BusinessIssue 56 October 2017

Best Growth Hub - Business Support Chelmsford City 15th November Business Improvement District Showcase New Local Plan for Business Pre-register now Funding Opportunities www.chelmsfordshowcase.eventbrite.co.uk Skills

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Contents 3 US Tech Firm invests in Chelmsford Operations BEST Growth Hub 4 & 5 Chelmsford City Showcase for Business 6 Funds allocated to improve infrastructure in the City 7 Chelmsford’s Business Improvement District Chelmsford’s new Local Plan Welcome 8 Chelmsford City Growth Package Chelmsford - a great opportunity 9 Civic Centre - Venue Hire As the days become shorter and housing: addressing the 10 Grants and advice available the end of the year begins to challenges of each and identifying 11 Rivers LEADER funds local creep ever closer, it provides an how opportunities can be businesses ideal opportunity to reflect on the maximised. As such, the Board 12 Could Capital Grants help your business? successes of 2017. Work is now has recently actively supported LoCASE Going from strength to well underway on Essex's first bids to Government for the strength School of Medicine, Bond Street Housing Infrastructure Fund. 13 Bond Street Birthday has recently celebrated its first These bids, if successful, will Recycling can save you money 14 Updated Essex Skills Evidence birthday and is thriving with near unlock new housing and business Base full occupancy and Essex has won development and provide key 15 Successful STEM event the County Cricket Championship! infrastructure vital to Chelmsford's Jobs and Skills Fair success economic development and 16 Army Reserves A year has now passed since the prosperity. Keeping you Informed Chelmsford Business Board was relaunched with vigour. Close As we look forward to 2018, the liaison with businesses has always Chelmsford Business Board looks This publication has been produced by the Economic Development and been a high priority for to build upon its achievements Implementation Team at Chelmsford Chelmsford City Council, who are and will be further strengthening City Council. keen to ensure businesses have a its engagement with business and Contributions and comments are voice and work in close continuing to proactively address always welcome and it is only partnership with the Council to key priorities for business in the through the involvement and support Chelmsford's continued city. It provides the voice of participation of the wider business growth and economic success. business to which the City Council community that the publication will flourish. listens - and responds - and is The refreshed Chelmsford instrumental in putting forward Economic Development Business Board, comprising the priorities to be targeted. & Implementation key businesses and public-sector Chelmsford City Council Civic Centre organisations that operate in If you haven't already done so, I Duke Street Chelmsford, has accomplished would encourage you to register Chelmsford much during the past year. The for this year's Chelmsford City CM1 1JE Board has adopted an Economic Showcase for Business, where I Tel: 01245 606568 Strategy, identified key priorities will be hosting a morning Business Fax: 01245 606642 for Chelmsford, and lobbied on Briefing. This will be a great [email protected] and responded to a number of opportunity to find out more Views expressed by contributors do government consultations, about what is happening in not necessarily reflect those of their including the widening of the A12. Chelmsford. Registration is free at employers or Chelmsford City www.chelmsfordshowcase. Council. It is recognised that to unlock the eventbrite.co.uk. full potential of Chelmsford, the Board need to take a strategic David Rayner, view and focus on wider issues Chelmsford Business Board Chair such as infrastructure, skills, new

Cover: , venue for the Chelmsford City Showcase for Business. (Photo: Ruth S. Hart)

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US tech firm invests in Chelmsford operations

In March 2017, DST Systems, a public offices largely centres on outsourced company listed on the New customer service and investment Stock Exchange (NYSE: DST), servicing operations on behalf of acquired International Financial Data some of the world's most Services (IFDS) in the UK and Ireland; recognisable financial services brands. growing DST's footprint within the European financial services industry. DST enables their clients to transform complexity into strategic advantage; Chelmsford is at the heart of DST's helping them to discover, design and client services operations, employing deliver unique solutions that enhance over 700 associates across two local the customer experience and increase sites - Adams House in Springfield operational excellence. and Paragon House located in the city centre – making them a significant Headquartered in Kansas City, employer in the region. Missouri, USA, DST employ over 16,000 talented people globally, As a leading provider of specialised 5,000 of which are located across 12 technology, strategic advisory and locations in the UK and Ireland. business operations outsourcing to the financial and healthcare industries, DST pride themselves on long- To learn more about DST and standing customer relationships, explore local employment scalable technology platforms and opportunities, visit deep regulatory and compliance www.careersatDSTemea.com expertise. Work in the Chelmsford

BEST Growth Hub support sessions The BEST Growth Hub provides free business support to businesses of all sizes helping them to identify and realise their potential.

