. However, a set of eight dining room chair dust covers – ultimately the same product – is another good area of business. People can see value in protecting value.” The brand attraction is being capitalised on, too, with a digital labeller added to the recent investments in plant and equipment within the South Humberside Industrial Estate base.
When it comes to coffee, Rebekah is at the front of the Q THE team at Lincoln & York is celebrating after coffee buyer and taster Rebekah Kettrick became the first and only female Q Arabica and Q Robusta licensed coffee grader in Europe. At the UK’s first ever Q Robusta course, held in Edinburgh, Rebekah experienced a rigorous six days learning about the Robusta bean’s attributes and flavours, alongside calibrating, cupping and scoring the coffee. The week culminated in 20 tests where the graders had to differentiate and classify the Robusta coffee,
among other smell-based tests. She said: “The week-long course was extremely intense but great fun tasting and comparing Robusta coffee from many different origins. It opened my eyes to the diverse range of flavours Robusta can offer.” The Q is the Coffee Quality Institute standard, developed with the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Uganda Coffee Development Authority. The Elsham Wold Industrial Estate business holds the standards in high
regard. Director and founder of Lincoln & York, James Sweeting, said: “Rebekah’s achievement should not be underestimated and I am delighted for her. “We take the quality of coffee very seriously and now, having three Q Arabica graders and one Q Robusta grader at Lincoln & York, means our customers are guaranteed great coffee.” Lincoln & York is now looking towards London Coffee Festival, early next month, where it will be exhibiting.
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RIMSBY’S seafood industry has enjoyed a buoyant month as strong supply returned to the market, while international plaudits rained in from Bergen to Boston. As market records for 2017 were smashed week on week in the shadow of the Dock Tower in the first fortnight of March, the international calibre of the brands born in the town were underlined, with vital introductions also made. At North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Norway, key town representatives Simon Dwyer, secretariat to Grimsby Fish Merchants’ Association, and Marcus Coleman, chief executive of Seafish, met the new Icelandic Fisheries Minister Thorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, as trade recovers well post strike. Yesterday saw 1,787 boxes, following the previous Monday’s 3,062, and the 2,217 received in the first supply since the dispute ended, auctioned on March 6. And in the presentations to global leaders in Bergen, The Saucy Fish Co was flagged up by a branding expert as an example of best practice. Industry expert Claire Nuttall, founder of The Brand Incubator, used Icelandic Seachill’s multi-award winning brand in her address at the 12th annual event. She commented how there were “many logos but few brands,” going on to praise the Grimsby giant as “behaving like a leader”. As reported, it has just entered the frozen category domestically with supermarket giant Sainsbury’s, seven years after launching as a new chilled brand. It was already enjoying global sales, with a strong presence in the US and Canada. That has been boosted considerably in the past month with nearly 500 more stores listing products across the
PRIDE AND POLITICS: Saucy dominates North Atlantic Seafood Forum’s main screen, above, while, Thorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Icelandic Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, meets Simon Dwyer, left, and Marcus Coleman.
AUTOMOTIVE: A Scunthorpe car components firm has won two ground-breaking contracts to supply parts for the new Land Rover Discovery and the next generation Volvo S60 and V60. The orders come in time for the 70-plus employees at Stylex Auto Products Ltd to celebrate 30 years on the town’s Foxhills Industrial Estate next year. Managing director Alan Ross revealed the contracts followed an eight-year programme to develop the company as a supplier of quality interiors for the motor-home sector and upholstered components for the automotive industry. More than £600,000 had been invested in capital equipment to support the programme. Mr Ross said more job opportunities would be created next year and turnover was expected to rise a further 50 per cent by 2019.
Cleethorpes ale hailed DRINK: A cult craft beer made with sea buckthorn foraged from Cleethorpes has proved such a success that the brewery has had to expand to keep up with demand. Axholme Brewing Company’s Cleethorpes Pale Ale has proved to be real a hit with drinkers and is now available in bottles, casks and key kegs. First brewed for specialist Cleethorpes outlet Message In A Bottle, the 4.2 per cent pale ale is quickly becoming a favourite in pubs and bars.
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STATESIDE: Saucy’s international offer.
Roundy’s owned Mariano’s will list the new products across all 40 high-end stores in the Chicago area from Monday. Loblaws-owned Fortinos, now stocks four frozen Saucy Fish products in all 23 outlets in Ontario, Canada. Saucy’s international business development manager, Paul Macis, said: “Since expanding into the freezer aisle in late 2016, the Saucy Fish frozen range is now available in ten leading retailers, across three of our key territories. “We’re on a mission to make frozen cooler, bringing convenience and inspiration to the category. The whole frozen range has been so well received, it’s great to see so many retailers getting on board.” The team hopes to have built on this international success at Boston Seafood Expo, which closed today. Fellow Grimsby giant and UK brand leader, Young’s Seafood is also seeking to make an impression in the US market at the event. Ahead of the show, Nick Munday, international sales director at Ross House, said: “Our presence reflects the international interest in Young’s Seafood and our strong British heritage. With much-loved ranges including Gastro and Chip Shop, Young’s truly has the potential to grow as a global brand.”
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Forking out for a unique 18th birthday present COMING of age and the sky is your limit, especially if you’ve got a fork lift truck operator’s licence! Caistor Grammar School pupil Esme Coultas opted for something a little different as an 18th birthday gift – learning how to drive a fork lift truck. Opting for high visibility over high heels, she joined a cohort of candidates at BJB Lift Trucks instead of dancing the night away at a party. And now she has a certificate of training to allow her to operate any counter balance fork lift truck up to five tonnes capacity. “It was my present and party put together,” the young woman from North Kelsey said. “I just thought fork lift trucks were awesome and wanted something that would give me an interesting job to do when I am at university. “Doing something involving them would be far more interesting than standing in a shop on a Saturday.” She celebrated her birthday in October, and completed the course last month. “I really like the idea of it all,” she said. “For someone like me to have a fork lift truck licence is unique. I really liked the training, and the instructor made it very enjoyable. I was a little scared it may just be middle-aged men, but it was great.” And what did her parents make of it? “There were quite surprised but thought it was a better idea than having a party that would be forgotten, but I did manage to have a celebration as well.” No stranger to being behind the wheel, Esme drove herself to the Grimsby base having passed her test early. She actually took her theory test two days after her 17th birthday. While the “18th request” was a first for the materials handling and powered access specialist, the interest from young men and women is increasing. Next month will see a women-only counter balane novice course delivered, after a quirk in bookings made it possible.
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RIMSBY’S nationally operational materials handling specialist, BJB Lift Trucks, has formed a partnership with the area’s new £6 million logistics training facility.
Modal Training has welcomed the progressive team to the recently launched Immingham complex, where work-focused support for the Humber’s crucial industry will be provided. Business development manager for Modal, Ella Brown, said: “We are thrilled to be working alongside the team at BJB. They provide a high quality level of training that we feel compliments our offer. Working together is the perfect partnership for us and we are excited about the future of this collaboration.” Nikki Hale, training and marketing manager at BJB, said: “We are absolutely delighted to be working with such a prestigious new training facility, and are supporting them in any way we can. We are looking forward to a long and successful partnership. “We first spoke with them back in October 2015 and the relationship has since progressed. They have now identified a building on their site where forklift and MEWP (mobile elevating work platform) training could be held.” As reported, Grimsby Institute – with significant support from Humber Local Enterprise Partnership – has brought the
“We are heavily involved in logistics, delivering training all over the UK and we are now getting our instructor team trained up in other disciplines to enhance their versatility and fulfil the needs of the clients,” Mrs Hale added. And as the portfolio grows, so does the working week. “Due to the numbers coming through we are now meeting demand by running weekend courses to fit them all in,” Mr Harvey said. “Fortunately we have instructors who are willing to work to accommodate the clients’ needs. “It allows us to provide a better service too. For those working full-time, and working away, it is OPPORTUNITY: The new Modal Training centre at Immingham. Inset, often difficult to send employees to Pete Harvey and Nikki Hale. training courses during the week. If we can get it done on a Saturday it centre forward at the large helps fulfil the client need.” Middleplatt Lane premises It is not just the training formerly occupied by Engie department that is busy. On the Fabricom. sales and service side of the Estate “This is all about training the Road One base, BJB has secured a accredited International Powered future workforce and the Modal Access Federation training centre. national agreement with Elliott facility is superb,” Pete Harvey, “Since achieving that the training Group, with 34 branches and 170 director, said. “We will be supporting them with training both demand has gone through the roof,” machines operating. It will be on site and in out own centre,” Mr Mrs Hale said. “We have delivered officially launched in the coming Harvey said. 45 courses since October and we weeks. “We are currently assisting Modal have been actively promoting it. We BJB Lift Trucks’ annual golf day, are also now delivering accredited with advice to develop their in aid of Humberston Hydrotherapy portable scaffolding training too.” facilities and will be supplying Pool, takes place at Waltham them with relevant equipment,” Mr Recent contracts have also been Harvey said. delivered for Road Safety Markings Windmill Golf Club on June 2. Sponsors are being sought for the Association, who established the The Modal link comes after a event, which has raised £30,000 over National Highways Academy in significant increase in provision 2006. the last three years. since BJB House became an
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CHOC’S AWAY: Ultimate Digitial’s KitKat personalisation work in full flow. Below, screen work with Smartflow, and Chris Tonge.
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RIMSBY digitial print expertise has delivered a major personalisation campaign for KitKat.
