News: Mayor calls in at Capita

The Mayor of Rotherham, Councillor Shaun Wright was given the opportunity to visit one of the region's largest employers recently as he took a tour of Capita's Dearne Valley customer management contact centre in Rotherham.

Capita, the UK's leading outsourcing company, purchased Ventura, a customer contact specialist, for £65m last year. The company employs over 5,000 staff from the area and provides outsourced multi-channel contact centre services to a wide range of organisations across the UK.

Bruce MacLeod, managing director of Capita's customer management business, said: "We were delighted to welcome the Mayor to our Rotherham site this week and are keen to continue to support the good work of the Council in the regeneration of the region. The local community in which we work and do business is extremely important to us."

The Mayor added: "During my Mayoral year I have tried to visit as many businesses and companies as possible across the Borough, to thank them and their employees for their investment and hard work in making our town a success at a time when commerce and workers are operating in a very difficult climate.

"Saying thank-you and helping to shine a spotlight on some of the tremendous enterprises throughout Rotherham is a privilege and the very least I can do as Mayor.

"It was extremely interesting and very informative to see Capita's facility in Rotherham at close quarters and to hear how the Manvers site delivers a world class service. I am very proud that Rotherham people are playing such a big role in assisting the customers of some of the country's biggest household names. "

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Andrew Klinkenberg of Rotherham Investment and Development Office, the regeneration arm of Rotherham Borough Council, added: "The Mayor has been very keen to use his year in office to support local businesses and so it made perfect sense to arrange a visit to Capita which is one of the biggest employers in the borough and vitally important to Rotherham's economy.

"Capita has played a huge role in the on-going investment and regeneration within the Dearne Valley and we look forward to continued close working with them in the future."

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News: MGB Plastics secures further council contracts

Rotherham-based MGB Plastics, the UK's leading manufacturer of wheelie bins, has secured further contracts that will see 250,000 new wheelie bins delivered to homeowners in London, Wigan and Wiltshire in time for the busy Christmas period.

The news comes shortly after MGB won a major deal to supply hundreds of thousands of waste management products with Serco - one of the biggest operators of waste services in the country. It is currently supplying Serco with 100,000 bins which will be delivered to homes in Sandwell.

Conor Sugrue, general manager at MGB Plastics, said: "As a business, our aim is to work with local authorities and waste management companies across the UK to increase the recycling rates and we are really excited about the important role our products will play.

"These bins will play a crucial role in helping to increase the recycling rates in the area and reducing the amount of waste going to landfill and safeguard the environment.

"We have started the delivery of these products and we aim to complete the roll-out over the new few weeks. All the bins we are supplying have been made at our factory in Rotherham and this contract further strengthens our standing as the leading manufacturer and distributor of wheelie bins in the UK."

The contract will see MGB Plastics manufacture and deliver around 120,000 new blue lidded 240L bins to Wiltshire Council alongside a roll-out of 70,000 240L green bins to Waltham Forest Council and 60,000 240L brown bins to Wigan Council.

In August MGB made a a six figure investment in new machinery that means that the manufacturing capacity of the 50,000 sq ft facility on Barbot Hall Industrial Estate is 1.5 million wheeled bins per annum.

Over the Summer, MGB supplied the Isle of Wight festival, the British Golf Open and Cheltenham Gold Cup with its bins being used by fans to keep the area clean and tidy.

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News: S3 ID appoints new contracts manager following significant business growth

Rotherham company, S3 ID, the UK's market-leading provider of innovative location awareness solutions, has appointed industry-expert Stewart Gater as contracts manager.


The Eastwood firm, which also has regional offices in Norway and Singapore has developed a range of specialist hardware and software products that provide real-time personnel location awareness, mustering and access control. They are used in working environments where a major incident would be catastrophic such as oil, gas and petrochemical plants.

Earlier this year they secured £1.1m from Finance Yorkshire's Equity Fund to maintain the controlled expansion they have experienced over the last three years.

Eivind Fredriksen, managing director of S3 ID, said: "We are delighted to welcome Stewart to the S3 ID team as his experience and industry knowledge will be a real benefit to our customers.

