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By NEIL HODGSON Industry Reporter
A BATHROOM retailer will breathe new life into a familiar Liverpool landmark this weekend. Almost two years since Rapid Hardware’s bathrooms showroom left Renshaw Street for the former George Henry Lee store, new tenant Bathroom Empire has moved into the same unit. Founded by Marion Lewis and
Renshaw Street sees return of bathroom store
Stephen Edwards in 2009, the firm previously operated from a warehouse in Maghull supplying independent retailers throughout the UK. But they decided they needed a city
centre base in a move creating four jobs in their first dedicated retail site. Sales director Mr Edwards said: “We are from Liverpool and know the area.” Their range features bamboo and Malaysian hardwood products sourced from the Far East and Mr Edwards said: “We try to offer something a little out of the ordinary. “While we can accommodate those who prefer the classic white bathroom we cater for customers who want something more unique. “We also have a wide range of eco-friendly products including
bamboo steam cabinets, shower panels and bowls, and baths made from Cedar, Teak and Red Oak.” He added: “The Renshaw Street showroom is intended to give customers ideas and from here we can assist customers with the creative process of designing a bespoke bathroom.” Developer Grosvenor owns the seven former Rapid units on Renshaw Street and projects director Guy Butler, said: “We are pleased to have Bathroom Empire as part of the regeneration programme in Renshaw Street.”
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BUSINESS CONFIDENCE BOOST BUT BLEAK NEWS FOR JOBS
CONFIDENCE among small firms has improved, but job prospects have weakened, the latest poll by lobby group The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has shown. Its Voice of Small Business Index for the first quarter of 2011 revealed that at the end of 2010 a balance of -2.5% of businesses thought they would have to make cuts to employment levels. However, -6.5% actually decreased headcount during the quarter, showing that businesses are having to make tough decisions. This comes as unemployment figures released last week showed that both female and youth unemployment rose, while the overall unemployment figure fell to 2.48 million in the three months to February. However, looking ahead to the next three months, businesses paint a more encouraging picture with fewer members (-1.7) reporting that they will decrease headcount. Small business confidence rose for the first time to +6.7 in the first quarter, after falling in each quarter in 2010. This, perhaps, indicates that the economy will return to growth when GDP figures are released at the end of the month, so avoiding a technical recession.
BANK BOOSTS BUSINESS TEAM
YORKSHIRE Bank has strengthened its Liverpool business banking team with the appointment of Steve Butler as a business partner at its Financial Solutions Centre in Moorfields. He will also help to deliver the bank’s Investing for Growth initiative to local firms which is aimed at supporting their cashflow while easing debt commitments. Steve said: “I look forward to supporting local businesses and individuals.”
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HE late Brian Labone, former Everton captain, was affectionately known as “the last of the Corinthians” and his spirit of fair play was the catalyst to help a Birkenhead sports company dedicated to breaking down racial barriers take its first steps on the road to what is now an established international venture. AsiaEurope Group, based on Campbeltown Road, was setting up its first major football tournament in 2003 and was keen to garner endorsements from the professional game. Founding managing director, and Liverpool fan, Majid Lavji, 35, said Everton was the first Premier League club to support the concept through the backing of Labone, who died in 2006: “Brian was very supportive, and through him Everton became involved. “Then Liverpool came in, and the other clubs followed.” Today AsiaEurope Group’s partners include Manchester United, Arsenal, Manchester City, Fulham and even Italian and Spanish giants AC Milan and Real Madrid, respectively. The seed of the idea for AsiaEurope was sown while Majid was studying law and business at Derby university. He ran small-scale tournaments aimed at Asian footballers, but on his return to Wirral he set up the company in earnest. Their first major AsiaEurope Football Festival was in 2003 and aimed at encouraging Asian talent which – apart from British-born Asian Michael Chopra, the former Newcastle and Sunderland forward and now leading the line for Cardiff City – is still massively under represented in the English leagues. After successful tournaments in Liverpool Majid expanded the venture nationally, staging one tournament in Burnley after the Lancashire town was devastated by race riots. Now known as the One Culture Football Festival the latest tournament, in partnership with Powerleague sports centres, kicks off next month and will involve 10,000 players “from all colours, creeds and religions”, says Majid, in seven regional heats aimed at under-16 boys and open-age men’s and women’s teams. Not only does the new format open up access to football hopefuls, but it helps clubs constrained by the 90-mile ruling which only allows them to sign up a promising youngster living within a 90-mile radius. Next year the tournament will probably be extended further with Newcastle keen to get involved.
