rotherham business news: August 2008

Thursday, August 28, 2008

News: DIY giant takes 51,000 sq ft in Rotherham

B&Q has exchanged contracts with developer Henry Boot to take 51,000 sq ft at Northfields Retail & Business Park, Parkgate, Rotherham. Construction work is due to start in the Autumn and the B&Q unit is expected be open for trade in Summer 2009. Adjacent to the established Parkgate Shopping, Northfields had outline planning consent granted last year for 100,000 sq ft of retail accommodation and a range of industrial units. Vivienne Clements, Director at Henry Boot Developments said: "We are delighted that B&Q will be trading from Northfields. This first class anchor tenant is sure to kick start the development." Rob Cane of King Sturge, Leeds, acted for Henry Boot Developments. Further retail units of between 10,000 sq ft and 50,000 sq ft are available, together with industrial space from 5,000 sq ft. B&Q currently operates from outlets on Greasbrough Street, close to the town centre and the Corton Wood Retail Park in the Dearne Valley.
Henry Boot website
Property Week article
Build article

News: Rotherham Council given Dormer preview

Officials from Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council (RMBC) have been given a brief glimpse of the new multi-million pound Dormer Tools site on the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham. Cllr Gerald Smith, Cabinet Member for regeneration and development services at RMBC and Karl Battersby, RMBC strategic director for environment and development services, were provided with a unique tour around the 20,000 sq ft facility. John O'Donoghue, General Manager of Dormer Tools UK, said: "This is an exciting development, not just for the company but for the local area as well. "We wanted to invite Cllr Smith and Mr Battersby to the site to show them the progress of the build and highlight what our plans are for the new facility. "The new building will offer a great opportunity for organisations from South Yorkshire and around the world to see at first hand the creation of new and innovative cutting tools. Also, it will allow Dormer to bring businesses to the region and enable them to take advantage of the expertise in this area." Cllr Gerald Smith said: "It's exciting to see a world-player such as this bringing its quality engineering into Rotherham. It's exactly the type of high-quality company we want to see on the Advanced Manufacturing Park and across South Yorkshire generally. Dormer's reputation and presence will be a significant boost to the local and regional economy."
Dormer Tools website
AMP website
RMBC website

Yorkshire Post article

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

News: Logistics company moves into Rotherham shed

Property Week reports that logistics operator Cert Octavian has taken 84,000 sq ft at Adwick Park, Manvers, in Rotherham. The company already operates from the Hellaby Industrial Estate in the borough. Earlier this month, Cert Octavian announced a number of high profile contract wins and contract extensions including Red Bull UK and suppliers of beverages including chmpagne, vodka, absinthe and various wines. It has agreed a 5 year lease with a 3 year break at Adwick Park. Paul Mack, associate director at DTZ, who advised Cert Octavian, told Property Week: "This transaction is one of the largest industrial lettings in South Yorkshire this year and sends out strong signals to landlords and developers that there are still plenty of deals to be done, despite the negative sentiment currently overshadowing the market."
Cert Octavian website

Property Week article

Yorkshire Post article

Monday, August 25, 2008

News: The regeneration of the property market in the North

The Times provides national coverage for the regeneration of the property market in Rotherham in an article on property winners in the North's "regeneration game." As a former industrial town still with a mountain to climb, the article hears from Bill Addy, a director of the property developer Iliad Group, which is working with Rotherham Borough Council to transform the town centre under the Rotherham Renaissance scheme. Addy tells the paper: "The biggest challenge is getting credibility. "It is convincing people that Rotherham is a place where they can go and live, work and do business. There is the same challenge in a lot of smaller towns." The article discusses the redevelopment of the Imperial Buildings, which once completed in September will provide 19 high-quality apartments, plus space for new shops, cafes and bars on the ground floor.

Rotherham Renaissance website

The Times article

News: Plans to renovate historic town centre building submitted

A planning application has been submitted to renovate part of the historic Essoldo Building in Rotherham town centre. A key building in the council-led Townscape Heritage Initiative area of town, plans have been submitted to renovate the former snooker club within Essoldo Chambers at the top of the High Street into eight apartments. Extensive discussions with Rotherham Council have led to the plans for seven, two-bed apartments and one, one-bed apartment on the two floors above the current restaurant and takeaway. The building's facade, windows and other external features are also set to be refurbished. Further plans are discussed to improve the building's exterior along Westgate and Ship Hill. Bought for £1.9m in 2006, the Essoldo Building was built in 1913 as the Empire Theatre and was designed by Chadwick and Watson of Leeds, who designed the Alhambra Theatre in Bradford a year later. Now used as a nightclub, the building also housed a cinema until 1990.

