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Boost for Barnsley business park as five new lettings secured
Expanding businesses from West and South Yorkshire have agreed lettings bringing new jobs and economic growth to the £6.6m Nexus Business Park in Barnsley.
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The new occupiers are wholesaler Sea Scooter UK Ltd, paving manufacturer KBI UK Ltd, adult education provider Really Neet Project UK Ltd, bespoke joinery firm SWJ Solutions Ltd and technology distributor Osborne Technologies.
The 15-unit development was speculatively built by developer and longterm investor Carnell Management Services (CMS) which was part funded with a £2.20m loan from the Sheffield City Region JESSICA Fund.
The new deals leave just three units of 3,000 – 3,500 sq ft available at Nexus, located immediately adjacent to J37 M1.
Cllr Tim Cheetham, Cabinet Spokesperson for Regeneration and Culture said: "We are delighted that this first-class development, supported by Sheffield City Region JESSICA funding, continues to attract inward investing and expanding local businesses."
Battery Dynamics, Total Safety, Mila Maintenance, Kyte, M&C Imports and World of Windows are among firms that have already made Nexus, which sits adjacent to J37 M1 and two miles from Barnsley town centre, their new home. L TO R: BELL & BUXTON’S CHARLES NEAL AND MATTHEW RODGERS, TREVOR IRONMONGER OF IRONMONGER CURTIS, AND BELL & BUXTON’S ALEX ROSS
SHEFFIELD LAW FIRMS ANNOUNCE MERGER
Bell & Buxton Solicitors have announced a merger with Ironmonger Curtis Solicitors.
The incorporation of Ironmonger Curtis Solicitors into Bell & Buxton Solicitors will offer clients an extended range of legal advice in both commercial and private client arenas.
Bell & Buxton is an award-winning, Legal 500 recommended law firm which has been operating in Sheffield since 1875, providing a comprehensive range of legal services for individuals and businesses.
Ironmonger Curtis is a niche firm specialising in all aspects
Shorts recently teamed up with Bell & Buxton and HSBC UK to act as lead advisors, legal representatives, and funders on the management buy-out of architectural ironmongery and general hardware distributers, Chase Hardware Ltd.
Existing Director James Thomas has taken full control following the acquisition of of commercial law, including employment, litigation and commercial property and particular expertise in working with dental practices.
Alex Ross, Managing Partner at Bell & Buxton said:
“This merger represents an important step for our expanding presence in Sheffield and we are delighted to have found the ideal partner in Ironmonger Curtis.”
“We have been looking to increase our commercial offering. We wanted to join with a firm whose business plan and culture was aligned to ours in allowing us to grow and best serve our client 100% of the share capital from long-term owner Robert Roebuck.
Andy Ryder, Corporate Finance Partner with Shorts comments: “It was a pleasure for myself and Adam Ames to advise James on completing the buy-out and we expect to see the business continue to go from strength to strength.”
James Thomas said: base. We are pleased to welcome everybody from Ironmonger Curtis to join us and look forward to working together.”
Trevor Ironmonger, co-founder of Ironmonger Curtis added: “The merger consolidates our leading position in South Yorkshire and enables us to offer our clients a far wider range of business and personal legal services.
“We look forward to growing the new firm for the advantage of our clients and staff and are very excited about the opportunities the
Chase Hardware announces management buyout
merger will enable.” “Although it was a rollercoaster ride to get the deal done during such a difficult time, the company proved to be robust enough to trade during the lockdown period.”
HSBC were advised by Duncan Shepherd of Wake Smith and Hawsons, and the vendors were advised by Joanna Dawson of Dawson Radford Solicitors.
Local sports and community groups are celebrating the re-opening of the 3G pitch at Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park after a six-month Covid closure.
Major sporting names in the city, including Sheffield FC and Sheffield Eagles, are being joined by community and league teams in making use of the pitch which will reopen on Monday 12 October.
The pitch is currently being operated by Leisure United, on behalf of Sheffield City Council, as an interim measure before Scarborough Group sign the lease for the pitch and other development sites on Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park.
