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N entrepreneur left dismayed when pledges made has afterbeen the sale of a early £3-million Grimsby payment processing cominvested into making pany were discarded, a has re-emnorthern Lincolnshire ployedcentral scoreshub of staff whoneeds had been left on for the scrap-heap. ofthesome of the UK’s biggest Clive sellers.

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TRANSFORMATION COMPLETE: Richard Arundel, managing director of potato processor AKP. Picture: Jon Corken

with Cardsave, attracting the interest of Elsham Wold has just become the global giant Worldfor Pay . new headquarters AKP Group, With assurances that itgiant would remain supplier to supermarket business as usual, hechip sold up, only for Morrisons and major assurances toMcCain. be swiped away, and the manufacturer operation closed down the town just 12 A state-of-the-art officein block, months later. temperature controlled potato It led facility to a bleak 2015 for nearly storage andChristmas grading line, 200 employees.

But Mr Kahn together with extensions to returned, and after anhandling initial venture under the banner existing areas have just Mainline Payments, been completed, with he thebought out Payzone UK last December.

13-year-old firm headed by Richard A hugemoving office suite on Grimsby’s Europarc Arundel the whole has now been taken, andthe with more than 80 administration back into area people already employed, from York. as well as a workforce The son of Grimsby town centre in two locations in and Freeman Street markets the North West, it grocer David Arundel, who also has rapidly emerged used to act as a potato merchant to EMOTIVE RETURN: Andrew McCann into the market. the area’s fish and chip shops, in the Grimsby office, the familiar joined forces with Suffolk Loyal staff have technology, and Clive Kahn, below left. nothing businessman Bruce Kerr in 1999. but praise for the man, whose The former KP potato storage only interestfurther in the increases onstage Grimsby’s has now been employed, handling 120,000 tonnes businessman Paulput Bentham in 1995, Mr Kahn, “He stoodPark up on at the flagship final facility which has now been town was a business in place. development, will be of arrived potatoesinaGrimsby year. Of that, 35,000 backed by private equity, conferenceEuroparc with the managing director, and substantially developed, was he had bought into tonnes are self-grown, a officially thiswas week by in 2007, in 2010.

He remained with withannounced then thatopened the theme ‘no “We have taken two selling years toup get acquired in 2007, when a project eight years growingfor group inmore this region ande’. Commissions, Agriculture and Horticulture theArundel. business “We as chief a few to this,” said Mr got executive began to grow skin finished chang incentives, office earlier, having Development around another years, departing with it on solid site in Suffolk, grant funding forbefore storage and potatoes on the Isle of Axholme. beenthe location, would all stay.” Board chairman chief John Godfrey CBE, a contributing the balance. A major refurbishment ground. grading operations in 2009, and “We wanted to show we could executive of an himself earlier added of North Lincolnshire farmer. built the storage throughout 2010, Recently employees were Andy McCann, Payzone’s head of15 contact produce the required quality Nottingham office, without a single lick of inter national be open for centres, that harvest.

Mr Arundel added: “We’re added, with three graduatepaint at the Moss takes We up the story for the modest locally that supermarkets were curto Road HQ, raised concerns, rency have in from 2010 looking forward tocame. opening the traineesaalso part businessman, whoand has created story thatof the company, buying in from Herefordshire, and then the announcement “Eve ryone conve rsihad on potatoes 2011, and the whole project could be seen has as Grimsby’s own modern day new cold store and grading facility specialising in growing, logistics Scotland or even importing,” he giant was put at risk of redundancy, nearly 200 been finished take withon theDickens’ offices just A Christmas Carol. elements, including – the uncharacteristic weather and technical said. “Morrisons backed us with it Travelex. people,” Mr McCann said. Relocation was agronomy The remaining have brought a A46 and we went to Yorkshire Forward now.

He said: “Clive sold Cardsave to.World Pay, offered, butconditions the two-hour drive downusthe Founded challenging investment has seen a fleet of sixit impractical “Our desire is to have more (the scrapped regional there was a buy-out phase where the existing made foryear, manybut . the opening by town Mercedes rigs deliver event is just rewards for everyone’s quality potatomanagement producers local to in the development agency) putting stayed business tobrought secure in to “It was uncommutable distance, the to customers, with the an hard work. this site. It would cut down on from the together a plan. We then tied the the final payment the potatoes sale of the following month people left naturally and primary route Morrisons’ packing transport costs.

There is still a lot supply chain up and got the business. I joined in that time, when things “The new facility will not only left, right before Christmas, it operationsperspective, near Harrogate.then everyone of potential, itwere will help thefrom an operational funding.” bumpy enable us to meet the demand of was a very emotive time,” he recalled. environmentalcoming footprint and this in first as a consultant. left with Keen toClive cultivate a prosperous our biggest customers, but we’ve That equated to £700,000. With “Clive had no successfully plans to go back into the part of the worldall has the ability to future for targets and expectations met, all also improved the Lincolnshire potato Morrisons’ rapid growth in the industry, but he felt for the guys and girls he potatoes in objectives reached.

In the run-up to that ft storage farmers, the 32,000sq quality and freshness of our retail world, the business has been grow some of the best had left.

He is a very values-driven, guy and the country, that is what weannounced are he had his departure, which potatoes by reducing facility and 4,000 sq ft two storey propelled quickly, and working set up a business in Grimsby majoring on.” as a very inspirational leader, sent a– whichdecided handling and using office development drew to transportation, with Eastoft-based L Harrison & Continuedthe on page lot of ripples out. latesttwo. cold store technologies.” inspiration from Genesis Office A total of 44 people are now Co, the infrastructure to allow for

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The CBI Yorkshire and Humber Annual Dinner takes place at Leeds University on October 10.

It will be one of the first events with John Fitzgerald, port director for Grimsby and Immingham, as chairman of the region.

Mr Esler is an award-winning television and radio broadcaster, novelist and journalist.

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Grimsby’s take on a modern day ‘A Christmas Carol’ Continued from page one. again.” A small team was assembled under the Mainline brand, from managed office space in The Innovation Centre, and quietly growth came. “He then saw an opportunity to take it to the next level,” Mr McCann said.

With funding from private investment house Grovepoint, Northwich-based Payzone was acquired in December last year.

“I joined at the beginning of this year, I could see the opportunity for growth,” he said. “We have invested heavily in field sales, going from a team of five telemarketing agents and 25 field sales to 100 of both.” Mr McCann said this differentiates it from others in the market, who are looking to lower the cost base with a

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WO key members of staff who made the move with World Pay to Nottingham, only to return to Grimsby with Clive Kahn, have told of their roller coaster ride over recent years.

Alex Hickson, 25, and Scott Wing, 28, are telemarketing managers who upped sticks to keep their roles, heading down the A46.

Now back in North East Lincolnshire, Alex, a former Immingham School pupil and Lincoln University graduate, said: “It was really tough. We were very successful at Cardsave. If we weren’t performing it would have been easier to swallow it.

“We had built a really good team, and to take it away was really tough, “I have never known of a CEO with such sentiment, sense of responsibility and gratitude to the people who helped make him successful.

“Cardsave was one of the biggest employers in the town centre, and there were 200 redundancies in a struggling economy. For Clive to bring it back, to give back to Grimsby again having sold up, many corporate types would not have cared less about this, but he did.

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Business is up eight-fold in the year, and with Barclays providing the transactional banking behind the card service, there is British pride too. “It is the last UK owned bank, so it is a really attractive band for us as a dedicated UK company,” Mr McCann said. “The rate of growth is incredible, we are acquiring more new business than we were at the height of the Cardsave days, and we are attracting talent from across the region too, from Hull and Scunthorpe.”

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“We are investing in face-to-face specialised services that small and medium sized enterprises demand,” he said.

With another team in Stockport, Grimsby is not just home to a third of the new sales force, but also the ‘boarding team’ providing all the back-up required for new customers.

“Many people say ‘if you were a start-up technology business would you choose Grimsby?’ Probably not, but the main reason is the people here have that payment knowledge.”

Payzone is now staffed by 60 per cent former Cardsave employees, including two team managers who returned having actually moved to Nottingham with World Pay.

Scott, who went to Havelock School and Hull University, returned to Grimsby just like Alex.

“I moved with World Pay and stayed until I heard Clive had started the new venture. I jumped at the opportunity to come back.

The atmosphere was like a family, and now more than half the people have returned, and the atmosphere is even better.”

The hammer hit the Moss Road site in April 2015, with a total of 145 positions made redundant, with several having left before the blow was struck.

While it didn’t close until near Christmas, a spokesman said at the time: “This is not a decision we have taken lightly and have only done so after a thorough review of

our customer service activities.

“We’re making these changes to offer the best possible service to our customers.

“After a thorough review across all our operational sites, we have decided we can better deliver this by consolidating activities at our operational sites in Gateshead, Harrogate, Nottingham and Cambridge.

“We recognise this is a challenging period for our colleagues and will be offering them every support we can during this difficult time.” ● ON THE WEB: Clive Kahn in profile. Archives are raided for the March 2011 feature, only on www.humberbusiness.com

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Regional recovery team tows top reward home

Month in Review Buy-out will see major expansion of fish firm

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XCELLING on a national scale has brought tremendous pride to a business that is forever in recovery.

Gallows Wood Service Station at Barnetby Top has put its strategic location on the regional roads network to phenomenal use, to the extent it has just been crowned AA Contractor of the Year 2016.

Owned by Nick and Helen Curtin for the past 22 years, high-quality service and performance saw the award bestowed at the AA Awards Gala.

Mr Curtin, who started as an apprentice in 1979, has built it up from eight staff to 36, with a fleet of 35 vehicles, working alongside Humberside Police, the RAC, Green Flag and the AA. It now turns over £2 million a year, and responds to 50 calls a day.

He believes going through the ranks has helped him get the best out of the team, prior to the management buy-out in 1994, a second such change for the business.

Mr Curtin said: “I went right through, workshop mechanic, recovery, workshop foreman, service manager, and ended up sitting in the boss’s seat.

“I used to serve petrol, mend punctures, do all the old fashioned garage work. I like to think this route has given me the right approach, I know what the team has to do, I can look after them. It brings the best out, and sets us on the way to awards like this.”

Gallows Wood opened in 1963, as an Esso filling station. Initially offering car repairs on site, just off the A180/M180/A15 junction – on the road to Brigg – the purchase of an ex-army truck saw recovery embarked upon, with the RAC an early contract.

Now it serves a geographical area spanning the whole of northern Lincolnshire and into South Yorkshire, while operating nationally for several hauliers, and even repatriating vehicles that arrive from overseas, and break

SEAFOOD: Grimsby whitefish processor Albert Darnell has been bought out, with the new owner immediately setting in place expansion plans.

Surrey-based New England Seafood International has swooped for the Europarc business, as well as more than two acres of neighbouring land.

The Chessington operation is a £100 million turnover firm, and a major supplier of imported species, including wild salmon, seabass and seabream, as well as being the first importer of fresh tuna. It began beside Heathrow Airport in 1991, importing live lobsters and delivering to the capital’s restaurants.

Albert Darnell is a 34-year-old business that moved from North Quay to Europarc in 2012, and has doubled the team to 100 since then.

No plonkers at Trotter’s The event was held in London.

Reflecting further, Mr Curtin said: “It underlines what we do, day-in, day-out, and it is nice for the staff to get recognised too.

“We know our performance is good but it is great when something like this comes along.”

Mr Curtin’s two daughters and son-in-law work in the business, so too his wife’s sister and a cousin.

Duncan MacRae, the AA’s contractor management national operations manager, said: “I am delighted with the result especially as Nick, Helen and all the team at Gallows Wood Service Station have been working for the his construction firm. I have down or worse. Regular AA now for well over ten years. investments in the fleet range from always loved vehicles, it is my “They started out as a support £60,000 to £300,000. passion. I have brought it together contractor for the AA back in 2005 with a love of helping people, of “Ever since I can remember I getting out there and doing a good and after a few years stepped up to have been obsessed with cars,” he job. That’s why we do well, because being one of our top performing added. “I learned to drive when I was six or seven with my Dad at we care.” partners.”

DRIVING OFORWARD: Gallows Wood managing director Nick Curtin and team with the award.

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Discount retailer Trotter’s Traders is hoping to open its new store in Brigg Road before Christmas.

Established in 2008 by former Grimsby market trader Douglas Wadham, pictured, he claims to be the number one fan of the TV comedy series Only Fools And Horses, naming his business in tribute to them.

Work is currently underway on redeveloping a warehouse which has stood empty for ten years into the fifth Trotters store in Lincolnshire.

Recruitment has also started for the 20 full-time and part-time jobs on offer.

New head for Novartis PHARMACEUTICAL: A new managing director has been appointed at Grimsby’s Novartis plant.

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NNOVATIVE measures to equipment, and we have to compete maximise the role of Scun- against that while increasingly thorpe steel in the automotive looking for cost savings.” industry have been revealed. Initiatives reaping rewards have

seen the rod mill operated on two strands rather than four to improve consistency, the widening of the range of rod available from a minimum of 5.5mm to 17mm, from 15mm, and warehousing facilities in Germany, where the major European motor manufacturers are based.

“These guys are looking for longterm partnerships, they put a lot of time and cost into working with us.

Being able to offer more of a range is important,” Mr Cockram said.

“We know automotive like a local element and we are at a disadvantage with the key growth market being Germany. We knew they would want more security and consistency of supply so we took the decision earlier this year to go in partnership with a company with a warehouse, and start putting stock on the floor in the Altenna region.

“What it allows us to do is offer next day delivery, which we cannot offer from the UK. It is de-risking the supply chain, giving a level of responsiveness we know they desire and allows us to work from a level playing field to the guys next door. You can imagine how it may roll out somewhere else, it doesn’t need to be just Germany. We will see how that develops in the future.”

Back at home, and Mr Cockram, who joined the Scunthorpe works as a graduate in 2006, and has served in medium, plate and rail, before taking his current role in April, said there was a major shift in attitude with a “no more one size fits all” approach, and a focus on the bespoke.

Of the two-strand approach, he said: “It slows us down, it has its challenges, and we have to feed at Paul Cockram exactly the same time to get the benefit, but it allows us to work in gathering, highlighting how 50 per these markets.

Growth of 30,000 tonnes has been cent of wire rod produced in the witnessed over the past four years.

40-year-old mill goes into the car “It is promising and industry, with the balance soaked up by oil and gas, construction and incrementally each year, the gap is getting bigger, we are seeing it mechanical engineering growing. applications.