Europarc-based Ultimate Digital has worked with Nestlé to make the magic happen in a £1 million promotional campaign. Launched last month, consumers have been entering online using wrapper codes. Lucky winners have then uploaded photographs and personalised “Break Messages” to produce their own unique wrapper. Chris Tonge, executive director at Ultimate Group, said: “It’s fantastic to be involved in such a high profile digital personalisation project for such an iconic Nestlé brand. “Now the first personalised packs are starting to arrive with customers, I am sure the social media campaign on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube etc will really start to gain momentum.” The KitKats are packed after rolling off the production lines in York, and each is posted in a special gift box. Ultimate was involved from the
initial project conception, having been recognised as a world leader in HP Indigo digital print technology. The team also delivered several other aspects of the ambitious campaign. The company’s unique bespoke web to print Smartflow system – originally developed to streamline their design to print process and rip millions of individual artworks to its digital presses – also has the capability to fully interact with front-end consumer websites to deliver a complete on-line platform for digital web to print campaigns. Mr Tonge said there were some challenges to overcome, initially to supply a digitally printed film that would pack really fast down a normal production line. It had to incorporate both a release lacquer and cold seal to replicate conventionally printed KitKat film. “After a couple of trials this was achieved and the design is being digitally printed using a four colour process and white,” Mr Tonge said, adding: “We can use either of our HP Indigo presses to achieve the Nestlé standard.” The personalised packs are printed in weekly batches of
CONSTRUCTION: A stunning addition to a home in Healing has seen a Humberston practice shortlisted for a prestigious architectural award. The large single-storey extension to a private family home was brought forward by ID Architecture’s James Lockwood and is now in the running for a Royal Institute of British Architects Yorkshire Award. Constructed by the firm’s Wilton Road landlord JemBuild, it has dramatically enhanced the property, with a generous open-plan kitchen, living area and library, with full glazing to the south-facing garden.
HS2 steel timeframe STEEL: Rail for the HS2 project is expected to be delivered over a five-year period. The Department for Transport said there is no fixed timetable to deliver on steel procurement, but it is hoped that the £1.3 billion worth of steel will be in place between 2020 and 2025. Last week the Department for Transport confirmed that it was “in discussions” with British firms over potential steel contracts, with British Steel poised.
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More than 56,000 unique personalised packs will be on offer in the promotion. Stephanie Scales, brand manager for KitKat and biscuits, said: “It has been really great working with the Ultimate Digital team. It was clear from the start that they were experts in digital print and Smartflow and their in-house packing and distribution capability has helped Nestlé deliver probably the most complicated campaign we have attempted. The up-take by customers to personalise their packs and activity on social media has been excellent but now it should start to really happen.”
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GRIMSBY-based Anglia Engineering Solutions has gained two new quality certifications in structural steel and welding. The company, part of the Immingham-headquartered On Line Group, provides steelwork, pipework, fabrication, coded welding and machining services as well as a design and drawing capability. Operating from its Estate Road Two base on South Humberside Industrial Estate, it has brought on board BS EN 1090-1:2011 for CE Marking of Structural Steelwork and BS EN ISO 3834-2:2005 for Welding Quality Requirements. AES managing director, Gary Carlton, said: “This certification allows us to design, manufacture, weld and install structures up to execution class two, which falls in line with our core business activities.
“The fact that we have gained these two important accreditations is testament to the hard work of all our employees.” AES has undergone a series of extensive audits by TUV Nord during recent months to ensure it complies with all the necessary procedures and processes to meet the Construction Product Regulation. Matt Bickley, AES’s health, safety, environment and quality assurance compliance officer, said: “With CE marking of steelwork having become a legal requirement within the UK, it was important AES attained these accreditations. “BS EN ISO 3834 is only held by a small number of companies, and gaining BS ISO EN 1090 enables us to provide a greater quality service to our clients.”
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WELCOME: Port manager for Grimsby and Immingham, Mark Frith, and commercial manager, Chris Vause, welcomes chief officer of the MS Vanquish to Immingham Container Terminal. Picture: David Lee Photography Ltd / ABP.
IMMINGHAM’S Graypen Group has got behind an ambitious plan to bring an historic steam trawler back to the Humber. It is supporting The Viola Trust as it targets regional and international business contacts to meet the estimated £1.75 million cost of returning her from South Georgia. Cash and in-kind support from maritime companies and other sectors has already been received, and the trustees are now stepping up the fundraising campaign. Simon Coghlan, managing director of Immingham-based shipping agency Graypen Group, said: “We are extremely pleased to become a sponsor in the Viola Trust Project. Graypen and GP Shipping evolved from humble origins in the Humber Estuary and we therefore felt it very important to help and play our part in bringing the Viola pictured above, back to its rightful home. We shall watch with excitement and anticipation as this historic day moves closer, it is a very exciting project and one that the whole Humber area should be very proud of.” A survey by Beverley’s Solis Marine Consultants has established that The Viola is in good enough condition to be moved from her current location in Grytviken Harbour. The Trust has now put together a fundraising plan and launched a website for the project. The site at www.violatrawler.net tells the story of the Viola and sets out the vision of developing her as a tourist attraction and as a training facility for a new generation of engineers. The site also features a fundraising link with supporters able to make general donations, however small, or specify particular items and areas on the vessel. ABP is to provide quayside space for renovation.
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ROWING demand in container business in the UK is being met on the Humber.
Associated British Ports’ Immingham Container Terminal welcomed the MS Vanquish this past month. The newly chartered vessel is working on behalf of A2B to help address the growth, a positive sign for the economy. The Vanquish will increase A2B’s presence from nine to 11 calls a week. Mark Frith, port manager for Grimsby and Immingham,
welcomed her into Port of Immingham, where a traditional port plaque handover ceremony took place with the chief officer of the vessel. He said the commitment from A2B reflects the positive transformations and significant investment made at the terminal in the past 12 months to meet growing customer needs. ABP owns and operates Immingham and Hull container terminals on the Humber. Future investment plans are being made for Immingham, with
improvements and expansion to see capacity and throughput capability increased. The facility operates on a 24/7 basis and boasts three ship-to-shore gantry cranes, four rubber tyred gantry cranes and is supported by seven brand new Kilmar reach stackers. This impressive line-up on machinery enables short sea shipments to be discharged, loaded and sailing once again within a matter of hours. Mr Frith said: “The success of the Immingham Container Terminal is
largely down to the staff that we have working there. We have recently recruited some exceptionally talented individuals to add to an already talented team whose key focus is on ensuring our customers are happy.” Staff there have been heavily focussing their attention on improvements around the site such as enabling advanced electronic data collection, improving IT infrastructure, setting key performance indicators and continually improving their haulier booking-in system.
Seafarers’ fatigue warning from maritime union THE shipping industry has been warned to be vigilant and alert to the dangers associated with fatigue among seafarers. The call comes from Nautilus International, the maritime professional’s trade union, after research found that it can result in long term physical and mental health issues. It follows the publication of findings by the $1.5 million Martha project which examined the issue. It found that the quantity of sleep and individual motivation decreases in line with the length of a
universities in the UK, Denmark, Sweden and China. It drew on data gathered from almost 1,000 seafarers and included detailed analysis of fatigue level reports, sleep patterns and the psychological wellbeing of crew members gathered during voyages around the world. It also found that night watchkeepers get voyage, which has a direct significantly less sleep impact on developing than others onboard and physical and mental health masters suffer more stress issues. and fatigue than their The study was carried crews. out by researchers from It followed on from an
EU-funded Project Horizon sleepiness study on cognitive performance. Nautilus took part in the initiative along with 11 other industry and academic partners, leading to the development of an industry-first fatigue measurement toolkit. Nautilus general secretary Mark Dickinson said: “There seems to be a distinction between ship and shore when it comes to employee safety and duties of care. While the working time directive dictates you can’t work more than 48
hours per week, there are growing numbers of seafarers working well over this with their employers not adhering to on-shore work legislation. “Nautilus needs to continue to put pressure on the industry to push it into action. Physical and mental fatigue can not only impact on an individual, but also on the vessel as a whole. It’s a very serious issue which must be addressed and measures taken for the issue to be alleviated.”
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“In the future it is going to be very difficult to get funds for activities with Government and local government being short, yet here is a method where we can provide a vehicle to local investors and the local community.
Grimsby Community Energy Ltd won the Engaging the Community accolade at the regional event, held at The Deep. Judges were impressed with how the scheme, launched last June. has already installed 100kWp of solar photovoltaic panels on five local buildings, owned by charities and social enterprises. They heard how £37,000 in member investments had been raised. Richard Bellamy Richard Bellamy, chairman and founder, said: “It is great to be “We hope the scheme is the first recognised and is further of many that we can develop in the recognition of what we are doing. area.” We have been working very hard Most investors are local people, on this, it is a first for the area to raise funds for community energy. pledging some of their savings in
We hope the scheme is the first of many that we can develop in the area
support of the project, and expecting a modest financial return. It will also provide for community projects. Grimsby Community Energy already works with seven local schools on a science and maths project called Energy Heroes. It has also won funding from Co-operatives UK to train volunteers, update documentation and gain the Community Shares Standard Mark to relaunch its share offer this spring. “Now the project is built everyone can see the income coming in,” Mr Bellamy added. “We are being acknowledged, and that is great. People think we are doing the right thing.” The team, based at The Hub, Freeman Street Market, has brought together academic and industrial knowledge, with Dr Vicky Dunn, who previously led a Grimsby Institute renewable
energy project and Peter Tiffney, former technical director at Five Star Fish, also on the board. It is now exploring a Power to Change initiative with Co-operatives UK which could see future investment match-funded pound for pound. Dr Dunn said: “It is great that we have been given a prize for all the hard work. It is something we want to build on, as we know from elsewhere how well it works.” The category was sponsored by Spencer Group. Award judges said: “There was great input here from a big chunk of the community, working with schools, businesses and volunteers. “This initiative is building on the town of Grimsby’s green credentials. “It is commendable what all the volunteers and everyone involved with this project has been doing.”
