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HELP FOR YOUNGSTERS RINGING THE CHANGES Spencer Group backing boxer Tommy Coyle’s life-changing foundation

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

PARTNERS: Tommy Coyle led a HIIT fitness session with Spencer Group staff at his East Academy. coaches. I want to help them learn from my mistakes and build a better future for themselves.

“None of that would be possible without the support of businesses like Spencer Group that have a real commitment to supporting young people to overcome adversity and fulfil their potential.

“The Spencer branding looks brilliant around the ring and I’m proud to be associated with such a successful company.

“I’m sure it will motivate the kids we work with that such a wellknown local business is helping to

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SUPPORT: The Spencer Group branding in the gym.

HULL cash and carry specialist Dee Bee Wholesale has launched a new click and deliver service for its growing band of North Bank customers.

More than 3,000 business customers have registered with the Dee Bee depot, in Leads Road, east Hull, since it opened last year, making it one of the fastest growing wholesale outlets in the region.

The famous brand, operated by the family owned Ramsden Group, of Grimsby, was reintroduced to Hull after an absence of 25 years after a six-figure refurbishment of the site.

The state-of-the-art depot houses a range of more than 6,000 products and has created almost 30 jobs.

Nick Ramsden, pictured, group manager director, said: “By launching the new click and deliver service, we are greatly reducing the time and hassle factor for our Hull and East Yorkshire customers.

“We knew we had to allow time for the new depot to make its mark on the North Bank market but, now we’ve achieved a significant customer base, the introduction of this new technology-based service was the next important step.

“For example, a customer in Bridlington can place his order and have it delivered without having to leave his premises, saving several hours of valuable time and the cost of travel to Hull.

“Of course, we still want customers to visit the depot, but this new service will be a great benefit to those who cannot make the trip.”

The company will also be launching a new order placement website to speed up the process even more and has invested in a fleet of delivery vehicles to be based in Leads Road.

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HULL boxer Tommy Coyle has put staff at specialist engineering business Spencer Group through their paces as part of the company’s support for his life-changing foundation.

About ten fearless members of staff signed up to take part in a High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) session to mark the unveiling yesterday of new Spencer branding at the popular boxer’s East Academy in Geneva Way, east Hull.

The branding is part of Hull-based Spencer’s sponsorship of the Tommy Coyle Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation that aims to inspire young people and adults in the community through the health and wellbeing benefits of physical activity.

The foundation provides free training sessions at the boxer’s two academies for all young people under the age of 17 to build their self-esteem, self-confidence and demonstrate that hard work and dedication can lead to a brighter future.

Former WBC Silver International lightweight champion Mr Coyle said: “I’ve always had a vision to give something back to a city that has shown me tremendous amounts of support, not just in victory but also in defeat.

“In my life, I’ve failed at times, but never, ever given up. The foundation is based on my HSP strategy – hard work, sacrifice and perseverance.

“It’s a message I’m trying to get over to the kids.

“Hopefully, young people will spend time training in the gym, working hard with me and the

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City hosts US delegates for a fact-finding tour Help for youngsters ringing the changes Continued from PAGE 1 give them the opportunity to find the right way forward in their lives.”

The partnership included a corporate session of challenging HIIT, which involves a series of short-burst, no-equipment exercises followed by brief periods of recovery activity.

Sessions typically last for 30 minutes or until participants are too exhausted to continue.

The demanding fitness session took place just three days after the fighter’s latest bout against London’s Rakeem Noble at Hull Arena, and, like his opponent, who was knocked out in the third round, Mr Coyle had the Spencer staff well and truly on the ropes.

He said: “All credit to the Spencer guys. Like the young people who come to the gym, they showed great spirit and determination not to give in.”

Spencer is one of the UK’s leading engineering businesses focused on delivering complex and business-critical schemes in the energy, transport, infrastructure and industrial sectors.

Charlie Spencer, Spencer Group’s executive chairman, said: “We’re committed to supporting young people in Hull and see our partnership with the Tommy Coyle Foundation as a great way to do that.

“Tommy Coyle is a brilliant role model for young people who may be disengaged at school and need to find an interest to channel their energy into.

“Tommy’s foundation uses the power of sport to teach hard work, discipline and determination and help to put young people on the road to success.”

Top-level American party in region to learn about wind energy

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

TEAM Humber Marine Alliance (THMA) is further strengthening the region’s links with the US. In partnership with the British Embassy in Washington DC, the Alliance is this week welcoming the second top-level American party to visit the Humber in the past six months, wanting to learn more about the North Sea wind industry.

The nine-strong US government delegation arrived in Hull yesterday and was due to visit Siemens, Green Port Hull and the University of Hull today.

Humber UTC, CATCH, Dong Energy and EON Humber Gateway, on the South Bank, are on tomorrow’s agenda.

Mark O’Reilly, chief executive of THMA, said: “The aim of the tour is fact-finding and gathering evidence on the socio-economic impact of offshore wind.

“They will visit offshore wind facilities, academic and training establishments and meet local authorities and businesses.

“It is also another excellent opportunity to highlight the Humber Energy Estuary as a global centre of excellence for offshore wind, and renewables generally, and that our skills and experience are transferable to the US. “There is clearly a huge appetite in the States to develop renewables and they are extremely serious about meeting their targets.”

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West Coast states Washington, Oregon and California will be represented, alongside the eastern seaboard states that formed last September’s delegation, and the state of Hawaii has also taken a place.

“The inclusion of Hawaii may surprise some – it’s more famous for surfing and palm-fringed beaches than new energy – but the US division of Statoil has submitted an expression of interest in developing offshore wind energy off Oahu,” Mr O’Reilly said.

“If you add solar power, the islands can potentially source all their energy through renewables.

“But, like the seaboard states on mainland America, they are keen to learn from our experiences.”

Statoil, the Norwegian international energy company, is currently developing Hywind, the world’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm off Scotland’s east coast.

Tom Simchak, policy adviser on energy at the British Embassy in Washington DC, said: “We hope the trip will be as rewarding as our previous visit.

Everyone was extremely positive about it.

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Representatives from New Bedford, Massachusetts, have since visited the Humber and are keen to form sister city relationships with Hull and Grimsby.

THMA already has Memoranda of Understanding for collaboration in the future with New Bedford, the Business Network for Offshore Wind in Maryland and Virginia Offshore Wind.

On its home territory, THMA is now planning for its fifth annual Offshore Wind Connections conference at the Bridlington Spa, on May 3 and 4. The conference attracts UK, European and international interest.

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Theatre group thinking outside the box for play commissioned by ABP Playwright’s piece for conference will also be performed in city

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

A PIECE of theatre created by a Hull playwright and centred around life on the city’s docks of the 1970s has been performed for the bosses of the UK’s leading port operator.

The Box, written by Rob Bell, was commissioned by Associated British Ports (ABP) for its management conference at the Port of Cardiff.

Jens Skibsted, a member of ABP’s board of directors, said: “This play has all the challenges we face today and it was an innovative way of raising them and getting the team to talk things through.”

Mr Bell, whose theatre group The History Troupe is due to stage a sold-out performance of The Box at Hull’s Kardomah94 tonight, and at Grimsby’s Franklin College later this week, said: “The Box is rooted in Hull with universal relevance.

“The idea of performing it for the ABP conference was to raise the issues with their 180-strong top management team.

“There was a Q&A after the performance – it was longer than the play itself.”

Mr Bell, who is a logistics and supply chain specialist with a keen interest in frontier markets, rooted his fictional tale in the banter and the cargoes of the docks of the time.

Globetrotting writer WITH a logistics and supply chain background, Rob Bell has worked in more than 30 countries.

A published poet, he has written several plays and devised workshops for schools and universities.

An Alumni of St Andrews and Oxford Universities, Mr Bell is a Fellow at Durham University Business School; a Reader at Aberdeen Business School and a founder member of the University of Hull Logistics Institute.

He is currently working on the Global Gateways Federation project networking SMEs on export opportunities.

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ROOTED IN HULL: Rob Bell has written The Box, inset, a play commissioned by ABP. He felt it had both enlightened and entertained the ABP bosses, and was received very well.

“Across Britain, industries were struggling to adapt to new technologies and, with containerisation, the Hull docks were in the frontline of challenging times,” he said.

“This is the era of Wilson, Heath and Mike Yarwood, the three-day week and labour unrest across steel, mining and the dock industries at home and the Vietnam War overseas.”

Mr Bell was given free access to ABP’s photographic archive from the 1930s to the 1970s, which became the platform for wide-ranging discussions with crane drivers, chargehands, dockers and even a barber.

“As someone with a keen interest in logistics and port operations I asked to see any of the archive they may have.

“This became the trigger for work on a calendar using the images and then used during a series of sessions with retired dockers.

“During the session, I used the photographs to explore their memories. This was a treasure trove of words and stories that are rarely heard – like any industry, there is a specific vocabulary – and the stories were shaped into characters and from there to dialogue and the play.”

Mr Bell said: “Andre Fenton, of Inter Tech, gave me a lot of support with this whole area.

“ABP have been terrific throughout and are keen to re-engage with retired dockers and are open to exploring more ideas that have been tabled.

“Samskip have been a great help – they are bringing a container to Franklin College for us this week.”

Mr Bell said The Box is part of a World of Work series, using drama to explore challenging issues within a business and in the wider community.

He has contacts in the Great Lakes and in Scandinavia who have voiced an interest in the series.

“The History Troupe has already performed in Ohio in the US,” said Mr Bell. “The point is that the North of England has strong parallels with other regions where industrialisation first took hold.

“These are the places commonly termed ‘left behind’ and these issues of technology and livelihoods are a major concer n.”

He said The Box also worked in a non-port environment because it opened up all sorts of career and business context insights for students at school.

“The reality is that the challenge of the digital technologies of the fourth industrial revolution is a major issue across all sectors and communities.

“The Hull narrative tends towards ‘fish’; The Box explores ‘cargo’ as a major dimension that needs more attention and the same applies in other sectors.

“After all, Hull’s business history is characterised by a widely diversified industrial base.”

