Humberbusiness.com 1 Year Anniversary

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Uniting businesses on both sides of Humber quickly and easily A

YEAR on and we are celebrating the first anniversary of Humberbusiness.com – your daily port of call for all things business across the Humber estuary.

While uncertainty may remain about the future of the political make-up of our area, one thing is certain and that is the power and might of the Humber as an industrial strength.

Whatever the future holds, there is no doubt that both north and south banks are intrinsically linked. They share the vital waterway on which our wealth has grown and leaders on both sides are united in their passion and determination to look, with optimism, at the future potential of wind energy, while ensuring our traditional businesses and industrial heartlands are supported.

It was with the above in mind, that the teams within our three media outlets, Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe, recognised the need to unite both sides of the Humber with a business news and commercial website that embraced new technology and used innovative digital solutions to provide thousands of readers with the only daily service of its kind – not only in this region, but in the UK. After months of planning and discussions with our supporters and partners, to whom we are very grateful, the dream of humberbusiness.com became a reality ... and it has not looked back.

It has one main focus – to connect all our Humber businesses quickly and easily, to keep them up-to-date with the very latest news across both banks and to facilitate the ease in which they can do business and talk to each other, with information on events and vital advice. Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe have their very own news sections where daily information is uploaded and we have separate sections for the individual business sectors as we recognised that those in their own sphere of

KEEP UP-TO-DATE: Above, Business Editor David Laister.

Left, the humberbusiness.com website, your daily port of call for all things business across the Humber estuary.

industry are extremely interested in how others are faring right across the region.

In the following pages of this special first anniversary supplement, you will see more about those individual sections and you will also see testimonials from those who have

supported us over the last 12-months, recognising the importance of this regional digital innovation. You will also read about the Humber and its continuing strengths as a region from some of our partners.

Plus, importantly, if you wish to be a part of

this Humberbusiness.com success story, then please contact Business Editor David Laister by calling 01472 806972, mobile 07730 639525 or emailing dave.laister@grimsbytelegraph.co.uk In the meanwhile please, if you have not yet, take a look at www.humberbusiness.com

Exciting times as confidence grows A

s 2017 begins, I’m pleased to look back on last year as one of growing confidence and reputation in North East Lincolnshire.

We’ve been recognised nationally for some brilliant things that happened in the borough, adding to the growing confidence in the area, and the council, to deliver on its promises of building a stronger economy and stronger communities.

Our credentials as a key part of the Energy Estuary were cemented with the Government announcement of potentially the world’s largest

Creating confidence to deliver and support a stronger economy and stronger communities has been a golden thread running through the council’s work for a number of years.

Councillor Ray Oxby offshore wind farm, Hornsea Project Two, which will consist of 300 turbines, 90km off the coast. And in the heart of that long-term operation will be Dong Energy, who, based in Grimsby, will be working with us to develop local training to support this operation.

In Grimsby town centre, you can’t fail to have noticed the work that’s

By Councillor Ray Oxby, leader, North East Lincolnshire Council been going on, and we thank our residents and businesses for putting up with this. The developments, including the £4 million Cartergate office development now occupied by Wilkin Chapman, as well as the refresh of Victoria, Bethlehem and Osborne Streets has brought a major uplift to the look of the town centre.

Our future plans for Grimsby and Cleethorpes are now being worked through and this year, we look forward to exciting announcements about major developments.

In Cleethorpes, unfortunately, Pleasure Island closed its doors for the final time, but we are working with the landowner on the future for the site.

I can’t look back on 2016 without some recognition for the events we’ve held. Firstly, and most impressively, the national Armed Forces Day event in June. Developed over a year of working with our military colleagues, Cleethorpes held the biggest event in one weekend I’ve ever seen. With around 180,000 attending on the Saturday, I’ll never forget the sight of our troops and veterans proudly marching through our streets. The inaugural Great Grimsby 10K run, sponsored by Dong Energy, was a fantastic success and we already have over 2,000 runners signed up for this year.

These were just a couple of the many events we host through the year in our towns, but two, I’m sure you’ll agree, made 2016 just that bit special.

The teams that put these types of events together work very hard in the background, and my thanks goes out

FUTURE PLANS: Council leader Ray Oxby is proud of what has been achieved in North East Lincolnshire in 2016.

to them. Our support for small businesses continues.

Small businesses across North East Lincolnshire worked with the council and took to social media, and in some case, the streets, to promote themselves for Small Business Saturday this year.

