Kirklees Business News, 8th June 2010

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PoorlypreparedWORKERS are doingtheir bosses no favoursby struggling into workwhen they feel underthe weather.Human resourcesexpert Julie Sykes saidso-called sickness“presenteeism” couldcreate hidden costs forfirms – due to lowerperformance levels andthe increased likelihoodof sicknessabsenteeism in thefuture.

CapitalgainsYORKSHIRE is set for amass exodus fromWhitehall – asgovernment spendingcuts force keydepartments to seekless expensive officesoutside London, sayscommercial propertyconsultancy LambertSmith Hampton.

Companies more upbeat about creating jobsYORKSHIRE employers are becom-ing more positive about hiring staff, itemerged today.

The latest Manpower EmploymentOutlook Survey showed bosses in theregion plan to increase staffing levelsover the next three months. Hiringintentions strengthened by 5% duringthe second quarter against the first

three months of the year and by 11%compared with a year ago.

Amanda White, regional operationsmanager at recruitment agency Man-power, said: “The survey shows asteady increase in local employer hir-ing confidence. This is great news forthe region.”

She said companies were “re-build-

ing” administrative posts after the cut-backs of the recession, particularly inthe finance sector. Demand was alsorising in leisure and retailing.

Ms White said employers were look-ing for staff with skills – emphasisingthe importance of jobhunters gettingtraining alongside industry knowledgeand experience.

She said: “Those who are flexible intheir job search – considering workexperience, temporary roles or spend-ing time gaining new skills in theshort-term – will reap longer-termadvantages.”

The south-east was the most positiveregion in the UK with the West Mid-lands the least optimistic.

Centre among thebest in IT schemeA SCHEME to help firms find officepremises fully equipped to meet theirIT and telecom needs is being rolledout UK-wide after a successful pilot inYorkshire.

The ict active scheme, whichincludes Huddersfield’s Media Centre,acts as a neutral point of referencegiving buyers and tenants all theinformation they need about the ICTcapabilities of a property.

Jim Farmery, assistant director ofbusiness at Yorkshire Forward, whichbacks the scheme, said: “With techno-logy playing such a large part in everymodern business, achieving the ict act-ive standard will encourage new andexpanding businesses to fill emptyoffices and buildings because theyknow that key technological require-ments have been met.”

There are currently 65 buildingsaccredited as ict active, 62 of which arein Yorkshire and Humber. A furtherseven buildings in the region are“registered” which means they aresigned up to the scheme, but have notyet achieved the accreditation.

Among those classified as ict activeare the Media Centre at Northumber-land Street, which has ict active Lead-ing Edge status. Those with registeredstatus include Brookes Mill at Armit-age Bridge.

After proving a success in Yorkshire,ict active is now being rolled out acrossthe country – with business centres inCoventry and Redcar, Cleveland, thefirst to get accreditation outside theYorkshire region.

Properties achieving the standardare added to the www.ictactive.netdatabase, where prospective tenantscan search for their ideal workspace.

Building managers and operatorscan also use the information to marketICT services to their existing tenants,creating opportunities to generateadditional revenues and improve cus-tomer service.

Liz Wallis, managing director of ictactive, said: “There can be no doubtthat businesses of all kinds are increas-ingly reliant on ICT.

“Organisations are now lookingbeyond the basics – such as a computer

network, email and internet access –and are asking how they can usetechnology to gain business advant-age.

“Whatever their size, businesses areusing technology to improve customerservice, streamline operations, speedup the development of new productsand services and either expand theirmarket or move into new markets.

“There is also a growing awarenessof how technology can be used toreduce an organisation’s carbon foot-print and support flexible and remoteworking.”

Hudders f i e ld Media Centreprovides 121 offices, across more than43,000sq ft. The total office space ofthe Media Centre can accommodate70 companies with a total of 250people.

It is home to creative, digital andinnovative businesses and features areception area, cafe and an informalmeeting area often used to hold net-working events.

Brooke’s Mill offers open-plan officestudios for business including charit-

ies, general offices and creative busi-nesses.

The former woollen mill was conver-ted into office space in 1994 and hasseveral buildings capable of accom-modating about 190 occupants.

■ ACTIVE FOR IT: Huddersfield’sMeda Centre is at the “leading edge”for providing ICT facilities

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Pru bosses feel the heatTOP bosses at Prudential faced downcalls to resign over the collapse of thecompany’s Asian expansion plans.

Severa l shareholders at anill-tempered annual meeting yester-day said the board should pay “theprice of failure” after its £24.5bn bidfor Asian insurer AIA foundered lastweek.

But chairman Harvey McGrathsaid the board had “total confidence”in the management of the company,although he apologised to sharehold-ers for the “discomfort and worry”caused by the failed bid.

The company was left with a £450m

bill from the collapse of the venture.But chief executive Tidjane Thiam

– who masterminded the failed bid –and Mr McGrath claim they have thesupport of major shareholders.

A trading update published beforethe meeting in London boosted theirposition by showing that group-widesales rose by 27% in the first fivemonths of the year to £1.35bn.

Investors fumed over the high pricestruck for the deal, which founderedwhen US parent AIG refused to rene-gotiate the price.