“We talk about 30,000 tonnes Tyre cord, tyre bead and suspension springs provided much growth over a number of years, and the value growth is what we are of the focus, with fastenings and interested in. The further down the body panels also making use of the supply chain into automotive town’s core export, with 60 per cent production is where you get value. of an average 1,700kg car made It is a positive story, we still have a from steel. lot more to do, but we see the “Production quality, service and automotive forecast looking quality systems are very positive and we know that is the important,” Mr Cockram said. “We way the strategy is going to are competing against mills coming continue, and we know we will continue to work hard at it.” online with fundamentally better From quality control and range expansion to overseas stockholding partnerships, a strategic approach focused on client care is being driven from the North Lincolnshire rod mill to car manufacturers in Europe and beyond.

Efforts are being rewarded with growth, as the marketplace for motors looks ever healthier.

Paul Cockram, technical manager for wire rod with British Steel, gave the fascinating insight at the latest meeting of Lincolnshire Iron and Steel Institute, where a bumper audience made for a “busy LISI”.

He told how the company was increasingly looking to work further down the supply chain, closer to the brands, which brought its own set of challenges, and rewards.

“Automotive has been a key part of our strategy for a number of years,” Mr Cockram told the

The further down the supply chain into automotive production is where you get value. It is a positive story, we still have a lot more to do, but we see the automotive forecast looking positive

DRIVING FORCE: Paul Cockram, left, is welcomed to the latest LISI meeting by president Richard Farnsworth and LISI secretary Ross Angove, right. Top, the rod mill, and above, tyres are one key application.

Growth drives on for automotive steel STEEL use in cars is actually growing, despite efforts to lightweight vehicles.

Fears over the roles of aluminium and composite materials in the manufacture of motors are time and time again overruled by lifecycle testing, Paul Cockram told LISI members.

The weight of a vehicle directly links to the amount of fuel needed to power it.

“It comes down to the fact they may not get the strength they need,” he said. “Pressure has always been there because of environmental concerns, but when you look at lifecycle steel is a recyclable material and with the carbon footprint around whole life cycle steel has got a role to play.

“It is all ours’ job to make sure people understand that. We are seeing steel growth into automotive.”

Where that steel comes from is key, and the importance of technical delivery and customer service was

FLYING THE FLAG: British car manufacturing is booming. stressed, with tyres given as an example.

“Tyre manufacture drifts east and so does tyre wire manufacture,” he said.

“Lot of people in the world are getting better at making it.

“It is quite a challenge but there are

some real niche products in the tyre wire world that not everyone can make and as we look to products where we can optimise our position, that is why we continue to hold on, even in these difficult conditions, and grow the tyre cord business.”

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Month in Review Engineering feat under the Humber gets going

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ECHNICAL compounder Luxus has satisfied rigorous performance trials as closes in on supplying a new range of advanced lightweight scratch-resistant thermoplastics to the automotive industry.

The Louth-based firm’s Hycolene product has been given the thumbs-up by tier one moulder International Automotive Components (IAC). It concludes the material validation process required for as part of the £1.2 million eco-innovation funded Recyclite commercialisation project.

The aim was to provide a theoretical equivalent of real-time “vehicle life” to satisfy fellow project member Jaguar Land Rover’s engineering standard.

Peter Middleton, director at IAC, said: “We are pleased that Hycolene has proved to be a fully developed and durable composite able to meet the requirements of this trial. We believe this composite now has the potential to be successful at full commercial scale for auto manufacturers that demand advanced lightweight and scratch performance in either sustainable recycle content or virgin grades for the vehicle’s life.”

The materials trials followed previous positive performance, delivering high scratch-resistance; lightweight benefits and a rapid cycle time earlier this year.

The chosen “A” class interior test component for this latest trials was a current Jaguar Land Rover instrument panel, which was exposed to in market service temperatures expected for assemblies, for several weeks. The tests were managed by IAC’s laboratory and an independent test house which compared the results

GAS: Preliminary work has started on a new £150 million high-pressure gas pipeline that will cross beneath the River Humber, after the Government granted permission for the project.

The work, which involves a large degree of engineering innovation from specialist contractors appointed by the National Grid, is expected to create 400 construction jobs over the next three years.

A development consent order has been handed to National Grid to build a new tunnel under the River Humber and replace the existing high pressure gas pipeline.

The tunnelling work will start early in the new year.

The new pipeline will stretch 3.3 miles from Goxhill, North Lincolnshire, to Paull, near Hull.

against an industry standard thermoplastics grade.

Accelerated material tests were completed as car manufacturers require all interior plastics components to be more resistant to sunlight and heat as part of an overall goal of achieving a ten-year vehicle life.

Weathering requirements have also become more severe as larger, aerodynamic windshield designs – as an example – have increased the sunlight exposure of many vehicle interiors.

Luxus technical director Dr Christel Croft explained the process. She said: “Firstly, we took panel gap measurements both pre and post-tests to determine if there was any degree of component movement. UV resistance was also critical, with only minor fade allowed and no other colour tone

Supermarket success GRIMSBY-based Ultimate Digital has been highly praised by supermarket giant Sainsbury’s.

The print house demonstrated “agility and fleet of foot” to allow it to hit the launch date for a new product.

A grated cheddar-style product, formed part of the recently launched fresh Freefrom range.

The design was scheduled to be printed gravure, but due to the tight lead-times on the project, Ultimate was able to deliver the required packaging using their HP 20000 wide web press and were printing the design within an hour of the artwork file being released to them.

Chris Bonnichon, packaging technologist at Sainsbury’s, said: “Ultimate Digital showed agility and fleet of foot to turn

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PLEASING RESULTS: Dr Christel Croft, and above, an example from an earlier trial.

Mark Crichton, director of Bute Island Foods Ltd, said: “Ultimate were professional, friendly and certainly prepared to go the extra mile to meet a very tight deadline. Their service was outstanding.”

The success of the range has also lead to an additional order being placed.

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STEEL: University students from across the UK are queuing up to land jobs with the back-in-profit Scunthorpe-based British Steel.

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Month in Review Accountancy standards praised as nation’s best PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Northern Lincolnshire-focused Forrester Boyd has been named Large Practice of the Year at a top accountancy profession bash.

The national recognition came in the prestigious setting of The Royal Institution in London’s Mayfair, at the Practice Excellence Awards.

Judges were impressed with new e-services, including an app for smartphones and tablets, while concluding that “client service sits at the heart of Forrester Boyd”.

They also praised the firm’s focus on its staff, and in particular the provision of training designed to provide a much broader business education than the traditional narrow focus on isolated technical skills.

Cluster aquaculture role SEAFOOD: A long-term initiative to place Grimsby, the nation’s leader in seafood processing, at the centre of developments in fish farming, is underway.

A National Aquaculture Centre could soon be established at Humber Seafood Institute, drawing together academic prowess, technical knowledge and supply chain expertise.

Early stage work is being headed by Clifford Spencer, chief executive of the Global Biotechnology Transfer Foundation, which is based at Brookenby, near Market Rasen. It is advancing agricultural learnings into allied sectors, helping developing nations.

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OMPLEX changes to pension provision have helped payroll specialist Dataplan’s latest expansion drive.

The Grimsby company, wholly owned by chartered accountancy firm Forrester Boyd, has seen the team grow from one to 10 in the space of 18 months, as employees in Prince Albert Gardens have gone from 56 to 86.

Phyliss Downs is heading the department, with auto-enrolment and the increasing demands of various funds seeing businesses and organisations increasingly looking to outsource the arduous work.

Having worked for nearly 20 years at Grimsby Institute, Dataplan is excelling in education, with 550 schools, academies and colleges served.

Stewart Waddell, operations director, said: “Two years ago it was just Phyliss, now we have grown the team to 11.

“We did an element of pension provision before but now we are doing fully managed pension service.

“Many clients we talk to say they cannot express how complicated it has become. It is a really challenging environment, especially in schools. It is not just complicated for staff, but for existing payroll systems too.

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“I have been in education for more than 20 years, working in payroll,” Mrs Downs said.

“We now offer this service all over the country and the more

people hear about it the more they want us to do it. The funds all want information in different ways, there are lots of complexities to it.

“It is challenging, every day is different, but we do enjoy it, we like a challenge and it seems to be going well.”

Software systems to manage procedures are being rapidly developed by the in-house IT team, which has itself swelled to seven.

A recent audit by BACS also found Dataplan to have excellent

procedures and data security.

Across the whole business digital payments of more than £200 million a month are now handled across wages, pensions and PAYE tax contributions.

Corporate pension work is now being expanded across the ten main pension providers so services can be rolled out there too, with the team having recently celebrated securing 14 Holiday Inn hotels.

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BUSINESSES from across the region have been invited to showcase their work in the annual Institution of Civil Engineers’ (ICE) Awards.

The awards celebrate excellence in civil engineering projects which are designed or constructed in the region, and are open to those which have been completed in the past two years.

The winners will be announced at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Annual Yorkshire and Humber Gala Dinner at the National Railway Museum in York in March 2017.

The awards are divided into three categories; projects with a total cost in excess of £5 million compete for the Centenary Award, those between £500,000 and £5 million can apply for the Smeaton Award, and those costing £500,000 or less are eligible for the Sir John Fowler Award.

In 2016, the Centenary Award was won by the new Leeds Station Southern Entrance, the Smeaton Award by the Scarborough Railway Bridge, over the River Ouse in York, and the Sir John Fowler Award went

WINNERS: Grimsby River Terminal, and below right, the new Leeds Station Southern Entrance, which took the 2016 Centenary Award at the Institution of Civil Engineers’ Annual Yorkshire and Humber Gala Dinner. to Naburn Weir Elver and Lamprey Pass, near York.

Two years ago Associated British Ports’ Grimsby River Terminal was awarded an engineering certificate of excellence.

ICE regional director Penny Marshall said: “Last year’s entries for our Yorkshire and Humber Project Awards were of an exceptional standard and we expect no less this year. It is

important to recognise the outstanding civil engineering projects delivered across Yorkshire and the Humber, and the teams behind them, to encourage innovation and excellence in our industry.”

Full details of the awards and an entry pack can be obtained from www.ice.org.uk/news.

The deadline is Friday, Novemebr 25.

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DeeBee’s delight: See page 26 Business Succession Planning Ian Sherburn, Partner in the Commercial team At at Wilkin Chapman Solicitors

EYES ON THE PRIZE: Nick Read, inset top, who has overseen the extension of the McColl’s Nisa contract, with a further 298 stores being brought on board.

As a business owner, you will face many challenges in running and developing your business and although profitability will always remain a key focus, have you given thought to succession planning?

300 extra stores to be stocked by Nisa

Whilst ongoing profits are obviously critical for you, the proceeds of a sale of the business can be life changing, particularly given some of the tax advantages that can be achieved.

However, the issue of succession planning is often overlooked.

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ISA has added almost 300 stores to its portfolio in a single sweep, after it was awarded the contract to serve the former Co-operative Group outlets bought by McColl’s Retail Group.

expanding its convenience store operations, while increasing its exposure to the growth category of fresh and chilled food products.

Jonathan Miller, chief executive of McColl’s, said: “I am pleased to announce that we have awarded Nisa the supply contract for our newly The huge deal will roll out in the first acquired portfolio of convenience stores. Nisa’s quality fresh and chilled half of next year, extending the food supply strongly complements our three-year relationship between the ongoing expansion in the convenience Scunthorpe specialist delivered sector, and will enable us to provide wholesaler and the convenience our new customers with a full range of operator. high quality products at competitive It is subject to Competitions and prices.

Markets Authority clearance.

“We look forward to building on our The 298 convenience stores are existing relationship with Nisa to predominantly located in enhance our customer offer even neighbourhood locations throughout further, as we deliver the next stage of the UK. With an average size of our neighbourhood convenience approximately 1,700 sq ft, the stores strategy.” are an excellent fit with McColl’s It comes on the back of hugely convenience model. The new portfolio positive results for the Waldo Way enables McColl’s both to deliver and giant, following a senior management accelerate its long-term strategy of

change to address major losses.

Nick Read, chief executive of Nisa Retail Ltd, said: “We’re delighted to have secured the contract to supply these 298 stores for McColl’s and to extend our relationship with them further.

“This is clear progress against our strategy to be the partner of choice for both retailers and wholesalers, as we seek to build greater scale for the benefit of all our stakeholders.

“The McColl’s contract win closely follows our appointment to supply Bourne Leisure – demonstrating Nisa’s unique ability to provide a strong, varied and comprehensive offer to a diverse range of retail formats.

“We have supported McColl’s convenience store portfolio since 2013, and now we are looking forward to supplying their expanded estate too.”

Civic pride at ‘examplar’ broadband THE Northern Lincolnshire Broadband team has been invited to showcase the superfast broadband project at the Public Sector Show in Manchester as an example of best practice and efficiency in the public sector.

At the event, next week, the team will explain how North Lincolnshire Council created and delivered one of the quickest deployments of superfast broadband nationally, as well as successfully delivering £900,000 of support to small and medium enterprises across the South Bank.

This follows the council being shortlisted for the

Digital Leaders 100 2016 Awards in the Digital Council of the Year category for the superfast broadband project.

The 2016 Digital Leaders 100 list honours the highest

digital achievements from across the UK celebrating individuals and organisations that are pioneering the use of digital methods to transform the UK’s public service.

The original targets of the Northern Lincolnshire Broadband project were exceeded ahead of schedule and coverage has now been increased to 99 per cent in the second phase of the project that will be complete in 2018 – exceeding the national target of 95 per cent.

In addition, the project provided nearly 3,000 hours of support to 475 businesses through the business support programme.

Councillor Rob Waltham, pictured, cabinet member for business, innovation, employment and skills, said: “We are extremely proud of the success of the Northern Lincolnshire Broadband project. It is getting the recognition it deserves.

“Being highlighted nationally as best practice is a fantastic achievement for the team; this is all down to their hard work and dedication.

“The Public Sector Show is a unique opportunity to showcase what work has been carried out as part of the project and the accomplishments made.”

Preparing your business for some form of succession can take a number years. The starting point is the fact that a healthy, tidy and profitable business is likely to result in better exit options for you.

In the years preceding an exit you should, for example, give extra focus to making sure your business affairs are tidy and well documented, you comply with all the appropriate legislation, you maximise the available tax reliefs, and ideally, your business is able demonstrate year on year profitability growth.

