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RIMSBY’S offshore wind might is growing - as a new hub within the internationally recognised cluster emerges.

The GRO Centre has evolved from Orsted’s first base in the port, with four companies sharing the expansive site that takes up an entire length of quay.

Once home to the coal feeders providing a power feedstock to trawlers, it has switched from a fossil fuelling station to a state-of-the-art crew transfer vessel base with allied services, office and warehouse space.

A significant investment from port operator Grimsby Fish Dock Enterprises has brought it forward, with 60 people now working there.

Chief executive Martyn Boyers said: “It is right at the heart of Grimsby operations, and a big area.

With Orsted now in the East Coast Hub, and one single operator unlikely to need such space, we decided to try and promote the use as a shared site. We have developed GRO, brought in different companies and we have now got 50 per cent of the office space taken. We’ve refurbished and remodelled for clients, and we’ve quickly gone from an empty site to having in the region of 60 people on site. It has become a hub of activity, and that in itself attracts more business.”

Major tenant is CWind, having been looking to develop an inde-

New hub‘s in the eye of offshore wind storm

Martyn Boyers, second right, welcomes Josh Brennan, right, Mads Enemark Noergreen, left, and Cass Clay.

pendent site with berths as it serves multiple contracts out of Grimsby.

It has established the new base as its headquarters, with operations director Josh Brennan delighted with the facility, as he leads a 20-strong team also keen to grow.

GRO centre at heart of grimsby operations “We set our Grimsby hub up four years ago, and working closely with Martyn and his team to find the right premises,” he said. “We moved up here due to the economic growth in offshore wind, with all the major players from, first Centrica, to E.on

and Orsted, with the major build contractors like Siemens Gamesa and MHI Vestas either here or just up the road too. This area, for the East Coast, makes perfect sense to be the ideal port for wind.

“It is a fantastic facility, with desig-

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nated berths for CTVs and a warehouse custom-built for project management, and great offices for the team.”

CWind holds a service contract for the transmission assets of Westermost Rough, as well as working in the operations and maintenance and construction of Race Bank and Humber Gateway.

Also operating from there is MMS, expanding from its Hull base as it serves the industry, having just secured funding for a new vessel.

They are joined by Danish firms Comtec Int and HeliPPE, first time operators in Grimsby, bringing life jacket and safety suit supply and service to the port estate.

It comes as a £1 million plus contract on a second successive offshore wind farm was won by Scunthorpe’s AMS Trenchless Specialists.

It will deliver the horizontal directional drilling required to bring the cabling onshore for Orsted’s Hornsea Two at the Horseshoe Point landfall site, following on from the Turn to page 4

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Former town pupil swaps city law for life in 3D

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FORMER Grimsby schoolboy is heading up a high growth medical business as it emerges as an early pioneer of personalised surgery.

Henry Pinchbeck, pictured, is chief executive of 3D LifePrints, having

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From left, financial director Gareth Wilson, production director Robert Speight, personnel director Douglas Boyle, sales director Sharlene McClure, managing director Henry Pinchbeck, company secretary Benjamin Vincent and marketing director Charlotte Chisholm, pictured back in May, 1994.

Henry’s entrepreneurial spirit first came to our attention 25 years ago Business shines a light on a great Grimsby success story today, 25 years after his business acumen first caught our eye.

For back in May 1994 a young Henry Pinchbeck was managing director of HMP Enterprises, producing memo boards for the home, with advertising sold around it, bringing in a £1,500 profit.

He worked with Gareth Wilson, Robert Speight, Douglas Boyle, Sharlene McClure,

Benjamin Vincent and Charlotte Chisholm on the venture.

Both Young Enterprise, and Henry’s entrepreneurial spirit, are still going strong. As for the memo board, well, Google Calendar may have disrupted the market somewhat.

Henry is now married with children, and while his parents have moved from New Waltham to Louth, he still visits regularly from his south west London home.

Michael Richard, production manager of 3D Life prints.

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All of the products are based on patients’ swapped the corCT or MRI scan data, the most simple porate climate of a being anatomical models. The first stage is city law firm for a to isolate the area of interest which is company embedknown as “segmentation”. Then – collaboded in hospitals, rating with the surgeon – the exact paramand at the cutting eters of the model or device are deteredge of 21st cenmined and then manufactured in 3D tury NHS treatLifePrints’ in-house print facilities. ment.

Once a model is presented to the theatre The son of John team, “they can then ‘perform’ the surgery Pinchbeck, who before they get into the theatre,” Mr Pinchran Bacons Estate beck enthused, with the surgeons familiarAgents in the town, ising themselves with the organ or bone on he teamed up with tech-focused university pal Paul Fothering- which they are to work.

“The devil is very much in the detail ham to commercialise a concept born here, and throughout the process, colthrough a humanitarian project to prolaboration is key,” he said. “We vide prosthetics in Africa. cannot make the medical deciAs a solicitor he had helped sions, but we do provide the support the work in Kenya, technical capability to the and when the opportunity surgeon and that is the arose in 2015 to take it a core of the business stage further back in the We have taken model.

UK, he jumped on existing technologies, “We set up a facility in board. existing software and a hospital, we provide First established at applied it as an exciting, the staff, the hardware Liverpool’s Alder Hey and the software, and Children’s Hospital, 3D new, personalised then produce the personLifePrints is now in surgical solution alised devices.”

Wigan and Oxford, with Henry Pinchbeck Surgeons themselves are Birmingham and London emerging as clinical advocates now actively pursued by the for the technology, which has 11-strong team. already been credited with saving lives “We have taken existing technologies, existing software and applied it as an – with an 18-year-old with an enlarged exciting, new, personalised surgical solu- heart one proud case study.

3D LifePrints is about to go out to raise tion,” Mr Pinchbeck said, recalling the finance again, to fund the growth now career switch.

“When the chance came, we sat down, coming through, with a far bigger picture had a chat, and said if we were going to do it emerging too.

“In 30 years time all surgery will be perproperly I would run it for him,” he said.

“We have three hubs now, we want to get to sonalised,” Mr Pinchbeck said. “You won’t 10 in the next two or three years, to give us get a small, medium or large implant, you the right coverage across the UK. Then will get a personalised one.”

It is already designing personalised there’s Europe and the USA.” Mr Fotheringham brings the technology, implants and surgical cutting guides for with Michael Richard, who returned with third parties to manufacture, utilising 3D him from Africa, heading up engineering, printing in titanium and advanced approved plastics. creating teams as the hubs develop.

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ScaleUp stars shine in Scunthorpe

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he number of fast-growing ambitious businesses with leaders hungry for success is increasing across the wider Humber region – and new insights from the ScaleUp Institute reveal Scunthorpe to be leading the way.

There are now 900 companies in East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire that meet the definition, having increased turnover or employment by more than 20 per cent in a year.

