News: Rotherham firms urged to compete for Olympic contracts

The Yorkshire Gold Business Club (YGBC) is hosting a CompeteFor workshop in South Yorkshire following the announcement that £700m worth of contracts are to be released by LOCOG (The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games) between now and 2012.

YGBC is funded by Yorkshire Forward and the workshops will allow YGBC to work with Yorkshire companies and ensure they are making the most of the free service and not missing out on opportunities.

Earlier this month, contracts from eight categories - security, catering, transports, logistics, PR and facilities management were announced at the London 2012 Business Summit organised by the Department for Business, Industry and Skills (BIS).

Jim Farmery, Assistant Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward said: "The 2012 London Olympics will provide a massive boost to the UK economy as a whole, and it is in everyone's interest to ensure that the legacy of the games reaches our region.

"By linking local businesses with contract providers we hope the region will play a significant part in the delivery of the Games and that the contracts won in the area will see business growth and encourage further investment in Yorkshire and the Humber.

"Many businesses from the region have already secured contracts but there are still plenty out there to be won, and the best way to secure an Olympic contract is by registering on the Competefor.com and ygbc.com websites."

The CompeteFor Workshop is taking place at The Circle in Sheffield on December 11.

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Rotherham

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News: Rotherham businesses can go for gold at 2012

The Yorkshire Gold Business Club (YGBC) has been set up to help Yorkshire and Humber businesses and entrepreneurs to determine, negotiate, and maximise the commercial opportunities being afforded by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The club is to be led by Glenn Mauchlen-Dobson who has a history of winning large scale contracts, including work on the Olympic Park at candidate city status to the present day. He has held several highly esteemed positions, working for Coca-Cola Enterprises, Bosch Telecommunications and Rittal Ltd. Speaking about the YGBC project, Mauchlen-Dobson said: "With over 250,000 contracts still to be won, the region is in an excellent position to take advantage of this unprecedented opportunity. With a large percentage of the work requiring manufacturing services, this puts Yorkshire and the Humber in a strong position to compete for these contracts." Simon Hill, Executive Director of Business at Yorkshire Forward commented: "The manufacturing industry is hugely important to the Yorkshire and Humber economy, and in these difficult times, YGBC will be an asset to business in the region, helping to bring new opportunities to the area." YGBC is being delivered by VEN Operations on behalf of Yorkshire Forward and will be officially launched on 4th March 2009 with a large conference at York Racecourse.

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Rotherham

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