Wirral boss spanning the cultural divide with football Neil Hodgson talks sport with AsiaEurope Group founder Majid Lavji Majid believes the dearth of Asian football talent is down to culture: “In the past cricket and hockey were more popular. But parents and cultures are changing and football is now seen as a career pathway which it never was in the past.” AsiaEurope has also evolved. It now runs talent and coaching schools in Africa and Asia – the English tournament winner this year will play the African winner who then goes on to play the Asian winner – and a
sports management company which looks after players in these regions. Another role is a commercial arm to help English clubs exploit opportunities in Africa and Asia, where the Premier League is such a massive draw. Majid said one of their first deals in 2005 was marketing Everton at melas, or Asian cultural festivals, around the country. He admitted: “We were surprised at how many Everton fans there were in
the Asian community. But when migration was at its height in the 1970s, Liverpool and Everton were the premier clubs.” But he warned that the Premier League is in danger of losing out to their Spanish and Italian counterparts when it comes to building their fan bases in Asia and Africa. “The English League is still the biggest in the world, but we are in a Premier League bubble, and what happens outside is very impressive, the way German, Spanish and Italian clubs are structured to break into Asia. “The Spanish and Italian leagues are doing a lot of tours of China, Japan and India.” And he believes there is a danger that English football could suffer the same fate as English cricket which created the 20:20 match model, but which has been developed by the
Barclays investment in Haydock animal feeds plant BARCLAYS Business, the small business arm of the financial services provider, has backed expansion plans for a Haydock animal feeds plant with a six figure investment. The additional working capital is for Compound Feed Engineering (CFE) which was set up in 1996 in Kerry, by Con
Lynch and Pat Dennehy, but employs nine staff at its main plant in Haydock. CFE is now the leader in the pelleting consumables market for the compound feed industry. The company has now evolved away from the compound area, with opportunities in energy
consultancy and pelleting in the biomass and green energy industries. Managing director Con Lynch said: “We want a bank for the long term that provides us with strong support and who understands our market. “We are confident that Barclays Business can deliver
for us now and in the future.” Barclays Business manager Phil Johnson said: “I am delighted to have been able to provide a solution to an existing customer that supports the growth of their business. “Our understanding of the market has enabled us to structure a facility that fits
well with CFE's strategic plans and we look forward to helping the company expand and grow. “This is one of many completed recently by Barclays Business which demonstrates our appetite for providing funding support to quality businesses in the region.”
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HIGH HOPES: Team Bal, which took part in a AsiaEurope tournament at Liverpool Hope University. Michael Chopra, inset, was the first player of Indian origin to score a Premier League goal
PENALTIES FOR LATE TAX RISE
NEW penalties for late filing and payment of income tax through self-assessment have been introduced by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The penalties for filing a return late now range from £100 for one day overdue to at least £1,300 if it is six months late. If tax remains unpaid culprits will face a 5% charge of the sum due after 30 days, which rises by a further 5% after six months and another 5% after a year. These penalties are in addition to the interest that HMRC will charge on all outstanding amounts, including unpaid penalties, until payment is received. HMRC spokesman Stephen Banyard said: “HMRC spends a lot of time pursuing late returns. We want to focus our resources on more productive work such as catching criminals and collecting tax. “Basically, the greater the delay, the greater the penalty.”