Shining stars include Amvale Medical Transport Ltd, Clugston Group, Foster Environmental and Louth’s Luxus with the latter two in the top five for both staff additions and turnover increases.

Last year saw Normanby Gateway-based Foster Environmental recently rebranded to FEL Group win the Northern Lincolnshire Business Investment Award, with the specialist heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration provider capitalising on major drives in data centre demand.

The past five years has seen a 400 per cent increase in profits and 300 per cent uplift in turnover.

In 2017 alone, on which the ONS analysis is based, it added 25 new staff, raising the headcount to 73.

Speaking recently, chief executive

An example of FEL Group’s work on cooling servers.

Scaleups are the engine drivers of local economies; they are twice as innovative as large firms, employ twice as many apprentices, are twice as likely to be operating in international markets, and, significantly, they create high quality jobs Irene Graham

Ged Doolan, chief executive of FEL Group.

Ged Doolan said: “For me, it is a pleasure working with such a dedicated team who truly specialise in this sector. It’s an old saying you can’t buy experience, which is true and we have it in abundance, but the difference in working with FEL Group is that we never presume. We always listen and engage in an open way and our priority is to gain a full understanding of our clients need, knowing quite often they can change their scope midway through a pro-

ject and this is where real experience comes into play, remaining calm and managing change is a real skill that we possess, always keeping a keen eye on cost, programme and building safely.

“We’ve always put an emphasis on growing our own staff and investing in the people in our business. We also want to give back to the local community that has supported us.”

Foster is aiming to double the turnover in the next three years – an ambitious target which Mr Doolen said is “absolutely achievable.”

It is back on the shortlist again for the 2019 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards, vying for training excellence and investment recognition.

In total the Humber and its hinter-

land’s stars in the ScaleUp analysis are employing a total of 72,271 staff and their turnover is worth £9.1 billion.

Across the UK there are more 36,000 scaleups, an increase of 3.7 per cent from 2016.

ScaleUp Institute chief executive Irene Graham said: “Scaleups are the engine drivers of local economies; they are twice as innovative as large firms, employ twice as many apprentices, are twice as likely to be operating in international markets, and, significantly, they create high quality jobs.”

On the North Bank multi-discipline focused engineering giant Spencer Group, with roots in Barrow, tops turnover growth in the analysis.

PORTS: Grimsby’s car-handling might looks set to significantly grow again after an application to go-ahead with a multi-million pound expansion of the town’s river terminal was made by ABP. It would enable the £26 million addition to handle vessels with three times the current capacity, opening up global markets while future-proofing against larger short-sea vessels.

The application to the Marine Management Organisation comes on top of significant growth, with numbers surging from 250,000 vehicles handled to 500,000 in recent years, with additional facilities brought forward by the port and third parties in that time.

If given the go-ahead it could be realised in two to four years.

Plant changes hands again CHEMICALS: A sprawling titanium dioxide plant on the South Humber Bank has changed hands for a fifth time, after a long drawn out takeover finally completed.

US giant Tronox’s buy-out of Cristal, the Saudi Arabian stateowned entity, was confirmed to the New York Stock Exchange last week.

It follows a lengthy hold-up as US legislators blocked the deal on anticompetition grounds, forcing a separate sell-off of Cristal’s US operations to Ineos.

The sprawling Stallingborough plant becomes one of nine production sites, and the third largest in the portfolio, leading the way in Europe.

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Stage set for Offshore Wind Sector Deal discussion

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he stage is set for intense discussions on the government’s Offshore Wind Sector Deal and its potential to create lasting change in the Humber.

Offshore Wind Connections, taking place next month, will celebrate the region’s status as an established cluster and bring together leading experts from industry, education and development agencies to understand how the Humber can capitalise and continue to develop its leading UK position as a result of the deal which was announced last month.

With headline sponsorship from Innogy, the developer of Triton

Knoll Offshore Wind Farm, and platinum sponsorship from Burns McDonnell, ORE Catupult, Ørsted and Aura, the conference, organised

by Team Humber Marine Alliance, is attracting hundreds of delegates from the region and the UK, as well as from the US, which is learning from the Humber in order to meet its ambitious offshore wind targets.

Mark O’Reilly, chief executive of THMA, said: “The Government states the crucial role of collaboration in its sector deal document, singling out the Humber for our approach and achievements to date.

We now have the best opportunity in decades to make a lasting impact on

Mark O’Reilly, chief executive of Team Humber Marine Alliance, addressing last year’s Offshore Wind Connections event.

our regional economy and the excitement around this at OWC2019 will be palpable.

“OWC has grown fast since its beginnings seven years ago, and will now be the focus of attention during a month when the sector will officially commit to an investment of £250 million to build a stronger supply chain through establishing the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership, which is seen as key to delivering the aims of the Sector Deal.”

The conference, which takes place at the Doubletree by Hilton, Hull, on May 1 and May 2, will explore the deal themes of ideas, business environment, infrastructure, people and

Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.

Other sponsors of the event include Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, ABP, GEV Wind Power, RSM and Mapa PR. It is also being supported by Green Port Hull, and through partnerships with Energy Innovation Cluster Denmark, Subsea UK, Energy Industries Council and Grimsby Renewables Partnership.

Details about the conference and ticket information can be found at www.offshorewindconnections. com. The Telegraph’s dedicated business website Humberbusiness. com is official media partner, reporting live.

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places, through its speakers, panel sessions and networking.

The conference starts with WindMeet, where supply chain companies have the opportunity for one to one meetings with offshore wind developers and potential partners, followed by an official opening from Lord John Prescott before an evening of networking.

The main conference takes place on May 2 where speakers including Hugh McNeal, chief executive of RenewableUK, Julian Garnsey, project director for Triton Knoll at Innogy and Jason Ledden, who is delivering Hornsea Two for Ørsted, will be joined by representatives of MHI Vestas, Aura, Siemens and

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initial Hornsea One contract.

George Aitkenhead, managing director of AMS, said: “We feel proud to again have the opportunity to work on a project that will make a significant difference to the UK’s clean electricity system. It’s great to see global firms, such as Ørsted, recognise our wealth of experience and continue place such big contracts with local firms like ours.

“For us, the offshore wind industry provides big opportunities in a market that is only going to keep growing.”

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89 miles off the coast, to a new substation at North Killingholme.

Now in the early stages of construction, when complete in 2022 it will be able to power more than 1.3 million homes, overtaking Hornsea One as the world leader, which will be completed next year.

Duncan Clark, Orsted’s project director for both, said: “We’re delighted to welcome another UK firm to join us in building the UK’s largest renewable energy project currently under construction.

“The fact that AMS Trenchless Specialists, who are based literally up the road from our onshore site, will be working with us again is a testament to their previous work on Hornsea One.” The works are expected to start in May and continue until September.

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Legacy of driving school in new hands

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commercial driving school that has operated on the South Bank for more than 70 years is in new hands.