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Partner strengthens law firm’s offering LEGAL: Law firm Andrew Jackson has appointed partner Azher Quyoom, who strengthens the company’s offering regionally and throughout the UK. Mr Quyoom’s particular expertise in restructuring, turnaround and insolvency is a key addition to the firm, which recently opened a Scarborough office.

Mr Quyoom said: “It’s a great time for me to join Andrew Jackson, following the recent appointment of Chris Harrison in the Scarborough office, who is a fellow specialist in my area of the law.

“With our combined experience and that of a well-established, existing team, we can now offer our clients a full range of services as one of the largest restructuring, turnaround and insolvency teams in Yorkshire.”

A blossoming career APPRENTICESHIPS: Blossom Hill, 19, a BAE Systems apprentice, won the title of UK Apprentice of the Year at the company’s annual awards.

Ms Hill, of Snaith, completed her business apprenticeship in the military air and information business at Brough, having begun it in 2014.

She gathered experience working in human resources, operations, site facilities and finance.

Ms Hill is now in a permanent role at BAE’s Warton site in Lancashire.

She said: “I just got stuck into every opportunity my placement had to offer and tried to help my team as much as possible.”

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Fruit Market website is given a fresh new look Relaunched site promotes area undergoing £80m redevelopment

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

HULL’S Fruit Market area has a new window to the world, showcasing the exciting development of the city’s first urban village.

The relaunched website at www.fruitmarkethull.co.uk is the place to go to find out all about Hull’s waterside quarter, which is undergoing an exciting transformation under the city’s most significant urban regeneration project.

The refreshed website will enable people to keep up to date with all the exciting things happening in the Fruit Market and follow the progress of the £80m rejuvenation of the area.

This is being delivered by Wykeland Beal, the joint venture company formed by commercial developer Wykeland Group and housebuilder Beal Homes, working in partnership with Hull City Council.

The website focuses on the “live, work and play” vision for the waterfront district, providing news and updates on the cultural, commercial and residential renaissance of the area.

Developed by Hull-based creative marketing agency Strawberry, the website promotes the ever-evolving range of retail, leisure, culinary and cultural attractions in the Fruit Market

WINDOW TO THE WORLD: The relaunched website for Hull’s Fruit Market area in tablet format and, top right, mobile format. and spotlights all the exciting events, from live music and club nights, to art exhibitions, standup comedy and pop-up markets.

Dominic Gibbons, managing director of Wykeland Group, said: “Change is happening in the Fruit Market, with a wave of exciting investments, events and activities.

“We know there is a huge amount of interest in how the Fruit Market is developing and all the great things taking place in the area.

“The relaunched website will

enable everybody to keep up with the changes that are happening in an area that is becoming established as the creative heart of the city and a magnet for commercial investment.”

Richard Beal, chairman and managing director of Beal Homes, said: “The Fruit Market is becoming a place to live, work and play, morning, noon and night, and the relaunched website is the place to go to find out all about it, all in one place.

“A key element of the Fruit Market regeneration is the cre-

ation of a new residential community, bringing modern city living to Hull.

“Construction will begin in the next few months on the first of 101 new, contemporary one, two and three bedroom mews-style homes in four private courtyards.

“The levels of interest in those homes has been unprecedented and the new website will play a key role in keeping potential buyers fully informed as the development moves forward.”

The website also features a video illustrating the “live, work and play” vision for the Fruit Market, produced by Nova Studios, the Hull film-makers behind the This City Belongs To Everyone video used in Hull’s City of Culture bid.

MY WORKING DAY Sophie Lee, assistant transport planner at Local Transport Projects in Beverley HAVING taken a brisk ten-minute walk from my car, I usually get to our new offices in Flemingate, Beverley, at about 7.45am.

The first thing I do is open our “resource schedule”, a complex electronic document that identifies all of LTP’s projects with respective deadlines and time commitments for each member of staff.

This allows me to quickly and easily see what work I need to prioritise for that day and help me plan for my week, which involves a very varied mix of private and public sector transport-related developments and projects.

The calm of our busy open-plan office is occasionally broken by an unnamed colleague’s sudden outbursts when he doesn’t quite agree with something his computer is telling him.

With the majority of people drinking copious amounts of tea, the answer to “anyone want a cuppa?” often fills me with dread.

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As lunchtime approaches, I try to resist a browse around some of the Flemingate shops (usually unsuccessfully). I haven’t quite got the hang of window shopping, often returning with some bargains that I convinced myself were too good to resist.

Working my way through my list of tasks, the afternoon soon passes, and before I know it, 5pm is approaching and it’s time for home.

Down time My life comprises four elements: working, eating, sleeping and running! I run every day, and some people say I’m crazy for getting up at 6am to “squeeze a quick four miles in before work”.

Most weekends are spent travelling to races with club members at City of Hull AC. The prospect of driving to the other side of the country to run around a

boggy cross-country course in the freezing cold would fill most people with dread but, for some bizarre reason, I actually enjoy it.

Contact: Email sophie.lee@ local-transport-projects.co.uk, call 01482 679911, or visit www.localtransport-projects.co.uk

Marital status: Unmarried.

First job: Paper girl (I lasted six years).

Home: My parents’.

Car: Hyundai i10 (also known as Nellie).

Book: I’m rubbish at committing to finishing a book. However, I have managed to get to the end of a few sports autobiographies.

Music: All things cheese – S Club 7 are my guilty pleasure.

Film: Musicals and chick flicks – nothing remotely involving horror.

Gadget: Garmin Forerunner 235 (GPS running watch).

Last holiday: Spain.

I’m planning an exciting six-week trip to Thailand this summer.

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Law firm’s £30k prize fund to help businesses grow in 2017 and beyond James Legal launches City of Culture-inspired campaign to recognise outstanding local SMEs A CITY law firm has launched a Hull 2017-inspired business campaign, including a competition with a prize fund of more than £30,000 aimed at recognising and supporting outstanding local companies.

With UK City of Culture status already changing perceptions of Hull internationally as a place to invest and do business, James Legal has launched James Legal – The Business 2017 initiative.

It includes a free quarterly masterclass series and a standout SME competition called The Business Booster.

Nick Miller, managing director of the east Hull-based firm, said: “James Legal is Hull through and through. We are bursting with pride and passion for our city and surrounding region.

“We also believe in giving back and supporting our local community. We’ve seen a wealth of new opportunities arising for businesses as a knock-on effect of Hull City of Culture 2017. Therefore, collaborating with trusted partners to create this catalyst for growth seemed an appropriate focus for this year and beyond.”

The campaign is backed by respected partners including the Department of International Trade (DIT); the Women’s Enterprise in the Humber group for female entrepreneurs and The Marketplace, which supports businesses in saving money, reducing costs and identifying and winning new business.

The Sirius business advice organisation; Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce; Yorkshire Bank and the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership’s Growth Hub are also on board, along with a number of successful local businesses.

The Business Booster is open to standout SMEs from across Yorkshire and the Humber, with turnover of up to £5m a year.

It offers a chance for two companies to each win a business support package worth more than £15,000.

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

The prize includes a year’s free legal support worth £5,000 from James Legal; a £1,500 voucher to be used towards website development, design works, email marketing or SEO, provided by Arrival Design; acccountancy support worth up to £1,000 for the overall winner and an online accounts software annual subscription of £500 for the second placed business, from 360 Accountants Management alignment workshops, business diagnostics; a PR and marketing audit and free annual membership of The Business Culture Hull business networking group are also included.

The closing date for applications is July 31 and the winners will be chosen in September by a panel of judges including Mr Miller and Maureen Foers, owner of Durban Limited and a sponsor of Women’s Enterprise in the Humber.

Ms Foers said: “In many senses, businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber have had it tough in recent decades, having to battle against jaded national and international perceptions of what our region is all about.

“The fact that they have flourished despite this added weight is testament to the tremendous potential that exists here.

“Now that the tide is finally turning thanks to Hull City of Culture 2017, I’m waiting with bated breath to see what stellar successes will come out of our city region going forwards.

“I commend James Legal on the proactive role it is taking in supporting this business transformation process, and our campaign partners for getting behind the initiative and seizing this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a real and lasting difference that will benefit everyone.”

The first free business masterclass held as part of the initiative will be on Tuesday, March 28, at the Holiday Inn Hull Marina.

It will feature a keynote presentation by Stephan Stahl, an international trade adviser for Yorkshire and the Humber with DIT, on “international trade secrets for businesses”’.

■ Visit www.jameslegal.co.uk/masterclasses for more details or to book a place.

Visit www.jameslegal.co.uk/the-business2017 for information about the campaign and www.jameslegal.co.uk/businessbooster-competition to read more about The Business Booster contest.

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A HULL-born entrepreneur has created the next generation of gym equipment, after investing time and money over the past four years to get it to its final design stage.

Monkey Mill, developed by Mike McKenna, is a motorised monkey bar machine, providing a unique mix of cardiovascular and strength conditioning for users of all levels of ability.

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The unique gym piece will be showcased at various gyms, military bases and mud run events such as Total Warrior up and down the country to give fitness fanatics an opportunity to put it to the test.

Mr McKenna has launched a CrowdCube campaign, a crowd funding strategy, to take the product to market.

He said: “Over the past four years, I have worked hard to build and develop a unique fitness proposition that differentiates itself from other gym equipment pieces in the market place.

“We have launched this CrowdCube campaign to help fund key elements of the business in the run-up to launching the product, and to deliver an exciting marketing campaign.

“We are looking to raise £150,000 and we want to build a group of loyal shareholders, so that we can take this exciting journey together.”

Monkey Mill has already been recognised as an innovative piece of gym equipment by Men’s Health and the Ministry of Defence

has also been sounding out the product for personnel.

Mark Jarvis, a gym owner from the Midlands, who will be having Monkey Mill, said: “We are really excited to be getting a Monkey Mill down here and there has been a lot of chatter with our fighters, cross-fitters and obstacle course race trainers who can’t wait

to start using it in their training programmes.”

For more information about Monkey Mill, or to have it installed in your training facility, email Mike McKenna at info@ monkeymill.co.uk or call 01423 209950.

Visit www.crowdcube.com/monkeymill for details about the CrowdCube campaign.

