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AS THE LATEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM IS CELEBRATED ON THE HUMBER, THE LEP SETS OUT POWERHOUSE ASPIRATIONS

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next few months and years, we could either gain a lot of new business, or lose business. “At the moment the supply chain is not strong enough, and competitive enough. We are faced by strong competition from countries such as Holland, and their Government have been very committed to offshore wind. “If you are a supplier, and have a choice between the UK and Holland, you have a good idea where they are going to go. “I think the Government needs to back the sector deal, and commit itself to the future of offshore wind.�

Today, five per cent of the country’s electricity is powered by offshore wind.

The plan is for that figure to rise to 35 per cent by 2030, and 50 per cent by 2050.

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LORD Haskins has called on Government to back the sector deal for offshore wind, stating it is a vital part of the blueprint for the Humber’s economic future.

The local enterprise partnership chairman said the region could benefit even further from the offshore wind sector, as companies like Orsted and Siemens Gamesa continue to drive its growth.

He wants to ensure the area takes the lead on energy in the north, and made his point clear ahead of Renewable UK’s Global Offshore Wind conference in Manchester this week, where senior government representation will be on stage.

Lord Haskins said: “In the Continued on PAGE 7

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Wren Kitchens has made Barton its manufacturing and administrative home over the past five years.

Wren flies to the aid of stricken B&Q staff TEN MORE STORES PLANNED BY KITCHEN SPECIALIST

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NORTHERN Lincolnshire kitchen giant Wren has offered relief to some B&Q employees and their customers following a job-cuts announcements.

The Barton business, which has 69 showrooms nationwide as well as the huge ‘Nest’ headquarters and manufacturing site on Falkland Way and satellite sites in Howden and Scunthorpe, has opened vacancies for design consultants affected.

And in a move to reassure any customers affected by the planned changes, Wren will match all B&Q

quotes and has claimed it will supply a superior quality product for the same price in addition to providing the convenience of an approved installation service for any customers that would like a project co-ordinated experience.

It also highlights a further 10 additions coming soon to the portfolio, from Ayr to Brighton.

A spokesperson said: “As the UK’s number one kitchen retail specialist, Wren Kitchens is a truly passionate, family-run business, dedicated to delivering suc-

cess with our strong commitment and loyalty to customer experience.

“We believe design consultants are key to customers receiving the best experience. We also have other vacancies for the best people in the industry, be it a store manager, kitchen or bathroom designer or a lead taker.

“Wren Kitchens have 69 showrooms nationwide, across England, Scotland and Wales. In addition to these we are opening new showrooms in the following locations: Tunbridge Wells, Derby,

Rushden Lakes, Cambridge, Plymouth, Basingstoke, Ayr, Eastbourne, Leicester and Brighton.”

Wren was recently voted the fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer in the UK by the Daily Telegraph, and employs more than 4,500 people across the UK. It posted revenues of £406 million in 2017.

Consultations are under way with 700 workers at B&Q, with 300 from the Homefit service and 400 in the in-store design arm facing an uncertain future with the DIY giant.

Engineering firm bolsters its North-East presence GRIMSBY-headquartered Engie Fabricom’s engineering and project office at Stokesley, North Yorkshire, has seen significant growth following recent project wins, with new recruits bolstering the engineering and design team to office capacity.

Since relocating to new offices in 2016, the Europarc management team has invested significantly in the North East and has seen continued development of the location, allowing it to expand to support the needs of local, UK and internationally-based clients.

Andrew Harris, engineering manager at Stokesley, said: “With significant client interest in a local comprehensive engineering service and many recent project successes, this has given us the ability to grow the team at Stokesley, allowing us to offer a complete multi-discipline engineering service locally.”

Engie Fabricom has a 250-strong

supporting Grimsby. Operations in Cheshire have transferred to a separate part of the wider business.

Andrew Stephens, business development manager, said: “The growth of our engineering and design team is testament to the commitment and focus of the Engie Fabricom business to invest and support our clients’ needs.

“Combining our multidisciplinary engineering expertise with our proven construction management, fabrication and construction capability allows us to offer a complete EPC (engineering, procurement Engie Fabricom's Stokesley team. and construction) service across several engineering and design team working within market sectors.”

Formerly South Humberside Engineering several market sectors including oil, gas, and Fabrication Services, or Shefs, it power, chemical, energy from waste and received international investment in 1995, renewables. from the Belgian-owned organisation, with a The Stokesley office is one of three UK engineering offices, with Newcastle also buy-out following a year later.

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Shipping giant’s fifth new vessel is ordered ACQUISITION OF TURKISH UN RO-RO ALSO COMPLETES DFDS has ordered an additional freight ferry for delivery in the first half of 2020 from the Chinese Jinling Shipyard.

The huge shipping giant, with its UK headquarters in Immingham, has recently completed the acquisition of Turkish operator UN Ro-Ro, significantly enhancing its route network, and now it is enhancing its investment in new vessels. “This freight new building increases our order book to five large freight ferries, which will increase our efficiency and enable us to accommodate projected growth in our route network in northern Europe and the Mediterranean, support trade and help our customers grow their business,� Niels Smedegaard, chief executive, said.

The new vessel is similar to the four previously ordered roll-on roll-off freight ferries and likewise designed to carry 6,700 lane metres of freight equivalent to around 450 trailers.

The large capacity decreases unit costs as well as the environmental impact per transported unit, the company said.

DFDS’s fleet renewal programme also includes two combined freight and passenger ferries (ro-pax) to be delivered in 2021 for deployment in the Baltic route network.

In addition, one chartered combined freight and passenger ferry (ro-pax) will be delivered in 2021 for deployment on the English Channel routes.

The company said its investment outlook for 2018 is unchanged, with the deal for the

How the new vessel will look, and inset, Niels Smedegaard.

Turkish business also completing last week.

Mr Smedegaard said: “All relevant authorities have now approved the transaction and I am very pleased to announce that on June 7 we completed the deal. UN Ro-Ro and its strong Mediterranean shipping network are now part of DFDS. “Trade between the EU and Turkey has been booming for a long time and the future prospects are very encouraging for seaborne transportation, which bypasses border controls and road congestion in several countries. “Together, we will be able to offer our customers a unique service. UN Ro-Ro is strong in the Turkish and Mediterranean markets, whereas DFDS has a very efficient network in northern Europe. With efficient road and

intermodal networks to combine the two areas, we will be able to support exporters and transporters to an even greater scale than before. This will be for the benefit of growing trade and employment in Turkey as well as in the EU. “With the 12 ships from UN Ro-Ro and the 50 ships from DFDS, including orders for new, very large ro-ro vessels, we have a unique flexibility in our fleet to offer competitive transportation of ever-growing volumes of export cargo on the Mediterranean Sea as well as in Europe’s northern region. “We are now ready to start the integration of UN Ro-Ro into DFDS in close co-operation with our new colleagues. The joint planning process has confirmed our excitement and belief in join-

ing our networks to provide new opportunities for, not least, customers and employees.�

UN Ro-Ro operates five freight ferry routes connecting Turkey with Trieste in Italy and Toulon in France with 12 freight ferries and its own port terminals in Istanbul and Trieste. In Europe, the company also offers inter-modal solutions to and from other European markets. The company has an annual revenue of 240 million euros and 500 employees.

Selçuk Boztepe, chief executive of UN Ro-Ro and now head of a new Mediterranean business unit in DFDS’ shipping division, said: “Soon, we will add the Greek port of Patras to our network between Italy and Turkey. Our aim is to be a key player in the sea transport sector in the North Africa, Black Sea and Middle East regions.â€?

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Keadby power station is go POWER: A ÂŁ350 million investment in state-of-the-art technology is set to be made at a new power station in North Lincolnshire.

SSE has announced the investment at its Keadby 2 plant, where construction work is expected to begin in the coming weeks.

Bosses say it will be the most efficient power station on the UK network after SSE formed a unique partnership with technology provider Siemens.

It means the combined cycle gas turbine power station will use first-of-its-kind, high-efficiency generation technology.

Construction of the 840MW facility is expected to take around three-and-a-half years.

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FOOD: Grimsby seafood giant Young’s has confirmed it is to bring more natural salmon processing to the town as it closes a Scottish factory.

The Ross House headquartered team began consultation with the 450-strong Annan workforce in April, having revealed the deli and meals production at the plant known as Pinneys was no longer financially sustainable.

It was part of the announcement that will see 200 jobs created in Grimsby, having also won the Marks and Spencer contracts surrendered by Five Star Fish.

Young’s is understood to be finalising the acquisition of the former Christian Salvesen site on Ladysmith Road, Grimsby, as it expands the footprint to cope with volume increase.

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Postcards from sun-soaked of one-way ticket decisions NICKI Wilson is heading towards a first year at the helm of her own recruitment business... in Dubai.

The former Grimsby student went to university in Lincoln after Toll Bar and Franklin College, and started her own business importing bags from her mother’s native Thailand to her Scartho home.

It was where she thought she could end up, from an early age, with a penchant for travel and an outgoing personality the key traits she believes have made it possible.

Nicki credits these to her mother Nitaya’s overseas roots and her entrepreneurial father, Stewart, who worked in the entertainment and leisure industry at Mablethorpe.

“I have always travelled a lot,” she said. “I think I’ve clocked up 43 different countries now but even when I was younger I travelled a lot.

“I knew I wanted to do something internationally but didn’t know where or what. I thought it may be Asia, with my Mum being from there, but I ended up working in Leeds, in recruitment, and I kept getting head-hunted, but I was never interested.

“I had read about Dubai, I’d read about always needing to be covered up, and it being restrictive, not being able to drink – I thought that’s not a place for me. Reality is very different. I went out on holiday and really loved it. I saw the potential.”

Six weeks later she was looking up in awe at the likes of the Burj Al Arab and Burj Khalifa.

“I have always been quite out there, I look for new experiences, something a little bit different,” she said. “Some people wouldn’t be like that, they can’t go out and about on their own, or may not want to. I loved to get involved and that’s part of the reason I got involved in recruitment.”

Her persona is clear from a quick trawl in the Telegraph archives too. Eight years ago she had made the headlines when – outgoing personality at the fore – she starred in reality television show The Coach Trip, a Channel Four programme which saw her take in a tour by road of the Netherlands, Sweden and Finland, seeing the programme out. She’d applied after spotting an advert for it while working at home in Grimsby.

An ex-boyfriend is credited with getting her into recruitment. He saw how social she was, how she could sell and network and liked running her own business.

“I started in 2011 as a consultant, in Leeds, and I have been doing it ever since,” she said.

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It is very luxury living I’m not going to lie. The best way to describe it is that every weekend is a holiday, you can go to theme parks or sit in the sun every day – well perhaps September to May! Nicki Wilson

Agency Seven was her first port of call, looking after L’Oreal, Mars and PepsiCo. “It was the perfect job, fast moving consumer goods, representing some great brands. I never intended to leave them,” said Nicki.

We’re about to hit peak holiday season, and in the leaner working environments of today’s business world a one-way ticket could be a serious temptation. So what of those who do?

