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DORSET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY OFFICIAL BUSINESS MAGAZINE | ISSUE 37, FEBRUARY 2022

FULL SPEED AHEAD WITH NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PLAN SUNSEEKER REMAIN ON COURSE TO DOUBLE RANGE BY 2023

POOLE MUSEUM AWARDED NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDING

DORSET GREEN H2: THE SOUTH WEST’S FIRST GREEN HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FACILITY

ESSENTIAL THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN IMPORTING GOODS

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Hello and a warm welcome to our February magazine. It’s one of my favourite times of the year when it’s no longer complete darkness when you leave the office at 5 and we finally feel we are heading towards the Spring!

We received an extremely positive response from the business community following last month’s magazine with the focus on Net Zero and carbon reduction. We highlighted the steps a number of businesses are taking and this prompted several businesses to get in touch to share actions they are taking with other businesses. You can expect to see an ongoing focus on this area where we will be really encouraging businesses to commit to Net Zero and we’ll be offering tools and resources to help you with this. We’ve started this with the launch of a range of Net Zero tools and information on our website and you can see this in the Business Support section. I’d also like to say a very big

thank you to Blue Sky Financial Planning for supporting us as our Net Zero sponsor. Blue Sky are absolutely committed to this agenda and Founder and MD Gary Neild is passionate about this. If you’d like any help or support on your journey to Net Zero, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

So the work from home guidance has finally changed and Boris is encouraging us to get back to the office. Personally I was very pleased to hear this. Whilst businesses have adapted well and we have learned so much about how we can work in different ways, I have missed the buzz and energy in the office and the creativity and camaraderie that comes from this. I certainly

want to hang on to the positives that came through the pandemic but I’m also delighted to welcome my team back.

So hopefully this year will be a better year for us all. It feels like we’ve turned a corner with Covid and my firm belief is that we really need to get on with life and business. We have much to look forward to this year.

With best wishes Ian Girling Chief Executive Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Contents 06 How are you progressing with your Race to Net Zero plan?

24 24-hour treadmill climb to raise money for children’s hospice

11 President’s Column

25 New Faces, New Places

13 Michael Matthews continues Cherries Partnership 14 What to do if you receive a data breach notice 17 Dorset Green H2 – the South West’s first green hydrogen production facility 20 Member benefits 22 Dolphin Centre charity partnership raises a total of nearly £33,000 for local hospice!

26 Affiliated Chambers 29 Poole BID announces new directors 30 New members 33 International Trade 34 Swanworth Quarry in Worth Matravers, owned by Suttle Stone Quarries, celebrated its 100th anniversary 38 Global residential investment outstrips offices, but retail may see 2022 return & industrial growth set to continue

40 Dorset Mind appoints new CEO to fight for better mental health in Dorset through collaborative approach 42-43 Membership rates 44 Delight as Poole Museum awarded £2.24 million National Lottery funding for major development project 47 Events and training 49 -55 Dorset Business Directory

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Sunseeker full speed ahead with an expansive new product development plan DESIGN, PRODUCTION AND SALES

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Sunseeker Superhawk 55

Sunseeker full speed ahead with an expansive new product development plan In many ways, 2021 was a record-breaking year for global luxury yacht manufacturer, Sunseeker. The exponential growth of demand for yachts, both in the charter and ownership market, has seen a boom in the industry and Sunseeker has remained adaptive to the market trends shaping the everyday lives of its customers. Strong forward orders were made following the return of international boat shows, building on an order book worth nearly £500 million.

The emergence of new lifestyle trends and a continuing demand for innovation saw Sunseeker continue with its three year £35 million investment programme to accelerate new product development as well as a significant recruitment drive for expert and trainee tradespeople and a record intake of new apprentices and graduates required for 2022 and beyond. The company has introduced a new pay rate structure which includes a significant uplift in the basic rate of pay, a premium overtime

Sunseeker remain on course to double the range to 22 boats by 2023, boasting one of the most comprehensive and innovative model ranges available in the market today 4

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rate and a performance bonus.

Increased inflation and a global shortage of raw materials has driven expansion of the Sunseeker supply chain. Tendering for new suppliers in stainless steel, aluminium, glass, GRP, marine upholstery, white goods and interior fit-out furniture are in progress, building on its established supply chain of which 70 per cent are UK-based. Sunseeker remains focused on building partnerships with local and national businesses, supporting a further 10,000 indirect jobs in the supply chain.

Last year saw Sunseeker launch seven new models, ranging from the Sunseeker ‘Famous Five’ including the dynamic Predator 55 EVO™ to the truly innovative 90 Ocean and two special edition 74-foot XPS models benefitting from enhanced interior styling. All new models are designed to accommodate increased interior living and work spaces to facilitate prolonged

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Sunseeker 100 Yacht

time on-board in privacy and seclusion. These design cues and innovative features are never more prominent than in Sunseeker’s larger yachts such as the all-new 100 Yacht, launching this Spring and set to revolutionise its segment. The Predator 65 is another new model that launched this year.

Low-profile and performance lead, this model promises an exhilarating driving experience with Volvo Penta IPS drives and intelligent joystick control. After much speculation on social media, Sunseeker will see the return of an icon this year, the Superhawk 55. Reinvented to appeal to the modern boater, the Superhawk 55 has space, speed and sleek lines with that all-important nod to Sunseeker’s racing heritage. The in-house design team continue to evolve the Sunseeker product range with new and exciting features, silhouettes and technologies. Sunseeker remain on course to double the range to 22 boats by 2023, boasting one of the most comprehensive and innovative model ranges available in the market today.

Like many companies, there is an opportunity to grow the business but with ‘speed-humps’ along the way. The order book is now benefiting from the continued investment made across two difficult years, having delivered numerous new award-winning models. With the support of the skilled and passionate workforce, dedicated suppliers, supportive dealer network and loyal customers, Sunseeker is primed for a period of manageable expansion with the focus, as ever, firmly fixed on quality, innovation and adding value to the local community.

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How are you progressing with your Race to Net Zero plan?

When you start looking into the requirements to achieve Net Zero within your business, it can seem like a mind-boggling minefield.

The Government’s first target date of 2030 aims to halve the country’s carbon footprint, followed by the big push to achieve Net Zero emissions by 2050. This means that now is the time for action and it’s essential that you start to really embrace New Zero and begin to take the steps you need to reduce the carbon footprint your business is creating.

This forms part of the wider ESG agenda, referring to Environmental, Social and Governance practices. More customers, shareholders, employees, and investment institutions are making their buying, investment and indeed employment decisions based on these ESG factors.

Where do you start?

Start with the Environmental aspect of ESG. Dorset Chamber is building a library of online resources available to all and we’ll also be sharing examples of practical steps 6

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that other businesses are taking. We’ll also be drilling down in to sector-specific issues and helping provide solutions.

We’ll also be running a range of events and workshops with expert speakers as well as local business leaders who are truly embracing Net Zero.

But this isn’t something that is just driven by business owners in isolation.

Engagement, co-operation and communication will be key to success.

Involve your business partners, suppliers and most importantly your employees to ensure commitment towards the end goal.

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the positive changes you are making.

Bear in mind some changes will soon be forced upon you, as the Government progress their 10-step plan, part of their Green Industrial Revolution. For example: Gas Boilers will be banned from new builds from 2025 and you will no longer be able to buy a new gas boiler from 2035. Most current gas boilers only have a useable life of 10 years.

From 2030 you will be unable to buy a new petrol or diesel car and hybrids will be banned from 2035. Be mindful, taxes will be increased to make owning any of these cars more uncomfortable. Currently, there is no fixed date for the phasing out of diesel HGV’s.

We are calling on Dorset businesses to join our race to Net Zero and our commitment to you is we will do all we can to support you. www.dorsetchamber.co.uk/race-to-net-zero @DorsetChamber

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OnBuy reveals new Bournemouth HQ as it continues to drive the ‘Silicon Beach’ tech start-up scene UK-based online marketplace, OnBuy, continues to support the Southwest, announcing a deal for new office space in Bournemouth Town Centre.

The move follows an incredible year of growth for the eCommerce innovator, resulting in a need to scale up its headquarters to accommodate the influx of new employees joining the company.

After a recruitment drive that mirrors its impressive company growth, OnBuy has seen its team expand from a humble few to more than 100 members. Furthermore, this number continues to rise after the launch of its employee equity scheme in December 2021, making 100% of the team shareholders in the business.

As OnBuy prepares for some significant milestones including product developments and international expansion, its team has chosen to invest not in the ‘London bubble’ but instead the region that has supported its growth to date. Deemed ‘Silicon Beach’ for its obvious parallels to the Californian Silicon Valley, OnBuy is just one of the lucrative tech companies to reside in the Southwest, creating a hub of innovation on the British coastline including Nokia, BT and Vodafone.

Starting its journey in a small office space in Poole, the new headquarters - OnBuy House - will provide a 12,049 sq ft base for OnBuy’s growing team, to complement its Manchester presence and army of remote workers nationwide. Occupying 4 stories of office space and ample break out areas, along with a spacious roof terrace with stunning sea 8

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views, the enviable building will be a home for the innovative thinkers working for the company.

Cas Paton, Founder & CEO of OnBuy commented, “We’ve always been on a steep growth trajectory, but we realised quickly that we needed to upgrade our space - particularly when we ran out of desks! While plenty of companies are downsizing in favour of ‘WFH’ or hot-desking, I’ve always believed in creating a space where our team can think, do, and thrive. We have fully adopted the need for a hybrid model ensuring we attract and develop the very best talent, but the offices are here to be the heart of the company, to provide a fantastic hub for collaboration and a place to come and enjoy being at work.

“The Southwest is where OnBuy was born, and I truly believe that there is a world of talent beyond the M25 to be tapped into.

We’re known for hiring the best and brightest, and with our coastal base we’ve been able to bring on board a range of people with diverse skills that will help take us to the next level.”

Supporting business development in the local area, Chief Executive of the Dorset Chamber of Commerce, Ian Girling said “I’d like to offer my congratulations to Cas and the team at OnBuy on their move to their new HQ in Bournemouth.

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mirrors the meteoric growth of the business over the last couple of years. This achievement is another step on this incredible journey, and we are proud to be working with OnBuy.” Goadsby Commercial acted on behalf of the landlord and James Edwards, Director commented “We are naturally delighted to have secured the letting on behalf of our client, particularly as it is to a company of OnBuy’s stature.” James continued “The building presents OnBuy with a rare opportunity to occupy a prominent selfcontained office building in the Town Centre and it is one of the most significant lettings to take place during the pandemic.

The formal move will happen in February 2022, where the OnBuy team will start to populate the space in line with COVID regulations. With more than 100 roles still currently open, 2022 will be a year to watch for OnBuy, with its eyes set on further significant growth in the next 12 months.

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Careers and Apprenticeship Show Thursday 17 March 2022 | 9.00am – 3.00pm and 4.00pm – 7.00pm Dorset employers are committed to providing excellence in terms of training and investment for our future workforce.This event allows YOU to gain access to students across all schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole aged 15-19 who are investing in their future careers.

This event will see BCP 0-19 Team in Education, the Dorset LEP, Dorset Careers’ Hub, Dorset Chamber and major businesses and training providers promote the exciting careers, education and training opportunities for young people in BCP and Dorset.

We are delighted that Superior Seals Ltd are our key sponsor for 2022.

Thousands of school pupils will attend during the day with hundreds more signing up for the evening sessions that parents are also invited to. Bookings have gone live to schools and we have had an overwhelming interest from schools across BCP Council to attend.

Councillor Nicola Greene, Portfolio Holder for Council Priorities and Delivery said: “The Careers and Apprenticeships Show is an excellent chance for young people in our community to learn more about the wide range of opportunities which are available for them in the Dorset area.

“Teams from BCP Council will be onsite to give students and parents more

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information on careers, education and training resources. The last time that this event was run, we found that there was a 3% increase in interest in apprenticeships.

“We would like to thank Superior Seals, the Dorset Chamber and all of our partners for their support in helping us bring this event to life. As part of our Brighter Futures strategy, we will continue to encourage young people to make educated decisions about their future, encouraging them to meet their full potential.”

As an employer the benefits are: • Direct access to students, teachers, parents and careers • Opportunities to talk face to face with students, parents and careers advisors • One large event as opposed to lots of small school events • Networking with other sector and same sector organisations We welcome all employers to exhibit if you offer apprenticeship opportunities.

To book your stand: www.dorsetchamber.co.uk/careersapprenticeship-show-2022 Further information: www. careersandapprenticeshipshow.co.uk Should you have any questions email: careersandapprenticeshipshow@ bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Presidents Column

by Caron Khan

While the beneficial effects of culture on mental well-being is well known, the social and economic impacts of a welldeveloped cultural and creative sector are also powerful.

Like many businesses, the venue-based sectors - such as museums, performing arts, live music, festivals, cinema etc - have been hit hard by lockdown and the social distancing measures of the pandemic.

Similarly, artists, technical and specialist freelancers and independent creative organisations who are a critical part of the cultural and creative supply chain, have also experienced considerable hardship.

But a report commissioned by the Arts Council of England found that the sector’s Gross Value Added (GVA)* could return to its pre-lockdown level of £13.5bn by the end of 2022.

The research also shows the sector is set to be worth £15.2 billion to the economy by 2025.

So, how can the cultural sector help Dorset’s recovery?

Culture helps to attract visitors to the county, providing opportunities to explore and discover more about Dorset as a destination.

The BCP Council is supporting our neighbouring City, Southampton’s bid to become UK City of Culture in 2025.

The example of cities that have had this status – such as Hull – demonstrates that winning UK City of Culture can really boost the local economy, in the short term and longer term by attracting new businesses and investment opportunities across the region.

When Hull was UK City of Culture in 2017, it added £300 million to their tourism market and up to £17 million gross value added to their local economy.

The bid for Southampton to become UK City of Culture is an opportunity to build on the existing strong arts and culture sector and showcase the South coast and region as a great place to live and work and I truly believe that culture is a vital part to the recovery in the context of COVID and it’s vital we embrace this.

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Michael Matthews continues Cherries Partnership Michael Matthews Jewellery are continuing their association with the club by becoming regional supporters of AFC Bournemouth for the 2021/22 season.

The jewellers – who have showrooms in Bournemouth and Fareham – will be well seen as they continue to sponsor the club’s Player of the Month award.

With the award supporters are given the chance to vote for their top Cherries player at the end of each month, the most recent prizes being won by Jordan Zemura for his standout performances in August and Gary Cahill for his defensive solidity in Spetember.

Michael Matthews Jewellery also support and attend AFC Bournemouth’s corporate golf days during the year, and as part of the agreement will

also have advertising around the ground and a presence at Vitality Stadium on matchdays.

Matt Corica, director at Michael Matthews Jewellery, explained further about the partnership saying, “We are delighted to continue our association with our local club and remarkably excited by the squad being put together by the new management team.”

Amy Marks, partnerships manager at AFC Bournemouth, added: “We have worked with Michael Matthews for a number of seasons now, and are really pleased to continue doing so.

“With the start of the season being so fruitful

for the Cherries, it was wonderful to see one of our younger players in Jordan Zemura winning the Michael Matthews Player of the Month award for August, hopefully he’ll go from strength to strength as the season continues.” www.afcb.co.uk

We are delighted to continue our association with our local club and remarkably excited by the squad being put together by the new management team

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What to do if you receive a data breach notice Receiving a breach notification doesn’t mean you’re doomed – here’s what you should consider doing in the hours and days after learning that your personal data has been exposed.

Data breaches occur when an unauthorised third party accesses a business’s private information.

Often, they involve theft of customers’ and/or employees’ personal data. GDPR was designed to force a business to improve the security and handling of this data. As well as opening the door to fines, the law also mandates notification of any breach within 72 hours of discovery.

The result has been to improve transparency of data breach incidents among customers and the public. Records reveal that they’re continuing to grow in number, despite the best efforts of EU regulators. In the UK, nearly two-thirds of medium and large businesses admitted suffering a breach over the past year.

However, receiving a breach notification letter or email doesn’t mean you’re doomed.

What you do in the succeeding hours and days can have a major impact on whether the initial incident leads to identity fraud or not.

Here are a few key things you should do following a breach notification: Stay calm and read the notification carefully A knee-jerk reaction might end up making things unnecessarily worse. So don’t immediately close your online accounts and/ or cancel all your cards. Instead, pay attention to what happened. Read through the details of the incident until they make sense, and you understand what was stolen and the implications of this theft. It’s also worth keeping the letter/ email in case you need to prove in the future that the breach was no fault of your own.

Make sure the notification is legitimate Sometimes fraudulent phishing emails and

texts are designed in order to trick you into clicking through on a malicious link or divulging more personal information. One way to grab your attention is by claiming your data has been involved in a breach. These messages are getting harder to differentiate from the real thing. That’s why you should contact the business direct, using its official website or social media accounts. Their team will be able to explain if you have been impacted and what should happen next. If it’s a scam, report it and/or delete the message.