Whether you are looking to start a new business, grow an existing business or find funding for a 25th October new venture, the BEST Growth Hub can assist. 8th November For more information 22nd November and to book a slot, speak The BEST team have arranged a to one of the Business number of drop-in surgeries to 29th November Navigators today on take place at Chelmsford City 6th December 01702 417765 or visit Council's Civic Centre. These www.bestgrowthhub.org.uk/ drop-in surgeries offer the 10 am opportunity to meet face-to-face - 4 pm with a Business Navigator and discuss your business needs. Drop-in surgeries will take place on the following Wednesdays:

www.chelmsford.gov.uk/business Page 3 Chelmsford Showcase

Chelmsford City Showcase for Business Now in its 9th year, the Chelmsford City Showcase for Business returns on Wednesday 15th November 2017, taking place at Hylands Estate, Hylands Park, Road, Chelmsford, CM2 8WQ

This year's free-to-attend event is once again a focus on the different types of funding available to sponsored by the FSB and comprises motivating support businesses with an opportunity to have a 1:1 seminars, informative workshops, a business briefing session with funding providers throughout the and an ever-popular exhibition area. afternoon. The FSB will also be delivering a seminar with a guest speaker and providing a FSB business Throughout the day attendees will be able to visit networking lunch. over 50 trade stands and take part in seminars, with the opportunity to raise their questions to experts. This event offers something of value for every The event offers attendees invaluable business business and is a fantastic opportunity to network insights as well as business support and advice on a with fellow business professionals. range of relevant topics including business promotion and marketing, business start-up and business growth and innovation. For more information and to register your free place at the 2017 The 2017 Showcase will feature two masterclasses: Chelmsford City Showcase for Business visit the first will focus on the power of brand from Mark www.chelmsfordshowcase.eventbrite.co.uk. Cullen, Director of Brand and Marketing at EY, and 01245 606568 the second on coaching and enabling teams of the [email protected] future from Brad Solomon of the CTG Group. The www.chelmsford.gov.uk/showcase Best Growth Hub will deliver a workshop providing

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Some of the activities featured at this year’s showcase

Opening the 2017 Chelmsford City Showcase for Business is a Business Briefing led by Business David Rayner, Chair of the Chelmsford Business Board. The Business Briefing will provide an opportunity to hear about key developments happening locally. There will Briefing also be an opportunity for businesses to raise their priorities for the Board to look at moving forward.

This Masterclass promises to uncover what brand is…. and more importantly what brand is not. Filled with useful tips on how to build a brand with little or no budget, The Power of this Masterclass is for any business, from start-ups to established companies that Brand: wants to use brand to build trust, awareness and its customer base for business Masterclass 1 impact. This masterclass will be delivered by Mark Cullen, Director of Brand and Marketing at EY, who currently runs brand marketing and communications activity for EY Financial Services across 19 countries.

This year's Showcase event will provide a strong focus on funding opportunities available to businesses. A workshop delivered by the Best Growth Hub will provide Funding an overview of the different opportunities available. Leading from this, attendees will Opportunities be able to attend a drop in session to speak directly with the funding providers. The funding providers available at this year's Showcase event providing 1:1 advice sessions are DIT, NWES, SEBB, KEEP+ LEADER, LoCASE, University of Essex, the Manufacturing Growth Programme (see page 10 for current funding opportunities).

David Bell, FSB Regional Chairman, will present a brief overview of the success of FSB - business throughout the region and how the FSB can help support and develop your Sponsors business. David will be joined by a guest speaker who will share their inspiring business journey with the audience. A ticketed networking lunch will follow.

