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Plans have been approved for a major new logistics hub in Lancashire hoped to provide more than 1,000 jobs.
A logistics and industrial hub is now set to be built in Farington on a 612,500sq ft site adjacent to Lancashire Business Park.
According to Caddick, the developer behind the scheme, it is anticipated to create over 1,000 full-time jobs with a further 460 in the supply chain, and 280 positions during the construction phase.
That's alongside an estimated £66.6m economic output per annum. Plans were approved by South Ribble Borough Council last week, and are hoped to provide a "significant economic boost to the region".
Steve Widdowson, North West Director of Caddick Developments, said: “We’re delighted to have received initial approval to bring forward this crucial project, which will contribute to the economic recovery of the region from the Covid-19 pandemic, through the creation of hundreds of local jobs.
“This landmark project offers an attractive proposition to businesses looking to establish themselves in the North West, with excellent access to Central Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside. As well as being ideally located on the transport network, the scheme would offer flexible commercial space to suit businesses of all shapes and sizes.
“This site is very well placed to meet the continued demand for developments of this type, size, and location from occupiers looking to be on the M6 Corridor.”
The development will include a range of unit sizes to accommodate the needs of future occupiers, including big-box distribution units, mid-box production and warehousing, as well as smaller units for local businesses.
Caddick said with warehouse and distribution stock levels at an "all-time low" in the North West, the new hub will provide a much-needed boost to supply.
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A spokesman said: "Given its strategic location and high specification design the development has already attracted interest from national and local businesses."
The scheme also incorporates a significant area of open space for community use, with planned upgrades to surrounding pedestrian and cycle routes to allow for sustainability accessibility.
It was designed by Yorkshire architects KPP, with NJL Consulting having been appointed as planning consultants.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nPlans have been approved for a major new logistics hub in Lancashire hoped to provide more than 1,000 jobs.\nA logistics and industrial hub is now set to be built in Farington on a 612,500sq ft site adjacent to Lancashire Business Park.\nAccording to Caddick, the developer behind the scheme, it is anticipated to create over 1,000 full-time jobs with a further 460 in the supply chain, and 280 positions during the construction phase.\nThat's alongside an estimated £66.6m economic output per annum. Plans were approved by South Ribble Borough Council last week, and are hoped to provide a \"significant economic boost to the region\".\nSteve Widdowson, North West Director of Caddick Developments, said: “We’re delighted to have received initial approval to bring forward this crucial project, which will contribute to the economic recovery of the region from the Covid-19 pandemic, through the creation of hundreds of local jobs.\n“This landmark project offers an attractive proposition to businesses looking to establish themselves in the North West, with excellent access to Central Lancashire, Greater Manchester, and Merseyside. As well as being ideally located on the transport network, the scheme would offer flexible commercial space to suit businesses of all shapes and sizes.\n“This site is very well placed to meet the continued demand for developments of this type, size, and location from occupiers looking to be on the M6 Corridor.”\nThe development will include a range of unit sizes to accommodate the needs of future occupiers, including big-box distribution units, mid-box production and warehousing, as well as smaller units for local businesses.\nCaddick said with warehouse and distribution stock levels at an \"all-time low\" in the North West, the new hub will provide a much-needed boost to supply.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nA spokesman said: \"Given its strategic location and high specification design the development has already attracted interest from national and local businesses.\"\nThe scheme also incorporates a significant area of open space for community use, with planned upgrades to surrounding pedestrian and cycle routes to allow for sustainability accessibility.\nIt was designed by Yorkshire architects KPP, with NJL Consulting having been appointed as planning consultants.",
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Research shows children from poor families spend less time learning at home each day than middle-class kids
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Businesses are being encouraged to donate or loan laptops to help the thousands of children being taught at home through lockdown without adequate IT equipment.
East Midlands Chamber is helping promote a campaign to help thousands of parents struggling with the right technology so that their kids can continue to work online.
It has already donated laptops, monitors and IT towers to a school in Chesterfield – with more to come – and wants other businesses to follow suit. It wants other firms to follow suit.
Bus company trentbarton is among its members that are helping, donating vital equipment to Derby-based organisation Enterprise for Education.
Educational charity the Sutton Trust recently reported that children from poorer families are spending less time learning at home each day than kids from middle-class families.
A survey it carried out suggested a third of the poorest children do not have access to computers for online learning, compared to one-in-10 from high income households.
And Sutton Trust research of more than 6,000 teachers, suggested half of school staff said a faster rollout of laptops was the single most helpful intervention for poorer pupils.
The research also found that 86 per cent of private schools were using online live lessons this lockdown compared to 50 per cent in state schools – a gap which has widened since March as state provision has been “outpaced” by the private sector.
The charity wants the Government to ensure schools are resourced to help those who have lost out on learning the most.
The Chamber wants more companies can step in to offer support – and says it could even bring benefits to the business.
Director of resources Lucy Robinson said: “It’s become increasingly clear throughout this pandemic that Covid-19 is only serving to widen gaps between people according to their socioeconomic groups.
“We absolutely must not allow this to also lead to a widening of the education gap as there’s plenty of evidence to show how important a decent education is to setting children up for a good career – enabling them to contribute to the local economy in future.
“There will be many businesses that have spare laptops and other IT equipment lying around offices unused as a result of either temporary or permanent reduction in headcounts.
“We would encourage companies to help out by either loaning or donating kit to their own employees who fall into this category, or to schools and dedicated charities.
“Such actions can form a key part of CSR activity, which we’ve seen is becoming increasingly vital to employees who want to work for organisations that share their values, while it could also improve productivity as we’re hearing more and more about disruption to business as a result of homeschooling.”
The chamber is giving eight laptops, eight computer towers and eight monitors to Ashover Primary School, based near the organisation’s Chesterfield head office, following on from a donation of 12 laptops and three towers last year.
The Friends of Ashover Primary School group has helped to wipe the equipment and certify the destruction to maintain the chamber’s data security compliance.
Headteacher Sue Myhill said: “This gesture has really cheered us up at what is an incredibly challenging time for everyone.”
Some 47 laptops have also been donated to the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance charity’s IT recycling service since December 2019.
Ms Robinson said: “During 2020/21, we made significant investment in upgrading a large amount of IT equipment that was either outdated, not fit for its designed purpose or required repair.
“Rather than send usable equipment to landfill, we decided to repurpose and donate it to good causes.”
Heanor-based bus operator trentbarton, which provides services in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, has donated two laptops to Enterprise for Education (E4E), a not-for-profit public-private sector partnership based within Derby City Council’s education department that helps young people prepare for life beyond school.
Jeff Counsell, managing director at trentbarton, said: “Like many businesses, we have been moved by hearing about children unable to do as much remote schoolwork as they need during lockdown.
“Some are struggling to do any and some families with more than one school-age child face added difficulties.
“We are pledging our support by donating laptops for the children of families in our community and we urge any other businesses that can do likewise to join in.”
Arshad Iqbal is programme leader for E4E, which works with Chamber members such as the University of Derby, Rolls-Royce, Freeths and Bowmer + Kirkland to support every secondary school in Derby and a number of primary schools.
He said: “There’s a lot of talk that schools will remain closed beyond the February half-term and yet there’s young people at home who don’t have access to a laptop or broadband – meaning they have a fundamental barrier to education.
“In many cases, there’s two children in a household in different age groups, but one laptop between them – and there’s one school we work with where there’s five children sharing a single laptop.
“This makes it difficult not to just access the normal school provision, but also extra educational resources, such as those offered by the BBC and the employers we work with that are trying to encourage more children to take STEM subjects from a young age.
“We’re asking businesses if they would be able to donate an old laptop or, alternatively, sponsor the purchase of a new one, offering one small step towards these young people accessing the education we know is so important to success in later life.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nBusinesses are being encouraged to donate or loan laptops to help the thousands of children being taught at home through lockdown without adequate IT equipment.\nEast Midlands Chamber is helping promote a campaign to help thousands of parents struggling with the right technology so that their kids can continue to work online.\nIt has already donated laptops, monitors and IT towers to a school in Chesterfield – with more to come – and wants other businesses to follow suit. It wants other firms to follow suit.\nBus company trentbarton is among its members that are helping, donating vital equipment to Derby-based organisation Enterprise for Education.\nEducational charity the Sutton Trust recently reported that children from poorer families are spending less time learning at home each day than kids from middle-class families.\nA survey it carried out suggested a third of the poorest children do not have access to computers for online learning, compared to one-in-10 from high income households.\nAnd Sutton Trust research of more than 6,000 teachers, suggested half of school staff said a faster rollout of laptops was the single most helpful intervention for poorer pupils.\nThe research also found that 86 per cent of private schools were using online live lessons this lockdown compared to 50 per cent in state schools – a gap which has widened since March as state provision has been “outpaced” by the private sector.\nThe charity wants the Government to ensure schools are resourced to help those who have lost out on learning the most.\nThe Chamber wants more companies can step in to offer support – and says it could even bring benefits to the business.\nDirector of resources Lucy Robinson said: “It’s become increasingly clear throughout this pandemic that Covid-19 is only serving to widen gaps between people according to their socioeconomic groups.\n“We absolutely must not allow this to also lead to a widening of the education gap as there’s plenty of evidence to show how important a decent education is to setting children up for a good career – enabling them to contribute to the local economy in future.\n“There will be many businesses that have spare laptops and other IT equipment lying around offices unused as a result of either temporary or permanent reduction in headcounts.\n“We would encourage companies to help out by either loaning or donating kit to their own employees who fall into this category, or to schools and dedicated charities.\n“Such actions can form a key part of CSR activity, which we’ve seen is becoming increasingly vital to employees who want to work for organisations that share their values, while it could also improve productivity as we’re hearing more and more about disruption to business as a result of homeschooling.”\nThe chamber is giving eight laptops, eight computer towers and eight monitors to Ashover Primary School, based near the organisation’s Chesterfield head office, following on from a donation of 12 laptops and three towers last year.\nThe Friends of Ashover Primary School group has helped to wipe the equipment and certify the destruction to maintain the chamber’s data security compliance.\nHeadteacher Sue Myhill said: “This gesture has really cheered us up at what is an incredibly challenging time for everyone.”\nSome 47 laptops have also been donated to the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance charity’s IT recycling service since December 2019.\nMs Robinson said: “During 2020/21, we made significant investment in upgrading a large amount of IT equipment that was either outdated, not fit for its designed purpose or required repair.\n“Rather than send usable equipment to landfill, we decided to repurpose and donate it to good causes.”\nHeanor-based bus operator trentbarton, which provides services in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire, has donated two laptops to Enterprise for Education (E4E), a not-for-profit public-private sector partnership based within Derby City Council’s education department that helps young people prepare for life beyond school.\nJeff Counsell, managing director at trentbarton, said: “Like many businesses, we have been moved by hearing about children unable to do as much remote schoolwork as they need during lockdown.\n“Some are struggling to do any and some families with more than one school-age child face added difficulties.\n“We are pledging our support by donating laptops for the children of families in our community and we urge any other businesses that can do likewise to join in.”\nArshad Iqbal is programme leader for E4E, which works with Chamber members such as the University of Derby, Rolls-Royce, Freeths and Bowmer + Kirkland to support every secondary school in Derby and a number of primary schools.\nHe said: “There’s a lot of talk that schools will remain closed beyond the February half-term and yet there’s young people at home who don’t have access to a laptop or broadband – meaning they have a fundamental barrier to education.\n“In many cases, there’s two children in a household in different age groups, but one laptop between them – and there’s one school we work with where there’s five children sharing a single laptop.\n“This makes it difficult not to just access the normal school provision, but also extra educational resources, such as those offered by the BBC and the employers we work with that are trying to encourage more children to take STEM subjects from a young age.\n“We’re asking businesses if they would be able to donate an old laptop or, alternatively, sponsor the purchase of a new one, offering one small step towards these young people accessing the education we know is so important to success in later life.”",
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New images of how Nottingham’s Island Quarter site could look have been released.
The artist’s impressions show how a high rise block on the 40-acre former Boots Island site between London Road and Manvers Street could look.
The redevelopment plans for the derelict site include a 223-room five star hotel, 247 residential apartments and offices.
There would also be a food and drinks area and a 300ft long forum for people to meet up and socialise.
Developers have called the latest phase of the plans – labelled as ‘1B’ – a ‘UK first’.
Planning permission has already been granted for the first part of the huge mixed-use development, called Canal Turn, which includes a three-storey pavilion featuring two restaurants, events space and a rooftop terrace.
Richard Watson, of developer Conygar, said: “The Island Quarter is the biggest city centre regeneration schemes in the UK, and we believe it is vital for the development to bring something outstanding to Nottingham, for which the city and the Midlands can be proud of.
“We are fortunate to have a site in Nottingham with its great heritage and an international reputation – with developments such as this and, among other schemes, the renovation of Nottingham Castle, we want to ensure it retains its rightful place as the Queen of the Midlands and a core UK city.
“It is an ambitious project – unmatched across the UK.
“The scheme will raise the profile of Nottingham, so we are working closely with our team of architects and designers and the city council to create a lasting legacy and community for Nottingham.”
The proposal – which also features a luxury day spa and green space for visitors – is believed to be the UK’s first cohesive-use development, incorporating multiple uses within the same flowing space, similar to Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.
Several aspects of the design have been created to meet changing needs anticipated in the aftermath of the pandemic, such as flexible spaces, relaxing community areas and green public realm.
If approved, this latest stage of the project is expected to create hundreds of jobs in both the construction and completion phase.
David Jones, director at Axis Planning, which has coordinated planning on the scheme since its inception, said: “This latest phase of The Island Quarter is groundbreaking in a number of ways.
“The innovative blending of hotel, office and residential space and the distinctive combination of high quality internal and external environments will, I’m sure, generate significant footfall in this soon to be revitalised part of the city.
“The ground floor provides an extensive, mixed-use food and beverage-led experience incorporating restaurant, bar, forum and atrium space in a way that hasn’t been done before in the UK.
“The mix of linked buildings together with integral and adjacent open spaces provides a fluidity within the development which will be essential in a post-Covid world. We’re convinced this will create a truly unique experience for people to visit and to stay, live, work and play.
“The scheme will complement future plans for the city, such as the highly anticipated redevelopment of the Broadmarsh. Together, these developments will lead the way for the ambitious Southside regeneration.”
Lorraine Baggs, head of inward investment at Invest in Nottingham, said: “The plans submitted for 1B of The Island Quarter are truly ambitious, and just the kind of development the city needs.
“With the mix of uses, 1B will breathe new life into a site which has long needed regeneration, and I’m confident they will be the catalyst our city needs to help strengthen our economy.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nNew images of how Nottingham’s Island Quarter site could look have been released.\nThe artist’s impressions show how a high rise block on the 40-acre former Boots Island site between London Road and Manvers Street could look.\nThe redevelopment plans for the derelict site include a 223-room five star hotel, 247 residential apartments and offices.\nThere would also be a food and drinks area and a 300ft long forum for people to meet up and socialise.\nDevelopers have called the latest phase of the plans – labelled as ‘1B’ – a ‘UK first’.\nPlanning permission has already been granted for the first part of the huge mixed-use development, called Canal Turn, which includes a three-storey pavilion featuring two restaurants, events space and a rooftop terrace.\nRichard Watson, of developer Conygar, said: “The Island Quarter is the biggest city centre regeneration schemes in the UK, and we believe it is vital for the development to bring something outstanding to Nottingham, for which the city and the Midlands can be proud of.\n“We are fortunate to have a site in Nottingham with its great heritage and an international reputation – with developments such as this and, among other schemes, the renovation of Nottingham Castle, we want to ensure it retains its rightful place as the Queen of the Midlands and a core UK city.\n“It is an ambitious project – unmatched across the UK.\n“The scheme will raise the profile of Nottingham, so we are working closely with our team of architects and designers and the city council to create a lasting legacy and community for Nottingham.”\nThe proposal – which also features a luxury day spa and green space for visitors – is believed to be the UK’s first cohesive-use development, incorporating multiple uses within the same flowing space, similar to Roppongi Hills in Tokyo.\nSeveral aspects of the design have been created to meet changing needs anticipated in the aftermath of the pandemic, such as flexible spaces, relaxing community areas and green public realm.\nIf approved, this latest stage of the project is expected to create hundreds of jobs in both the construction and completion phase.\nDavid Jones, director at Axis Planning, which has coordinated planning on the scheme since its inception, said: “This latest phase of The Island Quarter is groundbreaking in a number of ways.\n“The innovative blending of hotel, office and residential space and the distinctive combination of high quality internal and external environments will, I’m sure, generate significant footfall in this soon to be revitalised part of the city.\n“The ground floor provides an extensive, mixed-use food and beverage-led experience incorporating restaurant, bar, forum and atrium space in a way that hasn’t been done before in the UK.\n“The mix of linked buildings together with integral and adjacent open spaces provides a fluidity within the development which will be essential in a post-Covid world. We’re convinced this will create a truly unique experience for people to visit and to stay, live, work and play.\n“The scheme will complement future plans for the city, such as the highly anticipated redevelopment of the Broadmarsh. Together, these developments will lead the way for the ambitious Southside regeneration.”\nLorraine Baggs, head of inward investment at Invest in Nottingham, said: “The plans submitted for 1B of The Island Quarter are truly ambitious, and just the kind of development the city needs.\n“With the mix of uses, 1B will breathe new life into a site which has long needed regeneration, and I’m confident they will be the catalyst our city needs to help strengthen our economy.”",
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Discount chain Poundland says it will close 44 of its UK stores this weekend.
The firm is allowed to open as an 'essential trader' during the third lockdown - but said many of its outlets across the UK will be put into temporary "hibernation" after they close on Saturday.
That will allow the company to focus on its larger stores in busier areas, with colleagues at the closing stores to be put on furlough, as the Mirror reports.
It follows an 80% drop in footfall since the start of the pandemic, after shopping centres and high streets were forced to close their doors.
Closures span most regions of the UK entire country, including Wales and Northern Ireland.
Austin Cooke, Poundland’s retail director said: "We learned valuable lessons during the lockdown in March about how buying patterns change as people stick to government advice to stay at home.
"Putting a small number of stores into hibernation helps protect them for the long term and focus our attention on the majority of stores that remain open to serve their neighbourhoods.
Sign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.
"We hope this lockdown is short and we can re-open our hibernating stores as quickly as possible and we remain grateful for the vital support schemes available to us that help protect jobs."
Around 800 Poundland stores will remain open, the company said.
The following branches will temporarily close their doors from Sunday, January 10.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Retail & Consumer Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nDiscount chain Poundland says it will close 44 of its UK stores this weekend.\nThe firm is allowed to open as an 'essential trader' during the third lockdown - but said many of its outlets across the UK will be put into temporary \"hibernation\" after they close on Saturday.\nThat will allow the company to focus on its larger stores in busier areas, with colleagues at the closing stores to be put on furlough, as the Mirror reports.\nIt follows an 80% drop in footfall since the start of the pandemic, after shopping centres and high streets were forced to close their doors.\nClosures span most regions of the UK entire country, including Wales and Northern Ireland.\nAustin Cooke, Poundland’s retail director said: \"We learned valuable lessons during the lockdown in March about how buying patterns change as people stick to government advice to stay at home.\n\"Putting a small number of stores into hibernation helps protect them for the long term and focus our attention on the majority of stores that remain open to serve their neighbourhoods.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\n\"We hope this lockdown is short and we can re-open our hibernating stores as quickly as possible and we remain grateful for the vital support schemes available to us that help protect jobs.\"\nAround 800 Poundland stores will remain open, the company said.\nThe following branches will temporarily close their doors from Sunday, January 10.",
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Vimto maker Nichols plc has said revenues dropped by almost 20% in 2020 - with 'out of home' sales in particular plummeting by 84% during the fourth quarter.
The Merseyside-based company said while it had achieved strong growth in the UK and the international business continued to perform well, that was offset by declines in the group's UK 'out of home' route to market.
That was due to many areas of the UK entering Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions - resulting in the closure of outlets.
In a trading update for the year to December 31, 2020, the Newton-le-Willows-based firm said that in line with the board's expectations, total group revenue decreased by 19.3% to £118.7m.
Despite the drop in figures, cash generation remained "strong" through 2020 - and despite the financial challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic, cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were £47.3m compared with 2019's £40.9m.
Delivering a positive outlook, the statement said: "Whilst recognising the current and near-term impact of the pandemic on the soft drinks market, the Board continues to believe that Nichols, underpinned by the strength of the Vimto brand, the Group's diversified business model and the robust balance sheet, remains well placed to deliver its long-term strategic ambitions."
The group's preliminary results will be published on March 3.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nVimto maker Nichols plc has said revenues dropped by almost 20% in 2020 - with 'out of home' sales in particular plummeting by 84% during the fourth quarter.\nThe Merseyside-based company said while it had achieved strong growth in the UK and the international business continued to perform well, that was offset by declines in the group's UK 'out of home' route to market.\nThat was due to many areas of the UK entering Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions - resulting in the closure of outlets.\nIn a trading update for the year to December 31, 2020, the Newton-le-Willows-based firm said that in line with the board's expectations, total group revenue decreased by 19.3% to £118.7m.\nDespite the drop in figures, cash generation remained \"strong\" through 2020 - and despite the financial challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic, cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were £47.3m compared with 2019's £40.9m.\nDelivering a positive outlook, the statement said: \"Whilst recognising the current and near-term impact of the pandemic on the soft drinks market, the Board continues to believe that Nichols, underpinned by the strength of the Vimto brand, the Group's diversified business model and the robust balance sheet, remains well placed to deliver its long-term strategic ambitions.\"\nThe group's preliminary results will be published on March 3.",
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More than 122,000 South West businesses have received from £4.8billion of funding under the two biggest coronavirus loan schemes, new figures reveal.
The British Business Bank data published shows that the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) have provided financial support to businesses across the region that are losing revenue, and seeing their cashflow disrupted, as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.
The statistics show that more than 116,000 loans worth nearly £3.3billon have been offered in the South West under the BBLS, which provides a six-year term loan from £2,000 up to 25% of a business’ turnover, with a limit of £50,000.
And more than 6,400 loans worth more than £1.5bn have been offered in the region under the CBILS which provides business loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance of up to £5million to businesses with a turnover less than £45million.
Among South West firms that have been supported by CBILS finance is Forth Element, a Cornish company which designs and manufactures diving equipment. It received a six-figures package in 2020.
Plymouth’s RDS Recruitment also received a six-figure sum from a CBILS loan, and celebrity chef Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish restaurant chain, headquartered in Exeter, secured a seven-figure package under the scheme.
The total number of loans provided to South West businesses represents 8% of the national total, in line with the relative size of the region’s business population (9%).
Catherine Lewis La Torre, chief executive of the British Business Bank, said: “Reducing regional imbalances in access to finance for smaller businesses is a key objective of the British Business Bank.
“Looking towards economic recovery, we’re pleased to see the coronavirus loan schemes continuing to support smaller businesses in the South West in accessing the finance they need to keep trading and to support their future growth plans.”
Having only recently spent a large sum on inventory for the summer season ahead, the Covid-19 shutdown couldn’t have come at a worse time for retail group Goulds (Dorchester) Limited. Facing a sudden cashflow crisis, the business sought financial support via the CBILS.
Brian Tuson, chairman of Goulds (Dorchester) Limited, said: “CBILS has allowed us to survive the coronavirus lockdown and prepare for any challenges we might meet in the future. It’s also saved nearly 250 jobs in South West England.”
Newly appointed business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “These figures show very clearly that we have delivered on the solemn promise we made to support businesses across every part of the UK.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
“While there are still tough times ahead, we will continue to offer all the support we can to protect jobs and keep businesses afloat so we can look to not only restart our economy, but build back better from the pandemic.”
BBLS is a demand-led scheme offering lending that targets small and micro businesses, providing lenders with a 100% Government-backed guarantee. Standardising the application form has led to a faster process with many loans becoming available within days.
The BBLS enables businesses to obtain a six-year term loan at a Government set interest rate of 2.5% a year. The Government will cover interest payable in the first year. The scheme will be open until March 31, 2021.
CBILS is also a demand-led scheme offering lending to smaller businesses. Invoice finance and asset finance facilities are available from £1,000 to £5million, while term loans and revolving credit facilities are available from £50,000 to £5million.
The Government makes a payment to cover interest and lender-levied fees under CBILS for the first 12 months. The scheme will also be open until March 31, 2021.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nMore than 122,000 South West businesses have received from £4.8billion of funding under the two biggest coronavirus loan schemes, new figures reveal.\nThe British Business Bank data published shows that the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS) and the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) have provided financial support to businesses across the region that are losing revenue, and seeing their cashflow disrupted, as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.\nThe statistics show that more than 116,000 loans worth nearly £3.3billon have been offered in the South West under the BBLS, which provides a six-year term loan from £2,000 up to 25% of a business’ turnover, with a limit of £50,000.\nAnd more than 6,400 loans worth more than £1.5bn have been offered in the region under the CBILS which provides business loans, overdrafts, invoice finance and asset finance of up to £5million to businesses with a turnover less than £45million.\nAmong South West firms that have been supported by CBILS finance is Forth Element, a Cornish company which designs and manufactures diving equipment. It received a six-figures package in 2020.\nPlymouth’s RDS Recruitment also received a six-figure sum from a CBILS loan, and celebrity chef Mitch Tonks’ Rockfish restaurant chain, headquartered in Exeter, secured a seven-figure package under the scheme.\nThe total number of loans provided to South West businesses represents 8% of the national total, in line with the relative size of the region’s business population (9%).\nCatherine Lewis La Torre, chief executive of the British Business Bank, said: “Reducing regional imbalances in access to finance for smaller businesses is a key objective of the British Business Bank.\n“Looking towards economic recovery, we’re pleased to see the coronavirus loan schemes continuing to support smaller businesses in the South West in accessing the finance they need to keep trading and to support their future growth plans.”\nHaving only recently spent a large sum on inventory for the summer season ahead, the Covid-19 shutdown couldn’t have come at a worse time for retail group Goulds (Dorchester) Limited. Facing a sudden cashflow crisis, the business sought financial support via the CBILS.\nBrian Tuson, chairman of Goulds (Dorchester) Limited, said: “CBILS has allowed us to survive the coronavirus lockdown and prepare for any challenges we might meet in the future. It’s also saved nearly 250 jobs in South West England.”\nNewly appointed business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said: “These figures show very clearly that we have delivered on the solemn promise we made to support businesses across every part of the UK.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\n“While there are still tough times ahead, we will continue to offer all the support we can to protect jobs and keep businesses afloat so we can look to not only restart our economy, but build back better from the pandemic.”\nBBLS is a demand-led scheme offering lending that targets small and micro businesses, providing lenders with a 100% Government-backed guarantee. Standardising the application form has led to a faster process with many loans becoming available within days.\nThe BBLS enables businesses to obtain a six-year term loan at a Government set interest rate of 2.5% a year. The Government will cover interest payable in the first year. The scheme will be open until March 31, 2021.\nCBILS is also a demand-led scheme offering lending to smaller businesses. Invoice finance and asset finance facilities are available from £1,000 to £5million, while term loans and revolving credit facilities are available from £50,000 to £5million.\nThe Government makes a payment to cover interest and lender-levied fees under CBILS for the first 12 months. The scheme will also be open until March 31, 2021.",
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The £200 million Yorkshire Energy Park proposal now has the formal go-ahead.
The planning decision notice has been received by project lead Jo Barnes, managing director of Hull-based development partner Sewell Estates.
With the potential to support 4,500 jobs in an extension of a Humber industrial heartland, the 200-acre site on the former Hedon Airfield was granted conditional planning consent by East Riding Council last November.
June saw it get the blessing of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with a decision not to call the initial consent in.
Now the vital document is in possession as details are finalised with first phase investors.
Mrs Barnes said: “After a long wait we’ve received the planning decision notice. We are now putting together the final parts of the jigsaw, working on end user agreements for phase one. The next step will be further planning applications for each of the buildings going on the site.
“What this covers is the mix of uses, size and volume, all of this is now agreed, designed and submitted.”
Yorkshire Energy Park was proposed by a consortium under the banners of Hull Eco Parks Ltd - Sewell - Eco Parks Development, a sister business of Hessle’s MS3 Networks, and New Technology Developments Ltd, an investment arm of Chiltern Group. It is a site owned by Hull City Council, despite sitting in East Riding - a legacy of the Humberside authority.
Proposals released for the planning process included an energy centre, data centre and disaster recovery suite, space for established and start-up businesses, education, training and research facilities alongside associated short-stay accommodation, an outdoor building materials and testing facility, manufacturing facilities and new sports facilities for the community.
Sitting just north of Saltend Chemicals Park and close to Port of Hull, a multi-million pound programme of improvements to the A1033 will be implemented, which will include additional lanes and signaling to five junctions, delivered before the full business park becomes operational.
More than half of the green space currently at the site will also be retained, with an 89-hectare wildlife area to be introduced near Sunk Island.
The one million square foot of development has drawn interest from major blue chip companies including Dell, SSE and E.on, though identities of those moving forward are not being revealed at present.
Of the next steps, Mrs Barnes said: “We could now have 20 to 30 applications in the next few years. We are in final detailed discussions with an energy provider and a data centre for phase one, and other discussions are now underway for a further phase.
“We are hoping to see some activity on site in the next 12 months. It depends on the speed of the planning process in the next round and getting terms agreed, but it is looking good. There is no reason for it not to go ahead, there has been no Covid-impact.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Yorkshire & Humber Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe £200 million Yorkshire Energy Park proposal now has the formal go-ahead.\nThe planning decision notice has been received by project lead Jo Barnes, managing director of Hull-based development partner Sewell Estates.\nWith the potential to support 4,500 jobs in an extension of a Humber industrial heartland, the 200-acre site on the former Hedon Airfield was granted conditional planning consent by East Riding Council last November.\nJune saw it get the blessing of the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with a decision not to call the initial consent in.\nNow the vital document is in possession as details are finalised with first phase investors.\nMrs Barnes said: “After a long wait we’ve received the planning decision notice. We are now putting together the final parts of the jigsaw, working on end user agreements for phase one. The next step will be further planning applications for each of the buildings going on the site.\n“What this covers is the mix of uses, size and volume, all of this is now agreed, designed and submitted.”\nYorkshire Energy Park was proposed by a consortium under the banners of Hull Eco Parks Ltd - Sewell - Eco Parks Development, a sister business of Hessle’s MS3 Networks, and New Technology Developments Ltd, an investment arm of Chiltern Group. It is a site owned by Hull City Council, despite sitting in East Riding - a legacy of the Humberside authority.\nProposals released for the planning process included an energy centre, data centre and disaster recovery suite, space for established and start-up businesses, education, training and research facilities alongside associated short-stay accommodation, an outdoor building materials and testing facility, manufacturing facilities and new sports facilities for the community.\nSitting just north of Saltend Chemicals Park and close to Port of Hull, a multi-million pound programme of improvements to the A1033 will be implemented, which will include additional lanes and signaling to five junctions, delivered before the full business park becomes operational.\nMore than half of the green space currently at the site will also be retained, with an 89-hectare wildlife area to be introduced near Sunk Island.\nThe one million square foot of development has drawn interest from major blue chip companies including Dell, SSE and E.on, though identities of those moving forward are not being revealed at present.\nOf the next steps, Mrs Barnes said: “We could now have 20 to 30 applications in the next few years. We are in final detailed discussions with an energy provider and a data centre for phase one, and other discussions are now underway for a further phase.\n“We are hoping to see some activity on site in the next 12 months. It depends on the speed of the planning process in the next round and getting terms agreed, but it is looking good. There is no reason for it not to go ahead, there has been no Covid-impact.”",
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Newcastle software firm Scott Logic has appointed a new CEO after its founder stepped down from the role.
Stephen Foreshew-Cain, the former executive director of Government Digital Services (GDS), will now lead Scott Logic as its CEO.
He takes over the role from Gary Scott, founder and former managing director of the company, who will now work as the company’s chairman.
Mr Foreshew-Cain has held a number of senior roles at some of the world’s biggest consultancy firms. He joins Scott Logic from global software consultancy ThoughtWorks where he worked as UK chief operating officer.
He also worked at top consultancy Accenture and Capgemini as well as client side organisations including ITV and the Co-op.
Mr Foreshew-Cain said: “As soon as we started discussions it became clear that Scott Logic was the type of organisation I was drawn to, one that puts its people at the heart of decision-making and allows tech people to flourish.
“Technology can be transformative and I want to build on the heritage and expertise that Scott Logic has in financial services and apply that to other industries, such as the public sector.
"I believe in the vast potential of technology and in the duty of companies to do more than just make a profit and this will be a priority for Scott Logic this year.”
Scott Logic employs more than 300 people across its five UK and European offices, in Newcastle, Bristol, Edinburgh, London, and Copenhagen.
Mr Foreshew-Cain will now work to grow the company during 2021 and will focus his efforts on cementing relationships with the communities around its offices.
He added: “Because I have experience as a consultant but have also spent long periods in my career on the client-side, I can see the challenges that face businesses and understand the best models for deploying professional services to drive good outcomes for them.
“Technology is a true driver of change and has become even more central to organisations since the emergence of Covid-19. I’ve been blown away by the quality and dedication of our software engineers, architects, designers and project managers and 2021 will be an exciting year for Scott Logic.
“We have a reputation as a trusted partner with our clients and we want to deepen those relationships and build new ones with broader communities. We aim to have an influence beyond our core activity, addressing diversity and impacting the industry in a positive and progressive way.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nNewcastle software firm Scott Logic has appointed a new CEO after its founder stepped down from the role.\nStephen Foreshew-Cain, the former executive director of Government Digital Services (GDS), will now lead Scott Logic as its CEO.\nHe takes over the role from Gary Scott, founder and former managing director of the company, who will now work as the company’s chairman.\nMr Foreshew-Cain has held a number of senior roles at some of the world’s biggest consultancy firms. He joins Scott Logic from global software consultancy ThoughtWorks where he worked as UK chief operating officer.\nHe also worked at top consultancy Accenture and Capgemini as well as client side organisations including ITV and the Co-op.\nMr Foreshew-Cain said: “As soon as we started discussions it became clear that Scott Logic was the type of organisation I was drawn to, one that puts its people at the heart of decision-making and allows tech people to flourish.\n“Technology can be transformative and I want to build on the heritage and expertise that Scott Logic has in financial services and apply that to other industries, such as the public sector.\n\"I believe in the vast potential of technology and in the duty of companies to do more than just make a profit and this will be a priority for Scott Logic this year.”\nScott Logic employs more than 300 people across its five UK and European offices, in Newcastle, Bristol, Edinburgh, London, and Copenhagen.\nMr Foreshew-Cain will now work to grow the company during 2021 and will focus his efforts on cementing relationships with the communities around its offices.\nHe added: “Because I have experience as a consultant but have also spent long periods in my career on the client-side, I can see the challenges that face businesses and understand the best models for deploying professional services to drive good outcomes for them.\n“Technology is a true driver of change and has become even more central to organisations since the emergence of Covid-19. I’ve been blown away by the quality and dedication of our software engineers, architects, designers and project managers and 2021 will be an exciting year for Scott Logic.\n“We have a reputation as a trusted partner with our clients and we want to deepen those relationships and build new ones with broader communities. We aim to have an influence beyond our core activity, addressing diversity and impacting the industry in a positive and progressive way.”",
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Work on a £23 million medical innovation facility in Nottingham has been completed.
Nottingham Trent University’s Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) has been completed at the university’s Clifton Campus and at the Boots site, part of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone in Beeston.
It will be a base for businesses, clinicians and researchers to work on ideas together and get them to market – improving the lives of patients, cutting the cost of care and stimulating the local economy.
MTIF Managing Director Mike Hannay said: “This is hugely exciting development for Nottingham and the wider region.
“MTIF will bring companies, clinicians and university researchers together to take their ideas from bench to bedside, accelerating the speed of innovation to improve patient care.”
The MTIF will focus on supporting the development of innovative products and advanced materials to meet future healthcare needs.
The site on the Clifton Campus will focus on research and development, linking academics with industry. The Boots site will be dedicated to the development, production and commercialisation of new medical technologies.
Facilities include laboratories, clean rooms, technologies and expertise for processing, prototype development and preparing manufacturing processes.
The project was supported by £9.7 million from the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, through its Local Growth Fund allocation.
Henry Brothers and GF Tomlinson have been the main contractors for the Clifton Campus and Boots site, respectively.
Nottingham Trent University vice-chancellor Professor Edward Peck said: “This development is a major part of the investment that NTU is making in ensuring the future sustainability and growth of the economy of the city, county and region.”
Sajeeda Rose, chief executive of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “D2N2 is proud to have invested over £9.7 million from the Local Growth Fund into the dual-site Medical Technologies Innovation Facility on NTU’s Clifton Campus and the Boots site.
“Life sciences and healthcare is a key sector for the D2N2 LEP, not only helping patients get better treatment but also playing a dynamic role in driving forward the economic growth of the region.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nWork on a £23 million medical innovation facility in Nottingham has been completed.\nNottingham Trent University’s Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) has been completed at the university’s Clifton Campus and at the Boots site, part of the Nottingham Enterprise Zone in Beeston.\nIt will be a base for businesses, clinicians and researchers to work on ideas together and get them to market – improving the lives of patients, cutting the cost of care and stimulating the local economy.\nMTIF Managing Director Mike Hannay said: “This is hugely exciting development for Nottingham and the wider region.\n“MTIF will bring companies, clinicians and university researchers together to take their ideas from bench to bedside, accelerating the speed of innovation to improve patient care.”\nThe MTIF will focus on supporting the development of innovative products and advanced materials to meet future healthcare needs.\nThe site on the Clifton Campus will focus on research and development, linking academics with industry. The Boots site will be dedicated to the development, production and commercialisation of new medical technologies.\nFacilities include laboratories, clean rooms, technologies and expertise for processing, prototype development and preparing manufacturing processes.\nThe project was supported by £9.7 million from the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, through its Local Growth Fund allocation.\nHenry Brothers and GF Tomlinson have been the main contractors for the Clifton Campus and Boots site, respectively.\nNottingham Trent University vice-chancellor Professor Edward Peck said: “This development is a major part of the investment that NTU is making in ensuring the future sustainability and growth of the economy of the city, county and region.”\nSajeeda Rose, chief executive of the D2N2 Local Enterprise Partnership, said: “D2N2 is proud to have invested over £9.7 million from the Local Growth Fund into the dual-site Medical Technologies Innovation Facility on NTU’s Clifton Campus and the Boots site.\n“Life sciences and healthcare is a key sector for the D2N2 LEP, not only helping patients get better treatment but also playing a dynamic role in driving forward the economic growth of the region.”",
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The next phase of a landmark North East development set to create more than 4,000 jobs has been announced.
Integra61 in County Durham is the largest logistics and manufacturing site in the North East to be created in years and is already home to Amazon’s new 2m sq ft fulfilment centre, which opened last September.
Now developer Citrus Durham has submitted a reserved matters application for the next phase of development at the £300m mixed-use site, based on 205 acres next to Junction 61 of the A1(M), which could prove invaluable to North East firms.
Called Evolution@Integra61, the industrial development will include 24 new industrial units totalling 50,921 sq ft, ranging in size from 1,205 sq ft up to 4,625 sq ft.
Available to buy or rent, the units have been designed to address the regional shortage of modern small units, to satisfy strong demand from local and regional firms on the hunt for industrial and warehouse units in a prime location.
The units within each terrace can be taken up individually or combined if more space is required – and occupiers seeking space above 15,000 sq ft will have additional options elsewhere at Integra 61, where design and build packages are available for units up to 600,000 sq ft.
Integra 61 agents Avison Young and Colliers International are taking reservations on the units which, subject to planning consent, will be ready for occupation by the final quarter of this year.
Once completed, Integra61 will also house around 300 new homes and significant roadside opportunities including drive-thrus, a 70-bed hotel, family pub/restaurant, nursery, car showrooms and trade counters and retail units.
Set four miles away from the Durham City, it is estimated the entire scheme can deliver around 4,000 jobs, while also serving up much needed industrial space.
David Cullingford, project lead for Integra 61 and Citrus Durham, said; “The creation of the smaller units makes Integra 61 a truly inclusive scheme, with wide ranging opportunities for businesses of all sizes. This further significant investment will generate yet more jobs and we are pleased to be able to support regional occupiers with their growth ambitions and be part of this unique project in County Durham.”
Recent research by Avison Young shows the critical lack of new build space in the North East - and that all the small unit schemes recently built in the region are fully occupied and are achieving record rents.
Danny Cramman, director at Avison Young, added: “Our research clearly demonstrates the regional need for these new units. They are ideally suited to local and regional businesses and crucially offer companies the opportunity to own their own premises which is very rare in this size range.
“Occupiers can also take advantage of the wider benefits of being part of one of the region’s most dynamic new employment hubs which, together with the roadside elements and new homes now being delivered, will provide an exceptional offering for employees, residents and visitors alike.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe next phase of a landmark North East development set to create more than 4,000 jobs has been announced.\nIntegra61 in County Durham is the largest logistics and manufacturing site in the North East to be created in years and is already home to Amazon’s new 2m sq ft fulfilment centre, which opened last September.\nNow developer Citrus Durham has submitted a reserved matters application for the next phase of development at the £300m mixed-use site, based on 205 acres next to Junction 61 of the A1(M), which could prove invaluable to North East firms.\nCalled Evolution@Integra61, the industrial development will include 24 new industrial units totalling 50,921 sq ft, ranging in size from 1,205 sq ft up to 4,625 sq ft.\nAvailable to buy or rent, the units have been designed to address the regional shortage of modern small units, to satisfy strong demand from local and regional firms on the hunt for industrial and warehouse units in a prime location.\nThe units within each terrace can be taken up individually or combined if more space is required – and occupiers seeking space above 15,000 sq ft will have additional options elsewhere at Integra 61, where design and build packages are available for units up to 600,000 sq ft.\nIntegra 61 agents Avison Young and Colliers International are taking reservations on the units which, subject to planning consent, will be ready for occupation by the final quarter of this year.\nOnce completed, Integra61 will also house around 300 new homes and significant roadside opportunities including drive-thrus, a 70-bed hotel, family pub/restaurant, nursery, car showrooms and trade counters and retail units.\nSet four miles away from the Durham City, it is estimated the entire scheme can deliver around 4,000 jobs, while also serving up much needed industrial space.\nDavid Cullingford, project lead for Integra 61 and Citrus Durham, said; “The creation of the smaller units makes Integra 61 a truly inclusive scheme, with wide ranging opportunities for businesses of all sizes. This further significant investment will generate yet more jobs and we are pleased to be able to support regional occupiers with their growth ambitions and be part of this unique project in County Durham.”\nRecent research by Avison Young shows the critical lack of new build space in the North East - and that all the small unit schemes recently built in the region are fully occupied and are achieving record rents.\nDanny Cramman, director at Avison Young, added: “Our research clearly demonstrates the regional need for these new units. They are ideally suited to local and regional businesses and crucially offer companies the opportunity to own their own premises which is very rare in this size range.\n“Occupiers can also take advantage of the wider benefits of being part of one of the region’s most dynamic new employment hubs which, together with the roadside elements and new homes now being delivered, will provide an exceptional offering for employees, residents and visitors alike.”",
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As we begin the new year it is important to reflect on 2020 and the challenges many businesses have faced.
The Covid-19 pandemic has and will continue to throw curveballs at companies in every sector, so it's essential to be prepared for what may lie ahead.
Many organisations will have already laid out their business plans for 2021, but one of the key areas to focus on going forward is business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
Having a thorough plan of action will ensure you are prepared to face challenges head-on and overcome them.
Here's how best to plan and prepare for business continuity and disaster recovery, with help from global experts in operational resilience, SES.
How has the pandemic affected critical applications?
Whether it's finance software, customer relationship management systems or stock control, every business relies on at least one critical application to complete essential business functions.
Companies are largely dependant on their third party applications to perform day-to-day tasks. Unfortunately the Covid-19 pandemic has posed problems and uncertainty with how critical apps and data are protected, supported and accessed from home.
Businesses may consider investing in new applications, but this proves time consuming and costly, especially if your original applications were customised or bespoke. It’s also important to consider the impact to your business in the meantime with no access to your critical applications and data.
Thankfully there are effective steps businesses can take to minimise the damage and disruption these scenarios cause.
What is Software Escrow and how can it help businesses?
Software Escrow protects businesses against ‘what if’ scenarios and puts them in control of third party software investment. The third party agreement is designed to protect businesses' critical applications and data, offering assurance and continuity for their investments.
Having Software Escrow Agreements permit an independent specialist to hold and test a copy of your applications source code to ensure it is accurate, complete and together with relevant data can be swiftly redeployed in the event of a failure.
In the event of supplier failure, all material required for the successful redeployment of the application can be accessed through the Escrow agreement, guarding against service disruption and providing continuity of service.
SES’s Software Escrow Agreements are designed to be flexible and protect businesses' against every possible outcome. Whether you have one application or many, if they are hosted in the cloud or installed on-premise at your site, SES can provide the best protection to suit your business needs.
Will Sharp, managing director of SES, said: "We have seen a significant uptake in the number of clients adopting Software Escrow protection within their business during the COVID 19 pandemic. Software Escrow protects against a myriad of unforeseen scenarios and ideally should be a standard aspect of all organisation's business continuity strategies."
How can business protect themselves against cyber threats?
Businesses in any sector are accustomed to cyber threats and the Covid-19 pandemic is no different. In fact, the coronavirus crisis has caused a rise in cybercriminals attacking business' networks and systems with 2020 seeing a rise in phishing threats.
This means it is more important that ever to have cyber security in place, and SES has a selection of services designed to protect each business' critical assets.
SES recommends starting by implementing regular Vulnerability Assessments and performing Penetration Testing each year, and after each major version change. This will help to identify any weaknesses in security, notice threats which already exist in systems and networks, and understand the paths a cybercriminal could take to breach your business - enabling you to eliminate vulnerabilities.
Due to the rise in phishing threats, Phishing Assessments are also advised as they provide employees with the knowledge to identify potential phishing threats and remove them before they can cause series damage and disruption.
Finally, substantial Incident Response planning is a comprehensive action plan businesses can follow if a cybercriminal is able to bypass defences and gain access to their systems and networks. It allows you to quickly identify, contain, eradicate and remediate the threat.
What companies has SES helped?
SES has worked with over 2,500 companies in 40 countries providing tailored protection to suit each businesses' needs. Among its clients is the NHS, which required help with protecting its critical software applications which were contracted to a third-party developer.
SES proposed a Software Escrow Solution to ensure the application deposited in Escrow was complete, accurate and could be redeployed effectively in the event of supplier failure.
A spokesperson for the NHS said: "Protecting our most critical applications is very important to the continuity and operation of our organisation. Utilising the comprehensive Escrow services available by SES will not only secure our software in Escrow but ensure it is tested and useable in the event we ever need to call on it.
"SES ensured a clean, cost-effective and professional service which provides the right protection for us for the future."
Find out how SES can help your business today
From Software Escrow solutions right through to Cyber Security protection and Data Profiling services, SES is a global expert in operational resilience.
Staff are specialists in helping businesses to mitigate threats to business continuity and maximise disaster recovery, ensuring businesses have an effective strategy in place to tackle challenges prior to them occurring.
To get in touch and speak to one of their specialists email [email protected] or call 0161 488 1400.
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"As we begin the new year it is important to reflect on 2020 and the challenges many businesses have faced.\nThe Covid-19 pandemic has and will continue to throw curveballs at companies in every sector, so it's essential to be prepared for what may lie ahead.\nMany organisations will have already laid out their business plans for 2021, but one of the key areas to focus on going forward is business continuity and disaster recovery planning.\nHaving a thorough plan of action will ensure you are prepared to face challenges head-on and overcome them.\nHere's how best to plan and prepare for business continuity and disaster recovery, with help from global experts in operational resilience, SES.\nHow has the pandemic affected critical applications?\nWhether it's finance software, customer relationship management systems or stock control, every business relies on at least one critical application to complete essential business functions.\nCompanies are largely dependant on their third party applications to perform day-to-day tasks. Unfortunately the Covid-19 pandemic has posed problems and uncertainty with how critical apps and data are protected, supported and accessed from home.\nBusinesses may consider investing in new applications, but this proves time consuming and costly, especially if your original applications were customised or bespoke. It’s also important to consider the impact to your business in the meantime with no access to your critical applications and data.\nThankfully there are effective steps businesses can take to minimise the damage and disruption these scenarios cause.\nWhat is Software Escrow and how can it help businesses?\nSoftware Escrow protects businesses against ‘what if’ scenarios and puts them in control of third party software investment. The third party agreement is designed to protect businesses' critical applications and data, offering assurance and continuity for their investments.\nHaving Software Escrow Agreements permit an independent specialist to hold and test a copy of your applications source code to ensure it is accurate, complete and together with relevant data can be swiftly redeployed in the event of a failure.\nIn the event of supplier failure, all material required for the successful redeployment of the application can be accessed through the Escrow agreement, guarding against service disruption and providing continuity of service.\nSES’s Software Escrow Agreements are designed to be flexible and protect businesses' against every possible outcome. Whether you have one application or many, if they are hosted in the cloud or installed on-premise at your site, SES can provide the best protection to suit your business needs.\nWill Sharp, managing director of SES, said: \"We have seen a significant uptake in the number of clients adopting Software Escrow protection within their business during the COVID 19 pandemic. Software Escrow protects against a myriad of unforeseen scenarios and ideally should be a standard aspect of all organisation's business continuity strategies.\"\nHow can business protect themselves against cyber threats?\nBusinesses in any sector are accustomed to cyber threats and the Covid-19 pandemic is no different. In fact, the coronavirus crisis has caused a rise in cybercriminals attacking business' networks and systems with 2020 seeing a rise in phishing threats.\nThis means it is more important that ever to have cyber security in place, and SES has a selection of services designed to protect each business' critical assets.\nSES recommends starting by implementing regular Vulnerability Assessments and performing Penetration Testing each year, and after each major version change. This will help to identify any weaknesses in security, notice threats which already exist in systems and networks, and understand the paths a cybercriminal could take to breach your business - enabling you to eliminate vulnerabilities.\nDue to the rise in phishing threats, Phishing Assessments are also advised as they provide employees with the knowledge to identify potential phishing threats and remove them before they can cause series damage and disruption.\nFinally, substantial Incident Response planning is a comprehensive action plan businesses can follow if a cybercriminal is able to bypass defences and gain access to their systems and networks. It allows you to quickly identify, contain, eradicate and remediate the threat.\nWhat companies has SES helped?\nSES has worked with over 2,500 companies in 40 countries providing tailored protection to suit each businesses' needs. Among its clients is the NHS, which required help with protecting its critical software applications which were contracted to a third-party developer.\nSES proposed a Software Escrow Solution to ensure the application deposited in Escrow was complete, accurate and could be redeployed effectively in the event of supplier failure.\nA spokesperson for the NHS said: \"Protecting our most critical applications is very important to the continuity and operation of our organisation. Utilising the comprehensive Escrow services available by SES will not only secure our software in Escrow but ensure it is tested and useable in the event we ever need to call on it.\n\"SES ensured a clean, cost-effective and professional service which provides the right protection for us for the future.\"\nFind out how SES can help your business today\nFrom Software Escrow solutions right through to Cyber Security protection and Data Profiling services, SES is a global expert in operational resilience.\nStaff are specialists in helping businesses to mitigate threats to business continuity and maximise disaster recovery, ensuring businesses have an effective strategy in place to tackle challenges prior to them occurring.\nTo get in touch and speak to one of their specialists email [email protected] or call 0161 488 1400.",
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Harry's Cider Company in Somerset is determined that the ancient pagan Wassail tradition should go ahead - albeit at home - despite national lockdown
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A Somerset cider firm that saw home sales soar during lockdown has taken it a step further by launching DIY Wassail kits.
Home drinkers lifted sales for Harry's Cider Company after it lost around 70% of its trade sales overnight when the first lockdown forced the closure of pubs, bars and restaurants in March.
Want more South West news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive South West is your home for business news in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from the region and we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.
But a boost in consumer sales since then lifted overall figures back up to almost 75% of where they were before.
Now it has launched a DIY Wassail kit for lockdown 3 to encourage people to get out into their gardens this month and hold their own personal wassail ceremonies.
Traditionally held on 17 January, “Old Twelvey Night”, the wassail ceremony involves blessing the orchards, waking up the apple trees from their slumber and scaring away any evil spirits in order to ensure a healthy crop.
Alison Chapman from Harry’s Cider Company, said: “In previous years our annual wassails have been well-supported and great fun. Rather than throwing in the towel altogether this year, we thought it’d be a nice opportunity to encourage even more people to get involved in this ancient tradition – something that is still very much alive across our rural counties.
“Whether or not you have an apple tree in your garden, it’s an evening’s entertainment that anyone can get involved with. Let’s face it, we’re all keen to ward off any evil spirits this year and hope that spring yields a good crop, in whatever shape or form that may be.”
Originally Harry’s Cider had been planning to host a series of small bespoke wassail ceremonies in their orchards for groups of up to five people but, with Somerset moving first into Tier 4 and then a few days later into a national lockdown, these plans had to be cancelled.
The £25 kit includes a step-by-step guide to holding your own wassail ceremony; printed copies of the words to the wassail carol and shout; a bottle of Harry’s Original Cider; a flagon of Harry’s Mulled Cider; and two mulled cider glasses.
Have you adapted your business to cater for customers in lockdown? Share your experience with our readers in the comments section below
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Somerset cider firm that saw home sales soar during lockdown has taken it a step further by launching DIY Wassail kits.\nHome drinkers lifted sales for Harry's Cider Company after it lost around 70% of its trade sales overnight when the first lockdown forced the closure of pubs, bars and restaurants in March.\nWant more South West news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive South West is your home for business news in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from the region and we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nBut a boost in consumer sales since then lifted overall figures back up to almost 75% of where they were before.\nNow it has launched a DIY Wassail kit for lockdown 3 to encourage people to get out into their gardens this month and hold their own personal wassail ceremonies.\nTraditionally held on 17 January, “Old Twelvey Night”, the wassail ceremony involves blessing the orchards, waking up the apple trees from their slumber and scaring away any evil spirits in order to ensure a healthy crop.\nAlison Chapman from Harry’s Cider Company, said: “In previous years our annual wassails have been well-supported and great fun. Rather than throwing in the towel altogether this year, we thought it’d be a nice opportunity to encourage even more people to get involved in this ancient tradition – something that is still very much alive across our rural counties.\n“Whether or not you have an apple tree in your garden, it’s an evening’s entertainment that anyone can get involved with. Let’s face it, we’re all keen to ward off any evil spirits this year and hope that spring yields a good crop, in whatever shape or form that may be.”\nOriginally Harry’s Cider had been planning to host a series of small bespoke wassail ceremonies in their orchards for groups of up to five people but, with Somerset moving first into Tier 4 and then a few days later into a national lockdown, these plans had to be cancelled.\nThe £25 kit includes a step-by-step guide to holding your own wassail ceremony; printed copies of the words to the wassail carol and shout; a bottle of Harry’s Original Cider; a flagon of Harry’s Mulled Cider; and two mulled cider glasses.\nHave you adapted your business to cater for customers in lockdown? Share your experience with our readers in the comments section below",
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Greater focus and investment on research and innovation is needed to maximise the growth potential of the UK's fintech sector, according to bodies promoting the industry in Wales and Scotland.
FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales, in a reported entitled Research and Innovation for UK FinTech, set out a number of key actions to build a longer-term research and innovation ecosystem across the UK, to back a sector that already employs 60,000 and is estimated to be worth £70bn.
Jointly authored by Gavin Powell and Johnny Mayo of FinTech Wales along with Nicola Anderson and Stephen Ingledew of FinTech Scotland, the report calls for:
Challenge led innovation programmes identified through collaborative national and regional exercises to develop 'ground-breaking' propositions through a funded research pilot programme
Challenge led innovation programmes identified through collaborative national and regional exercises to develop 'ground-breaking' propositions through a funded research pilot programme Mapping the longer term needs for fintech research and innovation in partnership with established researchers to develop support through a long-term funding portfolio.
Mapping the longer term needs for fintech research and innovation in partnership with established researchers to develop support through a long-term funding portfolio. The development of a Fintech Innovation Institute by collaboration of UK fintech regions to lead the steering and operation of a long-term funded portfolio.
The development of a Fintech Innovation Institute by collaboration of UK fintech regions to lead the steering and operation of a long-term funded portfolio. Regional fintech contributions that leverage the local strengths and connected networks to help drive economic growth and build greater resilience across the UK.