David Laister spoke to two who have made dream destinations their new homes

Could it be Cleethorpes? Bonnie, Hector and Kitty Wilkinson on the beach by the Indian Ocean in Perth, Western Australia, as dad David embarks on a career in retail in Perth.

But the contacts came from Australia, Dubai and Hong Kong. “I had to acknowledge there was interest in my skills,” she said. “Once I went for it, I got a job quite quickly.”

She was on the FMCG desk at her first, then joined a second firm. “In my mind I always wanted to start my own business, I just didn’t know when. I just waited for the skills, the management experience and real life experience. It is life-changing Dubai, it is very different, with no competition in recruitment and consumer industries.”

Nicki launched Genie in October last year, with investment from “two quite high profile people” from retail and fast-moving consumer goods backgrounds in Dubai and Monaco.

“I am the majority shareholder, I know what I want, but these two investors have a great network and are great mentors,” she said. “I have always sought out a mentor, someone to stretch you.”

She found clients are happy to follow the recruiter too. “We are still a baby business but we are already working with PesiCo, Emirates,

Hershey’s and Carrefour. A team of five, she has two fellow Brits as consultants, a British accountant and a Filipino resourcer.

You imagine piles of paperwork to get going.

“No, it was just a trade licence, that’s all as a British ex-pat,” she said. “The visa is attached to the company, it is just the trade licence, you apply, and they make sure everything is legitimate.”

So what are the drawbacks? Family, and – surprisingly, perhaps – Sainsbury’s!

“People do bring me flapjack and meatballs, various items, so I’m coping,” she said, “...and my mum comes out often!”

She has a partner, though they are not living together, instead she is shacked up with two Emirates flight crew on the 39th floor of a building overlooking the marina.

“It is very luxury living, I’m not going to lie.

I live in the marina, bang in the middle of everything that’s happening. The best way to describe it is that every weekend is a holiday, you can go to theme parks, can sit in the sun every day – well perhaps September to May. It

is very much a community, all ex-pats, all looking after each others. You’ve heard of six degrees of separation, it is two degrees over here.

“A lot of people come over here, make their money – tax free – and they can earn a serious amount of money if they are not going to spend it. They can go home with a substantial amount, a good pot, and if sensible can buy houses back in Britain, outright. If you are willing to work hard everything is possible.

“My aim is to make sure everyone is happy, we are always able to pay people and have got everything everyone needs to do a great job.

“I am definitely a career woman. A lot of people say to me ‘what about marriage?’ – I’m married to my business! It is my everything.

Most of my friends have children, and have been married a number of years, I’m still out here having parties all the time!”

One major adjustment is the working week being Sunday to Thursday, with Friday the holy day. “Even though I’ve been here for five years I feel it makes the week go quicker,” she said. “In terms of culture, it is hard work. If you are ambitious and willing to put in the graft, you can do really well. It is a relatively new country if you think about it. The economy is still growing, people still want to live here, and essentially it is very consumer driven. We are constantly seeing new restaurants and shops opening, and they always need staff.”

Genie it appears, is well and truly out of the bottle, but it is one thing being a single woman and setting off with a suitcase or two, but what about a married father of three, with the third having just arrived? That was the situation for retail manager David Wilkinson after he left Cleethorpes for Perth, Western Australia.

Another former Toll Bar student, he flirted with a career in football – Southampton as a junior then a YT with Grimsby Town – before finding it was shops and goods not stadiums and goals for him.

He spent 18 years with high street homeware and hardware store Wilko – no relation but no doubt colleagues wondered as he quickly worked his way up the ladder in Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Hull – before joining Marks and Spencer. There he briefly headed up Grimsby’s store between stints in Meadowhall and Sheffield city centre.

Just like Nicki, he too was approached through LinkedIn, and with a love of the outdoors, and a wife, Sara, who had enjoyed a holiday in Oz in her teens, the appeal was certainly there.

He is store manager for Woolworths – the food element of Australia’s largest retail group – and is now at the helm of his second store, the largest in Western Australia.

“I’m pretty well travelled but I’d never been to Australia before, it was always somewhere on ‘the list’ that I wanted to go. I never imagined I would have the opportunity to live there, so when I was approached it certainly got my attention.”

He was contacted by a recruitment consultant in September 2015. “A 5am FaceTime interview from Sydney quickly followed and then a day trip to London to meet my potential new employers sealed the deal,” he said.

“It was an exciting time, contemplating the move and what new beginnings it could bring, but also who we would be leaving behind.

“Sara was very supportive of the move and because our children were so young it was the

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ex-pats: Two differing tales that have changed lives...

At home on the balcony and on the Dubai beach, is Nicki Wilson. Inset, about to embark on her travels for Channel Four’s The Coach Trip back in 2010. perfect time to give it a go. How often do you get the chance to do it? Woolworths provided the sponsorship for our visas as well as full relocation support, so it became a reality really quickly.�

It was something of a wrench though. Eldest daughter Kitty was just completing her first year at Signhills Infants School, making those first tentative friendships, and son Hector was finding his feet, and anything else he could get his hands on. New-born Bonnie presented a further challenge to embrace, with an acute awareness of the needs for a baby, and familiarity with how health and wellbeing was handled in North East Lincolnshire.

But the challenge wet the appetite too. Britain is known globally for having the most complex and advanced retail sector, and experience in it is highly sought after as firms look to stay ahead.

He is now closing in on permanent residency, again this will be sponsored by Woolworths. “Moving to Perth was a massive leap of faith and we do miss all of our family and friends, but the life we have created so far for ourselves and the children has made it worthwhile. I am really proud of them all, how they have adapted to a new country, new school, friends and a different culture.

Sara has done an amazing job, right from the start, organising the house move in England, to how she has helped settle us all in to life in Perth. She has made sure the children joined clubs and has done a great job of making a strong network of friends here. With no family to call on, you realise how important it is to have that network. “Kitty goes to a great tennis club, girl guides and has just started her first netball season.

Hector is part of a Cricket Australia Club and

a soccer club, so it is quite a busy life and that’s before Bonnie gets started! Western Australia is a brilliant place to live and bring up a young family. “Work is going great. I’ve settled well and my career is progressing quickly. Then when I’m day off and on holiday there’s so much we can do as a family. The weather and the crystal clear Indian Ocean isn’t bad either which helps. “We can’t wait to get our permanent residency through and then we will look to settle further and buy our own house and put down firmer roots for our future. “The retail sector in WA is in a good place, with strong competition for gaining customer loyalty and the interest in ‘going shopping’ is really high. There are many shopping malls and centres across a higher density in Perth than there are in an equivalent UK met-

ropolitan area. I do keep an eye on what’s happening in the UK retail world – via the Grimsby Telegraph. “The digital online sector seems to be enhancing the overall offer in Perth for customers. It is an additional layer, but there is still that appetite to go to the shop too. Whereas in the UK, digital and dot coms are becoming a preferred choice of convenience – the alternative to the high street. It is sad to read about big retail names struggling in the town but I hope they turn it around, evolve and are successful in the future. Will I return? You can never say never, but you never know. We will be back at some point to visit!�

Now about that sand paper on offer back in December...

Meeting your Business Requirements At work and play, David Wilkinson is pictured in the aisles of Woolworths’ largest store in Western Australia, in Perth, and right, with wife Sara and children Bonnie, Kitty and Hector enjoying the sights, and weather!

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The region’s economic output has risen by eight per cent since 2014 – higher than the UK’s rate of 6.6 per cent in the same period.

Released as part of the LEP’s annual review, it revealed more than 4,000 jobs have been created as a result of its investment programmes.

The LEP has also secured more than £200 million of government funding to help the region flourish, with £38.4 million being invested in skills, and £57 million on infrastructure.

Lord Haskins, chair of the Humber LEP, said: “The LEP’s investment programmes are going from strength to strength, supporting a diverse range of projects from small business expansions to flood defences and training facilities.

“It is welcome to see the growing impact they are having. However, our most important job is bringing the region together to act as one.

“The Humber has shown that it can achieve great things when it pulls together and speaks with one voice.

“Whilst there may be some difficult times ahead, there is much to build on as we move forward. I am sure that the strong spirit of collaboration we have in our region will see us continue to deliver.”

The annual report also said more than 1,500 jobs will be created by committed investments.

More than 3,270 businesses have now been directly supported by the LEP’s Growth Hub. The LEP’s annual review also sets out how the partnership is working with businesses, local authorities and other stakeholders to advocate the area’s interests with central Government and organisations like Transport for the North.

The organisation, in its eighth year, has so far secured over £223 million of UK Government funding to enable its partners to deliver projects.

A total of £154 million of this has already been invested on the ground, attracting £273 million of other direct project funding (£182 million private sector, £91 million public sector) to make a total investment to date of £427 million in the Humber – excluding follow-on investment.

Councillor Ray Oxby, leader of North East Lincolnshire Council, said: “The Humber LEP has a vitally important role to play in ensuring that the full economic potential of the Humber is maximised. By working together we can help secure the best deal for the Humber region, for the business community and for local people.

“In North East Lincolnshire we’re reaping the benefits of the funding secured through the LEP with projects including the Stallingborough Enterprise Zone.”

That forms part of the South Humber Industrial Investment Programme which is seeking to maximise employment opportunities on a stretch of land between the ports of Grimsby and Immingham.

With responsibility for the bank west of the UK’s largest port, Cllr Rob Waltham, leader of North Lincolnshire Council, said: “The Humber LEP have been instrumental in helping to support a massive transformation to our local economy to grow.

“North Lincolnshire has huge potential to grow and prosper, and we will continue to take full advantage of working with the

Government, the Humber LEP and other partners. We have an exciting future post-Brexit to negotiate a strong deal for our area and we intend to work with the LEP to deliver this.

“Through the funding received in the past year, we have been able to develop some fantastic projects.

These include the Trent villages flood defence scheme to protect villages and to deliver housing growth, as well as funding for Normanby Hall Country Park, which has been used to develop this venue into one of the best attractions to visit in the Humber region.”

North Lincolnshire Council deputy chief executive Simon Green, who oversees economic development, was an interested observer at Orsted’s launch, with Able Marine Energy Park still to be realised for port use.

First contractors appointed land-side of Triton Knoll offshore wind farm THE first local contractors have been appointed by groundworks giant Murphy on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm.

Innogy’s 860MW project off the Lincolnshire coast comes onshore at Anderby Creak, just south of Sandilands, with 60km of underground cable taking the power generated to a new substation at Bicker Fen.

Murphy, already on project with Orsted for Hornsea, is responsible for design and cable work, but has brought in Lincolnshire Drainage Ltd for drainage system design, Scarborough Nixon Associates Ltd for ecology support and TM Links for traffic management.

Triton Knoll project director Julian Garnsey said: “We were determined from the outset of

this project, that local companies would have visibility of our contracts and the opportunity to bid for them.

“We firmly believe that local firms can be successful and in this way, we hope to play a role in the retention of local jobs and skills and to see investment flowing into nearby communities.

“We’re therefore delighted to see

the fruits of that commitment coming very much to life through Murphy, and fully expect to see even more local successes both with them and our other contractors, in the near future.”