So what are some of the exit options you can plan for?

You can transfer to a family member, however, this won’t always be possible as there may not be anyone willing and able to take over the business. If there is, then you should be realistic about their

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ability to successfully take over your business and be professional about the price.

A management buy-out is another consideration which, with some time and effort, you are able to plan for. The planning starts with engaging management that have the drive and capability to one day take over. Following their continual development and once you feel they are ready, if obtaining bank funding to fund the buy-out, you will then need to convince the bank they are ready to take over your business A trade sale can be an excellent way of maximising the sale price, particularly if there are competing bidders. In addition to being able to demonstrate continued sound business management, developing aspects of the business which will be attractive to third parties, such as attracting key clients or creating valuable intellectual property rights, can be key. Succession planning is an area where early planning can pay dividends.

For further information, contact Ian Sherburn on 01472 262626, email isherburn@wilkinchapman.co.uk or visit wilkinchapman.co.uk

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ITH Brexit front of mind, access to European markets, EU farm subsidies and the future of migrant workers are great unknowns.

As a result, the food and farming sectors in Greater Lincolnshire face an uncertain future. All those with an interest in the agrifood industry can have their say and hear a range of opinions at a Big Food Debate being staged in Grimsby later this month.

The fifth Big Debate staged in 2016 by the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership will take food and farming as its topic.

Great Grimsby MP Melanie Onn, will sit on a panel fielding questions from the audience in an event chaired by Lincolnshire farmer and Greater Lincolnshire LEP board director Mark Tinsley.

The Big Food Debate will takes place between 8am and 10.30am on Friday, November 25, at Grimsby Institute, Nuns’ Corner, Grimsby.

“This year we wanted to engage with as many business people as possible and hear their views on a range of topics, which is why we arranged a series of Big Debates across Greater Lincolnshire,” said Ursula Lidbetter MBE, chair of Greater Lincolnshire LEP. “Our discussions have so far covered devolution, food and farming and the Midlands Engine and we’ve been delighted with the response from people who have taken the time to come along and participate.

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This latest debate is likely to cover the potential impact Brexit may have on the food sector in North and North East Lincolnshire; Greater Lincolnshire’s potential to increase UK food trade with the rest of the world; the role of skills

and new technology in the food sector; and how to increase investment in the food industry.

Breakfast will be served and places are free of charge but pre-booking is essential.

Confirm your place by sending an email to enquiries@greater lincolnshirelep.co.uk by Friday, November 18.

Food entrepreneurs sought for latest reality show THE BAFTA award winning TV producers behind Gogglebox, have launched a talent search for the next new food and drink entrepreneurs for a new television show.

A pilot is to be filmed in the coming months, and a full series is planned by Studio Lambert for 2017, highlighting the exciting and challenging journey for an entrepreneur launching their products into the UK retail market.

Grocery Accelerator has been asked to support them in selecting the next new and innovative ideas in food and drink products.

“This is an incredible opportunity for a lucky few businesses,” Rob Ward, co-founder of Grocery Accelerator Ltd. “At last, exciting, innovative businesses, that have yet to be discovered, can have the potential to become to become household names.”

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the level of sales to remain unchanged or grow; 85 per cent saying exports set to continue at current levels or grow; 67 per cent of companies reporting the number of jobs will remain unchanged or grow; 70 per ures. cent saying capital expenditure will More companies in the third quarter of remain unchanged or grow and 97 per cent 2016 are reporting increases in sales predicting R&D to remain unchanged or volumes, exports, margins and jobs than grow, we feel that there is every reason to the number of companies reporting be optimistic provided we can build the decreases. right new relationship with Europe.”

In the latest survey of companies who On that the CIA has published a Brexit make up the UK’s top export earning manifesto, with a special ten-strong team sector, the Chemical Industries Association pulled together, with strong interests in also report an optimistic outlook for the this area. near term, despite concern about the Calum Maclean, chief executive of uncertainty of the UK’s future relationship Synthomer, and Richard Carter, managing with Europe and its impact on investment. director of BASF UK, both operate plants Companies also have worries over higher on the South Bank, while Stuart Arnott, energy and raw material costs. Sales president of global operations at volumes and exports will continue to grow, Hull-headquartered Croda International, is with capital investment and research and also on board. development plans to remain unchanged Worth £6 billion to the regional economy from before the referendum vote, but new alone, the process industry supports pressure could come on the number of thousands of jobs and provides a basis for people the industry employs. a major contracting community too.

Steve Elliott, chief executive of the Through the CIA the sector is calling for Chemical Industries Association, said: action in four key areas: “Our latest survey of recent business ● Tariff-free access to the single market performance and expectations shows the ● The availability of skilled people industry yet again adapting to new and significant challenges. Right across the UK ● The supply of competitive and secure energy our industry is responding to Brexit, taking the opportunity wherever possible – ● A policy framework that encourages scientific progress, leading to sustainable be it Europe, North America or Asia, to growth maximise the advantage from a more competitive sterling and pressing on with After publishing the asks late last month, committed investment.

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GROWTH: Geoff Fulcher, front right, and Andy Cook, contracts manager, front left, with (back, from left) Martin Jackson, accounts manager; Tony Leggett, contract services and purchasing manager and Ellé Fulcher, administration and legals manager. Below, inspectors atop of Immingham Renewable Fuels Terminal, left.

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XPLOSIVE atmospheres electrical specialist FES (Ex) Ltd is celebrating a run of new contracts that will see it pass the £5 million turnover mark for the first time.

It comes as the Humberston business with strong Humber bank credentials settles into new premises, just over a decade on from launching on Wilton Road Industrial Estate.

Geoff Fulcher, who started his working life as an apprentice maritime electrician, moving into gas, steel and then petrochemical, founded FES with a workforce of two in 2005, as he saw the way legislation was impacting on some of the toughest industries.

Now a team of 50 works globally, in some of the most demanding locations.

Mr Fulcher said: “It is driven with passion. I founded it in 2005, and before that worked for global companies as an engineer. In the wake of disasters, particularly Piper Alpha, I was given the information, the legislation, and worked through it. From that, the expertise followed, and it became a case of being the person to implement it.

“I started up in a small unit around the corner from where we are now, and from there on in we have made sure we give good value for money to the client, based on honesty and trust.”

Primarily set up to conduct electrical and instrumentation inspections, he

JOB ON: Amsterdam Oil Terminal, one of several new contracts for FES (Ex) Ltd.

found clients frequently requested other services, and installation, maintenance, and classification strands were added.

“The last few years have seen the scale of the clients become bigger and bigger,” he said. “Over the period we have also got involved in process safety, all elements of hazardous areas, anything that pops, whizzes or bangs.”

A new installation section was formed last year under the management of Andy Cook to service the rise in clients requiring both industrial and commercial assistance.

Proud of a 100 per cent safety record, the renewables revolution is also proving of great interest, and as a consistent figure in the Energy Institute’s Humber branch, he is on board with the focus on the widening from fossil fuels.

“What we have now is a mix of

contracting and long term maintenance and installation contracts with various organisations,” Mr Fulcher said. “We are also making things more effective for clients with the introduction of handheld IT systems, developed by us, for engineers, by engineers.”

ExTrace provides live inspection and management systems and is a further £150,000 investment to meet ATEX legislation and standards in an efficient manner.

Recent big wins for the ISO accredited NICEIC-approved contractor include a £1.2 million deal to work with floating production vessels in Angola, a £1.2 million contract to ensure a former oil terminal is compliant in Holland, and a £1 million agreement with a leading pharmaceutical company.

Exposure to companies large and small also helped identify gaps in knowledge with clients. As a result, in 2011 a complementary training company was bought out, Roxby Training Solutions in Stockton. In 2013 it was replicated at HCF Catch, with the original base now switched in a £200,000 recent investment in the North East.

In five years the turnover of the 45-year-old business has more than doubled, with an increase of staff to 15.

While it has also returned to profit as an internationally accredited training provider of explosive atmospheres training, focusing on CompEx requirements and electrical instrumentation courses along with health and safety.

Mr Fulcher added: “FES’s continued growth and success is a partnership with its competent and able personnel with its ‘open door’ policy of working together, with the simple goal of servicing its clients’ needs in a safe and cost effective manner.”

OFFSHORE WIND: The Government has announced details of the next round of competitive auctions to support offshore wind, with two major developers on the Humber welcoming the initial details.

Triton Knoll and Hornsea Round Two could be included in the bidding.

The £580 million budget has been set with two rounds, the first opening in April.

Triton Knoll bosses say they are well prepared to submit a bid into the next auction and consider it to be in an excellent position to compete for a share of the £290 million annual support.

To date, a 70 strong project team has been dedicated to identifying cost reduction opportunities and is analysing data from onshore and offshore site investigation works commissioned this year, applying best practice from previous experience.

Dong Energy also welcomed the confirmation, with Hornsea Project Two announced to be ready just days before.

Dong Energy delivers OFFSHORE WIND: Grimsby’s huge offshore wind investor, Dong Energy, has published robust results for the third quarter of 2016.

The Danish giant, which has underlined how the town will be central to supporting the huge pipeline of projects in the near North Sea, revealed earnings had increased 7 per cent, with year to date up 17 per cent.

It also confirmed it is to exit oil and gas, the former state-owned organisation’s founding interest.

As reported the business floated on the Nasdaq Copenhagen in June, with the maiden results since that major market capitalisation in early August.

Operating profit increased to DKK 4.8 billion (£573 million), with a 19 per cent increase from wind power, it was partially offset by lower oil and gas prices.

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NE of the most advanced audio visual systems will greet student at the first fully-integrated multimodal logistics training centre when it opens in Immingham soon.

system with minimal training. It enhances the lesson experience, providing an interactive way of teaching and learning.”

Modal, part-funded by Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, is set to open before the end of the year.

Coincidentally, the South Orbital Modal Training, the £7 million Trading Park headquartered development from Grimsby company also specialises in marine Institute, has invested in commissions. state-of-the art kit that will deliver James Symonds, operations a high level interactive learning director at Electric String, said: experience to those undertaking “This is our first education project classroom-based courses. and we were fascinated by the plans Award-winning Humber-based AV for the facility in Immingham. specialist Electric String will be supplying a bespoke collaborative We’re delighted to be playing a part system, manufactured by Kramer in bringing this vision to life.

Electronics, to cover all training “We’re used to creating and and debrief rooms at the Kings installing these types of systems in Road complex. large London agencies, so it’s great Not only will lecturers be able to that we can provide this technology connect to the system, but they will ENTHUSED: Sam Whitaker, left, and James Symonds. on our doorstep. The AV at Modal be able to invite students to Training will be one of the most collaborate on a screen, in real what is on there on a screen.

Training board member, said: “We advanced in the region and it’s time, and interact with what they were looking for an easy-to-use AV great that this cutting edge, All screens are touch panels, are being taught. Snapshots can collaborative technology will be also be taken, to be used as lecture ranging from 65in to 84in. Work has system, primarily wireless, which available in the Humber.” would allow people to bring their already begun on the cabling and notes. The system allows anyone, fit-out. own devices to be connected in a Further information about Modal regardless of technological training room. The beauty of the Training and the courses available Sam Whitaker, director of experience or knowledge, to walk solution from Electric String is that can be found at http://modal into a training or debrief room and strategic projects at Grimsby connect their device and display Institute Group, and Modal people can use this advanced training.co.uk

Inward-investing PME Group’s quality training ONE of North East Lincolnshire’s latest investors – attracted by the burgeoning offshore wind sector that is revitalising marine services demand – has had its training standards nationally endorsed.

Vessel engine specialist PME Group Ltd opened in Stallingborough last month, a third branch and the first away from the south coast.

Headquartered in Plymouth, the MAN specialist has taken the Small Employer of the Year title at the South West National Apprenticeship Awards 2016.

Jade Chalk, commercial director at PME Group, said: “We are thrilled that our commitment to the apprenticeship programme has been recognised by the National Apprenticeship Service. Almost 50 per cent of our total workforce have either completed or are currently completing their apprenticeship with us.

WINNER: Jade Chalk, left, with Sue Husband and her husband, Peter Chalk.

“To gain the expertise in our engineering field and have the confidence to deliver to our company standards takes time. The apprenticeship scheme offers us the

perfect vehicle to allow us to nurture through education, training and ‘hands on’ experience our fledgling leading edge staff.

“As part of our growth we now

have two additional branches – both of which are recruiting for apprentices now and we anticipate continued recruitment to allow us to continue being market leaders.”

In the process, one of the apprentice engineers told how PME “turned a job into a passion”.

Sue Husband, director of the National Apprenticeship Service, said: “The National Apprenticeship Awards enable exceptional apprentices and dedicated employers to receive the recognition they richly deserve.

Apprenticeships enable people to gain the skill and knowledge they need.

“PME Group has won the award for Small Employer of the Year, South West Region and I would like to congratulate them on their achievement. Winning this award is greatly deserved. There has never been a better time to become an apprentice or employ one.”

Deal’s destination A FINANCE deal has been completed between Scunthorpe’s Clugston Distribution Services Ltd and the town’s Handelsbanken branch, to facilitate the £400,000 investment in new trucks.

Pictured celebrating the finalisation of the deal are Clugston’s distribution director David Heath, right, and the Swedish bank’s corporate manager, Peter Hough.

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N keeping with the good news stories over recent months, On Loan Recruitment is continuing to drive forward.

enquires, which in turn have brought new clients to the business.

Mr Riggall said: “We all know how difficult the marketplace is, so you have to up your game, be able to react The Immingham quickly and be specialist has been professional at all times awarded further to earn your fees.” shutdown contracts up Fully committed to to and including 2020, the success of the and the area’s leading business, the On Loan recruitment team has just completed consultancy has also the Recruitment completed three major Industry Compliance outages. test and achieved a David Riggall, On “fantastic” maximum Loan Recruitment’s score of 100 per cent. managing director, said: Last month also saw “These achievements Teresa Elford join the were reached by hard On Loan team to work, being focused and support both the yet again providing the co-ordinating and key people required. administration side of “Each one had been the business. successful both on time For more information and within budget and about recruiting yet again shows our personnel, whether expertise in this field.” temporary or In addition, to those permanent, call 01469 particular contract 577698 or e-mail awards these have led to enquires@onloan recruitment.co.uk a number of new

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MMINGHAM headquartered On Line Design is playing a key role in ensuring the lights stay on across the UK, having been awarded several contracts to provide engineering design to support a series of power stations.