Common-sense approach to dealing with an HMRC investigation NO ONE thinks being investigated by HMRC is likely to be a pleasant experience.

However, a few simple ground rules and a common sense approach can put such an intrusion on a good footing and, hopefully, make it easier, less painful and less stressful.

1

Calm down and don’t panic.

Every taxpayer faces the chance of going through a “compliance check” – in other words, an investigation. HMRC should view it as a process and you should, too.

Very few cases result in prosecution; the majority result in a cheque being written.

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INNOVATIVE: Above, the Monkey Mill monkey bar machine. Right, trying it out.

Be discreet about it. Keep it close to your chest – speak to your adviser and maybe close family, but please don’t tell the “man down the pub”, whose advice will be way off the mark (it always is).

When the investigation is finished, don’t make a big song

Gary Brothers, managing partner of East Yorkshire-based Independent Tax, offers some advice on facing up to HMRC TAKE IT FROMSOMEONE WHO KNOWS and dance about it. There are too many wagging ears out there and it’s easy for someone to make a mischievous call to HMRC.

3

Always, always tell the truth.

No fibs, no half-truths, no guesses. If you don’t know, say you don’t know. Never lie to HMRC; you don’t know what they know already or what traps you could fall into.

4

HMRC sees all. OK, so that’s an exaggeration, but HMRC has a vast array of IT and people-based resources available to search through millions of pieces of data to find out about you or your business.

5

Know your rights. It’s all in the HMRC factsheets and on the website, so there’s no excuse really.

If you’ve got an adviser, let them do the hard work for you – that’s what you pay them for.

6

Money talks. If you’ve done something wrong, or HMRC convinces you there’s a mistake, pay early. It shows co-operation and will reduce any penalties.

It also stops interest running on all or part of the tax due.

7

Keep the paperwork handy.

Believe it or not, it will be a big help to you and your adviser.

Don’t suffer a “flood”, “fire” or

“burglary” where the records disappear.

As a former taxman, I’ve heard all of these excuses and HMRC is allowed to fill holes in information with numbers.

8

See it as a project. Being aggressive or uncooperative will not make HMRC go away.

Instead, see it as a process to get through, one step at a time, and trust the guidance of your adviser.

9

Mend your ways. If you’ve done something wrong, there’s a high chance HMRC will come back and check you’ve learnt your lesson.

10

Take good advice. Even HMRC will prefer it if you’ve got good advice. If you’re facing an investigation, don’t go it alone. An adviser is on your side and will have experience of all the dos and don’ts.

■ For more information, call 01757 630010 or visit www.independent-tax.co.uk

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ould you keep quiet if you were undercharged in a restaurant? Or would you return clothing you’d already worn to the shop?

New research suggests our morals around money may be changing – and the rise of the internet and new technology are also having an impact.

The study found that “wardrobing” – where someone buys an item of clothing, wears it, then returns it to the retailer for a refund – may be becoming more acceptable.

Of the 18- to 29-year-olds surveyed, 32% find it acceptable to buy, wear and return something they have bought online. Only 11% of people aged between 50 and 59 years old, believe doing this is acceptable, the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) found.

The research looked at the relationship between “faceless technology” and someone’s willingness to behave less ethically by attempting to get their money back when they know they are not really entitled to do so.

Interestingly, the findings suggest behaving unethically may be deemed more acceptable when it affects a company or large commercial entity, rather than a person.

While 17% of people surveyed would find it acceptable to wear and return an item they had bought online, only 11% would find it acceptable to do this at a local shop – where they would be face-to-face with a store assistant.

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The survey asked people how acceptable they would find it if, following a meal with a group of friends, they noticed the waiter had left off a round of drinks bought at the bar beforehand when adding up the bill.

Almost two-fifths of people would find it acceptable to say nothing and pay the amount shown on the bill.

Again, there were age variations, with 51% of 18- to 29-year-olds versus 35% of 50- to 59-year-olds finding this acceptable.

Rebecca Aston, integrity and ethics manager at the CISI, says

this scenario reveals more about human nature, with a “strength in numbers” approach backed up by a group when we are presented with a moral dilemma.

Simon Culhane, chief executive of the CISI, says: “This survey has demonstrated that ethical behaviour and motivation on a day-to-day basis can be affected by gender, age and money.”

He says technology is also a significant factor, as it has removed the need to interact face-to-face – which, he says “could point to our becoming desensitised to the person behind the corporate entity, firm or online retailer”.

Is your dream house just like the one you grew up in?

House hunters’ wishlists may vary, but when it comes to choosing a property to suit our needs, it seems many of us are influenced by one factor – the home we grew up in.

A third of people currently live in a similar house to the one they spent most of their

childhood in, according to the findings from TV presenter Sarah Beeny’s estate agent Tepilo.

Of those who do live in a similar property, one in four chose the house specifically because it reminded them of the home they grew up in.

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mean that many can only dream of living in a house like their childhood home, the research suggests.

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IN BRIEF

Credit still improving for smaller businesses FINANCE: The British Business Bank’s latest comprehensive Small Business Finance Markets report finds that credit conditions continue to improve for smaller businesses, with eight consecutive quarters of growth in net bank lending to them.

Asset finance and peer-to-peer business lending grew particularly strongly last year, reaching £16.8bn and £1.3bn respectively, although the latter remains small compared with overall gross bank lending.

Economic uncertainty has had an impact on small business confidence, however. The Bank’s Business Finance Survey – commissioned in the autumn as part of the wider report– finds a drop in the number of smaller firms expecting to grow in the coming year, down from more than half (56 per cent) in 2015, to just over a third (37 per cent) in 2016.

Increase in funding FINANCE: The UK’s largest independent invoice finance provider, Bibby Financial Services (BFS), has increased funding for small firms across Yorkshire and the Humber by 14 per cent over the past 12 months.

Last year, BFS’s funding teams structured 344 funding deals, increasing the number of funds provided to SMEs from £39.4m in 2015 to £44.9m in 2016.

Mike Day, regional sales director, Yorkshire and Humber, said: “We are delighted to support small businesses across the Yorkshire and the Humber region.”

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Devil’s kitchen whips up £4k for charity at 1884 Marina restaurant pledges its support to Hey Smile Foundation

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

AWARD-winning Hull restaurant 1884 Dock Street Kitchen made its Devil’s Kitchen debut with a pledge to serve up even greater support for event organisers the HEY Smile Foundation.

The restaurant, which has harvested local, regional and national awards since opening its doors less than five years ago, has adopted Smile as its official charity after the latest contest, which pitted solicitors against independent financial advisers.

James Birch, general manager of 1884 Dock Street Kitchen, said: “This was our first Devil’s Kitchen event and it will be the first of many activities that we take up to support Smile.

“We have adopted them as our official charity because we want to help them with the fantastic work they carry out, and particularly with the support they provide to charities across the region in terms of raising funds and awareness.

“We are working with the team at Smile on a programme of things that we can do, from helping to raise money to providing our time and expertise and also using our contacts and reputation.”

The latest event brought together Bridge McFarland, neighbours of Dock Street Kitchen at the side of Hull Marina, and Hessle-based Informed Financial Planning (IFP), who threw down the oven glove for the challenge.

Between them, the businesses and their guests raised more than £4,000 for Smile, with teams of eight from each business preparing, cooking and serving a

FIRST OF MANY: James Birch, general manager of 1884 Dock Street Kitchen, at the Hell’s Kitchen event. top-quality meal for 80 diners, who paid what they felt was an appropriate amount for the food and experience.

In the kitchen, legal and financial experts toiled over starters of Yorkshire venison and North Sea halibut, followed by mains that featured North Sea cod and East Yorkshire pheasant and desserts of sticky toffee pudding and orange cheesecake.

In the restaurant, both firms were expected to display supreme service skills to match

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FUN COMPETITION: Laura Waller, head chef at 1884, with, from left, Mike Wilson, Staci Liversedge and Nikki Cusworth, of Bridge McFarland, and John Copsey and Anjeanette Kemp, of IFP.

the excellence of the food.

Diners voted with their donations, and IFP edged home by the width of a wafer-thin mint.

Kevin Ferriby, managing director at IFP, said: “We were delighted to take part in Devil’s Kitchen.

“Supporting the local community is something we take pride in, and to do something which our staff and guests can also be a part of really is incredible.

“There was some fun competition between IFP and Bridge McFarland, but ultimately our top priority was to raise as much money as possible for the HEY Smile Foundation.

“1884 Dock Street Kitchen is an amazing venue and we were delighted to be able to impress our guests.”

Rob Ripley, partner at Bridge McFarland, said: “Devil’s Kitchen is a great way for the business community to get involved in raising money for local charities with the HEY Smile Foundation.

“1884 has high standards, so it was incredibly hard work but we were pleased to have a keen opponent in IFP, who after attending and supporting us at our first Devil’s Kitchen two years ago decided to challenge us to a battle as it was so much fun,

‘They did incredibly well’ JAMES Birch, general manager of 1884 Dock Street Kitchen, wondered about letting novices loose in his restaurant.

He said: “I was very nervous about what we would get but they took it very seriously, knuckled down and performed better than I imagined was possible.

“The 16 people who really had no experience whatsoever served our food at our level and did incredibly well.

“I was impressed with that and with the amount of money they raised.” for the staff and the guests.”

Helen Binnie-Wise, of Smile, said: “Both teams worked tirelessly throughout the day to produce an outstanding threecourse meal and wonderful atmosphere for their guests.

“We can’t thank 1884 enough for their support, for the first Devil’s Kitchen of 2017. We couldn’t have asked for anything better.

“The whole Smile team is looking forward to working with 1884 in the coming months.”

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HOTEL’S 30-YEAR STAY AT MARINA Holiday Inn wants to hear from former staff and guests for anniversary events A FLAGSHIP hotel that was surrounded by derelict sites when it was built will celebrate its 30th anniversary in the company of Hull’s transformed marina and Fruit Market area.

Management of the Holiday Inn Hull Marina have begun the search for customers and former staff members who have spent time at the hotel since it opened in 1987.