In an environment which is constantly changing, with resources stretched further and Enabling further, it is important that we equip our employees with the skills to deliver. This Teams of the session will offer new perspectives on coaching leadership behaviours to enable, challenge, inspire and encourage individuals and teams, be it onsite or virtual. CTG Future: Executive Coach and Facilitator, Brad Solomon, will be delivering this seminar. He Masterclass 2 brings with him extensive experience of working with Blue Chip Corporates, Housing Associations, NHS Trusts and more.

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www.chelmsford.gov.uk/business Page 5 Future Plans

Funds allocated to improve infrastructure in the city Chelmsford City Council has allocated over £10 million to support the delivery of new infrastructure, using funding secured via development that is taking place in the City.

The funding is being from its access at Victoria Marconi Evolution site and to be delivered is now directed to a range of Road up to Prezzo and Loch , underway. projects including sports Fyne where it meets Bond where the new School of facilities, parks and open Street. Medicine is now under Infrastructure provision spaces, flood protection, construction. continues to be a priority for health care, public realm Other projects receiving Chelmsford and the Council, and highway improvements funding include further A £15 million package of working with Essex County and affordable housing. public realm enhancements cycling, public transport and Council, has submitted a in the City Centre, highway improvements number of bids to the Riverside Ice and Leisure enhancements to GP across Chelmsford has Government to seek Centre is to receive £2.4 surgeries, 58 projects to recently been the subject of additional investment as million towards supporting enhance the City's parks an Essex County Council Chelmsford continues to construction of the new and open spaces, flood consultation exercise and grow. leisure facility. The funding protection, local highway the prioritisation of schemes includes £745,000 for public schemes and the new Family realm and cycle way Hub in the Central Library. improvements to enhance For further information about improvements the riverside through Elsewhere in the City Centre in the City Centre: boardwalk and balustrade further improvements on www.chelmsford.gov.uk/planning-and-building- lighting, as well as to the north side of the train control/developments-and-improvements-in-chelmsford/ improve security, trees, station will soon be riverbank works, paving and underway to create a cycle shelter and cycle improved pedestrian, hoops. This will see the cycling and circulation space riverside walk transformed between the station, the

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Artist’s impression of the new Riverside Ice and Leisure Centre

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Chelmsford's Business Improvement District A group of businesses in BIDs are widely used across the UK belief that the city centre requires Chelmsford City Centre have with over 200 successfully in more intensive management, beyond operation, including in , the statutory duties of the council, so begun work on proposals for and . They are used that it meets the aspirations of its a Business Improvement to enhance the management of city wider catchment and fulfils its District (“BID”), building a centres, allowing the businesses recently acquired City status. positive vision of how within their area to shape and direct businesses can work together this to meet local objectives. This is Over the summer, face to face paid for by a small levy on business surveys were carried out with over 90 to address trading concerns premises, likely to be 1.5% of businesses and other stakeholders in and cement Chelmsford as rateable value. the City Centre and a positive the county's premier retail response was received to the idea of and leisure destination. The Importantly, BIDs supplement rather a Business Improvement District. A BID could begin operating than substitute council services – steering group is now formulating a their name can be misleading since business plan focussing on identified from April 2018. they are often used to further evolve key issues: marketing and successful locations rather than being promotion, events, anti-social a means of regenerating under- behaviour, cleanliness and public performing ones. Perhaps the most realm. This will be presented to visible example of this is The New businesses in the city centre with West End Company BID covering voting expected in February. London's West End.

Chelmsford's BID has come about Anyone interested to learn more following the successful opening of should contact the Bond Street shopping Neil Ridley development in 2016 and the [email protected] subsequent rejuvenation of the city Chair of the Chelmsford as a retail and leisure destination. BID Steering Group. Consequently, there is an emerging