WELCOME: Mike Harrington, Grimsby Renewables Partnership director, welcomes Corinne Barry to the monthly networking event.

Investor’s local pledge JAMES Fisher Marine Services has strengthened its offer to the offshore wind industry, with the acquisition of diving specialist Hughes Sub Sea Engineering Ltd. It adds to the full-package platform the business offers to renewables industry operators.

Corinne Barry, group business development executive, gave an update to Grimsby Renewables Partnership members, including a briefing on the innovative Ship-to-Turbine system it is pioneering for oil changes to the marine structures, rapidly reducing down time.

FTSE-250 listed James Fisher, which established a base in Grimsby in July 2014, currently manages the offshore transmission assets of four wind farms bought by Balfour Beatty.

Banging the drum for the area when it comes to sub-contracting, Miss Barry said: “When we win work, typically we can look after 70 per cent in-house. The remaining 30 per cent we source locally. We keep business local, we keep local suppliers employed and if we need local services we know we have GRP, and the people here to go to.”

The short term operating reserve (Stor) sites will provide significant amounts of power for industry, at times when demand for electricity is at a peak.

On Line Design was chosen by Cummins Power Generation to provide design support for the installation of up to 19 medium sized gas-fired power plants across the UK. It recognised the necessary technical expertise and experience to ensure successful completion of the projects.

Currently 18 of these plants have been confirmed, with completion by 2018.

The initial stations are now starting to come on-line in time for this winter. Once all of them are operational, a total of 350MW will be available to the National Grid at times of peak demand.

Combined these stations will produce enough electricity to supply some 740,000 homes.

Two of these stations are being built locally. The sites are both in Immingham, one on Queens Road and the other on Kings Road. Once completed these two sites will produce nearly 50MW, enough for around 105,000 homes locally. Anticipated completion of the sites is mid-December for Kings Road and late January for Queens Road.

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LEISURE: Humber fish and chip shop giant Papas Fish and Chips looks to take over Cleethorpes Pier, creating the area’s biggest fish and chip restaurant.

Terms have been agreed and solicitors instructed over a sale, but involved parties are remaining tight-lipped.

Regional operator Papa’s Fish and Chips has just opened a mega outlet on the North Bank, capable of hosting 420 people. And while owner Sid Papas wouldn’t confirm the South Bank move, a jumbo clue is on the company’s website, with future plans blatantly featuring a pier and beach setting.

Grimsby’s role at the centre of the seafood industry and the traditional seaside fare would make it a perfect marriage in many eyes for North East Lincolnshire.

Law firm is welcomed PROFESSIONAL SERVICES: Pan-Humber law firm Pepperells has arrived in Grimsby.

It comes as the 31-year-old business, which began in Scunthorpe, eyes up the economic upturn, while also anticipating the forthcoming closure of the North Lincolnshire town’s magistrates’ court.

Two law firm acquisitions in 2009 and 2014 have cemented a position in Hull, with Grimsby the next port of call for the growth strategy.

Coming months will see a further 10 to 15 staff recruited to boost the fluid nature of the firm, with investment in IT systems allowing the 100-strong team, led by six partners, to work from Scunthorpe or Hull too, where Ivesons and then Myer Wolff, were absorbed.

FRONT OF HOUSE: Richard Morgan, director of The Humber Bridge Country Hotel, ready to welcome back patrons.

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It was one of scores of businesses to be devastated by the December 2013 tidal surge, with the impact felt from Port of Immingham to Hull, and along the tributaries 40 miles inland.

The early evening drama threatened parts of Cleethorpes, with Grimsby’s Robert Morgan dock master praised for early action to “bottom out” the port in order to A15 Humber Bridge approach from the increase the capacity should there have been a breach of the gates – believed to market town, said: “It was very dramatic at the time. We all saw the not only protect the port but much of

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devastation of the floods that lasted for weeks on the television, the likes of Somerset, but I suppose this was different because it was a tidal surge. It came in, and by the next day it had all gone, but it had caused chaos.

“We couldn’t do anything for a year.

The Environment Agency set up base here and used this area to repair the bank. Everything had to dry out too. We then had to get the finance to refurbish, which we did, and we are now open.

“For us involved, and having seen how it was left, it has been a real labour of love to get it up and running again.

When you are in the middle of winter with no lights, no carpets, dust and dirt everywhere, you want to see it looking lovely again.”

Having expanded what was bought in every direction, maximising the location on the tranquil Site of Special Scientific Interest, the tidal surge came at a tough time with the economy too, and at a key point in the hospitality calendar as Christmas closed in.

The hotel, with reed-enclosed lake to one aspect and the river and iconic bridge on the other, has two significant function suites, with the Buckingham capable of welcoming 250 to 300 people, and an envious location at the heart of the Humber – until the river arrived uninvited.

But now the 25-bedroom venue is gearing up to go again.

Fortunately the huge suite, above which are the majority of guest rooms, escaped structural impact, requiring only new flooring. It has an incredible tale itself due to the marsh it is built upon. “It was constructed on 103 80ft by 2ft piles, with windows tilting down so no to produce glare for the wildlife,” Mr Morgan said.

“We are right in the middle of a fantastic nature resource, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, with ducks, birds and rabbits. You only have to drive in and you start to relax. That is what we are trying to encourage.”

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OLD AND NEW: Mr Morgan looks at the original accolade from Barton Civic Society which sits proudly outside the hotel. Then, clockwise, Massimo’s Restaurant, The Buckingham Suite and the view over the lake from the dining area.

A new sales and events manager is in place in Laura Stead, as one of 25 staff pushing the venue, which also offers a la carte dining, separate Sunday carvery and Massimo’s Italian, as well as an extended bar as part of the refurbishment.

And while business is a target with the former spa offering now serving up additional facilities for meetings, small conferences and break-out activities, family fun is being brought forward too. For Mrs Morgan is the creator of The Magical World Of Fingley, a children’s book-based land that has been brought into a themed restaurant.

Next year will see an outdoor adventure magical wood created, all within the grounds of the former alternative therapy centre adjoining the hotel. The star of the show will be Dodl the bear, the main character, and The Time Tunnel Express.

“We want to be a family hotel, we want to welcome everyone; children, parents, grandparents, dogs everyone,” said Mr Morgan, who is exploring re-opening an access point from the South Bank walk, which could prove lucrative with hungry and thirsty Humber hikers and leisurely strollers.

“We want it to feel like home when they come in,” he added. “We don’t want it to come over too posh, while at the same time we want to keep a nice standard.”

Fingley’s fun is a unique attraction DAISA Morgan has brought to life the pages of her exciting book collections.

Through Daisa & Co she has created The Magical World Of Fingley, and now it is resident at The Humber Bridge Country Hotel.

It has taken over an extension previously used for the provision of alternative health Mrs Morgan said: “We have created a magical place, it is a great extension of the brand.

We started with the shop and coffee area, and that led to the restaurant.

“Now we are looking to take it outside. It will be a magical experience.”

books that form the basis of “the next Disney”.

Humber artist Justin Lowe, from South Cave, has covered walls with murals, having also been recruited for the main hotel’s Massimo’s restaurant.

“The plan is to bring creativity and offer children’s workshops,” said Mrs Morgan, who is also eyeing up children’s parties in the bright space that draws out imagery from the books.

DREAM TEAM: Jade Smith, sales and marketing “We are going to take director, and Daisa Morgan, creator. them out around the A play-park with a board, so too site, give them a canvas, natural and magical art-focused activity to and whatever they want theme is on the drawing complement the picture to create they can.”

RETAIL: Small businesses have driven a big message into the centre of Grimsby.

Independent operators seeking a larger slice of the Christmas shopping spend managed to attract the national campaign bus to the town.

Much of it was down to the innovative approach of Jo Smedley, owner of Wellowgate’s Red Herring Games, who has been recognised as a top 100 small business in the countdown to the big day for small operators; Saturday, December 3.

It was her day in the calendar when the giant banner on wheels rolled in, with a pop-up market filling The Riverhead.

Fitties is on the market SECTOR: HUMBERSTON Fitties is officially up for sale, with a guide price of £1.5 million.

Owner North East Lincolnshire Council proposed to offload the 320-plot site two years ago, with the “running of a holiday park” not described as a core local authority service by then leader Councillor Chris Shaw.

It followed consultations that began in late 2012 about the future of The Fitties.

In 2014, it was decided the site would be sold off or put up for lease by North East Lincolnshire Council as it sought to offload more assets.

Leisure specialist Edwards and Partners, a division of national chartered surveyor Sanderson Wetherill, has now been instructed to market the 56 acres, which bring in nearly a quarter of a million pounds a year in ground rent.

It comes as a decision not to extend the “close” season was made by councillors.

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MPLOYERS were urged to ensure that their policies are fair and reasonable as wellbeing in the workplace came under the spotlight at a seminar which brought together HR professionals and a leading Humber law firm.

Major companies from some of the region’s strongest business sectors were advised by Nicola Barrass, one of three Legal 500 ranked Employment Law Partners at Bridge McFarland, of the legal implications which arise when health issues affect someone’s ability to do their job – particularly if there is a suggestion that the problems were caused by work.

The seminar was organised by the Humber branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

Nicola spoke as one of three sector specialists.

She said: “It was an honour to be asked to speak at the event, which explored proactive ways in which employers can promote good health and wellbeing in the workplace.

Employers benefit from understanding how they can support their staff, which ultimately helps them and their business, but also keeps within the law.”

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Fellow speaker Rachel Suff, national policy adviser for the CIPD, said: “The event was a valuable opportunity to discuss how organisations should position a holistic health and wellbeing programme to optimise people’s well-being. Although many employers now appreciate the importance of an all-embracing programme to promote well-being, the debate highlighted some important barriers such as a lack of a joined-up approach whereby health and well-being is dealt with in a strategic way and linked to an organisation’s corporate aims.

“The presentations and lively discussion focused on the need to have a proactive and preventative approach, not only to avoid the legal implications of not looking after people’s health and well-being but to enhance people’s engagement, performance and commitment at work.

“Many contributions quite rightly focused on the need to effectively manage and promote people’s mental well-being at work and develop an open and supportive culture to challenge stigma around mental health and encourage disclosure if people are experiencing a problem in this area. Delegates agreed that people’s mental health should be given the same priority as their physical health.”

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Brexit, Trump and the falling pound, but still opportunities emerge in the critical food sector visionaries and it will need their forward thinking to sustain and grow the sector further, and develop future plans, for 2020 and beyond.

The UK’s future in food is a top priority and continues to need FIVE months on and the hype specialists across the industry. The surrounding the EU Referendum Grimsby Institute Group result is still ongoing. recognises this and continues to The path is still unclear as to train and nurture the future food what Brexit exactly will mean. specialists for our region and The effect of the US election further afield. We understand results creates uncertainty and still training and employee development keeps the debate very much at the forefront of people’s minds. is a positive investment for While there are concerns across businesses and are dedicated to many sectors including banking, ensuring that they get the most many in the food sector do see from their investment in the positives, benefits and training and upskilling of their opportunities to export and develop The scheme recognises specialist costs. UK businesses will find staff. the industry. types of production and is an opportunities to fill this gap, The Institute is proud to be a However, big challenges lay ahead exclusive type of award from the sourcing goods from UK growers member of the Yorkshire & for the UK and the food industry, EU and is given to traditional skills and local producers.

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Government will need to plan research, technical, production, from the rest of the world. We Perhaps one opportunity UK food change carefully and with much engineering and business leaders. import far more food than we businesses should focus on is consideration.

The programmes available with producing high value product and One of the many key concerns in export. The price of our food may the Grimsby Institute are designed rise and the emphasis to “bu y exporting it, through selective the food sector is protecting to help grow the specialisms, local” will need to increase. Many product development, placement geographical indication schemes research and skills required across ingredients and raw materials are and market choices. There is a such as companies producing a wide and diverse sector. currently sourced from overseas, huge opportunity to work to Grimsby smoked fish, some who For further information on promote the “Great British Brand”. have been producing their product and with the pound hitting an all for over 100 years. time low it continues to increase The food industry has many training, please call 0800 315 002.

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ITH more than 150,000 business apps being downloaded every two minutes in the UK, businesses across the country are taking the opportunity to develop their own apps.

Grimsby-based business Eledecks has done just that.

With app requests being suggested by their clients, they have developed an iOS and Android version of their HR portal, which clients could only up until a week ago, access on their desktop.

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Businesses can manage all their day-to-day HR processes on the portal by logging in to their account Carolyn Mumby manager who will now move into a product development role, has been heavily involved in the creation of the app.

She said: “It’s something we are very excited about and it’s something that is really important to us and our business clients.”

Eledecks was founded in 2004 by barrister Carolyn Mumby and has developed a national client bases providing the HR portal to businesses for HR management, compliance and HR legal advice.

their emails after you’ve sent them an urgent or important document, they will receive a notification on their phone and when the employee reads it, the portal keeps a log so it takes away the guesswork,” Carolyn added.

The ideas and development of the app have taken around four months for it be created.

“It’s a quick turn-around. The functionality was already there on the desktop but it was taking that information and putting it onto an app.

“We have used our own technical team which means we have self-managed the project and we’ve had complete confidence in them,” Paige explained.

The app can also save employers money.

If 75 per cent of a business’s work force use the app to carry out these tasks in unpaid time, the portal will save a business an average of £22.50 per employee per year.

Its mission is to continually advice all wrapped up in a neat If the saving is multiplied by improve and develop the portal in online package,” Carolyn employee numbers, the saving line with the emerging trends and explained. increases. demands in the world of HR Tech The development of the iOS app, If a business has 100 employees, and Employment Law to provide which was launched last week, will we would expect them to save business clients with closely be followed by an Android £2,250 each year. value-for-money solutions. version in the New Year.

“We plan to launch a second app “Businesses can manage all their The app will allow businesses day-to-day HR processes on the which will be for managers. They and their employees to have portal by logging in to their will be able to control processes instant access to book holidays, account. such as annual leave and training manage rotas and have access to from their apps.

“Holidays, training, disciplinary important documents that are actions can be managed on the placed into the app.

“Again, the same process of push portal.

When information on the client’s notifications if anything changes will be an instant way of keeping “It is very resourceful and business account is changed, for employees informed.” connects the business with its legal example, if a manager needs to and HR advisers, which reduces alert employees about a change to “We are very happy with the app admin costs. a rota, affected staff will receive a and now that most people have a real time push notification to smartphone there has never been a “Eledecks is an efficient and inform them of the changes. better time to launch it and its cost-effective solution for been very well received by clients,” businesses that want their HR, “Rather than waiting for an Carolyn said.