The proposed actions have been supported by contributions from experts across industry, regulators, research experts and academic organisations across the UK.
Sarah Williams-Gardener FinTech Wales, chief executive said: “ This paper recommends a clear plan to secure a more prosperous future for fintech through innovation and we need to act now to ensure that we can continue to grow in fintech and not fall behind our international competitors.
“We must create an environment where opportunities to innovate – and break through the crowd – can be achieved. The importance to build back better post Covid-19 is even more pressing If we don’t commit to providing the right conditions now for our fintech innovators, we will almost certainly lose out to our international competitors.”
Last summer the complementary fintech strategic review was launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to examine how the growing sector can thrive in a post EU environment.
It will report shortly with Ron Kalifa, the former chief executive of Worldpay, leading the review. Recommendations expected include the establishment of a £1bn fund to back fast-expanding start-ups in the sector across the UK.
Mr Kalifa said “ We are delighted to see FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales combining forces to propose a UK wide joined up approach to fintech innovation. We all have a common goal to make UK fintech resilient and prosperous on the global stage.”
Deputy Minister for the Economy and Transport at Welsh Government, Lee Waters said: "The Fintech sector is absolutely crucial to the Welsh economy and we have worked hard to create a truly world class industry here in Wales, which will have an even bigger role to play as we recover from the impacts of coronavirus.
“We have long championed and supported innovation through our SMART suite of programmes and we are committed to helping businesses respond to market demand while continuing to attract internationally-renowned companies to Wales.
“I applaud the proactive work undertaken, and initiative shown by FinTech Wales, FinTech Scotland and Innovate UK. It’s now crucial the UK Government provides the support needed for the sector to continue to flourish now and in the future.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nGreater focus and investment on research and innovation is needed to maximise the growth potential of the UK's fintech sector, according to bodies promoting the industry in Wales and Scotland.\nFinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales, in a reported entitled Research and Innovation for UK FinTech, set out a number of key actions to build a longer-term research and innovation ecosystem across the UK, to back a sector that already employs 60,000 and is estimated to be worth £70bn.\nJointly authored by Gavin Powell and Johnny Mayo of FinTech Wales along with Nicola Anderson and Stephen Ingledew of FinTech Scotland, the report calls for:\nChallenge led innovation programmes identified through collaborative national and regional exercises to develop 'ground-breaking' propositions through a funded research pilot programme\nChallenge led innovation programmes identified through collaborative national and regional exercises to develop 'ground-breaking' propositions through a funded research pilot programme Mapping the longer term needs for fintech research and innovation in partnership with established researchers to develop support through a long-term funding portfolio.\nMapping the longer term needs for fintech research and innovation in partnership with established researchers to develop support through a long-term funding portfolio. The development of a Fintech Innovation Institute by collaboration of UK fintech regions to lead the steering and operation of a long-term funded portfolio.\nThe development of a Fintech Innovation Institute by collaboration of UK fintech regions to lead the steering and operation of a long-term funded portfolio. Regional fintech contributions that leverage the local strengths and connected networks to help drive economic growth and build greater resilience across the UK.\nThe proposed actions have been supported by contributions from experts across industry, regulators, research experts and academic organisations across the UK.\nSarah Williams-Gardener FinTech Wales, chief executive said: “ This paper recommends a clear plan to secure a more prosperous future for fintech through innovation and we need to act now to ensure that we can continue to grow in fintech and not fall behind our international competitors.\n“We must create an environment where opportunities to innovate – and break through the crowd – can be achieved. The importance to build back better post Covid-19 is even more pressing If we don’t commit to providing the right conditions now for our fintech innovators, we will almost certainly lose out to our international competitors.”\nLast summer the complementary fintech strategic review was launched by Chancellor Rishi Sunak to examine how the growing sector can thrive in a post EU environment.\nIt will report shortly with Ron Kalifa, the former chief executive of Worldpay, leading the review. Recommendations expected include the establishment of a £1bn fund to back fast-expanding start-ups in the sector across the UK.\nMr Kalifa said “ We are delighted to see FinTech Scotland and FinTech Wales combining forces to propose a UK wide joined up approach to fintech innovation. We all have a common goal to make UK fintech resilient and prosperous on the global stage.”\nDeputy Minister for the Economy and Transport at Welsh Government, Lee Waters said: \"The Fintech sector is absolutely crucial to the Welsh economy and we have worked hard to create a truly world class industry here in Wales, which will have an even bigger role to play as we recover from the impacts of coronavirus.\n“We have long championed and supported innovation through our SMART suite of programmes and we are committed to helping businesses respond to market demand while continuing to attract internationally-renowned companies to Wales.\n“I applaud the proactive work undertaken, and initiative shown by FinTech Wales, FinTech Scotland and Innovate UK. It’s now crucial the UK Government provides the support needed for the sector to continue to flourish now and in the future.”",
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The Development Bank of Wales is backing the the Spider Camp scheme
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A new industrial park in the Vale of Glamorgan is taking shape after securing investment backing from the Development Bank of Wales.
The near 60,000 sq ft Spider Camp scheme, near Atlantic Trading Estate in Sully, is being developed by Dawan Developments.
The scheme has been supported with a seven-figure commercial property loan from the Welsh Government-owned development bank.
When completed later this year ahead of schedule, Spider Camp will comprise of six light industrial buildings, made up of 42 individual units.
Phase one, for which work has been completed, consists of 13 units covering just over 18,000 sq ft of space, with all but two units already sold and with some occupiers in place.
The focus is now on delivering phase two.
Dawan Developments, managing director Andy Ismail, said:“This funding from the Development Bank of Wales has allowed us to progress the project to the next stage with two more buildings going under construction ahead of the proposed schedule, meaning the whole project will complete six months before the original scheduled dates."
Funding has come from the Welsh Government-backed Wales Commercial Property Fund which is managed by the development bank. It was launched in 2019 and made its first investment last Jnauary.
Economy Minister Ken Skates said: “This development will provide much sought-after modern business space. It will also support our commitment to create opportunities for firms and secure lasting economic benefits.
“I am delighted the Development Bank of Wales has been able to support this important project, and I look forward to seeing it progress and provide a real boost to the local economy.”
The deal was structured on behalf of the development bank by property investment executive Carl Fitz-Gerald.
He said: “Andy is an excellent developer with a proven track record of creating high-quality commercial and industrial space. Starter units and smaller commercial spaces are in high demand in South Wales, and there has been considerable interest in those available at Spider Camp.
"This project will help create a vibrant business hub for the area. We’re delighted to be able to support this project and look forward to a fruitful on-going relationship with Andy and Dawan Developments.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA new industrial park in the Vale of Glamorgan is taking shape after securing investment backing from the Development Bank of Wales.\nThe near 60,000 sq ft Spider Camp scheme, near Atlantic Trading Estate in Sully, is being developed by Dawan Developments.\nThe scheme has been supported with a seven-figure commercial property loan from the Welsh Government-owned development bank.\nWhen completed later this year ahead of schedule, Spider Camp will comprise of six light industrial buildings, made up of 42 individual units.\nPhase one, for which work has been completed, consists of 13 units covering just over 18,000 sq ft of space, with all but two units already sold and with some occupiers in place.\nThe focus is now on delivering phase two.\nDawan Developments, managing director Andy Ismail, said:“This funding from the Development Bank of Wales has allowed us to progress the project to the next stage with two more buildings going under construction ahead of the proposed schedule, meaning the whole project will complete six months before the original scheduled dates.\"\nFunding has come from the Welsh Government-backed Wales Commercial Property Fund which is managed by the development bank. It was launched in 2019 and made its first investment last Jnauary.\nEconomy Minister Ken Skates said: “This development will provide much sought-after modern business space. It will also support our commitment to create opportunities for firms and secure lasting economic benefits.\n“I am delighted the Development Bank of Wales has been able to support this important project, and I look forward to seeing it progress and provide a real boost to the local economy.”\nThe deal was structured on behalf of the development bank by property investment executive Carl Fitz-Gerald.\nHe said: “Andy is an excellent developer with a proven track record of creating high-quality commercial and industrial space. Starter units and smaller commercial spaces are in high demand in South Wales, and there has been considerable interest in those available at Spider Camp.\n\"This project will help create a vibrant business hub for the area. We’re delighted to be able to support this project and look forward to a fruitful on-going relationship with Andy and Dawan Developments.”",
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Reports shows jobs market recovered in December but is now facing stasis as Covid Lockdown 3.0 comes into force
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The South West jobs market is predicted to be severely hit by the third national lockdown – prompting recruitment experts to call for more “big ticket” Government support for business.
The latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs: South of England, which covers the West Country, shows that jobs were being created, and filled, in December 2020, with salaries rising too, as business confidence grew, a Covid vaccine was released and the UK secured a trade deal with the European Union.
But with a new lockdown ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a bid to prevent the NHS being swamped by coronavirus patients, the situation suddenly looks less rosy.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is now joining a growing number of business organisations calling for a long-term plan from the Government – with support for businesses which have had to shut and for those in the supply chain.
Ian Brokenshire, senior partner for KPMG in Plymouth, said: “The region ended the year on a high. A boost in confidence led to rising salaries and an increase in both permanent and temporary job placements.
“This upturn is likely to be short-lived with news of the latest lockdown, with many businesses now stalling recruitment until March.”
But he added: “For some businesses impacted by the prospect of a no-deal Brexit – including our agrifood sector – the news of a deal means they can begin to look at forward investment with confidence for the first time in two years.”
Neil Carberry, chief executive of the REC, said: “The underlying strength of the British economy shone through in the December jobs figures. The biggest expansion in temporary recruitment since October 2018 shows how important the flexible jobs market is to that performance. Growing permanent placements and starting pay also emphasised the resilience of our economy.
“The important thing now is to maintain as much of that momentum as possible through the new lockdown. With business cashflows under renewed pressure, helping employers protect and create jobs is essential. We need a long-term plan to support businesses across the supply chain – not just those required to close.
“This should include wider-spread reductions on business rates, support on VAT repayments and support for self-employed business owners previously cut out of schemes.
“We need big ticket items now, like a reduction in the cost of furlough and employers National Insurance to help firms retain and hire staff in the coming months, alongside delivery of the vaccine.”
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
The KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs: South of England revealed a renewed rise in permanent placements at the end of 2020 as demand for permanent staff improved. Meanwhile, short-term vacancies increased at a quicker pace.
Where higher permanent placements were reported, this was generally linked to a slight improvement in market confidence amid positive vaccine news and the resumption of previously delayed hiring plans.
However, widespread reports of redundancies stemming from the pandemic drove further marked increases in the availability of both permanent and temporary staff.
The availability of workers to fill permanent jobs in the South West rose further in December, stretching the current sequence of expansion to nine months. Panel members frequently mentioned that redundancies stemming from the pandemic, pushed up candidate numbers.
As has been the case since March, the supply of short-term staff in the South West increased in December too. Company layoffs due to the pandemic were again linked to the latest upturn in temp worker availability. There were also more positive signs in terms of pay, with starting salaries and temp wages both rising during December.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe South West jobs market is predicted to be severely hit by the third national lockdown – prompting recruitment experts to call for more “big ticket” Government support for business.\nThe latest KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs: South of England, which covers the West Country, shows that jobs were being created, and filled, in December 2020, with salaries rising too, as business confidence grew, a Covid vaccine was released and the UK secured a trade deal with the European Union.\nBut with a new lockdown ordered by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a bid to prevent the NHS being swamped by coronavirus patients, the situation suddenly looks less rosy.\nThe Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is now joining a growing number of business organisations calling for a long-term plan from the Government – with support for businesses which have had to shut and for those in the supply chain.\nIan Brokenshire, senior partner for KPMG in Plymouth, said: “The region ended the year on a high. A boost in confidence led to rising salaries and an increase in both permanent and temporary job placements.\n“This upturn is likely to be short-lived with news of the latest lockdown, with many businesses now stalling recruitment until March.”\nBut he added: “For some businesses impacted by the prospect of a no-deal Brexit – including our agrifood sector – the news of a deal means they can begin to look at forward investment with confidence for the first time in two years.”\nNeil Carberry, chief executive of the REC, said: “The underlying strength of the British economy shone through in the December jobs figures. The biggest expansion in temporary recruitment since October 2018 shows how important the flexible jobs market is to that performance. Growing permanent placements and starting pay also emphasised the resilience of our economy.\n“The important thing now is to maintain as much of that momentum as possible through the new lockdown. With business cashflows under renewed pressure, helping employers protect and create jobs is essential. We need a long-term plan to support businesses across the supply chain – not just those required to close.\n“This should include wider-spread reductions on business rates, support on VAT repayments and support for self-employed business owners previously cut out of schemes.\n“We need big ticket items now, like a reduction in the cost of furlough and employers National Insurance to help firms retain and hire staff in the coming months, alongside delivery of the vaccine.”\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\nThe KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs: South of England revealed a renewed rise in permanent placements at the end of 2020 as demand for permanent staff improved. Meanwhile, short-term vacancies increased at a quicker pace.\nWhere higher permanent placements were reported, this was generally linked to a slight improvement in market confidence amid positive vaccine news and the resumption of previously delayed hiring plans.\nHowever, widespread reports of redundancies stemming from the pandemic drove further marked increases in the availability of both permanent and temporary staff.\nThe availability of workers to fill permanent jobs in the South West rose further in December, stretching the current sequence of expansion to nine months. Panel members frequently mentioned that redundancies stemming from the pandemic, pushed up candidate numbers.\nAs has been the case since March, the supply of short-term staff in the South West increased in December too. Company layoffs due to the pandemic were again linked to the latest upturn in temp worker availability. There were also more positive signs in terms of pay, with starting salaries and temp wages both rising during December.",
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DB Schenker strikes new commercial property deal to grow its presence in the West Midlands
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German logistics and supply chain management firm DB Schenker is expanding its presence in the West Midlands in a move expected to create 100 new jobs.
The company has signed a seven-year deal on an additional 153,064 sq ft unit at the 21-acre Centurion Park in Tamworth where it already occupies 140,000 sq ft.
The new unit will be used by DB Schenker as a shared-user facility, accommodating new customer growth at the site near junction ten of the M42.
Other companies based at the park include DFS, Aldi, AAH Pharmaceuticals and Speedy Hire.
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Gemma Butler, development and leasing manager at landlord St Modwen Industrial and Logistics, said: "We are pleased that DB Schenker has chosen to expand its premises at Centurion Park.
"As a long-standing customer of ours across the UK, we're looking forward to seeing the firm grow and DB Schenker remains a great asset to our national portfolio of industrial and logistics occupiers."
Eoghan Turner, head of UK real estate at DB Schenker, added: "We are delighted to be upscaling our operations in the West Midlands and it was extremely helpful that we were able to expand our floor space without having to uproot and relocate.
"The location is ideal for us and we look forward to growing our campus model here in Tamworth."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nGerman logistics and supply chain management firm DB Schenker is expanding its presence in the West Midlands in a move expected to create 100 new jobs.\nThe company has signed a seven-year deal on an additional 153,064 sq ft unit at the 21-acre Centurion Park in Tamworth where it already occupies 140,000 sq ft.\nThe new unit will be used by DB Schenker as a shared-user facility, accommodating new customer growth at the site near junction ten of the M42.\nOther companies based at the park include DFS, Aldi, AAH Pharmaceuticals and Speedy Hire.\nWant more business news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the country - and you can stay in touch with all the latest news through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nGemma Butler, development and leasing manager at landlord St Modwen Industrial and Logistics, said: \"We are pleased that DB Schenker has chosen to expand its premises at Centurion Park.\n\"As a long-standing customer of ours across the UK, we're looking forward to seeing the firm grow and DB Schenker remains a great asset to our national portfolio of industrial and logistics occupiers.\"\nEoghan Turner, head of UK real estate at DB Schenker, added: \"We are delighted to be upscaling our operations in the West Midlands and it was extremely helpful that we were able to expand our floor space without having to uproot and relocate.\n\"The location is ideal for us and we look forward to growing our campus model here in Tamworth.\"",
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Pioneering international nano technology sensor manufacturer is latest arrival at Paignton's technology innovation centre
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Nano tech company sites UK HQ at Torbay's £8m EPIC hub
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A pioneering international nano technology sensor manufacturer has opened its UK headquarters at Torbay’s £8million tech innovation centre.
Nanusens, which makes tiny single chip sensors, has become the latest high-tech firm to set up shop at the Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Paignton’s White Rock Business Park.
Nanusens is already looking to recruit design engineers for its EPIC site and ultimately grow a team within the centre. The market-disrupting microelectronics specialist, previously had its HQ in London, and has research and development offices in Barcelona, and the Chinese city of Shenzen.
Nanusens develops MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) sensor structures that are up to 10 times smaller than competitive technologies.
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This enables its award-winning sensors, which can be used in everyday items such as earbuds and smartphones, to make additional space for larger batteries and additional features.
Nanusens chief executive Dr Josep Montanyà i Silvestre, who founded the firm in 2014, said: “This is an amazing area to locate a business like ours. We have access to amazing facilities within EPIC and are excited about the prospect of collaborating with the businesses that are already here. Torbay Council has been very supportive so far with helping us make this move.”
Nanusens will be the first international electronics firm to move to Torbay in 2021 with a North American electronics business also lined up to join EPIC as soon as possible.
This is encouraging news for the local economy as it will bring new investment to the area and grow what is already a vibrant technology community. In 2020, electronics firm CAS Antennas and e-commerce company Superb Media Ltd both moved into the EPIC centre.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
Wayne Loschi , EPIC centre director, said: “It is very encouraging that Nanusens has chosen Torbay and EPIC as the location for its global HQ.
“We’ve worked hard to welcome this lucrative business to the area and it’s fantastic that we’ve been able to attract such a company. We are now looking at ways in which we can support Nanusens further to help it with its projected growth.”
EPIC is a centre of excellence, supporting technological innovation and promoting collaborative activity between businesses and research institutions.
It focuses on supporting high-potential companies and encourages investment into Torbay’s microelectronics and photonics sector, and in the wider South West.
EPIC is partly funded by a £3million grant from the Heart of the South West LEP Growth Deal. In addition to this, £1.375million has been secured from the European Regional Development Fund, and £1.1million in Coastal Communities Funding. This funding supports a £2.5milion investment in the centre made by Torbay Council.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA pioneering international nano technology sensor manufacturer has opened its UK headquarters at Torbay’s £8million tech innovation centre.\nNanusens, which makes tiny single chip sensors, has become the latest high-tech firm to set up shop at the Electronics and Photonics Innovation Centre (EPIC) in Paignton’s White Rock Business Park.\nNanusens is already looking to recruit design engineers for its EPIC site and ultimately grow a team within the centre. The market-disrupting microelectronics specialist, previously had its HQ in London, and has research and development offices in Barcelona, and the Chinese city of Shenzen.\nNanusens develops MEMS (Micro Electro Mechanical Systems) sensor structures that are up to 10 times smaller than competitive technologies.\n(Image: AHR 2019)\nThis enables its award-winning sensors, which can be used in everyday items such as earbuds and smartphones, to make additional space for larger batteries and additional features.\nNanusens chief executive Dr Josep Montanyà i Silvestre, who founded the firm in 2014, said: “This is an amazing area to locate a business like ours. We have access to amazing facilities within EPIC and are excited about the prospect of collaborating with the businesses that are already here. Torbay Council has been very supportive so far with helping us make this move.”\nNanusens will be the first international electronics firm to move to Torbay in 2021 with a North American electronics business also lined up to join EPIC as soon as possible.\nThis is encouraging news for the local economy as it will bring new investment to the area and grow what is already a vibrant technology community. In 2020, electronics firm CAS Antennas and e-commerce company Superb Media Ltd both moved into the EPIC centre.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\nWayne Loschi , EPIC centre director, said: “It is very encouraging that Nanusens has chosen Torbay and EPIC as the location for its global HQ.\n“We’ve worked hard to welcome this lucrative business to the area and it’s fantastic that we’ve been able to attract such a company. We are now looking at ways in which we can support Nanusens further to help it with its projected growth.”\nEPIC is a centre of excellence, supporting technological innovation and promoting collaborative activity between businesses and research institutions.\nIt focuses on supporting high-potential companies and encourages investment into Torbay’s microelectronics and photonics sector, and in the wider South West.\nEPIC is partly funded by a £3million grant from the Heart of the South West LEP Growth Deal. In addition to this, £1.375million has been secured from the European Regional Development Fund, and £1.1million in Coastal Communities Funding. This funding supports a £2.5milion investment in the centre made by Torbay Council.",
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Local authority pays cash into hostelry's Crowdfunder campaign but insists it meets the criteria of the City Change Fund levied on developers
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Plymouth City Council has defended a decision to give £20,000 to a struggling inner-city pub after it launched a Crowdfunder appeal asking for help to pay the bills.
The authority’s move to assist the Lord High Admiral, in Stonehouse, hit its £40,000 target has been questioned by other businesses battling to remain afloat during Covid-19 restrictions.
But the council has stressed it has correctly used cash from its City Change Fund, which can not be given to simply keep a business going, and said the LHA met the criteria for help.
It said the pub, which launched a “help save the Lord High Admiral” page on Crowdfunder in late 2020, was assisted financially because of its position as a “community” pub, aiding other businesses and arts organisations.
It said the money came from developers’ contributions and it had used Crowdfunder as a way of deciding where to splash it.
The pub’s Crowfunder page had said the money was for paying bills and said: “The bills keep coming despite the restrictions. Utilities, rent, building upkeep, stock replacement, staff costs that aren’t covered by furlough. Very boring things to spend money on really, but unfortunately its these things that keep the pub going and need to keep being paid without the ability to make the money to pay them.”
The LHA has, along with other hospitality businesses, been severely affected by three lockdowns and the general economic conditions caused by the pandemic and Government-ordered restrictions.
But the local authority’s decision to bail out the business, which has amassed £47,599 in pledges at the time of writing and is now extending its target, has met with criticism from other businesses.
Although it has received more than £25,000 from more than 600 other supporters, and many positive messages on social media, the decision has still come in for some flak and demands for an explanation.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION? AND THE PLIGHT FACED BY PUBS? PLEASE COMMENT BELOW
On Fecebook Grizzly Adams Paul said: “Is PCC going to give every struggling pub, club and restaurant 20K? What about other struggling businesses? There need to be questions asked.”
Matt Lang wrote: “PCC give them a ‘donation’ what about the rest of the pubs struggling?”
And Maureen Leary said: “Thought council had no money, that’s why we are all having to pay a lot more council tax next year.”
On the Plymouth Live website, one reader commented: “What about other small businesses that are struggling, we are a café just down the road and we are also struggling to survive through lack of customers through Covid constraints and zero foot fall.”
Another said: “Plymouth Council gave a private business £20,000? Do we get to share in the profits?”
A Plymouth business person summed it up by saying: “I wish them luck, but it is weird.”
Alistair “Ali” Kitt, who owns the LHA with Holly Smith, told Plymouth Live he was aware of some “negativity” from parts of the business community, and added: “We don't know if we deserve it (council funding) or don't deserve it more than other businesses, but we knew we needed to ask for help."
Plymouth City Council stressed the City Change Fund is about “supporting local projects” and is a way of distributing Community Infrastructure Levy money through “a partnership” with Crowdfunder.
The levy is not taxpayer’s cash but comes from a contribution developers have to pay to help support Plymouth’s “infrastructure” needs.
The authority said some of this must be ring-fenced to “local projects” and the fund has been “hugely successful” in using the “power of the crowd” to help decide which projects should get financial support.
In its first five years, the council pledged £475,010 to 93 projects through Crowdfund Plymouth from refurbishing playgrounds, community celebrations to supporting projects which tackle climate change.
A council spokesperson said: “Early in the pandemic, we became aware of the likelihood of groups and businesses seeking extra support from the City Change Fund.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
“We published a statement on our website to explain that projects which are solely to help businesses stay afloat are unlikely to meet the legal tests and our criteria.
“However, this does not mean that every project which needs additional funding during the pandemic is automatically excluded.
“If the project meets the terms and conditions and satisfies the seven assessment criteria, then it is eligible. Each case is considered on its merits and we have received eight applications in relation to Covid support.”
The spokesperson added: “In the case of the Lord High Admiral, they set a clear case of how they support the community - turning into a hub for other local businesses to work under one roof, working closely with the arts community, with live performances including folk groups and live bands. They have also been heavily involved in community organisation support and charitable work.
“Another key factor in our decision - and in all decisions we make on when to pledge funding - was the fact it has considerable backing from local people with over 400 pledges and donations from around 20 local businesses.
“To put simply: the Lord High Admiral applied, set out their case which we felt met our criteria and had the support of the crowd.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nPlymouth City Council has defended a decision to give £20,000 to a struggling inner-city pub after it launched a Crowdfunder appeal asking for help to pay the bills.\nThe authority’s move to assist the Lord High Admiral, in Stonehouse, hit its £40,000 target has been questioned by other businesses battling to remain afloat during Covid-19 restrictions.\nBut the council has stressed it has correctly used cash from its City Change Fund, which can not be given to simply keep a business going, and said the LHA met the criteria for help.\nIt said the pub, which launched a “help save the Lord High Admiral” page on Crowdfunder in late 2020, was assisted financially because of its position as a “community” pub, aiding other businesses and arts organisations.\nIt said the money came from developers’ contributions and it had used Crowdfunder as a way of deciding where to splash it.\nThe pub’s Crowfunder page had said the money was for paying bills and said: “The bills keep coming despite the restrictions. Utilities, rent, building upkeep, stock replacement, staff costs that aren’t covered by furlough. Very boring things to spend money on really, but unfortunately its these things that keep the pub going and need to keep being paid without the ability to make the money to pay them.”\nThe LHA has, along with other hospitality businesses, been severely affected by three lockdowns and the general economic conditions caused by the pandemic and Government-ordered restrictions.\nBut the local authority’s decision to bail out the business, which has amassed £47,599 in pledges at the time of writing and is now extending its target, has met with criticism from other businesses.\nAlthough it has received more than £25,000 from more than 600 other supporters, and many positive messages on social media, the decision has still come in for some flak and demands for an explanation.\nWHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE COUNCIL'S DECISION? AND THE PLIGHT FACED BY PUBS? PLEASE COMMENT BELOW\nOn Fecebook Grizzly Adams Paul said: “Is PCC going to give every struggling pub, club and restaurant 20K? What about other struggling businesses? There need to be questions asked.”\nMatt Lang wrote: “PCC give them a ‘donation’ what about the rest of the pubs struggling?”\nAnd Maureen Leary said: “Thought council had no money, that’s why we are all having to pay a lot more council tax next year.”\nOn the Plymouth Live website, one reader commented: “What about other small businesses that are struggling, we are a café just down the road and we are also struggling to survive through lack of customers through Covid constraints and zero foot fall.”\nAnother said: “Plymouth Council gave a private business £20,000? Do we get to share in the profits?”\nA Plymouth business person summed it up by saying: “I wish them luck, but it is weird.”\nAlistair “Ali” Kitt, who owns the LHA with Holly Smith, told Plymouth Live he was aware of some “negativity” from parts of the business community, and added: “We don't know if we deserve it (council funding) or don't deserve it more than other businesses, but we knew we needed to ask for help.\"\nPlymouth City Council stressed the City Change Fund is about “supporting local projects” and is a way of distributing Community Infrastructure Levy money through “a partnership” with Crowdfunder.\nThe levy is not taxpayer’s cash but comes from a contribution developers have to pay to help support Plymouth’s “infrastructure” needs.\nThe authority said some of this must be ring-fenced to “local projects” and the fund has been “hugely successful” in using the “power of the crowd” to help decide which projects should get financial support.\nIn its first five years, the council pledged £475,010 to 93 projects through Crowdfund Plymouth from refurbishing playgrounds, community celebrations to supporting projects which tackle climate change.\nA council spokesperson said: “Early in the pandemic, we became aware of the likelihood of groups and businesses seeking extra support from the City Change Fund.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\n“We published a statement on our website to explain that projects which are solely to help businesses stay afloat are unlikely to meet the legal tests and our criteria.\n“However, this does not mean that every project which needs additional funding during the pandemic is automatically excluded.\n“If the project meets the terms and conditions and satisfies the seven assessment criteria, then it is eligible. Each case is considered on its merits and we have received eight applications in relation to Covid support.”\nThe spokesperson added: “In the case of the Lord High Admiral, they set a clear case of how they support the community - turning into a hub for other local businesses to work under one roof, working closely with the arts community, with live performances including folk groups and live bands. They have also been heavily involved in community organisation support and charitable work.\n“Another key factor in our decision - and in all decisions we make on when to pledge funding - was the fact it has considerable backing from local people with over 400 pledges and donations from around 20 local businesses.\n“To put simply: the Lord High Admiral applied, set out their case which we felt met our criteria and had the support of the crowd.”",
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Britain’s wine importers and retailers are warning that customs hold-ups and more red tape will add £1 or more to the price of a £10 or £12 bottle.
They face a nervous start to trade post-Brexit, as they weigh up new restrictions on bringing shipments in from the EU.
Some business are reporting problems with paperwork, while others are yet to feel the pinch after stockpiling supplies in the run-up to January 1.
Even those with healthy stocks said while the last-minute deal struck with the EU offered some reassurance, they were still concerned about the impact of new customs procedures when they need to stock up again.
The WSTA – which represents members of the UK wine and spirits trade – said there was some relief that the threat of tariffs had subsided.
Chief executive Miles Beale said it was also good news that wine produced in the EU – or for that matter English wine imported into Europe – would not immediately be subject to the “much-feared, costly” VI-1 wine import certificate, which is on hold for six months.
He said: “Instead there will be a simplified import certificate with the eminently sensible prospect of the information being made available electronically in future – something which the WSTA has been calling for to benefit businesses both sides of the channel ever since the referendum.”
But Daniel Lambert, a wine wholesaler in Bridgend, Wales, who imports about 2 million bottles a year for 300 UK retailers, said post-Brexit bureaucracy could add £1 to £1.50 to the price of a bottle.
Last week he took to Twitter highlighting the complexities of the new HM Revenue and Customs system, tweeting: “While we knew Brexit would be a car crash we did not know it was going to be a multiple pile-up in the fog with fatalities.”
He said HMRC staff were trying their best to help, but said the intricacies of the forms he now had to fill in meant he had been temporarily unable to import wine from the EU.
He said it took him almost three weeks to get the documents in place before EU producers could start shipping to him again.
Even then he said he was watching the wine supply chain “collapse before my very eyes” as wine haulage companies faced added pressures getting shipments across the Channel.
He said: “Bearing in mind pre-Brexit I paid nothing on EU customs declarations and now that bill is over £150 per consignment, this cost is going to be passed on.
“But secondly the shortage of trucks willing to make the journey is also putting huge pressure on the supply chain.
“I now hope, if the wind is blowing in the right direction, to start seeing stock from early February.”
Duncan Murray, runs Duncan Murray Wines, said his shop in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, had been able to stay open through the latest lockdown, with strict social distance in place.
Sales, he said, had been solid through the pandemic. He also planned ahead, stockpiling wine before the January 1 changes.
He told BusinessLive: “I think the whole of the drinks trade is having issues.
“I took part in a Zoom presentation with the WSTA at the beginning of December, because a lot of us had put our heads in the sand and they were giving the lowdown of what we should be worried about.
“It sounded terrifying.
“The system of importing that was in place up until the end of December was a six point plan, but not it’s a 15 point plan, with extra paperwork, some of which is on hold for six months.
“The new system is the kind of thing the French would dream of because of the amount of bureaucracy that has been added. It’s much more fiddly.
“And if everything has to start going through lab analysis too, the European producers will be saying “why should we bother exporting to the UK?”.
“The vast majority of businesses that import wine to the UK imported masses in November and December, so won’t see an impact in the first few months of the year.
“We have shrunk down the amount we personally import from the EU since the referendum. It’s probably now about 10-15 per cent, which is still quite a considerable quantity.
“We will still do it, but there is more paperwork, and the shipper we use will have more paperwork, and that will be more cost.
“They’ve said we should add on an extra week to 10 days to the typical two-three weeks it takes to import.
“I hope things have calmed down a bit by the time I need to import again in maybe a month’s time.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nBritain’s wine importers and retailers are warning that customs hold-ups and more red tape will add £1 or more to the price of a £10 or £12 bottle.\nThey face a nervous start to trade post-Brexit, as they weigh up new restrictions on bringing shipments in from the EU.\nSome business are reporting problems with paperwork, while others are yet to feel the pinch after stockpiling supplies in the run-up to January 1.\nEven those with healthy stocks said while the last-minute deal struck with the EU offered some reassurance, they were still concerned about the impact of new customs procedures when they need to stock up again.\nThe WSTA – which represents members of the UK wine and spirits trade – said there was some relief that the threat of tariffs had subsided.\nChief executive Miles Beale said it was also good news that wine produced in the EU – or for that matter English wine imported into Europe – would not immediately be subject to the “much-feared, costly” VI-1 wine import certificate, which is on hold for six months.\nHe said: “Instead there will be a simplified import certificate with the eminently sensible prospect of the information being made available electronically in future – something which the WSTA has been calling for to benefit businesses both sides of the channel ever since the referendum.”\nBut Daniel Lambert, a wine wholesaler in Bridgend, Wales, who imports about 2 million bottles a year for 300 UK retailers, said post-Brexit bureaucracy could add £1 to £1.50 to the price of a bottle.\nLast week he took to Twitter highlighting the complexities of the new HM Revenue and Customs system, tweeting: “While we knew Brexit would be a car crash we did not know it was going to be a multiple pile-up in the fog with fatalities.”\nHe said HMRC staff were trying their best to help, but said the intricacies of the forms he now had to fill in meant he had been temporarily unable to import wine from the EU.\nHe said it took him almost three weeks to get the documents in place before EU producers could start shipping to him again.\nEven then he said he was watching the wine supply chain “collapse before my very eyes” as wine haulage companies faced added pressures getting shipments across the Channel.\nHe said: “Bearing in mind pre-Brexit I paid nothing on EU customs declarations and now that bill is over £150 per consignment, this cost is going to be passed on.\n“But secondly the shortage of trucks willing to make the journey is also putting huge pressure on the supply chain.\n“I now hope, if the wind is blowing in the right direction, to start seeing stock from early February.”\nDuncan Murray, runs Duncan Murray Wines, said his shop in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, had been able to stay open through the latest lockdown, with strict social distance in place.\nSales, he said, had been solid through the pandemic. He also planned ahead, stockpiling wine before the January 1 changes.\nHe told BusinessLive: “I think the whole of the drinks trade is having issues.\n“I took part in a Zoom presentation with the WSTA at the beginning of December, because a lot of us had put our heads in the sand and they were giving the lowdown of what we should be worried about.\n“It sounded terrifying.\n“The system of importing that was in place up until the end of December was a six point plan, but not it’s a 15 point plan, with extra paperwork, some of which is on hold for six months.\n“The new system is the kind of thing the French would dream of because of the amount of bureaucracy that has been added. It’s much more fiddly.\n“And if everything has to start going through lab analysis too, the European producers will be saying “why should we bother exporting to the UK?”.\n“The vast majority of businesses that import wine to the UK imported masses in November and December, so won’t see an impact in the first few months of the year.\n“We have shrunk down the amount we personally import from the EU since the referendum. It’s probably now about 10-15 per cent, which is still quite a considerable quantity.\n“We will still do it, but there is more paperwork, and the shipper we use will have more paperwork, and that will be more cost.\n“They’ve said we should add on an extra week to 10 days to the typical two-three weeks it takes to import.\n“I hope things have calmed down a bit by the time I need to import again in maybe a month’s time.”",
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A Devon tech firm has developed a Covid-busting sanitizer unit which can disinfect enclosed spaces.
Exeter’s Atmos-Clear Limited has created the UVC (ultraviolet light) unit that can be used in buildings where people have a high risk of contracting the virus.
The Atmos-Clear AIR works by drawing in air and bombarding it with UVC which destroys the DNA structure of viruses, bacteria and moulds, leaving them unable to replicate, effectively killing them.
Developed during lockdown and manufactured in Devon, the Atmos-Clear team applied scientifically-known fact to design their Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation unit, and is now in full production.
Managing director Kevin McGuinness said: “We are excited to share the results from the independent laboratory testing which concluded that the Atmos-Clear AIR has an antimicrobial efficacy of 99.9% against microorganisms; bacteria, moulds and viruses, inclusive of Covid-19.”
Shaun Greenslade, sales director, said: “’Normal’ looks quite different these days and we all have to find a way to stay safe and protect our loved ones against Covid-19. It is satisfying to know that we are doing our bit to help protect people.”
Atmos-Clear brand director Josie Turpin is in a “high risk category” for catching Covid-19, and said testing was key to being able to launch in the market place.
She said: “People can be safe in the knowledge that Atmos-Clear AIR products have a proven antimicrobial efficacy of 99.9% against microorganisms; bacteria’s, moulds and viruses, which can include Covid-19.”
The AIR UVC sanitizer is available direct from Atmos-Clear Limited or through its existing distribution network. Mr McGuinness said Atmos-Clear is now interested in engaging further with investors or distributors who may have interest in the product.
Formed in May 2018, Atmos-Clear Ltd is a privately owned and wholly self-funded British company. It currently has offices in the USA, Dubai and France.
Designed in the UK more than eight years ago, Atmos-Clear Ltd has, in the past two years, invested in the development and enhancement of technology to create a range of products, that when fitted to any fossil fuelled engine significantly reduce the production of all emissions.
“Our products can be fitted to virtually any vehicle or machinery fuelled by petrol, diesel or LPG,” a spokesperson said.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
The company said all Atmos-Clear products undergo rigorous testing in all types of engines prior to their launch.
“Since our products have been on the market and available to industries and individuals, we have also continued to monitor and analyse emission testing results using independent and in-house experts.” the spokesperson said.
“Harmful emissions such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons have a hugely damaging effect on our health and that of our environment.
“Our systems have been proven, during stringent independent tests, to reduce harmful emissions and, in some cases, eradicate them completely.”
Due to the rapid expansion of Atmos-Clear, the firm has now moved its head office into bigger premises at Bonhay House, Mushroom Road, on Hill Barton Business Park, Exeter.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Devon tech firm has developed a Covid-busting sanitizer unit which can disinfect enclosed spaces.\nExeter’s Atmos-Clear Limited has created the UVC (ultraviolet light) unit that can be used in buildings where people have a high risk of contracting the virus.\nThe Atmos-Clear AIR works by drawing in air and bombarding it with UVC which destroys the DNA structure of viruses, bacteria and moulds, leaving them unable to replicate, effectively killing them.\nDeveloped during lockdown and manufactured in Devon, the Atmos-Clear team applied scientifically-known fact to design their Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation unit, and is now in full production.\nManaging director Kevin McGuinness said: “We are excited to share the results from the independent laboratory testing which concluded that the Atmos-Clear AIR has an antimicrobial efficacy of 99.9% against microorganisms; bacteria, moulds and viruses, inclusive of Covid-19.”\nShaun Greenslade, sales director, said: “’Normal’ looks quite different these days and we all have to find a way to stay safe and protect our loved ones against Covid-19. It is satisfying to know that we are doing our bit to help protect people.”\nAtmos-Clear brand director Josie Turpin is in a “high risk category” for catching Covid-19, and said testing was key to being able to launch in the market place.\nShe said: “People can be safe in the knowledge that Atmos-Clear AIR products have a proven antimicrobial efficacy of 99.9% against microorganisms; bacteria’s, moulds and viruses, which can include Covid-19.”\nThe AIR UVC sanitizer is available direct from Atmos-Clear Limited or through its existing distribution network. Mr McGuinness said Atmos-Clear is now interested in engaging further with investors or distributors who may have interest in the product.\nFormed in May 2018, Atmos-Clear Ltd is a privately owned and wholly self-funded British company. It currently has offices in the USA, Dubai and France.\nDesigned in the UK more than eight years ago, Atmos-Clear Ltd has, in the past two years, invested in the development and enhancement of technology to create a range of products, that when fitted to any fossil fuelled engine significantly reduce the production of all emissions.\n“Our products can be fitted to virtually any vehicle or machinery fuelled by petrol, diesel or LPG,” a spokesperson said.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\nThe company said all Atmos-Clear products undergo rigorous testing in all types of engines prior to their launch.\n“Since our products have been on the market and available to industries and individuals, we have also continued to monitor and analyse emission testing results using independent and in-house experts.” the spokesperson said.\n“Harmful emissions such as carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons have a hugely damaging effect on our health and that of our environment.\n“Our systems have been proven, during stringent independent tests, to reduce harmful emissions and, in some cases, eradicate them completely.”\nDue to the rapid expansion of Atmos-Clear, the firm has now moved its head office into bigger premises at Bonhay House, Mushroom Road, on Hill Barton Business Park, Exeter.",
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The firm behind the Mayfield Manchester scheme has announced a major restructure due to huge new losses - with two of its most senior officials set to leave the company.
A 100-day review for regeneration specialist U+I will see CEO Matthew Weiner and CFO Marcus Shepherd both step down from their roles later this year.
Chief development officer Richard Upton has now become CEO with immediate effect, and said the losses - £50m before tax to September 30 - have come due to an "incredibly challenging period for the company".
The restructure, announced to the markets on Tuesday as part of interim half-year results, will mean big changes for Manchester-based U+I, which is currently working on the £1.4bn Mayfield project along with other major partners.
Once complete, it will deliver 1.6m sq ft of commercial space, 300,000sq ft of retail leisure, 1,500 homes - and the city's first new park in 100 years.
Mr Upton, now CEO, said the review will see its projects divided into core regeneration schemes and non-core assets.
The former will include Mayfield, with the latter set to be disposed of over the coming years, with hopes to raise £80m by 2022.
Mr Upton said: "The last six months has been an incredibly challenging period for the Company as we, alongside the real estate sector, have been dealing with the impacts of the wider health crisis and consequent economic uncertainty.
"Whilst we have been agile in changing the way that we work and improving our processes, we recognise the need to make pivotal changes and improve our performance to respond better to external pressures.
"We have taken immediate steps to reduce our recurring costs, through an overhead reduction plan, deliverable thanks to a smaller portfolio of projects, as we accelerate the near-term monetisation of our pipeline.
"We have taken difficult decisions to exit legacy and non-core assets, improving liquidity and reducing leverage significantly. This activity has been undertaken at pace, paving the way for a strong, clean platform for growth."
Other measures announced on Tuesday include suspending the interim dividend - a decision that will save £3m in cash.
The review will be carried out by chairman Peter Williams, with the outcome set to be announced "in the next few months".
Mr Weiner will remain on the board until the end of May, while Mr Shepherd will step down after completion of the results for the year ending March 31. A search for his replacement will start "immediately".
Mr Upton added: "It is clear that demand for inspiring, sustainable places that revive communities, create jobs and boost local economies has never been more relevant than now.
"We are excited by the opportunity to capitalise on U+I's market leading position as an expert in regeneration and deliver a significant contribution to this agenda."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe firm behind the Mayfield Manchester scheme has announced a major restructure due to huge new losses - with two of its most senior officials set to leave the company.\nA 100-day review for regeneration specialist U+I will see CEO Matthew Weiner and CFO Marcus Shepherd both step down from their roles later this year.\nChief development officer Richard Upton has now become CEO with immediate effect, and said the losses - £50m before tax to September 30 - have come due to an \"incredibly challenging period for the company\".\nThe restructure, announced to the markets on Tuesday as part of interim half-year results, will mean big changes for Manchester-based U+I, which is currently working on the £1.4bn Mayfield project along with other major partners.\nOnce complete, it will deliver 1.6m sq ft of commercial space, 300,000sq ft of retail leisure, 1,500 homes - and the city's first new park in 100 years.\nMr Upton, now CEO, said the review will see its projects divided into core regeneration schemes and non-core assets.\nThe former will include Mayfield, with the latter set to be disposed of over the coming years, with hopes to raise £80m by 2022.\nMr Upton said: \"The last six months has been an incredibly challenging period for the Company as we, alongside the real estate sector, have been dealing with the impacts of the wider health crisis and consequent economic uncertainty.\n\"Whilst we have been agile in changing the way that we work and improving our processes, we recognise the need to make pivotal changes and improve our performance to respond better to external pressures.\n\"We have taken immediate steps to reduce our recurring costs, through an overhead reduction plan, deliverable thanks to a smaller portfolio of projects, as we accelerate the near-term monetisation of our pipeline.\n\"We have taken difficult decisions to exit legacy and non-core assets, improving liquidity and reducing leverage significantly. This activity has been undertaken at pace, paving the way for a strong, clean platform for growth.\"\nOther measures announced on Tuesday include suspending the interim dividend - a decision that will save £3m in cash.\nThe review will be carried out by chairman Peter Williams, with the outcome set to be announced \"in the next few months\".\nMr Weiner will remain on the board until the end of May, while Mr Shepherd will step down after completion of the results for the year ending March 31. A search for his replacement will start \"immediately\".\nMr Upton added: \"It is clear that demand for inspiring, sustainable places that revive communities, create jobs and boost local economies has never been more relevant than now.\n\"We are excited by the opportunity to capitalise on U+I's market leading position as an expert in regeneration and deliver a significant contribution to this agenda.\"",
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A boutique hotel in Liverpool city centre has gone up for sale for £1.5m after the owner embarked on a restructure due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Owners of The Urbanista Hotel on Bold Street say they are looking to re-evaluate their operational and development criteria due to the pandemic - which has had a "severe effect" on the sector.
Opened by owner David Colbourn in December 2019, the "luxury" hotel is made up of 17 different rooms for up to 58 guests and has a top floor events space, terrace and staffing areas.
The pandemic meant that Urbanista was forced to closed back in March 2020, before reopening in July - with the addition of a top floor Covid-secure events space complete with a private bar and plush booth seating.
A spokeswoman for the hotel said: "Urbanista Hotel is home to double and quad rooms as well as larger suites including the Wild Corner and Secret Garden suites that are both favourites with guests and come complete with private outdoor courtyards that are packed with flower walls, murals by local artist Jazz Stan as well as a swinging egg chair and bar area.
"Since the addition of the hotel’s top floor events space, Urbanista has received an overwhelmingly positive response with many enquiring to have private gatherings and parties, some of which were able to go ahead under the guidelines allowing 30 people to mix, before this soon changed to 15, followed by Liverpool’s tighter Tier 3 restrictions forbidding any gatherings other than weddings and funerals and of course, the third national lockdown."
The hotel has been placed on the market with Christie & Co. Offers are welcome by January 29.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA boutique hotel in Liverpool city centre has gone up for sale for £1.5m after the owner embarked on a restructure due to the coronavirus pandemic.\nOwners of The Urbanista Hotel on Bold Street say they are looking to re-evaluate their operational and development criteria due to the pandemic - which has had a \"severe effect\" on the sector.\nOpened by owner David Colbourn in December 2019, the \"luxury\" hotel is made up of 17 different rooms for up to 58 guests and has a top floor events space, terrace and staffing areas.\nThe pandemic meant that Urbanista was forced to closed back in March 2020, before reopening in July - with the addition of a top floor Covid-secure events space complete with a private bar and plush booth seating.\nA spokeswoman for the hotel said: \"Urbanista Hotel is home to double and quad rooms as well as larger suites including the Wild Corner and Secret Garden suites that are both favourites with guests and come complete with private outdoor courtyards that are packed with flower walls, murals by local artist Jazz Stan as well as a swinging egg chair and bar area.\n\"Since the addition of the hotel’s top floor events space, Urbanista has received an overwhelmingly positive response with many enquiring to have private gatherings and parties, some of which were able to go ahead under the guidelines allowing 30 people to mix, before this soon changed to 15, followed by Liverpool’s tighter Tier 3 restrictions forbidding any gatherings other than weddings and funerals and of course, the third national lockdown.\"\nThe hotel has been placed on the market with Christie & Co. Offers are welcome by January 29.",
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Newcastle law firm Sintons says it is showing confidence in its future with continued investment in its infrastructure and people.
The company has posted accounts showing turnover rose from £15.2m to £17.4m in the 14 months to March 31 2020, while total operating profit increased from £5.2m to £6.8m in the period.
In July 2019 Sintons sold its defendant insurance business to North West based Keoghs, a deal which completed two months later.
Accounts show the business was sold for a consideration of £1.7m and, together with net assets of £431,123, recognised a profit of £2m on the disposal.
Sintons said the entire proceeds of sale have been retained and reinvested across all aspects of the business, including neurotrauma and catastrophic injury, alongside its commercial and private client departments.
Despite the sale of the business, which saw the defendant insurance team transfer to Keoghs, overall employee numbers remained steady at 182, compared to the previous year’s 181 staff members, with the number of fee earners rising from 92 to 96.
Profit from continuing operations fell over the 14 months from £4.013m to £3.625m, a decline the firm attributed to an increase in employment costs, reflecting the firm’s ongoing investment in its people.
While the accounts period largely pre-dates the Covid-19 pandemic, the firm said investments in its IT infrastructure has enabled it to carry on servicing its clients’ needs seamlessly during lockdown.
The firm has also made a series of senior appointments, including Andrew McGowan as head of neurotrauma and partner Hilary Waters, a leading tax litigation lawyer.
Christopher Welch, managing partner of Sintons, said: “Since we were founded in 1896, our absolute commitment has been to delivering a legal service of the highest quality, coupled with an unrivalled personal service, to each and every client. These are the fundamental values of Sintons, and our clients will always be at the centre of everything we do. The ongoing development of the firm is to ensure we deliver this.
“The year of change and development we saw during this accounting period, and the way we adapted to that with continued investment in our business, infrastructure and our people, has seen us create a strong firm equipped for the future. It also put us in the fortunate position of being able to react quickly and efficiently to the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Whilst the outstanding IT systems which we have built over the course of many years of investment assisted us in being able to seamlessly move to a remote working solution, we also have to recognise the sheer commitment and determination of all our people to ensure that whatever challenges came their way, the needs of the clients were still met.
“Our people are, and always will be, our greatest asset, and it is through the investments which we have made in health and wellbeing, training and recruitment that we continue to grow and to service the needs of our clients – on both a local and national basis.
“I see the firm as an integral part of the North East community and it is for this reason that we continued during the year with our programme of committing time to assist with local projects as well as supporting the firm’s nominated charity – North of England Children’s Cancer Research Fund.
“Whilst this current year has many challenges, we know that because of our ongoing investment and the outstanding dedication of our people, we are a business which can have confidence in its long-term future and look forward to supporting our clients and providing them with the outstanding levels of service which go to the heart of the firm’s operations and which they have come to expect.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nNewcastle law firm Sintons says it is showing confidence in its future with continued investment in its infrastructure and people.\nThe company has posted accounts showing turnover rose from £15.2m to £17.4m in the 14 months to March 31 2020, while total operating profit increased from £5.2m to £6.8m in the period.\nIn July 2019 Sintons sold its defendant insurance business to North West based Keoghs, a deal which completed two months later.\nAccounts show the business was sold for a consideration of £1.7m and, together with net assets of £431,123, recognised a profit of £2m on the disposal.\nSintons said the entire proceeds of sale have been retained and reinvested across all aspects of the business, including neurotrauma and catastrophic injury, alongside its commercial and private client departments.\nDespite the sale of the business, which saw the defendant insurance team transfer to Keoghs, overall employee numbers remained steady at 182, compared to the previous year’s 181 staff members, with the number of fee earners rising from 92 to 96.\nProfit from continuing operations fell over the 14 months from £4.013m to £3.625m, a decline the firm attributed to an increase in employment costs, reflecting the firm’s ongoing investment in its people.\nWhile the accounts period largely pre-dates the Covid-19 pandemic, the firm said investments in its IT infrastructure has enabled it to carry on servicing its clients’ needs seamlessly during lockdown.\nThe firm has also made a series of senior appointments, including Andrew McGowan as head of neurotrauma and partner Hilary Waters, a leading tax litigation lawyer.\nChristopher Welch, managing partner of Sintons, said: “Since we were founded in 1896, our absolute commitment has been to delivering a legal service of the highest quality, coupled with an unrivalled personal service, to each and every client. These are the fundamental values of Sintons, and our clients will always be at the centre of everything we do. The ongoing development of the firm is to ensure we deliver this.\n“The year of change and development we saw during this accounting period, and the way we adapted to that with continued investment in our business, infrastructure and our people, has seen us create a strong firm equipped for the future. It also put us in the fortunate position of being able to react quickly and efficiently to the unprecedented challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic.\n“Whilst the outstanding IT systems which we have built over the course of many years of investment assisted us in being able to seamlessly move to a remote working solution, we also have to recognise the sheer commitment and determination of all our people to ensure that whatever challenges came their way, the needs of the clients were still met.\n“Our people are, and always will be, our greatest asset, and it is through the investments which we have made in health and wellbeing, training and recruitment that we continue to grow and to service the needs of our clients – on both a local and national basis.\n“I see the firm as an integral part of the North East community and it is for this reason that we continued during the year with our programme of committing time to assist with local projects as well as supporting the firm’s nominated charity – North of England Children’s Cancer Research Fund.\n“Whilst this current year has many challenges, we know that because of our ongoing investment and the outstanding dedication of our people, we are a business which can have confidence in its long-term future and look forward to supporting our clients and providing them with the outstanding levels of service which go to the heart of the firm’s operations and which they have come to expect.”",
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Despite a vaccine rollout and a Brexit deal secured, recovery is likely to hampered by the third national lockdown
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Business activity in the North West rose for the sixth straight month in December as employment also fell at the slowest rate for nine months.
According to the latest NatWest PMI report, the region's recovery continued last month - albeit "only modestly".
Each region is given an index reading based on the survey, with any number over 50 showing growth and with higher numbers showing faster growth.
December saw the North West given a score of 51.4 - above the 50.0 'no change' mark for the sixth successive month - and slightly up on November's 50.7, as well as higher than the UK average of 50.4.
Despite that, NatWest said the score indicated a "modest rate" of growth - "well below" the highs seen in summer.
Richard Topliss, chairman of NatWest North Regional Board, said: “While the recovery in business activity across the North West continued into the final month of 2020, the latest PMI data showed that the rate of growth was little-changed from the modest pace seen in November during the second national lockdown.
"On a positive note, it was encouraging to see fewer job losses compared with November, despite firms being put under pressure from a sharp increase costs associated with supply issues.
"However, a great deal has already changed since December. While the threat of a 'no deal' is now gone and the vaccine rollout is well under way, we are now in the midst of a third national lockdown which is likely to hamper any further recovery in the regional economy in the near-term."
The PMI said there was a "slight setback" to inflows of new work across the North West private sector in December, with the "slight decline" in new business, which panellists partly linked to COVID-19 related closures and uncertainty, matching the result for the UK as a whole.
With firms forward-purchasing goods before the end of the Brexit transition period, local manufacturers reported greater resilience in demand than their service sector counterparts.
NatWest added that firms remained optimistic about the outlook for activity in 12 months' time in December, citing hopes of an end to the pandemic.
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But owing in part to Brexit concerns, expectations were down slightly compared with November.
The degree of confidence was also below the UK-wide average, as had been the case in each of the past three months.
December saw employment across the North West private sector fall for the 11th month in a row.
A number of surveyed businesses reported the need to make redundancies amid financial pressures, despite the rate of job losses easing to the slowest since last March - softer than the UK average.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nBusiness activity in the North West rose for the sixth straight month in December as employment also fell at the slowest rate for nine months.\nAccording to the latest NatWest PMI report, the region's recovery continued last month - albeit \"only modestly\".\nEach region is given an index reading based on the survey, with any number over 50 showing growth and with higher numbers showing faster growth.\nDecember saw the North West given a score of 51.4 - above the 50.0 'no change' mark for the sixth successive month - and slightly up on November's 50.7, as well as higher than the UK average of 50.4.\nDespite that, NatWest said the score indicated a \"modest rate\" of growth - \"well below\" the highs seen in summer.\nRichard Topliss, chairman of NatWest North Regional Board, said: “While the recovery in business activity across the North West continued into the final month of 2020, the latest PMI data showed that the rate of growth was little-changed from the modest pace seen in November during the second national lockdown.\n\"On a positive note, it was encouraging to see fewer job losses compared with November, despite firms being put under pressure from a sharp increase costs associated with supply issues.\n\"However, a great deal has already changed since December. While the threat of a 'no deal' is now gone and the vaccine rollout is well under way, we are now in the midst of a third national lockdown which is likely to hamper any further recovery in the regional economy in the near-term.\"\nThe PMI said there was a \"slight setback\" to inflows of new work across the North West private sector in December, with the \"slight decline\" in new business, which panellists partly linked to COVID-19 related closures and uncertainty, matching the result for the UK as a whole.\nWith firms forward-purchasing goods before the end of the Brexit transition period, local manufacturers reported greater resilience in demand than their service sector counterparts.\nNatWest added that firms remained optimistic about the outlook for activity in 12 months' time in December, citing hopes of an end to the pandemic.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nBut owing in part to Brexit concerns, expectations were down slightly compared with November.\nThe degree of confidence was also below the UK-wide average, as had been the case in each of the past three months.\nDecember saw employment across the North West private sector fall for the 11th month in a row.\nA number of surveyed businesses reported the need to make redundancies amid financial pressures, despite the rate of job losses easing to the slowest since last March - softer than the UK average.",
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Welsh Government urged to give an update on what extra support will be available in the coming weeks
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Business support must "keep pace" with the extended lockdown in Wales.
