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ORTHERN Lincolnshire’s finest business ambassadors have been rewarded for their incredible efforts in a sparkling night of celebration.

The annual business awards from the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce brought together an incredibly diverse set of winners, with accolades hard-earned and well respected by a capacity crowd.

A standing ovation from more than 400 people followed the presentation of the Grimsby & Scunthorpe Telegraph’s Lifetime Achievement Award to Steve Norton.

The former chief executive of Grimsby Fish Merchants’ Association brought a 50-year career in fish to a close last year, with a life in politics enjoyed to the full, too.

But just months after retiring, his wife and soul mate of 43 years, Kathleen, passed away suddenly, as they looked forward to time together. He paid tribute to her “unstinting support” while also recognising other influential figures in his career.

Of the award, presented by Telegraph business editor David Laister, Mr Norton said: “It was very humbling. I was gobsmacked when I was called, and in light of what had happened, it was a great uplift and boost for me as well.

“I am very honoured, privileged, but also humbled.

“I started my career with RossFish in 1966, and have been very fortunate to work with some fantastic people in what was a pioneering time in the seafood industry. At Young’s in particular, people like Mike Beckett were tremendous to work with. It was a great time of innovation.”

He praised Sven Ove Lindgren, who brought Findus to town, so too Frank Flear. “He is a

your daily port of call HAT’S THE WAY TO DO IT: GS Kelsey managing director Matthew Robinson and ‘Mr Seafood’ Steve Norton, raise their work attire as they are crowned at the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 2017, with compere Helen Fospero.

Picture: David Haber. wonderful example of a local entrepreneur,” he said. “I have been fortunate in my career that I have had opportunities presented to me, and most I grasped and accepted the challenge. It has not been easy.

“I started in 1966, I got married in 1974, and Kath and I were married for 42 years, together 43 years. In all that time she gave me unstinting support in everything I did professionally and politically. I could never have done what I did without her, and I am so sorry she is not with me tonight.

Fortunately my daughter Tracie is.”

A councillor for 30 years, Steve was elected Mayor of Grimsby in 1993, and chaired the economic development department, playing a key role in the development of Europarc and attraction of big business to it.

His commitment was recognised in July 2015 when he was made Honorary Alderman of North East Lincolnshire.

A great 2016 built on strong foundations of 100 years in construction saw GS Kelsey honoured with the Forrester Boyd Business Excellence Award.

A stalwart of the Scunthorpe business scene, now headed by

managing director Matthew Robinson, GS Kelsey has made a significant investment in statement premises on the town’s prominent Brigg Road, bringing a fresh, corporate branding to the fore, too.

Three generations of the family have remained committed to working and investing back into their local area, and while Mr Robinson was brought in 12 years ago, initially as a trainee quantity surveyor, his fellow director is Andrew Kelsey who looks after sites management. ● Continued on page 13, with FIVE pages of coverage inside.

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NEW VENTURE: Tony Lyon, managing director of XceCo at North Quay, Grimsby. Right, up close and distant shots of Lynn and Inner Dowsing by Andy Wakefield and Andy Wilkinson.

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Direct line: 01472 806962 Mr Lyon, who has Bailey Bradley as operations director, said: “The Mobile: 07799 626752 new owners came in and bought Asset management specialist the business – the wind farm – last XceCo has launched in the town, year, and brought in Siemens, with andrew.bannister@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk carving out a niche created with full scope for servicing and control. the sell-off by Centrica of Lynn and We quickly realised there was a Inner Dowsing to two investment need for asset management there, organisations. the owners went out to tender, and While Siemens has been brought as a little group we thought we in on 10-year terms as operations would have a go. and maintenance provider, XceCo – “We were well placed to be able to Grimsby: June 20 led by former Centrica head of do that, it minimises the risk of operations and maintenance Tony change, we knew the processes and Lyon – will look after governance, Scunthorpe: June 22 practices, and we know Siemens acting as the eyes and ears for the very well.” institutions while picking For Mr Lyon, who has 40 years Submission deadline: June 13 financial up the balance of plant that isn’t experience in the power industry, stationed off thep pLincolnshire dating back to the Central S ho in g coast.in e Electricity Generating Board and in e a nd D W The dual wind farm, built in 2008, the 2,000 MW Fiddlers Ferry Power M o to ri ng n

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Station in Warrington, Cheshire, it is a case of “coming out of Centrica to the same office and same desk.”

“Our role here is governance,” he said. “It is ensuring the right standard, the right quality and the right health and safety processes.

“We have also got the base, we are duty holder for the base, supported by facilities management.

“Bailey and I are directors then we have several providers, and an engineering manager with a specialism offshore, then a finance function and a secretariat.”

XceCo has won a five year contract, with Mr Lyon pleased to have had experience of the out-of-warranty time with Lynn and Inner Dowsing, and being responsible for procuring services.

“It is a new model, a first for the UK, when a wind farm has been wholly owned by financial organisations,” Mr Lyon said, having arrived in the area in 2006 as generation manager at Centrica’s South Humber Bank gas-fired power station. “Most of the time the investor partners up with minority stakeholder from the big six, this is the first time where it doesn’t have it.

“I can see the model changing with more and more investment

coming in, and new wind farms starting up. Predominantly it will be financial institutions backing them, and I can see the asset management model expanding.

“We are perfectly placed and one of, if not the first, in the wind industry, and we are not restricted to Grimsby.”

A campaign is currently underway by Siemens and Rotos 360 using a service operation vessel out of Immingham to carry out blade repair using a platform from the vessel, rather than abseil-type rope access from the nacelles.

Mr Bradley added: “Lynn and Inner Dowsing has delivered a number of firsts and this is another.

“It was one of the first offshore wind farms, the first of its scale for sure, the first in terms of project financing in terms of the model pursued by Centrica, and the first Centrica built as a partner to it.”

It is also “a guinea pig” according to Mr Lyon, with lessons being learned and now implemented across the industry, helping to bring the cost down – be it sub-sea grout or leading edge blade wear.

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BRITAIN’S electricity system has undergone such radical changes that carbon emissions from the sector are now so low the ‘dirtiest’ hour of generation is cleaner than the average hour from just a few years ago.

The latest Electric Insights report, produced by researchers at Imperial College London in collaboration with regional power house Drax, analysed data from January to March 2017. It reveals the dirtiest hour for generation during this winter period was at 8.30pm on January 16.

On that cold and calm winter evening 424 grams of CO2 were released per kWh (g/kWh). Compare this to the average hour from 2009 to 2013 when 471 per kWh (g/kWh) was being produced. In fact, during the first quarter of 2017, emissions dropped by 10 per cent compared to the same period in 2016 and a massive 33 per cent from Q1 in 2015.

While this year’s mild winter played an important role in reducing emissions, the reduction in the use of coal should not be underestimated. Policy

levers like the carbon tax continued to push coal off the system and the dramatic growth in renewables also reduced its role.

The quarter saw: ● Output from coal generation fell by 30 per cent compared to the same quarter in 2016 ● Renewables hit new energy production records: wind – 11.3 TWh, biomass – 4.4 TWh, hydro – 1.6 TWh ● Solar hit a new record peak output: 7.67 GW Dr Iain Staffell, of Imperial College London, said: “The dirtiest hour in the first

quarter of 2017, in terms of carbon intensity from electricity, would have seemed clean just a few years ago.

“However, coal output – largely driven by the carbon tax – has fallen 82 per cent in the last four years and has been replaced by mid-carbon gas, low carbon biomass and imports, as well as zero carbon wind and solar.

“Together these have driven decarbonisation in line with, or even slightly ahead of, the country’s targets – which are the most ambitious in the world.”

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Toasting British Steel’s momentous ‘f irst’ year

Month in Review Pattesons bought out in multi-million pound deal PACKAGING: Grimsby jar and bottle wholesaler Pattesons Glass Ltd has been bought out by a large European operator in a multi-million pound deal.

The majority stake in the business has been taken by Industrial Packaging Group, an £85 million turnover operation based in Belgium. It is part of the family-owned and Luxemburg-based holding company, Gaasch Packaging.

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HE Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute's annual dinner has toasted a remarkable year of turnaround and transformation.

As Greybull's ownership of the Scunthorpe works – and the return of the British Steel brand – rapidly heads towards a first full year, those in the industry gathered at The Baths Hall, a building proudly made with vital long products.

British Steel executive chairman Roland Junck delivered a strong message to the gathering via a colleague, with new chief executive Peter Bernscher and his wife on the top table.

Mr Junck outlined how the company’s new business structure is helping it seize the opportunities and face the challenges within the industry.

Last autumn the company unveiled five new business units – Primary Products (iron and steel-making), Construction, Rail, Wire Rod and Special Profiles.

And in a speech written for LISI's annual dinner, Mr Junck – who had been due to attend but was unavoidably caught up elsewhere on business – said the structure is designed to help British Steel deliver the financial results the company needs.

“Each of these business units is now managed on their individual profit and loss performance,” wrote Mr Junck. “This approach enables us to operate them like mini businesses in their own right – it helps us to clearly understand better the challenges, the opportunities and the risks that each area of the business is facing.

“Introducing the new business unit approach has also helped us to form a vision for British Steel and it is focussed on three important levels.

“Firstly, locally through positive stakeholder engagement, we want to become a leader of business and community re-development in the areas in which we operate; secondly, nationally in the UK and France where we have a large rail operation in Hayange, we want to

Seafood industry thriving SEAFOOD: Grimsby’s seafood industry is at its biggest for nearly a decade.

A total of 4,922 full-time roles exist in the region’s processing sector, with the vast majority of the 61 sites in the town, latest figures show.

Humberside, as it is referred to, is the only area in the whole of the UK to see an increase – up 10 per cent on 2014 – and higher than it has been in studies undertaken bi-annually since 2008.

It came as Grimsby’s second largest operator, Icelandic Seachill, was put on the market “in great shape” for a new owner.

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TOP TABLE: Peter Bernscher, British Steel’s new chief executive, and Richard Farnsworth, Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute president, centre left and right, with fellow guests from left, Ross Angove, LISI secretary; Kishor Tailor, chief executive of Humber LEP; Michaela Bernscher; John Lory, comedian; Nic Dakin, Labour’s prospective parliamentary candidate and most recent Scunthorpe MP, and Chris Vaughan of British Steel. Picture: Sarah Washbourn / www.yellowbellyphotos.com. be the national champion in our chosen markets – recognised as the centre of competence for steelmaking and the partner of choice; and thirdly, internationally,

This region’s long and proud association with iron and steel-making will continue for many years to come Richard Farnsworth we want to be a competitive exporter and the right strategic business partner.”

Mr Junck also used the speech to express his confidence about the future of UK manufacturing and

the role British Steel can play in it.

“In our world of new technology and constant evolution where product development is essential in all industries, I’m convinced that British engineering will be revived and help bring the solutions that will enable British steelmaking to once again get ahead of the curve and become a world leader.

“What this tells me is that it remains an exciting time for British Steel. One of my key beliefs is that it is people who make the difference and I want to thank all of you for the part you’ve played so far in our success and the success that I know is still to come.”

The dinner was the 84th event of its kind. Following it, LISI president Richard Farnsworth, who is also British Steel’s

managing director for construction, said: “Once again we had a fantastic evening and Roland’s words were very well received.

“It has obviously been a monumental year for the iron and steel industry in Lincolnshire with the launch of British Steel and guests were warmed to hear the direction the business is moving in.

“While everyone understands there is still a long way to go, there are great opportunities out there and optimism is high that these will ensure this region’s long and proud association with iron and steel-making will continue for many years to come.”

AVIATION: A new partnership between a North Lincolnshire-based company and a global navigation provider is expected to benefit operating systems on airlines.

Kirmington-based Bytron Aviation Systems and global Boeing company Jeppesen will combine their software to help “maximize operational efficiency”.

