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Business Bristol Post, Focus. Changing faces of habourside, the waterside of Bristol is booming once again after a 10 year transformation - pages 8 & 9.TRANSCRIPT
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092014JUL
The waterside of Bristol is booming onceagain after a 10-year transformation – p8&9
CHANGING FACESOF HARBOURSIDE
FOCUS
IT’S IN THE BAG!
Illustrator draws on childrenfor inspiration to win title – p3
GRADUATION DAY
Meet the web start-upspitching for investment – p11
#GETEXPORTING
Selling overseas is best wayto grow your business – p6&7
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� KateEdmundswith her PEkit bag thatchildren cancolour inthemselvesPhotograph:Michael LloydBRML20140630A-003_C
AWOMAN with a passion fordrawing is using her businessto help instil that joy in chil-dren using her ownaward-winning designs.
Kate Edmunds has created a PE kitbag that children can colour in them-s e l ve s.
She said: “My first passion has al-ways been illustrating.
“I try to create products that bring afresh approach to colouring. The bolddesigns help challenge the senses andstimulate the imagination, offering aperfect solution to calming the row-diest of children.”
Kate started her Clifton-based com-pany, Eggnogg in 2009 and it has grownto a team of three.
They design quirky gifts, party sup-plies, and colour-in products for allages, from postcard books, posters,bunting and pocket books to greetingcards, wrap, notebooks and stickers.
Kate said: “My adoration for textileshas always been a bit of an obsession.Following a visit to The National Gal-lery and V&A, I was inspired to un-leash Eggnogg onto textiles. I beganimagining ways of incorporating chil-d re n’s colouring creations into prac-tical, functional and fun products.”
That led to a range of fabric productsthat help children be more creativewith colour, starting with colour-in teatowel that can be cut out and stitchedinto a cuddly toy.
She said: “The wonderful thingabout the new textile range is theirversatility; children can create andmake something beautiful that can beused for play, to decorate the home, orto store things in – perfectly comple-menting our range of colour-in cardand paper products.”
Now Kate has won the Best Innov-ation in Print and Design title at theSupreme Innovation and DesignAwards, competing with the likes ofLondon Fashion Week, Bombay Sap-phire and Debenham’s for her col-our-in kit bag.
Children can personalise their bagwith a rainbow of colours to brightenup PE, swimming lessons or sleep-ove r s.
The awards also recognise ethicallyproduced goods. All her bags are fairtrade cotton and made in India, withall paper goods made in Britain.
Kate said: ‘Sustainability is import-ant to us and is embedded in our ethos.To be recognised by Supreme Cre-ations, a leader in sourcing ethicallyproduced, sustainable products is anhonour indeed.”
Ru t h ’s career has drawn inspirationfrom children, although she can’tblame them for the unusual companyn a m e.
“After the arrival of my children, Ibegan illustrating books for publish-ing houses and creating greeting cardsfor family and friends,” she said.
“Eggnogg was a natural progres-sion. The name itself comes from oneof my early greeting card designs de-picting a nostalgic 1970s party, in-spired by the film A b i ga i l ’s Party.
Transpor t
Tex t i l es
Rail depot advance markedWORK to build an £80 million depotto service and clean the electrictrains which will run on the mainlinefrom London to Bristol and on toWales has reached a milestone.
The steel superstructure of theHitachi Rail Europe facility in StokeGifford is now up.
Managing director Keith Jordansaid tremendous progress had beenmade over the past 12 months.
He said: “This new plant will serveas a crucial maintenance facility forHitachi Rail Europe’s service deliv-ery operations on the Great WesternMain Line for at least the next 27 anda half years years and it’s importantthat we continue to work effectivelywith our contractors to ensure astate-of-the-art facility is produced.”
Because it is such a long-term in-
Business centre opens
Hive can be huge help to economy
to North Somerset, especially as allsurplus funds made from The Hivewill be reinvested into local enterprisedevelopment and business support.”
Agency chairman Charles Walkeradded: “What we have today, as a resultof a great deal of hard work by allinvolved, is a superb environment-ally-sustainable building which deliv-ers first class workspace and on-sitesupport to businesses, within the per-fect location – the exciting Junction 21Enterprise Area.
“It is a building in which the wholeof North Somerset can take pride andwe hope that the local business com-munity will get involved with TheHive, its events, its tenants and its pas-sionate support of up-and-coming newbusiness enterprises.”
The centre has been part-financedfrom the South West CompetitivenessEuropean Regional DevelopmentFund Programme.
It came about after the agency sur-veyed a number of local businesses
and found 65 per cent felt, based ontheir own experience of setting up abusiness in North Somerset, a busi-ness development centre would be be-neficial.
It has also allowed the agency tomove out of its shabby old HQ intosomething more fitting on the town’sformer airfield site. It has alreadybeen joined by first tenants DM Op-tics, Abersea Engineering, GreenFrog Connect and Joyce Oliver WealthMana g ement.
Growth Deal
‘An importantweek for peoplein Bristol’
Cloud computingservice signs deal� A BRISTOL cloud computingbusiness has signed a deal to workwith a large data centre to house itsservers.
Hub Network Services is takingspace for several servers at NGDEurope, just over the Welsh bordernear Newport. It already uses datacentres in London and Manchester.
HNS technical director JohnVolanthen said: “By partnering withNGD and using its facility not onlyare we adding even furthergeographical diversity and networkredundancy to our highly resilientcloud and co-location services, weare also gaining the benefit of NGD’sunprecedented space and power forfuture-proofing our rackrequirements as we grow.”
NGD chairman Simon Taylor saidthe partnership would benefit bothfirms. He said: “Together we willdevelop new, mutually beneficialrevenue streams. HNS’ strategicpresence in Bristol will help us toservice businesses ‘on the doorstep’throughout the South West.”
Progress on renewableenergy ‘just the start’
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Award winnerKate has designson future withcolour-in bag
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister(below), on the announcement thatBristol has been awarded £86.2million to invest in robotics, newcomposite materials, broadbanddevelopment, and local rail services
THIS is a really important week forpeople in Bristol.
I wanted to seeevery part of Bri-tain given morefreedom than atthe start of thisparliament sothat the peoplewho know mostabout Bristolwill have themoney and the sup-port to deliverchanges that can benefiteveryone. This could be anythingfrom helping young people find work,getting businesses the support theyneed to thrive, giving commuters bet-ter access to road and rail networks orsimply giving everyone the chance toget on-line faster. I’m delighted thatmy vision is truly becoming a reality.
This deal is a defining latest chapterin our long-term plan to boost growtharound the country. Over the past twoyears we’ve signed multi-billionpound Regional Growth Funds and 26City Deals across the country to helprevitalise local economies. TheGrowth Deal with the West of EnglandLocal Enterprise Partnership willbuild on this; meaning more freedomand resources to create jobs, morehelp to meet housing needs and fur-ther support to projects essential tothe region’s national competitivenessmoving. And for the first time, hous-ing, infrastructure and other fundingis being brought together in one pot,and put directly into the hands of localauthorities and businesses.
Over the lifetime of this deal we’llbe investing a total of around £212.6million into the West of England. Thiswill pull in up to £70 million in publicand private sector investment, helpcreate up to 5,000 jobs, increase thenumber of learning opportunitiesand reduce congestion and make itquicker and easier to travel aroundthe region. Businesses will have newopportunities to collaborate with aca-demia to develop new technologiesand get the support they need to grow.Local businesses in the West of Eng-land will benefit from an improvedrail network, reduced congestion andnew and improved routes and facil-ities for walking, cycling and publictransport. £31.99 million investmentin Further Education will help to de-velop a local workforce with the skillsthat businesses need.
The selection process has been verycompetitive and we’ve had to makesome tough decisions along the waybut we’re confident we’ve made theright choices.� If you missed full coverage of theGrowth Deal, find it online atbristolpost.co.uk/business
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Kate Edmunds
“My adoration fortextiles has always beena bit of an obsession ... Ibegan imagining ways ofincorporating children’scolouring creations intopractical, functional andfun products.
THE Bristol area can produce 123 megawattsof electricity from renewable sources, ac-cording to a report by energy experts RegenS W.
The report found that the South West nowgenerates enough green electricity to power aquarter of homes or 8.3 per cent of all supply,with capacity having grown by 37 per cent inthe past 12 months to nearly 1.2 giga watts.
Most of that comes from Devon (380MW) andCornwall (374MW), due in part to the largenumbers of wind turbines in those areas.
But the region is still short of nationaltargets to reach 15 per cent by 2020.
There are wind turbines in the Bristol area,such as those in Avonmouth, but in order forthe West of England area to up its outputsignificantly it would a big increase in solarpanels and, ultimately, some way of harness-ing the tidal range of the Severn Estuary.
With Bristol becoming European Green
Capital in 2015, its performance in this areawill be in the spotlight.
Merlin Hyman, chief executive of Regen SWsaid progress across the region was encour-a ging.
“However, it should be just the start,” hesaid. “With 70 per cent of all investment inenergy globally predicted to be in renewables,our success in this market is critical.
“By meeting our renewables targets wecould create 34,000 high-value jobs, becomeless reliant on uncertain oversees suppliedfossil fuels, and use our local renewable en-ergy resources to generate income and fuelsecurity for local communities.
“We need to take more responsibility locallyfor making the most of the excellent renewableenergy resources we have: putting local com-munities at the heart of developments; andsupporting local companies to compete forwo rk . ”
vestment, the firm is keen to buildlinks in the community. It built amajor drainage culvert and has paidfor improvements to the local park.There are plans for an apprentice-ship scheme on the site.
Filton and Bradley Stoke MP JackLopresti visited the site for a ce-remony to mark the occasion.
He said: “I am pleased that Hitachihas reconfirmed to me their com-mitment to filling as many jobs aspossible from the local work force,including apprentices.”
Councillor Brian Allinson, chair ofSouth Gloucestershire Council’sPlanning, Transportation and Stra-tegic Environment Committee,added: “It’s good to see the new railmaintenance depot taking shape inStoke Gifford. The project is part of
� The ceremony at the Hitachi RailEurope facility with MP JackLopresti and managing directorKeith Jordan pictured centre
plans to electrify the railway betweenBristol and London and will providea welcome boost to the local economyhere in South Gloucestershire.”
NEW businesses in NorthSomerset now have the rightconditions to grow andflourish, according to one ofthe region’s MPs.
John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, was speaking at thelaunch of the Hive, a new businesscentre in the Junction 21 yesterday.
He said: “As someone who’s helpedto found two start-ups myself, I knowjust how difficult it can be.
“Initiatives like The Hive are cru-cial to provide all the advice, encour-agement and support which fledglingfirms need to grow.
“The Hive has the potential to be ahuge help to Weston’s economy. Weneed young businesses to flourish, andThe Hive provides great conditions forthem to do so.”
The purpose-built Hive has room for40-60 businesses in unfurnished officespace, offering easy-in, easy-out termswith a managed reception and secureb ro a d b a n d .
It is run by the North Somerset En-terprise Agency, which is now alsobased at the centre.
And that could the key to its success,as it gives businesses on-site access toexperienced advisors.
Angela Hicks, chief executive of theagency, said: “Now, when an individu-al in our community has an idea for anew business – a business that overtime, if nurtured and grown, will con-tribute to the economy and perhapscreate jobs – they can come here, toThe Hive, not only for advice, but foreverything that a small businessneeds in its crucial early months andye a r s.
“As a small, local enterprise agency,we are very proud to have deliveredthis new business development centre
Gavin ThompsonAssistant Editor (Business)[email protected]
� Above, MP John Penrose addresses the opening ceremonyof The Hive business centre at Weston-super-Mare; left,Angela Hicks outside The Hive Photographs: Dave Betts
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� KateEdmundswith her PEkit bag thatchildren cancolour inthemselvesPhotograph:Michael LloydBRML20140630A-003_C
AWOMAN with a passion fordrawing is using her businessto help instil that joy in chil-dren using her ownaward-winning designs.
Kate Edmunds has created a PE kitbag that children can colour in them-s e l ve s.
She said: “My first passion has al-ways been illustrating.
“I try to create products that bring afresh approach to colouring. The bolddesigns help challenge the senses andstimulate the imagination, offering aperfect solution to calming the row-diest of children.”
Kate started her Clifton-based com-pany, Eggnogg in 2009 and it has grownto a team of three.
They design quirky gifts, party sup-plies, and colour-in products for allages, from postcard books, posters,bunting and pocket books to greetingcards, wrap, notebooks and stickers.
Kate said: “My adoration for textileshas always been a bit of an obsession.Following a visit to The National Gal-lery and V&A, I was inspired to un-leash Eggnogg onto textiles. I beganimagining ways of incorporating chil-d re n’s colouring creations into prac-tical, functional and fun products.”
That led to a range of fabric productsthat help children be more creativewith colour, starting with colour-in teatowel that can be cut out and stitchedinto a cuddly toy.
She said: “The wonderful thingabout the new textile range is theirversatility; children can create andmake something beautiful that can beused for play, to decorate the home, orto store things in – perfectly comple-menting our range of colour-in cardand paper products.”
Now Kate has won the Best Innov-ation in Print and Design title at theSupreme Innovation and DesignAwards, competing with the likes ofLondon Fashion Week, Bombay Sap-phire and Debenham’s for her col-our-in kit bag.
Children can personalise their bagwith a rainbow of colours to brightenup PE, swimming lessons or sleep-ove r s.
The awards also recognise ethicallyproduced goods. All her bags are fairtrade cotton and made in India, withall paper goods made in Britain.
Kate said: ‘Sustainability is import-ant to us and is embedded in our ethos.To be recognised by Supreme Cre-ations, a leader in sourcing ethicallyproduced, sustainable products is anhonour indeed.”