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Indian Premier League where many big stars of the game have been lured by huge financial rewards. The wider business aspect of AsiaEurope Group has just been backed by Liverpool venture capital provider the Merseyside Special Investment Fund (MSIF) which has provided a funding package through the Northwest Development Agency’s (NWDA) Small Loans for Business, matched by AsiaEurope Group. Majid said: “The team at MSIF have been fantastic and very supportive of this venture. “It’s a different business model to what they normally look at, however, they saw the potential in the company and really understood what we are trying to achieve.” MSIF investment manager Chris Walters added: “AsiaEurope is a very well-run business. The company is already doing very well with its football academies and this latest venture will increase AsiaEurope’s profile and boost business. “Majid and his team are very passionate about what they do and we are very pleased to be supporting the company.” David Read, NWDA head of business finance, said: “Small Loans for Business is able to fund a variety of propositions and we are pleased it has been able to support an organisation which reaches out to such a diverse audience and promotes multiculturalism.”
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A RUNCORN plant has opened to recycle hundreds of tonnes of old car tyres to make rubber ‘bark’. Re-Bound, which has created five new jobs, will process more than one million tyres a year. It is the UK’s largest producer of recycled, coloured, scented rubber garden products and has taken on two previously empty units in Boleyn Court. Director Bob Jones said: “We are delighted to have opened our new premises in Runcorn and hopefully this will lead to more employment for local people.”
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BUSINESS
Promoting the right culture at the Albert Dock – and with Gusto
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Alex Turner talks to Albert Dock tenants’ business association chairman Jeremy Roberts
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HE sun was shining on the Albert Dock on earlier this week. Not only was it basking in the good weather which it hopes will continue to attract visitors throughout the spring and summer, it had also announced strong improvements in footfall and sales. February and March saw 30% and 12% more visitors respectively compared with last year, while the bars and restaurants at the Albert Dock enjoyed an average spending increase of 10% last month. Jeremy Roberts, the chairman of the Albert Dock Tenants’ Business
Association, is looking forward to what is in store for the rest of 2011. He said: “The year ahead is going to be action-packed with some very exciting events. The dock is one of the crown jewels of Liverpool’s tourist economy and all of the dock tenants continuously work very hard to ensure every visitor has an experience which makes them want to return time and again.” That hard work was called upon earlier this year when the first Liverpool Boat Show, which had been forecast to bring in 300,000 visitors and be worth £30m to the city’s economy, was suddenly cancelled. A salvage operation was launched, and a smaller event called Spring on the Waterfront will now be held in its place. He said: “The importance and strength of the links with the city, the ACC and other stakeholders was shown with the way things were pulled together after the boat show. “Spring on the Waterfront is a bit of an unknown quantity. It has the potential to be a great event – that could be a silver lining, we may have created something that is a bit more inclusive than the boat show.” Jeremy is also the co-founder and commercial director of Living Ventures, the restaurant group which owns Gusto, which has one of its restaurants at Albert Dock, and Blackhouse. “From our experience, we had
CROWN JEWEL: Jeremy Roberts is a big fan of the Albert Dock
been writing budgets based on it,” he said. “Because it happened so late there was potential for a massive hole in a lot of budgets. “The weather will play its part but we are giving ourselves the opportunity to repair that hole.” He is enthusiastic that the range of attractions at the Albert Dock means it is well-placed to thrive, with the footfall and sales figures from the opening months of 2011 offering encouragement for the rest of the year. That will be boosted by a number of events, including an Easter egg hunt and parade this weekend and large-scale entertainment during the summer. Jeremy said: “Events are important, that things are happening at the dock on a regular basis to create some momentum. “That is coming through in the visitor numbers, everyone plays their part in that. “There’s a great cross-section of attractions. You have got culture, at the Tate, popular culture, at the Beatles Story, even the dock itself. There’s the family element, the night-time economy, some great bars and brands down here, it’s