Chelmsford's new Local Plan The Council's new Local Plan is progressing well, with the final version due to be published for consultation early in the New Year. The Local Plan identifies the the Local Plan – Preferred modelling to look at not, you can register for number and locations for Options in the spring, highway capacity, viability alerts at houses, jobs and businesses nearly 2,800 comments assessment of the whole www.chelmsford.gov.uk/pl we are planning for, along were received from more plan to make sure it is anningpolicyconsult with other things needed to than 1,600 people and deliverable, a more detailed support growth, such as organisations and have assessment of proposed Progress will be reported to where children will go to been summarised to help sites in areas of flood risk, the Council's Development school, where people will produce the final version of and a study to make sure Policy Committee. For work, and how they will get the Local Plan. The the Plan meets green updates and links to around. It also includes summaries can be read in infrastructure needs. forthcoming committees draft planning policies our feedback report, please visit which, when adopted, will published on the Local Plan Engagement on the Local www.chelmsford.gov.uk/pr be used to determine webpage at Plan will continue with the eferred-options planning applications. The www.chelmsford.gov.uk/pr consultation on the Draft Proposals Map shows eferred-options Local Plan – Pre- where particular policies Submission. If you are apply. Other work to inform the registered on our document is also being Consultation Portal you will Local Plan Following consultation on finalised, including junction be automatically notified. If

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Chelmsford City Growth Package

The Chelmsford City Growth Package Consultation responses are currently identifies 29 proposed schemes being examined in depth to across the Chelmsford urban area. understand the views of respondents The schemes have been split into five on the proposed schemes. This review areas: will be used, alongside other information, to decide which schemes North Chelmsford will be included in the final business West Chelmsford case for funding, due to be submitted Chelmsford City Centre to South East Local Enterprise Parkway Corridor Partnership (SELEP) later this year. South and East Chelmsford Essex County Council has For further information about the secured £15m to invest in a In addition, city-wide signage and Chelmsford City Growth Package, series of transport technology improvements have also please visit www.essex.gov.uk/ improvements around the City been identified. chelmsfordtransport of Chelmsford. The investment is called the 'Chelmsford City Throughout July and August, Essex Growth Package', and has a County Council undertook a focus on sustainable transport consultation exercise to gain feedback on the proposals outlined in options in order to support the Chelmsford City Growth Package. future housing and job growth, The consultation closed on 28 with highways improvements to August, with nearly 1,000 responses tackle congestion hotspots. from individuals, businesses, local authorities and other organisations.

Chelmsford: a great opportunity

“The City of Chelmsford: A Opportunities Guide that not great opportunity” brochure only covers a wide range of was published recently and office, retail, and industrial circulated to a variety of premises but also includes commercial agents, future developments consultants and others. The currently in progress and purpose of the brochure is to those coming forward over make businesses aware of the the next few years. excellent opportunities that Chelmsford offers by Both documents can be highlighting its vision, downloaded from strategic location, investment www.chelmsford.gov.uk/bus credentials, high quality iness/commercial-property- workforce, high educational searches/ attainment, quality of life, commitment to investing in infrastructure, key sectors, Should you feel this could existing high profile be a useful tool for your businesses, and commercial organisation, please opportunities. get in touch for further details or to request The brochure is printed copies via supplemented by a [email protected] comprehensive Commercial

Page 8 www.chelmsford.gov.uk/business Venue Hire Civic Centre - Venue Hire

The Civic Centre maintains the art City Centre deco personality and quality; it is both Hylands a unique and modern venue. Right in the heart of Chelmsford you Importantly, it is ideally located next Hylands House offers an elegant will find our Civic Centre venue, to the bus station and train station alternative: the house is a Georgian with a suite of corporate meeting with several City Centre car parks mansion based at Hylands Park which rooms available for hire. nearby. is just a 15 minute drive from the City Centre and easily accessible from the The air-conditioned rooms now have a The Council Chamber is a purpose- A12. This prestigious venue has a modern contemporary look and are built meeting and conference space number of rooms and also has a fully-equipped with high quality AV that can hold up to 200 people. It is Grand Pavilion that can hold 300 systems, making the venue a great big enough to accommodate 70 people (250 at seated meal) and is place to hold anything from people in a seated boardroom-style, perfect for exhibitions, award interviews and small boardroom plus has an additional tiered ceremonies and parties. meetings through to large training auditorium for over 120 people. courses, conferences, seminars, www.chelmsfordcityvenues.co.uk/ The Marconi Room can hold up to 60 exhibitions and award ceremonies. hylands-estate people whilst the Crompton Room Consisting of four spacious meeting holds 30 people in a theatre style. rooms that range in size, they can accommodate from 10 to 200 people. www.chelmsfordcityvenues.co.uk/ Museum city-centre Chelmsford Museum is a unique corporate venue that offers a range of rooms in a historic setting that are ideal for seminars, talks, meetings and evening social events.