Be on guard for follow-on fraud The hackers responsible for breaching your data in the first place are likely to then sell it on specialised criminal sites, hidden on the dark web. Fraudsters buy this and then try to target you with phishing messages designed to elicit further info, like logins and card details, which they can monetise. That’s why you must be on the lookout for any official-looking correspondence following a data breach. It may be disguised to appear as if sent from the breached company itself, or another source. Tell-tale signs of phishing emails are grammatical and spelling mistakes, sender email addresses different from the company, and the creation of a sense of urgency, to trick you into acting without thinking first.

Change your password(s) Even if your logins haven’t been compromised in the breach, it may be a good idea to change them anyway. Also change the passwords on any other accounts you use the same logins for. This is because hackers have access

to automated software which can try large numbers of stolen logins on multiple sites across the web until they get lucky. In the longer term, consider switching on multi-factor authentication on your online accounts, and/ or using a password manager, to store and recall strong and unique passwords for each site.

Check your banking and other online accounts If the notification warns that logins have been stolen, and you use those same logins for other accounts, then change them immediately. It’s also worth checking banking accounts for any suspicious activity. Sometimes, if fraudsters get access to enough personal information, they can trick staff working in banks, mobile operators, and other businesses into resetting details or providing new passwords.

Cancel or freeze your cards It goes without saying that if you’ve been notified of a serious breach of financial information, you should inform your bank immediately, cancel or freeze your cards and change any passwords.

If personal details have been stolen in a breach, fraudsters may use it to try to take out lines of credit in your name, before running up a huge debt and then disappearing. That could impact your credit rating for months and take many hours to resolve. A good way to head off this risk is to ask credit ratings firms to put a security freeze on their credit files. That means no lender can view your reports—and therefore can’t open any new accounts in your name.

Breaches are becoming so common today that there’s a danger we become desensitised to them. That will only play even more into the hands of fraudsters and cybercriminals. By staying alert and understanding your risk exposure, there’s a good chance that you’ll be able to manage the impact of an incident without creating too much disruption to your digital world. www.eset.com/uk

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Dorset Green H2 – the South West’s first green hydrogen production facility The hydrogen economy in the South West has taken a huge step forward with the completion of a £6.5 million funding package that will enable Dorset-based Canford Renewable Energy Ltd to deliver its Dorset Green H2 facility, the first of its kind in the region.

Unlike many other hydrogen projects which may use fossil fuels to produce the fuel, the Dorset Green H2 facility will use only renewable energy generated by onsite solar and landfill gases to make green hydrogen, a clean, zero-emission fuel.

The site, previously used for landfill, has been used to generate electricity by harnessing naturally occurring methane gases from landfill since 1996. This legacy will be continued through this exciting Dorset Green H2 project.

Green hydrogen power will play an important role in moving polluting, energy-intensive industries and heavy transport such as shipping, HGV lorries and trains, away from fossil fuels. It is recognised by the government as an emissionfree fuel for use in vehicles, homes and much more. Producing only water vapour and oxygen as by-products, green hydrogen is a central part of the UK government’s plan to reach net zero.

Published in August 2021, the UK Hydrogen Strategy states an ambition to have a worldleading hydrogen economy and identifies hydrogen as having the potential to provide a third of the UK’s energy in the future.

Housing Minister, Eddie Hughes, Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities said: “I am delighted to see funding go towards such a positive development in the South West, a real catalyst for a green hydrogen economy in Dorset. It is a priority of this

Government to level up opportunities and create a greener, more sustainable future”.

The facility at Canford Resource Park, Poole, is expected to be operational later this year and is being funded via £3 million from Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP)’s Growing Places Fund loan scheme, a £1.5 million grant from Low Carbon Dorset, a £1.7m loan from NatWest and equity funding from Canford Renewable Energy.

Cecilia Bufton, Dorset LEP Chair, said: “The UK needs green hydrogen to meet its future energy requirements and we are delighted to award funding to the Dorset Green H2 project, the first of its kind in the South West of England.

“Our recently published Dorset Low Carbon Opportunities document, which maps out options for Dorset to become net zero by 2050, identifies hydrogen as a major investment opportunity and key contributor to Dorset’s clean growth, alongside activities such as decarbonising the grid network, transport and heat. This project will be a springboard to stimulate hydrogen production in Dorset, taking us a step closer towards our net zero goal for the county.”

Dorset Green H2 will see the installation of a 5-Megawatt (MW) ground-mounted array of solar panels at the site, which on overcast days and overnight will be supplemented by electricity produced from the site’s existing landfill gas.

Low Carbon Dorset Programme Manager, Heather Kiel, said: “Dorset Green H2 is a truly innovative project that really showcases a determination in Dorset to invest in renewable and cutting-edge energy. We are thrilled to support Canford Renewable Energy to jumpstart the local hydrogen economy and drive

Dorset Green H2 is a truly innovative project that really showcases a determination in Dorset to invest in renewable and cutting-edge energy

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the county forward on its path to net zero.”

Energy generated by renewable sources at the site, will consistently power a 0.87MW electrolyser, producing up to 120,000kg of green hydrogen fuel each year to be compressed, stored, and sold for local and regional use as a carbon free fuel. Hydrogen fuel is recognised as being superior to battery-electric power when it comes to large vehicles, particularly in terms of range and time to re-charge and re-fuel, which takes minutes rather than hours. As the green hydrogen economy develops, there may be opportunities to decarbonise large vehicle fleets in Dorset.

Nathan Ross, Managing Director of Canford Renewable Energy said: “Canford Renewable Energy is an experienced, long-term developer and operator of renewable energy infrastructure. Dorset Green H2 is leading the way for the development of a hydrogen economy in Dorset and the South West, and we are looking to bring forward other green hydrogen production projects in the region.”

Mark Dancer, NatWest’s Commercial Relationship Director Dorset, said: “This is a significant infrastructure project with the potential to put Dorset and the South West at the forefront of the UK’s clean, green-fuel economy. We have been delighted to work alongside all parties involved in supporting the financing of the initiative. It aligns to our own climate objectives, which include helping our customers benefit from the many opportunities transitioning to a low carbon future will hold.”

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Fire warning b4b marketing name after Covid Dorset Mind as their Businesses are being advised to have their fire alarm systems checked because many were untested last year due to the pandemic and lockdowns.

Aaron Keith from Poole-headquartered fire and security company Sentinel said that some equipment will have gone out of date, meaning in the event of a fire insurers might not pay out.

With more heating, lights and possibly open fires and candles being used during the winter months a fire is more likely.

Companies should also ensure their fire extinguishers are checked, as they too might have gone a year without being assessed.

Aaron said: “In 2021 during the pandemic the testing of fire systems was not a priority for obvious reasons.

“It was not deemed a critical service because reducing the spread of Covid was considered more important.

“So, this year many businesses have systems that might be out of date or aren’t working and do not meet compliance rules and regulations.

“We have very strict standards here and fire systems should be checked twice a year to be compliant.

“Fire extinguishers should also be tested every year and re-filled every five years.

“It might be that everything is fine, but in the event of a fire you want to know that your systems will work, and that your insurance won’t be invalidated.

“For a small outlay businesses can feel safer, be compliant and keep their insurance valid.

“By doing so they will help keep neighbouring businesses and properties safe.

“People should also check their smoke alarms at home to make sure they are in good working order.

“When our engineers do go and check alarms and systems – which they do right across the south – people are grateful and very reassured.” www.sentinelfs.co

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Charity of the Year Poole-based software, web and marketing agency, b4b, named Dorset Mind as their fundraising partner for 2022, pledging to create a calendar of events to raise money for the mental health charity.

Every member of the b4b team was asked to vote for the charity they wanted to support. It quickly became clear that mental health is a subject that’s close to a lot of people’s hearts.

Melissa Boyle, b4b’s Marketing Manager, is leading the Charity of the Year initiative. She says, “Mental health is such an important issue, especially during these uncertain and difficult times. I am thrilled that we are supporting a charity that does such worthwhile work tackling the stigma surrounding mental illness, while providing valuable education and support to those who are struggling.”

In her spare time, Melissa writes about mental health and shares her own lived experience of OCD. She says that she finds it inspiring that so many of her colleagues are eager to support Dorset Mind.

During 2022, b4b will hold monthly fundraising events both internally and with the involvement of clients.

In keeping with the theme of mental wellness, some of these will be activities designed to promote mindfulness, such as crafting and yoga sessions.

Dorset Mind challenges mental health stigma and encourages recovery by empowering individuals to develop resilience. The charity’s one-to-one and group support includes counselling, mentoring, support groups, active monitoring, and a befriending service.

These help people regain social skills

and develop confidence. Dorset Mind also delivers educational wellbeing programmes for schools and workplaces and provides volunteer opportunities across all areas of the organisation.

Dee Swinton, Income Generation and Marketing Manager at Dorset Mind, says she is delighted that Dorset Mind has been chosen as b4b’s charity partner.

She adds: “As an independent charity, the support of our community is hugely important to us, and for local people’s mental health. b4b’s fundraising will help us continue to support adults and young people across Dorset. We’re excited to work with an organisation that actively and visibly supports their employees’ mental health in numerous ways, and we know that our partnership will enhance their offer.”

As part of an ongoing commitment to mental health and wellbeing in the workplace, b4b is also planning a programme of educational content and workshops and has a qualified Mental Health First Aider available to provide support within the team. Other members of staff will be offered the Mental Health First Aid training through Dorset Mind.

Anthony Tilley, Managing Director of b4b says: “We’ve always been a company that cares about its people, and working closely with Dorset Mind will give us new and exciting ideas that help to promote staff wellbeing. This partnership also gives us an opportunity to improve awareness of mental health issues within the community, which is something that is important to us as a business.” www.b4b.co.uk

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Design company Design Pit celebrates a decade of creativity with limited edition book for charity Design, branding, print and digital company Design Pit is celebrating a decade of creativity in 2022.

Founded in 2012 by Gareth Robertson, Design Pit has worked with 100s of clients over its 10 years in business, creating bespoke print, digital and web assets for many satisfied customers.

To mark his 10th anniversary in business, Gareth has created a limited-edition, high-end book charting his business journey – and he’s selling copies to raise money for Parkinson’s UK. The charity is close to Gareth’s heart, as his mother has grappled with the disease for more than a decade.

Gareth says: “I’ve always supported this charity who led the way with research into finding a cure for this terrible disease.

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proceeds will go to Parkinson’s UK to help fund more research that will lead to a cure.”

Gareth relocated Design Pit from the Midlands to the South West in 2020 and continues to work with businesses around the country, Europe and the USA. Design Pit offers graphic design, branding and content creation, with marketing support and consultancy as a new addition to the mix.

Over the past 10 years, Gareth has introduced an ecommerce arm to the business, with Print Pit, and developed and launched his own podcast, Pod Pit. Hannah Montgomery MCIM, founder of Golddust Marketing, says: “Design Pit provide a fantastic service where clients can pass design tasks over with a brief and they take it on from there.

It saves time, effort and money – freeing up business owners to focus on what they do best.” www.designpit.co.uk @DorsetChamber

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HR

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Looking Ahead – Key HR Issues for 2022 The Covid-19 pandemic has shown us that that none of us can predict for certain what the future holds! However, here at ViewHR, we have identified 3 of the key issues that many employers are likely to find themselves facing: Make Staff Retention a Priority In the current environment, efforts to retain your current employees can often be more cost-effective than trying to recruit new ones.

These can include using “stay interviews” as well as considering requests for training and development opportunities and use the appraisal process to ensure that employees feel able to talk openly about their future career aspirations.

Review Pay & Benefits Competitive pay and benefits packages also have an important role to play in employee retention. Committing to pay employees an inflation-based pay rise can be risky for an employer, as a dramatic wage in inflation could impact on a number of your business costs. However, we do recommend that employers undertake regular benchmarking and keep abreast of market data, to inform their pay policies.

Please note that the National Minimum and Living Wage rates are also set to increase in April 2022 and as such, employers should review these to ensure that they will be compliant, and that other pay rates within the organisation are reviewed accordingly.

Do you have a clear policy on working from home?

A clear working from home policy, which sets out what the “usual” rules are, and what the arrangements are in times when government guidance applies, can help employees to know where they stand, and potentially avoid future disputes or disappointment.

At ViewHR, we are here to support employers, whether you are planning for what is to come, or are dealing with challenges that are facing your currently. Please contact us today to find out more.

Dolphin Centre charity partnership raises a total of nearly £33,000 for local hospice A two-year charity partnership between The Dolphin Shopping Centre and Forest Holme Hospice in Poole has raised a total of nearly £33,000 to help fund and support local people across Poole, Wimborne and the Isle of Purbeck facing a life-limiting illness.

The Dolphin Shopping Centre choose to support Forest Holme as its Charity of the Year during 2020 but due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdowns, extended it for a further year, helping the hospice to raise an extra £14,282 in 2021. During the past two years the hospice has been fundraising through its Remembrance Tree and Christmas Pop-Up Shop at Christmas, Spooky Scavenger Hunts at Halloween, as well as various awareness raising stalls and street entertainment bucket collections during the year. The Centre also generously sponsored the charity’s Dance Through the Decade event at the end of 2021.

Kirsty Perks, Fundraiser at Forest Holme, said, “We have really enjoyed working with The Dolphin Shopping Centre over the past two years and are very grateful that they extended our partnership because of Covid to help boost fundraising, which has been hugely affected by the pandemic.

John Grinnell, Lisa King and all the staff have been absolutely fantastic and we must also give a special mention to Suzy Wheeler at

Strawberry Fields RePresents for organising all the Street Theatre. Our biggest thank you though goes to all the Dolphin Centre customers who have been so generous, even during these very challenging times.”

Forest Holme is part of University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust and is supported by the charity, which needs to raise at least £950,000 each year to help enhance the NHS provision at the hospice to deliver end of life care and support to more than 1,000 people each year with advanced cancer and other life-limiting illnesses.

John Grinnell, Centre Manager at the Dolphin Centre, said, “We are so lucky to have such a wonderful community here in Poole. From our street performers to our many generous customers offering their donations, we’re absolutely blown away by the figure we’ve raised. Forest Holme Hospice is a fantastic organisation, and we thoroughly look forward to continuing our support this year.” www.dolphinshoppingcentre.co.uk

Gemma Murphy, Director of View HR Limited. hr@viewhr.co.uk | 01425 205390 www.viewhr.co.uk

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protection with Tower Supplies

We only have one pair of ears, and they must last us a lifetime!

With Tinnitus Awareness week being on the 7th of February, it really is a timely reminder that ears are remarkable organs, and we must take care that the sounds that we expose ourselves to will not cause them harm.

How loud is loud? When thinking about sound levels you also need to be aware of exposure times.

How long sounds are safe for?

What is a decibel (dB)? A dB is the unit used to measure the intensity of a sound – 85dB and above is the level at which noise becomes unsafe without the use of hearing protection.

For sounds under 85dB, there should be no need for hearing protection. Although if you work in a noisy environment, of up to 80dB, you should be trained and educated to understand the risks and hearing protection should be made available.

For 85dB and over, hearing protection should be provided. These rules do not relate to social noise, and that’s where you need to make sure you protect yourself.

These examples of sound levels and maximum exposure times should give you a gauge for sound levels.

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85dB, Kitchen blender, 8 hrs 88dB, Forklift truck, 4 hrs 94dB, Lawnmower, 1 hr 97dB, Industrial fire alarm, 30 mins 100dB, Handheld drill, 15 mins 103dB, MP3 player max vol, 7.5 mins 109dB, Crying baby, 112 seconds 112dB, Live rock band, 66 seconds

24-hour treadmill climb to raise money for children’s hospice Big-hearted colleagues at a south coast property finance specialist organised an ambitious 24-hour treadmill climb to raise nearly £4,500 for a children’s hospice.

A team of 21 walkers from MSP Capital each completed sections of a continuous hike at a 15% incline on a machine in the staff room of their Poole office.

The original aim was to reach a height of 17,460m, equivalent to Mount Everest and K2 – the world’s highest and second highest mountains – but in the end the climb surpassed that and reached more than 21,100m.

Rebecca Lewis, Marketing Co-ordinator, said: “We were a little worried beforehand that the challenge was going to be unachievable, but we managed to do the combined heights of Everest and K2 in 19 hours and 36 minutes, so we decided to add the equivalent of the UK’s Three Peaks Challenge too, a further ascent of around 3,500m.

“We just kept going – imagining Ben Nevis, Scafell Pike and Snowdon – until the 24 hours were up.

“As one of the organisers, I got to witness the team coming together to support one another. It was a struggle fighting the tiredness and exhaustion through the night. That tested everyone’s commitment but team spirit, energy drinks, snacks and music helped us all make it through.”