As reported in May, and widely expected, the Triton Knoll team will put operations and maintenance in the Humber, but specific port detail has yet to be released, although

Grimsby’s Royal Dock – as near neighbour to Orsted – has been touted, with Port of Grimsby East, Able Marine Energy Park and Immingham also considerations.

Murphy senior sub-contract buyer Lukasz Olszewski said: “It is fantastic we have been able to engage with local suppliers and we’ve been able to bring people from the area on board.”

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Oil tug contract SHIPPING: Immingham’s Svitzer tug team has been awarded the oil tanker towage work by James Fisher Marine Services as it gears up to serve a huge £50 million ten-year contract with Phillips 66.

The agreement involves the co-ordination of the huge vessels arriving at Tetney Monobuoy, to discharge crude oil at the Humber Estuary facility, ready to be piped to the South Killingholme refinery.

Svitzer’s team in the port is based at Triton House, and it is a continuation of work previously undertaken.

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Investment welcomed by industry leaders EAST COAST HUB UNVEILED AT RACE BANK OPENING IT IS a view worthy of the frame the bridge of the impressive service operation vessel Edda Passat offers it.

Orsted’s East Coast Hub is rapidly taking shape, seen here from the captain of the 81m vessel’s eyeline.

Taking a tour were Team Humber Marine Alliance chairman Mark O’Reilly and Maf Smith, deputy chief executive of RenewableUK. In May they jointly opened Offshore Wind Connections in Hull and last week they saw at first hand what all the talking was about.

Mr O’Reilly said: “These milestones seem to be coming thick and fast now but still they amaze me.

“It is on a site, where there was nothing.

Now there is a headquarters, the SOV, it is the dream coming true almost – now and again we have to pinch ourselves.

“I think the supply chain is starting to pick up, there are opportunities and I know there have been frustrations, but today I have seen familiar faces popping up having won work,

Race Bank. It shows the industry is continuing to push forward and it is great to see a wind farm built in the Humber, out of Grimsby, with blades from Hull. It is the first in the UK, but the first of many.

“We need to realise that we are seeing continued innovation, continued development, reducing cost of wind further and that gives us great confidence for the future.”

This week sees his organisation’s Global Offshore Wind 2018 event take place in Manchester, with Orsted sponsoring a skills hub. Students can attend for free to explore the industry, with a delegation from Scunthorpe’s Engineering UTC North Lincolnshire there.

Mark O’Reilly and Maf Smith at Offshore “We are seeing the way the offshore wind Wind Connections 2018 in May, and back industry is bringing investment to together in Grimsby last week, and Grimsby and the Humber area, these are long Manchester this week. term commitments, and if people want to which is what we want.” Mr Smith was again find out more about careers in offshore wind back on his South Bank home patch for the then the skills hub at Global Offshore Wind inauguration. is their chance,” the former Barton He said: “It is great to be at the opening of schoolboy added.

PORTS: Associated British Ports has appointed a new dedicated port manager for Grimsby.

Ashley Curnow takes the helm of the port as major heritage projects commence and the port grows into new markets.

His appointment recognises “huge changes” taking place at the Port of Grimsby, according to the owner.

The port has a booming role in the offshore wind industry and is already one of the biggest ports in the UK for importing cars.

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Humber’s ambition to be the ‘first among equals’ ■ continued from page one Grimsby already has 1.5GW of installed capacity from six farms with a construction pipeline to take that to 5GW with at least three more by the early 2020s.

If the national vision is achieved, by 2050 the offshore wind sector would employ 39,000 people, and hit more than £5bn of exports every year.

The LEP is also pushing for greater assembly and manufacturing activity in the Humber. It also wants to ensure the Humber ports play a bigger role in the country’s post-Brexit environment, and see the

region’s docks take some of the strain from congested southern ports such as Dover.

Addressing the opening of Race Bank offshore wind farm last week, after speaking at key events as part of Business Week, Lord Haskins said: “We need to raise the skills base in this area.

“So far we have had a very encouraging experience with the way our people have risen to the occasion and provided the companies with what they need.

We need to strengthen the Humber supply chain, and make sure, with government, that the environment is suitable to get

people to invest in the long-term in this area.”

Well aware how important the river is to the region, Lord Haskins said: “Ports are fine but they don’t create enough jobs.

What you need to do is get business to stop and do something around the ports and that’s exactly what is happening here.

“If you said to me six years ago the cost of offshore wind would have halved in that period I wouldn’t have believed you.

No-one would have contemplated it. This process is continuing for the next 20 years on this scale.

“The arrival of the renewables industry has created potential for huge additional value for the Humber region in terms of construction, assembly and maintenance. Energy is the key sector that 11 LEPs in the north of England adopted with a minister there. It is my objective that we are the first among equals. We have to be in the lead position and we are taking every step to do that. Very significantly we have two global companies behind all we are doing (Orsted and Siemens Gamesa), and the relationship we have built is tremendous.”

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Building with the food industry - that’s FSC GRIMSBY is home to manufacturing excellence in food, and in turn a level of understanding in the environments required to operate in.

Food Sector Construction Ltd is a prime example of this, a company headed up by a man who has made it a career’s work to ensure the companies that continue to put the town on the map have the right buildings in which to do it, and then taken it on the road nationwide.

Steve Brown launched his own venture six years ago, initially in partnership with a director of Grimsby Resin Floors, before going it alone five years ago.

In a career that has taken him from Elton Wright to Lindum and then QA Construction, he understands the rapid turnaround, high quality workmanship and process-aligning nature of dealing with some of the most time-sensitive businesses in operation.

From using electrical plant equipment to avoid any potential contamination to the awareness of project planning and manufacturing needs, the 20-strong team on Europarc have built a solid reputation with blue chip clients.

Mr Brown said: “FSC carries out works from complete factory build to repairs as part of an industry audit, and anything in-between we do it. 95 per cent of what we do is in the food industry but we also carry out civil works.

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Initially set up on Cleethorpe Road, FSC now operates from Europarc, but it could soon have a very personal project as it scales

up to keep up with its core clients.

“We are planning to expand. We try and get a couple of new clients every year. For example, last year we welcomed Cranswick and have completed £500,000 of work since Christmas with them alone.”

The Hull-headquartered food producer announced a massive sales and profits boost last month, flagging up investment of £60 million in the last financial year.

Alongside the 20 FSC employees are eight full time sub-contractors, and Mr Brown, who has his wife as a director alongside him, is surrounded by experienced hands and minds.

Mr Brown said. “I have worked within the building industry since I was 16. I started doing food factory stuff when I was 18, and have worked for the likes of Young’s and Seachill over the past 30 years.”

While he is keen to continue his firm relationship with Seachill and Young’s in Grimsby, work has taken FSC to Sussex in the south and Fraserburgh in the north.

Two Sisters and Greencore are other well-known clients, with Scunthorpe’s TSC also on board.

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Town deal pledge REGENERATION: Business Secretary Greg Clark has vowed to come and negotiate Grimsby’s multi-million pound town deal himself, after he was taken to task by constituency MP Melanie Onn. Politicians and business leaders have put together a major regeneration plan designed to boost the region’s economy by £216 million a year – and it is looking for a £36m Government grant to get the ball rolling.

It has been made a pilot project of the Industrial Strategy, released late last year, but it has yet to yield results.

Delegates from the Greater Grimsby Partnership Board – the public and private sector team backing the bid – were told by ministers three months ago that negotiations would resume on the town deal after the May local council elections.

Brigg’s Screwfix RETAIL: A national retailer has launched a new branch in Brigg.

Screwfix, which specialises in trade tools, accessories and hardware products, has officially opened on Atherton Way. The branch has created nine new jobs in the area, and follows a recent opening in Humberston, adding to locations in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Louth.

CREDIT CRUNCH START PAYS OFF FOR PLUMBER TURN the clock back a decade and the worst recession in a lifetime was sinking its teeth into Britain.

The impact was felt everywhere, and northern Lincolnshire was no different, with small businesses that had sprung up in previous spend, spend, spend years facing a stern test.

However, with others exhibiting wary surprise, one local man decided it was just the right time to start-up.

Now in 2018, Dave Beeson’s eponymous Beeson Plumbing and Heating Ltd employs nine people, offering domestic and small commercial services, taking apprentices on and building a strong future.

But the memories of 2008 will never be forgotten, or the lengths he went to. A Toyota van had been purchased from the North-East – it was the most economical he could find at the time, and his supportive sister Caroline provided the transport to collect it.

“She did not know it was in Newcastle until we had set off, but as ever, she helped out and I am ever-grateful for her support,” remembers Dave.

And so, with the basic

tools in the van he went on his first job, which he was called to on the back of the economic collapse.

“It was a hair and nail salon right in the centre of Grimsby that was closing down due to the crunch and needed disconnection work doing inside. For many, it may have seemed like the wrong time to set up a new business, but for me it was right,” said the Wilton Road Industrial Estate businessman.

A worth ethic as large as his personality, he was a well-known DJ who lived out his dream to be resident DJ at Pier 39 in its heyday.

For 25 years, he was behind the decks, both at home and abroad – summer seasons in Corfu were followed by stints in Cleethorpes’ Park Lane, JDs and The Flamingo. But now he is well aware it isn’t a solo gig.

“There is no doubt that you need good people around you and as we have grown the business, we have never tried to push faster than we wanted to go, and that continues.

Instead, we have let the business unfold at a steady rate, always with the aim of being the ‘go to’ people,” he said.

A family man whose fore-

fathers worked in the heart of Grimsby’s fishing industry, his life in the plumbing businesses saw him learn his trade with Fred Margarson Ltd, a company he will be forever grateful to.

With a passion for music remaining, he made a guest appearance at this year’s Hull’s Humber Street Sesh. And he was not the only ‘Beeson’ to star as his teenage daughter Jaz played an accomplished acoustic performance – the up-and-coming singer-songwriter and guitarist has just released her

Dave Beesen and some of the team at the Wilton Road Industrial Estate base in Humberston. first EP, before heading off to a prestigious London music college.

For Dave, music was his life for many years – with his wife Kay offering her full support. It was not easy though when their young family came along – their eldest daughter Ellis arrived 10-weeks early and had a lengthy stay in Grimsby’s Special Care Baby Unit, leading to long days and nights for the family.

With a change of career in the pipeline, Dave enrolled as a mature student on the City & Guilds

plumbing course at what is now Grimsby Institute. He then began to grow his team and has never looked back – with an increasing client base and formal accreditations from the likes of Ideal. The training of young local people is also at the forefront of the business, with the progression of the next generation an important factor. The firm has the full support of the Ideal School of Excellence, along with TradeHelp – and continues to enjoy close links with Steve Hilton at the Nuns Corner campus.

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“We first held our Community Partnership Day in 1997 and we are still playing our part,” Daria Hollinshead, communications manager, said.

“Our new global chief executive, Vas Narasimhan, has set out five priorities, one of which is to return more to society. It is an approach we have always made on this site, we have always had good links with the local community, so it is great that on a global level it is seen as one of five priorities.

“As a manufacturing site we do what we can do in the local community.”