News: Rotherham firm doubles business with new e-commerce services

Rotherham based Square One Distribution has doubled its parcels business thanks to an innovative e-commerce website developed by NetDespatch. Working with Square One Distribution’s graphic designer, NetDespatch produced a new website that enables customers to book jobs online and track parcels without the need to call the delivery company. The site also provides Barbot Hall based Square One Distribution with administration tools for monitoring jobs and the ability to produce reports. Ellen Rayner, Marketing Director, Square One Distribution said: "Thanks to the website we can pursue new business opportunities and it is giving us a real edge, enabling me to close deals with new customers. We now handle double the number of parcels we were managing prior to going live online and by the end of 2008 we expect to triple the number of parcels."
Square One Distrbution website
NetDespatch website

Thursday, August 21, 2008

News: Rotherham's teenage talent

Anastasia Weiner of The Business Desk writes an interesting piece on youth enterprise. Highlighting that levels of entrepreneurship among 18-24-year-olds in Yorkshire and Humberside are higher than the national average (5.1% compared with 3.7%) and discussing Yorkshire Forward's £2.5m "Enterprising Yorkshire" scheme, she uses an interesting case study of Rotherham young entrepreneur, Hayley Edge. Starting her own business at the age of 16, Hayley discusses her enthusiasm for business, being able to get stuck in, develop ideas, take risks and be in control. Hayley discusses her involvement in the Young Chamber and enterprise education in the borough: "I’ve been learning in Rotherham for a full year now, and my opinion of Yorkshire has changed completely. I could happily live here for the rest of my life. The education system has a fuller and more varied after school curriculum." Hayley runs the homemade bath products business, Soaps, Suds & Salts and was one of the first recipients of the Rotherham Chamber of Commerce Young Athenian Awards. She has also written for Yorkshire Forward’s pamphlet "The Ambitions & Aspirations of Young People in Yorkshire & Humber."
Soaps Suds & Salts website
Rotherham Young Chamber website
The Business Desk article

News: Sponsors celebrate Vegas dance success

Studio Dance, the popular hip hop, street and break dancing troop for young people in Rotherham and South Yorkshire sponsored by Parkgate Shopping, came a creditable 9th in their first World Hip Hop Dance Championships. With over 1500 dancers from 25 countries competing in 3 age group categories at the famous Lowe’s in Lake Las Vegas, the Dinnington based crew performed outstandingly, and gained valuable experience for future successes. The group's director, Nic Prentice said: "Having won our age group at the European Dance Grand Prix in Italy earlier in the summer, we were full of confidence. In view of the very high levels of competition from far more experienced teams, we learned quickly and impressed many people. There is far more to come." Parkgate Shopping stated: "Without question, far more people from around the world have now heard about Rotherham, and Parkgate."
Parkgate Shopping website

Dinnington & Maltby Guardian article

News: Plans for Waverley development submitted

Multi million pound proposals for South Yorkshire's largest ever brownfield development creating a new 4,000 home community across 741 acres at Waverley have been submitted to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council. The plans by UK Coal would transform a former coke works and mining site near Catcliffe in Rotherham, which covers an area bigger than Sheffield city centre, into a high quality residential and employment site. UK Coal's property division, Harworth Estates, and planners Atisreal have worked with the local communities to bring the masterplan to the public via consultation sessions and have now submitted an outline planning application. Tim Love, Harworth Estates' development director said: "This submission, which is the culmination of 15 years of preparatory work, aims to provide major economic benefits to South Yorkshire and if successful, will create a unique, sustainable development on a historic, fully restored former mine site. "The proposal would transform this area with a mainly industrial past to a modern 21st century development that will benefit thousands of local people in terms of providing new affordable housing, employment opportunities, schools and leisure facilities." The 20 year scheme is aimed at creating an 9,000-strong community including two schools, shops, bars, restaurants and a stunning waterside frontage onto three man-made lakes. Public open space is also a key feature. A separate planning application by Helical Governetz for a large office development for government workers alongside the Highfield Commercial and Advanced Manufacturing Park is also proposed. UK Coal recently gained planning approval for a brownfield development at the former Prince of Wales Colliery in Pontefract.