Ru t h ’s career has drawn inspirationfrom children, although she can’tblame them for the unusual companyn a m e.
“After the arrival of my children, Ibegan illustrating books for publish-ing houses and creating greeting cardsfor family and friends,” she said.
“Eggnogg was a natural progres-sion. The name itself comes from oneof my early greeting card designs de-picting a nostalgic 1970s party, in-spired by the film A b i ga i l ’s Party.
Transpor t
Tex t i l es
Rail depot advance markedWORK to build an £80 million depotto service and clean the electrictrains which will run on the mainlinefrom London to Bristol and on toWales has reached a milestone.
The steel superstructure of theHitachi Rail Europe facility in StokeGifford is now up.
Managing director Keith Jordansaid tremendous progress had beenmade over the past 12 months.
He said: “This new plant will serveas a crucial maintenance facility forHitachi Rail Europe’s service deliv-ery operations on the Great WesternMain Line for at least the next 27 anda half years years and it’s importantthat we continue to work effectivelywith our contractors to ensure astate-of-the-art facility is produced.”
Because it is such a long-term in-
Business centre opens
Hive can be huge help to economy
to North Somerset, especially as allsurplus funds made from The Hivewill be reinvested into local enterprisedevelopment and business support.”
Agency chairman Charles Walkeradded: “What we have today, as a resultof a great deal of hard work by allinvolved, is a superb environment-ally-sustainable building which deliv-ers first class workspace and on-sitesupport to businesses, within the per-fect location – the exciting Junction 21Enterprise Area.
“It is a building in which the wholeof North Somerset can take pride andwe hope that the local business com-munity will get involved with TheHive, its events, its tenants and its pas-sionate support of up-and-coming newbusiness enterprises.”
The centre has been part-financedfrom the South West CompetitivenessEuropean Regional DevelopmentFund Programme.
It came about after the agency sur-veyed a number of local businesses
and found 65 per cent felt, based ontheir own experience of setting up abusiness in North Somerset, a busi-ness development centre would be be-neficial.
It has also allowed the agency tomove out of its shabby old HQ intosomething more fitting on the town’sformer airfield site. It has alreadybeen joined by first tenants DM Op-tics, Abersea Engineering, GreenFrog Connect and Joyce Oliver WealthMana g ement.
Growth Deal
‘An importantweek for peoplein Bristol’
Cloud computingservice signs deal� A BRISTOL cloud computingbusiness has signed a deal to workwith a large data centre to house itsservers.
Hub Network Services is takingspace for several servers at NGDEurope, just over the Welsh bordernear Newport. It already uses datacentres in London and Manchester.
HNS technical director JohnVolanthen said: “By partnering withNGD and using its facility not onlyare we adding even furthergeographical diversity and networkredundancy to our highly resilientcloud and co-location services, weare also gaining the benefit of NGD’sunprecedented space and power forfuture-proofing our rackrequirements as we grow.”
NGD chairman Simon Taylor saidthe partnership would benefit bothfirms. He said: “Together we willdevelop new, mutually beneficialrevenue streams. HNS’ strategicpresence in Bristol will help us toservice businesses ‘on the doorstep’throughout the South West.”
Progress on renewableenergy ‘just the start’
Da t a
Powe r
Award winnerKate has designson future withcolour-in bag
Nick Clegg, Deputy Prime Minister(below), on the announcement thatBristol has been awarded £86.2million to invest in robotics, newcomposite materials, broadbanddevelopment, and local rail services
THIS is a really important week forpeople in Bristol.
I wanted to seeevery part of Bri-tain given morefreedom than atthe start of thisparliament sothat the peoplewho know mostabout Bristolwill have themoney and the sup-port to deliverchanges that can benefiteveryone. This could be anythingfrom helping young people find work,getting businesses the support theyneed to thrive, giving commuters bet-ter access to road and rail networks orsimply giving everyone the chance toget on-line faster. I’m delighted thatmy vision is truly becoming a reality.
This deal is a defining latest chapterin our long-term plan to boost growtharound the country. Over the past twoyears we’ve signed multi-billionpound Regional Growth Funds and 26City Deals across the country to helprevitalise local economies. TheGrowth Deal with the West of EnglandLocal Enterprise Partnership willbuild on this; meaning more freedomand resources to create jobs, morehelp to meet housing needs and fur-ther support to projects essential tothe region’s national competitivenessmoving. And for the first time, hous-ing, infrastructure and other fundingis being brought together in one pot,and put directly into the hands of localauthorities and businesses.
Over the lifetime of this deal we’llbe investing a total of around £212.6million into the West of England. Thiswill pull in up to £70 million in publicand private sector investment, helpcreate up to 5,000 jobs, increase thenumber of learning opportunitiesand reduce congestion and make itquicker and easier to travel aroundthe region. Businesses will have newopportunities to collaborate with aca-demia to develop new technologiesand get the support they need to grow.Local businesses in the West of Eng-land will benefit from an improvedrail network, reduced congestion andnew and improved routes and facil-ities for walking, cycling and publictransport. £31.99 million investmentin Further Education will help to de-velop a local workforce with the skillsthat businesses need.
The selection process has been verycompetitive and we’ve had to makesome tough decisions along the waybut we’re confident we’ve made theright choices.� If you missed full coverage of theGrowth Deal, find it online atbristolpost.co.uk/business
Sign uphere forbusinessnews directto yourinboxevery day
Gavin ThompsonAssistant Editor (Business)[email protected]
Kate Edmunds
“My adoration fortextiles has always beena bit of an obsession ... Ibegan imagining ways ofincorporating children’scolouring creations intopractical, functional andfun products.
THE Bristol area can produce 123 megawattsof electricity from renewable sources, ac-cording to a report by energy experts RegenS W.
The report found that the South West nowgenerates enough green electricity to power aquarter of homes or 8.3 per cent of all supply,with capacity having grown by 37 per cent inthe past 12 months to nearly 1.2 giga watts.
Most of that comes from Devon (380MW) andCornwall (374MW), due in part to the largenumbers of wind turbines in those areas.
But the region is still short of nationaltargets to reach 15 per cent by 2020.
There are wind turbines in the Bristol area,such as those in Avonmouth, but in order forthe West of England area to up its outputsignificantly it would a big increase in solarpanels and, ultimately, some way of harness-ing the tidal range of the Severn Estuary.
With Bristol becoming European Green
Capital in 2015, its performance in this areawill be in the spotlight.
Merlin Hyman, chief executive of Regen SWsaid progress across the region was encour-a ging.
“However, it should be just the start,” hesaid. “With 70 per cent of all investment inenergy globally predicted to be in renewables,our success in this market is critical.
“By meeting our renewables targets wecould create 34,000 high-value jobs, becomeless reliant on uncertain oversees suppliedfossil fuels, and use our local renewable en-ergy resources to generate income and fuelsecurity for local communities.
“We need to take more responsibility locallyfor making the most of the excellent renewableenergy resources we have: putting local com-munities at the heart of developments; andsupporting local companies to compete forwo rk . ”
vestment, the firm is keen to buildlinks in the community. It built amajor drainage culvert and has paidfor improvements to the local park.There are plans for an apprentice-ship scheme on the site.
Filton and Bradley Stoke MP JackLopresti visited the site for a ce-remony to mark the occasion.
He said: “I am pleased that Hitachihas reconfirmed to me their com-mitment to filling as many jobs aspossible from the local work force,including apprentices.”
Councillor Brian Allinson, chair ofSouth Gloucestershire Council’sPlanning, Transportation and Stra-tegic Environment Committee,added: “It’s good to see the new railmaintenance depot taking shape inStoke Gifford. The project is part of
� The ceremony at the Hitachi RailEurope facility with MP JackLopresti and managing directorKeith Jordan pictured centre
plans to electrify the railway betweenBristol and London and will providea welcome boost to the local economyhere in South Gloucestershire.”
NEW businesses in NorthSomerset now have the rightconditions to grow andflourish, according to one ofthe region’s MPs.
John Penrose, MP for Weston-super-Mare, was speaking at thelaunch of the Hive, a new businesscentre in the Junction 21 yesterday.
He said: “As someone who’s helpedto found two start-ups myself, I knowjust how difficult it can be.
“Initiatives like The Hive are cru-cial to provide all the advice, encour-agement and support which fledglingfirms need to grow.
“The Hive has the potential to be ahuge help to Weston’s economy. Weneed young businesses to flourish, andThe Hive provides great conditions forthem to do so.”
The purpose-built Hive has room for40-60 businesses in unfurnished officespace, offering easy-in, easy-out termswith a managed reception and secureb ro a d b a n d .
It is run by the North Somerset En-terprise Agency, which is now alsobased at the centre.
And that could the key to its success,as it gives businesses on-site access toexperienced advisors.
Angela Hicks, chief executive of theagency, said: “Now, when an individu-al in our community has an idea for anew business – a business that overtime, if nurtured and grown, will con-tribute to the economy and perhapscreate jobs – they can come here, toThe Hive, not only for advice, but foreverything that a small businessneeds in its crucial early months andye a r s.
“As a small, local enterprise agency,we are very proud to have deliveredthis new business development centre
Gavin ThompsonAssistant Editor (Business)[email protected]
� Above, MP John Penrose addresses the opening ceremonyof The Hive business centre at Weston-super-Mare; left,Angela Hicks outside The Hive Photographs: Dave Betts
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Music
Lighting
Live Camera Relay
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Ae ros pa ce
BRISTOL is preparing to flyinto the biggest aerospaceshowcase in Europe laterthis month in the hope oflanding big deals and bring-
ing new investment to the city.Although it happens about 100
miles away in Hampshire, the Farn-borough Airshow will be the focus forBristol’s aerospace sector.
Held every other year, the show ismore about business than air dis-p l ay s.
It will feature 1,500 exhibitors,more than half from overseas, andwill attract 100,000 trade visitors. TheUS pavilion alone features more than230 companies.
It is usually the scene for a dualbetween rivals Boeing and Airbus tosee who can announce the most or-d e r s.
For Airbus it will be the first air-show for its newest model, the A350XWB (extra wide body), which will beseen during the first few days of theshow both on the ground and in thea i r.
Mark Stewart, general manager ofthe firm’s Filton plant, said: “Far n-borough is the biggest event in theaerospace calendar for Airbus, and itgives us a great opportunity to show-case our products that our 10,000 em-ployees in the UK including 4,000 herein Filton make happen.”
The show is not just about the bigfirms such as Airbus, or GKN, BAEand Rolls-Royce, but a chance forthose in the supply chain to makecontacts and hopefully do some busi-n e s s.
For the first time, Invest Bristol &Bath will be among the exhibitors.The inward investment body will beworking with partner organisationsfrom across the South West to pro-
mote the region’s excellence in thissector – and try to bring in morei nve s t m e n t .
Professor Joe McGeehan, chair-man of Invest Bristol & Bath, said:“Our aim is to attract further in-vestment into the region so that cut-ting-edge technologies continue to bedeveloped in our aerospace sector,jobs are created and the industrycontinues to set the agenda nation-ally and beyond.”
Barry Warburton is the organisa-t i o n’s advanced engineering andaerospace sector champion, and aformer member of the West of Eng-land Aerospace Forum.
He said Bristol needed to have apresence at such an event, and that it
Rivals lookingto air show tohit new heights
Construction skills
Fresh approach Plumbing tutor totap into growing need for training
APLUMBING and trades tutorfrom South Gloucestershirehas launched a new skillsacademy to cater for thegrowing need for trained
construction workers.With an emphasis on quality train-
ing, small class sizes and one-to-onetuition, Shane McCallum and hiswife Nikki have set up the new SouthWest Construction Academy.
Based in a 1,600 sq ft convertedbarn in the prestigious setting ofEastwood Park in Falfield, the SouthWest Construction Academy willbegin by offering a range of plumbingcourses, providing a mixture of dis-tance learning and on-site learningand intensive training.
Mr McCallum’s business plan isaimed at attracting 36 adult studentsin the first year, before looking toattract school leavers in year two.Eventually the plan is to broaden toother trades such as plastering, elec-trical and carpentry.
Mr McCallum said: “I’m trying toactually do something about the situ-ations that I don’t agree with in thetraining set-up for this industry.
“My concern is that class sizes aretoo big, adult learners are sufferingby being included with school leaversand that the focus is on quantityrather than quality. Trainees deserveas much one-to-one tuition as pos-s i bl e. ”
And Mr McCallum believes there ishuge potential for the academy, giventhe pressure on colleges to meet over-head costs and hit targets for Gov-ernment funding.
He also believes that, with majorconstruction projects such as the newpower station at Hinckley Pointplanned for the future, the industrywill shortly be in need of major num-bers of newly trained workers.
He said: “I’d also like to deal withlocal businesses on apprenticeships. Id o n’t feel local businesses haveenough influence in how trainees aretaught. So I’d like to be able to teachstudents the industry standards butalso ask businesses if there’s any-thing else they’d like bolted on so that
the graduates come away with ex-actly the skills that they need.
“That flexibility is something thatcolleges can’t offer. I want to givecompanies more of a say on where themoney is spent and where the train-ing is going to go.”
Aged 40, Mr McCallum started hisprofessional life as a landscapegardener and one of his early con-tracts was mowing the lawns at East-wood Park, the home of his newbu s i n e s s.
He was a student among the firstyear of plumbing trainees at FiltonCollege back in 2005 and has since
MORE people are flying from BristolAirport to long-haul destinationsafter a carrier increased the numberof seats it sells.
KLM takes business andleisure travellers fromBristol around the world,connecting via themajor internationalhub at Schiphol, Am-s t e rd a m .