That was the message from the Federation of Small Businesses as Welsh Government confirmed lockdown will continue for three more weeks for hospitality, non-essential retail and leisure.
Welsh Conservatives have also called for an urgent statement on ongoing support for businesses.
Welsh Government launched the £160m ERF Restrictions Business Fund on November 30 to provide operating costs support for up to 60,000 businesses hit by national restrictions.
There was £110m added to the fund after the alert level 4 lockdown was announced on December 19 while the £180m Sector Specific Fund for Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (HTL) opens on Monday.
But with lockdown now expected to drag on for at least three more weeks and possibly longer clarity is wanted on ongoing support.
Welsh Government has been asked for an update on funding support.
Ben Francis, FSB Wales Policy Chair, said: “It seems clear that businesses will require funding support for longer than was originally anticipated if they are to survive this troubling period.
"Welsh Government should urgently give clarity on what additional funding will be made available to support businesses beyond this next three week period to allow them to plan.
(Image: FSB)
“The business support system in Wales has become increasingly muddy and difficult to navigate as new restriction measures have been adopted. Welsh Government should take this opportunity to re-establish exactly what businesses are entitled to and how they can access much-needed funding.
"It’s important to remember that after such a disastrous winter, financial support will be the difference between businesses weathering this pandemic or not.
“It is imperative that business support keeps pace with the severity and the length of restrictions that businesses are facing.
"It will be absolutely critical that businesses are able to be a part of the economic recovery, and for this to happen we must take steps to protect them now.”
Russell George MS, the Shadow Minister for Economy, Business, and Infrastructure, has asked Economy Minister Ken Skates for an urgent statement on the subject.
He said: "The administration here needs to do all it can to make sure that hospitality and other businesses are supported sufficiently with the funds provided.
“If it doesn’t, then the opportunities for people to work, and to one day go out and enjoy themselves safely, will be massively reduced.”
To have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nBusiness support must \"keep pace\" with the extended lockdown in Wales.\nThat was the message from the Federation of Small Businesses as Welsh Government confirmed lockdown will continue for three more weeks for hospitality, non-essential retail and leisure.\nWelsh Conservatives have also called for an urgent statement on ongoing support for businesses.\nWelsh Government launched the £160m ERF Restrictions Business Fund on November 30 to provide operating costs support for up to 60,000 businesses hit by national restrictions.\nThere was £110m added to the fund after the alert level 4 lockdown was announced on December 19 while the £180m Sector Specific Fund for Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure (HTL) opens on Monday.\nBut with lockdown now expected to drag on for at least three more weeks and possibly longer clarity is wanted on ongoing support.\nWelsh Government has been asked for an update on funding support.\nBen Francis, FSB Wales Policy Chair, said: “It seems clear that businesses will require funding support for longer than was originally anticipated if they are to survive this troubling period.\n\"Welsh Government should urgently give clarity on what additional funding will be made available to support businesses beyond this next three week period to allow them to plan.\n(Image: FSB)\n“The business support system in Wales has become increasingly muddy and difficult to navigate as new restriction measures have been adopted. Welsh Government should take this opportunity to re-establish exactly what businesses are entitled to and how they can access much-needed funding.\n\"It’s important to remember that after such a disastrous winter, financial support will be the difference between businesses weathering this pandemic or not.\n“It is imperative that business support keeps pace with the severity and the length of restrictions that businesses are facing.\n\"It will be absolutely critical that businesses are able to be a part of the economic recovery, and for this to happen we must take steps to protect them now.”\nRussell George MS, the Shadow Minister for Economy, Business, and Infrastructure, has asked Economy Minister Ken Skates for an urgent statement on the subject.\nHe said: \"The administration here needs to do all it can to make sure that hospitality and other businesses are supported sufficiently with the funds provided.\n“If it doesn’t, then the opportunities for people to work, and to one day go out and enjoy themselves safely, will be massively reduced.”\nTo have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article",
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Departing pharmaceutical giant Novartis will leave an environmental legacy on the South Humber Bank.
The Swiss healthcare specialist is gifting 35 acres of the land it holds to the local authority, to be used as a further mitigation zone to ease inward investment into North East Lincolnshire.
A significant wetland area has already been established as part of its transformational South Humber Industrial Investment Programme, a £42 million package of highway, infrastructure and building to create ‘oven-ready’ sites - with hopes of attracting 3,000 jobs.
The immediate desire is to protect or balance off the 400 well-paid roles set to go at Novartis as the clock ticks down on 70 years of drug production at the sprawling Grimsby site, following the shock announcement in September 2018.
Novartis Grimsby site head, Ian Johnson, said when the mitigation zone idea was raised it was readily accepted as a way in which the company could leave a legacy of opportunity.
“Clearly the day that we say goodbye for the final time will be an extremely emotional one for many, who have enjoyed a lifetime’s career at Novartis Grimsby. We did not want to simply leave without leaving a legacy, a gesture that would remind others of our time here, but also be one that assisted and encouraged growth in the years to come. “Novartis Ings offers a chance for that growth to be both industrial and environmental.”
(Image: Novartis)
The undeveloped land right on the Humber Bank sits west of the site, with the company once bringing forward plans for an onshore wind turbine to green up the energy intensive operations. It was chucked out due to concerns about the impact on migrating birds, with the Humber Estuary holding a Site of Special Scientific Interest title.
The new mitigation land will be named Novartis Ings and will enable Engie, under council direction, to create another wetland bird and wildlife mitigation site.
It will join the national award-winning Cress Marsh at Stallingborough, and because of the location, is seen as providing an enhanced opportunity to protect the birdlife that uses the rivers and its mudflats as vital feeding grounds. At the former, a gas-fired power station sits between the estuary and the site.
North East Lincolnshire Council’s ecology officer, Rachel Graham, has been responsible for the development of Cress Marsh and is delighted at the prospect of this second site.
“When you look at what has been achieved, its scale and size and the bird and wildlife we are attracting, it makes the prospect of developing Novartis Ings extremely exciting,” she said.
Thanking Novartis, North East Lincolnshire Council’s leader, Cllr Philip Jackson, said: “The opportunity for us to develop this wonderful site on the banks of the Humber is great and we look forward to seeing it progress. The whole SHIIP programme is extremely important to the future prosperity of the North East Lincolnshire and we appreciate the gesture that Novartis has made in ensuring its legacy will be an extremely positive one.”
(Image: NELC / Engie)
There was no update to be had on further interest in the industrial element with golden goodbyes underway as the varied production lines come to a close - with some having been given brief stays of execution as timelines have shifted.
It is still hoped a buyer may emerge, with six interested parties known to have toured the 220-acre site earlier in the process.
One speculated to be, PX Group, which swooped for the BP Saltend chemicals park 11 miles up river, has said the Grimsby site isn't on the radar, despite underlining a desire to grow its presence in the Energy Estuary. Significant investments are now heading to its East Yorkshire park - from hydrogen production to rare mineral processing - with PX having taken it on six months before Novartis hit the market.
A repeat on the South Bank is sought after as one of several clearly defined options.
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The company said the vast majority of its grocery brands have continued to see 'substantial growth'
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Mr Kipling owner Premier Foods records exceedingly good lockdown sales as families are forced to eat at home
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Sales at Mr Kipling owner Premier Foods have continued to rise as the nation’s lockdown restrictions force families to stay at home.
The company – which produces brands including Cadbury Cakes, Batchelors, Bisto and Ambrosia custard – has revealed that group sales rose nine per cent for the 13 weeks to December 26 – and 12.5 per cent to date.
Bosses have attributed the growth to the closure of pubs and restaurants across the UK, resulting in more meals being eaten at home.
They said the ‘vast majority’ of the group’s grocery brands continued to see substantial growth during the period.
Premier Foods CEO Alex Whitehouse said: “Quarter 3 proved to be another period of exceptional growth, with group sales up nine per cent and branded sales up 12.1 per cent, as people turned to our product ranges in the face of heightened restrictions on out of home eating.
“Our colleagues have carried out a magnificent job supplying this elevated level of demand, keeping the business fully operational while at the same time retaining strict measures to keep each other safe.
“We continue to deploy our branded growth model strategy, launching a series of new products in the quarter such as Sharwood’s low sugar stir fry sauces and supporting five of our major brands with TV advertising.
“Together with excellent execution both in store and online, we continue to take market share in volume and value terms. Online sales were up 90 per cent in the quarter, ahead of the broader channel and we saw higher household penetration for brands such as Bisto, Oxo and Paxo, as more meals were eaten at home this Christmas.”
Mr Whitehouse added: “Looking to the remainder of the year, out of home eating is likely to remain heavily restricted and we therefore expect to see continued high levels of consumer demand for our products.”
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Premier Foods – which has 16 sites across the UK including a factory in Stoke-on-Trent where it employs around 600 people – also saw its international business grow by around 43 per cent due to the bulk-buying of products ahead of Brexit on December 31.
And the company expects international sales to continue to grow after recently signing an agreement with Weston Foods to sell and market Mr Kipling cakes in the US with the first shipments expected to commence in the first quarter of 2021/22.
In a trading update to the stock exchange, Premier Foods revealed it expects trading profit for the full year to be in the range of £145m – £150m.
It said: “In a year when many peoples’ lives have been altered by the impacts of the global pandemic, the board is hugely appreciative of all colleagues who have helped play their part in keeping everyone safe and the nation fed.
“Following the delivery of another strong period of trading, the group will continue to increase its investment in brand advertising and has further new product development planned for quarter four.”
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A Canadian real estate company is planning to demolish an old pharmaceutical plant in South Gloucestershire once owned by pharma giant AstraZeneca and develop a huge new logistics and warehousing park.
Vancouver’s Epta Development Corporation (EDC) bought the 100-acre Avlon Works pharmaceutical processing site in Avonmouth in December - and is now in the process of selling off all its remaining assets.
Maynards, an industrial auctions and liquidations, has been appointed to manage the asset recovery and demolition of the site.
The project is so vast, according to Maynards, the asset list runs to 144 pages and the company expects to put together a sales catalogue of more than 5,000 lots, to include “everything above ground”.
Once the site has been cleared, EDC is proposing to create a 1.85 million square foot park - a project that would lead to major economic development, job creation and regeneration for the region, said Maynard.
Avlon Works was operational for 50 years from 1969 to 2019. In 2016, AstraZeneca sold the site to Avara Pharmaceutical in the hope of securing the operation’s future, but Avara fell into administration and the entire site was put up for sale.
Among the equipment and facilities to be disposed of are:
five large-scale cGMP API plants, with 6-10m3 reactors, pressure filter, conical and centrifuge drying
two large-scale milling facilities with Hosakawa mills
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four quality, two environmental, six chemistry and one analytical laboratories
IMS solvent recovery unit (Koch Modular Process)
a biological wastewater treatment facility
a combined heat and power plant
extensive warehousing including cold storage
offices, workshops, site services, facilities and internal transport throughout
Maynards’ UK managing director Daniel Gray said the spares inventory alone was valued at £2.5million.
“Add to that site support equipment, site infrastructure, offices, labs, warehouse equipment, workshops, data centres, building structures and much more, and it is easy to see just how substantial and significant this offer is,” he said.
All the equipment has been cleaned and purged, Maynards said, with Avara staff kept on to assist in answering technical questions, provide data and assist with sales and equipment removal from site.
“The Avonmouth site has long been a major national distribution hub for its products, and so is perfectly situated for effective asset disposal, with additional nearby port connections,” added Mr Gray.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Canadian real estate company is planning to demolish an old pharmaceutical plant in South Gloucestershire once owned by pharma giant AstraZeneca and develop a huge new logistics and warehousing park.\nVancouver’s Epta Development Corporation (EDC) bought the 100-acre Avlon Works pharmaceutical processing site in Avonmouth in December - and is now in the process of selling off all its remaining assets.\nMaynards, an industrial auctions and liquidations, has been appointed to manage the asset recovery and demolition of the site.\nThe project is so vast, according to Maynards, the asset list runs to 144 pages and the company expects to put together a sales catalogue of more than 5,000 lots, to include “everything above ground”.\nOnce the site has been cleared, EDC is proposing to create a 1.85 million square foot park - a project that would lead to major economic development, job creation and regeneration for the region, said Maynard.\nAvlon Works was operational for 50 years from 1969 to 2019. In 2016, AstraZeneca sold the site to Avara Pharmaceutical in the hope of securing the operation’s future, but Avara fell into administration and the entire site was put up for sale.\nAmong the equipment and facilities to be disposed of are:\nfive large-scale cGMP API plants, with 6-10m3 reactors, pressure filter, conical and centrifuge drying\ntwo large-scale milling facilities with Hosakawa mills\ncGMP kilo scale facility with 20-100L reactors\nfour quality, two environmental, six chemistry and one analytical laboratories\nIMS solvent recovery unit (Koch Modular Process)\na biological wastewater treatment facility\na combined heat and power plant\nextensive warehousing including cold storage\noffices, workshops, site services, facilities and internal transport throughout\nMaynards’ UK managing director Daniel Gray said the spares inventory alone was valued at £2.5million.\n“Add to that site support equipment, site infrastructure, offices, labs, warehouse equipment, workshops, data centres, building structures and much more, and it is easy to see just how substantial and significant this offer is,” he said.\nAll the equipment has been cleaned and purged, Maynards said, with Avara staff kept on to assist in answering technical questions, provide data and assist with sales and equipment removal from site.\n“The Avonmouth site has long been a major national distribution hub for its products, and so is perfectly situated for effective asset disposal, with additional nearby port connections,” added Mr Gray.",
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Twenty jobs will be created as a new manufacturing process from plastic recycling is added to a Hull industrial site.
Mytum and Selby has welcomed construction materials production to the large operation on the former Holliday Pigments site.
Working with Protomax Plastics Ltd, the company behind the innovative Storm Board product, the firm has installed its pioneering plastic recycling technology on the banks of the River Hull.
It comes after a decade of operation for the waste management firm in the city, on a site once occupied by Reckitt & Sons - now global household giant RB.
Protomax, based in Frome, Somerset, is described as a world leader in plastic board manufacturing technology having developed the recycled-plastic alternative to plywood.
Storm Board is used across all industries from retail and store displays to construction hoardings and emergency shelters, favoured for its durability, insulation properties and easy clean surface.
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Nick Stillwell, managing director, said, “We’re excited to work with Mytum & Selby on this new factory to bring our recycling technology to Hull and the wider area.
“Plastic recycling is a huge problem for our society. We generate tonnes of plastic waste every hour, the majority of which is sent to landfill or abroad for recycling.
“The production of traditional plywood also has major implications for the environment due to the carbon heavy production and transportation process, not to mention deforestation.
“At Protomax and Storm Board we have the ability to be part of the solution to both of these issues. We recycle any plastic to create plywood alternatives which can be used for a range of purposes across nearly every industry. In addition, the Storm Board product is durable, easy to clean and reusable.”
Launched in 1987 in Sherburn In Elmet, North Yorkshire, Mytum and Selby arrived in Hull in 2010, launching the materials recycling facility of Morley Street, home to the skyline piercing 141m high chimney stack.
It also has sites in South Milford and Goole.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Manufacturing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nTwenty jobs will be created as a new manufacturing process from plastic recycling is added to a Hull industrial site.\nMytum and Selby has welcomed construction materials production to the large operation on the former Holliday Pigments site.\nWorking with Protomax Plastics Ltd, the company behind the innovative Storm Board product, the firm has installed its pioneering plastic recycling technology on the banks of the River Hull.\nIt comes after a decade of operation for the waste management firm in the city, on a site once occupied by Reckitt & Sons - now global household giant RB.\nProtomax, based in Frome, Somerset, is described as a world leader in plastic board manufacturing technology having developed the recycled-plastic alternative to plywood.\nStorm Board is used across all industries from retail and store displays to construction hoardings and emergency shelters, favoured for its durability, insulation properties and easy clean surface.\n(Image: Creatrix PR)\nNick Stillwell, managing director, said, “We’re excited to work with Mytum & Selby on this new factory to bring our recycling technology to Hull and the wider area.\n“Plastic recycling is a huge problem for our society. We generate tonnes of plastic waste every hour, the majority of which is sent to landfill or abroad for recycling.\n“The production of traditional plywood also has major implications for the environment due to the carbon heavy production and transportation process, not to mention deforestation.\n“At Protomax and Storm Board we have the ability to be part of the solution to both of these issues. We recycle any plastic to create plywood alternatives which can be used for a range of purposes across nearly every industry. In addition, the Storm Board product is durable, easy to clean and reusable.”\nLaunched in 1987 in Sherburn In Elmet, North Yorkshire, Mytum and Selby arrived in Hull in 2010, launching the materials recycling facility of Morley Street, home to the skyline piercing 141m high chimney stack.\nIt also has sites in South Milford and Goole.",
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A third lockdown has arrived as the Humber economy was getting back on its feet, latest statistics have revealed.
The new tough measures to see off the pandemic will put many businesses under renewed pressure, not just to make ends meet, but in some cases, simply to survive the next few months - Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce has warned.
But with the vaccine programme gathering pace, and a new package of Government support measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, chief executive Dr Ian Kelly said there was “at least some light at the end of what has seemed like a very long tunnel”.
“It is most unfortunate that the UK has had to go back into lockdown just as our local economy appears to have been rebooting for 2021,” he said.
“This is undoubtedly going to be a difficult few months for businesses of all shapes and sizes, and especially those grappling with the changes brought about by Brexit.
“The Chamber’s international trade director, Pauline Wade and her team, are offering support for them.
“We are pleased to see the Chancellor has been quick to provide support for businesses which will be grateful for it and will rely on it to keep going.
“With the mass vaccination programme now underway, we can only hope that this will be the last lockdown we will have to endure before we can all get back to some kind of normality and doing what we’re good at - building our businesses and growing the Humber’s economy!”
Research by the Chamber on quarter four revealed the domestic market was making a recovery, with home sales increasing as the balance figure soared 23 points.
Home orders were also on the up, with a 19 point increase, albeit still at -6.
Export sales dropped slightly as the Brexit negotiations edged towards a climax, with the balance figure falling a further 8 points to -55, while export orders also tailed off, with the balance figure falling three points to -50.
Employment prospects improved slightly in the last three months of 2020 with more firms taking on staff, the balance figure rising by 11 points, while the outlook for the next three months looked more positive with the balance figure climbing back into positive territory at 6 points, an increase of 14. The data was, however, taken across November, before the latest lockdown.
There was a sharp increase in the number of firms reporting an increase in cashflow in the final quarter, with the balance figure rising by 50 points to 19.
Investment plans were also being looked at again, with 14 per cent more firms considering capital expenditure.
In a further sign of now bated optimism, turnover and profit expectations both showed expected increases in the next 12 months, although more firms expected to see their prices increase, with the balance figure rising by 24 points to 23.
Overheads and finance were the biggest price pressures on the quarter, while competition and tax were the biggest external concerns.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Yorkshire & Humber Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA third lockdown has arrived as the Humber economy was getting back on its feet, latest statistics have revealed.\nThe new tough measures to see off the pandemic will put many businesses under renewed pressure, not just to make ends meet, but in some cases, simply to survive the next few months - Hull and Humber Chamber of Commerce has warned.\nBut with the vaccine programme gathering pace, and a new package of Government support measures announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak, chief executive Dr Ian Kelly said there was “at least some light at the end of what has seemed like a very long tunnel”.\n“It is most unfortunate that the UK has had to go back into lockdown just as our local economy appears to have been rebooting for 2021,” he said.\n“This is undoubtedly going to be a difficult few months for businesses of all shapes and sizes, and especially those grappling with the changes brought about by Brexit.\n“The Chamber’s international trade director, Pauline Wade and her team, are offering support for them.\n“We are pleased to see the Chancellor has been quick to provide support for businesses which will be grateful for it and will rely on it to keep going.\n“With the mass vaccination programme now underway, we can only hope that this will be the last lockdown we will have to endure before we can all get back to some kind of normality and doing what we’re good at - building our businesses and growing the Humber’s economy!”\nResearch by the Chamber on quarter four revealed the domestic market was making a recovery, with home sales increasing as the balance figure soared 23 points.\nHome orders were also on the up, with a 19 point increase, albeit still at -6.\nExport sales dropped slightly as the Brexit negotiations edged towards a climax, with the balance figure falling a further 8 points to -55, while export orders also tailed off, with the balance figure falling three points to -50.\nEmployment prospects improved slightly in the last three months of 2020 with more firms taking on staff, the balance figure rising by 11 points, while the outlook for the next three months looked more positive with the balance figure climbing back into positive territory at 6 points, an increase of 14. The data was, however, taken across November, before the latest lockdown.\nThere was a sharp increase in the number of firms reporting an increase in cashflow in the final quarter, with the balance figure rising by 50 points to 19.\nInvestment plans were also being looked at again, with 14 per cent more firms considering capital expenditure.\nIn a further sign of now bated optimism, turnover and profit expectations both showed expected increases in the next 12 months, although more firms expected to see their prices increase, with the balance figure rising by 24 points to 23.\nOverheads and finance were the biggest price pressures on the quarter, while competition and tax were the biggest external concerns.",
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Hundreds of new jobs look set to be created in Staffordshire after Pets at Home was granted permission to build a huge new warehouse.
The national retailer wants to build a 670,000 sq ft storage and distribution centre at Stafford North Business Park, off the A34, which will employ more than 800 staff.
StokeonTrentLive reports that Pets at Home will close its Stoke-on-Trent warehouse 12 miles away as part of the plans, and around 450 employees currently working at the Trentham Lakes distribution centre will be offered the chance to commute to Stafford.
Work is expected to start on the new building this year ahead of its opening in 2022.
Birmingham-based Stoford Developments submitted the application on behalf of the retailer.
Stoford planning director Jo Russell said: "We have worked with Pets at Home to bring this exciting development to Stafford. We have worked hard to design a scheme which will mitigate the impact of development.
"It will bring a £120m investment into the borough with opportunities for jobs and spin off developments."
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Planners at Stafford Borough Council approved the plans.
Ward councillor Mark Winnington said: "This awful pandemic is taking its toll on the business world. I think this application – and the fact it is coming now – is really important for Stafford borough. It gives the message that Stafford borough is open for business and it is part of the light at the end of the tunnel."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nHundreds of new jobs look set to be created in Staffordshire after Pets at Home was granted permission to build a huge new warehouse.\nThe national retailer wants to build a 670,000 sq ft storage and distribution centre at Stafford North Business Park, off the A34, which will employ more than 800 staff.\nStokeonTrentLive reports that Pets at Home will close its Stoke-on-Trent warehouse 12 miles away as part of the plans, and around 450 employees currently working at the Trentham Lakes distribution centre will be offered the chance to commute to Stafford.\nWork is expected to start on the new building this year ahead of its opening in 2022.\nBirmingham-based Stoford Developments submitted the application on behalf of the retailer.\nStoford planning director Jo Russell said: \"We have worked with Pets at Home to bring this exciting development to Stafford. We have worked hard to design a scheme which will mitigate the impact of development.\n\"It will bring a £120m investment into the borough with opportunities for jobs and spin off developments.\"\nClick here to sign up to the daily BusinessLive email\nPlanners at Stafford Borough Council approved the plans.\nWard councillor Mark Winnington said: \"This awful pandemic is taking its toll on the business world. I think this application – and the fact it is coming now – is really important for Stafford borough. It gives the message that Stafford borough is open for business and it is part of the light at the end of the tunnel.\"",
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Liverpool-based global business Bibby Line Group has posted spiralling losses for a 12-month period that ended before the coronavirus crisis even began.
The firm, which traces its history to 1807 and is best known for its shipping activities, posted results this week for the period ended December 31, 2019 - also providing key insights into how it has dealt with Covid.
The results have been described by the Exchange Flags-headquartered firm as "poor", with losses before tax standing at £29.7m. That's as well as a restatement of 2018's losses - putting the figure at £26.5m, up from the previously-stated £15.1m.
Since the period in the report however, the group has enacted a wide variety of cost cutting measures, and when contacted for a comment by BusinessLive, said it enters 2021 "transformed".
Cost cutting measures included selling Costcutter to Bargain Booze owner Bestway Wholesale, and selling Bibby Distribution to Menzies in a "strategic realignment" it said paved the way for future investment. Both sales were announced in December.
Other actions during 2020 included Bibby Financial Services selling its North American business to Global Merchant Fund Corporation for an undisclosed sum. That's as well as administrators being called in at marine survey company Bibby Hydromap in April, when 100 staff were made redundant. That followed a period of "very poor trading" for the firm.
Giving insights into how the firm had dealt with the pandemic, under the heading '2020 outlook' in the firm's annual report said: "The impact of Covid-19 has led to an unprecedented economic downturn in 2020. Market conditions remain challenging and we are mindful that we are operating in extremely uncertain economic times.
"Our focus in 2020 has been on the welfare of our colleagues, our customers and ensuring the group has sufficient liquidity to see us through the downturn and we have adjusted our plans accordingly.
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"The Government-led economic stimulus and help packages have had a material adverse impact on Bibby Financial Services across Europe and particularly the UK. However, we believe the business is well positioned for the economic recovery when it comes.
"Furthermore, the sale of the distribution business in December 2020 has strengthened the liquidity position of the group, allowing time for the financial services business to recover."
The firm said once the extent of the virus became apparent, teams "reacted rapidly and professionally" to continue providing its services.
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A chairman's statement - Sir Michael Bibby's first since taking on the role - said: "Our values shone through with each colleague doing what they could to help provide new solutions to the issues faced by us and our customers."
Sir Michael said the main reasons for the firm's "poor" 2019 results were losses in its financial services division, high pension and other central costs - and "low utilisation" of vessels in its marine services.
His statement added: "The actions taken, including the sale of the North American business and significant cost savings in early 2020 have put us in a much better position to deal with the consequences of the pandemic and with a strong balance sheet and liquidity I am confident that this business will benefit from any recovery in the economy in 2021."
When contacted for comment by BusinessLive following the release of the results, a spokesman for the group said: “There is no doubt that 2019 was a challenging year for Bibby Line Group.
"However, the actions we have taken during 2020, including completing the planned strategic realignment of our portfolio while successfully trading through the pandemic, have improved the group’s position significantly.
"We enter 2021 transformed, with a strengthened group balance sheet for future investment, a new group managing director and a portfolio of strong businesses that are well positioned for success in our markets and a return to growth.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nLiverpool-based global business Bibby Line Group has posted spiralling losses for a 12-month period that ended before the coronavirus crisis even began.\nThe firm, which traces its history to 1807 and is best known for its shipping activities, posted results this week for the period ended December 31, 2019 - also providing key insights into how it has dealt with Covid.\nThe results have been described by the Exchange Flags-headquartered firm as \"poor\", with losses before tax standing at £29.7m. That's as well as a restatement of 2018's losses - putting the figure at £26.5m, up from the previously-stated £15.1m.\nSince the period in the report however, the group has enacted a wide variety of cost cutting measures, and when contacted for a comment by BusinessLive, said it enters 2021 \"transformed\".\nCost cutting measures included selling Costcutter to Bargain Booze owner Bestway Wholesale, and selling Bibby Distribution to Menzies in a \"strategic realignment\" it said paved the way for future investment. Both sales were announced in December.\nOther actions during 2020 included Bibby Financial Services selling its North American business to Global Merchant Fund Corporation for an undisclosed sum. That's as well as administrators being called in at marine survey company Bibby Hydromap in April, when 100 staff were made redundant. That followed a period of \"very poor trading\" for the firm.\nGiving insights into how the firm had dealt with the pandemic, under the heading '2020 outlook' in the firm's annual report said: \"The impact of Covid-19 has led to an unprecedented economic downturn in 2020. Market conditions remain challenging and we are mindful that we are operating in extremely uncertain economic times.\n\"Our focus in 2020 has been on the welfare of our colleagues, our customers and ensuring the group has sufficient liquidity to see us through the downturn and we have adjusted our plans accordingly.\n(Image: Jason Roberts photography)\n\"The Government-led economic stimulus and help packages have had a material adverse impact on Bibby Financial Services across Europe and particularly the UK. However, we believe the business is well positioned for the economic recovery when it comes.\n\"Furthermore, the sale of the distribution business in December 2020 has strengthened the liquidity position of the group, allowing time for the financial services business to recover.\"\nThe firm said once the extent of the virus became apparent, teams \"reacted rapidly and professionally\" to continue providing its services.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nA chairman's statement - Sir Michael Bibby's first since taking on the role - said: \"Our values shone through with each colleague doing what they could to help provide new solutions to the issues faced by us and our customers.\"\nSir Michael said the main reasons for the firm's \"poor\" 2019 results were losses in its financial services division, high pension and other central costs - and \"low utilisation\" of vessels in its marine services.\nHis statement added: \"The actions taken, including the sale of the North American business and significant cost savings in early 2020 have put us in a much better position to deal with the consequences of the pandemic and with a strong balance sheet and liquidity I am confident that this business will benefit from any recovery in the economy in 2021.\"\nWhen contacted for comment by BusinessLive following the release of the results, a spokesman for the group said: “There is no doubt that 2019 was a challenging year for Bibby Line Group.\n\"However, the actions we have taken during 2020, including completing the planned strategic realignment of our portfolio while successfully trading through the pandemic, have improved the group’s position significantly.\n\"We enter 2021 transformed, with a strengthened group balance sheet for future investment, a new group managing director and a portfolio of strong businesses that are well positioned for success in our markets and a return to growth.”",
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A popular North Yorkshire pub has been put up for sale by its owners amid changes for its owners.
The Wild Swan has been a focal point of the affluent village of Minskip since 1832, popular with locals and visitors with its open fireplaces, age old beams and traditional tap room.
Current owners Karl and Amanda Mainey took on the rundown venue in 2017, transforming it into a destination pub offering local food and ales, also creating a beer garden and wood-fired pizza oven.
But Mr and Mrs Mainey have also taken on a second venue – The Tickled Trout at Bilton in Ainsty – and, concerned they can’t offer the time they’d like to both venues, have taken the decision to sell The Wild Swan.
Property firm Christie&Co is marketing the venue with a guide price of £550,000, saying it presents a lucrative opportunity for a new operator, as planning permission has been approved to create four letting rooms in a disused outbuilding to the rear of the pub.
Mr Mainey said: “It has always been our intention to grow the Wild Swan to a sustainable level and move on to hopefully replicate our success at other venues.
“In 2019 we bought what is now, The Tickled Trout at Bilton in Ainsty and having grown that business as well, we can’t devote as much time as we’d like to either venue.
“We have an excellent team of staff here and they will be assets to whomever takes over the business. We’ve spent a huge amount of time, effort and money building the business and our team have been integral to all of that.
“The pub is well-established but still has potential for growth with opportunities to increase revenue further. Until we do sell, it’ll be business as usual when we’re allowed to reopen and we’re very much looking forward to opening our doors again.”
David Cash, associate director in Christie & Co’s hospitality team, added: “The Wild Swan is a great example of a business that has managed to get the balance right between a warm and welcoming, community local whilst establishing itself as a destination restaurant. We expect a range of interest from owner-operators as well as regional multi-operators who may look to bring the site into their existing portfolio.
“The planning permission to introduce four letting rooms in the barn is a huge bonus for the incoming owner.
“Since July 2020, we have seen a marked increase in demand for hospitality businesses with accommodation due to a staycation boom that is expected to continue in 2021 and beyond, in light of ongoing international travel restrictions.”
The Wild Swan is on the market with a guide price of £550,000 for the freehold or Nil Premium lease with a commencing rent of £45,000 per annum for the leasehold.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Yorkshire & Humber Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA popular North Yorkshire pub has been put up for sale by its owners amid changes for its owners.\nThe Wild Swan has been a focal point of the affluent village of Minskip since 1832, popular with locals and visitors with its open fireplaces, age old beams and traditional tap room.\nCurrent owners Karl and Amanda Mainey took on the rundown venue in 2017, transforming it into a destination pub offering local food and ales, also creating a beer garden and wood-fired pizza oven.\nBut Mr and Mrs Mainey have also taken on a second venue – The Tickled Trout at Bilton in Ainsty – and, concerned they can’t offer the time they’d like to both venues, have taken the decision to sell The Wild Swan.\nProperty firm Christie&Co is marketing the venue with a guide price of £550,000, saying it presents a lucrative opportunity for a new operator, as planning permission has been approved to create four letting rooms in a disused outbuilding to the rear of the pub.\nMr Mainey said: “It has always been our intention to grow the Wild Swan to a sustainable level and move on to hopefully replicate our success at other venues.\n“In 2019 we bought what is now, The Tickled Trout at Bilton in Ainsty and having grown that business as well, we can’t devote as much time as we’d like to either venue.\n“We have an excellent team of staff here and they will be assets to whomever takes over the business. We’ve spent a huge amount of time, effort and money building the business and our team have been integral to all of that.\n“The pub is well-established but still has potential for growth with opportunities to increase revenue further. Until we do sell, it’ll be business as usual when we’re allowed to reopen and we’re very much looking forward to opening our doors again.”\nDavid Cash, associate director in Christie & Co’s hospitality team, added: “The Wild Swan is a great example of a business that has managed to get the balance right between a warm and welcoming, community local whilst establishing itself as a destination restaurant. We expect a range of interest from owner-operators as well as regional multi-operators who may look to bring the site into their existing portfolio.\n“The planning permission to introduce four letting rooms in the barn is a huge bonus for the incoming owner.\n“Since July 2020, we have seen a marked increase in demand for hospitality businesses with accommodation due to a staycation boom that is expected to continue in 2021 and beyond, in light of ongoing international travel restrictions.”\nThe Wild Swan is on the market with a guide price of £550,000 for the freehold or Nil Premium lease with a commencing rent of £45,000 per annum for the leasehold.",
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The Bounce Back Loan Scheme has provided £1.5bn in loans to smaller firms in Wales
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Firms in Wales has secured loans of just over £2bn under two UK Government pandemic response low interest bearing loan schemes.
New figures from the Treasury show that under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), which provides debt to smaller firms, some 55,000 loans have been offered with a combined value of more than £1.5bn.
Under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), which provides funding of up to £5m to firms whose annual revenues don't exceed £45m, the latest figures show that more than 2,200 loans worth £503m have been offered to Welsh companies.
Both schemes are administered via the UK Government's economic development bank, the British Business Bank, which oversaw the accreditation of lenders, including all the high street banks.
However, there is be expected to be sizeable default levels with also an acceptance, particularly under the fast track BBLS loans, of some fraud.
The BBLS, with a 100% Treasury guarantee in the event of default, is aimed at micro-businesses in all sectors , with loans from £2,000 up to 25% of the business’ turnover with a maximum amount of £50,000.
CBILS loans have a 80% Treasury guarantee with lending up to £5m.
The Treasury has not provided figures for Wales from the Coronavarius Large Business Interruption Scheme (CLBILS), which provides funding of up to £200m for firms with revenues of more than £45m.
However, disclosed beneficiaries of CLBILS in Wales include the WRU with a £20m loan, via NatWest, which has been passed through to the four Welsh rugby regions.
The UK Government's self-employment income has benefited 97,000 people in Wales, with an average claim of £2,400.
Conwy-based pet superstore venture Pet Place, is a recipient of a CBILS loan.
Its managing director, Sion Pritchard, said: “We’ve always designed our online presence to supplement the revenue our physical stores generate, so the sudden and vast increase in online orders presented a major challenge.
"While we’ve been able to successfully redeploy our resources, we wouldn’t have been able to move so quickly or meet the working capital demands of such an exercise without the emergency funding from CBILS, particularly given the level of investment we’ve put into our stores in the last year.
“Our overall business has been by no means immune to the economic effects of the current pandemic but, with the support of CBILS and our lenders, we’ve been able to meet them head on while keeping our employees safe and our suppliers paid in full.”
Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, said: “The pandemic has created huge uncertainty for employees, the self-employed and business owners, but the support UK Government has provided has brought stability to thousands businesses across Wales.
“Firms large and small in Wales have received more than £2bn UK government-backed loans to protect jobs and these businesses will help drive the economy as we look to build back stronger from the pandemic.”
At the start of Winter, the Chancellor announced that more than a million businesses who took out a Bounce Back Loan will now receive further protection from the Covid crisis through flexible repayments, under the new Pay as You Grow system, which gives businesses more time to repay. Since then, the government has extended the loans schemes until March, and given businesses the ability to ‘top-up’ their loans if they need to."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nFirms in Wales has secured loans of just over £2bn under two UK Government pandemic response low interest bearing loan schemes.\nNew figures from the Treasury show that under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS), which provides debt to smaller firms, some 55,000 loans have been offered with a combined value of more than £1.5bn.\nUnder the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS), which provides funding of up to £5m to firms whose annual revenues don't exceed £45m, the latest figures show that more than 2,200 loans worth £503m have been offered to Welsh companies.\nBoth schemes are administered via the UK Government's economic development bank, the British Business Bank, which oversaw the accreditation of lenders, including all the high street banks.\nHowever, there is be expected to be sizeable default levels with also an acceptance, particularly under the fast track BBLS loans, of some fraud.\nThe BBLS, with a 100% Treasury guarantee in the event of default, is aimed at micro-businesses in all sectors , with loans from £2,000 up to 25% of the business’ turnover with a maximum amount of £50,000.\nCBILS loans have a 80% Treasury guarantee with lending up to £5m.\nThe Treasury has not provided figures for Wales from the Coronavarius Large Business Interruption Scheme (CLBILS), which provides funding of up to £200m for firms with revenues of more than £45m.\nHowever, disclosed beneficiaries of CLBILS in Wales include the WRU with a £20m loan, via NatWest, which has been passed through to the four Welsh rugby regions.\nThe UK Government's self-employment income has benefited 97,000 people in Wales, with an average claim of £2,400.\nConwy-based pet superstore venture Pet Place, is a recipient of a CBILS loan.\nIts managing director, Sion Pritchard, said: “We’ve always designed our online presence to supplement the revenue our physical stores generate, so the sudden and vast increase in online orders presented a major challenge.\n\"While we’ve been able to successfully redeploy our resources, we wouldn’t have been able to move so quickly or meet the working capital demands of such an exercise without the emergency funding from CBILS, particularly given the level of investment we’ve put into our stores in the last year.\n“Our overall business has been by no means immune to the economic effects of the current pandemic but, with the support of CBILS and our lenders, we’ve been able to meet them head on while keeping our employees safe and our suppliers paid in full.”\nSecretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, said: “The pandemic has created huge uncertainty for employees, the self-employed and business owners, but the support UK Government has provided has brought stability to thousands businesses across Wales.\n“Firms large and small in Wales have received more than £2bn UK government-backed loans to protect jobs and these businesses will help drive the economy as we look to build back stronger from the pandemic.”\nAt the start of Winter, the Chancellor announced that more than a million businesses who took out a Bounce Back Loan will now receive further protection from the Covid crisis through flexible repayments, under the new Pay as You Grow system, which gives businesses more time to repay. Since then, the government has extended the loans schemes until March, and given businesses the ability to ‘top-up’ their loans if they need to.\"",
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Many parents are trying to juggle their own working from home with teaching their children
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I take my hat off to all parents who are home schooling.
We’ve got it easy in our house. Our 16-year-old daughter would ordinarily have been sitting her GCSEs this summer, but instead will be awarded her grades based on a blend of internal and external assessments.
Like in many other houses across Wales, our kitchen has become her classroom and she keeps to the timetable of the school working day, attending her lessons on line.
My husband and I are not required to play any part in home schooling. We don’t even make our daughter breakfast and lunch, busy with helping our clients navigate the impact on business of the pandemic. She must fend for herself, or if she is lucky her 22-year-old brother studying from home for a MA, will eventually get hungry enough to make them both a toastie.
We know we are getting a let because our children are young adults. Our colleagues, friends and family are having to juggle jobs with hands-on home schooling. We're grateful to be spared the daily discussion about whose work is the most urgent and who must grapple with teaching.
If our children were young still, we would have managed by taking it in turns to work and home school and working earlier and later when needed.
Based on how many emails I receive from lawyers (both male and female) sent very early or late in the day this is a fix that is working well for legal professionals, but is also a privilege that comes from a well-paid job that can be done outside of fixed working hours.
However, data analysis published earlier this month from the Women’s Budget Group, Fawcett Society, Women’s Budget Group Northern Ireland, Women’s Equality Network Wales, Close the Gap and Engender, revealed that twice as many mothers as fathers report they would have to take time off with no pay due to school closures or a sick child (15% of mothers compared to 8% of fathers).
Those on the lowest income are nine times more likely to report risk of losing their job due to school closures.
To add to this, in a TUC survey carried out last month 70% of working mothers who asked to be furloughed for childcare reasons since schools shut stated that they had had their requests refused.
It was confirmed in April 2020 in the early days of furlough that employers can place employees on furlough if they are unable to work due to childcare responsibilities. This is a right to request, not a right to have the request granted.
There remained some confusion about this, and therefore on 5 January 2021 the government changed its guidance again to make it clearer that employees may be furloughed if they are unable to work or are working reduced hours because of caring responsibilities which have arisen as a result of COVID-19.
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The amended guidance states that caring responsibilities include caring for:
Children who are at home as a result of the closure of schools or childcare facilities.
A vulnerable individual in the household.
The TUC warns that the pandemic is hitting low-paid mothers and single parents hardest and calls for parents and carers to be provided with a legal right to furlough, along with 10 days’ paid carers leave and an increase in sick pay.
However, in response to a question raised in parliament last week, Business Minister Paul Scully MP resisted calls to provide a legal and enforceable right for parents to request paid, flexible furlough.
My concern, for mothers and fathers alike, is the reinforcement of attitudes that childcare is primarily women’s work and the impact the pandemic could have on slowing progress on the gender pay gap.
Whilst employers are not obliged to grant requests for furlough, they should discuss with their employees any issues arising from child care and home schooling. I’d recommend to employers and employees alike that they seek to work together to see if a workable solution can be found, via a patchwork of flexible furlough (due to end April 30, 2021), part time working, taking some holiday and reduced or varied working hours.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nI take my hat off to all parents who are home schooling.\nWe’ve got it easy in our house. Our 16-year-old daughter would ordinarily have been sitting her GCSEs this summer, but instead will be awarded her grades based on a blend of internal and external assessments.\nLike in many other houses across Wales, our kitchen has become her classroom and she keeps to the timetable of the school working day, attending her lessons on line.\nMy husband and I are not required to play any part in home schooling. We don’t even make our daughter breakfast and lunch, busy with helping our clients navigate the impact on business of the pandemic. She must fend for herself, or if she is lucky her 22-year-old brother studying from home for a MA, will eventually get hungry enough to make them both a toastie.\nWe know we are getting a let because our children are young adults. Our colleagues, friends and family are having to juggle jobs with hands-on home schooling. We're grateful to be spared the daily discussion about whose work is the most urgent and who must grapple with teaching.\nIf our children were young still, we would have managed by taking it in turns to work and home school and working earlier and later when needed.\nBased on how many emails I receive from lawyers (both male and female) sent very early or late in the day this is a fix that is working well for legal professionals, but is also a privilege that comes from a well-paid job that can be done outside of fixed working hours.\nHowever, data analysis published earlier this month from the Women’s Budget Group, Fawcett Society, Women’s Budget Group Northern Ireland, Women’s Equality Network Wales, Close the Gap and Engender, revealed that twice as many mothers as fathers report they would have to take time off with no pay due to school closures or a sick child (15% of mothers compared to 8% of fathers).\nThose on the lowest income are nine times more likely to report risk of losing their job due to school closures.\nTo add to this, in a TUC survey carried out last month 70% of working mothers who asked to be furloughed for childcare reasons since schools shut stated that they had had their requests refused.\nIt was confirmed in April 2020 in the early days of furlough that employers can place employees on furlough if they are unable to work due to childcare responsibilities. This is a right to request, not a right to have the request granted.\nThere remained some confusion about this, and therefore on 5 January 2021 the government changed its guidance again to make it clearer that employees may be furloughed if they are unable to work or are working reduced hours because of caring responsibilities which have arisen as a result of COVID-19.\nSign up to our BusinessLive Wales email service BusinessLive Wales is your new comprehensive home for business news from across Wales; from large corporates to exciting start-ups and sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to financial and professional services. To sign up to our breaking news and daily newsletter service CLICK HERE.\nAs well as our in-depth early morning newsletter, we will be sending out regular breaking news email alerts.\nThe amended guidance states that caring responsibilities include caring for:\nChildren who are at home as a result of the closure of schools or childcare facilities.\nA vulnerable individual in the household.\nThe TUC warns that the pandemic is hitting low-paid mothers and single parents hardest and calls for parents and carers to be provided with a legal right to furlough, along with 10 days’ paid carers leave and an increase in sick pay.\nHowever, in response to a question raised in parliament last week, Business Minister Paul Scully MP resisted calls to provide a legal and enforceable right for parents to request paid, flexible furlough.\nMy concern, for mothers and fathers alike, is the reinforcement of attitudes that childcare is primarily women’s work and the impact the pandemic could have on slowing progress on the gender pay gap.\nWhilst employers are not obliged to grant requests for furlough, they should discuss with their employees any issues arising from child care and home schooling. I’d recommend to employers and employees alike that they seek to work together to see if a workable solution can be found, via a patchwork of flexible furlough (due to end April 30, 2021), part time working, taking some holiday and reduced or varied working hours.",
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Cyber concierge PopTop has raised a further £440,000 to drive its global expansion plans, having pivoted to offer virtual events during the pandemic.
The Newcastle events booking platform was launched to provide guidance and prices for the hire of anything that might be required by party planners. It was originally set up in Kiev, Ukraine, before being brought to Newcastle six years ago by CEO Eugene Shestopal and co-founder Ignat Thorovsky.
Now the firm has secured funding from existing investors DSW Ventures and NorthStar Ventures, which was investing from the North East Innovation Fund supported by the European Regional Development Fund.
With live events suspended during the pandemic, the company has expanded its range to offer virtual events and food deliveries. It has also launched a new and improved platform offering live pricing, availability and real-time booking across a wide range of services from musicians, comedians and entertainers to vegan catering.
The firm now represents over 14,000 suppliers to the private-events industry and is on course to deliver over £10m in bookings in 2021. It is planning a Series A funding round later in the year.
Mr Shestopal said: “We are confident that in 2021 the market for private events will bounce back strongly and Poptop will play an important role in the redevelopment of the industry.
"The technology we’ve built allows us to significantly improve the customer’s experience of planning an event and increase conversions and bookings for our suppliers.
“The new funding will allow us to further enhance the platform and start to expand internationally and into new sectors. 2020 was a tough year for the events industry but our platform is going to be a massive help for entertainers, caterers, and for the whole industry to get back to business.”
David Smith, co-founder of DSW Ventures, said: “The Poptop team have performed wonders.
“Their business exists to deliver fun and stress-free social gatherings. Despite their core market being on ice for nearly a year, they have evolved their product, found new revenue streams, and delivered a world-first real-time booking platform for the private-events marketplace. 2021 will be a transformative year for Poptop.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nCyber concierge PopTop has raised a further £440,000 to drive its global expansion plans, having pivoted to offer virtual events during the pandemic.\nThe Newcastle events booking platform was launched to provide guidance and prices for the hire of anything that might be required by party planners. It was originally set up in Kiev, Ukraine, before being brought to Newcastle six years ago by CEO Eugene Shestopal and co-founder Ignat Thorovsky.\nNow the firm has secured funding from existing investors DSW Ventures and NorthStar Ventures, which was investing from the North East Innovation Fund supported by the European Regional Development Fund.\nWith live events suspended during the pandemic, the company has expanded its range to offer virtual events and food deliveries. It has also launched a new and improved platform offering live pricing, availability and real-time booking across a wide range of services from musicians, comedians and entertainers to vegan catering.\nThe firm now represents over 14,000 suppliers to the private-events industry and is on course to deliver over £10m in bookings in 2021. It is planning a Series A funding round later in the year.\nMr Shestopal said: “We are confident that in 2021 the market for private events will bounce back strongly and Poptop will play an important role in the redevelopment of the industry.\n\"The technology we’ve built allows us to significantly improve the customer’s experience of planning an event and increase conversions and bookings for our suppliers.\n“The new funding will allow us to further enhance the platform and start to expand internationally and into new sectors. 2020 was a tough year for the events industry but our platform is going to be a massive help for entertainers, caterers, and for the whole industry to get back to business.”\nDavid Smith, co-founder of DSW Ventures, said: “The Poptop team have performed wonders.\n“Their business exists to deliver fun and stress-free social gatherings. Despite their core market being on ice for nearly a year, they have evolved their product, found new revenue streams, and delivered a world-first real-time booking platform for the private-events marketplace. 2021 will be a transformative year for Poptop.”",
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Plans are being made to transform the “eyesore” leaky roof of a historic Plymouth waterfront building into an “alfresco” style beer garden with safety measure to stop tombstoners leaping off into the sea.
Architects at Green Form Design have lodged a pre-application planning submission for The Corinthian, in Madeira Road, on the Hoe. The building, which dates from 1688, was formerly used by the Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club until it was sold to Steve Langmaid in 2019.
The yacht club relocated to a building at The Parade, on the Barbican, and now plans are being drawn for its former home, located within The Barbican Conservation Area and built into the rock face.
The building has been used by troublesome tombstoners over the years, with numerous reports of young people leaping off its roof into the sea.
(Image: Green Form Design)
Architects said the aim of the proposed development is to improve access into all floor levels of the building. The roof of the building, which is only about 1m above pavement level, is described as an “eyesore” and “rather tired in appearance” in a report submitted to Plymouth City Council planners.
The report, by Plymouth-based Green Form Design said: “It (the roof) leaks in places and is cluttered with raised rooflights, chimney pots and servicing equipment most of which are no longer in use.
“Rather than just replace with new, it is proposed to use this roof space area as an 'alfresco' style beer garden, similar to other bars and restaurants on the Barbican and The Hoe.
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“These have worked extremely well with the public and are very popular during fine summer weather and with public attraction events.”
A planning application has already been submitted for the provision of a new entrance on the North West corner of the site next to the existing entrance gateway on Madeira Road, and the architects propose to utilise this structure and extend it slightly to house a new entrance onto the roof.
This will also provide a new stairwell down into the building, as well as a bar at roof level, the report said. It also said that to compliment the beer garden it is considered to provide high quality parasols in the form of pergolas.
(Image: Green Form Design)
It gave an example of a product in the Gibus Pergola Med Zenit range, which is considered to be an “attractive robust and yet lightweight structure”.
This new structure would protrude above the roof by about 2.4m but would appear temporary and lightweight, so as not to harm the setting of the historic features around the site, the report said.
To ensure public safety it is further proposed to provide a full perimeter glass balustrading to eliminate tombstoning from the premises. It is also proposed that the existing turret-like structure is removed, which “shall enhance the views out to sea”.
The lower ground floor also has some proposed works “in the form of alteration of existing walls to create better functioning spaces”.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
The extreme lower floor provided toilets and showers for yacht club members, when taking their boats out to sea. It is proposed to now improve these facilities by providing new toilets and showers along with a bar and external pergola seating and deck chairs.
The report concludes that: “The Core Strategy Vision for the Hoe/Barbican area has been to consolidate and develop the area as an attractive and sustainable mixed-use quarter creating a unique, high quality environment that will attract investment and new residents.
“High-quality residential blocks have been created with restaurants on the ground floor along with alfresco style external seating areas.
“It is considered that our proposals including the al fresco style roof garden idea, will not harm the conservation and historic setting. Instead it will bring new life to a tired redundant roof and building to create a much useful space for the citizens of Plymouth.
Built in the 17th Century as part of the Royal Citadel, the Corinthian has its own access to the water, and was used as a club house from 1896 until it was put on the market with a guide price of £750,000.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nPlans are being made to transform the “eyesore” leaky roof of a historic Plymouth waterfront building into an “alfresco” style beer garden with safety measure to stop tombstoners leaping off into the sea.\nArchitects at Green Form Design have lodged a pre-application planning submission for The Corinthian, in Madeira Road, on the Hoe. The building, which dates from 1688, was formerly used by the Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht Club until it was sold to Steve Langmaid in 2019.\nThe yacht club relocated to a building at The Parade, on the Barbican, and now plans are being drawn for its former home, located within The Barbican Conservation Area and built into the rock face.\nThe building has been used by troublesome tombstoners over the years, with numerous reports of young people leaping off its roof into the sea.\n(Image: Green Form Design)\nArchitects said the aim of the proposed development is to improve access into all floor levels of the building. The roof of the building, which is only about 1m above pavement level, is described as an “eyesore” and “rather tired in appearance” in a report submitted to Plymouth City Council planners.\nThe report, by Plymouth-based Green Form Design said: “It (the roof) leaks in places and is cluttered with raised rooflights, chimney pots and servicing equipment most of which are no longer in use.\n“Rather than just replace with new, it is proposed to use this roof space area as an 'alfresco' style beer garden, similar to other bars and restaurants on the Barbican and The Hoe.\nWHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS PLAN? PLEASE LEAVE A COMMENT BELOW\n“These have worked extremely well with the public and are very popular during fine summer weather and with public attraction events.”\nA planning application has already been submitted for the provision of a new entrance on the North West corner of the site next to the existing entrance gateway on Madeira Road, and the architects propose to utilise this structure and extend it slightly to house a new entrance onto the roof.\nThis will also provide a new stairwell down into the building, as well as a bar at roof level, the report said. It also said that to compliment the beer garden it is considered to provide high quality parasols in the form of pergolas.\n(Image: Green Form Design)\nIt gave an example of a product in the Gibus Pergola Med Zenit range, which is considered to be an “attractive robust and yet lightweight structure”.\nThis new structure would protrude above the roof by about 2.4m but would appear temporary and lightweight, so as not to harm the setting of the historic features around the site, the report said.\nTo ensure public safety it is further proposed to provide a full perimeter glass balustrading to eliminate tombstoning from the premises. It is also proposed that the existing turret-like structure is removed, which “shall enhance the views out to sea”.\nThe lower ground floor also has some proposed works “in the form of alteration of existing walls to create better functioning spaces”.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\nThe extreme lower floor provided toilets and showers for yacht club members, when taking their boats out to sea. It is proposed to now improve these facilities by providing new toilets and showers along with a bar and external pergola seating and deck chairs.\nThe report concludes that: “The Core Strategy Vision for the Hoe/Barbican area has been to consolidate and develop the area as an attractive and sustainable mixed-use quarter creating a unique, high quality environment that will attract investment and new residents.\n“High-quality residential blocks have been created with restaurants on the ground floor along with alfresco style external seating areas.\n“It is considered that our proposals including the al fresco style roof garden idea, will not harm the conservation and historic setting. Instead it will bring new life to a tired redundant roof and building to create a much useful space for the citizens of Plymouth.\nBuilt in the 17th Century as part of the Royal Citadel, the Corinthian has its own access to the water, and was used as a club house from 1896 until it was put on the market with a guide price of £750,000.",
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The chief executive of North East offshore firm Tekmar Group has called for better procurement systems to ensure UK firms can benefit from the Government’s 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled the environmental plan to great fanfare last November, revealing ambitions to plough £12bn of investment into the UK renewables sector with the aim of creating 250,000 jobs.
Mr Johnson pledged that UK industrial heartlands including the North East would be at the centre of the plans.
But for those ambitions to come to fruition, the CEO of Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar said the Government must align with the UK supply chain to make sure companies like his can take advantage of the opportunities at hand.
Growth forecasts point to a fourfold increase in UK wind power by 2030, with even higher increases predicted in Europe and globally.
Tekmar CEO Alasdair MacDonald said: “I would say the 10 point plan from Government is welcomed, but the real opportunity we have to grasp is getting a North East and UK supply chain.