The hike was the latest in a series of MSP Capital initiatives in aid of Julia’s House, a Dorset-based hospice charity that provides practical and emotional support for children with life-limiting or life-

threatening conditions and their families.

Care is completely bespoke to each family, giving parents facing unimaginable heartbreak a much-deserved break and helping siblings build resilience and confidence.

Rebecca added: “The buzz when we reached the 24 hours was the best feeling, knowing each one of us had contributed to helping the families cared for by Julia’s House.”

MSP Capital also held a business networking event with AFC Bournemouth, for whom the company is shirt sponsor, raising £1,300 for Julia’s House. So far, MSP Capital has raised £8,100 for the charity.

Caroline Attreed, Corporate Fundraiser for Julia’s House, said: “On behalf of everyone at Julia’s House, and especially the families we support, I would like to say a massive thank you to MSP Capital. The money they raised in 2021, including from their gruelling 24-hour virtual mountain climbing challenge, will enable us to keep providing vital care to the families of seriously ill children across Dorset and Wiltshire.”

Becky Harris, Finance Director at MSP Capital, said: “The team have done a fantastic job in organising the charity challenge. It has been great to see the teamwork, dedication, and energy amongst the team – especially coming into the office at midnight to raise money for such a great charity. Well done all.” www.mspcapital.co.uk

In partnership with the British Safety Industry Federation, Tower have produced a fact file entitled “Listen Today, Hear Tomorrow” to highlight that hearing protection is a last resort and gives tips on how to get the most from it. Contact me for a copy.

Mark Dowling, Divisional Managing Director 01202 3055818 mark.dowling@towersupplies.com www.towersupplies.com

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New Faces, New Places Celebrating new roles being filled within the Members of Dorset Chamber

Dorset LEP welcomes four new board members

Karen Edwards promoted to Partner Enhanced Appoints Technical Architect

After over ten years as Church House Investment Management CEO, James Mahon is stepping down. Jeremy Wharton will take the reins of the business that manages over £1bn of investments.

He has been with the firm as a fund manager since 2004 and specialises in fixed interest investing.

Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) enters the new year with the arrival of four new board members: May Palmer, Prof Paul Gough, Phil Sayles and Dr Liz Williams.

The new members come from a variety of backgrounds in skills, education, business support, international affairs and housing, and continue Dorset LEP’s legacy for having a varied and business-led Board of Directors.

With over 30 years’ experience in the IT industry, Enhanced are delighted to welcome Andrew Woodland to their fast growing Infrastructure department. As Technical Architect, Andrew will utilise his wealth of industry knowledge and experience to design tailored IT solutions which fully support Enhanced’s business requirements.

Karen Edwards, Head of Frettens’ growing Corporate and Commercial Team, has been promoted to Partner.

Karen also heads up the firm’s trainee programme and has been recognised as a ‘Rising Star’ in The Legal 500, the independent guide to law firms for the last few years.

Karen joins five other team members who were promoted to partner in 2021, a reflection of the firm’s recent growth and success.

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Church House Investment Management appoints new CEO

Steele Raymond elects new Managing Partner, Jennifer Rogerson

The Passionate PA is delighted to announce the launch of a new franchisee.

Steph Taylor joined the growing team in November and will be offering freelance business support with an HR focus to businesses nationwide.

Jennifer’s election to managing partner comes after six years with the firm, the previous four of which she has been member of the firm’s management board. Throughout her time at Steele Raymond, Jennifer has been instrumental in a number of landmark projects, including the creation of the firm’s award-winning trainee recruitment programme.

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Introducing newly appointed Sales Director at Suttles Dave Penney has been with Suttles for 7 years as our sales manager. In that time, he has become a crucial member of the team and is looking to maintain and grow Suttles’ impressive reputation within the construction industry, whilst encouraging growth through an increased period of material demand.

View HR welcomes new Employment Law Consultant

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View HR are delighted that Robin Watson has joined the team as an Employment Law Consultant. Robin brings a wealth of experience having previously practiced as an employment law solicitor, adding an extra dynamic to the team.

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Affiliated Town Chambers Dorchester Chamber for Business

www.dorchesterchamber.co.uk We play an active role helping to promote local business and enterprise, representing a wide range of businesses both large and small. Our priority is to help our members work together to boost trade. In addition, we are also working with community partners on our Retain & Retrain campaign to promote apprenticeships and similar initiatives to further enhance employability in Dorchester.

Bridport Chamber of Trade and Commerce - Bridport Business

www.bridportbusiness.org.uk A Voice and a Champion for businesses in Bridport.

Our mission is to ensure that Bridport provides the ideal environment for businesses to thrive and supply the goods and services the town and surrounding area need to remain economically vibrant.

Our vision is that the Chamber will represent and work with the business community and others to promote the town and increase prosperity for our members.

Membership provides access to networking events, email updates, free online promotion and the chance to raise the profile of your business.

Shaftesbury Chamber of Commerce

www.shaftesburychamber.co.uk The Shaftesbury Chamber has around 100 members from its two business parks and independent High Street businesses. They hold monthly networking meetings and are very active in the development of the town’s economy. Unlike many other towns, Christmas lights and activities are entirely run and paid for by Chamber members.

Sherborne Chamber of Trade and Commerce

www.sherbornechamber.co.uk The Sherborne Chamber of Commerce exists to promote its members’ businesses and the wider business community. It has a membership in excess of 150. The Chamber is involved in just about every event that takes place in the town, supporting the Sherborne community, attracting media interest and creating a memorable experience for visitors to the town.

SturBiz - Sturminster Newton Chamber of Commerce

www.facebook.com/SturBiz The Sturminster Newton Chamber of Commerce was set up in 2018 and named SturBiz for simplicity. Its Mission is to promote and enhance Sturminster Newton and surrounding area’s economy and its businesses and support a thriving and effective business community.

Swanage & District Chamber of Trade

www.swanagechamberoftrade.co.uk Swanage Information Centre won another award in the South West England Tourism Excellence Awards and now holds a Gold and Bronze Award for Visitor Information Service of the Year. Swanage Town Council has funded and refurbished the Information Centre and four of the twelve toilet blocks in the town. It is great to see in this current climate investment in facilities that give a better visitor experience for people visiting Swanage.

Weymouth & Portland Chamber of Commerce

www.wpchamber.co.uk The Chamber has been supporting firms in Weymouth and Portland for 100 years.

We’ve helped many people to find their feet in the local business community, by providing an environment where they can connect with likeminded people.

In recent years we’ve represented the concerns of businesses to the local councils, contributing to a significant cut in the cost of car parking charges. #GetBusinessDone

Poole Sea Cadets are amongst the best in the country

Poole Sea Cadets are once again celebrating being awarded a 2021 Burgee, which is the highest form of recognition that can be awarded to a Sea Cadet Corps Unit.

It recognises the hard work of the Volunteers, Cadets, and the Unit’s Management Team.

Sea Cadet Units are inspected annually and are graded from needing improvement, to exceeding the levels expected, the very good Units receive a

“Pennant” award whilst the Units judged to be among the best are awarded a “Burgee”.

Officer in Charge, SLt (SCC) Reece Oliver RNR, proudly commented, “It’s great that Poole is recognised again as a high performing Unit with a 2021 Burgee.”

“It’s down to the efforts of the unit Volunteers enabling the best Cadet Experience possible and the cadets that so eagerly take the opportunities.” www.sea-cadets.org/poole

HealthBus Trust wins Healthcare Award!

The HealthBus Trust have won the Clinical Improvement Award for Public Health & Prevention 2021 Award, sponsored

by Atrumed, at the General Practice Awards.

Since 2008, The General Practice Awards has sought to recognise the very best within the healthcare industry, seeking out the incredible work being carried out daily by our NHS heroes. This is now more poignant than ever.

We know it has been challenging to strive for greatness, but equally challenging to operate business as usual with Covid-19 presenting so many difficulties to the healthcare community.

Hundreds of inspiring entries are submitted each year, showcasing new initiatives, projects, and the individuals and teams who have worked tirelessly to maintain a consistent and thorough level of patient care in the face of adversity. The judges had the unenviable task of marking the entries and choosing the finalists.

Well done to all the HealthBus Trust team, trustees and volunteers! www.healthbus.co.uk

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Delight as Poole Museum awarded £2.24 million National Lottery funding for major development project Thanks to a £2.24 million grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Poole Museum will be transformed into an outstanding cultural centre and community hub by the Spring of 2024. This award, made possible by National Lottery players, represents a significant part of the total project budget of £4.37million.

The ‘Our Museum: Rediscovering Poole’s Maritime Heritage’ project is ambitious and far reaching. It will enable the conservation and restoration of the at-risk Grade I Wool Hall, making this medieval building accessible to the public and interpreting its extraordinary story. Three new galleries developed with the local community will showcase Poole’s significant maritime and pottery collections. New visitor facilities and better access for all are integral to the plans. The project will transform and refresh Poole Museum enabling it to continue to thrive and appeal to a wider audience. The transformed museum will be at the heart of Poole’s Quay Quarter, greatly enriching the experience of Poole Quay and The Old Town for visitors and the community alike.

Work on the project will start in early 2022 with the museum expected to close at the end of the year for building and structural work. During this period the museum will take to the road, bringing Poole’s unique stories and heritage to the local community through a vibrant programme of outreach and events, including an oral history project, which will collect personal stories from Poole’s population to feature in the new galleries.

The museum team will also work with teachers to develop exciting new hands-on workshops for children.

The support of BCP Council has been paramount and the Our Museum project is a live, dynamic part of The Big Plan for the whole conurbation. One strand of this is to rejuvenate historic Poole, delivering a sustainable mix of culture, hospitality, and business to the Old Town, Poole Quay, and its surrounding areas.

Councillor Beverley Dunlop, Cabinet Member for Culture and Vibrant Places, comments, “We are overjoyed that the outstanding Poole

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Museum has been awarded this fantastic amount of funding to help finance this important cultural project. I would like to say a huge thank you to the community, the project and museum team, and everyone else who has committed to making this happen. It is their dedication, passion and hard work that has resulted in this grant funding.

The further development of Poole Museum is a significant project in the transformation of the Quay and Lower High Street as a flourishing and vibrant historical waterfront that reflects our ambitious vision for Poole.”

While further financial support has already been secured from a number of local and national charitable trusts and foundations, the Poole Museum Foundation will continue to work alongside the Museum teams in the fundraising effort to reach the final targets.

Michael Spender, Head of Culture, BCP Council, adds, “We are so grateful to The National Lottery Heritage Fund. This grant will help us to significantly expand and update the public spaces and facilities in Poole Museum, and to properly show our internationally important maritime and pottery collections, providing a museum experience fit for the 2020s. With around 200,000 annual visitors Poole Museum is one of the most popular museums in the region, and with a larger, more accessible and inclusive offering we look forward to welcoming many new visitors.”

Stuart McLeod, Director London & South at The National Lottery Heritage Fund, says, “Thanks to money raised by National Lottery players we are delighted to support these exciting plans for Poole Museum. As well as enabling restoration work for the at-risk Grade I Listed Wool Hall, the project will connect communities to their heritage by adding personal perspectives to the collections and opening up the museum’s stories for even more people to enjoy.”

It is anticipated that the newly transformed accessible and inclusive museum will open in the first half of 2024.

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legal

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Ikea cut pay of unvaccinated staff self-isolating Furniture retailer Ikea have cut the sick pay of their unvaccinated staff who are forced to self-isolate due to Covid-19 exposure.

Ikea will be paying unvaccinated workers statutory sick pay, which could be as little as £96.35 a week (The Statutory Sick Pay minimum). This is a massive difference from the average £400 a week wage (before tax) for shop floor workers that the company normally pays.

Can employers legally cut sick pay for the unvaccinated? - Whether or not employers can cut sick pay easily will depend on the wording of the workers’ contracts.

It may be the case that the contracts do allow it, by saying any contractual sick pay, over the statutory amount, is discretionary.

However, many contracts simply state a worker will be paid contractual sick pay for a certain time. If this is the case and the employer wants to cut this, then they will have to consult with the workers about the change.

Ultimately, though, the employer will be able to cut sick pay if they follow a proper procedure.

Should employers implement similar measures to Ikea? Other employers may be looking to do the same as Ikea, likely for financial reasons.

The first thing to do is check the contractual wording and, in any event, ensure a proper procedure is undertaken.

In the end it will be a balance between the financial savings on the one hand and the potential damage to the morale of, and relations with, the workers on the other.

If you’re an employer looking for further advice about dealing with unvaccinated workers and self-isolation, feel free to speak to a member of our team.

We offer free 30-minute initial consultations, in which we can discuss your circumstances.

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Dorset Chamber welcomes our New Members #GetBusinessDone

Bird Media 15 Stanstead Rd, Dorchester DT2 0BL 07460 205033 www.westdorsetmag.co.uk The West Dorset Magazine is a bible of events, arts, farming and services, and incorporate of great features about the people of West Dorset.

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Commercial Washrooms Ltd

Hambledon House, Okeford Fitzpaine, Blandford Forum DT11 0RB 01747 898001 www.chat-com.com Chat-Com provide intelligent two-way radio solutions that improve your health and safety procedures, logistics, operations, and security. We can improve communications for businesses of every size, with our tailored radio networks that guarantee complete coverage of your site.

Unit 12, Cabot Business Village, Poole BH17 7BA 01202 650900 www.commercialwashroomsltd. co.uk At Commercial Washrooms, we specialise in the trade sale of commercial toilet products, commercial plumbing supplies and washroom accessories. A familyrun business at heart, our friendly team are experts in all aspects of commercial washrooms, from supply to total refurbishment.

EV Solutions 5th Floor, Suite 510, Chadwick House, Birchwood, WA3 6AE 08009755800 www.evsolutions.co.uk EV Solutions install and operate electric vehicle charge points.

We’re more than just installers, we offer a range of solutions which ensure a first-class journey from start to finish. We provide constant support, expert knowledge, and quality service.

Great Western Credit Union South West

01179247309 www.moneyatwork.org.uk Great Western Credit Union (GWCU) provides fair and affordable financial services to people living or working in the South West, from Bristol to Bournemouth, to Swindon to Yeovil. MONEY@WORK is the financial wellbeing initiative from GWCU, through MONEY@ WORK employers can help improve the welfare of their staff, building morale, reducing absenteeism, and boosting workplace relationships. All contributing to a thriving business.

World First UK Ltd 21 -24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP 02078019080 www.worldfirst.com WorldFirst is an international payments business helping you move money around the world.

Since 2017, WorldFirst have provided customers trading internationally with dedicated solutions to help their businesses thrive. Designed with importers, exporters, and online sellers in mind, WorldFirst enables you to receive international funds via free local currency accounts, manage currency risk, and make samecurrency and cross-currency payments quickly and easily in over 68 currencies, giving you more control than ever before.

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Lobo Creative 41C East Street, Wimborne BH21 1DX 01202065760 www.lobocreative.studio Lobo is an agency of digital creatives who work with amazing and dedicated brands who have one focus, the happiness of their customers. We design digital experiences (Websites, Apps and User Interfaces) that bring joy to customers.

Modern Listings 429 Ashley Road, Parkstone, Poole BH14 0AX 01202 113073 www.modernlistings.co.uk Poole & Bournemouth estate agency, UK Best Estate Agency Guide 2021/22 Gold Winner. When selling homes, we believe communication is the key to success; keeping our clients central to the process, ensuring they are informed, included, and in control.

Unit 3, Old Generator House, Bourne Valley Road, Poole BH12 1DZ 01202 129703 www.o-im.co.uk O-IM is an investment management firm offering fully managed portfolios, trading (with or without advice), and consultancy. O-IM’s investment proposition is also provided to financial advisers as a DFM. O-IM serves high net worth and mass affluent clients who would benefit from personalised advice, ease of use, simplicity and unpretentious ‘anytime, anywhere’ service fit for the digital age.

O-IM have launched trailblazing Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) portfolios and provide the most competitively priced AIM portfolio in the UK.

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01202 432234 www.zeldadehollander.co.uk Commercial Photographer specialising in branding imagery, team head shots, product photography, interiors, and all aspects of marketing photography.

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International Trade Updates Incoterms: Dorset Chamber are here to ensure businesses remain in the know When you sell goods to another country, did you know there is more to decide than just the price, delivery terms and transportation also needs to be agreed on. You need to ask yourself, who pays for the shipping? Who completes customs paperwork? Are the goods insured? When do you know who is responsible for the goods if they get lost or destroyed? This is where Incoterms apply.