Waverley Community website

Yorkshire Post article

Property Week article
Sheffield Telegraph article
2nd Sheffield Telegraph article

News: Julie is a safe pair of hands guiding flagship business centre

The woman who will captain a new £5m flagship business centre, one of the most innovative in the UK, is no stranger to helping start-up companies flourish. Julie Hall, business centre co-ordinator for the unmistakable eco-friendly Fusion@Magna, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, spent 17 years working with small businesses in Barnsley on every level including helping them capitalise on marketing, training and networking. Julie said: "I’m excited about this new challenge to help the area’s entrepreneurs reach their potential. "I hope to build on the success and reputation of the RiDO centres at Century and Moorgate Crofts, so that we can continue to provide start-up companies with the right environment to launch and grow their businesses." Julie previously worked at Barnsley’s Mount Osborne Business Centre before being promoted to business facilities coordinator – responsible for the day-to-day operation of Mount Osborne and two other centres. "Fusion @ Magna is unlike any building I’ve ever worked in," she added. The walls are trellised with galvanised steel, forming a structure for foliage to grow along. That, along with the green roof, covered with sedum and herbaceous plants, and additional landscaping reduce energy loss and the amount of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere. There is also a system to collect and re-use rainwater. The green technology provides protection from ultra-violet radiation and insulation against temperature extremes, improving durability and cutting running costs. The centre is already 50 per cent let and its 29 offices and 18 workshops are suitable for everything from creative and financial services companies to small-scale manufacturing operations.

News: German delegation mark 10th anniversary of partnership with Rotherham

A six-strong delegation from Riesa, in eastern Germany, has made a VIP visit to Rotherham to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the economic and development partnership between the town and the borough. During the visit, the delegation met with Tim O’Connell, head of the business development team at Rotherham Investment & Development Office (RiDO), the council’s regeneration arm. He was able to share Rotherham’s vision for the future, highlighting its success in attracting new companies and developers to the region, in which he has a strong track record. They also had a preview of the plans for the major £5m Clifton Park project and visited Wath Comprehensive School, which has established a strong link by running a programme of exchanges for language students over the past two years. Christine Majer, economic strategy officer for Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council’s Environment & Development Services, said: "This was a celebration visit to mark the strong links Rotherham and Riesa have built up over the past decade. It’s a clear sign that Rotherham’s reputation continues to grow on the European, and even world, stage. "Like Riesa, Rotherham has been traditionally associated with mining and steel but gradually we are shifting perceptions and demonstrating that our tremendous regeneration programmes are helping drive a thriving local economy."

Wednesday, August 20, 2008

News: Historic milestone in £390m YES! Project

The people behind Europe’s largest covered leisure, entertainment and sports complex cleared the final hurdle late yesterday. AIM-listed developer Oak Holdings plc and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council signed the crucial legal document, the Development Agreement, which allows the YES! Project to go ahead. Work is expected to start around the end of this year, and be complete by 2012. As well as environmental improvements to the 327-acre former coalfield site, YES! will be a 1.2m sq ft covered fully-integrated mixed-use resort, including conference facilities. The centre will be technology driven, with features such as virtual reality. YES! will also have an Olympic-scale white-water kayaking course, and its location, Rotherham’s Rother Valley Country Park, has been accepted on the list of potential training bases for the 2012 Olympics. Oak’s chief executive, Steve Lewis, said at the ceremony at Rotherham Town Hall: "Today’s signing formalises the Cabinet’s approval and we can now move confidently towards gaining tenant commitment. Rotherham is just the supreme location – more than a million people within thirty minutes’ drive-time, and half the UK population within two-and-a-half hours’." Council leader Cllr Roger Stone said: "This is a significant milestone in bringing the YES! Project from vision to reality. The development will boost not just the local but the regional economy. And together with other visitor destinations across South Yorkshire it will really put the area on the leisure, sport and entertainment map." The Agreement, which contains the terms for a 250-year lease of the development site, follows approval of the Development Agreement by the Council’s Cabinet of Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council on July 30 this year.

RiDO website
The Business Desk article

Yorkshire Post article

News: Rotherham Renaissance – see it, believe it!