“We have developed technologies now used internationally, and by 2030 we will see a fourold increase in renewables in the UK, fivefold in Europe, so the scale of opportunities is significant. That’s playing out in our half year results, where we saw a 21% increase in our enquiry book.
“The fundamentals are very strong.
““History tells you a lot of work has gone to international contracts and the procurement strategy has to be adressed. That’s a challenge that I see for us.
“Within the domestic supply chain there’s a lot of positivity there with international plans in place - the issue is the element the UK can play. That needs to be more tangible and measured.
“The Government needs to align with the UK supply chain in terms of the 10 point plan.
“Now it needs to be measured so we can see the benefit in terms of investment in jobs, investment for UK firms, so we can continue to evolve the opportunities in the offshore world.”
Mr MacDonald is currently carrying out a full business review at Tekmar to make sure the firm can weather the coronavirus storm and be fit for the future.
In the last half-year, the firm reduced headcount by 6% after enduring one of its most demanding periods, with revenues for the six months ended September 30 falling 11% due to delays to orders and increases in operational costs caused by the pandemic.
Looking ahead, however, Mr MacDonald said that, while Tekmar operates all over the world - including growing workloads in China, Taiwan and North America - the best opportunities are close to home at projects including Dogger Bank. Overseas projects also want to tap into UK expertise.
He added: “We think international companies jumping onto the offshore opportunity will want UK and European know-how, which is exciting for the UK supply chain and the North East should benefit from that as well.”
The company, which operates sites in Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, Blyth and London with representation around the world, currently has 200 employees but when the coronavirus pandemic subsides, the firm hopes to recruit more staff.
Mr MacDonald added: “Part of our plan will be adding jobs in due course. Clearly as long as this growth we are predicting, that will support us and bring more people into the business.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe chief executive of North East offshore firm Tekmar Group has called for better procurement systems to ensure UK firms can benefit from the Government’s 10-point plan for a Green Industrial Revolution.\nPrime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled the environmental plan to great fanfare last November, revealing ambitions to plough £12bn of investment into the UK renewables sector with the aim of creating 250,000 jobs.\nMr Johnson pledged that UK industrial heartlands including the North East would be at the centre of the plans.\nBut for those ambitions to come to fruition, the CEO of Newton Aycliffe-based Tekmar said the Government must align with the UK supply chain to make sure companies like his can take advantage of the opportunities at hand.\nGrowth forecasts point to a fourfold increase in UK wind power by 2030, with even higher increases predicted in Europe and globally.\nTekmar CEO Alasdair MacDonald said: “I would say the 10 point plan from Government is welcomed, but the real opportunity we have to grasp is getting a North East and UK supply chain.\n“We have developed technologies now used internationally, and by 2030 we will see a fourold increase in renewables in the UK, fivefold in Europe, so the scale of opportunities is significant. That’s playing out in our half year results, where we saw a 21% increase in our enquiry book.\n“The fundamentals are very strong.\n““History tells you a lot of work has gone to international contracts and the procurement strategy has to be adressed. That’s a challenge that I see for us.\n“Within the domestic supply chain there’s a lot of positivity there with international plans in place - the issue is the element the UK can play. That needs to be more tangible and measured.\n“The Government needs to align with the UK supply chain in terms of the 10 point plan.\n“Now it needs to be measured so we can see the benefit in terms of investment in jobs, investment for UK firms, so we can continue to evolve the opportunities in the offshore world.”\nMr MacDonald is currently carrying out a full business review at Tekmar to make sure the firm can weather the coronavirus storm and be fit for the future.\nIn the last half-year, the firm reduced headcount by 6% after enduring one of its most demanding periods, with revenues for the six months ended September 30 falling 11% due to delays to orders and increases in operational costs caused by the pandemic.\nLooking ahead, however, Mr MacDonald said that, while Tekmar operates all over the world - including growing workloads in China, Taiwan and North America - the best opportunities are close to home at projects including Dogger Bank. Overseas projects also want to tap into UK expertise.\nHe added: “We think international companies jumping onto the offshore opportunity will want UK and European know-how, which is exciting for the UK supply chain and the North East should benefit from that as well.”\nThe company, which operates sites in Newton Aycliffe, Darlington, Blyth and London with representation around the world, currently has 200 employees but when the coronavirus pandemic subsides, the firm hopes to recruit more staff.\nMr MacDonald added: “Part of our plan will be adding jobs in due course. Clearly as long as this growth we are predicting, that will support us and bring more people into the business.”",
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The Newcastle firm, which also has other UK and overseas offices, is working on some of the region's key regeneration projects
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Leading architecture practice Ryder has seen rising turnover and profits as it was appointed to some of the developments changing the face of the North East.
Accounts for the Newcastle firm for the year ending April 30 2020 show that turnover grew 14% to £19.3m, while operating profits went from £1.2m to £1.7m.
The practice has offices in London, Liverpool, Hong Kong, Vancouver and Amsterdam, as well as its Newcastle base.
It has recruited more than 50 new members of staff in recent months after a series of project wins, including the new Whipps Cross Hospital in London, the Factory cultural space in Manchester and the regeneration of the former Tetley's factory in Leeds.
Closer to home, Ryder has been involved in plans for Durham County Council's new headquarters, the Bank House development in Newcastle and the 'Whey Aye Wheel' on the city's riverside, as well as the maintenance base for the Dogger Bank wind farm at the Port of Tyne.
Sign up for your daily BusinessLive North East newsletter You can get all the day's business news from the North East sent to your email inbox each morning. By signing up here, we will deliver the headlines from companies in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside straight to your email inbox every morning. Our specialist team of business writers will bring you stories from a range of sectors, reporting on companies large and small.
In the accounts, Ryder said that it had taken measures to mitigate the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including the use of Government support schemes and payment holidays after the year end.
But it said that it had also secured 'significant contracts post year end' that placed it well for the future.
Managing partner Mark Thompson said: “Our wide portfolio of sectors involve us working with a broad range of clients – private businesses, developers, contractors, national and local government bodies.
(Image: Chris Lishman 2016 All Rights Reserved)
“The success of these sectors requires us to continue to be responsive to our clients and also requires a strong economy, stable political climate and a positive investment and planning environment.
“The construction industry generally remains uncertain and difficult. However, our current pipeline for the 2021 financial year is strong across all our established sectors.
“The directors are pleased with the results for the year given the uncertain climate both nationally and internationally. We are conservatively optimistic for the ongoing and sustained growth and development of Ryder subject to the resolution of Brexit and the end of the pandemic.”
The year saw Ryder's senior partner Peter Buchan retire, along with Glasgow-based partner Gordon Murray. Mark Carter in London, Mark Clasper in Newcastle, and Chris Malcolm in Glasgow were promoted to partners to strengthen the leadership team.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nLeading architecture practice Ryder has seen rising turnover and profits as it was appointed to some of the developments changing the face of the North East.\nAccounts for the Newcastle firm for the year ending April 30 2020 show that turnover grew 14% to £19.3m, while operating profits went from £1.2m to £1.7m.\nThe practice has offices in London, Liverpool, Hong Kong, Vancouver and Amsterdam, as well as its Newcastle base.\nIt has recruited more than 50 new members of staff in recent months after a series of project wins, including the new Whipps Cross Hospital in London, the Factory cultural space in Manchester and the regeneration of the former Tetley's factory in Leeds.\nCloser to home, Ryder has been involved in plans for Durham County Council's new headquarters, the Bank House development in Newcastle and the 'Whey Aye Wheel' on the city's riverside, as well as the maintenance base for the Dogger Bank wind farm at the Port of Tyne.\nSign up for your daily BusinessLive North East newsletter You can get all the day's business news from the North East sent to your email inbox each morning. By signing up here, we will deliver the headlines from companies in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham and Teesside straight to your email inbox every morning. Our specialist team of business writers will bring you stories from a range of sectors, reporting on companies large and small.\nIn the accounts, Ryder said that it had taken measures to mitigate the affects of the Covid-19 pandemic, including the use of Government support schemes and payment holidays after the year end.\nBut it said that it had also secured 'significant contracts post year end' that placed it well for the future.\nManaging partner Mark Thompson said: “Our wide portfolio of sectors involve us working with a broad range of clients – private businesses, developers, contractors, national and local government bodies.\n(Image: Chris Lishman 2016 All Rights Reserved)\n“The success of these sectors requires us to continue to be responsive to our clients and also requires a strong economy, stable political climate and a positive investment and planning environment.\n“The construction industry generally remains uncertain and difficult. However, our current pipeline for the 2021 financial year is strong across all our established sectors.\n“The directors are pleased with the results for the year given the uncertain climate both nationally and internationally. We are conservatively optimistic for the ongoing and sustained growth and development of Ryder subject to the resolution of Brexit and the end of the pandemic.”\nThe year saw Ryder's senior partner Peter Buchan retire, along with Glasgow-based partner Gordon Murray. Mark Carter in London, Mark Clasper in Newcastle, and Chris Malcolm in Glasgow were promoted to partners to strengthen the leadership team.",
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Rolls-Royce has warned tougher Covid-19 restrictions will delay the recovery of long-haul air travel in 2021.
The aerospace giant said it expected to burn through around £2bn this year and more contagious variants of the virus were creating “additional uncertainty”.
The FTSE 100 company, which has UK sites in Derby and Filton, near Bristol, said in a trading update on Tuesday (January 26) that engine flying hours would be at around 55% of 2019 levels. Shares fell 6% on the news.
However, the firm added that December trading was broadly in line with expectations and it had delivered “good progress” on its restructuring programme.
Rolls-Royce announced last year it was planning to slash 9,000 jobs from its global workforce by the end of 2022 after the collapse in air travel caused by the virus. By the end of 2020 it had already shed 7,000 roles.
The business has made cash cost savings of more than £1bn, it said, after announcing its overhaul programme. Year-end liquidity was around £9bn - at the upper end of previous predictions.
A spokesperson said: “Continued progress on vaccination programmes is encouraging for the medium-term recovery of air traffic and economic activity.
“In the near-term, however, more contagious variants of the virus are creating additional uncertainty.
“Enhanced restrictions are delaying the recovery of long-haul travel over the coming months compared to our prior expectations, placing further financial pressure on our customers and the wider aviation industry, all of which are impacting our own cash flows in 2021.”
Rolls-Royce said its financial forecasts remained highly sensitive to changes in external conditions.
The spokesperson added: “We are confident that despite the more challenging near-term market conditions we are well-positioned for the future.
"We remain focused on completing our restructuring programme and footprint consolidation as well as maintaining cost control and capital discipline."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Manufacturing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nRolls-Royce has warned tougher Covid-19 restrictions will delay the recovery of long-haul air travel in 2021.\nThe aerospace giant said it expected to burn through around £2bn this year and more contagious variants of the virus were creating “additional uncertainty”.\nThe FTSE 100 company, which has UK sites in Derby and Filton, near Bristol, said in a trading update on Tuesday (January 26) that engine flying hours would be at around 55% of 2019 levels. Shares fell 6% on the news.\nHowever, the firm added that December trading was broadly in line with expectations and it had delivered “good progress” on its restructuring programme.\nRolls-Royce announced last year it was planning to slash 9,000 jobs from its global workforce by the end of 2022 after the collapse in air travel caused by the virus. By the end of 2020 it had already shed 7,000 roles.\nThe business has made cash cost savings of more than £1bn, it said, after announcing its overhaul programme. Year-end liquidity was around £9bn - at the upper end of previous predictions.\nA spokesperson said: “Continued progress on vaccination programmes is encouraging for the medium-term recovery of air traffic and economic activity.\n“In the near-term, however, more contagious variants of the virus are creating additional uncertainty.\n“Enhanced restrictions are delaying the recovery of long-haul travel over the coming months compared to our prior expectations, placing further financial pressure on our customers and the wider aviation industry, all of which are impacting our own cash flows in 2021.”\nRolls-Royce said its financial forecasts remained highly sensitive to changes in external conditions.\nThe spokesperson added: “We are confident that despite the more challenging near-term market conditions we are well-positioned for the future.\n\"We remain focused on completing our restructuring programme and footprint consolidation as well as maintaining cost control and capital discipline.\"",
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Bangor University has agreed to partially refund students in university halls
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A university in Wales is offering students a 10% discount on their halls fees due to the disruption to teaching in a pandemic hit year.
The National Union of Students Wales (NUS Wales) said students "shouldn't be penalised financially" for following lockdown rules in Wales.
The Welsh Government said universities should have staggered returns to help stop the virus spreading in student accommodation.
The NUS want partial refunds for university accommodation because they are not spending as much time there due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Bangor University has agreed to a partial refund.
The university said: "Bangor University, working with its Students’ Union, has agreed to offer students a 10% reduction on their Halls fees for the current year."
Cardiff Metropolitan University told BBC Wales that students living in university-operated halls would be given rebates for the weeks where all of their lectures and seminars had been held online.
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Asia’s answer to KFC and McDonald’s wants to open a branch in Nottingham.
Bee World UK Ltd, part of the Jollibee Foods Corporation, is considering a branch in Clumber Street, which could create up to 70 jobs.
Jollibee, which originated in the Philippines, has been compared to McDonald’s for its levels of popularity.
Last autumn it opened an outlet in Leicester and over the next three to five years, Jollibee wants to open 50 more stores in the UK.
A flagship store in Leicester Square, London, will open in the first half of 2021, followed by launches in Edinburgh, Leeds, Cardiff and other major cities across the UK.
It sees the UK as a key market for expansion – saying the British spend €1.2 billion (£1.07 billion) on fast-food chicken every year – compared to €652 million in Germany and €700 million in France.
When the first London branch opened in 2018 thousands of people queued for hours to sample the chain’s chicken. Its second UK restaurant opened in Liverpool in September.
Globally the business has 1,466 stores, 1,185 of which are in the Philippines.
Jollibee Foods Corporation was named the Philippines’ “most admired” company by the Asian Wall Street Journal for several years on the bounce, and has been included among ‘Asia’s Fab 50 Companies’ by Forbes Asia Magazine.
The business is one of the biggest and fastest growing Asian restaurant companies in the world, and has identified North America, the UK and Europe as key growth markets – taking on the Golden Arches along the way.
Its aggressive US expansion strategy is part of a plan to become one of the top five restaurant companies in the world.
Jollibee is known for its mix of American and Asian inspired meals – one of its signature dishes is spaghetti in tomato sauce with slices of hotdogs and ground beef, usually served with fried chicken.
It calls itself ‘the home of the chicken joy’, which it describes as ‘crispylicious – crispy and delicious chicken that sparks joy’.
A planning statement, submitted to Nottingham City Council, says: “We seek to establish formal planning permission for the restaurant use in order to establish certainty and thereby invest in the property and staff in the long term.
“This will be a significant investment in the town centre and approximately 70 jobs will be created at a time when the high street is suffering and traditional high street jobs are being lost.”
The restaurant is earmarked for the vacant 46-48 Clumber Street, on the street’s corner with Parliament Street, which was due to be a Metro Bank.
The building is expected to be occupied by the restaurant by April or May.
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A new tram service could link travellers with East Midlands Airport under plans for a big property scheme.
The suggestion is included in an £800m proposition described as "one of the largest housing and employment developments" in the region.
The Fairham development involves 3,000 homes being built to form a vast new neighbourhood just a few miles to the north-east of the airport, south of Nottingham.
Known as Clifton Pastures, the scheme will be brought forward in phases over a 10 to 15-year period and could involve an extension of the neighbouring city's tram network.
Outline permission has been passed for one million square feet of employment space, a primary school, community and sports facilities, a neighbourhood centre and more than 200 acres of green space across the 606-acre site.
That permission allows a development to go-ahead 'in principle', ahead of more detailed plans being drawn up.
Developers have recently submitted a number of reserved matters planning applications to Rushcliffe Borough Council to do with the drainage and landscaping associated with the project.
The main contractor, Winvic Construction Ltd, has been appointed for the first phase of infrastructure work – and groundworks and exploratory work have been ongoing at the site since September.
Work in the pipeline includes the conclusion of the first phase of groundworks and the continuing preparation of the residential plots.
This work will continue into 2021 when the first housing plots will come forward and the new roads and other infrastructure will begin to take shape.
A spokesman for Fairham, representing partners involved in the project, added: "This new neighbourhood for Nottingham is due to bring 3,000 new homes, 2,000 new jobs and new community amenities to the area, including a new school, medical centre and sports and leisure space in a highly sustainable and green environment.
"Fairham is a long-term investment being made by Derbyshire-based Clowes Developments in partnership with Homes England, the Government's housing accelerator.
"It will be an exemplary mixed-use scheme of regional importance to the whole East Midlands.
"The project includes a protected new route for a future NET tram extension towards East Midlands Airport, although the details of this will be subject to NET and its partners bringing forward their own plans in the future.
"The involvement of Homes England helps to ensure there will be a broad mix of housing types, including hundreds of affordable homes, with the first new homes beginning construction in 2021.
"With £100 million of new infrastructure across the site, there will be miles of cycle and footpaths as well as 50 acres of wildlife space and 33 acres of new sports pitches for the local community.
"All this on top of further, dedicated green spaces throughout the development. The scheme will also provide new employment opportunities as well as assisting Rushcliffe Borough Council in meeting its new homes target of 13,500 dwellings by 2030.
"Any large scheme takes time to come forward but we are also working with the local community through our Fairham Forum to ensure communication is forthcoming, local voices are heard and issues dealt with as we progress."
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Plans have been revealed for a major £170million development in Truro city centre including new homes, a university campus and leisure facilities.
The scheme, described as a "vibrant new neighbourhood and destination", has been outlined to Cornwall Council's economic growth and development overview and scrutiny committee.
A report on the Pydar Regeneration project suggests outline planning permission could be granted I February 2021 and demolition work could start in April.
The project aims to redevelop a major part of the city centre which includes the former Carrick District Council offices, Viaduct car park and buildings including Truro Bowl.
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Councillors heard an agreement in principle has been reached with Falmouth University which is looking to create The Hive campus at the site which would have a focus on screen and digital sectors.
As well as about 300 new homes being built on the Pydar site there are plans for student accommodation. The plans also include new shops, bars and restaurants, leisure facilities and a hotel.
Under the proposals the development has been split into phases and a reserved matters application for phase one - dealing with specific details of the planned development - is expected to be submitted at the end of March.
Phase one will include housing, food and drink outlets, bowling alley and a community facility. It will also include "extensive public realm" facilities including a public square and there will be roadworks to Pydar Street and St Clement Street which will "create a low-speed environment".
A report to the scrutiny committee said: "We have a shortlist of potential funders and are in advanced discussions to secure the full £170m development costs."
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It said there has also been interest shown for the planned office space, hotel, leisure, bowling and food and drink facilities. The report said: "The proposed scheme will regenerate a run-down area of the city and help create a vibrant new neighbourhood and destination for Truro.
“The project will pioneer new ways of living, learning, working and playing, helping to transform Truro into a creative city, fit to lead Cornwall into a successful and prosperous future.
"The project will deliver innovative work and learning spaces, together with an exciting riverside park and range of engaging leisure, hospitality and cultural facilities and events.
“The project will offer the opportunity to improve walking and cycling links up the Kenwyn valley and will improve social inclusion. It will be a place where people of all ages will mix together and want to live, learn, work and play."
New housing will include 35% affordable housing and there will also be 17,000sq m of employment space. The report said: "The regeneration of a complex site such as this, in a sensitive location, is a major scheme and one of the largest the Council has ever pursued."
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One man with a serious illness and reduced life expectancy stands to lose 20 years' savings he invested in Baltic Triangle scheme Parliament Residence - an amount he'll never be able to save up again
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Furious investors in a city centre apartment scheme fear losing tens of thousands of pounds each after the scheme stalled and ran out of money before a deal was agreed to buy it.
Life savings, retirement funds and inheritance worth up to £900,000 are now feared lost by investors in the second phase of the Parliament Residence scheme, a Baltic Triangle development led by London-based Assetcorp.
The investment vehicle behind the project to deliver almost 150 “high-end” waterfront apartments, called AC Parl Street 2 Ltd, went into receivership last year. It’s now close to being bought by prominent city developer Legacie, as reported by BusinessLive last week.
But a deal to buy the scheme will not necessarily mean the investors, who are mostly from the UK but with others based across the globe, will ever see their money again.
That’s because AC Parl Street 2 Ltd took out large loans from a number of companies - latterly a firm called Collateral Investments Ltd. According to a ‘notice of appointment of an administrative receiver’ document filed with Companies House, that Manchester-based firm appointed the receiver at the end of last year.
Investors have told BusinessLive they were “shocked” at how fast their savings could vanish - and that they were “kept in the dark” by Assetcorp and the financial problems the scheme faced - alleging that the company failed to provide details of any loans being taken out.
They also allege that Assetcorp did not disclose information to investors - and asked them for forward funds to complete the scheme - just days after the receiver had been appointed to try and sell the business.
The development, for which units were sold off-plan, is said to be around “70%” complete and in a “dangerous” condition.
Investors do not blame the new owner Legacie, or David Currie, the receiver who was appointed to AC Parl St Ltd.
They now want to highlight the dangers of schemes like these for other uninformed investors.
Peter Hopkisson, a teacher from Kent, had a total of more than £170,000 invested in the development.
He said: “We wanted to invest in a flat in an up and coming area which would also serve as a base for our two daughters who both went to Liverpool Medical School.
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“One is now working as a junior doctor in a city hospital and we thought the Baltic Triangle would be a great place for her to start her professional life."
He said at “no stage” from the start of the project in 2017 until the end of November last year were investors informed of serious problems.
He added: “We can accept projects running into difficulties but the speed with which events unfolded have left a very bad feeling about the whole system from start to finish.
“It will be soul destroying to see the building finished thinking about what should have been. We feel totally let down.”
He said he now wants to see fractional development models “fully regulated”, starting with scrutiny of developers’ funding, clear conveyancing guidelines and transparent processes.
“We believed we were fully protected but this seems not to have been the case. We will now take steps to achieve legal redress.”
It’s the latest controversy surrounding the fractional sales model to hit Liverpool.
Over the past few years, the Liverpool Echo and BusinessLive have reported extensively on various failed or stalled city schemes where investors, many from the Far East, have feared losing their life savings due to failed developments.
What are fractional sales? Fractional selling, where a building project is funded by selling flats off-plan in advance before it is built, has become a common way of developing in Liverpool. Investors are promised "yields" in return, including interest on their investments and rental income, once the buildings are finished. Many developments have been successfully built that way, but some high-profile schemes in cities like Liverpool have stalled. A report last year by leading property agency City Residential said investors in Liverpool were now becoming far more risk averse to this method of selling - with the model "starting to struggle across the board". A new body was set up by Liverpool Council back in 2018 in a bid to improve regulation of these schemes. Last year, it reported “grave concerns” over a lack of fractional sales advice. Its next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening.
Work began on the second phase of Parliament Residence in 2018, with millions of pounds pumped into the scheme by investors based all over the world - as far afield as China, the Middle East and USA.
It's set to deliver 145 one and two-bed apartments in the middle of the Baltic Triangle.
Investors in the scheme worth more than £20m allege they were not informed by Assetcorp that any difficulties or problems had arisen - and accused the firm of trying to “lure” additional monies.
An email seen by BusinessLive sent in early December by Assetcorp’s managing director Stuart Johnson promised investors that building work would restart on January 7, and asked for payment towards completion costs, saying it would cost £3.8m to finish.
In a section laying out difficulties with the build including Covid infections and vandalism hitting the site, the letter to investors added: “We must emphasise that the scheme is still viable and fully solvent. The funding gap shortage does not put the scheme into a position of insolvency.”
It added that the firm was “purely interested” in delivering the apartments with no losses - despite it being “at a commercial loss as a company”.
The email was dated December 2, despite Companies House documents showing that David Currie had been appointed as a receiver for AC Parl St 2 Ltd just days before - on November 27. That move was in the hope of finding a buyer to recover Collateral’s investment.
Mr Hopkisson added: “It’s disgusting that Assetcorp and its [managing director] kept investors in the dark about financial problems while their building went on sale and bidders were invited to view it.”
A second man, an “experienced” investor who asked to remain anonymous, said he stands to lose “over £900,000” plus added market value.
He said: “That took a lifetime of hard work and smart investing. Our plan was to retire early, and use the income generated from the property.
“I was going to give a flat to each of my children. My daughter was looking to study in Liverpool.
“Plans now have to change, retirement is not going to be early. I’m looking at another 10-plus years of hard work and recovery.”
It was the first time this individual had invested in off-plan property in the UK, but he had a stern warning for anyone thinking of doing the same.
“I won’t be doing this again and my advice to others is to stay away. I’m feeling pretty angry with myself for getting into this mess.
“The lesson learned is don’t buy anything that doesn’t yet exist.”
He said he was disappointed investors had not been given an opportunity to “organize and take over the project”, and that news of the sale was “sudden”.
“We have all been let down. Our contracts had no protections, we were poorly informed.
“Lets hope there is some justice in the UK and this is not business as usual."
Another investor, Luis Demelo, from Luxembourg, had invested his life savings - a total of £166,950 into the scheme - an amount that due to a serious illness, he will never be able to save up again.
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Mr Demelo described his situation: “Personally, if I’m unable to get the money back, I will have lost 20 years of my savings that I won’t be able to recover as I have a serious chronic disease and my life expectancy is reduced. Also, my daughter won’t go to the University of Liverpool and I will leave her no financial support as I’m a single parent.”
He urged Legacie to work with him and others, to complete the development with existing investors - “even if that costs us a little extra money”.
A fourth investor, aged 60, said he had saved up the money by working in four countries.
He explained: “I thought to put all my savings into investment so my children could go to school. The eldest wants to be a doctor. He got a scholarship to study biochemistry at the University of Arizona.
“I put the entire money in this Parliament Residence phase 2. Total investment so far is £73,000.”
A fifth investor told BusinessLive she had invested her pension and was “devastated”.
There is now hope that Legacie will be able to “find a way to help investors” - although it’s not known how that might happen.
A sixth investor expressed optimism, saying: “I hope Legacie is not only rescuing the building but will follow through their call to make this sector better regulated by finding a way to help the investors.
“It is shocking after so many people trusted in Liverpool that all of them found it so easy for their savings to disappear.”
When contacted for a comment by BusinessLive last week, Legacie Developments confirmed it was close to securing the deal for the second phase of Parliament Residence.
A spokesman said: "We have put in a bid to rescue this development. It is currently in a dangerous condition from the damage that has been caused once the site stalled and requires significant investment, and the support of Legaice's expert team, to bring it to standard.
“Our vision is to create a quality residential development on this site so that Liverpool is not left with another stalled scheme. Legacie has a track record of delivery in Liverpool and so we hope to revive this project to make it something the city can be proud of."
When the ECHO put investors’ concerns to Legacie this week, the firm said it would be inappropriate to comment further.
Further attempts were made to contact Assetcorp and Mr Currie.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nFurious investors in a city centre apartment scheme fear losing tens of thousands of pounds each after the scheme stalled and ran out of money before a deal was agreed to buy it.\nLife savings, retirement funds and inheritance worth up to £900,000 are now feared lost by investors in the second phase of the Parliament Residence scheme, a Baltic Triangle development led by London-based Assetcorp.\nThe investment vehicle behind the project to deliver almost 150 “high-end” waterfront apartments, called AC Parl Street 2 Ltd, went into receivership last year. It’s now close to being bought by prominent city developer Legacie, as reported by BusinessLive last week.\nBut a deal to buy the scheme will not necessarily mean the investors, who are mostly from the UK but with others based across the globe, will ever see their money again.\nThat’s because AC Parl Street 2 Ltd took out large loans from a number of companies - latterly a firm called Collateral Investments Ltd. According to a ‘notice of appointment of an administrative receiver’ document filed with Companies House, that Manchester-based firm appointed the receiver at the end of last year.\nInvestors have told BusinessLive they were “shocked” at how fast their savings could vanish - and that they were “kept in the dark” by Assetcorp and the financial problems the scheme faced - alleging that the company failed to provide details of any loans being taken out.\nThey also allege that Assetcorp did not disclose information to investors - and asked them for forward funds to complete the scheme - just days after the receiver had been appointed to try and sell the business.\nThe development, for which units were sold off-plan, is said to be around “70%” complete and in a “dangerous” condition.\nInvestors do not blame the new owner Legacie, or David Currie, the receiver who was appointed to AC Parl St Ltd.\nThey now want to highlight the dangers of schemes like these for other uninformed investors.\nPeter Hopkisson, a teacher from Kent, had a total of more than £170,000 invested in the development.\nHe said: “We wanted to invest in a flat in an up and coming area which would also serve as a base for our two daughters who both went to Liverpool Medical School.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\n“One is now working as a junior doctor in a city hospital and we thought the Baltic Triangle would be a great place for her to start her professional life.\"\nHe said at “no stage” from the start of the project in 2017 until the end of November last year were investors informed of serious problems.\nHe added: “We can accept projects running into difficulties but the speed with which events unfolded have left a very bad feeling about the whole system from start to finish.\n“It will be soul destroying to see the building finished thinking about what should have been. We feel totally let down.”\nHe said he now wants to see fractional development models “fully regulated”, starting with scrutiny of developers’ funding, clear conveyancing guidelines and transparent processes.\n“We believed we were fully protected but this seems not to have been the case. We will now take steps to achieve legal redress.”\nIt’s the latest controversy surrounding the fractional sales model to hit Liverpool.\nOver the past few years, the Liverpool Echo and BusinessLive have reported extensively on various failed or stalled city schemes where investors, many from the Far East, have feared losing their life savings due to failed developments.\nWhat are fractional sales? Fractional selling, where a building project is funded by selling flats off-plan in advance before it is built, has become a common way of developing in Liverpool. Investors are promised \"yields\" in return, including interest on their investments and rental income, once the buildings are finished. Many developments have been successfully built that way, but some high-profile schemes in cities like Liverpool have stalled. A report last year by leading property agency City Residential said investors in Liverpool were now becoming far more risk averse to this method of selling - with the model \"starting to struggle across the board\". A new body was set up by Liverpool Council back in 2018 in a bid to improve regulation of these schemes. Last year, it reported “grave concerns” over a lack of fractional sales advice. Its next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening.\nWork began on the second phase of Parliament Residence in 2018, with millions of pounds pumped into the scheme by investors based all over the world - as far afield as China, the Middle East and USA.\nIt's set to deliver 145 one and two-bed apartments in the middle of the Baltic Triangle.\nInvestors in the scheme worth more than £20m allege they were not informed by Assetcorp that any difficulties or problems had arisen - and accused the firm of trying to “lure” additional monies.\nAn email seen by BusinessLive sent in early December by Assetcorp’s managing director Stuart Johnson promised investors that building work would restart on January 7, and asked for payment towards completion costs, saying it would cost £3.8m to finish.\nIn a section laying out difficulties with the build including Covid infections and vandalism hitting the site, the letter to investors added: “We must emphasise that the scheme is still viable and fully solvent. The funding gap shortage does not put the scheme into a position of insolvency.”\nIt added that the firm was “purely interested” in delivering the apartments with no losses - despite it being “at a commercial loss as a company”.\nThe email was dated December 2, despite Companies House documents showing that David Currie had been appointed as a receiver for AC Parl St 2 Ltd just days before - on November 27. That move was in the hope of finding a buyer to recover Collateral’s investment.\nMr Hopkisson added: “It’s disgusting that Assetcorp and its [managing director] kept investors in the dark about financial problems while their building went on sale and bidders were invited to view it.”\nA second man, an “experienced” investor who asked to remain anonymous, said he stands to lose “over £900,000” plus added market value.\nHe said: “That took a lifetime of hard work and smart investing. Our plan was to retire early, and use the income generated from the property.\n“I was going to give a flat to each of my children. My daughter was looking to study in Liverpool.\n“Plans now have to change, retirement is not going to be early. I’m looking at another 10-plus years of hard work and recovery.”\nIt was the first time this individual had invested in off-plan property in the UK, but he had a stern warning for anyone thinking of doing the same.\n“I won’t be doing this again and my advice to others is to stay away. I’m feeling pretty angry with myself for getting into this mess.\n“The lesson learned is don’t buy anything that doesn’t yet exist.”\nHe said he was disappointed investors had not been given an opportunity to “organize and take over the project”, and that news of the sale was “sudden”.\n“We have all been let down. Our contracts had no protections, we were poorly informed.\n“Lets hope there is some justice in the UK and this is not business as usual.\"\nAnother investor, Luis Demelo, from Luxembourg, had invested his life savings - a total of £166,950 into the scheme - an amount that due to a serious illness, he will never be able to save up again.\n(Image: Colin Lane)\nMr Demelo described his situation: “Personally, if I’m unable to get the money back, I will have lost 20 years of my savings that I won’t be able to recover as I have a serious chronic disease and my life expectancy is reduced. Also, my daughter won’t go to the University of Liverpool and I will leave her no financial support as I’m a single parent.”\nHe urged Legacie to work with him and others, to complete the development with existing investors - “even if that costs us a little extra money”.\nA fourth investor, aged 60, said he had saved up the money by working in four countries.\nHe explained: “I thought to put all my savings into investment so my children could go to school. The eldest wants to be a doctor. He got a scholarship to study biochemistry at the University of Arizona.\n“I put the entire money in this Parliament Residence phase 2. Total investment so far is £73,000.”\nA fifth investor told BusinessLive she had invested her pension and was “devastated”.\nThere is now hope that Legacie will be able to “find a way to help investors” - although it’s not known how that might happen.\nA sixth investor expressed optimism, saying: “I hope Legacie is not only rescuing the building but will follow through their call to make this sector better regulated by finding a way to help the investors.\n“It is shocking after so many people trusted in Liverpool that all of them found it so easy for their savings to disappear.”\nWhen contacted for a comment by BusinessLive last week, Legacie Developments confirmed it was close to securing the deal for the second phase of Parliament Residence.\nA spokesman said: \"We have put in a bid to rescue this development. It is currently in a dangerous condition from the damage that has been caused once the site stalled and requires significant investment, and the support of Legaice's expert team, to bring it to standard.\n“Our vision is to create a quality residential development on this site so that Liverpool is not left with another stalled scheme. Legacie has a track record of delivery in Liverpool and so we hope to revive this project to make it something the city can be proud of.\"\nWhen the ECHO put investors’ concerns to Legacie this week, the firm said it would be inappropriate to comment further.\nFurther attempts were made to contact Assetcorp and Mr Currie.",
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WH Smith is closing a store in North Wales.
The retailer has announced the shop on Station Road in Colwyn Bay will close at the end of July.
The brand is understood to have first opened in the town back in the 1920s and this move is a major blow to the town centre.
Bosses said they would try to relocate staff to nearby stores.
A WH Smith spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that the WHSmith store in Colwyn Bay will close later this year.
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"Unfortunately, we are unable to trade viably from this location and the decision has been taken to close the store as a result of the lease expiry in July.
"As one of the largest supporters of the UK high street, we are disappointed to be losing our presence in Colwyn Bay and we would like to thank all our customers for their support and for shopping with us.
"We are also extremely grateful for the commitment of our in store colleagues who we will support with this transition and redeploy to nearby stores, where possible.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nWH Smith is closing a store in North Wales.\nThe retailer has announced the shop on Station Road in Colwyn Bay will close at the end of July.\nThe brand is understood to have first opened in the town back in the 1920s and this move is a major blow to the town centre.\nBosses said they would try to relocate staff to nearby stores.\nA WH Smith spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that the WHSmith store in Colwyn Bay will close later this year.\n(Image: Google maps)\n\"Unfortunately, we are unable to trade viably from this location and the decision has been taken to close the store as a result of the lease expiry in July.\n\"As one of the largest supporters of the UK high street, we are disappointed to be losing our presence in Colwyn Bay and we would like to thank all our customers for their support and for shopping with us.\n\"We are also extremely grateful for the commitment of our in store colleagues who we will support with this transition and redeploy to nearby stores, where possible.”\nTo have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article",
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Business advisory bodies warn the numbers are the tip of a very large iceberg - and corporate insolvency numbers are expected to keep rising
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More than 12,500 firms across the North East are now in financial difficulty, latest research reveals, with business trade bodies warning the figure is just the tip of the iceberg.
Business distress has soared by 31% across the region since the end of 2019, with more than 3,000 more businesses now reporting financial trouble, according to the latest Red Flag Alert report by business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor.
Distress levels also jumped by 14% in the last three months of the year, as a further 1,500 companies in the North East plunged into distress.
The Red Flag Alert research, for Q4 2020, also recorded ‘significant’ distress affecting 630,000 businesses across the UK, a 27% year-on-year increase nationally, with London seeing a 33% jump compared to the end of 2019.
Begbies Traynor also found that, in the North East, almost all of the 22 sectors monitored by Red Flag Alert displayed a double-digit increase in ‘significant’ distress year-on-year, ranging from an 8% to a 54% rise, with the worst hit sectors including travel and tourism (up 54% year on year), hotel and accommodation (up 51% year on year) and real estate and property (up 47% year on year).
The company also warned that the figures likely represent the tip of the iceberg because the Covid-19 pandemic has reduced court activity, limiting the number of CCJs and winding up petitions being issued against firms.
Gillian Sayburn, partner for Begbies Traynor in the North East, said: “The pandemic meant that 2020 was a devastating year for thousands of businesses as they fell further into financial distress and Q1 2021 seems to be offering little hope of an upturn.
“The Government’s extended furlough and financial support measures will provide some relief and should save a significant number of businesses from entering into insolvency in the short term. However, because not every business will be sustainable, the reality, even post-pandemic, is that the Government will have to be ruthless when handing out its rescue funds.
“Unfortunately, for many struggling companies, Government financial help will provide little more than a stay of execution as debt levels become unmanageable and structural changes across many sectors take their toll.”
The figures come as insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 issued figures showing the first month-on-month rise in the number of corporate insolvencies for almost a year .
The number of corporate insolvencies increased by 37.8% from 891 in November to 1,228 last month, and was 9.2% higher than for December 2019’s figure of 1,125.
Alexandra Withers, North East chair of the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, said corporate insolvency numbers are expected to keep rising this year, prompting her to advise business owners to seek qualified advice as early as they can.
She said: “This is the first time since February 2020 that the monthly corporate insolvency figures are higher than in the same month the previous year, which suggests that that the economic impact of the pandemic may now finally be pushing increasing numbers of struggling businesses over the line into formal insolvency.
“While it’s too early to judge the impact of the latest lockdown on North East businesses, it has further complicated an already muddy economic picture, and will likely have been an additional blow for regional firms which lost the busy festive period on which they traditionally depend.
“It’s plainly a question of when, not if, insolvency numbers will further increase this year, especially as the Government’s support packages, which have provided a critical safety net for businesses and individuals, are due to start running out at the end of the first quarter.
“Even if the Chancellor decides to extend them again, as he’s had to do previously, they will have to come to an end at some point.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nMore than 12,500 firms across the North East are now in financial difficulty, latest research reveals, with business trade bodies warning the figure is just the tip of the iceberg.\nBusiness distress has soared by 31% across the region since the end of 2019, with more than 3,000 more businesses now reporting financial trouble, according to the latest Red Flag Alert report by business rescue and recovery specialist Begbies Traynor.\nDistress levels also jumped by 14% in the last three months of the year, as a further 1,500 companies in the North East plunged into distress.\nThe Red Flag Alert research, for Q4 2020, also recorded ‘significant’ distress affecting 630,000 businesses across the UK, a 27% year-on-year increase nationally, with London seeing a 33% jump compared to the end of 2019.\nBegbies Traynor also found that, in the North East, almost all of the 22 sectors monitored by Red Flag Alert displayed a double-digit increase in ‘significant’ distress year-on-year, ranging from an 8% to a 54% rise, with the worst hit sectors including travel and tourism (up 54% year on year), hotel and accommodation (up 51% year on year) and real estate and property (up 47% year on year).\nThe company also warned that the figures likely represent the tip of the iceberg because the Covid-19 pandemic has reduced court activity, limiting the number of CCJs and winding up petitions being issued against firms.\nGillian Sayburn, partner for Begbies Traynor in the North East, said: “The pandemic meant that 2020 was a devastating year for thousands of businesses as they fell further into financial distress and Q1 2021 seems to be offering little hope of an upturn.\n“The Government’s extended furlough and financial support measures will provide some relief and should save a significant number of businesses from entering into insolvency in the short term. However, because not every business will be sustainable, the reality, even post-pandemic, is that the Government will have to be ruthless when handing out its rescue funds.\n“Unfortunately, for many struggling companies, Government financial help will provide little more than a stay of execution as debt levels become unmanageable and structural changes across many sectors take their toll.”\nThe figures come as insolvency and restructuring trade body R3 issued figures showing the first month-on-month rise in the number of corporate insolvencies for almost a year .\nThe number of corporate insolvencies increased by 37.8% from 891 in November to 1,228 last month, and was 9.2% higher than for December 2019’s figure of 1,125.\nAlexandra Withers, North East chair of the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3, said corporate insolvency numbers are expected to keep rising this year, prompting her to advise business owners to seek qualified advice as early as they can.\nShe said: “This is the first time since February 2020 that the monthly corporate insolvency figures are higher than in the same month the previous year, which suggests that that the economic impact of the pandemic may now finally be pushing increasing numbers of struggling businesses over the line into formal insolvency.\n“While it’s too early to judge the impact of the latest lockdown on North East businesses, it has further complicated an already muddy economic picture, and will likely have been an additional blow for regional firms which lost the busy festive period on which they traditionally depend.\n“It’s plainly a question of when, not if, insolvency numbers will further increase this year, especially as the Government’s support packages, which have provided a critical safety net for businesses and individuals, are due to start running out at the end of the first quarter.\n“Even if the Chancellor decides to extend them again, as he’s had to do previously, they will have to come to an end at some point.”",
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Tech company GenomeKey said once its technology was perfected it could "save lives"
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A Bristol project researching ways to diagnose and treat sepsis more quickly has secured nearly £200,000 in funding from 16 entrepreneurs in the city.
Tech company GenomeKey said it would use the cash injection from the members of Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC) to leverage extra grant funding.
A total of £192,500 was funnelled into the pioneering project by BPEC, which has invested around £8million in local start-up and scale-up businesses since it was founded four years ago.
The move will create six new jobs over the next few months as GenomeKey ramps up its work at the Future Space Microbiology Laboratories in Stoke Gifford.
One of the investors, Dr Johnathan Matlock, who is a chemist and experienced investor in science projects, will join the project as board observer.
Michael Roberts, co-founder and chief executive of GenomeKey said the backing was “vital” as it provided match funding for other grant money.
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“Once perfected our technology will save lives, save money and save our antibiotics for the future when we really need them,” he explained.
GenomeKey is developing an automated device that uses Artificial Intelligence for analysis - and can provide answers within hours, rather than days, according to the company.
“This is important because sepsis kills people very quickly, so faster and targeted treatment can potentially save millions of lives,” said Mr Roberts.
“We expect the research to take between four and five years and this investment brings us closer to securing all the funding needed. Ultimately we expect to develop a benchtop device for hospitals that will replace today’s blood culture.”
Jerry Barnes, who founded BPEC, added: “Sepsis has been named on more death certificates than Covid-19 in the last year. It is fantastic to see pioneering work being carried out in Bristol that could be exported all over the world.
“We have continued to see strong investment by successful entrepreneurs in the area, backing Bristol ideas and innovation.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Bristol project researching ways to diagnose and treat sepsis more quickly has secured nearly £200,000 in funding from 16 entrepreneurs in the city.\nTech company GenomeKey said it would use the cash injection from the members of Bristol Private Equity Club (BPEC) to leverage extra grant funding.\nA total of £192,500 was funnelled into the pioneering project by BPEC, which has invested around £8million in local start-up and scale-up businesses since it was founded four years ago.\nThe move will create six new jobs over the next few months as GenomeKey ramps up its work at the Future Space Microbiology Laboratories in Stoke Gifford.\nOne of the investors, Dr Johnathan Matlock, who is a chemist and experienced investor in science projects, will join the project as board observer.\nMichael Roberts, co-founder and chief executive of GenomeKey said the backing was “vital” as it provided match funding for other grant money.\nSign up for more business news straight to your inbox Stay up to date with our daily newsletter, email breaking news alerts and weekly round-ups. To sign up, find out more and see all of our newsletters, follow the link here\n“Once perfected our technology will save lives, save money and save our antibiotics for the future when we really need them,” he explained.\nGenomeKey is developing an automated device that uses Artificial Intelligence for analysis - and can provide answers within hours, rather than days, according to the company.\n“This is important because sepsis kills people very quickly, so faster and targeted treatment can potentially save millions of lives,” said Mr Roberts.\n“We expect the research to take between four and five years and this investment brings us closer to securing all the funding needed. Ultimately we expect to develop a benchtop device for hospitals that will replace today’s blood culture.”\nJerry Barnes, who founded BPEC, added: “Sepsis has been named on more death certificates than Covid-19 in the last year. It is fantastic to see pioneering work being carried out in Bristol that could be exported all over the world.\n“We have continued to see strong investment by successful entrepreneurs in the area, backing Bristol ideas and innovation.”",
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It is providing £1bn in additional funding to help support female-led businesses
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NatWest has announced an additional £1bn in funding to help support female-led businesses in the UK recover from the coronavirus.
The bank says the aim is to ultimately help female entrepreneurs scale and grow, and builds on the £1bn announced last January, which was the largest intervention by a UK lender focused specifically on female-led businesses.
NatWest has also said it is committed in helping to create an additional 35,000 new businesses in the UK by the end of 2021, focusing its efforts on underrepresented groups and geographical inequality.
Due to the impacts of the coronavirus the bank has seen unprecedented demand from female-led businesses and has exceeded its £1bn target four years ahead of plan. The availability and ease of access through digital channels of the UK Government lending schemes, combined with virus impacts, has led to many more female entrepreneurs applying for funding.
The share of lending to female founders has not only increased in absolute terms, but proportionately rising from 9.5% to 14% of total lending.
A central finding of The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship (‘the Rose Review’), was that the single biggest issue holding female entrepreneurs back is the lack of funding directed towards them.
On the £1bn funding Ms Rose, NatWest Group CEO, said: " If women find themselves at even more of a professional disadvantage on the other side of this crisis, then we’ll be attempting to build an economic recovery whilst ignoring a huge area of potential.
"All of us, from ministers to employers, have a duty to ensure that further pain isn't felt disproportionately by women and that anyone who retains an ambition to start or grow a business is helped with targeted and innovative assistance.
"We’re determined to play our part and I’m pleased to confirm that we are now able to launch a second £1bn tranche of funding to continue and extend our support to female entrepreneurs and business owners."
Traditionally women are less likely to take on debt than male-led businesses and this can impact their ability to scale and grow at the same rate. The increased engagement stimulated through the Government schemes has also allowed NatWest to ensure that female entrepreneurs gain access to this overall package of support.
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The additional funding will be open to both new and existing customers and represents new lending into the UK economy, to continue to close the gap between female and male entrepreneurs.
Support and encouragement for female entrepreneurs is needed more than ever due to the disproportionate impact of the crisis on women. Recent research commissioned by NatWest in conjunction with YouGov shows that:
1 in 10 female entrepreneurs plan to start a business in 2021;
55% of female business leaders would not recommend starting a business in their sector in 2021;
Female entrepreneurs and business owners are 17% more likely to struggle balancing business with family life during the pandemic; and,
Nearly three quarters (71%) of female business owners and entrepreneurs found managing their business stressful during the pandemic, compared with just over half of males (55%).
Small Business Minister and co-chair of the Rose Review Board, Paul Scully said: " We want to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business and that means backing entrepreneurs from all walks of life, regardless of gender or ethnicity.
"It is fantastic to see a large company like NatWest doubling its support for female-led businesses to £2bn, giving a lifeline to thousands of companies as we build back better from coronavirus."
Martin McTague, the policy director of the FSB, said that its research has shown women-led small businesses are less likely to access any form of external finance than their male counterparts, with a quarter of women business owners telling them the ability to access finance is a key challenge to starting their own business.
Mr McTague said: "Dedicated funds like this, promoted to current and potential small business creators, could make a real difference."
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Hannah Essex, co-executive director at the BCC, added: "There is no questioning the talent and capability of so many women who want to set up and run their own businesses in the UK.
"It is vital that these brilliant women are supported with the investment they need to get their ideas off the ground. As the UK gradually emerges from the pandemic then this additional financial support will be a welcome boost to female entrepreneurs looking to lead the economic recovery.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - National Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nNatWest has announced an additional £1bn in funding to help support female-led businesses in the UK recover from the coronavirus.\nThe bank says the aim is to ultimately help female entrepreneurs scale and grow, and builds on the £1bn announced last January, which was the largest intervention by a UK lender focused specifically on female-led businesses.\nNatWest has also said it is committed in helping to create an additional 35,000 new businesses in the UK by the end of 2021, focusing its efforts on underrepresented groups and geographical inequality.\nDue to the impacts of the coronavirus the bank has seen unprecedented demand from female-led businesses and has exceeded its £1bn target four years ahead of plan. The availability and ease of access through digital channels of the UK Government lending schemes, combined with virus impacts, has led to many more female entrepreneurs applying for funding.\nThe share of lending to female founders has not only increased in absolute terms, but proportionately rising from 9.5% to 14% of total lending.\nA central finding of The Alison Rose Review of Female Entrepreneurship (‘the Rose Review’), was that the single biggest issue holding female entrepreneurs back is the lack of funding directed towards them.\nOn the £1bn funding Ms Rose, NatWest Group CEO, said: \" If women find themselves at even more of a professional disadvantage on the other side of this crisis, then we’ll be attempting to build an economic recovery whilst ignoring a huge area of potential.\n\"All of us, from ministers to employers, have a duty to ensure that further pain isn't felt disproportionately by women and that anyone who retains an ambition to start or grow a business is helped with targeted and innovative assistance.\n\"We’re determined to play our part and I’m pleased to confirm that we are now able to launch a second £1bn tranche of funding to continue and extend our support to female entrepreneurs and business owners.\"\nTraditionally women are less likely to take on debt than male-led businesses and this can impact their ability to scale and grow at the same rate. The increased engagement stimulated through the Government schemes has also allowed NatWest to ensure that female entrepreneurs gain access to this overall package of support.\n(Image: PA)\nThe additional funding will be open to both new and existing customers and represents new lending into the UK economy, to continue to close the gap between female and male entrepreneurs.\nSupport and encouragement for female entrepreneurs is needed more than ever due to the disproportionate impact of the crisis on women. Recent research commissioned by NatWest in conjunction with YouGov shows that:\n1 in 10 female entrepreneurs plan to start a business in 2021;\n55% of female business leaders would not recommend starting a business in their sector in 2021;\nFemale entrepreneurs and business owners are 17% more likely to struggle balancing business with family life during the pandemic; and,\nNearly three quarters (71%) of female business owners and entrepreneurs found managing their business stressful during the pandemic, compared with just over half of males (55%).\nSmall Business Minister and co-chair of the Rose Review Board, Paul Scully said: \" We want to make the UK the best place in the world to start and grow a business and that means backing entrepreneurs from all walks of life, regardless of gender or ethnicity.\n\"It is fantastic to see a large company like NatWest doubling its support for female-led businesses to £2bn, giving a lifeline to thousands of companies as we build back better from coronavirus.\"\nMartin McTague, the policy director of the FSB, said that its research has shown women-led small businesses are less likely to access any form of external finance than their male counterparts, with a quarter of women business owners telling them the ability to access finance is a key challenge to starting their own business.\nMr McTague said: \"Dedicated funds like this, promoted to current and potential small business creators, could make a real difference.\"\nIf you want more stories like this... You can sign up to our daily e-bulletin of business news in the South West or our weekly round-up of the best articles on retail and enterprise. Sign up here.\nHannah Essex, co-executive director at the BCC, added: \"There is no questioning the talent and capability of so many women who want to set up and run their own businesses in the UK.\n\"It is vital that these brilliant women are supported with the investment they need to get their ideas off the ground. As the UK gradually emerges from the pandemic then this additional financial support will be a welcome boost to female entrepreneurs looking to lead the economic recovery.”",
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The registered nurse who oversaw the setting up of London’s Nightingale hospital has been appointed to oversee construction of 11 new hospitals in the South West.
A registered nurse who has worked in the NHS for over 30 years, Natalie Forrest led construction of the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London in response to the pandemic.
She did this alongside her role as chief executive of Chase Farm Hospital, in North London, where she successfully led operational and clinical teams to design an innovative and ground-breaking new hospital, delivered to time, on budget and without interrupting services.
Ms Forrest will oversee the construction of three hospitals in Devon, one in Cornwall, two in Somerset and five in Dorset, as part of a national 40-hospital package worth £3.7billion.
Devon will see a new integrated emergency care hospital at Derriford Hospital, in Plymouth, an acute “hot” hospital and a new elective centre at Torbay Hospital, in Torquay and a rebuild of North Devon District Hospital, in Barnstaple.
Cornwall will receive a new women’s and children’s hospital in the centre of the Royal Cornwall Hospital site at Treliske. Somerset will have a new cancer hospital at Royal United Hospital, in Bath and a rebuild of, Musgrove Park Hospital, in Taunton.
Dorset will see a new community hospital, emergency department and intensive care unit at Dorset County Hospital, in Dorchester, new community hospital hubs in Bournemouth and Christchurch, a rebuild of Poole Community Hospital and a new mental health centre at St Ann’s Hospital, in Poole.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “I’m delighted to appoint Natalie into this role. She not only brings unrivalled experience in health management and nursing but also the construction and project management knowledge that helped turn the Excel conference centre into a Nightingale Hospital in just nine days, as well as overseeing the rebuild of Chase Farm Hospital at pace.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
“The New Hospital Programme – as part of our Health Infrastructure Plan – will transform the delivery of NHS healthcare infrastructure to build back better and will ensure our country has world-class healthcare facilities right across the country for decades to come.”
Ms Forrest, who takes the title of senior responsible officer of the New Hospital Programme, said: “I am determined to build trust in our national capability in planning and delivering hospitals, not just with health and construction stakeholders but with the staff and patients who will benefit from them on a daily basis.
“My goal will be to deliver these new hospitals cost-effectively and at speed, and to foster an ecosystem that owns, learns from and improves healthcare design.”
With more than 12 years spent in NHS senior leadership roles, Ms Forrest has extensive experience working with key clinical, board-level and other NHS stakeholders.
Starting in January 2021, she will oversee a delivery board across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England and Improvement, which will work closely with a network of NHS trusts.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe registered nurse who oversaw the setting up of London’s Nightingale hospital has been appointed to oversee construction of 11 new hospitals in the South West.\nA registered nurse who has worked in the NHS for over 30 years, Natalie Forrest led construction of the NHS Nightingale Hospital in London in response to the pandemic.\nShe did this alongside her role as chief executive of Chase Farm Hospital, in North London, where she successfully led operational and clinical teams to design an innovative and ground-breaking new hospital, delivered to time, on budget and without interrupting services.\nMs Forrest will oversee the construction of three hospitals in Devon, one in Cornwall, two in Somerset and five in Dorset, as part of a national 40-hospital package worth £3.7billion.\nDevon will see a new integrated emergency care hospital at Derriford Hospital, in Plymouth, an acute “hot” hospital and a new elective centre at Torbay Hospital, in Torquay and a rebuild of North Devon District Hospital, in Barnstaple.\nCornwall will receive a new women’s and children’s hospital in the centre of the Royal Cornwall Hospital site at Treliske. Somerset will have a new cancer hospital at Royal United Hospital, in Bath and a rebuild of, Musgrove Park Hospital, in Taunton.\nDorset will see a new community hospital, emergency department and intensive care unit at Dorset County Hospital, in Dorchester, new community hospital hubs in Bournemouth and Christchurch, a rebuild of Poole Community Hospital and a new mental health centre at St Ann’s Hospital, in Poole.\nHealth and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “I’m delighted to appoint Natalie into this role. She not only brings unrivalled experience in health management and nursing but also the construction and project management knowledge that helped turn the Excel conference centre into a Nightingale Hospital in just nine days, as well as overseeing the rebuild of Chase Farm Hospital at pace.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\n“The New Hospital Programme – as part of our Health Infrastructure Plan – will transform the delivery of NHS healthcare infrastructure to build back better and will ensure our country has world-class healthcare facilities right across the country for decades to come.”\nMs Forrest, who takes the title of senior responsible officer of the New Hospital Programme, said: “I am determined to build trust in our national capability in planning and delivering hospitals, not just with health and construction stakeholders but with the staff and patients who will benefit from them on a daily basis.\n“My goal will be to deliver these new hospitals cost-effectively and at speed, and to foster an ecosystem that owns, learns from and improves healthcare design.”\nWith more than 12 years spent in NHS senior leadership roles, Ms Forrest has extensive experience working with key clinical, board-level and other NHS stakeholders.\nStarting in January 2021, she will oversee a delivery board across the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England and Improvement, which will work closely with a network of NHS trusts.",
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A document storage and shredding company has taken over a Black Country digital transformation and scanning business.
