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Elsham Wold has just become the new headquarters for AKP Group, supplier to supermarket giant Morrisons and major chip manufacturer McCain. A state-of-the-art office block, temperature controlled potato storage facility and grading line, together with extensions to existing handling areas have just been completed, with the 13-year-old firm headed by Richard Arundel moving the whole administration back into the area from York. The son of Grimsby town centre and Freeman Street markets grocer David Arundel, who also used to act as a potato merchant to the area’s fish and chip shops, joined forces with Suffolk businessman Bruce Kerr in 1999. The former KP potato storage further increases has now been put employed, handling 120,000 tonnes Park on Grimsby’s flagship facility which has now been in place. Europarc development, will be of potatoes a year. Of that, 35,000 substantially developed, was tonnes are self-grown, with a officially opened this week by “We have taken two years to get acquired in 2007, when a project Agriculture and Horticulture to this,” said Mr Arundel. “We got growing group in this region and began to grow skin finished aroundBebe, another in Suffolk, the grant funding for storage and potatoes on the Isle of Axholme. aids, viasite dedicated productionDevelopment Board chairman NNOVATIVE floatation by Dave Laister John Godfrey CBE, himself a contributing the in balance. operations “Weswimwear wanted to show could facilities Taiwan, where around and we pool toys aregrading Business Editorin 2009, and North Lincolnshire farmer. built the storage throughout 2010, Recently employees were produce the required qualitybusiness 200 15 people are employed. ensuring a baby dave.laister@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk to be open for that harvest. We Mr Arundel added: “We’re added, with three graduate pound turnover locally that supermarkets were havThe multi-million blossoms internationally, have had potatoes in from 2010 and trainees also part of the company, looking forward to opening the buying in from Herefordshire, company now has another dedicated ing established an enviable From jackets to the first 2011, and thefloatation whole project has new cold store and grading facility specialising in growing, logistics Scotland or even importing,” he marsupplier coming on line in ket-leading position a first sealed – the Happy beenproven finished withpants the offices just – the uncharacteristic weather and technical elements, including said. “Morrisons backedwith us with it in Ma. uThe ritiuremaining s. agronomy conditions have brought us a ‘floater’ preto veYorkshire ntion. Forward now.Nappy, recognised as the only design and we went to protect against faecal Mrs Beach “We are in 30 challenging year, but the opening investment has seensaid: a fleet of six desire is to have morenappy leaks (the scrapped regional Splash About is an award-winning “Our – the offer producers has been significantly event is just rewards for everyone’s Mercedes rigs brought in to deliver quality potato local to development agency) putting countries and just trying to crack brand brought to Grimsby from as sales up.the potatoes to We customers, hard this widened site. It would cut have downramped on together a plan. We then tied the the US. have justwith beenthe taken on work. France by shareholding director primary Morrisons’ Offices have recently been transport costs. There is still a lot supply and got the “The new facility will not only byroute Amazon there, sopacking we are hoping Lesleychain Beachup five years ago. operations near Harrogate. established on Europarc, of potential, it will help the as a seven funding.” enable us to meet the demand of for big things. A former buy-out specialist in the environmental strong teamfootprint outgrewand her this adapted Keen to cultivate a prosperous our biggest customers, but we’ve That equated to £700,000. With “We spend a lot of money on food industry, she was introduced to Healing home, with a further four part of the world has the ability to future for Lincolnshire potato also successfully improved the Morrisons’ rapid growth in the research and development. We want and freshness of our the company by an investor she had now based in Chester. farmers, the 32,000sq ft storage quality retail world, the business has been grow some of the best potatoes in to lead the way and aspire to pioneer previously worked with, and is now the country, that is what wesought-after are Together they supply potatoes by reducing facility and 4,000 sq ft two storey propelled quickly, and working the baby and– learn-to-swim making waves in major global& majoring on.” to the likes of Boots, office development swimwear transportation, handling and using which drew market. with Eastoft-based L Harrison ● Continued on page two. mathe rkeinfrastructure ts. Argos, Jo Mamaninspiration the latestDIVE cold IN: store technologies.” from Genesis Office A total of Amazon 44 peopleand areJo now Co, to allow for Lesley Beach.
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IM Strawson, founder and managing director of Bradbury Group Ltd, the high-growth Scunthorpe-based manufacturer of steel doors, security grilles and cages, has won a prestigious regional business award.
ensure the success of their business, so I am honoured to have been recognised in this way. This award is not about individual effort though, it is for the hard working and talented team that I work with, without whom this achievement would not have been possible. “It’s fantastic to be recognised by my peers in this way and I’m really Last year’s Northern looking forward to the national Lincolnshire Business Person of finals in January to see how I the Year has become this year’s measure up against leaders from recipient of the EEF Future Manufacturing Awards’ Leadership across the UK.” He was selected by a panel of honour. judges drawn from business It recognises the significant leaders, industry experts and contribution made, and with the academics, wo were impressed with regional title now secured, he is his entrepreneurial vision that has put forward for the national title at helped the company grow an awards gala dinner in London significantly, and his contribution next month. to the local community through the Mr Strawson said: charitable enterprise Youth “Manufacturers work hard to Engineering Services.
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● continued from page one. “We are always looking for new ways to innovate. We are really into getting children active.” E-commerce, stock control, customer service and finance is based at the new office suite at The Innovation Centre, with the North West team providing PR, marketing and creative design, with both handling sales. The Chester office is headed up by fellow director Bernadette Spofforth, who brings a wealth of retail and manufacturing experience to the company. For Mrs Beach, Europarc has appealed with space there to facilitate a lot more growth, while staying close to the original home location. “When I started it was just me in the UK, in a spare bedroom at home in Healing. Then it was two of us, and three, then I converted a double garage when it was six of us. We went to seven and realised we had to move! “Now we want to keep the momentum going and really focus on our overseas sales strategy.” An accountant by profession, and lastly operations controller for Vion, Mrs Beach grew up in Doncaster, and settled in North East Lincolnshire with her husband. Of the switch in industry, which had seen her work at the Scunthorpe site, she said: “I always ended up on
MOVED IN: Lesley Beach, front centre, with the Grimsby team in the new office suite at The Innovation Centre, Europarc. the mergers and acquisitions teams, often buying and selling businesses and merging
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due diligence with him on Splash About, saw it, loved it and invested.” A waterproof neoprene design with high content nylon elastic ribbing around legs and waist gave the security pool operators were looking for with the first nappy product, and Splash About now supplies direct to the major swimming class providers. Issues with hygiene had been a barrier, with organisers struggling to secure pool time, when Desri Goodwin and her husband Robin brought the product to market. They also introduced the original removable float jacket where buoyancy aids could be adjusted as swimming progressed. “The inventing of these products was fantastic, it allowed the baby swimming industry to grow,” said Mrs Beach, describing the founders’ breakthrough. Under her direction the first ever wet suit for babies incorporating the nappy feature has been brought forward, so too Splash Pals, soothers designed for water play too. “Everyone gets involved in product development. I’m extremely lucky to have a dedicated and capable team, we all sew and all our children have been guinea pigs at some stage,” she added, stating that new products in 2017 “should change the face of baby and toddler swimming”.
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HE building of a new fast-response gas-fired power station at Brigg will begin in the spring after owner Centrica secured a 15 year agreement with the Government.
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The 50MW plant will sit alongside the existing facility, having been granted planning consent by North Lincolnshire Council in October. It is a new generation of small-scale generators, acting as a rapid response facility ‘a peaking plant’ to complement the increasing renewables offer. It could supply about 50,000 homes
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GO FOR GAS: The back-up power generation plant at Brigg Power Station will be built in the he new year. Right, Jorge Pikunic.
Ian Griffiths with energy requirements. Understood to represent an investment in the tens of millions, it is expected to commission in winter 2018. A similar plant at Peterborough was also part of the deal, as well as a 49MW battery storage facility at Roosecote, Cumbria, and a 370MW combined cycle plant at King’s Lynn, Norfolk. The Capacity Market Auction success unlocks £180 million of investments for Centrica. Jorge Pikunic, managing director of Centrica’s Distributed Energy & Power business, said: “We’re very pleased to be in a position to make these important investments in new flexible generation and battery storage, which will play a crucial
PORTS: A £1.8 million investment into Grimsby’s burgeoning maritime industry has roared into life, with the pride of the Humber renewables fleet – Rix Lion – the first dedicated wind farm vessel to be hoisted from the dock. The 26.3m vessel - which is 10.4m wide, and weighs about 100 tonnes - put the significant addition to the engineering, operations and maintenance hub to the test, passing with flying colours. It followed the smaller work boat Saint Edmund up the slip as the major project began to payback for the industry. The slipway systems at Port of Grimsby East have been completely transformed with new finger piers stretching out into the dock allowing the 200-tonne hoist to get out to vessels and bring them back to the reinforced quay.
role in securing power supplies and supporting network stability as more renewables come online.” The Brigg plant is to be built in place of the old fuel oil tanks, which were recently demolished as restructuring from the major review last year was implemented, which saw it classed as an embedded generator in Centrica’s portfolio. The new investment would be able to respond to a call for demand in just two minutes, and would feature five gas engines that would be housed within an engine hall, which would be nearly 11m high. Chimneys will be less than half the size of the 70m stacks recently removed from the steam cycle operation at the plant, which had
been in place since 1993. Together with ancillary equipment, the plant would fit on land just over half the size of a football pitch within the footprint of the existing site. Operated remotely, no new jobs will be created, with maintenance to be absorbed by existing teams. When plans were first announced in April, Ian Griffiths, Centrica’s generation manager at Brigg, said: “As more and more renewable projects are built, there’s an increasing need for small, flexible plants to be able to step in at times when the wind isn’t blowing or the sun isn’t shining. “What we’re proposing to build is a highly responsive plant that will work alongside the existing power
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STEEL: Industry minister Nick Hurd has visited British Steel’s Scunthorpe headquarters to meet with the management, owners and trade union leaders. Mr Hurd toured the company’s Rail Service Centre earlier this month, and held discussions with British Steel director Paul Martin and representatives from the company’s new owners, Greybull Capital. He said: “This Government has been clear that we want to do all we can to secure a viable UK steel sector, so it was great to be in Scunthorpe today to meet British Steel and see for myself the progress the company has made in such a short period of time. “This is further evidence that there really is a long-term sustainable future for steelmaking in this country and I look forward to working with British Steel moving forward.”
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Month in Review Investment mission may see Danish duo descend OFFSHORE WIND: A Danish corporate giant and a small family business could be the next inward investors to the Grimsby-area’s offshore wind supply chain. Semco Maritime, a producer of huge offshore platforms, and Stennevad, a personal protective equipment supplier, manufacturer and maintainer, have been on an official visit to the area this past month. Both spoke positively about the town, and the potential for the respective companies, with the aim to start on a small scale with the opportunity to build-up. Semco employs 1,500 people, and earlier this year won the contract to build three substations for Dong Energy’s Hornsea Project One, which will be operated out of the town. It was also responsible for the same equipment within Westermost Rough, which has been generating electricity for more than a year. Stennevad also has clients now operating in the area, and is keen to continue to serve them.
Double rosette delight LEISURE: A second AA Rosette has been bestowed on Laceby’s Oaklands Hall Hotel, to the delight of the strengthened team. Chef patron Steven Bennett’s investment in the kitchen and front of house to support The Comfy Duck restaurant and wider function facilities has been recognised by one of the leading guides to culinary excellence. It came immediately after an inspection on a Friday night last month, from a single diner amid nearly 100 covers, and a backdrop of two weddings at the Barton Street venue.
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IVE years of continuous investment have seen Allied Protek emerge as a key player in Grimsby’s cluster of engineering excellence. Latest technological developments are being adopted as the company forges its own future on a local, national and international level, within the footprint of a business built up by one of the sector’s forefathers. Paul Wilson heads up the Armstrong Street operation as capital projects director, and he has recently completed the purchase of the remaining part of what was his former employer’s flagship site, the vast West Marsh base of Jex Engineering. Until 2010 he was managing director there, latterly under the ownership of Redhall Group, having worked for Tony Jex MBE for 20 years, taking the top role when he stepped down following the sale in 2007. Now, following the initial take-over of a business set up by Chris McClellan on South Humberside Industrial Estate and consolidated through a time of huge financial uncertainty, he has led Allied Protek through a period of rapid growth, to the point where work in Europe, Asia and South America sits alongside support for the town’s strong food and chemical processing sectors. Reflecting on a heady first five years setting out under his own steam, Mr Wilson said: “It was a time after the banks had collapsed. With some private investment we managed to secure a foothold and we have progressed steadily. “We have continuously invested in all elements of the business. We were confident in our ability to serve a market, and the business
TEAM EFFORT: Paul Wilson, right, with Oliver Jenkins, business development manager, left, and Iain Cowan, area manager. has followed. “We are seeing significant growth. Operationally the demand for our services is practically outstripping our team, so we are recruiting continuously.” Having operated from Protek’s base on Estate Road One, the business moved to part of Jex’s former premises in May 2015, completing the purchase for the entire footprint earlier this year. The £1.9 million investment was supported by the area’s Regional Growth Fund allocation. Several large workshops are complemented by spacious design studios and then there is Humber Resource Training, which sits under the ‘AP’ umbrella alongside Grimsby town centre-based Humber Recruitment, led by Mr Wilson’s wife and business partner, Emma. The company has grown
dramatically. It has gone from an initial eight to 100 staff in five years. “The Regional Growth Funding was a real help, we fitted the criteria perfectly as we are all about creating good quality jobs in engineering. It worked for us, it enabled us to enhance the premises, lift the cap on our business to a level we can now grow into. We still have capacity and space to do this. “We have invested heavily in Grimsby, having developed our manufacturing base here, our head office , and we are constantly building up the design team here too. A lot of our overseas project work can be engineered remotely from here too, and we are currently working in Germany, France, Mexico, Malaysia, Russia, The Philippines and Turkey.” This success is in part thanks to steps taken to excel in virtual
walk-through technology, with special cameras scanning an area of a site or plant room, replicating infrastructure and allowing the design team to work to exacting measurements. It bolsters the remote work, with teams then sent out to install what is designed and built in Grimsby. It represents a further £120,000 investment. “It is not just a gimmick, we are all about solution-based engineering,” Mr Wilson said. “It is all about quality, be it the service, the good quality engineers, the fabricating and the strength of the design team. “We see a strong future for this, and we are offering it as a standalone service as well.” It is clear how the training and recruitment arm dovetails in too, while recent apprentices have excelled at national level in skills
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Loyal customer takes over iconic smokehouse SEAFOOD: The Grimsby smokehouse at the centre of the marathon mission to have the town’s premium fish dish granted special protected status has been bought by a customer. Patrick Salmon has taken over Alfred Enderby Ltd, after second generation smoker Richard called time on a 42-year career. It was one that saw him successfully have traditionally smoked Grimsby fish recognised by the EU alongside champagne and Melton Mowbray pork pies, attracting a strong foodie following, particularly in the south. Now the former equity partner in payment processor Cardsave, who has been a grain trader and pig breeder in a varied business background, is vowing to build on a “brilliant brand”.