Rotherham people are now being invited to take a look at a new scale model to see what goes where in the £2bn regeneration of the town centre when it goes on display for the first time at the Rotherham Show in September. This will be the kick-start event of many in a series of Renaissance Roadshows taking place over the coming months with the sole aim of getting the message out there on what’s happening in the town. Strategic director of Environment & Development Services Karl Battersby said: "Why is it important for you to know what’s being built in your town? Well, because it’s not all about the physical developments. Regenerating a town also means changing attitudes and building on people’s pride in where they live." Progress is being made on the Imperial Buildings, Old Market and Keppel Wharf developments with plans recently submitted for the All Saints' Building. The former Marks & Spencer’s store is currently being fitted out for a new homeware store and a scheme for a 400-space multistorey car park and hotel, to replace the existing Drummond Street car park, is to be submitted soon with building expected to start early next year. The Renaissance Town Team’s vice-chairman, Mike Smith, said: "It has come to the point where we are able to show the people of Rotherham what their town is going to look like when the current and future developments are completed."
Rotherham Renaissance website

The Star article

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

News: August edition of Net Result Rotherham online now

Issue 2 of Net Result Rotherham business magazine is available online now. The latest edition features the YES! Project, The Rotherham Business Awards, UK Steel Enterprise, RCAT, Dearne Valley College and Rotherham companies Internext, Darron Tool & Engineering and Dormer Tools. Sign up now - and receive your FREE monthly digital edition of Net Result Rotherham business magazine delivered straight to your inbox.
Net Result Rotherham online

News: Hydrogen mini-grid project begins in Rotherham

New Energy Focus reports on details of the revolutionary "hydrogen mini-grid" system at the Advanced Manufacturing Park in Rotherham. The new Environmental Energy Technology Centre (EETC) should see all its power provided by a 225kW turbine and even when the wind does not blow, the turbine should be able to provide the building's power needs through a hydrogen fuel cell system. The pioneering development is set to be largest wind-to-hydrogen power system in the UK and, if successful, could pave the way for the use of hydrogen as an alternative power source to fossil fuels. Work on the foundations for the turbine started on August 4, with Wigan firm Allenbuild preparing the site for delivery of the turbine from Danish manufacturers Vestas next month. Newcastle-based consultancy TNEI is leading the hydrogen mini-grid project on behalf of Yorkshire Forward and the building should be producing its own power from January. Dr Stoyel of TNEI told New Energy Focus: "The foundations for the turbine have been laid, so that will be going up in the next few weeks, with the 225kW turbine supplying all the electricity over and above the building's needs. The excess will be turned into hydrogen and stored for use at a later date." The AMP already has two wind turbines operational, powering the AMRC and the new centre will house LIFE-IC, a "business accelerator" focused on new energy products and services.
AMP website
New Energy Focus article

UKTI article
Low Carbon Economy article
Greentech article

News: Rotherham designers showcase recent work

Rotherham based, UK Logo Design have used their blog to showcase some of their latest designs. The company has produced a number of designs including a fresh, modern logo design for Bio-DHT, a bio chemical and life sciences company; the logo and stationery for Berkshire based, Catalyst Construction; the logo for a new piece of e-commerce software from Sentin Electronic; logo design for a Scandinavian decor website; and the logo design for the Givesto Wine Bar that will be used on signs and window stickers, business cards, wine menus, match boxes and staff uniforms. Gemma Bison of Givesto said: "We were completely blown away by the speed at which we received our first drafts. The high quality of the first submissions made it quite hard for us to choose as they were all really good, we are so pleased with the final result it really has set our business apart from the rest."

UK Logo Design blog

News: Deadline looms for Rotherham Business Awards

South Yorkshire businesses wishing to celebrate their success only have until the end of August to submit their entries for the Rotherham Business Awards. The ceremony takes place at Magna on October 24 and companies from all sectors have until August 29 to enter a range of categories, giving themselves the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Clipper Logistics, overall award winners at the 2007 Rotherham Business Awards ceremony. The award categories are as follows:
- Overall Award (sponsored by HSBC)
- New Start Award (sponsored by RIDO)
- Customer Service Award (sponsored by Corus)
- Business Growth Award (sponsored by Business Link Yorkshire)
- Invest in Skills Award (sponsored by The Junction)
- Business in the Community Award (sponsored by Rotherham Partnership)
- Excellence in Business Award (sponsored by First)
- Innovation in Business Award (sponsored by Sheffield Hallam University)
- Employee of the Year Award (sponsored by Morthyng)
- Environmental Award (sponsored by ASD Lighting)

Further details and application forms are available on the Chamber's website.
Chamber website