hard not to sound like an advert. Otherwise it’s just a group of buildings that have been restored.” He is keen to play his part in ensuring the ongoing success at Albert Dock, which began the regeneration of the waterfront when its first phase was launched in 1984, that was reinvigorated by the opening of Liverpool One and the ECHO Arena and BT Convention Centre in 2008. “When people visit Liverpool, especially in the summer, it’s one of the first places they head for,” he said. “It generates enormous amounts of interest and attracting events here is really important. “Through the association and through having our own marketing and PR, we are able to present the dock as a whole.” The organisation was resurrected last year as a response to concerns about the slowdown which traders had begun to feel in earnest in 2009. “Post-2008 there was the potential for a slump in confidence, with the credit crunch and the recession, there was a lot of fear and concern,” he said. “A lot of that has been unfounded, partly because of the catalyst effect
‘When people visit the city it’s one of the first places they head for’
of the Capital of Culture year.” Despite the wider economy, Living Ventures is also finding much to be positive about, with an exceptionally strong Grand National weekend at Gusto providing the latest boost. After selling The Living Room for £28m in 2007, the company has struck out on the growth path and now has 22 sites. It acquired five Heathcotes restaurants late last year in a deal which included the Olive Press on Castle Street. Jeremy said: “Our specialism is in building brands – people understand brands. “People know what Gusto stands for and in the past, with Living Room in particular, we built that into something that was very respected and we were able to move it on and sell it when it was the right time for us. “It is very important that you do create the right culture in an organisation, as that comes through eventually. “We have been very successful in training staff, we insist they are trained so they know what they are doing. “When people know what’s expected of them they perform. “If you are good, you will go far. It’s such a people industry that if you are good, you will shine. “Hard work is always rewarded at some point.”
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CONDEMNED The coalition government’s reckless spending cuts will mean the loss of 400,000 public service jobs.
That means fewer nurses if you get sick, fewer midwives when your baby is due, fewer hospital porters when you need an operation and fewer cleaners to protect you from infection.
Vital public services should not be condemned. UNISON is speaking up now for the local services that we all rely on. To find out more, or to join UNISON today, visit www.unison.org.uk
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Tony McDonough discovers how caterers are coping with rising costs
FOCUS S . . . on catering
PRING and summer is traditionally a bumper time for the catering sector. It is the time when many people choose to get married and also when a whole host of outdoor events are held. However, the sector is facing a tough challenge as wholesale food prices continue to rise, the VAT hike starts to bite and firms cut back on entertaining amid grim economic conditions. In what is a hugely competitive market, caterers are reluctant to pass on extra costs to customers. Wirral-based Pickled Walnut acknowledges the dilemma the industry faces. The company is run by two chefs – Jamie Anderson and Mark Kershaw. Jamie was trained by Michelin starred chefs and worked at a variety of hotels and restaurants across Europe – including circus troop Cirque de Soleil. The business has achieved a number of successes, since launching in 2005 – including being awarded Small Business of the Year in 2007 and Young Business Entrepreneur in 2009. They have also had the privilege of catering for the likes of Gordon Brown, Prince Charles and tennis champions Martina Hingis and Goran Ivanisevic. It has catered for events including the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament, Manchester Masters and Nottingham Masters. It has worked in Liverpool’s best-known venues including St George’s Hall and the Sefton Park Palm House. Jamie said: “Increased costs have definitely impacted on the business but we are reluctant to pass them on to our clients. “Also, a lot of our events are planned 12 months in advance so we are often already working to an agreed price. “The ratio between private and corporate clients is around 50/50 and we would like to keep it that way – we do not want to put all our eggs into one basket. We can cater for a buffet lunch for six right up to a dinner for 2,000 people. “What we are finding is that because of the public sector cuts, the number of civic functions is falling and corporate clients are pushing us harder on price.
