May 2010 - Deirdre Bounds, Entrepreneur

Welcometoto

Friday 7Friday 7thth May 2010 May 2010

firstfirstfridayfriday

Mohan de SilvaMohan de SilvaChief ExecutiveChief Executive

firstfirst


www.wakefieldfirst.com [email protected]



Mick McKigneyMick McKigneyHead of Policy & ResearchHead of Policy & Research

firstfirst


http://www.wakefieldfirst.com/

mailto:[email protected]




Local Labour MarketLocal Labour Market


Unemployment:Unemployment:• March 2010: 9,010 - a 4.2% decrease since March 2010: 9,010 - a 4.2% decrease since

FebruaryFebruary• 4.5% - below regional (4.9%) but above 4.5% - below regional (4.9%) but above

national average (4.2%)national average (4.2%)• Youth unemployment: 3,020 (33.6%) of Youth unemployment: 3,020 (33.6%) of

total claimants (Y&H: 31%; GB: 29.4%)total claimants (Y&H: 31%; GB: 29.4%) Vacancies:Vacancies:

• March 2010: 3,901March 2010: 3,901• 215 increase since February215 increase since February






Unemployment TrendsUnemployment Trends

Unemployment Trends

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

Mar-06

J un-

06

Sep-

06

Dec-06

Mar-07

J un-

07

Sep-

07

Dec-07

Mar-08

J un-

08

Sep-

08

Dec-08

Mar-09

J un-

09

Sep-

09

Dec-09

Mar-10

Source NOMIS, April 2010

% o

f U

nem

ploy

ed

Wakefield

Yorkshire & the Humber

Great Britain




Vacancy TrendsVacancy Trends

Claimant Count vs Vacancies Trends, 2008 - 2010

0

1000

2000

3000

4000

5000

6000

7000

8000

9000

10000

Mar-08

May-0

8

J ul-0

8

Sep-

08

Nov-08

J an-

09

Mar-09

May-0

9

J ul-0

9

Sep-

09

Nov-09

J an-

10

Mar-10

Claimants

Total Vacancies

Source: NOMIS, April 2010




Housing MarketHousing Market

• House prices in the UK rose by 10.5% in the year to the end of April




Business NewsBusiness News

Joseph Rhodes Wins Joseph Rhodes Wins Queen's Award For Queen's Award For EnterpriseEnterprise • Innovation award for Innovation award for

super plastic formingsuper plastic forming• Exports one third of its Exports one third of its

multi-million turnover to multi-million turnover to over 30 countries each over 30 countries each year year

• Employs 190 peopleEmploys 190 people




Redhall Wins Redhall Wins Contract For New Contract For New PlantPlant• Signed deal is worth Signed deal is worth

£80M£80M• Contract won from Contract won from

Vivergo FuelsVivergo Fuels• Due to be completed Due to be completed

by the end of 2010by the end of 2010






HARIBO Leaps up HARIBO Leaps up Britain's Biggest 100 Britain's Biggest 100 Brands TableBrands Table• Moved up 6 places to Moved up 6 places to

number 72 number 72 • 26% share of the market26% share of the market




Employees Buy Sutcliffe PlayEmployees Buy Sutcliffe Play• UK's first employee owned UK's first employee owned

playground equipment playground equipment manufacturermanufacturer

• Employees have invested Employees have invested directly in sharesdirectly in shares

• Supported by specialist Supported by specialist fundersfunders






Card Factory Sells For Card Factory Sells For £350M£350M• First shop opened in 1997 First shop opened in 1997

in Wakefield, now over 430 in Wakefield, now over 430 storesstores

• Employs 4,500 peopleEmploys 4,500 people

• Sold to London private-Sold to London private-equity firm Charterhouseequity firm Charterhouse




DevelopmentsDevelopments

Pinderfields Hospital Set Pinderfields Hospital Set To Open To Open • £300M facility£300M facility

• The first facilities will open The first facilities will open in June with the entire in June with the entire hospital open in 2011hospital open in 2011

• Financed by Consort Financed by Consort Healthcare (Mid Yorkshire) Healthcare (Mid Yorkshire) LtdLtd





Letting at Waterfront WakefieldLetting at Waterfront Wakefield• Redcats UK has taken space at Redcats UK has taken space at

CTP St James's award-winning CTP St James's award-winning developmentdevelopment

South Elmsall Shop SupportSouth Elmsall Shop Support• To attract shoppers to the area To attract shoppers to the area

empty shop are providing empty shop are providing

reusable bags for local peoplereusable bags for local people





Carbon Capture Trial to Carbon Capture Trial to Start in SummerStart in Summer• £21M project at £21M project at

Ferrybridge power stationFerrybridge power station

• Yorkshire & Humber Yorkshire & Humber named as the first low named as the first low carbon economic area for carbon economic area for Carbon Capture and Carbon Capture and StorageStorage




Work Starts on £3M Work Starts on £3M Vocational Training CentreVocational Training Centre• Former colliery site in South Former colliery site in South

KirkbyKirkby• Will include multi-skills Will include multi-skills

workshops, beauty studios workshops, beauty studios and teaching spaceand teaching space


Logistics Training Centre Logistics Training Centre Opens in CastlefordOpens in Castleford• Training facility for fork lift Training facility for fork lift

and warehousing activitiesand warehousing activities• Operated by Services to Operated by Services to

BusinessBusiness




Let’s Work TogetherLet’s Work Together

Backing Young BritainBacking Young Britain• 2626thth March, Navigation March, Navigation

WarehouseWarehouse• Keynote address from Keynote address from

Yvette Cooper MPYvette Cooper MP• Employers urged to Employers urged to

support young people support young people through work through work experience, training experience, training opportunities and jobsopportunities and jobs




www.wakefieldworks.comwww.wakefieldworks.com

Website Re-LaunchedWebsite Re-Launched• Provides advice to Provides advice to

employers looking to take employers looking to take on a young personon a young person

• Young people can access Young people can access information on information on apprenticeships and apprenticeships and training schemestraining schemes

• Employers can advertise Employers can advertise their vacancies for FREE to their vacancies for FREE to young peopleyoung people




welcomes



Deirdre BoundsDeirdre BoundsEntrepreneur, SpeakerEntrepreneur, Speaker

& Author& Author





Q & AQ & AMohan de SilvaMohan de SilvaChief ExecutiveChief Executive

firstfirst




CloseCloseMargaret WoodMargaret Wood

ChairChairfirstfirst




Thankyou


May 2010 - Deirdre Bounds, Entrepreneur

Business

Transcript of May 2010 - Deirdre Bounds, Entrepreneur