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Marconi Room Please browse through our venues at www.chelmsfordcityvenues.co.uk If you have any questions about any of our venues, or if you would like to Council Chamber check the availability, you are welcome to contact our Corporate Sale Executive on Perfect for 01245 606348 your meetings and conferences Crompton Room

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Grants and advice available A significant number of grants and unrivalled advice from experts is currently available to businesses to help them develop, grow and save energy costs. Whether a start-up business or one that is already established, particularly Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) can qualify for many of the following schemes. Several schemes are also applicable to charities.

Business Innovation Vouchers LEADER Support University of Essex - Support available: Grants up to (particularly Essex Rivers Local Action Group covering £5,000. Offering Innovation vouchers to provide funding Chelmsford rural area): Grants of up to 40% available to for SMEs to engage with universities, with the opportunity grow economic activity in rural areas. Minimum grant to foster long-term partnerships. amount of £10,000. LEADER is part of the Rural Development Programme for (RDPE) which Essex Growth Programme provides funding to rural businesses and communities (see Backed by the European Regional Development Fund, the p11). programme helps individuals establish new businesses and helps existing businesses to grow through advice and a Low carbon across the south east (LoCASE) capital grant programme: 20% intervention rate of up to Support available: Grants between £1,000 and £10,000. £20,000 Helps businesses work in ways that are environmentally- friendly, with low carbon emissions, and make the best use Food Processing Grants / Rural Tourism of resources (see p12). Infrastructure / Rural Business Development Support available: Grants between £50,000 and Manufacturing Growth Programme £1,000,000. All the Open Rolling Calls close on 31st The Manufacturing Growth Programme (MGP) provides January 2018. free advice and grant support to manufacturing businesses Get Exporting 2 Programme to support the implementation of a growth plan. Grants available at 35% intervention rate. Support available: Grants up to £3,000. Get Exporting 2 is a tailored programme of advice and assistance, both South East Business Boost (SEBB) financial and 1-2-1, to enable companies to begin selling Support available: Grants between £1,000 and £10,000. overseas or to expand internationally thereby increasing Capital grants at 30% intervention rate are available to profitability and employment in a sustainable way. support businesses in the SELEP region to grow. Free Grants for the Arts business advice is also available for SMEs and start-up Support available: Grants between £1,000 and £100,000. companies. Grants for the Arts has been designed to encourage applicants to develop ideas linked to artistic needs and The Prince's Trust future plans. It aims to be flexible and to encourage new Support available: Grants between £1 and £3,000. The ideas. aim of the Trust is to provide practical and financial support to young people in the UK that are not in work, education KEEP+ or training. The scheme helps develop key skills, A European Regional Development (ERDF) Funded confidence and motivation, enabling young people to programme supporting SMEs to access knowledge and move into work, education or training. The maximum grant expertise through collaboration with universities and assistance available is £3,000 although this varies by research institutions. programme. Loans of up to £5,000 are also available.

Further details are available in the first instance by visiting: www.bestgrowthhub.org.uk/ or contact us by e-mailing [email protected] and we can carry out a grant search for your business. Additionally, the 2017 Showcase for Business (see p4) has a focus on funding with the opportunity to speak directly to funding providers.