TIS Training and Consultancy has acquired the Stallingborough business from Dave Evans, and in doing so has significantly expanded its operation from Kirton Lindsey.

Matt Burton, managing director, said: “We have been going for three years, and got chatting with Dave, and now we’re continuing the legacy.

“We already do training that will work alongside the driving, such as dangerous goods handling (Driver ADR) and Certificate of Professional Competence (Driver CPC) work.

While the office has been at Kirton

Lindsey, we’ve always worked around the ports area, and I’ve been delivering dangerous goods training for 10 years in the area, initially with another company then on my own.

“Stallingborough will be home for us now.”

TIS is also one of few organisations to offer locomotive and plant training for the likes of the steelworks and oil refineries.

Former student Mr Evans, managing director of BILM Ltd, bought Lindsey Driving School back in 2011 from John Lambert, who was the second generation in the family business, succeeding his father having joined him in 1972. He will continue to deliver some courses for the team from the Southwalk Business Park base on Europa Way.

John Lambert from Lindsey Driving school, Grimsby.

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LGV C and C+E are provided for, with a team of five.

Lindsey celebrated its 50th anniversary as the theory test was introduced, having launched as a driving school focused on private car tuition and evolved to meet the needs of commerce and industry.

Flashback to 1968, and Lindsey Driving School principal Mr RL Lambert puts Gay Harker, 17, of Cleethorpes, through her paces in a new Ford Cortina 1300.

Funding for the future This spring, with Adam’s professional guidance, an emerging Lincolnshire firm secured a major investment to expand.

During the investment process, key advice was offered by Adam and his colleagues and he shares some of that today…

and relationships with the respective LEPs, businesses here can seek to secure investment from MEIF or the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.

“From an idea working on his kitchen table seven years ago, Lincolnshire businessman Stuart Maclaren now employs more than 50 people in his print and design business YPP Group Ltd, with a £2.6-million turnover last year.

As Stuart prepared for his £1m MEIF equity finance investment through appointed fund manager Foresight Group, it was the work of local professional services’ firms – including ourselves – to help him make the jump from SME into the corporate world.

Having started as a ‘one-man-band’, it was clear to Stuart that major outside support was needed to take that next step. He was well placed, as an SME looking to grow, to successfully apply for funding through one of the British Business Bank’s regional funds – the Midlands Engine Investment Fund (MEIF).

Alongside our Head of the Corporate department, Russell Eke, and colleague Jonathan Mackinder, I worked on the project and we continue to support Stuart. This work is complemented by colleagues in Employment and HR, and commercial and domestic property.

This is one of two funds operating across the Humber and Lincolnshire with funding options, designed to plug a market gap in the provision of commercially available finance. Due to North and North East Lincolnshire’s geographical position

The opportunity that comes with such investment is vast – but there are challenges that extend beyond the legal paperwork and documentation. The move from being an owner to building relationships with others in a corporate environment

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‘Opportunity of a generation’ PRODUCTION: Gerald Reichmann has been appointed as the new chief executive of British Steel.

He joined the Scunthorpeheadquartered company in 2017 and previously served as its chief financial officer, adding the deputy chief executive role when Paul Martin retired.

It came after the huge Brigg Road operation was shortlisted as a potential construction hub for Heathrow’s expansion, with four now to be selected from 18.

The prospect has already been described as an “opportunity of a generation” and included in the local economic strategy launched in Westminster by North Lincolnshire Council.

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SEAFOOD: Young’s Seafood chief executive Bill Showalter spoke Brexit and the level of American Opportunity as he welcomed US Ambassador to the UK, Woody Johnson, to Ross House.

Grimsby’s leading employer’s readiness for leaving the EU was explained, so too the rapid growth of sales across the ‘pond’, with millions of dollars already being earned from major listings in Walmart and other retailers.

Mr Johnon was on a factfinding tour ahead of a potential free trade deal between the UK and USA. It came as seafood-critical Norwegian and Icelandic deals were added to early Faroese deal.

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can be challenging. Reporting to a Board of Directors, for example, is not something people in Stuart’s position have experienced and it is our role, not only to perform the legal services, but to draw on our experience to offer advice where appropriate.

For advice on all elements of business restructure or growth, please contact Adam Ottley on 01472 262626, adam.ottley@wilkinchapman.co.uk or visit wilkinchapman.co.uk. For more details on either of the funds see www.british-business-bank.co.uk, www.npif.co.uk and www.meif.co.uk

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Worldwide supplier given tour of new manufacturing plant and lime works Steve Foster, Birch Chemicals’ managing director, Olivier Segonds, Safic-Alcan sales manager for rubber, Sophie Bertrand, Safic-Alcan business development director for rubber, and Dr Chris Meyer, Birch Chemicals research and development manager.

NEW facilities established by rubber and plastics industry supplier Birch Chemicals have attracted a visit from a leading worldwide supplier in the sector.

The rapidly growing business, based at Melton Ross, welcomed representatives from Safic-Alcan for a tour of its site including, quality control and research and development laboratories.

Sophie Bertrand, Safic-Alcan’s business development director, and Olivier Segonds, sales manager, were also given a tour of the manufacturing plant and on-site lime works.

The lime works, owned by Birch Chemicals’ parent company - doublecentury spanning quarrying giant Singleton Birch - are a key part of the company’s ability to achieve the high-quality and consistency that has led to its success in highly demanding manufacturing markets.

It was a supplier to what was a third party company, before it - Innovo - was acquired in 2009, moving from Surrey to North Lincolnshire. It was renamed last summer.

This facility was further enhanced at the end of last year with the opening of £600,000 laboratories to support the work

of a specialist R&D team on the development of Birch Chemicals products.

Steve Foster, Birch Chemicals managing director, said: “Safic-Alcan is our biggest distributor partner and we were delighted to welcome Sophie and Olivier to see our facilities, including the new laboratory.

Their visit was an opportunity for them to see the historic foundation on which the business is built.

“They were also able to see the advanced processes and equipment currently used as well as one of our newest developments, the laboratory, and learn more about how we are continuing to innovate and grow to maintain the enviable reputation we have today.”

Birch Chemicals is best known for its globally bought Innovox product range, a high-performing calcium oxide desiccant which is used in a variety of applications, including car and aeroplane manufacture.

“We are already a market leader in the sector and we are committed to investing in our products and our people as we continue to develop cutting-edge solutions for our customers,” Mr Foster added.

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NGINEERING start-up Pipesco is powering up, winning piping and structural design work in the area’s heavy industry cluster and bolstering numbers accordingly.

The Stallingborough-based company, headed up by Duncan Wheeler and Allan Pashley, launched late last year.

It has already secured work with sector-leading Phillips 66 at South Killingholme’s Humber Refinery, and welcomed a health, safety and environment lead along with a quality and compliance manager and an additional 3D piping designer.