And this year, Sea View Street in Cleethorpes was nominated and got to

the final three of the Coastal Community category of the Great British High Street Awards, selected from 900 nominations over all the categories. With reports of additional footfall and traders working together for a common cause, it’s been a hugely worthwhile experience – well done to all involved.

Creating confidence to deliver and support a stronger economy and

stronger communities has been a golden thread running through the council’s work for a number of years.

2016 was the year when we’ve seen this working in practice and I look forward to building on that in the years to come. ● All the business stories mentioned here are available to read on humberbusiness.com

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IT’S A HIT: humberbusiness.com has 10,000 average unique browsers per month.

Giving you the news as it happens Humberbusiness.com: be a part of it as thousands of others are already!

We launched last January – a completely new site.

But word spread and very quickly, that this is the regional business site that gives you the news as it happens – as well as the opportunity to look at specialist areas, like commercial property, or engage with others who may well have useful business advice for you.

During 2016

humberbusiness.com had: ● 110,000 unique browsers ● 10,000 average unique browsers per month ● 400+ daily newsletter subscribers (we send out our daily news letter to keep you all informed with what is happening on the site) ● 3,300 Twitter followers To add to that success story, we launched the specialist Commercial Property section of the site in November and, until the end of December, it

had attracted 4,000 unique browsers – all potential customers!

And there’s more In 2017 we will continue to grow, responding to what you say you want and looking at opportunities to help you grow and succeed across the Humber area – both north and south.

Over the coming months look out for two more specialist platforms on the site ... more news of that in the weeks ahead.

Building on success as exciting projects come to fruition T

HE year 2016 was a year to remember for North Lin- By Baroness Liz Redfern, colnshire. It has paved the former leader of North way for many future devel- Lincolnshire Council opments and it has seen many exciting projects come to fruition. expected around 380 jobs will be

Our vision for North Lincolnshire is simple – we want it to be a place where people can do business, invest, work, play and live.

Looking back over the year, there were plenty of achievements and investments that should be recognised. All of which are helping to accomplish our vision for North Lincolnshire.

Significant progress was made with the Lincolnshire Lakes project in 2016.

Planning permissions were granted for more than 7,300 homes to be built for the £1.3 billion development that will see the creation of five new villages on the outskirts of Scunthorpe.

Around 5,000 jobs will be created as part of this project, which is going to be the region’s largest housing regeneration scheme for years to come. We have never before seen anything of his magnitude in North Lincolnshire.

The £3 million British Steel Support Fund has helped 13 businesses so far in North Lincolnshire and it is

created. This fund was set up with money from the Government to help people affected by the redundancies at the Scunthorpe steelworks in 2015 and to help those businesses associated with the steelworks.

The £7 million Northern

Looking back over the year, there are plenty of achievements and investments that should be recognised Baroness Liz Redfern Lincolnshire Broadband project that has been recognised nationally as best practice has been a huge success.

The second phase is well underway to give people access to high-speed broadband. The original targets of the

project were exceeded ahead of schedule and coverage has now been increased to 99 per cent of properties for the second phase that will be complete in 2018 – exceeding the national target of 95 per cent.

Nearly 3,000 hours of business support was provided to 475 businesses through the free business support programme.

The 2016 Festival of Skills and Opportunities saw 20 events take place throughout October with more than 4,000 people attending.

Due to this success we will be running the month-long event again this year.

Working with local partner organisations it provides opportunities to help people get back into work and raises the aspirations of children and young people.

Scunthorpe town centre is definitely attracting more visitors and we are seeing developments being made with the help of our £45 million investment plans.

This includes the new Ongo head office, improved road infrastructure, extension to Church Square House, specialist lighting to Church Square and plans to improve Scunthorpe Market.

Our free parking initiatives are a continuing success by welcoming

SUPPORT: Baroness Liz Redfern, who was leader of North Lincolnshire Council in 2016, with Peter Hogg, commercial director of British Steel Ltd. North Lincolnshire Council renamed their emergency fund in line with the company name change. people to stay for longer in our town centres and supporting the variety of brilliant shops and independent retailers.

The £200,000 Viable and Vibrant Places Fund is also having a great impact on businesses in Scunthorpe town centre. So far we have had 20 expressions of interest with one business already completing the

process and moving into larger premises.

It certainly was an exciting time for North Lincolnshire in 2016 and we will be looking to make 2017 even better.

This week, Councillor Rob Waltham, former deputy leader of the council, took over as leader.