The companies will work closely together, providing a complete crew-briefing and flight dispatch solution – offering Jeppesen flight planning data through the Bytron Skybook software system.

Manor’s sale scrapped LEISURE: Hotel Healing Manor has been taken off the market.

The idyllic 17th century former seat of the Portman family – which has been re-opened, operated and expanded by local property developer Mark Brennan over the past four years – had been put up for sale as a going concern.

A cool £2.9 million price tag had been placed on The Manor and the 36-acres it sits in, reduced to £2.5 million as the process went on.

LSE’s four out of 1,000 ECONOMY: Four northern Lincolnshire firms have been listed by the London Stock Exchange as among the 1,000 companies to inspire Britain.

For Scunthorpe-based Bradbury Group, the listing was the fourth year in succession.

Also listed were Elsham-based spud-specialists, Pipers Crisps and AKP Potatoes and LJ Fairburn & Son - supplier of eggs to retailers - in Alford.

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FFSHORE wind is “by far the most attractive political and economical opportunity facing us,” and the Humber is the place to do it, a huge industry gathering has heard.

the subsidy regime.

However, such is the progress, he believes the current period we are in – with Hornsea Project Two and Triton Knoll understood to be bidding for support – may be limited.

“I suspect this industry in five or six Lord Haskins, chairman of Humber years time will be standing on its own Local Enterprise Partnership, and feet, and will need less intervention Hugh McNeal, chief executive of from government,” he said. “The less RenewableUK – both figures steeped intervention the healthier it will be.” in Westminster experience – outlined Lord Haskins told how he arrived in just what has been done and what is the region from Dublin when Hull and to come as they addressed Offshore Grimsby were “rich places” because Wind Connections 2017. of the fishing, only for them to A strong political figure in become near “basket cases”. Now he Parliament for decades and a business sees surging confidence, despite his leader in the region and beyond, Lord much-publicised concerns over Haskins said: “It is remarkable what Brexit. progress has been made over the last “In the last five years I have seen a 10 years. The Government, I think it transformation I cannot believe,” he will be returned, has an industrial said. “It may still be behind the strategy and it cannot ignore energy. national average in all the statistics It is the key thing, and the private about wealth, skills and education, sector cannot ignore it either. It is the but the movement is definitely in the one area right across the world where right direction. private enterprise and state “That itself will generate more enterprise come together. The one confidence and the more confident thing you cannot do is allow the lights people are, the more they will invest.” to go out.

Mr McNeal, who until a year ago “Offshore wind has a remarkable was a senior civil servant in record. 10 per cent of all electricity is Whitehall with nearly a decade’s coming from offshore wind. What experience in renewables, helped figure in 15 or 20 years? It could be 30 deliver Siemens to the Humber and per cent, it might be 40 per cent. This is an enormous change. Why? Because of the reduction in cost, increase in productivity and increase in competitiveness. Also intermittence is on the way out, and all other sources of energy have problems for government to get on with.

“Coal and gas are disappearing, nuclear is speculative, biomass static, and solar has limited capacity. We need them all but offshore wind is by far the most attractive political and economic opportunity facing us.

“The North Sea is the most competitive place to develop this capacity and the Humber is the most competitive place to deal with extracting this energy from the North Sea, because of the space we have around the estuary. Most of the other Lord Haskins ports lack the space, both water and land, that we have here. Because we can generate scale and that is critical the first Low Carbon Industrial Strategy, before becoming the national to getting the cost down, we are figurehead of the green revolution making the whole proposition with RenewableUK. infinitely more competitive than it In a first, personal-focused speech, has ever been at any time.”

He said the continuing weak pound he told how seeing the blade facility emerge at Green Port Hull was the would make major manufacturers think again about construction in the proudest moment of his civil service.

He said: “It is a real pleasure to UK, with political pressure too put on developers for UK content to justify come back to the Humber region, a

The North Sea is the most competitive place to develop this capacity and the Humber is the most competitive place to deal with extracting this energy from the North Sea

part of the world I have come to know well over the best part of a decade, to see old friends and hear Chris (Lord Haskins) so dedicated and so passionate. To hear of the new connection with the US and formalisation of partnerships with Grimsby and Team Humber is terrific, to see this ability to be able to take a great British success story on.

“I feel passionately about offshore wind. Offshore wind is leading the way, with over £20 billion of investment, and billions of pounds of investment coming here to the Humber. £6 billion from Dong Energy, that’s one company. The sector is delivering the sort of cost reduction and innovation we associate with consumer electronics, not many billion pound infrastructure projects, ‘twice the size, half the price’.

“Instead of struggling for investment, the global players now seem almost desperate to enter the market, entering even in construction phase, the phase when ‘no-one was going to invest’. How wrong people were.

“It has gone from the sidelines to the electricity mainstream in less than a decade.”

Mr McNeal said it was also helping to rebalance the country economically.

Launching the event with the party from New Bedford present, following up the sister city status agreement signed with Grimsby with a partnership role with Team Humber Marine Alliance, chief executive and chairman Mark O’Reilly managed to

successfully articulate a ‘transatlantic offshore wind bridge’ of knowledge, linking Denmark, Germany, the UK and the US, via the Energy Estuary and other key clusters of country excellence.

Eyeing up a £19 billion investment pipeline for the Humber in the next five years, he also took the opportunity to take stock.

Mr O’Reilly said: “This is the fifth annual Offshore Wind Connections event and it has grown every year.

Five years on it gives us time to reflect a little bit on what has happened. We have had quite a few visitors from outside the region, one of them in particular said what has

been achieved is of global significance, a blueprint for other parts of the world looking to maximise opportunities in the renewable sector. Sometimes it takes someone else to point that out because you are still fighting to get what you think you deserve.

“There are things still to do, but a lot of things have been achieved. We have taken the delegation out to Grimsby, the transformation it has had there, we have visited Catch (Stallingborough) and UTC Humber (Scunthorpe) for skills and training.

Even before the Siemens investment, companies had invested $100 million (£77 million) on offshore wind

SEASIDE SPEAKERS: Speakers and panelists for Offshore Wind Connections 2017.

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OWC 2017 Special CENTRE STAGE: Mark O’Reilly addresses Offshore Wind Connections 2017. Left, Lord Haskins, and the audience. Pictures: Simon Kench.

support. The depth of the supply chain is huge, it is not just about big kit, not just towers, blades and nacelles, there is much more to the supply chain.”

It is indeed true that while the UK battened down the hatches and hoped to hibernate through the worst recession of a lifetime, the service sector in places like Cleethorpes was booming. New hotels, new restaurants, expanded bars. The further ‘gentrification’ of Sea View Street, as the place tidied up its act.

Think Dong Energy’s original ambassador Tue Lippert and his photo-shoots of a walk on the beach to highlight the living of the offer, winning hearts and minds along the way, as he took time out from building Westermost Rough offshore wind far m.

Of the role, Mr O’Rielly said: “We have been evangelistic – we do use the term – and we were in the religious phase five or six years ago, trying to get believers, to get people to look at investing. Five years ago, a short period of time, but just think what has been achieved. So many companies involved, each supplying 50 people or a few vessels, another vital service...

“We now have an internalisation programme, it is not just about building this region, but building on the expertise we have built, not just for the Humber but the whole of the UK.” Looking ahead, he sees a £19 billion investment pipeline in the next five years.

“It has been great to see blades

being delivered to Dudgeon from Green Port Hull and Race Bank and Hornsea construction now up and running. Fingers crossed, some of those a little further ahead will kick on sometime this year too.

“There is quite a bit to do with skills, it is mentioned at every meeting we have, and it is important we talk about this all of the time, because the average age of engineers is 56. We need to make sure we have prepared a new workforce coming through.

“We are working on that now with the UTC and other colleges, trying to build that momentum and capacity in the UK. It is very much on the agenda.”

Mr O’Reilly said UK content was equally as important. “We will not stop until we get as many companies in this part of the wrold involved in the supply chain,” he added. ● Coverage continued overleaf.

£19bn Anticipated investment heading this way in the next five years according to Mark O’Reilly, chairman and chief executive of Team Humber Marine Alliance

KEYNOTE: Hugh McNeal addresses the conference.

Below, one of the closest turbines to Grimsby, at Humber Gateway, and Dong Energy’s Grimsby base.

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LEADING figure in the Humber’s offshore wind energy offer has told how the industry will surprise itself – and Government – with how fast it has brought cost reductions to the table.

Already hitting the £100 per MWh mark four years early, Ray Thompson, head of business development at the recently merged Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, is eyeing up a sea change when the latest auction process for subsidies completes.

Dong Energy and Triton Knoll are in for Humber projects with more than 2GW between them, and it brings into sharp focus a call for more deployment and a further jobs and investment bonanza for the region.

Speaking at Offshore Wind Connections, Mr Thompson said: “A few years ago we saw projects in early Contracts for Difference (the subsidy scheme) get £140 to £150 per MWh.

“The wholesale electricity price is £37. We are being driven towards a subsidy-free environment and alternatives have a range of costs.

Gas is £75 to £80, the first nuclear deal is £92.50 and other technologies are vying for government attention and support with much higher costs.

“Offshore wind will be on par with the lowest cost generation in early 2020, but I think we will surprise ourselves again. I am convinced offshore wind projects of significant size and scale are the cheapest way to generate electricity.

We have turned the world upside down. We were seen as expensive technology, that’s going to change.

“There is a good deal of confidence in industry. We will see low prices delivered. My forecast is in the £80 space. We wait to see what happens with that. It brings tough choices for government, we will be half the price of tidal lagoons. It will be crazy not to grow that and build more now we have realised low cost. It is a

transformational point in industry and we should be proud of what we have done.”

While there is a current pause as we head to the polls again, Mr Thompson and other speakers are keen to get the ball rolling quickly come June 9.

“We need to make sure industrial strategy work going on features offshore wind very heavily,” he said. “We are in a really strong position.”

Mr Thompson said costs had been brought down in the three key areas: capital expenditure, operational expenditure and energy output.

“Every one of these elements has moved in the right direction,” he said. “One of the things we are now seeing now is bigger turbines.

That’s a huge factor in driving down costs. When we built London Array in 2012 – still the biggest offshore wind farm in the world – we installed 175 wind turbines. If we were building it today it would be 90. That’s 85 less foundations,

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PICTURE THIS: New Bedford representatives, including Mayor Jon Mitchell, second right, sign an agreement with Team Humber Marine Alliance, represented by Mark O’Reilly right (top left picture), ahead of informal networking on the opening evening. Right, the grand hall at Bridlington Spa ahead of the big day.

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array cables and installation vessel visits. It is making a massive difference.”

Dong Energy’s Westermost Rough offshore wind farm, built and operated out of Grimsby, was a world first with 6MW turbines.

West coast project Burbo Bank Extension, officially opened last Wednesday, has just seen 8MW installations.

Vessels, funding and business models and clever building and monitoring were all flagged up, so too port-centric operations, with 75m blades front of mind.

“The UK is investing in port-side facilities and helping us take costs out,” he said. “The story of Hull is a great one. We have gone from ground zero in terms of a brand new site to employing nearly 800 people. We are incredibly proud of what we have been able to achieve.

“We are also very proud that 96 per cent of the people who are employed directly have Humber postcodes. We have really worked hard to maximise the local benefit.”

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site.” Explaining the need for support from the supply chain and the state as costs dramatically drop, he said: “Under previous regimes we could have got that facility away on our own.

“We are in a competitive framework and we need help. We need support from local government and the James Cotter, project supply chain to make it director for the 900MW work. joint venture development, “This is exactly the told how the ambition vision, the imagination of remains to leave a legacy of AMEP. An east coast port a first class dedicated wind that can service the growth port on the east coast. while providing a 50 or 100 The developer has year legacy, 4,000 jobs, a driving force for a Northern Powerhouse. In this region we are in, there is a lot where we need to come together.