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North Lindsey College is in the top 20 providers of intermediate level technical education (Level 4 and Level 5) in England, according to a survey published by the Higher Education Funding Council for England in 2015.

The HNC and HND engineering courses see more than 200 students following their employers’ choice for workforce development; there is also a HNC/HNC construction.

The Higher Education Science, Innovation and Community Experiential Learning space provides specialist microbiology facilities and enhanced facilities for Level 6 degree students in engineering, biosciences and sports science.

An innovative approach sees students being employed as research interns working alongside academic staff.

A partnership with Sheffield Hallam University has foundation degrees in bio sciences, integrated engineering (mechanical, electrical or manufacturing) and materials engineering, which has been developed in partnership with British Steel. Plans are currently underway to launch a range of higher level apprenticeships and degree apprenticeships in engineering and construction.

The University Centre has also just launched a foundation degree in professional practice in health and social care, which also provides a higher level apprenticeship pathway within this expanding vocational sector.

There are a range of long established business and management courses on offer, including the foundation degrees in leadership and management and human resources management and business, along with the degree in business studies. The centre also offer the Chartered Management Institute Level 7 Diploma.

The University Centre was commended by the Quality Assurance agency for Higher Education with “clear and explicit links between employer EMERGENCY RESPONSE: Anthony Hewson, pictured, who worked under the supervision of Dr Sean engagement, the enhancement of teaching and learning, and students’ employability” praised. Casey on a project looking at fresh water and heat production from humid air in disaster zones.

Recruits fully qualified at Forrester Boyd FORRESTER Boyd has celebrated the success in final examinations of two Lincolnshire recruits a they become fully qualified chartered accountants.

Lauren Johnson and Adam Millson have both passed the last stage of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales assessments.

Lauren, a former student of John Leggott College joined Forrester Boyd as a trainee, and has worked on a variety of client portfolios including sole trader and partnership accounts, and preparing accounts for small limited companies across all sectors.

Lauren has worked for the firm for five years and is based at the firm’s office in Beverley.

Adam, based at the firm’s Louth office, attended Skegness Grammar School prior to joining the firm four

well as the quality of the training provided. In today’s complex business environment, the need is greater than ever for top quality accountants.”

It comes after the Grimsby-headquartered firm was named Large Practice of the Year at a ceremony in London this past month.

Alan Nesbitt, Forrester Boyd’s partner responsible for training, said: “Lauren and Adam have done extremely well and this is another QUALIFIED: Forrester Boyd chartered accountants Lauren Johnson example of the success of our and Adam Millson. strategy in recruiting and developing home grown talent. years ago. He has a particular Morrison, said: “Professional “This, combined with the accountancy qualifications are specialism in the academy excellent accounting tuition not easy and our success over sector and also works with provided by Kaplan Financial, the years is a tribute to the small businesses. allows Forrester Boyd to hard work put in by those Forrester Boyd’s human continue to provide top quality taking the examinations as resources manager, Lesley accounting staff.”

Full of beans: Sixteen years in and Tom’s tastebuds are at the top of the industry!

Q FOR COFFEE: Tom Altoft.

LONGSTANDING Lincoln & York employee Tom Altoft has become the private label coffee roaster’s third qualified Q Grader.

The Elsham Wold company’s green bean co-ordinator passed with flying colours after a rigorous six day examination process. The prestigious coffee tasting qualification, awarded by the Coffee Quality Institute, is held by only 42 people in the UK. He joins his managing

director, James Sweeting, and taster and buyer Rebekah Kettrick.

Mr Altoft joined Lincoln & York as a 17-year-old packer in 2000.

Mr Sweeting said: “We couldn’t be prouder of Tommy for becoming an official Q Grader. To have not one, but three Q Graders among the team is a huge achievement – our tasting room has never been busier!”

SIGN SAYS: HBP Systems’ new staff, from left, Michael Smith, David Emms, Shadeen Warner-Bell and Oliver Dickins.

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Month in Review Britcon’s bid support role to boost growth

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OUR new appointments at Scunthorpe-based IT and software service provider HBP Systems have sealed the passing of a major company milestone.

It takes the workforce beyond 50 for the first time in the company’s 25-year history.

Managing director Joanne Dixon said: “Investing in the number of people we employ is one of the key pillars of our five-year growth plan. We have invested heavily in local talent who will drive our business forward and support the IT and software of companies nationally.”

Based on Woodhouse Road, HBP has gone

from strength-to-strength, winning multiple industry awards and maintaining their Microsoft Gold Partnership status for ten consecutive years, as recently reported.

Joanne said: “HBP Systems has always been customer focussed, and it’s vital for us to support our clients. Firstly, we’ve added to our growing software support team by bringing Shadeen Warner-Bell to our team as a trainee financial software consultant. We’ve also added two new IT engineers in David Emms and Oliver Dickins, and the sales team has expanded with the recent appointment of Michael Smith who joins our sales team working as an internal business development manager. Their work will be firmly focused on

our clients, providing and supporting the IT and software they use to help their businesses to grow.”

Operations director Tony Pearson said Shadeen, David and Oliver would add strength to his technical team. “Because we’re developing a broader client base, we needed to expand our technical team to make sure we can sustain our customer satisfaction levels.

We’re proud of the fact that 99.3 per cent of clients say they’re ‘very satisfied’ with our work, and the remaining 0.7 per cent are ‘satisfied’. A larger and stronger technical team will make sure we can sustain those figures, during time of growth.”

HR manager appointment is the first of many THIS year has seen Grimsby-based Auto-Trail change and grow at an enormous rate, which is testament to the thriving leisure vehicle industry and the leadership of one of the largest and most successful businesses in the region.

A recent expansion project completed recently has provided Auto-Trail with a manufacturing facility with an extended footprint of more than 5,500 sq m, delivering extra production capacity and allowing the manufacturing process of their luxury range of motorhomes to be optimised.

The recent development of the site has created the need for an increase in the size of the workforce and the company has employed a new human resources manager to oversee these appointments.

Lois Gorry now heads up the department and will be supporting the business’s expansion.

“I am thrilled to be part of this award-winning company at such an exciting time,” she said.

“Our upcoming recruitment drive will require a wide range of roles and skills that we are confident can be filled by the

BRITCON has appointed Katrina Porter to support its bid team with the preparation of qualitative proposals documentation.

She brings ten years’ industry experience to the Scunthorpe building, civil engineering, and structural steelwork company, and will help manage new contract bids and framework submissions.

She started her career as an apprentice in construction before becoming an apprentice CAD engineer. She worked as a bid co-ordinator for Cobalt Engineering in Vancouver before returning to the UK where she spent five years with Morgan Sindall in a business development and support role.

Paul Clarkson, managing director, said: “We are delighted to welcome Katrina on board as a key member of our business development team. Her understanding of the complicated bid process will provide great support to our team and the wider business as we expand.”

Britcon directly employs 90 people on its project sites across the UK.

Louise is glad to clad ONE of the region’s leading roofing and cladding contractors, Aclad UK Ltd, has reinforced its team by appointing Louise Cook as project manager.

The Brigg-based company, which operates across the UK, provides a range of metal roofing and cladding systems as well as maintenance services.

She joins the Aclad with more than 15 years’ experience in the building and construction industry, managing multiple projects on site.

“I am excited to join Aclad and work towards delivering standards from tender and design stage to site completion,” she said.

Bob Gregory, Aclad’s director, said: “I am delighted that Louise has joined our dedicated team. She will be instrumental in developing our business and applying her expertise to this important part in our work.”

Funded skills support local community. As you would expect we will be looking for flexible, reliable and enthusiastic applicants but, due to the skilled nature of the assembly process, additional experience in related manufacturing, joinery, plumbing or as an electrician is advantageous. Of course, specific training will be provided for all roles.”

The factory assembly now sees two extended lines dedicated to Fiat chassis for coach-built motorhomes, along with a dedicated line for the van conversions. All manufacturing processes incorporating interior and exterior components,

including the fitment of furniture, along with the testing and inspection of all appliances and utilities are required before a completed motorhome can drive away from the factory. The build process online can take approximately one whole week of labour and more than 3,000 components – a highly organised supply chain as well as a skilled and focussed production team are all essential to achieve a high-quality product.

“We are the largest dedicated motorhome manufacturer in the UK and with the market remaining strong – registrations are now pushing 12,000 per

annum – we feel with the right drive, enthusiasm and dedicated workforce we can take further advantage of a growing market,” Carl Bristow, director of production, said.

Opportunities exist for motorhome assemblers, trainee product designer/draughtsperson, planning assistant, purchasing assistant and waste operative.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an open day, to include a tour of the new facility, prior to interview selection.

For more information, visit www.auto-trail.co.uk/recruitment

A SECOND round of funded skills support for the region launches on Friday.

The Humber Skills Support for the Workforce and Skills Support for Redundancy programme is a European Social Fund inititative.

Led by HCUK Training, it is delivered in partnership with further education colleges and selected private training providers, with the aim of developing 5,000 people by March 2018.

The previous programme was delivered from July 2013 to July 2015, also led by HCUK. It was named the most successful programme of its type in the country, training more than 6,100 employees from more than 1,000 Humber businesses.

The funding is back open for SMEs, the self-employed, sole traders, social enterprises and volunteers aged 19 and over.

Eligible applicants are entitled to fully funded training and development, which could be a full qualification or a combination of bespoke training packages.

It launches at 8am at Country Park Inn, Hessle.

Businesses are invited. Email ssw@hcuktraining .co.uk or call 0300 330 15 20 to book a place.

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LEET sales manager for Trenton Nissan in the Grimsby-area, Keith Butters, is delighted to be part of the company’s flagship development, in his home town.

SHOWROOM APPEAL: Trenton Nissan, Altyre Way.

– all from Altyre Way. Mr Butters said: “This is a flagship site, a £4 million investment in Grimsby. It is also the first official business centre, from where we can offer the full light commercial vehicle range.

“There are 209 Nissan dealers in the UK, but only The experienced motor 56 accredited business industry executive is now centres.” fleet sales manager for the Trenton has worked with company, serving an area Nissan for 32 years, and the touching on Durham, huge site opened with 600 Bradford and Peterborough people in attendance as a

brand new vehicle was given away. Now the focus is on the range, with the NV200, the NV300, NV400 Cabstar and Navara all offering something for business. Full electric car and commercial vehicle options are there too.

“We have just started and it is going well,” Mr Butters said.

“We have plans in place to add people to the team, and – as a business – we are looking to expand into Scunthorpe, we are just

trying to find some land.”

Mr Butters joined in May, two months before the branch opened, and has worked in the industry since Nissan and Trenton first came together.

Previously he was with Mercedes Commercials in Boston and Lincoln. As well as light commercials, Mr Butters can also handle fleet cars, with all vehicles available on contract hire, leasing, and full finance packages, tailored to suit business needs.

Roadsters got special attention in safety tests by leading experts THE VOLVO XC90 is the safest car on the road according to the latest crash test data from Euro NCAP. The organisation has revealed the cars which performed best in each sector of the market in 2015.

Volvo’s XC90 was not only the top performing large off-roader it also attained the highest safety score of any vehicle tested in the year.

The Swedish company’s new flagship achieved a 97 per cent for adult occupant protection and a maximum 100 per cent for its safety assist technologies, which include an advanced autonomous braking system – an innovation also recognised by the Thatcham road safety organisation in Britain which has also rated the XC90 as the safest car around.

Safety aids fitted to the new XC90 include world-firsts such as run-off road protection, which automatically tightens the seatbelts if the vehicle is detected to have left the road, as well as automatic

emergency braking at a junction which will apply the brakes to stop or help prevent an accident if you inadvertently turn into the path of an oncoming vehicle.

This is on top of the other standard safety technologies, such as City Safety, which can help to avoid or mitigate collisions with pedestrians, cyclists or other vehicles day or night, and driver alert and lane-departure warning systems.

The new Jaguar XE and the Toyota Avensis – both built in Britain – were the best performing large saloons while the Mercedes-Benz GLC produced the top results for smaller 4x4s.

Euro NCAP said that the Jaguar scored highly for making all its safety systems standard.

The best performing small family car was another British-built model, the Infiniti Q30 which Euro NCAP said performed well in all areas.

The Q30’s active bonnet

helped it to gain results for pedestrian protection which were amongst the best of 2015.

Other cars which attained top results were the Suzuki Vitara and the Honda Jazz, which was named as the safest supermini.

The Volkswagen Touran was the best performing small MPV while the Ford Galaxy and S-MAX took top place in the large MPV category.

In 2015, Euro NCAP paid special attention to roadsters which it said was a category of relatively expensive cars but for which the importance of safety was often downplayed by vehicle manufacturers. None of the tested roadsters could achieve the top five star rating, which was largely down to a lack of new avoidance technology, but with four stars the Mazda MX-5 came out safest.

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Spreading the Humber word Anita Pace, chair of the Bondholders marketing organisation writes a new column for Business Telegraph BONDHOLDERS is an influential network of some 300 businesses from across the Humber region. From one-man bands to global organisations, we all have one thing in common and that’s the passion we share for our area.

Our purpose is to promote our region as a great place to live, work and invest. We’re united in our desire to tell a positive story and try to dispel some of the common myths that exist about our part of the world.

I came across a report last month – it was The UK Prosperity Index 2016, published by the Legatum Institute (who?!) in which Hull ranked 389th. On closer inspection, it became clear that the report was poorly researched – it didn’t reflect what is actually happening in our region’s capital, it focused on the past, it lacked credibility (you can count on one hand how many local people the author spoke to) and I’m not quite sure what purpose the report serves, other than to help justify some ‘think tank’ in London.

Reports such as these are unhelpful. But they shouldn’t distract us from our purpose.

In fact, they should make us even more determined to tell our story.

More than ever before, we need to make sure that we capitalise on every opportunity to shout about all the positive developments across our region. Not just because of reports such as these, but because for once, we’re starting to be noticed. We are experiencing unprecedented levels of investment and throughout the region, we have many examples of ‘good news’; whether large or small, they all add to the narrative. One such example is Cleethorpes being shortlisted as a finalist in the Great British High Street awards – voting closes this week so please vote at thegreatbritishhighstreet.co.uk We are the UK’s Energy Estuary. And yet we’re not just a pioneering energy provider – energy is inherent in everything we stand for.