Incoterms are a set of 11 rules which clearly define what is required from both the buyer and the seller. For example, if you want to arrange it so that the seller arranges everything, and the buyer doesn’t need to get involved or perhaps the seller will ship to the port and the buyer will take care of the rest or maybe the buyer wants to pick up goods from the seller’s warehouse, there are specific incoterms for all of these scenarios. Incoterms are universal and therefore when you quote an Incoterm for a shipment, your customer can look up the same information in their country. It does require negotiation when the sales contract is agreed on to make sure that you and your customer are both aware of their responsibilities within the contract.

In some cases, buyers or sellers quote an incoterm when they are using a different terms rule, so please ensure you check who is responsible for what before agreeing to an incoterm. The below table clearly shows each term and which part is responsible for each step.

Q&A Q: Is the use of Incoterms mandatory or voluntary?

A: There’s a misconception that Incoterms are mandatory or legally required. They’re neither.

However, they’re highly recommended for use in contracts for the sale of goods to avoid miscommunication.

It’s also very important to state the version (year) of the Incoterm in the contract of sale. If you only specify the Incoterm, then by default, the 2020 rules will apply. It’s important to note that if a contract for sale was created prior to Jan. 1, 2020, then the former 2010 rules would apply for any Incoterms mentioned in that contract. Incoterms are updated/changed every 10 years.

get in trouble with the authorities. You should change your contract and invoices to reflect which term you are using for future sales.

Q: Where can I find more information?

A: Dorset Chamber have books which detail everything about each Incoterm.

Please contact us for prices.

We also have courses on Incoterms, the next one is on the 23rd February and 7th April 2022.

You can find them and all our other courses on our website: www.dorsetchamber.co.uk/ international-trade/latest-training-events/ What are the essential things to remember when you are importing goods?

1. BE ACCURATE. KEEP PROOF. When you’re declaring goods, you are making a legal declaration. Therefore, you must provide accurate information. Our top tip is to ensure that the figures you’re quoting on your customs declaration, or the numbers and details you’re instructing your agent to declare, are consistent in all of your documentation.

Why? Because HMRC will require paperwork to support what you’re declaring.

For example, your goods may attract a documentary check: if you’ve declared that your goods weigh 200 kilos, HMRC will expect to see paperwork that confirms that the weight of the goods is 200 kilos.

And if you’ve done some strange calculations, arbitrarily apportioned weights and values, you may struggle to explain it or even remember what you did.

2. BE CAREFUL WITH DISCOUNTS Remember that not all discounts are allowable and just because you’ve received a discount from a trader, it doesn’t mean the value of the goods will be reduced.

Remember: the value of the goods is not necessarily the price that you paid for them.

For example, you could import goods that you have not paid for because they are free of charge, or they may be a gift.

However, if they are worth £10,000 - you will have to pay duty on that value and not on the price paid.

What are the essential things to remember when you are exporting goods?

1. PROOF OF EXPORT Make sure that you have proof of export when you are exporting goods.

When you’re the trader, and you’re exporting, you’re liable for UK VAT (Value-added tax) unless you can prove that you’ve not sold the goods within the boundaries of the UK. 2. DON’T EXPORT USING INCOTERMS EX-WORKS. Make sure you use at least FCA in your contracts. One of the reasons behind our suggestion is that with Incoterms FCA you retain the export documentation control, ensuring that the goods are being exported properly and are eligible for VAT zero-rating.

However, if you leave the responsibility to the seller, as with the EXW Incoterms, you’re effectively trusting a foreign party to comply with UK regulations and provide you with proof of export to support VAT zero-rating.

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Ensure you’re in good financial health The Covid pandemic has reminded us all how unforeseen events can rock the lives and financial foundations of many families. One thing is clear, as we emerge from Lockdown, repaying the high costs of the pandemic is paramount in the mind of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak.

Tackle rising taxes Taxes are predicted to increase significantly, some allowances to remain frozen, with others expected to disappear altogether to help begin repaying the government’s mounting debt accumulated in tackling the pandemic.

Top tip: Look carefully at how to make the most of the current tax and pension saving options, as by not doing so, many of these tax allowances can so easily go unused and become lost to you forever.

Combat low savings rates: With interest rates remaining at a record low, keeping large amounts in a bank or building society leaves your savings exposed to being severely eroded over time by inflation as well as taxation.

Top tip. Explore the many other ways available to help make your money work hard, but be careful, don’t leave yourself open to undue risk.

Protect family well-being: The past 2 years has served as a stark reminder of the fragility of life and with it, the need to protect ourselves and those around us to ensure well-being and peace of mind.

Top tip: Check to ensure you have the right levels of life/critical illness protection in place and taking the appropriate measures to preserve your hard-earned assets from the financially devasting impact Inheritance Tax can sometimes have on the legacy you wish to leave to your family.

If any of these 3 points resonate with you, it’s worth acting today.

To receive a complimentary guide covering wealth management, retirement planning or inheritance tax planning, contact Peter Harding Wealth Management on 01202 830730 or email peterhardingwm@sjpp.co.uk.

Swanworth Quarry in Worth Matravers, owned by Suttle Stone Quarries, celebrated its 100th anniversary The quarry currently supplies approximately 50% of Dorset’s required crushed stone to the area, which is used as a sub-base for construction schemes, rock armour on sea defence works, gabions and decorative chippings. Suttle Stone Quarries is a division of the Suttles group of companies, employing some 120 staff locally, with 55 of those employed at Suttle Stone Quarries.

Originally, Swanworth Quarry was a two-man underground quarry called ‘Sheepsleights’, operating around the early 1920s. According to a book entitled Swanworth by David Pushman, it was ‘quarried by Billy Brown, and, when the mood took him, Buff Bower!’ The quarry later became ‘Worth Quarries Limited’ in 1923, with its head office in Bournemouth, producing road stone: broken blocks for foundation, crushed and graded chippings, and tarmacadam. One large contract in 1924 was to supply material for the foundation of the lower valley road between Corfe Castle and Coombe Junction, replacing the cart track that was there previously. From 1933, Swanworth Quarries Limited took over the site, at its peak producing 600 tons per day. The quarry changed hands again in 1980 to Tarmac Roadstone Limited, increasing to a peak of 450,000 tonnes per year in 1985. Today, the quarry is run by Suttle Stone Quarries (part of the local Suttles group of companies), who took it over in 2011, supplying around 50% of Dorset’s crushed stone.

Although the quarry has changed hands over the years, four generations of the Samways family have been a permanent working fixture at the quarry since 1921. Thomas Samways was the first to work at the site in the early 1920s as a digger; Thomas’s son Pete Samways worked at the quarry for over 40 years as a shovel driver, along with his brothers. Carly (3rd generation) and her daughter Lauren (4th generation) currently work in the quarry’s weighbridge office, selling crushed stone from the quarry to both trade and residential customers for a range of end uses from housing and civil engineering to private garden and driveway projects.

Carly said “My family has worked at the quarry for 100 years - the quarry is in our family’s blood! I love working here. It has seen a few changes over the years, although when Suttles took it over in 2011, they woke it up again. It is a real privilege to work here.”

The Suttle family has worked in the natural stone and quarrying business on the Isle of

Purbeck since the 1920s, before purchasing the Swanworth Quarry in 2011. Suttles is a familyrun ethical business with sustainability at the core of its values. Suttles is working towards becoming carbon neutral and has already made many investments in the business that reduce its CO2 emissions by around 60 tonnes per year. This includes investing in a growing fleet of 19 electric and hybrid vehicles and plant; upgrading the quarry’s crusher from diesel to an electric-powered engine; and installing a solar panel system that powers the quarry’s workshop and crusher.

Suttles has provided crushed stone to many high-profile projects in the area, including Compass Point Housing (Swanage), Pierhead Development (Swanage), Priests’ Way Regeneration (Langton Matravers), Durlston Country Park Learning Centre and Footpath renewal (Swanage), and the Dorset Innovation Park (Winfrith).

Suttles’ Director, John Suttle added “As well as supplying around 50% of Dorset’s crushed stone, we are also keen to support community and charity initiatives, too. For example, we donated materials for the extension at Corfe Village Hall, as well as stone sub-base for Dorset Wildlife Trust’s ‘Greengage’ project, too. Suttles also sponsors and helps to organise the annual ‘Big Night Out’, a local night of clubbing for people with learning disabilities, attended by over 400 people from around Dorset.”

John goes on to say “The quarry plays an important role locally; it boosts the local economy and employment levels; it significantly minimises the carbon footprint of Dorset’s crushed stone market (compared to bringing in stone from other areas) and keeps aggregate costs lower for local businesses and residents. We are very proud of the quarry’s 100 year history and we are currently in planning for the next phase of operations.” www.suttles.co.uk

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Lewis-Manning Hospice Care kicks off 30th anniversary celebrations with a bang, by launching their ’30 for 30’ campaign alongside Yellow Buses

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Lewis-Manning Hospice Care has teamed up with Yellow Buses for the launch of their ‘30 for 30’ campaign.

Corporate Partnerships Fundraiser Nicki Cluley said, “We are launching ’30 for 30’ to mark the 30th anniversary of Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, which takes place during 2022.

30 years ago, it was our founder, Mrs Marjorie Lewis-Manning, whose generosity and inspiration started Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, with a vision to help people with cancer and other life-limiting illnesses. Since 1992 the charity has helped over 8,000 patients, carers and loved ones and hope we can do it for another 30 years and more!

During the year we will be encouraging 30 local businesses to pledge to raise £1,000 each, in order for the charity to raise £30,000 from 30 businesses in its 30th year!”

Yellow Buses Sales & Marketing Manager Fiona Harwood added, “I heard Nicki speak at an event recently about the ’30 for 30’ initiative and immediately felt inspired to come on board and join the campaign. Knowing the amazing work that Lewis- Manning do, we wanted to be the 1st business to sign up and be able to help with the launch, as we also celebrate a very special year in 2022 as we will be marking our 120th year on Yellow Buses in Bournemouth, so it felt the right thing to do.

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“Over the coming year we will be doing lots of external and internal fundraising initiatives, with customers, staff & partners. One of our events will be a ‘Go Yellow’ dressing up day which seems fitting as we share the colour yellow logo with the hospice. We are proud to be supporting our local hospice and making a real difference to the work that they carry out to support patients and their families in Poole, East Dorset & Purbeck.”

Nicki concluded, “I would like to say a huge thank you to Yellow Buses. I felt extremely proud to see the Lewis-Manning Hospice Care name on their bus signage and we are so pleased to welcome them on board as our 1st charity pledge partner. It was also a real pleasure to finally meet Yellow Buses infamous mascot, Buster Bear!”

If you or your business wants to get involved in our 30 for 30 campaign and help people and their families in your community get the vital hospice care they need and deserve, please visit our website www.lewis-manning.org.uk/30for-30-2 o ​ r call 01202 708470 and ask to speak to the Fundraising Team. www.lewis-manning.org.uk

The expansive offer of training courses and qualifications available to adults, fully supports lifelong learning, providing development opportunities to all, with many courses available to both unemployed and employed individuals.

However, as part of our ongoing partnership and work with local businesses, the Employer Services team can clearly see that the support package adult skills can offer to businesses and their employees, continues to be overlooked or undervalued.

In addition, to supporting individuals in and out of the workplace, the benefits of adult skills for businesses are endless. Training for employees helps businesses shape their organisation to meet business needs and addresses any identified skills gaps, enabling businesses to develop and adapt in response to demand and economic evolution.

Many businesses take the approach to suspend staff development in challenging and uncertain times when it is arguably the most crucial and beneficial time to invest in workforce development. With many government initiatives and funding available to adult employees, costs should not be a barrier for organisational development.

The improved productivity and contribution that this training enables, both in the short-term and long -term, outweigh any cost implications being considered.

The Employer Services team at Weymouth College are seeing more organisations investing in CPD courses to retain, retrain and upskill their staff and have witnessed organisations offering redundancy and redeployment packages to support the transition and future outcomes for their employees.

For more information about how a range of adult skills training solutions can benefit your organisation, please contact Employer Services. employerservices@weymouth.ac.uk 01305 208709 www.weymouth.ac.uk/employerservices

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Global residential investment outstrips offices, but retail may see 2022 return & industrial growth set to continue Research from Savills World Research team suggests that residential and industrial property will be the strongest real estate asset classes globally in 2022, and that total investment volumes bounced back very strongly in 2021 as an increasing number of funds looked to invest into real estate.

In an update to Impacts, its global research programme, Savills says that in the 12 months to November 2021 global real estate investment volumes rose 38% on the same period in 2020 to US$1.3 trillion. The number of funds targeting real estate also reached new heights as investors sought to diversify income streams: 1,250 real estate funds targeting $365 billion in capital between them were identified in 2021, according to Preqin data, up from the approximately 1,000 funds that were active in 2020.

According to Savills, while global investment in the offices sector remains below pre-pandemic levels, volumes in the highly sought-after industrial sector rose 54%; this is likely to continue throughout 2022.

Residential (namely multifamily, but also student and senior housing) became the largest sector for investment globally in 2021, overtaking offices for the first time.

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Paul Tostevin, Director in the World Research team, adds: “While the stats show offices were less loved than residential last year, despite the multitude of headlines about ecommerce growth they still made up a greater proportion of the global market than industrial.

With cross border investors, particularly in Europe, focusing on ESG strategies in 2022 we’re likely to see opportunities to redevelop, reconfigure and repurpose office stock into high-performing sustainable assets, while in much of Asia and the Middle East the office is still very much the backbone of working life. Retail bricks and mortar, while maligned in some markets, is still at the heart of the consumer experience in China, for example, even with its extremely high online penetration rate, while in the West, pricing of some assets now looks competitive and 2022 may see more opportunistic investment in the sector.”

Savills sector themes for global real estate investment in 2022: 2022 will be a turning point for retail, with repricing of recent years making the sector more competitive, at a time when retailers have

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There is potential in logistics in places where onshoring brings supply chains closer to home. Logistic sub-sectors such as last mile have further to run.

In the liquid and established office sector, the flight to quality will continue. Competition will be focused on assets that meet emerging environmental standards, while there is potential to redevelop or repurpose those that do not.

The residential sector’s rise will endure, a shortage of suitable stock driving forward funding strategies. There is potential in secondary cities as occupiers seek more affordable, liveable places.

Ageing populations and an emphasis on health and wellbeing will support expansion in healthcare and senior housing, benefitting from long-term income potential.

Data centres offer opportunity for portfolio diversification and there remains room for growth. Investors will be increasingly mindful of this sector’s substantial environmental footprint, however. www.savills.co.uk

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Jobs, Jobs, Jobs!!!

As life quickly gets back to normal after the chaos of Christmas, us recruiters find ourselves returning to a job rich market, which is great news for this time of year. So, for those passive job seekers who have been delaying making a change over the last couple of years because of Covid, Brexit and Christmas, now could well be the time to make the move and here’s why…it’s a buyers’ market!

With the sheer number of vacancies on offer currently and the enduring shortage of people looking for work, jobseekers have the luxury of choice and to some extent the opportunity to negotiate favourable terms. Starting and average salaries have already been pushed up dramatically over the course of the last 6 months as businesses have had to work harder to not only attract new talent but also retain existing employees; it would appear though that there is still room for more, and for those who are looking to make the change at the right time there is room for further discussion around salary, benefits, and conditions of working.

We’ve all heard the old cliche ‘New Year, New Career,’ and I dare say on most occasions we have completely dismissed it, but January 2022 could be the time to seize the moment. If you are thinking of making that move, think carefully about what is important to you and your motivation for making a change; as long as you are reasonable with your expectations, there will be employers out there who will be willing to come to mutually agreeable arrangements to secure the best talent.

If you are looking to make that change in 2022, or to recruit exceptional people to your business then do please feel free to get in touch with your local Mploy office.

Here’s to a prosperous 2022!

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Poole BID announces new directors Poole BID has announced six new Directors as it prepares for another five-year term helping to boost business in the town.

Levy-payers last year voted for the ‘business improvement district’ to continue and its new board will drive it forward.

They join two Directors who are continuing, and Chairman John Grinnell will stay in the role until a replacement from the new intake is elected in his stead.

Jacqui Rock, the BID Manager, will be assisted

by Wendy King who is the newly appointed Operations Manager.

The new team is developing plans for the town as it comes through the pandemic and looks ahead to the summer season.

Jacqui said: “The shadow of Covid still hangs over businesses in the town, especially those in retail and hospitality.

“As a BID we will continue to work for the business community and the new directors are drawn from a diverse range of sectors.

“John Grinnell, manager of the Dolphin Centre, has been Chairman for five years and is staying on until he is replaced in a matter of weeks when he will step down from the board.

“His work and tireless efforts for the town have been vital in helping businesses through the pandemic.

“Our focus now is to help create the best business environment we can for all our levypayers.

“The new directors are full of energy and ideas and our aim is to make Poole as successful as it can be.”

The new Directors are: Cllr Philip Broadhead, BCP’s deputy leader and cabinet member for development and regeneration.