They plan to bring them together for a series of commemorative events and they are starting at the top with the man who was the first manager – well known hospitality industry professional Paul Vinsen.

Mr Vinsen, who is chairman of the Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitality Association (HEYHA), compared notes with the hotel’s new general manager Nigel Dibb, when the two met to discuss plans to celebrate the anniversary.

Mr Dibb told how a couple from Huddersfield had visited for a midweek mini-break to explore Hull’s City of Culture attractions and vowed to return.

Mr Vinsen said: “The hotel opened with a bang and exceeded all expectations. It was the place to be from the start and the restaurant was really popular with an established lunch trade. However, it was felt to be outrageous then to consider Hull

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as a tourist destination or for a weekend break.”

Mr Vinsen told how Hull City Council was committed to attracting a major hotel brand to the city to drive a regeneration programme.

They agreed a deal with Trust House Forte, who at the time employed Mr Vinsen as manager of the Beverley Arms Hotel.

The plan was to build one of the company’s new Post House hotels.

Mr Vinsen wanted to manage it and was set the challenge of turning around the company’s hotel in Swindon.

He said: “The city council wanted a national or international brand with some marketing muscle and Trust House Forte was building Post House hotels as part of an expansion programme.

“I had to apply for the job in Hull and I had to make sure I did a good job in Swindon. I was there for about nine months and then they said I could come here. I had a lot of local and community knowledge and it was very exciting.

“There was some doubt within the company but I was convinced it would take off.”

Mr Vinsen spent seven successful

LANDMARK: Nigel Dibb, left, and Paul Vinsen outside the Holiday Inn Hull Marina

GROWTH: Graham Cross.

City among best for cheap office rent HULL has been named the fourth cheapest city in the UK for office space, according to a report by Colliers and a study by Kit Out My Office on office rental prices.

The report looked at the cost of leasing office space of 10,000sq ft on a ten-year rental agreement in all major UK cities.

On average, the cost per sq ft in Hull was £12. In comparison, Manchester, which is the most expensive city outside London, costs an average of £29.75 per sq ft.

A £400m Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) was recently announced by the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) and nine other LEPs across the north.

The fund is aimed at encouraging regional economic growth by offering businesses between £10,000 and £750,000 to grow.

Graham Cross, Humber LEP board member, said of the investment: “We have collaborated with LEPs across the north to bring about this significant investment opportunity for businesses of all sizes in the Humber.

“We want to make sure that businesses with growth aspirations can access the finance they need, and NPIF is one way we are doing that.

“I would encourage businesses to have a look at the fund to see if it could work for them, and speak to our Growth Hub for any support they may require to access it.”

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Hull hotel plans series of events to mark 30 years Continued from PAGE 1 years at the hotel before moving to the Grange Park, in Willerby. He now follows the Holiday Inn’s fortunes closely as part of his HEYHA role.

He said: “The public areas haven’t changed dramatically and the architecture is quite clever. It doesn’t look new and it doesn’t look old. It’s part of the scene and the standard of the hotel has been maintained.

“The hotel has been embedded in the life of the city from the start. We developed strong links with Hull College and Trust House Forte set up a national course for receptionists. The students took over the hotel for a day as part of that project.

“The location is second to none. If people come to stay in Hull this is the place they want to be – near the city centre with a view over the marina.”

Mr Dibb, who took over in December, is working with his team on a programme of events to celebrate the anniversary and raise funds for Marie Curie, the hotel’s charity for the year.

He said: “It’s not just about this year.

It’s about the next five years and all the exciting things that are going on with construction of the new Hull Venue across the road and all the other projects.

“There will be a redevelopment of the hotel in line with the open lobby concept, which is being rolled out through other hotels in the group.

“There will be some work on the existing bedrooms and a planning application has gone in for a new bedroom extension.

“So this is a year to celebrate and we already have plans beyond that. The feedback so far from the team and from social media has been exceptional.

“We’re looking forward to bringing people back together – people who have worked here and who have held special occasions here. A lot of people have special memories of this hotel.”

Former staff and guests are asked to share their memories by calling 01482 386300 or by emailing admin@ hihull.com

Firms snapping up units at energy efficient park

Only one office space remains at sustainable business development A SURGE in deals has left just one office available at East Yorkshire’s most sustainable business development.

Green Park Business Park, near Newport, which features its own wind turbine, has become home to a range of local and regional companies since the first tranche of offices was completed.

Among the high-profile businesses to relocate to the park is the Horncastle Group PLC, the property company behind Green Park.

Other big names include JD Garage Equipment, Greenlight Sports & Entertainment, Scientific Roads, Futureworks Yorkshire and communications agency, The PR Company.

Ian Hodges, managing director of Horncastle PLC, said he was delighted that Green Park had attracted so much interest.

He said: “We were always con-

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fident there would be a high demand for these offices, and for the light industrial space we proposed, so it is a great feeling to be proved right.

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It enables us to get on with our work without any distractions Ben Milhench

“There is now only one office available and we anticipate that being snapped up soon.

“Plans have already been submitted for further industrial units, including a 6,000sq ft building for Robson Refrigeration Ltd, so as soon as we get the

‘HIGH DEMAND’: Ian Hodges, of the Horncastle Group PLC, at Green Park Business Park.

go-ahead on that, we will start to develop the next phase of industrial and warehousing as we have a number of other very positive enquires in the pipeline for land and buildings.”

Greenlight Sports & Entertainment moved to the site last October, from premises in Beverley.

Director Ben Milhench said: “We were looking for a base from which to grow the business and we felt Green Park was the perfect place.

“The office space is fantastic; to have a self-contained unit with a kitchen, toilet and parking spaces is great. It enables us to get on with our work without any distractions or sharing of facilities, which is a real luxury for a small business.”

Justin Dooling, managing director of Scientific Roads – a road surfacing specialist that works across the UK – described Green Park as being in a “prime loc-

ation”. He said: “We travel across the country so that fact we’re next to a motorway is great for us.

“There is no downtime, you can leave the office and be on the M62 in under a minute.

“The units are fantastic, too.

“They are an ideal size for us and are self-contained rather than being in a shared environment, which would usually be the case on a business park like this.”

Green Park will include leisure and roadside facilities when fully developed.

The remaining office is 900sq ft and will accommodate up to 12 people in an open-plan environment, or can be partitioned.

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Wedding firm ties the knot on stylish location Company’s arrival underlines city venue’s potential for retail

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

A STYLISH and imposing building in Hull city centre is attracting new interest after a wedding business tied the knot on a ten-year lease.

City Exchange, in Alfred Gelder Street, was originally aimed at the leisure market with tenants including bars and restaurants.

But the arrival of Wed2B has underlined the property’s potential for retail.

Jonathan Barker, surveyor at Garness Jones, said: “This is a significant inward investment by a business that already has more than 20 stores around the UK and which could have gone to a number of other sites.

“The fact that Wed2B decided first of all to open in Hull and then to occupy a city centre location is an indication of the increasing appeal of the area.

“It also shows that a building which historically has been used by the food and beverage sector can meet the needs of retail, particularly for operators who don’t have to be on the main shopping streets.”

Wed2B promotes itself as the UK’s largest bridal retailer with a network of stores extending from Plymouth in the south to Glasgow in the north.

The company has occupied

COMMITMENT: Wedding company Wed2B has taken out a ten-year lease in the City Exchange building.

6,000sq ft in the building, with plenty of space for its stock of hundreds of dresses in different designs.

Todd Cassidy, founder and chief executive of Wed2B, said: “We are very excited to be opening in Hull, the UK’s City of Culture for 2017.

“With a number of major redevelopment projects under way, we see a bright future for Hull city centre and expect our

new landmark store in the City Exchange to serve all the brides-to-be in the region.”

Peter Aldridge, the company’s property director, said: “Hull is a key destination for Wed2B and at 6,000sq ft the City Exchange building gave us the right size within the city centre to ensure we can deliver on our high customer service standards.”

Mr Barker added: “City Exchange is a very attractive

and impressive property and Wed2B have taken a ten-year lease. Location and access were both important factors, as is the quality of the space, which is bright and airy and ideal for displaying products.

“There is another ground-floor unit of nearly 2,500sq ft and a first-floor unit of 8,161sq ft and they can both be fitted out to the precise requirements of the tenants.”

It’s a done deal!

SCOTTS Property, which offers commercial property advice and services from offices in Hull and Grimsby, has reported the following deals done.

■ Beverley Road – Terrace of four properties previously occupied by Pineapple Antiques, offering sizeable accommodation/scope for reconfiguration following refurbishment, and offered at a guide price of £275,000, sold.

■ Holderness Road – Premises vacated following the relocation of Witham Glass, providing ground-floor sales, rear warehousing and upper floor storage, offered at a guide price of £165,000, sold to AP Workwear.

The new owner is offering a warehouse area of 1,250sq ft to let through Scotts.

■ Foster Street – Industrial space, 20,000sq ft on 1.7 acres, sold.

■ National Avenue – Hybrid commercial unit of 2,000sq ft, let.

Further new-build unit available, call Matthew Tomlinson on 01482 325634.

■ Haller Street – Industrial space, circa 23,000sq ft, let to an established Scottish-based company linked to the gas industry.

■ Priory Park East – Industrial space circa 1,520sq ft, let.

■ Cleveland Street – New-build industrial unit circa 2,800sq ft, let.

Another unit under offer to a regional trade counter operation; one further unit of circa 4,800sq ft available.

■ Strickland Street – Industrial space, circa 3,800sq ft, let; industrial and first-floor offices circa 4,000sq ft. let.

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BUSINESSES nationwide are missing out on a staggering £249bn of income by failing to meet the needs of disabled customers according to an accessibility expert from East Yorkshire.

Ian Streets, managing director of About Access, said the figure quoted by the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) underlines the financial cost of ignoring a growing sector of the population, on top of the risk of legal action from discrimination claims.

He urged companies to take the opportunity of Disabled Access Day, which takes place from Friday to Sunday to look at how they can improve access to their products and services for people who have impairments.

Mr Streets formed About Access ten years ago in Anlaby.