“We need this as the Energy Estuary in order to service the volume driven by the low prices coming through to benefit the UK.” Mr Cotter said very little physical work had happened in the past year, and that Triton Knoll was “still the loveliest piece of seabed that doesn’t have a Contract for Difference”.

“Maybe in the near future that may change,” he added, with the scheme understood to be in the auction that James Cotter should see a result this summer.

At the lectern he previously underlined expressed his belief the discussions about it, but process should be driven by speaking at Offshore Wind most value to the UK rather Connections 2017, the than lowest cost, albeit an passion for a joined up important factor in keeping delivery was clear.

“The easy decision is to go renewables in favour with the public as it clearly is. to a port that exists,” Mr As the conference opened Cotter said, referring to a in Bridlington, recent study that was used RenewableUK revealed how

by Dong Energy as a decider to walk away from a green energy support had reached highest ever levels, Memorandum of with offshore wind leading Understanding with the North Killingholme facility. the way with 80 per cent of the backing according to a “We are still pursuing the Public Attitudes Tracking path to realise the AMEP

We need this as the Energy Estuary in order to service the volume driven by the low prices coming through to benefit the UK

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Survey, published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

Mr Cotter noted how Britain had dropped from third to 11th in investment attractiveness for the sector, having previously held first place.

“When we talk about how we have done and what we have achieved, it is phenomenal, but then you look at the challenge ahead of us,” he said. “The current energy gap by 2052 is forecast at 142 TWh. That’s equivalent to four Hinkley Points extra. “The UK target (for offshore wind) is 20GW. If we assume onshore wind is still capped and nuclear is built, and that is uncertain, we would still need to increase to 30GW. “I think it is incredibly exciting times in the UK,

and we are in a prime position to benefit from the lowering cost of energy.”

Referring to the subsidy auction process, Mr Cotter said: “It is not just value, it is about the lowest cost to the customer. It puts all the developers into a position where they are competing against each other.

“We were at £140MWh. Latest projects are at £110MWh to £120MWh. All the forecasts are we will now be below the £100 industry needs to reach.”

Stating “the Humber, the Energy Estuary, is best placed to tap in to the job creation in engineering and skills,” he warned deals had to be “best for Britain”. “We need to make sure Britain doesn’t just benefit from lower prices. We should be positioning ourselves to make the most of the extra volume we need by 2030. We

want to build a legacy for the future, it is something we can do and we definitely can play our part.”

He told how more than 200 companies had registered on the supplier list, and of his “incredibly proud” feeling at sponsoring Humber UTC at Scunthorpe.

“We need to evangelise about STEM subjects,” he said. “I can’t think of a better way of committing to skills growth than helping students of today become engineers of tomorrow.” ● The dedicated website from the business desk of the Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraphs, www.humberbusiness.com was an official media partner for Offshore Wind Connections 2017.

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Three major contracts in food processing are being served up in North Wales, Derbyshire and southern Lincolnshire, with teams dispatched to sites and fabrication work undertaken at the sprawling South Humberside Industrial Estate base.

Having handed over the installation of a new cooking line

and tempering process at Kellogg’s’ Manchester facilities, a team of 10 is now in Wrexham working on a three month contract, with project management and installation of equipment the main role.

In Somercotes, following a major acquisition in the confectionery sector, the Blackrow team has a further 20 people involved in the manufacture of chocolate tanks and pumping systems, as well as the design and installation of jacketed pipework to feed the process lines.

The work will enable new products to be produced in the UK for the first time, and pressurised chocolate vessels have been built in

Grimsby, so too the specialist piping, which will see hot water routed around the carried chocolate to prevent it setting in transit.

And last but not least is “a vast amount of work in poultry” with another market leader serving retail clients from Sleaford.

“The client is spending a huge amount of money investing in new technology to improve the processes and the quality of produce for the retail sector,” Mr Taylor said.

At peak 20 to 30 Blackrow employees will be on site for the project, which is forecast to end

this summer. He said: “We are installing equipment, manufacturing conveyors, installing piping systems, designing and installing control systems.

“This is right across the skill set; electrical, pipework, installation and design.”

While food is at the fore on these three fronts, other work is ongoing too, and the rebranding of the £18 million turnover business has now been 95 per cent rolled out.

“It has been a busy start to the year due to all the things we have been doing,” Mr Taylor added.

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THE Gin Guide has given a big thumbs-up to Lincolnshire’s latest alcoholic offering.

Pin Gin has this past month been officially launched by Alan Bottomley and his partner Amy, pictured, from a small distillery in Louth.

Now it has tickled the taste buds of Paul Jackson, editor of the online magazine, joining more than 500 reviews.

He said: “Pin Gin is a well-balanced, smooth and versatile gin.

Warming spice from the black pepper and citrus, floral notes from the lavender and rose, and subtle sweetness and

citrus notes from the orange and lemon peels come together beautifully. Each time you try Pin Gin you pick up another botanical and flavour. This well-rounded character and depth of flavour makes Pin Gin ideal for both fresh, summer G&Ts, warming winter G&Ts and everything in between – a proud and worthy start to distilling in Lincolnshire.”

First taught by his father to distill whisky, Mr Bottomley traded his career as an engineer to move into the business, and it was launched at Oaklands Hall Hotel late last month.

Like Mr Bottomley, Mr

Jackson – who launched The Gin Guide in 2015 – is capitalising on a huge upturn in gin’s popularity. He aims to help people to discover new gins and distilleries, find out more about their favourites, and enjoy drinking gin even more.

He is an experienced tasting host who can often be found speaking at gin events, advising gin brands and distilleries, and developing gin offerings for bars, hotels and restaurants. he has appeared on television as an expert and contributed to newspaper columns and magazine articles.

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HIS week sees well estab- space, increased product range and the lished Scunthorpe business opportunity it offers to employ more MA Hydraulics’ big move into staff . expanded premises take It is a statement that reveals a

Formed in 1994, in the early years the company operated primarily as a regional distributor for UK-sourced hydraulic components.

Now, with an international range, the directors are proud to have announced the acquisition of adjoining premises on Ashley Estate, Exmoor Avenue, in last month’s Business Telegraph, and are gearing up for a special open day on June 21.

Doubling the workspace, by erecting a free standing mezzanine floor in the new building, refurbishing the offices there and enhancing the reception area, MA Hydraulics has been able to transform the existing premises into a new trade counter offer.

Staff are looking forward to showing the large modern offices, extra storage

commitment towards the hydraulic industry and the dedication to making the business grow.

The core of the range at Unit 11 and 12 includes: ● Gear pumps, motors and geared flow dividers ● Circuit cartridge valves ● Spool valves and flow diverters ● Speed reducers, gearboxes and clutches ● Directional CETOP valves ● CETOP and industrial valves ● Piston and vane pumps As reported in April’s edition, the long-held expansion ambition of founder Martin Allery, whose initials the business takes, has been realised, two years after he passed away.

Initially based on South Park Industrial Estate in the town, it moved

to the Skippingdale location shortly afterwards, taking half of a substantial unit that had previously been sub-divided.

Proud to have been able to deliver on his the founder’s wishes, and with Mr Allery’s wife Rose, the financial director, now the owner and son Lewis also in the business, Duncan Rhoades, operations director, said: “It was the aim that Martin, as the original owner of the business, had for some time.

“Unfortunately, Martin passed away before his dream could become reality.”

Now as a major importer, lead times can often stretch to eight weeks, so storage is vital.

“There is no ‘just in time’ for us, we are the ‘just in time’ for our customers,” Mr Rhoades said.

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WORK IN PROGRESS: Stores manager James Pepper, left, and Lewis Allery, in sales, at MA Hydraulics.

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Novartis brings global initiative to local causes F

IVE groups of employees from Grimsby’s Novartis site joined 24,500 colleagues in 52 countries across six continents to mark the pharmaceutical giant’s 21st annual Community Partnership Day.

The associates volunteered their rime to make a difference in the communities in which they live and work, supporting social institutions and non-profit organisations.

The single day, on Thursday, May 11, saw more than 187,000 hours of combined community service gifted.

“Community Partnership Day demonstrates the massive potential for good that we can achieve on a global scale when we unite to lend a helping hand to people who need our support,” said Joe Jimenez, chief executive of Novartis.

At Grimsby, new site head Cynthia Chiaramitara was helping with a big clean up with The Rock Foundation, where a team supports adults with learning disabilities.

A team of five spent the day cleaning facilities.

Foundation chief executive Pam Hodge said: “The team were quite frankly brilliant and achieved a huge amount in the given time.

Everyone gave their very best and pitched in.”

Over in Healing, a team undertook a variety of tasks, including sweeping an entire tennis court and strimming and tidying the surroundings, as well as painting out graffiti on a nearby wall. “It is now a much nicer area

ROCKS OF THE COMMUNITY: Novartis associates, led by Cynthia Chiaramitara, right, with The Rock Foundation.

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for the village to enjoy,” chair of Healing Parish Council, Ian Smith, said afterwards. He added: “You have broken the back of what was a quite daunting task, especially with the clearance of the tennis courts. Hopefully, with the delivery of the new posts and nets in the next couple of weeks we will have a decent set of courts available for all ages to enjoy as the weather now improves into the summer.”

There was also outside work needed at New Waltham Academy, where Novartis volunteers helped with the “forest area”, pruning and

clearing weeds and also digging raised beds, washing railings and generally sprucing things up.

One of our Novartis retirees joined his wife and others for more outdoor renovations at Holton-le-Clay Infant School. They had to reinstate a living willow tunnel as well as getting the strimmers out to tame the outlying areas of the playground.

Finally another Novartis retiree greeted the team of three who went to the St Andrew’s Hospice eBay centre, where suitable donations are offered for sale online, thus

raising more money than they would just sold in the shops.

On site at Moody Lane the team was also taking donations for the British Heart Foundation and the Grimsby Food Kitchen.

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REYNOLDS Training Services is expanding its health and safety solutions portfolio as high hazard and bulk liquid sites respond to regulatory requirements.

From its training headquarters at Catch in Stallingborough, RTS has long fuelled local and global business with industrial strength safety standards.

The company’s standard-setting virtual training platform, RTS Online, is central to this.

The system runs alongside RTS’ more traditional onsite and classroom based NEBOSH, IOSH, ECITB and PAAVQ-SET accredited courses and training solutions. The company recently unveiled the next evolution of RTS Online and, according to managing director John Reynolds, pictured here, it is “set to change the way sites safety train, track and report”.

“My Individual Training Record – or My-iTR as our customers refer to it – is a virtual safety toolbox comprising of interactive safety courses and the tools to measurably improve then track and report on workplace competence,” he said.

Alan Oxborough, the company’s business development and associate trainer and assessor, explained how My-iTR had been developed in line with industry demand for an online system which brings all aspects of safety training into one place.

“Every site needs to

record training, be it delivered by in-house and/or external providers,” said Alan. “My-iTR simplifies this into one centralised online record.

“It gives sites the ability to upload and record all progress from full company, individual to site reports.”

My-iTR enables users to:

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“Training, tracking and continual improvements are the bedrock of good workplace competence.

“It’s about the ability of individuals and teams to carry out tasks to the highest of standards and, at the click of a button, giving Regulatory Bodies and other stakeholders access to records to enable demonstration of competence.”

RTS Online, he said, “is the epitome of this.”

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ADDRESS AND AWARDS: Catch chief executive David Talbot addresses the annual dinner, left, with middle, Grimsby Institute’s Apprentice of the Year, pipefitter Cameron Macleod of Prime Metals, receives his award from chair of governors, Jonathan Lovelle. Right, Connor Benson, fourth year apprentice at Phillips 66 Humber Refinery, is presented with the ConCom Award at the Catch annual dinner by Dr Joanne Murray of ABB.