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Month in Review Homes of the future to be built in Scunthorpe HOUSING: Plans are pushing ahead to build a £6.5 million futuristic housing development in Scunthorpe town centre. A total of 69 one and two bed flats could be built quickly using time-saving, high-tech modules by the end of 2017, as part of the regeneration of the area. Specialist developers Pulse Modular Homes has been called in to oversee the development, tentatively to be called St John's Court, off Lindum Street. The developers claim by using modular materials the work will be completed in half the normal time. The modules will be built in a nearby specialist factory and transported to the site for quick assembly. The gGovernment’s Home and Communities Agency has already pledged £290,000 towards the cost of the project.
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Factory site work plan HOUSING: Work is set to begin on the derelict former Birds Eye site, with homes to be completed as soon as the spring of next year. The new 184-home estate, to be called Clee Meadows, on Ladysmith Road, has been advertised by Crofts Estate Agents, and will completely transform what has become one of the largest urban wastelands in North East Lincolnshire. Prices for the two bedroom homes are to begin at £109,959, and the three bedroom homes at £135,000, with Help to Buy support.
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MATCHMAKING service uniting The event, held today at The Innovation funding stream providers with busi- Centre, Europarc, drew together more than 100 nesses in the Grimsby-area has been representatives from business support organisations and professional service officially launched.
of business interests them. “Now we are starting to talk to businesses. We are not providing advice or recommendations, we are just pointing them in providers in the area. the way we think they might fit in. InvestmentHub NEL is being led by former “We also check how funding ready they are. bank manager Anthony Winn, who has brought Mr Winn said: “We have started by gathering We put our banking hats on, and check they a big database of funders of every size, shape together a small team of financial services and description, whether it is mainline banks, have everything in place that a funder expects, professionals. be it last year’s accounts, projections, plans etc. private investors, equity interests or specific They are sponsored by North East “We have had lots of contact already, there is Lincolnshire Council, and the initiative is seen funds and short term asset financing providers. We have sat down with them all and a great demand for it, we have a great team, as underlining the commitment to a growth economy. understood what the appetite is and what type and we are here to help business.” Local authority chief executive Rob Walsh opened the event, joined by inward investment manager Chris Duffill. Welcoming the hub’s establishment, he said: “The partnership and relationship between the council and business is incredibly important to the longer term prosperity of this borough and its residents. FOUNDING partner of The spring. “No area really succeeds in the absence of a Dip Society, Claire Ollard, told Listening intently was credible relationship between business and the local authority. Creating the conditions and the delegates who attended The Jenny Cowling, who has set confidence for business to thrive and develop is Investment Hub launch of the up her own bid writing difficulty attracting support fundamental to establishing that credibility. service for businesses and as a new business. “In a climate where access to any form of charitable organisations. Together with Helen Boyle, funding is often highly competitive, “I will do the horrible bit challenging and complex, the idea of a friend she met at a wedding, that people don’t like doing; establishing the hub makes eminent sense. they launched the food writing the application,” she Successful business builds confidence in our business from a farm said. place, confidence creates opportunity, and outbuilding in Wold Newton. opportunity becomes a magnet for longer term Jenny previously worked for She said: “We weren’t an growth.” L&H Homes for eight years, as investment business on paper Joining former Barclays and Handelsbanken so we had to do it any way we INVEST: Jenny Cowling, left, bid a business development branch boss Mr Winn are Sarah Brattan, writer, and Claire Ollard. officer, and was successful in could through our own previously of HSBC, Jane Cusse, from RBS and winning £1.3 million of designated kitchen, that is networks. Heidi Dodson, who joins from Lloyds. support from local authorities now used for product “I hope this funding hub The team leader gave an update on work development as production is and £3 million from a clinical helps people who are in a undertaken so far, and said he was astounded commissioning group for a outsourced to a third party, similar situation to us. by what was out there. dementia unit. albeit retained in “This wasn’t in place when “We are all from a financial background and “I thought about the Lincolnshire. we were looking, and it took the stuff we are finding, the market place experience and thought I available, is incredible,” Mr Winn said. “There Two new fresh pates have us about 18 months to find the are also lots of funders from outside the area been launched, with a further could use it to help other right investors.” who want to lend here who haven’t got the three new products next Having produced in a people,” she said. contacts.”
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PREMIUM track innovation from British Steel’s rail team has picked up the award for Most Interesting New Product at the Rail Exec Gala. Zinoco – British Steel’s corrosion-resistant rail – was developed in response to Network Rail’s request for more durable corrosion protection to withstand the rigours of real-life installation and use. It was the first launch under the new company, with the first orders recently laid in tunnels on the Great Western Railway. Daniel Pyke, rail product marketing manager, said: “Under the right conditions, steel rails can rot remarkably quickly. Common ‘rot spots’ are level crossings, where the crossing panels trap moisture, road salt and other detritus making a potent, corrosive cocktail. In some locations, rail life is counted in months rather than decades, so the need for corrosion-protected rails in these areas is very clear.” The Rail Exec Gala networking dinner, featuring the Most Interesting Awards, is organised by Rail Media. The annual event, which was this year held at The Roundhouse in Derby, recognises projects and initiatives from the previous 12 months that have sparked the
collective imagination of the industry. Entries were chosen by the editorial teams at RailStaff and Rail Engineer and then judged by a panel of industry experts. Network Rail chief engineer Jon Shaw, who hosted the awards said: “This award is for a product in the rail business or railway engineering, which has been developed or brought to market and has made a real difference. “A new product can be anything from a widget that save millions of pounds each year to a new train, that drives heightened efficiency. By designing new products, we keep the industry moving forward, continuing to evolve and keeping up with the changing times.” The Rail Exec Gala was sponsored by Ford & Stanley, Bombardier, Rhomberg Sersa and Balfour Beatty. Lianne O’Connor, director of Rail Media, found the shortlisting of nominations wasn’t an easy task. She said: “2016 has been a busy year for the rail industry. “We are consistently amazed by the great work that you all do. You’re the lifeblood of this industry, keeping the UK moving and innovating for our future. Well done to all the finalists.” The rail team’s success follows their Most Interesting New Product win for HP335 high
ON TRACK: British Steel has marked the 10th anniversary of its Scunthorpe Rail and Section Mill by securing another contract in Europe. performance rail last year, then under Tata Steel. Last week the 10th anniversary of rail production was celebrated at the Scunthorpe plant. In December 2006, under Anglo-Dutch entity Corus, the old rail facility at Workington was replaced with a new one at the North Lincolnshire plant, in what was a £130 million investment. It has since rolled more than 1.5 million tonnes of rail – enough to
lay track between London and Delhi. And the landmark was made even more significant with the announcement the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) has chosen to use rails made by British Steel for the sixth consecutive year. Meanwhile Zinoco is also heading to Ireland and France, as well as more orders for Network Rail in the UK.
Engie Fabricom wins Greater Gabbard works SSE has awarded Grimsby headquartered Engie Fabricom the first phase of a grout remediation project on the Greater Gabbard Wind Farm, 14 miles off the coast of Suffolk. Initial development work is underway in the North East, ahead of mobilisation, as the connections between piles and transition pieces are bolstered. The offshore work will be completed on a turnkey basis with Engie Fabricom
responsible for all aspects of works including project management, vessel charter, multi-technical installation and certified handover. Offshore activities are planned to begin in the spring, and will cover an initial 20 foundations. A spokesperson for the Europarc firm said: “Engie Fabricom was chosen to undertake this project from their proven experience to successfully complete very similar
remediation projects which currently includes over 130 turbines in both UK and Dutch waters. “This major contract further strengthens Engie Fabricom’s position as first choice provider for such works augmenting their operational and maintenance service provisions throughout UK and Europe in the offshore wind market.”
LEISURE: Cleethorpes Pier is to become the “world’s biggest” fish and chip restaurant and takeaway that will create over 100 new jobs and be able to host 500 people at a time. Regional operator Papa’s Fish and Chips has now confirmed the purchase of the resort icon, and the team has vowed to let the spirit of the venue live on. An “ecstatic” Papas family, who established their first restaurant in the Kent seaside resort of Margate back in 1966, have vowed to “bring the pier back into its heyday,” with weddings, parties and family functions all to continue too. As reported, Bryan Huxford said he had taken the business as far as he could, and wanted fresh hands to help it flourish. The pier re-opened last summer after a £4.7 million transformation.
Dougie: He who dares... RETAIL: Former regional market trader Dougie Wadham has expressed his pride at extending his blossoming retail empire to Scunthorpe. The Trotters Traders owner has invested around £1.3 million in developing a new discount store and warehouse, which opened in Brigg Road last week.
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HREE major projects are progressing well as Grimsby’s Blackrow Engineering prepares to close off another strong year. A further 50 people have been taken on by the food manufacturing specialist in 2016, taking the total to 180, with the scale of the facilities as well as the skills of the workforce helping it win work on a regional, national and international level. The South Humberside Industrial Estate base is home to 150,000sq ft of engineering capability, with the vast workshops providing a huge advantage when it comes to building for businesses that require large scale engineering structures. A prime example is a dual project in Holland and Belgium for a global snack company. Barry Taylor, commercial director, said: “This is a new client, investing in two enormous plants. “One of the reasons we were picked for this project is simply because few others have the capacity to build these enormous structures. “We manufacture in Grimsby then assemble for pre-delivery inspection, then disassemble, transport and install it.” The Dutch facility is now in a commissioning phase, with the Belgian plant to follow, in what is a £3 million contract that began in June and will run until March next year. Blackrow is also completing an 18 month project for a leading cereal manufacturer, involved in the manufacture and installation of large scale food machinery and
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HUGE PROJECT: The enormity of the work being undertaken by Blackrow in Belgium for a world-leading snack company. Above, Barry Taylor. steel structures. It involves a team of 40 from the Estate Road Seven base, working across in Greater Manchester. A further 40 are in Nottinghamshire delivering the second phase of mechanical and electrical services at a new factory in Worksop, having been contracted by Spanish engineering consultancy Ditecsa. That is anticipated to complete by Easter. The combination of new clients
and return business is seen as a very healthy mix, as it looks to build on jobs well done and ensure the former become the latter in years to come. Mr Taylor said: “We have had another good year, we have reached the heights of last year in terms of sales, at £18 million, with new customers making up a 20 per cent share. It stands us in good stead going forward, as the majority of our business is repeat or
recommended. “We have reason to be positive going into 2017 as well. The order book is looking good, there is lots of significant interest.” The search continues for more staff too. “We are always looking for skilled tradespeople, especially sheet metal workers,” Mr Taylor added. “The area is thriving as discussing with other companies, this is a common problem at present.”
Industry support sought for major careers event A SPECIAL food careers event is being held by Seafish and Grimsby Institute Group early next year. With a strong focus on the seafood industry, it will explore and promote careers in the sector from sea to plate. Companies are being invited to exhibit and speak for free, with the event open to all. Julie Snowden, English account manager at Seafish, based at Humber Seafood Institute, said: “We know we need to encourage people into the sector with many businesses struggling to recruit. “The perception of the industry is often a barrier and many are not aware of the different opportunities available in the seafood industry. From new product development, regulation, technology and buying, there are many career opportunities.” Taking place within the University Centre Grimsby on Thursday, February 2, a total of 1,500 higher education students, 3,000 further education students, job centre candidates and local schools will be invited
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WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY: Julie Snowden, right, and the World Seafood Congress and Humber Seafood Summit events. along, between 10am and 4pm. Miss Snowden added: “The careers in food event is designed to inspire the next generation of staff in the sector. The event is a chance for employers to showcase their products and services, as well as recruit fresh talent. The event will consist of key industry speakers, live
demos, careers stands and masterclasses. This is an event not to be missed!” The collaboration will concentrate on identifying career routes for students completing courses and progressing to employment; discussing career opportunities available and demonstrations of the practical activities in the workplace, to raise profile of
sector and interest. Industry-related films will be showcased on site, with a seafood business lunch also providing networking opportunities. The event sees the two organisations unite again, having brought together the tremendously successful World Seafood Congress in Grimsby last year, and been the launch venue for
Seafish’s Fish is the Dish branded Recipes from Yorkshire and Humber publication on the eve of Seafood Week 2016. Catering students brought the 16 recipes to life for industry guests. For more information about how to get involved, email julie.snowden@seafish.co.uk.
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ALKING up the industry and taking control of skills development were the key pieces of advice given to the food sector by North East Lincolnshire’s MPs.
Seachill fully headquartered in the town, and rising stars such as Flatfish, Havelok and JCS Fish also wholly operational here, seafood leads the way in Europe’s Food Town. And while the dynamic roles Great Grimsby MP Melanie Onn associated with fast moving and Cleethorpes counterpart consumer goods may be plentiful, Martin Vickers were part of The the processing was also a key Big Food Debate, the latest in a issue in the current climate. series of sessions conducted by “The industry must make it Greater Lincolnshire Local more attractive if decisions Enterprise Partnership. around Brexit mean there is an It touched on attracting talent impact on people who come over and the impact of losing labour here to work, fill roles in food post Brexit, and was held at processing that I so often see,” Ms Grimsby Institute’s University Onn said. “If they have any Centre. restriction placed upon them and The panel, chaired by the ability to work, it is going to Lincolnshire farmer and LEP leave a huge gap. There is a real board director Mark Tinsley, also challenge there.” included consultant Martin Mr Vickers said businesses had Collison from Collision to face up to some of the Associates and the managing challenges, rather than rely on director of potato firm Branston, Government to provide all the James Truscott. solutions. Ms Onn told how she was He said: “We have got to attract impressed in her dealings with young people back to the area the next generation of workers, they come from so we can develop and knew opportunities existed, the area. We have amazing but wasn’t sure it was potential, yes there are communicated well enough. challenges, there are always She said: “We have some challenges, there is uncertainty fantastic industry in Grimsby and but uncertainty is an integral around the Humber to make part of business. We cannot see young people feel they have a into the future. right to have a successful career “Minimum wage is a burden on going forward. That’s one of the some parts of industry but we most striking things; yoo often we need to increase the money in see young people not seeing the people’s pockets to develop the opportunity they have got on our local economy. Industry has got to doorstep. “I have spent a lot of my time talking to local businesses. We have a huge amount of food processing. Unfortunately the reputation of that industry in Grimsby is incredibly negative. We need to tell of what we do, that this is not just production line work, not just minimum wage work, there are a variety of careers that you can be part of. It doesn’t have to limit people and make them feel it is a job rather than a career.” With the likes of sector leaders Young’s Seafood and Icelandic
accept that his Government and a Labour government would be committed to a reasonable living wage. The trajectory is upwards, industry has to meet that challenge.” And the same came for staff development too. “If we are to develop the skills we need we have to accept there is a cost to that. “Sometimes people say, for example, why isn’t the Government providing more fork lift truck drivers or crane drivers? Government has a role but so does industry. Government didn’t train fork lift drivers 40 years ago, but now it is expected to.” Mr Truscott, managing director of potato producer Branston, returned to Lincolnshire after working for Tesco’s Fresh and Easy brand in California. “There are tremendous jobs in the industry, and it is a brilliant industry to be part of, but we have no image to work from, or at least an image problem,” he said. “I have been in the industry a long time and three years ago when I was sat in California working my way back to the UK I was offered the role. Lincolnshire and potatoes didn’t jump off the page, but the business is very broad, very rewarding both financially and on a wider level. “We do a poor job of letting people know that.”