"Stewart's role as contracts manager will prove invaluable in bringing new and improved ways of working to our project delivery teams."

Stewart added: "There are opportunities to improve our project delivery performances which will directly enhance service levels, especially as more customers realise the benefits of partnering with S3 ID.

"I'm looking forward to the challenges of my new role and helping S3 ID to continue delivering excellent quality, service and value."

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News: Bramall Construction appoints new contracts director

Rotherham social housing specialist, Bramall Construction, has appointed a new contracts director to oversee the delivery of contracts across Yorkshire, the Humber and East Midlands.

Brendon Hutchinson (pictured) joins Bramall Construction to manage the delivery of contracts worth around £120m. He will also manage the company's Pre-Construction Team and will focus on the health and safety culture across the company.

He brings more than 20 years' experience of working in the construction sector to Manvers-based Bramall, which celebrates its 80th anniversary this year, having predominantly worked on large scale new build, design and construction projects.

Brendon was previously Operations Director for Lovell and formerly Construction Director for the David McLean Group for the North of England and the Midlands.

Brendon, who has a BSc (Hons) in Construction Management and an MSc in Project Management, started his career as a Planner and Design and Build Co-ordinator, then worked through site management, project management and into contracts management.

Brendon said: "Bramall is a fantastic company with great traditional standing and reputation. It is an organisation with values and a way of working that reflects my own personal values and approach."

Neil Baxter, Managing Director of Bramall Construction in Yorkshire, added: "We are proud to welcome Brendon to the Bramall team and are certain that his wealth of experience and knowledge of large scale projects and the construction industry will play a major role in taking the business forward."

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News: MTL Group awarded V Hull contract

Contract-manufacturing specialist, MTL Group, has been awarded a significant contract from Force Protection Europe to supply a serial production run of fabricated armoured "V" hulls for the prestigious UK Foxhound project.

The new Foxhound vehicle has been designed to provide unprecedented levels of blast protection for its size and weight.

Light and agile, Foxhound will allow troops to carry out a wide range of tasks in environments that may restrict larger, heavier vehicles – for example moving with ease through narrow alleyways or crossing bridges.

From their new 300,000 sq. ft modern manufacturing facility, currently being fitted out in Rotherham, MTL Group will produce these complex highly protected hulls. MTL Group will be using state of the art equipment including the world's largest robot press and robot welding to ensure consistent quality and volume achievement.

MTL Group has also supported Force Protection Europe and Ricardo on this project though its Design For Manufacture service. This DFM service provided an opportunity to select the optimum materials and influence the design for volume production.

MTL Group is renowned within the defence and security sector as a reliable partner for components manufactured from both armour and high strength materials, and is recognised as the number one supplier within Europe for this type of service and materials.

Karl Stewart, Sales Director at MTL Group said: "We are delighted to be involved in the Foxhound programme and Design For Manufacture has been a key service that enabled us to work with our customer to enhance their product and reduce costs"

The British-built Foxhound incorporates Formula One racing technology and was devised by engineers from the World Rally Championship, McLaren F1 and BMW.

Force Protection Europe are building 200 of the new vehicles which are expected to be available to troops for training in 2011.

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News: Greenberg reach major milestones in year of growth

One of the UK's leading independent glass and glazing specialists, Greenberg Glass and Glazing, has cemented its position as a major supplier to the UK's high streets with a year of continued growth from their Rotherham headquarters.


Working nationwide Greenberg delivers on new development projects, replacement and emergency glazing and architectural glazing projects and supplies many of the well known contractors, shop fitters, high street retailers and maintenance companies.

The company recently celebrated fitting its 5,000th window of 2010 and the signing of its 100th Storeplan contract.

The nationwide Storeplan scheme fully supports and services Greenberg's completed new works installations or an existing property portfolio. Providing a fully integrated reactive store shop front emergency call out, repair, replacement and maintenance service the scheme is specifically for multiple retailers.

Storeplan is supported and managed by a new bespoke job management system, designed and built in house specifically for Greenberg, which provides clients with up to the minute job information.