He has provided accessibility advice to private and public sec-

tor organisations including the O2 Arena, Network Rail, Virgin Atlantic and English Heritage, and his expertise has helped to improve the accessibility of buildings ranging from shops and offices to car parks, leisure centres, schools, churches and castles.

He said Disabled Access Day, which was inspired by the disabled access review website Euan’s Guide, should encourage service providers, planners and architects to open up towns and cities to disabled people everywhere.

He said: “For many people the concern about making their business accessible is cost. Some will make changes reluctantly and only because they want to avoid a discrimination claim.

“But there is now growing recognition of the value of the Purple Pound, the spending power of disabled people and their companions, which the DWP calculates to be worth £249bn a year.

“If you do not make your

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encountered by disabled people and the way in which you treat them you may also be at risk of incurring cost, inconvenience and bad publicity if a disabled customer who is unable to do business with you brings a discrimination claim.”

Disabled Access Day encourages people to submit reviews to www.euansguide.com to indicate to disabled people, their fam-

ilies and friends which venues are accessible.

Mr Streets said: “There are so many different aspects to accessibility, from recognising how your policies may be disabling to understanding what sort of physical features in and around a building can present a barrier, which prevents someone from using a service.

“Because a person does not use a wheelchair or have an assistance dog does not mean that they are not a disabled person. Many impairments or conditions are not obvious – they may use a colostomy bag or have learning difficulties. They are protected by the Equality Act 2010 and are entitled to receive the same levels of service as non-disabled people.

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RATE RELIEF: Adrian Smith said Chancellor Philip Hammond is likely to respond to calls for action.

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Hull area last year in readiness for the rush of business from the rates revaluation process.

He said: “My workload has trebled in the past month as more businesses have become aware of what the changes are likely to mean for them.

“Because of the preparations that we made last year we are ready for the influx of enquiries, and we know it will continue.”

The draft rating list published last October showed that many businesses in Hull would see their rates fall.

But in some areas of the East Riding, business owners were facing an increase in rateable values of as much as 300 per cent.

Rates demands will drop through doors this month for payment next month.

The process for challenging rateable values is one element that Mr Smith would like to see the Government address, but he does not hold out much hope of changes in the near future.

He said: “Some businesses have seen their rates reduced as a result of revaluation and some have dropped out of paying rates altogether as a result of the doubling of small business rate relief to £12,000.

“It’s possible but unlikely that the Chancellor will increase that further.

“From what I have seen, the businesses which are being hit the hardest in our area are small businesses which occupy large space in rural areas – operators of stables, kennels and catteries, for example.

“They can challenge the new rateable values and I am helping some businesses to do that, but the current ‘check, challenge, appeal’ procedure is something that should be changed as part of the wider reforms which business groups are demanding. But reform on that scale takes time.”

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Measures expected to soften revaluation impact A BUSINESS rates expert will be looking for the Government to announce measures in today’s Budget to soften the impact of revaluation.

Adrian Smith, who predicted last year that changes to rateable values would hit some businesses particularly hard, said Chancellor Philip Hammond is likely to respond to calls for action.

But Mr Smith warns that businesses which face big increases in their rates are likely to be offered sweeteners rather than significant reductions.

He said: “Significant increases and decreases in business rates are phased in through transitional relief.

“The increases are generally applied more quickly than the decreases, though, and it is possible that the Chancellor will look at that.

“Another option might be to introduce another form of rate relief.

“Retail rate relief was withdrawn last year and the Chancellor may announce something which provides more general assistance, while also limiting the cost to the Gover nment.”

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A MILITARY invasion has taken a new business park in east Hull to capacity less than a year after the site was launched on to the market.

The rush for the 13 units at Tower House Lane Business Park has also highlighted the rising demand for high-quality small space, with Garness Jones now looking for more opportunities.

Paul Nelson, owner of Elite Militaria, completed his move to Tower House Lane Business Park within weeks of discovering the opportunity.

The company supplies simulated weapons to people who re-enact battles, to museums and to the military as training aids.

Mr Nelson, who worked in construction before turning his militaria hobby into a business more than six years ago, also

runs the Yorkshire Wartime Experience every year at East Bierley, near Bradford.

He said: “We had been planning to move for the past 12 months but we were just so busy.

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“We saw this on a Sunday, made enquiries the next day and were in a couple of weeks later.”

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RES-Q BOSS BACKS NEW CLAMPDOWN ON NUISANCE CALLS Contact centre chief says zero-tolerance approach will benefit industry

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

‘DELIGHTED’: ResQ contact centre in George street, city centre. Inset, Nic Marshall. total of more than 900 staff, ResQ claims to operate the only contact centres in the country (it also has a base in Seaham, County Durham), to register 0 per cent abandoned calls and nuisance rates.

“Responsible Telemarketing is the only ready-made responsible approach to complete compliance that’s fully in line with Ofcom requirements – and it’s here right now,” said Mr Marshall.

“It also has all the commercial advantages of automated dialling, such as heightened productivity, improved contact rates and greater opportunity to convert, so our clients love it, too.”

“In short, we have a leading-edge solution that enables our team to speak to people who want to be spoken to, and helps clients reach their goals with greater efficiency.

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about: happy consumers, clients and workforce.”

The likely implications of Ofcom’s revised policy are a higher number of investigations penalties for those who do not comply; thus having a major impact on repeat offenders.

Ofcom’s stance is that a movement away from nuisance calling will benefit the consumer and the

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THE Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) is asking businesses to help it make the region’s case as the Government develops a new Industrial Strategy for the country.

The Government is consulting on what should be in the new Industrial Strategy, covering areas such as infrastructure, skills and investment.

The LEP wants to ensure the new strategy works for the Humber, and is working with local authorities, business membership organisations and individual businesses to make the case for the region’s interests.

Lord Haskins, pictured, chairman of the Humber LEP, said: “The Industrial Strategy must be shaped by business, not civil servants in Whitehall.

“We will be put forward a strong argument about how the Government’s strategy can help this region achieve its potential, building on the momentum that we have.

“For us to do that, we need to hear from businesses of all sectors and sizes to make sure we reflect their views and interests.”

As part of the LEP’s response, it will set out the growth potential of the region’s key sectors and what is required to enable businesses to thrive.

Businesses are invited to take part in a short survey at www.humberlep.org or contact the LEP directly with their views.

Lord Haskins said: “Later this year, we will be refreshing the Humber’s economic strategy to take account of the Government’s new approach, changes such as Brexit, and the progress made delivering the strategy since 2014.

“This will be about the next phase of developing the Humber as the Energy Estuary, and the other opportunities we have for growth in our economy.”

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THE boss of the largest contact centre in East Yorkshire has welcomed a clampdown on nuisance calls by the UK’s communications regulator Ofcom.

Nic Marshall, chief executive at Hull-based ResQ, has gone one step further by launching Why Not Zero?, a campaign in support of the regulatory body he hopes will change perceptions of a “muchmaligned” industry.

Ofcom recently estimated that consumers receive 200 million abandoned calls and 1.5 billion silent calls per year.

Classifying any such calls as misuse, the regulator vowed to minimise the harm caused to consumers by heavily punishing those that do not comply with a new ruling that came into play on March 1.

Some believe the move could destroy the outbound call centre as it is perceived today.

Mr Marshall said: “We’re actually delighted about what Ofcom are doing.

“For many years now, we have been driving the industry forward and developing something called Responsible Telemarketing, almost in anticipation of this day.”

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Mr Marshall agrees, believing that the move will also be of wider benefit to the industry.

“There are some that will fall by the wayside, some that will try to put their house in order and the rest that will be a shining example of what the industry can actually do,” he said.

“For businesses using contact centres, the choice is simple. Doing nothing could cost a business thousands, while being responsible not only means being compliant and avoiding fines, but protecting the brand and becoming more profitable. It’s a no brainer.”

It is ResQ’s aim to change the perceptions of the industry and create a positive image, as well as taking the lead for innovation and good practice.

“We are already getting a very positive response to Why Not Zero? from our customers who want to be compliant and want to be seen to be doing the right thing.

“Also, the regulator Ofcom is very happy someone can do this already; it has set the bar very high.

“What we have been able to do is to exceed what its requirements are.

“This is a gamechanger and we know there are no other businesses or call centres in the UK who can say they are 100 per cent compliant.”

Founded in 2006, ResQ works with some of the UK’s biggest brands including FTSE 100 and 250 companies, and is dedicated to providing sales focused, professional and client-centric inbound and outbound calling services.

When the company reached capacity at its Hull site, in George Street, last summer, ResQ expanded to Seaham’s Spectrum Business Park, announcing its objective to employ 1,200 people by the end of 2018.

Mr Marshall said: “We have grown from 12 people to where we are today and it has meant a lot of hard work.”

■ Visit www.whynotzero.co.uk for details about the campaign.

Budget ‘no help’ to firms facing increase in rates Consultant accuses Chancellor of ‘passing the buck’ on revaluation

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

EAST Riding businesses facing rates increases as a result of the controversial revaluation scheme will not receive any significant benefits from changes announced in the Budget, according to a local consultant.

Adrian Smith, founder of Adrian Smith Rating, said suggestions that no business will be hit with an increase of more than £50 per month could be misleading.

He condemned a plan to pay hardship relief through local authorities as “passing the buck” and he said the introduction of a £1,000 discount for pubs was “small beer.”

Mr Smith said businesses eligible for a rates reduction will have to play a waiting game because of the slow pace of transitional rates relief.

Business rates were identified as one of the hot topics in the weeks before the Budget as the Chancellor was inundated with calls to act to protect firms from big increases.

Mr Smith, who founded his company in 2000 after spending 25 years working for the Inland Revenue, said: “Most of the headlines from the Budget have been about the Chancellor’s plans to increase National Insurance, but that will be a temporary distraction.

“When people look at the issue of business rates, they’ll see he hasn’t really done anything to

‘WAITING GAME’: Business rates consultant Adrian Smith. improve the situation.”

Mr Smith highlighted the Chancellor’s claim that firms that lose small business rate relief will have their increases limited to £600 for the next year.

He said: “What the Budget Policy Paper actually says is that increases will be the greater of £600 or the level of the real terms transitional relief cap.