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ATCH chief executive David Talbot believes there is cautious optimism within the industry, despite concern over Brexit’s impact on the Humber’s chemical processing industry.

Apprenticeship Consortium, set up at not change our role as an advocate for Catch by member companies to the chemical and process industries – implement the new government backed and indeed industry in general. apprenticeship standards on site. This “We will continue to represent our is a great initiative that has seen the industries and our members through employers directing what they want association with regional and national their apprenticeships to look like.

Having completed his first full year at “Currently, apprentice numbers remain organisations.

“Indeed, we have a very exciting the helm of the public/private a challenge, which could be due to vision for the future and many of you partnership behind the employers holding out to see how the Stallingborough-based sector training will have seen the infrastructure apprenticeship levy works out, but I facility and network, he told of the investment on site – a sign of firmly believe that in the longer-term rollercoaster 12 months that greeted the levy will be seen as a positive step confidence that Catch is heading in the him at the organisatin’s annual dinner. forward and employers will continue to right direction.

He said: “When I took over this job invest in their future skills needs by “A major part of our vision for the last year, little did I realise how much investing in apprentices.” future is around the off-shore wind the political and industrial landscape Mr Talbot, who joined from BAE industry, as Catch is in the right place would change, and how much Catch Systems having spent 21 years in the with the right facilities and the right could support the Humber region’s RAF, said ther had been “a great deal of partners in the University of Hull, AIS, position on matters such as Brexit, the activity and change over the past Industrial Strategy, the burgeoning 12-months” on the Catch campus, while and our wider network, to support the offshore wind sector, the skills gap, the revealing new branding. sector’s needs. apprenticeship levy, the new “We are pleased to be working with It will now focus on the name Catch – apprenticeship standards and, whether the University of Hull on the talent an acronym of Centre for Assessment of Grimsby Town would get a new football pipeline work strand of Project Aura – Technical Competencies – Humber. stadium! an initiative that will bring together “The big difference that you will “As I wrote this speech, I found myself industry partners to drive forward notice is that we have dropped the reflecting on the amount of positive news that we had last year from across reference to Humber Chemical Focus in innovation in the offshore wind our brand identity,” he said. “This does sector.” the region, against the backdrop of Brexit. News such as the new wood chip plant at Saltend, the Ineos capital investment that has increased their production of ethylacetate on-site (at Hedon) and Croda reinforcing its commitment to UK manufacturing by CATCH chairman opportunities for announcing a major capital expansion Brendan Conlan has people out there. We at its Hull facility. urged those involved have more control “Of course, we must also mention the in the area’s over what happens Siemens’ decision to invest in the new industry to ask as in this region than a blade factory that started operating in ambassadors and get lot of individuals, September and the offshore wind the good news out let’s work this for the operations and maintenance growth in there. betterment of this Grimsby, including Dong Energy, that In his address, the will create jobs throughout the supply region as a whole.” managing director of chain.

Proud of how Immingham’s On “The message I am getting as I visit engineering skills Line Design and sites is one of caution but with a hint of Engineering, said: “ I are exported across muted optimism.” the UK and beyond, would like to ask He told a large audience at Hallmark he also stressed the everyone in this Hotel, North Ferriby, how training need to encourage room, everyone in demand remains at the forefront of discussions across the industry. the Humber, to show the next generation.

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Month in Review Race Bank powers on OFFSHORE WIND: Electricity has been generated for the first time at Dong Energy’s Race Bank offshore wind farm.

With the initial turbines installed, power is now being exported to the national grid.

Race Bank, operated and built from Grimsby bases, will feature 91 Siemens 6MW turbines in total, including the first ever wind turbine blades manufactured at the Siemens factory in Hull, which are expected to be installed later in the year.

Rail record is smashed STEEL: British Steel has delivered another world first by becoming the first manufacturer to produce and deliver ultra-long corrosion protected rail.

It comes in response to a request from Network Rail to provide longer lengths of the rail to speed up installation and reduce disruption to passengers and freight operators.

The 216 metre length Zinoco rails are protected with our unique and award-winning corrosion-resistant coating system developed at the company’s Scunthorpe headquarters.

The first installation of five 216m lengths of the rail has just been completed in Inverkeithing Tunnel, near Edinburgh, Scotland.

Supersized paint shop MANUFACTURING: A new business built on expertise in the automotive sector is now up and running.

Lincs Industrial Painters has been launched by Jamie Bunten in Grimsby, with a crystal clear slogan: ‘If you can make it, we can paint it’.

The bold statement is made a possibility thanks to the installation of a £50,000 9m by 5m by 3.5m spray booth.

Sales surge for Young’s SEAFOOD: Grimsby seafood giant Young’s has reported strong sales growth year on year and quarter on quarter.

The Ross House team, now led by Bill Showalter, turned over £131.6 million in the second quarter of its financial year – the 13 weeks to April 1 – with earnings of £5.3 million.

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£1 million investment in a UK-leading huge drilling rig has been completed

by Scunthorpe’s AMS No-Dig as it gears up to handle an increase in orders.

The Brigg Road business is now on site at Horseshoe Point for Dong Energy as it takes the role of principal contractor when it comes to bringing the offshore cable onshore, breaching the sea wall in an established flood zone.

And it is also winning work across other major utilities as it ‘drills where you can’t dig’.

The 250 tonne machine will be a second added to the portfolio, bringing peace of mind with back-up while also stretching capacity for the 25-year-old team.

Pete Guilliatt, operations manager, said: “We are pricing more and more of that work, a lot of it is related to wind farms, but not all, there is quite a lot of outfall work from the sewerage industry.”

The business, which occupies a highly visible site opposite the steel works, began with a 17 tonne machine, picking up on an infrastructure trend which began in America in the Fifties and made its way to Europe.

While the rig is a seven figure investment, the equipment to support it, such as mud processing, pumping and recycling plant, sees the spend matched again.

“We drill where you can’t dig, railways, runways, rivers and the like,” said Mr Guilliatt, who has been with the firm for the past 19 years.

“We are in the right place for the wind work, though we do work across the UK. Presently we have jobs in Northern Ireland and northern Scotland. It is a good industry for sure, a limited market and we are the largest independent directional company in UK, perhaps Europe.”

Jobs range from a single day to four months, and the Hornsea work

FLEET BOOST: Pete Guilliatt, operations manager at AMS No-Dig Ltd. Below, the new rig.

“on the doorstep,” is mid-range, with a six week estimate.

“It is the first we are principal contractor on, rather than sub-contracting to,” Mr Guilliatt explained.

Matt Tomlin, quantity surveyor, said there was a strong stipulation of local labour in the contract.

“They were very big on using local,” he said.

The new unit will arrive mid-summer. “If we win the jobs we are pricing we will need to purchase more,” Mr Guilliatt enthused.

The Maxi Drilling Rig offers 250 tonnes of thrust and pullback with 90,000Nm of rotary torque making it the most powerful rig based in Britain. It now means conduits up to 1.5m diameter and bores in excess of 2km are within scope.

Alongside it, the high performance Derrick recycling unit has been designed to process 3,000 litres of high viscosity drilling fluid per minute and comprises two Derrick Equipment FLC-504 shale shakers for primary screening and a Derrick FLC-504 mud cleaner complete with de-sander and de-silter cones.

Incorporation will allow firm to evolve LAW firm Pepperells has completed the latest phase of its strategic growth strategy by incorporating as a limited company.

The move is described as strengthening the Scunthorpe business’s position in its “core geographies and disciplines” while at the same time giving its management team “increased flexibility to respond to customer requirements and regulatory changes”.

Ben Pepperell, who will take on the role of chief executive while retaining a significant high net worth personal and corporate client base across the region, said: “This is the next stage in the evolution of Pepperells as a business. It follows the acquisition and assimilation of two solicitors’ firms in Hull and more recently the expansion of our geographic offer - we are truly pan-Humber now with offices in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.

“Our expansion into new territories and the continuous addition of new and complementary capabilities will be supported by the greater transparency being a limited company offers – both for our customers and our staff.

Ultimately, we believe it gives us greater flexibility as a business to respond in a

employs almost 100 people.

As part of this latest evolution, the management team has been further strengthened by the appointment of Julia Dixon as communications director and Adam Lovell as development director.

Mr Kemshall, who will take the role of chief operating officer, and have the primary responsibility for business development in Scunthorpe and Grimsby, said: “There is a massive opportunity for this region and while we will continue to work with our clients as we always have, LAUNCH: David Kemshall, left, and Ben Pepperell, at Grimsby. this move gives us a greater rapidly changing market business units, and it follows focus on growth.

“We have a robust team and place. significant investment in “There are many new IT and customer support this more effective and efficient structure will regulatory matters which are services. enable us to work much driving change in the legal The newly formed limited closer with our clients. services sector but company has a board of “The Northern Powerhouse equally-pressing are directors made up of Mr movement has still not quite commercial requirements Pepperell, Rosemary had the same impact in this around investment, Houghton, David Kemshall, region as elsewhere across succession planning, risk John Gardham, Simon the north, but here the management and strategic Davies and Ryan Crellin. opportunity is greater and development.

Stewart Pepperell, Ben’s we hope to be part of that, “We have always been father, remains active as an nimble and responsive but advisor to the board, having answering the questions our clients ask and supporting the new structure allows us founded the firm in the late economic growth, helping to to better take advantage of 1980s. the opportunity all this From Doncaster Road it has drive prosperity and wealth creation. change brings – we are better blossomed, taking in “We firmly believe we can equipped to meet the needs Hull-based Ivesons Solicitors be at the heart of any of our customers and our in 2009 and Myer Wolff in development of this region staff.”

2014. Premises in Dudley and look forward to Strategic development Street, Grimsby, were taken expansion further and faster proposals have been created late last year. Across the for all the company’s business Pepperells now across the coming years.”

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Business Person of the Year?

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AVING cooked up a storm in the kitchens in previous years, Steven Bennett was front of house and on stage when it came to one of the biggest accolades of the night.

The Lincolnshire Chef – a director at Oaklands Hall Hotel – was crowned Wilkin Chapman Business Person of the Year.

He has been the central figure behind the transformation of the Laceby venue, from administration-hit hotel to a double-rosette dining experience and dream wedding location.

He also channels his efforts into his own ‘chef for hire’ business, taking culinary skills to major events and intimate affairs nationwide.

Mr Bennett said: “I never expected this at all. I said earlier in the night, that when it is food awards, it is different in reference to what we do. I get more emotional, and angry about it – that is the chef in me – but this is different. This is recognition as a business person, and it is an accolade highly thought of in the area.

“All I ever wanted to do was invest back in to the area, and into the people as well. We have 72 staff now, and it is the

staff who make the hotel, and who make the restaurant, not the other way round.”

As The Lincolnshire Chef, he will be cooking for some high profile people in coming weeks, while a new avenue is also opening up. “National businesses, national brands, have approached me to be their chef ambassador, across a lot of different products,” he said.

Entrepreneur Liam O’Leary’s last chance at the ‘young’ category saw success land at the feet of the managing director of the Laser Red digital agency.

The 30-year-old joined his father’s company at the age of 14, with dad Peter proudly joking that he took over “two years later”.

“It was my last chance at this, even Anne Tate had to check my age,” Liam, a former Franklin College student underlined, referencing the Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce’s northern Lincolnshire manager who pulled the event together superbly once again.

Of the accolade, for which he was runner-up last year – having seen winner Myles Shaw go on to be shortlisted for Business Person of the Year this time round – he said: “It is massive. To be honest, I was disappointed the business

wasn’t listed, but this isn’t just about me at all, it is about the business and all in it. It is recognition for the staff, what they deserve is huge too.”