Managing Director, John Askew, said: "Storeplan offers multiple retailers peace of mind as they can be confident in the consistent service and the understanding that we have of their business.

"Our aim is to respond quickly and meet the client's requirements as quickly as possible with minimum disruption. The fact that we have now signed 100 Storeplan contracts is testament to this."

Greenberg Glass and Glazing Ltd was formed following the purchase of Greenberg Glass and EG Glass Ltd by a management team led by John Askew, previous owner and managing director of EG Glass Ltd. They set up a head office, call centre and depot in Hellaby employing 30 people initially, with plans to increase this number to 80.

Askew added: "It's been a busy year for Greenberg and we're delighted with how things are progressing. The business continues to go from strength to strength and we're continuing to grow."

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News: Newburgh Engineering secures multi-million pound nuclear contract

Newburgh Engineering has been awarded a major new contract from Westinghouse Electric UK and Springfields Fuels Ltd for the supply of in-core reactor fuel components for use at existing UK nuclear power stations.



Newburgh, which has it's head office and manufacturing facility in Rotherham and a site in Derbyshire, secured the 10-year multi-million pound contract, after successfully completing a rigorous tendering process for Springfields Fuels Ltd, which assessed its quality control, health & safety and production systems to meet the stringent requirements of the nuclear fuel industry.

As a supplier of high precision components to the nuclear industry for almost 60 years, Newburgh Engineering has the expertise and dedicated manufacturing capabilities to fulfill the needs of this prestigious contract. As nuclear is set to become a much more prominent energy source to meet this country's future power needs, this contract provides a bright future for Newburgh's 100+ workforce.

Vincent Middleton, Managing Director at Newburgh Engineering, said: "This is fantastic news for our team, who have been working hard for over 12 months to secure this contract.

"It is testament to the skills and expertise of our staff and the systems we have in place here that we have been selected from strong UK and international competition to work with Springfields Fuels Ltd.

"We are looking forward to building on our long term partnership with them as we embark on this exciting contract."

Springfields Fuels Ltd, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company and Toshiba Nuclear Power Division, is based in Preston and manufactures fuel assemblies for EDF-Energy's fleet of Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors and produces thousands of tons of uranium hexafluoride and uranium powder for export each year. Around 15 per cent of all the electricity generated in the UK comes from power stations using nuclear fuel manufactured at Springfields' facility.

This contract win highlights Westinghouse's confidence in UK manufacturing and builds on their existing commitment to the region as a major sponsor and member of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) in Rotherham.

Vincent Middleton added: "We will be working closely with the NAMRC in South Yorkshire to enhance this region's reputation for high precision engineering for the nuclear industry."

Bob McKenzie, Product Engineering manager at Springfields Fuels Ltd, said: "We are delighted to maintain our partnership with Newburgh Engineering who have supplied us with quality components for many years.

"We look forward to working with the team of people involved in making our products so that the current high standards of excellence continue to be enhanced throughout the life of the new contract."

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News: The drinks are on Beatson Clark

Rotherham glass manufacturer Beatson Clark has been selected by leading drinks producer Intercontinental Brands Ltd as it launches additional and exciting products to its iconic St Helier range.

Intercontinental Brands Ltd (ICB) successfully launched its distinctive St Helier Pear Cider drink in 2007 utilising 500ml and 1 litre beer bottles which were designed and manufactured by Beatson Clark. The amber glass containers were designed during a joint venture and benefitted from different closure systems.

ICB is now launching two new varieties in the 500ml capacity – a cherry flavoured pear cider extending the popular fruit flavoured cider range and a pre-mixed lager shandy, aimed at adults who require drinks at the lower end of the abv spectrum. Also new to the market by ICB is Tesco's pre-mixed cocktails in three flavours; Cococabana and Pineapple, Jeeves and Lemonade, and Savanna and Lemonade. This product will utilise the 1 litre version of the bottle and will be presented for sale fully sleeved.

Mike Carthy, Operations Director at ICB said: "The increase in demand for unusual drinks does not seem to be diminishing, and, as a premier drinks manufacturer our packaging and branding is of high importance. Beatson Clark has once again delivered in terms of product innovation, production quality and delivery, ensuring their continued support of our core business requirements."