In April, the airlineswitched to using biggerplanes on its four dailyreturn flights between thetwo cities, adding about 120seats a day.
And the demand was clearly thereas seats quickly filled up.
Warner Rootliep (abov e), Air
France KLM general manager for theUK and Ireland, said: “Our opera-tions in Bristol are crucial to our
extensive regional network. Weare delighted to have intro-
duced our new Embraer 190aircraft on this route fol-lowing demand from ourpasseng ers.
“This aircraft capa-city increase – an extra120 seats per day –
means more passengersconnecting via Amster-
dam Airport Schiphol,more easily and to more des-
tinations, and all this from theirlocal airport.
“This is a win-win for everyone.”Warner said he would like to see
capacity grow further still over thenext three years, either through afifth daily flight or more likely biggerp l a n e s.
Shaun Brown, aviation director atthe airport, said it showed how manypassengers were finding it was easierto get to long-haul destinations con-necting through the local airport,rather than travelling to London.
He said: “A larger aircraft on theBristol-Amsterdam route, combinedwith the convenient transfer processat Schiphol, means that passengersare increasingly choosing to flylong-haul from their local airport.”
The most popular long-haul con-nections for Bristol passengers in thelast year have been Nairobi, CapeTown and Osaka, closely followed by
Trave l
More flying from Bristol with KLM
� The larger Embraer 190 aircraft
� Shane McCallum and his wife Nikki have set up a skills academy in a converted a barn in Eastwood Park, Falfield
New stores fortakeaway chain
Fo o dTrailer firm seeingsigns of recovery� A COMPANY that rents outtrailers says its business is gettingbusier and that’s another sign thatthe economy is on the up.
The Cartwright Group, one of theUK’s biggest body and trailermanufacturers also has a trailerrental arm.
The firm has a fleet of 600 trailersshared between its Avonmouth andNewport sites.
Chris Bull (below), regional salesmanager, said: “We are certainlyahead of schedule for this time ofyear and arecurrently enjoyingextremely highrate ofutilisation withplenty morenew buildand rentalopportunitystill out there.”
Re n t a l s
New office openedat aerospace hub� ENGINEERING firm Altran UKhas opened a second office inBristol.
It will enable the firm to expandthe support it is already providingto the biggest aerospace anddefence organisations in theregion, in areas includingadvanced systems, propulsion,aerodynamics, product lifecyclemanagement and manufacturingengineering.
The new office is at the BAESystems Advanced TechnologyCentre in Filton and is part of theFilton Enterprise Area, recognisedas a hub for innovation inaerospace and defence.
Altran UK already has offices inBristol’s Brabazon Office Park andin central Bath, as well as fiveother locations throughout theUK.
Chief executive Mike Simmssaid: “The South West is a keyregional market for Altran,particularly in the aerospace anddefence sectors.
“We have been building ourpresence here over the course ofmany years and establishedourselves as a trusted deliverypartner of some of the biggestnames in UK aerospace anddefence, providing them withengineering and technical supporton an array of award-winningp ro j e c t s .
“The opening of this new Bristoloffice is our latest step indeveloping a South West regionalcentre of excellence forengineering and innovation.
“It will enable us to deliver aneven greater breadth and depth ofsupport to our clients, and sendsout a clear message that we arean employer of note in thisimportant region.”
The firm is a member of theWest of England AerospaceForum.
The new office comes at a timewhen Altran is showcasing itswork on intelligent systems for theaerospace industry.
The technology, which it will bedemonstrating at Farnborough AirShow later this month, showshow air traffic controllers could dotheir jobs using voice commandsand gestures in future.
Denton Clutterbuck, head ofaerospace and defence at AltranUK, added: “We are proud tocontinue investing in this region,helping our clients succeed, growand innovate at a time of greatchallenge and great opportunity.”
Engineering
worked as a tutor at the college forseveral years.
He said: “It’s great to have thevenue finalised and I’m excited to getstarted. I chose Eastwood Park be-cause I looked at a number of in-dustrial units and I didn’t believethey had the feel for a training fa-cility. I wanted somewhere wherepeople could learn.
“They do training at this businessvenue already, so it’s ideal. The loc-ation is fantastically convenient forpeople from Bristol, Gloucestershireand the rest of the South West – re a l lyclose to the M5 but quiet too.”
TWO young businesswomen haveofficially launched their newrange of female cycling kit at anevent in the city centre.
Lucy Gardner, 22, from St An-drews, and Emily Buzzo, 22, fromSt Paul’s, have set up their cloth-ing brand Fierlan, named after theOld English word for journey.
Cut in Manchester and madenear Venice in Italy, the first 75pieces by Fierlan are available forsale on the company website.
Initial stock is comprised of arange of shorts, bib shorts, a jer-sey, a base layer, a sports bra and agilet.
The pair have self-funded thefirst phase of the business whichis why there is limited availability.But they hope to attract investors
Spor tswear
Cycling kit designers get into gear
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to support the second round ofmanufacturing in time for thisautumn and winter.
The launch event took place atthe Playground Coffee House on StNicholas Street in the city centreand was attended by a number ofBristol-based retailers.
Lucy, who late last year won theLycra Future Designers Award atthe WGSN Global FashionAwards, said: “This is the cul-mination of everything we haveworked on and invested in for thelast nine months so it’s a reallyexciting time.
“To be able to get into shops wereally need more stock but we arehoping that, once investors see thequality of what we are producing,we will be able to produce theclothing in greater quantitieslater this year.”
Lucy Gardner
This is theculmination ofeverything we haveworked on andinvested in for the lastnine months so it’s areally exciting time.”
“
Rupert [email protected]
Shane McCallum
“ I don’t feel localbusinesses have enoughinfluence in how traineesare taught. So I’d like tobe able to teachstudents the industrystandards but also askbusinesses if there’sanything else they’d likebolted on.”
Tokyo and Singapore.The airport hopes that lower air
passenger duty on flights of more
than 4,000 miles from April 2015 willsee the long haul business keep grow-ing.
� FAST growing Chinese takeawaychain Hotcha has announced plansto open up to three new stores inBristol as part of its nationalexpansion programme.
Hotcha, which serves up freshlymade Chinese dishes for collectionor delivery, was founded two yearsago by entrepreneur James Liang.
But after opening a number ofoutlets of its own, the firm is nowlooking for experienced managersto buy and run new outlets asfranchise operations in Bristol.
Anyone considering it, however,will need local market knowledge,and around £75,000 in personalfunds, with the remaining start-upcosts available through bankfinancing.
The chain says its outlets in theSouth West have typically turnedover £500,000 per annum withprofits of £150,000.
should promote the importance of theNational Composite Centre which is-leading the way in making aero-planes lighter and more fuelef ficient.
“It is important for us in the Bristolarea to stake our claim as the largestaerospace cluster,” he said.
But he said the relationships de-veloped at the show would not bearfruit overnight.
“Two years ago after the show, achap said to me ‘I only made twocontacts, it was a really disappoint-ing show’,” said Barry. “Six monthslater he called me back and said‘those two contacts just secured me a£250,000 order’.”
Farnborough Airshow runs fromJuly 14 to 20. We’ll be keeping you upto date with announcements online atb r i s t o l p o s t . c o. u k and through South-We s t B u s i n e s s.
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Ae ros pa ce
BRISTOL is preparing to flyinto the biggest aerospaceshowcase in Europe laterthis month in the hope oflanding big deals and bring-
ing new investment to the city.Although it happens about 100
miles away in Hampshire, the Farn-borough Airshow will be the focus forBristol’s aerospace sector.
Held every other year, the show ismore about business than air dis-p l ay s.
It will feature 1,500 exhibitors,more than half from overseas, andwill attract 100,000 trade visitors. TheUS pavilion alone features more than230 companies.
It is usually the scene for a dualbetween rivals Boeing and Airbus tosee who can announce the most or-d e r s.
For Airbus it will be the first air-show for its newest model, the A350XWB (extra wide body), which will beseen during the first few days of theshow both on the ground and in thea i r.
Mark Stewart, general manager ofthe firm’s Filton plant, said: “Far n-borough is the biggest event in theaerospace calendar for Airbus, and itgives us a great opportunity to show-case our products that our 10,000 em-ployees in the UK including 4,000 herein Filton make happen.”
The show is not just about the bigfirms such as Airbus, or GKN, BAEand Rolls-Royce, but a chance forthose in the supply chain to makecontacts and hopefully do some busi-n e s s.
For the first time, Invest Bristol &Bath will be among the exhibitors.The inward investment body will beworking with partner organisationsfrom across the South West to pro-
mote the region’s excellence in thissector – and try to bring in morei nve s t m e n t .
Professor Joe McGeehan, chair-man of Invest Bristol & Bath, said:“Our aim is to attract further in-vestment into the region so that cut-ting-edge technologies continue to bedeveloped in our aerospace sector,jobs are created and the industrycontinues to set the agenda nation-ally and beyond.”
Barry Warburton is the organisa-t i o n’s advanced engineering andaerospace sector champion, and aformer member of the West of Eng-land Aerospace Forum.
He said Bristol needed to have apresence at such an event, and that it
Rivals lookingto air show tohit new heights
Construction skills
Fresh approach Plumbing tutor totap into growing need for training
APLUMBING and trades tutorfrom South Gloucestershirehas launched a new skillsacademy to cater for thegrowing need for trained
construction workers.With an emphasis on quality train-
ing, small class sizes and one-to-onetuition, Shane McCallum and hiswife Nikki have set up the new SouthWest Construction Academy.
Based in a 1,600 sq ft convertedbarn in the prestigious setting ofEastwood Park in Falfield, the SouthWest Construction Academy willbegin by offering a range of plumbingcourses, providing a mixture of dis-tance learning and on-site learningand intensive training.
Mr McCallum’s business plan isaimed at attracting 36 adult studentsin the first year, before looking toattract school leavers in year two.Eventually the plan is to broaden toother trades such as plastering, elec-trical and carpentry.
Mr McCallum said: “I’m trying toactually do something about the situ-ations that I don’t agree with in thetraining set-up for this industry.
“My concern is that class sizes aretoo big, adult learners are sufferingby being included with school leaversand that the focus is on quantityrather than quality. Trainees deserveas much one-to-one tuition as pos-s i bl e. ”
And Mr McCallum believes there ishuge potential for the academy, giventhe pressure on colleges to meet over-head costs and hit targets for Gov-ernment funding.
He also believes that, with majorconstruction projects such as the newpower station at Hinckley Pointplanned for the future, the industrywill shortly be in need of major num-bers of newly trained workers.
He said: “I’d also like to deal withlocal businesses on apprenticeships. Id o n’t feel local businesses haveenough influence in how trainees aretaught. So I’d like to be able to teachstudents the industry standards butalso ask businesses if there’s any-thing else they’d like bolted on so that
the graduates come away with ex-actly the skills that they need.
“That flexibility is something thatcolleges can’t offer. I want to givecompanies more of a say on where themoney is spent and where the train-ing is going to go.”
Aged 40, Mr McCallum started hisprofessional life as a landscapegardener and one of his early con-tracts was mowing the lawns at East-wood Park, the home of his newbu s i n e s s.
He was a student among the firstyear of plumbing trainees at FiltonCollege back in 2005 and has since
MORE people are flying from BristolAirport to long-haul destinationsafter a carrier increased the numberof seats it sells.
KLM takes business andleisure travellers fromBristol around the world,connecting via themajor internationalhub at Schiphol, Am-s t e rd a m .
In April, the airlineswitched to using biggerplanes on its four dailyreturn flights between thetwo cities, adding about 120seats a day.
And the demand was clearly thereas seats quickly filled up.
Warner Rootliep (abov e), Air
France KLM general manager for theUK and Ireland, said: “Our opera-tions in Bristol are crucial to our
extensive regional network. Weare delighted to have intro-
duced our new Embraer 190aircraft on this route fol-lowing demand from ourpasseng ers.
“This aircraft capa-city increase – an extra120 seats per day –
means more passengersconnecting via Amster-
dam Airport Schiphol,more easily and to more des-
tinations, and all this from theirlocal airport.
“This is a win-win for everyone.”Warner said he would like to see
capacity grow further still over thenext three years, either through afifth daily flight or more likely biggerp l a n e s.
Shaun Brown, aviation director atthe airport, said it showed how manypassengers were finding it was easierto get to long-haul destinations con-necting through the local airport,rather than travelling to London.
He said: “A larger aircraft on theBristol-Amsterdam route, combinedwith the convenient transfer processat Schiphol, means that passengersare increasingly choosing to flylong-haul from their local airport.”
The most popular long-haul con-nections for Bristol passengers in thelast year have been Nairobi, CapeTown and Osaka, closely followed by
Trave l
More flying from Bristol with KLM
� The larger Embraer 190 aircraft
� Shane McCallum and his wife Nikki have set up a skills academy in a converted a barn in Eastwood Park, Falfield
New stores fortakeaway chain
Fo o dTrailer firm seeingsigns of recovery� A COMPANY that rents outtrailers says its business is gettingbusier and that’s another sign thatthe economy is on the up.
The Cartwright Group, one of theUK’s biggest body and trailermanufacturers also has a trailerrental arm.
The firm has a fleet of 600 trailersshared between its Avonmouth andNewport sites.
Chris Bull (below), regional salesmanager, said: “We are certainlyahead of schedule for this time ofyear and arecurrently enjoyingextremely highrate ofutilisation withplenty morenew buildand rentalopportunitystill out there.”
Re n t a l s
New office openedat aerospace hub� ENGINEERING firm Altran UKhas opened a second office inBristol.