Councillor Mary Lea, Cabinet Member for Culture, Parks and Leisure at Sheffield City Council, said: “I’m delighted that Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park facilities are reopening to the public
The University of Sheffield, Sheffield Hallam University and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals have submitted a joint proposal to government for an ambitious £316 million programme to ensure the post-Covid recovery and renewal of the Sheffield City Region.
The collaborative proposal, submitted to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, would generate thousands of highly-skilled employment opportunities. This includes the creation of advanced R&D centres focusing on sustainable manufacturing, nuclear, gene THE 3G PITCH AT SHEFFIELD OLYMPIC LEGACY PARK
with Covid safety measures in place.”
The 3G pitch, which opened three years ago, provides a valued resource
Programme to ensure the post-Covid recovery and renewal of the Sheffield City Region.
therapy, and cancer therapies; advanced skills programmes which include the creation of and is also used by Oasis Academy Don Valley and UTC Sheffield Olympic Legacy Park for outdoor
Sheffield anchor institutions call on Chancellor to support ambitious regional vision
physical activity. 1,500 new apprenticeships, SME support schemes, and advanced economy development. The model will also look at investment in advanced medical technologies and vital Covid-19 recovery research. Professor Sir Chris Husbands, Vice-Chancellor of Sheffield Hallam University, said: “Our proposal outlines a new model for economic and social transformation which could provide a blueprint for place-based policy - and I would urge the government to look closely at what we have put forwards.”
CODA Bespoke creates luxury home for startup developer
CODA Bespoke has teamed up with rising property developer Ranveer Khela, of Koko Projects to create a luxury new home in popular suburb Fox Lane at Bradway.
Sweet sales surprise for young entrepreneur
Budding entrepreneur nineyear-old Isabella Rose Page has tasted sales success after mum Megan Twigg helped her start Sweetie Bs.
Megan said: “We initially thought it would be selling sweets to families and friends during lockdown as a project for her to learn enterprise skills – but everyone got behind her, including strangers on Instagram who donated money so that Isabella could send sweets to NHS staff at Chesterfield Royal!”
Sheffield’s parks and green spaces recognised
Sheffield has once again been recognised by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, with 13 green spaces raising a Green Flag Award - some for the 15th year running.
Peak Architects re-imagine contemporary living for a 19th century hunting lodge Sheffield and Hope Valley based firm, Peak Architects, has received planning approval for a contemporary extension to a 19th Century Grade II listed property, Thickwood Lodge, set on the eastern edge of the Peak District National Park.
Originally constructed as a hunting lodge by the Duke of Rutland in the 19th century, the Lodge boasts a tower that was constructed as one of a pair and is near identical to its counterpart, White Edge Lodge.
WHITE EDGE LODGE
The proposals for this contemporary dwelling will see the lodge restored to its original glory having undergone a series of unsympathetic modifications and extensions in the 20th century.
The extension provides extended family accommodation with a large open plan family room, orientated to maximise daylight and panoramic views across the surrounding Peak District moorland to Sheffield and the wider South Yorkshire landscapes.
Peak Architects’ director, Paul Holden, said:
“We are delighted with the outcome. The scheme challenged the planning and conservation officers’ initial expectations and it was through sheer perseverance and extensive collaboration with the Peak Parks Planning and Conservation Teams that this was approved.”
Climathon event aims to ‘bridge the digital divide’
‘Bridging the gap in the digital divide’ will be the main objective when a ‘Climathon’ event comes to Sheffield later this month.
The event, which will feature webinars on 10 and 12 November and a full virtual event day on 13 November, will include keynote presentations from environment, climate, engineering and digital innovation experts. It aims to raise awareness of issues surrounding electronic equipment reuse, recycling and disposal.
Climathon, an annual event held in hundreds of cities across the world, is a global movement and the culmination of a series of ‘Ideathon’ events aimed at getting people together to collaborate on forward-thinking ideas to tackle local climate challenges.
In Sheffield, it’s about educating communities about bridging the ‘digital divide’ and enhancing provision of electronic equipment by ‘turning electrical waste into practical tools for people who need them’.
Social enterprises, organisations, policy makers, schools and universities are
Connect Yorkshire, Yorkshire’s leading not-forprofit business membership organisation, has begun offering more mentoring sessions than ever before and helping to support local businesses through the pandemic.