The Greasborough Road firm also helped Halewood International test the market for its new Crabbies alcoholic ginger beer.

Crabbies, which was launched at the end of last year, was propelled to iconic status as a desirable alcoholic drink, with sales exceeding all expectations. However thanks to its flexibility in production, Beatson Clark was able to respond and ensure a constant supply.

"The service we have received from Beatson Clark over the last year has been excellent," commented Ian Duffy, Purchasing Director Halewood International. "They were able to supply us with a quality standard 500ml amber ale bottle to test the market for our new Crabbies brand, and reacted quickly and efficiently when demand increased, proving they are a supplier who you can rely on and one who really can react to changing market."

Following on from this success, when retailers wanted a smaller bottle to market in a multi pack, Beatson Clark was also able to step in with its standard 330ml beer bottle.

Halewood International is now launching a new adult soft drink in the same Beatson Clark 500ml amber ale bottle. "Iron Press" is targeted primarily at men who require a soft drink but in a traditional masculine package.

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News: Martek wins contract from Canadian Navy

Innovative Rotherham company, Martek Marine has signed a breakthrough contract with the Canadian Navy.

The deal will see Martek supply 12 MM2000 marine gas detection systems, with Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) capability, to the Canadian Navy's fleet of patrol frigates based in Victoria, British Columbia, and Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The systems are designed to provide an early warning of any refrigerant leaking into the atmosphere and to detect the presence of flammable gas.

This is the first contract that the Manvers firm, one of the leading manufacturers of marine safety and environmental monitoring systems, has secured with the Canadian Navy.

Steve Coulson, Business Development Director, Martek Marine, said: "This is an important order for us as it demonstrates the adaptability of the MM2000 system to detect different gases, and its suitability for use on different types of vessels operating in varied, and sometimes extreme environments.

"The system has been tested for work in ultra-low temperature environments similar to those found in northern Canada during winter, and has been certified to operate without any problems in temperatures down to -55oC."

The contract was awarded by Canada's Department of National Defence, as a result of Martek's ability to satisfy a number of demanding technical and commercial criteria. This included long term stability, ease of maintenance, mean time between failure (MTBF) performance, and the costs of the systems and their installation.

Martek staff supported by certified engineers will carry out the commissioning of the MM2000 hardware onboard the 12 Canadian Navy vessels over the coming year. In addition, Martek will be supplying a full spare parts and technical support package for the equipment.

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News: Newburgh invests in Rotherham site on the back of a record month

Rotherham firm Newburgh Engineering has invested significantly in new equipment to enhance its high precision engineering services.

The equipment includes a 5th Giddings & Lewis Horizontal Borer and a 3rd BoKo Six-Axis machine. Both machines will be used to produce larger complex components to service the needs of a wide customer base in industries ranging from aerospace to oil & gas, nuclear to defence.

The investment comes on the back of a record month for orders and sales at Newburgh Engineering, which, considering the challenging economic times, demonstrates the company's strength in the market.

Matthew Jewitt, Commercial Manager of Newburgh Engineering, said: "We are continuing to invest in our business to ensure we meet our customer's requirements. These new machines will strengthen our capability and cement our position at the forefront of UK contract manufacturing.

"This latest investment in equipment comes at a time when we are also looking to recruit a number of skilled staff and Apprentices, to ensure we continue to meet the needs of industry for a long time into the future.

"The fact that 2010 has produced a record month in our 70 year history was a great achievement for us and is down to the quality of our people and service, underpinned by our technology and equipment."

Newburgh Engineering recently secured a major contract in the nuclear sector, which will be worth up to £20m over the next 10 years. Newburgh utilises manufacturing cells, dedicated groups of resources operated by a team of multi-skilled individuals that are committed to producing a product or products for one customer.

Last month the Templeborough company celebrated the success of the "New Era" apprenticeship programme, with the appointment of three new trainee engineers.

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News: MGB Plastics delivers on new contract

Rotherham manufacturer, MGB Plastics has started the roll-out of over 50,000 new wheelie bins to homeowners across Kent and Hertfordshire as part of its latest contract win with the local councils in the area.