The deal by Staffordshire-based Chaffinch Document to acquire Quantor Scanning in Walsall is its third in the past four years.
Chaffinch Document was founded in 2011 by current chief executive Alastair Machin while Quantor will celebrate its 21st birthday this year, with founder and managing director Clive Dunkey retiring as a result of the deal.
Quantor provides specialist scanning and digitisation services for industries such as legal, accountancy, construction and engineering.
The undisclosed buyout secures 15 roles with a view to creating another 15 jobs across the Chaffinch Group over the next two years.
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Chaffinch Document now operates with 28 employees across three sites and this latest deal follows the summertime launch of a new digital business within the group to build new websites alongside a focus on branding, digital marketing and social media.
The Stoke-based group is also investing £2 million into a new company headquarters, work on which is due to be completed later this year.
Mr Machin said: "We are seeing a big increase in enquiries and work for digital transformation solutions as businesses adapt to the challenging conditions in response to the covid pandemic.
"Quantor has a skilled and experienced workforce and the business is an excellent fit with our existing shredding and document management operations.
"This acquisition provides us with the scale and size of operation we need in scanning and digital conversion to bring in new customers and take on even larger projects.
"We are excited to see what 2021 brings and have a programme of investment planned to grow all parts of our business.
"In the short-term, we will be focussing on ensuring a smooth integration of Quantor's operations and workforce into Chaffinch and achieving organic growth across the wider group throughout 2021."
Mr Dunkey added: "I have been running Quantor for 20 years and decided last year that it was time to step down and enjoy retirement.
"We put the company up for sale and were delighted that Alastair wanted to purchase Quantor as a going concern.
"It means Quantor becomes part of an established and fast-growing brand and will continue to operate from the same premises with the same staff which I am delighted about.
"I wish our staff and the Chaffinch brand continued success in the future."
Chaffinch Document has previously acquired Knightstor Records Management in Staffordshire and WN Security Shredding in Shropshire.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA document storage and shredding company has taken over a Black Country digital transformation and scanning business.\nThe deal by Staffordshire-based Chaffinch Document to acquire Quantor Scanning in Walsall is its third in the past four years.\nChaffinch Document was founded in 2011 by current chief executive Alastair Machin while Quantor will celebrate its 21st birthday this year, with founder and managing director Clive Dunkey retiring as a result of the deal.\nQuantor provides specialist scanning and digitisation services for industries such as legal, accountancy, construction and engineering.\nThe undisclosed buyout secures 15 roles with a view to creating another 15 jobs across the Chaffinch Group over the next two years.\nWant more business news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the country - and you can stay in touch with all the latest news through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nChaffinch Document now operates with 28 employees across three sites and this latest deal follows the summertime launch of a new digital business within the group to build new websites alongside a focus on branding, digital marketing and social media.\nThe Stoke-based group is also investing £2 million into a new company headquarters, work on which is due to be completed later this year.\nMr Machin said: \"We are seeing a big increase in enquiries and work for digital transformation solutions as businesses adapt to the challenging conditions in response to the covid pandemic.\n\"Quantor has a skilled and experienced workforce and the business is an excellent fit with our existing shredding and document management operations.\n\"This acquisition provides us with the scale and size of operation we need in scanning and digital conversion to bring in new customers and take on even larger projects.\n\"We are excited to see what 2021 brings and have a programme of investment planned to grow all parts of our business.\n\"In the short-term, we will be focussing on ensuring a smooth integration of Quantor's operations and workforce into Chaffinch and achieving organic growth across the wider group throughout 2021.\"\nMr Dunkey added: \"I have been running Quantor for 20 years and decided last year that it was time to step down and enjoy retirement.\n\"We put the company up for sale and were delighted that Alastair wanted to purchase Quantor as a going concern.\n\"It means Quantor becomes part of an established and fast-growing brand and will continue to operate from the same premises with the same staff which I am delighted about.\n\"I wish our staff and the Chaffinch brand continued success in the future.\"\nChaffinch Document has previously acquired Knightstor Records Management in Staffordshire and WN Security Shredding in Shropshire.",
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Shaun Pulfrey's detangling brush and wider product range is stronger than ever 13 years on from Dragons' Den appearance
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Tangle Teezer proves pandemic proof as dragon-defying hair-preneur prepares to post £30m sales
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Lockdown hasn’t left dragon-defying Tangle Teezer founder Shaun Pulfrey on edge.
His hair care range is proving pandemic-proof with the team forecasting record sales of £30 million and near double-digit growth for 2020 as the independent UK brand pushes on again.
Famously rejected in the Dragons’ Den, when the Cleethorpes hair colourist’s innovation was compared to a horse brush by Deborah Meaden, sales have cantered with USA and China fuelling the international appeal of the British made brushes.
Exports now account for more than 80 per cent of the revenues, and the newest addition - blow-dry brush Easy Dry & Go - has added more than £1 million in revenues.
James Vowles, chief executive, said: “As beauty has become ever more personalised, much of our success has come from offering different brushes for different hair types. Since launching with the ground-breaking innovation of The Original, we’ve evolved our patented detangling teeth or bristle technology.”
Over the last few years, Tangle Teezer has launched Fine & Fragile, with teeth that are 30 per cent softer than that of The Original, along with Thick & Curly. Social media influencers heralded it life changing in the way it not only detangled but kept the curls natural pattern.
“We’ve seen exponential growth with this brush,” said Mr Vowles. “As well as contributing significantly to our US growth, curly haired consumers in our South American markets just love it too. We’ve sold close to one million brushes this year in markets like Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile. As well as being colourful and cool, our consumers trust that we bring an expertise to haircare.”
The patented teeth has been the brand’s smartest investment, despite the 2007 doubts on national television.
Registered in more than 30 countries – from Australia to China, through to Mexico, they cannot be replicated on any other hairbrush in the world.
Another stand-out appeal for the brand has been its unsolicited ‘readily dropped name’ by celebrities and Influencers. Being feted in the earlier days by Victoria Beckham, Kiera Knightley and Cara Delevingne, The Ultimate finishing brush was recently adopted as a brush of choice by US based super-stylist Chris Appleton. He used the Ultimate on Jennifer Lopez for her half-time 2020 Superbowl appearance.
“The pick-up on that was unbelievable,” said Mr Vowles, “over a 200 million reach across digital media – it’s still being talked about almost a year later.”
Recently The Wet Detangler appeared in a Little Mix music video, and The Ultimate was seen being used as a faux microphone by singer Perri Edwards while holidaying on a yacht. “The thing is, we never know who, where or when our brushes are going to pop up which is what makes the brand so exciting,” Mr Vowles said.
“It’s been quite a year. Tangle Teezer has always been an accessible, affordable luxury. We sell in over 75 countries worldwide, on the high street, online and in salons and as an affordable luxury our broad geographic and channel coverage has helped the brand to thrive.
“We’ve had to quickly change the way that we market the brand in response to the pandemic and continue to invest behind new product launches and fuel our sales online. Undoubtedly the launch of our new blow-drying brush was well timed, as consumers wanted a quick and easy brush to style their hair ahead of those all-important Zoom calls.
“And we’re hugely excited about the launch of our range of detangling sprays which have just hit the market in the UK and across Europe, as well as more breakthrough innovation planned for 2021.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Retail & Consumer Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nLockdown hasn’t left dragon-defying Tangle Teezer founder Shaun Pulfrey on edge.\nHis hair care range is proving pandemic-proof with the team forecasting record sales of £30 million and near double-digit growth for 2020 as the independent UK brand pushes on again.\nFamously rejected in the Dragons’ Den, when the Cleethorpes hair colourist’s innovation was compared to a horse brush by Deborah Meaden, sales have cantered with USA and China fuelling the international appeal of the British made brushes.\nExports now account for more than 80 per cent of the revenues, and the newest addition - blow-dry brush Easy Dry & Go - has added more than £1 million in revenues.\nJames Vowles, chief executive, said: “As beauty has become ever more personalised, much of our success has come from offering different brushes for different hair types. Since launching with the ground-breaking innovation of The Original, we’ve evolved our patented detangling teeth or bristle technology.”\nOver the last few years, Tangle Teezer has launched Fine & Fragile, with teeth that are 30 per cent softer than that of The Original, along with Thick & Curly. Social media influencers heralded it life changing in the way it not only detangled but kept the curls natural pattern.\n“We’ve seen exponential growth with this brush,” said Mr Vowles. “As well as contributing significantly to our US growth, curly haired consumers in our South American markets just love it too. We’ve sold close to one million brushes this year in markets like Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Chile. As well as being colourful and cool, our consumers trust that we bring an expertise to haircare.”\nThe patented teeth has been the brand’s smartest investment, despite the 2007 doubts on national television.\nRegistered in more than 30 countries – from Australia to China, through to Mexico, they cannot be replicated on any other hairbrush in the world.\nAnother stand-out appeal for the brand has been its unsolicited ‘readily dropped name’ by celebrities and Influencers. Being feted in the earlier days by Victoria Beckham, Kiera Knightley and Cara Delevingne, The Ultimate finishing brush was recently adopted as a brush of choice by US based super-stylist Chris Appleton. He used the Ultimate on Jennifer Lopez for her half-time 2020 Superbowl appearance.\n“The pick-up on that was unbelievable,” said Mr Vowles, “over a 200 million reach across digital media – it’s still being talked about almost a year later.”\nRecently The Wet Detangler appeared in a Little Mix music video, and The Ultimate was seen being used as a faux microphone by singer Perri Edwards while holidaying on a yacht. “The thing is, we never know who, where or when our brushes are going to pop up which is what makes the brand so exciting,” Mr Vowles said.\n“It’s been quite a year. Tangle Teezer has always been an accessible, affordable luxury. We sell in over 75 countries worldwide, on the high street, online and in salons and as an affordable luxury our broad geographic and channel coverage has helped the brand to thrive.\n“We’ve had to quickly change the way that we market the brand in response to the pandemic and continue to invest behind new product launches and fuel our sales online. Undoubtedly the launch of our new blow-drying brush was well timed, as consumers wanted a quick and easy brush to style their hair ahead of those all-important Zoom calls.\n“And we’re hugely excited about the launch of our range of detangling sprays which have just hit the market in the UK and across Europe, as well as more breakthrough innovation planned for 2021.”",
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A raft of regional companies have been enlisted as part of the £362m deal to herald in a new fleet of Metro trains.
Swiss firm Stadler won the multi-million-pound deal to create the new fleet, which will be built at its new factory in St Margrethen, Switzerland.
At the time of the announcement in January 2020, Stadler pledged to support the regional economy and involve as many North East firms as possible in its supply chain, committing to using local suppliers for materials and services for the depot re-build, the manufacturing of the new trains and the 35-year service and maintenance contract – and several regional companies have been taken on for the project.
Thompsons of Prudhoe has also been appointed to carry out demolition work at the 100-year-old depot at Gosforth, in Newcastle, which will become home to a new £70m depot for the Metro train fleet over the coming years.
Other companies enlisted as part of the programme include Consultive Solutions, Ryder Architecture, CMS Architects and Advance365, following a selection process.
All the appointments were made by VolkerFitzpatrick, the company commissioned by Stadler to build the new depot.
Metro development director Neil Blagburn said: “The programme to deliver our new train fleet and Metro depot is delivering a much-needed boost to local businesses in North East England in difficult times. It’s a hugely exciting moment as we see more local firms joining the supply chain on this huge programme that is going to transform the Tyne and Wear Metro.
“When Stadler won the contract to design, build and maintain our new fleet they gave a commitment to put in place new supply chains here in the region. We are now seeing this become a reality. My congratulations to all of the local firms who have secured work as part of the fleet replacement programme.
“We look forward to working with them.”
Rob Baxter, managing director for Stadler Rail Service UK, said: “We will do everything we can to ensure that regional businesses and institutions capitalise on this exciting, long-term project, which, over the next couple of years, will see us supply state-of-the-art trains for the region. The appointment of Thompsons of Prudhoe and other regional firms is testament to our commitment to localism.”
Nick Shilling, managing director of Thompsons of Prudhoe, said: “We are delighted to be involved in the delivery of this North East project. We look forward to providing removal and demolition services in 2021 and 2022. The new depot and state-of-the-art trains will be a real benefit to the region, and it is a pleasure to be part of it.”
Marcus Dench, senior project manager, said: “VolkerFitzpatrick is looking forward to constructing the new depot for Stadler, and working with its new supply chain to develop long-term relationships, while also helping the North East economy.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA raft of regional companies have been enlisted as part of the £362m deal to herald in a new fleet of Metro trains.\nSwiss firm Stadler won the multi-million-pound deal to create the new fleet, which will be built at its new factory in St Margrethen, Switzerland.\nAt the time of the announcement in January 2020, Stadler pledged to support the regional economy and involve as many North East firms as possible in its supply chain, committing to using local suppliers for materials and services for the depot re-build, the manufacturing of the new trains and the 35-year service and maintenance contract – and several regional companies have been taken on for the project.\nThompsons of Prudhoe has also been appointed to carry out demolition work at the 100-year-old depot at Gosforth, in Newcastle, which will become home to a new £70m depot for the Metro train fleet over the coming years.\nOther companies enlisted as part of the programme include Consultive Solutions, Ryder Architecture, CMS Architects and Advance365, following a selection process.\nAll the appointments were made by VolkerFitzpatrick, the company commissioned by Stadler to build the new depot.\nMetro development director Neil Blagburn said: “The programme to deliver our new train fleet and Metro depot is delivering a much-needed boost to local businesses in North East England in difficult times. It’s a hugely exciting moment as we see more local firms joining the supply chain on this huge programme that is going to transform the Tyne and Wear Metro.\n“When Stadler won the contract to design, build and maintain our new fleet they gave a commitment to put in place new supply chains here in the region. We are now seeing this become a reality. My congratulations to all of the local firms who have secured work as part of the fleet replacement programme.\n“We look forward to working with them.”\nRob Baxter, managing director for Stadler Rail Service UK, said: “We will do everything we can to ensure that regional businesses and institutions capitalise on this exciting, long-term project, which, over the next couple of years, will see us supply state-of-the-art trains for the region. The appointment of Thompsons of Prudhoe and other regional firms is testament to our commitment to localism.”\nNick Shilling, managing director of Thompsons of Prudhoe, said: “We are delighted to be involved in the delivery of this North East project. We look forward to providing removal and demolition services in 2021 and 2022. The new depot and state-of-the-art trains will be a real benefit to the region, and it is a pleasure to be part of it.”\nMarcus Dench, senior project manager, said: “VolkerFitzpatrick is looking forward to constructing the new depot for Stadler, and working with its new supply chain to develop long-term relationships, while also helping the North East economy.”",
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The proposed hotel will see two extra storeys built on top of a Grade II listed building that is home to JD Sports and Superdrug
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A new hotel is being proposed for the centre of Cardiff.
The 166-room hotel will be created by adapting and building two new storeys on top of a Grade II-listed site on the capital's main shopping street.
The planning application states the scheme would create 143 full time jobs.
The building, at 10-25 Queen Street, was previously known as Queens West Shopping Centre and is on the corner with The Friary, among its current tenants is Superdrug, a JD Gym and Live Lounge.
The application was submitted by the independent planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore on behalf of Mahavir Properties.
Joe Ayoubkhani, a planning associate at Barton Willmore, said: "Its an exciting scheme which will breathe new life into an underutilised building.
"The proposed hotel will bring additional footfall to this part of Queen Street and create a buzz which is very much required."
Barton Willmore provided planning, architecture and heritage consultancy for Mahavir Properties.
"The proposals are sensitively designed and have been informed by pre-application engagement with the council," added Mr Ayoubkhani.
"We undertook a consultation on the proposals before Christmas and no objections were received."
The building is currently subdivided into a number of retail and food/drink units, some of are vacant, along with a gym on the second floor.
The application says the building has been subject to significant internal alteration throughout its life which has seen much of the internal fabric removed and replaced to support new and alternative uses. First from a department store in 1987 to a shopping centre, and then, subsequently sub-divided into separate retail units with part of the building converted into a gym.
The western part of the site incorporates a Grade II Listed frontage of the former Marments Department Store at Queen’s West Shopping Precinct.
The proposal seeks to convert part of the existing building together with extending the building upwards to a total of five storeys - providing an additional two storeys - to deliver hotel accommodation and retain the majority of the existing retail and food and drink accommodation, which includes the Live Lounge venue.
The plans say that much of the ground floor and retail uses will remain as they are and with the predominant retail frontage being maintained.
Mr Ayoubkhani said: "Mahavir Properties are keeping potential occupiers under review pending the planning process."
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The main entrance to the proposed hotel is provided from Queen Street, utilising the two empty retail spaces. It is proposed that the hotel will provide 166 rooms together with ancillary accommodation such as servicing, bar/restaurant and circulation space.
The application was submitted by the independent planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore on behalf of Mahavir Properties.
The application is currently being considered by Cardiff Council and determined by them in due course.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Commercial Property Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA new hotel is being proposed for the centre of Cardiff.\nThe 166-room hotel will be created by adapting and building two new storeys on top of a Grade II-listed site on the capital's main shopping street.\nThe planning application states the scheme would create 143 full time jobs.\nThe building, at 10-25 Queen Street, was previously known as Queens West Shopping Centre and is on the corner with The Friary, among its current tenants is Superdrug, a JD Gym and Live Lounge.\nThe application was submitted by the independent planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore on behalf of Mahavir Properties.\nJoe Ayoubkhani, a planning associate at Barton Willmore, said: \"Its an exciting scheme which will breathe new life into an underutilised building.\n\"The proposed hotel will bring additional footfall to this part of Queen Street and create a buzz which is very much required.\"\nBarton Willmore provided planning, architecture and heritage consultancy for Mahavir Properties.\n\"The proposals are sensitively designed and have been informed by pre-application engagement with the council,\" added Mr Ayoubkhani.\n\"We undertook a consultation on the proposals before Christmas and no objections were received.\"\nThe building is currently subdivided into a number of retail and food/drink units, some of are vacant, along with a gym on the second floor.\nThe application says the building has been subject to significant internal alteration throughout its life which has seen much of the internal fabric removed and replaced to support new and alternative uses. First from a department store in 1987 to a shopping centre, and then, subsequently sub-divided into separate retail units with part of the building converted into a gym.\nThe western part of the site incorporates a Grade II Listed frontage of the former Marments Department Store at Queen’s West Shopping Precinct.\nThe proposal seeks to convert part of the existing building together with extending the building upwards to a total of five storeys - providing an additional two storeys - to deliver hotel accommodation and retain the majority of the existing retail and food and drink accommodation, which includes the Live Lounge venue.\nThe plans say that much of the ground floor and retail uses will remain as they are and with the predominant retail frontage being maintained.\nMr Ayoubkhani said: \"Mahavir Properties are keeping potential occupiers under review pending the planning process.\"\nSign up to our BusinessLive Wales email service BusinessLive Wales is your new comprehensive home for business news from across Wales; from large corporates to exciting start-ups and sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to financial and professional services. To sign up to our breaking news and daily newsletter service CLICK HERE.\nAs well as our in-depth early morning newsletter, we will be sending out regular breaking news email alerts.\nThe main entrance to the proposed hotel is provided from Queen Street, utilising the two empty retail spaces. It is proposed that the hotel will provide 166 rooms together with ancillary accommodation such as servicing, bar/restaurant and circulation space.\nThe application was submitted by the independent planning and design consultancy Barton Willmore on behalf of Mahavir Properties.\nThe application is currently being considered by Cardiff Council and determined by them in due course.",
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Westaways Sausages in Kingsteignton is planning to enter the growing Chinese and East Asian market with a new partnership in Hong Kong
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Devon sausage maker Westaways is rolling ahead with major plans to start manufacturing at a state-of-the-art mega factory in Hong Hong.
Charles Baughan, managing director of the Kingsteignton based firm, which sells to major supermarkets and globally in places including Barbados and Malta, has held ambitions to supply the Far East for 15 years.
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The emerging middle classes in China are leading a 25% increase in meat eating across the population and Charles believes that the classic British banger will go down a storm.
Westaways has been building relationships in Hong Kong since 2005 but the Chinese market has been hard to break into for processed pig products.
But by manufacturing directly in Hong Kong, rather than importing the products, is a way round the problem, Charles said.
He explained: "I have built long-standing relationships in Hong Kong since 2005 and now we have a factory built in a skyscraper where each floor is the size of as football pitch.
"By employing Chinese people in Hong Kong, we can get Westaways as a brand into China which we would not have been able to do otherwise.
"We have seen an issue and developed a workaround."
The plan is to start manufacturing Westaways Sausages under license at the skyscraper factory Meat Lab Hong Kong.
Taking up one floor for manufacture with space for 300 lorries on the floor above and a cold storage facility - it means Westaways sausages will be made in the heart of the Pearl Harbour Delta 'Megacity' - an area the size of Devon with a population of 125million people and where 5% of all the world's products are made.
Charles said: "We will be putting our brand in front of people who are increasingly affluent and discerning and we are taking something that originated in Newton Abbot onto a global scale."
Exports currently account for around 10% of Westaways sausages and arround 30miles worth of bangers are currently made every week in Newton Abbot.
"I estimate that the number of sausages made in Hong Kong will be ten times that - but we've get to get production going first.
"2020 has been a shoddy year but 2021 has got the potential to be really good," he said.
Charles said he has welcomed the certainty of the Brexit trade deal. There has been some concern about the EU no longer accepting fresh sausage products under the new agreement but Charles said that most are transported frozen anyway.
He said: "In reality very few chilled UK sausages are sold to the EU, we supply frozen, to be sold frozen, or sold defrosted and chilled."
"The EU isn't a huge export market for us. We don't sell to Spain but we do sell in Malta, France, Algarve, Lisbon, places where British holiday makers like to have a Great British fry up.
And domestically, repeated lockdowns and restrictions on hospitality has seen wholesale sales drop by 60% this year but with a retail uplift of 38%.
"We have seen a different profile of customer, overall our net sales are down by 10% but we have adapted, reduced our expenses and we have most importantly, continued to innovate, you've got to keep moving forward as a business."
He said that Westaways has seen its sales increase to a number of countries since it ditched PVC packaging. In 2020, it was awarded the Innovation of the Year award at the UK Packaging Awards 2020 for its certified compostable packaging - a UK first.
In June 2020, it started using a cling-film style product made of PBAT (Polybutyrate Adipate Terephthalate) that is fully compostable and leaves no micro-plastics.
Charles said: "We know that not all waste ends up where it needs to be, so we’re happy that wherever ours ends up, it will fully degrade, leaving behind no harmful residues."
"We believe that this year, consumers have become more conscious of what they are buying and they want a product that aligns with their values.
"People are concerned about single-use plastic and they want to make the right choice. What we need is a lot of people making some changes not a small number of people doing it perfectly."
And he said that 2021 will be the year of the BBQ -
He explained: "People want to meet up and they will want to socialise but they will want to meet outside. That's where the BBQ will come in and I suspect we'll see sausage sales go up once again."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nDevon sausage maker Westaways is rolling ahead with major plans to start manufacturing at a state-of-the-art mega factory in Hong Hong.\nCharles Baughan, managing director of the Kingsteignton based firm, which sells to major supermarkets and globally in places including Barbados and Malta, has held ambitions to supply the Far East for 15 years.\nWant more South West news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive South West is your home for business news in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from the region and we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nThe emerging middle classes in China are leading a 25% increase in meat eating across the population and Charles believes that the classic British banger will go down a storm.\nWestaways has been building relationships in Hong Kong since 2005 but the Chinese market has been hard to break into for processed pig products.\nBut by manufacturing directly in Hong Kong, rather than importing the products, is a way round the problem, Charles said.\nHe explained: \"I have built long-standing relationships in Hong Kong since 2005 and now we have a factory built in a skyscraper where each floor is the size of as football pitch.\n\"By employing Chinese people in Hong Kong, we can get Westaways as a brand into China which we would not have been able to do otherwise.\n\"We have seen an issue and developed a workaround.\"\nThe plan is to start manufacturing Westaways Sausages under license at the skyscraper factory Meat Lab Hong Kong.\nTaking up one floor for manufacture with space for 300 lorries on the floor above and a cold storage facility - it means Westaways sausages will be made in the heart of the Pearl Harbour Delta 'Megacity' - an area the size of Devon with a population of 125million people and where 5% of all the world's products are made.\nCharles said: \"We will be putting our brand in front of people who are increasingly affluent and discerning and we are taking something that originated in Newton Abbot onto a global scale.\"\nExports currently account for around 10% of Westaways sausages and arround 30miles worth of bangers are currently made every week in Newton Abbot.\n\"I estimate that the number of sausages made in Hong Kong will be ten times that - but we've get to get production going first.\n\"2020 has been a shoddy year but 2021 has got the potential to be really good,\" he said.\nCharles said he has welcomed the certainty of the Brexit trade deal. There has been some concern about the EU no longer accepting fresh sausage products under the new agreement but Charles said that most are transported frozen anyway.\nHe said: \"In reality very few chilled UK sausages are sold to the EU, we supply frozen, to be sold frozen, or sold defrosted and chilled.\"\n\"The EU isn't a huge export market for us. We don't sell to Spain but we do sell in Malta, France, Algarve, Lisbon, places where British holiday makers like to have a Great British fry up.\nAnd domestically, repeated lockdowns and restrictions on hospitality has seen wholesale sales drop by 60% this year but with a retail uplift of 38%.\n\"We have seen a different profile of customer, overall our net sales are down by 10% but we have adapted, reduced our expenses and we have most importantly, continued to innovate, you've got to keep moving forward as a business.\"\nHe said that Westaways has seen its sales increase to a number of countries since it ditched PVC packaging. In 2020, it was awarded the Innovation of the Year award at the UK Packaging Awards 2020 for its certified compostable packaging - a UK first.\nIn June 2020, it started using a cling-film style product made of PBAT (Polybutyrate Adipate Terephthalate) that is fully compostable and leaves no micro-plastics.\nCharles said: \"We know that not all waste ends up where it needs to be, so we’re happy that wherever ours ends up, it will fully degrade, leaving behind no harmful residues.\"\n\"We believe that this year, consumers have become more conscious of what they are buying and they want a product that aligns with their values.\n\"People are concerned about single-use plastic and they want to make the right choice. What we need is a lot of people making some changes not a small number of people doing it perfectly.\"\nAnd he said that 2021 will be the year of the BBQ -\nHe explained: \"People want to meet up and they will want to socialise but they will want to meet outside. That's where the BBQ will come in and I suspect we'll see sausage sales go up once again.\"\nBe part of the story - how easy has it been to innovate and try new things in your business during the past year? Tell us in the comments section below",
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Blow for Altalto Immingham in fundraising drive as key fuel partner withdraws
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Oil major Shell has pulled out of a green jet fuel development on the South Humber Bank.
British Airways and technology developer Velocys will continue to work together to secure finance for Altalto Immingham, having received planning consent last May.
They are also open to new partners joining, and will work together on government strategy.
Matthew Tipper, Shell’s vice president for new fuels, said: “We are pursuing multiple opportunities across our global portfolio. On this occasion, we have decided to focus our resources on other lower-carbon fuels opportunities which leverage our own technology.
“We will continue to work with the aviation industry and the UK Government, as part of the Jet Zero Council, to help decarbonise UK aviation. We wish Altalto every success in the future.”
The £350 million investment is proposed for Stallingborough, with 50 to 100 jobs and potential to scale up.
(Image: Velocys)
Henrik Wareborn, Velocys chief executive, said: “We are looking forward to moving Altalto Immingham to the next stage of development in 2021. Altalto Immingham is the most advanced commercial sustainable aviation fuel project in the UK and is ready to take advantage of the strong push from both government and industry for the decarbonisation of aviation, especially using waste feedstocks.”
New chief executive of BA, Sean Doyle, said: “Sustainable aviation fuel is vital to the decarbonisation of aviation and to helping us achieve our net zero target. The formation of the Jet Zero Council and the recent launch of its Sustainable Aviation Fuels Delivery Group are testament to the importance that the government attaches to SAF. We are excited to continue to work with Velocys, with the support of government and other private-sector partners.”
Strong funding interest has been indicated in the Oxford University spin-out, which went on to acquire a complemetary US operation.
Mr Wareborn told how preparations are underway to apply for significant government funding for the Immingham project, adding it was well placed to succeed.
Shell will no longer have an option over shares in Altalto Ltd, nor any rights or obligations in relation to the project, first announced in December 2018.
There is no direct financial impact on Altalto or Velocys as a result of these changes.
It remains to be seen if a new fuel partner could come on board. Phillips 66 Humber Refinery and Total Lindsey Oil Refinery - itself in the final stages of a buy-out by Prax Group - sit close by.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Manufacturing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nOil major Shell has pulled out of a green jet fuel development on the South Humber Bank.\nBritish Airways and technology developer Velocys will continue to work together to secure finance for Altalto Immingham, having received planning consent last May.\nThey are also open to new partners joining, and will work together on government strategy.\nMatthew Tipper, Shell’s vice president for new fuels, said: “We are pursuing multiple opportunities across our global portfolio. On this occasion, we have decided to focus our resources on other lower-carbon fuels opportunities which leverage our own technology.\n“We will continue to work with the aviation industry and the UK Government, as part of the Jet Zero Council, to help decarbonise UK aviation. We wish Altalto every success in the future.”\nThe £350 million investment is proposed for Stallingborough, with 50 to 100 jobs and potential to scale up.\n(Image: Velocys)\nHenrik Wareborn, Velocys chief executive, said: “We are looking forward to moving Altalto Immingham to the next stage of development in 2021. Altalto Immingham is the most advanced commercial sustainable aviation fuel project in the UK and is ready to take advantage of the strong push from both government and industry for the decarbonisation of aviation, especially using waste feedstocks.”\nNew chief executive of BA, Sean Doyle, said: “Sustainable aviation fuel is vital to the decarbonisation of aviation and to helping us achieve our net zero target. The formation of the Jet Zero Council and the recent launch of its Sustainable Aviation Fuels Delivery Group are testament to the importance that the government attaches to SAF. We are excited to continue to work with Velocys, with the support of government and other private-sector partners.”\nStrong funding interest has been indicated in the Oxford University spin-out, which went on to acquire a complemetary US operation.\nMr Wareborn told how preparations are underway to apply for significant government funding for the Immingham project, adding it was well placed to succeed.\nShell will no longer have an option over shares in Altalto Ltd, nor any rights or obligations in relation to the project, first announced in December 2018.\nThere is no direct financial impact on Altalto or Velocys as a result of these changes.\nIt remains to be seen if a new fuel partner could come on board. Phillips 66 Humber Refinery and Total Lindsey Oil Refinery - itself in the final stages of a buy-out by Prax Group - sit close by.",
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The chief executive of chemical giant Tronox has taken a leave of absence after becoming embroiled in an insider trading investigation.
Jeffry N Quinn, who also sat as chairman of the huge titanium dioxide business with its largest European operation on the South Humber Bank, alerted the board on Christmas Eve.
He has been referenced in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint and related criminal complaint in the US.
It relates to share sales in Ferro Corporation in February and March of 2016. Mr Quinn served as a director of Ferro from May 2013 through to August 2016, while also a director of Tronox.
Tronox, which acquired Cristal after a long battle with the market authorities Stateside, is not part of the investigation in which Mr Quinn is not the defendant.
John D Romano, chief commercial and strategy officer, and Jean-François Turgeon, executive vice president and chief operating officer, have been appointed co-chief executives in the interim. Ilan Kaufthal, lead independent director, has been elected chairman on the same basis.
Mr Kaufthal said: “As we closely monitor developments with respect to the complaints, the board has determined that Mr Quinn's leave of absence and the appointment of John D Romano and Jean-François Turgeon as co-CEOs on an interim basis are in the best interests of Tronox and its stakeholders.
"The board's focus on maintaining a robust governance and succession planning process enabled our swift response to ensure the company continues to execute on its long-term strategic plan. Mr Romano and Mr Turgeon collaborated successfully in leading the company through Tronox's transformation, including the Cristal integration and the challenges presented by the pandemic. With over six decades of combined leadership and operational experience in both the pigment and mining industries, including many years at Tronox, Mr Romano and Mr Turgeon have strong records of delivering results and appreciation for our culture. We are confident that together, supported by a deep bench of talented senior management, we will continue to build on the significant momentum Tronox is currently experiencing in the market."
Mr Quinn became a Tronox director in 2011, and was appointed president and chief executive in December 2017 following the tragic loss of Thomas Casey to cancer.
Mr Romano said: “Over the last year, Tronox has demonstrated resiliency in meeting ongoing challenges. We remain confident that our vertical integration strategy will continue to provide a competitive advantage, allowing Tronox to best serve our global customer base during this pivotal time in the TiO2 industry as we close out a strong fourth quarter. Jean-François and I appreciate the board's confidence as we work closely to ensure a seamless transition for all our stakeholders."
The 102-year-old Ferro Corporation is an American producer of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers, focusing on performance colours and glass; pigments, powders, and oxides; porcelain enamel; and tile coatings systems.
Charges relate to a tip-off that the company was about to be acquired by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, which led to a $1 million profit from purchases of 150,000 shares prior to the announcement.
Mr Turgeon added: "As we continue to operate our business with a high level of excellence, we remain focused on meeting the needs of our customers and driving financial results. We have demonstrated our unwavering commitment to delivering safe, quality, low-cost, sustainable tons for our customers. John and I are confident Tronox is well positioned to capitalise on the future market recovery."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Yorkshire & Humber Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe chief executive of chemical giant Tronox has taken a leave of absence after becoming embroiled in an insider trading investigation.\nJeffry N Quinn, who also sat as chairman of the huge titanium dioxide business with its largest European operation on the South Humber Bank, alerted the board on Christmas Eve.\nHe has been referenced in a Securities and Exchange Commission civil complaint and related criminal complaint in the US.\nIt relates to share sales in Ferro Corporation in February and March of 2016. Mr Quinn served as a director of Ferro from May 2013 through to August 2016, while also a director of Tronox.\nTronox, which acquired Cristal after a long battle with the market authorities Stateside, is not part of the investigation in which Mr Quinn is not the defendant.\nJohn D Romano, chief commercial and strategy officer, and Jean-François Turgeon, executive vice president and chief operating officer, have been appointed co-chief executives in the interim. Ilan Kaufthal, lead independent director, has been elected chairman on the same basis.\nMr Kaufthal said: “As we closely monitor developments with respect to the complaints, the board has determined that Mr Quinn's leave of absence and the appointment of John D Romano and Jean-François Turgeon as co-CEOs on an interim basis are in the best interests of Tronox and its stakeholders.\n\"The board's focus on maintaining a robust governance and succession planning process enabled our swift response to ensure the company continues to execute on its long-term strategic plan. Mr Romano and Mr Turgeon collaborated successfully in leading the company through Tronox's transformation, including the Cristal integration and the challenges presented by the pandemic. With over six decades of combined leadership and operational experience in both the pigment and mining industries, including many years at Tronox, Mr Romano and Mr Turgeon have strong records of delivering results and appreciation for our culture. We are confident that together, supported by a deep bench of talented senior management, we will continue to build on the significant momentum Tronox is currently experiencing in the market.\"\nMr Quinn became a Tronox director in 2011, and was appointed president and chief executive in December 2017 following the tragic loss of Thomas Casey to cancer.\nMr Romano said: “Over the last year, Tronox has demonstrated resiliency in meeting ongoing challenges. We remain confident that our vertical integration strategy will continue to provide a competitive advantage, allowing Tronox to best serve our global customer base during this pivotal time in the TiO2 industry as we close out a strong fourth quarter. Jean-François and I appreciate the board's confidence as we work closely to ensure a seamless transition for all our stakeholders.\"\nThe 102-year-old Ferro Corporation is an American producer of technology-based performance materials for manufacturers, focusing on performance colours and glass; pigments, powders, and oxides; porcelain enamel; and tile coatings systems.\nCharges relate to a tip-off that the company was about to be acquired by private equity firm Apollo Global Management, which led to a $1 million profit from purchases of 150,000 shares prior to the announcement.\nMr Turgeon added: \"As we continue to operate our business with a high level of excellence, we remain focused on meeting the needs of our customers and driving financial results. We have demonstrated our unwavering commitment to delivering safe, quality, low-cost, sustainable tons for our customers. John and I are confident Tronox is well positioned to capitalise on the future market recovery.\"",
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The chairman of the Welsh Food and Drink Wales Industry Board says it is vital Wales’s voice is heard in future UK trade deals around the world.
Following Brexit, the UK can enter into new trading deals with countries around the world, with food exports a key part of the offer.
There are hopes this can help Welsh firms benefit, but this will depend on securing good access for produce that Wales excels in, such as lamb, seafood and its growing spirits sector.
Andy Richardson, chairman of the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales Industry Board, said: “As we look ahead to the coming weeks and months, monitoring and influencing trade deal negotiations will become vital opportunities for the Welsh food and drink industry as the talks and deals evolve.
“It is our role to stay connected and help influence those deals where we can, and ensure Wales sees tangible benefits.
“To do that we must all stay informed and ensure government and industry representatives in Wales make a valuable and insightful contribution to those in Westminster who have the responsibility to negotiate these trade deals.
“We need to be clear as an industry on what we want out of those negotiations and work together to make that heard.
“We must also be clear about what Welsh Food and Drink stands for in both a UK and global context.
"Our sustainable brand values and our USPs must be able to give us a competitive advantage on that stage and we must work to communicate these to diverse audiences.”
The Welsh food and drink industry entered 2020 on a record-breaking growth trajectory that surpassed all targets.
The Food and Drink Wales Industry Board’s purpose is to grow, promote and enhance the reputation of the Welsh food and drink industry.
Mr Richardson added: “It is the principles behind that success that will take us through the challenges and difficulties that we now face due to the legacy of Covid-19 and Brexit as we look ahead to 2021.
“The collaboration between industry and government has been vital in building a strong and successful food and drink industry to date. Work in key areas including branding, marketing, skills and finance will continue to help the industry to weather the current storm and to flourish once more.
“Of course, there is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a widespread impact on our industry. While some food and drink businesses have been able to continue as normal or even thrive in 2020, many more have struggled desperately, especially those connected to hospitality.
“Unfortunately, the impact of the pandemic has also made businesses less resilient to the challenges of Brexit and with less resource to prepare for the future.”
Their recovery plan was published earlier last year, outlining the key routes forward to help businesses with a practical road map supporting businesses throughout the months ahead with tangible advice on encouraging and developing online sales, building resilient business models, risk management, adding value to supply chains, affordable finance, industry accreditation and training and developing skills.
Sign up to our BusinessLive Wales email service BusinessLive Wales is your new comprehensive home for business news from across Wales; from large corporates to exciting start-ups and sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to financial and professional services. To sign up to our breaking news and daily newsletter service CLICK HERE.
As well as our in-depth early morning newsletter, we will be sending out regular breaking news email alerts.
He added: “Finally, we must not lose sight of the development of our new Food Strategy in 2021, which will play another important role in helping our industry to grow and develop.
“We certainly have something special in Wales, with food and drink as one of our biggest assets and opportunities. I remain convinced that our collaborative spirit in Wales will see us through these difficult and challenging times and the Board will do all we can to maintain and develop this ethos through 2021.”
To have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe chairman of the Welsh Food and Drink Wales Industry Board says it is vital Wales’s voice is heard in future UK trade deals around the world.\nFollowing Brexit, the UK can enter into new trading deals with countries around the world, with food exports a key part of the offer.\nThere are hopes this can help Welsh firms benefit, but this will depend on securing good access for produce that Wales excels in, such as lamb, seafood and its growing spirits sector.\nAndy Richardson, chairman of the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Wales Industry Board, said: “As we look ahead to the coming weeks and months, monitoring and influencing trade deal negotiations will become vital opportunities for the Welsh food and drink industry as the talks and deals evolve.\n“It is our role to stay connected and help influence those deals where we can, and ensure Wales sees tangible benefits.\n“To do that we must all stay informed and ensure government and industry representatives in Wales make a valuable and insightful contribution to those in Westminster who have the responsibility to negotiate these trade deals.\n“We need to be clear as an industry on what we want out of those negotiations and work together to make that heard.\n“We must also be clear about what Welsh Food and Drink stands for in both a UK and global context.\n\"Our sustainable brand values and our USPs must be able to give us a competitive advantage on that stage and we must work to communicate these to diverse audiences.”\nThe Welsh food and drink industry entered 2020 on a record-breaking growth trajectory that surpassed all targets.\nThe Food and Drink Wales Industry Board’s purpose is to grow, promote and enhance the reputation of the Welsh food and drink industry.\nMr Richardson added: “It is the principles behind that success that will take us through the challenges and difficulties that we now face due to the legacy of Covid-19 and Brexit as we look ahead to 2021.\n“The collaboration between industry and government has been vital in building a strong and successful food and drink industry to date. Work in key areas including branding, marketing, skills and finance will continue to help the industry to weather the current storm and to flourish once more.\n“Of course, there is no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a widespread impact on our industry. While some food and drink businesses have been able to continue as normal or even thrive in 2020, many more have struggled desperately, especially those connected to hospitality.\n“Unfortunately, the impact of the pandemic has also made businesses less resilient to the challenges of Brexit and with less resource to prepare for the future.”\nTheir recovery plan was published earlier last year, outlining the key routes forward to help businesses with a practical road map supporting businesses throughout the months ahead with tangible advice on encouraging and developing online sales, building resilient business models, risk management, adding value to supply chains, affordable finance, industry accreditation and training and developing skills.\nSign up to our BusinessLive Wales email service BusinessLive Wales is your new comprehensive home for business news from across Wales; from large corporates to exciting start-ups and sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to financial and professional services. To sign up to our breaking news and daily newsletter service CLICK HERE.\nAs well as our in-depth early morning newsletter, we will be sending out regular breaking news email alerts.\nHe added: “Finally, we must not lose sight of the development of our new Food Strategy in 2021, which will play another important role in helping our industry to grow and develop.\n“We certainly have something special in Wales, with food and drink as one of our biggest assets and opportunities. I remain convinced that our collaborative spirit in Wales will see us through these difficult and challenging times and the Board will do all we can to maintain and develop this ethos through 2021.”\nTo have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article",
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Port has reduced its carbon emissions at the same time as trying to attract more companies operating in the renewables sector
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The Port of Tyne has cut its carbon emissions by 700 tonnes in just 12 months after investing in a range of cleaner energy measures.
As part of its aim to become an all-electric port by 2040, the Port of Tyne has been changing how it operates, with plans involving a major electrification programme which has seen it convert its legacy machinery from diesel to low carbon electricity.
This has included converting its diesel powered Liebherr harbour cranes and Drax Hoppers to electric versions.
These two projects alone have already reduced the port’s diesel consumption by 260,000 litres and eliminated 700 tonnes of CO2 emissions - the equivalent of the power used to heat more than 80 UK homes for a year.
On top of this the port has also invested in a new fleet of electric vehicles, installed LED lighting in all of its buildings, added smart energy monitoring meters to its site, and is currently investigating the potential to instal solar panels on its warehouse.
Port of Tyne CEO Matt Beeton said: “We welcome the Government’s allocation of £20m to help the maritime sector adopt clean energy and have made significant progress in this direction. To date, we have invested £2m into clean energy projects, we have cut emissions to improve local air quality and launched a new clean energy business park for the renewable energy supply chain.
“All our clean energy investments reduce carbon consumption and lower our costs - going forwards we will be allocating up to 30% of our annual capex for more net zero improvements as we continue to prioritise green innovation and sustainability.”
In November, the Port of Tyne won two Clean Energy Awards at the Maritime UK 2020 Awards, highlighting its commitment to meeting its net zero roadmap targets.
The Port is aiming to capitalise on its reputation for clean energy and recently launched Tyne Clean Energy Park as a potential base for the North East’s growing renewable energy sector.
Last year also saw the Port secure the maintenance base for the massive Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea, which is hoped will act as a catalyst to attract more firms in the sector to the area.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe Port of Tyne has cut its carbon emissions by 700 tonnes in just 12 months after investing in a range of cleaner energy measures.\nAs part of its aim to become an all-electric port by 2040, the Port of Tyne has been changing how it operates, with plans involving a major electrification programme which has seen it convert its legacy machinery from diesel to low carbon electricity.\nThis has included converting its diesel powered Liebherr harbour cranes and Drax Hoppers to electric versions.\nThese two projects alone have already reduced the port’s diesel consumption by 260,000 litres and eliminated 700 tonnes of CO2 emissions - the equivalent of the power used to heat more than 80 UK homes for a year.\nOn top of this the port has also invested in a new fleet of electric vehicles, installed LED lighting in all of its buildings, added smart energy monitoring meters to its site, and is currently investigating the potential to instal solar panels on its warehouse.\nPort of Tyne CEO Matt Beeton said: “We welcome the Government’s allocation of £20m to help the maritime sector adopt clean energy and have made significant progress in this direction. To date, we have invested £2m into clean energy projects, we have cut emissions to improve local air quality and launched a new clean energy business park for the renewable energy supply chain.\n“All our clean energy investments reduce carbon consumption and lower our costs - going forwards we will be allocating up to 30% of our annual capex for more net zero improvements as we continue to prioritise green innovation and sustainability.”\nIn November, the Port of Tyne won two Clean Energy Awards at the Maritime UK 2020 Awards, highlighting its commitment to meeting its net zero roadmap targets.\nThe Port is aiming to capitalise on its reputation for clean energy and recently launched Tyne Clean Energy Park as a potential base for the North East’s growing renewable energy sector.\nLast year also saw the Port secure the maintenance base for the massive Dogger Bank offshore wind farm in the North Sea, which is hoped will act as a catalyst to attract more firms in the sector to the area.",
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Karro Foods and Young's Seafoods parent group Eight Fifty has announced the acquisition of an Irish meat producer.
The undisclosed deal for Carroll's Cuisine, which employs around 300 people at its site in Offally, will increase Eight Fifty Food Group's presence in the Republic of Ireland, following the acquisition of M&M Walshe in June.
The deal will give Eight Fifty sales of around £1.9bn and a workforce of 8,300 people across 23 manufacturing sites in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Germany and France.
The transation is subject to approval by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
Di Walker, CEO of Eight Fifty Food Group, said: “Eight Fifty are guardians of strong brands across multiple proteins and so we are delighted to add the Carroll’s business to our growing group.
"Like our Young’s brand in seafood, the Carroll’s name is synonymous with quality, value-added protein products. Carroll’s will be a great addition to our business."
For Carroll’s, John Comerford said: “The interest in Carroll’s is testament to the work that CCI and the entire Carroll’s management team have completed over the last five years.
"Through continuous investment and innovation, we have delivered the highest quality produce to our customer base. We’re excited to work with Eight Fifty and deliver their ambitious future growth plans”.
Eight Fifty was formed last year when Karro's acquired Young's Seafood. The company is backed by private equity fund CapVest.
CapVest partner Jason Rodrigues said: “Carroll’s is another great European addition to our growing portfolio andcreates the premier integrated platform of value-added pork products in Ireland. We look forward to leveraging theEight Fifty platform to further develop the business going forward”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Yorkshire & Humber Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nKarro Foods and Young's Seafoods parent group Eight Fifty has announced the acquisition of an Irish meat producer.\nThe undisclosed deal for Carroll's Cuisine, which employs around 300 people at its site in Offally, will increase Eight Fifty Food Group's presence in the Republic of Ireland, following the acquisition of M&M Walshe in June.\nThe deal will give Eight Fifty sales of around £1.9bn and a workforce of 8,300 people across 23 manufacturing sites in the UK, Republic of Ireland, Germany and France.\nThe transation is subject to approval by the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.\nDi Walker, CEO of Eight Fifty Food Group, said: “Eight Fifty are guardians of strong brands across multiple proteins and so we are delighted to add the Carroll’s business to our growing group.\n\"Like our Young’s brand in seafood, the Carroll’s name is synonymous with quality, value-added protein products. Carroll’s will be a great addition to our business.\"\nFor Carroll’s, John Comerford said: “The interest in Carroll’s is testament to the work that CCI and the entire Carroll’s management team have completed over the last five years.\n\"Through continuous investment and innovation, we have delivered the highest quality produce to our customer base. We’re excited to work with Eight Fifty and deliver their ambitious future growth plans”.\nEight Fifty was formed last year when Karro's acquired Young's Seafood. The company is backed by private equity fund CapVest.\nCapVest partner Jason Rodrigues said: “Carroll’s is another great European addition to our growing portfolio andcreates the premier integrated platform of value-added pork products in Ireland. We look forward to leveraging theEight Fifty platform to further develop the business going forward”",
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A Northumberland engineering firm has created new jobs on the back of six-figure investment to expand its operations.
Glendale Engineering, which has 60 staff, was started 37 years ago by Gordon and Graeme Wilson in their father's garage at Milfield, Northumberland, before moving to a three-acre site in Wooler 19 years ago.
The firm specialises in commercial and agricultural steel frame construction, working on building stores for supermarket giants like Asda, Lidl and Aldi, schools, sports centres and data centres as well as farm buildings, specialist livestock feeding and handling equipment to boost agricultural productivity.
Now the firm has branched out into ground works after making a £106,000 investment into the business.
The company successfully applied to the North of Tyne Rural Business Growth Service and secured a grant of £42,640 to help towards the cost of buying new plant – a 14-tonne excavator with steel wrist tilt rotator.
Through the grant support, Glendale Engineering have been able to start a new arm of the business in ground works, leading to the hire of four new staff as well as the acquisition of the excavator.
The excavator means Glendale Engineering can carry out all the civil engineering works along with the manufacture and erection of the steel frames on large scale construction projects, meaning it can take on larger scale projects.
The new team will also work on all existing sites and new business projects through the North of Tyne area and beyond.
Glendale Engineering finance director Paul McKenna said: “This expansion project into Ground Works has been in our business plans for some time now as we were receiving more and more enquiries to deliver the complete package from civils to structural steel including M&E.
“We would not have been able to get this project off the ground in such a timely manner without this support”.
The North of Tyne Rural Business Growth Service is a £7.896m business support project, which supports micro and SMEs based in the rural areas of the North of Tyne Combined Authority Area over the next three years.
The programme is part funded by the England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the North of Tyne Combined Authority.
The grant comes a year after the firm tapped into funding from the North East Rural Growth Network to create new jobs.
North of Tyne cabinet member for economic growth and deputy leader of North Tyneside Council Coun Bruce Pickard said: “Now, more than ever, support for businesses in the North of Tyne is key.
“I’m delighted we’ve been able to make this investment which will allow Glendale Engineering to take the next steps to fulfil their potential.
“It’s fantastic to see such a local company flourish and become one of the pillars of our rural economy.”
Chair of Advance Northumberland, Coun Richard Wearmouth said: “It’s great to see such a well-established business in one of our most rural areas continue to go from strength to strength.
“This grant funding has helped the company expand not only its reach but also its workforce and we wish them every continued success.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Northumberland engineering firm has created new jobs on the back of six-figure investment to expand its operations.\nGlendale Engineering, which has 60 staff, was started 37 years ago by Gordon and Graeme Wilson in their father's garage at Milfield, Northumberland, before moving to a three-acre site in Wooler 19 years ago.\nThe firm specialises in commercial and agricultural steel frame construction, working on building stores for supermarket giants like Asda, Lidl and Aldi, schools, sports centres and data centres as well as farm buildings, specialist livestock feeding and handling equipment to boost agricultural productivity.\nNow the firm has branched out into ground works after making a £106,000 investment into the business.\nThe company successfully applied to the North of Tyne Rural Business Growth Service and secured a grant of £42,640 to help towards the cost of buying new plant – a 14-tonne excavator with steel wrist tilt rotator.\nThrough the grant support, Glendale Engineering have been able to start a new arm of the business in ground works, leading to the hire of four new staff as well as the acquisition of the excavator.\nThe excavator means Glendale Engineering can carry out all the civil engineering works along with the manufacture and erection of the steel frames on large scale construction projects, meaning it can take on larger scale projects.\nThe new team will also work on all existing sites and new business projects through the North of Tyne area and beyond.\nGlendale Engineering finance director Paul McKenna said: “This expansion project into Ground Works has been in our business plans for some time now as we were receiving more and more enquiries to deliver the complete package from civils to structural steel including M&E.\n“We would not have been able to get this project off the ground in such a timely manner without this support”.\nThe North of Tyne Rural Business Growth Service is a £7.896m business support project, which supports micro and SMEs based in the rural areas of the North of Tyne Combined Authority Area over the next three years.\nThe programme is part funded by the England European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds Growth Programme 2014-2020 and the North of Tyne Combined Authority.\nThe grant comes a year after the firm tapped into funding from the North East Rural Growth Network to create new jobs.\nNorth of Tyne cabinet member for economic growth and deputy leader of North Tyneside Council Coun Bruce Pickard said: “Now, more than ever, support for businesses in the North of Tyne is key.\n“I’m delighted we’ve been able to make this investment which will allow Glendale Engineering to take the next steps to fulfil their potential.\n“It’s fantastic to see such a local company flourish and become one of the pillars of our rural economy.”\nChair of Advance Northumberland, Coun Richard Wearmouth said: “It’s great to see such a well-established business in one of our most rural areas continue to go from strength to strength.\n“This grant funding has helped the company expand not only its reach but also its workforce and we wish them every continued success.”",
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Nationally, the latest Red Flag Alert research recorded 630,000 businesses in “significant distress”
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Almost 9,000 Leicestershire businesses found themselves in “significant”’ financial distress at the end of last year according to new research.
A report from independent insolvency firm Begbies Traynor suggests the county saw a 12 percent increase in the number of businesses struggling between the third and fourth quarters of the year.
They were also up a third on the same period in 2019.
Nationally, the latest Red Flag Alert research recorded 630,000 businesses in “significant distress”, up 27 percent year-on-year.
That represented the biggest quarterly increase (13 percent) in financially distressed companies since 2017 – equivalent to 73,000 ailing businesses.
In Leicestershire, certain sectors faced greater problems than others, including real estate, property, telecommunications and IT.
Martin Buttriss, partner at Begbies Traynor in Leicestershire, said: “These figures give an insight into some of the financial stresses that have been building in Leicestershire businesses over the last year.
“Many businesses have been dealt another body blow by the latest lockdown.
“2020 was a devastating year for thousands of businesses as they fell deeper into financial distress and Q1 2021 seems to be offering little hope of an upturn in the market.
“The Government’s extended furlough and financial support measures will provide some relief and certainly save a significant number of businesses from entering into insolvency in the short term, however this simply won’t be enough to save every business.
“Although the UK’s announcement of a trade deal with the EU and the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines offer some light at the end of a very dark tunnel, it is likely to be some time before we see any sort of recovery.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nAlmost 9,000 Leicestershire businesses found themselves in “significant”’ financial distress at the end of last year according to new research.\nA report from independent insolvency firm Begbies Traynor suggests the county saw a 12 percent increase in the number of businesses struggling between the third and fourth quarters of the year.\nThey were also up a third on the same period in 2019.\nNationally, the latest Red Flag Alert research recorded 630,000 businesses in “significant distress”, up 27 percent year-on-year.\nThat represented the biggest quarterly increase (13 percent) in financially distressed companies since 2017 – equivalent to 73,000 ailing businesses.\nIn Leicestershire, certain sectors faced greater problems than others, including real estate, property, telecommunications and IT.\nMartin Buttriss, partner at Begbies Traynor in Leicestershire, said: “These figures give an insight into some of the financial stresses that have been building in Leicestershire businesses over the last year.\n“Many businesses have been dealt another body blow by the latest lockdown.\n“2020 was a devastating year for thousands of businesses as they fell deeper into financial distress and Q1 2021 seems to be offering little hope of an upturn in the market.\n“The Government’s extended furlough and financial support measures will provide some relief and certainly save a significant number of businesses from entering into insolvency in the short term, however this simply won’t be enough to save every business.\n“Although the UK’s announcement of a trade deal with the EU and the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines offer some light at the end of a very dark tunnel, it is likely to be some time before we see any sort of recovery.”",
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Newcastle tech firm Opencast is creating 50 new jobs after a successful 2020.