Managing director Mr Wheeler, said: “We are an expanding, growing and developing business, and as such we’re now taking on new people.

“We have had numerous suc-

cessful tests and trials with companies and are now entering in to more longer term contracts.

“We are looking at attracting site representatives now, with a view to at the end of quarter two initiating fabrication, then - potentially - site services and installation.”

Phil Merrison has taken the HSE lead role, and is described as a great ambassador for the company, bringing a wealth of experience and professionalism with a strong focus on wellbeing and mental health. Coupled with Steve Richardson, the quality and compliance manager, both were targeted by Mr Wheeler as they bring a level of professionalism and skills that further enhance Pipesco’s HSEQ ethos.

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“We have already been pre-qualified so we are hoping we will be successful.”

The link may not end there either, with apprentices being looked at ahead of a possible summer intake.

Taking stock of the first six months at the well-invested premises on Kiln Lane Industrial Estate base, Mr Wheeler said: “We are pleased with our first half year. We set ourselves some ambitious goals and are on target to exceed them.

“A core value of Pipesco is to do what we say and we firmly believe that we have an excellent service to offer. Phillips 66 was a client we focused on, and they seem really pleased with the way things are going. We are delivering them a cost-effective and innovative business solution”.

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HE steel industry must be flexible to thrive and survive, leading light Cornelius Louwrens has told a Scunthorpe audience.

Recently appointed chief executive of Liberty Steel UK, the former works’ long products executive returned to his old stomping ground to deliver the keynote speech at Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute’s annual dinner.

Now overseeing the former Caparo Merchant Bar in Scunthorpe, with it being acquired in 2007, he said: “Success and survival is about ability to adapt to change. Theropods – meat-eating dinosaurs – survived because they adapted to change and evolved to be birds. Cockroaches as well survived but I would rather aspire to be a bird. Steel has been doing this. Globally steel is incredible.”

Highlighting the first reference to it by Greek historian Herodutus in 7th Century BC - a bowl inlaid with steel - Mr Louwrens said: “Fast forward a few thousand years and British inventor Henry Bessemer created a way to mass produce steel in the mid-1850s. Now more than 75 per cent of the grades of steel in use today had not been invented 20 years ago. New steels make applications 40 per cent lighter and stronger – reducing the environmental footprint.

“The threat that aluminium will take over in cars has not happened due to innovation. Additive manufacturing and 3D printing are gamechangers.”

Reflecting on the astounding global growth in the past decade, with more than 1.8 billion tonnes made in 2018 compared to 1.3 billion in 2007 almost half from China – Mr Louwrens told The Baths Hall audience: “Everything is made from steel or with steel but, for sure, more change is coming.“ Drilling down into the growth in the past decade, he told how Central and South America was up 10 per cent, the Middle East up 31 per cent, non-EU Europe up 33 per cent, Africa up 62 per cent and China leading the way at 85 per cent.

The EU 28 (including the UK) is down 16 per cent.

Listing off the reasons, he said: “Environmental

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laws; reactions of countries to protect against imports; electricity cost – double those of France; high business rates; higher labour cost; auto industry impacts – just in the last year UK auto demand fell 9.1 per cent and Brexit uncertainty.

“When we look at things that we don’t like and want to change, some categories cannot be changed – we have to accept and adapt - the birds and cockroaches. We cannot change it but we can influence and get things changing – such as energy costs and business rates.

“If it is within your control, change it – get it done!

Let’s make sure we are part of the solution, not the problem.”

Lifting the mood, he added: “There are some positive signs.

“A shift is occurring with domestic steel consumption; in last year, for UK made, we are up +3.3 per cent, while imports are down 5.1 per cent. Unemployment dropped to a stable 40 year low of 4 per cent.

“We’re not sure what Brexit effects are going to be on this – watching Nissan, Honda, etc. The landscape of steelmaking in the UK is also changing –

Steel graduate Federica Lisa in national finals BRITISH Steel graduate scheme star Federica Lisa has made it to the national finals of a prestigious technical contest.

The 24-year-old Italian, pictured, who joined the Scunthorpe works after coming to the UK for university, is vying with the best in Britain at the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining’s Young Persons’ Lecture Competition.

Closing in on the end of her placement after nearly two years, she won through the first Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute-hosted event in early March, and then the North East region she will now go on to represent.

Her paper focuses on huge

potential cost savings at the plant, as she examines the power and graphite electrode consumption at ladle arc furnaces.

Arriving in North Lincolnshire via Nairobi and Leicester, the prize-winning chemistry graduate has immersed herself in the works, and is now closing in on a permanent position. “It was a real surprise, I was really not expecting to win through,” Federica said of the journey so far.

“I was hoping to win the LISI local heat as I really worked hard on the project, which is progressing, and the presentation. Now I’m going to London, at Armourers’ Hall, which will be quite an experience.”

Tata is shrinking, and you have new players like British Steel and Liberty appearing and expanding. In the end, success is all about the people. Our attitude and willingness and ability to change and innovate. Recognise that everything from the past is not bad; some things, however, must be changed – otherwise it is insanity.

Be happy and be strong; it won’t be easy but it will be worthwhile.”

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James Fisher casts net wider INDUSTRY: British maritime giant James Fisher Marine Services has expanded its presence in Grimsby, winning a major contract with the latest offshore wind farm development while doing so.

The 172-year-old company has become a significant force in renewables, through acquisitions and diversification from its pure shipping roots.

Now it has lifted anchor from offices within Grimsby Fish Market to become a tenant within the town’s first purpose-built operations and maintenance hub.

Originally built by Centrica in 2012, the distinctive North Quay base is now home to Siemens Gamesa and XceCo, with Lynn and Inner Dowsing offshore wind farms catered for.

As the ribbon was cut, it announced it had won the work to clear the seabed site for Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, which is being brought forward by Innogy.

The energy giant has also signed the lease for its Royal Dock base, as first revealed in February, with ABP.

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Food New trade and tariff tool AN online system which allows businesses to easily access seafood trade and tariff data has been launched to assist seafood importers and exporters in the UK. The Seafish Trade and Tariff Tool has been developed by Seafish, to help seafood businesses through Brexit and beyond.

Designed to be user friendly and interactive, the tool allows users to access historical trade data from 2010 to 2018 and current UK tariff data, giving them an overview of seafood markets. It will allow users to drill down into trade by product and country, giving businesses a better understanding of the UK seafood market as the UK prepares to leave the EU, and is based on HMRC data, including metrics weight, value and country by year, and can be displayed year by year, making comparisons easy and allowing businesses to identify trends and opportunities.

Arina Motova, interim chief economist, said: “Until now, businesses have had to get in touch with us or HMRC to ask us to provide this information, which can take time and businesses had to create their own visuals to analyse that data.