“So, on that basis, businesses

that lose small business rate relief could end up paying increases of more than £600.

“It is a situation which is already causing confusion within local authorities and which will be even worse for business owners, and it needs clarification.”

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Picture: Simon Renilson the job of amending those amounts and will also be tasked with managing their share of the “discretionary relief ” promised by the Chancellor.

Mr Smith said: “This is a case of the Chancellor passing the buck. He will provide £300m to help local authorities help out with hardship cases in their area but there is no information on how that will be allocated.

“If every local authority gets the same, it will be worth less than £1m each.

“We can expect to see local authorities in a bidding war to secure funding which is inadequate for the problems that will emerge.”

Depending on state aid limits for businesses with multiple properties, pubs with a rateable value of up to £100,000 will be given a discount of £1,000 on their rates for one year, but again Mr Smith said the Chancellor has not gone far enough.

“This shows the Chancellor recognises that the licensed trade faces major challenges, but this discount is no more than a sweetener. It works out at £83 per month.

“Is that really going to make a difference for a licensee who is struggling, whose beer prices are going up and whose customers are having to pay hundreds of pounds more in National Insurance?”

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Duo’s 20 years’ service with tax department TAX: Neil Mudd and Sarah Meanwell, of cbaSadofskys’ tax department, have each chalked up 20 years’ service with the firm, running the department for Sadofskys prior to the merger with cba Accountants in 2015. cbaSadofskys has offices in Hull and Beverley, advising clients from startups to large corporate organisations on accountancy, tax compliance, tax planning, business services and support.

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‘HULL REALNESS’: Hull punk band Life.

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CHARITY: Shower manufacturer Kohler Mira, which opened a factory in Hull five years ago, last year raised £92,000 for Cancer Research UK. As part of the fundraising efforts, employees across an extensive variety of departments took part in the initiative, including a four-week interdepartmental competition with events such as a silent auction, a Mount Everest step machine challenge and a Charity Golf Day.

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SOUND, cinema and software talent from Yorkshire and the Humber is being showcased at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival in Austin, Texas, thanks to a Department for International Trade (DIT) Northern Powerhouse trade mission.

Hull punk rockers Life are among the bands and businesses from Yorkshire and the Humber appearing at the global event, which runs until Sunday.

They join Huddersfield-based cinema events specialist Live Cinema UK and software firm Techdept, of Sheffield.

SXSW includes the largest musical festival of its type in the world – it will turn the spotlight on more than 2,200 acts, from the unsigned to superstars – a film festival and conference for film-makers and distributors, screenwriters, actors, agents, film crews and fans, and an interactive conference for web and game developers, programmers, bloggers, investors and inventors and tech and new media.

Life vocalist Mez said: “We can’t wait to land in Austin and showcase a bit of Hull culture. It’s been an ambition of ours to hit the US and what a way to start by smashing it at SXSW. “We are thankful for the opportunity provided by DIT and, like all shows, we will

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We can’t wait to land in Austin and showcase a bit of Hull culture Life vocalist Mez

Where to access expert advice on exporting MARK Robson, pictured, DIT regional director for Yorkshire and the Humber, urged first-time and established exporters to follow the lead of those on the US mission by accessing expert advice

on exporting at DIT’s Exporting is Great initiative, a key element of the Government’s great.gov.uk – which brings together and connects UK businesses, international buyers and international investors.

play it like it’s our last – so expect pure energy and some major Hull realness.”

Four-strong Life, who say they are influenced by “punk, underdogs and our own beautiful city” will make their live debut in the US with a performance at the British Music Embassy tomorrow as part of SXSW. Mez, his brother Mick on guitar and backing vocals, drummer Stew and bassist Loz, have toured relentlessly for the past two years, including being the main support act for Slaves on their sold-out tour of the UK and Europe.

Life have their own headline tour of the UK next month and their self-released debut album is due out this year.

The band have also enjoyed coverage in the national radio and press, picking up “Ones to Watch 2017” tips in DIY, Metro, So Young Magazine and Fred Perry Subculture.

Mark Robson, DIT regional director for Yorkshire and the Humber, said: “The music, film and technology sectors are increasingly important contributors to the economic wellbeing of the Northern Powerhouse region and this mission allows us to once again showcase the burgeoning talent in those areas to a global audience at SXSW as the world’s premier event for creativity.”

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Proud to inspire women Awards honour efforts bring diversity to manufacturing and engineering TWO key figures from Women into Manufacturing and Engineering (WiME), a Green Port Hull initiative to encourage women to choose a career in these industries, have been honoured at the Northern Power Women Awards.

Kirsty Clode, chairman of WiME, and Paula Cullen, representing WiME partner Airco Centre of Excellence, were shortlisted for Mentor of the Year and Small Business of the Year, respectively.

Ms Cullen was announced as the winner of her category at a gala dinner in Manchester last week.

She said: “I am so proud to bring this achievement back to Airco Centre of Excellence, Airco and Hull.

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“With focus, dedication and ambition, great things can be achieved.”

The awards, in partnership with Northern Powerhouse, are run by Northern Power Women – a collaborative campaign to accelerate gender diversity from the North of England.

The role of the organisation is to encourage transformation of business culture to increase opportunities for women in business and showcase role models and best practice businesses that are driving and leading economic growth.

Ms Clode said she was delighted to be nominated for an award.

She said: “I believe that people are a company’s best asset.

“Mentoring employees enables them to grow and become the best they can.

“It drives cultural change, as

DEDICATION: Paula Cullen, left, and Kirsty Clode. well as delivering real business improvements.”

Councillor Helena Spencer, portfolio holder for business support and change including equality for Hull City Council,

said: “Having two local women nominated will help inspire businesswomen to continue with the drive to secure more of a gender balance across all industry sectors.”

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MOVE SHOWS FAITH IN ENERGY ESTUARY Wind turbine support specialist relocates its head office to city

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EXPANDING IN CITY: From left, Jim Overton, David Elcombe and Dan Overton, of TRG. tified a good supply of local talent in the Hull and Humber area, which will help our recruitment as we continue to expand, and we have also identified potential partners who can help us train our workforce.

“Siemens themselves have confirmed plans to move their wind power training facility to Hull, and that is a further indication of the city’s progress and potential as a centre for the renewables industry.

“We are investing in providing work for people in and around Hull and we are also investing in prop-

erty, renting accommodation for our management and staff as they spend more time in the city.”

The Renewables Awards are organised by the Hull Daily Mail, with Siemens as headline sponsors.

Hull business telecommunications specialist Cobus Communications sponsored the small business category, with managing director Mike Smith presenting the award to Mr Elcombe and his field operations director Jim Overton.

Mr Elcombe said: “We were all thrilled to win the award because we

see it as recognition of our efforts so far and as a challenge to continue to improve in the future.

“The success of the awards and the support which they have secured over the past six years is evidence that the Hull and Humber region is the place to be for companies operating in renewables in the UK. “A quarter of our staff of almost 50, from trainee to director level, live in Hull even though we employ people from 11 countries.

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SIR Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome To Yorkshire, is joining the impressive line-up of speakers at The Business Day, a new business event at Bridlington Spa. The Business Day will be held on Friday, June 9, the final day of Humber Business Week.

The Business Day will place business networking at the heart of a day of discovery and insight.

Speakers include Baroness Brady of Knightsbridge CBE and John Simpson CBE. The event will be hosted by Alexander Armstrong.

Sir Gary said: “I am really excited about this event and that’s why Welcome To Yorkshire is fully behind it.

“It will be a fantastic day with about 600 delegates listening to inspirational speakers and, importantly, time to network, do business and showcase the region’s achievements.”

Sir Gary is expected to focus his contribution on the importance of cycling and Welcome To Yorkshire involvement in the Grand Depart for the Tour de France. He will also give some background to the hugely successful Tour de Yorkshire, which will soon be staging its third year, with the race starting in Bridlington at the Spa. Andrew Aldis, general manager of Bridlington Spa, is already upbeat about how the day is unfolding.

He said: “Ticket sales are going extremely well. Our major sponsors have some super ideas to keep delegates busy and we will have a few surprises up our sleeves.”

Tickets cost £125 per delegate, or £100 each when purchasing ten or more.

To book via Bridlington Spa box office, visit www.thebusinessday.com For more information, call Mandy Masters on 07545 110146 or email thebusiness day@eastriding.gov.uk

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A RAPIDLY expanding wind turbine support company has stepped up its investment in Hull after deciding to move its head office there.

TRG Wind has registered its premises at Tower House Lane Business Park as the head office in a move managing director David Elcombe says is all about building for the future.

The move follows the company’s success in winning the small business category at the Humber Renewables Awards 2017 – and it will soon outgrow the category limit of 50 employees.

It also comes at a time when Siemens Wind Power has agreed in principle the proposal to relocate its wind power training facilities from a site in Newcastle to Hull.

Mr Elcombe said: “TRG Wind has grown dramatically since we launched the company less than three years ago and the focal point for expansion now is in Hull, even though we only moved to the city last June.

“We are building strong partnerships in Hull with the businesses community generally and the renewables sector in particular, which is growing very quickly following the investment of Siemens.

“We have good access through the Port of Hull to Dogger Bank, one of the largest wind zones in the UK, and to central Europe where we carry out much of our work.”

Staff at TRG Wind’s office in Bromley, Kent, will retain their logistics and finance roles in support of the company’s ongoing expansion, which is being driven from Hull.

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TRG confirms faith in energy estuary Continued from PAGE 1 “We plan to continue to expand in the region, creating jobs and providing true, local support to the Humber wind industry.”

TRG Wind opened its first Hull office in June last year and is now operating in more than 20 countries, with engineers currently working in South Africa and throughout Europe.

Turnover reached £1.5m during TRG’s first year, and the company expects to report growth of 150 per cent for 2016 with continuing success to follow.

The company was formed in London in 2014 by individuals who brought together experience in onshore and offshore wind in partnership with specialists from the finance and recruitment sectors.

The company provides supervision, inspection and installation services to wind turbine manufacturers and operators to ensure the highest standards of quality and safety in constructing, commissioning and maintaining turbines.