The contract will see MGB Plastics manufacture and deliver around 25,000 240L brown bins to Hertsmere Borough Council alongside a roll-out of 30,000 240L grey bins to Stevenage Borough Council.

It is the first time the company has worked with both councils to provide its wheeled bins and services. The first of the bins have already started to arrive at homes in the area.

The latest contract comes just weeks after MGB Plastics completed the delivery of over 250,000 240L wheeled bins direct to households across the North East in what is believed to be the largest wheeled bin contract in the UK in 2010.

Conor Sugrue, General Manager at MGB Plastics, said: "This is the first time we have supplied both Stevenage and Hertsmere councils and are delighted with how the partnership has worked.

"We will supply both authorities gradually and expect to complete the contract over the next month or so. All the 50,000 bins we are supplying have been made at our factory in Rotherham and as part of our commitment to sustainability all of them will contain some element of recycled content in there.

"The contract with Stevenage Borough Council is also unique in the sense that we will deliver the bins straight to thousands of homes in the area as part of the delivery service that we offer taking the hassle of delivery of such a large amount away from the local authority.

"This latest contract is further indication of the capabilities MGB has as a UK manufacturer and distributor."

As part of its unique delivery service, MGB will deliver wheeled bins to direct to households in Stevenage from its factory in Rotherham. The Hertsmere contract will be delivered straight to the council's depot.

Operating from a 5,000 sq m modern manufacturing facility on the Barbot Hall Industrial Estate in Rotherham, MGB uses state-of-the-art equipment to ensure that only bins of the highest quality are produced.

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News: Horner Brothers secures HomeForm contract

Rotherham print group, Horner Brothers, has begun work on a £200,000 a year contract with HomeForm, the UK's market-leading specialist retailer of fully fitted home improvement products.

The Homeform Group is probably better known by its brand names of Sharps Bedrooms, Moben Kitchens, Dolphin Bathrooms and Kitchens Direct.

In May Horner Brothers were invited to tender for the supply of printed stationery and operational documents supplied as part of a fully managed solution. Having previously used a number of printers, Homeform had decided that a better solution was required for the provision of print as part of a process to drive out cost.

In June the Templeborough company were awarded the contract, reputedly worth £200,000 per annum, which commenced at the beginning of August. The service includes printing, warehouse and distribution and the provision of a front end online ordering system to manage the whole process.

The Horner Brothers solution will help HomeForm manage their print stock levels closely, eradicate the unnecessary cost of destroying out of date stock, provide information to ensure department managers are able to closely monitor print budgets, consolidate deliveries to three main sites to reduce carriage costs, maintain brand accuracy as well as provide a reduction in cost through very competitive pricing.

The contract is the latest in a number of high profile customers that includes Centrica, BT and SSL International Plc.

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News: BG Controls secures university contract

Rotherham building controls specialist BG Controls has announced that it has been awarded a five-year service and maintenance contract with the University of Lincoln.

BG is currently installing and commissioning an integrated heating and access control system on buildings located on the Brayford Pool campus and on some of the University's satellite sites across the county.

The Dinnington firm has used specialist technology to bring together systems and products across all the buildings to interface in one central system that can be accessed remotely by the facilities manager. BG also remotely monitors the system on a daily basis to diagnose and rectify any potential faults and alleviate responsibility from the on site facilities management team.

The technology also automates innovative air source heat pumps, which heat and cool the interiors of Sparkhouse Studios - the University's start-up business facility - as well as the newly expanded Human Performance Centre.

A new access control system has also been installed in the Lincoln Performing Arts Centre – the University's performance and conference venue. BG is currently in the process of extending this access system to the new Business & Law faculty building.

The building controls specialist specified cost-effective ID cards and readers for both facilities, enabling access privileges to authorised students and staff.

Kevin Forth, facilities manager at the university said: "Integration of the building services and access control systems onto one central platform allows us a better degree of manageability across all the campuses.

"The remote monitoring and ongoing service and maintenance provision also provides us with the reassurance that all the buildings are performing efficiently at all times."