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Round-up of regional renewables award winners TRG Wind was crowned winner of the Humber Renewables Small Business of the Year Award, sponsored by Cobus Communications in recognition of its “phenomenal growth” since being formed in 2014. The company now employs almost 40 staff, with turnover this financial year predicted to grow by 150 per cent. HRS Energy, CF Struthers, GB Bio and Solar 21 were presented with the Best Renewables Project/Installation Award, sponsored by PureSpeed. These were the organisations behind the 21MW biomass plant in Tansterne – a cutting edge facility that was designed and constructed in Hull, securing more than 100 highly skilled jobs. The Excellence in Renewables Skills and Training Award, sponsored by RSM, went to
Pathway to Employment (Green Port Hull), a programme that supports the long-term unemployed in getting the skills and experience they need to access jobs in manufacturing, engineering and renewables. Greenpower Education Trust was handed the Renewables Education Award, sponsored by Hull College Group, for its work to help immerse young learners in sustainable engineering and technology. Northern Divers, the company whose redesigned clamp system has reduced costs and made installation of clamps safer at the Humber Gateway wind farm, won the Renewables Innovation Award, sponsored by ABP. The Humber Renewables Medium/Large Business of the Year, sponsored by KRL Group, was presented to JR Rix and Sons.
Established in Hull in 1873, today the company employs more than 450 people and has been an active and enthusiastic player in the renewables sector, investing heavily in the vessels, technology and skills needed to service the burgeoning industry. Tim Rix, the company’s managing director, has been key to the company’s foray into the sector, and has also worked to ensure the region has been able to capitalise on this emerging sector, most recently through his role as chairman of Green Port Growth. It is this dedication that saw him presented with the Humber Renewables Champion Award, sponsored by Siemens. The Rising Star Award, sponsored by Arco, was handed to Grotech Production Ltd.
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Fourth outlet for brand has a personal ring to it
POP-UP PRIDE: Steven Bennett, and The Lincolnshire Show Afternoon Tea.
Have restaurant, will travel! T in the food demo tent, and it’s HE Lincolnshire Chef will exclusively for the show. create a first ever for The The Comfy Duck will be serving a always such a great event to be involved with. Lincolnshire Show in 2017 breakfast and brunch then afternoon tea. “For the Pop-Up Restaurant we’ve – a pop-up restaurant.
Steven Bennett, the man behind The Comfy Duck at The Oaklands Hall Hotel, where the team was recently awarded a Second AA Rosette, will devise a menu that embraces all things Lincolnshire,
Mr Bennett said: “It is such an honour to be the first pop-up restaurant to showcase at The Lincolnshire Show. I’ve worked with Jayne, Sally and the team for the past few years, cooking and hosting The Lincolnshire Kitchen
selection of drinks with some good old British sunshine, while watching the world pass by for an hour or two,” Mr Bennett added. created a menu that naturally gives Bookings are already being taken a nod to all things Lincolnshire, for the restaurant, with a Gin and with a few twists.” The Pop-Up Fizz Bar to also feature, as a Restaurant will be based next to Lincolnshire brand launches there. the Countryside Ring. The show takes place on June 21 “Hopefully diners will be able to and June 22. enjoy some delicious food, a
All change for employment law as April dawns Five key areas of legislation are changing next month. Here head of employment at Andrew Jackson Solicitors, Jonathan Dale, brings them into focus. 1. Living and Minimum Wage From April this year, the Living Wage, which applies to workers 25 and over, will increase to £7.50 per hour. Other minimum wage rates will also increase as follows: ● Workers aged 21-24 to £7.05 per hour. ● Workers 18-20 (the development rate) to £5.60 per hour. ● For non-apprentices under 18 but over compulsory school age (the young workers’ rate) to £4.05 per hour. ● The apprenticeship rate to £3.50 per hour. ● The accommodation offset limit increases to £6.40 per day. 2. Unfair Dismissal From April 6, the statutory cap on the compensatory award for unfair dismissal will rise from £78,962 to £80,541 or 52 weeks’ pay (ie gross salary without taking account pension contribution benefits in kind and discretionary bonus), whichever is the lower. Certain types of dismissal claims such as whistleblowing and unlawful discrimination are exempt from this cap. The limit on “a week’s pay” used to calculate the basic award for unfair dismissal/statutory redundancy pay increases by £10 to £489, meaning that the maximum basic award/statutory redundancy payment now stands at £14,670. 3. Gender Pay Reporting The Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Reporting) Regulations 2017 come into force on April 6 and, from April 4 next year, all private sector organisations with 250 or more employees will have to publish gender pay gap information on their own websites and also on the
Government’s official website. The Government has published draft legislation to extend the duty to publish gender pay gap reports to certain public authorities in England with more than 250 employees. 4. Apprenticeship Levy Scheduled to come into effect on April 6, this levy is payable by those liable for employers NICs and will amount to 0.5 per cent of an employer’s NIC bill for a tax year, less an annual allowance of £15,000, but subject to certain thresholds and exemptions. Larger employers will be able to access levied amounts as well as a Government top-up of 10 per cent to fund apprenticeships from accredited training providers. Smaller organisations not required to pay the levy will also be able to obtain funding for accredited apprenticeships, which is largely paid for by the government but requires a 10 per cent contribution from smaller organisations. 5. Immigration Skills charge Employers sponsoring foreign workers with a Tier Two visa will also have to pay an immigration skills charge of £1,000 per worker (£364 for small employers and charities) from April 6. The charge will be on top of current fees for visa applications. The minimum salary threshold for “experienced workers” applying for a Tier Two visa will also increase to £30,000. For help and advice on these or any other employment issues, contact Jonathan Dale of Andrew Jackson Solicitors on (01472) 267770, or by email at jonathan.dale@andrewjackson.co.uk. KEY DATE: Jonathan Dale looks at April’s changes.
RETAIL: Life is almost imitating the art of Cleethorpes jeweller Daniella Draper, who has not only opened her latest shop in the Lake District, but got engaged in the picturesque national park too. And the proposal came just weeks after the release of a promotional video she directed with her sister, in which a man presented a woman with a ring as a gift. Stars of the shoot late last year were old school friends, as is beau David, and the increasing time spent in the north west has helped pave the way for the boutique to open, in what has been a phenomenal few months. It is the fourth outlet, following Cleethorpes, Lincoln and Beverley.
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T SERVICE provider and accounts software specialist HBP Systems have partnered with local furniture supplier Harlequin on a series of major renovations to their Scunthorpe Offices, as part of their vision to be within the top 100 SMEs to work for in the UK. Like HBP, Harlequin has been in business for over 25 years and has continued to expand and grow in many areas, allowing them to become more desirable to an increasing range of clients from all over the country. The pair have had a long relationship working alongside one another with HBP providing IT support for a number of years, which is why Harlequin were the perfect partner for this project. It has been ten years since the last major changes at HBP and now employees are making the most of two newly renovated meeting rooms, aptly named “Gates” and “Ber ners-Lee”, which feature 42 inch TVs for presentations, allowing staff to hold meetings, training courses and even events for both internal staff and customers in a comfortable and contemporary atmosphere. The meetings also provide an effective and stylised platform for employees to showcase products and services to HBP’s thriving customer base in the area and give employees the means for seamless cross-site video conferencing across the businesses numerous offices around the country. In addition to these meeting rooms, HBP have transformed an office into what is now affectionately being named “The Snug”. This hunting lodge-themed room, with vintage book shelves, Winchester sofas and tartan carpets, will house all the resources that 60+ staff need to train and improve in a quiet environment and compliments HBP’s new vision of “Best Today. Better Tomorrow” is at the forefront of their 2017 drive. Ray Nolan, sales director at Harlequin Furniture, said: “We always love working with HBP, it’s a pleasure to be able to work alongside another local business
NEW LOOK: Employees and directors of HBP Systems in their newly renovated meeting room. From left, Matt Smith, Niki Smith, Ryan Garlick, Joanne Dixon, Jo Benson, Phil Denham and George Smith. and the offices here are looking great. I think the new look suits HBP perfectly and really complements what they’re trying to achieve.” Dan McShannon, marketing executive at HBP Systems, said about the new rooms: “I find the meeting rooms to be a really welcoming place for our monthly marketing meetings. The design and the technology that has been installed help contribute to a really creative and exciting atmosphere.” He added: “The Snug is a great space; it’s nice to know you have a dedicated room to just relax and do a bit of research. Stepping away from your desk every now and then can have a great impact on your work.”
These developments have come as part of the decision for HBP to put a real focus on their employees and their happiness at work. In offering benefits such extra holiday days, time out to do charity work, and even cake on your birthday, HBP are looking to create an environment that their employees love working in. Joanne Dixon, managing director at HBP Systems said: “For the past 25 Years, we’ve been lucky to hire staff who have played a key role in bringing HBP Systems to where it is today. Our IT support, software support, operations, commercial, finance and management teams have never been stronger; in 2016 we recorded our best financial year in the company’s history, and we
‘FANTASTIC’: Employees and directors of HBP Systems in their newly renovated meeting room.
are already growing on that as we enter 2017; we are extremely well positioned to grow HBP in line with our five-year growth plan.” Phil Denham, commercial director at HBP said: “We think the rooms are fantastic. We couldn’t be happier with the results, and getting to work so closely with a local company who we respect so much was a great experience. We’re already starting to see the benefits of the renovations to our company and to our staff as they start to study for exams and holding meetings in the new rooms.” The renovations started at the end of 2016 and were completed in early 2017 thanks to the co-operative effort of HBP and the Harlequin team. Plans are already being made for the next stage of the renovations to the HBP building. HBP Systems are based in Scunthorpe/Hull and have been providing IT and accounting solutions to businesses since 1991. As well as Microsoft products, the company also specialises in providing accounting and finance solutions from Sage, Pegasus and, Sophos. To find out more about HBP Systems, you can visit www.hbpsystems.co.uk
Supporting businesses with fully-funded training AS PART of the Skills Support for the Workforce (SSW) project, the Grimsby Institute is working with Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs) across the Humber region to provide them with fully-funded training. The project which is co-financed by the Skills Funding Agency and the European Social Fund, allows businesses and their employees to access training and support in a number of areas including: ● Maths, English & ICT functional skills ● Business administration ● Food industry skills ● Logistics ● Leadership and management ● Retail ● Warehousing and storage ● Performing manufacturing operations ● Team leading ● Process technology ● Processing industries operations ● Information technology ● Social media training Businesses in the region can access dynamic full or part courses, which have been designed to upskill their workforce and address current gaps in their employees’ knowledge and
perfor mance. As specialists in education, training and skills development, the team at the Institute have found that business have benefited from undertaking the training with SSW, adding another dimension to their workforce. The programmes on offer have been designed to meet employers’ individual needs and can be delivered in the workplace. All SSW programmes are available on a flexible basis and designed to equip employees with the knowledge they need in their business sector, giving them increased confidence within their work role. The Grimsby Institute are fully committed to supporting originations in maximizing their skills base through professional development and training. Businesses could be eligible for free training through the Skills Support for the Workforce scheme if they are located in the Humber region, employ 250 people or less and employees are aged 19 years old and over and working eight hours or more. Anyone interested in finding out more information about the free training available through the Skills Support for the Workforce scheme can call 01472 311222 ext 1336 or email training@grimsby.ac.uk
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HE Chancellor, Philip Hammond, delivered the last ever spring Budget earlier this month and there is mixed news for local business owners, comment leading accountants and tax advisers at Haines Watts.