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Tillingham Hall The Essex Rivers Local “This is great news for Essex Rivers Action Group has been the rural economy in Farms (Sarah set up to distribute Essex and all projects Greens Organics) £1.8million of LEADER will lead to more jobs LEADER funding to rural and a boost to each has received a grant of businesses and community.” £23,000 towards a organisations in parts of Robocrop which is an funds a Essex. The aim of the EU Beverly Davies, LEADER innovative, camera- grant is to help boost Programme Manager, guided robotic weeder growth and create jobs in which will allow the high added: Robocrop, the countryside and the speed and economic “You don't have to be a group is made up of local weed control of the business to apply; if you community Passenger existing farm's organic are a farmer, representatives from rural vegetable crops. This will smallholder, forester or businesses and public ultimately lead to more are involved in local bodies. Boat and reliable production and tourism, you may be improve the viability of eligible for a grant. Just Robert Davidson, the farm. It will also allow contact me and I will let Nursery Chairman of the Essex the farm to increase the you know if you are Rivers Local Action vegetable growing area eligible to apply for Group and a local by 4.53ha to a total of money for your project. Three local farmer, said: 21.86ha and take on a We still have grant to “We were delighted to organisations have further 2 full time staff. give out and are looking be able to support these for new applications.” recently received a three projects by cash boost from the EU granting this money. Essex Waterways They are very diverse LEADER grant in the is a local charity which has projects and illustrate received £33,000 towards Essex area to enable the wonderful mix of the purchase of Victoria, a businesses we have in passenger boat on the them to increase their Essex.” Chelmer & Blackwater staff and expand their Navigation, based at Paper Mill Lock. The boat organisations. was built specifically for this waterway and was about to be sold. Essex Waterways saw the potential for an income stream for the charity and were successful in being awarded a grant for the project.

Jesters Integrated Childcare is based in and the owner has been running a very successful after school club for the past 16 years. She is now 'Victoria' at Paper Mill Lock, opening a nursery and has received a grant of For more information contact Beverly Davies £88,000 to help her at the Rural Community Council of Essex on achieve this. 01376 547330 or visit the website www.essexrcc.org.uk

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Could a Capital Grant help LoCASE – Going From to grow your business? Strength to Strength!

Enterprise agency, NWES has announced the provision of a The LoCASE project goes from strength to strength with dedicated capital grants brokerage service for Essex over £1.7 million in grants approved since February 2016! businesses, in partnership with Deyton Bell Ltd. From air-conditioning, PR, marketing & IT, to refrigeration, With grants of up to 20% of eligible costs or £20,000, new LED lighting and so much more…the LoCASE project whichever is lower, the programme supports investment in is here to help maximise your business potential! the purchase and installation of equipment, machinery, Two Chelmsford Successes! technology, and processes that facilitate business growth to improve resilience, productivity, or create jobs. EPC Improvements provide advice & solutions to improve property energy efficiency through access to government Additionally, the grants can be used to support investment grants, meeting the “Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard in efficiency initiatives in the form of equipment to realise Regulations” (MEES). materials or utilities optimisation, recovery or reduction, or New regulations will soon make it unlawful to let buildings to support improvements to business premises that create in England and below a minimum Energy extra capacity and enable growth. Performance Certificate (EPC) “E2” rating. A LoCASE grant Additionally, the programme can provide business advice of £10,000 helped to fund a campaign on Phoenix Radio and support to provide the skills to new and growing raising awareness of the regulations, and a social media / business owners to maximise their capital investment. search engine /online campaign, helped to raise their profile and grow their business! Simon Best, European Strategy Manager at NWES said, “This is a free, confidential and impartial service that will Intelliconnect designs and manufactures components and help SMEs put together compelling applications that connectors for the defence industry along with connectors maximise their chances of securing financial support.“ for water monitoring companies. Receiving a LoCASE grant of over £2,300 enabled the purchase of a second Solidworks license (3D CAD To find out more about how the grants brokerage Software) reducing training visits to the Corby based service could support your business, full terms and manufacturing facility. Expected savings will be; 4.29 conditions, and eligibility criteria, visit tonnes of CO2e, 14,300 miles of road travel (273 bit.ly/grants-support-essex tonne.km) - resulting in savings of over £4,000 pa. or contact Deyton Bell on Reduced emissions by companies engaged with the [email protected] LoCASE project amounts to thousands of tonnes saved per or 01223 873033. annum, with savings of thousands of pounds on energy The Essex Growth Programme is supported by the bills, and business in the low carbon sector are achieving European Regional Development Fund. their growth potential. For small/medium sized businesses looking to save money on overheads, or offering low carbon goods or services, grants of up to £10,000 are available right now! The Low Carbon Across the South East project, part funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), aims to support SMEs across the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) region, to improve their energy efficiency.

