rotherham business news: December 2007

Thursday, December 27, 2007

News: Firm win Environmental Awards for Rotherham site

The Rotherham brick works of Huddersfield landscape company, Marshalls have been awarded the International Green Apple Award 2007 for environmental best practice. Presented by David Bellamy, the firm had been recognised for the success of the project to support wildlife at its site in Maltby and for the company’s “never-ending efforts to adapt their working practices to benefit the environment." Last month the firm were awarded The Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark presented by Brian Blessed.

Marshalls website

The Star article

Huddersfield Examiner article

News: Wildgoose to build next Business Incubation Centre in Rotherham

Rotherham Investment & Development Office, the regeneration arm of Rotherham Council, have selected Chesterfield firm Wildgoose Construction to build a new £3.3 million Business Incubation Centre in Dinnington. The building will house up to 40 companies and contain environmentally-friendly features including the use of glass to make the most of natural light and a wood-chip burning boiler.

Wildgoose website

The Star article

News: Rotherham to have the first building in the UK to be powered by wind and hydrogen

The £8.7m Environmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham will have a wind turbine installed by North East company, TNEI to generate hydrogen gas which will be stored and then converted into electricity. It is the first of its kind on this scale – where conventional wind energy will be used on site to generate hydrogen. The EETC opens next year as an entirely energy self-sufficient centre which will house more than 30 businesses working in the renewable energy industry.

North East Business article

News: Safety Kleen set to expand in Rotherham

Waste business, Safety Kleen are set to expand their Dinnington premises which will enable them to handle around 18,000 tonnes of hazardous and non-hazardous waste a year. The site on the Todwick Road Industrial Estate will collect and clean waste products with the aim of recycling and refurbishing them. The site is expected to contribute to the continued economic expansion of Rotherham.

Safety Kleen website

The Star article

Thursday, December 20, 2007

News: Aston Hotels topping out ceremony in Rotherham

Aston Hotels has placed a time capsule at a topping out ceremony at it's newest hotel on the Rotherham side of the Sheffield Business Park. The Aston Hotel Sheffield Rotherham is the third location for the chain and is set to open in April 2008.

Aston Hotels website
The Business Desk article

News: Business Link chief executive named

Helen West OBE has been appointed chief executive of the new Yorkshire and Humber regional Business Link. The new Business Link service provider, Y&H IDB won the £29m-a-year contract to deliver a new regional Business Link service from April next year. The head office of the South Yorkshire operations will be located in Barnsley and there will be no regional office in Rotherham.
The Business Desk article

News: Widening of M1 in Rotherham nears completion

The new M1 northbound carriageway between junctions 31 to 32 in Rotherham fully re−opened last weekend and the new southbound lanes are expected to be finished before Christmas. The £20m road-widening scheme is part of a larger project to increase traffic capacity on the M1 nationally and on the M62 in West Yorkshire.

Highways Agency article

News: BCPE buys into ESS Steel Holdings

Baird Capital Partner Europe has invested £12m in ESS Steel Holdings, a manufacturer of engineered components for the oil industry. The Yorkshire Bank has provided a £35m funding package, and the mangement team, £9m to complete the MBO. In the current year, the group will generate sales of £34m. The head office and machining plant of the business is based in Sheffield with the distribution operations in Rotherham.

Thomson Merger News article

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

News: Dinnington's success continues

Dinnington in Rotherham is one of the fastest growing and most successful commercial areas in South Yorkshire, according to property consultants Knight Frank. Developed by New Park Projects and Hillarys Developments, Bentley Business Park has been a huge success with the units of phase 3 expected to be snapped up quickly. Tim Bottrill of Knight Frank stated that "We have seen substantial interest from speculative investors, direct sales and lettings to tenants because of the quality of the properties, combined with healthy local workforce markets and some of the country's best transport links"

Sheffield Star article

Sheffield Telegraph article

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

News: Chris Rea of AES talks to the YP

Having recently been named the Business Leader of the Year at the Yorkshire Post Business Awards, Chris Rea of Rotherham company, AES Engineering is featured in the business section of the newspaper. Mr Rea discusses the fantastic group of people making up the local workforce and the £7m investment in technology in Rotherham, expected to start in 2008. He says the headquarters are already "bristling with technology" but the upgrades will bring even more cutting-edge equipment to the location.

Yorkshire Post article

News: New job for Sir Bob

Current Chief Executive of Sheffield City Council, Sir Bob Kerslake has been appointed as the first Chief Executive of the new Homes and Communities Agency. The new Agency will bring together the housing and regeneration delivery functions of the Housing Corporation, English Partnerships and the Department for Communities and Local Government. Having spent ten years as a key player in the regeneration of Sheffield he will start his new job in March 2008.