One investor called the episode a“shambles”.

Shareholders fightfor compensationSHAREHOLDERS in Lloyds BankingGroup have launched legal action in pur-suit of compensation – which could landthe taxpayer a £14bn bill.

They claim that former ChancellorAlistair Darling and Lloyds TSB directorsunlawfully withheld vital informationabout the finances of HBOS in a pro-spectus on the proposed merger withLloyds Banking Group on which LBGshareholders were asked to vote.

They say that secret loans by the Bank ofEngland of £25.4bn saved HBOS fromdeclaring bankruptcy and may have pre-vented a run on the pound at a critical timefor the financial system.

But LBG shareholders paid the price –with the collapse in the merged bank’sshare value and suspension of shareholderdividends once the debts became public.

Demands for compensation on behalf oftest claimants belonging to the LloydsAction Now campaign group have beensent to the Treasury, which assumedresponsibility for the circular selling themerits of the deal.

They have also been sent to formerLloyds TSB chairman Sir Victor Blank andchief executive Eric Daniels.

Once the test cases have been resolved,the association will act collectively onbehalf of the broad base of share holderswho have lost between £1.50 and £3 a share.In total, shareholders have lost £14bnbetween them and their dividends havebeen suspended until at least 2012.

Lawyers for Lloyds Action Now say thatkeeping secret a £25.4bn loan “of lastresort” by the Bank of England to keepHBOS afloat in October, 2008, before

shareholders approved the merger a monthlater was a misrepresentation of the factsand contrary to law.

Lawyers acting for Lloyds Action Now,claimed that the £25.4bn loan was keptsecret so that shareholders were not put offthe proposed HBOS merger.

Lloyds Action Now said investors wereshouldering the burden of saving HBOS,which should have fallen more fairly ontaxpayers in general.

Once HBOS debts became public know-ledge, the Government was still forced tostep in and partially nationalise the bank.

A Lloyds spokesman said: “We providedthorough and appropriate information toshareholders about our liquidity positionand that of HBOS, including the generaluse of government-backed liquidityschemes. We disclosed the fact of thesupport.”

Iceland boosted by new storesFROZEN foods retailer Iceland saidannual profits jumped by 19% after itopened 74 new stores in anotherrecord year for the chain.

Iceland Foods Group, co-foundedby Grange Moor-born MalcolmWalker, said converting 51 formerWoolworths stores contributed to itsfastest rate of expansion since thegroup acquired Bejam in 1989.

Like-for-like sales at IcelandFoods stores open for more than ayear rose by 4.3% in the year toMarch 26 and helped total sales soarby 10.4% to £2.2bn Net profits roseto £135.4m from £113.4m a yearearlier.

Net debt was reduced to £7.6mfrom £85.4m despite increased cap-ital spending as the group steppedup its expansion programme.

Chief executive Mr Walker hasoverseen five years of growth at thecha in af te r i ts per for mancenose-dived under previous ownerthe Big Food Group.

Mr Walker said competition in thesector was “more aggressive thanever” but said the firm had the rightbusiness model to make further pro-gress.

The group has 776 Iceland stores,including ones at Trinity Street andAspley, and 46 Cooltrader outlets.

Halfordsmotors onCAR parts and bikessupplier Halfords hasbegun offering MOTs,repairs and servicingfollowing its £73.2mtakeover of 221Nationwide Autocentres.

Halfords has convertedthree sites in Derby andone in Solihull.

It plans to double thesize of the network with afurther 200 centres and1,000 new jobs.

Tax plansunder fireMORE than 200,000“ordinary” taxpayers vitalto business investmentand economic growth willbe hit by the proposedrise in Capital Gains Tax,claims a business group.

The Institute ofDirectors said 230,000individuals a year hadgains exceeding theannual exemption – buthalf of them were peoplehave modest gains of upto £25,000.

Two-thirds of gainswere made on sharesand securities, assetswhich represent vitalinvestment inbusinesses.

The IoD claimedpeople likely to sufferincluded those with smallshareholdings inbusinesses in which theywork and those whohave chosen to invest inshares and in property inorder to provide for theirretirement so that theyare not a burden onfuture taxpayers.

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KIRKLEES BUSINESS NEWS profile KIRKLEES BUSINESS NEWS profile Page 3

IanBalmorth

BollingCoffee

HENRYK ZIENTEK

Role: Managing dir-ectorAge: 46Family: Married toNicola with daughtersAmber, 12, and Kyra,10Holidays: FranceCar: BMW 5 SeriesFirst job: Washingthe car outsideMichael’s barbershop in HolmfirthBest thing aboutjob: The excitementof doing new thingsWorst thingabout job: Toomany emails – a realtime-waster!Business tip: Becareful with the cash

Work: Coffee roast-ers and suppliers ofcoffee equipmentSite: MelthamEmployees: 35Phone: 01484852601Email: [email protected]:grumpymule,co.uk

Beantheredonethat!

IT’S no fun being a mule.But a Grumpy Mule is

helping educate coffeedrinkers about the origins oftheir favourite beverage andhelping to secure thelivelihoods of coffee farmersworking in some of theworld’s poorest countries.