It will enable the firm to expandthe support it is already providingto the biggest aerospace anddefence organisations in theregion, in areas includingadvanced systems, propulsion,aerodynamics, product lifecyclemanagement and manufacturingengineering.
The new office is at the BAESystems Advanced TechnologyCentre in Filton and is part of theFilton Enterprise Area, recognisedas a hub for innovation inaerospace and defence.
Altran UK already has offices inBristol’s Brabazon Office Park andin central Bath, as well as fiveother locations throughout theUK.
Chief executive Mike Simmssaid: “The South West is a keyregional market for Altran,particularly in the aerospace anddefence sectors.
“We have been building ourpresence here over the course ofmany years and establishedourselves as a trusted deliverypartner of some of the biggestnames in UK aerospace anddefence, providing them withengineering and technical supporton an array of award-winningp ro j e c t s .
“The opening of this new Bristoloffice is our latest step indeveloping a South West regionalcentre of excellence forengineering and innovation.
“It will enable us to deliver aneven greater breadth and depth ofsupport to our clients, and sendsout a clear message that we arean employer of note in thisimportant region.”
The firm is a member of theWest of England AerospaceForum.
The new office comes at a timewhen Altran is showcasing itswork on intelligent systems for theaerospace industry.
The technology, which it will bedemonstrating at Farnborough AirShow later this month, showshow air traffic controllers could dotheir jobs using voice commandsand gestures in future.
Denton Clutterbuck, head ofaerospace and defence at AltranUK, added: “We are proud tocontinue investing in this region,helping our clients succeed, growand innovate at a time of greatchallenge and great opportunity.”
Engineering
worked as a tutor at the college forseveral years.
He said: “It’s great to have thevenue finalised and I’m excited to getstarted. I chose Eastwood Park be-cause I looked at a number of in-dustrial units and I didn’t believethey had the feel for a training fa-cility. I wanted somewhere wherepeople could learn.
“They do training at this businessvenue already, so it’s ideal. The loc-ation is fantastically convenient forpeople from Bristol, Gloucestershireand the rest of the South West – re a l lyclose to the M5 but quiet too.”
TWO young businesswomen haveofficially launched their newrange of female cycling kit at anevent in the city centre.
Lucy Gardner, 22, from St An-drews, and Emily Buzzo, 22, fromSt Paul’s, have set up their cloth-ing brand Fierlan, named after theOld English word for journey.
Cut in Manchester and madenear Venice in Italy, the first 75pieces by Fierlan are available forsale on the company website.
Initial stock is comprised of arange of shorts, bib shorts, a jer-sey, a base layer, a sports bra and agilet.
The pair have self-funded thefirst phase of the business whichis why there is limited availability.But they hope to attract investors
Spor tswear
Cycling kit designers get into gear
Gavin ThompsonAssistant Editor (Business)[email protected]
The most exciting golf course in
Bristol!
Evening Post Ad. Sized 10cm high by 16cm wide.
18 holes for £18 on our Badminton Course
And your first round for just
£10 [email protected] Kendleshire.com 0117 956 7007
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� Lucy Gardner and Emily Buzzowith one of their creations
to support the second round ofmanufacturing in time for thisautumn and winter.
The launch event took place atthe Playground Coffee House on StNicholas Street in the city centreand was attended by a number ofBristol-based retailers.
Lucy, who late last year won theLycra Future Designers Award atthe WGSN Global FashionAwards, said: “This is the cul-mination of everything we haveworked on and invested in for thelast nine months so it’s a reallyexciting time.
“To be able to get into shops wereally need more stock but we arehoping that, once investors see thequality of what we are producing,we will be able to produce theclothing in greater quantitieslater this year.”
Lucy Gardner
This is theculmination ofeverything we haveworked on andinvested in for the lastnine months so it’s areally exciting time.”
“
Rupert [email protected]
Shane McCallum
“ I don’t feel localbusinesses have enoughinfluence in how traineesare taught. So I’d like tobe able to teachstudents the industrystandards but also askbusinesses if there’sanything else they’d likebolted on.”
Tokyo and Singapore.The airport hopes that lower air
passenger duty on flights of more
than 4,000 miles from April 2015 willsee the long haul business keep grow-ing.
� FAST growing Chinese takeawaychain Hotcha has announced plansto open up to three new stores inBristol as part of its nationalexpansion programme.
Hotcha, which serves up freshlymade Chinese dishes for collectionor delivery, was founded two yearsago by entrepreneur James Liang.
But after opening a number ofoutlets of its own, the firm is nowlooking for experienced managersto buy and run new outlets asfranchise operations in Bristol.
Anyone considering it, however,will need local market knowledge,and around £75,000 in personalfunds, with the remaining start-upcosts available through bankfinancing.
The chain says its outlets in theSouth West have typically turnedover £500,000 per annum withprofits of £150,000.
should promote the importance of theNational Composite Centre which is-leading the way in making aero-planes lighter and more fuelef ficient.
“It is important for us in the Bristolarea to stake our claim as the largestaerospace cluster,” he said.
But he said the relationships de-veloped at the show would not bearfruit overnight.
“Two years ago after the show, achap said to me ‘I only made twocontacts, it was a really disappoint-ing show’,” said Barry. “Six monthslater he called me back and said‘those two contacts just secured me a£250,000 order’.”
Farnborough Airshow runs fromJuly 14 to 20. We’ll be keeping you upto date with announcements online atb r i s t o l p o s t . c o. u k and through South-We s t B u s i n e s s.
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WHY MORE OF OUR COMPANIES HAVE TO START LOOKING TO THE WORLDToday, Business West launches a new campaignin the Bristol Post to increase the number ofcompanies exporting in the region.
Called #GetExporting, the business organisationaims to help 2,020 companies in the South Westto export more by 2020. Below, Phil Smith, man-aging director at Business West – which supportscompanies across the Bristol area – sets out howthe campaign can achieve its target.
BUSINESS West is part of an ex-tensive new roll-out of activity withoverseas partners to ease the path forprospective exporters.
It is a cornerstone of the UK Gov-ernment and British Chambers ofCommerce partnership to strengthenthe role of the private sector in grow-ing British trade overseas.
By 2018, the UK will have a globalnetwork of British Chambers of Com-merce and business groups in over 40high growth markets overseas.
These partners are already provid-ing practical business support, giv-ing companies a seamless end-to-endjour ney.
British Business Centres have re-cently opened in Mexico, Vietnam,Dubai, Turkey, Singapore, Malaysiaand elsewhere.
Teams are working in partnershipwith UKTI in these high growth mar-kets, where it was recognised by UKMinisters a couple of years ago, thatUK business is not seeing the levels oftrade that its competitors were se-curing. British Chambers in thesemarkets are fully geared up to offer aplatform of support, with experi-enced companies already active inthe market – they can tap into theircontacts, expertise and use their of-fices as a base to launch their busi-n e s s.
Business West recently hosted ex-perts from these networks from
RESEARCH shows that busi-nesses who export have sig-nificantly greater growthprospects, more durabilityand higher profitability
than companies who don’t. And ifyou needed more encouragementthan that, consider the fact thatexporting businesses generate anaverage growth of 30 per cent afterexporting for just two years – aserious reason to consider tradingove r s e a s.
To capitalise on this momentum,Business West is launching its new‘2020 by 2020’ initiative, where theaim is to get 2,020 businesses ex-porting more by 2020.
The campaign, called #GetExport-ing, will encourage ambitious com-panies to grow their businessthrough exports and will include lotsof exciting exporting initiatives suchas competitions, newsletters, exportreports, social media campaigns andmuch more.
Statistics show that exportingbusinesses are 11 per cent morelikely to succeed than those whichonly serve domestic markets.
The good news is that at BusinessWest we have noticed a significantincrease in export activity amongour customers, with April and Maybeing record months for our exportdocumentation department.
We really must get behind our
exporters if we are to stand a chanceof achieving the Prime Minister’starget of increasing exports to £1trillion by 2020, and help businessesto seize valuable opportunities over-seas. This is exactly what our#GetExporting campaign has beendesigned to do.
Take your business to the nextlevel and #GetExporting!
MORE than 150 businessesfrom Bristol and acrossthe region have attendedthe UK’s first ExportFair, in support of the
International Festival of Business.Organised by UK Trade and In-
vestment (UKTI) and Business West,the Export Fair took place at the Mshed in Bristol, where a selection ofthe region’s innovative companiesshowcased their products and ser-v i c e s.
The fair was the first of its kindand focused on the future of ex-porting and the impact of the digitalrevolution on international trade.
Cheesemaker Alvis Brothers is in-creasing production by nearly athird on the back of strong domesticand global demand.
The company, which trades as LyeCross Farm in Redhill, near Bristol,attended the fair.
It sells its Cheddar into 30 coun-tries globally and at the end of lastyear arranged a seven-figure financepackage with HSBC, that has allowedit to expand its milking and packingf acilities.
Turnover at the company hit £25million last year, with 25 per cent ofsales going to overseas markets, in-cluding Korea, the US, Dubai, SouthAfrica, Saudi Arabia and a numberof European countries.
Managing director Peter Alvissaid: “This finance package fromHSBC has enabled the business toinvest to reach the next stage in itsdevelopment. The investments wehave made will have tangible be-nefits to the business.”
Futurologist and CEO of GlobalFutures and Foresight (GFF) DavidA Smith provided an engaging key-note speech at the fair on how
economies are changing, why thedigital age is transforming howgoods and services are bought andsold and how we communicate withc u s t o m e r s.
Mr Smith said: “The world’s eco-nomy is going to triple in the nextfour decades as emerging marketeconomies wield increasing power –the UK needs to target these highgrowth markets now.”
Business West’s Head of Innov-ation in Services John Rubidge high-lighted how the world’s population is
changing and how the internet hastransformed the way we research,shop, communicate and work.
Stephen Williams, MP for BristolWest and Parliamentary Under Sec-retary of State for Communities andLocal Government, also spoke aboutthe continuing importance of ex-ports for Bristol and the SouthWe s t .
Following the morning’s present-ations, the Export Fair was open forvisitors to explore different zoneswhere international trade experts
Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia andMalaysia and on June 12, we show-cased the huge opportunities thatexist in the Middle East – the UAE,Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain fea-tured in that high-profile event.
Business West said: “As a memberof Business West, local firms can joina unique network with a strong cam-paigning voice for the interests ofbusiness in Westminster, Whitehall,town halls and in Brussels, where wepromote pro-growth policies and de-fend business priorities.
“Firms can also access a range ofservices, networking and support, tohelp them do business every day,whether at home or internation-a l ly. ”
To find out more, contact SarahHildersley at Business West –sarah.hildersle [email protected].
Helping hand for exporters
Business West's Headof Innovation inServices John Rubidgeshares his top tips forsuccessfully exporting.
� 1. Research your marketDoes your prospective foreign
customer need what you are sellingat the price that will yield you ap ro f i t ?
What is the competition and howwill they react?
� 2. Implement an export strategyand review your capabilities
Ask yourself: what would mybusiness gain from exporting?
� 3. Construct an export planDefine how you will enter the
foreign market.Finalise human resources and
marketing strategy and allocate anadequate budget to cover exportstart-up costs.
� 4. Choose your sales presenceEstablish whether you need a
direct sales operation. Or is anagent or distributor more effective?
How will you manage youroverseas sales presence?
� 5. Promote your productHow are you going to market and
sell your product?Customise marketing to the target
c o u n t r y.
� 6. Get the customs side rightContact your local Chamber of
Commerce or HM Revenue &
Customs to clarify customsrequirements for destinationmarkets.
Make sure your reportingpractices are watertight.
� 7. Get paid on timeEnsure your cashflow will remain
at a safe level. Guaranteesufficient credit for your futuresales.
Take out insurance cover if
necessary. Investigate the use of aLetter of Credit to help ensure youget paid.
� 8. Choose your distributionmethods
Consider the implications ofselling over long distances andacross national frontiers.
� 9. Transport goods effectivelyAssess and choose the most
effective transport method andmake sure the goods are insuredby you or the importer.
� 10. After-sales policyRegularly liaise with customers,
export agents and banks.Monitor political unrest or
other adverse conditions in thecountry of destination. Manageregular servicing and warrantyclaims.
TOP TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL EXPORTING
were on hand to offer advice for bothnovice and experienced exporters.
South West businesses also show-cased their innovative products ands e r v i c e s.
Russell Jones, UKTI regional dir-ector for the South West said: “E x-porting is crucial to the growth ofour regional economy.
“Our role at UKTI is to ensureSouth West companies continue toexport and make the most of anyopportunities available.”
Phil Smith, managing director of
Business West added: “We ’re de-lighted that over 150 businesses havecome along today which shows thereal appetite there is for exporting.
“No matter what size your busi-ness is, if you are successfully sellingin this country, you can sell abroad.
“You just need to make sure youtake advantage of all the help avail-able to you, which is what today hasbeen all about. Feedback from at-tendees has been extremely posit-iv e.
“Having everything they needed to
know about exporting all in oneplace, all on one day has been a reals u c c e s s.
“I would encourage all businessesto #GetExporting, the opportunitiesare endless.”
For more information aboutUKTI’s export support services andevents in the South West visitwww.ukti.gov.uk or call 0845 60 60969. For information on BusinessWe s t ’s range of support services,visit www.businesswest.co.uk or call01275 373 373.
Phil Smith
“Statisticsshow thatexportingbusinessesare 11 percent morelikely tosucceedthan thosewhich onlyservedomesticmarkets.