Jacqui Rock, Poole BID Manager

Cllr Stephen Baron, lead member for Poole Rejuvenation and Regeneration on BCP Council, Chairman of Poole Heritage Action Zone and Ward Councillor for Parkstone.

Sara St George – Head of Sales & Marketing and Deputy CEO, Lighthouse.

Nikki Honer – Head of Marketing, Go South Coast.

Louise Russell – Finance Manager, Rubicon People Partnership.

Emma Gibbs – Retail Director, Specsavers.

Those Directors remaining are Mark Kiteley of Rawlins Davy Solicitors and Mediators and Jeanette Walsh, owner of Truly Scrumptious.

Ian Girling, Chief Executive of Dorset Chamber, is staying on as an adviser. www.poolebid.com

Dorset Mind appoints new CEO to fight for better mental health in Dorset through collaborative approach After four successful years as Chief Executive of Dorset Mind, Marianne Storey has announced her retirement. Over this period the charity has grown exponentially under her leadership, positively impacting many people across Dorset needing help. We wish her the very best in the future and thank her for her significant achievements during her time with the charity.

We are extremely pleased to announce the appointment of Linda O’Sullivan as Marianne’s successor. Linda has extensive third sector experience having worked in many charities across the country, and joins us from The Alzheimer’s Society, where she had responsibility for London and the South East regions.

Linda O’Sullivan, newly appointed CEO of Dorset Mind, explains: “I am delighted to have been appointed as CEO and am very much looking forward to building on the phenomenal successes already achieved at Dorset Mind.

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To address these challenges facing us all, we very much need to take a ‘Together is better’ stance; therefore, I am looking forward to connecting with all stakeholders across Dorset, who share our vision through collaboration, partnership and community engagement.”

Ken Heap, Chair of the Dorset Mind Trustee Board, comments: “I am delighted that Linda has joined us, bringing a great deal of knowledge and experience to the role. I am sure she will both build on the best of the past and launch us forward in this ever-changing world where good mental health has never been more necessary.”

Dorset Mind welcomes Linda and looks forward to an exciting future under her guidance, at a pivotal time for mental health services in Dorset. www.dorsetmind. uk

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Employment Alert – Dismissal for raising health and safety concerns automatically unfair What’s happening?

In the recent case of Preen v Coolink (1) and Mullins (2), the Employment Tribunal found that an employee had been unfairly dismissed after raising health and safety concerns about working during lockdown.

Mr Preen was an air conditioning and refrigeration engineer, providing emergency cover and routine servicing to domestic and corporate customers. In a WhatsApp conversation with his manager following the announcement of the first lockdown on 23 March 2020, Mr Preen stated that he was going to follow Government advice to stay at home and would only work if it was an emergency. In later messages, he also confirmed that nonessential work was ‘putting yourself and others at unnecessary risk’. The manager responded to confirm Mr Preen’s dismissal for refusing to work.

Mr Preen was successful in his claim for automatic unfair dismissal under section 100(c) of the Employment Rights Act 1996, which states that: “being an employee at a place where there was no representative or safety committee… he brought to his employer’s attention, by reasonable means, circumstances connected with his work which he reasonably believed were

harmful or potentially harmful to health or safety”.

It was held that Mr Preen’s WhatsApp messages were sufficient to meet this test and that he was dismissed as a result.

Why is this important?

The most recent Government guidance in response to the developing impact of coronavirus is to work from home if you can.

As a result, employees (particularly those who cannot work from home) may have concerns about going to the workplace.

All employers should have in place health and safety precautions and up-to-date risk assessments to respond to the threat of coronavirus. However, this will not automatically absolve an employer of liability if they dismiss or cause an employee to suffer a detriment for refusing to work based on health and safety grounds. Employers need to ensure they are taking adequate steps to address employee concerns before taking action. Depending on the circumstances, getting this wrong could lead to unfair dismissal and/or discrimination claims.

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Continue to communicate with your workforce on the steps taken to protect them against coronavirus.

If an employee still refuses to come to work despite the above, do not make a rash decision. Speak with the employee to try to find out the reason why and consider and respond to their concerns taking into account their individual circumstances.

We suggest you take legal advice before taking any action against an employee (regardless of their length of service) for refusing to come to work because of coronavirus.

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What should you do?

1. Ensure your health and safety procedures and risk assessments are regularly reviewed and kept up to date with coronavirus-related developments.

Learn new skills, reach more customers and boost your profits with Help to Grow.

Supercharge your business growth Small and medium-sized businesses across the UK can now access free and impartial online support to see how digital technology can boost their business performance.

Eligible businesses can also apply for a discount of up to 50% off the purchase of approved software from a range of leading technology suppliers, worth up to £5,000.

With many businesses needing to adapt the way they do business during the pandemic, the support the Government is offering through Help to Grow: Digital will help them to improve their productivity and take the next step to grow. www.helptogrow. campaign.gov.uk more news online - www.dorsetchamber.co.uk/news

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Cryptocurrencies

– the rise of digital assets: What are the UK tax consequences?

As is often the case in the world, especially in the technology sectors, things are changing at an alarming rate, such that traditional assets such as gold and silver are being replaced by digital equivalents.

I am of course talking about cryptocurrencies, or rather ‘cryptoassets’ (as we also now have Non Fungible Tokens – NFTs) as HMRC prefers to call them.

What is a cryptocurrency?

The definition according to HMRC is: “Cryptoassets (also referred to as ‘tokens’ or ‘cryptocurrency’) are cryptographically secured digital representations of value or contractual rights that can be: • transferred • stored • traded electronically” Despite them largely being designed for utilisation as a form of digital currency, HMRC does not view them as ‘money’ or ‘currency’ and instead chooses to view them as assets.

Trading vs. Investing Transacting in cryptocurrencies is generally referred to as ‘trading’ cryptocurrencies, but this doesn’t automatically make you a trader for tax purposes.

In order to fall into the ‘trading’ category, your income generated from the buying and selling of the cryptocurrencies will likely be your primary source of income. This in turn will mean that total profits will be treated as charged to Income Tax, rather than Capital Gains Tax (CGT).

The vast majority of individuals will fall into the ‘investing’ category and as such will be holding an asset with the intention of making a capital gain, thereby being subject to CGT on their gains.

As the majority of individuals will be ‘investing’ in crypto, the remainder of this article will focus on the tax implications of this.

Capital Gains Tax The amount you pay for cryptocurrency will be your base cost for tax purposes.

The world of cryptocurrency is a volatile one, so it is not uncommon to incur losses in a year. These losses can be offset against gains in future years.For tax purposes in the UK, cryptocurrency assets should be treated in the same way as stocks and shares by having their costs pooled together. This means that specific ordering rules must be applied to their purchase and sales.

As an example, let’s say that you purchased 10 Bitcoin in 2017 for £10,000 (£1,000 each) and then bought another 5 Bitcoin in 2020 for £35,000 (£7,000 each). This would leave you with a pooled (or average) purchase cost of £3,000 per Bitcoin. If you were to sell 1 of these Bitcoin for £20,000 in 2021, your gain would be £17,000.

Allowable fees • There are fees that are tax deductible when calculating the capital gain, such as: • Fees paid for having the transaction included on the distributed ledger, • Exchange fees related to the acquisition or disposal of cryptocurrencies.

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Foreign exchange fees for converting to or from, for example, GBP to USD are not allowable for tax purposes.

These may be incurred when initially depositing to, or extracting from, an exchange that only operates in USD.

Negligible value claims If you lose or misplace cryptocurrency, this does not trigger a capital loss for CGT purposes.

If you hold cryptocurrencies which are now worthless, then a negligible value claim could be made. This will result in a capital loss which can be offset against future gains. However, the cryptocurrencies must have been of value when bought and if during the time of ownership, the cryptocurrency fell in value this must be proved – if HMRC ever queries in the future.

Points at which transactions become chargeable events If you use cryptocurrency to buy / sell in other markets, this can trigger a chargeable event. For example: • Exchange one cryptocurrency for another (for example, trading Bitcoin for another cryptocurrency) – you are realising a capital gain for the Bitcoin that you are disposing of, (this is often a point that is missed) • If you make a purchase with cryptocurrency (such as buying a car with some Bitcoin) – again, you are realising a capital gain for the Bitcoin that you are disposing of, • Even being paid in cryptocurrency by an employer instead of in regular currency – you are receiving an asset which has a value which will be the base cost for a future disposal.

The proceeds to use in a capital gains calculation is the value of the asset that you are acquiring with your cryptocurrency (which is the deemed disposal).

It is therefore recommended to keep detailed records of all the cryptocurrencies you buy or sell.

Summary The cryptocurrency sector is an extremely fast-paced one and HMRC is aware of them being more widely used, including as replacements for traditional currencies, so expect close scrutiny in the future.

If you have any questions about any potential tax implications relating to cryptocurrency, or would like further advice, please do get in touch and our specialist tax team will be happy to help you. www.inspireaccountants.co.uk

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Car Review: The New MG ZS EV The new MG ZS EV has already made an impression – with its modernised design, updated tech and longer electric range earning it the title of Driving Electric’s Car of the Year 2022.

The first thing you’ll notice is its stylish facelift, with a newly designed grille-less front end and eye-catching ‘Silverstone’ headlights. Step inside the spacious cabin to discover the new touchscreen that controls the MG iSMART connectivity system. The MG Pilot Advanced Driver Assistance System is working behind the scenes to ensure a safe and relaxing driving experience.

You have the choice of two trim levels: Comfort and Luxury. I’m super impressed with the array of standard equipment in the Comfort trim, but for that extra-special experience, I’d choose the Luxury variant, with the panoramic sunroof, leather upholstery and 360-degree parking camera.

There are two batteries on offer too – the Long Range 70kWh version gives you a whopping 273 miles. You’ll also find plenty of oomph, with the 156PS powertrain reaching 0-60mph in just 8.2 seconds. Along the line, a 199-mile Standard Range battery will be available.

This performance comes with MG’s trademark value. The ZS EV is currently available at Hendy from £29,495, until the 31st March you can also receive a £500 test drive voucher!

What’s not to like?

Verdict:

If you’re thinking about going electric but also need the space and practicality of a compact SUV, the MG ZS EV should be on your shortlist.

Its Long-Range version undercuts some prestigious rivals in the segment! Add to that its affordability, impressive range, innovative tech, and seven-year/80,000-mile warranty – and it’s safe to say it gets a firm thumbs up from us!

Sound like the car for you? Why not book a test drive at our Poole showroom to experience it for yourself? www.hendy.co.uk

Enhanced Launch New Company Video Leading IT consultancy Enhanced are delighted to announce the launch of their new communicative company video.

Enhanced have worked together with Thin Reel Media, a multi-talented video production company based in Bournemouth, to create a short yet creative and informative video. This is just part of Enhanced’s marketing development plan for 2022 and beyond.

The main reason behind creating this video was to make it easier for business owners to appreciate and understand how IT can support their business. Enhanced provides a holistic service offering both IT Support and Solutions to businesses across the UK – as it says in the final strapline of the video, “We make IT easy for your business”.

It was important for the footage to include genuine, original material and have a tone & pace that reflects the culture and authenticity of the business itself – not too showman, not too meek, not too, fast, not too slow…a creative piece that uses steady background music and applies a considered rhythm to reflect the company values of being Supportive, Efficient and Ambitious.

The first 30 seconds of the film demonstrates how Enhanced’s tech consultancy offering, deploys and supports clients with the latest solutions; showcasing a very high-level overview of the Microsoft Dynamics Business Central, Power BI platform.

The second half illustrates how Enhanced supports clients on a Fully Managed Service contract to keep their businesses running; offering remote and onsite assistance using online, text, voice and in person provision.

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Accountants & Tax Advisors AIMS Accountants, Broadstone 01202 603905 www.aims.co.uk/accountants/tim-daunt/ Albert Goodman, Taunton 0330 333 5039 www.albertgoodman.co.uk Arnold Accounting & Bookkeeping Services Ltd, Christchurch 07513 838434 www.arnoldaccounting.co.uk Azets, Bournemouth 02380 247070 www.azets.co.uk Bicknell Business Advisers Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 025252 www.bicknells.net Certius Professional Services Limited, Poole 08006 890794 www.certius.co.uk

Universal Maintenance Contracts Limited, Wimborne 01202 891772 www.umc-ac.com

Architects

Bournemouth Property Association, Bournemouth 01202 204717 www.bpa-online.co.uk

Lionel Gregory Architects Ltd, Poole 01202 723157 www.lionelgregoryarchitects.co.uk

Poole BID, Poole 01202308800 www.poolebid.com

QP Architecture, Christchurch 01202 484642 www.qparchitecture.com

Wimborne BID, Wimborne Minster 01202 888992 www.wimborne.info

Vizarc3d Ltd, Blandford Forum 07598460476, vizarc3d.co.uk

Business Coaching/ Consultancy

Western Design Architects, Blandford Forum 01258 830675 www.westerndesignarchitects.com

Audio Visual Equipment MVS Audio Visual, Wimborne 01202 861696 www.mvsav.co.uk

Enrich Accounting Ltd, Bournemouth 07403 407455 www.enrichaccounting.co.uk

Walcom Integration Ltd, Bournemouth 08000 487384 www.walcomintegration.com

Frost and Company, Dorchester 01202 840225 www.frostandcompany.co.uk

Aviation

Grant Sellers Chartered Accountants, Verwood 01202 824500 www.grantsellers.co.uk Hill Osborne, Poole 01202 678555 www.hillosborne.com Hunts Accountants Limited, SHERBORNE 01935 815008 www.huntsaccountants.co.uk HWB Accountants, Chandlers Ford 02380461200 www.hwb-accountants.com Inspire Professional Services Limited, Poole 01202 717867 www.inspireaccountants.co.uk Mawgan Accounting, Wimborne 01202 022938 www.mawganaccounting.co.uk Mazars LLP, Poole 01202 680777 www.mazars.co.uk MLW Accountants, Poole 07900 924872 www.mlwaccountants.co.uk Morris Lane, Poole 01202 715950 www.morrislane.co.uk PKF Francis Clark, Poole 01202 663600 www.francisclark.co.uk Saffery Champness LLP, Bournemouth 01202 204742 www.saffery.com Schofields Chartered Accountants, Bournemouth 01202 555785 www.schofieldsonline.co.uk SJT Accounts Ltd, Bournemouth 07855 295280 www.sjtaccountsltd.com Smith and Williamson, Southampton 02380 827600 www.smithandwilliamson.com

Business Associations

Bournemouth Airport, Christchurch 01202 364174 www.bournemouthairport.com DAeCO, Poole 01202 880302 www.daeco.co.uk FGP Systems ltd, Weymouth 01305 773638 www.fgpltd.co.uk Global Dynamic Support Ltd, Wimborne 01245 475360 www.global-dynamic-support.com Think Research, Poole 01202 765654 www.think.aero

Banking Barclays, Bournemouth 07990 081947, HSBC, Bournemouth 03455 848056 www.banking.hsbc.co.uk J.P.Morgan, Bournemouth 01202 342000 www.jpmorgan.com

Bars & Restaurants Maison Sax, Poole 01202612150 www.maisonsax.com Rubyz Cabaret Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 016016 www.rubyzcabaret.co.uk

Bookkeeping and Payroll Milburn Finance, Bournemouth 01202 535399 www.milburnfinance.com Ookkee, Poole 01202 283214 www.ookkee.co.uk

Branding & Design Amadoo, Poole 01202287807 www.amadoo.co.uk

TC Filer Knapper LLP, Christchurch 01202 483341 www.filerknapper.co.uk

Becks Neale Designer & Brand Consultant, Ferndown 01202 973017 www.becksneale.co.uk

Tragor Ltd, Poole 01202 680914 www.tragor.co.uk

Workwear Pro Direct, Chard 01460 298615 www.workwearprodirect.com

Air Conditioning Draper Ventilation Ltd, Dorchester 01202 797151 www.drapervent.com

7PM2 Coaching Mentoring & Training, Bournemouth 01202 070372 www.7PM2.com Amiri Construction, Christchurch 01202 331615 www.amiriconstruction.co.uk Aspirin Business Solutions Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 985112. www.aspirinbusiness.com Be Astute Limited, Frome 01373 837331 www.be-astute.co.uk Brian G Ford FCA, Ringwood 01425 472749, CryoShower, Swanage 07532 889488 www.cryoshower.co.uk David McDonald Consulting Ltd, Bournemouth 07872 407548 www.vistage.co.uk/david.mcdonald DELTA Group, Broadstone 01202 690348 www.deltagroup.co.uk Dorset Business Consultants Ltd, Poole 07850 937400, DorsetBusinessConsultants. co.uk Engage for Change, Dorchester 07710130755 www.engageforchange.com/ HANTEC SYSTEMS LIMITED, Eastleigh 023 8166 1995 www.hantec.co.uk Insight6 - Dorset, Salisbury 07887 554898 www.insight6.com/dorset J R L Coaching and Consulting, Bournemouth 07795 202982 www.jrlcoaching.co.uk