Monday, August 18, 2008

News: Rotherham entrepreneurs helping singles find their guardian angel

Kevin Finlay and Simon McCall from Rotherham have launched a new website for uniform dating, GuardianAngelDating.com. More than a simple personals website for online dating, the site offers blogs, message boards, chat rooms and instant messaging. All emergency services are welcome, police dating, firefighter dating, nurse dating and all for civilians wishing to date someone in uniform. The site has also found favour with the military, enabling users to make contact with loved ones on active duty. Regular internet webcam and online chat now takes place between the UK and Iraq and the USA and Afghanistan. The site is free to join and the pair hope that they will become the biggest player within the sector within 6 months.
Guardian Angel Dating website

News: Morphy Richards to launch Intellisteam

Crain's Manchester Business report that advertising agency BJL has created the European advertising campaign to launch a new food steamer for Morphy Richards. The agency has created a national press and outdoor campaign to launch the Intellisteam in September. Described as a a revolution in steam technology, it brings a whole meal together to finish precisely at the same time thanks to its intelligent digital timer. BJL was appointed by Rotherham-based Morphy Richards last year, with this campaign being the first from the agency. Morphy Richards specialises in the manufacturing of toasters, hairdryers, bread makers, kettles and sandwich toasters and other appliances and the company claim that at least one Morphy Richards product can be found in 90% of household throughout the UK. The company is owned by the Irish Glen Dimplex electronics group and employ around 300 people at their factory in Swinton.
Morphy Richards website
Crain's article

News: Rotherham firm invest in Combilift

Warehouse & Logistics News report on the investment made by Rotherham based Quality Heat Treatment (QHT) which has lead to safer handling procedures and opened up new business opportunities. The metals firm at Eastwood was established in 1964 and specialises in conventional furnace heat treatment of castings, forgings and fabrications by gas fired batch furnaces. The nature of QHT’s business means that they are handling very heavy, at times extremely hot and potentially hazardous loads around the site. Keen to expand the business, lead engineering director Paul Mattock invested in a Combilift 4-way forklift, improving site safety and enabling the company to take on much longer loads. Paul told the magazine: "We had a counterbalance forklift, but its manoeuvrability was very limited, and handling longer loads with it was going to be tricky if not plain dangerous. "We had always shied away from treating 6.5m long bars, but the 4-way ability of the Combilift now enables us to provide this service for our customers as we can easily get these through the 3m wide doorway to the furnace."
QHT website
Warehouse & Logistics News article

Friday, August 15, 2008

News: Advanced manufacturing put to the test

The Star reports that testing has begun on the landing gear of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. Specialist researchers at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) on the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham worked for over 18 months with engineers at Messier-Dowty to develop the optimum machining processes to be adopted in the manufacture of new generation landing gear. Messier-Dowty, along with Boeing are one of the principal sponsors of the University of Sheffield AMRC. Messier-Dowty, an integral member of the Boeing 787 supply team, carried out extensive titanium machining trials in order to reduce the weight of the landing gear. Messier-Dowty will incorporate an increased use of titanium on the main gear, including a titanium inner cylinder, which is an industry first. Boeing has installed the landing gear in the first Dreamliner and started "swing testing," which simulates how the gear will work when the aeroplane lands and takes off. Jay McArthur, general supervisor for the 787's production test told The Star "The test replicates an actual extension and retraction of the landing gear as it would function on a regular flight. "The testing involves swinging the landing gear into a stowed position and back down into a landing position."

Messier-Dowty website
Boeing Dreamliner website

The Star article

News: Dormer add expert engineers to Rotherham development facility

Dormer Tools has added seven new specialist engineers to help lead its state of the art research and development facility. The cutting tools giant is creating a R&D centre at their multi-million pound site which is being built at the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) in Rotherham. David Goulbourne, Development Manager for Drills at Dormer Tools, has pulled together a team of 12 engineers and technicians to create the next generation of cutting tools. He said: "Our aim is to improve customer productivity and reduce the cost of components for our customers. The R&D facility will become a centre of excellence in hole-making drilling and composite machining, working alongside organisations like the AMRC, who are also based at the AMP." The R&D team of 12 includes experts from around the world, including Sheffield, alongside an apprentice and a locally based PhD student - who is being sponsored by Dormer Tools. David added: "We have developed a group of people from varying levels of experience and knowledge to compliment the growth of the company. "The city has always created skilled tool makers and we want this to continue for many more years to come. By having up-and-coming engineers working alongside experts from the local area and further a field, can only help the development of the next generation."
Dormer Careers website
Dormer Tools website