So we shouldn’t be afraid of big ambition. I attended an event last week where we discussed potential goals for the future. All very well and good but we need to raise the bar higher: we need a big vision for our region – something for us to aim for 20 years hence. Our natural tendency is to be self-deprecating. Only with a collective self-belief and the desire to do something amazing, will we have any chance of achieving it.

Whether a Bondholder or not, each and every one of us is an ambassador for this area – the area where we choose to be.

Together our voice is very powerful…and we have a lot about which we can be proud. So let’s not let some ill-informed author dampen our enthusiasm for everything we’re doing. In marketing terms, the Rule of Seven says someone needs to hear your message seven times for it to be heard. So let’s all start spreading the word. #spreadingtheword

‘Initially the plan was to be one of the leading coffee suppliers in the Humber...’

THE coffee shop phenomenon shows no sign of letting up, and others in the market are keen to cash in too. As Gina Stringer, a key figure at Lincoln & York departs for hot drinks new, David Laister enjoyed a cuppa with her.

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OFFEE weathered the recession and is now in near double-digit growth.

And with the UK’s biggest roastery in northern Lincolnshire, a host of key clients, the importer is increasingly looking at export opportunities.

Gina Stringer has played a key role in the continued expansion of Lincoln & York for the past three years.

She was the first marketing professional brought into the fold at Kawaha House.

“We have grown every year since the company started,” she said. Many companies do, but not necessarily those dealing in luxury items, something that can be missed when the cash is tight, and life goes on.

“For the most part coffee survived the recession, people saw it as an alternative to going out for a meal, a better value alternative to still be social and see friends,” she said.

The biggest growth is not now the coffee shop phenomenon though.

“It is more about the other sectors trying to do it, be it pubs or casual dining restaurants.

Contract caterers, all the main specialists, are trying to improve what they have. It is interesting for us as we are used to supplying major coffee chains.”

The customer base is now growing, contributing to the industry trend.

Out of home coffee sales grew by 9.7 per cent in 2015, and is forecast to continue to grow.

And the wider continent is firmly on the radar following a summer appointment. European sales manager Franz Foerster has brought more than three decades working in the international coffee industry.

“It is a case of so far so good, it is part of our overall plan,” said Mrs Stringer. “His role is to assess the market we want to be in and help us get more customers overseas. We are looking at Germany initially, then other surrounding areas as well. We are just about to sign up for our first trade show and we are developing our strategy overseas.

“We want the company to be one of the leading coffee suppliers in Europe. Initially the plan was to be one of the leading coffee suppliers in the Humber, then the UK, and now it is

Europe. It is quite an exciting time. As well as Franz we have also recruited a new business development manager in the UK, who is very experienced in the STIRRING STUFF: Gina Stringer, and a shot of the roastery. on trade, pubs restaurants, that side of things. he came from Kettle Foods, and is charged with growing that customer base.”

Turnover is £20 million for the 70-strong workforce, with capacity not an issue at present.

Elsham was chosen as midway between the two founding directors, hence also the name Lincoln and York.

Mrs Stringer said: “Over the years we have found ourselves competing with people in and around London, and we have the benefit of being further north, with good transport links, a good workforce and low running costs.”

It is not just a physical commitment to the area though.

“James Sweeting, our managing director, is on the Humber Local Enterprise Partnership, and is really involved as a local business. He is an advisor for food and drink, and we do have a lot of those businesses around here. I think there is work to be done about profiling this area and all of the food. With Hull City of Culture, we should try and push that. It is really something we should champion.”

Telling a story is now key to the progression, and the customer service that will set the business apart from others.

“We are really well known in the coffee industry, which is nice, as there are no reasons for anyone to know who we are,” she said, ahead of leaving for one of the food and drink industry’s biggest brands, Yorkshire Tea. “We try and get as many prospective customers as possible to see the factory. Not just to see the operations, but to get a feel for the culture of the business.

“As well as the largest roaster for coffee, we also have the added value and knowledge. We have been playing a more active role, supporting customers with narratives. That’s the way the market is going. A cup of coffee is not just a cup, we are selling provenance, where from, how roasted, etc. There is quite a big piece to be done for all brands.

“That’s how the market has changed, there is more need for support and that is where we are really strong.”

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Homing in on the offshore wind cluster was Matt’s dream move November began with a parliamentary reception for MHI Vestas as part of Offshore Wind Week 2016. Business editor David Laister caught up with the company’s leading Grimsby-based figure, who has become quite an advocate for Europe’s Wind Town ...

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UMBER Gateway, the closest offshore wind farm to northern Lincolnshire, is an E.on-owned, MHI Vestas powered development. In many ways it is the bigger brother to Robin Rigg, off the Cumbrian coast, where local ‘sparky’ Matthew Paterson’s head was first turned.

Less than a decade later he was rubbing shoulders with dozens of MPs, lords and other political stakeholders in the House of Commons, giving his insight into an industry that offers a manufacturing base, long-term employment and energy security for the nation, while returning a prosperous vocation to Port of Grimsby and the wider Humber.

And while the pace and level of progress Mr Paterson has charted is remarkable, it was clearly a fantastic eye-opener for Humber Gateway apprentice Amy Harris, who accompanied him.

“It was an excellent series of events, with Melanie Onn and Baroness Neville-Rolfe speaking on the first night, then the MHI Vestas Offshore Wind the next day,” he said.

The Grimsby MP hosted a parliamentary reception for trade body RenewableUK as the week began, with the Minister for Energy delivering the keynote speech. “It was informative, with a lot of industry leaders there, and very positive about offshore wind, as they also mentioned about Contracts For Difference early next year,” he said.

“For us, we could talk about our contribution to competition, innovation and skills development.”

An electrician who trained in his market town home of Wigton, just north of the Lake District National Park, between Carlisle and the coast, he got his accreditations at the company responsible for the film used for the new £5 note. It was barely a 30 minute drive to Workington, from where Robin Rigg was being built. He first applied to join E.on, but didn’t get the role because of a lack of high-voltage experience. However, his name was passed across to Vestas, as it was prior to the merger with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in early 2014, and he was taken on in February 2008, just as the site was completing in the Solway Firth.

“In 2008 no one really knew about offshore wind, so being early was certainly an attraction,” he said. Keen to advance, he saw the emerging opportunities, even if he was closer the Isle of Man, rather than the Isle of Wight, where manufacturing is rapidly ramping up. “Because it is a new industry, you progress fast,” he said. “When you think in ten years, to get to where we are, the size of the industry, it is massive, and it is going to go to 10GW in the 2020s.”

Mr Paterson went from technician to supervisor then manager by the time the warranty period expired. “This role became available and I moved to manage Humber Gateway,” he said.

He first started making the 200 mile journey from the Scottish border to North East Lincolnshire in October 2014, as the £800 million wind farm featuring 73 of MHI Vestas’ 3MW turbines entered the final year of build out, with the 136m individual structures being commissioned.

“We liaised with the construction team to understand what was going on, and then the five year service agreement with E.on commenced on October 1, 2015.”

VESTAS INTEREST: Clockwise from top left, at Westminster, the day job, in the North Quay office, enjoying the social scene with wife Jenna, and the celebrating beautician at Secret Garden Beauty.

It was the day after then Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom helped in the inauguration of the wind farm.

He had moved lock stock and barrel, buying a house in Great Coates by this time, and his wife Jenna has set up her own beauty business.

“It has been really good,” he said. “Grimsby has got a ‘grim’ reputation, and people said to me ‘why do you want to go there?’ but since I got here it has been brilliant. Everyone is really friendly, and one of the biggest things is how people go out of their way to help you.

You can be standing in a supermarket or fish and chip shop and people turn around and talk to you. It such a friendly atmosphere.”

That transcends into the working day too.

Mr Paterson has become a familiar face at the monthly Grimsby Renewable Partnership get-togethers, events where the town’s business community are given the opportunity to meet key figures from offshore wind.

“It is the big growing industry in the area.

The amount of people I have met in the time I have been here is massive. At GRP everyone can mix together and people can meet MHI Vestas, Dong Energy, Cenrtica, etc. I have not seen this networking anywhere else in the country. It is a very close-knit industry and everyone has the same drive to help the area and support all the local businesses. We’re not just talking bigger suppliers, but smaller companies, from caterers to hotels and restaurants.”

He is impressed with the quality of life he has parachuted into as well.

“It is very easy to get around, it is not over-priced and good value for money for what you get – there are lot of positives down here.”

With two secondary school children from a previous relationship, he is tuned into the family feel too.

“When I bring my children down there are lots of activities for them as well,” he said.

“Summertime in Cleethorpes was brilliant.”

The second big push of an Offshore Wind Week, following on from 2015, also coincided

with the first anniversary of Mrs Paterson’s Secret Garden Beauty business, located at their home.

“She has worked as a beautician for nine years, in the hotel spas and more recently for a local salon back in Cumbria,” Mr Paterson said. “She came from a market town where she knew everyone and had personal relationships, so when I dragged her down here it was a hard move, she didn’t know anyone and was leaving family.

“She set up her own business and we have had tears, tantrums and everything associated with setting up a business and moving to a new area. At first she was making £5 a week, but she has also found the people here so supportive, and the advice from the likes of E-Factor, the business support, it is amazing really.”

Another big tick for the town has got to be ensuring people settle. And that is certainly the case. With the industry now well established but set to grow considerably in the next five to ten years, they feel this is now home.

“We have made one big move to travel 200 miles, more than three hours away from home. To do that again would be a big ask. We have laid our roots, we have made good friends. Jenna has set up her business, and I cannot expect her to up sticks again.”

While Secret Garden looks to add a further treatment room, Mr Paterson’s focus is the one-team approach extolled at Humber Gateway.

“It is one team of 50,” he said referring to the combination of E.on, MHI Vestas and North Sea Services.

“We all have our own targets and objectives, but the site is performing, we were actually running at 99 per cent availability last month, which is unbelievable. E.on reported it was exceeding expectations, and that benefits us as well. That is what we all look for. The team atmosphere is really good, everyone gets along, which is what we said we wanted to achieve when we all sat down together.”

Beauty then the PPE CAPITAL CALLING: Apprentice Amy Harris, right, with Matthew Paterson and Great Grimsby MP at the MHI Vestas House of Commons reception.

BEAUTICIAN turned offshore wind technician apprentice Amy Harris joined Matthew in the capital.

She donned full protective clothing to give the politicians and stakeholders an insight into what a future role may hold, while they were invited to sign sections of a blade and a floor plate that will be installed within a turbine in the coming months.

“It was really good, a great opportunity and a nice thing to do,” the 19-year-old said.

“The industry is up and coming, and it is good for it to get the attention. It was a really interesting event in a lovely building – it is a lot different to where we are from!”

Amy, who studied at Healing Science

Academy and lives in Stallingborough, told of a fascinating journey that has culminated in recent turbine transfers for the “breathtaking climb”.

“I was a beautician but I packed that in, became a carer for a few months, and it was then my boyfriend – who works in the steel industry, and went through Heta – said I should apply. It all went from there,” she said.

It was during an open evening, with a scaffold setting out, she discovered a head for heights and a course was set.

“I feel I am doing something really worthwhile, there are massive opportunities coming to this area,” she said.

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OUR first port of call for regional commercial vehicles. It is a great time to business news has added a per- be part of Humberbusiness.com.” fect location finder for expand- From Europarc to Bridgehead, Foxhills to Flemingate; new builds, conversions ing and investing companies. and major developments

Humberbusiness.com now brings you a strong commercial property platform, dedicated to the economic cluster that calls the Energy Estuary home.

Initially partnering with three of the biggest agents in the region, nearly 700 properties are now listed, sitting on the same site that brings you daily news updates from Grimsby, Hull and Scunthorpe.

Welcoming Clark Weightman, Garness Jones and PPH Commercial to the fold, Mike Pennington, managing director of the media organisations behind ON BOARD: Carl Bradley of the ten-month-old site, said: Clark Weightmam.

“We’re delighted to be launching phase two of Humberbusiness.com, offering a robust service for our partners in the commercial property sector.

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

“From a standing start to have 700 properties listed, shows the reach and potential of Humberbusiness.com, and I ON BOARD: Nick Pearce of look forward to reading of the investments made when PPH Commercial. deals are done.”

Attracting thousands of users, Humberbusiness.com launched in January 2016, uniting the coverage from Hull Daily Mail and the Grimsby and Scunthorpe Telegraphs.

Hundreds of readers registered with the site receive a daily newsletter direct to their in boxes, while breaking news is added as it happens.

Further additions are in the pipeline too. Mike said: “We are in exciting times with Humberbusiness.com phase three due to go live in the first half of 2017 ON BOARD: David Garness focusing on executive of Garness Jones. appointments and

are covered in detail, as the sector is reported on. This makes it the ideal platform to unite interested parties with property stakeholders.

Carl Bradley, director at Hessle-based Clark Weightman, is from Grimsby, and values the pan-Humber approach. He said: “It has been interesting sitting with the team behind Humberbusiness.com and understanding how they want to develop the website.

“We as agents get bombarded by a number of listing sites who all want us to advertise with them.

They are often national, and are marketing opportunities, but a lot of the properties we deal with appeal to local businesses and local investors, therefore a shop window that is Humber-focussed has got to be good for the agents, the landlords, and the occupiers.

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

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

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

“I see the Humber as a

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GROWTH BUSINESS: Telegraph managing director Mike Pennington and, inset, the new commercial property platform landing page on Humberbusiness.com.

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

For the past decade PPH Commercial has been the most active agent in Yorkshire and the Humber, with offices in Hessle, Scunthorpe, Grimsby and Doncaster.

Nick Pearce, director of PPH, said: “We do a lot on the internet and we have been pushing for a more active platform to work on. From a commercial property agent’s point of view the coverage Humberbusiness.com can offer us is unrivalled in the region and we wanted to come on board straight away. I think it will be to the benefit of all our clients, and INTERACTIVE MAP: Area searches are a single click away. will provide an extensive service.”

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GLOBAL APPEAL: Fast Form Systems’ base in Grimsby, which will be opened up to all next week.

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GRIMSBY

3, St Peters Avenue

15, Abbeygate

7a, East St. Mary's Gate

* Highly visual and prominent location, Retail/ office premises * Suitable for alternative uses, subject to consents. * Available on a new lease, EPC Rating F

* Niche retail unit, EPC rating C * Approx. 761 sqft/70.7 sqm (gnd & ff) * Good shuttered shop front close to car park entrance * Suit retail/catering use (STP), New lease available

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RENT: £9,500 p.a.