Sheridan Lake Associates, Christchurch 07831 310613 www.coachingmentoring.co.uk Smart Quality Services Ltd, Bournemouth 07514 701994 www.smartquality.co.uk SME Assistance - Simon Rigby, Tarrant Monkton 07590 673704 www.smeassistance.co.uk The Arts Development Company, Dorchester 01305 224901 www.theartsdevelopmentcompany.org.uk The CEO Coach Ltd, Poole 07973 137470 www.jamesakinsmith.co.uk The Change Agent Ltd, Bournemouth 07990 514537 www.thechangeagent.me The Curious Companions, Dorchester 01305542066 www.thecuriouscompanions.co.uk Traction Six, Broadstone 02033 849785 www.tractionsix.co.uk Transitions Life Coaching, Ringwood 01425 472354 www.transitionslifecoaching.co.uk Verace Business Assistance, Poole 07467 952352 www.veraceba.com Wessex Ventures Limited, Ferndown 07768 703809 www.wessexventures.com What Lies Beneath, Somerton 07861 699841 www.wlb-coaching.com Yarway Group, Nottingham 01157845774 www.yarwaygroup.com

Business Process Automation Provulo, Weybridge 07503 267160 www.provulo.com

Business Recovery & Insolvency Antony Batty & Co, Bournemouth 01202 551193 www.antonybatty.com Even Keel Solutions Limited, Bournemouth 01202237337 www.evenkeelsolutions.co.uk

Kickr Business Strategy and Communications, Bournemouth 07309925005/07366696 www.kickr.uk

Portland Business & Financial Solutions Limited, Poole 01202 712810 www.portbfs.co.uk

KIMCO, Wimborne 01202 888549 www.kimcoafrica.com/en/

Verulam Advisory, Bournemouth 01202 941475 www.verulamadvisory.co.uk

Liaise Limited, Bournemouth 07823 451953 www.liaiseltd.co.uk/ Phil Popham Consultancy, Stretton on Dunsmore, , Quay Business Associates Ltd, Poole 01202 679225 www.quaybusinessassociates.co.uk Quay Development Coaching, Poole 01202 690415 www.quaydevelopmentcoaching.com Russell Philips Limited, Dorchester 01305267009 www.russellphilips.com

Business Support Delivery Partners GetSet for Growth, Bournemouth 0800 7560811 www.getsetforgrowth.com/east-dorset

Business Support Services Acquit Debt Collection and Outsourced Credit Control, Poole 01202 432022 www.acquit.org.uk Convoy Community Ltd, Twickenham 07773 696858, convoycommunity.com/

Brewery

Selfless Leadership Ltd, Poole 07712 468338 www.selflessleadership.co.uk

Dorset Business Angels, Bournemouth 01202 706975 www.dorsetbusinessangels.co.uk

Hall & Woodhouse Ltd, Blandford St Mary 01258 452141 www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk

SGS United Kingdom Ltd, Ellesmere Port 01276 697715 www.sgs.co.uk

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DORSET BUSINESS FOCUS / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Flexible Project Management, Broadstone 07710 454065 www.flexiblepm.co.uk

BCHA, Bournemouth 01202 410500 www.bcha.org.uk

Gradient (Europe) Ltd, Bournemouth 07595 264368 www.gradient.uk.com

CAN (Community Action Network), Poole 01202 466130 www.can100.org

Janus Programme & Project Management, Dorchester 07582 415346 www.janusppm.co.uk

Care South, Poole 01202 712400 www.care-south.co.uk

Law Point, Bournemouth 01202 729444 www.law-point.co.uk

Citizens Advice Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole, Bournemouth 01202 290967 www.citizensadvice.org.uk

Saline, Poole 07791 902632 www.salinemarine.co.uk

Diverse Abilities, Poole 01202 718266 www.diverseabilities.org.uk

The Passionate PA (UK) Ltd, Poole 01202 802863 www.thepassionatepa.co.uk

Car Parking Britannia Parking Group LTD, Poole 01202 555888 www.britpark.com

Care Good Oaks East Dorset, Christchurch 01202 065261 www.goodoakshomecare.co.uk/ eastdorset/ Luxurycare Group Limited, Bournemouth 01202292796 www.luxurycare.co.uk/ Promedica 24 Dorset and Hampshire, Poole 01202 618400 www.promedica24.co.uk/Dorset

Catering & Catering Equipment

DorPIP, Poole 07813 989707 www.dorpip..org.uk Dorset Community Foundation, Poole 01202 670815 www.dorsetcommunityfoundation.org Dorset Mind, Bournemouth 01202 099183 www.dorsetmind.uk Dorset Reclaim, Bournemouth 01202 773384 www.dorsetreclaim.org.uk Dorset Wildlife Trust, Dorchester 01305 217987 www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk Faithworks Wessex, Bournemouth 01202 429037 www.faithworkswessex.org.uk Forest Holme Hospice, Poole 01202670644 www.forestholmehospice.org.uk

Comax Ltd, Ringwood 01202 684111 www.comaxuk.com

Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show, Shaftesbury 01747 823955 www.gillinghamandshaftesburyshow.co.uk

Guarantee Laundries Ltd, Stalbridge 01935 812118 www.guarantee-laundries.co.uk

HealthBus Trust, Bournemouth 07395 560343 www.healthbus.co.uk

Chamber of Commerce

Help and Care, Bournemouth 03001 113303 www.helpandcare.org.uk

Bridport Business Chamber of Trade and Commerce, Bridport 07577 199786 www.bridportbusiness.org.uk Dorchester Chamber for Business, Dorchester 01305 360293 www.dorchesterchamber.co.uk Dorset Chamber, Poole 01202 714800 www.dorsetchamber.co.uk Shaftesbury & District Chamber of Commerce (SDCC), Shaftesbury 01747 850059/01747 8 www.shaftesburychamber.co.uk Sherborne Chamber of Trade & Commerce, Sherborne 01935 815 008 www.sherbornechamber.co.uk Somerset Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Taunton 01823 444924 www.somerset-chamber.co.uk Swanage & District Chamber of Trade, Swanage 07966 462974 www.swanagechamberoftrade.co.uk

Helpful Hounds Assistance Dogs, Bournemouth 01202591602 www.helpfulhounds.org.uk Home-Start North Dorset, Sturminster Newton 01258 473038 www.home-start-northdorset.co.uk Hope HTS, Bournemouth 01202 312231 www.hopehts.com

Rotary International District 1110, Wimborne 01202 882277 www.rotary.org

Siteright Construction Supplies Ltd, Sturminster Marshall 01258 858028 www.siteright.net

Sexual Trauma and Recovery Services (STARS), Poole 01202 308840 www.starsdorset.org

Spetisbury Construction Ltd, Wimborne 01202 856685 www.spetisburyconstruction.co.uk

Talbot Village Trust, Wimborne 01202 338551 www.talbotvillagetrust.org The Tank Museum, Bovington 01929 405096 www.tankmuseum.org Wessex Reserves Forces & Cadets Association, Taunton 01823 250110 www.wessex-rfca.org.uk YMCA Bournemouth, Bournemouth 01202 290451 www.ymcabournemouth.org.uk

Chemical Supply Analytical Services OEMAchem, Southampton 02380 707686 www.oemachem.co.uk

Cleaning Services AMS Cleaning Ltd, Broadstone 01202 600611 www.amsclean.co.uk Apple Clean, Bognor Regis 0800 587 4571 www.appleclean.co.uk/bournemouth/ Clean Deep Services Ltd., Broadstone 07598 996307 www.cleandeep.co.uk Commercial Washrooms Ltd, Poole 01202 650900 www.commercialwashroomsltd.co.uk Dorset Commercial Cleaning, Poole 01202 986700 www.dorsetcommercialcleaning.com KM Cleaning Ltd, Bournemouth 07840 846466 www.kmcleaningltd.com

Construction & Surveyors Acheson Construction Ltd, Dorchester 01305 267938 www.achesonconstruction.com Composite Profiles UK Limited, Poole 01202 659237 www.compositeuk.com Godsell Arnold Partnership Ltd, Broadstone 01202 600900 www.gapltd.eu.com

Jubilee Sailing Trust, Southampton, 2380449108 www.jst.org.uk

Graham Garner & Partners Ltd, Broadstone 01202 697341 www.ggpl.co.uk

Julia’s House, Poole 01202 644220 www.juliashouse.org

Greendale Construction Ltd, Poole 01202 764551 www.greendaleconstruction.com

Lewis-Manning Hospice Care, Poole 01202 708470 www.lewis-manning.co.uk Lighthouse Poole, Poole 01202 781 320 www.lighthousepoole.co.uk

Harry J Palmer (Broadstone) Ltd, Wimborne 01202 842224 www.harryjpalmer.co.uk Primmer Olds B.A.S Chartered Surveyors, Wimborne 01202 013015 www.primmeroldsbas.co.uk

T A Colbourne Projects Ltd, Poole 01202 716516 www.tacolbourne.co.uk Vail Williams, Wimborne 01202 558262 www.vailwilliams.com

Construction Design & Build AHH Group, Bournemouth 01202 531 635 www.ahh.org.uk Morgan Sindall Construction, Poole 01202 606801 www.morgansindall.com Woodmace, Poole 07702 714710 www.woodmace.co.uk

Corporate Gifts & Clothing 4Couture.com, Ferndown 08452 260880 www.4couture.com The Perfect Source Limited, Wimborne 0845 643 4959 www.yourperfectsource.com Wessex Trophies Limited, Broadstone 01202 650444 www.wessextrophies.co.uk

Couriers & Freight Forwarding AOG Worldwide Ltd, Christchurch 01202 375702 www.aogworldwide.co.uk E-TEL EXPRESS, Ferndown 01202 874156 www.e-telexpress.com Kuehne & Nagel Ltd, Uxbridge 01159 438000 www.home.kuehne-nagel.com Schenker Ltd, Poole 01202 862150 www.schenker.com

Cyber Security ESET UK, Bournemouth 01202 405405 www.eset.co.uk

Day Nurseries Tops Day Nurseries, Bournemouth 01202 551553 www.topsdaynurseries.co.uk

Defence ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK LTD, Dorchester 01305 212400 www.atlas-elektronik.com

Digital Agencies imageHOLDERS Ltd, Wimborne 07570 850748 www.imageholders.com/ Lightly Salted Ltd, Wimborne 07792226049 www.lightlysalted.agency/

Charity

MYTime Young Carers, Poole 01202 710701 www.mytimecharity.co.uk

360 Skills For Life, Wimborne 01202 130395 www.360skillsforlife.org

Pavilion Dance South West, Bournemouth 01202 203637 www.pdsw.org.uk

Quoin Property Consulting Limited, Wimborne 07710 543305 www.quoinsurveys.com/

AECC University College, Bournemouth 01202 436300 www.aecc-clinic.co.uk

Poole Sea Cadets, Poole 01202 671892 www.sea-cadets.org/poole

Savills, Wimborne 01202 856800 www.savills.co.uk

Display & Storage Suppliers

Autism Unlimited, Christchurch 01202 483360 www.autismwessex.org.uk

PramaCare, Poole 01202 207300 www.pramacare.org.uk

Sherborne Holdings Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 303585 www.sydenhams.co.uk

Shopfitting Warehouse, Wimborne 01258 859900 www.shopfittingwarehouse.co.uk

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Distribution Clarendon Specialty Fasteners, Swindon 01793 439166 www.clarendonsf.com De Monchy Aromatics Ltd, Poole 01202 620888, Kong Company Ltd, Salisbury 01722 783211 www.kongcompany.com MFCO International Ltd, london 07496388327, Pam International, Poole 07496 388327 www.paminternational.co.uk Riverside Aromatics Ltd, Poole 01202 679532 www.riversideaeromatics.com

Drain Clearance First Local Services, Bournemouth 08006696492 www.firstlocalservices.co.uk

Education Bournemouth and Poole College, Poole 01202 205500 www.thecollege.co.uk Bournemouth University, Poole 01202 961961 www.bournemouth.ac.uk/businessservices QA Tech Apprenticeships, Bournemouth 07741384718 www.qa.com Skills & Learning Adult Community Education, Poole 01202 123444 www.skillsandlearningace.com

Aviation & Defence Spares, Poole 01202 768667 www.aviationdefence.co.uk

Bournemouth 7s, Poole 01202 545630 www.diamondsportinggroup.com

Avonwood Developments, Wimborne 01202 868000 www.avonwood.co.uk

Lashings World X1 Ltd, Ferndown 07846 947397 www.lashingsworld.com

AW Precision Engineering Ltd, Poole 01202 710789 www.awprecisionengineering.co.uk

Quadrant2Design, Poole 01202 723500 www.quadrant2design.com

Chemring Technology Solutions Ltd, Poole 01202 628155 www.chemring.co.uk

Sandpolo Ltd, Aldeburgh 07796 693796 www.sandpolo.com

Downhole Tools International Ltd, Poole 01202 690001 www.dti.uk.com G K D Technik Ltd, Wimborne 01202 861961 www.gkdtechnik.com IEC / Alpro Limited, Poole 01202 339559 www.iecltd.co.uk IS-Rayfast Ltd, Swindon 01793 439136 www.is-rayfast.com Littlemore Scientific Engineering, Gillingham 01747 835550 www.elsec.co.uk Modulift UK Ltd, Poole 01202 621511 www.modulift.co.uk Parvalux Electric Motors, Bournemouth 01202 512575 www.parvalux.com Reidsteel, Christchurch 01202 483333 www.reidsteel.com

Solent University, Southampton 02382 013291 www.solent.ac.uk

Safi Valves Ltd, Poole 01202 624618 www.safi-limited.com

The Bournemouth English Book Centre, Poole 01202 712908 www.bebc.co.uk

Sentinel, Poole 03330124302, sentinelfs.co/

Touchstone Training Ltd, Bournemouth 07903 438381 www.touchstonetraining.co.uk Weymouth College, Weymouth 01305 208919 www.weymouth.ac.uk

Electric Vehicle Charging A3A Energy Ltd, Poole 07773849899, a3aenergy.co.uk/ EV Solutions, Warrington 08009755800 www.evsolutions.co.uk

Electrical Services Dextra Group PLC, Gillingham 01747 858100 www.dextragroup.co.uk Mission Road Electrical, Broadstone 01202283643 www.missionroad.co.uk

Energy Efficiency Services Thermal & Acoustic Solutions Ltd, Christchurch 01202 487463 www.thermalacoustics.co.uk

Engineering A & M Defence & Marine Services Ltd, Wimborne 01202 828700 www.amdefencemarine.co.uk Aeronautical & General Instruments Ltd, Poole 01202 689022 www.agiltd.co.uk Aish Technologies, Poole 01202 307082 www.aishtechnologies.com

Smiths Metal Centres Ltd, Verwood 01202 893755 www.smithmetal.com Spherea Test & Services Limited, Christchurch 01202 872800 www.spherea.com

Stir Events Ltd, Bournemouth 07869149976 www.stir-events.com

Financial Services Apex CB Financial Planning, Poole 01202 622223 www.apexcb.com Archway Financial Solutions LLP, RINGWOOD 01425 600616 www.archwayfs.com Baggette Wealth Management Ltd, Poole 01202 676983 www.baggette.co.uk Blue Sky Financial Planning Ltd, Poole 01202 756560 www.blueskyfp.co.uk Business Cash Enabler, Bournemouth 07732 627085 www.businesscashenabler.co.uk Cherry Mortgage & Finance Ltd, CHRISTCHURCH 01202 925365 www.cherryfinance.co.uk Church House Investment Management, Sherborne 01935 382620 www.ch-investments.co.uk Creditplus, Poole 01202 684898 www.creditplus.co.uk First Capital Finance Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 434000 www.firstcapitalfinance.co.uk Great Western Credit Union, South West 01179247309, moneyatwork.org.uk

Tides Marine International Ltd, Poole 01202 656773 www.tidesmarine.co.uk

Greenfields Financial Management Ltd, Poole 01258 857101 www.greenfields.biz

Ultra Electronics ENERGY, Wimborne 01202 850450 www.ultra-ncs.com

Ideal Financial Solutions, Poole 01202 916488 www.idealfinancialsolutions.co.uk

Venture Precision Engineering Group Limited, Poole 01202 724100 www.vpeg.uk.co.uk

Investec Wealth & Investment Limited, Bournemouth 01202 208100 www.investecdfm.co.uk

Environmental Services

JRS Finance Group Limited, Ringwood 07825 286887 www.jrsassetfinance.co.uk

Carbon Kapture Ltd, Bournemouth 07798552234 www.carbonkapture.org Efeca, Bournemouth 01305 261050 www.efeca.com/