Chris [email protected]
� Pictured from left, Steve Smith, President of the British Chamber ofCommerce in Mexico; Baroness Bonham-Carter, the PM's Trade Envoy toMexico; and Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen, who designed the centre interior
Business West
“Local firms can join aunique network with astrong campaigningvoice for the interests ofbusiness in Westminster,Whitehall, town halls andin Brussels
� Left, futurologist David A Smith speaks at the Business West Export Eventat M shed. Above, Lye Cross Farm cheeses from Bristol on sale in Korea
Futurologist David A Smith
“The world’s economy is going to triple in the nextfour decades as emerging market economies wieldincreasing power - the UK needs to target these highgrowth markets now.
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www.businesswest.co.uk
#GetExportingwww.businesswest.co.uk
#GetExportingwww.exportbritain.org.uk
#GetExportingwww.exportbritain.org.uk
#GetExporting
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WHY MORE OF OUR COMPANIES HAVE TO START LOOKING TO THE WORLDToday, Business West launches a new campaignin the Bristol Post to increase the number ofcompanies exporting in the region.
Called #GetExporting, the business organisationaims to help 2,020 companies in the South Westto export more by 2020. Below, Phil Smith, man-aging director at Business West – which supportscompanies across the Bristol area – sets out howthe campaign can achieve its target.
BUSINESS West is part of an ex-tensive new roll-out of activity withoverseas partners to ease the path forprospective exporters.
It is a cornerstone of the UK Gov-ernment and British Chambers ofCommerce partnership to strengthenthe role of the private sector in grow-ing British trade overseas.
By 2018, the UK will have a globalnetwork of British Chambers of Com-merce and business groups in over 40high growth markets overseas.
These partners are already provid-ing practical business support, giv-ing companies a seamless end-to-endjour ney.
British Business Centres have re-cently opened in Mexico, Vietnam,Dubai, Turkey, Singapore, Malaysiaand elsewhere.
Teams are working in partnershipwith UKTI in these high growth mar-kets, where it was recognised by UKMinisters a couple of years ago, thatUK business is not seeing the levels oftrade that its competitors were se-curing. British Chambers in thesemarkets are fully geared up to offer aplatform of support, with experi-enced companies already active inthe market – they can tap into theircontacts, expertise and use their of-fices as a base to launch their busi-n e s s.
Business West recently hosted ex-perts from these networks from
RESEARCH shows that busi-nesses who export have sig-nificantly greater growthprospects, more durabilityand higher profitability
than companies who don’t. And ifyou needed more encouragementthan that, consider the fact thatexporting businesses generate anaverage growth of 30 per cent afterexporting for just two years – aserious reason to consider tradingove r s e a s.
To capitalise on this momentum,Business West is launching its new‘2020 by 2020’ initiative, where theaim is to get 2,020 businesses ex-porting more by 2020.
The campaign, called #GetExport-ing, will encourage ambitious com-panies to grow their businessthrough exports and will include lotsof exciting exporting initiatives suchas competitions, newsletters, exportreports, social media campaigns andmuch more.
Statistics show that exportingbusinesses are 11 per cent morelikely to succeed than those whichonly serve domestic markets.
The good news is that at BusinessWest we have noticed a significantincrease in export activity amongour customers, with April and Maybeing record months for our exportdocumentation department.
We really must get behind our
exporters if we are to stand a chanceof achieving the Prime Minister’starget of increasing exports to £1trillion by 2020, and help businessesto seize valuable opportunities over-seas. This is exactly what our#GetExporting campaign has beendesigned to do.
Take your business to the nextlevel and #GetExporting!
MORE than 150 businessesfrom Bristol and acrossthe region have attendedthe UK’s first ExportFair, in support of the
International Festival of Business.Organised by UK Trade and In-
vestment (UKTI) and Business West,the Export Fair took place at the Mshed in Bristol, where a selection ofthe region’s innovative companiesshowcased their products and ser-v i c e s.
The fair was the first of its kindand focused on the future of ex-porting and the impact of the digitalrevolution on international trade.
Cheesemaker Alvis Brothers is in-creasing production by nearly athird on the back of strong domesticand global demand.
The company, which trades as LyeCross Farm in Redhill, near Bristol,attended the fair.
It sells its Cheddar into 30 coun-tries globally and at the end of lastyear arranged a seven-figure financepackage with HSBC, that has allowedit to expand its milking and packingf acilities.
Turnover at the company hit £25million last year, with 25 per cent ofsales going to overseas markets, in-cluding Korea, the US, Dubai, SouthAfrica, Saudi Arabia and a numberof European countries.
Managing director Peter Alvissaid: “This finance package fromHSBC has enabled the business toinvest to reach the next stage in itsdevelopment. The investments wehave made will have tangible be-nefits to the business.”
Futurologist and CEO of GlobalFutures and Foresight (GFF) DavidA Smith provided an engaging key-note speech at the fair on how
economies are changing, why thedigital age is transforming howgoods and services are bought andsold and how we communicate withc u s t o m e r s.
Mr Smith said: “The world’s eco-nomy is going to triple in the nextfour decades as emerging marketeconomies wield increasing power –the UK needs to target these highgrowth markets now.”
Business West’s Head of Innov-ation in Services John Rubidge high-lighted how the world’s population is
changing and how the internet hastransformed the way we research,shop, communicate and work.
Stephen Williams, MP for BristolWest and Parliamentary Under Sec-retary of State for Communities andLocal Government, also spoke aboutthe continuing importance of ex-ports for Bristol and the SouthWe s t .
Following the morning’s present-ations, the Export Fair was open forvisitors to explore different zoneswhere international trade experts
Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia andMalaysia and on June 12, we show-cased the huge opportunities thatexist in the Middle East – the UAE,Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain fea-tured in that high-profile event.
Business West said: “As a memberof Business West, local firms can joina unique network with a strong cam-paigning voice for the interests ofbusiness in Westminster, Whitehall,town halls and in Brussels, where wepromote pro-growth policies and de-fend business priorities.
“Firms can also access a range ofservices, networking and support, tohelp them do business every day,whether at home or internation-a l ly. ”
To find out more, contact SarahHildersley at Business West –sarah.hildersle [email protected].
Helping hand for exporters
Business West's Headof Innovation inServices John Rubidgeshares his top tips forsuccessfully exporting.
� 1. Research your marketDoes your prospective foreign
customer need what you are sellingat the price that will yield you ap ro f i t ?
What is the competition and howwill they react?
� 2. Implement an export strategyand review your capabilities
Ask yourself: what would mybusiness gain from exporting?
� 3. Construct an export planDefine how you will enter the
foreign market.Finalise human resources and
marketing strategy and allocate anadequate budget to cover exportstart-up costs.
� 4. Choose your sales presenceEstablish whether you need a
direct sales operation. Or is anagent or distributor more effective?
How will you manage youroverseas sales presence?
� 5. Promote your productHow are you going to market and
sell your product?Customise marketing to the target
c o u n t r y.
� 6. Get the customs side rightContact your local Chamber of
Commerce or HM Revenue &
Customs to clarify customsrequirements for destinationmarkets.
Make sure your reportingpractices are watertight.
� 7. Get paid on timeEnsure your cashflow will remain
at a safe level. Guaranteesufficient credit for your futuresales.
Take out insurance cover if
necessary. Investigate the use of aLetter of Credit to help ensure youget paid.
� 8. Choose your distributionmethods
Consider the implications ofselling over long distances andacross national frontiers.
� 9. Transport goods effectivelyAssess and choose the most
effective transport method andmake sure the goods are insuredby you or the importer.
� 10. After-sales policyRegularly liaise with customers,
export agents and banks.Monitor political unrest or
other adverse conditions in thecountry of destination. Manageregular servicing and warrantyclaims.
TOP TIPS FOR SUCCESSFUL EXPORTING
were on hand to offer advice for bothnovice and experienced exporters.
South West businesses also show-cased their innovative products ands e r v i c e s.
Russell Jones, UKTI regional dir-ector for the South West said: “E x-porting is crucial to the growth ofour regional economy.
“Our role at UKTI is to ensureSouth West companies continue toexport and make the most of anyopportunities available.”
Phil Smith, managing director of
Business West added: “We ’re de-lighted that over 150 businesses havecome along today which shows thereal appetite there is for exporting.
“No matter what size your busi-ness is, if you are successfully sellingin this country, you can sell abroad.
“You just need to make sure youtake advantage of all the help avail-able to you, which is what today hasbeen all about. Feedback from at-tendees has been extremely posit-iv e.
“Having everything they needed to
know about exporting all in oneplace, all on one day has been a reals u c c e s s.
“I would encourage all businessesto #GetExporting, the opportunitiesare endless.”
For more information aboutUKTI’s export support services andevents in the South West visitwww.ukti.gov.uk or call 0845 60 60969. For information on BusinessWe s t ’s range of support services,visit www.businesswest.co.uk or call01275 373 373.
Phil Smith
“Statisticsshow thatexportingbusinessesare 11 percent morelikely tosucceedthan thosewhich onlyservedomesticmarkets.
Chris [email protected]
� Pictured from left, Steve Smith, President of the British Chamber ofCommerce in Mexico; Baroness Bonham-Carter, the PM's Trade Envoy toMexico; and Lawrence Llewellyn-Bowen, who designed the centre interior
Business West
“Local firms can join aunique network with astrong campaigningvoice for the interests ofbusiness in Westminster,Whitehall, town halls andin Brussels
� Left, futurologist David A Smith speaks at the Business West Export Eventat M shed. Above, Lye Cross Farm cheeses from Bristol on sale in Korea
Futurologist David A Smith
“The world’s economy is going to triple in the nextfour decades as emerging market economies wieldincreasing power - the UK needs to target these highgrowth markets now.
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GO back 200 years and Bris-tol’s waterfront was thebeating heart of the city’seconomy, thanks to greatinvention and some serious
i nve s t m e n t .The River Avon, which runs
through the city, has a tidal range ofabout 30 feet. In the late 1700s thatmeant ships could become strandedin mud for hours until the tide cameback in. That’s clearly bad for busi-n e s s.
The solution was the Floating Har-bour. Built between 1804 and 1809 itmaintained a more-or-less constantwater level along this stretch. Ithelped the city become one of themost influential ports in the world.
Over time, the world changed.Trade ships become too big to use theharbour and now dock in Avonmouthor Portbury instead. The city’s wa-terfront became run down andlargely derelict.
But now after a major regenerationtaking more than a decade, it hasbecome a place where businesses canthrive once again. The regenerationhas been led by house builders.
George Cardale, the Bristol-basednational head of new homes forSavills, said when he came to the cityin the 1990s, no one wanted to live onthe waterfront.
“There was no development, nohousing, no retail, no leisure,” hesaid. “There were just emptys p a c e s. ”
Now you would hardly recognisethe place. It is residential devel-opment that has been key to revivingthe waterside areas of the city.
The has been driven by two factors,said George – legislation and life-s t y l e.
He said: “Building on green fieldbecame harder so in order for Bristolto meet its housing targets it had tolook carefully at brownfield sites.”
He explained that brownfield siteswere usually more challenging todevelop because of issues such ascontaminated land, existing build-ings in poor condition and difficultsite access. So developers would optfor new build on greenfield sites,until the Government made thath a rd e r.
Second was a change in demanddue to our lifestyles.
“About half the people we sell thesekinds of properties to are in their 50sand downsizing from larger houses,”said George.
He said couples were selling upwith a big chunk of equity, usingsome of the money to help theirchildren get on the property ladderand the rest to buy a smaller home.
For this market, as well as theyoung professionals, city centre, wa-terside living suits them, thanks tothe easy access to bars, restaurantsand public spaces.
The trend for residential to lead theway continues with the conversion ofthe former General Hospital intohomes and Wapping Wharf, on op-posite sides of the Bathurst Basin.The basin, named after 19th centuryMP Charles Bathurst, is aboot-shaped part of the docks, belowthe Floating Harbour and above theRiver Avon, that used to link themthrough two sets of locks, enablingsmaller vessels to bypass the mainentrance to Cumberland Basin.
These two schemes mark the finalpiece of the jigsaw in the regen-eration of the docks but the trans-formation started downstream backin 2005 when Crest Nicholson beganbuilding flats on the Harbourside.
Crest Nicholson sales and mar-keting director Susan Young hailedthe area as Bristol’s most importantresidential development.
She said: “Harbourside re-definedwhat people think of as the heart ofBristol, shifting the emphasis west
from the old city centre and openingup an entire new quarter.
“Canons Marsh had been aban-doned and left semi derelict since thelast war – criss-crossed with oldrailtracks, scarred by derelict gasworks and mainly used as a coachand car park.
“We are immensely proud of whathas been achieved transforming anold coach park into a thriving areafor people to live, let alone work, restand play.”
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The waterside area in Bristolhad become a wasteland, butsince the Millennium hasgradually been transformedinto a place where businesscan thrive once again.Gavin Thompson reports.
Focus: Harbourside
HARBOURSIDE REGENERATION – FROM DESOLATION TO DES RES
‘Part of a vibrant community’‘It’s all about heritage and history’
The final part of the project, forCrest Nicholson at least, is nearingcompletion, called Invicta, aimed atthe posher end of the market. A three-bedroom home with waterside viewsstarts at £550,000.
Prior to the Crest Nicholsonscheme, waterside living had takenoff in other parts of the UK butBristol had been slow on the up-t a ke.
The plus side of that caution is thatwe avoided the oversupply of flats
seen in other British cities in therecession such as Leeds andM a n ch e s t e r.