Sheffield City Council article

English Partnerships article

News: South Yorkshire Investment Fund profile

The South Yorkshire Investment Fund (SYIF) has released their latest profile newsletter. The Winter 2007 issue highlights the small and medium sized companies that have benefited from the fund including Rotherham companies Hydra Mining Tools and Dukeries Aviation. Hydra Mining Tools have used a £50,000 loan to tap into the Chinese market and Dukeries Aviation used a £30,000 loan to rebuild a hangar and workshop at Netherthorpe Airfield.

Read the SYIF newsletter here

News: Earl to visit Rotherham business

The Earl of Wessex is to visit The Music Factory Entertainment Group in Rotherham in the new year. He will meet students from Clifton Community Arts School, who will give a demonstration of the company's ground-breaking interactive software, u-explore. The Parkgate company will also be exhibiting at the BETT educational technology event in London in January.

u-xplore website

The Star article

Monday, December 17, 2007

News: Latest Chamber Matters released

Rotherham Chamber has published the latest issue of their Chamber Matters magazine. The issue includes an update on the work of the Chamber and their initiatives and also highlights the recent Annual Business Awards. Also includes news and profiles of a number of Rotherham companies.

Read the latest Chamber Matters here

Saturday, December 15, 2007

News: Another top business award for Rotherham's AESSEAL

Chris Rea, the chief executive of Rotherham-based AES Engineering has won The Business Leader of the Year Award at the recent Yorkshire Post Business Awards. AES is a world leader in the mechanical sealing industry whose mechanical seals are used in pumps and rotating equipment to prevent liquids and gases from escaping into the environment. The company has 60 branches in 30 countries, employing more than 900 people. In an interview with the newspaper, Mr Rea discussed the start of a £7m investment into a new technology centre in the Rotherham and the innovative products that AES has produced.

AESSEAL website

Yorkshire Post article

Friday, December 14, 2007

News: Rotherham students win national enterprise award

Youngsters from Wickersley Comprehensive in Rotherham won the schools section in the national finals of the Make Your Mark Challenge, the UK's largest enterprise competition. The team's idea was Truck Trackers, an organisation designed to link small businesses that need to deliver their goods but cannot fill an entire truck. Judges were so impressed with the idea that they were awarded the £3,000 first prize, along with £100-worth of vouchers for every team member.

Make Your Mark website

The Star article

Thursday, December 13, 2007

News: Steel firm cleans up for salmon

The installation of a new £1m water treatment plant to reduce pollution from the Corus steel plant at Aldwarke, Rotherham has led to praise from anglers. Only the second salmon caught by rod and line in the last 50 years was caught further down the River Don recently, a sign of excellent water quality. The steelworks use huge amounts of water, extracted from rivers, to help cool machinery exposed to temperatures of up to 1,700 degrees.

The Star article

Yorkshire Post article

News: Rotherham Investor Pack

Rotherham Investment & Development Office, the regeneration arm of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council, has published their latest Investor Pack, profiling the borough, its economy and aspects of business, lifestyle, culture and retail. The pack also looks ahead to the future and details exciting projects such as Rotherham Renaissance and the development of Manvers.

View the Rotherham Investor Pack here

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

News: Competitiveness Minister visits Rotherham

Competitiveness Minister Stephen Timms MP visited Rotherham recently to launch the UK's Special Metals Forum, an industry initiative aimed at encouraging knowledge transfer, networking and signposting, partnership working and co-operation in the special metals sector. Local firms Outokumpu, Corus Engineering Steels, and Firth Rixson Forgings are supporting the NAMTEC-led initiative. The minister also visited Rotherham's Advanced Manufacturing Park.

Rotherham Chamber article

Yorkshire Forward article

News: Yorkshire and Humber plc 2008

Insider’s annual report, Yorkshire and Humber plc 2008, is an excellent source for details of the key economic indices, inward investment projects and development issues of the region. It gives good coverage of the economy in Rotherham, highlighting the shift to advanced engineering and manufacturing with the AMRC, NAMTEC and the Advanced Manufacturing Park and Corus Engineering Steels. Key projects are highlighted including Rotherham Renaissance, developments around Magna, TCN Express Park’s Waterfront development at Manvers and the £300m leisure scheme, the YES! Project at Rother Valley Country Park.

Yorkshire & Humber plc 2008

News: Crane sign of town's revamp

The latest addition to the skyline of Rotherham town centre is the 35m crane being used in constructing the 4 storey Keppel Wharf development by ISG Totty. As part of Rotherham Renaissance, the new building will include commercial and leisure facilities and a large open terrace overlooking the River Don. The other levels will house 53 one and two-bedroom apartments with balconies.