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Looking to invest in staff and IT in 2017 S

cunthorpe established building, civil engineering and structural steelwork company Britcon has announced that it will prioritise significant investment into the business as it looks forward to a prosperous 2017.

A forward order book predicts a 40 per cent increase in trading for the local firm that has seen a surge in opportunity across all key sectors, including energy and renewables, retail, industrial and commercial.

Managing director Paul Clarkson said that strong trading in 2016 would allow significant investment in its people and IT systems.

Over the last twelve months it has employed 20 new people across all areas of the business, including continued growth of the Yorkshire office.

Britcon directly employs more than 90 people directly on its project sites across the UK. Key contracts secured in the last six month includes a £13.5 million contract to deliver a

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Playing key role in increasing business share in the Humber

STRONG TRADING: Managing director of Britcon UK Paul Clarkson new anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in Dagenham for food waste recycler ReFood (UK) Ltd, a series of new developments, extensions and refurbishment projects valued over £10 million for Lidl, and contracts worth £3.5 million for global chemicals business Kemira.

In 2014, Britcon opened a new office in Yorkshire, which has since secured a number of significant contracts in the region, facilitating growth from 1 to 10 permanent people.

Key projects include the completion of a £4.2 million technical centre at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Sheffield, a listed building conversion for The University of Huddersfield, an outdoor learning centre in Ilkley for Bradford City Council, and a new housing development for Leeds City Council.

Britcon, which has been established for more than 26 years, is currently listed by the London Stock Exchange in its latest report of “1000 Companies to Inspire Europe”.

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NCREASED involvement in technical roles, highlighted by growth in nuclear and power generation placements, made for a positive 2016 for List Recruitment.

The Immingham-based operation is playing a key role, and is keen to increase business share in the Humber.

Daniella Wilson, pictured, contracts manager, said: “Specialist, technical roles are typically hard to fill and sometimes it can take a long time to approach and source the right people.

“We have been told that we keep on going long after other recruiters have given up!

“I am always trying to come up with ways to differentiate ourselves from other recruiters. Unfortunately, the industry does not have a brilliant reputation and agencies are often viewed as a

as a source of expertise to our clients.”

The business can work on a per vacancy basis, to introduce permanent of contract/agency staff and also offers payroll services for freelance and limited company contractors.

List also operates as a recruitment partner to several local companies, immersing itself in strategy, planning and handling the whole recruitment process on behalf of the client. “necessary evil” – as a According to the CBI, more company we try to dispel than half of employers can’t myths and exceed expectations. find people to fill current “We also try to promote our available roles, with seven out industry, which makes a huge of 10 bosses not confident about contribution to the UK filling their high-skilled jobs in economy.” the future. “So now more than Last year saw the Manby ever there is a need for Road team attained REC specialist recruitment Audited status. services,” said Danielle, adding that the team understand the “It was a great achievement and we keep abreast of trends, area, the people and the skills required, having been around recruitment news and innovations so that we can act since 1971.

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Business Hive Club has ‘big benef its’ for all members A

UNIQUE club for businesses of all sizes with more than 300 local members is a “fantastic” platform to grow, expand and explore new business opportunities.

A social enterprise owned by E-Factor, Grimsby-based Business Hive Club, a bespoke community of businesses small and large, has been described as a platform that offers “entrepreneurial spirit and real prospects”.

Launched in 2014, the club’s 300-plus members pay £25 a month for the support and networking opportunities provided at the Dudley Street hub.

By joining the ever-expanding club, whose bosses hope to have 500 members signed up to by 2018, businesses can more easily work together through networking in a productive and collaborative working environment that can boost the growth of business in North East Lincolnshire.

Businesses that are signed up benefit from access to trained advisers, HR and health and safety support, access to the Dudley Street EXPERT ADVICE: Melanie Tillett, of Tillet’s, in Sea View Street, Cleethorpes, sees the Business Hive Club as an important part of business development.

AT YOUR SERVICE: Carrie Cordell, client service administrator, Jo Taylor, marketing co-ordinator, Sam Burgess, Business Hive manager, and Emma Cox, client service administrator, at the Business Hive Club, based in Dudley Street, Grimsby.

Business Hive for hot desking or meetings, free access and enrolment to a business directory and an option to join OneLincolnshire.

Launched last June, OneLincolnshire is an e-commerce platform for independent retailers to sell their products from, used by 50 local sellers.

Whenever a new retailer registers on OneLincolnshire, E-Factor will pay a charge to the host from that fee. No other cost or commission is paid by vendors.