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£5,000 to £2,000 with effect from April 6, 2018. This was an unexpected hit, and for a higher rate tax payer could result in additional income tax payable to HMRC of £975 per annum, with the highest rate tax payers paying an additional £1,143.” Senior manager at Haines Watts, David Richardson explained: “On a “The main headline on Budget positive note the reduction in the day was the proposed increase to Corporation Tax rate to 19 per cent Class 4 National Insurance contributions for the self-employed. from April, 1 2017, and then down further to 17 per cent from April 1, Perhaps the bigger surprise, 2020, will provide greater certainty though, was the subsequent decision to scrap the plans, a move and hopefully encourage small businesses to invest and create which will be welcomed by all of more local jobs. our sole trader and partnership clients” advises Nolan Gooch, head “On the surface, this looks like an of tax advisory at Haines Watts. extremely positive step, however, “The news is not so good for local there are going to be new restrictions on how some reliefs business owners who pay available on profits chargeable to themselves in the form of dividends, as the tax-free dividend tax are calculated and so it allowance has been slashed from remains to be seen what the actual
VAT threshold. Making Tax Digital is a system which will require the submission of online, quarterly retur ns. Nolan Gooch continued: “As usual there are a number of changes for business owners to get to grips with as the Chancellor gives with one hand whilst taking with the other. The tax system remains a complicated one and the future introduction of Making Tax Digital is going to be a huge challenge for many local businesses”. Finally, David Richardson added: “Consideration of the most tax Nolan Gooch efficient business structure for your own circumstances is more announced in the budget will affect important than ever. It is always you, contact Haines Watts in advisable to ensure you are Grimsby 01472 355215, receiving the appropriate grimsby@hwca.com or Scunthorpe professional advice.” 01724 844876, Please contact us if you would scunthorpe@hwca.com like help with how the changes
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Committed to developing multi-skilled workforce A SCUNTHORPE construction company is continuing to support apprentices within its workforce. GS Kelsey Construction Ltd, based on Brigg Road, celebrated its 20th anniversary last year and since it was established in 1996, the company has worked on hundreds of projects in North and North East Lincolnshire. Having outgrown its current premises on the South Park Industrial Estate, the team moved into new, larger premises on Brigg Road last September. As well as having worked on and currently working on a large number of projects in the region, the company is also involved in community work, helping apprentices and working with schools and colleges. Director Matthew Robinson said: “We have embarked on an ambitious plan to grow our business sustainably over the next two years and to help facilitate this we are committed to developing an in-house multi-skilled workforce that contains a blend of youth and experience. “To manage the planned growth, it will be important for us to continue training our workforce and recruiting young people. Investing in apprentices and up-skilling our labour has served the business well in the past. “20 per cent of our current employees have served an apprenticeship with us and a number of the individuals are now a part of our senior management team. Mr Robinson said that the average length of service amongst the 30+ employees is nine years. “When we recruit, we are looking to do so, on a long-term basis. We create a pathway for
ON SITE: GS Kelsey Construction Ltd apprentice Alex Blagg working on the Westcliff regeneration project. the individual to develop themselves and become a real asset to the business over a long period of time” The director said the company currently has three apprentices working for them and they are currently recruiting a fourth with the help of Ongo Recruitment and North Lindsey College. “In order to help with the recruitment of apprentices and our training needs, we approached North Lindsey College and Ongo Recruitment. Both organisations have been extremely professional and have proved to have a good understanding of the type of candidate we require when recruiting apprentices.” “They’ve kept us informed during the application and selection process at all times and they’re very flexible when we’ve had to
push or pause our recruitment plans.” He said: “All of our apprentices are employed on local contracts for North Lincolnshire Council or Ongo.” GS Kelsey Construction Ltd is involved with the construction of the Westcliff regeneration project and the company are taking on their next apprentice to work exclusively on this development. The project will include a large One Stop grocery store, five other retail units, a community hub for local clubs and events and a nursery complete with play park. Mr Robinson said the firm has recently taken on a young apprentice who is already working on the project. Alex Blagg, from Westcliff, is studying for an NVQ Level 3 Joinery. Alex will be joined by an apprentice bricklayer who is currently being recruited with the help of Ongo Recruitment and will start on site in April. Pete Stones, director of regeneration at Ongo, said: “We’re very pleased that through the Westcliff project, we’ll be able to regenerate an area and can also support local people with employment opportunities. “We have a commitment to have 13 apprentices working for Ongo at any one time but we also work positively with our suppliers and partners to recognise the value that apprentices bring into a business. “We know that by working in partnership with companies like GS Kelsey we will provide and support more apprenticeships in the future, which is great for our companies but even better for the young people of North Lincolnshire.”
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ATIONAL Apprenticeship Week was marked this past month, with 2017 marking a decade of the dedicated promotion in the UK. Hands-on training has seen a major overhaul, and now the funding of the entire employment skills provision is being transformed. Verity O’Keefe, senior employment and skills policy adviser at EEF, said: “With the Apprenticeship Levy about to come into play, this year’s National Apprenticeship Week was in sharp focus. With growing awareness and take up of apprenticeships, there’s much to celebrate. At the same time, there’s still much to do, particularly around boosting the number of young people and especially girls taking STEM subjects. “Manufacturers are great champions of apprentices and for many years have offered high-quality apprenticeships that frequently turn into longer-term careers with the same company. They applaud the fact that the new Apprenticeship Levy will help to encourage more young people into apprenticeship opportunities, but are deeply concerned that it could unwittingly dampen down the quality of what is on offer. It’s vital that the Government takes on board their concer ns.”
Here, EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation, provides ten key facts about apprenticeships and their importance and value to the sector and the wider economy ... 1. 72 per cent of manufacturers say raising awareness of apprenticeships will get more young people into engineering. 2. 79 per cent of manufacturers were committed to recruiting engineering apprentices in 2016 – 45 per cent were committed to recruiting apprentices in other parts of the business. 3. 46 per cent of manufacturers say they will increase their intake of engineering apprentices as a result of the new Apprenticeship Levy – 35 per cent say they will recruit apprentices in other areas. 4. A quarter of manufacturers (26 per cent) believe the Apprenticeship Levy could encourage more young people to choose apprenticeships – three in ten (29 per cent) see it as an opportunity to increase apprenticeships within their business. 5. In 2015-16 there were 78,480 manufacturing and
engineering apprenticeship starts, representing 15 per cent of all apprenticeship starts for the year. 6. 40 per cent of manufacturing and engineering apprenticeships in 2015-16 were at advanced or higher level. 7. Only 7 per cent of students at state-funded mainstream schools and colleges went on to an apprenticeship after Key Stage Five compared to 48 per cent that went on to a UK higher education institution. 8. 55 per cent of those who completed an apprenticeship last year were female – but women made up less than 6 per cent of those who completed a STEM apprenticeship. 9. Three-quarters of manufacturers say all their apprentices stay with the company upon completion of their apprenticeship. 10. The average hourly pay rate for engineering apprentices is £6.50, almost double the minimum rate and engineering apprentices are more likely to receive a bonus.
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Kyle Foxon, 20, has been offered a job after completing his apprenticeship with Grimsby’s Pattesons Glass. He spent a year with the team, working in sales and marketing, through Hull Business Training Centre.
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Mountaineer Ellis Stewart helped North Lindsey College in Scunthorpe celebrate 15 apprenticeship stars, with TG Sowerby Developments Ltd boss Steve Sowerby handed a lifetime achievement gong.
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Flixborough piling specialist CMP Barker has invested in two apprentices, Jack Tyler, 19, and Sasha Jackson, 21, as it looks to scale up for the upcoming Lincolnshire Lakes project it is tendering for.
From Louth to LA: Richard is the international man for Mystery GRIMSBY-bor n entrepreneur, speaker, business developer and personalisation guru Richard Askam has joined international brand design agency Mystery as an advisory board member. The former wine merchant turned gifting specialist is tasked with using his extensive experience in business development, branding and packaging to help drive forward the company, which has offices in London and California. With 30 years’ experience across a range of industries, from the ashes of his family’s small chain of off-licences, he built one of the country’s most profitable independent wine merchants. Using it as a springboard for further innovation, he
created another start-up company, Intervino, which is now the UK’s largest personalised gift business that has delivered significant profit for global brands, such as Barclays, Interflora, Coca-Cola, Unilever and United Biscuits. “I am delighted to have joined the award-winning brand design agency Mystery as advisory board member,” he said. “I was a client of theirs three years ago, so I know their skills very well indeed and look forward to working with the team to help them deliver their growth strategy.” Mr Askam believes passionately that success relies on a company’s ability to interact personally with every individual client –
regardless of organisational size or geographic location. His vision, attitude and ideas have helped develop a variety of organisations, including Royal Mail, The Pack Hub and Pipers Crisps. Dan Einzig, founder and chief executive of Mystery, said: “I’m really excited about Rich joining the team as an advisory board member. His wealth of experience with food and beverage consumer brands, his entrepreneurial business knowledge and his experience as a client of Mystery, combined with his enthusiasm to help grow Mystery into a world class consultancy, is exactly the kind of force we need to advance the business.”