The digital consultancy firm managed to boost its profits by 20% last year and is looking to use its growth to further expand its team.
The business is looking to hire staff to fill a number of technical roles, including architects, developers, automation testers, business analysts, scrum masters, product owners, agile delivery managers, content designers, interaction designers, user researchers, cloud platform engineers, and devops engineers.
CEO Tom Lawson said: “2020 has been a year of tremendous transformation for us and with a new leadership team in place we’re ready to scale up yet further. We’re recruiting across the board and looking to strengthen every department and specialism.
“Our recruitment drive is in response to a huge increase in demand for our services, from new and existing customers.”
Opencast specialises in building and running IT systems for the public sector, global financial services, and large enterprises. Its clients include JP Morgan Chase and Co, Sage, NHS Business Services Authority, HMRC, DWP, and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.
Mr Lawson added: “Growth is coming from every sector in which we work, which has enabled us to engage in more complex projects and deepen the specialist nature of our teams.
“Our excitement is that we want to grow an inspiring and independent consulting firm with a great culture as a challenger to some of the majors, but with a work ethic we describe as ‘good team work’ – purpose-driven, strongly supportive and deep tech projects. We’re balancing lots of stuff here, but it’s working.”
Opencast’s recruitment drive follows on from similar growth at the firm last year, when the business grew its headcount by 50%. The business currently employs 120 people.
Head of recruitment Lorna Madden is one of the senior recruits that has joined the company since the pandemic hit the UK. She is responsible for the firm’s recruitment drive and will be taking the lead on hiring the 50 new members of staff.
Ms Madden said: “It’s been non-stop since I started and it’s thrilling to be part of such an ambitious company. Opencast is one of the region’s best-kept secrets. We’re doing some really important work that few people are aware of. Clients, however, really value us and our work, and our reputation is growing, which helps with recruitment.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nNewcastle tech firm Opencast is creating 50 new jobs after a successful 2020.\nThe digital consultancy firm managed to boost its profits by 20% last year and is looking to use its growth to further expand its team.\nThe business is looking to hire staff to fill a number of technical roles, including architects, developers, automation testers, business analysts, scrum masters, product owners, agile delivery managers, content designers, interaction designers, user researchers, cloud platform engineers, and devops engineers.\nCEO Tom Lawson said: “2020 has been a year of tremendous transformation for us and with a new leadership team in place we’re ready to scale up yet further. We’re recruiting across the board and looking to strengthen every department and specialism.\n“Our recruitment drive is in response to a huge increase in demand for our services, from new and existing customers.”\nOpencast specialises in building and running IT systems for the public sector, global financial services, and large enterprises. Its clients include JP Morgan Chase and Co, Sage, NHS Business Services Authority, HMRC, DWP, and the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.\nMr Lawson added: “Growth is coming from every sector in which we work, which has enabled us to engage in more complex projects and deepen the specialist nature of our teams.\n“Our excitement is that we want to grow an inspiring and independent consulting firm with a great culture as a challenger to some of the majors, but with a work ethic we describe as ‘good team work’ – purpose-driven, strongly supportive and deep tech projects. We’re balancing lots of stuff here, but it’s working.”\nOpencast’s recruitment drive follows on from similar growth at the firm last year, when the business grew its headcount by 50%. The business currently employs 120 people.\nHead of recruitment Lorna Madden is one of the senior recruits that has joined the company since the pandemic hit the UK. She is responsible for the firm’s recruitment drive and will be taking the lead on hiring the 50 new members of staff.\nMs Madden said: “It’s been non-stop since I started and it’s thrilling to be part of such an ambitious company. Opencast is one of the region’s best-kept secrets. We’re doing some really important work that few people are aware of. Clients, however, really value us and our work, and our reputation is growing, which helps with recruitment.”",
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One of Wales' best known family lawyers, Wendy Hopkins, has died
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Leading lawyer and co-founder of what was Wales’ first dedicated family law firm, Wendy Hopkins , has died.
Ms Hopkins, 81, qualified as a solicitor with what was then Philip and Buck (before becoming Eversheds) in Cardiff in the 1970s, having first joined as a legal secretary.
She went on to set up Wendy Hopkins & Co as Wales’ first dedicated family law firm with Melanie Hamer in Cardiff in May 1996. They had previously both been with Eversheds.
She left the firm, now known as Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice, in 2006 to set up Hopkins Law, before in later years working with law firm Gordon Dadds and more recently as a consultant with Robertsons Solicitors.
Her clients ranged from well-known names in the world of sport, entertainment, and also senior business leaders and surgeons.
Commercially savvy she also had an ability to spot and nurture legal talent.
In a statement Robertsons said: “The directors and staff are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our most highly regarded consultants, Wendy Hopkins There is no doubt that Wendy was a force to be reckoned with. It was undoubtedly her no-nonsense approach, together with her magnificent negotiation skills and her positive attitude towards her clients that attracted such a prestigious list.
"She would instantly inspire confidence and build a strong rapport with her clients through her warm personality. Wendy was a much-revered figurehead within the legal community. She will be greatly missed."
Ms Hopkins was raised in the Splott area of Cardiff. Her mother, who was one of 13 siblings, worked as a domestic for a Cardiff barrister, while her father worked as a clerk at the British Rail goods yard in Tyndall Street.
After passing her 11-plus she went to Heathfield House Catholic school in Cardiff. Having learnt to type she became a legal secretary at Phillips and Buck at the end of the 1960s.
She was supported by the firm to take O-level English by a correspondence course, and then was sent to London to study for College of Law and Law Society exams. On her return in 1978 the newly qualified solicitor was immediately made a partner.
She is survived by her two children.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nLeading lawyer and co-founder of what was Wales’ first dedicated family law firm, Wendy Hopkins , has died.\nMs Hopkins, 81, qualified as a solicitor with what was then Philip and Buck (before becoming Eversheds) in Cardiff in the 1970s, having first joined as a legal secretary.\nShe went on to set up Wendy Hopkins & Co as Wales’ first dedicated family law firm with Melanie Hamer in Cardiff in May 1996. They had previously both been with Eversheds.\nShe left the firm, now known as Wendy Hopkins Family Law Practice, in 2006 to set up Hopkins Law, before in later years working with law firm Gordon Dadds and more recently as a consultant with Robertsons Solicitors.\nHer clients ranged from well-known names in the world of sport, entertainment, and also senior business leaders and surgeons.\nCommercially savvy she also had an ability to spot and nurture legal talent.\nIn a statement Robertsons said: “The directors and staff are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of one of our most highly regarded consultants, Wendy Hopkins There is no doubt that Wendy was a force to be reckoned with. It was undoubtedly her no-nonsense approach, together with her magnificent negotiation skills and her positive attitude towards her clients that attracted such a prestigious list.\n\"She would instantly inspire confidence and build a strong rapport with her clients through her warm personality. Wendy was a much-revered figurehead within the legal community. She will be greatly missed.\"\nMs Hopkins was raised in the Splott area of Cardiff. Her mother, who was one of 13 siblings, worked as a domestic for a Cardiff barrister, while her father worked as a clerk at the British Rail goods yard in Tyndall Street.\nAfter passing her 11-plus she went to Heathfield House Catholic school in Cardiff. Having learnt to type she became a legal secretary at Phillips and Buck at the end of the 1960s.\nShe was supported by the firm to take O-level English by a correspondence course, and then was sent to London to study for College of Law and Law Society exams. On her return in 1978 the newly qualified solicitor was immediately made a partner.\nShe is survived by her two children.",
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Demos-PwC report suggests cities worst hit by lockdown set to make faster economic recovery
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This is how long the economies of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby will take to recover from Covid-19
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The hardest hit towns and cities in the East Midlands are expected to come back from lockdown faster than other parts of the UK, according to a new study.
Leicester has been among the worst hit places after finding itself in a local lockdown for much of 2020.
Along with Nottingham and Derby it is predicted to start its recovery sooner – despite still being worse off at the end of the pandemic than more resilient places.
The PwC-Demos Good Growth for Cities report suggests the make-up of the region’s economies, and variety of different industries there, will help in the fight to get back to normal over the coming years.
Leicester and Leicestershire, for instance, have a reputation for smaller, family-owned businesses propping the local economy up – rather than a handful of big businesses with further to fall when things go wrong.
The region’s position on the main motorway networks has also helped it become an important area for warehousing and logistics – a sector that has benefited from people shopping at home through the lockdown.
And while passenger flights have been grounded, East Midlands Airport has seen big growth in cargo flights going in and out of it.
The PwC-Demos report suggests Nottingham and Derby both saw their economies contract by more than 11 per cent during 2020, but are expected to have the best levels of growth in 2021 – at around 5 per cent and higher.
Leicester’s economy shrunk by about 12.2 per cent last year, and while performing okay according to the PwC Good Growth Index, it will be one of the cities hardest hit economically, after stricter restrictions last summer hit things like city centre retail.
Even with a return to normal trading conditions – something that has not even been guaranteed with the vaccine roll-out – the city economies will still be smaller in 2021 than they were in 2019.
It says that as politicians plot the course out of the downturn they should learn from cities such as Oxford, Leicester, Leeds and Edinburgh, which had been performing more strongly over the longer term pre-pandemic, in areas such as jobs, health and skills.
The report calls for even more to go into addressing structural issues post-lockdown – improving skills, jobs for young people, new business development and addressing environmental challenges – whilst directing effort and resources to the towns and cities that need them the most.
Other key findings of the report show Derby has one of the lowest rates of workers on furlough, with 6.4 per cent of its workforce on the job retention scheme during 2020.
Nottingham, meanwhile, had the lowest increase in the take-up rate of Universal Credit at 2.6 per cent between January and November, 2020, compared with Birmingham which had the third highest increase at 4 per cent.
Ali Breadon is the East Midlands market senior partner and Midlands government and health industries lead at PwC.
She said: “As a whole, cities in the East Midlands have performed well on the environment, owner occupation and income distribution measures on the index.
“However, this positive performance is also coupled with lower scores in skills, health and work life balance.
“High unemployment rates especially for young people entering the labour force in one of the toughest economic environments will make employment opportunities even more competitive and potentially undermine social mobility efforts in the region.
“Leicester is expected to suffer more economically in comparison to other cities in the Midlands, with a growth rate of minus-12.2 per cent in 2020 compared with other cities such as Derby at minus-11.7 per cent.
The high infection rate in the early parts of the summer has caused Leicester’s economic activity to stagnate over this period.
But as we’ve seen in this year’s Good Growth for Cities Index, Leicester has performed well on health, work life balance, owner occupation, income distribution and the environment measures.
“The pandemic has led to people living their life much closer to home and the likelihood is some of these lifestyle changes will stay for the medium-term.
“Citizens will value different things and those places that meet those needs will be the ones that bounce back quicker.
(Image: Derby Telegraph)
“This opens up opportunities for places that have advantages in terms of liveability and community, and where ‘price of success’ factors, such as housing affordability, are less of an issue.
“The report sets out a series of recommendations for leaders from across the region and local government, as well as the private and third sectors, as they plan their recovery strategies.
“Taking a broad approach to economic wellbeing and building resilience will be essential to create liveable vibrant places where people want to live, work and visit.
“The wider regions’ significant growth over the past five years and long-term growth ambitions and investments in HS2, Coventry City of Culture and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will also encourage the right conditions for a recovery.”
The Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index ranks 42 of the UK’s biggest cities based on the public’s assessment of 10 key economic wellbeing factors, including jobs, health, income and skills, as well as work-life balance, house affordability, travel-to-work times, income equality, environment and business start-ups.
PwC’s GVA analysis took into account the main industries in each city, the use of the furlough scheme to protect jobs, rates of Universal Credit claims, Covid infection and mobility rates to project GVA growth rates for 2020 and 2021.
It said the cities performing well include Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Norwich, Swindon, Southampton and Oxford.
Poorer performing cities include Liverpool, Southend, Medway, Doncaster and Bradford.
Ali Breadon said: “The pandemic has made us more acutely aware of existing economic and social inequalities and why it is so important to ‘level up’ across the UK.
“It reinforces our view in Good Growth for Cities of the necessity to look beyond GDP and headlines about the North-South divide to focus efforts on tackling the issues that really matter to the public - and local economies – such as skills, sustainable income and health and wellbeing.”
PwC is one of the Big Four accounting firms and Demos is a cross-party think-tank.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe hardest hit towns and cities in the East Midlands are expected to come back from lockdown faster than other parts of the UK, according to a new study.\nLeicester has been among the worst hit places after finding itself in a local lockdown for much of 2020.\nAlong with Nottingham and Derby it is predicted to start its recovery sooner – despite still being worse off at the end of the pandemic than more resilient places.\nThe PwC-Demos Good Growth for Cities report suggests the make-up of the region’s economies, and variety of different industries there, will help in the fight to get back to normal over the coming years.\nLeicester and Leicestershire, for instance, have a reputation for smaller, family-owned businesses propping the local economy up – rather than a handful of big businesses with further to fall when things go wrong.\nThe region’s position on the main motorway networks has also helped it become an important area for warehousing and logistics – a sector that has benefited from people shopping at home through the lockdown.\nAnd while passenger flights have been grounded, East Midlands Airport has seen big growth in cargo flights going in and out of it.\nThe PwC-Demos report suggests Nottingham and Derby both saw their economies contract by more than 11 per cent during 2020, but are expected to have the best levels of growth in 2021 – at around 5 per cent and higher.\nLeicester’s economy shrunk by about 12.2 per cent last year, and while performing okay according to the PwC Good Growth Index, it will be one of the cities hardest hit economically, after stricter restrictions last summer hit things like city centre retail.\nEven with a return to normal trading conditions – something that has not even been guaranteed with the vaccine roll-out – the city economies will still be smaller in 2021 than they were in 2019.\nIt says that as politicians plot the course out of the downturn they should learn from cities such as Oxford, Leicester, Leeds and Edinburgh, which had been performing more strongly over the longer term pre-pandemic, in areas such as jobs, health and skills.\nThe report calls for even more to go into addressing structural issues post-lockdown – improving skills, jobs for young people, new business development and addressing environmental challenges – whilst directing effort and resources to the towns and cities that need them the most.\nOther key findings of the report show Derby has one of the lowest rates of workers on furlough, with 6.4 per cent of its workforce on the job retention scheme during 2020.\nNottingham, meanwhile, had the lowest increase in the take-up rate of Universal Credit at 2.6 per cent between January and November, 2020, compared with Birmingham which had the third highest increase at 4 per cent.\nAli Breadon is the East Midlands market senior partner and Midlands government and health industries lead at PwC.\nShe said: “As a whole, cities in the East Midlands have performed well on the environment, owner occupation and income distribution measures on the index.\n“However, this positive performance is also coupled with lower scores in skills, health and work life balance.\n“High unemployment rates especially for young people entering the labour force in one of the toughest economic environments will make employment opportunities even more competitive and potentially undermine social mobility efforts in the region.\n“Leicester is expected to suffer more economically in comparison to other cities in the Midlands, with a growth rate of minus-12.2 per cent in 2020 compared with other cities such as Derby at minus-11.7 per cent.\nThe high infection rate in the early parts of the summer has caused Leicester’s economic activity to stagnate over this period.\nBut as we’ve seen in this year’s Good Growth for Cities Index, Leicester has performed well on health, work life balance, owner occupation, income distribution and the environment measures.\n“The pandemic has led to people living their life much closer to home and the likelihood is some of these lifestyle changes will stay for the medium-term.\n“Citizens will value different things and those places that meet those needs will be the ones that bounce back quicker.\n(Image: Derby Telegraph)\n“This opens up opportunities for places that have advantages in terms of liveability and community, and where ‘price of success’ factors, such as housing affordability, are less of an issue.\n“The report sets out a series of recommendations for leaders from across the region and local government, as well as the private and third sectors, as they plan their recovery strategies.\n“Taking a broad approach to economic wellbeing and building resilience will be essential to create liveable vibrant places where people want to live, work and visit.\n“The wider regions’ significant growth over the past five years and long-term growth ambitions and investments in HS2, Coventry City of Culture and the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games will also encourage the right conditions for a recovery.”\nThe Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index ranks 42 of the UK’s biggest cities based on the public’s assessment of 10 key economic wellbeing factors, including jobs, health, income and skills, as well as work-life balance, house affordability, travel-to-work times, income equality, environment and business start-ups.\nPwC’s GVA analysis took into account the main industries in each city, the use of the furlough scheme to protect jobs, rates of Universal Credit claims, Covid infection and mobility rates to project GVA growth rates for 2020 and 2021.\nIt said the cities performing well include Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Norwich, Swindon, Southampton and Oxford.\nPoorer performing cities include Liverpool, Southend, Medway, Doncaster and Bradford.\nAli Breadon said: “The pandemic has made us more acutely aware of existing economic and social inequalities and why it is so important to ‘level up’ across the UK.\n“It reinforces our view in Good Growth for Cities of the necessity to look beyond GDP and headlines about the North-South divide to focus efforts on tackling the issues that really matter to the public - and local economies – such as skills, sustainable income and health and wellbeing.”\nPwC is one of the Big Four accounting firms and Demos is a cross-party think-tank.",
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Triumph Motorcycles has unveiled a lighter, more powerful and more technically advanced version of its Speed Triple – the 1200 RS.
The latest bike from the Leicestershire-based manufacturer has been designed from the ground up, giving what Triumph says is the “ultimate performance naked sports ride”.
The bike, which has a starting price of £15,100, is described as having a more “muscular and arresting poise” with “purer, cleaner and sharper lines”, but with all the DNA hallmarks of the original speed triple sports bikes.
It also comes with a new engine, which is lighter and smaller but produces more power than the previous motorcycle.
The company says the engine was developed with help from Triumph’s Moto2 which is more powerful and more responsive and 7kg lighter.
Triumph said: “The engine delivers significantly higher power and torque compared to the previous generation – making this the most powerful and torque-rich Speed Triple ever – with fantastic performance and character across the entire rev range, and all of the signature “wall of torque” triple delivery, taken to a whole new level.”
Peak power stands at 177bhp at 10,750rpm, which when combined with the 10kg weight saving for the chassis ensures a 26 per cent increase in the bike’s power-to-weight ratio over the outgoing Speed Triple.
There are further changes to the Triple’s overall seat position too, with handlebars which are 13mm wider helping to increase manoeuvrability. The footrests have also been moved inwards to boost the bike’s ground clearance levels.
Triumph says the 1200 RS:
- is the most powerful and fastest accelerating Speed Triple ever
- has an all-new higher capacity 1160cc triple engine
- has all-new free-breathing intake and exhaust, with “incredible” sound
- is the most agile, precise, dynamic handling Speed Triple ever
- is 10kg lighter, at just 198kg
- is narrower, with a more dominant and purposeful riding position
- comes with performance tuned fully adjustable suspension, Metzeler RACETEC RR tyres and Brembo Stylema brakes.
As well as a variety of electronic rider aids, the Speed Triple also incorporates cruise control to take the backache out of longer journeys, while Bluetooth connectivity allows the rider to pair their phone to the bike too. Keyless technology has also been incorporated, which means that the rider can start the motorcycle or open the fuel cap without needing to physically insert the key. New LED headlights with a distinctive daytime running light signature give the bike a head-turning look, too.
The Speed Triple 1200 RS will arrive in dealers towards the end of next month.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nTriumph Motorcycles has unveiled a lighter, more powerful and more technically advanced version of its Speed Triple – the 1200 RS.\nThe latest bike from the Leicestershire-based manufacturer has been designed from the ground up, giving what Triumph says is the “ultimate performance naked sports ride”.\nThe bike, which has a starting price of £15,100, is described as having a more “muscular and arresting poise” with “purer, cleaner and sharper lines”, but with all the DNA hallmarks of the original speed triple sports bikes.\nIt also comes with a new engine, which is lighter and smaller but produces more power than the previous motorcycle.\nThe company says the engine was developed with help from Triumph’s Moto2 which is more powerful and more responsive and 7kg lighter.\nTriumph said: “The engine delivers significantly higher power and torque compared to the previous generation – making this the most powerful and torque-rich Speed Triple ever – with fantastic performance and character across the entire rev range, and all of the signature “wall of torque” triple delivery, taken to a whole new level.”\nPeak power stands at 177bhp at 10,750rpm, which when combined with the 10kg weight saving for the chassis ensures a 26 per cent increase in the bike’s power-to-weight ratio over the outgoing Speed Triple.\nThere are further changes to the Triple’s overall seat position too, with handlebars which are 13mm wider helping to increase manoeuvrability. The footrests have also been moved inwards to boost the bike’s ground clearance levels.\nTriumph says the 1200 RS:\n- is the most powerful and fastest accelerating Speed Triple ever\n- has an all-new higher capacity 1160cc triple engine\n- has all-new free-breathing intake and exhaust, with “incredible” sound\n- is the most agile, precise, dynamic handling Speed Triple ever\n- is 10kg lighter, at just 198kg\n- is narrower, with a more dominant and purposeful riding position\n- comes with performance tuned fully adjustable suspension, Metzeler RACETEC RR tyres and Brembo Stylema brakes.\nAs well as a variety of electronic rider aids, the Speed Triple also incorporates cruise control to take the backache out of longer journeys, while Bluetooth connectivity allows the rider to pair their phone to the bike too. Keyless technology has also been incorporated, which means that the rider can start the motorcycle or open the fuel cap without needing to physically insert the key. New LED headlights with a distinctive daytime running light signature give the bike a head-turning look, too.\nThe Speed Triple 1200 RS will arrive in dealers towards the end of next month.",
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There aren't many people who get to own their hometown football club.
But that's what Stockport-born property entrepreneur Mark Stott has managed to do, and the CEO of Cheshire firm Vita Group is now considered by many to be his town's most successful businessman ever.
Most recently, his side Stockport County FC, who are in the National League - the fifth tier of English football - were only just beaten by high-flying Premier League outfit West Ham in the third round of the FA Cup.
The club certainly has big ambitions, and was bought a year ago by Mr Stott, whose other main interests are in his property firms Vita Group and Select Property Group. Working side by side, these two businesses are a global developer, retailer and operator of leading property investment brands.
What's his background?
Speaking to the Stockport County FC website when he took over the club, Mr Stott said after growing up on the Parklands Estate, he took his first ever job selling adverts for the Stockport Express Advertiser.
Mr Stott, who attended Poynton High Schooll explained: "I did that for a couple of years before moving to work at Smith Knight Fay [also in Stockport] selling cars.
"I didn't do particularly well at school and started working for myself at 20.
"I've worked for myself most of my life and along that journey I've been lucky enough to pick up some great contacts, some great friends and colleagues."
According to an MEN interview in 2010, armed with his £3,000 savings, Mr Stott joined forces with his business partner Lincoln Phillips, and they began selling cars from Mr Stott's driveway. Within six months, they had moved the business to a garage in Wilmslow.
In 1995, and still only 23, he decided to split up the partnership and go it alone, buying and selling cars such as Porsches and Ferraris - and once took David Beckham's Bentley off his hands.
A year later, Mr Stott decided to invest some of the money he'd made and open a bar in Wilmslow. Eskimo was initially a success, but turned out to be a "disaster", and he ended up losing around £350,000.
In 2000, Mr Stott and his friend and business partner, Giles Beswick, who had worked with him at the bar, focused their attention on the car business - soon paying off the debts.
With a small amount of cash, the pair set up a small software business which today is the IT department of Select.
Years on, he is now widely considered the town's most successful entrepreneur, having built two businesses - Select Property Group and Vita Group.
(Image: Stockport County Football Club)
Vita Group and Select Property Group
Mr Stott is founder and CEO of Cheshire-based Vita Group and Select Property Group.
Select, founded in 2004, is an industry-leading UK property investment firm and a developer, retailer and operator of property investment brands. It claims to be one of the first that identified the "vast investment potential" of Dubai's property market.
Based at Horseshoe Farm in Alderley Edge, the group was founded as one company over 15 years ago. It soon began rapidly expanding and now has dozens of subsidiary companies.
In 2012, Select partnered with one of the other group companies, Vita, to "transform" the UK student property sector by forming Vita Student, and has since sold thousands of apartments to investors around the world.
In 2019, a company-wide restructure was launched to make clear the distinction between Vita and Select - now sister firms.
'Vita Group' was launched to run the sales and operational divisions of the huge business, while Select handles investor sales working from offices in Dubai, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Stockport County FC
Mr Stott bought Stockport County in January 2020, saying he wants to achieve "great things" with the club.
Upon taking over, he said his first priority as new owner was to improve football operations and match day fan experience at Edgeley Park.
On several occasions in his first year in charge, he has reached out to help the local community. Achievements over the past 12 months include raising more than £200,000 for school meals for schoolchildren in December before the Government's u-turn, as well as helping the Stockport NHS trust by supplying them ventilators last year.
On the pitch, there has also been considerable success over the past year. Earlier this month, the side reached the third round of the FA Cup, narrowly losing out to Premier League side West Ham due to a late header.
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With the club currently sat fifth in the National League - the fifth tier of English football, it has ambitious plans to reach the Championship within seven years, as MailOnline reports.
Mr Stott told the club website the size of the organisation warrants being in a "different league, a different place".
Last year, Mr Stott threw his weight behind plans to build a new £350m arena in Manchester next to the Etihad Stadium, saying it would propel the city to the "world stage".
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Working side by side, these two businesses are a global developer, retailer and operator of leading property investment brands.\nWhat's his background?\nSpeaking to the Stockport County FC website when he took over the club, Mr Stott said after growing up on the Parklands Estate, he took his first ever job selling adverts for the Stockport Express Advertiser.\nMr Stott, who attended Poynton High Schooll explained: \"I did that for a couple of years before moving to work at Smith Knight Fay [also in Stockport] selling cars.\n\"I didn't do particularly well at school and started working for myself at 20.\n\"I've worked for myself most of my life and along that journey I've been lucky enough to pick up some great contacts, some great friends and colleagues.\"\nAccording to an MEN interview in 2010, armed with his £3,000 savings, Mr Stott joined forces with his business partner Lincoln Phillips, and they began selling cars from Mr Stott's driveway. Within six months, they had moved the business to a garage in Wilmslow.\nIn 1995, and still only 23, he decided to split up the partnership and go it alone, buying and selling cars such as Porsches and Ferraris - and once took David Beckham's Bentley off his hands.\nA year later, Mr Stott decided to invest some of the money he'd made and open a bar in Wilmslow. Eskimo was initially a success, but turned out to be a \"disaster\", and he ended up losing around £350,000.\nIn 2000, Mr Stott and his friend and business partner, Giles Beswick, who had worked with him at the bar, focused their attention on the car business - soon paying off the debts.\nWith a small amount of cash, the pair set up a small software business which today is the IT department of Select.\nYears on, he is now widely considered the town's most successful entrepreneur, having built two businesses - Select Property Group and Vita Group.\n(Image: Stockport County Football Club)\nVita Group and Select Property Group\nMr Stott is founder and CEO of Cheshire-based Vita Group and Select Property Group.\nSelect, founded in 2004, is an industry-leading UK property investment firm and a developer, retailer and operator of property investment brands. It claims to be one of the first that identified the \"vast investment potential\" of Dubai's property market.\nBased at Horseshoe Farm in Alderley Edge, the group was founded as one company over 15 years ago. It soon began rapidly expanding and now has dozens of subsidiary companies.\nIn 2012, Select partnered with one of the other group companies, Vita, to \"transform\" the UK student property sector by forming Vita Student, and has since sold thousands of apartments to investors around the world.\nIn 2019, a company-wide restructure was launched to make clear the distinction between Vita and Select - now sister firms.\n'Vita Group' was launched to run the sales and operational divisions of the huge business, while Select handles investor sales working from offices in Dubai, Shanghai and Hong Kong.\nStockport County FC\nMr Stott bought Stockport County in January 2020, saying he wants to achieve \"great things\" with the club.\nUpon taking over, he said his first priority as new owner was to improve football operations and match day fan experience at Edgeley Park.\nOn several occasions in his first year in charge, he has reached out to help the local community. Achievements over the past 12 months include raising more than £200,000 for school meals for schoolchildren in December before the Government's u-turn, as well as helping the Stockport NHS trust by supplying them ventilators last year.\nOn the pitch, there has also been considerable success over the past year. Earlier this month, the side reached the third round of the FA Cup, narrowly losing out to Premier League side West Ham due to a late header.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nWith the club currently sat fifth in the National League - the fifth tier of English football, it has ambitious plans to reach the Championship within seven years, as MailOnline reports.\nMr Stott told the club website the size of the organisation warrants being in a \"different league, a different place\".\nLast year, Mr Stott threw his weight behind plans to build a new £350m arena in Manchester next to the Etihad Stadium, saying it would propel the city to the \"world stage\".",
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Chemicals giant Tronox has been dealt a second new year blow after UK competition authorities called in the proposed buy-out of a supply chain business.
The titanium dioxide producer - reeling from the naming of its chief executive in a US insider trading investigation which has led to him taking a leave of absence - now faces a probe into the acquisition of TiZir Titanium ad Iron from French multinational Eramet SA.
The £246 million deal for the Norwegian smelting asset was agreed in May last year, but the Competition and Markets Authority has now indicated that it intends to open a Phase Two investigation.
It centres on taking all production of chloride slag in-house - leaving only Rio Tinto as an open market producer in "what is effectively a monopoly position".
Andrea Gomes da Silva, the CMA’s executive director for mergers and markets, said: "Our investigation showed that Tronox’s purchase of TTI removes a key player in the global supply of chloride slag which, in turn, could have a knock-on effect on the creation of titanium dioxide pigment.
"Any deal that leaves one company as the only significant supplier in a market deserves closer scrutiny and, in this case, the acquisition could leave buyers and their customers facing higher prices."
Tronox has been given the opportunity to offer remedies ahead of it commencing.
A spokesperson said: “The transaction did not require notification in the United Kingdom or meet pre-merger reporting thresholds in the United States; however, the CMA and the Federal Trade Commission each launched investigations into the transaction, and the company has been co-operative throughout these reviews.”
(Image: Grimsby Telegraph)
It follows a long legal battle to get the acquisition of Cristal over the line, which brought with it the sprawling site in Stallingborough - Tronox’s largest European operation.
The whitening pigment manufacturer has a strong vertical integration strategy with mining assets around the globe.
Located in Tyssedal, south west of Bergen, TiZir upgrades ilmenite to produce high-grade titanium slag and high-purity pig iron with an annual capacity of approximately 320,000 tonnes across both.
At the time of the deal being agreed, Jeffry N Quinn - now standing aside as the civil and criminal investigation into a share deal involving a former directorship position at Ferro Corporation in which he is not the defendant runs its course - said: “This highly strategic acquisition represents the next step in advancing our vertical integration strategy, providing Tronox with increased titanium feedstock capacity to better fulfill our internal requirements, and in turn, better serve our pigment customers with a low-cost, secure source of supply.
“The site is ideally situated to supply feedstock to our European pigment facilities.
“The technology and manufacturing capabilities acquired will lower our cost of obtaining the feedstocks we need to run our pigment plants.
“TTI is a great complement to Tronox because of a shared focus on operational excellence, safety and sustainability. We are excited about the opportunities created by the addition of this well-established, high-quality asset to the Tronox portfolio.”
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The developer behind Nottingham’s Island Quarter development has signed up IHG to run its hotels.
The operator, which counts Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, and Intercontinental among its portfolio, will be bringing its Hotel Indigo brand to the city as well as its extended stay offering, Staybridge Suites.
There are Indigo Hotels in New York to Paris, London to Shanghai, Hong Kong to Singapore, and the chain markets itself as boutique hotels which reflect the character of their neighbourhoods.
The new hotel will have 223-bedrooms – 155 for Hotel Indigo and 68 in the Staybridge Suites aimed at business and leisure travellers looking for somewhere longer to stay and amenities such as a their own kitchen and dedicated outdoor space for each suite.
The dual-branded hotel operation will be managed by IHG.
It forms part of the latest stage of the wider Island Quarter development, which will also include 247 rental apartments and an extensive food and drink area.
There are also plans for 32,000 sq ft of serviced office space with room for 400 workers.
Planning permission has already been granted for the first part of the huge mixed-use development, called Canal Turn, which includes a three-storey pavilion featuring two restaurants, events space and a rooftop terrace.
An application for the latest phase of the plans – labelled as “1B” – which includes the hotel, was submitted last month.
Inspired by “the neighbourhood story” of the city, Hotel Indigo will take design cues from the local area and its bar and restaurant will offer locally sourced ingredients to customers.
Staybridge Suites will feature a 24-hour fitness room, storage lockers for guests wishing to store items between stays and a communal “outdoor living room” complete with firepit, grilling areas and covered seating.
IHG recently opened a Hotel Indigo in Bath and dual-branded Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites property in Dundee, and opened a similar scheme under the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express brands in Warsaw, Poland.
Conygar chief executive Richard Watson said: “The Island Quarter is one of the most significant city centre regeneration schemes in the UK at the moment, and it was vital that the hotel brand which we brought to the development was reflective of that.
“We are absolutely delighted to have agreed terms with the team at IHG to bring its Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites brands to Nottingham.
“This is a very important step for us as we move this development forwards and securing a hugely successful global operator in IHG shows real confidence in the flagship element of the scheme as a whole.
“These two brands are world-renowned as upscale and quality hotels, which really play a part in the communities in which they are based.
“The hotel forms a key element of this latest phase, which is truly cohesive, creating a range and fluidity of uses that will spread across the whole site. The Island Quarter is a development that Nottingham can be proud of and bringing brands of this calibre into the city plays an important part in that.”
Karan Khanna, managing director for the UK and Ireland at IHG, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Conygar to bring the leading global brands of Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites to Nottingham as an important part of the regeneration of The Island Quarter.
“These new properties will add to IHG’s presence in the city, sitting alongside our existing Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels.
“As we begin 2021 these new hotel signings show the confidence that owners and investors have in IHG and our potential for continued growth for when travel can finally resume.”
Nottingham City Council leader Coun David Mellen said: “The Island Quarter is a redevelopment site unlike any other in the UK right now and one we are very pleased to see Conygar make progress with.
“At such a difficult time, it’s great to see confidence in Nottingham reflected in this way, serving as a further reminder that Nottingham is an up-and-coming city and enhancing our programme for regenerating the Southside of the city.
“We therefore welcome this very significant planning application which our planning committee will consider in due course.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe developer behind Nottingham’s Island Quarter development has signed up IHG to run its hotels.\nThe operator, which counts Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza, and Intercontinental among its portfolio, will be bringing its Hotel Indigo brand to the city as well as its extended stay offering, Staybridge Suites.\nThere are Indigo Hotels in New York to Paris, London to Shanghai, Hong Kong to Singapore, and the chain markets itself as boutique hotels which reflect the character of their neighbourhoods.\nThe new hotel will have 223-bedrooms – 155 for Hotel Indigo and 68 in the Staybridge Suites aimed at business and leisure travellers looking for somewhere longer to stay and amenities such as a their own kitchen and dedicated outdoor space for each suite.\nThe dual-branded hotel operation will be managed by IHG.\nIt forms part of the latest stage of the wider Island Quarter development, which will also include 247 rental apartments and an extensive food and drink area.\nThere are also plans for 32,000 sq ft of serviced office space with room for 400 workers.\nPlanning permission has already been granted for the first part of the huge mixed-use development, called Canal Turn, which includes a three-storey pavilion featuring two restaurants, events space and a rooftop terrace.\nAn application for the latest phase of the plans – labelled as “1B” – which includes the hotel, was submitted last month.\nInspired by “the neighbourhood story” of the city, Hotel Indigo will take design cues from the local area and its bar and restaurant will offer locally sourced ingredients to customers.\nStaybridge Suites will feature a 24-hour fitness room, storage lockers for guests wishing to store items between stays and a communal “outdoor living room” complete with firepit, grilling areas and covered seating.\nIHG recently opened a Hotel Indigo in Bath and dual-branded Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites property in Dundee, and opened a similar scheme under the Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn Express brands in Warsaw, Poland.\nConygar chief executive Richard Watson said: “The Island Quarter is one of the most significant city centre regeneration schemes in the UK at the moment, and it was vital that the hotel brand which we brought to the development was reflective of that.\n“We are absolutely delighted to have agreed terms with the team at IHG to bring its Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites brands to Nottingham.\n“This is a very important step for us as we move this development forwards and securing a hugely successful global operator in IHG shows real confidence in the flagship element of the scheme as a whole.\n“These two brands are world-renowned as upscale and quality hotels, which really play a part in the communities in which they are based.\n“The hotel forms a key element of this latest phase, which is truly cohesive, creating a range and fluidity of uses that will spread across the whole site. The Island Quarter is a development that Nottingham can be proud of and bringing brands of this calibre into the city plays an important part in that.”\nKaran Khanna, managing director for the UK and Ireland at IHG, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Conygar to bring the leading global brands of Hotel Indigo and Staybridge Suites to Nottingham as an important part of the regeneration of The Island Quarter.\n“These new properties will add to IHG’s presence in the city, sitting alongside our existing Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels.\n“As we begin 2021 these new hotel signings show the confidence that owners and investors have in IHG and our potential for continued growth for when travel can finally resume.”\nNottingham City Council leader Coun David Mellen said: “The Island Quarter is a redevelopment site unlike any other in the UK right now and one we are very pleased to see Conygar make progress with.\n“At such a difficult time, it’s great to see confidence in Nottingham reflected in this way, serving as a further reminder that Nottingham is an up-and-coming city and enhancing our programme for regenerating the Southside of the city.\n“We therefore welcome this very significant planning application which our planning committee will consider in due course.”",
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Specialist seeks info about Devonport Dockyard in the pre-privatisation 1960s after claims man was exposed to asbestos dust
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A Plymouth lawyer is probing the historic use of asbestos in the city’s dockyard after a former store worker fell seriously ill.
Liz Makin, senior solicitor in the Wolferstans Solicitors specialist asbestos team, wants to hear from laggers who worked in the yard’s asbestos store, after being instructed to bring an action by a former employee.
Storeman Peter Jeffery, who lives in Saltash in Cornwall, was diagnosed with asbestosis at the end of 2019. He worked at Devonport dockyard from 1960 to 1975, years before it was privatised, but, unlike many with asbestos disease, he was not generally on board the ships being refitted.
Instead, he worked in the asbestos stores for about three years in the late 1960s, where he claims it was exposed to significant levels of asbestos dust.
Ms Makin said that day-to-day and throughout his whole shift, Mr Jeffery said he would be exposed to asbestos dust. Cardboard boxes containing asbestos products such as pre-formed insulation were often broken when delivered to the stores, Mr Jeffery had told her.
He recalled the bed of the delivery lorry being “thick with asbestos dust” and claims he handled sacks of asbestos powder and swept asbestos dust from the floor.
His main job was to serve members of the lagging team with asbestos products when they came into the stores. Of all Devonport workers, the laggers were usually those exposed to the highest levels of dangerous asbestos dust, Ms Makin said.
She said the laggers would strip off old, crumbly insulation from pipes, machinery and other fittings all around the ships and submarines.
“They would come to Peter’s store covered in white dust and he served them with asbestos products or powder, which they would then use to reinsulate pipes on board,” she said.
“The MoD knew of the dangers of breathing in even small quantities of dust, but did nothing to warn him; or provide him with a mask; or other protective equipment; or safe working practices.
“Peter is very angry that he was never warned of the dangers of asbestos. He would never have chosen to work there if he had known.”
A new, much safer store was built in the 1970s after input from the trade unions, but this was after Mr Jeffery had left the asbestos store.
Ms Makin said the MoD’s defence to a claim centres on whether Mr Jeffery caused or contributed to his illness by failing to report that he was working with asbestos or to use protection provided, or to tell the ministry that protection was required and then continuing to work there, so endangering his own safety.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
Ms Makin said: “Allegations that Peter was in any way to blame for his own misfortune are, frankly, preposterous. It was the MoD’s job as the employer to protect him.
“I would love to hear from any of the laggers who went to the asbestos store, as they are likely to have information that can help Peter and support his recollection.”
The inquiry follows that of another Plymouth lawyer James Walsh, a partner at Plymouth’s GA Solicitors and a specialist in industrial disease claims, who is probing whether asbestos was used in the frigate HMS Gurkha and the carrier HMS Ark Royal in the 1970s.
He is working for the family and estate of a Plymouth woman who died after suffering from mesothelioma, an incurable form of cancer often linked to asbestos exposure. It is believed the woman, who did not work at either dockyard, may have suffered from secondary exposure.
Ms Makin can be contacted on 01752 292320 by anyone who might be able to help, or Ms Makin
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Plymouth lawyer is probing the historic use of asbestos in the city’s dockyard after a former store worker fell seriously ill.\nLiz Makin, senior solicitor in the Wolferstans Solicitors specialist asbestos team, wants to hear from laggers who worked in the yard’s asbestos store, after being instructed to bring an action by a former employee.\nStoreman Peter Jeffery, who lives in Saltash in Cornwall, was diagnosed with asbestosis at the end of 2019. He worked at Devonport dockyard from 1960 to 1975, years before it was privatised, but, unlike many with asbestos disease, he was not generally on board the ships being refitted.\nInstead, he worked in the asbestos stores for about three years in the late 1960s, where he claims it was exposed to significant levels of asbestos dust.\nMs Makin said that day-to-day and throughout his whole shift, Mr Jeffery said he would be exposed to asbestos dust. Cardboard boxes containing asbestos products such as pre-formed insulation were often broken when delivered to the stores, Mr Jeffery had told her.\nHe recalled the bed of the delivery lorry being “thick with asbestos dust” and claims he handled sacks of asbestos powder and swept asbestos dust from the floor.\nHis main job was to serve members of the lagging team with asbestos products when they came into the stores. Of all Devonport workers, the laggers were usually those exposed to the highest levels of dangerous asbestos dust, Ms Makin said.\nShe said the laggers would strip off old, crumbly insulation from pipes, machinery and other fittings all around the ships and submarines.\n“They would come to Peter’s store covered in white dust and he served them with asbestos products or powder, which they would then use to reinsulate pipes on board,” she said.\n“The MoD knew of the dangers of breathing in even small quantities of dust, but did nothing to warn him; or provide him with a mask; or other protective equipment; or safe working practices.\n“Peter is very angry that he was never warned of the dangers of asbestos. He would never have chosen to work there if he had known.”\nA new, much safer store was built in the 1970s after input from the trade unions, but this was after Mr Jeffery had left the asbestos store.\nMs Makin said the MoD’s defence to a claim centres on whether Mr Jeffery caused or contributed to his illness by failing to report that he was working with asbestos or to use protection provided, or to tell the ministry that protection was required and then continuing to work there, so endangering his own safety.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\nMs Makin said: “Allegations that Peter was in any way to blame for his own misfortune are, frankly, preposterous. It was the MoD’s job as the employer to protect him.\n“I would love to hear from any of the laggers who went to the asbestos store, as they are likely to have information that can help Peter and support his recollection.”\nThe inquiry follows that of another Plymouth lawyer James Walsh, a partner at Plymouth’s GA Solicitors and a specialist in industrial disease claims, who is probing whether asbestos was used in the frigate HMS Gurkha and the carrier HMS Ark Royal in the 1970s.\nHe is working for the family and estate of a Plymouth woman who died after suffering from mesothelioma, an incurable form of cancer often linked to asbestos exposure. It is believed the woman, who did not work at either dockyard, may have suffered from secondary exposure.\nMs Makin can be contacted on 01752 292320 by anyone who might be able to help, or Ms Makin",
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BusinessLive rounds off its look back at the highs and lows of 2020. Part Six – November-December
Lockdown
One week before Christmas the Government laid out what level of Covid-19 restrictions cities and counties across the East Midlands would face over the festive period. And it was not good news.
Leicester and Leicestershire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and Derby and Derbyshire would all remain under the tightest Tier 3 measures to try and slow the spread of the disease.
The Department of Health and Social Care said Rutland would remain in Tier 2.
Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs nobody wanted tighter restrictions than necessary. He said: “I know tier 3 measures are tough but the best way to get out of them is to pull together and follow the rules.”
The “Very High Alert” level for the East Midlands was seen as the worst possible news for pubs, bars, hotels, and restaurants – although non-essential shops can stay open.
East Midlands Chamber warned Christmas had been cancelled for large parts of the economy and urged the Government to do more to help the hospitality sector at what should be a crucial time of the year.
HS2
Cutting short the eastern leg of HS2 would be an injection of common sense and “the best of a bad job”, according to one leading critic.
North West Leicestershire Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said he welcomed an official report suggesting Phase 2b of the high speed line should be scaled back, terminating at East Midlands Parkway station on the Leicestershire/Nottinghamshire border, rather than going all the way to Leeds.
He said ending the line at Parkway, five miles from East Midlands Airport, was a way to cut spiralling costs and at least provide some benefits to his constituency.
The report by the National Infrastructure Commission, and commissioned by Boris Johnson, suggests regional rail links across the North and the Midlands should be prioritised over the full eastern leg of HS2, as they would be “potentially cheaper and faster” to complete.
(Image: East Midlands Councils)
Long-time HS2 opponent Andrew Bridgen said: “With the HS2 budget ballooning beyond even my pessimistic predictions, I welcome some common sense creeping into the scheme with the proposal to cancel the line north of Parkway whilst there is an existing conventional rail line in place.”
Lighthouse Lab
More than 400 jobs were created at a new Covid-19 “Lighthouse Lab” which hopes to be processing up to 50,000 samples a day by early 2021.
The new facility is playing a part in the Government’s poorly executed plans to speed up its test and trace programme as it continues to try to get a hold of the pandemic.
The new lab, which is operating around the clock, is on the Charnwood biomedical campus, in Loughborough.
The campus was originally built for AstraZeneca – which is a partner in one of the new Covid-19 vaccines – but which vacated the site almost a decade ago.
Cineworld
Cinema chain Cineworld Group Plc said it planned to have its venues open by May 2021 and had secured the future of the business after obtaining additional cash and slashing costs.
The company, which closed its UK outlets in early October, said it had “secured significant additional liquidity whilst implementing further operational measures to deliver enhanced profitability over the long term”.
That included a new debt facility of US$450million, an issue of equity warrants, bank covenant waivers until June 2022, extended maturity of a US$111million incremental revolving credit facility from December 2020 to May 2024, and the bringing forward of an expected tax refund of more than US$200million to early 2021.
Cineworld said it believed that together those steps would provide the company with financial and operational flexibility until lockdown restrictions in key jurisdictions, such as the UK and USA, were eased and studios are able to bring their enhanced pipeline of major movie releases back to the big screen.
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce revealed details of its plans to cut manufacturing capacity following the big drop in orders from airlines due to the grounding of flights during lockdown.
The engineering giant said huge cost cuts would have a big impact on its workers in the East and West Midlands, Lancashire and Scotland.
The business said the sweeping job cuts – included in a figure of around 9,000 worldwide announced in May, of which two-thirds would be in the UK – would protect its remaining workforce.
It said it needed to make savings of £1.3 billion a year by the end of 2022, predominantly in its civil aerospace business.
The company said no UK plants would close as a result of the news, adding it remained committed to mitigating the impact of any proposals, where possible, through the use of voluntary severance and relocation.
Unite said it was a “fresh blow” for workers as well as Rolls-Royce suppliers.
Leicester City FC
Leicester City’s first team trained for the first time at their new £100m state-of-the-art base on Christmas Eve.
The 2015-16 Premier League winners moved into the new facility at Seagrave, between Loughborough and Melton, after a two year construction schedule.
It is hoped the new facilities will help propel the club to further domestic and European success.
The new base 31 playing surfaces including 14 full-size pitches, an indoor training centre and a 499-seater flood-lit show pitch.
It also has some of the best sports science and medical facilities available and customised gym and hydrotherapy facilities.
There is even a private nine-hole golf course.
Broadmarsh Shopping Centre
A green vision for a huge chunk of Nottingham city centre has been drawn up – which would see the Broadmarsh shopping centre replaced with parks and space for small businesses in eco-friendly buildings.
The Green Party and Liberal Democrats have joined the debate over what should happen to the shopping centre site following the collapse of previous operators, intu, and the return of its lease to Nottingham City Council.
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust has also developed a bold vision in which the site would be turned into a nature area.
Nottingham City Council leader, Coun David Mellen, has said whatever happened next, it was a “once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine a significant space right in the heart of one of the country’s core cities”.
Tamatanga
The boss of an Indian restaurant chain judged one of the best in Britain for its takeaways slated the Government for the potentially “long-lasting“ impact of its “complicated” lockdown policies.
The owner of Tamatanga, which has branches in Leicester, Nottingham and Birmingham, said the Covid restrictions had had a crippling effect on all three cities.
And he feared the long-term impact could be even worse when Brexit is thrown into the mix next year.
The independent chain has just been named one of the best for deliveries in the UK – although diners can’t sit down to eat in any of the three cities, they can still order a takeaway.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nBusinessLive rounds off its look back at the highs and lows of 2020. Part Six – November-December\nLockdown\nOne week before Christmas the Government laid out what level of Covid-19 restrictions cities and counties across the East Midlands would face over the festive period. And it was not good news.\nLeicester and Leicestershire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire and Derby and Derbyshire would all remain under the tightest Tier 3 measures to try and slow the spread of the disease.\nThe Department of Health and Social Care said Rutland would remain in Tier 2.\nHealth Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs nobody wanted tighter restrictions than necessary. He said: “I know tier 3 measures are tough but the best way to get out of them is to pull together and follow the rules.”\nThe “Very High Alert” level for the East Midlands was seen as the worst possible news for pubs, bars, hotels, and restaurants – although non-essential shops can stay open.\nEast Midlands Chamber warned Christmas had been cancelled for large parts of the economy and urged the Government to do more to help the hospitality sector at what should be a crucial time of the year.\nHS2\nCutting short the eastern leg of HS2 would be an injection of common sense and “the best of a bad job”, according to one leading critic.\nNorth West Leicestershire Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said he welcomed an official report suggesting Phase 2b of the high speed line should be scaled back, terminating at East Midlands Parkway station on the Leicestershire/Nottinghamshire border, rather than going all the way to Leeds.\nHe said ending the line at Parkway, five miles from East Midlands Airport, was a way to cut spiralling costs and at least provide some benefits to his constituency.\nThe report by the National Infrastructure Commission, and commissioned by Boris Johnson, suggests regional rail links across the North and the Midlands should be prioritised over the full eastern leg of HS2, as they would be “potentially cheaper and faster” to complete.\n(Image: East Midlands Councils)\nLong-time HS2 opponent Andrew Bridgen said: “With the HS2 budget ballooning beyond even my pessimistic predictions, I welcome some common sense creeping into the scheme with the proposal to cancel the line north of Parkway whilst there is an existing conventional rail line in place.”\nLighthouse Lab\nMore than 400 jobs were created at a new Covid-19 “Lighthouse Lab” which hopes to be processing up to 50,000 samples a day by early 2021.\nThe new facility is playing a part in the Government’s poorly executed plans to speed up its test and trace programme as it continues to try to get a hold of the pandemic.\nThe new lab, which is operating around the clock, is on the Charnwood biomedical campus, in Loughborough.\nThe campus was originally built for AstraZeneca – which is a partner in one of the new Covid-19 vaccines – but which vacated the site almost a decade ago.\nCineworld\nCinema chain Cineworld Group Plc said it planned to have its venues open by May 2021 and had secured the future of the business after obtaining additional cash and slashing costs.\nThe company, which closed its UK outlets in early October, said it had “secured significant additional liquidity whilst implementing further operational measures to deliver enhanced profitability over the long term”.\nThat included a new debt facility of US$450million, an issue of equity warrants, bank covenant waivers until June 2022, extended maturity of a US$111million incremental revolving credit facility from December 2020 to May 2024, and the bringing forward of an expected tax refund of more than US$200million to early 2021.\nCineworld said it believed that together those steps would provide the company with financial and operational flexibility until lockdown restrictions in key jurisdictions, such as the UK and USA, were eased and studios are able to bring their enhanced pipeline of major movie releases back to the big screen.\nRolls-Royce\nRolls-Royce revealed details of its plans to cut manufacturing capacity following the big drop in orders from airlines due to the grounding of flights during lockdown.\nThe engineering giant said huge cost cuts would have a big impact on its workers in the East and West Midlands, Lancashire and Scotland.\nThe business said the sweeping job cuts – included in a figure of around 9,000 worldwide announced in May, of which two-thirds would be in the UK – would protect its remaining workforce.\nIt said it needed to make savings of £1.3 billion a year by the end of 2022, predominantly in its civil aerospace business.\nThe company said no UK plants would close as a result of the news, adding it remained committed to mitigating the impact of any proposals, where possible, through the use of voluntary severance and relocation.\nUnite said it was a “fresh blow” for workers as well as Rolls-Royce suppliers.\nLeicester City FC\nLeicester City’s first team trained for the first time at their new £100m state-of-the-art base on Christmas Eve.\nThe 2015-16 Premier League winners moved into the new facility at Seagrave, between Loughborough and Melton, after a two year construction schedule.\nIt is hoped the new facilities will help propel the club to further domestic and European success.\nThe new base 31 playing surfaces including 14 full-size pitches, an indoor training centre and a 499-seater flood-lit show pitch.\nIt also has some of the best sports science and medical facilities available and customised gym and hydrotherapy facilities.\nThere is even a private nine-hole golf course.\nBroadmarsh Shopping Centre\nA green vision for a huge chunk of 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An empty warehouse which has recently been built in Stoke-on-Trent has been transformed into a Covid-19 vaccination centre big enough to accommodate up to 500 people every day.
The Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT) along with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Unitas Stoke-on-Trent turned the 12,000 sq ft unit into a huge vaccination hub within the space of just two months.
The warehouse - on the Daniel Platts Business Park in Tunstall - includes a triage area to administer vaccines, an observation area and staff welfare facilities including lockers and toilets.
It is expected to accommodate up to 500 people every day as part of the national roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccinations.
Neil Carr, chief executive officer of MPFT and senior responsible officer for the vaccination programme, said: "This site represents a major step forward in what is already a very impressive network of facilities locally that are providing vaccinations that will help defeat Covid-19.
"To begin with, the Tunstall site will concentrate on vaccinating frontline staff who work in health and social care in community settings. These include staff from local NHS trusts, local authorities and private organisations, who frequently visit vulnerable people in their own homes."
Operations manager for Unitas Stoke-on-Trent, Justin Moore, said: "We are incredibly proud of our team who were able to mobilise so quickly to deliver these works, collaborating with the designers and our supply chain partners to make this roll-out facility possible.
“The joint effort from the NHS, the city council, Unitas staff and contractors to deliver on this project has been fantastic."
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Councillor Abi Brown, leader of the Stoke-on-Trent City Council, added: "I am delighted to see the first vaccines take place at this new vaccine centre.
"This is an essential way out of the virus for us - not only to protect our loved ones, friends and colleagues but also to ensure essential services can continue and so that we can get back to normal life as quickly as possible.
"It was really important to me that people in the city were able to access this service locally so it's a huge step forward. Hope is shining through and we just need to keep working collectively to do all we can to kick coronavirus out of Stoke-on-Trent."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nAn empty warehouse which has recently been built in Stoke-on-Trent has been transformed into a Covid-19 vaccination centre big enough to accommodate up to 500 people every day.\nThe Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust (MPFT) along with Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Unitas Stoke-on-Trent turned the 12,000 sq ft unit into a huge vaccination hub within the space of just two months.\nThe warehouse - on the Daniel Platts Business Park in Tunstall - includes a triage area to administer vaccines, an observation area and staff welfare facilities including lockers and toilets.\nIt is expected to accommodate up to 500 people every day as part of the national roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccinations.\nNeil Carr, chief executive officer of MPFT and senior responsible officer for the vaccination programme, said: \"This site represents a major step forward in what is already a very impressive network of facilities locally that are providing vaccinations that will help defeat Covid-19.\n\"To begin with, the Tunstall site will concentrate on vaccinating frontline staff who work in health and social care in community settings. These include staff from local NHS trusts, local authorities and private organisations, who frequently visit vulnerable people in their own homes.\"\nOperations manager for Unitas Stoke-on-Trent, Justin Moore, said: \"We are incredibly proud of our team who were able to mobilise so quickly to deliver these works, collaborating with the designers and our supply chain partners to make this roll-out facility possible.\n“The joint effort from the NHS, the city council, Unitas staff and contractors to deliver on this project has been fantastic.\"\nClick here to sign up to the daily BusinessLive email\nCouncillor Abi Brown, leader of the Stoke-on-Trent City Council, added: \"I am delighted to see the first vaccines take place at this new vaccine centre.\n\"This is an essential way out of the virus for us - not only to protect our loved ones, friends and colleagues but also to ensure essential services can continue and so that we can get back to normal life as quickly as possible.\n\"It was really important to me that people in the city were able to access this service locally so it's a huge step forward. Hope is shining through and we just need to keep working collectively to do all we can to kick coronavirus out of Stoke-on-Trent.\"",
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A Derby firm is helping the Scottish NHS in its battle against Covid-19.