Lester Brunt Wealth Management, Wimborne Minster 01202 695801 www.lesterbrunt.co.uk

O-IM (Opulence Investment Management), Poole 01202129703 www.o-im.co.uk Peter Harding Wealth Management, Poole 01202 830730 www.peterhardingwm.co.uk Quilter Financial Advisers, Ringwood 07736 561429 www.linkedin.com/in/paul-read-16574633/ Redwood Business Finance Ltd, Bournemouth 07702 098884 www.redwoodbusinessfinance.co.uk SG Financial Ltd, Poole 07775 710551 www.sg-financial.com/ Shield Corporate Finance Ltd, London 01202 330200/07980 2 www.sellingabusinessformore.co.uk Strategic Solutions Chartered Financial Planners, Bournemouth 01202 769890 www.ssfs.co.uk Teachers Building Society, Wimborne 01202 843500 www.teachersbs.co.uk The Lewis Workplace Pension Trust, Poole 01202 738650 www.lewismastertrust.co.uk The Mortgage Explorer, New Milton 01425 627511 www.brooklandscommercialfinance.com/ The Prosper Group, Blandford Forum 01258 792274 www.theprospergroup.co.uk TheNonExec Limited, Poole 01202 828266 www.thenonexecutive.com WAY Trustees Limited, Wimborne 01202 890895 www.waytrustees.co.uk WHIreland Wealth Management, Poole 01202 974111 www.whirelandwm.com World First UK Ltd, London 02078019080 www.worldfirst.com Y-Not Finance, Ferndown 01202 912182 www.y-notfinance.co.uk

Food & Drink ABP Yetminster, Yetminster 01935 872777 www.abpfoodgroup.com BV Dairy, Shaftesbury 01747 851855 www.bvdairy.co.uk Harlees Fish and Chips, Wimborne 01202 602524 www.harlees.co.uk Keith Spicer Ltd, Wimborne 01202 863800 www.keith-spicer.co.uk Organix Brands Ltd, Bournemouth 07458 022789 www.organix.com

Floodmate, Poole 0800 932690077904744 www.floodmate.co.uk

Lewis & Co (Investments & Pensions) Limited, Poole 01202 718400 www.lewisinvestment.co.uk

SUEZ recycling and recovery UK, Maidenhead 0800 093 1103 www.suez.co.uk

Libertas Financial Planning Ltd, Bournemouth 01202795996 www.libertasfinancialplanning.co.uk

The Jordans & Ryvita Company, Dorchester 01305 751000 www.dorsetcereals.co.uk

The Master Key Group Ltd, Wimborne 07384636992 www.themasterkeygroup.com

Life Matters, Poole 01202 025481 www.lifemattersfp.com

The White Hart, Wimborne 01202 848478 www.whitehartwimborne.co.uk

Event Management & Equipment

Moneycorp, South West London 02078 287000 www.moneycorp.com

Funeral Services & Directors

BH Live, Bournemouth 01202 055555 www.bhlive.org.uk

MSP Capital, Poole 01202743400 www.mspcapital.co.uk

F C Douch & Son (Funerals), Wimborne 01202 882936 www.fcdouch.co.uk

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Create Safe Ltd, Verwood 07725914720 www.createsafe.co.uk

Skora HR, Poole 01202 241763/07730 7 www.absoluteworks.co.uk/hr-dorset/

Keyfort Ltd, Bournemouth 08448 014580 www.keyfort.co.uk

Furniture

Fire Door Controls, Ferndown 0845 2260536 www.firedoorcontrols.co.uk

Streetwise HR Ltd, Bournemouth 0844 682 7488 www.streetwisehr.co.uk

Kimcell Ltd, Dorchester 01202 755300 www.kimcell.com

Quadrant Safety, Poole 01202 622391 www.quadrantsafety.com

The HR Team South Coast LTD, Poole 01202 701414 www.thehrteam.co.uk

Koreti, Poole 01202 650 333 www.koreti.com/

Holiday Parks

ViewHR Ltd, Ringwood 01425 205390 www.viewhr.co.uk

Netriver Systems Limited, Weymouth 02087 060995 www.netriver.co.uk

Import/Export Services

QuoStar Solutions Ltd, Bournemouth 0845 644 0331 www.quostar.com

Custom World Dorset Ltd, Ferndown 01202 896816 www.customworldbedrooms.co.uk G P & J Baker Limited, Poole 01202 266999 www.gpjbaker.com

Graphic Design Design Pit, Salisbury 01722 440654 www.designpit.co.uk

Green Energy Voltalia UK PLC, London W6 07989 494455 www.voltalia.com

Health Amplify Nutritional Therapy Limited, Blandford Forum 07928946306 www.amplifynutritionaltherapy.com Barrington International (SSS) Ltd, Blandford Forum 01985850845, Bioenergetics Systems Technology Group Ltd, Poole 01202 785888 www.neshealth.com

Hoburne Ltd, Christchurch 01425 277661 www.hoburne.com Waterside Holiday Group, Weymouth 01305833103 www.watersideholidaygroup.co.uk

International Trade Matters, Bampton 01398 332881 www.internationaltradematters.com

West Dorset Leisure Holidays, Bridport 01308 422139 www.wdlh.co.uk

Insurance

Home Improvements

A Plan Insurance Poole, Poole 01202 644390 www.aplan.co.uk/poole

Southern Softflow, Wimborne 01202 828241 www.southernsoftflow.co.uk

All Insure Services Ltd, Blandford Forum 01258 488879 www.allinsureservices.co.uk

Home Technology

A-One Insurance Group, Ringwood 01425 480700 www.aoig.co.uk

Foresolutions Limited, Ringwood 023 80249860, foresolutions.co.uk Living Home Technology, Poole 01202 775133 www.livinghometech.co.uk

Hotels & Conferencing

Bridge Health & Wellbeing, Christchurch 01202 473800 www.bridgehw.com

Bournemouth Carlton, Bournemouth 03300 283411 www.bestwestern.co.uk

BWT Physio, Poole 01202 749514 www.bwtphysio.co.uk

Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel, Bournemouth 01202 557702 www.bournemouthhighcliffmarriott.co.uk

Castleman Healthcare Ltd, Broadstone 07743858372 www.castlemanhealthcare.co.uk DDC Dolphin Limited, Poole 01202 731555 www.ddcdolphin.co.uk Healthful Mind Clinic, Wimborne 0333 7726233 www.healthfulmindclinic.co.uk Kestrel Medical Ltd, Broadstone 01202 658444 www.vocalzone.com Liberty Private Care, Christchurch 01202 800494 www.libertyprivatecare.co.uk Livewell Dorset, Weymouth 01305 233105 www.livewelldorset.co.uk Moors Manor Care Home - Barchester Healthcare, Ringwood 01202 863610 www.barchester.com

Chewton Glen, New Milton 01425 275341 www.chewtonglen.com Kingston Country Courtyard, Corfe Castle 01929 481066 www.kingstoncountrycourtyard.com Marsham Court Hotel, Bournemouth 01202 552111 www.marshamcourthotel.co.uk Minterne Estate, Dorchester 01300 341370 www.minterne.co.uk Oceana Hotels, Bournemouth 01202 298350 www.oceana-collection.com Summer Lodge Hotel, Dorchester 01935 482000 www.summerlodgehotel.com The Hilton Bournemouth, Bournemouth 01202 804775 www.bournemouthhilton.com

Coleman Marine Insurance a Gallagher Company, Poole 01202 647400 www.stackhouse.co.uk

SecQuest Information Security Ltd, Southampton 0345 19 31 337 www.secquest.co.uk Sense IT Support, Ringwood 01425 267267 www.sensesupport.co.uk SPC IT, Ferndown 01202 935593 www.spcit.co.uk Target IT Services, Bournemouth 01202 538488 www.target-its.co.uk TECHNEDs Ltd, Poole 03333 031047 www.techneds.co.uk

Cornish Mutual, Truro 07814929262/ 01872 2 www.cornishmutual.co.uk

The Data Vault, Bournemouth 01202 375079 www.thedatavault.uk

Gallagher Insurance Brokers, Bournemouth 08002 988707 www.ajg.com/uk/

Vizst Technology, Poole 0333 344 2204 www.vizst.com

NFU Mutual Wessex, Wareham 01929 553472 www.nfumutual.co.uk/wareham The Insurance Institute of Bournemouth, Bournemouth 01202 518242 www.localinstitutes.cii.co.uk/bournemouth UK Health Insurance, Poole 01202 756352 www.ukhealthinsurance.com Vitality, Bournemouth 0345 279 8877 www.vitality.co.uk

Interior Design Margo and Mya Ltd, Dorchester 01305 235503 www.margoandmya.co.uk

IT A B S Computer Systems Ltd, Poole 01202 770900 www.absgb.com APARO Ltd, Poole 02034882774 www.aparo.co.uk

Landscape Services Eazy Garden Ltd, Ferndown 01202 978373 www.eazygarden.co.uk

Landscape Supplies & Aggregates Dorset Soils & Aggregates Ltd, Ferndown 01202874207 www.stone-zone.uk M B Wilkes, Wimborne 01258 857465 www.mbwilkes.com Suttle Stone Quarries, Swanage 01929 439444 www.suttles.co.uk

Lifts Supply & Installation Bourne Lifts Ltd, Ferndown 01202 582923/07808 8 www.bournelifts.co.uk

Local Authority BCP Council, Bournemouth 01202 454630 www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Nuffield Health Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth 01202 702809 www.nuffieldhealth.com

Village Hotel Bournemouth, Bournemouth 01202 416147 www.village-hotels.co.uk

Rewrite Your Story, Dorchester 0845 004 5777 www.rewriteyourstory.org.uk

HR

Bournemouth Digital, Bournemouth 01202 800994 www.bournemouth.digital

Hillingdon HR, Poole 07795 558648 www.Hillingdonhr.co.uk

C3IA Solutions Limited, Poole 01202 721123 www.c3ia.co.uk

HR Business Solutions Ltd, Bournemouth 07931 530497 www.hrbusinesssolutionsltd.co.uk

Chillblast, Poole 01202 068333 www.chillblast.com

Lumine Development Ltd, Shaftesbury 07841 068727 www.lumine.co.uk

ENHANCED, Poole 01202 308000 www.enhanced.co.uk

A & E Connock (Perfumery & Cosmetics) Ltd, Wimborne 01425 653367 www.connock.com

Health & Safety

Nicola Green Consultancy, Gillingahm 07795655507 www.nicolagreenconsultancy.co.uk

Glitch IT Limited, Christchurch 01202 237996 www.glitch.services

A B Precision (Poole) Ltd, Poole 01202 665000 www.abprecision.co.uk

A3C (U.K.) Limited, Blandford Forum 07702 013198 www.a3c.co.uk

Purple HR Ltd, Wimborne 01202 801047 www.purplehr.co.uk

ITEC Connect Ltd, Wimborne 01202 848866 www.itecgroup.co.uk

Abbey Supply Co Ltd, Poole 01202 623258 www.abbeysupply.com

Chris Cahill Ltd (H&S), Dorchester 07836656749 www.chriscahill.co.uk

Rely HR & Training Services, Dorchester 01305 889781 www.rely.company

Juice Broadband, Poole 01202 332331 www.juice-broadband.com

Ability Projects Ltd, Poole 01202 305800 www.abilityprojects.com

Shanahan Podiatry Ltd, Ringwood 01425 837570 www.footfocuspodiatry.co.uk Therapeutic Yoga UK, Bournemouth 07807016124 www.therapeutic-yoga.co.uk Therapy Partners, Poundbury, Dorchester 08455274809 www.therapypartners.co.uk

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Dorset Council, Dorchester 01305 221000 www.dorsetforyou.com Dorset Local Enterprise Partnership, Poole 01202 962719 www.dorsetlep.co.uk/invest-in-dorset/

Manufacturing

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DORSET BUSINESS FOCUS / BUSINESS DIRECTORY AlfaTronix Ltd, Poole 01202 715517 www.alfatronix.com

Gemini 2000 Ltd, Poole 01202 666700 www.gemini2k.com

Precision Acoustics Ltd, Dorchester 01305 264669 www.acoustics.co.uk

Alltrista Plastics Limited, Christchurch 01202 483636 www.jadexinc.com

Get Fresh Cosmetics Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 859059 www.bombcosmetics.co.uk

PRF Composite Materials, Poole 01202 680022,

Ashland Industries Europe – ISP Microcaps UK Ltd, Poole 01202 627352 www.ashland.com

Greens Combustion, Poole 01202 607563 www.greenscombustion.com

Primetals Technologies Limited, Christchurch 01202 331000 www.primetals.com

Griff IVD Ltd, Yeovil 07778 997464 www.Griff-ivd.com

R. Hamilton & Co. Ltd, Mere 01747 860088 www.hamilton-litestat.com

Hamworthy Combustion Engineering, Poole 01202 662717 www.johnzinkhamworthy.com

RHH Franks, New Milton 01425614730 www.rhhfranks.com

ASM Assembly Systems (Weymouth)., Weymouth 01305 760760 www.asm.com BEST Fittings Ltd, Gillingham 01747 312672 www.bestfittings.co.uk

Rowland Sandwith Ltd, Wimborne 01202 882323 www.h-h-hancock.co.uk

Marine Actisense, Poole 01202 746682 www.actisense.com Fireboy Xintex UK Operations Ltd., Poole 08453 899462 www.fireboy-xintex.com

Marketing PR & Web Developers B4B Marketing, Poole 01202 684400 www.b4b.co.uk Caron Khan Consultancy, Bournemouth 07967 524578 www.caronkhan.co.uk

BOFA International Ltd, Poole 01202 699444 www.bofa.co.uk

Heatric Division of Meggitt (UK) Ltd, Poole 01202 627084 www.heatric.com

Bowmill Engineering Ltd, Poole 01202 266266 www.bowmill.co.uk

Honeywell Analytics Ltd, Poole 01202 676161 www.honeywellanalytics.com

British Diamond Wire Die Co Ltd, Poole 01202 745104 www.balloffetdie.com

Hydreco Hydraulics Limited, Poole 01202 627500 www.hydreco.com

C R Instruments ltd, Christchurch 01202 989822 www.crinstruments.co.uk

I C B Waterproofing, Poole 01202 785200 www.icb.uk.com

Senscient, Poole 01202 606460 www.msasafety.com

Insightful UX Ltd, Poole 01202 912760 www.insightfulux.co.uk

C.C.Moore & Co Ltd, Sturminster Newton 01963 362234 www.ccmoore.com

I C Brindle & Co Ltd, Broadstone 01202 657814 www.icbrindle.com

Sigma-Aldrich, Poole 0800 717181 www.merckgroup.com

Intergage Ltd, Wimborne 01202 684009 www.intergage.co.uk

Caleva Process Solutions Ltd, Sturminster Newton 01258 471122 www.caleva.co.uk

Industrial Abrasives Ltd, Christchurch 01202 303362 www.indab.com

Solentim Ltd, Wimborne 01202 798510 www.solentim.com

Key Digital Agency Ltd, Dorchester 01305 542000 www.key.digital

Kallo Foods Ltd, Camberley 01276 609000 www.kallo.com

Sontronics, Poole 01202 722583 www.sontronics.com

Mauveworx, Wimborne 01202 865100 www.mauveworx.com

KVP EU Ltd, Beaminster 01308 867020 www.kvpvet.com

Strouden Joinery, Poole 01202 696123 www.stroudenjoinery.com

Media & Film

Lillidale Ltd, Wimborne 01202 848456 www.lillidale.co.uk

Sunseeker International, Poole 01202 382222 www.sunseeker.com

Lotek UK Ltd, Wareham 01929 552992 www.lotek.com

Superior Seals Limited, Wimborne 01202 854335 www.superiorltd.com

Lush Manufacturing Ltd, Poole 01202 664040 www.lush.co.uk

Tecan Ltd, Weymouth 01305 765432 www.tecan.co.uk

Magicard Ltd, Weymouth 01305 470000 www.magicard.com

Thompson Valves Ltd, Poole 01202 647827 www.thompson-valves.com

Marden Edwards Ltd, Wimborne 01202 861200 www.mardenedwards.com

Time & Data Systems International Ltd, Poole 01202 723535 www.tdsi.co.uk

Carlisle Fluid Technologies UK Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 571111 www.carlisleft.eu CDA Products Limited, Shaftesbury 01747 352999 www.cdaproducts.co.uk Concept Cables Ltd, Blandford Forum 01258 480603 www.conceptcables.com Confex Technology Ltd, Poole 01202 881466 www.confexuk.com Coty International BV, Bournemouth 01202 524141 www.coty.com/ Cygnus Instruments Ltd, Dorchester 01305 265533 www.cygnus-instruments.com Darlena Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 302010 www.darlena.co.uk Dometic Group Ltd, Blandford Forum 03446 260141 www.dometicgroup.com Electronic Technicians Ltd, Wimborne 01202 897722 www.etluk.co.uk