RENT: £9,750 p.a.

TO LET

SCUNTHORPE

TO LET

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TO LET

First floor office suite/business space EPC D Approx 712 sq ft/66 sq m net useable floor space Self contained accommodation with 3/4 offices Gas central heating/entry intercom system, Town centre location

RENT 5,000 p.a.x.

CLEETHORPES

9-13, Oswald Road

Prince Albert Gardens, Cleethorpe Road Land at, Norfolk Lane

* Shops/former restaurant/flats over * 3 Separate units * Requiring refurbishment/repair * Suit developer/investors

* Modern purpose built office suite, Approx 958 sqft/89sqm, * * Investment site with potential, freehold Arranged as 3 offices, * Approx 0.23 acres/0.09 hectares (sts) * Good specification accommodation with shared entrance facilities * Substantial rent roll from under-developed site, * Good on site parking, EPC Rating C Consent for 5 houses.

FOR SALE

PRICE: From: £75,000

GRIMSBY

FOR SALE

TO LET

RENT £7,500

PRICE £199,950

GRIMSBY

GRIMSBY

100-102, Freeman Street

116 Cromwell Road

165, Cleethorpe Road

* Lock-up shop premises, Approx. 1,236s q ft/115 sqm, plus first floor sales approx. 76 sqm/819 sqft * 2nd Floor ancillaries, WCs, approx. 51 sqm/548 sqft, EPC Rating E * Potential to use upper floors for residential flats, subject to consents

* Corner shop with separated potential living accommodation over * Prominent retail/office accommodation, Approx. 3047 sqft/283 sqm * Sales area approx. 348 ft/32.3 m* with return frontage on a GIA basis * Enclosed yard and brick garage * Ground floor retail/office space approx. 872 sqft/81 sqm NUFA * Available on a new lease, or freehold, EPC Rating C * Offices over approx. 11013 sqft/103.4 sqm, Freehold, EPC Rating D

FOR SALE

FOR SALE

PRICE £80,000 Rent £6,000 p.a. O/O £75,000

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GRIMSBY

Unit 23 - 25, Nottingham Court Units 14-19 Nottingham Court

307, Laceby Road

* 3 x modern light industrial units * From approx 940 sqft/88 sqm to 2800 * Approx. 931 sqft/87 sqm - 2793 sqft/260 sqm sqft/260 sqm in 6 units * High eaves approx 4.25/14ft * Eaves approx. 4.25/14ft * New leases available * incentives available

* Former Doctor's surgery premises, EPC D * Available as a whole approx.1792 sqft/166.5 sqm, or in 2 suites on separate leases * Suitable for creche/nursery use

TO LET

RENTS FROM £4,500 p.a.x

TO LET

RENTS From £4,500 p.a.x.

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RENT from £5,500 p.a.

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RIMSBY construction support busi- It also now offers a range of innovative road ness Fast Form Systems has secured for ms.

The system can be fixed to any surface from its first transatlantic distributor.

The company specialises in concrete form work, and Spec West Concrete Systems, with depots throughout California, has been appointed as a supplier across the US, Canada and South America.

Tony White, founding director, said: “Spec West is a very highly regarding concrete systems vendor with 25 years trading in the concrete industry in California.

“They have a huge product range covering all aspects of concrete construction, placing and maintenance and offer wealth of knowledge in the industry.

“Spec West is excited to be able to offer the innovative Fast Form system into the US market and after extensive research chose Fast Form as the system they think best suited the needs of the US market.”

The company will offer the full Fast Form range of concrete forming products and will take it to World Of Concrete in Las Vegas in January. The exhibition will showcase the design and offer it on a rental or sale basis.

Fast Form is a unique concrete formwork system that is lightweight and can be fitted by hand up 6.4m for concrete wall pours or as little as 150mm high for slab edge pours.

earth and hard core to concrete and plywood.

Extremely strong, it reduces the need to make formwork from timber which saves time, material and labour costs.

It also has strong carbon-cutting credentials.

Grimsby University Centre research has underlined it. A study conclusion said: “The results show a significant difference between the embodied CO2 amounts in each of the systems during the unit lifecycle. It is clear that the amount of carbon embodied in timber and plywood brackets are up to ten times more than the amount of the Fast Form brackets yearly so multiplied by the expected 15-year lifespan of the brackets offers a significant reduction. Even using timber ply with Fast Form instead of plastic ply it still offers a huge savings over traditional timber methods with timber using at least five times more carbon per year than the Fast Form brackets with timber ply.”

A special open week is being held next week for all interested in the business and the products, at the 20,000 sq ft base on Omega Business Par, South Humberside Industrial Estate.

All are invited from large national contractors to local operators.

National property role for Carl CLARK Weightman director Carl Bradley has joined the board of national commercial property network Property Agents Independent.

The pan-Humber business is the member firm for East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire, one of 26 firms covering the whole of the UK. Together PAI members manage more than 15 million sq ft of commercial floor space, with more than 3,000 properties on the market for sale and to let.

Mr Bradley, who is from Grimsby, is proud of Clark Weightman's involvement with the organisation.

“We have been members of PAI now for over 15 years, the great thing about the organisation is that it gives us access to the whole of the UK when marketing a property for clients. It also means that if we have clients who are headquartered in the Humber region yet own or occupy property elsewhere in the UK we can bring in one of the other member firms to help us with advising our clients on properties which otherwise would normally be outside our geographical area of operation.

“In addition to this PAI has members with specific specialist skill sets such as capital allowance claims and environmental surveyors. We

WELCOME: Carl Bradley, second left, with Jonathan Williams of Alcium; Alan Treloar of Vickery Holeman, member for the South West and Fergus Laird of Naylors, member for the North East. can bring in these members where specialist technical advice is required.”

A former DDM agent, Mr Bradley joined Andrew Clark and Simon Weightman at the firm, which initially began on Elsham Wold Industrial Estate, before moving to Hessle, just across the Humber Bridge.

“PAI has, for a number of years been quite inward facing

and only looked to promote itself among its existing members,” Mr Bradley said.

“However, the decision was taken this time last year to adopt a more outward looking approach and market ourselves to property owners and occupiers directly rather than simply seeking member referrals.”

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NEW TENANTS: The KGJ Price team, from left, Neil Brogden, Paul Brogden, Steven Rubie and Jonathan Nicklin.

Queensway Centre now back on track A

NEW commercial manager has been appointed to take forward Queensway Business Centre as a major new tenant is welcomed.

commercial manager, has also arrived and she is a breath of fresh air. Now we are giving it another push. It is well placed, easy to get in to town and just five minutes from the motorway network, with The private sector-owned abundant car parking. managed offices at the eastern “The deal with KGJ is one of entrance to Scunthorpe have the biggest office lettings in a undergone a significant long time.” refurbishment as a new Queensway can welcome campaign aims to breathe new office clients as well as light life into the well-placed centre. industrial workshop activity, And it comes as a significant research and development and office letting is also completed, storage. with rail engineering group Miss Lacey was delighted to KGJ Price making Queensway welcome the team to NEW PUSH: Charles Atkinson. its regional base.

Scunthorpe, as she settles at Steve Rubie, operations said. “The team in Bedwas can the 33-unit centre. manager, said: “There is a lot look after the South West, and She said: “I am looking of activity over here. Doncaster we can take the North East. forward to taking an active role is quite close and is a strong Specifically we deal with in marketing the centre. We rail centre with a new rail engineering work on the still have a few vacancies.” college to be opened, and it is Network Rail infrastructure.”

Born in Birmingham, she very well placed and central Cheshire-based Dean grew up in Spain before for works in Wakefield and Property Group has owned returning to England 12 years Hull. We are also working on a massive project that is ongoing Queensway for more than a ago. She met her partner, who decade. between Barnetby and has a London and US-based Charles Atkinson, divisional advertising agency, while Grimsby.” director of PPH, said: “Dean working down south, and the A team of four core office Property has spent a lot of pair lived in Atlanta for 18 staff have joined in what is a money on Queensway Business months, before returning in first satellite office away from Centre both inside and out. the 80-strong team at the April. She has now settled in headquarters in Bedwas, close “It is landscaping, signage, Kirton Lindsey, and as an aside to Cardiff, in South Wales. cladding, a new reception, and produces her own pop art with the complete refurbishment of limited production prints and “It gives us a good covering empty units. Louise Lacey, the custom artwork a speciality. over the country,” Mr Rubie

CENTRAL ROLE: Queensway Business Centre’s new commercial manager, Louise Lacey. Inset, below, Charles Atkinson.

COMMERCIAL At the centre of North Lincolnshire’s Commercial and Industrial markets TO LET SMALL STARTER OFFICE PARK SQUARE , LANEHAM STREET ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

GRIMSBY’S largest firm of estate agents is expanding its property network regionally and nationally after striking a partnership with a leading auction service.

Jackson Green and Preston is attracting increasing numbers of sellers and bidders after offering lots through Doncaster-based Regional Property Auctioneers (RPA).

Here Kevin Broadhurst, partner at JGP, and James Vandenbrook, auction manager and valuer at RPA, are pictured shaking on the deal.

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Prominent corner location.

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Frontage to two elevations.

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Large open plan retail areas to ground and first floor.

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Ground floor approx. 1195 sq ft (111.08 sqm).

First floor approx. 259 sq ft (24.12 sqm).

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Features include laminate floors, feature lighting, modern staircase and security shutters.

MONTHLY RENT £350 - GAS, ELECTRICITY ETC INCLUDED

PRICE £99,500 FREEHOLD

TO LET RETAIL 163-165 HIGH STREET SCUNTHORPE ,

TO LET LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UNIT UNIT 7 EXMOORE AVENUE SCUNTHORPE,

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Prominent High Street unit.

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To be refurbished including new shop fronts. Set over 3 floors, parking to rear.

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Ground floor open plan, first floor offices plus ancillary, second floor storage.

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Office 5 is siituated in the Park Square development.

Close to the Town Centre, Railway Station and Law Courts.

In house monthly rolling tenancy, Gas & electricity etc included within the rent.

Suitable for 2 person office.

Quick occupancy available Car parking is within the secured grounds.

Further space available if required.

FOR SALE RETAIL UNIT 97 MARY STREET SCUNTHORPE NORTH LINCOLNSHIRE,

Ground floor approx. 260.80 sqm. Total area 524.50 sqm.

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Situated on the Skippingdale Industrial Estate.

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Light industrial/storage unit.

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Size approx. 550 sq ft.

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Easy in easy out terms.

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Immediate occupation available.

Division considered.

RENT £20,000 PER ANNUM

RENT £60 PW + VAT

TO LET RETAIL & OFFICES 64-66 MARY STREET, SCUNTHORPE

FOR SALE BEDSIT ACCOMMODATION OFF OLD COURTS ROAD BRIGG,

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Prominent double fronted unit in town centre.

Arterial road frontage and on a main bus route.

Ground floor retail unit + ancillary 1031 sq ft (95.84 sqm) approx.

First floor 4 self contained offices + ancillary 525 sq ft (48.80 sqm) approx On site parking 7 spaces.

Available as a whole or individually.

Incentives available.

PRICE ON APPLICATION Large selection selection of of Large further properties further properties available

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Central position to Brigg.

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Amenities and retail within walking distance.

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6 Lettable rooms plus communal room, kitchen and bathroom.

Approx 1349 sq ft (125.42 sqm).

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High return possible.

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First floor freehold.

FREEHOLD PRICE £65,000

Contact Contact John John Knight Knight Tel: 01724 870520 Tel: 01724 870520 32 Oswald Road, Scunthorpe

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Ramsdens returns to Hull after 25 years... and to food at Fiveways after six months!

OFFICIAL OPENINGS: Right, Nick Ramsden, Dudley Ramsden, East Hull MP Karl Turner, and the Dee Bee Hull manager, Brian Miller, at the launch of the north bank branch. Above, Nick welcomes Mr Turner, and left, Dudley cuts the ribbon at Fiveways.

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RIMSBY wholesaler DeeBee has officially reopened its depot on the North Bank. The company has returned to Hull after an absence of 25 years, completing a six-figure investment in the Leads Road base it let out in 1991.

has created almost 30 new jobs since returning in April.

Mr Turner who described the investment as “terrific news for Hull”. He added: “This is a great independent business and a good local employer.

“It speaks volumes about the great people of this city that when these new jobs were Ramsden Group’s latest investment was advertised the company was inundated with welcomed by East Hull MP Karl Turner as great applications from people genuinely wanting to news for the city. work here.”

The cash and carry brand invited Mr Turner Group managing director Nick Ramsden said to do the honours at the site, which now houses the new depot had quickly become a major player in the cash and carry business across the a vast range of more than 6,000 products and

region. He said: “Many people remember the Dee Bee brand from when it last had a base in Hull 25 years ago but we have been delighted with the way we have been able to make inroads into our target market further north and west of the city.”

The Leads Road depot, which is trade only, has already recruited more than 2,000 business customers with more than 30 new registrations coming in each week.

Since it began trading it has sold more than 118,000 pints of beer in draft barrels, more than a million cans and bottles of beer and 1.5 million cans or bottles of pop.

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Nick added: “We had over 100 guests and suppliers plus 300 customers attend the official opening on what turned out to be a record six-figure sales day which included a very sweet order for us – 13,000 kg bags of sugar!”

It came ahead of a new opening for the group in Cleethorpes. This past month has seen Ramsdens, under the Today’s Extra brand, return to food retail with a state-of-the-art convenience store featuring Subway, Costa and Post Office facilities at Fiveways.

A shade under 3,000 sq ft, it will comply with Sunday trading laws.

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Grade One deal makers

Serving the Region’s Business & Commerce

Established, Successful Trading Newsagents Large Corner Retail Excellent Business Opportunity Premises With Living Accommodation

NEW TOT MARKE

Grimsby Brocklesby Rd £9,300 p.a.

Grimsby - Freeman St £90,000 TEESSIDE TREASURE: Acklam Hall.

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AWYERS from Grimsby and Market Rasen have assisted in a complex and sensitive deal that will see a £20 million medical facility built in the grounds of a Grade One listed building.

relationship with the parties involved has been essential to the success of the transaction.”