WINTER is usually associated with eating unhealthy comfort foods and doing very little exercise. But according to a new study examining people’s lifestyle habits, the majority of us are focusing on a more holistic approach to health this year. A total of 2,000 people were interviewed for the study commissioned by Scunthorpe soup brand Glorious!, as it launched the latest range. The Super Soups portion from the team at TSC Foods on Queensway Industrial Estate is equivalent to two of your five a day, and the 600g pots are nowavailable in Asda, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons and Ocado. The work revealed that two-thirds (66 per cent) are planning to eat a balanced diet over the winter months. There is also evidence many of us are on a mission to achieve a healthier body and mind, with almost half (46 per cent) saying they have a lifestyle goal for this season. The study’s key findings have been published in a new wide-ranging report, Comfort Eating and our Quest for a Balanced Lifestyle, written by food futurologist Lyndon Gee. He said: “The findings from this study by the people at Glorious! demonstrate that Brits are taking a much more balanced and holistic approach to their health and lifestyle this winter. There is a new dynamic in healthy eating as the quest for a healthy mind and body becomes even sexier. I believe this is being driven by more positive social media images posted by key influencers such as Joe Wicks who focus heavily on a balanced approach to
The findings from this study by the people at Glorious! demonstrate that Brits are taking a much more balanced and holistic approach to their health and lifestyle this winter. Lyndon Gee health and the role food plays in fuelling lifestyle and exercise goals. Indeed, the fact that this study shows that only 2 per cent of people are focusing on a ‘fad’ diet this winter is very revealing.” Despite this evidence that people’s increased knowledge about how certain foods can aid exercise goals, people’s perceptions of healthy food are that it can leave you hungry. A totoal of 60 per cent of respodents said that when they buy a healthy lunch they also buy a snack as a back-up because they are worried they won’t be full. Furthermore, the study shows that the term ‘comfort food’ still has negative connotations as 68 per cent of women think the main drawback is that it makes you gain weight. 55 per cent said it makes them feel sluggish and 42 per cent believe it is generally high in fat. Mr Gee said: “Clean comfort eating provides an antidote to the perception that comfort foods, although much loved, are stodgy and make you feel slothful. Vegetable-based natural soup counteracts this as it’s the clean comfort food with added health benefits. The best ones to choose are those that are low in sugar and full of slow-releasing carbohydrates and proteins which help you feel full longer and aid endurance during exercise.” There is evidence people’s shift towards a more balanced diet is actually shaping what they choose for lunch on a cold winter’s day. Soup came out on top as the comfort food of choice for winter with almost half of those choosing this for lunch (48 per cent). Cottage pie or shepherd’s pie came next (33.6 per cent) followed by jacket potato (33.2 per cent) then stew and dumplings (29.2 per cent). The Glorious! new range features Brazilian Super Grain; Indian Super Spinach & Chickpea; Vietnamese Super Green; Mexican Super Bean & Sweet Potato.
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COMPANY in Grimsby is years. hoping that its latest re- He said: “These lads need people cruits can prove to be the with experience and knowledge to share what they know and even engineers of the future.
Six apprentices from Jacobs’ Field Services team have joined 31 other apprenticeships from across the region at a training centre at British Steel in Scunthorpe. Jacobs’ training and development manager for Field Services, Mick Heatlie, said: “Our Field Services group is a truly multi-disciplined mechanical, instrument, electrical pipework, structural and minor civil services contractor, providing design, installation, commissioning and maintenance services. “We believe it is important to promote engineering as a desirable and rewarding career. Our apprenticeship programme continuously supports this, even in difficult economic conditions. “Investing in training and skills development is essential in order to keep our business competitive and to position us for new business opportunities that arise from the economic upturn.” Mr Heatlie added the training centre at British Steel is an ideal place for their apprentices to further their skills development. “Placing our apprentices at a centre such as the one at British Steel enables them to quickly learn how a working site operates, and it helps create the appropriate mind-set for when they transition to our workplace and other projects. In addition, the training facility at British Steel offers apprentices a valuable opportunity to extend their skills in a variety of areas.” Bob Padley, centre manager at The Apprentice Training Centre, was himself an apprentice before spending 18 years working on the steelworks. He has been teaching the next generation of engineering aces at the training centre for the past two
learn from their mistakes.” Mr Padley said that it was important to have apprentices that engage with the course and are not afraid to be vocal. “We want to know where the gaps in their knowledge are so we can fill those gaps.” “They are all want careers, not jobs. You can walk in and out of a job but they are all interested in
their future.” Apprentices Dan Portlock, 17, and Aaron Windridge, 18, both make the trip from Grimsby to the steelworks Monday to Friday. It means an early start for the boys who get picked up at 7am in the morning. They are both training to be instrumentation technicians. Dan said: “I have always been interested in the trade. Engineering is in the family, both my dad and granddad were engineers and it is what I have always wanted to do.
The 17-year-old said he was enjoying the course and enjoying working alongside the other apprentices. “The course has been really interesting and I have learned a lot of new stuff. The days are long but it worth it for what we are doing.” Aaron said: “I felt like an apprenticeship would be more beneficial than going to any college because you can learn more from working while learning.” Jacobs’ apprenticeship manager for Field Services UK, Don Atkinson, said the most important thing Jacobs looks for when taking on apprentices is enthusiasm. “We can teach them everything they need to know, but first-and-foremost they must have that desire to be an engineer. “An exciting prospect for many of them is that Jacobs is a global company, which means that while we provide local training opportunities for our apprentices they can ultimately end up working across the country or even overseas.” As well as receiving a wage, the apprentices are supported with full PPE while they are in the centre along with a comprehensive tool kit aligned with their trade. “We also give them various pieces of clothing emblazoned with the Jacobs logo, such as fleece jackets and polo shirts, which creates a sense of belonging and promotes our collaboration with British Steel on its site,” said Mr Atkinson. Jacobs’ Field Services group has 15 new apprentices this year nationally – six of those at British Steel. Currently the group has 56 apprentices engaged at different stages through a four year apprenticeship.
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CLUGSTON Distribution has Top 10 UK fuel carriers announced a 5work per cent increase in ONGOING by volunteers has received a turnover to boost £16.1 million, with welcome when their hard work in profits totalling £400,000 forwoodland the managing an important, wildlife 2015-16 financial Company Tankers received grantyear. aid from the LandTrust landfill The company’s success can be tax charity. attributed to a clear strategy on The 91-acre Burkinshaw’s Covert is managed being a high quality tanker Volunteers who 293 by Humber Conservation Hoyer Petrolog operator, specialising in the receivewhile ongoing support from owner Total five key areas fuels, bulk 200 Lindsey Oil of Refinery . Wincanton powders, bulk food, steel and its The success of the conservation work by the commercial workshop 194 volunteersvehicle has been recognised and rewarded Turners (Soham) activities in partnership with 191 by LandTrust and the developer Able UK Renault whichtrucks. will also enable local school to join in DHL Since launching newnext strategy the project over athis year. It will also 182 in bring 2012, Clugston Distribution’s in more help from the national charity XPO Logistics revenue has increased by 63 per providing extra The Conservation Volunteers, 140 cent. Earlier this from year the company pairs of hands further afield. Reynolds Logistics invested in’sfurther Burk£1.2m inshaw Covert is a home for lots of 104 developing its tankerdeer, fleet badgers, rabbits, wildlife including Greenergy Flexigrid capabilities andmice now and has 20 fuelplus scores of moles, voles, foxes 90 tankers on the from road alongside itsbullfinches, bird species buzzards to Suckling Transport cement and bulk food tankers. woodpeckers, warblers, blue tits and many 40 Itdifferent is a move which has seen it songbirds. The woodland is managed Montgomery TS enter the for top its 10 fuel logistics purely wildlife, with its rides and 19 old woodland rides will see the site richer the conservation of the older 18th century companies in the UK. owls and butterflies, as glades host to bats, Clugston Distribution element of the covert, with the later, than ever in coming years, thanks to the David Heath, director at Clugston well as summer visitors such as swallows. 19 hard operations in markets that the markets, a commitment non-native sycamore and poplarincluding plantations Distribution, “The 2015-16 habitat work of volunteers. New ponds said: provide breeding for Eddie Stobart company understands well. to Sixties invest within thewith fuels sector, which were added in the replaced financial year has one of thetoads, ● If you want to become involved with the amphibians suchbeen as frogs and as well as “We have exit from where we have recently expanded company’s oak,anhazel, birch and many other native work of Humber Conservation Volunteers at dragonflymost and successful. damselfly species which fill the made Source: Fuel Oil News, (August 2016 our geographical reach byBopening loss-making markets Overall, profit grewand steadily species.while woodland glades rides. urkinshaw’s Covert or the other wildlife strategically focussing onof work managing a Midlands depot near Melton throughout 2015, primarily dueof toHumber A winter the woodland, Under the expert guidance sites they help to manage, call 01652 631523. expanding in key growth Mowbray maintaining simple butrecent effective planting more trees and hedges .” and restoring Nature Partnership, years have seen business
Key priorities for the year ahead Anita Pace, chair of the Bondholders marketing organisation writes a new column for Business Telegraph As 2016 draws to a close, it’s an ideal time to look forward to 2017. Bondholders’ activities will be focused on three key areas: Talent & Skills A key issue for the UK; 88 per cent of 3,000 UK companies surveyed last year believe that school leavers are not work-ready. Here in the Humber we’re addressing this through the collaboration of businesses and education providers. Harnessing local talent is also difficult but this can be tackled with the right support and training: Siemens is an example with over 90 per cent of employees hired within a 30-mile radius. Attracting senior leaders and professionals is also a concern. Remuneration is not the only motivator so we have to continue to work on projecting our cultural and lifestyle benefits. Hull’s celebration as UK City of Culture will help and the investments that are creating a vibrant landscape will start to emphasise our progression. We have to ‘bring in’ talent to ‘bring on’ talent – so selling the benefits of living here is important, hence our Your Life guide. Investment It is all around us in the Humber. More than £8 billion of private investment has been committed between 2013-2019 with £500 million investment in highways schemes; 50,000 new homes being built and over £100 million investment in school building programmes. And importantly, we’re seeing an unprecedented level of investment enquiries. The groundswell of interest is such that the last quarter has superseded expectations with a record number of enquiries. This could be the highest we’ve seen in the past five years - the Humber is starting to be seen as a ‘go to’ investment location. But as positive as this is, this needs to be tempered with the uncertainty over the UK’s post-Brexit economic position. Powerful Voice We will start 2017 with a pledge to bring the Humber to national attention commencing with a parliamentary reception in January, collaborating with the LEP and Chamber of Commerce, to demonstrate our strengths as a region, and in recognition of our potential to become one of the UK’s most significant economic locations for UK Plc. Early in 2017 Bondholders will focus on the Humber’s evolving position within the Northern Powerhouse – with senior national representatives taking centre stage to discuss the importance of our region as a key contributor to the North. This will be a chance for the business community to ensure their voice is heard and to discuss how we have a bigger seat at the Northern Powerhouse table. With a £300 billion economy and home to 15 million people, the North is too big to ignore. However, there are challenges and the only way to address these is to see the North as an interconnected metro region, which very much includes the Humber. And we are shortly launching our new website, thehumber.com, and supporting marketing materials, again in partnership with the LEP, that will support inward investment enquiries and be an information hub for regional businesses. 2017 will be busy year!
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The go-ahead from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency has been given, and few are more delighted than the man likely to be responsible for their deployment. For Grimsby is the “native port” of Phil Brown, UK area manager for the offshore division of Norwegian ship owner and operator Østensjø Rederi. He has lived and worked in Scotland for 25 years, more recently with Edda Supply Ships, a company owned by Østensjø Rederi. Returning to North East Lincolnshire for Dong Energy’s major supply chain event this past month, Mr Brown told how he is looking forward to the daily management of the vessels, with support from his head office in Haugesund, Norway. He said: “This industry’s emergence is absolutely fantastic for the town. It is going to be like it was with fishing. It was the best fishing port in the UK and now it is going to be the best wind hub in the UK.” Østensjø Rederi is supplying two service operation vessels – SOVs as they are known. They will be more than 80m in length, 17m wide and
will accommodate 40 technicians. They will be put to use during the operations and maintenance phase. It is a step change to the daily sailings of small crew transfer vessels currently operated to service the five wind farms generating out of Grimsby now. Many see it as a move towards the oil and gas model because of the greater distances involved. Hornsea is more than 120km off the Yorkshire coast. A marine crew of 20 will be required to operate these vessels, and Mr Brown stated that there will be opportunities for local seafarers. He told the audience how the SOV will be fully equipped with the luxury and comfort at the fore to ensure the technicians are in the best possible condition for work. Individual en-suite cabins will be complemented by a gym, sauna and other features to aid relaxation. “It will be home for six months of the year, so it is important the technicians are in the best possible condition when they go to work,” Mr Brown said. Having left Hereford School, now Ormiston Maritime Academy, he went to Maritime College in Lowestoft, where he completed his basic training. From there he joined the crew of the RRS John Biscoe, a scientific research and replenishment vessel owned and operated by the British Antarctic
NEXT GENERATION: New vessels to work from Grimsby. Below, Phil Brown, who spoke at the supply chain event at GrimsbyTown Hall.