Meltham-based BollingCoffee built its earlyreputation supplying thecatering trade.

But it chose Grumpy Muleas the brand name when itlaunched a range ofpremium coffees to be soldonline and to delicatessensand high class coffee shops.

Ian Balmforth, managingdirector of Bolling Coffee,said: “We worked for 15years with Bolling Coffee asthe name of the companyand the product. We neededa brand that people couldidentify with. Mules work oncoffee farms because theplantations are ofteninaccessible to other formsof transport. They work veryhard and they symbolise thehard work that goes intogrowing coffee. At the endof the day they are alwaysgrumpy!”

Ian is far from grumpyabout his work – althoughhe never intended to join thefamily business.

His father set up thebusiness when Ian – whoattended Holmfirth HighSchool and HuddersfieldNew College – was in hislate teens

He recalls: “My fatherbegan the business in theearly 1980s. I wasn’tinterested in coffee, I wasinterested in things youcould measure. Trying tomeasure how good a cup ofcoffee tasted seemed fartoo subjective.

“I gained a businessdegree on a four-yearsandwich course at AstonUniversity in Birmingham.Funnily enough, we supplycoffee to some Astongraduates who have set upa coffee bar just outside theuniversity campus!

“During my year out, Iworked for the computergiant IBM and when I leftuniversity in 1986 I had anoffer to work for IBM in amanufacturing environment.I worked around the worldon an accelerated graduatecareer path.”

Ian might have been ahigh-flier at IBM by now, butfor a phone call from hisfather saying he wasthinking of selling the coffeebusiness. That decidedmatters.

“I was working inHampshire at the time,”says Ian. “I moved into salesfor a couple of years at IBM.Their sales training is thebest in the world. That gaveme some wider experiencebefore going into businesswith my father.”

A few years after joiningBolling Coffee, Ian’s fatherretired and Ian embarked onan expansion drive tosecure the company’sfuture.

“I took a 50% pay cut andI had to cover my salary bywinning new business,” saysIan. “But it was a case ofbeing in the right place atthe right time because a few

years later the ‘coffeerevolution’ took hold.”

Ian argues that the arrivalof coffee bars like Starbuckshasn’t increased UK coffeeconsumption in the past 20years – but it has raised theprofile of the drink.

Bolling Coffee found itselfin demand from hotels,restaurants and cafes acrossthe north of England.

“It was to our advantagethat we were profitable on asmall scale, we had a veryhealthy cash flow and wehad money in the bank,”says Ian. “We also roastedour coffee, so we were amanufacturer as well as asupplier.

“That is even moreimportant today. Our aimnow is to market ourproducts to our customers. Itis not about price, it is aboutquality and sourcing.”

Ian travels the globe tomeet the growers andsource premium coffee fromcountries as far afield asKenya, Honduras,Guatemala and Colombia.

He says: “A lot of thegrowers we buy from arevery small farmers –subsistence farmers.However, we also buy from

one farmer in Guatemalawho is a very successfulbusinessman.”

The company behindGrumpy Mule has lots to bepleased about. Bolling Coffeecounts high class grocerFortnum & Mason among itsclients and regularly featuresamong the winners in theprestigious gold star awardsrun by the Guild of FineFoods.

Grumpy Mule is alsoproviding a kick to thecatering sector as Bolling’sclients take their cue fromtheir own customers’concerns about ethicaltrading.

“Our biggest cateringcustomers want to knowexactly where the coffeecomes,” says Ian. “They wantto know what pesticides areused on the farms, whatlabour conditions are like andwhether we can trace ourproducts back to the supplier.That’s why Grumpy Mule is asuitable brand to take into thecatering trade.”

Bolling Coffee pays morethan lip service to going“green”. The company is ashareholder in a co-operativeat Holmfirth supplyingethically-sourced productsand works with a group ofEthiopian refugees who haveset up a venture inManchester buying andselling Ethiopian coffee.

The company has alsojoined The Coffee Council,an organisation providing avoice for the industry at anational level. Ian is quietlyproud of being “the onlymember north of Watford”.

Grumpy Mule will belaunched officially to thecatering trade on June 23 atCafe Culture, one of thebiggest shows of its kind,which takes place at Olympiain London.

Says Ian: “It is a big launchevent for us and we arespending a lot of money on it

in a time of recession, butI think it is the thing to do.

“In some sectors, weare genuinely at theleading edge. We arerecognised in the industryas people who go out andmeet the growers – notjust buy from them.

“This year, we arefeeling the ravages ofrecession. Our volumeshave not reduced, but ourraw material costs havegone up by about 30%and we are struggling topass it on to thecustomers. As a result,our margins havedeteriorated.

“But we are going togrow further. We haveincreased turnover by26% a year each year forthe past nine years. Ourmonthly turnover now is

equivalent to what ourannual turnover used to bewhen we started thebusiness.”

Ian admits that work is anear all-consumingpassion. “I used to playsquash, tennis andfive-a-side football atuniversity,” he says. “But Ihaven’t time for that now. Ihave two daughters and mytime is split between workand family. Work seems towin out, but luckily the girlsare very understanding.