Having the data just a few clicks away within a self-service tool means businesses can access whatever information they want in their own time and their own way – from enquiries as specific as the volume and value of import and tariff on frozen warm water shrimp imported to UK from India, for example, to obtaining a more general background picture on export and markets they might be considering entering. We’ve consulted with industry during the development of the Seafish Trade and Tariff Tool to ensure it’s informative without being too complicated to use. Seafish, of course, will continue to provide analysis on complex data to the industry when requested.”

The Seafish Trade and Tariff Tool is available on the Seafish website www.seafish.org/t4

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Organisation supporting £10bn seafood industry strengthens its team

Lynn Gilmore becomes head of international trade and regions.

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EAFISH, the Grimsbybased public body that supports the £10 billion UK seafood industry, has bolstered its support team.

Dr Lynn Gilmore moves from a regional manager role in Northern Ireland into the position of head of international trade and regions, having been with the organisation for nine years.

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Lynn said: “These roles strengthen Seafish’s presence in England where Gavin and Julie will engage with a broad range of stakeholders and work on bespoke regional projects with the many seafood associations in their areas.

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Gavin, who is from North East Lincolnshire, has worked within the seafood industry for 14 years since leaving university where he did a degree in marine biology. Latterly he was new business commercial manager at Seachill in Grimsby, and previously worked for Young’s.

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Seafish is based in Humber Seafood Institute at Europarc, with a further office in Edinburgh and satellite operations supporting the UK clusters.

It is funded by a levy, with Grimsby’s processors among the highest contributors due to the volumes of fish handled.

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Month in review

All at sea with the Grimsby Institute TRAINING: Nautical training is returning to Grimsby after a 30 year hiatus.

Grimsby Institute is to launch Humber Maritime College ahead of the next academic year, providing a full cadet programme for those aiming to enter the Merchant Navy as officers.

It will be delivered at both the Nuns’ Corner campus and the specialist £7 million Immingham facility, Modal Training, where a state-of-the-art suite of simulators bring the marine environment to the classroom, as well as ‘on-the-job’ at sea with sponsor companies.

They will cover all academic fees for the HND and HNC qualifications and necessary ticketing for the cadetship for engineering officers, with navigation cadets likely to be catered for from 2020.

We simply need more space, in the office and for storage. We have decided we are going to do more than just food factories, we are expanding into general industrial units and have priced a car showroom and other commercial projects Steve Brown

FIRM AGREES DEAL TO EXPAND BUSINESS on flagship business park

Personal Europarc build eyed up by FSC

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RIMSBY commercial construction specialThe 28-strong team has welcomed Terry Smith on ist FSC is gearing up an important build – a full-time basis as quantity surveyor, and is looking progressing plans for its own base on Euro- towards a turnover of between £5 million and £6 milparc. lion for the current financial year.

The firm headed by Steve Brown has With Young’s, the former XPO Logistics site neighagreed a deal for land on the flagship business park, bouring a long-serving factory was transformed, having outgrown the unit it occupies there. allowing for production to begin in October. For It comes after a strong year in Mr Brown, it is the continuation of a Steve Brown, right, which it delivered a multi-milstrong relationship. welcomes Terry lion pound project for “I first worked on Alveston Smith to FSC on Young’s Seafood to House, right by the sea wall, Grimsby’s Europarc. expand into Ladyswhen I was 19, and at 21 I mith Road, while was in Humberstone helping Seachill Road for the first time,” grow across town he said. “Now, 30 years on South Humberon, we are still continside Industrial uing to work with Estate. them and I look forA major phased ward to working with two-year refurbishthem on future proment of TSC in jects.”

Scunthorpe has also Out of the area, and completed. work with Cranswick and 2 “We are chomping at Sisters continues, with the latthe bit,” Mr Brown said. “We ter’s recent Sunderland addition, are looking to move, we are on which FSC was contracted, winhoping to stay on Europarc and are ning BRC AA+ and an ‘Outstanding Gold’ working with Wykeland to get something on the from M&S. site.

“We’ve brought in two or three new clients this “We simply need more space, in the office and for year,” Mr Brown added, highlighting IPS at Featherstorage. We have decided we are going to do more stone, West Yorkshire. than just food factories, we are expanding into genThe site opposite Morrisons’ Lakeside facility has eral industrial units and have priced a car showroom been earmarked, with a planning application to foland other commercial projects.” low as funding opportunities are assessed.

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Shortlist revealed for Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards Shortlisted for the Franklin College Young Business Person of the Year Award are, from left, Joshua Walshe, Danielle Howarth and Katie Webb-Jones.

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Two further awards, the JemBuild Lifetime Achievement Award and the Forrester Boyd Award for Business Excellence, are selected separately, and - as with the winners revealed on the big night, this year Awards.

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Nisa pushes Co-op past £1bn sales mark

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he buy-out of Nisa has been Steve Murrells, described as a ‘game changer’ chief executive

by Co-op chief executive Steve of Co-operative Group.

Murrells, as it posted a 14 per cent hike in revenues.

Turnover has hit £10.2 billion, with the uplift overwhelmingly driven by the £127 million acquisition of the Scunthorpe delivered wholesale and convenience retail specialist.

Nisa added £1 billion to the top line, 83 per cent of the total growth, with profit before tax up £20 million from 2017 to £93 million.

Reflecting on the huge deal for the enterprise founded by Grimsby fastest growth in seven businessman Dudyears, and without the ley Ramsden 37 Nisa additions – We continue to years ago, Mr Murwhich has opened demonstrate that the rells said: “Over up a major market the past year we for the Co-op own Co-op is a good have continued to label range – it saw a business that does successfully trans4.4 per cent sales good for society form the Co-op, increase. leading to a 14 per Mr Murrells said: Steve Murrells cent increase in reve“The successful acquisinues to £10.2 billion and tion of Nisa and expansion the return of £60 million of our wholesaling business has directly to our members and £19 mil- significantly grown our footprint and lion to over 4,000 community projects capacity, making Co-op products across the UK. available to many thousands of new “The acquisition and integration of customers.” the Nisa wholesale business has been a A total of 1,000 new stores have been game changer in expanding our food added by Nisa in the past year, a 25 per footprint and we have also set out the cent leap on 2017, with a strong showpath by which we can offer our mem- ing already in 2019. bers a broader range of compelling Steve Leach, sales director at Nisa, Co-op solutions in insurance and said: “As part of the Co-op family, our health. partners have access to a fantastic “We continue to demonstrate that range coupled with industry-leading the Co-op is a good business that does service and support. We continue to good for society.” invest in our support teams and new Net debt within the business rose store formats to help our partners due to the Nisa acquisition, completed operate more profitably. last May, but remained below the £900 “We have ramped up our operamillion debt ceiling target. tional capacity to ensure that new Looking ahead, it said capital stores have the support they need to expenditure of £414 million ensured join Nisa as quickly and smoothly as that the Co-op is well positioned for possible.” future growth.