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FAMILIAR face in the renewables industry has returned to Port of Grimsby East.
Chris Holden, a key figure in the early development of offshore wind in North East Lincolnshire with RES, has taken the role of general manager with Offshore Painting Services. He joins the ambitious business founded in Liverpool by brothers Paul and David Jones, heading up the Grimsby office. Mr Holden, a director and past chairman of Grimsby Renewables Partnership, worked alongside wind farm developers and operators for five years before joining training organisation AIS as it arrived at HCF Catch in Stallingborough. Now he has returned to the operations side of the sector. Paul said: “This appointment underlines our commitment to the area, and it is great that we have been able to attract someone like Chris. He buys in to what we believe in, what we are about and what we want to do. “We really want local people, we have an interest in the area, and that’s what we are looking to do, and have done.” OPS currently has 16 people working at Hull, eight on the Dudgeon pre-assembly and the same again on Race Bank at Green Port Hull. A framework contract with MHI Vestas on Humber Gateway also kicks in again next month, working from the established E.on base, just across the dock from the Faringdon Road base. Mr Holden, who also worked for Anglia Water for several years before joining the offshore wind industry, said: “It is great to be able to see the boats on the water again from the office, it brings me back to where I was extremely happy. “To see the investment continuing, with the new boat hoist and the emerging marine control centre is great. It is all good for the borough. “I have seen a lot of companies come along, including the likes of Dong Energy and James Fisher, and it is great to be part of another
City ceremony ‘cloathes’ Chris EXECUTIVE director of Grimsby’s Ultimate Group, Chris Tonge, has been cloathed as a Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. The traditional ceremony was held last month at Stationers’ Hall in the City of London. He joins a select band of senior executives from a range of trades within the visual and graphic communications industries, from office products, paper, print, publishing, packaging, newspapers, broadcasting and online media. Founded in 1403 when manuscript writers and illuminators formed a guild, they received Royal Charter in 1557, becoming a Livery Company in 1560. Ultimate is a specialist in flexographic and digital printing, and a strong supporter of the food sector.
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SIGNING UP: Chris Holden signs his contract to take the role of general manager at Offshore Painting Services in Grimsby. Looking on are, David Jones, left, managing director, and Paul Jones, director. company joining this environment in this capacity to build on what is going on. “We all know what is coming and it is great to be with a company that can see the potential for more growth in Grimsby.” He will remain as a director of GRP. As previously reported, OPS was set up by Mr Jones after he realised the scale of
opportunity when posted to Mostyn Docks for a job for a general industrial painter. He found himself working on wind turbine components alongside RWE and Siemens. Eight years on and he and his brother employ more than 40 people, having also brought forward a 16,000 sq ft training facility in the north west.
Family and IT boost for law firm TWO new positions have been created to aid clients of Scunthorpe law firm QualitySolicitors Bradbury Roberts & Raby. The family law department, headed by partner Sue Rands, has appointed legal executive Gill Dent so the firm can continue to accommodate its growing client base. She brings a wealth of experience to the role, including care proceedings, private law children’s matters, divorce and ancillary relief matters. Gill regularly represents clients at county court hearings and the Family Proceedings Courts, in order to reach the best possible outcome if an agreement cannot be negotiated. She said: “I am pleased to be part of such a client-focused firm. I am looking
WELCOME: Gill Dent, left, and David Cottis. forward to working as part of the team to achieve the best results possible for the clients.” As the Laneham Street team continues to refine its communications infrastructure, so that all departments integrate seamlessly, David Cottis has joined as IT support officer. He brings a wealth of relevant experience in
multiple business sectors, mainly within the Scunthorpe area. He will be responsible for not only maintaining all of the firm’s IT systems, but also exploring new and evolving technologies, which will enhance QualitySolicitors Bradbury Roberts & Raby’s service levels. David said: “I’m delighted to be part of a
dynamic and forward-thinking law firm, which prioritises investing in technology for the benefit of clients. I’m looking forward to some exciting challenges ahead and being able to make a positive impact on business development.” Assistant practice manager Clare Appleyard said: “As a firm we always strive to deliver the best quality service to our clients and recruiting David and Gill will definitely assist us to take this commitment forward. “The creation of an IT department is certainly a great leap forward for the firm as a whole and I hope it shows that we are indeed a modern high-street practice that can meet the growing challenges of a technology-centric world.’’
A WOMAN who has based a career out of integrating education and employment has taken the helm at Modal Training, the £7 million maritime and logistics facility in Immingham. Ann Newlove has been welcomed as business manager, having worked with Grimsby Institute as a consultant on the project. She said: “Having been involved in the redevelopment of the Modal Training site for the last 12 months, I had already bought into the vision of what Modal is about, so when the role of business manager came up, I felt it was an opportunity I had to go for. “I’ve been passionate about developing skills across the Humber region for nearly a decade, so it’s a privilege to lead the team at this new state-of-the-art facility, supporting so many sectors central to this region’s resurgence.” Mrs Newlove hails from Hull, and after working in the private sector in imports, felt a career with a “stronger social purpose” was her calling. She joined the bidding team for the city’s Building Schools For The Future scheme, working under Sam Whitaker who has led on the Modal project, when he was chief executive of the £300 million programme to rebuild and refurbish Hull’s schools. “My role wasn’t specifically construction related, it was focused on added value, about how the buildings were going to be used, about the apprenticeship programmes and developing employer and education links,” Mrs Newlove said. That scheme spanned 2009 to 2014, when she set up her own project management consultancy and also worked for Humber Local Enterprise Partnership on the Humber Skills Pledge initiative, while Mr Whitaker joined Grimsby Institute as director of strategic projects. The pair were reunited with the mother-of-two first appointed in a consultancy role to deliver the capital build at the former Engie Fabricom site on Middleplatt Lane.
New development role FIRST Media has appointed Freddie King as business development manager for conferences and events. It comes as the Louth-based business invests in event production to add to a strong presence in visual design. The Fairfield Industrial Estate company is a media partner for the Football Association and has delivered events for Bondholders and supported the design and production of international summits. Director Shane Traill said: “We warmly welcome Freddie to the team at an exciting time for the company. “With a strong reputation for delivering professional, innovative events for local, national and international clients, the events arm of the business has really started to make its mark. “Due to this success we are now investing heavily in our event production strategy and are pleased Freddie is here to help us progress.” Freddie is described as a conscientious and experienced sales and events professional, having organised and delivered conferences and exhibitions for clients within the healthcare sector.
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HE final piece of the Hyundai Ioniq jigsaw has been put in place at the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show with the launch of the Ioniq Plug-in.
audience, says the Korean company. As the world’s first car to offer three electrified powertrains, the Ioniq is the flag bearer for the Hyundai’s ambitious plan to launch 14 eco cars in the next three years – including five hybrids, four plug-in It is which is due to arrive in UK hybrids, four electric cars and one A 1984 Chevrolet S10 Truck developing more than showrooms in July. fuel-cell electric vehicle. 900bhp will be going under the hammer at Classic The Plug-in is the last model to be Since its launch the Ioniq Hybrid Car Auctions’ sale at the Birmingham NEC on April launched in the three car Ioniq has received 13 European awards, 1-2, estimated at fetching between £30,000 and range and follows the introduction with several Car of the Year titles, a £35,000. of the Hybrid and Electric versions 2016 Red Dot design award and a The classic American five-star Euro NCAP rating in pick-up houses a freshly in the second half of last year. Its recognition of its outstanding built 7.0-litre ‘Big Block’ introduction makes e-mobility safety. Chevy V8 engine linked more accessible to a wider to a rebuilt TH400 Andy Frost manual gearbox, meaning the truck produces 640hp naturally aspirated. With the inclusion of a Nitrous Oxide kit, the truck can produce over 900bhp, similar to a McLaren P1. The modifications mean that the truck has been tested and documented to travel from 0-60mph in an amazing 1.3 seconds, 0-124ph in 5.6 seconds and on to a top speed of over 150mph. Totally road legal and driven regularly on the road over the years, the truck features a full roll cage with added safety features plus creature comforts like heating and electric windows.
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The Plug-in model combines Hyundai’s new 105PS, 1.6 GDI direct-injection petrol, four-cylinder engine with a 45 kW (61 PS) electric motor powered by a 8.9 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery to give an electric driving range up to 63 km while reducing CO2 emission to 26 g/km* and an astonishing claimed fuel consumption of 256mpg on the official combined cycle. The power train is mated to a 6-speed dual-clutch transmission with different driving modes. At the launch of the car in Geneva,
Hyundai Motor Europe’s chief operating officer, Thomas Schmid, told how the company was “continuing to electrify Europe with the introduction of the Ioniq Plug-in”. “It is another step towards our goal to launch 14 eco cars until 2020 worldwide, to reduce emissions and to make future mobility more appealing to a wider audience,” he said. Read Hyundai represent the brand in Grimsby, with the flagship showroom on Hewitts Business Park.
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VW Crafter takes title VOLKSWAGEN’S all-new Crafter has been named van of the year in the VansA2Z awards. It was also voted Best Large Panel Van. The judges praised the new generation Crafter, the first that’s 100 per cent VW and is built at a new production plant in Poland, for raising the bar in just about every department of its market sector. They described the Crafter’s drivetrains, refinement and handling as ‘superb’ and said the Volkswagen feels solid as a rock. New Crafter is making its UK debut at next month’s Commercial Vehicle Show at the Birmingham NEC and customer deliveries of front-wheel drive models will commence in May. Rear-wheel drive, 4Motion and automatic transmission variants will follow later in the year, along with a range of chassis cabs and factory-fitted conversions, including minibuses.