Set up to support the business community, Connect Yorkshire helps ambitious business owners across the county grow their business through direct access to some of Yorkshire’s leading CLIMATHON EVENT COMING TO SHEFFIELD IN NOVEMBER
among those invited.
Confirmed keynote speakers include Dr Hywel Jones from Sheffield Hallam University, Professor Lenny Koh from the University of Sheffield, Robert Walker from Sheffield City Council and Chris Dymond of Sheffield Digital.
Hannah Byk, Climathon project manager and national programme account manager at BetterPoints, the organisation behind Sheffield’s Climathon, said: “We’re aiming to make a real difference in ensuring entrepreneurs.
The Entrepreneurs in Residence offer support and advice through a range of programmes including 1-2-1 mentoring, masterclasses, training seminars and peer-topeer board groups.
Recently joining their Entrepreneurs in Residence is Mark Hammond, founder of Naughtone, designer and manufacturer of beautiful high-quality contract furniture and econ engineering director, Andrew Lupton. that e-waste is correctly and efficiently disposed of, recycled or reused in the city and provided to those who need it most.
“We look forward to bringing Climathon to Sheffield, which is an extremely environmentallyaware city, to continue enhancing its commitment to further improving its environmental and social innovation.”
Visit https://climathon.climate-
Yorkshire business membership organisation sees mentoring programme double since lockdown
kic.org/sheffield to register.
Mark and Andrew will join leading businessmen and women from across the region including Bayford Group chief executive and serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Turner and CNG managing director, Jacqui Hall.
This year has also seen new partner Professional Energy Purchasing become a part of Connect Yorkshire.
PEP work with all major utility companies in the UK to leverage the best prices for gas, electricity, and water.
CBE award ‘career pinnacle’ – Henry Boot Construction managing director
The managing director of a leading Sheffield City Region-based construction firm has said that being appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List is ‘the pinnacle of his career’.
Simon Carr, managing director of Henry Boot Construction, has been recognised for his contribution to the construction sector and charitable causes during his 40-year career.
Simon joined Henry Boot Construction in 1988, progressing through the company to his current post as managing director.
Simon’s considerable career achievements and accolades include serving as a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (FRICS).
He also sits on the CBI Construction Council, is a board member and past National Chair of the National Federation of Builders (NFB) and is a board member and past president of the Yorkshire Builders Federation.
Simon said: “I’m thrilled
European leading sports agency Full Time Group (FTG), based in Sheffield, has helped produce a winning performance for one of the top women’s football sides in the world.
FTG planned, arranged and hosted a significant eight-day training camp in readiness for the resumption of the Champions League and the start of the new domestic season for reigning champions Olympique Lyonnais.
Officials from the French team worked closely with FTG MD Danny Stones to SIMON CARR, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF HENRY BOOT
and humbled to have received such an award, this is recognition not just for me personally but for the wider team here at Henry Boot
WINNING PERFORMANCE FOR SPORTS AGENCY
Construction.” DANNY STONES, MD AT FTG
enable the camp held at the Hotel Remes Sport and Spa, near Poznan, Poland, to go ahead satisfying COVID-19 regulations.
Danny said: “We were delighted to work with Olympique Lyonnais. It meant we were able to help the team become focused and ready for Champions League final where they beat Wolfsburg and the and the start of the new domestic season in France, where they remain unbeaten.”
FTG has just launched a new website fulltimegroup.com. Doncaster Chamber supports Armed Forces
Doncaster Chamber has signed the Armed Forces Covenant – a promise that those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly and a commitment to support the employment of veterans of all ages and their service spouses and partners.
Top spot for solicitors in regional survey
Sheffield law firm Wake Smith Solicitors has ranked in the top scoring firms in Yorkshire and The Humber region for client service in the Legal 500 Client Service Survey.
Barbering apprentice styles his future
Barnsley College apprentice, Dan Ogden, is celebrating after reaching the final of the first ever Concept Hair Apprentice of the Year competition.
FLWM duo shortlisted for national awards
Jillian Thomas, MD of Future Life Wealth Management and financial planner Emma Baumback are on the shortlist of the Investment Week, Women in Investment Awards 2020.