Having just tipped the balance on working for the most part of his life, he said the business of having a business was what drove him on, and results are clear.

Turnover has more than quadrupled in the last four years at the Enterprise Village base in Grimsby.

“Looking back when I was younger, I had always been entrepreneurial.

“I had started doing wedding photography, but I saw the growth potential, and the opportunity to take on people, with Laser Red. “Now my aim is to get involved with other businesses, to invest to start-up. I just love business. I love doing websites, but the business side is where I am happiest!”

Peter, who handed over officially a year ago, had appointed Liam as creative director in 2011.

“It is very much deserved,” he said. “He has worked very hard and done well, as has everyone here tonight. There are some very good winners.”

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Described as a “shining beacon of business excellence” with a £4 million spend locally last year and an 80 per cent contract draw from northern Lincolnshire, the team has added three apprentices in the past 18 months too.

Mr Robinson, who had narrowly missed out

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“We had a great 2016, with really good core business growing. We won an award in 2015 for growth and we have consolidated that. We have the new premises, the re-branding, it is all going forward.

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Scunthorpe firm with a global reach celebrated winning the Barclays International Trade Award.

Cat Tech’s chief executive Karl Thew said he felt “absolutely ecstatic” to pick up the accolade, and in doing so paid tribute to the team.

“I think it is the staff that we have, that helped us win the award,” he said. “If it was not for them we would not be where we are.”

The firm specialises in catalyst removal technology for partner businesses such as Exxon Mobile.

Operational for more than 30 years, Cat Tech aims to help prevent “unnecessary downtime” for refineries, chemical and petrochemical plants, wherever they may be.

For Mr Thew, who has been with the South Park Industrial Estate business for nearly 23 years, said the aim now is to continue the international trade it has been recognised for.

“We’ve got to carry on as normal after picking up the award, it will be business as usual,” he said, adding that a team is currently in Sweden, with a presence in Bulgaria, China, Singapore, South America, Thailand and South Africa.

One company targeting more glamorous settings in foreign climbs is Qualiluminar.

The owner of the up-and-coming Skippingdale start-up said he could not believe it when the firm won, with barely 10 weeks gone since starting up a factory in the town – as reported in last month’s Business Telegraph.

“I nearly fell of my chair,” David Webster said of the announcement it had won the Bridge McFarland New Business Award.

The company builds and markets bespoke static and mobile caravan homes.

The service is the brainchild of father and son team David and Mark Webster, and comes after 30 years of experience in the industry.

Now, the new business is looking to build upon the growth it has already achieved.

Andrew Hunter, also part of the Qualiluminar team, said the firm’s early inroads are down to how it caters for end-users.

“Our goal is to tailor our service for the customer,” he said.

“We look to tailor the home to what the customer wants,” added Mr Webster.

Following the success, the firm is now looking to expand its services beyond its current base.

Mr Hunter said it’s about “growing” Qualiluminar further afield. “It’s all about growth,” he said.

“We’re looking at long term plans to expand our services.”

GLOBAL REACH: The Cat Tech team with the award, with Rob Bradley, left, and Helen Fospero, second from right, alongside Karl Thew.

NEW BUSINESS: Qualiluminar’s David Webster, Andrew Hunter and Mark Webster, receive the award from Bridge McFarland partner Jacqui Johnson, left, watched by Kevin Hopper and Helen Fospero.

Wonderful night for Wilton Road as award hat-trick CENTRAL Insulations won TWO accolades in a first ever entry to the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards.

The 30-year-old Humberston firm has seen turnover increase by 30 per cent in the past year, taking on bigger premises on Wilton Road as it thrives building food-safe environments for processing and retail clients.

It took both the ABP Business Growth Award and the North East Lincolnshire Business Development Award at the bash.

“It was quite a shock to get the first award, they were such great candidates, and we were extremely delighted,” managing director Paul Walmsley said. “Business is good, it is difficult.

Everybody works really, really hard, and the whole team deserves the recognition.”

He told how the team had barely got back to the seats, texting colleagues unable to attend, when they were up again.

“We were absolutely gobsmacked. We have invested a lot of money to go forward, but it is all about the people. We have great people, and it is credit to everyone, we are just, so, so pleased. This is for everyone. We came not expecting to win anything, and to come away with two is just amazing. It just makes everyone proud, it appreciates the hard work and effort put in to take the business forward, to get us all to where we are.

“There are some fantastic companies in North East Lincolnshire, we bump into them working all over the UK, and it is great people are recognised for what they do in the area.”

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CENTRAL SUCCESS: Paul Walmsley collects the North East Lincolnshire Business Development Award from Councillor Ray Oxby, left, flanked by Helen Fospero and Kevin Hopper; and the ABP Business Growth award from Simon Bird, with Rob Bradley, centre. day that Central’s founder, Bob Kerr, passed away. Asked if he would be smiling, his former business partner enthused “would he!”

A near neighbour enjoyed a successful night too, as faith in the future having been given the confidence of clients past, saw 4Matic Design and Manufacture Ltd win the Grimsby Institute Training Excellence Award.

Managing director David Fenwick sets great store in apprentices, with the specialist food industry equipment provider only just having

clocked up five years, and proud to have brought six apprentices on.

“It means a lot to our company,” he said. “We believe in the next generation. We see it is the proper way to work, so to be recognised for training excellence is special. We cover a lot of things, for example these days health and safety is huge, so for us it is really rewarding to re-invest.

“We go into the college to give inspirational talks to the students, we like to play a big part,

and give back to the community what we can.”

Of the back story to the business launched in November 2011, Mr Fenwick said: “I was working as an engineer and the business went into administration. The customers I had worked with said ‘go on your own’. It was a gamble, I had £1,000 and a credit card, but I took three guys on and we went for it. We kept giving clients what they wanted, that’s what we do, and we went from strength to strength.

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BEAUTY ON THE STAGE: Samantha and Paul Beatty receive the Grimsby Carpet Warehouse Small Business Award from Myles Shaw, left, watched by Kevin Hopper and Helen Fospero.

PATS on well-massaged backs were perfect pick-me-ups for husband and wife team Paul and Samantha Beatty.

They are the driving force behind Holton-le-Clay’s Beauty at the Gate, which opened less than four years ago, and were made-up to collect the Grimsby Carpet Warehouse Small Business Award.

The business has grown its footprint and reputation in rapid time, going from three treatment rooms and four staff to eight rooms across four business units, with a team of 14.

Paul said: “It is great for the business, it raises the profile, secures our girls’ future and maybe even allows us to grow

and create a little more employment.”

The village salon, ideally placed off the A16 between Grimsby and Louth, turned many heads when it opened a ‘Man at the Gate’ addition last year. “It was and it wasn’t a risk,” Mr Beatty explained. “It was never going to be a standalone business, it was always going to be part of what we have, but it was an opportunity when the unit presented itself and allows us to keep the men separate from the ladies.

“Winning is important from a business perspective but also nice on a personal level too. We put so much in to the business it is nice to receive the

recognition. Having your own business is not easy, so to get these awards is great for us and the staff.”

Last year saw the salon win two top national awards in the beauty industry, and were finalists again this year.

Additions to the expected include an online consultation portal for therapists.

“We have had national recognition, but regional recognition is great,” said proud Samantha. “The reaction in the room was incredible, people really thought we deserved it, and there were may familiar faces in there, too.”

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TRAINING EXCELLENCE: David Fenwick, centre right, receives the award from Grimsby Institute principal Gill Alton, with (from left) Roy Gibney, general manager and Robert Wilson.

Wilton Road Industrial Estate. In 2013, a 50 per cent interest from a Norwegian company was bought out by Grimsby’s first National Lottery winner, Roy Gibney, no stranger to the area as he once ran Lucarly’s, nor Mr Fenwick or the industry.

The former sheet metal worker, had worked in a factory until the £7.5 million dropped in 1998, making him the first jackpot millionaire to go public in the town. He said “I had known David for a long time, I had worked with him before, and we crossed paths by chance when our sons

were playing football in the same game. We got talking, he asked if I fancied it, and I did!”

Having joined Mr Fenwick on stage as a fellow director, the team resplendent in black tie and corporate coloured bow-tie and cummerbund, he added: “I have invested, we have got a good workshop, they started in what was basically a garage, and if I’m honest, I was getting fed up – I had been travelling the world for 16 years. I am so glad I did, and it has let me put my life back together again.”

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REMEMBERED: Ian McArdle, above, and left, Tony Woods, third left, receives the DFDS Excellence in Community Award from Sean Potter, left, flanked by Helen Fospero and Rob Bradley.

Below, the team at Youth Engineering Scunthorpe, with Rob Bradley left, and Helen Fospero, right, alongside Lindsay Cates.

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CHARITABLE trust from Scunthorpe which specialises in helping young people forge a career in engineering has been recognised for its service.

Youth Engineering Scunthorpe picked up the North Lincolnshire Business Investment Award for its services to young entrepreneurs.

Lindsay Cates, managing director, said he was “very pleased” with the recognition.

“We’re pleased to pick up the award,” he said.

A community interest start up, Youth Engineering looks to help young people in Scunthorpe who are unemployed and disadvantaged with the skills needed for employment.

Specialising in component manufacturing, the firm looks to help young people gain the skills for employment within 12 months.

“We make the bits for business’s products that no-one sees,” said Mr Cates.

A not-for-profit business, the firm looks to provide young people with skills while also helping them through studying for an NVQ in Performing Manufacturing Operations.

Now, the future looks bright for the start-up, founded by Bradbury Group’s Tim Strawson, who was crowned Business Person of the Year last time The Baths Hall hosted the North Lincolnshire Business Awards in 2015.

“The medium term plan is to open another branch in North Lincolnshire,” said Mr Cates, “we do not want to become a big company.”

Immingham had been mooted as a potential operating site in a previous interview.

One business very familiar with that location, and the port in particular, is North Lincs Tyres.

While based at Lockhill, it excels at serving the needs of industrial vehicle operators.

However, this year, efforts in the community were heralded.

It won the DFDS Excellence in the Community Award.

Owner Tony Woods said he could not believe it when the winner was announced.

“I was a bit surprised to be honest,” he said.

“It was unexpected.”

He described it as “an omen,” having lost one

of his longest-serving employees, Ian McArdle, exactly three years to the day of the ceremony.

“Three years ago I lost one of my long time employees of over 20 years,” he said.

“I think this award is a bit of an omen to them.”

The firm has grown to be one of the area’s leading tyre companies in its 23 years of trading.

The company prides itself on providing high quality customer service and looks to meet its customer’s needs.

Now, Mr Woods says the company will not be changing its approach towards the community after winning the award.

“We’ll just carry on what we’re doing,” he said.

North Lincs Tyres was nominated by Lauren

Alexander of The Health Tree Foundation, who felt they deserved recognition. At Christmas the company donated £5,000 to grant wishes on the Amethyst Cancer Suite. Other efforts involved a John O’Groats challenge, sponsorship of an annual charity golf day and Octfest. Every year the company donates £15,000 to three local causes and recently has agreed to fund five defibrillators locally.

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First Media takes first prize for innovation AWARDING: Anne Tate, northern Lincolnshire manager for Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce and organiser of the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards, with Classical Reflection, the identical twin sopranos who performed.

HONOURED TO HONOUR: Telegraph business editor David Laister presents Steve Norton with the Lifetime Achievement Award, flanked by Chamber president Phil Ascough.

GLORY TRAILL: Shaun Traill, director of First Media, together with his team, picks up the HBP Systems Innovation Award. Also on stage from right, Helen Fospero, Rob Bradley and sponsor Phil Denham.

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BUSINESS delivering technological solutions for major household names was recognised with the HBP Systems Innovation Award.

Creative and digirtal agency First Media Solutions of Louth picked up the accolade.