“And he adds: “I amhugely glad to have madethe decision to come fromone of the biggestcompanies in the world toone of the smallest. I am ina very fortunate position.”

■ CUP WINNER: IanBalmforth, of Meltham-basedBolling Coffee

KIRKLEES BUSINESSlocal

CGT all set for changeTHERE is a lot of specula-

tion concerning whatchanges to the capital gainstax system will beannounced in the forthcom-ing emergency Budget.

The coalition government hasstated: “We will seek ways oftaxing non-business capital gainsat rates similar or close to thoseapplied to income, with generousexemptions for entrepreneurialbusiness activities.”

The existing exemption forentrepreneurial business activit-ies is Entrepreneurs’ Relief and inthe March Budget it becamemore generous when its max-imum lifetime allowance wasincreased from £1m to £2m fordisposals of business assets on orafter April 6, 2010. The effectiverate of CGT on such gains is10%.

Qualifying gains include thedisposal of the whole or part of abusiness carried on by an indi-vidual or partnership member.

In the vast majority of cases,most saleable businesses are car-ried on via a limited companyand Entrepreneurs’ Relief will beavailable on the sale of the sharesin an individual’s personal com-pany, if throughout a period of12 months prior to the disposalthe company carried on a quali-fying trade and the individualowned at least 5% of the ordinaryshare capital and voting rights

and they were an officer oremployee of the company.

Where practical, action needsto be taken for those with hold-ings of less than 5% but who aredirectors or employees to ensurethat they have this minimumshareholding 12 months beforedisposal. This could be affectedby transferring ordinary sharesto a spouse. Such inter-spousetransfers are exempt from CGT.

For shareholders letting prop-erty to their personal tradingcompany or a partner to a trad-ing partnership, Entrepreneurs’Relief is restricted to the extentthat any rent is paid. This restric-tion applies for those in receipt ofrent on or after April 6, 2008.Consideration needs to be givenas to whether rents should ceasein order to secure some measureof Entrepreneurs’ Relief againstthe individual’s need for rentalincome to pay interest on anymortgage taken out to buy the

property.The entitlement to Entrepren-

eurs’ Relief could also be jeop-ardised if a trading companyholds substantial investmentassets or undertakes substantialnon business activities. Consider-ation and timely planning needsto be given to demerging nonbusiness assets/activities in orderto protect the company’s statusas a trading company.

If Entrepreneurs’ Relief is notsecured and gains on the disposalof the shares are taxed at ratesapplying to non business assets,the potential loss of tax could beas high as £160,000 based on thecurrent CGT rate of 18%(£2,000,000 x 18-10%), possiblyrising to £600,000 if non-businessasset gains are taxed at 40%following the Budget or £320,000to £1,200,000 for husband andwife together!

TAXTALKColin Barratt

Colin Barratt is tax partner at Wheawill andSudworth chartered accountants, Huddersfield

Experts tacklebullying issuesBUSINESS owners will get adviceon handling bullying andharassment in the workplace at aseminar this month.Commercial law firm LuptonFawcett is hosting the event from2pm to 3.45pm on Thursday, June24, at the Holiday Inn, Brighouse.Speakers will be Helen Roberts, ofHalifax-based CMS Consultancy,and Louse Connacher, head of thelaw firm’s employment division,who will explain the discriminationlegislation that underpins bullyingand harassment claims.Phone Samantha Whelan on 01132802218

Competition isall set to findstart-ups starsA SEARCH tofind Britain’s topentrepreneurs isunderway withthe 10th annualHSBC Start-UpStars Awards.Winners in thecompetition,which is open tocompanies lessthan four yearsold, will get ashare of £50,000 worth of businessgrants.Businesses have until Sunday, June13, to register their nominations atwww.hsbc.co.uk/startupstars.This year’s awards come against abackdrop of new figures showingconfidence running high amongwould-be new business owners asthe country begins to pull out of therecession.HSBC reports a 13% increase in theaverage weekly number of start-upsand is now helping a new businessget going virtually every minute ofthe working week.Huw Morgan (pictured), HSBC headof business banking and chairmanof the judging panel, said: “TheStart-Up Stars Awards are areminder of the resilience of theBritish entrepreneurial spirit.“New companies are the lifeblood ofour economy and we are delightedto support the aspirations of a newgeneration of business owners whowant to go it alone.”As well as crowning the overallStart-Up Star, there are also awardsfor businesses with a specific focuson green issues and for those thathave expanded into internationalmarkets.Nominated companies will have untilFriday, June 25, to submit theirentries and convince the judges whythey should represent the north-eastat the national finals, which will takeplace on October 18 at London’sDorchester Hotel.

Battling into workis losing strategyEMPLOYEES who report for work when they’refeeling under the weather are not doing theiremployers any favours, says an expert on staffingissues.

Julie Sykes, who runs Shepley-based humanresources consultancy JCS HR, said sickness“presenteeism” could create hidden costs forfirms.

Ms Sykes was commenting on a survey carriedout by the Work Foundation for financial giantAXA which found that employees who believe thatthey are doing their bosses a favour by coming towork when they are sick are in fact causing lowerperformance levels.