The Normanby Enterprise Park This has included £326 million business has grown its retail field team within the Food business as it invested by more than 40 per cent to offer in new stores, refits and new infra- increased support to its independent structure. retailers as the group rolls out the benResults are showing too, with the efits from its acquisition.

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Nisa’s new format convenience stores have brought a 12 per cent increase to those converting, analysis has shown.

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SCUNTHORPE delivered wholesaler Nisa is digging into the garden centre market.

The company has signed a deal with established chain Dobbies to support a new Foodhall strategy across 35 of its stores.

Customers will enjoy a balance of unique, premium quality ‘foodie’ items and a wide range of groceries supplied by Nisa.

It is a move to provide an extended range that will provide more choice and convenience.

The brand isn’t represented in Yorkshire or Lincolnshire, with Chesterfield, Derbyshire, the closest branch to Nisa’s base.

Dobbies dates back to the mid 1800s, when the industrial revolution saw garden ownership put in the grasp of ordinary people.

A prize-winning gardener, he first sold seeds from a leek in 1865, leaving his career to devote himself to J Dobbie ‘Choice Seeds & Flowers’ of Renfrew, Scotland, selling to chief assistant William Cuthbertson in 1887, with the name tweaked to Dobbie & Co. Through mail order seed selling it was known across Scotland and England, moving to larger premises in Edinburgh, before the 70-acre site at Melville was taken in 1934, where it remains to this day. It was acquired in 1969 by Waterers – another distinguished horticultural business based in Surrey – and the amalgamation allowed business to flourish both north and south.

Today Dobbies is owned by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital.

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Emily Goodwin, of AP Robinson & Co, tries to beat the top times on the racing simulator, in the Andy’s Charity Race Car Cup, watched by Ryan Gambrill of the LCS Group. They are pictured during the St Andrew’s Hospice 40th anniversary corporate fundraiser, Heart My Hospice, held at the hospice in Peaks Lane, Grimsby.

Chris Tonge, of Ultimate Packaging, is watched by North East Lincolnshire Council chief executive, Rob Walsh, as he completes the miles on the static bike.

Town hospice sets £40k goal for 40th anniversary G RIMSBY’S St Andrew’s Hospice has launched a corporate fundraising campaign as it seeks to raise £40,000 over and above its annual gifted income to celebrate its 40th anniversary.

Heart My Hospice is the new initiative from the Peaks Lane venue, where every day of operation costs £15,000.

And a special launch night saw committed business and civic figures raising cash on foot, on two wheels and in the driving seat of a virtual four, to illustrate efforts underway.

North East Lincolnshire Council chief executive Rob Walsh is running the London Marathon as St Andrew’s Hospice’s place taker later this month, while Ultimate Group – the Grimsby-based flexible packaging specialist – is embarking on its Ultimate Challenge, with 40 events to bring in the cash.

Since the start of the year, town IT

corporate fundraising campaign launched

firm LCS Group has also been touring premises and events with its Charity Car Race Cup, giving gaming enthusiasts - and novices - the chance to get behind the wheel of an Aston Martin and record a flying lap on the X-box powered simulator.

Becky Darnell, charity fundraising and campaigns lead at St Andrew’s, said: “We ask businesses and corporate organisation to come together and love our hospice for the appeal.

Without the support fo local organisations, communities and individuals we wouldn’t be able to provide the support we provide.

“People ask me questions all the time about how they can support the hospice and how much it costs to run the hospice. Fundraising is vital, and now, more than ever. That’s why we are constantly holding events and working with corporate partners and individuals to help support

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the hospice and raise the muchneeded funds every year.”

Lucas the Bear was also snapped up in multiples, the brainchild of E-Factor employee Jo Taylor’s son of the same name, backed by managing director Mark Webb, while Grimsby Institute brought in a 25kg chocolate Easter egg to raffle off.

Mr Walsh, now tapering for the big day, said: “I like running, which is an advantage for an amazing organisation and the fabulous things it does. I thought I knew what it did, then I had the tour and realises what it does. With the one marathon place I was not going to miss this opportunity to use my position in the right way, to raise as much profile and as much money.”

Clutching his branded sportswear, he added: “I’m delighted to be covered in this sweaty tee-shirt.”

No stranger to the hospice fund-

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raising, Chris Tonge, executive director of Ultimate Group, had chosen the shared site Andy’s Hospice for his 50th fundraising aspirations.

The head of the Europarc giant, said: “It is such a great cause. We have always shaped our work on kids’ charities, there are so many good causes, so we have always tried to base it on that.”

From swimming with sharks to an office bake-off, ideas are pouring in alongside the pledges.

Glenn Thow, chief executive at LCS, on Alexandra Road, reflected on the return of the Charity Car Race Cup, which may well be back on the road again. He said: “We set a target to raise £1,000, and have raised £2,000 due to the generosity of the businesses we have engaged with.

“LCS supports a number of charities but St Andrew’s Hospice means a lot to us because it is part of the

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We set a target to raise £1,000, and have raised £2,000 due to the generosity of the businesses we have engaged with.

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community, and that’s really important to us.”

A total of 169 people raced, with Joey Ireland of Coldstar Systems taking the title with a time of one minute, 29 seconds.

Those keen to help St Andrew’s Hospice to the chequered fundraising flag can call 01472 571261 or email becky.darnell@nhs.net.

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John Roe Lexus Hull, celebrate winning Retailer of the Year for a second successive year, at Lexus’ Centre of Excellence Awards.

John Roe named retailer of the year - for the second year running Regional Lexus dealership John Roe has been named Retailer of the Year for a second year running by the brand.

Steve Kelly, group operations director, collected the accolade for the Hull site at the Renaissance Hotel in St Pancras.

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HE Government’s plans for employment law post Brexit must strike a sensible balance between safeguarding and improving workers’ rights and best protecting the interests of British business, says one of the region’s most knowledgeable human resource lawyers.

Teresa Thomas, a partner and head of employment law at Wilkin Chapman solicitors, was speaking after the recent announcement from Parliament, during which the Government re-assured the nation on its proposals for employment regulations, spearheaded by Grimsby MP Melanie Onn. All current such laws are governed within European regulation, which will cease to exist.

Teresa, who leads a highly experienced team across the Humber and wider Lincolnshire, said: “It will be reassuring for all concerned to know that the Government has examined the area of employment law postBrexit in such detail.

“Across our region we have an eclectic mix of industry, which suc-

The win follows a hat-trick of success in 2018 for the Grimsbyheadquartered family motor business, with both the Grimsby and Scunthorpe dealerships successful.

Mr Kelly, joined in London by the team that includes his sister Gina

as showroom manager, said: “We are number one for customer care and have been for 28 years.

“That’s not by accident, and we enjoy fantastic support from our customers.”

The Cromwell Road operation set up the luxury Japanese brand,

part of Toyota, in August 1990.

It trades from Priory Park, Hessle.