Yorkshire Post article

News: Surgical technology patented by Rotherham firm

The Star reports on the developments of Rotherham surgical specialists, Comis Orthopaedics. Working with expert, Dr Gursharan Singh Chana, consultant at the Minimal Invasive Hip Centre in Birmingham, Comis have developed the surgical tools behind a revolutionary technique which more than halves the size of incision needed in surgery on a damaged hip. Comis Orthopaedics' managing director, Shaun Palmer, told The Star: "Hip resurfacing offers an alternative to replacing the entire hip joint which requires a large amount of bone removal. "Resurfacing surgery allows the patient to resume their life normally, and is particularly beneficial to those who regularly exercise. Mr Chana's work is an important breakthrough." Through a partnership with Howard Lock Intellectual Property of Killamarsh, Comis has filed patent applications to protect the surgical tools needed for the procedure, which reduces the incision needed from 25cm to 10cm. Comis have recently moved to the Ignite @ Magna development at Templeborough.
Comis website
The Star article

Thursday, August 14, 2008

News: Rotherham PR company bring tiger to celebration event

Rotherham PR company, Dragonfly PR recently held a special event to celebrate the six month success of their client bathrooms4all’s showroom in Sheffield. Sheffield Tigers speedway superstar Joel Parsons visited the showroom to celebrate with showroom manager Gary Smith and his staff. Bathrooms4all showroom manager Gary Smith explains: "It was great to celebrate our first six months of trading in Sheffield with a local celebrity appearance. It really gave the staff a boost. So many customers have said they saw the article in the papers and the coverage we are getting is certainly helping to get our name out there!" Marina Wood, Director of Dragonfly PR explains: "We have a full campaign of PR activity planned to raise awareness of all the bathrooms4all showrooms in the Yorkshire region. We’ve got lots of events coming up over the next few weeks and many celebrity and sports star appearances– I know the staff are really looking forward to these – and so are we!"

Dragonfly PR website

News: Rotherham to host advanced manufacturing summit

MWP Magazine are to host their 2008 summit entitled "Sustainable Manufacturing in the 21st Century" at the Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre’s Factory of the Future in Rotherham. The summit is designed to be one-day seminar and networking event for engineers, technologists, directors and managers working in SMEs. There will be a very strong aerospace theme running through the day, which will include presentations from technology specialists on materials and processes, from managers of successful SMEs on supply chain, training and commercial issues, and from experts on environmental issues. There will also be demonstrations of the work going on at AMRC, including the potential for virtual reality to improve manufacturing methods and product performance. Acknowledging the importance of networking time at the event, James Nathan, winner of this year’s BBC TV Masterchef contest has been enlisted to provide lunch. The event takes place on the Advanced Manufacturing Park on November 6.
AMRC website
MWP website

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

News: University management school seals platinum partnership

Sheffield University's Management School has signed up as the latest Platinum members of Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber and they will be hitting the ground running with the promotion of their new Executive MBA, which can be achieved with the help of a Chamber Bursary. The Executive MBA is designed for management professionals who want to progress their careers and gain in-depth management knowledge. Taught using multiple approaches to learning, the programme will appeal to people from a wide range of backgrounds and industries and is specifically designed to fit around a full-time job. Professor Keith Glaister, Dean of the University’s Management School, said: "We are delighted to join the Barnsley & Rotherham Chamber and to have also established a partnership in which members of the Chamber can benefit from scholarships to study our Executive MBA. We firmly believe that our EMBA will provide numerous benefits to members and businesses in the region." Mike Smith, Executive Chairman of the Chamber, said: "The agreement we have reached is reward for a great deal of work done behind the scenes between both our organizations. I trust the relationship will prove fruitful and that our members will not only take advantage of, but will benefit from the bursary we have set in place."
University of Sheffield website
Chamber article

News: Partner award for Rotherham firm

What's New In Building report that Rotherham building management specialists, BG Controls has received a "New Partner Performance" award within months of being appointed a partner by Delta Controls. In recognition of BG’s outstanding performance and dedication to excellent customer service, the Dinnington company received the award at Delta’s annual European conference in Poland. The company appointed BG Controls as one of its specialist UK partners, only last year and Duncan Biggins, managing director of BG Controls told WNIBI.com: "We’re delighted to have a synergy with a quality global brand such a Delta. "The award is a special achievement and is testament to the hard work carried out by our engineering teams." BG Controls have installed technologies into buildings such as The English Institute of Sport in Sheffield and the offices at Cumberland PLace in Nottingham.
BG Controls website
WNIBI website

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