They are also likely to end up with longer sicknessabsences than their colleagues who stay away whenthey feel unwell.

The survey– Why do employees come to workwhen ill? – polled 500 employees and is one of thefirst reports investigating links between “sicknesspresence” and individual performance.

It found that sickness presence was more com-mon than sickness absence. Some 45% of employeesreported that they had been at work while ill for oneor more days.

That compared with only 18% reporting that they

had taken a day off sick over the same period.It also found that employees with higher levels of

sickness presence had significantly lower perform-ance and ended up with higher levels of absence.

They were also found to have higher levels ofanxiety and lower levels of psychologicalwell-being.

Three factors were also “significantly” linkedwith higher levels of sickness presence – personalfinancial difficulties, work-related stress and per-ceived workplace pressure to attend work whenunwell.

Said Ms Sykes: “As a result of this report, wewould recommend that employers consider howabsence management policies are understood andapplied – in particular, whether they are appliedconsistently and whether employees understandhow these policies can benefit them.

“We would also suggest that employers review theactual policies themselves.

“Applying them consistently is all well and good,but if they are not designed effectively they may notbe the right tool for the job, regardless of howconsistently they are applied and how well they areunderstood.”

■ HEALTH WARNING: Julie Sykes, ofJCS HR, advises against employeesturning up for work when they’re poorly

Flights of fancyLOW-COST airline Jet2.com hasannounced the launch of its first-everservice to the Turkish holiday resort ofBodrum – as holidaymakers seekdestinations outside the priceyeurozone.Flights for summer 2011 are now onsale for the service, which will departfrom Leeds-Bradford airport once aweek from June 23 to October 2, 2011.The new service aims to complementthe airline’s twice-weekly service toDalaman, which was launched earlierthis year.Philip Meeson, boss of Jet2.com, said:“We’ve introduced this route followingoverwhelming demand from holidaymakers in the region.”

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KIRKLEES BUSINESS NEWS local

Search on forthe country’stop franchiseesFRANCHISEoperationsacrossKirklees havebeen urged totake part in anationalaward.Franchisorsare beingasked tonominatetheir mostenterprisingfranchisees for the BritishFranchising Association HSBCFranchisee of the Year Awards 2010.The awards – launched 21 years ago– includes a new regional format for2010.Entrants from Kirklees will competein the northern region competition.Franchisors are able to enter up tofive franchisees for the awards –one nomination per region.The national gold award winnerreceive £5,000 from HSBC as well asa commemorative trophy and thetitle BFA HSBC Franchisee of theYear.The Silver and Bronze Winners willreceive £3,000 and £2,000respectively.The five regional winners will eachreceive £500.Cathryn Hayes (pictured), head offranchising at HSBC, said: “HSBC isproud to support franchisees acrossthe country.“We work with some of the UK’smost successful entrepreneurs –and it’s great to see them rewardedfor their achievements.“As well as being a huge boost tomorale, the awards are an importantopportunity to celebrate the hardwork and dedication of franchisees.”Brian Smart, director-general of theBFA, said: “The BFA HSBCFranchisee of the Year Awards,provide businesses with anopportunity to be recognised forexcellence in franchising.“I look forward to receiving theentries and speaking with the topfranchisees across the UK to heartheir success stories.”The deadline for entries is June 30.Finalists will be invited for interviewwith the judging panel on July 15.The winners of the BFA HSBCFranchise of the Year will beannounced at a gala dinner at theNEC in Birmingham on September30. For details go to www.thebfa.org

Businesses debate big issuesMORE than 70 leading business people dis-cussed the district’s economic prospects in thefirst-ever Kirklees Summit.

The invitation-only event, which was held atHuddersfield’s Galpharm Staduim and runsquarterly throughout the year, features aquestion and answer session with a panel ofbusiness leaders tackling issues ranging fromthe banking crisis to youth unemployment.

The panel comprised Simon Hill, of York-shire Forward; Matt Holmes, of accountancysoftware firm Liquid Accounts; KevinNewson, senior partner at Yorkshire Bank; JillHague, area commercial director for HSBC;and Prof Bob Cryan, vice-chancellor at Uni-versity of Huddersfield.

Kirklees Council leader Clr MehboobKhan, who opened the summit, said:“Kirklees Council supports the developmentand growth of local businesses and so I wasdelighted to be asked to attend and open thesummit.

“It was great to see so many of our region’sbusinesses in attendance and to see businessbeing done between them.

“I was interested to hear the issues beingdiscussed and will be working with the coun-cil’s business team to try to address some ofthese through future council events and initi-atives.”

Danny Matharu of Mirfield-based eventorganiser Hillrich, said: “This was a uniqueopportunity for the audience to have their saypublicly on business in Kirklees while net-

working with other high profile Kirkleesstakeholders.

“In a format unlike any other businessgathering currently taking place, KirkleesSummit brought together a wide variety ofindustry leaders and created a live forumwhere Kirklees businesses openly debated howto make our district an even better place inwhich to run a business.”

Kirklees Summit is sponsored by KirkleesCouncil, Fantastic Media, Ramsdens Solicit-ors and Kirklees Grantmakers’ Alliance.