CANNY COOKS: Top chefs Jamie Anderson, left, and Mark Kershaw are founders of Wirral-based catering firm Pickled Walnut which has catered for a number of high-profile events including the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament “We are also seeing people invite fewer guests to their wedding – where they might have invited 150, now they may cut that to 100.” However, despite the tough climate, the business is continuing to do well – so well, that Jamie and Mark can afford to turn work down if the price is not right. “We were asked to cater at the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament again this year but we turned it down because the margin was not there for us,” added Jamie. “June is a premium time for us so we’d have not trouble filling the date anyway. We don’t want to risk the brand by coming too far down on price.” Pickled Walnut employs 15 full-time staff and may take on up to 200 more for large events. According to Jamie, summer is still the peak time for wedding catering jobs but he adds that the season is actually getting longer. “It used to be most weddings were from April and through the summer but now it can go all the way to December,” he said. “There are also certain dates in
the year when it is very quiet. “The Grand National weekend is a good example of that. Everyone is either at the races or staying at home so we don’t expect any bookings then.” Jamie says the firm has ambitions to get into the contract catering market for big football clubs but insists quality will always be at the forefront. He added: “The rules in this business are very tight and they are getting tighter all the time. “There are quite a few cowboy operators out there – they are often not insured and don’t provide the quality or safety that we do. “We are two chefs and that is our selling point.” Liverpool city centre-based Bean Coffee is also working hard to avoid passing on its rising wholesale costs to its customers. The business – owned by Jon Whyte and Vip Bhatt – operates two coffee shops – at Brunswick Business Park and Princes Dock. It also runs a successful catering operation but Jon admits managing rising costs is a challenge.
He said: “We are seeing increases in the costs of things like bread and milk but we are trying not to pass those costs on. “The corporate market is tough at the moment. The public sector is not spending as much as it used to. “We still cater for meetings but we find clients are becoming a little bit more frugal – ordering less per person than they might have done previously. “We want to make sure we offer value but at the same time we do not want to compromise on quality. “Some products – pine nuts at the moment, for example – have become too expensive. We are always reviewing that kind of thing.” However, despite the economic environment Jon insists the catering side of the business is growing, recording year-on-year growth. “We have only been trading for two years so we are at an early stage of development,” he said. “We have traded through a recession so we have only ever really known a negative trading environment.”
Fish & chip weddings IT IS unlikely Prince William and Kate Middleton’s guests will be eating fish and chips at the couple’s wedding next week – but Liverpool’s Willow Catering is on standby just in case. The Aintree-based firm has been run by founder Phil Brown for 28 years. Its speciality is mobile catering – vans selling food at major events including football matches, race meetings and concerts. Willow operates all over the country. The company has also set up fishandchipweddings.com, a service for people who want something a bit different for their wedding
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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MONEY MATTERS
POTENTIAL homebuyers are likely to have to wait until 2014 before it becomes easier to get a mortgage, a report indicated this week. Market analyst Datamonitor said mortgages looked set to continue being rationed during 2011 as lenders still faced problems raising funds. The group said that while it does not expect the market to decline any further during the coming year, it is unlikely that there will be any significant growth in lending levels until 2014. Mortgage advances have dived steeply since the credit crunch hit, dropping by more than 60% since the market peaked in 2007, as lenders struggled to raise the money they needed to back new loans. The shortage of funds led to banks and building societies ’cherry picking’ the best customers, typically reserving their best rates for people who represented a lower risk due to the high levels of equity they held in their property. Datamonitor said consumer demand remained low, as people put off buying a home until the outlook for
the property market and wider economy was clearer or until they had raised a big enough deposit, while low interest rates reduced people’s appetite to remortgage. But despite this, it said the main factor holding back growth in the market was a shortage of funds as lenders continued to rely on savers’ deposits to back the bulk of their mortgage advances. Daoud Fakhri, an analyst
at Datamonitor, said: “Although we’re expecting the mortgage market to make gains this year for the first time since the banking crisis, it will be very marginal, with gross lending rising from £136.2bn in 2010 to just £138bn. “The market has a long way to go, as the initial feeling in 2010 was that gross lending would grow to around £150bn, but instead it fell. We now predict that the market won’t reach £150bn until 2013 at the earliest.” The group said it did not expect the wholesale funding market to recover significantly in the medium term, while the winding down of Government support schemes and tougher capital requirements were also likely to restrict lending levels. It added that the residential mortgage-backed securities market, under which lenders sell on mortgages to investors and which was a key factor driving lending growth before the credit crunch, may never return to its previous levels.