The proposal to relocate its wind power training facilities from the current Siemens plc site in Newcastle, to the Siemens Wind Power Ltd site in Hull, has been agreed in principle by the board of Siemens Wind Power, following a seven-week feasibility study.

Guy Dorrell, of Siemens Wind Power Ltd, said: “The consolidation of facilities on to one site makes operational and financial sense.

“It also reinforces Siemens Wind Power’s commitment to giving staff opportunities for training and development within the business, and the industry.”

Mr Dorrell said staff affected by the plan to move will be offered the chance to relocate, or to seek redeployment within the business.

“Relocation of the training centre is anticipated to take place in late summer, with the new facility beginning to deliver an extended range of courses from October 2017,” said Mr Dorrell.

The training facilities for Siemens plc’s Fossil Power business, also based in Newcastle, remain unaffected.

Cutting-edge gear helping trade printer meet demand Hull firm increasing production after investing in new equipment

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

A HULL company is ramping up production with a state-of-theart print system as part of a £1m expansion of its city headquarters.

RMC Digital Print in Manchester Street, west Hull, is a trade printer with 70 per cent of its work for sign companies and the rest for exhibition businesses.

At the heart of the expansion programme is a six-figure investment in a new Rho P10 inkjet flatbed printing system from Durst, the manufacturer of advanced digital production technologies, which has its headquarters in Brixen, northern Italy.

RMC Digital Print, which was set up in 2010, employs 22 staff and has a turnover of £2.5m, but is now running out of space in its current location.

The investment at its headquarters will also include expanding production workspace and purchasing an additional cutting system.

Nicole Spencer, operations director at RMC Digital Print, said: “The quality on the Durst is the best I have ever seen. We have been hugely impressed.

“The other machines just don’t get near.

“Every flatbed sample that now goes out to customers is produced on the Durst.

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“We’ve been operating around the clock because the orders continue to grow.

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Peter Bray, managing director of Durst UK, said: “The Durst P10 250 high-speed system has been the perfect answer for RMC’s demand for further improving quality and performance, while opening up new business opportunities with their trade clients, for signage and exhibition work.

“I know they have been

impressed by the high levels of consistency.

“Durst not only produces the highest quality systems, but is also a people-friendly company that will always go the extra mile to help both staff and customers.

“We’re proud to be playing a significant role in RMC’s future growth plans.”

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EU reform expert to give insight into Brexit TRADE: One of the UK’s most respected voices on Brexit will be the guest speaker at an Institute of Directors’ (IoD) event in Hull this month.

With the Gover nment preparing to trigger Article 50 and commence negotiations to leave the European Union, Allie Renison, pictured, head of Europe and trade policy at the IoD, will speak at Hull University Business School on Friday, March 31.

Ms Renison makes recommendations and represents the voice of IoD members on EU reform and provides the link between business and Government on increasing international trade.

She provides advocacy for the IoD on a range of regulatory issues in Brussels.

The Brexit Insight session runs from noon to 2pm and includes time for networking.

The cost is £15 for IoD members and £20 for non-members. Call Susanne Foxley on 0113 2430152 or email iod.yorkshire@iod.com to book.

BUZZING: From left, Mark Jardine, Michael Organ, Bernard Bennison, Ellie Dixon, Carl Andrew and Mark Blenkiron with one of the branded trucks.

Logistics firm’s 100-year heritage takes to the road Neill & Brown’s new livery marks centenary EAST Riding family firm Neill & Brown Global Logistics is putting its centenary show on the road.

New trailers, part of a near £1m fleet investment this year, will sport spectacular livery celebrating the firm’s 100 years in business.

Pulled by silver cabs, they will spread the Neill & Brown message far and wide, especially to its vibrant European marketplace.

Peter Brown, chief executive of the Hessle company, said the mood was “unashamedly celebratory”.

He said: “A century in business is a great achievement. The vehicles will look superb and will stand out from the rest.

“While celebrating our heritage, the livery also befits a modern, advanced logistics operation.”

Mapa PR designed the livery and has also worked with Neill & Brown on setting up a major social media campaign for the centenary – #OurStars, which celebrates the contribution of employees to the business’s success.

FAMILY VALUES: Peter Brown.

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Carl Andrew, logistics director, said: “The new livery certainly has the wow factor and it’s an exciting way to tell people about our 100th birthday.

“When the new trucks and trailers arrived, there was a real buzz among the staff and our customers are enjoying seeing them turn up at their premises.”

Mr Brown said family values had underpinned Neill & Brown’s longevity.

“We are a family business through and through,” he said. “Not just my family – a couple of years ago, we had eight fathers with their sons and daughters working in the business and this sort of thing has been happening for a long time.

“There are advantages to family firms.

They tend to take a long-term approach because they are looking to achieve business health for the next generation and these solid foundations benefit everyone who works in them or is associated with them.”

Neill & Brown is bringing in eight new vehicles this year. Six of them are part of a rolling five-year replacement programme and two are additions to the fleet to meet increased demand for caravan movements and for UK groupage services, which carry part-loads for different customers.

The investment will create three jobs, taking the total workforce to 132.

Mr Brown said: “We have continued to enjoy business growth and need to refresh our fleet to keep up with the volume of work and maintain the level of service our customers demand.”

The firm was the first Bid Angel to pledge money in support of Hull City of Culture.

The company started out in the city in 1917 when Mr Brown’s great-uncle met Mr Neill and they decided to go into business together, moving timber from Hull docks.

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By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

IF YOU are looking for a reason to take part in this year’s Hull Business Improvement District (BID) Awards, Lisa Fowler’s thoughts are likely to inspire.

Ms Fowler, who as licensee of the Kingston Hotel in Trinity Square, Hull won the 2016 Service with a Smile Award, said: “The HullBID team do a cracking job looking after the city centre and giving out these awards. It’s an honour to be recognised in them.

“For us, we were made up to receive the Smile Award, because smiling is the business we are in and it was about the customers who are supporting us.

“A lot is said with a smile – you don’t actually have to say anything.

“If you smile with your eyes, you gain that trust and the conversation can start.”

Ms Fowler, who has been at the pub for about four years, encouraged anyone who is thinking about nominating to do it now. Forms can be filled out online or in one of the HullBID district businesses taking part.

“You have to do it,” she said.

“We’re the City of Culture now and I think we will do everyone proud this year in Hull.

“Yes, it has been a difficult time for the city centre while getting ready for it.

“Last year, we got hit because of the work that was going on, but we hung on in there and were accommodating, because it was for the greater good.

“I expect it to be a cracking year this year because we’ve got a lot of good things coming up.”

The HullBID team are delighted to have seen such a cross section of businesses entering the awards in 2017, as in previous years, with a record number of nominations representing the smallest to the biggest names.

Kathryn Shillito, HullBID’s city centre manager, said: “The beauty of the categories is we make it easy for every business to nominate.

There is something for everybody.

“With HullBID, the number of sectors is so wide, from charities to large chains, from small independents to the professional services sector, such as accountants and solicitors.”

The celebration dinner will take place on Friday, April 21, with Ms Shillito again co-hosting with Neil Hodgkinson, editor of the Hull Daily Mail, the media partner in the awards.

Finalists in each of the ten categories will attend, with the sponsors of each award handing out the trophies to the overall winners.

People are being urged to get

behind those who are making a difference to the city centre by nominating them before the deadline this weekend. Judging is due to take place next week.

A shortlist will be drawn up, containing three finalists for each award.

Each of the finalists will receive four free tickets to attend the dinner at the Mercure Hull Royal Hotel in Ferensway. Further tickets can be purchased.

Businesses in the HullBID district can nominate themselves, a colleague or a boss. Customers can also nominate their favourite businesses.

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Next generation to build on success Beal Homes develops new leaders AWARD-winning East Yorkshire housebuilder Beal Homes has appointed its next generation of leaders to new roles as associate directors.

The promotions demonstrate the family-owned company’s commitment to developing and promoting its in-house talent and put in place long-term succession planning.

Chairman and managing director Richard Beal made the appointments after the completion of the first Beal Academy, an intensive, 18-month development programme for 12 of the company’s rising stars.

He said: “Our sustained growth over many years has been driven by the excellent performance of the great people in the business and this is further evidence of our commitment to recognise and reward them.

“We established the Beal Academy to accelerate the development of some of our most talented people, as part of our long-term succession planning, and the programme has delivered on that objective.”

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

The Beal executives appointed to the company’s first associate director positions have a total of 30 years’ service with Beal. They are: Guy Jewitt, promoted to associate technical director, from technical manager; Chris Murphy, appointed associate land director, from land manager and Jason Williams, moving up to associate finance director, from group accountant.

In addition, quantity surveyor David Bennett has been promoted to technical manager, taking over Mr Jewitt’s responsibilities.

All four took part in the Beal Academy, together with other colleagues from departments across the business.

The programme involved one or two days a month away from the business on leadership and management training, followed by participants working in teams on key projects relevant to their disciplines.

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BIG JOBS: Ongoing work in Quebec Way, Southwark, London. Right, Steve Swallow and the Crowne Plaza at Heathrow.

EYG secures three capital deals in a matter of days Double glazing specialist signs contracts for hotels and homes HULL glazing specialist EYG Commercial is celebrating after securing three major contracts near London within a matter of days – bringing more than £3.5m of new work to the business.

The firm, which enjoyed its most successful trading year in 2016, with its order book up more than 30 per cent on the previous calendar year, secured all the contracts in the final week of February.

Among them is a £1.74m deal with SD Samuels (Special Projects) Ltd to provide triple-glazing window systems for two connecting hotels at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 4 – the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express Hotel.

The business will also be working on a £1.6m contract for Errigal Ltd in Southwark, on the third stage of a huge £160m Quebec Way housing development for project leaders Quadrant Construction.

Work will also be completed for McLaren Construction, which have been appointed to oversee developer Lendlease’s £45m residential development in Wandsworth.

All three London contracts were secured on the back of long-term negotiations, led by

By Debbie Hall Business Reporter d.hall@hulldailymail.co.uk

business development manager Bernard Hastie, and will now be overseen by commercial director Steve Swallow.