In turn, that has given plannersmore time to find the right balancebetween residential and commercial.There are lots of jobs in the Har-bourside. Lloyds employs around3,000 staff in its two buildings aroundthe Amphitheatre. Hargreaves Lans-d ow n’s national HQ is the base of 600workers in Anchor Road. Plus ofcourse the growing number of shops,
restaurants and leisure businesses.Ian Wills, director at commercial
property specialist JLL, said:“T here’s about half a million squarefeet of office space at Harbourside,which is a significant amount ofemployment. That’s people spendingtheir money at lunch times and afterwo rk .
“We have now got the critical massof people living and working there tosupport the restaurants and retail ina more sustainable way.
“On top of that there are all thegreat events which are held. Theother day I was I was watching PauloNutini with 5,000 people. Thent h e re ’s the Harbour Festival (whichtakes place on July 18-20). It is anabsolutely fantastic mixed-use en-v i ro n m e n t . ”
That mixture of uses is vital tosuccess when developing an area,and one that needs to be applied asthe regeneration bandwagon movesup river to Temple Quarter, site of the
proposed concert arena.Ian said: “The key is that it is a
blend of uses. Until recently therewas no residential use at TempleQuay, although that is changing(with the Zones development and theEye). It was 99 per cent office use,while the Harbourside is about 60 percent residential and 40 per cent com-mercial and leisure which creates amore 24-hour community.”
The Temple Quarter area is moreindustrial and perhaps harder to
picture as a vibrant hub.“We need the imagination to pic-
ture what it will become,” said Ian.“Look at Finzel’s Reach (the formerCourage brewery across from CastlePark being turning into flats andcommercial space) to see what can bed o n e.
“We have made a really good fist ofdeveloping our waterside in Bristolin the last five to 10 years. It’s veryimportant to Bristol that we con-t i nu e. ”
� HALF of the first new homesreleased in the Wapping Wharfdevelopment have been bought injust 10 days.
More than 900 people haveregistered an interest in thedevelopment at the site of theformer ship building centre on theBathurst Basin.
The project will eventually include600 homes with the first ones due tobe ready next year.
David Caught, sales andmarketing residential director forMuse Developments, a joint venturepartner along with Umberslade,said: “The launch to market hasbeen a great success and we’redelighted to see the enthusiasm forthe development, particularly from
the local community.”The easy reach of leisure and
restaurants such as the Watershed,Bordeaux Quay, Severn Shed andmore is one of the key selling points.
David added: “Wapping Wharfoffers residents the opportunity tobe part of a vibrant community, withaccess to all that Bristol has to offer.
“We hope to stand out from thecompetition by reflecting the proudlyindependent nature of Bristol’s retailenvironment, as the development isexpected to include restaurants,cafes, shops and boutiques carefullyselected to enhance the experienceof living here.”
The first phase includes 168 flats,stating at £181,950, as well as 865sq ft of retail and leisure space.
� A FORMER hospital is beinggiven a second life as new homesand shops.
The Bristol General Hospitalclosed two years ago but sincethen work has been under wayrestoring and converting thegrade-two listed building.
The building was opened in1858, with the ground floor usedinitially as a warehouse for goodsfrom ships using Bathurst Basin.
It suffered bad bomb damage inthe Second World War, and theroof and top floor including partof the octagonal tower wasremoved and replaced with a flatro o f .
Developer City and County,
which has worked on similarprojects elsewhere but is makingits first foray into the South West,is turning it into 181 one, two,three and four-bedroom flats. Ofthose 98 will be part in the oldbuilding and 74 in new builds,with six commercial units too.
George Cardale from Savills,which is selling the homes, saidrestoration projects such as thiswere now sought after.
“It’s all about heritage andhistory which people want to be apart of,” he said.
The homes will go on sale fromSeptember with show homesavailable to view from Februarynext year.
Ian Wills
“We have now got thecritical mass of peopleliving and working there... It is an absolutelyfantastic mixed-usee n v i ro n m e n t .� An artist’s impression of the Wapping Wharf development� The former Bristol General Hospital
� G e o rg eCardale, theBristol-basednational headof new homesfor Savills,outside theOld GeneralHospitalPhotograph:Michael LloydBRML20140630C-002_C
� The changing face of the Harbourside - after years of neglect, the city’s waterfront has gone from being run down and largely derelict to an area where businesses can thrive once again
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GO back 200 years and Bris-tol’s waterfront was thebeating heart of the city’seconomy, thanks to greatinvention and some serious
i nve s t m e n t .The River Avon, which runs
through the city, has a tidal range ofabout 30 feet. In the late 1700s thatmeant ships could become strandedin mud for hours until the tide cameback in. That’s clearly bad for busi-n e s s.
The solution was the Floating Har-bour. Built between 1804 and 1809 itmaintained a more-or-less constantwater level along this stretch. Ithelped the city become one of themost influential ports in the world.
Over time, the world changed.Trade ships become too big to use theharbour and now dock in Avonmouthor Portbury instead. The city’s wa-terfront became run down andlargely derelict.
But now after a major regenerationtaking more than a decade, it hasbecome a place where businesses canthrive once again. The regenerationhas been led by house builders.
George Cardale, the Bristol-basednational head of new homes forSavills, said when he came to the cityin the 1990s, no one wanted to live onthe waterfront.
“There was no development, nohousing, no retail, no leisure,” hesaid. “There were just emptys p a c e s. ”
Now you would hardly recognisethe place. It is residential devel-opment that has been key to revivingthe waterside areas of the city.
The has been driven by two factors,said George – legislation and life-s t y l e.
He said: “Building on green fieldbecame harder so in order for Bristolto meet its housing targets it had tolook carefully at brownfield sites.”
He explained that brownfield siteswere usually more challenging todevelop because of issues such ascontaminated land, existing build-ings in poor condition and difficultsite access. So developers would optfor new build on greenfield sites,until the Government made thath a rd e r.
Second was a change in demanddue to our lifestyles.
“About half the people we sell thesekinds of properties to are in their 50sand downsizing from larger houses,”said George.
He said couples were selling upwith a big chunk of equity, usingsome of the money to help theirchildren get on the property ladderand the rest to buy a smaller home.
For this market, as well as theyoung professionals, city centre, wa-terside living suits them, thanks tothe easy access to bars, restaurantsand public spaces.
The trend for residential to lead theway continues with the conversion ofthe former General Hospital intohomes and Wapping Wharf, on op-posite sides of the Bathurst Basin.The basin, named after 19th centuryMP Charles Bathurst, is aboot-shaped part of the docks, belowthe Floating Harbour and above theRiver Avon, that used to link themthrough two sets of locks, enablingsmaller vessels to bypass the mainentrance to Cumberland Basin.
These two schemes mark the finalpiece of the jigsaw in the regen-eration of the docks but the trans-formation started downstream backin 2005 when Crest Nicholson beganbuilding flats on the Harbourside.
Crest Nicholson sales and mar-keting director Susan Young hailedthe area as Bristol’s most importantresidential development.
She said: “Harbourside re-definedwhat people think of as the heart ofBristol, shifting the emphasis west
from the old city centre and openingup an entire new quarter.
“Canons Marsh had been aban-doned and left semi derelict since thelast war – criss-crossed with oldrailtracks, scarred by derelict gasworks and mainly used as a coachand car park.
“We are immensely proud of whathas been achieved transforming anold coach park into a thriving areafor people to live, let alone work, restand play.”
Focus on start-ups | Sponsored by THEME SPONSOR’S NAME HERE.
The waterside area in Bristolhad become a wasteland, butsince the Millennium hasgradually been transformedinto a place where businesscan thrive once again.Gavin Thompson reports.
Focus: Harbourside
HARBOURSIDE REGENERATION – FROM DESOLATION TO DES RES
‘Part of a vibrant community’‘It’s all about heritage and history’
The final part of the project, forCrest Nicholson at least, is nearingcompletion, called Invicta, aimed atthe posher end of the market. A three-bedroom home with waterside viewsstarts at £550,000.
Prior to the Crest Nicholsonscheme, waterside living had takenoff in other parts of the UK butBristol had been slow on the up-t a ke.
The plus side of that caution is thatwe avoided the oversupply of flats
seen in other British cities in therecession such as Leeds andM a n ch e s t e r.
In turn, that has given plannersmore time to find the right balancebetween residential and commercial.There are lots of jobs in the Har-bourside. Lloyds employs around3,000 staff in its two buildings aroundthe Amphitheatre. Hargreaves Lans-d ow n’s national HQ is the base of 600workers in Anchor Road. Plus ofcourse the growing number of shops,
restaurants and leisure businesses.Ian Wills, director at commercial
property specialist JLL, said:“T here’s about half a million squarefeet of office space at Harbourside,which is a significant amount ofemployment. That’s people spendingtheir money at lunch times and afterwo rk .
“We have now got the critical massof people living and working there tosupport the restaurants and retail ina more sustainable way.
“On top of that there are all thegreat events which are held. Theother day I was I was watching PauloNutini with 5,000 people. Thent h e re ’s the Harbour Festival (whichtakes place on July 18-20). It is anabsolutely fantastic mixed-use en-v i ro n m e n t . ”
That mixture of uses is vital tosuccess when developing an area,and one that needs to be applied asthe regeneration bandwagon movesup river to Temple Quarter, site of the
proposed concert arena.Ian said: “The key is that it is a
blend of uses. Until recently therewas no residential use at TempleQuay, although that is changing(with the Zones development and theEye). It was 99 per cent office use,while the Harbourside is about 60 percent residential and 40 per cent com-mercial and leisure which creates amore 24-hour community.”
The Temple Quarter area is moreindustrial and perhaps harder to
picture as a vibrant hub.“We need the imagination to pic-
ture what it will become,” said Ian.“Look at Finzel’s Reach (the formerCourage brewery across from CastlePark being turning into flats andcommercial space) to see what can bed o n e.
“We have made a really good fist ofdeveloping our waterside in Bristolin the last five to 10 years. It’s veryimportant to Bristol that we con-t i nu e. ”
� HALF of the first new homesreleased in the Wapping Wharfdevelopment have been bought injust 10 days.
More than 900 people haveregistered an interest in thedevelopment at the site of theformer ship building centre on theBathurst Basin.
The project will eventually include600 homes with the first ones due tobe ready next year.
David Caught, sales andmarketing residential director forMuse Developments, a joint venturepartner along with Umberslade,said: “The launch to market hasbeen a great success and we’redelighted to see the enthusiasm forthe development, particularly from
the local community.”The easy reach of leisure and
restaurants such as the Watershed,Bordeaux Quay, Severn Shed andmore is one of the key selling points.
David added: “Wapping Wharfoffers residents the opportunity tobe part of a vibrant community, withaccess to all that Bristol has to offer.
“We hope to stand out from thecompetition by reflecting the proudlyindependent nature of Bristol’s retailenvironment, as the development isexpected to include restaurants,cafes, shops and boutiques carefullyselected to enhance the experienceof living here.”
The first phase includes 168 flats,stating at £181,950, as well as 865sq ft of retail and leisure space.
� A FORMER hospital is beinggiven a second life as new homesand shops.
The Bristol General Hospitalclosed two years ago but sincethen work has been under wayrestoring and converting thegrade-two listed building.
The building was opened in1858, with the ground floor usedinitially as a warehouse for goodsfrom ships using Bathurst Basin.
It suffered bad bomb damage inthe Second World War, and theroof and top floor including partof the octagonal tower wasremoved and replaced with a flatro o f .
Developer City and County,
which has worked on similarprojects elsewhere but is makingits first foray into the South West,is turning it into 181 one, two,three and four-bedroom flats. Ofthose 98 will be part in the oldbuilding and 74 in new builds,with six commercial units too.
George Cardale from Savills,which is selling the homes, saidrestoration projects such as thiswere now sought after.
“It’s all about heritage andhistory which people want to be apart of,” he said.
The homes will go on sale fromSeptember with show homesavailable to view from Februarynext year.
Ian Wills
“We have now got thecritical mass of peopleliving and working there... It is an absolutelyfantastic mixed-usee n v i ro n m e n t .� An artist’s impression of the Wapping Wharf development� The former Bristol General Hospital
� G e o rg eCardale, theBristol-basednational headof new homesfor Savills,outside theOld GeneralHospitalPhotograph:Michael LloydBRML20140630C-002_C
� The changing face of the Harbourside - after years of neglect, the city’s waterfront has gone from being run down and largely derelict to an area where businesses can thrive once again
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Out and about with Bristol’sbusiness communityPA Network launch - Radisson Blu
Start-ups gather for ‘graduation day’
Business diary
Email your business events [email protected] are sometimescancelled without us beingnotified so please check withorganisers before travelling.
Solar Seminar: Renewableexperts from Michelmoressolicitors and Francis Clarkaccountants team up with PVpanel supplier SunGift Solar toexplain the business case forsolar installation, including aFeed-in-Tariff update, funding,tax implications, property lawand planning. At the M shedfrom 5.30pm today, July 9.Inquiries by email to sarah.laughton@michelmor es.com.
RCIS South West CommercialProperty Question Time: Jointhe body for land property andconstruction professionals in alively summit-style debate todiscuss how the profession canseize opportunities and helpaddress the major challengesfacing the commercial propertysector today, both nationally andin the South West region. From2pm-5pm on July 10.
Compliance Within the StaffingIndustry: Outsource UK’sThought Leadership Series startswith a free breakfast eventfeaturing two employmentexperts considering howimpending changes toemployment law will affectcompliance within organisations.Held at Hotel Du Vin on TuesdayJuly 15 from 8.45am.To register, [email protected].
Boost! your business: Boost! Isa new series of events that aimsto provide owner-managers ofgrowing local businesses withfresh, practical know-how thatwill help them to get the mostout of their business. The firstone takes place at the UnilitClub, Bristol from 5:30-7:30pmon July 15 and will look at howto access funds for growth.Register to attend for free atboost-bristol.eventbrite.co.uk.