WORKHORSE: Above right, a cabin, below the crane capability.
Survey, that named Grimsby as its home port until it was retired in 1991. Having spent a number of years at sea, he later worked in marine rescue training on Grimsby’s Royal Dock with Maritime Rescue Services, before moving up to Aberdeen, where he remains. Race Bank’s vessel is anticipated
to arrive in December next year, with the Hornsea vessel following. The only key difference will be the addition of a heli-deck for Hornsea SOV, again underlining size, scale and advances. ● High-tech crane simulation training docking on the South Bank, see page 23.
Tough international standard met thanks to team’s hard work A EUROPEAN shipping and logistics solutions company based in Immingham has been awarded an internationally recognised certification. DFDS Seaways Plc has gained its BS OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management after months of hard work. Having the certification reduces the risk to companies and their customers and gives them confidence that they have been independently assessed, underlining a focus on employee welfare. BSI, the Business Standards company, visited DFDS to conduct a two day audit during the summer. They then had a five day audit in October where they looked at main systems, operations and ter minals. Health and safety manager for DFDS, Sarah Griffiths, said: “We have worked in partnership with BSI since the beginning of the year. The hard work has paid off and we have been successful in achieving this certification. “We don’t just receive the certification and that’s it. It will be continually monitored to ensure we maintain an appropriate system for the certification we have gained.” Wayne Spencer, UK client propositions manager for BSI said: “We’ve worked
closely with DFDS Seaways Plc to help them embed industry-recognised practices and to ensure any safety risk or hazards are identified and managed effectively. By gaining this certification, DFDS has demonstrated that it has the policies, procedures and controls in place to achieve the best possible working conditions and workplace health and safety.” Sean Potter, managing director of DFDS, said: “I am delighted on behalf of the company and all involved that we have achieved such an accreditation. The hard-work undertaken by everyone concerned this year is a testament to the desire to have health and safety at the forefront of everyone’s thinking in daily practices. “The hard-work has paid off but does not stop as we look to maintain and enhance standards further with the certification.” Kevin Tighe, head of safety and security compliance at DFDS echoed Mr Potter’s comments. He said: “I am as pleased as everyone that we achieved accreditation to this standard as quickly as we did, but we cannot rest on our laurels, the hard work really does start here.”
PROUD MOMENT: DFDS is awarded the BSI Occupational Health and Safety Management Standard Award. Pictured are, from left, Sue Cant, account manager for BSI, Sarah Griffiths, health and safety manager, for DFDS, Kevin Tighe, head of safety and service compliance at DFDS, and Graeme Bruce, operations manager at BSI. Picture: Rick Byrne
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The technical ability behind 4Eco, the Binbrook business which entered voluntary insolvency earlier this year, he is back up and running, having taken on two of the six units previously occupied. Some of the staff made redundant have also joined him, after it was hit, chiefly, by the major reduction of solar’s standing in the feed-in the Government’s incentive scheme. Mr Sutton, one of three directors, saw the payback drop from 13p per kwh to 4.5p. “Now the market has got over the shock of that, it has started to stabilise,” he said. “There are less companies involved now, less installers out there, but you know those that are out there are serious about it. “Where our products help is that if you have solar panels or wind turbines, they can help with self consumption. “We are doing everything from domestic products to export control for privately owned turbines or small solar farms. If people are having trouble linking to the National Grid we can make a system where you don’t put power to the grid, instead you use that locally.”
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SOLAR SOLUTION: Lee Sutton and Jordan Marie Brompton of MyEnergi Ltd, at Church View Business Park, Binbrook. Administrators sold off the rights to the Immersun product that had initially propelled the original business forward. Launched four years ago, it worked with generating systems to harness power and retain it. Tens of thousands of units were produced from the Church View Business Centre base, with annual turnover hitting £2.8 million as the micro-generation industry scaled up. “The three directors have all gone their separate ways, but I wanted to continue with the products that
we were developing and bring them to market. I was the main designer of the products,” Mr Sutton said. “It has been a case of scale down and start again, but we have managed to re-employ some of the staff.” A ‘new’ business development manager in Jordan Marie Brompton has joined Mr Sutton, having worked together for more than two years at the height of 4Eco. She had launched cycle import business Spitfire UK Distribution Ltd in Grimsby in early 2014, but recently sold her
share to founding business partner Clement Pichon. “I always stayed really good friends with Lee, and my passion was renewable energy,” she said. “When Lee said he was starting up, he approached me about coming in with him. “We have some challenges ahead, but hopefully some big opportunities. I am busy rekindling relationships. Orders are being built up as now we near production. All the products are in the final stage of development.”
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Charity is the festive focus for LEW as busy 2016 draws to a close LINCS Electrical Wholesalers is continuing the long-running tradition of not sending Christmas cards to their customer base and suppliers, but rather taking the money which would be spent on cards and donating to a local good cause. This year Lincs Electrical Wholesalers (LEW) will donate £2,000 to the When You Wish Upon A Star, which has a regional office in Grimsby. It is described by the team as a remarkable charity which helps to make the dreams come true for children with terminal and incurable illnesses. Talking about the decision to donate to charity, LEW managing director Andy Johnson, said: “We have done this for many years now and it has always had a positive response from our customers and
suppliers. For us it is great to give to such an amazing charity. We are committed to supporting local groups and charities throughout the year and this time of year is no exception.” This year’s Christmas donation comes on the back of other fundraising efforts undergone by staff at LEW. On October 1 the ladies of LEW from around the company came together to compete in the Pretty Muddy Obstacle Course at the Lincolnshire Showground raising more than £800 in the process for Cancer Research UK. On September 25, Mr Johnson alongside Kieran Johnson, the e-business manager and Josh Johnson, the Lincoln branch manager, completed the Brigg Sprint Triathlon raising £1,300 for The
Alzheimer’s Society & Palliative Care Unit at John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough. Mr Johnson said 2016 has been a very successful year for LEW with a new branch opened in Leeds and exciting plans set for 2017 including great promotions, new branch locations and the launch of a mobile app.
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customers, though we also do a lot of domestic work, insurance work and chip repairs. “In a nutshell, we can put any piece of glass in any type of vehicle.” And as we look towards a new year, Daz is working on an additional string to the company’s bow. For people with vans, Daz has encouraged a steady stream of customers wanting windows fitted into the rear bodywork . So far, this service has mostly been requested by customers in business but with the trend for camper conversions set to boom in the future – particularly with people holidaying more in the UK – Daz could well be taking MJ Windscreens into a popular new realm. He said: “I have also started carpet lining and seat fitting into vans, so I would welcome enquiries from anyone requiring this service.” It seems that, with Penny and Daz taking on more major roles within the company, that MJ Windscreens could well be set for a further 30 years in business. Malcolm said: “My children very much have the same principles as me; we take pride in what we do. We are competitively priced, like to do a good job, provide the best customer service we can and do the job right the first time. “Of course, we would also like to thank our customers for their continued support as we wouldn’t be here without them. “As for the future, I am hoping that MJ Windscreens is very much my children’s future.” Let’s hope that in the year 2046 we will be looking at that 60th anniversary celebration! ● Call MJ Windscreens in Grimsby on 01472 241088, in Scunthorpe on 01724 289280 or Louth on 01507 328550 or visit the website at www.mjwindscreens.co.uk
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The cloud-based business package draws on the strengths of two of the largest software providers in the world – Sage and Salesforce. From the existing network of Sage business partners, Scunthorpe-headquartered HBP Systems Ltd is one of just 10 organisations to offer advice, installation and support for Sage Live, which was successfully launched in America in July 2015 and has now launched in the UK. It is designed to work for businesses of all sizes and is built on the Salesforce platform, which offers real-time cloud accounting and all of the benefits of linking to existing applications on the Salesforce app store, including the world’s leading sales and marketing solution, Salesforce CRM. It focuses heavily on mobile usage with integration to smart phones, tablets and even smart watches to provide businesses with real-time, powerful and accurate information whenever and wherever they need it. Anthony Marks, Sage Live consultant at HBP, explained why this is such an important product. “The way that businesses use software to access critical information is constantly evolving,” he said. “Today’s generation of business owners love technology and want to be able to use it in all areas. Sage Live will be perfect for modern, forward-thinking businesses who want to embrace the Cloud, mobile working and collaboration between staff on a platform that is designed to accelerate and accommodate their growth.” To help businesses see how Sage Live works in practice HBP will be running a series of events and webinars at the start of 2017, but have already started talking to a number of businesses who are looking to implement the solution. Phil Denham, commercial director at HBP, added: “We see this solution as the ideal way for
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GRIMSBY jar and bottle wholesaler Pattesons Glass teamed up with Grimsby Institute to hold its inaugural design awards. Students were tasked with bringing forward a practical container for use in the food and drink industry, with the aim of raising aspirations of local designers. The competition offers real life work opportunities, and designers are encouraged to rethink the way glass jars and bottles are created, with innovative designs to find solutions to market changes and demands. Working alongside The Institute throughout the contest, Pattesons supported students and tutors from the initial brief delivery, right up to the final concepts, to allow designs the best chance to embed and then flourish within the market. The bi-annual design contest lasts 11 months and is divided into
three main sections. Design, modification and submission. The designs are received by the judging panel of leading industry experts. The winner was Joseph Mcgovern, with The Jigsaw Jar. The design sought to alleviate a major issue facing retailers today, shelving space, through its interconnecting design. Sam Graves, Pattesons Glass’s marketing manager, said: “Joseph’s project showed a clear design that was well executed. The Jigsaw Jar – appropriately named – would work well in the cosmetics, perfume and food sectors. “What really excites me is the way it can be displayed on shelves; thus providing our customers a real point of difference.” Second place went to James Willey with Decked Beer Bottle, with Laura Flecknor third, with Tolo Jar.
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Oak Ridge ready to serve at home and away WITH one of the most enviable postcodes on the Humber Bank, The Ashbourne Hotel really is in a prime location for businesses in the area. Close enough to the key players located along the River Humber, yet set in a picturesque village location, it’s the ideal venue to do business. Confident they can provide the solution to your needs, the hotel offers full corporate facilities from six to 150 delegates, dependent on layout style. The function rooms are carefully designed with conferencing in mind, equipped with fully integrated speaker systems, microphone, digital HDMI projector and screen. And with wifi throughout the hotel, and a large car park for easy access, arriving and attending an event couldn’t be easier. Head further into Lincolnshire, just to the outskirts of Louth, and another of the Oak Ridge Group’s properties – The Brackenborough Hotel – boasts an enviable stand-alone conferencing centre, the Tennyson Suite, providing facilities for up to 200 delegates. The purpose built venue offers ample natural daylight, has flexibility on layout, with breakaway rooms if
required, and total privacy from the main hotel. If this is too large, there are other options and rooms at the hotel, all geared up for business needs. As with the Ashbourne, the hotel boasts wifi throughout and a large car park for ease of use by delegates. But, for those looking to hold in-house conferences, Oak Ridge Group still has you covered, with outside catering company, Vincere Hospitality, which can come to you. The company is well versed in handling large corporate events on-site, and has a range of enticing options. Whether you want something light, or a hearty meal, they have all bases covered. The ever-popular World Food concept with piping hot food served straight from giant paella pans, served in street food style boxes offers a memorable lunch for your delegates. However, you can always opt for the traditional buffet style lunch, or anything in between. To kickstart 2017, the two hotels and Vincere Hospitality are offering some great discounts on new conferences booked at either hotel, or at your own venue, a great way to start business proceedings in the new year!
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FORMER engineering apprentice teamed up with a professional footballer to offer inspiration to young people from Humberside Engineering Training Association as they set out into the world of work.
the region. Dr Malcolm Joslin, chair of HETA’s trustees, told the apprentices that securing a place with the company was in itself a significant achievement. HETA usually receives around 800 applications but only accepts about 200 new apprentices each year. Dr Joslin added that the Zoe Sparling, who began apprentices themselves are her engineering career at great advertisements for the HETA, was joined by quality of the training and Grimsby Town’s Shaun for the opportunities which Pearson in speaking to exist in engineering. successful learners as the He said: “Zoe was an company held the annual inspirational speaker at the awards for its Scunthorpe and Stallingborough sites at awards as she told about her experience building a the Humber Royal Hotel, Grimsby. career as a process control specialist at Phillips 66. Zoe The recipients, who were won one of the categories at recognised for their her own HETA successes during the first year of their training, were apprenticeship awards joined by their families and evening only three years ago and she is now studying by representatives of some of the biggest businesses in for a Higher National
Diploma in operations engineering. Shaun urged the apprentices to put their hearts into their work because that can make a difference even if someone else has greater ability. He drew on his own experience to show the value of
perseverance. At 18, his dream of being a pro seemed a long way from reality, but he told how his determination and family support helped him achieve that goal with The Mariners. “This is a great time for young people to consider
entering an apprenticeship,” he said. “There is commitment from Government and a number of local companies are turning to apprentices as they recognise the need to replace an ageing workforce in the engineering sector.”
Cluster study approach welcomed by the region’s chemical sector GOVERNMENT funding is being sought for a cluster study for the region. The Department for Business, Energy, Innovation and Skills has been approached, delegates at the Humber Strategic Chemical Sector Conference were told. It followed an update on the Tees Valley Cluster Study from Paul Booth, chairman of Tees Valley Unlimited. He told how more than 40 key industries had been surveyed and given the area short, medium and longer terms priorities for further cluster development and investment opportunities, as well as identify synergies for energy and process flows between existing companies. Diana Taylor from Opala Consulting gave a BP Saltend Chemicals Park case study describing the work undertaken
by BP in supporting its own cluster of industrial facilities and the potential benefits to the Humber region for undertaking similar work to that completed in Teesside. Kishor Tailor, chief executive of the Humber LEP and Marcus Walker, assistant director of planning and regeneration North Lincolnshire Council gave an update on the priority sectors for the Humber region. The audience welcomed the news that BEIS funding is being sought to support a Humber Cluster Study. Brendan Conlan, chairman of host organisation HCF Catch, rounded up the conference with a question and answer session. For more information about HCF Catch contact Katie Hedges, membership services manager, on 01469 552840.
LINE-UP: Speakers at the Future of Chemicals in the Humber Conference. Left to right, Marcus Walker, North Lincolnshire Council, Diana Taylor, Opala Consulting, David Talbot, chief executive of HCF Catch, Paul Booth, chairman of Tees Valley Unlimited, Kishor Tailor, Humber LEP.