The firm, which has been in business since 1999, provides services to global institutions

such as the Premier League, The Football Association and Siemens.

“Elated” Shane Traill, director, said the firm wants to grow as a business but keep people in Lincolnshire.

“We don’t want to move to anywhere like Manchester or Leeds,” he said.

“We want to be the people in Lincolnshire that can provide solutions for big business.”

For the past 18 years, First Media has been expanding its client base and has since taken on a business development manager to help extend its reach further.

Recently, the firm has expanded its services to events production to go along with its solutions in web and mobile technology. It has also developed a high-tech contemporary office on Fairfield Industrial Estate.

Awards night bathed in glory WITH stand-out winners, worthy runners-up and entertainment that got people talking for all the right reasons, the 2017 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards will go down as one, if not the, best we’ve witnessed.

Great British Chef winner Colin McGurran’s virtual presence on stage to talk us through our gala dinner made for an exemplary reality on the plate, while from Classical Reflections to the West End Phantom of the Opera stars, via Grimsby Institute’s performing arts students, the business of ‘show’ was on a par with the accolade recipients’ efforts.

Imagination was brought to the fore too, with a nominated voiceover artist providing her own VT voiceover, the spectacular table-dressings and room decor.

But what set the tone from the very beginning was a beautiful introductory video from Phillips 66, made with a cast of children. Think of the Thomson flight safety video on a refinery scale and you’re on the right tracks.

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Upon a Star benefiting from the charity raffle, and Chamber president Phil Ascough’s clever intertwining of his two favourite topics – business and football – it was a night where, cliches aside, everyone truly won.

For the intrigued, Mr Ascough managed to weave Cleethorpes Town’s Wembley appearance in with Hull motor dealer Paul Dixon’s ‘controversial’ sponsorship of Grimsby Town, while underlining disappointment that British Steel’s logo wouldn’t be seen below ‘The Arch’ after Millwall dealt a semi-final killer blow to The Iron.

He told how Dixon, who passed away earlier this year, had seen the merits of Championship-level exposure on ITV, and the ability to advertise his dealerships in the breaks between as ‘The Tigers’ languished then in leagues below. What a difference 20 years will have made this time next year. Back to business, and a top, top night, with full praise to Anne Tate yet again for putting on an event that instills as much pride in the region as the businesses it celebrates.

Mr Traill thanked his staff at the firm for helping them to win the award. “We’ve got a fantastic team,” he said. “They do some fantastic work.”

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T SERVICE provider and software specialist, HBP systems, is to host a charity golf day in aid of local causes this summer.

The event, which will be hosted at Cottingham Golf Club in East Yorkshire, is open to all members of the regional business community and will give attendees the chance to tee-off and talk shop with fellow professionals while raising money for The Sick Children’s Trust in Scunthorpe and Dove House Hospice in Hull.

Cottingham’s 6,453 yard, 18-hole course will play host to the event on Thursday, July 6 and is expected to raise a considerable amount for HBP’s chosen charities with tickets starting at £50 per person and £180 for team entry.

This fundraising effort will go towards a larger total of £10,000 that HBP has pledged to raise for the two charities over the coming years.

Entrants to the event will also be provided with complimentary catering and a charity raffle at the end of the evening.

This is the first year that HBP has held a golf day at Cottingham and it comes as part of HBP – which has an office in Hull as well as its Scunthorpe headquarters – continues effort to support local causes and other local businesses with its re-imagined charity initiative.

This has brought about the formation of an internal charity committee to spearhead numerous fundraising and social enterprises to benefit local charities. They were chosen by members of staff who have seen the work these charities have done.

HBP finance manager Niki Smith was supported when her grandfather was cared for by Dove House during his final weeks.

She said they made him comfortable and allowed the family to spend the time together.

Fellow employee Jonny Pearson was supported by The Sick Children’s Trust when his twins Olivia and Jacob were born prematurely and had to be hospitalised for nearly four months.

IN THE SWING: HBP employees Sam Stones, left, and Josh Anderson, prepare for the charity golf day.

The charity provided the parents with accommodation close to the hospital so they could be near the children.

The golf day also stands as part of HBP’s newly considered vision of being ‘Best today, better tomorrow’ – a motto that the company have adopted as their personal mantra to embody their emboldened approach

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Phil Denham, commercial director, is the event organiser. He said: “The charities we have chosen were selected by our staff, so they’re very close to our hearts. We have a number of events taking place internally but our golf day is an excellent opportunity to host a fun day which also raises money

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...as expansion drive adds a fourball to the team FOUR new appointments at HBP Systems have seen the company grow in strength and size the second time this year as it continues to meet demand for IT services to the local area.

Josh Bawn, telemarketer; Georgina Birley, PA to the company’s directors; Josh Wellham, order processing; and Gary Butler, purchase ledger; take the number of employees to well over 60.

It follows five additions in January, as reported, bolstering marketing and software teams.

Josh, who specialises in internal business development, will be contacting prospective clients on behalf of the company.

This new role will help to broaden the HBP’s interactions and communications within the area, and work in engaging prospective clients through various traditional platforms.

Georgina is responsible for managing further employment at the company as well as a number of other essential duties throughout the business.

She said: “HBP is a great company to work for, there’s a fantastic environment here where all the staff are passionate about the job and the customers.

“It really encourages you to excel. The job has allowed me to take a huge step in my career and I’m already achieving the type of progression I’ve wanted for a very long time.”

Her employment further contributes to HBP’s intention of refining the way the company works and operates internally to provide a

NEW RECRUITS: Georgina Burley, Gary Butler, Josh Wellham and Josh Bawn who have joined HBP. better customer experience to its growing local client base.

HBP managing director, Joanne Dixon, said: “Investing in the number of people we employ is key to our growth as a business and the quality

of service we provide as we work with more clients. We have continued to invest in local talents who have the knowledge and experience to help drive our business forward and support local organisations.”

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FISH IS THE DISH: Oak Ridge’s The Brankenborough Hotel and The Ashbourne Hotel have a passion for seafood. Above, Ashley Lidgard on the fish market.

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UNE is set to be a busy month for the Oak Ridge Group; not only is wedding season well and truly in full swing at both of the hotels, but also the Young Seafood Chef of the Year competition comes to town.

Oak Ridge is a main and founding sponsor of the event, open to teams from around the UK. They are judged in regional heats for their specially created seafood menus, culminating in the final, held at Grimsby Institute’s University Centre on June 13.

In a longstanding arrangement, The Brackenborough Hotel in Louth will host the gala dinner for the finalists and judges on the eve of the final, as well as providing accommodation for the judges.

Oak Ridge Group managing director, Ashley Lidgard, said: “I am always keen to forge links with the local community; the Grimsby Institute is a fantastic training ground for new talent, and ultimately creates the area’s future chefs, so we are keen to support them. I also

trained in the Institute kitchens too, many years ago, so there is more than a little history there!”

And the Oak Ridge Group’s links with seafood don’t end there. Fish features prominently on the menus at both properties; all is fresh, and locally sourced and supplied.

The Brackenborough is renowned in the area for its ‘Brackie Whale & Chips’, so large that it barely fits on the plate!

The company has had fish supplied by Freeman’s Fish Merchants in Grimsby since Ashley’s parents first bought the hotel 27 years ago, and that relationship continued when he bought the business in 2005. Pete Freeman supplies both The Brackenborough and The Ashbourne with its fresh haddock, plaice, skate and other favourites, tempting customers from far and wide.

Using locally sourced, seasonal produce is one of the many stipulations that have earned The Brackenborough its coveted AA Rosette star for food since 2008.

“Why mess with a winning formula?” Ashley

said. “The haddock from Freeman’s has been consistently excellent in all the 27 plus years we’ve been serving it. It’s just another fine example of putting faith in local suppliers, and those relationships paying dividends. The amount of local repeat business we have week in, week out – just for that particular dish alone – proves that the customer really can taste the difference.”

As proud ambassadors of local produce, the hotels have a keen interest in fish dishes, and the teams at each hotel always look forward to the final of the competition.

The places they have at the dinner are always highly prized by whomever they are allocated to. Ashley added: “Seeing the upcoming chefs and their modern take on seafood-based cuisine, we are always impressed and inspired to see what they come up with for the final.

We’ve never had a bad dish in the years we’ve been attending to be honest, so at risk of sounding cliché – they’re all winners in our eyes!”

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Jo Richardson, director of Brigg-based Tenacity Counts, is now part of the professional body of choice for organisations at risk of under-performing, that urgently need the support of independent-minded, proven experts to achieve their goals and potential.

She is the only accredited person in the Humber area, and is described as having a proven track record in successfully implementing strategies and processes to drastically improve the fortune of businesses operating in a number of sectors, including construction, engineering and recycling.

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He said: “The apprentices work on their CVs and interview Humberside Engineering techniques and make site visits to Training Association (HETA) has the employers, who also visit made a firm commitment to Foxhills to see the type of work continue its efforts to find being done and what the employers for the remaining apprentices are capable of. apprentices and to continue a “My message to employers is that success story which has seen the HETA is well established and has a centre make its mark in industry. good name. It was set up by employers, the instructors are HETA, which is celebrating its engineers and as an organisation it 50th anniversary this year, opened therefore understands what its centre at Foxhills in 2014 and employers are looking for. has now sent three cohorts of engineering apprentices into the “From day one there is a strong world of work. April saw the latest work ethic and an appropriate crop of 42 leave, with another working environment. The intake of up to 50 due to arrive in apprentices mature very quickly September. and are given the opportunity to Joanne Rowland, HETA’s Foxhills think for themselves. All but four now have employers and three of centre manager, said: “This is a relatively new site and it takes time those have interviews coming up.

We keep trying until everyone gets to raise awareness among young people about the opportunities that fixed up.” we offer and among employers Greg Mell, who is 19 and lives in about the quality of apprentices Crowle, has secured a place at Wren that we are producing. But Kitchens. He said: “I did AS levels gradually we are getting the word in maths and physics at college and out there and receiving positive then studied maths in the second responses. We are recruiting now year but it was too classroom-based for September and demand is and when I heard about HETA at a higher than last year. We are also careers event I decided to move into getting more support from engineering.” businesses, with the result that Laura Codlin, 17, from young people have a better chance Scunthorpe, will join Volteck Ltd of of continuing their high-quality Gainsborough. She said: “When I training with employers.” was at school I didn’t really know what I wanted to do. I was good at About 10 of this year’s Foxhills apprentices were matched up with history and geography and thought employers when they started their about teaching but I didn’t fancy going through university. training in September.

“My dad works at the steelworks Mike Ahern, HETA’s training and

WORK-READY: HETA staff members Joanne Rowland (centre), Lucy Jessop and Mike Ahern with some of the Foxhills apprentices of 2017. and read about HETA in the paper.

My careers advisers told me about the HETA open days so I went to one and then tried a taster evening for electrical engineering. We wired up a light switch and I found it fun!

“The training has been good. I’ve enjoyed it and learned more than I expected to. It is a male-dominated industry but it’s a good opportunity.”

Lords’ vision for UTC Humber is not rocket science THE chief executive of the organisation behind Scunthorpe’s Humber University Technical College, has reinforced the ethos of the education it is providing.

Charles Parker gave a passionate address to a Bondholders Breakfast at the £7.5 million campus.

He was joined by proud students and the borough’s biggest employer, British Steel.

Mr Parker said: “There is a great big hole in the education system.

“In the early Sixties we had technical schools, but they were scrapped, it was as if only being academic mattered.

“Current day work has changed so fast, now there is a big requirement from industry for trade skills. We have the high end of a couple of hundred thousand hard-to-fill jobs in the engineering sector every year. It was the idea of (Lord) Kenneth Baker and (Lord) Ron Dearing to bring the world of education and the world of industry together.”