Neighbourly launch: Socialnetwork for businesses with asocial conscience Neighbourlywill hold a launch event at theEngine Shed on Thursday, July24, 5pm-7.30pm.
Summer party: MoonConsulting holds its summerparty at the Old Fire Station, Pill,on Thursday, July 31 from6-8.30pm. The evening willfeature display of elite AstonMartin and Bentley cars courtesyof local luxury car dealers HROwen Cheltenham and twoclassic Austin Healey race cars.Fundraising for the Fire FightersC h a r i t y.
Bristol Connected: The BristolPost’s popular businessnetworking event takes place athe Hilton Garden Inn, TempleWay, from 6pm-8pm onThursday, August 14. A chancefor SMEs to network as well asmeet the Post team. John Hirstfrom Destination Bristol will beamong the speakers. To sign upgo to eventbrite or scan the QRcode below.
BR I S T O L’S first dedicated PAnetwork, a professionalforum with a focus on de-velopment, sharing bestpractice and building rela-
tionships has been launched.Held at the Radisson Blu, the event
attracted 50 PAs from companiessuch as Grant Thorton, PwC, Michel-mores, DAC Beachcroft and DevonCounty Council.
Founded by Debs Eden, a formerwinner of Executive PA magazine’sPA of the Year award, the Bristol PANetwork is specifically designed tobring together those in the professionwith a view to showcasing the im-portance and value of the PA role.
The evening opened with a wel-come speech from Debs, followed by asession on “developing your confid-ent core” delivered by Rhian Sher-rington of Choose2Flourish.
The final speaker was ChristineHenshall-Hill, founder of the Ply-mouth PA Network, who outlined thebenefits of networking for both her-
Gromit Unleashed - Bristol Zoo Pavilion
THE success of last year’s Gro-mit Unleashed trail, wheregiant Gromit sculptures ap-peared around the city, wascelebrated at an event hosted
by Veale Wasbrough Vizards.The law firm was one of the spon-
sors of the trail and partner DougLocke talked of the company’s in-vo l ve m e n t .
Bristol Mayor George Fergusonspoke about how the event hadbrought in an estimated £123 millionfor the city’s economy.
And Nicola Masters, appeal dir-ector at Wallace & Gromit's GrandAppeal, the Bristol Children's Hos-pital Charity, told how it raised£2.3 million for the charity.
Doug said afterwards: “It was in-spiring to hear about the positivedifference that Gromit Unleashedhas made to people's lives and to ourc i t y. ”
He added: “The future looks fant-astic. Having advised the charity onGromit Unleashed, we are keen to getcracking with the forthcomingShaun the Sheep project.”
He joked: “We have no plans toabandon sheep.”
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� Top left, Sarah Wright (SavillsEstate Agents), Sue Ramlugon(Motaman Bristol), OmarRamlugon (Motaman Bristol);Above, Marcus Parkinson (DPSBristol), Yu Parkinson, RuthForeman (Baker Tilly); and left,Mayor George Ferguson andRichard Brown (VealeWasbrough Vizards)
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self and for her employer.The event ended with drinks and
canapes and the atmosphere wasbuzzing, with many delegates com-menting on how inspired they felt
about having a dedicated network,and after hearing great speakers.
With a greater focus on personaldevelopment and building client re-lationships, the Bristol PA Network is
set to grow and grow.
� To join, visit w w w. b r i s t o lpanetwork.co.uk and click on the“become a member” tab.
� Zoe O’Neill, Skills on Toast, andAmanda Kerin, AJK Events
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� Marcell Phillips, Grant Thornton, Claire Annetts, KPMG, and Sarah Taylor,KPMG BRML20140701H-005
� Kathryn King, Kathryn KingDesigns, Samuel Smith, CakeSmiths, and Karen Chelton, BurtonSweet BRML20140701H-009
� Rebecca Slade, Arts CouncilEngland, and Isabelle Mills, StJohn's Chambers BRML20140701H-003
WHEN the team behind itdecided to stage SiliconGorge 1.1, they didn’tknow that Bristol andBath would be named
as the UK’s leading tech cluster onthe day of the event.
But the timing couldn’t have beenbetter. In the morning the Centre forCities report praised the tech clustermade up of the neighbouring citiesand in the afternoon some of the nextgeneration of tech entrepreneurswere pitching their ideas to potentiali nve s t o r s.
Staged at the Engine Shed, theevent saw the 10 start-ups that formthe current cohort at the WebStartBristol accelerator give shortpresentations asking for invest-ment.
Then the slightly later stage busi-nesses from TechSpark Bristol andBath had their turn.
For the WebStart companies, thisalso marked their graduation, theend of their official 10-week pro-gramme, although they will be stay-ing on at the Engine Shed over thesummer developing their ideas andbusiness models.
WebStart boss Mike Jackson saidthe day had been about more thanjust asking for money.
“I don’t expect to see a lot ofinvestment directly from this event,”he said. “But it is great to have thisfocus for getting their concepts andproducts ready to demonstrate. Youneed an end date.”
These are the second cohort tograduate WebStart. There’ll be athird starting in October. They eachget a £10,000 investment coupled withmentoring and support in return fora stake in the business.
Some – perhaps most – will even-tually fail. That’s business. But eventhose that do will, hopefully, gainfrom the experience. And the signsare positive. From the first cohort,
three have been accepted into Set-Squared, also based in the EngineShed and recently ranked the secondbest business incubator in thewo rl d .
SETsquared businesses are a littlefurther on their journey, and severalwere on hand to showcase theirwares at the Silicon Gorge Event,including Neighbourly, Wriggle (it-self a WebsStart graduate) and Idea
S q u a re s.The ideas presented by the latest
crop at the event were broad, fromapps to help you train for a race tolocation-based messaging servicesthat help you find someone to take tothe pub.
Rebecca Wasley is CEO of Tal-entBlok, one of the current WebStartcompanies the only woman in thecurrent cohort.
The 22-year-old admits she’s not atech person. Her business is a plat-form for people to build interactiveportfolios to show off their skills.
She says: “WebStart is a greatenvironment and a great experi-e n c e. ”
On being the sole woman, she says:“I don’t really think of it as male andfemale. It would be nice to get morefemales in the tech sector, but for meit is more of a business thing.”
Indeed. Soon, every business willbe a tech business.
Her business partner ChristosConstantinou is very much a techperson. The 31-year-old says he is“very happy” to see Silicon Gorge 1.1happening in Bristol.
“It’s creating an eco-system forinvestment to happen,” he said.
Glenn Smith, entrepreneur and theCEO of Bath-based MapleBird was atthe event as a potential investor andhas just returned from a robotics tripto Silicon Valley organised by theTechnology Strategy Board.
He says: “There is some genuinelygood talent in the region and havingcome back recently from San Fran-cisco and Silicon Valley, the qualityof ideas here is every bit as good asthe States.
“The big difference is the investingcommunity which is so much biggerand more established which reallygives the US and advantage – t e chentrepreneurs have to works so muchharder here to get investment.”
But the work is paying off. NickStruge, director of the Engine Shed,revealed that the businesses whichtook part in the first Silicon Gorgeevent earlier this year have collect-ively raised £850,000 in investment.
So watch this space.
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� BinoleyDracey Beau’s web app will helpstudents identify what they need todo to reach their goals, so if theywant to be a games designer, whatsubjects should they take. He’slooking for £10,000 investment.� Blast AppA location-based messagingplatform that allows you to reachpeople you don’t know by sendingmessages to people nearby.� Call of the BraveA crowd-funding platform forT-shirt designs that allowsdesigners to get ideas to market.
All ethically sourced. Wants£45,000 for development and£95,000 for marketing.� HabuA web app that helps people tomanage buildings which are usedto host events.� HuskrA platform offered group dealsfrom “awesome independenttraders”, initially aimed at students.Seeking £110,00 for development,marketing and recruitment.� In Your StrideA running app that offers adaptiveplans tailored to a running goal,
such as running the Bristol 10K.Seeking £120,000 to recruit andgrow sales.� MissionlyAn online platform to helpbusinesses and students connect.Recruitment for undergraduates forplacements, internships etc. Wants£130,000 to launch in morelocations.� SentaCloud software to helpaccountants run their practices, sothey can spend their timeaccounting not on admin.Self-financed so far but will be
seeking growth funding later.� S t o re l e n sProvides affordable analytics forgames developers and publishers.Seeking £30,000 to fund softwarelaunch now and more later.� Talent BlokAn online platform wherejobseekers can create a dynamicand interactive professional profile.� CiteAB, the world’s biggestantibody search engine forresearchers. Seeking £250,000� Gleem, a cleaning business,wants £125,000� Green Running, wants
£500,000� Horseology, equestrianadvertising platform that alsosupports related charities. Seeking£150,000 investment and£100,000 to match other funding.� Media Lounge Group helpsemerging musicians. Wants£510,000� Opposable Game makesfree-to-pay revenue-generatingsci-fi games. Wants £150,000� Spuddy, a platform to helppeople meet others who sharesporting interests and abilities.Seeking £148,000
The WebStart Bristol and TechSpark businesses pitching for investment
� Businesses who took part in the first Silicon Gorge returned to share their stories at Silicon Gorge 1.1, an event toshowcase businesses to potential investors held at the Engine Shed.
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Out and about with Bristol’sbusiness communityPA Network launch - Radisson Blu
Start-ups gather for ‘graduation day’
Business diary
Email your business events [email protected] are sometimescancelled without us beingnotified so please check withorganisers before travelling.
Solar Seminar: Renewableexperts from Michelmoressolicitors and Francis Clarkaccountants team up with PVpanel supplier SunGift Solar toexplain the business case forsolar installation, including aFeed-in-Tariff update, funding,tax implications, property lawand planning. At the M shedfrom 5.30pm today, July 9.Inquiries by email to sarah.laughton@michelmor es.com.
RCIS South West CommercialProperty Question Time: Jointhe body for land property andconstruction professionals in alively summit-style debate todiscuss how the profession canseize opportunities and helpaddress the major challengesfacing the commercial propertysector today, both nationally andin the South West region. From2pm-5pm on July 10.
Compliance Within the StaffingIndustry: Outsource UK’sThought Leadership Series startswith a free breakfast eventfeaturing two employmentexperts considering howimpending changes toemployment law will affectcompliance within organisations.Held at Hotel Du Vin on TuesdayJuly 15 from 8.45am.To register, [email protected].
Boost! your business: Boost! Isa new series of events that aimsto provide owner-managers ofgrowing local businesses withfresh, practical know-how thatwill help them to get the mostout of their business. The firstone takes place at the UnilitClub, Bristol from 5:30-7:30pmon July 15 and will look at howto access funds for growth.Register to attend for free atboost-bristol.eventbrite.co.uk.
Neighbourly launch: Socialnetwork for businesses with asocial conscience Neighbourlywill hold a launch event at theEngine Shed on Thursday, July24, 5pm-7.30pm.
Summer party: MoonConsulting holds its summerparty at the Old Fire Station, Pill,on Thursday, July 31 from6-8.30pm. The evening willfeature display of elite AstonMartin and Bentley cars courtesyof local luxury car dealers HROwen Cheltenham and twoclassic Austin Healey race cars.Fundraising for the Fire FightersC h a r i t y.
Bristol Connected: The BristolPost’s popular businessnetworking event takes place athe Hilton Garden Inn, TempleWay, from 6pm-8pm onThursday, August 14. A chancefor SMEs to network as well asmeet the Post team. John Hirstfrom Destination Bristol will beamong the speakers. To sign upgo to eventbrite or scan the QRcode below.
BR I S T O L’S first dedicated PAnetwork, a professionalforum with a focus on de-velopment, sharing bestpractice and building rela-
tionships has been launched.Held at the Radisson Blu, the event
attracted 50 PAs from companiessuch as Grant Thorton, PwC, Michel-mores, DAC Beachcroft and DevonCounty Council.
Founded by Debs Eden, a formerwinner of Executive PA magazine’sPA of the Year award, the Bristol PANetwork is specifically designed tobring together those in the professionwith a view to showcasing the im-portance and value of the PA role.
The evening opened with a wel-come speech from Debs, followed by asession on “developing your confid-ent core” delivered by Rhian Sher-rington of Choose2Flourish.
The final speaker was ChristineHenshall-Hill, founder of the Ply-mouth PA Network, who outlined thebenefits of networking for both her-
Gromit Unleashed - Bristol Zoo Pavilion
THE success of last year’s Gro-mit Unleashed trail, wheregiant Gromit sculptures ap-peared around the city, wascelebrated at an event hosted
by Veale Wasbrough Vizards.The law firm was one of the spon-
sors of the trail and partner DougLocke talked of the company’s in-vo l ve m e n t .
Bristol Mayor George Fergusonspoke about how the event hadbrought in an estimated £123 millionfor the city’s economy.
And Nicola Masters, appeal dir-ector at Wallace & Gromit's GrandAppeal, the Bristol Children's Hos-pital Charity, told how it raised£2.3 million for the charity.
Doug said afterwards: “It was in-spiring to hear about the positivedifference that Gromit Unleashedhas made to people's lives and to ourc i t y. ”
He added: “The future looks fant-astic. Having advised the charity onGromit Unleashed, we are keen to getcracking with the forthcomingShaun the Sheep project.”
He joked: “We have no plans toabandon sheep.”
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� Top left, Sarah Wright (SavillsEstate Agents), Sue Ramlugon(Motaman Bristol), OmarRamlugon (Motaman Bristol);Above, Marcus Parkinson (DPSBristol), Yu Parkinson, RuthForeman (Baker Tilly); and left,Mayor George Ferguson andRichard Brown (VealeWasbrough Vizards)
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self and for her employer.The event ended with drinks and
canapes and the atmosphere wasbuzzing, with many delegates com-menting on how inspired they felt
about having a dedicated network,and after hearing great speakers.