Nearly 30 volunteers made it a big team effort, with even a Novartis retiree joining in.

Cloverdale Care Home at Laceby was selected as the focal project, with a complete renovation of a patio area where residents can sit out and enjoy the nice weather.

It was thoroughly cleaned, with planters filled and old raised beds moved, fences fixed and strawberries and gooseberry bushes planted and tended.

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There was also a litter pick with Great Coates Village Council and the Novartis team also assisted

with St Andrew’s Hospice eBay Shop. And while it was a day of action, it will certainly leave a legacy. Employee volunteer Steve Martin said: “I was inspired by those who work at St Andrew’s Hospice, and regularly provide their time and effort supporting such a cause.

“I will definitely do more volun-

teer work in the future.” Back at the Moody Lane site and Novartis hosted a visit of special needs students from Grimsby Community College.

Mrs Hollinshead said: “For these students even coming in to a large staff restaurant and eating a meal can be daunting. We gave them the opportunity to see a large organisation, how we work on a daily basis, and helped them understand what we do.

“They study health and safety so we were able to talk to them about how we ensure we wear the right protective clothing and the importance of safety. We also chatted about making medicine, with some very constructive thoughts on the difference between medicine and drugs.”

To complete the activity, collections were held for British Heart Foundation on site, ensuring the van had a full load of donated items to take away.

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TfL track extension A TWO-YEAR contract extension with British Steel has been given the green light by London Underground operator Transport for London.

The agreement will see revolutionary rail products, designed and manufactured in Scunthorpe, continue to be installed under the capital’s streets – reducing operational costs and journey times for passengers.

In the six years since being awarded a framework agreement in 2012, the company has supplied more than 42,000 tonnes of rail for use on the track infrastructure – more than 85 per cent of TfL’s annual rail requirements.

Peter Smith, British

Steel’s managing director for rail, said: “We’re delighted to be extending our partnership with Transport for London and helping ensure the world’s most famous rail network continues to meet the demands of millions of passengers. “By working closely together we’re able to develop and install new and unique products that maximise track availability and allow trains to run faster, thus providing major benefits for operators and their customers. “We look forward to continuing to work with TfL and London Underground to deliver timely and cost-effective solutions to the challenges they face.�

The framework extension for rail supply will see British Steel supply London Underground with around 4,000 tonnes of rail per year and for the first time this will include HP335 – an award-winning rail designed to reduce wear, plastic flow and rolling contact fatigue, therefore reducing the need to carry out costly and time-consuming repairs AND Zinoco – the only coated rail of its kind in the world which provides protection in harsh and corrosive conditions, extending track life.

Mr Smith said: “Our technical expertise and support has enabled London Underground’s engineers to gain greater value for money

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From Dragons’ Den to the shower for Shaun WITH 40 million global sales in the bag, Tangle Teezer’s Grimsby-born entrepreneurial inventor is going again with a new product.

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LEADING figures in the logistics industry have welcomed the latest phase of hi-tech training facilities to be unveiled at Modal in Immingham.

The past month has seen the truck simulator launch, a replica Mercedes cab in the midst of a gallery of screens covering all sight lines and mirrors.

It is housed within the large former Engie Fabricom base, a £7 million investment supported by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership in the key sector’s needs, for which owner Grimsby Institute has been celebrated.

Lord Prescott was the guest of honour to officially open it, and he praised the foresight to build on the skills needs, adding road to maritime and crane simulators at the Middleplatt Road base.

And the backing from business was clear too.

Chris Marshall, director at DSV Commercials, was at the launch.

The South Killingholme firm operates a commercial vehicle and trailer workshop which provides maintenance and repairs of all makes of light to heavy commercial vehicles, including trailers, specialising in tankers.

He said: “As we all know there is a massive driver shortage, and what we have got to do is come up with something proactive, something that can be a solution for that.

“You can walk off the street with a provisional licence in three days, and in three days more have a Certificate of Professional Competence.

“Here we see a full apprenticeship programme, a year learning the planning, warehousing, driving first from a simulator – it is a much more rounded and engaging provisions.

“People may say a simulator isn’t

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real, but look at how popular gaming is with young people – that’s what we are looking at. This is a platfor m.”

And he sees huge opportunities for existing drivers and their employers, too.

“The other significant thing is the driver metrics. Everyone can

see improvement in skills, and hopefully with support modules, it continues. They have to do CPC, they may already be off the road, so why not do more?

“You can simulate all eventualities to avoid and reduce road incidents. Our ultimate goal then is for insurers to look at reducing premiums if we are keeping roads safer.

“For all these reasons I think it is an amazing programme. The best example is airline pilots. They have to use simulators. We all fly, we all put our faith in airline pilots, why should commercial vehicle drivers pulling 44 tonnes be any different?

“It is a massive coup for us, it is excellent.”

Such is the level of data, the simulator can feed off fuel use and

driving style, while introducing a whole catalogue of scenarios, from weather to traffic and tricky routes.

Assessors can monitor all movements and see the driver, either from the passenger seat or the control bay, via camera.

Recruitment team announces inaugural winner of new driver award

Jayne and Mike O'Flynn, right, present Driver of the Year award to Ian Gordon.

IAN Gordon has been named as the first winner of Driver Hire Grimsby and Scunthorpe’s Driver of the Year Award.

The presentation was made at the Europarc base of the specialist recruiter.

Director Jayne O’Flynn said: “It is a real pleasure to present Ian Gordon with our first Driver of the Year Award.

“Ian has worked for Driver Hire for some time now, and has excelled in meeting all aspects of our demanding

criteria for this award. It was wonderful to receive such positive feedback from our clients about Ian. “We are very proud of Ian and the service he has given to Driver Hire and our clients.”

He won a cheque for £500, an inscribed plaque and a voucher for two for dinner, bed and breakfast at The Ashbourne Hotel, North Killingholme.

“One of the first things that we noticed when we bought Driver Hire in

February 2016 was the quality of their drivers,” Mike O’Flynn added.

“Many drivers come back to Driver Hire and continue to work with us over several years. This is a compliment to Driver Hire and the quality of staff we provide to our clients.

“It is also the reason why Driver Hire Grimsby and Scunthorpe have introduced this annual award to recognise excellence in our workforce.”

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Flatfish honour SEAFOOD: Grimsby family seafood business Flatfish is entering its 40th year as the UK’s best fish processor.

The Stirling Street giant, one of the last independent owner-operated majors in the town, reclaimed its 2016 crown at a gala dinner in Aberdeen.

Launched on a stall on the town’s pontoon in 1979, judges of the Fishing News Awards, recognised that “heavy investment in both people and the latest technology has built a processing facility that enables the company to showcase to the major retailers the highest quality fish sourced from the UK fishing fleet”.

Led by Steve Stansfield, it now occupies a purpose-built site, capable of producing 17,000 fillets an hour, with total commitment to supply chain integrity and room to grow.

Iron ‘scrapped’ RS Security Services Ltd managing director Richard Short, left, with operations managers Jason Blake, centre, and Tom Martin.

Ex-cop still protects and reassures!

A SECURITY business ‘set up in the back of Vauxhall Vivaro panel van’ is now settled in commercial premises as it enjoys growth beyond the managing director’s initial expectations.

Former police officer Richard Short – once Humberside’s youngest bobby – has entered the private security business in style, picking up a prestigious contract with a port operator that has seen the eponymous company, RS Security Services Ltd, ratchet up.

He now employs 32 from the Lancaster Approach base at North Killingholme, having recently moved from

a mobile building on a client’s site.

“We set up in the back of a van and then worked from site,” Mr Short said of the early days. “I entered the private security industry as it was the obvious transferable skill.”

A trained dog handler, he worked in Scunthorpe, Brigg, Barton and Epworth in a 13-year career. He set up a limited company as a dog handler, gaining clients, and as they asked for increased protection, he responded. “I wrote a business plan in the down time. I wanted 10 staff in five years, We now have over 30 in 18 months.”

A significant contributor

is the contract with Humber Sea Terminal, as a major client. “We went from four to 24 in eight weeks,” he recalled. Now the business is widening itself further, offering alarm responses, residential protection and detection, and he is proud of the professional high visibility uniforms and tactical equipment each member of staff has, including high definition body camera.

“It is like a big paper round and people like what we offer,” he said. “People definitely like the reassurance of a dog, and we respond to alarm calls with dogs. Police resources are dwindling so we are picking up a lot of the slack.”

He now has seven handlers and more dogs as part of RS Security Services.

The officers also carry trauma bags and has first aid training too, and has already helped a heart attack victim in the course of duty.

“I don’t think the security industry gets enough recognition,” he said. “There are professional companies that you can go to.”

He added that all officers are trained in the powers of arrest, use of force and handcuffing.

“We can deal with any situation which arises and detain someone safely until the police arrive,” he added.

Companies putting on a show in the county THREE winners from northern Lincolnshire were celebrated at the Lincolnshire Technology and Innovation Awards 2018.

Kirmington-based Bytron Aviation Systems won Software Product of the Year, with Charlotte Hay, the Healing Manor-based businesswoman behind Creative Larder and the hotel’s re-emergence, named Entrepreneur of the Year. Root2Recruit, a Louth-based recruitment business, won Small Business of the Year.

The event was held at Lincolnshire

Showground as part of Lincoln Tech Week, and hosted by University of Lincoln.

It followed East Lindsey Business Awards, where Brackenborough Hall Coach House was named Accommodation Provider of the Year; Lincolnshire Aqua Park at Mablethorpe won Best New Business Idea or Innovation; Crofts Estate Agents’ Louth branch won Excellence in Customer Care; Alford’s Hunts Coaches won Independent Retail and Janet Stubbs

of near neighbour Woodthorpe Leisure Park won the Lifetime Achievement in Business.

All were presented with awards at Southview Park Hotel, Skegness.

It was the awards’ second year, held in partnership with Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce.

This week sees the Lincolnshire Show take place, with Louth’s Pin Gin a winner in the Grow with the Show competition, affording the distillers star billing at the two-day event.

STEEL: British Steel has ended its sponsorship of Scunthorpe United, after two years backing.

A new sponsor will be unveiled by The Iron soon.

It comes as Young’s Seafood announced it was continuing its relationship with Grimsby Town, for a 15th year – making it one of the longest partnerships in football.

And it means the synergy of both the South Bank’s professional teams being backed by their respective largest employers comes to an end too.

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Why retailers have to act fast by former Northern Lincolnshire Business Person of the Year The retail landscape is changing, and changing fast. Here, former Northern Lincolnshire Business Person of the Year, independent retailer Karen Webb-Meek, gives her take on the sector she specialises in, using one of last month’s award winners as an example of how to succeed I’VE been in business now for just over 18 years. It has been an interesting ride! After firstly cutting my teeth in business via international leisure and tourism, I first started trading in retail via a small jewellery shop in 2004, and moved on to open a second store in 2010. In the last two or three years we have seen an unprecedented change in our retail landscape here in the UK. Big businesses like WH Smiths, Woolworths, Toys R Us, House of Fraser and M&S, are all struggling or have disappeared all together.