Paul Joyce, managing partner of Ramsdens,said: “The summit was an excellent forumallowing delegates the chance to have discus-sions on current topics, to listen and shareexperience with people facing the same chal-lenges in Kirklees and to touch base withlike-minded professionals.”

The next Summit takes place on September16 – two weeks before the 2010 KirkleesBusiness Conference. Both events are held atthe Galpharm Stadium and are free to deleg-ates.

Go to www.kirklees-summit.co.uk

Graduates get achance to shine

A COMPANY billed as one of Britain’sbest employers has launched a graduateprogramme to nurture the bright andtalented employees of the future.

Huddersfield-based vehicle incidentmanagement and roadside assistancecompany FMG Support was recentlyvoted as one of the Sunday Times 100Best Companies to Work For.

Now it is offering ambitious candid-ates a place on its first-ever graduateprogramme. Three lucky people will bebased at the head office at St Andrew’sRoad and will embark on a “challengingand progressive journey” in the firm.

Managing director Mark Scanlonsaid: “We are looking for a new genera-tion of bright, talented employees whoare looking for an accelerated start totheir careers.

“The graduates must be ambitious,dynamic and forward thinking.

“We are expecting a great deal fromthem, but we will offer them the rewards,support and incentives they need todevelop within our high-growth, innov-ative organisation.”

The programme is designed to encour-age development – with fast progression.Each graduate will be assigned their owncoach, a member of the board, who willsupport and guide every step of theway.

Within the first 12 months, the gradu-ates are expected to be leading their ownteams, before moving into a managementrole – and ultimately becoming a seniormanager as part of the FMG Supportbusiness leadership team.

FMG Support has contracts with highprofile blue-chip clients, including ING,the Highways Agency, DHL and Lease-Plan.

FMG Support, which employs about450 people and is the second-largestprivate sector employer in Huddersfield,was 67th in the rankings in the SundayTimes 100 Best Companies to Work ForGuide.

The firm was praised by staff forproviding “inspirational leadership” andespousing “strong principles”.■ FIRST CLASS: Mark Scanlon, managing

director of FMG Support

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KIRKLEES firms will get aprescription for buildinghealthy profits at anetworking event this month.Neil Kendall, of consultancyBusiness Doctors will give a30-minute seminar called TheAntidote to the Dragon’s Denat an event staged byLockwood-based Mid

Yorkshire Chamber ofCommerce.The Halifax-basedbusinessman, will adviseSMEs on growing theirbusinesses at the event from11.30am to 2.30pm onThursday, June 17, at theHoliday Inn, Queen’s Drive,Wakefield.

KIRKLEES BUSINESS NEWS property

Whitehall cuts setto boost YorkshireYORKSHIRE is primed for amass exodus from Whitehall –as a result of the new govern-ment’s intention to deliver effi-ciency savings across publicsector property.

National commercial prop-erty consultancy LambertSmith Hampton said theregion was set to benefit fromany decision to move key gov-ernment departments out ofcentral London.

Chancellor George Osbornehas drawn up a £6.25bn pack-age to reduce the UK budgetdeficit. It includes £170m fromreducing property costs, atleast £120m from a civil servicerecruitment freeze and £600mfrom reducing quango costs.

Guy Gilfillan, head of LSHin Yorkshire, said the ensuingrelocations posed very signific-ant opportunities – particu-larly for Leeds and Sheffield.

While they were distressingfor those at risk of upheaval,they were necessary to helpreduce the UK’s budget deficit,he added.

“As in previous recessions,

the public sector looks set tobecome a net disposer of com-mercial property,” said Mr Gil-fillan.

“It seems entirely sensiblethat, in view of the govern-ment’s stated need for nationalausterity, central governmentdepartments and quangosshould be scrutinising theirproperty costs and use of spacewith a view to radically minim-ising both.

“With about 644 public sec-tor leases due to expire or reacha break clause in the currentfinancial year – a high propor-tion of which are located incentral London – and a further15,000 civil service positionsidentified for decentralisation,now would be the perfect timeto implement a cohesive ration-alisation strategy”

Said Mr Gilfillan: “Theimplications of such a reviewcould be immense for thelower-cost regional propertymarkets, particularly whenprivate sector occupationaldemand is still fairly muted.”

■ NORTHERN LINE: Guy Gilfillan, head of LSH,in Yorkshire sees a chance for region to benefit

Property under the hammerA TOTAL of 86 lots are set tocome under the hammer at aproperty auction this month.The catalogue for theEddisons sale on June 17 inLeeds includes developmentland, tenanted retail andresidential properties and sites

being sold on the instructionsof Yorkshire Water.Those include the site of aformer waste water treatmentworks at Barkisland and aformer sewage pumpingstation at Boat Lane,Sprotbrough, Doncaster.