Sam Burgess, Business Hive manager, says that the “really diverse” mix of businesses already signed up to the club can provide “big benefits” for all members.

She said: “The big thing is that it brings all the businesses together which means that there’s a lot of networking and lots of opportunities to grow.

“I know that businesses have been able to expand and develop since joining.

“We are client led and we are doers who want to make things happen.

“Our big aim for this year is to raise the bar. We are looking forward to helping businesses grow.

“This is at the heart of the community and is the friendliest place to come and do business.”

Also included in the Business Hive Club package is free access to a host of fun business events, workshops, expos and master classes, which will see a host of business experts deliver talks showcasing their ideas on how IMPROVED NETWORKING: From left, Paul Gray, of Forrester Boyd, Sarah Brattan, to flourish to members.

The first master class of 2017 will be owner of Your Business Buddy, and Rob Walsh, North East Lincolnshire Council CEO. “Communicate With Impact” with “We have some very important and sizeable business sectors in this borough – ports and logistics, renewables, seafood, chemicals, visitor economy – but the oil that serves to smooth the big wheels of these key sectors is the SMEs. “What we see with e-factor and the Hive is an increasing degree of confidence in the local supply chain, a growing entrepreneurial spirit and Sam Burgess real prospects for a sustainable SME future in North East Lincolnshire.”

Paul Gray, head of business Blair Jacobs, who is a corporate development at Forrester Boyd, said: media skills trainer, a voice over “We have been a member of the artist and facilitator to talk about Business Hive since it started and are presentation and communication not at all surprised at the rapid skills. growth it has seen to become the focal He will appear at the Humber Royal point for business to business contact.

Hotel on Wednesday, January 25, “Although we are a well-known firm, between 5.30pm and 7.30pm. the networking at the Hive has helped A second master class will take our people connect with business place at the Oaklands Hall Hotel on people on a regular basis in both the February 22, with sales and marketing traditional way of face to face as well expert Grant Leboff, with a third set as helping take our social media to a to be held on March 21 at Abbys Wine higher level.

Bar, Grimsby, also with a sales and “The range of information and marketing expert, Alex Wright. support available is second to none Rob Walsh, North East Lincolnshire and as all the team there are so Council CEO, said: “Small businesses helpful we make a point of are the engine room of our local recommending clients to visit which economy. in turn adds value to our relationship with our clients.”

“The more vibrant, confident and successful they are, the more that our Sarah Brattan, owner of Your local economy benefits.

Business Buddy, said: “I really enjoy

We are client led and we are doers who want to make things happen

being a member. As a start-up business I have met many valuable business contacts in the last 12 months.

“Some of them I have done business with and have built a relationship with.

“The events and workshops that they organise are always beneficial and most importantly, fun to attend.

“It’s a really positive place full of positive people who all work together to provide a positive experience.”

Melanie Tillett, of Tillett’s clothing in Cleethorpes, said: “We see the Business Hive Club as an important part of our business development going forward.

“We are currently the area’s leading independent ladies fashion retailer now employing 15 people throughout our stores and online business.

“There are many things we can tap into with the Hive and we do take advantage of expert seminars, networking groups, conference and meeting room facilities.

“We held a very successful recruitment drive in 2016 at the Business Hive meeting rooms. This year the directors of the business are already booked into one of the master classes seminars this January.”

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HE unique partnership your three Humber papers have in Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe enables humberbusiness.com to provide you with a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week news service that is unrivalled and stands apart as being the number one such digital platform not just in the region, but in the country.

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For people whose first interest is business and commerce, it offers a functionality you cannot afford to miss – all your regional news in one place. Go to humberbusiness.com and you will find, under our news section, the latest headlines – all broken down into the three urban centres, so you can either view the news together or by location. Our business teams in the three centres are constantly updating the site with breaking news, features and pictures making sure you are first to hear about what is going on. Not only do we use the site to upload straight business stories, that you would normally find in special sections of the papers, we also source the stories that have been in our general news sections – meaning you will not miss a thing as you log-on to this “one-stop” business site.

Just some of the stories that we have featured over the last 12-months: SEPTEMBER 6, 2016 You read the news first on humberbusiness.com … and it received 10,000 page impressions: “A HUGE boost to Grimsby and the Humber’s renewables credentials has been received, with today’s granting of development consent for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm’s electrical system. The announcement has been made by Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clark, paving the way for it to enter the next subsidy auction. It will create hundreds of permanent jobs, hotly tipped for Grimsby, should it join the five already operating and the Race Bank and Hornsea

developments. Able Marine Energy Park is also in the thinking. With a potential capacity of 900MW, Triton Knoll dwarfs those already built

by Centrica, Dong Energy and E.on off the Lincolnshire coast. It is a joint venture between RWE owner Innogy and Statkraft.”