There have been footfall drops in shopping centres and high streets, which have had knock-on effects for some smaller enterprises, pushing them to the brink too.

Why? Retail analysts can pontificate and forecast their own reasons, but I believe our

retail habits are changing so fast, because big business and smaller retailers are not properly embracing the internet, and just can’t change and adapt quickly enough – or at least the ones struggling haven’t responded quickly enough hence their demise.

So what’s changed and why? As a species, the human race is innately lazy. We love to do things the quickest, fastest, and easiest way. It is why we are so successful. Any innovation that makes our life easier, and simpler, soon takes off. Remote controls for TVs – who would ever have a television without one?

Drive-through fast food outlets – who needs to get out a car? Out of town shopping malls – who wants to actually walk to shops when you can drive right to the door of the store? Escalators – who actually wants to take the stairs?

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Amazon – who can be bothered to even look for stuff anymore? And so it goes on – you get the picture.

So it’s no surprise when trends change because of social media, that customers demand more, faster and quicker than ever before. Who knew five years ago that there was actually going to be a job called ‘social media influencer’ or ‘fashion blogger’?

We are mostly all connected to some form of social media, it is where we pick up trends in fashion, innovation and technology. Good, bad and ugly, we see new things for the first time via the web, on whatever platform we are connected to – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Whats App, Linked In. The trend or news spreads far quicker than conventional news media can keep up with, only reporting what’s happening real time on the web.

It is no surprise then that when a retail trend occurs, and the big retailers have failed to spot or adopt, they just can’t react fast enough to take it on and get it out into stores, so the customers opt out and shop elsewhere, meaning huge lost revenues.

Once upon a time it was the stores who dictated what we the customers buy and how.

Now the power shift has changed. It is customers who lead and demand what they want to buy. It is now also about ‘the customer experience’.

If a customer just wants a cactus biscuit tin, it is easy enough to type into Amazon and have one delivered the next day. But if a customer wants something from the tropical trend they’ve seen on social media, but aren’t sure what they want, they may browse the web looking for suitable venues before venturing out to make a bonafide actual visit. Customers still want to visit shops but on their own ter ms.

Visiting a real life shop is now a big effort.

When once it was ‘the thing to do’ if you want

to purchase something, now it is a secondary thing to checking online first.

If a customer is now going to ‘the effort’ of getting out of the house into a car or on a bus, and driving to a shopping centre or high street, parking up and actually going in for a real time visit – it had better be worth their while!

The customer wants to enjoy visiting a store, to be ‘dazzled’, to be enticed and feel amazed and excited, they want and demand an ‘experience’ – maybe coffee and lunch before or after, so that means a connection with the store or shopping venue via social media, and not only that – they also want to feel valued, as well as entertained.

A customer is much more likely to visit a store that is on social media and they feel a connection to, than one that isn’t.

The time where a random customer just wandered into a big random faceless store to purchase is over.

This online savvy, demanding customer is not a trend that will disappear. In the next few months and years, this will amplify, and the jump to online connection will only intensify.

Small and large retailers have got to understand this leap in shopping habits and integrate with the web or die.

Shopping centres without big leisure and entertainment hubs will fail, and visiting stores is going to become a luxury and a desire, not a necessity.

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Karen Webb-Meek has the ears of politicians at this visit to Cleethorpes of now Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, centre, with Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers, local Conservative leader Philip Jackson, left, and then prospective parliamentary candidate for Great Grimsby Marc Jones. Above, with eventual winner, Grimsby MP Melanie Onn.

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to stay fashionable... and high-flying jeweller Karen Webb-Meek Grace, Mel and Nancy Tillett. Left, Grimsby’s House of Fraser and Scunthorpe’s Toys R Us, both disappearing. Below, Team Tillett win ABP Business Growth at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 2018.

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Steel tariffs’ minimal impact STEEL: Concerns have been raised about a trade war over steel after new tariffs were imposed on metal imports to the USA by President Donald Trump.

But Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin has said he believes the impact on the town’s British Steel works will be minimal.

And bosses at the company have said while disappointed by the measure, they look forward to continuing to supply American customers and a growing global customer base.

Tariffs of 25 per cent on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium imports to the US from the European Union, Canada and Mexico have now come into force, with EU leaders saying it would respond in a “firm and proportionate manner”.

The move has led to fears of a destabilisation of the global steel market.

The sterling slump on the back of the Brexit vote had made British manufactured products more compelling to foreign buyers.

Dementia build purchase. I had not visited for a while. I needed an aux cable. So I duly went in an started flicking through their huge laminated catalogue. Within a couple of minutes I got fed up of trying to find the right page, it was long winded and laborious, so I pulled out my phone and went on their website, searched the item , clicked it, reserved it, and then walked to the pay station to pay there and then in-store and then picked it up from the collection point at the end of the store.

This is what is happening. The old catalogues are pretty much now defunct. I had moved on.

There were still a handful of people flicking through the catalogues but the store was pretty much empty. It was Saturday afternoon and a couple of years ago this store would have been heaving. It was just so much quicker to do it via the web. It was so ironic. There I was, actually in their store wanting to buy a product from them, yet it was quicker for me to bypass the store, do it via the web, than to use the in-store facility even though I was stood right there on the premises. Crazy. I can see changes ahead.

High streets will only thrive with diversity and interest but only if connected to the web.

There is a chance for small independent retailers to really do well, but only if they adopt big efforts in social media and connect with customers. Long gone are the days when a retailer could expect to make money just by throwing product on shelves and opening the doors.

Yet still a huge proportion of retailers aren’t thinking this way. Some retailers aren’t even on the web or have no social media presence at all. Little do they realise, they may be bucking the trend now, but ultimately they are doomed.

I have only just started my journey into this new world of connecting directly with customers via social media. I’m not there yet, my formula isn’t right, but at least I’m trying new ideas. I have an operational website, post live videos via the web, schedule posts on all social media channels and try to monitor the results to see what works for me in my little jewellery stores. But there are so many retailers of all sizes not even contemplating this, let alone trying.

I have watched in awe at my friends in Cleethorpes, at Tilletts clothing. Mel, Grace and Nancy, are a mother and two-daughter

team, selling ladies clothing. They started selling a handful of affordable clothes on rails in their tiny store. It went reasonably well but with two young daughters in their 20s keyed into social media, the trio started posting their clothes on Facebook, steadily building firstly a local following and increasingly wider national following, directing connections on Facebook to their new website, which quickly converted into sales.

Websales for ‘Team Tillett’ started to increase as a direct result of their online marketing campaigns, things really started to take off. They then decided with no experience or complex strategy, to start broadcasting live videos via Facebook of their clothing products, doing their own live mini-fashion shows, with themselves as the models!

No slick high-paid skinny girls making things look unrealistic, painting an idealised world of perfection, this was real women, an ordinary mum and two daughters, wearing real clothes, and filming with their iPhones.... laughing and chatting in an ordinary way, sometimes making mistakes – like putting the dresses on the wrong way round! – all live on social media real time.

The connection with their online audience went down a storm. Customers sat at home viewing the Tilletts women talking down the phone to them and showing them real clothes made a massive impact, and their websales rocketed. Awards have followed too, both locally and nationally.

Now ‘Team Tillett’ as we know them locally, are really bucking the retail trend with unprecedented retail growth in a time when retail is tough. In a couple of years they have now moved to huge warehouse premises, and can’t sell their clothes fast enough. They’ve now taken on graphic designers, operations man-

agers, IT and customer experience staff, pickers and packers, and Mel, Grace and Nancy still go live every week on social media to their growing customer base, now broadcasting to over 50,000 women viewers weekly and it is growing.

This has happened, because they have embraced online sales and social media.

They’ve worked hard, and responded to customers FAST. They have listened and researched what customers want, and delivered, and they are still growing.

House of Fraser and all of our larger and small UK retailers have something to learn from this enterprising family team. I’m certainly taking note and trying to follow in their path. Their formula isn’t going to work for everyone, but it is an innovative and brilliant example of what can be achieved if we are willing to experiment and embrace social media and the internet.

So the changes we are seeing in our retail landscape are actually just ‘retail natural selection’. It is embrace and adapt to the web or die out. It is just happening so fast that it has caught some of the big retailers out. Chief executives and top management teams are failing to be tech savvy and keep up with social media and the internet.

Generalisation alert: How many over-40s and 50s are on Facebook, Whats App and Instagram and use it regularly? Yet these are often the people in key management and director positions, who are just failing to grasp what is happening.

I personally know of two or three senior chief executives who have no idea how these platforms work, and just employ others to inform them. That’s never going to cut it, change has to come from the top, the people at the top, owners, directors. They have to embrace the internet and fully understand how things are going to really make significant changes to the way their retail operations work. We have to be fully immersed ‘in it’ to actually have significant impact to work ‘on it’. The next few months are going to be interesting.

My message to anyone in retail big or small, particularly owners and directors, is embrace the change, learn how to use all social media, and the internet, do not just ‘employ’ someone to do it for you. You HAVE to understand by doing this stuff yourself.

CONSTRUCTION: A unique new housing development in Scunthorpe has been revealed.

The proposed £4.5 million scheme will see a former care home site on Warwick Road redeveloped to create 25 two-bedroom apartments built for people who have dementia.

The project is the first of its kind in the area and aims to enable residents to live independently with the support they need.

Detailed plans for it were first revealed in March The apartments would be built on two storeys, with a communal entrance and reception area and a community lounge also forming part of the development.

External communal areas including gardens and seating areas are also planned.

Commons ales FOOD & DRINK: Grimsby MP Melanie Onn has welcomed Axholme Brewing Co to the town, and has told how she will host the team at the bar of the House of Commons.

Heading to Grimsby from Crowle, the brew will be on tap at The Strangers Bar in Westminster next month to promote the rebirth of brewing in Grimsby It is nearly 50 years since Hewitts brewery ceased production.

It will follow fellow Dark Tribe Brewery’s showcasing of Three Point Six ale.

Andrew Clarke, the owner of the East Butterwick-based brewery, and his wife Sally were invited to Westminster by Scunthorpe MP Nic Dakin after the beer was selected.

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Dr Kevin Moore, Humber Bridge chief executive, welcomed Bondholders on a special tour of the region’s icon.

Bondholders bridging the Humber - literally HAVE you ever wondered about the inner workings of the region’s most iconic landmark?

Fortunately, for Bondholders the curiosity is over as they experienced a behind the scenes tour of the Humber Bridge.

For nearly 40 years it has dominated the region’s landscape, and with more than nine million vehicle journeys each year, the bridge is a popular route connecting the Humber and beyond, but for only the few has this structural masterpiece been the destination.

As part of the team’s new Industry Insights programme, a series of access-all-areas events, Bondholder members were given an exciting opportunity to tour one of the world’s most famous bridges.

Facilitated by the Humber Bridge Board, the behind the scenes tour led Bondholders into the very core of the bridge, allowing them to fully appreciate the

huge scale of the steel structure while experiencing the vibrations of the live traffic just a few feet above. From here the group entered the huge concrete columns to enjoy the breathtaking scenes of the Humber from a platform directly underneath the bridge with the Humber Estuary a few hundred feet below.