TOYOTA heralds a serious return to the performance hatch market with the world debut of the new Yaris GRMN at the Geneva Motor Show. The Yaris GRMN is a full-blooded and highly tuned car, inspired and influenced by the marque’s return to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2017 with Toyota Gazoo Racing and the Yaris WRC after a 17-year break from the competition. GRMN stands for Gazoo Racing tuned by Meister of Nurburgring and was created in honour of Hiromu Naruse, Toyota’s chief test driver who died in June 2010 in a LFA test car. The motorsport influence in the new model is evident with features such as a special paint finish – white with red and black flash detailing on the bonnet and sills – echoing the livery of Toyota’s WRC car. Toyota called on its European teams to design the Yaris GRMN and develop its engine and interior, while all production will be handled by Toyota Motor
Manufacturing France at its plant in Valenciennes. The Yaris GRMN is powered by a 1.8-litre supercharged engine which will produce more than 205bhp. The suspension has been tuned through testing on the Nürburgring’s Nordschleife circuit and benefits from significant input from Toyota Gazoo Racing’s motorsport activities. It features a Torsen limited-slip differential for better traction and handling. The car is also equipped with high performance brakes with large, ventilated discs and four-pot front callipers. The Yaris GRMN is available only in three-door form, sits on 17-inch multi-spoke alloys and is fitted with a special black wing-type rear spoiler. Although GRMN models have previously been sold in Japan, the new Yaris GRMN will be the first to be marketed in Europe and will be on sale from early 2018. Toyota is represented in northern Lincolnshire by John Roe of Grimsby.
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News GOOD ADVICE: Far left, Jonathan Davidson, representing Centrica, and Pete Rose, director of 3Q Industrial Services, are welcomed to the latest Grimsby Renewables Partnership meeting by director Kurt Christensen, right. Left, a technician from Dyas Electrical in Grimsby working on a Lincs turbine, under the control of Centrica.
Offshore wind pre-qualification why it shouldn’t be a pushover T
HE importance of rigorous procurement procedures in the burgeoning offshore wind sector was explained to an industry audience by the first investor in the Humber. A key figure in Centrica’s operations in the renewables revolution, Jonathan Davidson addressed Grimsby Renewables Partnership. And he told how working with the developers was key to gaining a foothold in the market, and how they are receptive when it comes to helping navigate the criteria. But while convenient trade and local content is attractive, safety is absolutely paramount. Mr Davidson said: “The reputation of the operator is so important, and the safety culture is imperative. “There are 19 key parts in a nacelle, and every one could kill you. That’s why it is so important to work with people who respect safety a much as we do. The kind of environment we are working in, it is so important we are safe in what we do. If you can jump through the safety hoops you are there. The rest is rough information. Safety is the hardest part of the form, the rest are checks.” Not belittling the other aspects, he said certain questions were there for assurance too. “Longevity of supply is important, these are long-term commitments out there, so financial probity of the supplier is also important. “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. “We are not in the business of trying to stop suppliers. If you have a pre-qualification form in front of you it is because we have a need and we want to trade. If you need help just pick up the phone. “It is a formal contract process, we don’t just decide we want to trade with Joe Bloggs Ltd because he is a great guy and makes great coffee. We need to know his is in harmony with our policies. If we need to trade with you, we will help you, and knowing Siemens and Dong Energy, if you have something they need they will help you.” Pete Rose, director of 3Q Industrial Supplies, told how his business was founded in a bedroom in 2002, and now employs 25 people, from Grimsby’s Gilbey Road, providing stores management and
engineering solutions. “If a customer sends you a ‘pre-qual’ it is because they want to use you, it is not the obstacle,” he said. “Buying local is not a right, as a local supplier you have to comply. Selling the product is no longer enough, any product or service you offer, there will be another choice in the town. We know we have to offer services to changing businesses in an ever-changing market, and we believe excellent service isn’t governed by the size of the business. We have invested as a business to ensure our services meet the needs.
“Our business relationship is continually evolving and developing.” Kurt Christensen, the GRP director hosting the monthly event, underlined the importance of following the procurement steps. As managing director of Windpower Support, he has worked closely with Centrica. Telling members how he went from supplying a £28 padlock to £1.5 million of work a year with Centrica, he said: “If a bolt on a turbine is wrong, it can cause £10 million worth of damage and
seriously hurt someone.” He encouraged businesses to spend time with the developers whenever possible, highlighting an upcoming opportunity. “If we get Triton Knoll in the Humber, in Grimsby or on the South Bank of the river, it is a big feather in the cap for everybody. It is not a given it is going to be Grimsby, but there is a very good chance it is going to be Grimsby. “When supply chain events are held get your names down quick, they are going to be spending a lot of money in the area.”
100 up for GRP GRIMSBY Renewables Partnership has welcomed its 100th member of the year. Murphy Plant Ltd has joined the group, which helps unite companies with large developers in the offshore wind sector. Murphy is a new entity from J Murphy & Sond Ltd, the company that was won major onshore cable route work with Dong Energy around North East Lincolnshire. It was announced at the latest monthly meeting.
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DELEGATION: Visiting the UTC, from left, John Kowalko, representative Delaware House of Representatives, Dr Marion Gold, Commissioner Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission; Angela Monroe, acting director Maine Governor’s Energy Office: Luis Salaveria, director Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; Mark O’Reilly; Mary Green; Tom Simchak, policy adviser for energy at British Embassy Washington; Jennifer Dunn, prosperity programme manager at British Embassy Washington; Scott Morgan, director of State Clearinghouse California Governors Office; and Matthew Nelson, director of Electric Power Division of Massachusetts Utility Commission. Above, within Humber UTC, with Mr Downing.
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S Government delegates visited the Humber University Technical College in Scunthorpe to learn about what it has to offer as part of a wider visit to the area. Representatives from Massachusetts, Oregon, Delaware, Maryland, Washington DC and Hawaii met with staff, governors and host members and partners of Team Humber Marine Alliance (THMA), before taking a tour of the facility. THMA was one of the founding partners of the UTC on Carlton Street, which is focused on engineering and renewables. The UTC offers a new concept in education for 14 to 19-year-olds giving students the
opportunity to study at a specialist institution equipped to the highest standards and linked to industry. The event saw it relaunch its Employer Engagement programme to develop a closer relationship with industry. Introductions were made by leader of North Lincolnshire Council, Councillor Rob Waltham, UTC principal Andrew Downing and Mark O’Reilly, chief executive and chairman of THMA, and a director and governor of the UTC. Speaking at the event, John Kowalko, a representative of the state of Delaware, said: “I wanted to get an opportunity to see first-hand this success story. I am impressed with what I have seen.” Councillor Waltham said: “It is great
to meet people from the US and talk about opportunities. I think there are some great opportunities to work together. This college is a great example for how we can unite central government and local government.” Mr Downing said: “We have a real belief that we need to be thinking big. We have a very simple philosophy. We will develop students in the engineering sector.” Afterwards, Mr O’Reilly said: “It has been a brilliant event following on from bringing a group across in September last year. They were really impressed with what they saw.” Port facilities in Hull and Grimsby were also taken in, as well as the HCF Catch facility at Stallingborough.
Organisations unite east and west coasts TWO leading maritime organisations have joined forces to stimulate growth in marine, ports and energy business in the North. Team Humber Marine Alliance and Mersey Maritime have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at collaborating and presenting a united front in the Northern Powerhouse initiative. Mark O’Reilly, chief executive of THMA, said: “This agreement strengthens the offer of the North West and the Yorkshire and Humber regions. We are united in our mission to win more business for our members and our combined wealth of skills and capabilities are a force to be reckoned with. “Both areas have made great strides with transfor mational investments and we want to capitalise on these opportunities, enhance the skills base and create sustainable jobs.” It is expected that the initiative will encourage member companies to enter into joint ventures, catalyse innovation as well as increase access to funding and skills development. The two organisations have
M62 MOU: Team Humber Marine Alliance and Mersey Maritime sign a Memorandum of Understanding at the third Mersey Maritime Industry Awards in the presence of: David Dingle, chairman of Carnival (Cunard & P&O Cruises) and chairman of Maritime UK; Jacqueline Foster, Conservative MEP for the North West and spokesman on Transport and Tourism; Anne O’Byrne, Deputy Mayor of Liverpool City Council; Phil Davies Leader, of Wirral Council; John Hulmes, chairman Mersey Maritime; Camilla Carlbom, vice-chairman of Team Humber Marine Alliance and chair of Carlbom Shipping; Chris Shirling-Rooke, chief executive Mersey Maritime and Mark O’Reilly. been in talks since they were introduced in 2015 through a UK Northern Powerhouse trade mission visiting offshore wind regions and organisations in the USA. This initiative builds upon a growing relationship between the Humber and Mersey regions across academia, public sector and business, aided in part by
Dong Energy’s dual coast operations. Chris Shirling-Rooke, chief executive of Mersey Maritime, said: “We are really excited to have signed this agreement with Team Humber Marine Alliance. THMA is an excellent organisation that has done a lot of good work in the marine and offshore sector in
the Yorkshire and Humber region. “Team Humber has the same vision as Mersey Maritime and by working together, sharing industry knowledge and best practices we hope to significantly increase activity and investment in the maritime industry across the two regions we represent.”
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Plots away! Airport business park now cleared for take-off P
LANS to get the next phase of Humberside Airport Business Park off the ground have been outlined.