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New recruits drop anchor at port HQ FIVE trainee ships agents have been taken on by Immingham-headquartered Graypen. Growth throughout the group led to the recent recruitment drive. They will be based at various UK offices, but have all been welcomed to The Bridge, the company’s iconic building on the eastern entrance to the UK’s largest port. There they have completed inductions and spent time with each of the departments at the Queens Road site. They are, pictured from left to right, Martyn Spilsbury (Milford Haven office), Luke Lane (Marchwood office), Colin Grubb and Andreas Stamopoulos (both from the Grangemouth office) and William Coghlan (Newport office).
Liam’s journey from temp to management G
RIMSBY’S Freshney Place has a new customer service manager, and it is someone who knows the shopping centre extremely well.
For Lee Oswin is the former senior duty manager, having spent more than 18 years in various positions there. Liam, who moved to Grimsby when he was just three months old, first joined the centre in July 1998 as a fresh-faced 20-year-old and has now completed the journey which saw him work his way up from holiday relief team member. “I think I must have done most of the jobs here at the centre over the last two decades,” said Liam, 39. “After a couple of months as holiday relief I took a full-time job as a night patrolman, before moving to the control room shortly afterwards. I spent about nine years there and was promoted to control room supervisor, before taking on a duty manager role and finally working my way to senior duty manager at the beginning of this year.” Liam said he was delighted to be appointed to the role after beating more than 100 other applicants for the position in a highly competitive field. “I’ve literally grown up working at Freshney
Place and so I’m absolutely thrilled to be the new customer service manager,” he said. “My new role requires me to plan and develop the customer service and security teams, and all of the other aspects that come with it, so that our shoppers have the best possible experience when visiting Freshney Place. I love the challenge of working in a shopping centre – there is always something different to learn and I’m looking forward to what the future brings.” Centre director Amanda Austin said she was delighted to be able to appoint Liam to the role, and praised his dedication and commitment. “Liam has been with Freshney Place for almost 19 years, and he has grown and developed within the team,” she said. “He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience, as well as a strong passion for this management role. “As a local man he is also perfectly placed to develop and maintain good working relationships with the many local agencies and stakeholders with whom we work. “Everyone at the centre is delighted that Liam will be leading the customer service team and I’m looking forward to working with him for the benefit of all of our shoppers.”
“This move reflects the commitment and drive demonstrated by Phil and Paul, and is a reward for the success they have both achieved. Having the right people is crucial in a service-led business like ours and I’m confident people such as Paul and Phil on our executive board will help to continue pushing a positive, client-driven culture across the group and its subsidiary businesses.” Mr Judge has more recently operated as executive development director. Speaking of the promotion, he said: “I’m delighted to have been given this opportunity and to demonstrate to our staff that hard work is rewarded. The insurance industry tends to see a lot of movement of
ON BOARD: Paul Judge, left, and Phil Davies. people, but thanks to the innovative and progressive approach of HIG, I’ve been able to satisfy my need for development and promotion by staying in one
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Boardroom is bolstered with sector experience TWO new independent non-executive directors have been appointed to the board of Nisa Retail, bringing significant sector experience to the Scunthorpe business. Neil Ashworth and Arnu Misra have been welcomed as growth strategies kick in following a period of consolidation. Mr Ashworth is chief executive of Collect+, the largest independent store-based parcel service in the UK. He also has his own consultancy, specialising in the retail and logistics sectors. The immediate past chairman of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, he has also held executive positions at Tesco, The Co-op and Woolworths in a variety of senior retail and logistics roles. Mr Misra has held significant senior executive roles at Matalan, Asda, and Loblaw’s in Canada. He also spent six years as chief executive of Cannons Health, doubling its membership base before it sold to Nuffield Health. He has strong track record developing value for stakeholders and is highly experienced working with low cost business operating models. Nisa chairman Peter Hartley said: “All of Nisa’s board members welcome Neil and Arnu and look forward to working with them during an exciting time for the company. The management team has done an excellent job stabilising the business in the last financial year and we are now building on this.”
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Executive board appointments with Henderson HENDERSON Insurance Broking Group has welcomed two internal appointments onto the executive board. Paul Judge has worked for the company for 14 years. His first role in the business was development and marketing director, where he thrived on spearheading a new business strategy that would aid the growth of the brokerage. Managing director for Henderson Insurance Brokers Ltd in central Leeds, Phil Davies, has spent less time in the company but has made an equally strong impact and impression since joining just over five years ago. Chief executive Joe Henderson, who personally initiated and endorsed these promotions, said:
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company.” Mr Davies has developed a strong SME/wholesale proposition, taking it from scratch to a £20 million premium income. He will also act as staff representative on behalf of approximately 450 group employees. He said: “To secure a position on the executive board so quickly is a real honour, particularly given that I have the opportunity to represent my colleagues and their needs. I believe my appointment also demonstrates the importance of our relatively new SME/wholesale division to our clients and provides the potential to continue the fast-paced development of that area of the business.”
ASSOCIATED British Ports has appointed a former city council leader into the new role of head of communications in the Humber. Dafydd Williams will join the team in the new year, with a focus on raising the ports’ profile and the contribution to the region. Currently head of corporate affairs at Yorkshire Water, he also serves as a Labour councillor with City of York Council, and for a brief time led the local authority. Mr Williams said: “I’m really excited to be joining ABP to help to spread the word about the huge role the company plays in the regional economy and help to build great relationships with the local community.” The former PR agency account director also sits as a magistrate, and is a father of two. He holds a degree in politics and modern history from the University of Wales, and is also a member of the Consultation Institute. ABP’s Humber director, Simon Bird, said: “Dafydd has a strong background in stakeholder relations and public affairs and it’s those skills that will make him an asset to the Humber team. “ABP’s Humber ports handle £75 billion of trade every year and we’re looking forward to welcoming Dafydd and working with him to build better relationships with our stakeholders and the communities in which we operate.”
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The advice is coming from tyre company Bridgestone whose managing director Robin Shaw says that with a marked drop in temperatures now being felt, drivers need to take extra care. He said: “Driving in winter conditions is something everyone must prepare for. It is not only about having the right tyres; the driver’s behaviour is also essential in these conditions as he or she needs to understand and adapt to different winter hazards. “It is therefore crucial to not only prepare our vehicles, but also ourselves when the weather gets cold.” Some of the tips include checking tyre pressure and tread depth, after surveys carried out by road safety organisation Tyresafe revealed that more than 27 per cent of tyres were already illegal when they were eventually replaced by motorists. That equates to more than one-in-four of the 37 million cars and light commercial vehicles on the UK’s roads being driven with a tyre that could cost its driver a £2,500 fine and three penalty points, an MOT failure – or worse. Bridgestone is urging all drivers to take the following steps: ● Periodically check traction, or available grip, when driving in challenging conditions. Road conditions can change drastically in a short period of time or distance in winter. Apply the brakes with moderate pressure to determine the available grip and adapt your driving, if needed, to respond to ever-changing road
SNOW AND STEADY: It is recommended that drivers avoid cruise control in wet, icy or snowy conditions. conditions. ● Under-inflated tyres not only compromise motorists’ ability to brake and manoeuvre safely, but they also consume more fuel and wear out faster. Information on the recommended tyre pressure can be found in the operating manual, on the inside of the door pillars or under your fuel cap. ● The legal minimum tread depth is 1.6mm. Insert a 20p coin in the
tread; if you can see the border, it’s time to change the tyres. ● Maximise available grip by separating driving manoeuvres when negotiating a curve. Brake to an appropriate speed while travelling in a straight line prior to a curve. This allows you to use all the available grip for negotiating the curve. Accelerate gradually when you are able to straighten the steering wheel at
the exit of the turn. ● Avoid cruise control in wet, icy or snowy conditions. Maintain control of acceleration and deceleration at all times. ● Avoid driving in bad weather conditions. Your safety comes first. The company is also suggesting that motorists fit their vehicles with an all-weather tyre that gives added grip in poor conditions.
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PLUG IN: Fast chargers will allow vehicles to partly replenish their batteries in less than half an hour
LONG-distance, emission-free driving across the Continent has moved a step closer with a collaboration of some of Europe’s biggest automotive hitters. BMW, Ford and the Volkswagen Group have announced a joint venture to install hundreds of fast charging points for electric vehicles across Europe. The companies involved also include Audi and Porsche and Daimler, which makes Mercedes-Benz vehicles. They plan to create a network of 400 ultra-fast charging sites powerful enough to significantly reduce current charging times. At the moment, most battery powered electric vehicles have a real-world range of only around 100 miles. The fast chargers will allow EVs to partly replenish their batteries in less than half an hour and with more plug-in hybrids arriving on the market will make pan-European electric motoring possible.
The car companies have signed a memorandum of understanding to create the highest-powered charging network in Europe which will open the doors for more battery-electric vehicles to be marketed. The build-up is planned to start in 2017 and an initial target of about 400 sites is planned. By 2020 EV drivers should have access to thousands of high-powered charging points. “This high-power charging network provides motorists with another strong argument to move towards electric mobility,” said Harald Kruger, chairman of the board of management of BMW. “The BMW Group has initiated numerous public charging infrastructure projects over the last years. The joint project is another major milestone clearly demonstrating that competitors are combining forces to ramp-up e-mobility.” And Daimler boss Dr Dieter Zetsche added: “The
breakthrough of e-mobility requires two things: convincing vehicles and a comprehensive charging infrastructure. “With our new brand EQ, we are launching our electric product offensive: by 2025, our portfolio will include more than ten fully electric passenger cars. Together, we are now installing the highest-powered charging infrastructure in Europe. “The availability of high-power stations allows long-distance e-mobility for the first time and will convince more and more customers to opt for an electric vehicle.” Under the arrangement, which has still to be formalised, the car companies intend to make substantial investments. While the founding partners – BMW, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen Group – will be equal partners in the joint venture, other automobile manufacturers will be encouraged to sign up.
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OYOTA is extending customer choice and opening up a completely new market proposition with its all-new range of Proace Vans.
equipment grades: Base and Comfort for the van and Combi for the passenger version. These complement the Proace Verso passenger car, which Toyota revealed at the Geneva motor show at the beginning of March. A choice of two grades, three body The new Proace Van is available sizes and two wheelbase lengths are with 1.6 and 2.0-litre diesel engines available, together with different body with a range of power outputs and styles that take Proace Van into all choice of different transmissions. The areas of the medium duty van (MDV) model is targeting best-in-class CO2 segment for the first time. emissions for a medium duty van, The line-up includes the first Proace supported by the use of Toyota’s Stop Van Compact, creating a new & Start system. All powertrains meet proposition in the market by Euro 6 emissions standards and are providing the cargo capacity of a equipped with selective catalytic medium-size van within the footprint reduction to reduce the amount of of a compact van (CDV). A combi NOx released into the atmosphere. A version seating up to nine and a 22.5-litre tank of AdBlue ensures the platform cab ready for conversions system will work to its optimum will also be available. capability for 15,000km (about 9,300 Five diesel engines are available, miles). The tank is easy to refill, via a according to market, with power filler inlet on the B-pillar, accessible outputs from 94 to 178bhp and a when the driver’s door is open. choice of manual, robotised manual The all-new Toyota Proace Van and automatic transmissions. range of light commercial vehicles Specification highlights include made its world debut at the optional power sliding side doors, Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC BODY OPTIONS: The Toyota Proace. three front seats (including Compact) in Birmingham. It is well-placed to and a new Smart Cargo system that take advantage of the strong recovery five-star Euro NCAP crash test rating member of the contemporary Toyota features an opening bulkhead and open to 180 degrees. The vehicle width in the European LCV market in and will be offered with the option of family. It will be available in a choice and height are standard at 2.2m and lifting front passenger seat base to recent years, with sales volumes increase load length capacity by 1.16m two Toyota Safety Sense packages rising by more than 12 per cent in of three body sizes: Compact, Medium 1.9m respectively. Maximum payload providing a choice of active safety and and Long. With each vehicle length, and overall load volume by an extra is up to 1,400kg and the braked trailer 2015. Toyota expects sales to hit 2.2 driver assistance features. half a cubic metre. million for 2016. MDVs account for Proace Van benefits from left and towing capacity is up to 2,500kg. Proace Van’s strong new frontal around 28 per cent of sales, Safety standards have been further right side sliding doors and Proace Van is available in three increased. Proace Van has a top approximately 640,000 units. design clearly marks it out as a side-hinged rear double doors that
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Month in Review Web-based supplier for Triton Knoll unveiled OFFSHORE WIND: A new wind farm developer likely to add to Grimsby’s growing sector has launched a dedicated website, with a supplier database at its heart. Triton Knoll is a 900MW consented proposal, currently awaiting the next round of subsidy auctions, taking place this coming spring. For more information visit www.tritonknoll.co.uk
Drive in, plug in: shopping LEISURE: Drivers of electric and hybrid engine cars are being given a boost after Freshney Place Shopping Centre installed free charging points. The four units have been unveiled in the centre’s West car park, with centre director Amanda Austin embracing the town’s emerging role as part of the centre’s ongoing redevelopment. ● All items mentioned in Month in Review have previously appeared in either the Grimsby or Scunthorpe Telegraph since the last monthly publication. To subscribe call 0333 202 8000.
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POWER BASE: Drax Power Station, fed by biomass and coal from Immingham. Below, Andy Koss.
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HIS summer has seen low carbon energy sources produce more than half of Britain’s electricity for the first time.
