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JOBS UPLIFT THANKS TO CULTURE STATUS Business confidence throughout the region brings employment opportunities By Catherine Lea Business Reporter c.lea@hulldailymail.co.uk
HULL’S UK City of Culture status appears to already be making its mark on the employment market, with an uplift in jobs across the region. Gill Dillon, employer and partnership manager at the Department for Work and Pensions in Hull, said there was evidence of business confidence throughout the city and beyond, bringing in investment and with it new jobs. “The hospitality industry is particularly strong at the moment across Hull and the East Riding,” she said. “I was looking at the number of vacancies and wondering if it had something to do with City of Culture, and there does appear to be a link. “There seems to be a lot more confidence in general.” Mrs Dillon pointed to new developments, such as the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Ferensway, as well as existing businesses like The Minerva in Nelson Street which is expanding its offer. She said: “New bars and restaurants are opening up, while existing businesses are growing. “From where we are based in Britannia House we have been able
GROWTH: Developments such as the new Hilton hotel are creating job opportunities in the region, says employer and partnership manager Gill Dillon, below right
to see the new Hilton Hotel rise from the ground, and now there is a planing application to add another storey and a rooftop bar. “That will create 90 jobs and we are currently working with them at the moment to establish their recruitment needs. “The owners of Minerva are also opening a gin bar, and Humber Street in particular is going from strength to strength. “In Hessle, the new Green King pub will be opening in June, creating 70
jobs, and then we are in the process of working with the holiday parks across the East Riding on their seasonal recruitment. “This is only a snapshot of what is happening at the moment, but it does look positive.” Only this week, the Mail revealed Hull museums had enjoyed a huge spike in visitor numbers over the past weekend, with the Maritime Museum attracting 5,101 people
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Entrepreneur’s new focus as he sells shares ENTREPRENEUR Peter Aarosin has sold his shares in RMS Group and left the business “to focus on other commercial opportunities”. Mr Aarosin, pictured, has been at the forefront of RMS’s development since 1995, during which time it has grown from a single terminal at the Port of Goole to operations around the Humber estuary. The Goole-based businessman, also former chairman of Hull Bondholders and former director of Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce, was a 50 per cent shareholder in RMS from 1995 until 2004. In 2007 he returned as chief executive and minority shareholder to lead the next phase of RMS’s growth. Now, Mr Aarosin is to focus on his roles as a shareholder and managing director of Danbrit Holdings, a company with businesses in the shipping, haulage, warehousing and industrial packing sectors. He said: “This is a very exciting time for Danbrit, with a number of exciting opportunities at key stages of development, including Goole Intermodal Terminal, which has the potential to become a major Northern logistics hub creating hundreds of jobs. “I feel now is the right time for me to step away from RMS to enable me to focus fully on realising these growth opportunities.”
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