Bridge McFarland also acted in the sale of 54 residential units to Taylor Wimpey UK in an earlier phase of the development.

Bridge McFarland acted on David Harvey, a partner based behalf of Acklam Hall Estates Ltd in the sale of part of the in the firm’s Market Rasen grounds of the 17th century office, said Acklam Hall Estates Acklam Hall for the new and associated company, WW, facility in Middlesbrough. were long-standing clients.

DEAL MAKERS: Martyn Justice, The purchaser is an “Their role as developer independent funder which will left, and David Harvey. entailed negotiation of building lease the finished building to Martyn Justice, a consultant contracts and a complex private hospital operators to Bridge McFarland who structure of warranties with Ramsay Health Care UK contractors and Operations Ltd. Developer WW works out of the Grimsby office, added: “This has been a subcontractors,” he said.

Medical Facilities Ltd, also very satisfying development advised by Bridge McFarland, Neil Whittingham, a director will build a new state-of-the-art, requiring an understanding of of Acklam Hall Estates, said: “I steel-framed hospital with 4,850 complex commercial can only praise the efforts and square metres of internal floor agreements and working with dynamic approach of Bridge parties acting as land owner, area incorporating operating developer, funder, tenant and McFarland in co-ordinating a theatres, endoscopy suite, a purchaser, each having their complex property deal.

19-bed in-patient ward, own precise requirements to be Establishing clear channels of treatment and consulting accommodated into the final rooms and a mobile MRI communication has been the structure of the transaction. scanner. The project also defining factor in ensuring that Middlesbrough Council were includes car parking and the a proactive approach to also involved in co-operation development of access roads, delivering the framework of with Acklam Hall Estates to drains, services and ensure the future expansion of legal documents on time was a landscaping. this prestigious site. An The longer-term plan is for it excellent co-operative working success.” to sit within a new medical village.

Bridge McFarland had acted in the initial purchase of the hall and 30 acres in 2014.

Acklam Hall dates back to 1680 and is the only Grade I listed building in Middlesbrough.

The owner has now completed a renovation project to provide a restaurant, wedding venue and further self-contained EMERGING: The new medical facility. serviced office units.

‘Let councils borrow to build’ ALLOWING local authorities to borrow to build homes could both help tackle the housing crisis and mitigate any emerging economic uncertainty.

That is the call from the Federation of Master Builders ahead of the next spending proposals.

Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “The Autumn Statement presents an opportunity for the new Chancellor to think creatively about how to address the country’s growing housing crisis. We simply aren’t building

enough new homes to meet current demand, which is why we’re calling for the Chancellor to empower local authorities to borrow money to build thousands of new social homes.

“The Government clearly recognises the extent of the housing crisis. Nevertheless, the gap between the number of homes we are building and the 250,000 a year figure widely accepted to be necessary in order to address the housing shortfall remains significant.”

The FMB chief said

CALL: Brian Berry. local authorities are well placed to identify local housing needs, and can play a critical role in financing an increase in housing output in a safe and

sensible way. He also flagged up the fact that the construction industry is among the first major areas of the economy to be affected during an economic downturn, adding “even a minor dip in confidence could be disastrous for the Gover nment”.

“We currently spend £1 on house building for roughly every £4 spent on housing benefit,” Mr Berry said. “Investing in a longer-term solution would therefore make sense even in more certain economic conditions.”

An excellent opportunity to purchase an established and successfully trading newsagents/general store business of 622 sq ft (57.9 sq m) with self contained, first floor, one bedroomed living accommodation located within a busy mixed use parade on the popular shopping location of Freeman Street Grimsby. Close by traders include Iceland, Cooplands and Freeman Street Market. An inventory and trading accounts are available to interested parties upon request. The business opportunity along with fixtures, fittings and SAV are available For Sale with offers in the region of £90,000.

Newly Refurbished Town Centre Office/ Retail Accommodation

NEW TOT MARKE

Louth 32 Upgate £8,000 p.a.

Prominent town centre, newly refurbished ground floor office/retail premises offering a total space of 755 sq ft 70.2 sq m), situated within the centre of the charming market town of Louth, located to the close by and busy junctions of Mercer Row, Kidgate and the famous Cornmarket. Previously utilised for estate agency purpose, although would lend itself to various other uses, subject to the appropriate planning approvals. Available on a new lease for a term to be agreed with an asking rent of £8,000 per annum.

Newly Refurbished Retail/Office Units Available Summer 2016

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NEW TOT MARKE

Large corner retail premises of 889 sq ft (82.7 sq m) , including detached garage and first floor self contained, two bedroomed living accommodation situated within close proximity to the busy Bradley Crossroads shopping location, close by occupiers include Coop and Spar Supermarkets, Lloyds Pharmacy, Domino’s Pizza. The property in its entirety is available To Let on new FRI lease terms with an asking rent of £9,300 per annum.

Self-Contained Shop New Lease Terms

Established Boutique Hotel/Development Opportunity

Louth - Queen Street £5,500 p.a.

For sale with offers in the region of £550,000

A traditional ground floor retail lock-up shop located on the south side of Queen Street, within close proximity to the busy Market Place, in this desirable and most attractive Georgian Market town. Louth has a resident population of approximately 16,000 with a much wider catchment area (2001 Census).

The property has in recent times been used for the purposes of a jewellers and would suit a variety of alternative retail users, subject to any necessary statutory consents being obtained. To Let at £5,500 p.a.

An rare opportunity to acquire a prominent, established, thirteen bedroomed family run hotel set within the heart of the popular seaside resort of Cleethorpes, located within close proximity to the seafront and the resorts attractions, eateries and wine bar establishments - excellent facilities and tastefully decorated throughout.

Alternatively the Edwardian property would lend itself to various development opportunities, subject to the appropriate consents. The Freehold property is available for sale with offers in the region of £550,000.

Workshop/Warehouse Accommodation Available Mid October 2016 NEW TOT MARKE

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Grimsby - Units 1- 4 Hainton House £6,000/£8,400 per annum

The newly refurbished retail/office units of between 960/1344 sq ft (89.3/124.9 sq m) will provide, modern single storey accommodation fitted to high specification at shell finish including; loading facility to the rear of the premises with the shop front facing Hainton Avenue, close to the busy junctions of Freeman Street and Frederick Ellis Way Grimsby, scheduled for completion January 2017. (Artist’s impression and final specification may be subject to change). Available To Let on an FRI lease for a term to be agreed with starting rents of between £6,000/£8,400 per annum.

Grimsby - Eastgate £6,200 per annum

An excellent opportunity to occupy a one of two or both, centrally located workshops/warehouse’s that would easily lend themselves to various trade counter users, subject to the appropriate planning consents, of between 1,020 sq ft (94.8 sq m) & 1,376 sq ft (127.9 sq m), including a mezzanine of 352 sq ft (32.7 sq m). The units are of modern steel portal frame with the benefit of a loading facility and customer car parking, easy links to the A180 and national motorway networks. Available on negotiable terms at an asking rent of £6,200 per annum.

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Grade One deal makers

Serving the Region’s Business & Commerce

Established, Successful Trading Newsagents Large Corner Retail Excellent Business Opportunity Premises With Living Accommodation

NEW TOT MARKE

Grimsby Brocklesby Rd £9,300 p.a.

Grimsby - Freeman St £90,000 TEESSIDE TREASURE: Acklam Hall.

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AWYERS from Grimsby and Market Rasen have assisted in a complex and sensitive deal that will see a £20 million medical facility built in the grounds of a Grade One listed building.

relationship with the parties involved has been essential to the success of the transaction.”

Bridge McFarland also acted in the sale of 54 residential units to Taylor Wimpey UK in an earlier phase of the development.

Bridge McFarland acted on David Harvey, a partner based behalf of Acklam Hall Estates Ltd in the sale of part of the in the firm’s Market Rasen grounds of the 17th century office, said Acklam Hall Estates Acklam Hall for the new and associated company, WW, facility in Middlesbrough. were long-standing clients.

DEAL MAKERS: Martyn Justice, The purchaser is an “Their role as developer independent funder which will left, and David Harvey. entailed negotiation of building lease the finished building to Martyn Justice, a consultant contracts and a complex private hospital operators to Bridge McFarland who structure of warranties with Ramsay Health Care UK contractors and Operations Ltd. Developer WW works out of the Grimsby office, added: “This has been a subcontractors,” he said.

Medical Facilities Ltd, also very satisfying development advised by Bridge McFarland, Neil Whittingham, a director will build a new state-of-the-art, requiring an understanding of of Acklam Hall Estates, said: “I steel-framed hospital with 4,850 complex commercial can only praise the efforts and square metres of internal floor agreements and working with dynamic approach of Bridge parties acting as land owner, area incorporating operating developer, funder, tenant and McFarland in co-ordinating a theatres, endoscopy suite, a purchaser, each having their complex property deal.

19-bed in-patient ward, own precise requirements to be Establishing clear channels of treatment and consulting accommodated into the final rooms and a mobile MRI communication has been the structure of the transaction. scanner. The project also defining factor in ensuring that Middlesbrough Council were includes car parking and the a proactive approach to also involved in co-operation development of access roads, delivering the framework of with Acklam Hall Estates to drains, services and ensure the future expansion of legal documents on time was a landscaping. this prestigious site. An The longer-term plan is for it excellent co-operative working success.” to sit within a new medical village.

Bridge McFarland had acted in the initial purchase of the hall and 30 acres in 2014.

Acklam Hall dates back to 1680 and is the only Grade I listed building in Middlesbrough.

The owner has now completed a renovation project to provide a restaurant, wedding venue and further self-contained EMERGING: The new medical facility. serviced office units.

‘Let councils borrow to build’ ALLOWING local authorities to borrow to build homes could both help tackle the housing crisis and mitigate any emerging economic uncertainty.

That is the call from the Federation of Master Builders ahead of the next spending proposals.

Brian Berry, chief executive of the FMB, said: “The Autumn Statement presents an opportunity for the new Chancellor to think creatively about how to address the country’s growing housing crisis. We simply aren’t building

enough new homes to meet current demand, which is why we’re calling for the Chancellor to empower local authorities to borrow money to build thousands of new social homes.

“The Government clearly recognises the extent of the housing crisis. Nevertheless, the gap between the number of homes we are building and the 250,000 a year figure widely accepted to be necessary in order to address the housing shortfall remains significant.”

The FMB chief said

CALL: Brian Berry. local authorities are well placed to identify local housing needs, and can play a critical role in financing an increase in housing output in a safe and

sensible way. He also flagged up the fact that the construction industry is among the first major areas of the economy to be affected during an economic downturn, adding “even a minor dip in confidence could be disastrous for the Gover nment”.

“We currently spend £1 on house building for roughly every £4 spent on housing benefit,” Mr Berry said. “Investing in a longer-term solution would therefore make sense even in more certain economic conditions.”

An excellent opportunity to purchase an established and successfully trading newsagents/general store business of 622 sq ft (57.9 sq m) with self contained, first floor, one bedroomed living accommodation located within a busy mixed use parade on the popular shopping location of Freeman Street Grimsby. Close by traders include Iceland, Cooplands and Freeman Street Market. An inventory and trading accounts are available to interested parties upon request. The business opportunity along with fixtures, fittings and SAV are available For Sale with offers in the region of £90,000.

Newly Refurbished Town Centre Office/ Retail Accommodation

NEW TOT MARKE

Louth 32 Upgate £8,000 p.a.

Prominent town centre, newly refurbished ground floor office/retail premises offering a total space of 755 sq ft 70.2 sq m), situated within the centre of the charming market town of Louth, located to the close by and busy junctions of Mercer Row, Kidgate and the famous Cornmarket. Previously utilised for estate agency purpose, although would lend itself to various other uses, subject to the appropriate planning approvals. Available on a new lease for a term to be agreed with an asking rent of £8,000 per annum.

Newly Refurbished Retail/Office Units Available Summer 2016

ONLY 1 UNIT REMAININ

NEW TOT MARKE

Large corner retail premises of 889 sq ft (82.7 sq m) , including detached garage and first floor self contained, two bedroomed living accommodation situated within close proximity to the busy Bradley Crossroads shopping location, close by occupiers include Coop and Spar Supermarkets, Lloyds Pharmacy, Domino’s Pizza. The property in its entirety is available To Let on new FRI lease terms with an asking rent of £9,300 per annum.

Self-Contained Shop New Lease Terms

Established Boutique Hotel/Development Opportunity

Louth - Queen Street £5,500 p.a.

For sale with offers in the region of £550,000

A traditional ground floor retail lock-up shop located on the south side of Queen Street, within close proximity to the busy Market Place, in this desirable and most attractive Georgian Market town. Louth has a resident population of approximately 16,000 with a much wider catchment area (2001 Census).

The property has in recent times been used for the purposes of a jewellers and would suit a variety of alternative retail users, subject to any necessary statutory consents being obtained. To Let at £5,500 p.a.

An rare opportunity to acquire a prominent, established, thirteen bedroomed family run hotel set within the heart of the popular seaside resort of Cleethorpes, located within close proximity to the seafront and the resorts attractions, eateries and wine bar establishments - excellent facilities and tastefully decorated throughout.

Alternatively the Edwardian property would lend itself to various development opportunities, subject to the appropriate consents. The Freehold property is available for sale with offers in the region of £550,000.

Workshop/Warehouse Accommodation Available Mid October 2016 NEW TOT MARKE

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Grimsby - Units 1- 4 Hainton House £6,000/£8,400 per annum

The newly refurbished retail/office units of between 960/1344 sq ft (89.3/124.9 sq m) will provide, modern single storey accommodation fitted to high specification at shell finish including; loading facility to the rear of the premises with the shop front facing Hainton Avenue, close to the busy junctions of Freeman Street and Frederick Ellis Way Grimsby, scheduled for completion January 2017. (Artist’s impression and final specification may be subject to change). Available To Let on an FRI lease for a term to be agreed with starting rents of between £6,000/£8,400 per annum.

Grimsby - Eastgate £6,200 per annum

An excellent opportunity to occupy a one of two or both, centrally located workshops/warehouse’s that would easily lend themselves to various trade counter users, subject to the appropriate planning consents, of between 1,020 sq ft (94.8 sq m) & 1,376 sq ft (127.9 sq m), including a mezzanine of 352 sq ft (32.7 sq m). The units are of modern steel portal frame with the benefit of a loading facility and customer car parking, easy links to the A180 and national motorway networks. Available on negotiable terms at an asking rent of £6,200 per annum.

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