A new report from Imperial College London, produced in collaboration with regional power giant Drax, found that between July and September, fossil fuels were edged out by 0.2 per cent. Nuclear, biomass, hydro, wind, solar and low-carbon electricity imports from France peaked at 50.2 per cent, up from just 20 per cent at the start of the decade. Andy Koss, chief executive of Drax Power, said it demonstrates the scale and impact of Britain’s renewable energy revolution over the last six years, and the “unprecedented changes taking place in the UK energy sector”. It will undoubtedly be lapped up in the Energy Estuary, where the transformation is seen at close quarters, with those serving the new technology and traditional imports sharing the same waterway. The Drax Electric Insights Report is designed to shed light on the dramatic impact of these changes across the all-inclusive spectrum. Using consolidated data produced by National Grid and Elexon, who run the electricity network and balancing market respectively, it will focus, quarter by quarter, on data charting supply and demand, prices, emissions, the performance of the various generation technologies and the networks that connect them – providing new empirical evidence to contribute to the UK energy debate. Mr Koss said: “This report shows Britain’s energy system is changing dramatically and we are seeing real benefits. Cleaner energy has reached a record high, and carbon emissions from electricity hit a record low. We can also see the crucial role that policy levers like the Carbon Price Floor play. “But there is more to do to make Britain truly low carbon. Additional reliable, affordable, clean energy is needed on the system, along with a focus of getting the balance right. More intermittent renewables like wind and solar are crucial but they will require more flexible back up, like biomass, to provide homes and business with electricity on demand.” According to this quarter’s report, nuclear energy provided the largest share of low-carbon energy over the last three months, generating over a quarter of the UK’s electricity (26 per cent), followed by onshore and offshore wind (10 per cent), solar (5 per cent), biomass (4 per cent), French imports (4 per cent) and hydro (1 per cent). The data also revealed that Britain now has 26GW of solar and wind installed, a six-fold increase since 2010, while biomass has increased from nothing to 2GW. The latter is Drax’s speciality, having gone from a coal-fired power station to a balance of coal and biomass, with Immingham the principal point of entry into the UK for both feedstocks. Crucially, the findings also reveal the sharp decline in coal which has been largely due to the Carbon Price Floor increase which took effect last year. Just 3 per cent of Britain’s electricity last quarter was generated from it –
down from more than a third (38 per cent) during the same period in 2012 – placing it below wind, solar and biomass for the very first time. For almost six full days last quarter, the UK was completely coal free – a first since 1881. A quarter of Britain’s coal stations have shut down over the last year, while remaining plants produced just 7 per cent of their capacity. The report also found that volatile power prices are likely to be the new norm, with last quarter witnessing the highest energy prices for several years and an all-time low. Zero or negative power prices – when high inflexible power generation meets low demand – occurred 45 times over the last quarter, twice as many as during the whole of 2015 combined. The period also saw the highest peak energy price for three years – on Thursday, September 15 – when prices reached £802/MWh. The first edition of the report also found that: ● Carbon emissions from electricity consumption are at a record low – down a third over a 12-month period and 56 per cent over four years – thanks to the rise of clean energy and the switch from coal to gas ● 76 per cent of the UK’s electricity consumption emissions are now produced from burning gas, with 14 per cent from produced burning coal – a role reversal from 2012, when coal accounted for 76 per cent and gas 22 per cent ● The last 12 months saw 3.2 GW of new wind and solar farms come online – while a quarter of the country’s coal capacity came off grid Dr Iain Staffell, of Imperial’s Centre for Environmental Policy, said: “You cannot manage what you cannot measure. Although there is a huge amount of data available on our electricity system, before now there was no way to put it all together to see the big picture of what is happening, and more importantly why. “My work with Drax provided an opportunity to apply my research to cut through the noise and understand Britain’s electricity is changing for the better. We are so used to bad-news stories about the environment, so it is good to see that for once concrete progress is being made.”
DRAX has swooped for Opus Energy, the UK’s sixth biggest business energy supplier, in what will be a £340 million deal. Drax Developments Ltd has agreed to buy out the entire share capital, subject to the approval of its own shareholders and the receipt of a Government subsidy, which requires European Commission consent. It has also bought four development projects for open cycle gas turbines in a separate £18 million deal with Watt Power, at locations in Suffolk, Bedfordshire and South Wales. Dorothy Thompson, pictured below, chief executive of Drax Group, said: “Drax is already playing a vital role in helping change the way energy is generated, supplied and used as the UK moves to a low carbon future. “We are pleased to announce the proposed acquisition of Opus Energy, the UK’s leading challenger retail supplier in the SME market, creating a strong and competitive presence complementing our existing Haven Power offer.”
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Hooked on simulation! Modal team grabs top technology A
SIGNIFICANT appointment has been made by Modal Training as it seeks to bring the best in crane simulation to the UK’s first fully-integrated multimodal logistics centre.
hands and offshore vessel operators to train together in a wide range of critical scenarios. Sam Whitaker, pictured left, director of strategic projects at Grimsby Institute Group, said: “Global investment in renewables is Offshore Simulator Centre AS has increasing, with some of the world’s been brought in to create the biggest energy firms laying down sophisticated set-up at the £7 million roots here in the Humber region – the centre in Immingham, and the UK’s energy estuary. To realise the visuals released of the suite are opportunities in this sector, certainly impressive. high-quality, bespoke training is At the heart of the new facility will needed in order to meet the requirements of businesses in the be two crane simulators housed in renewables supply chain. This ranges domes, each with seven projectors, capable of creating realistic training from new recruits entering the sector, to professional development for the environments. There will also be six desktop classroom crane simulators, existing workforce. “Simulation is at the heart of what four deck personnel simulators, an instructor station and a debrief room. we offer at Modal Training. It is safe, effective and cost efficient, and we The suite will be used to train are delighted that OSC, a world individuals to drive all kinds of leader in offshore simulator cranes, across a wide range of portside and offshore operations. They are also designed to give trainees the skills and experience they need to work on turbine installation, in the Humber’s developing wind energy sector. Importantly, the crane simulators can also be used to simulate offshore ship’s bridge and Sam Whitaker, left underwater ROV vehicle applications. solutions, will be providing a suite of This will equipment unique to us. allow “We’re confident this will help to whole teams of create a new generation of highly-skilled offshore operators and crane drivers, will be key to streamlining the processes for offshore wind farm deck
High-quality, bespoke training is needed in order to meet the requirements of businesses in the renewables supply chain
SIM CITY: Inside one of the simulator pods. Below, outside and the wider suite, with different simulator tasks below.
installation and service.” Jointly funded by Grimsby Institute and the Humber LEP, as part of the Humber Growth Deal, Modal Training is being located within a dedicated 5,500 sq ft site on Kings Road, Immingham, where it is gearing up to open. Joel Alexander Mills, chief executive of OSC, said: “Modal Training required a crane simulation solution to serve a range of training needs, covering portside and offshore operations, and wind turbine installation. It also needed a system that would enable a whole team to train together in critical scenarios. We are delighted that OSC has been chosen to deliver this solution to Modal Training. “A simulator environment like this will allow users to gain experience in so many cranes and operations which would take years in the workplace but can be found in just a few days in simulation. The hope is that, with the large investment in offshore wind parks off the east coast, this simulator tool can be invaluable in training large numbers of local people and drawing new people to relocate to the area. “The very best simulation technology makes people forget they’re not in a real environment. We believe good simulation is very simple. It requires a rich environment, with images that engulf the simulator, along with cutting edge physics, providing a real-word experience.”
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ASTGATE Park, a core part of Scunthorpe’s Queensway Industrial Estate, has been bought out. Northern Trust has acquired the multi-let investment, which features 68,658 sq ft of commercial space split into 12 units.
As the name suggests, it sits at the eastern access point to the town, with several units enjoying the prominent position by Brigg Road and the A18, from Ashby Ville Roundabout. Tenants are a mix of local and national businesses, with the likes of Birkdale, B Danby, Brammer, Howdens, EuroCarParts and Eurocell there. TSC Foods also has a presence, providing additional room for the neighbouring soup production plant. Units range in size from 2,215 sq ft to 15,558 sq ft. Tom Parkinson, director at Northern Trust, the privately owned property investment, development and land regeneration company, said the team had looked at a number of opportunities recently to extend the portfolio in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. It has bought the investment from a private pension fund. “We are pleased to have added a modern, well-let estate close to Scunthorpe town centre and with easy access to the motorway network, he said. “We continue to look for opportunities to grow our portfolio in all our trading regions across the Midlands, North-West, North-East, Yorkshire and Scotland.” Northern Trust’s existing property portfolio
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DEAL DONE: Eastgate Park, on Queensway Industrial Estate, Scunthorpe. Bought out by Northern Trust. The 12 units sit above Ashby Ville Roundabout in this image, courtesy of Google Maps. Below, the entrance from Arkwright Way. Left, Charles Atkinson of PPH Commercial. comprises more than 200 individual industrial, trade and office parks, and over 3,600 individual units. PPH Commercial has been retained to handle Eastgate, which only has one vacant unit. Charles Atkinson, divisional director at PPH, said: “It is a good trade counter type location, enjoying a good frontage to Brigg Road. “We are looking at getting new signs put up for tenants and the park itself. Northern Trust is investing to tidy it up and give it a real
push.” Established in 1962, Northern Trust’s portfolio now includes around 8 million sq ft of industrial/trade and office parks, having developed more than 2 million sq ft of commercial property itself in more than 40 locations. The company has more than 5,000 acres of land under ownership/management throughout the UK, with over 1,000 acres currently being promoted through the planning process for mixed use development.
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Toolstation hits The Trade Yard as regional concept is built out
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Lakside lifestyle provides leisure boost for Britcon Lakeshore is a collection of luxury retirement park homes located on the banks of the lake at Burton Waters. Brought forward by Arbor Living, it offers high specification park homes for the over 55s with a smarter lifestyle option when they are looking to downsize or release equity from their property. Britcon completed phase one in 2015 with a £500,000 contract to deliver infrastructure works to the 20-acre parkland site including new roads, foundations for 38 homes, drainage, services, and landscaping.
preparation and servicing which is usually integral to most build projects that we undertake.” MAW Consulting was appointed project manager for both phases and brought in the HAPPY expertise of Britcon for the RETURN: ground preparation works. Paul Britcon has worked with Clarkson, many public and private sector managing organisations to provide director of critical infrastructure to Britcon. support development projects. Following the huge success in These include major highway sales, Arbor Living appointed and bridge installations and Britcon to deliver phase two, a civil engineering enabling further £370,000 of works to support housing, retail infrastructure works to support and commercial development. the installation of 12 further Other leisure projects park homes. completed by Britcon in the Paul Clarkson, managing region include Nell Bank director at Britcon, said: “We Outdoor Learning Centre in are pleased to complete phase Bradford, Tropical World Leeds, two of this hugely successful People’s Park in Grimsby, development. We were able to Caravan Club at Bridlington, resource the full infrastructure the Integrated Development works and apply specific skills Plan for Cleethorpes and due to our long-standing infrastructure for rides at Flamingo Land. experience in ground
WATER WORKS: Britcon has completed a second phase of works at Burton Waters, above, located to the north west of Lincoln. Right, Grimsby’s People’s Park pavilion which was another Britcon job with a lakeside theme.
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‘Jem’ of a build officially opens as architectural prowess wows
MOVING IN: The JemBuild team outside BlackWood. From left, Jack Rylatt, Sarah Spriggs, Simon Cole, Hannah Carroll, Mark Carroll, Mark Kitchener and Paul Barker. Right, the contemporary interior and striking exterior.
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LACKWOOD’S official launch brought many guests a first Christmas party of the year, but for owner JemBuild’s managing director Paul Barker it signifies taking the business to a new level.
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The impressive premises on Humberston’s Wilton Road is a statement project underlining the quality the building contractor can produce. Home also to the architects behind it, ID Architecture, and well as additional tenant CSi Interiors, the £700,000 investment clad in Siberian Larch is seen as pivotal to taking the company forward. Mr Barker, who was named Wilkin Chapman Business Person of the Year at the 2016 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards, launched JemBuild with Mark Kitchener five years ago. He said: “We hope this is an example of just what we can do. The offices will not only showcase every aspect of the services we offer our clients, from concept, design, through to quality construction, but they will enable our
business to expand to the next level. “It is about everything we do, being seen to be different and provide a quality service. “It feels like a new beginning, but we have a strong brand, which is recognised and in place, and now we have the building. This will enable us to go out there and take on staff, and compete with larger contractors, while still remaining a size where we give close personal service.” Mr Barker said he was very optimistic for 2017, with lots of speculative work underway, as he hopes to welcome plenty of deal completions to the new boardroom, which together with impressive atrium entrance and high vaulted first floor ceilings, adds to the external appeal. Andy Inch, director of ID, said: “It is brilliant and what we have been working towards for nearly seven years. It is a great building, great to work with JemBuild on it, and it is testament to both businesses, both new businesses have been going for a similar time, so to get to this point and create something of this scale is amazing.”
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Gin’s return as a trendy tipple could be worth a packet
LAISTER’S Last Word BY DAVE LAISTER
2016! Where did that go?
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IN is a thing if you hadn’t noticed. Mother’s Ruin is now seen as the height of sophistication, with premium brands and special themed nights indulging a passion. Even Lord Alan Sugar, aware of the surge, incorporated it into a recent task for his interesting blend of apprentices. But while the obvious accompaniment is tonic, and that too is enjoying an explosion of additions, at Elsham Wold, via the Atlas Mountains, Pipers Crisps has spotted an opportunity. As the party season enters full swing, the tight-knit team is hoping the latest addition to a carefully selected and lovingly protected range will shine. For Wild Thyme and Rosemary is seen as the perfect companion to the rejuvenated spirit. Launched at the height of the summer, the flavour is only the eighth in 12 years to reach commercial production. Founder Alex Albone talked us through the thinking. He said: “This will put us in a slightly different environment in that we are doing something no-one else has done. “It is a unique flavour that will give us a different profile. A lot of our customers are in the licensed trade, we supply direct to 4,500 outlets in the UK. A lot of that is on trade and we think it is quite an interesting addition in two areas. One, day time, with lunch it offers something different, to sit alongside a sandwich, wrap or panini, then also as an evening opportunity. “Gin is a big thing. A lot of gin bars are cropping up inside the M25, and when once upon a time you had lemon with it, then recently chopped cucumber with it, some people put rosemary in it. That is a really interesting opportunity!” The link to a tidy tipple sits with the Pipers story, and provenance and people’s affinity to it is a central theme too. “We started in April 2004, and sold the first box of crisps to Tom Woods, for four pubs,” Mr Albone said. “It was Simon (Herring), James (Sweeting) and I, the three of us. It seemed like a really good idea, the fact that all three of us were farmers in some way was interesting in itself, it allowed us to say ‘made by farmers’. It was really all about the fact that potatoes grown in Lincolnshire were recognised and we were the first to realise that if you put sea salt in Anglesey on to a potato cooked in Lincolnshire, you have doubled that opportunity. “The business model originally revolved around the whole possibility of taking flavours from lots of different places.” Cider vinegar from Somerset, tomatoes from Downham Market in Norfolk and cheese from pastures neighbouring
FLYING THE FLAG: Colours to the mast in 2016. It is a sign of getting old when the years flash by, I guess because every one is less of a percentage of the life lived – but this quick, really? Was it the bustling international news itinerary that rushed it along, with the Brexit vote and the US presidential race dominating large chunks of proceedings, and still rumbling on? So much air-time, so many column inches, yet precious little else really known other than the outcome the votes have brought forward. Against a backdrop of departing stars from Prince to Andrew Sachs, David Bowie to Paul Futcher, it has been a year where the national news agenda has dominated. Yet here in northern Lincolnshire, big things have happened. The takeover of Tata Steel by Greybull, the launch of British Steel and the targets achieved within the first 100 days bookended that EU Referendum. Then as it all got going Stateside we had the eagerly Cheddar itself have seen that develop. “That was our story; all about localism, but it didn’t have to be local,” Mr Albone said. “People like a locality, in the longer term it has been about people identifying an area. They recognise a quality. “We worked on real provenance and real flavour from real people. It is about great taste, one we think has no comparison. “Most crisp companies bring out new flavours every five minutes. In 12 years we have brought out eight flavours, nine if you count salted. “It is absolutely about getting it right. It is about finding really good people to work with. We will never bring out a flavour unless we think it is really, really good. It is all about the taste and the consistency.” There is pride at the way the business has built up, just like the crisps, ensuring consistency. A total of 76 people are now employed, and last year 26 million packets of crisps were produced. They don’t all stay in the UK, with a dozen RECENT ADDITION: The new HQ.
anticipated confirmation that Dong Energy is making Grimsby the East Coast hub for operations and maintenance when it comes to offshore wind interests, which are vast. History, I hope, will cement 2016 as a key year for major outcomes for one very traditional industry and another rapidly emerging one, regardless of what Donald Trump and Brexit bring. As for the immediate future, well I wish all Business Telegraph’s readers, advertisers and supporters a very merry Christmas and a prosperous new year. Further ahead, with another offshore wind developer ready to roll in Triton Knoll, could 2017 finally be Able Marine Energy Park’s year? Could we host national facilities for the provision of the skills required? Will steel get the strategic support it still seeks? Positive answers will be welcomed!