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the Humber marketing organisation, said: “This has given Bondholder members a rare opportunity to come together to gain a fascinating insight into this structural masterpiece.

“It is great to bring different organisations together from across the region to experience this once-in-a-lifetime event and to gain an insight into the ambitious

future plans of the bridge including its tourism and cultural offer.

As Bondholders we are keen to work collaboratively to strengthen the region’s image, voice and economy.”

Nearly 60 members participated in the day.

Dr Kevin Moore, chief executive of the Humber Bridge Board, said: “I was absolutely delighted that so many Bondholders came and very much enjoyed the questions they asked.

“We have an exciting future ahead of us here at the Humber Bridge as we transform into an iconic visitor attraction. There will be many ways we can work together with Bondholders members in the future to strengthen our offer and the offer of the region.”

Future events include an exclusive visit to Hull Prison and a behind the scenes visit to Humberside Airport.

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WOULD you know where to turn if things went wrong in your business? Is your business prepared if the worst were to happen?

Grimsby-based rescue and insolvency specialist Forbes Burton will be giving out free business advice at a workshop taking place later this week, and is urging business owners to come along.

Managing director Rick Smith and senior client manager Ben Westoby will be hosting the workshop on Friday at The Business Hive in Grimsby from 9am

to 11am. The session will focus on business improvement and making business owners aware of how to stop things going wrong.

The pair will also be giving advice on how to avoid the pitfalls that many others fall into while trying to own a successful, thriving business.

Mr Smith said: “The primary goal for business owners is to oversee the health of a business.

Nobody likes to think about the things that could start to become a concern and although it’s great to

be optimistic, there’s no denying that all too often things can and do go wrong.

“We don’t want business owners to feel like they have to shy away from this though. We’ve seen so many businesses facing problems and during the session we’ll be using real-life examples to guide our guests through ways to avoid similar situations, and what to do if faced with them.”

During the session guests will be able to take away useful information about the following:

● Why it is imperative that you know your figures. ● How to make sure poor cashflow doesn’t impact your business. ● Why you should minimise borrowing whenever possible. ● Why you shouldn’t fall into the trap of using HMRC as a bank (most do!). ● How to tell if your company is in trouble and needs help.

To register for this free to attend event, search Forbes Burton on Eventbrite.

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Restructure a boost for recruitment team ONGO Recruitment has achieved 110 per cent of its annual target in 2017/18 making it the most successful year yet.

The team believes the success is down to a restructure, becoming a more efficiently run business and investing in the latest recruitment technology.

Over the past 12 months, Ongo Recruitment has been focusing on ways to work more efficiently and how to drive new business both the locally and nationally. This resulted in increased sales and new customers.

At the beginning of the year, the team restructured with consultants specialising and managing the specific business sectors Ongo Recruitment focus on. They are engineering and construction; industrial and warehousing; public sector and administration; education and medical.

Focusing on delivering the highest possible service to their customers has been a priority for the team, ensuring they have a fast turnaround in recruiting staff and providing a high calibre of candidate.

Richard Green, recruitment manager at Ongo Recruitment, said: “Our true aim is to support local people and our local community, and helping people get into work is a key part of supporting the local area. Last year we had an excellent response to our vacancies and had record numbers of candidates register with us.

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Ambitious project for the vulnerable’s networking joy A BUSINESS partnership forged over lunch has led to the transformation of a former Scunthorpe shop to provide much-needed accommodation and work opportunities for vulnerable young people.

When Sue Whitfield, managing director of social enterprise Phase, bought a former bed shop in Scunthorpe, The Business Network South Humberside was where she found the right people to help turn her dream into a reality.

And in the summer the doors will open on 186-188 High Street providing four self-contained flats to add to Phase’s accommodation portfolio, a workshop, an area for upcycling and recycling furniture, and retail space.

Phase provides accommodation, employment opportunities, and support to young people who need extra help to move forward in life. Mrs Whitfield is also the founder of Salvage Row in Scunthorpe, which is a not-for-profit shop selling recycled and restored furniture.

Mrs Whitfield has been a member of The

Business Network South Humberside since 2016, and it was at one of the branch’s networking lunches where she linked-up Simon Delaney of chartered building surveyors Delaney Marling Partnership Ltd and David Ettridge of Ettridge Architecture Ltd. Delaney Marling provided the survey and feasibility study, ran the tendering process to find the builders, and project managed the work, while Ettridge produced the architectural drawings.

The Business Network South Humberside meets once a month in either Scunthorpe or Grimsby. Members enjoy a free seminar before open networking and then a sit-down lunch.

Simon Delaney, director of Delaney Marling, said: “Sue started talking about what she wanted to do, and I based my talk to link with what Sue was doing and how, before anybody buys a property, we can get a survey done, and we took it from there.”

Mrs Whitfield added: “I haven’t the first

clue about construction, tendering, etc, and I think meeting people in the network who shared the same social values as Phase do was really important.”

“We like to help charities when we can, and we were happy to help Phase,” said Mr Delaney.

“We got on with Sue and we thought it would be a good project to work on. Without the network, we would never have known about the project because we would never have met Sue.” Young people supported by Phase were also able to gain new skills through being given the opportunity to work with the builders to develop skills such as wood planing and joinery. Phase staff members also contributed to the project by helping to fit the kitchens.

Karen Locking, host of the Business Network South Humberside, said: “It’s great to know that the network and its no-pressure referral system is helping to improve business opportunities in the local community.”

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Super six sought for ABP apprenticeships ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES FOR PORT’S FUTURE STARS THE next tranche of engineering apprentices is being sought by Associated British Ports.

The operator of the four Humber complexes is seeking six future stars to join the 1,000 strong team in Grimsby, Immingham, Hull and Goole.

Between them, the four ports handle every conceivable type of cargo from biomass and coal for fuel power stations which keep one in 10 of the country’s lights on, to fertiliser which is used in the agricultural industry.

In total it weighs a staggering 62 million tonnes.

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trical and mechanical, the four successful applicants will be based at the port of Immingham and two more will be based at Hull.

The four-year apprenticeship scheme will see candidates being based at Grimsby Institute, with the specialist engineering facilities, for the entire first year.

The second year will see apprentices starting work with ABP at either the port of Immingham or Hull, under supervision and being given the opportunity to work on impressive infrastructure and giant sized kit including cranes, forklifts and tugs.

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GRIMSBY woman Mel Hoban has joined Fluent Coaching as an accredited licensed coach.

The former public sector worker was encouraged to join the Brigg business having been inspired by her own mentoring.

She said: “Coaching has had a massive impact on me personally and professionally – so much so that I was inspired to completely change my career.

“I’m now living a much happier, healthier life, which is better for both me and my family. I’ve always had a keen interest in learning and development, and I’m passionate about working with clients to help them on their own journeys. I aim to help people be the best version of themselves. It’s all about doing life better.”

Fluent offers a wide range of coaching options, coaching everyone from children to chief executives.

“The reason I love Fluent’s unique approach to coaching is that everything is focused on developing, growing and transforming people from the inside out, creating real long-lasting change in individuals and organisations,” she said.

“It is definitely not about short-term quick fixes.

“As a Fluent coach I work with the whole person, so there is no restriction on the areas we can cover: career, confidence, motivation, health and wellbeing, stress, relationships – the list really is endless. I work with clients to help them find their own solutions.”

She compares it to the equivalent of a personal trainer when it comes to mental health. “Coaching is certainly becoming more mainstream, with life coaches popping up in the media regularly,” she added. “No longer something just for celebrities, athletes, executives and the wealthy, coaching can be beneficial and accessible to all.”

New clients receive a free initial session so that they can experience the benefits of coaching first hand before making any commitment.

From left, Andy Bell, Paul Darwin, Gordon McAlpine, Mike Hollifield, Janine Proctor, Claire Valentine and Jason Belcher.

New management team at Vanilla A LEADING enterprise software specialist has appointed a new management team in preparation for further growth.

Grimsby’s Vanilla Solutions recently announced record results, with turnover up by almost 50 per cent, and its directors are confident the recently completed restructure will lead to yet further success.

“We’ve appointed five new heads of department and we’re sure our new management team will take us to the next level,” explained director Andy Bell.

“Three of the managers have been appointed from within, and two were external appointments. Now the team is in place, fellow director Jason Belcher and I will have more time to look at our strategy for further growth. The new team will report in to both of us,” he added.

The five new appointments are: Gordon McAlpine, head of business intelligence; Mike Hollifield, head of technology;

Paul Darwin, head of consulting; Claire Valentine, head of support and Janine Proctor, head of delivery.

Andy explained: “Their main responsibility is to ensure we have the right resources with the right skillset available to support our customers. A top priority will be internal training and personal development plans, in line with our ISO 9001 annual review process. However, the team will also be looking externally for emerging technologies and trends to ensure our wider team, and therefore our customers, are up to date with the latest software solutions and processes.”

Vanilla Solutions has offices in Grimsby and Newcastle and is one of Europe’s leading providers of IFS applications-related services, offering consultancy, support and products to the wider ERP market. Clients include BAE, Babcock, Skanska and Largo Foods, and the company

employs 27 people across the UK. Launched in 2009, both Jason and Andy have extensive experience in IT, and with IFS applications in particular.

Jason was formerly the IT manager at Grimsby-headquartered Cosalt before launching his own consultancy and then creating Vanilla with Mr Bell, from North Lincolnshire, who joined from Swedish giant IFS’s UK subsidiary.

Earlier this month, the company reported turnover had increased to £3.5 million in 2017 from £2.4 million in 2016, with the key drivers of growth being expansion in the construction, engineering and offshore markets.

The company saw UK sales increase by 66 per cent in the period and was reported a 23 per cent uplift in sales in mainland Europe. Gross profit remained at the same level as 2016, and profit before tax was 34 per cent.

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Careers Partnership boost as duo invited in TWO experienced solicitors have been invited to join the partnership at regional law firm Bridge McFarland.

Kate Seward, who joined the firm in 2016 as a senior solicitor in the commercial department, will join Paul Dimbleby, who is returning to the firm having originally undertaken his training contract there, qualifying in 2008.

With a client base ranging from individuals to SMEs, national companies and major banks, Kate covers the Grimsby and Hull offices where she oversees commercial property transactions and bank security work on behalf of the firm.

Head of the commercial department, Stephen Oldridge, was very pleased with this news.

“Kate’s appointment is well deserved and really highlights the strength and depth

which we now have at the firm,” he said. “She has developed a particular specialism in dealing with green energy projects for landowners and it is very pleasing to see our growing involvement in that industry sector.”

Paul is a private client solicitor who specialises in administering very large and complex estates. He has particular expertise in managing the estates of clients with both international and domestic assets.

Jacqui Johnson heads up the private client department at Bridge McFarland, and is delighted to have him back in the team, having worked for Andrew & Co, RJ Solicitors and John Barkers in the intervening years.

“I am confident that Paul will be a credit to Bridge McFarland and we are very pleased to have him back,” she said.

Experienced professional joins growing team as local government austerity sees activity upsurge A NEW client relations manager has joined a growing team of recoveries and insolvency specialists within the region’s largest law fir m.