With a greater focus on personaldevelopment and building client re-lationships, the Bristol PA Network is
set to grow and grow.
� To join, visit w w w. b r i s t o lpanetwork.co.uk and click on the“become a member” tab.
� Zoe O’Neill, Skills on Toast, andAmanda Kerin, AJK Events
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� Caroline Clinkenberg, Deloitte LLP, and Venetia Coolen,The Executive Assistant BRML20140701H-008_C
� Marcell Phillips, Grant Thornton, Claire Annetts, KPMG, and Sarah Taylor,KPMG BRML20140701H-005
� Kathryn King, Kathryn KingDesigns, Samuel Smith, CakeSmiths, and Karen Chelton, BurtonSweet BRML20140701H-009
� Rebecca Slade, Arts CouncilEngland, and Isabelle Mills, StJohn's Chambers BRML20140701H-003
WHEN the team behind itdecided to stage SiliconGorge 1.1, they didn’tknow that Bristol andBath would be named
as the UK’s leading tech cluster onthe day of the event.
But the timing couldn’t have beenbetter. In the morning the Centre forCities report praised the tech clustermade up of the neighbouring citiesand in the afternoon some of the nextgeneration of tech entrepreneurswere pitching their ideas to potentiali nve s t o r s.
Staged at the Engine Shed, theevent saw the 10 start-ups that formthe current cohort at the WebStartBristol accelerator give shortpresentations asking for invest-ment.
Then the slightly later stage busi-nesses from TechSpark Bristol andBath had their turn.
For the WebStart companies, thisalso marked their graduation, theend of their official 10-week pro-gramme, although they will be stay-ing on at the Engine Shed over thesummer developing their ideas andbusiness models.
WebStart boss Mike Jackson saidthe day had been about more thanjust asking for money.
“I don’t expect to see a lot ofinvestment directly from this event,”he said. “But it is great to have thisfocus for getting their concepts andproducts ready to demonstrate. Youneed an end date.”
These are the second cohort tograduate WebStart. There’ll be athird starting in October. They eachget a £10,000 investment coupled withmentoring and support in return fora stake in the business.
Some – perhaps most – will even-tually fail. That’s business. But eventhose that do will, hopefully, gainfrom the experience. And the signsare positive. From the first cohort,
three have been accepted into Set-Squared, also based in the EngineShed and recently ranked the secondbest business incubator in thewo rl d .
SETsquared businesses are a littlefurther on their journey, and severalwere on hand to showcase theirwares at the Silicon Gorge Event,including Neighbourly, Wriggle (it-self a WebsStart graduate) and Idea
S q u a re s.The ideas presented by the latest
crop at the event were broad, fromapps to help you train for a race tolocation-based messaging servicesthat help you find someone to take tothe pub.
Rebecca Wasley is CEO of Tal-entBlok, one of the current WebStartcompanies the only woman in thecurrent cohort.
The 22-year-old admits she’s not atech person. Her business is a plat-form for people to build interactiveportfolios to show off their skills.
She says: “WebStart is a greatenvironment and a great experi-e n c e. ”
On being the sole woman, she says:“I don’t really think of it as male andfemale. It would be nice to get morefemales in the tech sector, but for meit is more of a business thing.”
Indeed. Soon, every business willbe a tech business.
Her business partner ChristosConstantinou is very much a techperson. The 31-year-old says he is“very happy” to see Silicon Gorge 1.1happening in Bristol.
“It’s creating an eco-system forinvestment to happen,” he said.
Glenn Smith, entrepreneur and theCEO of Bath-based MapleBird was atthe event as a potential investor andhas just returned from a robotics tripto Silicon Valley organised by theTechnology Strategy Board.
He says: “There is some genuinelygood talent in the region and havingcome back recently from San Fran-cisco and Silicon Valley, the qualityof ideas here is every bit as good asthe States.
“The big difference is the investingcommunity which is so much biggerand more established which reallygives the US and advantage – t e chentrepreneurs have to works so muchharder here to get investment.”
But the work is paying off. NickStruge, director of the Engine Shed,revealed that the businesses whichtook part in the first Silicon Gorgeevent earlier this year have collect-ively raised £850,000 in investment.
So watch this space.
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Gavin ThompsonAssistant Editor (Business)[email protected]
� BinoleyDracey Beau’s web app will helpstudents identify what they need todo to reach their goals, so if theywant to be a games designer, whatsubjects should they take. He’slooking for £10,000 investment.� Blast AppA location-based messagingplatform that allows you to reachpeople you don’t know by sendingmessages to people nearby.� Call of the BraveA crowd-funding platform forT-shirt designs that allowsdesigners to get ideas to market.
All ethically sourced. Wants£45,000 for development and£95,000 for marketing.� HabuA web app that helps people tomanage buildings which are usedto host events.� HuskrA platform offered group dealsfrom “awesome independenttraders”, initially aimed at students.Seeking £110,00 for development,marketing and recruitment.� In Your StrideA running app that offers adaptiveplans tailored to a running goal,
such as running the Bristol 10K.Seeking £120,000 to recruit andgrow sales.� MissionlyAn online platform to helpbusinesses and students connect.Recruitment for undergraduates forplacements, internships etc. Wants£130,000 to launch in morelocations.� SentaCloud software to helpaccountants run their practices, sothey can spend their timeaccounting not on admin.Self-financed so far but will be
seeking growth funding later.� S t o re l e n sProvides affordable analytics forgames developers and publishers.Seeking £30,000 to fund softwarelaunch now and more later.� Talent BlokAn online platform wherejobseekers can create a dynamicand interactive professional profile.� CiteAB, the world’s biggestantibody search engine forresearchers. Seeking £250,000� Gleem, a cleaning business,wants £125,000� Green Running, wants
£500,000� Horseology, equestrianadvertising platform that alsosupports related charities. Seeking£150,000 investment and£100,000 to match other funding.� Media Lounge Group helpsemerging musicians. Wants£510,000� Opposable Game makesfree-to-pay revenue-generatingsci-fi games. Wants £150,000� Spuddy, a platform to helppeople meet others who sharesporting interests and abilities.Seeking £148,000
The WebStart Bristol and TechSpark businesses pitching for investment
� Businesses who took part in the first Silicon Gorge returned to share their stories at Silicon Gorge 1.1, an event toshowcase businesses to potential investors held at the Engine Shed.
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The back pagePe o p l e� Depending on where you work,Friday July 4 was eitherIndependents’ Day – celebratingindependent traders – or employeeownership day.
While lots of local stores ran offersand discounts to mark the former,staff at perhaps our best knownemployee-owned business JohnLewis celebrated the latter, right.
The store at Cribbs Causewayemploys more than 900 people, whoare all partners. As well as getting asay in how the chain runs, they alsoshare in its profits through theirannual bonus.
Branch boss Liz Mihell said: “As abusiness, we have embracedco-ownership for a great manyyears, so there is a great belief in thelong term success and stability ofthis business model.”
� It’s all change in accountancy thisweek. There’s a new face at the topat one of the city’s leading firms.Grant Thornton UK has appointedTim Lincoln, below, as practiceleader for the South West region.
He succeeds John Golding, whowill continue to lead GrantThor nton’s South West public sectorassurance practice. MeanwhileAllister Weir, a director inthe firm’s regional taxteam, becomes ap a r t n e r.
The changes markthe beginning of anew period ofinvestment in GrantThor nton’s Bristoloffice in VictoriaStreet and its regionalhubs in Tewkesbury,Dorchester, Exeter andTruro, which together employ morethan 200 people.
Tim, 44, previously led the firm’sBelfast office, having also worked inLeeds, the Thames Valley, Londonand Paris.
He said: “My absolute focus is onextending Grant Thornton’s reachinto the South West market place.We are in a strong position but weare investing in our team to go evenfurther. That means bringing in newpeople at all levels of the firm, anddeveloping our existing staff. It goeswithout saying that both John andAllister have a crucial role to play inthis process.”
� Another leading accountancy firmSmith & Williamson has made threesenior promotions at its Bristol
o ff i c e .Partner Jerry Barnes,
below, has been appointedas the new chairman of the
firm’s landed estates team. Hetakes over from partner AndrewLockwood who remains an activemember of the team.
Private client tax specialistImogen Hilton-Brown andinvestment managerJames Eggels havebeen promoted topartner. Imogen willtake over Jerry’sprevious role as headof private clientservices in Bristol, whileJames will continue playa key role in the firm’sinvestment managementteam.
Mike Lea, managing partner of theBristol office, said: “Thesepromotions reflect our investment inour people which is part of our
We all want young people to fulfil their potential
WHETHER you have a sonor daughter just finish-ing their summerexams or you’re ahi-tech manufacturer
hoping to add to your pool of skilledtechnicians, we all want young peopleto have the opportunity to fulfil theirpotential.
There is no bigger issue facing oureconomy today than getting the edu-cation and skills system in the rightshape to meet rising demand for ahighly motivated, highly skilledworkforce to underpin our future eco-nomic success. This year’s CBI/Pear-son education and skills survey spellsout exactly why we can no longerafford to tolerate a system that seems
to be unable to deliver.Over half of British firms are con-
cerned about the resilience andself-management skills of school leav-ers and a third with their attitudetowards work. Just under half of allfirms are worried that young peoplemaking the jump from the classroomto the meeting room do not possessenough knowledge of their chosencareers or have relevant work exper-ience. This reflects business opinionthat the careers advice system is in a
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perilous state, with four out of fivefirms saying it’s simply not up to thetask. By contrast, almost all firms aremore than happy with the IT skills ofour young people as they enterwo rk .
Incentivising our schools, collegesand university to produce studentswith the grit, ambition and emotionalintelligence needed to build success-ful careers would help. We also needto clearly set out what we want ourschools to deliver and then hold themto account.
The Government redesigns examsand expects them to change the sys-tem, rather than changing the systemand using exams to accredit it. Weneed to take a step back to see the big
picture and create a system that bet-ter reflects how well a school’s culturenurtures the behaviours and atti-tudes young people need. This cannotbe judged by exam results alone.
We ’ve got to make sure that everyyoung person receives an educationthat will enable him or her to fulfiltheir true potential – in every schooland college across the UK, whateverthe area and whoever is in charge.We ’re hearing the right noises frompoliticians across the board thesedays, and seeing some progress, butthe need for genuine reform of thesystem remains.� Deborah is speaking at the Westof England LEP Schools Conferencet o d a y.
Deborah WaddellDir ectorCBI South West
ongoing commitment to deliveringthe highest quality service to ourclients.”� Meanwhile built environmentpractice Nash Partnership, based inWine Street, has appointed MikeFox as a planning director.
He will work alongside director ofplanning and regeneration Mel
Clinton to develop thenational and regionalspread of the practice’splanning consultancywork.
He brings 11 years ofexperience in handlingcomplex planning,
urban design andregeneration projects in
the public sector in theLondon boroughs of
Greenwich, Camden and Brent, aswell as abroad.
He said: “I look forward tobringing a fresh perspective to theteam’s work and contributing to its
continued success.”Awa rd s� Keynsham-based Andrews estateagents scored a hat trick – winningthree national awards across twoceremonies held on the same day.
At the Legal and GeneralMortgage Club Awards, Andrewswon the Top AppointedRepresentative for Business Qualityfor the second year running. Itrecognises the emphasis the firmputs on its customers and theprofessionalism of its brokers.
The company also took twoawards at the Letting Agency of theYear Awards 2014, silver in the BestSocial Media category and bronzefor Best Website.
� Local home improvement agencyWest of England Care & Repair,which has been supporting olderand disabled people to liveindependently in the Bristol area for28 years, has won the NationalAgency of the Year Award 2014.
Andy Chaplin, director ofFoundations, the national body forhome improvement agencies, said:“People tell us they want to remainliving independently for longer – soadapting homes alongside othercommunity based interventions canhelp them achieve this.”
� It’s been a good week for us hereat the Bristol Post too. Assistanteditor (business) Gavin Thompsonwas named Specialist Journalist ofthe Year at the EDF South WestMedia Awards. Judges praised his“stories that prove business can bewritten to appeal to all”.
� Anyone in the constructionindustry can put themselves in foran award. The Construction IndustryTraining Board is looking for entriesfor its Pride of Construction Awards.Find out more at www.citb.co.uk.
P l a ces� An e-commerce specialist hastaken one of the last available unitsat the Paintworks has been securedon a long-term lease. TVG MediaLtd has bought the 999-year leaseon Unit 5.19, a 1,584 sq ft officewhere it will move subsidiary ThePixel in. The firm works with brandsincluding Calor Gas.
It comes just before work startson phase three of the Paintworksdevelopment, with 85 homes, 11 liveand work units and 75,000 sq ft ofoffices planned.
Your digest of the week in business
In numbers
Business currentaccounts
Petrol prices
1.01%£10,000 deposit
0.25%£1 deposit
State Bankof India
Corporation tax
21 %20 %Main rate
Small profitsrate – below
£300,000
131 .70 pUnleaded
136 .37pDiesel
140 .1 5 pSuperunleaded
70 . 49 pLPG
Source: PetrolPrices.com
Business savingsaccounts
1.6%£10,000 deposit
1.85%£1,000 deposit
Cambridge &Counties Bank
Inflation (CPI)
1.5 %
Weekly earnings
1.5 %Base interest rate
0.5 %Ave mortgage rate
3.99 %
S o u rc e :
Secure TrustBank
Inflation (RPI)
2.4 %