ISG Totty article

Yorkshire Post article

The Star article

News: Regeneration chief appointed

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council have appointed Karl Battersby as the new Strategic Director of Environment & Development Services. The directorate incorpates RiDO, Streetpride, asset management, planning, transportation, culture and leisure and waste management and is involved in high profile projects including Rotherham Renaissance, the YES! Project and the redevelopment of Manvers. Karl takes on the role from Adam Wilkinson who left the authority to take on the post of Managing Director for Environment and Regeneration at Kent County Council.

South Yorkshire Times article

News: Marston's choose new Rotherham pub to trial green energy

The Bluebell Inn in Rotherham is acting as an energy saving pilot scheme for pub chain, Marston’s. By installing new systems to cut back on energy use, the company is hoping to highlight the savings that can be made. The pub is part of the Waterfront development by TCN Express Park Developments and follows other environmentally friendly construction projects in the borough including Moorgate Crofts Business Centre, Henley Rise Eco-Homes, the Breathing Space centre and the Innovation Technology Centre.

The Publican article

News: Comis Orthopaedics evaluates SmartScope Vantage 300

Rotherham-based medical equipment specialist, Comis Orthopaedics, is currently evaluating the new SmartScope Vantage 300 measurement machine. Comis Orthopaedics is heralded for its MIHR (Minimally Invasive Hip Resurfacing) system, the world's very first hip resurfacing implant designed specifically for minimal invasive surgery.

Manufacturing Talk article

Thursday, December 6, 2007

News: Rotherham's AES named Company of the Year

AES Engineering has been named Company of the Year at the CBI's annual Growing Business Awards. In order to win its latest accolade, AES had to demonstrate it was "an outstanding business whose growth, ambition and quality of management had enabled it to out-perform its peers financially and had delivered on a compelling business strategy." The mechanical seal manufacturer is one of Rotherham's most recognised businesses after being named Business of the Year by the British Chambers of Commerce and Britain's best manufacturer in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' (IMechE) prestigious Manufacturing Excellence Awards in 2006. In the same year, founder and managing director Chris Rea was named Northern Entrepreneur of the Year and awarded the title 'Master Entrepreneur'.

The Star article

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

News: Millgate Computer Systems buyout

Millgate Computer Systems' Chris Calvert has become the sole owner of the company after buying out fellow founding partner, Dave Matthewman, with around £1m backing from RBS. Millgate provides a range of services, including a maintenance, hardware, software, communications, networking, structured cabling and website design and implementation. The company is based at Genesis Business Park at Templeborough and employs 30 people with a current turnover of £9 million.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/Calvert-buys-out-fellow-partner.3534809.jp

News: Expert panel on a visit

International experts from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development have visited the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham as part of a major study into the North of England's ability to exploit new ideas and technology to benefit the economy.

http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/Expert-panel-on-a-visit.3534810.jp

News: New pumps for Toyoda Gosei

Toyoda Gosei UK Ltd have reduced process scrap costs at their Rotherham factory after investing in pump technology supplied by Watson-Marlow Bredel. The Centurion Business Park facility is where door seals fitted to the Toyota Yaris are manufactured.

http://www.pandct.com/media/shownews.asp?ID=16350

News: MANTRA – the MANufacturing TRAnsporter

The Rotherham based Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre has won £500,000- backing from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to fund MANTRA – the MANufacturing TRAnsporter, enabling knowledge developed within the AMRC to reach many more companies. It will also visit schools to encourage pupils to consider science and engineering careers. Boeing’s Bart Moenster, who is AMRC chairman, said: “The AMRC is without doubt the most successful university-based knowledge transfer organisation to have been established in recent years."

http://www.thestar.co.uk/business/Skill-showcase-takes-to-road.3520284.jp

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

News: Walls to come alive at £5m business centre

Details of a £5m start-up business centre, the latest flagship initiative by Rotherham Investment & Development Office (RiDO), the council’s regeneration arm, which will create a dynamic landmark right in the heart of the town’s new advanced manufacturing and high-tech sectors. Situated near to Magna at Templeborough, the development will have ‘living walls’, created by steel trelliswork with climbing plants, and a green roof. Due to open in April 2008, it will include a number of offices and small workshops that will be ideal for start-ups from high-growth sectors, such as creative and digital, as well as advanced metals and manufacturing.

http://www.rido.org.uk/news.php?article=760

http://www.thestar.co.uk/rotherham/Walls-to-come-alive-at.3521890.jp

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