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SUPPORTING GROWTH: Wilkin Chapman’s new offices in Cartergate.

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ilkin Chapman solicitors move to local community is a key part of their own Cartergate is a sign of firm’s growth progression and development according to chief plans and investment in com- executive Des Mannion.

The four-storey building will provide greater munity.

Regional legal powerhouse Wilkin Chapman solicitors is welcoming in 2017 from a new headquarters as the firm completes its move to the council-owned £6 million new development on Cartergate.

The office complex has been built and is owned by the council, but as the anchor tenant it provides Wilkin Chapman with the space required, over the coming years, to support the fir m’s growth ambitions. The new offices are home to around 213 members of staff, whose training and development is of central importance to Wilkin Chapman and its ethos.

The construction work required to build and fit the four-storey building was carried out by local contractors in a development that is expected to breathe new life into an area known as the cultural quarter of Grimsby’s town centre. Comfortably the largest law firm in the area, Wilkin Chapman’s desire to invest in the

accessibility for clients, with step-free access and lifts up to all floors and parking available on site. They are hoping to use some of the wall space in the new building to showcase some artwork by up and coming talented artists in association with some of the local colleges and universities. Local charities will also benefit from the move as Wilkin Chapman is planning to donate computer equipment, telephones and office furniture.

As stated by chief executive Des Mannion, Wilkin Chapman’s move to Cartergate is ultimately a win-win situation for the council, the firm, local business growth and the wider community as part of the regeneration of Grimsby town centre. It also cements the firm’s local heritage and continued commitment to investment in the area having been situated within the Humber for more than 100 years.

OCTOBER 11: Plans for the first lake to form part of the Lincolnshire Lakes development are set to go on show to the public. behemoth-like moulds which will create offshore wind turbines.”

We also spoke to one of the new apprentices who had been taken on and had a bright future ahead of her: “I was gobsmacked when I first walked into the factory,” said Poppy Hutchinson, 17, of Brough. “I didn’t realise this was on quite such a vast scale, it is mesmerising.”

OCTOBER 11, 2016 PLANS for the first lake to form part of the Lincolnshire Lakes development on the outskirts of Scunthorpe were set to go on show to the public – and humberbusiness.com was the first digital platform to tell you.

“The £1.2 billion Lakes project is set to transform the area between the town and the River Trent and will create six new villages in waterside settings, with 6,000 new homes to be built. Designs for the first of five planned lakes were drawn up earlier this year and £2 million funding has already been secured by North Lincolnshire Council from the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) to help build it.”

Your news matters at humberbusiness.com.

In our planning of this new website, we spent time talking to local businesses to see what they wanted out of this digital platform. One of the major ‘wants’ was a platform where news could be shared. Your News allows our partners to upload, with ease, pictures and stories that matter to them – and which they wish to share with others.

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OVEMBER 2016 saw an innovate and exciting new launch for humberbusiness.com. The site was not even a year old, but as we constantly look for new ways of serving our marketplace, we brought a fantastic new commercial property platform to you, which is dedicated to the economic cluster that calls the Energy Estuary home.

Initially partnering with three of the biggest agents in the region, approximately 700 properties are now listed.

Welcoming Clark Weightman, Garness Jones and PPH Commercial to the fold at the time of the launch, Mike Pennington, managing director of the Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraphs, along with the Hull Daily Mail and Lincolnshire Echo, said: “We’re delighted to be launching phase two of Humberbusiness.com, offering a robust service for our partners in the commercial property sector.

“Business doesn’t see a boundary when it comes to investing and expanding in the Humber, and there is a lot to be positive about on both banks as companies large and small seize opportunities aplenty.

“From a standing start to have 700 properties listed, shows the reach and potential of Humberbusiness.com, and I look forward to reading of the investments made when deals are done. It is a great time to be part of Humberbusiness.com.”

UNRIVALLED: The Commercial property section of the humberbusiness.com website.

From Europarc to Bridgehead, Foxhills to Flemingate; new builds, conversions and major developments are covered in detail, as the sector is reported on. This makes it the ideal platform to unite interested parties with property stakeholders.

Carl Bradley, director at Hessle-based Clark Weightman, is from Grimsby, and values the pan-Humber approach.