Motion Control Products Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 599922 www.motioncontrolproducts.com Neal’s Yard Remedies, Gillingham 01747 834665 www.nealsyardremedies.com

Enovation Controls Ltd, Salisbury 01722 410055 www.enovationcontrols.eu

NETZSCH Pumps & Systems Ltd, Dorchester 01935 483900 www.netzsch.com

Farrow & Ball, Wimborne 01202 876141 www.farrow-ball.com

Nexus Cooling Ltd, Poole 01202 250100 www.nexuscooling.co.uk

Ferrari Stainless & Alloys Limited, Three Legged Cross 01202 823346 www.ferraristainless.com

Nunet Ltd, Ringwood 01202 821572 www.nunetsolutions.co.uk

Field International Limited, Poole 01202 676331 www.fieldinternational.com FireSTOP Manufacturing Ltd, Dorchester 01305 213112 www.firestopltd.co.uk Flowbird Transport Limited, Poole 01202 339339 www.flowbird.group/transport Fridgenius Ltd, Wimborne 01202 889264,

Oakmount Control Systems Ltd, Yeovil 01935 478588 www.oakmountcs.net/data Packline Ltd, Poole 01202 307700 www.packline.co.uk Physicool Ltd, Dorchester 07778 274265 www.physicool.co.uk Polyhose (UK) Ltd, Christchurch 01202 478334 www.polyhose.com

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S K C Ltd, Blandford Forum 01258 480188 www.skcltd.com Sargasso Worldwide Industrial Limited, Sturminster Newton 07743 877690 www.sargassoworldwide.com

Trimetals Limited, Blandford Forum 01258 459441 www.trimetals.co.uk Tyrol Tyre Sealant Manufacturer, Christchurch 01202 470257/07710 4 www.tyrol.org.uk Vapormatic UK Limited, Exeter 01392 435461 www.vapormatic.com Violegen, Poole 01202 026656 www.violegen.com Wessex Filters Ltd, Poole 01202 671671, Willie’s Cacao, Cullompton, * www.williescacao.com WRES Ltd, Poole 01202 674480 www.wres-welding.co.uk Wyndham Page Ltd, Poole 01202 734656 www.wyndhampage.com Yunex Limited a Siemens Company, Poole 01202 782000 www.siemenstraffic.com

Darren Northeast PR Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 676762 www.darrennortheast.co.uk Digital Storm Limited, Bournemouth 01202 298392 www.digitalstorm.co.uk GiGi PR LTD, Weymouth 07876663067 www.gigipr.co.uk

Bauer Media, Fareham 01489 481057 www.wave105.com Bird Media, Dorchester 07460 205033, Bird Media Dorset Biz News Ltd, Poole 07838 858228 www.dorsetbiznews.co.uk Global Brand Communications, Bournemouth 01202 727070 www.discoverglobal.co.uk Image Republic Ltd, Wimborne 01202 820555 www.imagerepublic.co.uk Plato Video Ltd, Bournemouth 07557 448526 www.platovideo.co.uk The Blackmore Vale, Sturminster Newton 01258 472572 www.theblackmorevale.co.uk

Motivational Speaker & Trainer Peter Radford Speaker, Sturminster Newton 07884 946219/ 012588 www.peterradfordspeaker.com

Motoring Sales & Servicing Breeze Volkswagen, Poole 01202 713000 www.breeze-volkswagen.co.uk E T S Truck & Van, Poole 01202 669339 www.etstrucks.co.uk Hendy Group, Eastleigh 023 8024 2616 www.hendy.co.uk/ Hughes International Ltd, Poole 01202 744777 www.hughesint.com OKO Global LLP, Tiverton 02078 703156 www.oko.com

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DORSET BUSINESS FOCUS / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Poole Audi, Poole 01202 775050 www.pooleaudi.co.uk Star Tech Ltd, Poole 01202 694758 www.star-tech.co.uk Volvo Cars Poole, Poole 01202 065555 www.volvocarspoole.co.uk

Property Sales and Rental

Removals & Storage

Ashley Property Group, Prestwick 07532020134 www.ashleypropertygroup.com

Leatherbarrows Removals & Storage Ltd, Christchurch 01202 578581 www.leatherbarrows.co.uk

ASN Capital, Bournemouth 01202 771441 www.asncapital.com

Notary Services

Castleman Estate Agents, Ferndown 01202 117288 www.castlemanestateagents.co.uk

Paul Wintle Notary Public, Bournemouth 01202 267818 www.notarypublicpoole-pwintle.com

D J Property, Weymouth 01305 778896 www.djproperty.com

Office Equipment Suppliers

Endeavour Property Group Ltd, Poole 07703611191 www.endeavour-properties.co.uk

Abbey Office Solutions Ltd, Southampton 01202011662 www.abbeyoffice.com

Office Furniture

Goadsby & Harding (Survey & Valuation) Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 550000 www.goadsby.com

Osmond Ergonomics, Wimborne 01202 850550 www.ergonomics.co.uk

Modern Listings Ltd, Poole 01202113073 www.modernlistings.co.uk

Office Supplies

Move On Sales and Lettings, Poole 01202 711169 www.moveonrentals.com

Ace Office Environments Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 240000 www.aceoffice.co.uk

Packing & Packaging B-PAK 360 Ltd, Bournemouth 07909840426 www.bapk.com

Patents & Trademarks IP Consult, Swanage 01929 421925 www.ipconsult.co.uk

Public Relations & Marketing Consultants Deep South Media Ltd, Poole 01202 534487 www.deepsouthmedia.co.uk Liz Lean PR, Poole 01202 701828 www.lizleanpr.co.uk

Publications IMS Group, Bournemouth 01202 611100 www.ims-group.co.uk

Andrew Plant Photography & Video, Wimborne 01202 886375 www.andrewplantphotography.com

Local IQ, Bournemouth 07767 667785 www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/dorsetecho. co.uk

PC Visuals, Ringwood 07498854458 www.pcvisuals.com

Pulford Publicity Ltd (inc. Mags4Dorset & Brightbox Designs), Ferndown 01202 870270 www.mags4dorset.co.uk

Printing Services & Supplies BCP Media Group Ltd, Poole 01202717535 www.bcp.co.uk Print In The Bag, Dorchester 08000949392 www.printinthebag.co.uk Signs Express Bournemouth, Christchurch 01202 797239 www.signsexpress.co.uk/branch/ bournemouth The Minster Press, Wimborne 01202 882277 www.printsolutions.co.uk The Print Agency, Wimborne 01202 872777 www.theprintagency.com Xerocad Limited, Ferndown 01202 897297 www.xerocad.co.uk

Process & Technology Consultant Futurum Consulting Ltd, Salisbury 0333 3399926 www.futurum-consulting.co.uk

Property Management GH Property Management Ltd, Southampton 03453 080988 www.gh-propertymanagement.co.uk

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Store & Secure Self Storage, Bournemouth 01202 520220 www.storeandsecure.co.uk

Retail Brewery Square, Dorchester 01305 267777 www.brewerysquare.com Emergency vehicle services Ltd / K9 Cars, Poole 07454 999999 www.K9-cars.com New Look Retailers LTD, Weymouth 01305 765000 www.newlook.com OnBuy.com, www.OnBuy.com

Recruitment Aspire Jobs Ltd, Ringwood 07974429217 www.aspirejobs.co.uk

Servana Managed Services Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 026522 www.servanamanaged.com Solweb Ltd, Ferndown Industrial Estate 01202 232846 www.solweb.co.uk Spyrosoft Ltd, Ferndown 01202 862311 www.spyro-soft.com Talk Think Do, Wimborne 01202 375647 www.talkthinkdo.com V88 Apps, Poole 07721 776312 www.v88.co.uk

Solar/Green Energy Clive Lee Solar Consulting, Iwerne Minster 07554998436, W H White Limited, Wimborne 01202 612504,

Solicitors

The Dolphin Shopping Centre, Poole 01202 673906 www.dolphinshoppingcentre.co.uk

Barker Brettell LLP, Southampton 02380 336970 www.barkerbrettell.co.uk

The Paddock Pantry Ltd, Sturminster Newton 01258 473336 www.thepaddockpantry.co.uk

Battens Solicitors Ltd, Dorchester 01305 250560 www.battens.co.uk

Watt to Wear Ltd, Wiveliscombe 01984 622010 www.watt-to-wear.co.uk

Photographer

Zelda de Hollander, 01202432234, zeldadehollander.co.uk

Maidmans Moving and Storage Limited, Poole 01202 681 397 www.maidmans.com

Optimum BI Limited, Christchurch 07968054992 www.optimumbi.com

Coles Miller Solicitors LLP, Poole 01202 673011 www.coles-miller.co.uk

Retail & Commercial Interiors

Dutton Gregory Solicitors LLP, Bournemouth 01202 315005 www.duttongregory.co.uk

Creative Retail Solutions, Poole 01202 233088 www.creativeretailsolutions.co.uk

Ellis Jones Solicitors LLP, Bournemouth 01202 525333 www.ellisjones.co.uk

Kiwi Design, Verwood 01202 822634 www.kiwidesign.co.uk

Frettens LLP, Christchurch 01202 499255 www.frettens.co.uk

Reward Scheme

Gunnercooke LLP Bournemouth Hub, Bournemouth 03330 143 401, gunnercooke.com/

Cordoba Rewards Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 133581 www.cordobarewards.co.uk

School Meals Provider

Humphries Kirk, Wareham 01305 251007 www.hklaw.eu Laceys Solicitors LLP, Bournemouth 01202 377800 www.laceyssolicitors.co.uk

Bijou Recruitment, Bournemouth 07941 319420 www.bijourecruitment.com

Forerunner Personal Catering, Bournemouth 01202 434555 www.hotmealsonwheels.com

Mploy Staffing Solutions Ltd, Poole 01202 668360 www.mploystaff.com

Security

Lester Aldridge LLP, Bournemouth 01202 786161 www.lesteraldridge.com

RFS Technology Ltd, Wimborne 01425688466 www.rfstechnology.com

Matthew and Matthew, Bournemouth 01202 437179 www.mm4law.co.uk

Vanguard Security Services Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 523573 www.vanguard-services.co.uk

Paris Smith LLP, Southampton 023 8048 2482 www.parissmith.co.uk

Oyster Recruitment Limited, Poole 03333 443034 www.oyster-recruitment.co.uk Rubicon Recruitment Group, Poole 01202 680311 www.rubiconpeople.co.uk Scope Team Ltd, Bournemouth 07879835526, SCOPE TEAM LTD TeamJobs, Poole 01202 445700 www.teamjobs.co.uk The Work Shop, Ringwood 01425 489393 www.thework-shop.co.uk Vardey Recruitment, Bournemouth 07816873747 www.vardeyrecruitment.com

Recycling & Waste Eco Sustainable Solutions, Christchurch 01202 593601 www.thisiseco.co.uk W & S Waste Management Ltd, Poole 01202 675564 www.wsrecycling.co.uk

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Serviced Offices

Preston Redman LLP, Bournemouth 01202 292424 www.prestonredman.co.uk

Bayside Business Centre Ltd, Poole 01202 282042 www.baysidebusinesscentre.co.uk

Steele Raymond LLP, Bournemouth 01202 204598 www.steeleraymond.co.uk

BizSpace Poole & Christchurch, Poole 01202 853100/01202 0 www.bizspace.co.uk/spaces/poole

Stowe Family Law LLP, Christchurch 01202 113664 www.stowefamilylaw.co.uk/offices/ bournemouth

Social Media Agency South Coast Social Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 985022 www.southcoastsocial.com

Software/Cloud Services Chittak, Bournemouth 01202 611711 www.chittak.co.uk Clever Software Group, Ringwood 01425837290, cleversoftwaregroup.com

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Trethowans, Bournemouth 01202 338585 www.trethowans.com

Sports & Leisure AFC Bournemouth, Bournemouth 01202 726322 www.afcb.co.uk Bowl Central, Bournemouth 01202 093000 www.bowlcentral.co.uk

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DORSET BUSINESS FOCUS / BUSINESS DIRECTORY Dorset County Football Association, Poole 01202 682375 www.dorsetfa.com Dudsbury Golf Club Hotel & Spa, Ferndown 01202 593499 www.dudsburygolfclub.co.uk Individuality Swimming Ltd, Poole 01202 031701 www.individualityswimmingandfitness. co.uk/ Muc-Off Ltd, Poole 01202 307790 www.muc-off.com Rock Reef (Bournemouth Pier), Bournemouth 01202 983983 www.rockreef.co.uk Rockley Watersports Ltd, Poole 01202 677272 www.rockleywatersports.com

Giganet Ltd, Fareham 01489555670 www.giga.net.uk Grapevine (Telecoms & IT), Poole 01202 644434 www.grapevine.uk.com International Push to Talk Ltd, Christchurch 01202 240366 www.iptt.co.uk Phones 4 Business Limited, Bournemouth 01202 705030 www.phones4business.com Squire Technologies Ltd, Dorchester 01305 757314 www.squire-technologies.co.uk Telesoft Technologies Ltd, Blandford 01258 480880 www.telesoft-technologies.com

Town Planning Consultants

Portman Stone Limited, Christchurch 01202 484340 www.portmanstone.com

Chapman Lily Planning Ltd, Wareham 01929 553818 www.clplanning.co.uk Intelligent Land, Ferndown 01202 570471 www.intel-land.com

Telecommunications

Training

Stonemasons

4Com plc, Bournemouth 03304 444444 www.4com.co.uk Buzz Networks Ltd, Poole 02034 888812 www.buzzconnect.co.uk Chat-Com Ltd, Blandford Forum 01747898001 www.chat-com.com Citrus Telecommunications Ltd, Bournemouth 03451 939393 www.boxclever-solutions.co.uk City Fibre Holding Ltd, Bournemouth 02035 100602 www.cityfibre.com Crystal Clear Telecom Ltd, Bournemouth 01202 941040 www.crystalcleartelecom.co.uk

Arena4Finance, Wimborne 01202 849691 www.arena4finance.co.uk Aspire Training Team, Bournemouth 01202 551553 www.aspiretrainingteam.co.uk Contact Consulting (UK) Ltd, Dorchester 01305 257430 www.contactconsultinguk.com/ Exalt Training Ltd, Wareham 07889 502247 www.exalt-training.com JRS Training, Poole 01202 681525, jrstraining.com/ LDS Training, London 02039 209348 www.ldstraining.co.uk Locomotivation, Poole 01202 567204 www.locomotivation.co.uk

Micro Nav Limited, Bournemouth 01202 764444 www.micronav.co.uk Ouch Training Team Ltd, Wimborne 01202 880999 www.ouchtraining.co.uk Pitman Training Bournemouth & Poole, Bournemouth 01202 031712 www.pitman-training.com

Transport & Logistics Brittany Ferries, Poole 08712 440411 www.brittany-ferries.co.uk Channel Seaways Ltd, Poole 01481 723400 www.channelseaways.co.uk Great Western Railway, London 0345 7000125 www.gwr.com John Pipe Limited, Poole 01202 715888 www.johnpipe.co.uk More Bus / Excelsior Coaches, Poole 01202 338420 www.morebus.co.uk Otentic Customs UK, Poole 07874090435 www.otenticcustoms.nl Poole Harbour Commissioners, Poole 01202 440210 www.phc.co.uk PRC Streamline Group, Bournemouth 01202 373737 www.prcstreamline.co.uk The Avocado Shop Ltd, Chobham 07925 431589 www.theavocadoshop.co.uk

Katharine Cleall Travel Counsellors for Business, Ringwood 01202 802166 www.tctravelmanagement.co.uk/katharine. cleall

Utilities Business Savings Experts, Shaftesbury 01963548008 www.businesssavingsexperts.co.uk/ D&A Procurement Ltd, Bournemouth 07956 311336 www.daprocurement.co.uk Power Audit.UK, Wimborne 0800 304 7588 www.poweraudit.uk U4L Limited, Bournemouth 01202 800200 www.u4luk.com

Vehicle Leasing Autoclub Car Leasing, Bournemouth 01202 925853 www.leasing.autoclub.co.uk Dorset Car Leasing, Poole 07881 702500 www.dorsetcarleasing.uk

Vehicle Rental Abacus Vehicle Hire - Horton Commercials, Wimborne 01202 877790 www.abacusvanhire.co.uk

Virtual PA Sandbanks Private Office Limited, Covent Garden 01202788340 www.sandbanksprivateoffice.com

Windows & Double Glazing

Yellow Buses and Coaches, Bournemouth 01202 636046 www.yellowbuses.co.uk

ZODA, Weymouth 0300 3035405 www.zoda.co.uk

Travel

Workwear

Condor Ferries Ltd, Poole 03456 091030 www.condorferries.com

Tower Supplies, Poole 01202 718000 www.towersupplies.com

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