I would like to take this opportunity to wish you, your employees and families a great Christmas break and a successful and healthy New Year.

Lancing Business Park has certainly filled out this year with apart from Graham Woods nearly all the other units are occupied. We are awaiting for the rumours surrounding the Graham Woods site to

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be confirmed which we believe will be in the not too distant future.

I would finally ask you in joining me in thanking the BID management for their time in helping myself and of course Linda and Tracie who put up with all of our demands.

Mike Punter Chairman LBP

...working together to build a strong business community

Dear friends and colleagues,

Park Life

Did you know that businesses can exchange

their old or damaged ladders and receive a new

one with up to a 50% discount? It is called ‘The

Ladder Exchange’. The scheme aims to reduce

the number of falls caused by faulty ladders and

stepladders by inviting businesses to trade in the

old ones in order to receive a discount. It used

to be organised by the HSE in 2007 but in 2012

leadership of the scheme was passed to the

Ladder Association. The Ladder Exchange 2014

runs for three months ending on 31st December

2014. You can access it via a selection of online

and trade-counter retailers listed on their official

website: http://www.ladderexchange.org.uk

The discount varies according to the supplier

but a business can expect a maximum of

50%. Although the headline indicates that this

programme aims to remove dodgy ladders from

use, according to the Ladder Exchange website,

the trade-in partners should “offer discounts

in exchange for old ladders in any condition”.

It should therefore be perfectly acceptable to

exchange for a higher quality ladder or simply

one of a more useful specification or size to meet

your needs. As the Ladder Exchange is run by

a trade association rather than the HSE, there’s

an inevitable risk that the deals offered will be

less generous than they used to be. You should

compare prices to check you’re getting the best

deal and make sure that whatever product you

purchase meets the standard required for use in

the workplace, i.e. Class 1 (industrial use) or EN131

(commercial use).

For more information on Health & Safety in the

workplace, please contact our Risk Manager,

Martin Coppard on martin.coppard@swib.co.uk

The Ladder Exchange

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Parafix has recently introduced an apprenticeship

for the first time and we are delighted to welcome

Laura Still who has taken on the three year

engineering role.

Laura was Head Girl at the Sir Robert Woodard

Academy and had been offered a place at Exeter

University to study Engineering, but decided to

pursue a vocational education instead.

The apprenticeship is running in line with a

two year BTEC Level 3 Mechanical Engineering

day release course. Laura will attend classes at

Northbrook College, Worthing, one day a week

and spend the rest of her time at Parafix. Laura

will be joined on the course by Luke Murphy,

machine operator and another new young recruit

at Parafix.

Laura will be studying areas such as mechanical

design, CAD and process engineering which will

complement her training at Parafix. To provide

Laura with a well rounded understanding of

Parafix, our processes and our customers’ needs,

she will spend time in various departments

Parafix UK welcomes engineering apprentice

throughout the company. Her main role is

within our R&D Department, but during her

apprenticeship she will also gain experience

working with Quality Assurance (QA), Health &

Safety (H&S), Production, Purchasing, Estimating,

Customer Service, Accounts and Operations.

At the end of the apprenticeship it is hoped

that Laura will remain in the company and take

on a Supervisory Role as part of her long and

successful career with Parafix.

We have introduced an apprenticeship because

as our business grows we need more home

grown talent. Michael Punter, Managing Director

at Parafix is a strong believer in apprenticeships

as this is how he started out; as a commercial

apprentice with George Wimpey & Co, working

through their different departments, eventually

staying in their accountancy group.

To learn more about Laura’s time at Parafix keep

an eye out for her monthly blog on the news page

of our website at www.parafix.com.

...a hub to the business community on the park ...a business improvement district

AUTO ENROLMENT

Come along to our complimentary Auto Enrolment breakfast seminar

AUTO ENROLMENT AND PENSION REFORMS AFFECT EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYER IN THE UK, INCLUDING SME’S. DON’T LEAVE IT TOO LATE TO START PLANNING.

To book your complimentary place contact Emily.Whitby@iepfinancial.co.uk or call 01273 208813 Limited places available

What will you find out? The process you must follow to ensure you implement a suitable pension scheme for your business and your employees What options are available to you The time frames you must adhere to The opportunity to ask the experts any questions you have on Auto Enrolment.

on Tuesday 27th January at Sussex CCC , Eaton Road, Hove

at 9:30am

http://www.parafix.com

Park talk LBP would like to welcome all new businesses that have recently

taken residence on the business park. Don’t forget to sign up

to our website where you will find special offers and receive our

news updates. Are you able to offer a discount to other members

on the business park? Would you like to advertise your business

to encourage inter-park trading? Need a sign on the wayfarer

board? Contact Linda – LBP Co-ordinator who will be pleased

to visit you and discuss your requirements.

You may be interested in the event below!

BREAKFAST MEETING 7.30AM, 17TH DECEMBER 2014.

AT SUE’S COFFEE POT, SHOREHAM VEHICLE AUCTIONS.

Come along and meet other members of the business park and

enjoy a free breakfast our last one of the year. If you would like

to give a short talk about your business at one of our breakfast

meetings held quarterly, please contact Linda.

SUPERFAST FIBRE BROADBAND IS COMING TO LBP!

Work is to take place over the Christmas period to install the

broadband cabinets at the locations on LBP as per the map

below. Testing will then take place with the project going live

hopefully by February 2015. Look out for news in the New Year

on Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme which will enable

your business if eligible to benefit from up to £3000 in vouchers

to help with connection.

LBP would like to thank Peter Raynsford of 5Rings Telecom, for

all his tenacity in what has proved to be a very difficult project.

ADVERTISING BOARDS

There has been a sudden influx of temporary advertising boards

across the business park. We would like to remind members

that advertising signs are subject to planning permission and

therefore advertising consent will need to be applied from Adur

& Worthing District Council.

Lancing Business Park BID funded and implemented a £100,000

signage scheme across the business park to provide effective

directional signs and to de-clutter the business park of all

temporary unauthorised signs. There will be a ‘clean up’ of

illegal signs spring 2015 undertaken by Adur & Worthing District

Council.

If any changes are required to the wayfarer/directional signage

near your property with new businesses coming onto the park or

leaving, please let Linda know.

A27 ACTION GROUP

At last the Government has recognised that there is a case for

improving the A27 in Sussex!

A27 Action Group would like to thank all LBP businesses who

signed up to the campaign for their help and for the evidence

provided through the survey and case studies. There will be

investment of around £350 million to transform the A27. This

includes a new bypass at Arundel to complete the ‘missing link’,

plus further improvements to capacity and junctions around

Worthing, Lancing and Lewes. Also A27 Chichester Bypass:

upgrading the four junctions on the Chichester bypass. This

will help the A27 link together as a single route, supporting the

development of the local economy and removing notorious

congestion hotspots. All are subject to consultation with National

Parks Authority, local authorities, West Sussex County Council

and the public.

WINTER MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES

Guidelines have been drawn up and placed on the website under

Policies. Please re