He said: “It has been interesting sitting with the team behind Humberbusiness.com and understanding how they want to develop the website.

“We as agents get bombarded by a number of listing sites who all want us to advertise with them. They are often national, and are marketing opportunities, but a lot of the properties we deal with appeal to

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local businesses and local investors, therefore a shop window that is Humber-focussed has got to be good for the agents, the landlords, and the occupiers.

“The fact it comes from a site where we get regional business news in a format that is easily digestible and that the people behind it, and those writing the news, can be relied upon, makes it appeal all the more.”

Garness Jones is a Hull-based agent, with an increasing interest in the South Bank. Managing director David Garness said: “I really value the partnership with the media group that operates in the Humber area – covering Hull, Grimsby and Scunthorpe.

“I did feel we were left wanting in terms of a portal, and now I think we are really getting there with the

MIKE PENNINGTON: ‘There is a lot to be positive about.’

news and search facility offering.

“I see the Humber as a natural economic area, and as such it is a natural commercial property area, and that’s why we want to be part of it.”

Nick Pearce, director of PPH Commercial offices in Hessle, Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Doncaster, said: “We do a lot on the internet and we have been pushing for a more active platform to work on.

“From a commercial property agent’s point of view the coverage Humberbusiness.com can offer us is unrivalled in the region and we wanted to come on board straight away. I think it will be to the benefit of all our clients, and will provide an extensive service.”

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ABP equipped for future challenges O

REAPING THE BENEFITS: Josh Smith has been involved with specifying, selecting and purchasing the company’s surveying equipment.

ver the last year ABP Humber have invested significantly in enhancing the provision the Humber ports have to offer for container shipping.

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n common with many other businesses, On Line Design & Engineering Limited have found the past few years very difficult due to the price of oil and the price of steel.

Two factors that have traditionally affected the business environment in the Humberside Region. In addition to these two factors, the uncertainty surrounding the results of the Brexit referendum have driven the company to seek opportunities and clients outside of their normal sphere of operations, whilst still serving its historical and important core clients.

Although it is a service that the company has been able to offer for many years, it has now created and launched a standalone survey department and appointed a new head of department to market and manage the section.

Josh Smith, a graduate of Leeds Metropolitan University has been with the company for six years.

He is currently hoping to get his chartered surveyor status and has been involved with specifying, selecting and purchasing the

company’s surveying equipment, including a new 3D laser scanning station.

Josh has been intimately involved in many of the company’s projects both onshore and offshore and his specific knowledge of the equipment enables him to provide survey solutions to the highest possible standards and accuracy.

Josh said “In addition to traditional surveying services, we are able to offer dimensional control and fabrication verification and a full 3D colour laser scanning service, including large multi-discipline cloud surveys.”

There are numerous benefits to be had from dimensional control surveys which include the reduction of on-site hot works and the minimisation of shutdown and installation times.

Josh went on to explain that “the benefits of 3D laser scanning include amongst other things a reduction in design costs and the provision of uniform design accuracy across all disciplines, in addition to enabling complete clash detection on all designs”.

In ports in both Hull and Immingham ABP have installed new assets and upgraded the facilities in 2016 to make the container storage terminals fit and ready for the future challenges ahead.

Immingham has a dedicated container terminal handling around 15 container vessel calls per week from parts of the world including Holland, Belgium, the Baltic, Scandinavia and Iceland. The facility also boasts large volumes of deep sea imports from the Far East, including processed fish products.

The terminal is a regional centre for deep-sea container imports, enabling customers to ship deep-sea containers directly into Immingham on regular short-sea feeder vessels. The newly-enhanced facility operates on a 24/7 basis and boasts two ship-to-shore cranes and four rubber-tyred gantry cranes supported by reach-stackers. ABP also took over the operation on the dedicated container storage terminal in Hull in May 2016.

The terminal, which stretches more than 30 acres, also operates on a 24/7 basis and

INVESTMENT: New assets and upgraded facilities at ABP. employs 32 skilled terminal operations staff on site offering around the clock vessel working.

ABP have invested in two new Liebherr STS cranes and one (back-up) Paceco STS crane on site. ABP hope that the cranes, alongside the ter minal’s fully automatic container location and yard management system incorporating vessel stowage

planning, as well as being licenced to handle class 1 and class 7 hazardous cargoes, mean their customers can see the benefits of the facility.

ABP would like to thank their customers for the patience they have shown whilst these investment improvements have been made and are looking forward to the exciting years ahead for container shipping on both sides of the Humber.

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