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News: Bramall wins Barnsley council housing contract

Rotherham social housing contractor Bramall Construction has been appointed to build nineteen new council homes for rent in Thurnscoe - the first new council homes in the area for almost thirty years.

Barnsley Council and the council's housing ALMO Berneslai Homes secured funding from the Homes and Communities Agency for the development that will bring a derelict area of land back in to use and provide much needed housing for the village.

Bramall Construction and Barnsley Council have previously worked together in the area to provide property improvements as part of the Decent Homes programme. Bramall are experts in the delivery of refurbishment works and in the development of energy efficient and state of the art new homes.

Cllr Bill Newman, Barnsley Council's spokesperson for Development said: "I am delighted to see the work to develop the new council houses for rent in Thurnscoe is progressing. This development will complement the work of the current Housing Market Renewal programme that is taking place and will contribute to the continuing regeneration of the area."

Bramall contractors will be on site in September and the first new homes will be ready for their new occupants in summer 2011.

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News: Contract extension for Signs Express

Signs Express (Sheffield North) has announced that they have been awarded another two year contract to be the preferred supplier of general signage to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.

The arms-length tender process was managed by Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council's joint public/private partnership with British Telecommunications plc – RBT (Connect) Ltd. This is the fourth time in succession that Signs Express has been successful in tendering for the contract

The Templeborough firm specialise in interior and exterior signage, vehicle graphics banners, window graphics, exhibition and display graphics, labels and stickers and also DDA compliant health and safety signage.

Previous projects for the council include hoardings at key Rotherham Renaissance development sites, billboards for Rotherham Investment & Development Office (RiDO) and exterior signs at RiDO's business centres.

Franchise owner Carol Morris said: "The award allows us to continue work for the Borough, along with our supreme customer service and quality products ranging from Health & Safety signs to bespoke signage.

"We look forward to being able to continue to offer our expertise and assisstance to Rotherham Council."

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News: NAMTEC contract for Wharncliffe

Barnsley-based IT specialists Wharncliffe Business Systems has won a contract to work with the country's National Metals Technology Centre in Rotherham to upgrade their IT system.

The National Metals Technology Centre (NAMTEC) realised they needed to upgrade their IT systems and contacted three separate companies.

Mike Strobin, Chief Financial Officer at NAMTEC said: "Wharncliffe were chosen as our preferred supplier because of their geographical location and also because they supplied realistic pricing in their proposal.

"The other suppliers submitted tenders at full price and only wanted to negotiate downwards in the event of a tied tender - Wharncliffe seemed the more ethical provider."

Wharncliffe are providing NAMTEC with Sage 200, an IT package incorporating Financials and CRM (Client Relationship Management) that will enable the NAMTEC team to deliver better reporting analysis and improve their internal processes.

As part of their sales and implementation process Wharncliffe met with the Namtec team to learn more about the business, their IT requirements and suitability for the system.

Alan Exley, Director at Wharncliffe added: "Clients tell us they appreciate our honest and transparent approach to pricing. It's great to be working with NAMTEC. South Yorkshire is steeped in metallurgical history and if our technology and the technical expertise of our staff can help NAMTEC to continue its work in supporting organisations on a national basis then I am very pleased."

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News: Major contract wins for Newburgh Engineering

Newburgh Engineering in Rotherham has secured a number of major contracts for the coming months.

With new contract wins in the rail, oil and gas, and nuclear sectors, commercial manager Matthew Jewitt is confident that these orders will continue to build on Newburgh's strong start to year, with this new business bringing in an additional £1.5m for the Templeborough company in 2010 / 2011.

He said: "These recent successes underline the strength in our service and also our commitment to our business partnerships. We have worked closely with our customers to develop manufacturing solutions that ensure their projects are delivered on cost without any compromise to their exacting product requirements."

The new contracts will be split between the Rotherham and Bradwell sites, and the work involves the manufacture of large, complex, safety critical component parts and assemblies.

Matthew added: "These are project critical items and Newburgh has shown yet again that we are the UK's premier manufacturer on this type of contract. Looking forwards, we have a fantastic capability and we are in an excellent position to win and deliver more contracts of this nature."