Mr Swallow said: “It is very pleasing to have secured three major contracts near London within a matter of days of one another and is another example of how EYG is having great success in the capital.

“We have carved a reputation for delivering new products that meet the highest specifications at a good price, and that is proving very attractive for developers and contractors in the south.

“All of our windows and doors are Secured

By Design accredited, recognition that our products are the best on the market in terms of deterring and preventing crime, which is obviously a major selling point.

“Our ability to manufacture the products at our own facility in Hull, and provide and fit at a better rate then competitors further south, is also proving very beneficial.

“The EYG brand and vans are becoming an

ever-increasing sight in London, and that is great news for us and a great reflection on the city of Hull and its workforce.”

The work at the two Heathrow Airport hotels, which will have 750 bedrooms in total, follows on from a £1.2m contract last year with contractor S&T (UK) Ltd for a 620-bedroom Premier Inn development at the site.

Teams from EYG are expected at the Heathrow site in May, by which time the business will also be working on the contract in Southwark, where its glazing expertise has been called upon in all stages of the project, which has seen 368 new homes provided alongside retail units, a gym and a community centre on disused land.

In Wandsworth, a £218,000 contract for EYG Commercial will see teams on site between May and October to fit 42 sets of bi-folding doors on new properties, which are a mix of townhouses and apartments.

EYG Commercial, part of the EYG Group of businesses, last year secured the largest single contract in its history, a £5.13m deal to glaze one of the UK’s biggest care homes for the St Monica Trust in Bristol.

Stage @TheDock amphitheatre shortlisted in prestigious awards ENGINEERING: The creation of Hull’s stunning Stage @ TheDock amphitheatre has been recognised as one of the region’s most outstanding civil engineering projects.

The 350-seat venue, developed within the historic Central Dry Dock, received a certificate of commendation, having been

shortlisted in the prestigious Institution of Civil Engineers Yorkshire and Humber Awards 2017.

The awards are for projects of regional importance and quality in terms of achievement, excellence or innovation in civil engineering.

The amphitheatre was

nominated for the Smeaton Award, for projects with a capital value of between £500k and £5m.

Opened last summer, Stage @ TheDock was developed by Hull-based regeneration company Wykeland Group. It forms part of the £15m @ TheDock development in Hull’s

Fruit Market quarter, which has C4DI tech hub as its centrepiece.

The ICE award nomination recognised the contributions of Wykeland, consulting engineers Alan Wood & Partners, architects Enjoy Design and contractors Hobson & Porter.

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QUARTER OF FIRST-TIME BUYERS ‘SAVED FOR OVER FIVE YEARS’ Nearly one in four first-time buyers say it took them between five and 10 years to build their deposit, research has found.

A survey of people who have taken their first step on the property ladder in the last two years found 23% had been saving for between five and 10 years beforehand.

More than two-thirds (69%) say it took them more than two years to build up a deposit, the research from Which? Mortgage Advisers found.

First-time buyers have been saving for between five and 10 years WARNING OVER SAVINGS ACCOUNTS PAYING ‘NEXT TO NOTHING’ Two-thirds of savings accounts offering an introductory bonus rate pay less than 0.25% when the initial deal ends, according to a website.

Moneyfacts found 68% of the bonus savings accounts on the market will pay less than the Bank of England base rate of 0.25% once the bonus period has expired.

It warned that when the initial bonus rate ends, “the rate could end up paying next to nothing in some cases”.

Finding a good place for your savings can prove difficult MONEY ‘MAJOR FACTOR FOR YOUNG CO-HABITING COUPLES’ More than a fifth of young people who are living with a partner say saving money was their motivation for moving in together, a survey has found.

Some 22% of 18 to 34-year-olds who rent or own a home with their partner made their initial move to save some cash, according to the research from Post Office Money Mortgages.

Some 6% of young cohabiting couples surveyed had moved in with the parents of one person in the couple.

MONEY F ACT Around £2 million was lost to financial fraud each day of 2016, according to Financial Fraud Action UK (FFA UK).

The losses include payment card and cheque fraud as well as remote banking fraud, which covers internet, telephone and mobile banking.

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shiny new £1 coin will start to turn up in the nation’s wallets and pockets in the coming weeks.

The Royal Mint, in Llantrisant, South Wales, is producing 1.5 billion new £1 coins at a rate of up to 2,000 each minute and a staggering three million in total every day.

The new 12-sided coin, which resembles the old threepenny bit for those old enough to remember, enters circulation on March 28 – although it might be a little while later before you start seeing it in your loose change.

According to recent research from Mastercard, fewer than one in five people (17%) realise that the new coin enters circulation on this date.

So here’s what you need to know about the new coin:

Why the change?

The new coin boasts high-tech security features, including a hologram.

It is being produced following concerns about sophisticated counterfeiters’ ability to produce fakes of the old “round pound”, which was first introduced more than 30 years ago.

Around one in every 30 £1 coins in people’s change in recent years has been a fake.

What does the new £1 coin look like?

The new £1 coin is based on the More than a third of savers are planning to rely on ISAs for most of their retirement income.

But there’s a lack of awareness of options as two-thirds choose cash ISAs despite more than half being unhappy with the rates, according to insurance and annuity provider MetLife.

Quid’s in There’s a new quid on the block – here’s what you need to know about the new £1 coin

design of the old 12-sided threepenny bit, which went out of circulation in 1971.

The new coin is made of two metals, with a gold-coloured outer ring and a silver-coloured inner ring. It has very small lettering on both sides of the coin and milled edges.

It is thinner and lighter than the round pound, but its diameter is slightly larger.

The design of the coin also has features reflecting England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, with a rose, a leek, a thistle and a shamrock.

What will happen to the old £1 coins?

Some of the round £1 coins will be melted down and reused to make the new £1 coin.

And remember to have a piggy bank clearout by October...

At first, the new £1 coin will be accepted in shops alongside the

round pound.

But eventually, the round pound will be phased out of use, so it’s important to go through your drawers, jam jars and anywhere else you keep your loose change to hand in any old pound coins.

People are being urged to return the round pounds before they lose their legal tender status.

They can either spend them before October 15 or bank them.

The Royal Mint has produced over 2.2 billion round pound coins since 1983 – equating to the weight of nearly 6,000 elephants.

Around £1.3 billion-worth of coins are being stored in savings jars across the country, and the round pound is thought to account for nearly a third of these.

Mastercard’s research suggests that young adults aged 18 to 24 are particularly likely to have larger numbers of £1 coins sitting around at home.

has your pound taken a pounding from inflation?

■■Since the original £1 coin was first minted in 1983, inflation has wiped away two-thirds of its value in real terms, according to analysis by M&G Investments.

■■It found that when the eroding impact of inflation is taken into account, a £1 coin left in a piggy bank since 1983 would be worth just 32p now.

■■If the quid had instead been put in a cash savings account in 1983, it would be worth around £1.33 today in real terms, according to the calculations. And if it had been invested in stocks and shares, its real value could now be around £11.66.

For flexibility, try saving into a pension and an ISA

It’s understandable people are wary of stocks and shares ISAs when markets are volatile. But there are products giving some certainty over ISA investments with guarantees of either a

lump sum or income at the end of a chosen term. Savers need to check they understand what they could pay in, compared to how much they will be guaranteed to get out – as it may not be the full amount

invested, compared to risk-free low-interest cash ISAs. ISAs are a good way to save and boost retirement income without any tax issues. But savers need to ensure they’re not missing out on tax

relief and contributions from their boss that will boost savings, by opting for an ISA instead of a workplace pension.

Saving into pension and ISAs can offer more flexibility during retirement.

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Hotel’s culture makeover is nearing its completion Four-star Grange Park almost ready after £1m transformation

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THE Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel, in Willerby, is entering the final phase of an extensive investment and renovation programme totalling £1m.

Work on the refurbishment is well under way and is set to be complete by next month, including the transformation of all 100 bedrooms.

The first phase of the four-star hotel’s comprehensive refurbishment saw the redesign of its International Suite, cementing the property as the main events hotel in the area.

The bedroom renovation programme complements the International Suite theme and will incorporate similar locally inspired design choices, bringing a unique and individual feel to the property.

Commenting on the transformation, Peter Nye, general manager, said: “2017 is an exciting

WELL RECEIVED: Some of the new artwork in the hotel. year for the city with Hull adopting the title of City of Culture.

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The local area has directly influenced the design and feel of the bedrooms, with bespoke artwork commissioned to truly capture the local surroundings.

Mr Nye said: “The investment in the hotel demonstrates our continued commitment to offering guests to the city the finest experience, product and service.

“We look forward to unveiling the new look in April once the refurb is complete.

“In the meantime, we continue to welcome guests and locals to our hotel as we celebrate our

wonderful City of Culture.”

The renovation of the International Suite, capable of hosting up to 550 guests, is bespoke and locally inspired, demonstrating the best the local area has to offer and offering one of the largest spaces available within a hotel in Yorkshire.

It was the chosen venue for the Hull Daily Mail’s Business Awards last November.

“The reaction to the International Suite refurbishment has been phenomenal,” said Mr Nye, “and the local feel of the room has been the biggest compliment.

“We have even had people asking where to buy the artwork from.”

Cobus proud to sponsor Chamber anniversary COMMERCE: As a local business and long established member of Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, Cobus Communications Group was proud to be headline sponsor of the 180th anniversary dinner of the Chamber.

The event was held at the Mercure Hull Grange Park Hotel, in Willerby, when guests were entertained by John Lloyd CBE, speaking about his days as a TV producer.

Michael Smith, Cobus managing director, said: “Cobus was extremely proud to support the 180th awards and recognise the important work the Chamber does in supporting and promoting the area and

SUPPORT: Michael Smith. the development of its members’ businesses.”

On the top table with Mr Smith was Paul Spence, founder of local charity PAUL for Brain Recovery, which Cobus continues to support with a planned Great Wall of China trek in May. Established in 1991, Cobus

has become an awardwinning market leader in the communications arena, specialising in business telecoms. It complements this service with business mobiles, alternative line rental/call charges, CCTV and access control solutions and cable infrastructure.