Eddisonse d d i s o n s . c o m

014 8 4 5 3 315 1

Pennine Business Park, Bradley RoadHuddersfield372-557m² (4,000-6,000 ft²)

High Quality Offices

Excellent access to junction 25 of the M62Including raised floors, air conditioning and ampleon site car parking

On behalf of Commercial Development Projects LtdFOR SALE/TO LET

Contact:EddisonsJonathan O’Connor

Contact:Walker SingletonRichard Smith

LAND

OFFICES

INDUSTRIAL

INVESTMENT

RETAIL

T. 01484 530361 www.bramleys.com

4 RANGE LANEHalifax, HX3 6DLFORMER HOSTEL PREMISES395m2 (4,250ft2)Site Area 0.13 Hectares (0.33 Acres)■ Vacant possession■ Suitable for refurbishment foralternative occupational residentialuses or possible completeredevelopment, subject toplanning consent












■ industrial

■ offices

■ retail

■ investment

■ land

TOWNGATE, HUDDERSFIELD,For Sale £85,000

● 72.18m² (777ft²)

● Two storey double fronted

● Rateable value £3,150

● 1.5 miles from Huddersfield town centre

RETAIL PREMISES with ancillary accomm

PELLON PLACE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD2 1GT£11.50 psf

● 363.99m²(3,918ft²)

● Air conditioning

● Raised acess floors/computer trunking

● Private car parking

HIGH QUALITY OFFICES

DOCTOR LANE, MIFIELD,For Sale £55,000

● 14.5m² (156ft²)

● 14.5m² (156ft²)

● Outskirts of popular town centre

● Sold with vacant possession

● May let at £85 p/w

LOCK UP SHOP

COWLERSLEY LANE,To Let £22,500 pa

● 197.69m² (2,128ft² ) with 93.27m² (1,004ft²

) warehousing

● High specification offices

● Pleasant working environment

● Good car parking

● Will split

● May sell

OFFICE & WORKSHOP

SALENDINE NOOK SHOPPING CENTRE, HUDDERSFIELD, HD3 3XATo Let £17,000 pa

● 215sqm (2,300sqft)

● Popular shopping centre

● Recently refurbished

● Adjacent to Sainsburys

● On site car parking

1st FLOOR OFFICES

Huddersfield Road, Mirfield,For sale £600,000

● Commercial, Residential and Ground Rents

● Part Let - Achieving £29,400 p/a

● ERV £54,080

MIXED INVESTMENT PROPERTY

WAKEFIELD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD5 9ABTo Let £12,500 pa

● 103m (1,110ft)

● Main road location

● Outskirts of town centre

● On Street car parking

RETAIL SHOP WITH STORAGE

SOUTHGATE, ELLAND,To Let £10,500 pa

● 119.09sqm (1,282sqft)

● 119.09sqm (1,282sqft)

● Close to public car parking

● Rateable value £7,900

● Available for other use, subject to planning

RESTAURANT PREMISES

BRADFORD ROAD, HUDDERSFIELD, HD2 2RBTo Let £300 pcm

● 18.67sqm (201sqft)

● Prominent main road position

● Flexible lease terms

● Security alarm system and shutters

RETAIL OFFICE PREMISES

BRIDGE STREET, HUDDERSFIELD, HD7 5JN£125 per week Inclusive

● 13.94m² (150ft²) and 36.78m² (396ft²)

● Sub-letting

● Fully inclusive rent

● Part of hairdressing salon

● Flexible agreements

● Village centre location

OFFICE/ TREATMENT ROOM ACCOM

For more information contact Alec Michaelon 07717 870 320 or email [email protected]

www.michaelsteel.co.uk

Industrial Industrial Offices

Recently re-built industrialunits benefitting from largeservice yard and strategiclocation for Junctions 38and 39 of the M1.

Single storey workshop/storageunits available on flexible termsclose to town centre. Alsoavailable – external storage land– up to 0.75 acres.

LAST REMAINING UNIT

High quality refurbished officeswith parking easily accessibleto the Holme Valley.

High quality warehouse/industrial unit includinginternally built offices withexcellent on site loading.

Good quality single storeyworkshop/storage with yard/parking and just off main A62Leeds Road.

Available as a whole orin seven suites, Modernspecification with underfloor comfort cooling andexcellent on-site parking.

Victoria Court,off Wakefield Road,Clayton West8,000 – 16,000 sq ftwill split

Albert Works AlbertStreet Lockwood1,500 – 2,700 sq ft

Thirstin House,Thirston Road,Honley, Huddersfield1,013 – 2,883 sq ft

Colneside BusinessPark MilnsbridgeUnit M4 1,595 m2

(17,166 sq ft)

Red Doles Lane,off A62 Leeds Road,Huddersfield2,891 – 11,811 sq ft

The Watermill,Wheatley Park,Mirfield3,000 – 12,700 sq ft

To LeT To LeT

To LeT To LeT To LeT

From only £165 per week exclusive To LeT/MAy seLL

FlexibleTerms Will subdivide to suit requirements

Movers and shakers

Leah Ramsden Kate Booth

Eaton SmithHUDDERSFIELD law firm EatonSmith has strengthened its rankswith two key appointments.

Leah Ramsden (pictured, top)has joined the High Street firm asmanager of its residential propertydepartment.

She was previously head ofresidential conveyancing forSchofield Sweeney Solicitors inBradford, where she handled awide range of conveyancingmatters for private clients andacted for large and small propertydevelopment company andhousing association clients,preparing site legaldocumentation and on-plot sales.