“We were one of the first Lexus dealerships in the whole of the UK,” he said.

It employs a total of 24 people.

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indicators, the Centre of Excellence Awards reflects the spirit of ‘Omotenashi’ – the best traditions of Japanese hospitality.

It was hosted by TV personality Vernon Kaye, with praise from the brand to the team for retaining the accolade.

Post-Brexit employment law all about the balance ceeds due to the relationships between employers and employees and this must continue.

“Yes, there must be regulations that continue to protect and enhance the working environment, with particular concern for the increasing gig economy, but this must be balanced with an appreciation of the needs of business,” she added.

In a move designed to silence critics and MPs who believe the UK’s employment laws could ‘take a backward step’ in future years, the Government has already committed to enshrine the existing body of EU law on workplace standards into domestic legislation after Brexit.

It has also announced that a new

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Meanwhile a new Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Directive will set employment terms for workers from their first day and give more certainty to staff doing shifts.

Ministers have also been offered the following further commitments, again with Ms Onn, driving them: ■■ MPs will be given a vote on adopting future EU rules on

workers’ rights.

■■Trade unions will be consulted in advance on any proposed future changes ■■There will be a new single enforcement body to protect vulnerable and agency workers “Our region has great opportunity with further growth in the offshore renewables sector, while being home to some of the most successful commercial ports, food processing and agricultural operations in the world,” Teresa said.

“It is important that new regulation allows all arms of industry to work together.

“Business cannot operate without skilled and dedicated people, and vice-versa.”

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‘A great opportunity’ GLOBAL trace element specialist Agrimin has shown further evidence of its commitment to research and development for the years ahead.

The Kirmington-based firm has announced the appointment of an accomplished veterinary scientist, who will be commissioning and managing clinical trials.

From Glasgow, 29-year-old Callum Harvey, pictured, has been confirmed as the company’s technical manager, coming from previous senior roles at the Knowledge Transfer Network, and Harbro.

A graduate in Veterinary Bioscience, Callum will take a lead on all aspects of new product R&D activity, as well as multi-disciplinary specialists across Agrimin, including animal scientists, chemists, engineers, and regulatory experts.

He said: “I view this role as such a great opportunity to have a significant impact on the way in which specialist products are brought to market for our sector. It’s really exciting to know I’ll be working on every stage of the research and development, and getting a close understanding of what our clients truly want from the Agrimin products they have access to.”

A member of the British Society of Animal Science, Callum will be based at the company’s head office on Humberside Airport Business Park.

Mark Armstrong, sales and marketing director, welcomed him to the role.

He said: “Callum’s expertise and experience really speak for themselves. He brings with him such a wealth of knowledge about the field of veterinary science and will play a major role in our next stage of research and development activity. We’re delighted to have him on board, and working alongside a team of real specialists in bolus technology.”

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Accountancy firm promotes staff to manager level LEADING independent accountancy firm Forrester Boyd has promoted two of its staff to manager level.

Aimee Appleton and Royal Deb have stepped up, in Grimsby and Scunthorpe, respectively.

It comes as the practice has been shortlisted in the 2019 Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards for the Training Excellence Award.

Aimee joined the firm as a trainee accountant in 2005 after studying for A-levels at Franklin College.

She manages the outsourcing team, who deal with bookkeeping, payroll and company secretarial work.

She also deals with the compliance of

small companies. In her spare time she enjoys playing netball for the Forrester Boyd team, spending time with her family and catching up with friends.

Royal joined the company 11 years ago after graduating from University of Lincoln with an accounting and business degree, having grown up in the area, attending High Ridge Comprehensive School, now the St Lawrence Academy.

He qualified as a chartered certified accountant in 2014 and now manages a varied portfolio of clients including small companies, partnerships and sole traders, audit clients and also specialises in the education sector.

Away from his desk, he enjoys playing

football, keeping fit and socialising with friends and family.

Vicky Lamb has also been appointed as an assistant manager in Grimsby. She grew up in the town and attended Tollbar Academy, going on to gain a first class degree from the University of Liverpool in 2009.

Following further studies, she joined the practice in 2011 and qualified as a chartered accountant in 2014.

Today, she manages a diverse portfolio of SMEs across a variety of sectors. She is also a volunteer with the Girl Guides, and enjoys baking and following Grimsby Town.

New operations director joins town seafood giant

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RIMSBY seafood giant Young’s Seafood has appointed a new group FORMER Scunthorpe student Harveen Dhinsa has operations director. qualified as a solicitor with Lincolnshire law firm Mark Richmond Mason Baggott & Garton. joins the senior team at Ross Harveen Dhinsa, pictured, has House to lead on all manufacnow joined the Barton office’s turing operations across the family law and private client business. departments.

Described as a widely She said: “MB&G is well-known respected figure in British food for developing close relationships manufacturing, he brings 40 with clients that span generations. years’ experience to Grimsby, as I am delighted to have the well as passion and commitopportunity to progress my career within this well-respected firm. Having been brought ment for the sector.

Prior to joining Young’s, he up in north Lincolnshire, I am particularly looking was the divisional operations forward to serving clients in my local area.” director for 2 Sisters Food Educated at St Bede’s before heading west to study in Sheffield, she completed the Legal Practice Group’s Meals Solution division, responsible for operations Course at The University of Law in Leeds, before across seven sites with more joining the firm as a conveyancing assistant. than £500 million turnover – Partner Sarah Regan said: “We are delighted. Over equal to that of the town’s largest the last two years she has proved herself to be a employer. great asset to the firm and Harveen’s local Before playing his part in the knowledge means she is very well-placed to understand the needs of our clients. I look forward to Boparan empire, he spent 11 years with Greencore, most working with her and seeing her talent develop recently as category operations further.”

director, and formerly held several senior operational roles at Hazlewood Foods and Entenmanns Baking Company.

The appointment follows the release of the UK’s largest seafood business’s first quarter accounts, reporting a solid underlying performance, growth with key customers in own-label and food service and continued growth in branded sales.

Bill Showalter, chief executive of Young’s Seafood Ltd, said: “I’m pleased to announce that Mark Richmond will join our business as group operations director, and a member of the Young’s Seafood Ltd board.

“Throughout his career, Mark has driven best in class quality, commercial and customer focused organisations that are able to succeed in demanding industries.”

He joins next month.

Mark Richmond has been appointed group operations director at Young’s Seafood.

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From the jack to jack-up vessels buildings upon which reputations are built best south bank build projects shortlisted for regional accolades

The Orsted offices on Grimsby docks, in the shadow of the Grimsby Dock tower. Rick Byrne Burton upon Stather’s bowls pavillion from Keystone Architects.

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ROM Orsted’s £14 million East Coast Hub to domestic extensions, the best South Bank build projects of the past year have been shortlisted for regional accolades.