The head of the charity, the Baker Dearing Education Trust, told how the UTC model gives

control back to employers and university, with both forming a board to drive the agenda, adding it “happens because it is wanted”.

“We are a school with a bit of a difference,” he said. “There are 48 now, just like this, with 11,200 students, but that is just 0.5 per cent of the intake.

“We are starting to see it working. Individuals getting to degree apprenticeship level.

There is nothing like us in the English schools system. We think it is the right thing for the child, the right thing for the employer.

They like the adult feel of the place.”

The morning audience from the business community heard how on average UTCs are at 50 per cent capacity. “It is taking longer than anticipated, but five out of 1,292 (past students) are claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance, and 29 per cent started apprenticeships at a higher level than the national average,” Mr Parker said.

“We have to be persistent on this stuff. We have had to close six, but we are a disruptive influence on the monolithic

system. What we have learned is that employer and university engagement is absolutely fundamental.

“We are not the favoured child, but this UTC in Scunthorpe is not here because someone inside the Circle Line had a good idea.

People like Jenny Couch (head of economic growth at North Lincolnshire Council) came to see us, we met with community drivers and they saw we were offering needed education. The skills delivered are a need.

“99 per cent of our schools are educating students for the past.

One per cent is educating for the future. This is one of them.”

Students work a normal business day, and it caters for 14 to 19 year olds, with a major change being that parents will, from next school year, be written to, alerting them to the opportunity when it comes to intake. “At 14 children start to know where their interests lay,” Mr Parker said. “It can be the most precious time in their development, and they may not be sure which element of the education system works for them.”

PASSIONATE ADVOCATE: Charles Parker at Humber UTC, Scunthorpe.

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RADBURY Group has appointed Bill Morran as finance director.

He arrives at the Scunthorpe-based business with a wealth of experience of financial management, having worked at board level within Plc groups as well as venture capital and privately owned businesses.

Mr Morran replaces Jim Connell, who will remain a non-executive director of the Bradbury Group, as well as taking on the role of finance director at the newly formed Cross-guard Ltd the data centre and server security spin-off.

Originally hailing from Hammersmith, Mr Morran began his career in north London before moving to Lincolnshire with his wife and two children in 1999.

Companies on the CV include Britton Merlin Ltd, John Greed Group and near neighbour TSC Foods. He has also owned and managing two of his own businesses.

He said: “The ambitious ‘can do’ attitude of the company is initially what attracted me to this role. I am excited to be joining Bradbury at such a pivotal time of significant further

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planned business development – after experiencing a period of rapid growth, we are now positioned as market leaders in the steel door manufacturing industry.

“I look forward to working with the Bradbury board of directors to manage this next phase of profitable and sustainable growth, and I truly believe the company can achieve its vision of becoming a truly ‘world class steel door manufacturer’.”

Launched 25 years ago, the past five have seen Bradbury Group’s turnover quadrupled to nearly £18 million and profits re-invested in expanding the DunlopWay plant to keep pace with demand for products.

More than 200 people are now employed, with a further plant in Scotland.

Tim Strawson, managing director of Bradbury Group, said: “Bill brings with him a wealth of experience and a deep understanding of delivering profitable and sustainable business growth, and we look forward to his valuable contributions to the company.”

Commercial head Chris completes ‘ABP puzzle’

County-based role for Rasen QS Katy RESPECTED: James Burrell, partner, was granted an individual recommendation in Legal 500.

Personal injury specialist James makes partner within two years REGIONAL law firm Bridge McFarland has promoted James Burrell to partner, less than two years after he joined the fir m.

The specialist personal injury solicitor specialises in high value cases, often in excess of £1 million. His work includes cases involving brain injury, amputation, complex regional pain syndrome, paralysis, spinal cord injury, serious orthopaedic injury and significant psychological disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.

Mr Burrell entered the legal profession after gaining his degree at the University of Hull – his home city – and then securing a postgraduate diploma at the College of Law in York. He has worked in Hull and the wider East Yorkshire area since 2005, and joined Bridge McFarland from Hudgell Solicitors in autumn 2015.

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Mr Burrell said: “I am delighted and humbled to have the opportunity to join the partnership at Bridge McFarland.

The firm has a growing reputation for its caring client service and expertise, something which was recently recognised in the Legal 500, and I am delighted to say that I am part of such a highly regarded law firm.”

The firm has experience in dealing with many work-related matters including asbestos claims and vibration white finger. Its caseload also includes accidents at sea and in the air, as well as defective product claims.

Leanne Keating, partner and head of personal injury, said: “Promotion to partner level is a huge achievement which demonstrates the hard work and dedication that James has shown in his short time at Bridge McFarland. James’ knowledge in the area of personal injury is a huge asset to the firm and we are delighted to welcome him to the partnership.”

MARKET Rasen quantity surveyor Katy Slunker has joined the Lincolnshire office of construction firm Hobson & Porter as it steps up its minor works division.

The company has delivered a significant overhaul of Immingham West Fire Station, as reported last month, with more coming from both the public and private sector.

Katy said: “I’m very happy to have joined Hobson & Porter and feel this is an excellent opportunity to develop my skills and further my career.

“The business is experiencing an exciting period of growth in both Yorkshire and my home county of Lincolnshire, and it is great to be part of this. I hope I can use my skills and experience to benefit the division and help the team achieve our goals.”

In 2015, Hobson & Porter opened a £250,000 office at Burton Waters, north west of Lincoln.

Jon Craven, Minor Works Director at Hobson & Porter, said: “This is a very exciting time to be part of the business as we seek to invest in our

A FAMILIAR face and “big hitter” has been appointed as the new head of commercial at Associated British Ports’ Humber operations.

Chris Bowlas completes the new look leadership team within the biggest UK ports complex, and will take up the role on June 12.

An influential figure, he arrives from BP Chemicals, where in a 20-year-career he held a number of technical and commercial roles at different sites across the UK. He is a current vice-chairman and immediate past chairman of Catch, and holds positions with Bondholders and Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s Energy Forum.

The married father of three will be tasked with being the lead for ABP in the Humber in winning new business and supporting existing customers to ensure they get the best possible service from all four ports.

ABP Humber director, Simon Bird, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Chris to ABP at this critical time. As the Northern Powerhouse develops and as Brexit negotiations are ongoing, there has never been a better time for ABP to appoint a big hitter to help shape future growth for business in the Humber.

“Since I was appointed I have been building a new leadership team to support me in transforming the way we work to ensure that we are best placed to seize the opportunities we know are out there. Chris joining us is the last piece in the puzzle and it means there are exciting times ahead for ABP in the Humber.”

On Loan well on target

MINOR WORKS ROLE: Katy Slunker. people and develop our growing portfolio of clients.

“Since formation, the Minor Works Division has been involved in many small and medium value contracts in a diverse range of sectors, from health and education to retail and commercial.

Much of our work has been repeat business from clients who have been delighted with our approach to working and delivery.”

ON Loan Recruitment is reflecting on another positive year.

Although the company’s roots are in the local area, it has spread its wings and managed to gain several new clients from outside the region and more so from a diverse range of industries.

The variety of the positions the Immingham-based business has been asked to fill have been one of the most interesting factors and David Riggall, On Loan’s managing director, said: “Often we receive requests for personnel that companies urgently require but they have no job descriptions, sometimes no idea of the length of contracts and not even an indication of salary or even a pay rate.

“We then have to source the best available people and explain this to potential candidates and they think why don’t we know? We take this as part of our services and advise accordingly, it certainly keeps us on our toes and makes you think!”

The company’s 19th year of operations is continuing on from a record year on permanent placements in 2016.

“This year looks to be continuing in the same vein,” Mr Riggall said, adding that activity was strong. “We are finding with our history and understanding of the market more and more companies are looking to source people for senior positions through us, which is very pleasing.”

On Line Recruitment is part of On Line Group.

Tracey Clark, senior client/candidate co-ordinator added: “As a team we work closely together and we all get involved with different assignments. It allows us also to take ownership of some positions and the feeling of placing people in the right positions is simply fantastic. When placed some of these candidates have turned in to both friends of the business and future customers.”

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It is seen as a notable achievement given that the group expanded into fuel logistics as recently as 2012, when it took the strategic decision to invest in its first fuel tanker.

Today they complement a fleet of nearly 100 vehicles, and with Clugston Group’s turnover for the current year projected to be more than £150 million, it would position the company as one of the top 35 largest logistics groups in the Motor Transport Top 100 companies by revenue.

David Heath, distribution director, said: “Clugston Group has a long history of working in the logistics sector, which goes back many years. We intend to use the group’s heritage and experience to drive further growth in the future.”

Celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, Clugston is not only a provider of distribution services but also a significant player in developing and supporting the built environment.

The property development division has undertaken some of the North of England’s largest logistics projects, which include

ACCELERATION: David Heath, of Clugston Distribution, right, with new chief executive Robert Vickers, above.

Turbine Business Park near Sunderland and Redhouse Interchange on the A1 near Doncaster. Combined with the construction and facilities management operations, which are Involved in £100 million plus projects in the renewables and logistics sectors. Clugston Group is a significant provider of services to the transport and logistics sector, with a particular specialist capability in bulk powders.

Bob Vickers, chief executive, said: “Using the broader opportunities presented by the group’s capabilities allows us to reach out to a host of new potential customers by offering them a wider variety of services.

“The Clugston Group can provide an integrated solution by identifying well located land to develop for a supply chain or manufacturing client, constructing

the warehouse and subsequently offering a full logistics service, while also delivering a complete facilities management provision.

This proposition, involving our ability to develop, construct maintain and provide logistics services, which is almost unique to Clugston Group, is a strategic goal we plan to deliver in the years ahead.”

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Nisa members’ legal boost

WINNING HABIT: Mark McBride, AAT president, with Natasha Everard, Rose Crockett, Kay Jones and Sam Hannigan of Premier.

Premier Training goes the distance for gold again FOR the second successive year Premier Training has been announced as Distance Learning Provider of the Year by the AAT. The Immingham-based operation, only last month recognised for the support it offers students nationwide by industry-focused PQ Magazine, was recognised again for the effort put in for aspiring accountants.

In making the

presentation, Mark McBride, AAT president, said: “Our winner was able to demonstrate a huge amount of support for their distance learners. They have worked hard to ensure that studying via distance learning doesn’t have to be a lonely experience.

“From tutor, career and online support, they were able to demonstrate how they really go the extra mile

for their students. The submission was passionate and included outstanding student testimonials, examples of their visual study tips as well as their accounting catchphrase game!”

A team of 20 employees are based at Prince Henry Drive, where Rose Crockett is operations director.

She said: “We are delighted that our latest award has

arrived safely and is sitting proudly among our other prestigious awards that we have previously won.

“We are very proud to have been awarded this outstanding award for a second consecutive year running. Premier Training would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who made this possible – our staff and our students.”

TWO Scunthorpe businesses with nationwide reach have teamed up for a professional trail that could lead to a long term partnership.

QualitySolicitors, represented in the town by Bradbury Roberts & Raby, has entered a three month pilot to supply professional legal services to Nisa members.

QualitySolicitors is a leading network of high street law firms, delivering services from 100 locations, and Nisa’s membership numbers 1,300 small business owners.

During the trial Nisa members will have the opportunity to access a QualitySolicitors partner firm local to their area, who will be able to provide advice on areas of law including employment and commercial transactions relevant to the successful running of their businesses.

Matthew Inman, pictured, commercial law partner at the Laneham Street firm, said: “This is really exciting news for both my own legal practice and my QualitySolicitors colleagues across the country.

“We are proud to be at the forefront of making legal services more accessible to greater numbers of people.

“News of the trial with Nisa proves that the legal professionals working across the QS network

are some of the best in the country. I look forward to introducing my staff to our new partners and putting in place a strategy that will enable these important local businesses to continue to flourish.”