Newburgh utilises manufacturing cells, dedicated groups of resources operated by a team of multi-skilled individuals that are committed to producing a product or products for one customer.

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News: MGB Plastics selected in suppliers framework

Rotherham manufacturers, MGB Plastics Limited has been selected for the supply of wheeled bins as part of two large framework agreements in the UK.

The Barbot Hall company has been selected by the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation ("ESPO") and the Central Buying Consortium ("CBC") which together cover purchasing for 24 county councils and city councils in the UK.

The Central Buying Consortium is the largest local authority purchasing consortium in the UK with several local authorities, predominantly in the South East of England.

Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation covers councils and other statutory bodies and charitable organisations and has an annual turnover exceeding £400m.

Conor Sugrue, general manager at MGB Plastics said: "MGB Plastics is delighted to have been selected on the ESPO and CBC framework for the first time. As our wheeled bins are manufactured in the UK, we can provide those local authorities using the ESPO and CBC framework agreement with a quality product and service at competitive prices.

"As this is MGB's first time on ESPO and CBC, we would welcome visits from local authorities to our production facility in Rotherham so that we can show them the production process from start to finish."

MGB has the capacity to manufacture 1.5 million wheeled bins per annum and has already been responsible for the delivery of in excess of four million wheeled bins to households throughout the UK.

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News: Assured secure national fashion chain contract

Rotherham's Assured Fire and Security is continuing to meet all targets for growth and strengthen its national position with a new contract with one of the country's top fashion retailers.

High street chain River Island has extended its contract with the Dinnington-based fire and security specialist.

The company will now provide fire alarms, emergency lighting and sprinkler maintenance as well as upgrading existing fire safety across the whole of River Island's chain of stores in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

The company will also be working on maintenance and sprinkler systems for River Island stores throughout the UK.

Simon Stokes, managing director at Assured said: "The extension of our relationship with River Island further strengthens our strategic plan to become the number one independent fire and security company in the UK.

"We have just had our most successful month on record and continue to exceed
all expectations.

"We are well on course to meet our growth target of 37 per cent for 2010 even though we are only half way through the year."

The company operates on a national and international level, has seen its customer base increase from 300 beyond 1,000 and its staff numbers grow from two to 30 since 2004.

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News: Inditherm secures largest ever NHS order

Following a difficult year's trading, Rotherham firm, Inditherm have announced that they have secured their largest ever single order from an NHS hospital.

The project covers all of the hospital's operating theatres and Inditherm will supply over 30 complete patient warming systems that use their energy efficient polymer technology.

Implementation will begin in April and will allow all patients undergoing surgery in the hospital to be warmed automatically as soon as they lie on the operating table. It is estimated that the forward-thinking NHS Trust will also realise annual cost savings of around £200,000 and reduce environmental impact at the same time.

The Inditherm system helps hospitals to meet the UK's NICE guidelines on hypothermia during surgery, where traditional patient warming systems such as disposable blankets and forced warm air blowers are putting a significant extra burden on budgets. In comparison, the Inditherm system ensures that every surgical patient can be warmed, at the same running cost as a light-bulb.

In this deal, the very low power usage is set to lower the hospital's annual electricity consumption by over 25,000 kWh and the hospital should also see an immediate and substantial reduction in the amount of clinical waste created, estimated at well over a tonne per year.

Inditherm Chief Executive, Nick Bettles, said: "This order comes at the end of an exhaustive evaluation and procurement exercise. Inditherm is the only manufacturer of specialist patient warming systems in the UK, and whilst the clinical considerations are always the driving factor behind any decision to change, it is good to find a British technology that delivers financial and environmental savings at the same time.

"Sometimes customers think the benefits our product can offer are too good to be true, but we have over 50 NHS hospitals using the system now who can confirm that there isn't a catch. At a time of severe budget constraints we hope that many other NHS Trusts will also take up the opportunity to substantially reduce costs and at the same time measurably improve patient care."

At the recent Community Partnerships Awards, the award for Suppliers Delivering Sustainability, recognised the contribution of Inditherm systems to improving patient care, affordability and reducing environmental impact.

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