For further details contact: Email business@.gov.uk Phone 01375 652271 Website www.locase.co.uk

Page 12 www.chelmsford.gov.uk/business Bond Street and Recycling

Happy First Birthday Bond Street! On Saturday 30th September Bond Street Chelmsford celebrated its first birthday in style, with a full day of activities and offers to keep shoppers entertained. Starting with a dramatic parade through the High Street, the entertainment then moved into The Bond Street Bowl events space. Customers were treated to hours of live music from bands and DJs, close-hand magic, artistic face-painting, dance classes and a spectacular confetti cannon finale. Bond Street is now at almost full Stores and restaurants occupancy with Wilkin & Sons and Phase 8 soon to open. The event joined in the fun offering saw increased foot fall in Bond discounts and prizes Street and Chelmsford City throughout the day. Centre.

Recycling collections from Chelmsford City Council can save you money…

Recycling your waste can help your We can provide recycling collections business save money and reduce its for the following separated materials: environmental impact. This is because a lot of waste is made up of Mixed Paper & Cardboard useful materials which can be made Plastics and Cartons into new products or used to Glass Bottles & Jars produce energy. Food and Drink Cans Food Waste Sending waste to landfill is already expensive and the costs are increasing each year. However, if we Our rates are competitive and our separate the useful materials we can costs are inclusive of bin rental and reduce the amount of waste which Duty of Care documents. We can goes to landfill and save money. We offer a flexible service and collections pass these savings onto you via our carried out by Local Authorities are low fixed priced recycling costs. VAT exempt.

To find out more please visit: Website: www.chelmsford.gov.uk/trade Email: [email protected] Telephone: 01245 615800

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Developed by the Essex Employment Businesses, Ford Motor Company and Skills Board (ESB), a strategic Limited, the NHS, London Stansted Updated group formed of employers across (MAG) and DST (formerly IFDS). Essex, Southend-On-Sea and Thurrock, the Skills Evidence Base As with previous editions, a Essex Skills consists of profiles on all 14 districts combination of published data and and seven key sector profiles statistics, local business feedback and including: information on planned future developments has been used. In Evidence addition to this, an overview on some Advanced Manufacturing & of the challenges and opportunities Engineering of 2016's Brexit result also features as Base Care further insight for businesses and Construction training providers alike. A regional skills and Financial & Related Services Health employment report has IT, Digital & Creative Our free, interactive summary Logistics booklet is available to download been created to the on our website: benefit of thousands of www.essexesb.co.uk/our-research/ This year, there were 84,500 job Essex businesses, vacancies in these seven sectors To find out more about the board academic institutions, alone. As a result, the ESB are or its activities, continuing to deliver new and please contact us at: local authorities and existing programmes with backing [email protected] training providers, from its members such as: Raytheon UK, the Federation of Small earlier this year. The annual Skills Evidence Base, first launched in 2014, has been refreshed for 2017 and is expected to be used as a valuable tool in shaping the skills system and closing vital skills gaps in some of Essex's key growth industries.

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Successful STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) Industry event

July was an extremely busy month for previously been distributed to year 9 the ‘Essex Employment and Skills students at all Essex schools. Genine Boards (ESB)’ ‘Education and Industry from RSA Insurance then took STEM Programme’ with a number of attendees through her typical events happening all over the county, working day, and Ross from DST including our first ever ‘Finance talked to students about the various Taster Day’ at Anglia Ruskin career pathways into the company, University's Chelmsford Campus. from Apprenticeships to Postgraduate schemes. 110 year 8 students from Essex schools came along for a day of We're hugely grateful to our industry industry and ARU-led workshops and representatives and to ARU staff for presentations, all focused on supporting the day, and of course to highlighting future opportunities in the school students and staff who the Finance sector. RSA Insurance, made the day so enjoyable. This Etec and DST - formerly IFDS (ESB event is just one example of a sector lead for the Finance sector) led number of events and projects we workshops throughout the morning, deliver through the Education and with ARU also kindly laying on a tour Industry STEM Programme, focusing of the campus for students and an on each of our key industry sectors. exclusive look at the University’s fantastic Bloomberg Financial Markets Lab. If you'd like more information about the programme or would After lunch, students paired up for a simply like to offer your support, quiz based on the information email us at contained in the ESB's ”Skills [email protected] Evidence Base” and “Finance Sector and visit www.essexesb.co.uk/our- Profile”, and the Board's “What’s activities/e-i-stem-programme. Your Thing” brochure which has Jobs and Skills Fair Success On September 21st the Chelmsford Jobs and Skills Fair 2017 took place in Chelmsford High Street.