Commercial property specialists have been appointed, with a clear plan of how the 42 acres site could be developed. More than 30 businesses are now located in the 17 hectares, and recent development activity includes the £5 million BAE Systems national training academy, the construction of a £7 million 100-bed Hampton by Hilton hotel due to open this year, as well as an improved airport entrance road system. Deborah Zost, Humberside Airport’s managing director, said: “Humberside Airport Business Park is perfectly located for local, regional and international business. The airport is the gateway to the region and as it is part of the Humber Enterprise Zone, businesses locating here enjoy benefits and incentives, including business rate discounts, simplified planning and superfast broadband. We’re located close to the motorway network giving businesses access to 75 per cent of UK manufacturing within a four-hour drive. This, along with the range of worldwide destinations available through the airport, has played a vital role in the growth of the airport-based business park.” The airport has appointed pan-Humber operator Clark Weightman and Mullenger Consulting, the eponymous brand of former managing director of Manchester Airports Group Property, Stephanie Mullenger, to take it forward. Manchester Airports Group is the former owner of Humberside, having sold it to resident airline Eastern Group in August 2012. The business park, which has well established aviation sector companies as well as Henderson Insurance, RBP and Agrimin on site, offers land and development opportunities capable of supporting new commercial development from 5,000 up to 128,000 sq ft, including up to 29,000 sq ft of hangar space, 63,000 sq ft of office space and 128,000 sq ft of warehousing. Occupiers will have the chance to build premises alongside the 200,000 sq ft of existing commercial property at the business park. Humberside Airport has frequent scheduled
PRESTIGE GATEWAY: Humberside Airport. Inset, Deborah Zost and Carl Bradley. flights to Amsterdam and Aberdeen, charter flights to sun destinations and regular offshore helicopter operations to North Sea installations, where offshore wind is likely to be a growth user.
Carl Bradley, director at Clark Weightman, said: “I think if you have a business that is northern Lincolnshire / Humber orientated and you want a prestige location to set up a headquarters or manufacturing base, then the
airport has a real pull. It ticks a lot of boxes, in terms of geography and transport links, and there is also the context of it being an exciting place to be. If you do travel internationally then it offers added value. It has a lot going for it.”
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SLICE of the £6.5 million food enterprise zone win from the Government’s Local Growth Fund has been welcomed in Grimsby.
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Enterprise Partnership – will see enabling development rolled out. Councillor Peter Wheatley, pictured, portfolio holder for the economy at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “The confirmation of this grant is fantastic news. We’ve been working with both the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership and developers on these proposals, which are likely to see new food manufacturing space created on Europarc and an associated logistics building created. “This development will further support the economic growth of North East Lincolnshire and is a part of the wider jigsaw of proposals to create a strong economy in our area.” The flagship estate at Grimsby’s western entrance is closing in on 20 years of employment, with the first buildings opened back in 1998. Then Government regeneration agency English Partnerships worked with the local authority and Humber-based developer Wykeland to open up the site. While food and allied businesses have been a key driver, from the early days of Baxters, Headland Foods and Ultimate Group as initial investors to the rapid growth of Morrisons’ seafood operations more recently, and the New England Seafood Group’s plans for the acquired Albert Darnell, it is not exclusive. Motorhome manufacturer Auto-Trail has recently expanded there having enjoyed a long tenure and Lincs Doors, while supplying food factories as part of a wider offer, is firmly in the fabrication category. In Haith’s the bird food industry is also covered, while an office park and managed office space, around Humber Seafood Institute, is also popular. Making the announcement, Local Growth Minister Andrew Percy, who is also MP for Brigg and Goole, said: “This latest £29 million of funding will make a real difference to people in Greater Lincolnshire. As well as creating new jobs and supporting businesses, we’re investing in the next generation with a new skills programme to improve access to further education. It will give young people the tools they need to reach their potential. “It is further proof that we will back the people of Greater Lincolnshire with resources to get the region firing on all cylinders, now and in years to come.” Developments in Holbeach and Hemswell Cliff
2018 ONWARDS ... A computer aided look at development sites being actively marketed on the existing Europarc site, looking south, with the A180 heading into Grimsby right to left, in blue.
2008: Looking north east from over the A180. Here the office development is partly complete. There has been little production new build since, but some expansion and welcome take-over of vacated sites.
1998: South west from the Humber bank. The Innovation Centre is the only building, with Great Grimsby Business Park in the foreground, including much smaller operations at Five Star Fish and Seachill. make up the three zones to benefit. Greater Lincolnshire LEP chair Ursula Lidbetter MBE, pictured, said: “This announcement marks a further step in the growth of our economy and is an endorsement of our Strategic Economic Plan. In every
experience I have had of backing local people and local initiatives, the results have exceeded expectations. “Our LEP will be focusing closely on the schemes announced and on delivering our growth promises.”
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Investor’s Westgate Business Park swoop serves to ‘underline confidence in the commercial market’
SOLD ON: Westgate Business Park, South Humberside Industrial Estate, Grimsby. Inset, Andrew Clark.
CONFIDENCE in the area has been underlined by the acquisition of Grimsby’s Westgate Business Park. Located within South Humberside Industrial Estate, it features 15-purpose built showroom, trade counter and office buildings, producing an annual rent of £177,200. Brought forward by Hull-based Allenby Construction – now Allenby Commercial – in August 2002, the Estate Road Two site is home to the likes of Viking Hardware, Chris Gunster Motorbike Specialists, Marhsall Brewson, Sylvester Keal and Supreme Bathrooms. It has been bought from the original developer by a private regional investor. Acting on his behalf, Andrew Clark, of Clark Weightman, said: “Westgate Business Park offers opportunity for a good spread of income, secured with good tenants with some potential for rental growth, with modern purpose-built buildings on one of Grimsby’s leading industrial estates. “This acquisition definitely shows confidence in the area.” It is understood the undisclosed deal was done with a pro-active investor making the approach for a site not on the market. The first phase saw conversion of an existing building, with new units constructed after. Premises range from 2,500 sq ft to 40,000 sq ft, with Westside valued at £3 million when construction began on what was the former Brittanic Timber site. Proceeds will be used for further development by Allenby, the company that has just completed construction of phase one of The Trade Yard, a 2.5-acres site off Scunthorpe’s Mannaberg Way. As reported late last year, Toolstation has moved in to half of the first 10,000 sq ft phase. Phase two, creating units between 2,500 and 20,000 sq ft, is to follow. Work began there after it sold the nearby Parkway Business Park in 2015.
Planning partnership’s plaudits built on hitting deadline targets N
ORTH East Lincolnshire Council and its partner Engie have together been recognised as one of the best performing local planning authorities in the UK.
It constantly hits delivery targets, allowing developers to progress proposals efficiently, statistics have underlned. Now the success has seen it shortlisted for the Royal Town Planning Institute’s Awards, with the partnership reaching the finals in the Local Authority Planning Team of the Year category, recognising Planning Excellence in 2017. In its sixth year, the partnership is recognised in the national statistics as one of the best performing local planning authorities in the UK which includes 100 per cent of major planning applications dealt within 13 weeks or in an agreed time and 98 per cent of minor and other applications dealt within eight weeks or in an agreed time. Moreover the authority has been recognised by the Planning and Advisory Service and Department for Communities and Local Government as an exemplar in
MARCUS ASQUITH: Absolutely delighted. terms of process and delivery. Councillor David Watson, portfolio holder for energy and environment at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “It’s a credit to the team that this is the second time they’ve reached the finals of these national awards. “They’ve earned local and
June 15. Marcus Asquith, account director at Engie, said: “We are absolutely delighted to once again be announced as finalists for the Local Authority Planning Team of the Year. “The statistics speak for themselves and demonstrate the outstanding progress the partnership team has made. “The planning team offer a first-class service to encourage and enable the right developments in the right places, facilitating the development and growth of the area.” This year saw nearly a 40 per cent increase in entrants and the judges have shortlisted 90 finalists across 14 categories, with an overall winner awarded the Silver Jubilee COUNCILLOR DAVID WATSON: ‘A Cup. credit to the team.’ Stephen Wilkinson, president of the Royal Town Planning Institute, national recognition for their efficient and proactive approach to said: “The finalists represent some outstanding contributions to the whole planning service and built relationships that are helping planning which are making a positive impact for the community to generate investment and create and environment. jobs in North East Lincolnshire.” “The judges will find it difficult The winners will be announced choosing the winners given the during a ceremony held at Milton Court at The Barbican, London, on high calibre of entries this year.”
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INVEST IN IMMINGHAM: Immingham West Fire Station. Inset, Steve Topham, left, and David Blades. Below, inside the base.
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* Landmark building, Suitable for industrial or leisure use (STPC) * Equipped Fish & Chip shop, Sea front location with 24 outside/inside * Ripe for redevelopment covers * Approx. 12,700 sqft/1180 sqm on 3 levels, Yard/car park * Modern equipment, Investment income from 2 flats approx. £11,180 p.a. approx. 7334 sqft/682 sqm, EPC Rating G * Conservation Area location, On street Parking, EPC Rating E
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fire behaviour training units, breathing apparatus chamber complex, heavy goods vehicle trailer, open water facilities and a silo, which ensures that A significant investment has new recruits will be put been made at the Rosper Road through their paces in a safe, site after recruitment returned challenging and realistic to Humberside Fire and environment. Rescue Service for the first Humberside Fire and Rescue time in nearly a decade. Service’s director of service To complement the new support, Steve Topham, said intake, a significant that thanks to Hobson & investment was agreed to Porter, which has offices in transform the station into a Hull and Lincoln, the station purpose-built training facility. extension was able to be Pan-Humber construction completed in time for the New firm Hobson & Porter Year arrival of new recruits, completed works at the site despite a very tight which plays a key role in programme of works. protecting South Bank The former Cromwell Road industry. firefighter, who worked in the The Immingham West construction industry briefly facility has been fitted out before donning a yellow with a host of new amenities, helmet more than 20 years ago, including living quarters, said: “It was essential that the modernised shower and facility was completed in time changing facilities, improved for the beginning of our break-out areas and a bespoke 13-week firefighter course. Any teaching classroom. delay would have meant serious disruption to the tight A refurbished outdoor training schedule. training area has been developed with a marine “It looked as though we may firefighting unit, compartment have been delayed at one point,
but Hobson & Porter pulled out all stops to ensure the project was ready and the facility open on-schedule. The team’s professionalism and dedication to completing their work was outstanding, and their communication with the service was second to none.” Hobson & Porter, behind Dong Energy’s award-winning Westermost Rough offshore wind farm base on Grimsby’s Royal Dock, is now working on its third Humberside Fire and Rescue project in two years in Hull, Bransholme, following Clough Road in 2015. Business development director David Blades said: “For the projects at Clough Road and Immingham West we were required to work to a tight programme in order to get the new facilities open and ready for operation. “We have received positive feedback and we hope the upgrade at Bransholme will be just as well-received when work is complete.”