The trial was agreed as Nisa recognised the similarities in the organisational structure of both companies and the considerable overlap in their respective regional footprints.

Most critically, Nisa also recognised the depth and breadth of legal expertise that the QualitySolicitors network can offer its members across the country.

Nick Howitt, network director of QualitySolicitors, said: “We are delighted to announce this trial with Nisa, which has a considerable regional footprint and nationwide membership.

“We look forward to working with both Nisa and our network of firms to make this trial a success and to make legal services more accessible to this community of small business owners.”

Rachel Bamforth, head of legal and company secretary for Nisa, added: “We look forward to working with QualitySolicitors during the trial and are excited to see what benefits the service can bring to our members.”

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RIMSBY-based IT firm LCS Group has proudly unveiled its new home of innovation in the town centre.

Lord Haskins, chairman of Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, was asked to officially open Riverside House, fondly remembered as Leon’s Fish Restaurant by many.

After more than a year of investment and development it has been transformed into a modern IT service centre from which LCS manage its local and national customer base.

The first of its kind in Grimsby, the new facility at 1 Alexandra Road, allows the 25-year-old company to deliver a wider range of IT services to its clients, including a dedicated help desk, hardware build zone and dynamic IT monitoring systems.

Clients systems are monitored 24/7 for operational performance, stability and security threats with early warning alarms that allow the company to deal with issues before they become serious and potentially affect the performance of their customers businesses.

Paul Cave, the company’s managing director, said: “It is vital that local firms are aware of the

facilities we have in place here in Grimsby and our open door policy means that anyone interested in adding value, efficiency, innovation and security to their enterprise can drop by and talk to us about their ideas or issues in a pleasant and hi-tech environment.”

Part funded by the Regional Development Fund the new base, just yards from the previous base, will also be home to the LCS IT Technical Academy, which will offer IT students the opportunity to join the firm on a 30-month training and mentoring programme, leading to a long term career with the company.

Glenn Thow, chief executive of LCS, said: “We have a vision to offer high tech career opportunities to local young talent, to train and nurture them and build our own future workforce from the grass roots of local educational establishments.”

The LCS IT technical Academy is looking forward to its first intake later in the summer and building on that year on year in line with company growth, applications will be open to potential academy trainees within the next two to three months.

GOING UP IN THE WORLD: The LCS Group’s official opening of Riverside House, Alexandra Road, Grimsby.

Lord Haskins performed the honour, left, watched by Ross Aitken, service delivery director, Chris Upcroft, technical director, Paul Cave, managing director, and Glenn Thow, chief executive.

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And the event saw Keigar Homes declared a regional champion when it comes to building quality.

The Barton-based house-builder won the ‘Winner Among Winner’ title after judges assessed the merits of the biggest and best projects.

The Falkland Way development features 190 houses, and with the next phase just through planning for another 115. The accolade not only sealed a memorable night, but made it a hat-trick of success in recent years.

Nathan Whall, sales director, and brother Bradley Whall, Falkland Way site manager, were at Forest Pines Hotel for the presentation, before more than 200 of their peers. Keigar won the night’s stand-out achievement having taken the Best Large Housing Project accolade, against tough competition including the new Winter Gardens residential development in Cleethorpes from Eastbay and Ross Davy

Associates. Nathan said: “The awards show the quality, they confirm the quality of the build, the quality of the design and the quality of the whole scheme.

“We’re delighted. We have been shortlisted for

starter to “an impressive” barn-style court yard development, Falkland Way is proving very popular, with the Whalls sure the Energy Estuary realisation, Hull’s City of Culture status and the reduced bridge tolls are making it attractive to those previously concentrating searches north of the river.

“It is a very busy site, proving very popular, with strong interest from Hull,” Nathan said, paying tribute to his brother’s efforts on the biggest project the 65-strong team has ever realised. “It is not only a big site, but a fast-moving site, and it puts a lot of pressure on the team, on the site manager especially, to uphold the quality.

“We have just got planning for the next phase of 115 houses, so we will be there for a few more years!"

Nathan Whall There were wins also for JemBuild, with Best Small Commercial Project for Blackwood, the saw-tooth style larchwood-clad head office in nine successive years now and won at three.”

Humberston, and the partnership behind Previous success came in the Brat Hill Farm, Wilkin Chapman’s new headquarters in Scunthorpe, again in the Best Large Housing Grimsby’s Cartergate, which tied with Project – in 2011; and Keigar’s own office, within Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital in Best Large Commercial Project. the Falkland Way site, for Best Small Commercial Project in 2013. From two-bed Qudos Homes also won Best Restoration and

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Conversion for Bluebell Court, the transformation of the former Barton pub.

Paul Barker, managing director of JemBuild, saw his own home extension narrowly miss out on Best Domestic Project. He said: “It is always

from owner North East Lincolnshire Council, PARTNERSHIP: Stephanie Lawton of Engie, with representatives of Gelder and North East Lincolnshire builder Gelder Group and tenants Wilkin Council, celebrate the success of the £6 million Cartergate House development (left). Top right, Jon Bayley Chapman at the black tie bash. and Rebecca Urry of Keystone Architects, whose partnership with North Lincolnshire Council was praised.

The Engie employee, who hails from Brigg, said: “We are so proud, as a company and as a partnership, of the building. It was a dream to work on. Design and build contractor Gelder embraced the vision, and it has been a catalyst for the regeneration of the town.”

The Bluebell is the ‘second pint’ of a two-part development on the former pub site with the six units to the rear basked in LABC glory in 2016.

The pub itself has been converted in to four apartments and two town houses, to win this year.

At the centre of North Lincolnshire’s Commercial and Industrial markets “It is really good to have won. It is a great development, really very good, and we’re delighted with it,” director Tom Strawson said.

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* Lock-up shop premises, Approx. 1,236s q ft/115 sqm, plus first floor sales approx. 76 sqm/819 sqft * 2nd Floor ancillaries, WCs, approx. 51 sqm/548 sqft, EPC Rating E * Potential to use upper floors for residential flats, subject to consents

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Viking House 55-57, Church Street TO LET

* Lock-up retail unit, Approx. 64.6 sqm/695 sqft * Niche retail/office use (stpc), Approx. 81.57sqm/878sqft, * 2 bedroomed flat over, with superb roof bedroom, living room with balcony, L shaped former sales area approx. 74 sqm/796 sqft first floor decked area, potentially self-contained or inter-connecting * Suit alternative uses subject to app. consents and approvals * Freehold, EPC Rating: Shop; D: Flat E * New lease available, EPC Rating TBA

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The Cooperage, East St TO LET/FOR SALE

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Huge expansion heralds start of a new chapter E

NGINEERING business Intelect has more than doubled the size of its Grimsby facilities with a move to neighbouring premises on South Humberside Industrial Estate.

The company, now headed up by both Ray Johnson and Kev Stanham following the recent retirement of Phill Bodsworth, has moved into 23,000 sq ft premises on Omega Business Park, on Estate Road Six. The premises, originally part of Osmond Aerosols, which became CCL and then Techfil before closing in 2004, was most recently was used as an indoor football facility.

Now Intelect’s £140,000 investment has seen it brought back to industrial use, together with a full refurbishment including alterations to two floors of offices and the provision of a dedicated drawing office.

“We had got to a stage where we needed to move as we had outgrown our previous premises,” Mr Johnson said. “At a peak we have had a 70-strong work workforce and just not enough room.

“With the support of Local Growth Funding we have now been able to expand and create more future jobs.”

The company arrived in Grimsby in 2011, with then Grimsby MP Austin Mitchell officially opening the 11,000 sq ft workshop on Estate Road Two. Since then Intelect, which is part of Middlesborough-based Intelect Group, has opened in Leicester, and is now turning over more than £20 million a year.

“A lot of our work is out of town, but we are keen to win more work locally,” said Mr Johnson. The team delivered Morrisons’

arrival as a seafood processor on Europarc and also works with other major ‘blue chip’ companies in the food industry.

“The Morrisons contract was a big help,” Mr Johnson said, recalling the early days as the former Jex management team went about creating a new mechanical engineering identity in the town. “The food industry has been our focus but other avenues are also been pursued with clients in the renewables, pharmaceutical and associated industries.”

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Construction demand up in first quarter of 2017 - FMB

TEAM FOCUS: Staff members at Intelect. Below, the reception.

Pictures: Jon Corken.

SMALL construction firms enjoyed rising workloads in the first quarter of 2017, despite growing concerns over the cost of labour and materials, according to the Federation of Master Builders.

The State of Trade Survey – the largest quarterly assessment of the UK-wide SME construction sector – found ● UK construction SME workloads increased more significantly than at any time since Q2 2016. ● One in two construction SMEs predict rising workloads in the coming months, with just 5 per cent predicting a decrease in activity ● 85 per cent of builders believe that material prices will rise in the next three months ● 58 per cent of firms are struggling to hire carpenters, a post financial crisis high Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “The first three months of 2017 proved to be very positive for construction SMEs, which reported strong growth, underpinned by continuing resilience in the home improvement sector. Workloads rose in every part of the UK. “Given the concerns that wider consumer confidence might be weakening, it’s encouraging that smaller construction firms aren’t sensing any drop-off in demand for their services.”

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Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 2017

Biz Week 2017 will be a blast!

Anita Pace, chair of the Bondholders marketing organisation writes for Business Telegraph IT’S THAT time of year again when Humber businesses join together to showcase the wealth of talent, entrepreneurship, vision and future potential of our region through a diverse programme of events which both inspire and educate.

Humber Business Week, now it its 13th year, is Europe’s longest established festival of business – running this year from June 5 to June 9 – with all corners of the Humber actively engaged. In fact, it boasts such a wealth of support from the business community that it continues to grow year upon year, and 2017 is projected to be the best yet, with a bumper week of over 50 events promised.

With a unique assemblage of high-profile keynote speakers, expos, conferences, workshops, tours, celebration receptions – and an array of networking breakfasts and lunches – Humber Business (Biz) Week is certainly well-recognised as the pinnacle of the regional business event calendar.

It’s no surprise then, that it also marks the biggest event in the Bondholders Breakfast calendar. The Bondholders Breakfast is recognised as the formal curtain-raiser to the week and has so far never failed to disappoint!

Each year we create something of a spectacle to wow circa 400 business delegates and energise them for the week ahead.

Previous event formats have included bespoke comedy sketch performances, working with Hull Truck Theatre to dispel negative perceptions and raise awareness of the region, as well as ‘Through the Key Hole’ and ‘Opportunity Knocks’ gameshow parodies at the KCOM Stadium, featuring famous faces from across the region such as MP Alan Johnson and Humber born and bred comedy circuit professionals, Lucy Beaumont and Lloyd Griffiths.

This year’s Bondholders event is set to raise the bar even higher with a new programme being created exclusively for Biz Week that’s sure to get the week off to a flying start. Core to its positioning is the venue and Bondholders is proud to be working alongside the University of Hull, who will share the fantastic facilities at their new multi-million pound facility, Middleton Hall.

As a world-class 400-seater concert hall, Middleton Hall’s versatile events space can be adapted to host theatre productions and surround-sound cinema screenings, and is completed by the new Arts Café, making it the perfect backdrop for such a special event.

The Bondholders Breakfast is being held on Monday, June 5 (networking from 7.45am – event closes at 9.30am). It is a free event and open to all businesses across the Humber region – you don’t have to be a Bondholder member to come along. We look forward to what I’m sure will be another successful week of business events.

Anyone interested in attending the Bondholder Breakfast should contact bondholders@marketinghumber.com or call 01482 485242.

WELCOME: Guests enjoy the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 2017 reception at The Baths Hall, Scunthorpe, ahead of the gala dinner ceremony.

Laister’s Last Word takes a break for May, but his thoughts on the Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards can be found on page 17.