The event was organised and led by range of employers and recruiters, commented, ‘It was a fantastic event Chelmsford Jobcentre Plus working including DST, Dunelm Mill, Pinnacle which generated tremendous in partnership with Chelmsford City group, Mid Essex Health Trust (NHS), interest. Chelmsford is being Council, , Essex Smyths Toys, UPS and Debenhams. transformed into a vibrant modern County Council, CXK and the City which is attracting some of the Employment and Skills Board. Representatives from Chelmsford biggest names in business, many of College and the National whom attended the Jobs and Skills Sponsored by DST (formally IFDS), Apprenticeship Service also Fair to promote hundreds of new the event attracted job hunters from attended, offering training vacancies and other opportunities in far and wide who came along to find opportunities and advice. the local area that are waiting to be out about the huge array of filled. Chelmsford really is ‘Your City opportunities on offer. The event Steve Hyde, Employee Advisor at of Opportunity’.’ showcased vacancies from a wide Chelmsford Jobcentre Plus

www.chelmsford.gov.uk/business Page 15 Army Reserves and Keeping you Informed From Cadet to Reservist, Essex based Finance Analyst goes the distance

25-year-old Kevin McLeod Howard (pictured far right) has been an Army Reservist for nearly seven years. Living across the border in Bishops Stortford, Kevin makes the daily commute to where he works for Raytheon UK, a technology and innovation leader specialising in defence, national security, and other government and commercial markets around the world. But he travels much further afield to dedicate his time to the Army's newest combat regiment, The Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry, which has a footprint across and Northern Ireland.

“I'd always wanted to be a reservist annual camps and adventure training Forces community and we are proud since I was a kid. From being a cadet, in a number of countries. I've gained to be an employer of our UK I swiftly moved on to the University a management diploma and reservists.” Officers' Training Corps and finally benefited from leadership and “The Silver Award is a reflection of became a reservist with the regiment management training. My employer our voluntary pledge, which closest to my heart as a true born certainly benefits from the other core demonstrates our appreciation for Scot. The obvious distance of travel skills I've acquired; mainly good time the armed forces through the to Scotland has not phased me and management, discipline and a strong employment opportunities we offer, as the training schedule is given far in work ethic.” and the initiatives which we support advance I can easily make Raytheon UK know more than most throughout the year such as Armed arrangements to keep both my businesses how important and Forces Week.” employer and squadron happy.” mutually beneficial it is to employ “In the future we will continue to Raytheon UK is a prime contractor reservists. In 2014 they received a create opportunities to reservists who and major supplier to the UK Ministry Silver Award as part of the Armed play a key role in our Armed Forces of Defence and Kevin works at its Forces Covenant Employer by supporting the UK's defence headquarters which is home to their Recognition Scheme. The capability and our nation's engineering, programme programme celebrates and workforce.” management and corporate business recognises the support given to functions. As a Finance Analyst, he's Defence personnel by employers that Troop Leader Kevin Howard is office based full-time 9 'til 5 so the pledge, demonstrate or advocate certainly dedicated to the cause and excitement of reservist life offers a support to the Armed Forces encourages anybody thinking about welcome break away from the desk. Community. joining the reserves “to give it everything you can. The more you “The training has been some of the Raytheon UK's Chief Executive and put in the more you get out.” most enjoyable things I've done and Managing Director, Richard Daniel, I've had the opportunity to be commented: “Raytheon remains Further information can be found involved with light cavalry tactics, committed to supporting the Armed online www.earfca.org.uk

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