Syntax IT Services is helping NHS Lanarkshire roll-out its vaccines programme across the county.
The IT provider already has a relationship with Lanarkshire’s occupational health department, and the case management software it provides has been adapted to help with the roll-out of the vaccine to protect those most vulnerable from coronavirus.
The software allows those eligible for the vaccine to book through a digitised booking system, supporting NHS Lanarkshire with the complex logistical and technical operation.
Jonathan Hodgkinson, sales director at Syntax, said: “It really has been an honour to work with and support NHS Lanarkshire throughout the pandemic.
“Their tireless work – just like the rest of the NHS across the UK – has been so evident to see for all and so being able to support them with this piece of the jigsaw has been a highlight for the team this year.”
Fiona Kennedy, national partnership manager at Salus, which provides NHS Lanarkshire’s occupational health services, said: “We have a great working relationship with Syntax, they have been able to respond quickly in support of this urgent requirement and enabled us to achieve tight deadlines.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Derby firm is helping the Scottish NHS in its battle against Covid-19.\nSyntax IT Services is helping NHS Lanarkshire roll-out its vaccines programme across the county.\nThe IT provider already has a relationship with Lanarkshire’s occupational health department, and the case management software it provides has been adapted to help with the roll-out of the vaccine to protect those most vulnerable from coronavirus.\nThe software allows those eligible for the vaccine to book through a digitised booking system, supporting NHS Lanarkshire with the complex logistical and technical operation.\nJonathan Hodgkinson, sales director at Syntax, said: “It really has been an honour to work with and support NHS Lanarkshire throughout the pandemic.\n“Their tireless work – just like the rest of the NHS across the UK – has been so evident to see for all and so being able to support them with this piece of the jigsaw has been a highlight for the team this year.”\nFiona Kennedy, national partnership manager at Salus, which provides NHS Lanarkshire’s occupational health services, said: “We have a great working relationship with Syntax, they have been able to respond quickly in support of this urgent requirement and enabled us to achieve tight deadlines.”",
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Firms across the country face a “desperate situation” because of the coronavirus pandemic and urgently need more help from the Government, a leading business group has warned.
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) called on the Chancellor to provide more financial support to businesses facing a “bleak future” from the debilitating squeeze of coronavirus restrictions, adding that they cannot wait until the March Budget.
The BCC said measures should include extending business rates relief, prolonging VAT deferrals and offering an immediate, further round of cash grant support, while more certainty is also needed to help protect jobs and livelihoods by maintaining the Job Retention Scheme until a full reopening of the economy is possible.
The body’s demands have come after its poll of more than 6,000 firms found that all key economic indicators remain well below pre-crisis levels and four in 10 firms have seen their cash flow drop.
Problems are particularly acuts in the hospitality and leisure sectors, it said.
Adam Marshall, director general of the BCC, said: “We have written to the Chancellor to highlight the desperate situation facing thousands of businesses all across the UK.
“The damage inflicted by the pandemic is widespread. It goes far beyond the very visible casualties hit by repeated stop-start lockdowns.
“The support schemes the Government has introduced so far have saved many firms and jobs, but they have not gone far enough to help many survive a tough start to 2021. The drip-feed approach to business support measures has meant many firms simply cannot plan for the future.
“We are urging the Government to urgently adopt a package of measures that covers the whole of 2021, and that takes away the cliff-edges firms face in a few weeks’ time when reliefs, forbearance and furlough are set to end. Many companies simply can’t wait until the March Budget.”
Andy Brown, managing director at Crow Wood Leisure, a health, fitness and leisure complex in east Lancashire, commented: “For every month we’re shut, we currently lose £250,000.
“Our business is not a tap that can be turned on and off at will, nor can it be meaningfully helped by the Government’s one-size-fits-all approach to financial support.”
Ed Hollands, founder and managing director of Driven Media, an advertising company based in Burton-upon-Trent, and part of the #ForgottenLtd campaign group, said: “Since the first lockdown, I’ve only been eligible for a Bounce Back Loan, which wasn’t enough to keep me afloat.
“The Government must understand that closing down businesses in the leisure and hospitality sectors has a knock-on impact on my company’s ability to trade, so we will need more generous grants to survive.
“Ultimately, even if we were to reopen tomorrow, our recovery from the impact of the pandemic will take six months. If the Government wants to kickstart the economy, it must help small businesses and make sure they are around to power our recovery when restrictions can ease.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - National Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nFirms across the country face a “desperate situation” because of the coronavirus pandemic and urgently need more help from the Government, a leading business group has warned.\nThe British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) called on the Chancellor to provide more financial support to businesses facing a “bleak future” from the debilitating squeeze of coronavirus restrictions, adding that they cannot wait until the March Budget.\nThe BCC said measures should include extending business rates relief, prolonging VAT deferrals and offering an immediate, further round of cash grant support, while more certainty is also needed to help protect jobs and livelihoods by maintaining the Job Retention Scheme until a full reopening of the economy is possible.\nThe body’s demands have come after its poll of more than 6,000 firms found that all key economic indicators remain well below pre-crisis levels and four in 10 firms have seen their cash flow drop.\nProblems are particularly acuts in the hospitality and leisure sectors, it said.\nAdam Marshall, director general of the BCC, said: “We have written to the Chancellor to highlight the desperate situation facing thousands of businesses all across the UK.\n“The damage inflicted by the pandemic is widespread. It goes far beyond the very visible casualties hit by repeated stop-start lockdowns.\n“The support schemes the Government has introduced so far have saved many firms and jobs, but they have not gone far enough to help many survive a tough start to 2021. The drip-feed approach to business support measures has meant many firms simply cannot plan for the future.\n“We are urging the Government to urgently adopt a package of measures that covers the whole of 2021, and that takes away the cliff-edges firms face in a few weeks’ time when reliefs, forbearance and furlough are set to end. Many companies simply can’t wait until the March Budget.”\nAndy Brown, managing director at Crow Wood Leisure, a health, fitness and leisure complex in east Lancashire, commented: “For every month we’re shut, we currently lose £250,000.\n“Our business is not a tap that can be turned on and off at will, nor can it be meaningfully helped by the Government’s one-size-fits-all approach to financial support.”\nEd Hollands, founder and managing director of Driven Media, an advertising company based in Burton-upon-Trent, and part of the #ForgottenLtd campaign group, said: “Since the first lockdown, I’ve only been eligible for a Bounce Back Loan, which wasn’t enough to keep me afloat.\n“The Government must understand that closing down businesses in the leisure and hospitality sectors has a knock-on impact on my company’s ability to trade, so we will need more generous grants to survive.\n“Ultimately, even if we were to reopen tomorrow, our recovery from the impact of the pandemic will take six months. If the Government wants to kickstart the economy, it must help small businesses and make sure they are around to power our recovery when restrictions can ease.”",
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When co-working and flexible office provider Spaces agreed a ten-year deal to take over management of the entire ground floor of Birmingham's Mailbox complex late last year, it should have sent many eyebrows rapidly vertical followed by a round of curious nods.
While the loss of yet more retail units in the city will be mourned in some quarters, the least surprising element of the deal was that a huge 50,000 sq ft was being taken over by a flexible workspace company.
For it marked just another step in what appears to be a snowballing - and unstoppable - trend of office occupation in Birmingham as more vacant space is being snapped up by firms offering super flexible tenancies, hotdesking and shared co-working facilities, membership schemes and pay-as-you-go usage.
In 2019, US firm WeWork announced a trio of new locations in Birmingham city centre - although only one is currently operational in Colmore Row - while IWG occupies multiple sites through its Spaces and Regus brands.
This crop of corporate players sits alongside a plethora of smaller brands and independents such as Alpha Works and Orega in the business district and Melting Pot and Impact Hub in Digbeth among many others.
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The setup is very attractive to occupiers which do not want to be tied down to inflexible multi-year leases in the traditional vein of office occupancy, even less so as the business world emerges, battered and bruised, from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Perhaps, then, it is not so surprising the Mailbox is making a move to office usage in a space where retailers have often struggled, even after the massive £50 million facelift was carried out in 2015.
Richard Croft is executive chairman of M7 Real Estate, which bought the Mailbox in 2019, and told BusinessLive the firm's intention was always to pursue an alternative use of that ground floor following the buyout.
"What we know from the pandemic is that people want flexibility and we think the office has a great future post-pandemic," he said.
"The reality is people like to work together. Spaces is a high-end offering with that flexibility and it's exactly what the Mailbox needs.
"For those people who will want to use it, having all the amenities and restaurants on site means it is the right product in the right location and building."
Mr Croft said the rise of flexible office space was a good thing for Birmingham which was now catching up with London on this front.
He added: "The traditional office lease is not a thing of the past but should we, as landlords, be offering a wider range of products to meet everybody's needs? Yes, absolutely.
"The rise of co-working makes perfect sense, we had no reservations going down this route. The Mailbox should never have been retail - the food and beverage offering is among the best in Birmingham and we have some great restaurants out by the canal but it's not a retail location.
"Mailbox is an office building with great food and beverage but it was never an out-and-out retail location."
There was a time when business owners and entrepreneurs would sheepishly whisper out the side of their mouths that their company was based at a flexible office hub but now they are viewed - by many but not all - as legitimate locations to run companies.
They are also a good place for businesses to launch teams in new towns as they try to cement a place in a local market without taking on the burden of a long-term lease.
Andy Hartwell runs web development agency Substrakt in the Jewellery Quarter and used co-working facilities in London when the firm first decided to set up there.
He said any historical stigma attached to them had greatly diminished in recent years and business people now appreciated the role they played.
Mr Hartwell is also turning his hand to property redevelopment and is currently converting a former factory in the Jewellery Quarter into a new co-working hub called The Jointworks, due to open in the spring.
He added: "Even before covid, we were seeing a rise in people working for themselves and the freelance community growing and collaborating.
"They don't want to sign up to rent an office so for those this is an attractive model where they can surround themselves with like-minded people and also have a place for client meetings.
"Clearly, people have become used to working from home and doing things such as video calls since the pandemic kicked in and I know many who are considering ending their leases and closing their offices to work from home.
"Now, more than ever, this model works where you can run a company but still have a space which you can offer to your employees for those who want to work in an office and have that space for meetings."
Property agency Savills regularly publishes data on trends in the commercial sector and its research shows that take up in the flexible office sector in Birmingham city centre was 226,460 sq ft in 2018 and 230,978 in 2019.
Unsurprisingly, these numbers are expected to be much lower for 2020 but Ben Thacker, Savills' director of office agency in Birmingham, says there is a really strong argument for choosing this model as the country emerges from the pandemic.
He said he was also currently handling multiple enquiries from companies requiring new flexible workspace facilities.
"People won't know for the first six months of this year what they require," he told BusinessLive.
"If they have a forthcoming lease event or an operational need but don't want to commit because they don't yet know what the next few years looks like, then flexible workspace has to be the solution.
"You can commit quickly, don't have to sign up for a long time and not spend lots on moving which a lot of businesses are nervous about at the moment."
He said lockdown had, in a bizarre way, been a boon for the office sector despite the fact millions of people were now fully set up to work from home.
"The reality is the longer lockdown has gone on, the more it has illustrated to people how working at home is not the long-term solution," he added.
"It can work for part of the time but a lot of people have shifted their view from this very black and white stance of 'I love working from home and never want to go back to the office'.
"I bet there are very few people out there now who would still share that viewpoint because it may be easier to work from home but it is not necessarily better."
As a workplace, offices are not so different to anywhere else in the commercial sector and therefore must adapt with changing technology and the fickle whims of their occupiers.
Danny Parmar, Midlands chairman of industry body the British Council for Offices, attributes the rise in co-working space simply to this natural evolution.
"The office is not dead but it is evolving and has been for the 38 years I've been working in this sector and this situation we're experiencing now is just the next step in that evolution," he told BusinessLive.
"Just as online retail is being fast-tracked by the pandemic so the office is altering into a more collaborative work environment. It will change the shape of the workplace with employees being given greater flexibility around how they operate.
"If you're a manager who travels around the country you may have the choice of using your head office or going to a co-working space when you're on the move, rather than the employer having and paying for lots of little hubs dotted about."
He said the rise of flexible office providers in Birmingham was inevitable and all covid-19 had done was sped it up.
"Birmingham is a destination for organisations, whether you're small or big everybody is heading here, particularly government departments and organisations like HS2 and its supply chain," he concluded.
"All of this creates the need for more office space so co-working organisations like WeWork and Regus know we are in a growing market and they need to be offering the solution."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nWhen co-working and flexible office provider Spaces agreed a ten-year deal to take over management of the entire ground floor of Birmingham's Mailbox complex late last year, it should have sent many eyebrows rapidly vertical followed by a round of curious nods.\nWhile the loss of yet more retail units in the city will be mourned in some quarters, the least surprising element of the deal was that a huge 50,000 sq ft was being taken over by a flexible workspace company.\nFor it marked just another step in what appears to be a snowballing - and unstoppable - trend of office occupation in Birmingham as more vacant space is being snapped up by firms offering super flexible tenancies, hotdesking and shared co-working facilities, membership schemes and pay-as-you-go usage.\nIn 2019, US firm WeWork announced a trio of new locations in Birmingham city centre - although only one is currently operational in Colmore Row - while IWG occupies multiple sites through its Spaces and Regus brands.\nThis crop of corporate players sits alongside a plethora of smaller brands and independents such as Alpha Works and Orega in the business district and Melting Pot and Impact Hub in Digbeth among many others.\nWant more business news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the country - and you can stay in touch with all the latest news through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nThe setup is very attractive to occupiers which do not want to be tied down to inflexible multi-year leases in the traditional vein of office occupancy, even less so as the business world emerges, battered and bruised, from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.\nPerhaps, then, it is not so surprising the Mailbox is making a move to office usage in a space where retailers have often struggled, even after the massive £50 million facelift was carried out in 2015.\nRichard Croft is executive chairman of M7 Real Estate, which bought the Mailbox in 2019, and told BusinessLive the firm's intention was always to pursue an alternative use of that ground floor following the buyout.\n\"What we know from the pandemic is that people want flexibility and we think the office has a great future post-pandemic,\" he said.\n\"The reality is people like to work together. Spaces is a high-end offering with that flexibility and it's exactly what the Mailbox needs.\n\"For those people who will want to use it, having all the amenities and restaurants on site means it is the right product in the right location and building.\"\nMr Croft said the rise of flexible office space was a good thing for Birmingham which was now catching up with London on this front.\nHe added: \"The traditional office lease is not a thing of the past but should we, as landlords, be offering a wider range of products to meet everybody's needs? Yes, absolutely.\n\"The rise of co-working makes perfect sense, we had no reservations going down this route. The Mailbox should never have been retail - the food and beverage offering is among the best in Birmingham and we have some great restaurants out by the canal but it's not a retail location.\n\"Mailbox is an office building with great food and beverage but it was never an out-and-out retail location.\"\nThere was a time when business owners and entrepreneurs would sheepishly whisper out the side of their mouths that their company was based at a flexible office hub but now they are viewed - by many but not all - as legitimate locations to run companies.\nThey are also a good place for businesses to launch teams in new towns as they try to cement a place in a local market without taking on the burden of a long-term lease.\nAndy Hartwell runs web development agency Substrakt in the Jewellery Quarter and used co-working facilities in London when the firm first decided to set up there.\nHe said any historical stigma attached to them had greatly diminished in recent years and business people now appreciated the role they played.\nMr Hartwell is also turning his hand to property redevelopment and is currently converting a former factory in the Jewellery Quarter into a new co-working hub called The Jointworks, due to open in the spring.\nHe added: \"Even before covid, we were seeing a rise in people working for themselves and the freelance community growing and collaborating.\n\"They don't want to sign up to rent an office so for those this is an attractive model where they can surround themselves with like-minded people and also have a place for client meetings.\n\"Clearly, people have become used to working from home and doing things such as video calls since the pandemic kicked in and I know many who are considering ending their leases and closing their offices to work from home.\n\"Now, more than ever, this model works where you can run a company but still have a space which you can offer to your employees for those who want to work in an office and have that space for meetings.\"\nProperty agency Savills regularly publishes data on trends in the commercial sector and its research shows that take up in the flexible office sector in Birmingham city centre was 226,460 sq ft in 2018 and 230,978 in 2019.\nUnsurprisingly, these numbers are expected to be much lower for 2020 but Ben Thacker, Savills' director of office agency in Birmingham, says there is a really strong argument for choosing this model as the country emerges from the pandemic.\nHe said he was also currently handling multiple enquiries from companies requiring new flexible workspace facilities.\n\"People won't know for the first six months of this year what they require,\" he told BusinessLive.\n\"If they have a forthcoming lease event or an operational need but don't want to commit because they don't yet know what the next few years looks like, then flexible workspace has to be the solution.\n\"You can commit quickly, don't have to sign up for a long time and not spend lots on moving which a lot of businesses are nervous about at the moment.\"\nHe said lockdown had, in a bizarre way, been a boon for the office sector despite the fact millions of people were now fully set up to work from home.\n\"The reality is the longer lockdown has gone on, the more it has illustrated to people how working at home is not the long-term solution,\" he added.\n\"It can work for part of the time but a lot of people have shifted their view from this very black and white stance of 'I love working from home and never want to go back to the office'.\n\"I bet there are very few people out there now who would still share that viewpoint because it may be easier to work from home but it is not necessarily better.\"\nAs a workplace, offices are not so different to anywhere else in the commercial sector and therefore must adapt with changing technology and the fickle whims of their occupiers.\nDanny Parmar, Midlands chairman of industry body the British Council for Offices, attributes the rise in co-working space simply to this natural evolution.\n\"The office is not dead but it is evolving and has been for the 38 years I've been working in this sector and this situation we're experiencing now is just the next step in that evolution,\" he told BusinessLive.\n\"Just as online retail is being fast-tracked by the pandemic so the office is altering into a more collaborative work environment. It will change the shape of the workplace with employees being given greater flexibility around how they operate.\n\"If you're a manager who travels around the country you may have the choice of using your head office or going to a co-working space when you're on the move, rather than the employer having and paying for lots of little hubs dotted about.\"\nHe said the rise of flexible office providers in Birmingham was inevitable and all covid-19 had done was sped it up.\n\"Birmingham is a destination for organisations, whether you're small or big everybody is heading here, particularly government departments and organisations like HS2 and its supply chain,\" he concluded.\n\"All of this creates the need for more office space so co-working organisations like WeWork and Regus know we are in a growing market and they need to be offering the solution.\"",
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£750m plans have been revealed to build the UK's first low carbon hydrogen production hub at Essar's Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire.
The scheme is a joint venture by the refinery's operator Essar and Progressive Energy, developers of the HyNet North West project - the industrial decarbonisation cluster.
It will convert natural gas and fuel gases from the refinery into low-carbon hydrogen, with carbon dioxide safely captured and stored offshore in sub-surface reservoirs in Liverpool Bay.
Chris Manson-Whitton, director at Progressive Energy said: “We cannot reach net zero without decarbonising industry.
"Today brings a key milestone in that journey as Progressive Energy and Essar Oil UK sign a Memorandum of Understanding setting out how we will work together to deliver this exciting project at Stanlow Refinery.
“Delivering net zero requires a transformation of our energy system. HyNet offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create real change in energy production and consumption, creating a cleaner world for future generations. It will unlock the low carbon hydrogen economy in the North West, reducing emissions and creating and safeguarding jobs.”
The hydrogen production hub will deliver clean energy to industry in the HyNet ‘low carbon cluster’, as well as to fuel buses, trains and heavy goods vehicles, to heat our homes, and to generate electricity when the sun is not shining or the wind blowing.
The UK’s first low carbon hydrogen hub will initially produce three terawatt-hours (TWh) of low carbon hydrogen each year from 2025.
Today’s agreement between Essar and Progressive Energy provides the basis to take the project through final development and into construction and operation.
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The project will be jointly delivered by the two companies. Progressive Energy originated the HyNet North West decarbonisation cluster, and Essar’s downstream energy activities in the area provide a natural structure for delivery.
Stein Ivar Bye, CEO of Essar Oil UK, added: “Essar is committed to innovative growth as a means to create positive impact to both economy and environment.
"HyNet and hydrogen production is integral to Stanlow’s strategy and will set it on a journey to be the UK’s first net zero emission refinery with the ambition to avoid emissions of over 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year, the equivalent of taking nearly a million cars off the road.
“With the support from government to establish the appropriate business incentives, together with Progressive Energy, we are committed to undertaking the development and the financing of its construction.
“Hydrogen has a central role to play in our low carbon energy solution. We are demonstrating that the industry is committed to play its part of the UK’s transformational hydrogen strategy.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\n£750m plans have been revealed to build the UK's first low carbon hydrogen production hub at Essar's Stanlow Refinery in Cheshire.\nThe scheme is a joint venture by the refinery's operator Essar and Progressive Energy, developers of the HyNet North West project - the industrial decarbonisation cluster.\nIt will convert natural gas and fuel gases from the refinery into low-carbon hydrogen, with carbon dioxide safely captured and stored offshore in sub-surface reservoirs in Liverpool Bay.\nChris Manson-Whitton, director at Progressive Energy said: “We cannot reach net zero without decarbonising industry.\n\"Today brings a key milestone in that journey as Progressive Energy and Essar Oil UK sign a Memorandum of Understanding setting out how we will work together to deliver this exciting project at Stanlow Refinery.\n“Delivering net zero requires a transformation of our energy system. HyNet offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create real change in energy production and consumption, creating a cleaner world for future generations. It will unlock the low carbon hydrogen economy in the North West, reducing emissions and creating and safeguarding jobs.”\nThe hydrogen production hub will deliver clean energy to industry in the HyNet ‘low carbon cluster’, as well as to fuel buses, trains and heavy goods vehicles, to heat our homes, and to generate electricity when the sun is not shining or the wind blowing.\nThe UK’s first low carbon hydrogen hub will initially produce three terawatt-hours (TWh) of low carbon hydrogen each year from 2025.\nToday’s agreement between Essar and Progressive Energy provides the basis to take the project through final development and into construction and operation.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nThe project will be jointly delivered by the two companies. Progressive Energy originated the HyNet North West decarbonisation cluster, and Essar’s downstream energy activities in the area provide a natural structure for delivery.\nStein Ivar Bye, CEO of Essar Oil UK, added: “Essar is committed to innovative growth as a means to create positive impact to both economy and environment.\n\"HyNet and hydrogen production is integral to Stanlow’s strategy and will set it on a journey to be the UK’s first net zero emission refinery with the ambition to avoid emissions of over 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere per year, the equivalent of taking nearly a million cars off the road.\n“With the support from government to establish the appropriate business incentives, together with Progressive Energy, we are committed to undertaking the development and the financing of its construction.\n“Hydrogen has a central role to play in our low carbon energy solution. We are demonstrating that the industry is committed to play its part of the UK’s transformational hydrogen strategy.”",
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The Myleene Klass Kids collection for newborns and children has been designed exclusively with the fashion chain
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Former Hear’Say star Myleene Klass has announced a new children’s clothing collaboration with Next.
She said the new clothing collection for newborns and children has been designed and created exclusively with the Leicestershire-headquartered fashion chain.
The Myleene Klass Kids collection also features soft furnishings and nursery accessories.
The singer, TV presenter, pianist, and model is currently taking part in Dancing on Ice on ITV, alongside Denise Van Outen, Rebekah Vardy, Jason Donovan and Rufus Hound.
Launching on February 22, her kids collection will be exclusively sold in the UK and internationally through the Next website.
It will boast more than 140 lines for Spring/Summer 2021, with prices ranging from £4 to £28.
She said: “I have shopped online with Next for as long as I can remember. Their emphasis is on online shopping which is essential nowadays and more so than ever, it’s a life line for parents, especially new ones that can’t often leave the house.
“Partnering with Next has also given me the opportunity to explore new fabrics and techniques in design that I haven’t been able to before.
“I wanted the clothes to do lots of different jobs, I want them to feel good, look good, be practical, be unisex, look fresh but still classic and include all the elements that my customers know and want from my designs – and that my own babies have enjoyed growing up with."
Next recently announced better than expected Christmas revenues – but warned the sales boost would be “almost entirely” wiped out by the third English lockdown.
The retailer said in the build-up to Christmas sales gained online compensated for almost all of those lost in its bricks and mortar stores.
It said full-price sales over the nine weeks to December 26 fell 1.1 per cent – better than the 8 per cent drop it had been braced for, despite tighter restrictions.
Myleene – who has previously worked with Mothercare – has also designed a capsule collection of nursery accessories that includes baby sleeping bags, rugs, throws and soft furnishings. She said it combines animal prints with a Scandinavian look.
She said: “I love the Scandinavian influences at the moment.
“The lighter, brighter, sleeker lines mixed with my signature leopard print. Fun, bold yet classic.
“The collection has really found its stride. In fact, I can proudly look back and see that when I started designing kids clothes 14 years ago, my range was pretty brave and set the pace.
“Many of the designs were actually considered daring at the time. Black, monochrome and leopard for babies were all the staples of the collection back then and still continue to be now and it’s wonderful to see people embrace them more than ever.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nFormer Hear’Say star Myleene Klass has announced a new children’s clothing collaboration with Next.\nShe said the new clothing collection for newborns and children has been designed and created exclusively with the Leicestershire-headquartered fashion chain.\nThe Myleene Klass Kids collection also features soft furnishings and nursery accessories.\nThe singer, TV presenter, pianist, and model is currently taking part in Dancing on Ice on ITV, alongside Denise Van Outen, Rebekah Vardy, Jason Donovan and Rufus Hound.\nLaunching on February 22, her kids collection will be exclusively sold in the UK and internationally through the Next website.\nIt will boast more than 140 lines for Spring/Summer 2021, with prices ranging from £4 to £28.\nShe said: “I have shopped online with Next for as long as I can remember. Their emphasis is on online shopping which is essential nowadays and more so than ever, it’s a life line for parents, especially new ones that can’t often leave the house.\n“Partnering with Next has also given me the opportunity to explore new fabrics and techniques in design that I haven’t been able to before.\n“I wanted the clothes to do lots of different jobs, I want them to feel good, look good, be practical, be unisex, look fresh but still classic and include all the elements that my customers know and want from my designs – and that my own babies have enjoyed growing up with.\"\nNext recently announced better than expected Christmas revenues – but warned the sales boost would be “almost entirely” wiped out by the third English lockdown.\nThe retailer said in the build-up to Christmas sales gained online compensated for almost all of those lost in its bricks and mortar stores.\nIt said full-price sales over the nine weeks to December 26 fell 1.1 per cent – better than the 8 per cent drop it had been braced for, despite tighter restrictions.\nMyleene – who has previously worked with Mothercare – has also designed a capsule collection of nursery accessories that includes baby sleeping bags, rugs, throws and soft furnishings. She said it combines animal prints with a Scandinavian look.\nShe said: “I love the Scandinavian influences at the moment.\n“The lighter, brighter, sleeker lines mixed with my signature leopard print. Fun, bold yet classic.\n“The collection has really found its stride. In fact, I can proudly look back and see that when I started designing kids clothes 14 years ago, my range was pretty brave and set the pace.\n“Many of the designs were actually considered daring at the time. Black, monochrome and leopard for babies were all the staples of the collection back then and still continue to be now and it’s wonderful to see people embrace them more than ever.”",
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Manchester firm has sealed a £55m deal for Debenhams brand, allowing it to move into new markets and segments
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Online retailer Boohoo has bought the Debenhams department store chain in a deal which will seal the closure of all of its 118 stores.
Thousands of jobs will be lost after Boohoo bought the Debenhams brand in a £55m deal.
The Manchester firm - which reported a massive surge in sales during the various local and national lockdowns last year - said the deal would allow it to create “ UK's largest marketplace across fashion, beauty, sport and homeware”.
But the deal represents a massive blow to the UK High Street, and will leave many city and town centres with huge holes to fill.
With stores closing across the 242-year-old brand, it is unlikely many of the remaining 12,000 jobs are likely to be saved.
Debenhams had already announced significant job losses and the permanent closure of a number of stores, including its flagship outlet on London’s Oxford Street and its massive site at the Gateshead Metrocentre.
Boohoo CEO John Lyttle said: “The acquisition of the Debenhams brand is an important development for the group, as we seek to capture incremental growth opportunities arising from the accelerating shift to online retail.
“We have developed a successful multi-brand direct-to-consumer platform that continues to disrupt the markets that we operate in. The acquisition represents an exciting strategic opportunity to transform our target addressable market through the creation of an online marketplace that leverages Debenhams' high brand awareness and traffic through the development of beauty and fashion partnerships connecting brands with consumers."
The acquisition will allow Boohoo, which specialises in fashion for younger people, to add new customers, as well as moving into areas such as beauty, sport and homeware.
Debenhams’ own fashion brands will also be absorbed into Boohoo’s current portfolio and sold via the Debenhams website.
Boohoo will benefit from Debenhams' data base of millions of shoppers, as well as partnerships with brands that Boohoo currently does not have.
The deal, which does not include Debenhams' stock, will see the remaining Debenhams' stores closed when the Government allows them to re-open from the current lockdown.
It has also been reported that fellow online retailer Asos is a front-runner to buy the Topshop brand in a similar move that would see no shops re-opening and the brand taken online entirely.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Retail & Consumer Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nOnline retailer Boohoo has bought the Debenhams department store chain in a deal which will seal the closure of all of its 118 stores.\nThousands of jobs will be lost after Boohoo bought the Debenhams brand in a £55m deal.\nThe Manchester firm - which reported a massive surge in sales during the various local and national lockdowns last year - said the deal would allow it to create “ UK's largest marketplace across fashion, beauty, sport and homeware”.\nBut the deal represents a massive blow to the UK High Street, and will leave many city and town centres with huge holes to fill.\nWith stores closing across the 242-year-old brand, it is unlikely many of the remaining 12,000 jobs are likely to be saved.\nDebenhams had already announced significant job losses and the permanent closure of a number of stores, including its flagship outlet on London’s Oxford Street and its massive site at the Gateshead Metrocentre.\nBoohoo CEO John Lyttle said: “The acquisition of the Debenhams brand is an important development for the group, as we seek to capture incremental growth opportunities arising from the accelerating shift to online retail.\n“We have developed a successful multi-brand direct-to-consumer platform that continues to disrupt the markets that we operate in. The acquisition represents an exciting strategic opportunity to transform our target addressable market through the creation of an online marketplace that leverages Debenhams' high brand awareness and traffic through the development of beauty and fashion partnerships connecting brands with consumers.\"\nThe acquisition will allow Boohoo, which specialises in fashion for younger people, to add new customers, as well as moving into areas such as beauty, sport and homeware.\nDebenhams’ own fashion brands will also be absorbed into Boohoo’s current portfolio and sold via the Debenhams website.\nBoohoo will benefit from Debenhams' data base of millions of shoppers, as well as partnerships with brands that Boohoo currently does not have.\nThe deal, which does not include Debenhams' stock, will see the remaining Debenhams' stores closed when the Government allows them to re-open from the current lockdown.\nIt has also been reported that fellow online retailer Asos is a front-runner to buy the Topshop brand in a similar move that would see no shops re-opening and the brand taken online entirely.",
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VolkerInfra delivers for Orsted's Hornsea Two offshore addition
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A staggering 350 km of high voltage electrical cabling has now been laid to connect Hornsea Two offshore wind farm to the National Grid.
Contractor VolkerInfra has completed the installation, which runs from landfall at Horseshoe Point to the new substation at North Killingholme, skirting North East Lincolnshire.
It followed the same route as Hornsea One, which it will succeed as the world’s largest offshore wind farm when built.
Hornsea Three - just given the go-ahead by the government - will not connect in the same place, with cabling heading south to Norwich, through North Norfolk from the site 89km off the East Yorkshire coast.
Mark Robinson, senior operations manager for the Lancashire-based international cable and pipeline specialist, said: “We are delighted to have reached a significant milestone on this highly strategic project for our client Ørsted. The team has successfully completed the installation of three 220kV circuits along the 39km onshore cable route for the Hornsea two wind farm.”
Thanking all involved, he said the works - involving significant mechanical trench digging - had been delivered ahead of schedule.
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Reinstatement works are expected to continue on the ground until mid-2021 as work also continues 89km offshore.
Luke Bridgeman, Ørsted’s deputy director for Hornsea Two, said: “Our teams have persevered relentlessly throughout this pandemic, for which we are deeply thankful. They have maintained a clear focus on collaborative behaviours, ensuring that the works were delivered with the highest standards of safety and within the original project programme.”
Once complete in 2022, Hornsea Two will feature 165 8MW turbines, generating a total of 1.4GW of clean energy. The offshore wind farm will have the capacity to provide electricity for well over 1.3 million homes in the UK.
David Morgan, senior project lead at Ørsted said: “It has been a difficult year to deliver a project of this scale but VolkerInfra has been a great partner to tackle this challenge with."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - National Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA staggering 350 km of high voltage electrical cabling has now been laid to connect Hornsea Two offshore wind farm to the National Grid.\nContractor VolkerInfra has completed the installation, which runs from landfall at Horseshoe Point to the new substation at North Killingholme, skirting North East Lincolnshire.\nIt followed the same route as Hornsea One, which it will succeed as the world’s largest offshore wind farm when built.\nHornsea Three - just given the go-ahead by the government - will not connect in the same place, with cabling heading south to Norwich, through North Norfolk from the site 89km off the East Yorkshire coast.\nMark Robinson, senior operations manager for the Lancashire-based international cable and pipeline specialist, said: “We are delighted to have reached a significant milestone on this highly strategic project for our client Ørsted. The team has successfully completed the installation of three 220kV circuits along the 39km onshore cable route for the Hornsea two wind farm.”\nThanking all involved, he said the works - involving significant mechanical trench digging - had been delivered ahead of schedule.\n(Image: Orsted)\nReinstatement works are expected to continue on the ground until mid-2021 as work also continues 89km offshore.\nLuke Bridgeman, Ørsted’s deputy director for Hornsea Two, said: “Our teams have persevered relentlessly throughout this pandemic, for which we are deeply thankful. They have maintained a clear focus on collaborative behaviours, ensuring that the works were delivered with the highest standards of safety and within the original project programme.”\nOnce complete in 2022, Hornsea Two will feature 165 8MW turbines, generating a total of 1.4GW of clean energy. The offshore wind farm will have the capacity to provide electricity for well over 1.3 million homes in the UK.\nDavid Morgan, senior project lead at Ørsted said: “It has been a difficult year to deliver a project of this scale but VolkerInfra has been a great partner to tackle this challenge with.\"",
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Undisclosed deal revealed between Danish giant and Dutch temperature-controlled specialist
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DFDS swoops for HSF Logistics Group in major northern European cold chain tie-up
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DFDS has agreed a deal to buy out Dutch multinational HSF Logistics Group - one of Europe’s leading cold chain logistics providers.
The fourth generation company operates from South Killingholme and Suffolk in the UK, with interests in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.
It specialises in supporting meat and other food producers in the temperature-controlled sphere, employing more than 1,800 people.
The fleet includes 70 trucks and 1,500 trailers.
Torben Carlsen, chief executive of DFDS, said: “I am very excited about the acquisition of HSF Logistics Group as it significantly expands our customer offering to a wide range of food producers. It also opens the door for new growth opportunities and adds freight volumes to our ferry route network.”
The acquisition is subject to EU regulatory approval which is expected within three months, and follows the additions of Quayside, Alphatrans and Huisman Group.
Mr Carlsen said the companies will begin planning the integration while continuing their daily business operations, with it due to become part of DFDS’ Logistics business unit
Simon Frederiks, major shareholder of HSF Logistics Group, said: “As part of the family that founded HSF Logistics nearly one hundred years ago in 1923, I am very happy to now become part of the DFDS family. Together, we can grow the business for the benefit of our many long-standing customers and our many loyal, dedicated employees.”
Conversations started in 2018, but Brexit and then Covid brought a break in proceedings.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - National Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nDFDS has agreed a deal to buy out Dutch multinational HSF Logistics Group - one of Europe’s leading cold chain logistics providers.\nThe fourth generation company operates from South Killingholme and Suffolk in the UK, with interests in the Netherlands, Germany and Poland.\nIt specialises in supporting meat and other food producers in the temperature-controlled sphere, employing more than 1,800 people.\nThe fleet includes 70 trucks and 1,500 trailers.\nTorben Carlsen, chief executive of DFDS, said: “I am very excited about the acquisition of HSF Logistics Group as it significantly expands our customer offering to a wide range of food producers. It also opens the door for new growth opportunities and adds freight volumes to our ferry route network.”\nThe acquisition is subject to EU regulatory approval which is expected within three months, and follows the additions of Quayside, Alphatrans and Huisman Group.\nMr Carlsen said the companies will begin planning the integration while continuing their daily business operations, with it due to become part of DFDS’ Logistics business unit\nSimon Frederiks, major shareholder of HSF Logistics Group, said: “As part of the family that founded HSF Logistics nearly one hundred years ago in 1923, I am very happy to now become part of the DFDS family. Together, we can grow the business for the benefit of our many long-standing customers and our many loyal, dedicated employees.”\nConversations started in 2018, but Brexit and then Covid brought a break in proceedings.",
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The aerospace giant said that comprehensive safety measures are already in place at its sites
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Airbus is investigating Covid cases at a European production site.
The aerospace giant said there have been "several occurrences" of Covid-19 infections in a production area at their Hamburg site, which assembles A320 family planes.
They are examining the potential effects on production on the site - which takes wings from Airbus Broughton in North Wales.
The health authorities are currently checking the variant of the virus to see if it is linked to the UK or any other new global variant.
The company was asked if this had any impact on the measures at UK sites at Broughton in North Wales and Filton, near Bristol but they said comprehensive measures are already in place.
An Airbus spokesman said: "The Health & Safety of our people, while maintaining business continuity, is our first and overriding priority.
"The appropriate measures, such as immediate series testing and quarantine, were initiated immediately as per established protocol in cooperation with the authorities.
"These are mandatory quarantine measures on the part of the authorities as well as on top precautionary, voluntary domestic isolation for those employees which entered the affected production area. Effects on production at the site are being examined.
"The cause of the cases is still under investigation. We are fully supporting the authorities. At this stage, we should not speculate on the findings."
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They added: "At the start of the crisis in the spring of last year, we introduced comprehensive measures to protect the health of our employees, including distance regulations, explicit separation of teams and the wearing of masks, etc.
"The health and safety of our employees is a top priority. The implementation of these measures is routinely monitored on a daily basis."
To have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nAirbus is investigating Covid cases at a European production site.\nThe aerospace giant said there have been \"several occurrences\" of Covid-19 infections in a production area at their Hamburg site, which assembles A320 family planes.\nThey are examining the potential effects on production on the site - which takes wings from Airbus Broughton in North Wales.\nThe health authorities are currently checking the variant of the virus to see if it is linked to the UK or any other new global variant.\nThe company was asked if this had any impact on the measures at UK sites at Broughton in North Wales and Filton, near Bristol but they said comprehensive measures are already in place.\nAn Airbus spokesman said: \"The Health & Safety of our people, while maintaining business continuity, is our first and overriding priority.\n\"The appropriate measures, such as immediate series testing and quarantine, were initiated immediately as per established protocol in cooperation with the authorities.\n\"These are mandatory quarantine measures on the part of the authorities as well as on top precautionary, voluntary domestic isolation for those employees which entered the affected production area. Effects on production at the site are being examined.\n\"The cause of the cases is still under investigation. We are fully supporting the authorities. At this stage, we should not speculate on the findings.\"\nSign up to our BusinessLive Wales email service BusinessLive Wales is your new comprehensive home for business news from across Wales; from large corporates to exciting start-ups and sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to financial and professional services. To sign up to our breaking news and daily newsletter service CLICK HERE.\nAs well as our in-depth early morning newsletter, we will be sending out regular breaking news email alerts.\nThey added: \"At the start of the crisis in the spring of last year, we introduced comprehensive measures to protect the health of our employees, including distance regulations, explicit separation of teams and the wearing of masks, etc.\n\"The health and safety of our employees is a top priority. The implementation of these measures is routinely monitored on a daily basis.\"\nTo have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article",
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Salamanca has taken to the water at a shipyard in China and will enter service between the UK and Europe in 2022
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Brittany Ferries latest vessel has taken to the water for the first time – off China.
The Salamanca, which could be used to operate out of Plymouth and Portsmouth, has had her launch ceremony at the CMJL shipyard in Weihai where she is under construction.
She is the second of three E-Flexer class ships ordered by Brittany Ferries and will join sister-ship Galicia, when she enters service in the spring of 2022.
Salamanca will be powered by cleaner liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is sister ship to Galicia, which entered service in 2020, and a third vessel: Santoña.
Like Galicia, Salamanca will weigh-in at more than 42,000 gross tonnes. That means she will be one of the largest ships ever to serve the company, and at 215 metres long she will be joint-longest.
Although used primarily on routes out of Portsmouth, Galica was trialled in Plymouth, partly to check the ferry could fit into the port at Millbay, which means the company might then use its two sister ships to operate out of Plymouth.
Salamanca will carry 1,015 passengers, with over 2.7km of lane-space to house passenger and freight vehicles. She will be French-flagged and crewed by French seafarers. However, Brittany Ferries UK headquarters remains in Plymouth, where it is a key employer.
Fleet renewal is one of the pillars of Brittany Ferries’ five-year recovery plan. The investment in new ships was made well before the pandemic began, but the trio of cleaner, more efficient and comfortable vessels will help secure the company’s future ensuring the continuity of passenger and freight services.
“In spite of Brexit and Covid which have cost our company several hundred million euros already, I am resolved to remain on our path towards eco-responsibility and energy transition,” said Jean-Marc Roué, president of Brittany Ferries.
How to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here
“It is a formal commitment I’ve made: we will continue, despite these crises, to reduce our carbon footprint, to keep on improving our fleet and to contribute to the development of the regions we serve.
“Salamanca is a good illustration of this. By renewing our fleet today, we are ensuring a return to growth tomorrow and Brittany Ferries and our partners remain confident in the future.”
Galicia entered service in December 2020. Salamanca will join her in 2022 with Santoña following in 2023. Both Salamanca and Santoña will be powered by LNG and will serve the company's long-distance routes connecting the UK with Spain.
Each E-Flexer vessel promises a significant reduction in air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. They are also smoother, quieter and benefit from less vibration with better sea handling, to the benefit of passengers.
Salamanca will be powered by cleaner LNG, a fuel which emits virtually no sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide or particulate emissions, following combustion. In addition, because LNG burns more efficiently than diesel, there is a reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) output of around 25%.
The facilities for storing LNG will be supplied by Repsol in Spain. Under the terms of the agreement, the fuel company will build two quayside LNG bunkering terminals in the ports of Santander and Bilbao, including a 1,000cubic metre storage tank to ensure uninterrupted supply for Salamanca and Santoña.
(Image: William Telford)
“Passengers expect more comfortable, cleaner, greener vessels and society rightly demands sustainability as standard. Shipping companies that fail to improve are therefore destined to fail,” added Christophe Mathieu, chief executive Brittany Ferries. “It’s why these E-Flexer ships are so important as we look to emerge from the current crisis. Galicia, Salamanca and Santoña, are clear evidence that we are determined to sail towards a sustainable and a successful future.”
Aside from fuel, all E-Flexer vessels have been designed with the environment and efficiency in mind. Particular attention has been given to fuel-efficient propulsion plants and long, slender hull and bow design.
Friction-reducing silicon paint coats the hull, further reducing fuel consumption, while propeller and rudder design brings improved manoeuvrability. Salamanca is equipped with two Wartsila 12V46DF engines generating 13,740 kW each (18,500 horsepower per engine).
Thanks to energy recovery, electricity production on board comes with low CO2 emissions. Alternators installed on shaft lines produce energy even at very low speeds, which means the ship’s electrical generators are only needed when the ship is alongside. Bow thrusters work in harmony with articulated rudders, making it possible to facilitate the tightest turns in the harbour.
There is no need for stern thrusters. And when it comes to vibration, passengers will notice just how little there is. Fin stabilisers have already proved effective on sister-ship Galicia, minimising roll and smoothing the choppiest of seas through the Bay of Biscay.
This combination of LNG propulsion, efficient design and greater carrying capacity, compared with the ships she will replace, means a significant reduction in carbon footprint on Brittany Ferries’ long-haul services between the UK and Spain.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Enterprise Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nBrittany Ferries latest vessel has taken to the water for the first time – off China.\nThe Salamanca, which could be used to operate out of Plymouth and Portsmouth, has had her launch ceremony at the CMJL shipyard in Weihai where she is under construction.\nShe is the second of three E-Flexer class ships ordered by Brittany Ferries and will join sister-ship Galicia, when she enters service in the spring of 2022.\nSalamanca will be powered by cleaner liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is sister ship to Galicia, which entered service in 2020, and a third vessel: Santoña.\nLike Galicia, Salamanca will weigh-in at more than 42,000 gross tonnes. That means she will be one of the largest ships ever to serve the company, and at 215 metres long she will be joint-longest.\nAlthough used primarily on routes out of Portsmouth, Galica was trialled in Plymouth, partly to check the ferry could fit into the port at Millbay, which means the company might then use its two sister ships to operate out of Plymouth.\nSalamanca will carry 1,015 passengers, with over 2.7km of lane-space to house passenger and freight vehicles. She will be French-flagged and crewed by French seafarers. However, Brittany Ferries UK headquarters remains in Plymouth, where it is a key employer.\nFleet renewal is one of the pillars of Brittany Ferries’ five-year recovery plan. The investment in new ships was made well before the pandemic began, but the trio of cleaner, more efficient and comfortable vessels will help secure the company’s future ensuring the continuity of passenger and freight services.\n“In spite of Brexit and Covid which have cost our company several hundred million euros already, I am resolved to remain on our path towards eco-responsibility and energy transition,” said Jean-Marc Roué, president of Brittany Ferries.\nHow to contact William Telford and Business Live Business Live's South West Business Reporter is William Telford. He is based in Plymouth but covers the entire region. To contact William: Email: [email protected] Phone: 01752 293116 Mob: 07584 594052 Twitter: @WTelfordHerald LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/william.telford.5473 William has more than a decade's experience reporting on the business scene in Plymouth and the South West. To sign up for Business Live's daily newsletters click here\n“It is a formal commitment I’ve made: we will continue, despite these crises, to reduce our carbon footprint, to keep on improving our fleet and to contribute to the development of the regions we serve.\n“Salamanca is a good illustration of this. By renewing our fleet today, we are ensuring a return to growth tomorrow and Brittany Ferries and our partners remain confident in the future.”\nGalicia entered service in December 2020. Salamanca will join her in 2022 with Santoña following in 2023. Both Salamanca and Santoña will be powered by LNG and will serve the company's long-distance routes connecting the UK with Spain.\nEach E-Flexer vessel promises a significant reduction in air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. They are also smoother, quieter and benefit from less vibration with better sea handling, to the benefit of passengers.\nSalamanca will be powered by cleaner LNG, a fuel which emits virtually no sulphur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide or particulate emissions, following combustion. In addition, because LNG burns more efficiently than diesel, there is a reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) output of around 25%.\nThe facilities for storing LNG will be supplied by Repsol in Spain. Under the terms of the agreement, the fuel company will build two quayside LNG bunkering terminals in the ports of Santander and Bilbao, including a 1,000cubic metre storage tank to ensure uninterrupted supply for Salamanca and Santoña.\n(Image: William Telford)\n“Passengers expect more comfortable, cleaner, greener vessels and society rightly demands sustainability as standard. Shipping companies that fail to improve are therefore destined to fail,” added Christophe Mathieu, chief executive Brittany Ferries. “It’s why these E-Flexer ships are so important as we look to emerge from the current crisis. Galicia, Salamanca and Santoña, are clear evidence that we are determined to sail towards a sustainable and a successful future.”\nAside from fuel, all E-Flexer vessels have been designed with the environment and efficiency in mind. Particular attention has been given to fuel-efficient propulsion plants and long, slender hull and bow design.\nFriction-reducing silicon paint coats the hull, further reducing fuel consumption, while propeller and rudder design brings improved manoeuvrability. Salamanca is equipped with two Wartsila 12V46DF engines generating 13,740 kW each (18,500 horsepower per engine).\nThanks to energy recovery, electricity production on board comes with low CO2 emissions. Alternators installed on shaft lines produce energy even at very low speeds, which means the ship’s electrical generators are only needed when the ship is alongside. Bow thrusters work in harmony with articulated rudders, making it possible to facilitate the tightest turns in the harbour.\nThere is no need for stern thrusters. And when it comes to vibration, passengers will notice just how little there is. Fin stabilisers have already proved effective on sister-ship Galicia, minimising roll and smoothing the choppiest of seas through the Bay of Biscay.\nThis combination of LNG propulsion, efficient design and greater carrying capacity, compared with the ships she will replace, means a significant reduction in carbon footprint on Brittany Ferries’ long-haul services between the UK and Spain.",
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Takeaway delivery firm Deliveroo has announced expansion into around 100 new towns and cities as demand surges through lockdown.
Deliveroo said it will build on the momentum build up during the Covid-19 pandemic as customers stayed at home restaurants have been forced to close or serve takeaway only.
It revealed it will launch in new regions across the UK including Yeovil and Exmouth in the South West, Bangor (Northern Ireland), East Kilbride, King’s Lynn, Scarborough and Llanell.
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The full list of locations has not yet been announced.
Carlo Mocci, Deliveroo’s chief business officer for UK and Ireland, said: “We are pleased to announce that we expect to launch in around 100 new towns and cities across the UK and expand our reach in existing areas throughout 2021 with the aim of reaching almost two-thirds of the population.
“With further lockdown measures now in place across the UK, we want to do everything possible to help households get the food they need and want and play our role to make sure families across the country have a wide selection of amazing food, drink and household products to order in as little as 30 minutes.”
The company also said it created work for an additional 25,000 riders last year, taking its number of riders to more than 50,000.
Deliveroo currently operates in over 200 locations and said it will also expand its reach from these existing sites over the year.
In 2020, Deliveroo rapidly grew its number of restaurant partnerships as thousands more businesses signed up to the delivery business in light of coronavirus restrictions.
The company, which has been touted to float on the stock market later this year, has also grown with a raft of partnerships with grocery retailers, such as Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nTakeaway delivery firm Deliveroo has announced expansion into around 100 new towns and cities as demand surges through lockdown.\nDeliveroo said it will build on the momentum build up during the Covid-19 pandemic as customers stayed at home restaurants have been forced to close or serve takeaway only.\nIt revealed it will launch in new regions across the UK including Yeovil and Exmouth in the South West, Bangor (Northern Ireland), East Kilbride, King’s Lynn, Scarborough and Llanell.\nWant more South West news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive South West is your home for business news in Bristol, Bath, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from the region and we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nThe full list of locations has not yet been announced.\nCarlo Mocci, Deliveroo’s chief business officer for UK and Ireland, said: “We are pleased to announce that we expect to launch in around 100 new towns and cities across the UK and expand our reach in existing areas throughout 2021 with the aim of reaching almost two-thirds of the population.\n“With further lockdown measures now in place across the UK, we want to do everything possible to help households get the food they need and want and play our role to make sure families across the country have a wide selection of amazing food, drink and household products to order in as little as 30 minutes.”\nThe company also said it created work for an additional 25,000 riders last year, taking its number of riders to more than 50,000.\nDeliveroo currently operates in over 200 locations and said it will also expand its reach from these existing sites over the year.\nIn 2020, Deliveroo rapidly grew its number of restaurant partnerships as thousands more businesses signed up to the delivery business in light of coronavirus restrictions.\nThe company, which has been touted to float on the stock market later this year, has also grown with a raft of partnerships with grocery retailers, such as Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose.",
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Seven key improvements to the UK's rail network has been proposed to the UK Government.
The High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) submitted the transport proposals to Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review.
Ideas include upgrades to existing links from Glasgow/Edinburgh to London and Birmingham/Manchester, an Irish Sea rail tunnel, and improved services in Wales and the borders.
They said: "We welcome the creation of the Union Connectivity Review, and believe that there is much of significant value in the ambitions which the Government has set for it.
"Our submission focuses on how the rail sector and specifically high speed rail can play a major role in supporting investment, economic growth, and cohesion across the UK."
The seven proposed improvements called for by HSRG are as follows:
1: Glasgow/ Edinburgh – London : Crewe-Glasgow/Edinburgh WCML (north) route upgrade to reduce journey times (post-HS2) to 3h10 and ensure there is sufficient capacity to accommodate anticipated demand that HS2 will bring north of Crewe.
Benefits : Economic boost to tourism and city based growth industries, a significant carbon reduction from air to rail modal shift, more capacity to add freight and reduce long haul HGV movements and Scottish access to HS1 and the European high speed rail network.
2: Birmingham/ Manchester – Glasgow/ Edinburgh: WCML (north) upgrade (as above) to add capacity and reduce journey times.
Benefits : Carbon reduction from modal shift, in addition to huge expansion of the day/ half day business catchments in 4/10 of the UK’s biggest city economies.
3: Cardiff – Birmingham – Newcastle – Edinburgh : Convert ‘Y’ shaped HS2 network to an ‘X’, providing a direct connection between Cardiff and Edinburgh.
Benefits : Provision of direct rail connections currently missing between Cardiff and Sheffield, Leeds, York, Tees Valley and Newcastle. In addition, would improve Gloucester’s rail connectivity and make South Wales a beneficiary of HS2. Also strengthens the case for investment along the northern half of the East Coast Main Line, in both England and Scotland.
4: Cardiff – Liverpool/Manchester : Upgrade of Newport-Crewe railway to accommodate additional and faster services (including between North/Mid Wales and Cardiff).
Benefits : Cross-border link enhancements, provision of better north-south cross-Wales connections and better connectivity for the economically weak English border counties, especially Herefordshire.
5: Galashiels/Hawick – Carlisle : The Borders railway southern extension.
Benefits : Useful diversionary route from Carlisle to Edinburgh at times of service disruption and strengthen the Borders region cross-border link in an area of poor roads, no rail service and low productivity.
6: Manchester Airport – Chester-Bangor – Holyhead: Route electrification and use of the proposed Manchester Airport western rail link to attract passengers and freight to rail and take pressure off key sections of the national motorway.
(Image: Hadyn Iball / Daily Post Wales)
Benefits : Boost to major businesses on North Wales/English border, enhanced labour market catchment for cluster of industries on the Mersey Dee border area.
7: Edinburgh/Glasgow and London – Belfast : Provision of a cross-Irish Sea rail tunnel with connecting rail links to Carlisle and Belfast.
Benefits : Binds Northern Ireland closer to Great Britain and helps address challenges in the post-Brexit Northern Ireland economy, as well as increasing connectivity for South West Scotland.
Jim Steer, HSRG Board Member, said: “There is an urgent need for both new and improved transport links between the four nations of the United Kingdom, which have been systematically neglected for too long.
"Cross-border travel markets for rail were growing strongly over the period to 2019. Travel generates economic value, but the opportunity for further economic stimulus from this source will be lost if transport network capacity constraints are not addressed.
“Building on the transformative impact of HS2 – HSRG are calling for these cross-border rail links to be addressed as a matter of urgency, safeguarding the strength of the whole of the UK economy in the years ahead.”
Vale of Clwyd MP James Davies said: “The Union Connectivity Review remains an important opportunity for North Wales to secure the rail and road infrastructure improvements which have been needed for decades.
“As Chair of the Mersey Dee North Wales All-Party Parliamentary Group, I am liaising with Sir Peter Hendy, who is leading the review, to press the case for our region.
"It is my hope that his remit to 'level up' transport infrastructure and better join together all parts of the UK, can align with the decarbonisation agenda to drive electrification of the Crewe to Holyhead railway line.
