Fairview Industrial Park

Quarterly Newsletter December 2009

FLIES Biossence

A large company called Interna- Following on from the Septembers 2009 newsletter, the Fairview Estate’s liaison group met with the Environment Agency (EA) and Shanks senior management on the 12th November 2009. tional Power has now joined the project and will be a joint partner The EA are working closely with Shanks to ensure they are continuing to explore changes to with Biossence, which will signifi- their operation so that 2010 is better than 2009 and Shanks continue to invest large sums of cantly strengthen the financial money to endeavour to reduce the problem. aspect of the project. Whilst the problem will no doubt now reduce over the winter months, the liaison group and the Agreements have been reached EA are to meet again with Shanks in February 2010 and throughout the year to ensure they are still moving ahead and putting in place their ongoing action plans. with Fords and Shanks Waste and the lawyers are currently It is important that Fairview residents continue to report any major fly problems and you dealing with the finer details of the should contact Shanks on 01708 634540 who will log the complaint . At the same time please documentation. also let the Estate office know at the same time—Racefold on 01708 520523 The project is moving forward positively, with a view of finalising Estate Brochure Hazardous weather conditions December all financial aspects by spring 2009/January 2010 2010. We are currently updating the Fairview Industrial Park’s bro- chure—Some company’s details As you are all aware, unusually heavy snow falls have caused problems all over the county, including the Fair- may be some 3-5 years out of view Industrial Park. (The entrance to the estate and Carriageway lighting –Marsh date? We urge any businesses Blackwater Close are particularly troublesome, due to the Way who haven’t yet completed an steep gradient). The BID has now written formally to update form, please complete the Thames Gateway De- the attached form and fax back We have six grit bins and a considerable store of grit off- site which has enabled us to manage the snow and ice to velopment Corporation to ascertain to us on 01708 520524 asap. date. However, there is now a nationwide shortage of grit if a proportion of the General Envi- Thanking you and despite our endeavours, and we have been unable to ronment Improvement Contribution, purchase any more. We have now run out other than a relating to the Biossence / Interna- small number of bags, which we shall use to try and keep the main entrance onto the estate clear. tional Power could be contributed to a much needed, new carriage-

New Gateway to London Sign To minimise future disruption, we have decided to pur- way lighting system in Marsh Way. chase a 20’ container to store grit on site, which will en- A lighting design scheme/drawings Marsh Way able us to purchase larger volumes of grit, early on in the and a preliminary budget have now season, hopefully at a better price and possibly a manu- been submitted to the LTGDC It has been confirmed that the ally operated grit spreader. The estimated cost of the legal agreement has been re- container, spreader and 10ton of grit is £3,000 and will be vised and has been duly signed. purchased as soon as is possible. A safety audit has been carried We take this opportunity to thank Tony, daytime mobile FREE RECYLCING out and an installation date is security who did his best to assist keeping the estate mov- Please use all slots when utilising being obtained from the sign ing. the recycling skip—THANK YOU manufacturer, after establishing an exact installation point. site 6 The work to erect the sign will be carried out “ out of hours” Working with its partners, including CEME, the Ford Motor Company and the London Borough of Havering, the London Development Agency is doing some master planning of the Beam Reach 6 site, when Marsh Way is less busy. located to the south-west of the A13. There is a longstanding ambition to develop a high quality busi- ness park on the site, but we believe that there are also opportunities to enhance community and Welcome new estate occupiers leisure facilities and ensure that the business park contributes to the wider regeneration of Rainham and Dagenham. The London Development Agency is particularly interested in learning the views of Docklands Traffic Management local people/ businesses who live and work close to the site as to what other uses would be appropri- C4 Star Business Centre ate for Beam Reach 6. Tel: 01708 553800 So would you please take the time to visit the following link to the Beam Reach 6 Survey. www.surveymonkey.com/s/RMZLJ3T

Racefold Limited, Estate House, Fairview Industrial Park, Marsh Way, Rainham RM13 8UH Tel: 01708 520523 Email: [email protected] SECURITY Security Contact Numbers In general, crime on the estate appears to be under Daytime mobile 07528968073 control. Daytime office 0844 8460247 There have been incidents of thefts/attempted thefts Fax 0844 8460246 DURING WORKING HOURS, whilst targeted prem- ises were still operational and occupied . Out of hours 0844 8460247 A padlock was broken on a perimeter fence line and a Metropolitan Safer Neighbourhood team – Rainham - 0208 649 3522 fork lit truck was driven from the premises. The inci- dent was recorded by the gatehouse CCTV, which European Regional Development Fund proved most useful. The estate can be particularly vulnerable at week- The ERDF project is still in a development stage, however a funding agree- ends, when there is less activity, shortly after the barri- ment has now been achieved with the London Development Agency. There- ers are raised. fore, our aim is still to bring considerable benefit to the local business com- Please do not leave anything of any value un at- munity. If you want to know any further information please contact Bob Flin- tended outside your premises and ensure that dall at Havering Council on 01708 432892 or email keys are not left in vehicles/equipment. This will attract undesirables onto the estate. Marsh Way -2 Roundabouts The London Development Agency provided informative leaflets Mobile Vehicle Cleaning Services with regard to the proposed improvements at the Marsh Way roundabouts, at its junction with the A13. The design scheme If you would like you vehicles cleaned at work. has not changed since the leaflets were circulated. A construc- Telephone 07727985199 7.00am—7.00pm. tion start date is currently being worked on towards the end of www. Car cleaning2u.co.uk January 2010. The contractors will be Jacksons .

Estate Leechgate/Illegal Substances We continue to be advised by Chemex International that there are still ‘illegal substances’ coming off the Estate/ We cannot stress more strongly the requirement to ensure that the soak away discharges from certain operators on the Estate are not illegal as in time these will be subject to audit and prosecution. The Environment Agency can probably provide conclusive evidence in Chemex International’s opinion of the sources of the cleaning fluid discharges. We understand hefty fines are applicable for these offences. We cannot turn a blind eye to these non-compliant operators and this will cause the Environment Agency to perform

ANPR Cameras Update

As stated in the September 2009 newsletter, the installation of the ANPR camera’s has been completed. An assessment of the ANPR’s has been carried out and the Servers have been reprogrammed and upgraded. The Routers have also been upgraded, with improved programme systems. Technology is advancing all the time and the BID aims to maintain optimum performance of the ANPR's at all times, and the ANPR’s appear to be working well The ANPR’s are now being monitored by Homes in Havering from their new purpose built design dedicated CCTV control room, with highly trained staff. HIH have agreed to monitor the first three month period free of charge,