Before that, she worked forRamsdens Solicitors, firstly inHuddersfield, and then as branchmanager of the Elland officefollowing the merger with the firmof David Garsed & Sons.

Meanwhile, Kate Booth has joined theemployment law team at Eaton Smith.

Ms Booth (also pictured) studied law atNewcastle University and completed her legalpractice Course at the College of Law in York.After training at the Sheffield and Leeds offices ofIrwin Mitchell, she moved to DWF in Leeds whereshe was a member of the employment team.

Ms Booth has a wide range of skills andknowledge in employment law, acting for a varietyof employers and employees.

She also enjoys delivering training andpresenting seminars to human resourcesprofessionals and organisations to update them onemployment legislation.

Firms focus ona fast service!PROFESSIONALS from the Kirkleesbusiness community took to the tenniscourts as part of a social and networkingevent.

Sixty senior business people took part inthe tennis fun day at Huddersfield LawnTennis and Squash Club.

The event was jointly organised bychartered surveyors Eddisons, HSBC andRamsdens Solicitors.

Players of all abilities enjoyed an after-noon’s tennis in glorious sunshine – fol-lowed by a buffet and prize presentation.

Matthew Scholey, of Eddisons, said:‘The tennis day is a fun way of encouragingpeople to get away from the office for a fewhours and meet other like-minded localbusiness people in an informal and relaxedenvironment. Everybody clearly enjoyedthemselves.” ■ COURT ON CAMERA: Some of the participants in the Tennis Fun Day

Healthy optionsfor physio ChrisPHYSIOTHERAPISTChris Liversidge isusing online servicesto take the pain out ofstarting up a newbusiness.

The qualified physio(pictured) runs NorthLight Physiotherapy atArmitage Bridge,where he alsoemploys twocharteredphysiotherapists.

While they focus on treating patients, thebusiness of answering phone calls, takingbookings and dealing with the accounts, isentrusted to two Longwood-based firms.

Mosaic Virtual Office provides a secretarialsupport service while Liquid Accounts handlesbilling and accounting.

Mosaic manages Chris’ appointments andbookings via online calendars and e-mail,leaving him free to focus on other areas of thebusiness.”

Using Liquid Accounts means that Chris andhis two colleagues can log in and manage theirown invoicing and payments independently –while Chris gets an overview of the businessaccounts.

Chris set up his business treating peoplewith injuries, breakages and muscle pains afterworking in the NHS and completing mastersdegrees in both physiotherapy and sport andexercise sciences.

Liz Barber

Yorkshire WaterYORKSHIRE Water has appointedLiz Barber as director of financeand regulation.

Ms Barber joins theBradford-based company after 23years at Ernst & Young, where sheled audit work for some of the UK’sbiggest businesses. Since 2006,she has built a team of specialistsfocused on the water industry anddeveloped key relationships withregulators and companies.

In her new role, she will be responsible for thefinancial management and regulatory performanceof a £4.5bn business and one of the biggest watercompanies in the world.

Ms Barber (pictured) is expected to take up hernew position at Yorkshire Water in the autumnfollowing the completion of a number ofassignments.

Darren Owers

Yorkshire BankYORKSHIRE Bank has

appointed its first-ever head ofbusiness development.

Darren Owers (pictured) willlead business developmentactivity across the bank’s eastregion, which stretches fromNewcastle to Norwich andincludes its six financial solutionscentres in Yorkshire. They includethe FSC in Bradford, which alsocovers Kirklees.

His appointment follows the launch of YorkshireBank’s Investing for Growth initiative announced inMay, which offers businesses a flexible approachto banking with options including repayment-freeperiods and fixed-rate investment loans.

Educational experience

A TRAINING company working inthe field of education has celebrated10 years in business.

Early Excellence opened in anappropriate building – the formerOutlane Primary School – at NewHey Road, Outlane.

The firm, led by directors LizMarsden and Jenny Woodbridge –who are both former local educationauthority advisers – has built up areputation across the Yorkshireregion for providing expertise,guidance and support to local

authorities, nurseries, playgroupsand schools in the area ofdeveloping quality practice.

Early Excellence runs professionaldevelopment and training servicefrom its Outlane centre – which alsoincludes resource rooms, aneducational shop selling playequipment and a cafe.

To mark its anniversary, thecompany donated £1 to Martin’sHouse Hospice for everyone visitingthe centre during May.

■ SCHOOL DAYS: Jenny Woodbridge (left) and Liz Marsden celebrate 10years of Early Excellence at Outlane

Fitness club energetic about going greenTHEY’RE into saving energy –as well as expending energy –at Total Fitness.The health club at Waterloohas slashed its energyconsumption as part of atwo-year campaign by thenational leisure chain.Total Fitness UK-wide has been

praised by the Carbon Trust forreducing its gas and electricityconsumption by almost 45%during that time.Bev Coates (pictured right),manager of the Waterloooutlet, said there was strongcommitment at the club tomaking savings, explaining:

“Often it’s just about commonsense – making sure lights andair conditioning are turned offwhen they’re not needed.“We also check energyconsumption every day and ifwe fail to meet the targetswe’ve been set in our club, wedo something about it.”

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