JUST THE TONIC: Pipers Crisp Co’s latest addition. Right, Alex Albone. countries exported to, with France the biggest market there. At Elsham Wold there are now two separate sites, with a distribution centre and head office now set apart from the factory the company had simply outgrown. With depots in Oxford and Epping too, and 14 vans operating around the UK, it is a considerable operation. “We are looking at a strategy with an average of 25 per cent year on year growth since we started,” Mr Albone said. “While getting bigger it is more difficult to get that level.” And the roots in Elsham Wold are clearly important, as much for the people it relies on as the productive hinterland. “It is a great place to work, we are where we are, that’s where we started. We have a great company, and without having great people you cannot build a great brand. We celebrate it quite often. This year we took everyone to the races, it was a big day out, and a couple of years ago we invited everyone for lunch at The Lincolnshire Show, and before that an event in London. “We are not here for a long time, we are here for a good time, and work is part of that. If you are in our business, sometimes it is not the most glamorous place, but nothing stops it being a happy place.”
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THE BUSINESS REVIEW 2016
Recognising the area’s cream of the crop
Business Success Stories 2016 • Reynolds Training Services showcases new online training • On Line Design spreads its wings • DFDS celebrating 150 years • Commercial law with Wilkin Chapman • Free business travel planning reducing the region’s carbon footprint • Callmac – Offshore scaffolding expertise
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Huge votes of confidence as the foundations are laid for future Welcome to the Telegraph’s annual focus on some of the success stories generated in northern Lincolnshire this past year. Here business editor David Laister gives an overview of the big decisions that helped shape 2016 and beyond ...
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MID a year dogged by international political uncertainty and instability, firm foundations have been laid in northern Lincolnshire that could see history define 2016 as a time of great significance. Two big decisions made in the past 12 months have reinforced the belief in the local economy, bringing confidence and encouraging aspiration in the role the South Humber Bank has to play. While the long campaign into and still-continuing fall-out from the EU Referendum played out nationally, here a far more significant call for the macro-economy had been made. Greybull’s takeover of Tata Steel’s long products business, with a £400 million investment plan and a ‘new’ iconic brand – British Steel. With very real fears about the future of the region’s single largest employer, having been made clear it was no longer part of the Indian giant’s future strategy, and with one interested party having already walked away, shadows were stretching over Scunthorpe’s iconic works. With 4,000 jobs on the line the implications of no deal were huge. Could it continue as a standalone entity? But fresh early talks quickly escalated. Those within have hailed the work done to transform the outlook of the site, to make the future plan the saleable asset, and how it paid off. Exactly 100 days on from that memorable June 1 ceremony, when a pristine flag was hoisted proudly above the vast works, it was revealed that all initial targets had been hit, and the business was back in the black. From recovery and rejuvenation on a grand scale, welcomed from Whitehall to Winterton, wind quickly became the focus as the summer progressed. The burgeoning industry that is setting up a new future for Grimsby and the wider Humber, offshore energy production has emerged at a steady pace since the first forays off the Lincolnshire coast began almost a decade ago. From a standing start there are now five operational farms served out of the
BACK ON TARGET: Roland Junck, executive chairman of British Steel. port, gradually building in scale. September saw the world’s largest operator, Dong Energy, commit to make Grimsby its east coast hub, as Westermost Rough and the emerging Race Bank are set to be joined by the huge Hornsea zone. Hornsea One, in initial construction, Hornsea Two signed off. Three and potentially Four, in the pipeline. The world’s largest wind farm from the world’s leading player, will have its gatehouse in Grimsby. Within a few years no fewer than
ten considerable ‘power stations’ will base their teams here, and with the operations and maintenance lifespan bringing the same capital investment as the initial build, the long term benefit of having these gigantic structures becomes ever clearer. Already hundreds are employed directly, soon this will hit 1,000, and with established companies diversifying and inward investors opening up with increasing regularity, there is a strong core building. Just like steel, the supply chain involved in
WIND OF CHANGE: Brent Cheshire, UK country chairman of Dong Energy, takes a first look at the new £3.7 million Royal Dock base.
HUMBER HIGH: Grimsby Telegraph business editor David Laister welcomes delegates to the Humber Investment Forum, Forest Pines Hotel, Broughton.
regular activity will want to sit close by. Geography is for once a benefit to the area, as maritime heritage and a ‘can do’ attitude is lapped up by a demanding industry. Just as a vessel laid up in dock cost in the days of the fishing industry’s reign, so too will a static turbine. What is clear, is both of these huge commitments to northern Lincolnshire require Government support. A fair wind with policy, be it energy price or energy source. With the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy now headed up by Greg Clark, a man familiar with the Humber’s role having played a role in the cementing the Humber’s City Deal, many in this area feel there is an ajar door to push against when it matters most. The huge votes of confidence for the area were indeed the two absolute highlights of a year where for so many attention has been in Westminster or Washington. But they were by no means the only happenings. Food continues to a vital industry to this area. We had the £45 million plan to build the world’s most advanced poultry processing plant in Scunthorpe, with 300 jobs created by 2Sisters, while New England Seafood International also swooped for Grimsby’s Albert Darnell, and additional land on Europarc. Grocery wholesale specialist Nisa has made a strong return to the black after losses were turned round, with a further 300 stores to join early next year, and while 2016 also saw Total Lindsey Oil Refinery cut capacity by half, it was achieved without any enforced redundancies. With the construction and engineering sectors talking positively about forward orders, speculative enquiries and activity levels, it feels like a solid start to 2017 is looming.
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Industrial strength health and safety W ith incidents such as 2005’s Buncefield Disaster still on the horizon, a culture change has beset the petroleum industry in which Stallingborough-based Reynolds Training Services Ltd operates. The Health and Safety Executive is leading the regulatory drive to improve workplace competency and site managers, in turn, are responding by seeking out custom safety solutions. Against this backdrop, RTS has spent the past decade refining its safety instruction, training, competence management and assessment services. The company now finds itself at the leading edge of industrial safety, working with companies such as BP, Valero, EDF, Inter Terminals and World Fuel Services. RTS managing director John Reynolds believes his business’s traction in the health and safety market is being driven by its ability to adapt to the ever-evolving needs of its customers. John said: “At Reynolds Training Services, we’ve always taken the approach that there’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to developing material for a high hazard site. Site managers understand the need for safety and competency. They also understand their processes are unique.” High hazard sites, he added, therefore no longer simply require “off-the-shelf ” training courses. “Material can be developed against leading industry and regulatory standards or awarding bodies such as NEBOSH, IOSH and PAAVQ-SET. In doing so, our goal is to impart knowledge to operators in the sector to enable them to develop and demonstrate their competence relevant to the skills required, with a core focus on those safety critical skills elements required to ensure operations are undertaken safely.” “This is what industry is demanding. This is what the Regulator is demanding. This is what RTS delivers.” Taking the pain out of the way you train Traditionally, businesses send operators offsite at great expense in terms of time and resource to undergo specialist safety training. In addition to customising safety solutions, RTS views service accessibility with equal importance.
HERE TO HELP: John Reynolds, managing director of Reynolds Training Services Ltd based at Catch, Stallingborough. “You can deliver the best products on the market, but people need to be able to access them,” explains John. “This is why we’ve been hard at work creating the complete blended learning experience so our customers can access health and safety courses, training, consultancy and competency management in a way that’s convenient to them.” Customers, he said, could attend hands-on and classroom-based training at RTS’ world-class facilities, HCF CATCH. “Likewise, the safety team travels direct to their site.” “Where we’ve really raised the customer accessibility bar is with iLearn: our online competence and training management system.” RTS’ business development manager, associate trainer and assessor, Alan Oxborough, adds that the online system means “businesses no longer have to go off-site”. “It doesn’t matter whether you operate in chemical processing, oil and gas, offshore or onshore fuel extraction, our customers can track employee learning and competency records with the use of one, complete system. “RTS now has an all-encompassing solution. Excitingly, the system can be tailored to a client’s requirements, an employee’s occupational competency can be checked against site standards, along with their individual training records and continued professional development. “Each employee has access to online
instructor-led training and learning, either delivered in-house or through off-site instructor-led courses. “With the push of a button, the client has an instant, online reporting facility with which they can demonstrate training and qualifications to industry regulators and other stakeholders. It is a solution which is embedded into their existing systems.” To ensure the online system is infused with RTS’ technical expertise and offers customer support, a dedicated web development team has been brought in-house. Alan continued: “The in-house development team means we’re instantly responsive to customers’ support needs and, likewise, listen to their feedback and continually add new features to the system designed to make their working lives easier. “We believe that we are offering something unique as we have found that there are systems which do elements of the programme but nothing that does it all together. It is an effective tool for safety management.” The cloud-based system, he said, allows customers to choose between standard and bespoke packages. Setting the safety standard Over the past decade, RTS’ local roots have expanded to a national and global level. The brand’s continued outreach has been fuelled by the acquisition of key members of staff. John said: “RTS’ success is a direct result of our passionate, skilled and knowledgeable team – we’re organised and agile, relentlessly creative and still laser-focused on driving forward an experience that exceeds our customers’ expectations. “RTS is a people-first business. Our team knows what they are talking about and knows the industry, which is why we are now a leading training provider in the sector.” Further topping up the customer satisfaction tanks is HCF CATCH, which John describes as a “real plus” for the business. “The facilities at HCF CATCH mean we have access to a tangible, operational plant which emulates the workplace. It’s the perfect environment for hands-on training.” To find out more, visit www.reynoldstraining.com or telephone 01469 552846.
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ON LINE SPREADS ITS WINGS
Undeterred by a difficult year across the board, On Line Design and Engineering celebrate the addition of new sectors to their expanding client base STRONGER international activity and work across increasingly diverse sectors saw On Line Design and Engineering enjoy steady growth despite a challenging 2016. The Immingham-based multi-disciplined operator has added water and nuclear sectors to its offering, as well as winning work in its traditional oil and gas business on foreign soils, whilst also excelling in pharmaceuticals. Energy is a key element, with short term operating reserve sites seeing On Line help with the addition of 400MW to the UK capacity, while also being involved with the production of energy from waste. Managing director Brendan Conlan said: “It has been a difficult year in challenging times. We are still affected by political instability and the low oil price but despite that we have continued to diversify our business nationally and across different sectors, and as such we have managed to bring in steady performance growth. “We are utilising a lot of knowledge that On Line and the Humber region has within engineering to grow the business nationally, in South Wales with a major refinery, where they recognise the expertise that is held within this area. Up and down the country we have been supplying and providing design support for a major power generation company, and have provided nearly 400MW of electricity to the UK market. “We are also about to undertake our first project in nuclear and hope to grow this area of business for the company, and in doing so help ensure future energy security for the country.
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“On Line has also, in a search for diversification of client base and location, successfully ventured internationally, working in The US Virgin Islands, China, Switzerland, Ireland and Italy. “The work, is as a result of signing two major framework contracts within oil and gas and the pharmaceutical industries. At present it is a small team, but it represents more work than previously entertained on foreign soil, and is set to grow. “It is another indicator of the esteem in which British engineering is held, and more importantly, the Humber’s capability which is now being exported too. “New business with a major water company is another first, and again involves the signing of a new framework contract.” It is all part of a strategy Mr Conlan embarked upon when joining the company. He estimates that two years ago, 98 per cent of the company’s work was in the Humber region. Now there is a 50/50 split. “That’s how we have managed to maintain steady growth, by widening our outlook and through diversification.” he said. “We are also continuing to serve all our local clients’ needs north and south of the Humber, as this is where the company built its reputation and still sees its base for performance and future growth.”
We are also continuing to serve all our local clients’ needs north and south of the Humber, as this is where the company built its reputation and still sees its base for performance and future growth.” And he is optimistic about the future: “While 2016 has seen some growth in difficult times, we believe, that the outlook for 2017, both regionally and nationally, is looking quite positive. We are seeing more activity in proposal work and forecasting, happening at the back end of this year which historically, over the last three to four years, has not been the case. The market place is heating up.” Elsewhere within the business, plans to move to a neighbouring new build site are progressing. “The site has been established, a new road and associated infrastructure has been completed to allow the development to progress in 2017 and onwards,” Mr Conlan said. Competencies that the business is looking to expand upon have also been identified, with functional safety, stress engineering provision, site surveying and high voltage electrical works all being enhanced. “That’s where we see some of the core growth in this area,” he added. Turning to people, and while staff numbers have been relatively flat, training remains key. “I am proud to say On Line continues to support apprenticeship programmes, underlined recently with two electrical and instrumentation apprentices this year, one of whom got the Apprentice of the Year Award at HCF Catch. We’re securing the future talent pipeline for On Line and the region. “We will also continue to support Humber University Technical College in Scunthorpe, and as chairman of HCF Catch I am looking forward to developments in 2017 and beyond.” Another part of the On Line Group, Anglia Engineering Solutions, is shaping up in a similar fashion. Gary Carlton, managing director of the Grimsby company, said: “It has been a steady year and is looking promising going into 2017 with some good orders coming through. Two strong areas include wind turbine components and the role of preferred contractor for a refrigeration system being rolled out in the food industry.” On Line People, another Group company, is also mirroring the performance of both. “It again gives us confidence that 2017 is looking a bit better, and it is across the board, not just technical-based,” said Mr Conlan, with healthcare, clerical and administration all in growth.