"We also need to see critical investments at Crewe, Warrington and Manchester in particular to ensure that the connectivity and speed of our rail services matches that of other regions.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - National Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nSeven key improvements to the UK's rail network has been proposed to the UK Government.\nThe High Speed Rail Group (HSRG) submitted the transport proposals to Sir Peter Hendy’s Union Connectivity Review.\nIdeas include upgrades to existing links from Glasgow/Edinburgh to London and Birmingham/Manchester, an Irish Sea rail tunnel, and improved services in Wales and the borders.\nThey said: \"We welcome the creation of the Union Connectivity Review, and believe that there is much of significant value in the ambitions which the Government has set for it.\n\"Our submission focuses on how the rail sector and specifically high speed rail can play a major role in supporting investment, economic growth, and cohesion across the UK.\"\nThe seven proposed improvements called for by HSRG are as follows:\n1: Glasgow/ Edinburgh – London : Crewe-Glasgow/Edinburgh WCML (north) route upgrade to reduce journey times (post-HS2) to 3h10 and ensure there is sufficient capacity to accommodate anticipated demand that HS2 will bring north of Crewe.\nBenefits : Economic boost to tourism and city based growth industries, a significant carbon reduction from air to rail modal shift, more capacity to add freight and reduce long haul HGV movements and Scottish access to HS1 and the European high speed rail network.\n2: Birmingham/ Manchester – Glasgow/ Edinburgh: WCML (north) upgrade (as above) to add capacity and reduce journey times.\nBenefits : Carbon reduction from modal shift, in addition to huge expansion of the day/ half day business catchments in 4/10 of the UK’s biggest city economies.\n3: Cardiff – Birmingham – Newcastle – Edinburgh : Convert ‘Y’ shaped HS2 network to an ‘X’, providing a direct connection between Cardiff and Edinburgh.\nBenefits : Provision of direct rail connections currently missing between Cardiff and Sheffield, Leeds, York, Tees Valley and Newcastle. In addition, would improve Gloucester’s rail connectivity and make South Wales a beneficiary of HS2. Also strengthens the case for investment along the northern half of the East Coast Main Line, in both England and Scotland.\n4: Cardiff – Liverpool/Manchester : Upgrade of Newport-Crewe railway to accommodate additional and faster services (including between North/Mid Wales and Cardiff).\nBenefits : Cross-border link enhancements, provision of better north-south cross-Wales connections and better connectivity for the economically weak English border counties, especially Herefordshire.\n5: Galashiels/Hawick – Carlisle : The Borders railway southern extension.\nBenefits : Useful diversionary route from Carlisle to Edinburgh at times of service disruption and strengthen the Borders region cross-border link in an area of poor roads, no rail service and low productivity.\n6: Manchester Airport – Chester-Bangor – Holyhead: Route electrification and use of the proposed Manchester Airport western rail link to attract passengers and freight to rail and take pressure off key sections of the national motorway.\n(Image: Hadyn Iball / Daily Post Wales)\nBenefits : Boost to major businesses on North Wales/English border, enhanced labour market catchment for cluster of industries on the Mersey Dee border area.\n7: Edinburgh/Glasgow and London – Belfast : Provision of a cross-Irish Sea rail tunnel with connecting rail links to Carlisle and Belfast.\nBenefits : Binds Northern Ireland closer to Great Britain and helps address challenges in the post-Brexit Northern Ireland economy, as well as increasing connectivity for South West Scotland.\nJim Steer, HSRG Board Member, said: “There is an urgent need for both new and improved transport links between the four nations of the United Kingdom, which have been systematically neglected for too long.\n\"Cross-border travel markets for rail were growing strongly over the period to 2019. Travel generates economic value, but the opportunity for further economic stimulus from this source will be lost if transport network capacity constraints are not addressed.\n“Building on the transformative impact of HS2 – HSRG are calling for these cross-border rail links to be addressed as a matter of urgency, safeguarding the strength of the whole of the UK economy in the years ahead.”\nVale of Clwyd MP James Davies said: “The Union Connectivity Review remains an important opportunity for North Wales to secure the rail and road infrastructure improvements which have been needed for decades.\n“As Chair of the Mersey Dee North Wales All-Party Parliamentary Group, I am liaising with Sir Peter Hendy, who is leading the review, to press the case for our region.\n\"It is my hope that his remit to 'level up' transport infrastructure and better join together all parts of the UK, can align with the decarbonisation agenda to drive electrification of the Crewe to Holyhead railway line.\n\"We also need to see critical investments at Crewe, Warrington and Manchester in particular to ensure that the connectivity and speed of our rail services matches that of other regions.”",
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Job numbers at North East firms have fallen for the 30th month in a row, despite a small increase in business activity before the latest national lockdown, an influential survey has reported.
The NatWest North East Business Activity Index, which measures output from the region's manufacturing and service sectors – rose to 50.2 in December, from 47.2 in November, with a reading above 50 showing growth.
The increase in activity was broadly in line with the national average, but came before the new restrictions currently in force across England restricted business activity.
Businesses in the North East were found to be optimistic for their prospects in the next year as early news of coronavirus vaccines gave hope that sales would return, though the region's confidence levels were the lowest in the UK.
And companies in the region continued to cut staffing levels, with job numbers reducing ahead of the national average and having now fallen in each of the last 30 months.
Richard Topliss, chairman of NatWest North Regional Board, said: "North East private sector activity recovered from the decline seen in November, expanding fractionally in December as the national lockdown came to an end at the start of the month.
“However, with Covid-19 cases continuing to rise and tight regional restrictions introduced at the end of the lockdown new business declined again. Furthermore, businesses reported further job losses in the latest survey period.
“At the same time, a sharp rise in input prices in December were partially passed through to clients, with output prices increasing at the fastest pace for 19 months.
“Nevertheless, firms in the North East were optimistic regarding the year-ahead outlook for activity, with confidence underpinned by hopes that the rollout of approved vaccines would allow a broad easing of restrictions, in turn stimulating demand."
The NatWest survey found increasing costs for businesses, with average prices charged for goods and services in the North East increasing for the fourth month in a row.
The survey comes after a report by the Federation of Small Businesses warned that at least 250,000 small firms could go out of business without further help, with one in five cutting jobs in the three months to December, and one in seven expecting to do so in the coming quarter.
A separate report from business advisory firm BDO LLP said that UK output has fallen to its lowest level despite a raft of Government support measures, a new study suggests.
The report said that a slow but steady trickle of job losses continued at the end of last year, with the latest lockdown likely to place further pressure on employment, said the report.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North East Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nJob numbers at North East firms have fallen for the 30th month in a row, despite a small increase in business activity before the latest national lockdown, an influential survey has reported.\nThe NatWest North East Business Activity Index, which measures output from the region's manufacturing and service sectors – rose to 50.2 in December, from 47.2 in November, with a reading above 50 showing growth.\nThe increase in activity was broadly in line with the national average, but came before the new restrictions currently in force across England restricted business activity.\nBusinesses in the North East were found to be optimistic for their prospects in the next year as early news of coronavirus vaccines gave hope that sales would return, though the region's confidence levels were the lowest in the UK.\nAnd companies in the region continued to cut staffing levels, with job numbers reducing ahead of the national average and having now fallen in each of the last 30 months.\nRichard Topliss, chairman of NatWest North Regional Board, said: \"North East private sector activity recovered from the decline seen in November, expanding fractionally in December as the national lockdown came to an end at the start of the month.\n“However, with Covid-19 cases continuing to rise and tight regional restrictions introduced at the end of the lockdown new business declined again. Furthermore, businesses reported further job losses in the latest survey period.\n“At the same time, a sharp rise in input prices in December were partially passed through to clients, with output prices increasing at the fastest pace for 19 months.\n“Nevertheless, firms in the North East were optimistic regarding the year-ahead outlook for activity, with confidence underpinned by hopes that the rollout of approved vaccines would allow a broad easing of restrictions, in turn stimulating demand.\"\nThe NatWest survey found increasing costs for businesses, with average prices charged for goods and services in the North East increasing for the fourth month in a row.\nThe survey comes after a report by the Federation of Small Businesses warned that at least 250,000 small firms could go out of business without further help, with one in five cutting jobs in the three months to December, and one in seven expecting to do so in the coming quarter.\nA separate report from business advisory firm BDO LLP said that UK output has fallen to its lowest level despite a raft of Government support measures, a new study suggests.\nThe report said that a slow but steady trickle of job losses continued at the end of last year, with the latest lockdown likely to place further pressure on employment, said the report.",
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Black Country brewery Marston's has confirmed a US private equity investor has tabled a bid to buy the company.
In an update to the stock exchange today, the Wolverhampton-based firm said it had received an unsolicited proposal from Platinum Equity Advisors regarding a possible cash offer for its entire share capital.
It said its board would now evaluate the proposal and a further announcement would be made in due course.
Platinum Equity Advisors has until 5pm on February 26 to announce a firm intention to make an offer or withdraw.
All of Marston's 1,368 pubs remain shut to customers due to the national coronavirus lockdown.
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Earlier this month, the group said it posted £54 million in revenues for the three months to January, sliding dramatically from £1.17 billion in the same period a year earlier due to the pandemic.
It said it was nevertheless focused on its strategic development and would use £233 million collected from a joint venture with Carlsberg UK to reduce debts.
Last year, it merged its brewing operations with Carlsberg UK to create a £780 million joint venture, in which it now retains a 40 per cent stake.
In December, Marston's agreed a deal to take over the running of around 150 pubs in Wales from Brains in a deal which saved up to 1,300 jobs which is due to come into effect during February.
In October, the brewery announced plans to cut 2,150 jobs across its pubs due to the impact of the virus.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Manufacturing Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nBlack Country brewery Marston's has confirmed a US private equity investor has tabled a bid to buy the company.\nIn an update to the stock exchange today, the Wolverhampton-based firm said it had received an unsolicited proposal from Platinum Equity Advisors regarding a possible cash offer for its entire share capital.\nIt said its board would now evaluate the proposal and a further announcement would be made in due course.\nPlatinum Equity Advisors has until 5pm on February 26 to announce a firm intention to make an offer or withdraw.\nAll of Marston's 1,368 pubs remain shut to customers due to the national coronavirus lockdown.\nWant more business news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the country - and you can stay in touch with all the latest news through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nEarlier this month, the group said it posted £54 million in revenues for the three months to January, sliding dramatically from £1.17 billion in the same period a year earlier due to the pandemic.\nIt said it was nevertheless focused on its strategic development and would use £233 million collected from a joint venture with Carlsberg UK to reduce debts.\nLast year, it merged its brewing operations with Carlsberg UK to create a £780 million joint venture, in which it now retains a 40 per cent stake.\nIn December, Marston's agreed a deal to take over the running of around 150 pubs in Wales from Brains in a deal which saved up to 1,300 jobs which is due to come into effect during February.\nIn October, the brewery announced plans to cut 2,150 jobs across its pubs due to the impact of the virus.",
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The first review of the Alert Level 4 lockdown in Wales is set to take place this week.
First Minister Mark Drakeford placed Wales in the highest Covid tier on December 20 in a shock announcement as cases increased.
This saw all hospitality, leisure and non-essential retail closed and a stay at home message issued.
Since then the overall seven day infection rate in Wales has fallen but has increased in areas like North Wales where rates had previously been far lower than the national average.
The national average of around 450 remains in the range for Alert Level 4 - with a figure under 300 part of the criteria to move to Alert Level 3. Level 3 would allow all shops to reopen and hospitality to trade under strict rules, like a ban on alcohol.
Parts of north west Wales, mid-Wales, and west Wales remain below 200 cases per 100,000 and there had previously been calls for different tiers within Wales.
But even here counties like Anglesey have spiked - going from 27 per 100K in mid-December to 165 in the seven days to December 29 despite lockdown being in place.
Hospital chiefs in North Wales have also warned of an increase in serious cases in its intensive care wards.
There were 2,610 Covid patients in hospital across the country on Wednesday. This ranges from 11% of all patients in Betsi Cadwaladr health board covering North Wales to 52% at Cwm Taf Morgannwg in South Wales.
It is against this backdrop that the Welsh Government cabinet will meet this week to discuss the latest Covid restrictions.
Ahead of those discussions Mark Drakeford said it was "very hard to see where the room for manoeuvre is at the moment" with the NHS "under huge pressure".
(Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)
He told the BBC he does not "see much headroom for change".
Without further changes, restrictions could be kept until the next three-week review - meaning lockdown continuing until the end of January.
Mr Drakeford also said the Welsh Government was unlikely to tighten restrictions despite the emergence of a new more contagious variant of the virus - which has led to calls for schools to remain closed for a longer period.
He said there could be some tweaks "at the margins" but no wholesale changes because "it's difficult to see what more could be done".
The extended lockdown will place further financial strain on businesses in the hospitality, retail, tourism and leisure, with warnings it could push some over the edge.
Welsh Government has been urged to increase the financial support on offer and the speed in which grants are handed out.
ERF Restrictions Business Fund grants of up to £5,000 have started to be handed out to eligible businesses.
The £180m Sector Specific Grant applications will open on Monday and remain open for two weeks or until funds are fully committed.
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This fund states it is to cover the period from December 4 2020 to January 15 2021 so if lockdown does extend to the end of January it is hoped additional support will be provided.
UKHospitality Cymru is meeting today to discuss the current situation.
To have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nThe first review of the Alert Level 4 lockdown in Wales is set to take place this week.\nFirst Minister Mark Drakeford placed Wales in the highest Covid tier on December 20 in a shock announcement as cases increased.\nThis saw all hospitality, leisure and non-essential retail closed and a stay at home message issued.\nSince then the overall seven day infection rate in Wales has fallen but has increased in areas like North Wales where rates had previously been far lower than the national average.\nThe national average of around 450 remains in the range for Alert Level 4 - with a figure under 300 part of the criteria to move to Alert Level 3. Level 3 would allow all shops to reopen and hospitality to trade under strict rules, like a ban on alcohol.\nParts of north west Wales, mid-Wales, and west Wales remain below 200 cases per 100,000 and there had previously been calls for different tiers within Wales.\nBut even here counties like Anglesey have spiked - going from 27 per 100K in mid-December to 165 in the seven days to December 29 despite lockdown being in place.\nHospital chiefs in North Wales have also warned of an increase in serious cases in its intensive care wards.\nThere were 2,610 Covid patients in hospital across the country on Wednesday. This ranges from 11% of all patients in Betsi Cadwaladr health board covering North Wales to 52% at Cwm Taf Morgannwg in South Wales.\nIt is against this backdrop that the Welsh Government cabinet will meet this week to discuss the latest Covid restrictions.\nAhead of those discussions Mark Drakeford said it was \"very hard to see where the room for manoeuvre is at the moment\" with the NHS \"under huge pressure\".\n(Image: Chris Fairweather/Huw Evans Agency)\nHe told the BBC he does not \"see much headroom for change\".\nWithout further changes, restrictions could be kept until the next three-week review - meaning lockdown continuing until the end of January.\nMr Drakeford also said the Welsh Government was unlikely to tighten restrictions despite the emergence of a new more contagious variant of the virus - which has led to calls for schools to remain closed for a longer period.\nHe said there could be some tweaks \"at the margins\" but no wholesale changes because \"it's difficult to see what more could be done\".\nThe extended lockdown will place further financial strain on businesses in the hospitality, retail, tourism and leisure, with warnings it could push some over the edge.\nWelsh Government has been urged to increase the financial support on offer and the speed in which grants are handed out.\nERF Restrictions Business Fund grants of up to £5,000 have started to be handed out to eligible businesses.\nThe £180m Sector Specific Grant applications will open on Monday and remain open for two weeks or until funds are fully committed.\nSign up to our BusinessLive Wales email service BusinessLive Wales is your new comprehensive home for business news from across Wales; from large corporates to exciting start-ups and sectors ranging from advanced manufacturing to financial and professional services. To sign up to our breaking news and daily newsletter service CLICK HERE.\nAs well as our in-depth early morning newsletter, we will be sending out regular breaking news email alerts.\nThis fund states it is to cover the period from December 4 2020 to January 15 2021 so if lockdown does extend to the end of January it is hoped additional support will be provided.\nUKHospitality Cymru is meeting today to discuss the current situation.\nTo have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article",
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Asda will become the first supermarket to provide in-store Covid vaccinations, joining the likes of Boots and Superdrug to offer up its in-store pharmacies.
The Leeds headquartered grocery giant said it has been selected by NHS England to operate a vaccination centre from an in-store pharmacy in Birmingham, starting from January 25, and qualified Asda pharmacy colleagues will administer the vaccine to priority groups.
Asda is investing to transform its George department to make space for the vaccination centre – which will operate 8am to 8pm, seven days a week and have the capacity to administer 250 jabs per day.
The site is the first Asda pharmacy to be approved to support the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine programme and Asda is continuing to work with Public Health England and NHS England to assess other sites within its estate that could support this programme.
Asda has also offered NHS England the full use of its 238 in-store pharmacies and qualified pharmacists to support the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine programme which has just begun.
Roger Burnley, Asda CEO and president, said: “We are incredibly proud to provide this service and are keen to do all we can to help the NHS and Government accelerate the rollout of the vaccination programme.
“We have an extensive nationwide logistics network that could support the storage and distribution of the vaccine and our highly-trained pharmacy colleagues are experienced in delivering large vaccination programmes, having recently provided nearly 200,000 flu jabs to members of the public. We are on hand to provide the NHS with any practical support required so that more people can quickly receive the vaccine.”
(Image: Asda/PA Wire)
Roger Burnley wrote to Asda’s customers to update them on the firm’s moves to fight against Covid-19, telling them in an email: “It’s crucial that we all play our part, support one another, and help take the pressure off the NHS.”
Meanwhile Andrews Pharmacy in Macclesfield, Cheshire, today became one of six pharmacies in England to begin administering doses, as the Government seeks to expand the vaccination programme.
Elsewhere, Boots in Halifax, Cullimore Chemist in Edgware, north London, Woodside Pharmacy in Telford, Appleton Village Pharmacy in Widnes and Superdrug in Guildford have also joined the roll-out.
Seb James, managing director Boots UK and Republic of Ireland, said additional sites would be opening in its Huddersfield and Gloucester branches in the coming weeks, with more stores under consideration.
Mr James said: “Like Covid-19 testing, we believe Boots can play a key role in the vaccination programme - our pharmacists are experts in vaccination programmes and have a trusted role at the heart of our local communities.”
Michael Henry, healthcare director at Superdrug, said plans were under way to open vaccination sites in stores in Manchester, Leeds, Basingstoke and Bristol operating 12 hours a day, seven days a week.
He said: “I believe it is critically important that everyone plays their part in supporting the national effort against Covid-19 and ensuring that we get the country and the economy back on track as soon as possible.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nAsda will become the first supermarket to provide in-store Covid vaccinations, joining the likes of Boots and Superdrug to offer up its in-store pharmacies.\nThe Leeds headquartered grocery giant said it has been selected by NHS England to operate a vaccination centre from an in-store pharmacy in Birmingham, starting from January 25, and qualified Asda pharmacy colleagues will administer the vaccine to priority groups.\nAsda is investing to transform its George department to make space for the vaccination centre – which will operate 8am to 8pm, seven days a week and have the capacity to administer 250 jabs per day.\nThe site is the first Asda pharmacy to be approved to support the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine programme and Asda is continuing to work with Public Health England and NHS England to assess other sites within its estate that could support this programme.\nAsda has also offered NHS England the full use of its 238 in-store pharmacies and qualified pharmacists to support the rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine programme which has just begun.\nRoger Burnley, Asda CEO and president, said: “We are incredibly proud to provide this service and are keen to do all we can to help the NHS and Government accelerate the rollout of the vaccination programme.\n“We have an extensive nationwide logistics network that could support the storage and distribution of the vaccine and our highly-trained pharmacy colleagues are experienced in delivering large vaccination programmes, having recently provided nearly 200,000 flu jabs to members of the public. We are on hand to provide the NHS with any practical support required so that more people can quickly receive the vaccine.”\n(Image: Asda/PA Wire)\nRoger Burnley wrote to Asda’s customers to update them on the firm’s moves to fight against Covid-19, telling them in an email: “It’s crucial that we all play our part, support one another, and help take the pressure off the NHS.”\nMeanwhile Andrews Pharmacy in Macclesfield, Cheshire, today became one of six pharmacies in England to begin administering doses, as the Government seeks to expand the vaccination programme.\nElsewhere, Boots in Halifax, Cullimore Chemist in Edgware, north London, Woodside Pharmacy in Telford, Appleton Village Pharmacy in Widnes and Superdrug in Guildford have also joined the roll-out.\nSeb James, managing director Boots UK and Republic of Ireland, said additional sites would be opening in its Huddersfield and Gloucester branches in the coming weeks, with more stores under consideration.\nMr James said: “Like Covid-19 testing, we believe Boots can play a key role in the vaccination programme - our pharmacists are experts in vaccination programmes and have a trusted role at the heart of our local communities.”\nMichael Henry, healthcare director at Superdrug, said plans were under way to open vaccination sites in stores in Manchester, Leeds, Basingstoke and Bristol operating 12 hours a day, seven days a week.\nHe said: “I believe it is critically important that everyone plays their part in supporting the national effort against Covid-19 and ensuring that we get the country and the economy back on track as soon as possible.”",
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A senior engineer has spoken of her honour to be the temporary custodian of the “most beautiful structure on earth” as remedial work gets underway.
The Menai Suspension Bridge is an icon of civil engineering history and work is now underway to carry out remedial works on the bridge which opened in 1826 and is the second oldest operational vehicular suspension bridge in the world.
It was designed by prolific road, bridge and canal builder Thomas Telford, who became the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and now it is in the hands of another member of the same Institution.
Kerry Evans is a senior engineer at Mott MacDonald and seconded to UK Highways A55 as the A55 DBFO Operations Manager she is also the Vice Chair, ICE Wales Cymru North Wales Branch.
She said: “Anyone who works on this bridge considers it an honour and a privilege to do so.
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"I personally believe being appointed the custodian of this structure for a small window of its lifetime, the pinnacle of my career.
“The bridge has become even more symbolic as we have all been restricted this past year due to the Coronavirus, for many it is the gateway to a holiday and respite, to others it means home.
"I am honoured to have an association with it but particularly with my links to the ICE and its proud history; with what I believe to be the most beautiful structure on earth."
Work is estimated to take 23 weeks.
Many additional and important factors have been taken into consideration during the replacement of the footways, not least the requirements to make sure that the operatives and the public are safe.
(Image: The Spencer Group)
The Spencer Group was brought on board as part of an Early Contractor Involvement.
As a result of these protections the Spencer Group has developed specific measures to contain all construction work and materials fully on the bridge and avoid any spillage into the water below.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA senior engineer has spoken of her honour to be the temporary custodian of the “most beautiful structure on earth” as remedial work gets underway.\nThe Menai Suspension Bridge is an icon of civil engineering history and work is now underway to carry out remedial works on the bridge which opened in 1826 and is the second oldest operational vehicular suspension bridge in the world.\nIt was designed by prolific road, bridge and canal builder Thomas Telford, who became the first President of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and now it is in the hands of another member of the same Institution.\nKerry Evans is a senior engineer at Mott MacDonald and seconded to UK Highways A55 as the A55 DBFO Operations Manager she is also the Vice Chair, ICE Wales Cymru North Wales Branch.\nShe said: “Anyone who works on this bridge considers it an honour and a privilege to do so.\n(Image: The Spencer Group)\n\"I personally believe being appointed the custodian of this structure for a small window of its lifetime, the pinnacle of my career.\n“The bridge has become even more symbolic as we have all been restricted this past year due to the Coronavirus, for many it is the gateway to a holiday and respite, to others it means home.\n\"I am honoured to have an association with it but particularly with my links to the ICE and its proud history; with what I believe to be the most beautiful structure on earth.\"\nWork is estimated to take 23 weeks.\nMany additional and important factors have been taken into consideration during the replacement of the footways, not least the requirements to make sure that the operatives and the public are safe.\n(Image: The Spencer Group)\nThe Spencer Group was brought on board as part of an Early Contractor Involvement.\nAs a result of these protections the Spencer Group has developed specific measures to contain all construction work and materials fully on the bridge and avoid any spillage into the water below.\nTo have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article",
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A Derby recruitment company is planning three new UK offices following what it called “phenomenal” growth during 2020.
Sky Recruitment Solutions, based in The Strand, Derby, had already added new offices in Ripley and Huddersfield, and is planning three more by the autumn.
Managing director David Torrington said locations for the new offices had yet to be revealed while commercial negotiations remained underway.
They said 2020 was Sky’s busiest year since it was founded in 2014, with a 50 per cent increase in turnover and similar growth in both staff and client numbers compared to the previous year.
The business wants to double its 14-strong workforce by this time next year.
Mr Torrington said part of the company’s success was down to the fact that it covered a broad number of sectors, from packaging and logistics to manufacturing and waste recycling.
He said: “The last 12 months have genuinely been phenomenal, with 2020 being by far the most successful year we’ve ever had.
“We have more staff and clients than we have ever had, and businesses still want to hire, despite the challenges of the pandemic.
“But, looking forward, we want to repeat our success in 2021 with another record year.
“Some sectors have struggled during the pandemic, though others have thrived. We have succeeded because we don’t have all our eggs in one basket.”
He said the firm had also reaped rewards from increasing its sales and marketing budget during the first lockdown.
Just before Christmas Sky, which specialises in providing personnel for industrial roles, announced the launch of sister brand Capella Professional in Nottingham, which will specialise in office-based recruitment.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - East Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA Derby recruitment company is planning three new UK offices following what it called “phenomenal” growth during 2020.\nSky Recruitment Solutions, based in The Strand, Derby, had already added new offices in Ripley and Huddersfield, and is planning three more by the autumn.\nManaging director David Torrington said locations for the new offices had yet to be revealed while commercial negotiations remained underway.\nThey said 2020 was Sky’s busiest year since it was founded in 2014, with a 50 per cent increase in turnover and similar growth in both staff and client numbers compared to the previous year.\nThe business wants to double its 14-strong workforce by this time next year.\nMr Torrington said part of the company’s success was down to the fact that it covered a broad number of sectors, from packaging and logistics to manufacturing and waste recycling.\nHe said: “The last 12 months have genuinely been phenomenal, with 2020 being by far the most successful year we’ve ever had.\n“We have more staff and clients than we have ever had, and businesses still want to hire, despite the challenges of the pandemic.\n“But, looking forward, we want to repeat our success in 2021 with another record year.\n“Some sectors have struggled during the pandemic, though others have thrived. We have succeeded because we don’t have all our eggs in one basket.”\nHe said the firm had also reaped rewards from increasing its sales and marketing budget during the first lockdown.\nJust before Christmas Sky, which specialises in providing personnel for industrial roles, announced the launch of sister brand Capella Professional in Nottingham, which will specialise in office-based recruitment.",
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The company wants to target new markets in Germany and France as part of plans to become an international business
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Pet containment specialist ProtectaPet has secured a £9,000 grant to help with its plans for international growth.
The Stoke-on-Trent business wants to use the funding – from the Department for International Trade – to translate its website into a variety of different languages including Dutch and German.
The company has already established international partnerships in The Netherlands after setting up an offshore warehouse in Rotterdam.
But now the company wants to expand its overseas business by securing distribution partners in Germany and France.
Eve Davies, communications director at ProtectaPet, said: “We have really successful distribution in The Netherlands and we want to build on that by targeting new markets in Europe and really make the most of the opportunities Brexit will bring us. We want to internationalise the ProtectaPet brand and we hope that our international website will help us do just that.”
In addition to its international website, the 10-strong firm is also in the process of relaunching its existing website to make it more ‘mobile friendly.’
Eve said: “Our existing website is seven years old now but we know that around 80 per cent of our web traffic comes from mobile, so we plan to launch our new site at the end of the month which is much more mobile friendly.
“The pandemic has accelerated the need for a mobile-first website, so we feel that now is the right time to do it. It has been 18 months of collaboration with a number of local businesses, so we’re really excited for the launch.”
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Eve added: “The last 18 months has been a real rollercoaster. We were forced to stop all installations overnight due to the lockdown, but we soon realised that we were in a fortunate position as lots of people were staying at home and doing their gardens and DIY, which led to a lot of inquiries about our products. Now we are all systems go and geared up for a busy spring.”
Over the next two years, ProtectaPet plans to relocate to a bigger premises elsewhere in Stoke-on-Trent.
The company also wants to simultaneously grow the installation side of the business, its online shop and its international operation.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nPet containment specialist ProtectaPet has secured a £9,000 grant to help with its plans for international growth.\nThe Stoke-on-Trent business wants to use the funding – from the Department for International Trade – to translate its website into a variety of different languages including Dutch and German.\nThe company has already established international partnerships in The Netherlands after setting up an offshore warehouse in Rotterdam.\nBut now the company wants to expand its overseas business by securing distribution partners in Germany and France.\nEve Davies, communications director at ProtectaPet, said: “We have really successful distribution in The Netherlands and we want to build on that by targeting new markets in Europe and really make the most of the opportunities Brexit will bring us. We want to internationalise the ProtectaPet brand and we hope that our international website will help us do just that.”\nIn addition to its international website, the 10-strong firm is also in the process of relaunching its existing website to make it more ‘mobile friendly.’\nEve said: “Our existing website is seven years old now but we know that around 80 per cent of our web traffic comes from mobile, so we plan to launch our new site at the end of the month which is much more mobile friendly.\n“The pandemic has accelerated the need for a mobile-first website, so we feel that now is the right time to do it. It has been 18 months of collaboration with a number of local businesses, so we’re really excited for the launch.”\nWant more business news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the country - and you can stay in touch with all the latest news through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nEve added: “The last 18 months has been a real rollercoaster. We were forced to stop all installations overnight due to the lockdown, but we soon realised that we were in a fortunate position as lots of people were staying at home and doing their gardens and DIY, which led to a lot of inquiries about our products. Now we are all systems go and geared up for a busy spring.”\nOver the next two years, ProtectaPet plans to relocate to a bigger premises elsewhere in Stoke-on-Trent.\nThe company also wants to simultaneously grow the installation side of the business, its online shop and its international operation.",
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A new local e-commerce platform has launched to help small independent food drink retailers across north west Wales
Siop.io is a bilingual platform that has been developed over the past year in order to provide a better way for independent retailers across Gwynedd and Anglesey to reach their local communities.
Restaurants, pubs and takeaways will also shortly be able to benefit from the service.
North Wales software consultancy Kodergarten have developed and built the interactive platform.
The hope is that small independent food retailers will be able to sell online in order to sustain their cash flow and revenue during the Covid-19 crisis in the face of intense competition from supermarket click and collect/delivery services.
Paul Sandham of Kodergarten said: “There are all sorts of apps and sites that appeared to list individual businesses, but nothing to support independent food businesses and their local customer base to actually buy anything online and support the fulfilment of the order for both business and the customer.
“We wanted place and location to be at the core of what we developed.
"Where you live helps to determine which business you can buy from. It’s meant to help your local baker, deli, butcher to sell and deliver produce to their customers in the nearby village.
"It’s been more than eight months since we started work building siop.io and we are excited to have recently launched the platform with the assistance and support of Menter Mon.”
Dafydd Gruffydd, Managing Director of Menter Mon, said: “Menter Mon has been at the forefront of our efforts to help individuals, communities and businesses adapt during the pandemic. We are pleased to be able to support businesses in Anglesey and Gwynedd to register and use shop.io.
"It is a golden opportunity for independent food and drink businesses to be able to respond positively to the challenges they face during the lockdown period as well as into the future, and also a resource for customers to shop locally supporting the local economy."
Becws Islyn Bakery, a small bakery in the village of Aberdaron is one retailer registered with siop.io.
Gillian Jones, owner of Becws Islyn Bakery, said: “Having experienced decreased local footfall due to the lockdown back in March last year we had to close our bakery and cafe. My husband Geraint and I decided that we would adapt and focus our business on our local customers in the Llyn Peninsula area who were having to shield.
"We initially did all the paperwork from taking orders, processing payments to delivery of the products, whilst still baking. The support from so many of our customers was amazing and appreciated but we never anticipated that we would have 200 customers.
“That’s when we had a conversation with Menter Mon who explained about this new e-commerce website and we wanted to be involved. It helps take away a lot of the paperwork for us to concentrate on the baking and shop side of the business. The bakery is now back open, after having had to adapt the layout and we are seeing increased footfall with our locals again.”
The Welsh Government’s Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths said: “At this difficult time it’s great to see Welsh businesses come together to do something collectively for our communities by creating an e-commerce platform, allowing customers to go online and buy directly from our small independent retailers.
“It has been an incredibly tough few months for businesses, and I’m sure siop-io will provide independent retailers in the north west of Wales with a much-needed boost as we go into 2021.”
To have your say on this story please use our comments section at the top of this article
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak has unveiled a new £4.6bn lockdown fund to help businesses through the third English lockdown.
On Tuesday morning, the Chancellor announced the new package which includes one-off top up grants for retail, hospitality and leisure businesses worth £9,000 per property, plus an extension to the furlough scheme.
Also included is a £594m discretionary fund, with further grants for local authorities worth up to £3,000 a month for firms.
It comes after Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged the country into a new lockdown last night with the strict order to "stay at home", but failed to mention any details of further support to help firms cope.
Adam Marshall, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce, said businesses understood the PM's need to act due to the "spiralling threat" to public health.
But he said with tens of thousands of firms again in a "precarious position", financial support must now be stepped up once more.
Announcing the new package, Mr Sunak said: "The new strain of the virus presents us all with a huge challenge - and whilst the vaccine is being rolled out, we have needed to tighten restrictions further.
"Throughout the pandemic we’ve taken swift action to protect lives and livelihoods and today we’re announcing a further cash injection to support businesses and jobs until the Spring.
"This will help businesses to get through the months ahead – and crucially it will help sustain jobs, so workers can be ready to return when they are able to reopen."
BusinessLive will bring you updates - as well as all of the business reaction to last night's lockdown announcement.
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A tech firm has partnered with Bolton Arena to introduce the area's first outdoor digital advertising screen - and is itself forecasting a 20% upturn in revenues for 2021.
TVC Technology Solutions, a division of the TVD Group, collaborated with the arena and fellow Bolton business, North West Design Studios, on the project.
The family-owned business, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, said the dual-sided screen will be powered for up to 16 hours per day to maximise digital advertising and minimise energy usage.
It is situated on the gateway to Middlebrook, the UK’s largest retail and leisure park in the UK which boasts 12m visitors each year.
The firm said it anticipates a surge of interest from local and national businesses as it looks to the year ahead.
TVD, which is currently seeing significant growth from its smart home technology division, said the 20% figure for 2021 will "significantly surpass pre pandemic levels" and is attributed to a projected pent-up demand from commercial clients across the pub, hospitality and retail sectors in the second half of the year.
Matthew Brown, who founded TVD in 1996 with his brother Daniel and late father Jim, and is currently MD of the company, said: “We are delighted to deliver such a landmark project in our home town.
“Bringing the first outdoor LED screen to the area is a great achievement and we’ve had a brilliant response even during the ongoing national lockdown.
"There are many businesses out there who are doing well during this period and others who can see the value in strong brand awareness when we exit lockdown.”
The company is also undergoing a significant expansion, investing over £300,000 in a new northern experience centre and over £100,000 to increase its online presence.
Sign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.
It also plans to extend its team with the appointment of three new hires across its sales and operations departments.
John Ashley, commercial director at Bolton Arena, said: “I have worked with TVC on other projects over the years and we are delighted to partner with them to bring the first outdoor digital advertising screen to the area.
"It will generate much needed revenue to help us to fund our world class facilities that are accessible for all and is critical to the ongoing success of the arena and the health and wellbeing of our community.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - North West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nA tech firm has partnered with Bolton Arena to introduce the area's first outdoor digital advertising screen - and is itself forecasting a 20% upturn in revenues for 2021.\nTVC Technology Solutions, a division of the TVD Group, collaborated with the arena and fellow Bolton business, North West Design Studios, on the project.\nThe family-owned business, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, said the dual-sided screen will be powered for up to 16 hours per day to maximise digital advertising and minimise energy usage.\nIt is situated on the gateway to Middlebrook, the UK’s largest retail and leisure park in the UK which boasts 12m visitors each year.\nThe firm said it anticipates a surge of interest from local and national businesses as it looks to the year ahead.\nTVD, which is currently seeing significant growth from its smart home technology division, said the 20% figure for 2021 will \"significantly surpass pre pandemic levels\" and is attributed to a projected pent-up demand from commercial clients across the pub, hospitality and retail sectors in the second half of the year.\nMatthew Brown, who founded TVD in 1996 with his brother Daniel and late father Jim, and is currently MD of the company, said: “We are delighted to deliver such a landmark project in our home town.\n“Bringing the first outdoor LED screen to the area is a great achievement and we’ve had a brilliant response even during the ongoing national lockdown.\n\"There are many businesses out there who are doing well during this period and others who can see the value in strong brand awareness when we exit lockdown.”\nThe company is also undergoing a significant expansion, investing over £300,000 in a new northern experience centre and over £100,000 to increase its online presence.\nSign up for your free BusinessLive North West newsletter BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the North West- and you can stay in touch with all the latest news from Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Cheshire, Lancashire and Cumbria through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. By bringing together North West coverage with that from across Reach’s titles in England and Wales, BusinessLive will shine a spotlight on the entrepreneurs, the stars of the future and the small firms that are the backbone of our economy. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nIt also plans to extend its team with the appointment of three new hires across its sales and operations departments.\nJohn Ashley, commercial director at Bolton Arena, said: “I have worked with TVC on other projects over the years and we are delighted to partner with them to bring the first outdoor digital advertising screen to the area.\n\"It will generate much needed revenue to help us to fund our world class facilities that are accessible for all and is critical to the ongoing success of the arena and the health and wellbeing of our community.”",
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The promise of levelling up the North and Midlands has been made four times harder because of the coronavirus crisis, a new report warns.
The pandemic risks levelling down prosperous places in southern England, according to a study by the Centre for Cities.
The research group’s annual study of the UK’s major urban areas suggested that 634,000 people outside the South East now need to find secure, well-paid jobs to level up the country, compared to 170,000 in March.
The report warned of a possible “nightmare worst-case scenario” where levelling up becomes up to eight times harder, with 1.3m people needing a job to level up areas outside the South East. This would increase the longer restrictions continue.
Birmingham is the city facing the biggest levelling up challenge, followed by Hull and Blackpool, said the report.
Centre for Cities chief executive Andrew Carter said: “Covid-19 has made the Government’s pledge to level up the North and Midlands much harder.
“It was promised on the assumption that places in the South would remain prosperous. Covid-19 has shaken this assumption, with cities ranging from London to Crawley now struggling.
“Levelling up the North and Midlands and stopping the South’s levelling down will not be cheap and will require more than short-term handouts.
“Government support and investment for new businesses in emerging industries will be essential, as will spending on further education to train people to do the good-quality jobs created.”
Centre for Cities said Covid-19 has hit many previously prosperous places in the South disproportionately hard, and urged the Government to act fast to prevent a levelling down of these places.
The report adds that once the health crisis ends, the Government will need to spend more money on measures to level up, including on further education to train jobless people for good roles in emerging industries, making city centres better places for high-skilled businesses to locate, and improvements to transport infrastructure.
Centre for Cities said the Chancellor should also make the £20 rise in Universal Credit permanent and consider a new Eat Out to Help Out scheme to help hospitality businesses when it is safe.
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There was some good news in the gloomy retail sector this morning as Next PLC announced better than expected Christmas revenues – but warned the sales boost would be “almost entirely” wiped out by the third English lockdown.
As non-essential stores closed their doors in a late Government bid to try and slow the spread of a more transmissible strain of the virus, the Leicestershire-based retailer said in the build up to Christmas sales gained online compensated for almost all of those lost in its bricks and mortar stores.
It said full-price sales over the nine weeks to December 26 fell 1.1 per cent – better than the 8 per cent drop it had been braced for, despite tighter restrictions.
Shares in the business were up 7.5 per cent on the back of the news at £74.30, suggesting the market’s confidence in its online department and ability to weather the current economic storm.
The FTSE 100, by comparison, was relatively level this morning.
Next said profits were on track to hit £393 million before the latest lockdown announced on Monday, with lost sales in January set to cost it £18 million.
The fashion and homewares chain said it now expects pro-rata 52-week annual profits of £370 million for the year to the end of January, against £365 million previously pencilled in. Profits on a 53-week basis will be hit further by a £40 million property provision and are expected at £342 million.
There were warnings that total full-price sales are set to tumble by 14 per cent in January, which will leave full-year sales 16 per cent lower.
The business has also taken a £5 million hit from higher costs of switching its end-of-season sale online.
Childrenswear, home, loungewear and sportswear have all done well during the pandemic.
But the business said adult clothing for work, parties, events and going out had, inevitably, slumped.
The group said: “Profit gained from the overperformance in November and December has been almost entirely offset by the anticipated loss of full price retail sales in January due to the lockdown closure of 90 per cent of our stores (and) the additional costs we have incurred clearing more of our retail end-of-season sale stock online.”
Next also cautioned that it was seeing stock delays of up to three weeks due to pandemic disruption on shipments from the Far East, which has left stock levels 10 per cent lower than two years ago.
It expects stock issues to “steadily improve” and return to more normal levels by the end of March.
Next is forecasting profits of £670 million for 2021-22, with sales remaining flat on the pre-pandemic year thanks to an expected recovery in the final six months of the year.
The trading update revealed that returns rates continued to be much lower than last year – at 21 per cent compared to 36 per cent.
Of the 15 per cent movement, 10 per cent came from an improved product mix and the remaining 5 per cent fall came from customers being more selective when placing orders.
Shoppers buying on credit had also got back to near pre-Covid levels.
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Chamber of commerce Business West has appointed three new board members using a programme that helps organisations improve diversity.
Ade Adebayo, Martin Shelford and Poku Osei were recruited as non-executive directors to the chamber by BeOnBoard - a scheme that identifies emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds in terms of ethnicity and gender.
According to Phil Smith, managing director of Business West, the organisation has historically chosen non-executive directors from its "usual range" of contacts - but was determined to avoid this "echo chamber".
"The world is changing dramatically and our board is very conscious that to remain credible and effective, Business West needs to know what’s going on in all parts of our business community," he said.
"We manage to reach out, through many great projects, deep into our communities, but sometimes struggle to truly interpret and/or act on the messages we are getting. Too often we end up prioritising what we already know and care about."
He added: Recruiting in your own image is a very difficult instinct to break. However, whilst all seven shortlisted were outstanding, three, we felt, really suited our board’s current needs.
"We ended up making offers to three candidates, as we thought each brought something extra that our current board doesn’t possess."
Who are the candidates?
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Ade Adebayo
Mr Adebayo is an audit senior manager at Nationwide who also serves as an independent member of the audit committee of Bristol City Council. He is also a mentor with a local Bristol charity that supports ex-offenders in reintegrating effectively into society.
He said: “I'm delighted to be joining the Business West board at such an interesting time. I am very proud to be part of an organisation that is helping make the region the best place in the UK to live, learn and work.”
Martin Shelford
Mr Shelford is the co-owner of Rocko - a consultancy working with tech SMEs - and has experience within retail, supply chain and technology.
"Given we're navigating significant economic, political and technological change at the moment, and will be for the years and decades to come, I'm looking forward to doing my bit to help the West become a leading region in diversity, opportunity and innovation," he said.
Poku Osei
Mr Osei is an entrepreneur with experience across many sectors in Bristol and the South West at board and consultancy level. He is the founder and chief executive of Babbasa, which supports underrepresented young people in the UK, and has received numerous awards for the work he has done for communities, diversity and inclusion.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - South West Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nChamber of commerce Business West has appointed three new board members using a programme that helps organisations improve diversity.\nAde Adebayo, Martin Shelford and Poku Osei were recruited as non-executive directors to the chamber by BeOnBoard - a scheme that identifies emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds in terms of ethnicity and gender.\nAccording to Phil Smith, managing director of Business West, the organisation has historically chosen non-executive directors from its \"usual range\" of contacts - but was determined to avoid this \"echo chamber\".\n\"The world is changing dramatically and our board is very conscious that to remain credible and effective, Business West needs to know what’s going on in all parts of our business community,\" he said.\n\"We manage to reach out, through many great projects, deep into our communities, but sometimes struggle to truly interpret and/or act on the messages we are getting. Too often we end up prioritising what we already know and care about.\"\nHe added: Recruiting in your own image is a very difficult instinct to break. However, whilst all seven shortlisted were outstanding, three, we felt, really suited our board’s current needs.\n\"We ended up making offers to three candidates, as we thought each brought something extra that our current board doesn’t possess.\"\nWho are the candidates?\n(Image: Business West)\nAde Adebayo\nMr Adebayo is an audit senior manager at Nationwide who also serves as an independent member of the audit committee of Bristol City Council. He is also a mentor with a local Bristol charity that supports ex-offenders in reintegrating effectively into society.\nHe said: “I'm delighted to be joining the Business West board at such an interesting time. I am very proud to be part of an organisation that is helping make the region the best place in the UK to live, learn and work.”\nMartin Shelford\nMr Shelford is the co-owner of Rocko - a consultancy working with tech SMEs - and has experience within retail, supply chain and technology.\n\"Given we're navigating significant economic, political and technological change at the moment, and will be for the years and decades to come, I'm looking forward to doing my bit to help the West become a leading region in diversity, opportunity and innovation,\" he said.\nPoku Osei\nMr Osei is an entrepreneur with experience across many sectors in Bristol and the South West at board and consultancy level. He is the founder and chief executive of Babbasa, which supports underrepresented young people in the UK, and has received numerous awards for the work he has done for communities, diversity and inclusion.",
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One of Birmingham's most active property development companies has appointed a new managing director to spearhead its projects in the city.
SevenCapital has recruited Angus Michie, a former divisional chairman for national housebuilder Berkeley.
He spent 24 years with the company during which time he held a number of senior roles including founding the St Edward joint venture with M&G and establishing the group's newest brand focused on the West Midlands called St Joseph.
In his new role, Mr Michie will drive the company's residential activities and lead the business' growth strategy and expansion across Birmingham, London and the South East.
SevenCapital is behind a string of residential and commercial developments in the city including the Park Regis hotel and neighbouring St Martin's Place apartment block, in Broad Street, and the forthcoming Connaught Square scheme, in Digbeth.
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Mr Michie said: "SevenCapital is a fast-growing and exciting property group that has made huge strides within the industry over the past decade, leading the way for modern residential development in Birmingham and the London peripheral.
"I am looking forward to applying my expertise and experience of driving forward industry leading projects and leading the team as we embark on the next decade of growth."
Chairman Bal Sohal added: "Angus is a fantastic addition to the group's core business as a residential developer and I am extremely pleased to have him onboard.
"His incredible track record at Berkeley speaks for itself and I'm excited for the future of SevenCapital under his leadership. We extend a very warm welcome to Angus."
In a separate announcement, its residential division SevenHomes has submitted a planning application for 30 homes in Northfield on the former Ross House NHS site.
The company acquired the 2.4-acre brownfield site off Sheldon Road last year from the NHS after it had been classed as surplus land.
The new development, to be called The Crescent, will feature a range of terrace, detached and townhouse units from two to four bedrooms, with a gross development value of £7.5 million.
Jonathan Richards, managing director at SevenHomes, said: "Having sat disused for some time as surplus land, this site can now be revived and used to build a small community of modern, family homes which will be ideally located near to key medical facilities, amenities and transport networks.
"Equally, it means capital from the sale will be put to good use where it's needed within the NHS which is more important than ever.
"I'm really pleased to have been able to submit plans so soon after acquiring the land and look forward to them being approved and working with the team at SevenHomes to turn plans into reality."
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - West Midlands Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nOne of Birmingham's most active property development companies has appointed a new managing director to spearhead its projects in the city.\nSevenCapital has recruited Angus Michie, a former divisional chairman for national housebuilder Berkeley.\nHe spent 24 years with the company during which time he held a number of senior roles including founding the St Edward joint venture with M&G and establishing the group's newest brand focused on the West Midlands called St Joseph.\nIn his new role, Mr Michie will drive the company's residential activities and lead the business' growth strategy and expansion across Birmingham, London and the South East.\nSevenCapital is behind a string of residential and commercial developments in the city including the Park Regis hotel and neighbouring St Martin's Place apartment block, in Broad Street, and the forthcoming Connaught Square scheme, in Digbeth.\nWant more business news straight to your inbox? BusinessLive is your home for business news from around the country - and you can stay in touch with all the latest news through our email alerts. You can sign up to receive daily morning news bulletins from every region we cover and to weekly email bulletins covering key economic sectors from manufacturing to technology and enterprise. And we'll send out breaking news alerts for any stories we think you can't miss. Visit our email preference centre to sign up to all the latest news from BusinessLive.\nMr Michie said: \"SevenCapital is a fast-growing and exciting property group that has made huge strides within the industry over the past decade, leading the way for modern residential development in Birmingham and the London peripheral.\n\"I am looking forward to applying my expertise and experience of driving forward industry leading projects and leading the team as we embark on the next decade of growth.\"\nChairman Bal Sohal added: \"Angus is a fantastic addition to the group's core business as a residential developer and I am extremely pleased to have him onboard.\n\"His incredible track record at Berkeley speaks for itself and I'm excited for the future of SevenCapital under his leadership. We extend a very warm welcome to Angus.\"\nIn a separate announcement, its residential division SevenHomes has submitted a planning application for 30 homes in Northfield on the former Ross House NHS site.\nThe company acquired the 2.4-acre brownfield site off Sheldon Road last year from the NHS after it had been classed as surplus land.\nThe new development, to be called The Crescent, will feature a range of terrace, detached and townhouse units from two to four bedrooms, with a gross development value of £7.5 million.\nJonathan Richards, managing director at SevenHomes, said: \"Having sat disused for some time as surplus land, this site can now be revived and used to build a small community of modern, family homes which will be ideally located near to key medical facilities, amenities and transport networks.\n\"Equally, it means capital from the sale will be put to good use where it's needed within the NHS which is more important than ever.\n\"I'm really pleased to have been able to submit plans so soon after acquiring the land and look forward to them being approved and working with the team at SevenHomes to turn plans into reality.\"",
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Hull's dual site to receive multi-million pound upgrade for sales and service of prestige brands
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Hull’s BMW and Mini dealerships are to undergo a multi-million pound redevelopment.
The two brands are to be brought together in a single state-of-the-art showroom at the current location later this year.
It will feature 20 new models, demonstrating the latest technology across the ranges.
What will be a new 50,000 sq ft Stratstone site on Citadel Way has been designed to enhance customer experience - with dedicated zones for the sports and electric models.
Bill Berman, chief executive of Pendragon, owner of Stratstone, said: “We are delighted to unveil the plans for our redevelopment of BMW and Mini Hull. We believe this state-of-the-art facility marks a significant investment in not only the BMW and Mini brands, but also in the local community through long term job creation.
“We look forward to welcoming customers from across Hull and East Yorkshire into this bold new facility when we open later this year.”
(Image: HullLive)
Three new delivery bays will be added, with a 20-ramp service and repair workshop for aftersales - including electric vehicle servicing and charge points.
During the work, to begin in February, the sales team will move to a temporary location on Courtney Street.
Stratstone BMW service and Mini sales and service teams will continue to operate from the existing site just off the A63 until the new facility is ready.
Plans have also been announced for the re-development of the dual site in Derby.
The Nottingham-based company, celebrating its centenary this year, describes itself as the UK's premium automotive retailer, representing Aston Martin, Ferrari, Harley-Davidson, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Smart in addition to BMW and Mini.
German-built BMWs enter the UK via the River Humber, with a dedicated £25 million pre-delivery inspection centre recently opened at Able's port facility at North Killingholme.
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Yorkshire & Humber Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nHull’s BMW and Mini dealerships are to undergo a multi-million pound redevelopment.\nThe two brands are to be brought together in a single state-of-the-art showroom at the current location later this year.\nIt will feature 20 new models, demonstrating the latest technology across the ranges.\nWhat will be a new 50,000 sq ft Stratstone site on Citadel Way has been designed to enhance customer experience - with dedicated zones for the sports and electric models.\nBill Berman, chief executive of Pendragon, owner of Stratstone, said: “We are delighted to unveil the plans for our redevelopment of BMW and Mini Hull. We believe this state-of-the-art facility marks a significant investment in not only the BMW and Mini brands, but also in the local community through long term job creation.\n“We look forward to welcoming customers from across Hull and East Yorkshire into this bold new facility when we open later this year.”\n(Image: HullLive)\nThree new delivery bays will be added, with a 20-ramp service and repair workshop for aftersales - including electric vehicle servicing and charge points.\nDuring the work, to begin in February, the sales team will move to a temporary location on Courtney Street.\nStratstone BMW service and Mini sales and service teams will continue to operate from the existing site just off the A63 until the new facility is ready.\nPlans have also been announced for the re-development of the dual site in Derby.\nThe Nottingham-based company, celebrating its centenary this year, describes itself as the UK's premium automotive retailer, representing Aston Martin, Ferrari, Harley-Davidson, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Smart in addition to BMW and Mini.\nGerman-built BMWs enter the UK via the River Humber, with a dedicated £25 million pre-delivery inspection centre recently opened at Able's port facility at North Killingholme.",
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Founder of Four Communications Nan Williams succeeds former WRU boss Martyn Phillips
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Welsh diaspora engagement organisation, GlobalWelsh, has appointed a new chair.
Nan Williams, chief executive of Four Communications, has been appointed to the voluntary role.
She succeeds former chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union chief executive, Martyn Phillips, who held the role for three years.
Hailing from North Wales and growing up in Llanidloes, Ms Williams forged herself a successful career in PR and marketing, working for Barclays and eventually, after starting in junior position, becoming chief executive of leading international PR firm, Charles Baker BSMG
She founded Four Communications, which has a global client base, in 2001. It now employs nearly 350 people across seven offices around the UK, the Middle East, including two Welsh offices in Cardiff and Aberystwyth.
She said: “When I discovered GlobalWelsh I was thoroughly impressed with the scale of the network since its inception, the projects and activities which are so well delivered and, of course, with the purpose of GlobalWelsh itself.
“As we head into 2021 we are renewing that ambition and want to extend both our scale and our reach - with the mission of contributing back to Wales and the Welsh diaspora in a material way.
"This moment in time feels particularly appropriate for a passionate community without borders to create even more opportunity and make an even greater impact.”
Walter May, founder and chief executive of GlobalWelsh, said: “With the rise of virtual networking and an increasing need for Wales to engage with its diaspora, GlobalWelsh is now in a new phase of growth. Having a chair that has extensive international, entrepreneurial and leadership experience is crucial to guiding us through this next stage of our journey.
“Nan’s balance of experience, growing a global business and working with large corporate organisations, affords her unique perspectives and understanding of business that we and the GlobalWelsh community can benefit from.
"Nan’s leadership credentials and hands-on approach will play a key role in helping us to scale our existing programmes and achieve impactful outcomes for our members and for Wales. We are delighted to have Nan as our new chair.”
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"Sign up to FREE email alerts from BusinessLive - Wales Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Invalid Email\nWelsh diaspora engagement organisation, GlobalWelsh, has appointed a new chair.\nNan Williams, chief executive of Four Communications, has been appointed to the voluntary role.\nShe succeeds former chief executive of the Welsh Rugby Union chief executive, Martyn Phillips, who held the role for three years.\nHailing from North Wales and growing up in Llanidloes, Ms Williams forged herself a successful career in PR and marketing, working for Barclays and eventually, after starting in junior position, becoming chief executive of leading international PR firm, Charles Baker BSMG\nShe founded Four Communications, which has a global client base, in 2001. It now employs nearly 350 people across seven offices around the UK, the Middle East, including two Welsh offices in Cardiff and Aberystwyth.\nShe said: “When I discovered GlobalWelsh I was thoroughly impressed with the scale of the network since its inception, the projects and activities which are so well delivered and, of course, with the purpose of GlobalWelsh itself.\n“As we head into 2021 we are renewing that ambition and want to extend both our scale and our reach - with the mission of contributing back to Wales and the Welsh diaspora in a material way.\n\"This moment in time feels particularly appropriate for a passionate community without borders to create even more opportunity and make an even greater impact.”\nWalter May, founder and chief executive of GlobalWelsh, said: “With the rise of virtual networking and an increasing need for Wales to engage with its diaspora, GlobalWelsh is now in a new phase of growth. Having a chair that has extensive international, entrepreneurial and leadership experience is crucial to guiding us through this next stage of our journey.\n“Nan’s balance of experience, growing a global business and working with large corporate organisations, affords her unique perspectives and understanding of business that we and the GlobalWelsh community can benefit from.\n\"Nan’s leadership credentials and hands-on approach will play a key role in helping us to scale our existing programmes and achieve impactful outcomes for our members and for Wales. We are delighted to have Nan as our new chair.”",
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