With a career spanning more than 40 years, Rob Andrews brings to Wilkin Chapman vast experience of both the public and private sector, and is looking forward to working alongside Paul Bowden and the fir m’s dedicated local government team.

The role is a new position created as the team grows its client base, which currently includes more than 100 local authorities across England and Wales.

“This is a period of growth and opportunity for the team here at Wilkin Chapman and I am looking forward to building on what is already a very successful department,” said Rob, who, before moving to the private sector, spent 23 years at two councils dealing with all aspects of local

taxation billing, collection and enforcement.

For the past 20 years he has continued working closely with the public sector in various roles including software implementation and latterly business development for the recovery and enforcement of local authority debts and fraud detection services.

Paul said: “As councils across Britain are subject to continued austerity measures, the spotlight has fallen on both efficiency and improving recoveries operations. The result has seen an increase in activity. In particular we are seeing more demand on services to

help clients tackle static debts, respond to business rates avoidance schemes and also to collect Adult Social Care debt.

“In order to manage this, we have identified the need to add further support.

This, in turn, will allow us to grow this side of the business and respond quickly and effectively to change, while ensuring existing clients are supported.

He said Wilkin Chapman has the capacity and expertise to deal with any issue that a council client may face, and claims it is unique in the market as it offers both legal and insolvency practitioner services within one organisation.

The firm, headquartered in Grimsby with offices in Lincolnshire, Beverley and Sheffield, is seeing a general rise in instructions but particularly insolvency, charging order and order for sale and other County Court action.

Callum now co-ordinates weddings A TALENTED general manager at one of Grimsby’s most popular bistro and function venues is expanding his role as group wedding co-ordinator.

Callum Kirkley has taken on the role at Cleethorpes’ Tale of Two and Abbys, in Abbeygate, Grimsby where he was in position.

Both venues have wedding licences, with capacity for intimate ceremonies,

wedding breakfasts and receptions.

For Callum, the new position is an opportunity he relishes. “I really enjoy making people’s days and helping to create special weddings. It is a great feeling to make people so happy,” he said.

The 20-year-old will be guiding couples from the first time they make an enquiry, offering both venues

for ceremonies and receptions.

Callum has been part of the Abbys Group team for three years, having started as a kitchen porter.

“This new role for Callum reflects the commitment we have to ensure couples are given every help they need as they plan the most important day of their lives,” said Abbys Group owner Liz Parry.

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Forrester Boyd firms up team LEADING independent accountancy firm Forrester Boyd has made several assistant manager appointments across three of its Lincolnshire offices.

Lindsay Taylor has been appointed in Grimsby. She joined the South St Mary’s Gate team in 2009 and audits and manages accounts jobs with a specific involvement in academies.

In Louth, Adam Millson and Lindsay Turner have also been appointed assistant managers. Adam joined in 2012 and has been involved with a varied portfolio of clients and also specialises in the education sector.

Lindsay, who is local to the Louth area, joined the firm in 2005. She has gained significant experience in agriculture and in particular audit exempt businesses for a wide-ranging portfolio of clients.

Royal Deb has been appointed assistant manager at Scunthorpe, 10 years after joining. He specialises in the academy sector as well as having involvement in a range of accounts and audit work.

Practice chairman, David Everatt, pictured, said the appointments would further strengthen the senior management team across the practice. “They enable us to provide high quality support to our clients, with an emphasis on personal service,” he said. “They are all examples of the success of our policy of developing our own talent through our excellent training programme.”

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HOWARTH Timber & Building Supplies has strengthened its regional management structure with the addition of a new area manager.

Jack Taylor has been appointed to the role and will work with the Grimsby and Scunthorpe branches on group-wide initiatives and improvements.

He began his career within the builder’s merchant industry at the age of just 16, working his way up from a customer-facing role to being the assistant manager at M&K Builders. After enjoying 10 years with the family-run business, he joined Travis Perkins, where he held the position of regional director for six years before joining Howarth Timber.

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TOYOTA has extended customer choice and is opening up a completely new market proposition with its all-new range of Proace vans.

A choice of two grades, three sizes and two wheelbase lengths are available, together with different body styles that take Proace Van into all areas of the medium duty van segment for the first time.

The line-up introduces the first Proace Van Compact, which provides the cargo capacity of a medium-size van within the footprint of a compact van. A combi-version seating up to nine and a platform cab ready for conversions will be available. The Crew Cab provides a useful balance of extra seating â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a rear three-seat bench â&#x20AC;&#x201C; plus practical load space. ] From launch, the UK range features 94bhp/70kW and 114bhp/ 85kW 1.6-litre diesel engines â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the latter with stop and start fuel and emissions-saving technology and a six-speed manual transmission and a 121bhp/90kW 2.0-litre diesel (also equipped with stop and start). Specification highlights include three front seats and the availability of a new Smart Cargo

system, which features an opening bulkhead and lifting front passenger seat base to increase load length capacity by 1.16m and overall load volume by an extra half a cubic metre.

Proace Vanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong new frontal design clearly marks it out as a member of the contemporary Toyota family. On the medium and long versions the side door aper-

ture is wide enough for Euro pallets to be loaded. The cabin is robust, functional and spacious, designed to meet the needs of both commercial and private owners, while the driving position is car-like and affords excellent visibility, with a short-throw gear lever mounted close to the steering wheel. Proace Van is available in two equipment grades, Base and

Comfort, with the latter adding more sophisticated cabin acoustic treatments for a quieter environment, including an acoustic windscreen, driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seat height adjustment, air conditioning, a cooled and illuminated glovebox and additional 12V power outlets in the glove box and cargo area.

A Toyota Pro-Touch touchscreen multimedia system is also available for Comfort grade models as part of a premium option pack that also provides satellite navigation and 17-inch alloy wheels. A tailgate can be specified in place of the twin rear doors on medium and long Comfort versions of the Proace Van. All powertrains meet Euro 6 emissions standards and are equipped with selective catalytic reduction to reduce the amount of NOx released into the atmosphere.

A 22.5-litre tank of AdBlue ensures the system will work to its optimum capability for about 9,300 miles (15,000km), with usage varying according to driving style and conditions.

To find out more about the Proace, or any of the Toyota range, contact your local John Roe Toyota dealership in Grimsby or Scunthorpe.

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Home county’s boost for Britcon portfolio £12M WORTH OF PROJECTS IN NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE BUILDING and structural engineering company Britcon has completed two new office build projects worth £1.2 million in northern Lincolnshire.

Worldwide distributor of party goods, Unique Party, instructed Britcon to refurbish its UK headquarters building. The £750,000 contract includes full exterior and interior works to Medford House in Scunthorpe, as well as the complete refurbishment of one of its distribution warehouses.

Industrial and decorative painting contractor Jack Tighe has also commissioned Britcon to complete a £468,000 project for a new two-storey headquarters office building in Gainsborough.

This is the first phase of a three-phase plan to expand facilities. Britcon has long standing relations with the company through its sister firm Britcon Engineering Services, for which it completes industrial structural steel painting and coatings works.

Martin Hilyard, chairman of Jack Tighe Group, said: “We are delighted

Puneet Bhardwaj and Mark Burnett with their respective awards.

International safety double Unique Party’s refurbished headquarters. Left, Paul Clarkson.

with the works from Britcon. Its team are a credit to the company who were always extremely professional and efficient. We would not hesitate in using Britcon again for phase two and indeed recommending them to others.”

With existing projects

under way for North Lincolnshire Council to deliver a new HQ for Ongo Homes and provide a major extension to Church Square House, this brings the total value of projects

by Britcon in its home county to more than £12 million.

Paul Clarkson, managing director at Britcon, said: “We are delighted to secure these major projects which reflect the strength in our offer to the commercial offices sector. Whilst we have very specialist capabilities in the heavy industrial arena, we are extremely well versed in

the challenges of new build and refurbishment projects and offer a turn key solution to take care of planning issues, ground preparation, corporate governance and of course the build.”

The company has also announced it is taking part in the Stop. Make a Change campaign. An initiative, driven by the Civil Engineering & Contractors Association, it aims to raise better awareness about construction industry health and safety and mental health.

Mr Clarkson said: “By taking part in Stop. Make a

Change, we have committed heavily by signing up to cross-industry initiatives and leading our own change programmes within the company.

“Through planning and organisation our health and safety team has developed a bespoke training programme and visited all of our current and live sites to conduct a training programme on both mental wellbeing and plant safety.

“Staff welfare is paramount at Britcon.”

It is being rolled out across its 400-strong workforce.

A new chapter in rich history of Anglo Danish House A BUILDING of significant industrial heritage is to be given a new lease of life with glazing manufacturing.

Anglo Danish House, the immediate post-war work of Grimsby architect William Wells, has been acquired by SynerJy, a family-owned business that has traded in the town for nearly 20 years.

The deal will fuel ambitious growth plans, and managing director Nick Kirkham plans a “sympathetic renovation” of the former bacon factory, itself located on the site of a 19th century smoke house, with three oak-lined smoke houses still contained within the King Edward Street premises.

Mr Kirkham said: “Anglo Danish House is full of character and we want to try to restore some of the original charm to the property, which was identified as a ‘historic asset of special interest’ by North East Lincolnshire Council in 2015.

“We have been operating from rented premises, but this

parquet floors and panelled walls and doors, which are expected to be retained in the refurbishment.

Mr Kirkham is aiming to make the building’s front exterior more aesthetically pleasing. As may be anticipated, plans are also being drawn up to replace all the windows.

Duncan Willey, divisional director of PPH Commercial, who helped to negotiate the deal, said: “There was considerable Anglo Danish House and, left, Duncan Willey. interest in the purchase of this iconic property because of its relocation to Measuring around 15,000 sq ft, history and, in part, due to low our own Anglo Danish House is made up levels of industrial premises building is of three self-contained ground being available in the local area. vital to our floor workshops with office, “SynerJy sees the building as a long-ter m storage space and staff key part of the ambitious growth plans. accommodation on the first floor and expansion plans, which is a above.

Having a great boost for the local economy.

Downstairs, parts of the bigger site It is an iconic Grimsby building original tiled and glazed brick will also and we’re delighted to see its finish interior can still be seen, allow us to manufacture a new future secured.” aluminium Warmcore Window while the two-storey smoke On the junction of Fotherby and Bi-fold Door product, so it’s house – which was used for fish Street, it is adjacent to the an investment in our future and bacon smoking – retains its former St Barnabas Church, now growth and we hope it will grates, railings and cowls. On the being transformed into a eventually create around 10 new upper floor, the former offices brewery by the team behind Grim and Cleethorpes Pale Ale. jobs.” boast Art Deco style staircases,

TWO of Clugston Construction’s team have been honoured at the British Safety Council International Safety Awards 2018.

The black tie awards dinner, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London, is regarded as a highlight of industry calendar, and was attended by organisations from around the world.

Mark Burnett, contract manager, was awarded the British Safety Council highly commended Champion Award for his commitment to making a demonstrable difference in health, safety and accident prevention.

The award was presented for his personal initiative, diligence, enthusiasm and commitment and followed a recent award of a RoSPA Guardian Angel Award.