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Commercial Property Small business rate relief changes come in
INFRASTRUCTURE: The new Immingham Pumping Station, part of the huge improvement project along the A160.
Engineering excellence T
HE £90 million scheme to improve the link between Port of Immingham and the motorway network has won a top award from The Institution of Civil Engineers.
The massive project, which has seen the highway upgraded to a dual carriageway, improving access and opening up undeveloped land, won the Centenary Award at the Yorkshire and Humber regional event. Commissioned by Highways England, it was designed by Jacobs and delivered by Costain. And the team behind the improvement scheme came top of the category for projects worth £5 million or more, with the presentation made by Institution of Civil Engineers president, Professor Tim Broyd, at a gala dinner at the National Railway Museum in York. Mark Duquemin, ICE awards secretary for Yorkshire and Humber, said: “With an excellent safety performance, this impressive project has delivered a great improvement to access at the Port of Immingham. We were impressed by all aspects of the project, which included building the sliding of the Rosper Rail Bridge across the
BIG PUSH: The railway bridge is slid into place.
SECTOR: Business rate relief for small businesses is changing from April 1. You can get small business rate relief if your property’s rateable value is less than £15,000 (from April 2017) and your business only uses one property. And from April 1, you won’t pay business rates on a property with a rateable value of £12,000 or less – replacing the previous threshold of £6,000 or less. For properties with a rateable value of between £12,001 and £14,999, the rate of relief will go down gradually from 100 per cent nothing. For example, if your rateable value is £13,500, you’ll get 50 per cent off your bill. If your rateable value is £14,250, you’ll get approximately 25 per cent off. If your property has a rateable value of under £51,000, you are still considered to be a small business. But if you don’t qualify for small business rate relief above – if your property has a rateable value of more than £15,000 – your bill will be calculated using the small business multiplier (0.466). This is lower than the standard one paid by small businesses whose properties have a value of £51,000 or more (who pay a multiplier of 0.479). Additionally, charities and community amateur sports clubs can apply for a charitable rate relief of 80 per cent if a property is used for charitable purposes, but in certain cases can be considered for the remaining 20 per cent, which would entitle them to 100 per cent rate relief. In addition to the £3.6 billion transitional relief which was announced in November, the Government will provide £435 million of further support for businesses facing significant increases. This includes: ● Support for those losing Small Business Rate Relief to limit increases in their bills ● Providing local authorities with funding to support £300 million of discretionary relief, to allow them to provide support to individual cases ● The government will also introduce a £1,000 business rate discount for public houses with a rateable value of up to £100,000, subject to state aid limits for businesses with multiple properties, for one year from April 1, 2017.
COMMERCIAL country’s busiest freight railway line in a three-day period. It is a worthy winner in a very tight field of excellent projects.” Port of Immingham is one of the UK’s largest, handling around 10 per cent of the country’s cargo market. The improvements aim to improve the safety of road users and local communities, reduce traffic congestion and improve journey time, as well as attracting investment to the area.
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Driving innovation for the next generation Anita Pace, chair of the Bondholders marketing organisation writes a new column for Business Telegraph OVER the last two decades, there has been a growing realisation that the long term economic performance of nations, businesses and industries is dependant on their ability to exploit technological innovation. Those prepared to be bold, to reinvent themselves or to develop pioneering techniques, are growing at a greater pace. Earlier this month, Bondholders held its first Breakfast Event of 2017, with a focus on how the Humber is driving innovation to boost productivity. The event recognised the Humber’s strengths within internationally established industries including energy, manufacturing and engineering, and how the bravery of those pioneering within these sectors is contributing to the future growth of the UK. From new business investment to the development of cutting-edge technologies, and to the significant job roles they are creating, the Humber was identified as the ‘one to watch’ set in the context of an emerging city region. Poignantly, demonstrating home-grown expertise, delegates heard from two exceptional examples of regional innovation in business – Spencer Group and Swift Group. Some great statistics were also shared by Centre for Cities analyst and keynote speaker, Ed Clarke, who advised that within Yorkshire & the Humber, 75 per cent of jobs lie within cities, while making up just 24 per cent of the UK’s landmass. Other salient points included the opportunity for smaller cities to be more dynamic and diverse to set them apart from their larger counterparts. The role of the wider region in the context of its importance to a city’s success was also acknowledged, with the city providing the job opportunities and the wider area providing valuable workers. It came as no surprise to learn that growth lies within those cities that have a higher/increasing proportion of high skilled jobs. This drives innovation, wage growth and the local economy. People and skills are the biggest indicator of how successful a city is. What is clear is that the most successful cities have reinvented themselves, adapting to the 21st century, and have moved to a knowledge-based economy. It’s great to see the wealth of businesses across our region demonstrating innovation in different forms – from traditional research and development to new product and service development, process and infrastructure and strategic development. This, together with a continued effort to harvest talent locally, and to recruit expertise that will support the next generation, means we’re well on our way to building a lasting legacy for the region, with a knowledge-rich society that will really put us on the map.
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OULD this be a future hop from the Humber?
Ambitious plans have been announced by companies from three European nations this past month to develop an island in the middle of the North Sea to service offshore wind. The shallow Dogger Bank zone has been identified by TenneT TSO in Holland and Germany, and Energinet.dk in Denmark, with favourable conditions above and below the water. A trilateral agreement will now be signed in Brussels next week as they press on with developing a large renewable European electricity system in the North Sea. It is seen as a key part of accomplishing 2050 climate goals formulated in the Paris Agreement. The Power Link Island or islands, would aid interconnection of between 70,000 and 100,000 MW, allowing generation and transmission to the UK, Holland, Denmark, Germany, Norway and Belgium. It represents another quantum leap for the industry. Currently crews sail to
LAND AHOY: How the offshore wind connecting island could look if created in the North Sea. wind farms on a daily basis for operations and maintenance, with construction projects using accommodation barges to keep engineers out in the field. Race Bank and Hornsea will bring in a new generation of vessel for O&M which will take offshore wind closer to oil and gas, with fortnightly changes. An island concept could take it to a new level completely. No doubt all eyes will be on the development, and the opportunity to feed into it. Mark O’Reilly, chairman and chief executive of Team Humber Marine
Alliance, said: “I like the idea of it but I’d like to see more British involvement. “There are two aspects to it of course. Is it setting up a ‘new Grimsby’ somewhere else, or is it something other ports would feed? It is too early to say whether it is an actual opportunity for us. “We are seeing bigger vessels already, motherships carrying other vessels, it is Thunderbirds stuff, really incredible innovation the way industry has evolved. It needs to as well to get the costs down and take the industry forward again.”
Role written in the stars (or the Mail, or the YP)
OLD NEWS! The first edition of Business Telegraph. IT may no longer be only in black and white, but we’re pleased it is still read all over! Yes, Business Telegraph has turned 30 this past month, having been first launched as a regular monthly edition back on February 25, 1987. Now full colour – only achieved in the past 10 years – it can now be read in print and as an entire eBook, while stories from the edition populate one of our most recent launches, Humberbusiness.com. Having been the custodian for the past decade, I’m delighted it is a strong constant in an ever-changing media landscape. Another constant is the first ever front page advertiser too, Dataplan. I’m pleased to report it is still relieving payroll headaches the effective way, having expanded dramatically
from its humble Hainton Avenue origins. As for the other front page mentions, well Norsk Hydro closed the ammonium nitrate plant it was building back then in 2000, while Yara International, which emerged out of the re-organisation, remains a considerable force in the area. And Hartford Motors, now known as Hartwell, continues to sell Ford cars from Grimsby’s Corporation Road, although the “Tarmac-scorching” Sierra RS Cosworths and Scorpios may be a little harder to track down. What else were you doing in 1987? Listening to U2’s Joshua Tree and checking up on the pet rabbit after watching Glenn Close and Michael Douglas in Fatal Attraction of course...
Owls follow Zebras hoofmarks TOP TWO: President Phil Ascough and vice president Sally Booker. PHIL Ascough has become the new president of Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce, as it celebrates its 180th anniversary year. The author and former business editor of the Telegraph’s sister title, The Hull Daily Mail, was presented with the chains at the recent annual meeting. Sally Booker, from P&O Ferries, becomes the new vice president. Making his first speech, he explained that his first encounter with the Chamber was as a reporter with the Yorkshire Post in Hull during the
Eighties. He told how joining the Chamber was a priority when he set up his own media and PR consultancy, Ascough Associates, in 2009, having also previously worked for the BBC, Press Association and the Royal Gazette in Ber muda. “No other business organisation has the depth of knowledge, reach and influence at so many different levels as the Chamber of Commerce has – and that is as true today as at any time in my experience,” Mr Ascough said, telling his pride in taking the role.
A huge congratulations to all involved with Cleethorpes Town FC as they look forward to a visit to Wembley Stadium. I’m absolutely delighted for the team behind the team, and in particular David Mann, managing director of Pattesons Glass, whose sheer enthusiasm for the huge project is infectious. While developing a strong business
on South Humberside Industrial Estate, he has clearly helped bring business acumen to a community club with great plans for development at Linden Homes. I know Brigg Town’s successful adventure is regularly recounted by many involved. Let’s hope this one brings home the memories to last a lifetime too.
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