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A look back at 2016 through the pages of Business Telegraph, your monthly supplement dedicated to northern Lincolnshire
JANUARY: Specialist delivered whoesale giant Nisa showed signs of the major turnaround that was to come as the key Christmas period proved a huge hit. The Scunthorpe business smashed through the 20 million case delivery milestone and turned a £2.4 million loss into a £500,000 profit.
FEBRUARY: Dyas Electrical celebrated the completion of a major retro-fit campaign on Lincs offshore wind farm, underlining the increasing involvement of a local supply chain in the sector. The Grimsby specialist contractor provided a flexible service through harsh weather conditions.
MARCH: Efforts to ensure a stronger relationship between the UK’s leading seafood processing cluster and the leading fishing port took a major step forward. A delegation of Peterhead fishermen were welcomed to Grimsby attention turned to provenenance and security of British supply.
APRIL: A first corporate deal for Scunthorpe’s new bank represented a significant coup, with high growth manufacturer Bradbury Group the first benefactor. Handelsbanken provided a £170,000 finance package to help boost production capacity both at the expanded Queensway Industrial Estate plant, and at a Scottish site.
MAY: JemBuild completed a hard-hat hat-trick at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards. Managing director Paul Barker was named Business Person Of The Year, with the Humberston company taking the North East Lincolnshire Business Development Award – for the second successive year.
JUNE: South Humber Bank power station generation manager Lee Read told of the efforts that went in to win a future for Centrica’s gas-fired plant at Stallingborough. It is now gearing up for a £63 million investment, with work beginning in early 2018 after long term contracts were secured for the 1,365MW plant.
JULY: A £500,000 investment set up a South Bank business to play a leading role in helping pharmaceutical companies comply with strict new traceability legislation. Barton’s high tech vision inspection specialist Olmec teamed up with one of the world’s leading printing companies to provide a solution.
AUGUST: Five years after inheriting the family business’s hot seat in tragic circumstances, Katy Moss celebrated being named First Woman of Engineering and Manufacturing at a national ceremony. The managing director of Trent Refractories Ltd was working in education when her father, Bob Crosland passed away.
SEPTEMBER: Auto-Trail doubled capacity in a multi-million pound project as it geared up to meet forecast demand in the luxury leisure market in the coming years. The completion of the 6,000 sq m expansion also saw the retirement of joint managing director Stuart Turpin.
OCTOBER: A new British and Danish joint venture was launched in Grimsby to serve the offshore wind sector. Director Paul Jones, who set up Offshore Painting Services in Liverpool, told how “the east coast, and specifically Grimsby, is the place to come to for wind”.Vento-OPS’s base was opened by Grimsby MP Melanie Onn.
NOVEMBER: The return of a major payment card processing centre to North East Lincolnshire was celebrated. Payzone UK has emerged after former Cardsave chief executive Clive Kahn acted following the closure of his former business’s Grimsby headquarters when it was acquired by World Pay.
DECEMBER: Infant swimwear specialist Splash About unveiled major growth plans, as it moved into new offices on Grimsby’s Europarc. The business has been brought to the town from France, after food industry buy-out specialist Lesley Beach was asked to conduct due diligence and fell in love with the brand.
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By Baroness Liz Redfern, leader North Lincolnshire Council
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HE year 2016 has been a year to remember for North Lincolnshire. It has paved the way for many future developments and it has seen many exciting projects come to fruition.
anything of his magnitude in North Lincolnshire. The £3 million British Steel Support Fund has helped 13 businesses so far in North Lincolnshire and it is expected around 380 jobs will be Our vision for North Lincolnshire is created. This fund was set up with money from the Government to help simple – we want it to be a place where people can do business, invest, work, play and live. Looking back over the year, there are plenty of achievements and investments that should be recognised. All of which are helping to accomplish our vision for North Lincolnshire. Significant progress was made with the Lincolnshire Lakes project this year. Planning permissions were granted for more than 7,300 homes to be built for the £1.3 billion Baroness Liz Redfern development that will see the creation of five new villages on the outskirts of people affected by the redundancies at Scunthorpe. Around 5,000 jobs will be created as the Scunthorpe steelworks last year and to help those businesses part of this project, which is going to associated with the steelworks. be the region’s largest housing The £7 million Northern regeneration scheme for years to Lincolnshire Broadband project that come. We have never before seen
Looking back over the year, there are plenty of achievements and investments that should be recognised
has been recognised nationally as best practice has been a huge success. The second phase is well underway to give people access to high-speed broadband. The original targets of the project were exceeded ahead of schedule and coverage has now been increased to 99 per cent of properties for the second phase that will be complete in 2018 – exceeding the national target of 95 per cent. Nearly 3,000 hours of business support was provided to 475 businesses through the free business support programme. Now in its second year, the 2016 Festival of Skills and Opportunities saw 20 events take place throughout October with more than 4,000 people attending. Due to this success we will be running the month-long event again next year. Working with local partner organisations it provides opportunities to help people get back into work and raises the aspirations of children and young people. Scunthorpe town centre is definitely attracting more visitors and we are seeing developments being made with the help of our £45 million investment plans. This includes the new Ongo
SUPPORT: Baroness Liz Redfern, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, with Peter Hogg, commercial director of British Steel Ltd. North Lincolnshire Council renamed their emergency fund in line with the company name change. head office, improved road infrastructure, extension to Church Square House, specialist lighting to Church Square and plans to improve Scunthorpe Market. Our free parking initiatives are a continuing success by welcoming people to stay for longer in our town centres and supporting the variety of brilliant shops and independent retailers. The £200,000 Viable and Vibrant
Places Fund is also having a great impact on businesses in Scunthorpe town centre. So far we have had 20 expressions of interest with one business already completing the process and moving into larger premises. It certainly has been an exciting time for North Lincolnshire in 2016 and we will look to make the coming year, 2017 even better.”
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s 2016 draws to a close, it’s a year I’m pleased to look back on as one of growing confidence and reputation in North East Lincolnshire.
Pleasure Island closed its doors for the final time, but we are working with the landowner on the future for the site. I can’t look back on 2016 without some recognition for the events we’ve We’ve been recognised nationally for held. Firstly, and most impressively, some brilliant things that happened the national Armed Forces Day event in the borough, adding to the growing in June. Developed over a year of confidence in the area, and the working with our military colleagues, council, to deliver on its promises of Cleethorpes held the biggest event in building a stronger economy and one weekend I’ve ever seen. With stronger communities. around 180,000 attending on the Our credentials as a key part of the Saturday, I’ll never forget the sight of Energy Estuary were cemented with our troops and veterans proudly the Government announcement of marching through our streets. The potentially the world’s largest inaugural Great Grimsby 10K run, offshore wind farm, Hornsea Project sponsored by Dong Energy, was a Two, which will consist of 300 fantastic success – one that will be turbines, 90km off the coast. And in repeated in 2017 (applications are now the heart of that long-term operation open)! will be Dong Energy, who, based in These were just a couple of the Grimsby, will be working with us to develop local training to support this many events we host through the year in our towns, but two, I’m sure you’ll operation. agree, made 2016 just that bit special. In Grimsby town centre, you can’t The teams that put these types of fail to have noticed the work that’s events together work very hard in the been going on, and we thank our background, and my thanks goes out residents and businesses for putting to them. up with this. The developments, Our support for small businesses including the £4 million Cartergate continues. office development that will be Small businesses across North East occupied by Wilkin Chapman in the Lincolnshire worked with the council new year, as well as the refresh of and took to social media, and in some Victoria, Bethlehem and Osborne Streets has brought a major uplift to case, the streets, to promote the look of the town centre. themselves for Small Business Saturday this year. Our future plans for Grimsby and Cleethorpes are now being worked And this year, Sea View Street in through and in 2017, we look forward Cleethorpes was nominated and got to to exciting announcements about the final three of the Coastal major developments. Community category of the Great British High Street Awards, selected In Cleethorpes, unfortunately,
FUTURE PLANS: Council leader Ray Oxby is proud of what has been achieved in north east Lincolnshire in 2016.
from 900 nominations over all the categories. With reports of additional footfall and traders working together for a common cause, it’s been a hugely worthwhile experience – well
done to all involved. Creating confidence to deliver and support a stronger economy and stronger communities has been a golden thread running through the
council’s work for a number of years. 2016 is the year when we’ve seen this working in practice and I look forward to building on that in the years to come.
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NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNCIL IS OFFERING BUSINESSES IN THE REGION FREE BUSINESS TRAVEL PLANNING… SAVING MONEY AND REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT The North East Lincolnshire Council Business Travel Plan Team are on hand to support local businesses to see how sustainable travel can be incorporated into their day-to-day activities, and what’s more, until March 2017 the service will not cost your company a penny! What is a Business Travel Plan? A Business Travel Plan is an assessment of a businesses’ travel needs from which an Action Plan is developed. The Travel Plan aims to encourage the use of more sustainable transport such as cycling, public transport and car sharing.
Why develop a Business Travel Plan? Over reliance on the car is costly as roads become more congested and demand for car parking space grows all the time. Encouraging employees to walk, cycle, take the bus or car share saves money, makes them healthier and improves a company’s environmental credentials. With unpredictable fuel costs, now is the time to
develop a travel plan. Business Travel plans can benefit companies in the following ways: • Cutting travel costs and reducing mileage claims and the need for expensive car parking. • Improving staff retention and recruitment possibilities by making your site easier to access to the 25% of local households who do not own a car. • Reducing staff absences—staff who walk or cycle to work are fitter, healthier and more productive. • Enhancing reputation by demonstrating corporate social responsibility. • Easing traffic congestion in and around businesses, helping improve road safety, and creating a better environment What is involved? The Council working in partnership with ENGIE’s Business Travel Plan team will develop a Travel Plan on your behalf with minimal input from a business. The Travel Plan will be tailored to a business’s individual needs and will highlight suitable sustainable transport alternatives whilst aiming to reduce single car occupancy as part of journeys to and from work. Any business in North East Lincolnshire with a completed Travel Plan will have the opportunity to apply for a grant of up to £5000 to fund sustainable travel initiatives.
“Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is one of the region’s largest employers with around 2500 staff on site at Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby. In 2015, the Trust commissioned a Business Travel Plan. “We looked at how The Trust could encourage cycling particularly for short journeys” said Sally Yates, Logistics Manager at the Trust. “The Trust already participates in the government’s cycle to work scheme and developing a travel plan really helped The Trust to identify a need to provide more secure cycle parking on site”. In addition, the Trust currently has two electric pool vehicles on site with charging points to enable staff to travel between different sites. Sally Yates - Logistics Manager Diana Princess of Wales Hospital
Ecotrol a company specialising in energy efficient products, is also working with the council to produce a Business Travel Plan. “When initiatives that also have similar values are launched by local and central government it is something that we would always look to support. An additional bonus with this scheme is the health benefits for staff being encouraged to cycle to work and live a more healthy lifestyle” Bruno Hickson - Operations Director Ecotrol Auto-Trail, the UK’s largest manufacturer of luxury Motorhomes. Autotrail is already undertaking a wide variety of eco-friendly projects on site. “We aim to continually reduce our environmental impact by promoting sustainable travel to the workforce particularly through car sharing and bus travel. The production of a business travel plan is a fundamental part of this process.” Lois Gorry - Human Resource Manager Autotrail
Who is eligible? Any business or voluntary organisation in North East Lincolnshire or the South Humber Bank Region can register their interest in developing a Travel Plan.
To register your businesses’ interest in the development of a Travel Plan please contact:
businesstravelplans@nelincs.gov.uk or call 01472 324930
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Scaffolding firm on the crest of a wave
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WIND of change has left one local company sailing on the crest of a wave. Callmac Scaffolding UK (Ltd) has gone to strength to strength and now works for some of the most prestigious customers in the industry – home and abroad, onshore and offshore. It was founded by managing director David McKenzie in 2004. With 30 years’ experience in scaffolding – starting on the bottom rung of the ladder as an apprentice after leaving school in 1986 – Dave went offshore about a year later where he gained valuable experience in the industry from a young age. Dave built on this and year on year, and the company and its customer base has grown, with Callmac Scaffolding now working for some of the most biggest names not only in and around the Humber Bank, but also in Europe and offshore, winning significant contracts with energy giants Dong Energy for upcoming windfarm projects. Callmac Scaffolding carries out a complete scaffolding service and has an in-house scaffold design specialist and safety consultant to ensure the highest standards of design and safety are met at every level. Dave said: “Building the business from scratch has been a rollercoaster ride, from humble beginnings with a relatively small customer base, limited materials and a rather old lorry
(affectionately named Queenie), I began erecting scaffolds for local contractors in and around the Grimsby area. “I have a very proactive, professional, flexible and safety conscious approach and I have now been fortunate to gain some of the biggest names in the UK as our customers, and more importantly we have, through our professional and efficient service, been able to secure repeat business time after time with these customers. “I recall a time when I received an enquiry from a customer in Germany who needed a scaffold solution for one of their windfarm projects and needed our help. I had a team of men at Manchester Airport that evening and was on site at 8am the next morning to solve their problem, I think this demonstrates the commitment and flexibility we have towards ensuring our customers receive a first-class service. “I am proud that in 13 years of business the company has achieved an outstanding safety record, with thousands of man-hours worked and a multitude of scaffolds erected, modified and dismantled the company can boast a zero accident and incident rate, that’s something I’m personally very proud of, and I am sure that this only compounds our customer’s reasons in returning time after time to do business with us.” Callmac are currently working alongside Dong Energy with their UK windfarm projects and have just
completed a two-year project on Westermost Rough in the North Sea. They are currently working on Race Bank located off the Lincolnshire coast in the North Sea, Burbo Bank in the Irish Sea, and Gunfleet Sands and London Array wind farms on the south-east coast. “We have not forgotten our roots as a business and still retain some of our first customers who are treated just as importantly now as we did when the company started,” said Dave. FLEXIBLE APPROACH: Some of the huge projects taken on by Callmac “This is very important to us and most Scaffolding UK (Ltd). of these customers have been very loyal to us, and it’s important not to forget that as the business has grown these customers scaffolding requirements are just as important and they receive the same level of service as our larger clients. “We continue to develop our apprentices which are being trained within the company, and these will eventually, as training and experience is gained, continue to complete all the offshore training required to allow them to work on our windfarm projects offshore. We consider our personnel to be a fundamental part of our continued business success and as such are committed to investing in their training to ensure that I am confident that our customers get the best possible service.” Visit twww.callmacscaffolding.co.uk
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