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by NEIL HODGSON Industry Reporter A KIRKBY-based social enterprise should be replicated around the country, says a new report by Liverpool John Moores University. The evaluation of Knowsley Development Trust, which celebrates its 21st anniversary this year, hails it as a model of good business practice and says the country needs similar organisations “for economic, social and ethical reasons”. Co-author Prof Richard Evans, said: “Knowsley Development Trust shows that it is possible to be a successful social enterprise which blends business nous and
Report calls for venture to be copied entrepreneurialism with social and environmental responsibility and community mindedness.” The Trust has transformed a derelict 7.5-acre site into the North Mersey Business Centre and provided support to more than 2,000 businesses which have created at least 5,000 jobs over two decades. Currently, around 100 companies are based there
employing more than 750. Surpluses have helped the Trust to branch out and create community transport group Your Travel Borough Wide and Knowsley Enterprise Academy, which has run business-related projects involving more than 6,500 young people. Chief executive Steve Dumbell said: “The past 21 years have been a remarkable journey but the success we have enjoyed has been built on one simple premise – providing services that meet the needs of our local community.” He said the Trust can also exploit new opportunities through the Government’s Big Society initiative.
Eco boss raps PM Cameron A BOOTLE eco expert has written to Prime Minister David Cameron accusing him of pursuing an “anti-renewables agenda” and reneging on a promise made by Business Secretary Vince Cable. David Hunt,
director of renewable energy company Eco Environments, has written of his “grave concern” over the recently announced review of tariffs for solar energy which cut previously announced subsidies. Mr Hunt said: “The proposals will
effectively sacrifice the UK’s flourishing solar industry. “The Coalition said it would ‘encourage community-owned renewable energy schemes where local people benefit from the power produced’. “Indeed, Vince
Cable told me personally at an event in Liverpool that the Government is ‘fully committed to feed-in tariffs’.” Eco Environments is a £1.3m turnover business with 20 staff in five offices, including its Bootle base.
Pauline May (est. 1991) is a family run business that supplies clothing to the elderly. The core business is selling into Care Homes via a mobile shop, other sales are made to private customers and by mail order and the business provides a much-appreciated service to care homes, the relatives of the elderly and the elderly themselves. The company franchised the business 6 years ago and supports franchises across the UK AN OPPORTUNITY HAS ARISEN TO PURCHASE A FRANCHISE IN THE WIRRAL/ LIVERPOOL AREA THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR 5 YEARS AND HAS A GOOD CLIENT DATABASE AND TRADING HISTORY. THE SALE IS FORCED BY THE BIRTH OF A LONG AWAITED BABY AND IS AN OFFER THAT WILL NOT BE REPEATED. PRICE £25,000 INC. STOCK Features of the Pauline May franchise · Work from home, low overheards · No specialist vehicle required, use the family car. · A one week training course and follow up
package is in place · A specialist Software Package is included · Income from day one, £5000 of stock is included · Work in an expanding market · Three income streams care home sales, private sales and mail order. · Unique Range of clothing manufactured in UK, easy care and washable, in sizes 8 through to 30 and carries a 100% guarantee · Minimum 20 pre booked appointments included for a fast start · All products carry a minimum 100% mark up The franchise does not require previous experience or special skills other than being able to drive, be comfortable on the telephone and be at ease with the elderly. This simple to run business is suitable for single people, couples or partners of any age or background. The business is a full time opportunity. FOR FURTHER DETAILS TELEPHONE PAULINE SARGEANT ON 01535 661362