Health and safety advisor Puneet Bhardwaj received a British Safety Council Employee Wellbeing Initiative Award in recognition for promoting and demonstrating a proactive and effective approach.

Clugston’s group safety manager Mark Atkinson said: “I am delighted for Mark and Puneet, they both deserve this recognition for the way they have proactively embraced the culture of health and safety and helped drive it in the construction industry.”

This year marked the 60th anniversary of the awards.

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A SOUTH Bank hat-trick was celebrated at the Humber and South Yorkshire Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards.

Iconic Victoria Mills in Grimsby was named best Large Commercial Building, pipping Hull city centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Doubletree by Hilton Hotel to the prize, after judges heard how the authority stepped in when the town landmark fell into a dangerous state of repair.

Bought for a nominal fee, more than ÂŁ2 million was spent to make it safe and protect it for decades to come, after residents of neighbouring flat conversions had to temporarily move out.

Now it is part of the Greater Grimsby Heritage Action Zone, with an action point in the ÂŁ3.7 million part-funded plan to hold a design competition to determine a sustainable future use with a proposal and finance package.

Cllr Matthew Patrick, portfolio holder for environment, transport and energy at North East Lincolnshire Council, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had no choice but to intervene when the silo at Victoria Mills posed a clear threat to public safety back in February 2016. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The architectural consultancyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work was vital in making the building stable and overseeing the restoration work to protect it for decades to come. The silo at Victoria Mill is an important part of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and a dominant feature on the skyline for miles around. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As a result of our partnership work, its future is secure and the building will play a key role in the regeneration of the townâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s waterfront through the Heritage Action Zone and the Greater Grimsby Town Deal.â&#x20AC;?

It was a major job, with the build-

Donna Riley and Emilie Wales from Engie receiving the award for the Victoria Mills project, with it pictured left and above. ing clad in scaffolding for months, with even more work within.

Marcus Asquith, partnership director at Engie, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are delighted to have received the Best Large Commercial Building Award for Victoria Mills, a lot of hard work has gone into protecting and repairing this landmark building in the centre of Grimsby and this award gives some recognition to those involved.â&#x20AC;?

In North Lincolnshire, two smaller scale developments won through, with TG Sowerby win-

ning Best Social or Affordable New Housing Project for Parkwood Avenue and Keystone Architecture taking the Best Individual New Home gong for 7A Church Street, Epworth.

Steve Sowerby said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are absolutely delighted. We have represented the county on several occasions over the past few years, so to win made it very special. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was the start of the Westcliff regeneration really. It was a piece of land the council had been looking to sell for a while, we bought it,

and Ongo came on board, and we designed and built it in partnership.

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TG Sowerby won Best Social or Affordable New Housing Project for Parkwood Avenue, Scunthorpe.

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solid relationships: for the South Bank TOP REGIONAL AWARD AS OTHER PROJECTS SUCCEED

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GRIMSBY UNIT 20, GARDEN STREET Recently Extended and refurbished retail premises, Approx. 306 sqm/3292 sqft; on 2 floors (GIA) Ground floor approx.

186sqm/2001 4sqft (GIA), Frontage approx. 16.9m/55.6ft, EPC Rating C

RENT: £18,500 p.a.x.

GRIMSBY 1, RAILWAY STREET Workshop approx. 1432 sqft/133 sqm with 2 sets of loading doors and office First floor office/stores approx.

356 sqft/33.3 sqm, Yard approx. 4900 sqm with circulation and palisade fenced/ gates for in the order of 40 cars Suit alternative uses (STP), Freehold, EPC Rating E

PRICE: £165,000

LOUTH UNIT 26, NOTTINGHAM COURT Highly visual corner unit now available Approx. 946 sqft/88 sqm Eaves approx. 4.25/14ft Suit factors, or similar, subject to

Clockwise from top left: Keystone Architecture wins Best Individual New Home for 7A Church Street, Epworth and Hyde Architecture is celebrated for best partnership with Engie / North East Lincolnshire Council, with an example of the work it has done too.

consents

PRICE: O/A £65,000

MARSHCHAPEL MARSHCHAPEL BUTCHER'S SHOP, SEA DYKE WAY Comprising former butcher's shop, garage and detached bake house/

win in the category for Jon Bayley and his Normanby Gateway practice, having been successful in 2014 with a home in Burton-upon-Stather.

It was a plot set in extensive grounds on a site that had consisted of a series of outbuildings on Church Street, within the historic market town’s conservation area, and a project tinged with sadness as the client’s wife, who had become wheelchair bound through illness, passed away before it completed.

Mr Bayley said: “Their 19th century house was no longer suitable for their needs, and the new house would allow them to create a more practical home, specifically designed around the requirement for easily accessible spaces in a comfortable setting.

The design of the property had to maintain the appearance of the outbuildings which it replaced, following their form and scale, and had to work around a large mature apple tree in the rear garden which was to become a focal point from the living areas, with sig-

nificant light and views out into the rear garden.”

Using the west-facing rear elevation to maximum effect, it incorporated large glazed openings.

“The property has been carefully designed to be sympathetic to its sensitive location,” he said. “Subtle brickwork, traditional roof tiles and timber windows were included, and the high level of finish and craftsmanship has ensured

the end product is of the highest quality. Unfortunately the owner’s wife never got to see the finished property, but the house is a credit to their vision to provide an accessible home, traditional in appearance coupled with alternative construction techniques and modern technologies, maintaining a comfortable, homely environment.”

Mr Bayley added that several small elements added to the appeal

for the judges, from working through the geographic constraints to the environmentally-friendly air source pumps linked to high efficiency unvented cylinders and underfloor heating.

Keigar Homes of Barton, last year’s winner of winners, and Grimsby’s Hyde Architecture had their partnerships with local authority building control officially recognised too.

store 3 bed accommodation, Investment income from let fish & chip shop, Significant potential subject to planning consent, EPC: Butcher's shop EPC; E, Accommodation EPC F, Fish & Chip shop - C

PRICE: O/A £190,000

GRIMSBY UNIT 2/3 BULL RING LANE Retail/office premises, Approx.

1272 sqf;/118 sqm Deep return frontage to Market,

Perennial achiever Keigar Homes of Barton won best partnership for its relationship with local authority building control in North Lincolnshire at Humber and South Yorkshire Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards.

Wide frontage High pedestrianised footfall, New lease available, EPC Rating D

RENT: £12,000 p.a.

GRIMSBY VIKING HOUSE 55-57, CHURCH STREET Prominent office space, Approx.

6950 sqft/646 sqm Ground and first floor space EPC Rating E, Lift, central heating, car park

Rent by negotiation

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LAISTER’S

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Last Word

THE appropriately named Counting House hosted a VIP launch for a new Tudor watch collection for Grimsby’s George Hewitt & Son. Guests at the Cleethorpes bar were treated to drinks and canapes while browsing the latest timepieces.

From the Rolex family, the high quality Swiss brand is represented by the likes of David Beckham, Lady Gaga, Jay Chou and the All Blacks rugby team.

Pictures: Jon Corken

BY DAVE LAISTER

House of pain with Fraser’s finale

Jonathan Hewitt, Jon Ashley, Christina Hewitt and Allen Young.

Vicky and Richard Jex. Susie Cleve and Peter Booker.

Ben Everatt and Annie Cleve.

Louise Coulbeck, Rosie Knight and Jack Coulbeck.

Sam Lord and Hannah Brumpton.

Steve Booth, Robert Rockhill, Zoe Booth and Georgia Rockhill.

Amy and Ash Lucas, and Charlie Hewitt.

Kate and Will Douglas.

David Everatt and Jason Cleve.

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So there I was, in my new birthday-gifted Linea swim shorts and Howick tee, on a lovely family holiday, when I got the news.

House of Fraser to close in Grimsby, Hull and Lincoln!

I add the other two because it is important we don’t take this personally. If the UK’s City of Culture with its massively ramped up footfall and a more affluent area can’t hold on to a HoF, then we shouldn’t become too enraged with Grimsby losing out.

Quickly relaying what I’d found to my wife, it was suddenly as though a big cloud had just covered our lovely little spot in Menorca. We were both gutted. I’ll be honest, it hit us harder than I’d ever imagined. Not least because it is my go-to for clothes, but for gifts, for a coffee, for a voucher for my own birthday and Christmas list (this could be Axholme Brewing Co’s win).

For me, it was holding out as the reason to continue to shop in Grimsby town centre. And this is where the concern centres. The two or three annual shopping trips will now focus on York, or Leeds or Manchester maybe. Even Sheffield’s ‘Meadow-hell’ may return to the radar.

And while there’s so much being made about online, I don’t buy it, literally. I’m not a conventional size, off the peg doesn’t translate to on the pig, despite ongoing attempts to slim down. I want to look, touch, feel, try on. I don’t want to spend my time in post office queues sending package after package back. I’ve lost count of the demoralising times I’ve picked up four or five garments to take to the changing room only for the same number to return to the shop floor.

So taking the digital delivery away, I feel like we’ve fallen back

100 or so years. Instead of villagers heading for market towns, towns will now be forced to look to cities, and the knock-on is the worry. When we do venture to York or Leeds, there’s at least one meal purchase, and no doubt as the kids get older, there’ll be more entertainment than just a few merry-go-round rides too. Then there are the incidentals, the smaller everyday items that instead of being picked up on a Saturday shop will be added to the supermarket load, if they’re not already. A blow to Boots and Bodycare of this world, the Waterstones and the WH Smiths – oh no.

I’d wrongly dismissed speculation earlier this year, because those who peddled it had focused on an article I’d written exactly a year earlier, about the building that houses Grimsby’s store, being on the market as an investment. This happens in the best of times, and I knew historically HoF had traded well.

Perhaps biased by my own habits, as hope against hope this piece is, I was left redder in the face than the first day of said holiday when the news dropped from colleagues.

For all the mitigation offered, from the need to reinvent the high street (into what exactly?) to high rent, high rates, a broken model, greedy investors, shoplifting epidemics, a low wage town... I just feel it is all coming down to economies of scale. Stack it up, sell it cheap. Just stack it in fewer places, higher, and they will come... We’ve just magnified the market town model into a metropolitan monstrosity and – in my mind – no cinema is going to save it, and as a journalist, I don’t like not having an answer.

Impressive crossing Nacho ...erm?

Having enjoyed a phenomenal helicopter flight over the Race Bank offshore wind farm, and aware of the children’s interest in these amazing turbines, I was very keen to show them video of the latest addition to Grimsby’s power cluster.

So what amazed them the most? The bright red 81m vessel with huge crane arm? The 177m high turbines? Daddy in a helicopter? The sheer size of the farm? No, the length of the ‘zebra crossing’ from the technician’s building to the mooring spot on the Royal Dock quayside.

This excellent observation was quickly followed up by a delightful interest in Portugal v Spain, not least because it transcended bed time.

So was it the Ronaldo hat-trick? His amazing ability? His treatment of free kicks as science? No, the fact there was a player called Nacho.

Let’s just hope Harry Kane is their new hero come next month.