The high profile offshore wind farm base in Grimsby, which has already welcomed the Prime Minister ahead of an official opening, is vying for Best Commercial Building in the Local Authority Building Control Building Excellence Awards.

Brought forward by Harris Partnership and built by Hobson and Porter, it will welcome 400 staff when the world-leading renewable energy projects it becomes the base for complete in the coming years.

It is a step change in the delivery of operations and maintenance of the vast arrays in the near North Sea, for which Grimsby has carved out an internationally-recognised cluster.

Such is the method of the awards, which recognise the entire approach to construction, it finds itself in the same category as a new bowling pavilion at Burton upon Stather, delivered by Keystone Architects.

Another attention grabbers include the £16.4 million key worker accommodation block at Grimsby’s Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, from P+HS Architects and Kier Northern.

Called The Roost, it features 96 student units and 124 studio apartments and has been constructed to house hard-to-recruit staff including doctors and nurses.

It is in the running for Best Public Service Building, having been officially opened in December.

Winners will be celebrated at Forest Pines Hotel on May 17.

Building control team leader at host authority North Lincolnshire Council, Guy Hobson, said: “Once again we have had some very good nominations from across the South Yorkshire and Humber region.”

The new £16.4 million residential accommodation called The Roost, at the Diana Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby.

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RECORD number of industrial property transactions have been recorded by one of the region’s biggest commercial property agents in the opening quarter of 2019 – despite the ongoing Brexit uncertainty.

From January 1 to the end of March, PPH Commercial has helped 600,000 sq ft of existing industrial property to successfully change hands in the Humber region, with the South Bank seeing 248,444 sq ft of industrial premises acquired by new owners. A further 26.3 acres of industrial development land was Duncan Willey, also snapped up. chartered It follows a strong 2018 that saw surveyor Duncan Willey, divisional with PPH director for Scunthorpe Commercial. and Grimsby, crowned trade publication Estates Gazette’s most improvement over the The commercial property active dealmaker for past year, with market in the area has 2018. increased transacshown encouraging signs of He said: “It’s been tional activity improvement over the past the end of the finanrecorded throughout cial year and people all sectors. year, with increased often invest at this “In particular, the transactional activity time as part of their industrial sector has recorded throughout all overall growth strategy. performed very strongly sectors But the general feeling and, as a result, occupaseems to be that business tion levels now exceed 95 Duncan Willey owners are fed up of hearing per cent. This has put huge about Brexit. They don’t want to pressure on existing stock levels, miss out on a perfect property so they’re resulting in prices / rents rising and we being proactive and that’s a very promising are now starting to see speculative developsign for the local economy. ment take place, which had previously been “We’ve been dealing with a real mix of very limited over the past decade.

SMEs and major nationals, who are making “The region benefits from its accessibility bold decision and pressing ahead with their to the Humber Ports of Immingham and plans regardless of the Brexit decision.

Grimsby, which are valuable attributes to “The commercial property market in the employment in the region and the wider area has shown encouraging signs of area.”

Rapid opts for a double in Laceby HIGH growth service business Rapid Accommodation & Travel has doubled its footprint at Laceby Business Park as it caters for its expanding team.

The additional office space comes a little over a year after it made the along Barton Street from Ashby-cumFenby.

Director Linda AndersonSmith said: “We moved to Laceby in February 2018 to accommodate our business needs, and since then have

doubled the team and added to our customer offerings.

“We are in an exciting transition and have subsequently doubled the size of our offices. We see our business continuing to expand in future years.

“The growth of the offshore industry, chemical sectors and food industries in the locality is such that we are able to provide that one-stop shop solution to the operators of these businesses both locally and internationally.”

The letting was handled by Lawrence Brown, of Scotts Property.

He said: “It is great to see Rapid Accommodation grow and clearly the facilities and accommodation on offer at Laceby Business Park were ideally suited for them. It is exciting times there.

“We are seeing occupiers express confidence, and the convenient location and nearby facilities means that we have a ready number of enquiries.”

Monsoon-proportion storm clouds still circling Why?” Asked my inquisitive eight-year-old daughter as I broke details of a report I’d filed to my wife over the breakfast table earlier this month... “I like Accessorize”.

Trying to find the simple terms for the state of the British high street – this is not just Grimsby or Scunthorpe’s problem – is tough, but the figures accompanying the marketing details for the double-named double unit in Freshney Place paint a stark reality that can be understood by almost all.

As did North Lincolnshire’s leading high street in the PwC Local Data Company release.

The former, openly on the market, basically needs to turn in well over £1,000 a day in sales to break even, and that’s before a percentage of those sales then soon come back as returns.

How have we got to these staggering rents and rates? While we have looked carefully at the RRP on the individual items, those who sit in the City and invest are analysing ROI on the shop we’re in. Before the high street came to our smartphones, in a buoyant economy retail and town and city centre entertainment venues were a safe bet for consistent returns.

They help fund the banks, pensions, and pockets of a good many too.

But wifi and home delivery have turned this world upside down, fast. And certainly faster than the repayments made as entire shopping centres changed hands on a wave of pre-recession spending, where easy credit and good times promoted fearless consumer spending.

While you’d think the comparative overheads of a single distribution centre may allow for those online purchases to support the footfall-lacking high street, such growth in demand has also seen pressures ramped up on digital revenues.

Order by midnight and wear it the following day, and the attention-grabbing ad campaigns or search engine optimisation to

promote it, do not come cheap.

I’ve heard of some stores running early week losses as they cope with returns that weren’t even bought in the shops, such has been a model pursued as the traditional met the tech.

The entire system from landlord to split of the receipt needs to be reset, but we have shopping centre owners bank-backed facing huge losses if that long-promised return on investment fails to materialise.

But part of the answer could lay close to those Freshney Place footsteps, for offshore wind is becoming the new financial market of choice, as prices fall, risk is removed and consistency of income is proven. We’ll always need to keep the lights on, and everything is heading electric.

Perhaps we need to near-offshore our investments and ramp up the renewables even further, and that truly will be the Energy Estuary’s gain. How much of a high street is left if we ever reach this point remains to be seen, but with five quarters remaining on a lease, and the pressures so clear, the chances are Monsoon Accessorize won’t be the next to fall.

■■ Staying with fashion (he doesn’t say that often - Ed) and what’s with the current trend for sports-styling office attire?

Stand-out stripes down arms and trouser legs seems to be the main thrust, and it is not unlike giving the Pimp My Ride touch to a Vauxhall Insignia.

While I’m a great advocate of open neck shirts and smart denim, this just feels like a step too far.

I can’t write sports/casual without thinking of Alan Partridge on the Norfolk Broads, but sports/office?

While I appreciate we’re in a fitness-focused time, and let’s celebrate that with all the gusto we can muster, we can surely separate the wardrobe out.

For as summer edges closer so does sockless season. And if that is united with your colleagues wearing the same shoes day-in, day-out, I wish you a window seat like I enjoy.