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Special Day for Teesside Beam Mill properly. September 2018 News (Green) Power to the people WHAT will be the world’s largest biomass power station is recruiting permanent staff and expects to be operating at full capacity within two years. MGT Teesside's £650 million green energy station at Teesport, is looking for 50 operations and maintenance workers to work for its operator, Fortum UK. The plant is still being constructed and will be fuelled by wood chips and pellets. It will generate electricity for the equivalent of 600,000 homes within two years and MGT anticipate a £20 million local spend during its operation. The recruitment drive is being run by Fortum UK, supported by the council and partners through the award-winning Grangetown Training & Employment Hub. The Hub team enabled Fortum UK to tap into an extensive database of local labour built up with financial assistance from MGT. Most roles are due to start on site by January 2019 for training, in preparation for commissioning the plant later in the year. Find out more at www.mgtteesside.co.uk Razvan has high hops for the future THE borough's newest brewer has been so successful he has already taken on a new member of staff. Razvan Oltianu took over the North Yorkshire Brewing Company almost exactly one year ago and is selling his real ales from Alnwick in Northumberland to Goathland near Whitby. Mr Oltianu took over the company, previously based at Pinchinthorpe Hall, near Guisborough, last year. After receiving help from the council's Business Growth team, he moved his micro- brewery to Warrenby, near Redcar. He has already taken on a member of staff, Ged Forster, of Ormesby, who explained he had previously been unemployed. "It's hard work, but it's gone really well," said Razvan, who moved from Romania ten years ago. "We have six beers but we also do bespoke ales for individual pubs, for example Old Jack's Tipple for the Cod and Lobster in Staithes and Beck Watter for the Birch Hall Inn in Goathland. Our seasonal ales, for example our St George's Day ale and Christmas stout Jolly Jingles do really well." In anticipation of further growth, Razvan is considering taking on an apprentice with the assistance of the council's Routes to Employment team. Landlords and retailers can find out more about the company at www.facebook.com/NorthYorkshireBrewing or email [email protected] or call 07990452460. The Council's Routes to Employment team can be contacted at [email protected] or 01642 444366. Special day for Teesside Beam Mill A SPECIAL event has been held to celebrate one of our industrial companies. The Mayor of Redcar and Cleveland, Councillor Dennis Teasdale, celebrated sixty years since the opening of the Teesside Beam Mill in Lackenby. British Steel's beam mill makes steel for the construction industry and has been used in iconic buildings including The Shard in London, Heathrow Airport and Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers. The special ‘thank you’ event was held at the Redcar and Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart and Guest of Honour was Andy Williams, Plant Manager of Teesside Beam Mill. Andy (pictured centre with Mayor Dennis Teasdale and Mayoress Honor Teasdale) said: “At Teesside Beam Mill we’re passionate about our heritage of iron and steelmaking in the region. The skill and dedication shown by generations of Teesside steelworkers has helped put this area on the map.” Teesside Beam Mill took on 11 new colleagues who completed manufacturing apprenticeships earlier this year. Now, with funding and support from the council, the business plans to take on ten more apprentices from the Redcar and Cleveland area. Find out more at www.britishsteel.co.uk Brew-tea-ful friendship leads to business success TWO friends who took the chance to go into business after being made redundant have made a success of a running a café in a prestigious venue. Val Bainbridge (pictured, right) and Dawn Robertson met while working at a café in Middlesbrough which supported people at a homeless refuge. When it closed they decided to go into business together. They first ran their own café at Kirkleatham Business Park and have now taken over the café at Redcar and Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart. “We moved to Redcar and Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart six months ago,” explained Val, “and we love it. It’s called Lunch Box and we have a little play area for the kids so mum, dad or carers can watch them while they have a cup of tea. We provide good sandwiches, drinks and snacks for people on the go and it’s going really well.” Over the years, The Lunch Box has benefitted from the support the council's Business Growth Team, including plans to turn the business into a 'social enterprise' which will involve using profit to address social needs. The Lunch Box is the latest business to move into the Heart venue which is presently near capacity. Find out more about business space across the borough by emailing [email protected] For more informaton on business support or social enterprise, contact our Busienss Growth Team on 01642 444366 or email [email protected] Transport for the future BUSINESSES are being encouraged to take part in a crucial transport survey. Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council will use the results of the survey to help formulate a transport plan and is working with the Tees Valley Combined Authority to secure investment funding. Complete the online survey at www.ibyd.com/travelsurvey by Sunday 4 November. Free health checks for your staff THERE'S a chance to arrange free heart and lung health checks for your staff at your business premises. Public Health South Tees is writing to companies across the borough to help employers improve the health and welfare of their staff. The checks are also available to people who access your service and are designed to help your staff, clients or customers avoid illnesses caused by long-term conditions such as heart and lung disease. The Healthy Heart checks take about 20 minutes and the lung checks a little longer. To discuss the options or book a check session contact Debbie Humble, Nurse Bank Co- ordinator, on 01642 444208 or [email protected] Events Your chance to find out about South Tees Development Company's progress AN EVENT to update business leaders on the progress of the South Tees Development Corporation (STDC) site will be held later this month. The event has been organised by the Tees Valley Business Club and will be hosted by the council at Redcar and Cleveland Leisure and Community Heart on Thursday 20 September between 6pm and 8.30pm. The STDC has a Masterplan to bring millions of pounds of investment to the industrial site stretching from the former SSI steelworks to South Bank. Speakers will include Sue Houston, OBE, the STDC's Assistant Director for Regeneration and Neil Warwick OBE, Partner at Square One Law. The event is selling out fast. To book your place or be added to the reserve list click here. Telling our story to the world IT'S still possible to secure a place at the second 'Ambassador' event which is designed to help promote our borough's huge potential locally, nationally and internationally. The first Ambassador event was oversubscribed. A few places are still available for the second event, themed 'Energy for Industry,' at the Wilton Centre on Friday 12 October at 7.45am. Sirius Minerals will provide one of the keynote speakers. For more information on how the Ambassador programme could benefit your business, please email [email protected] Funding opportunity Grow your business FUNDING is still available at Tees Valley Business Compass for enterprises looking to create jobs. The Compass Growth Fund has been increased to provide capital grants to businesses looking at projects costing up to £150,000. The grant can be used to fund 33% of your total project cost. To discuss if your business may be eligible, contact our Business Growth Team on 01642 444366 or email [email protected] Our Business Growth Team is here to help you and your business. Contact the team on 01642 444366 or email [email protected]. .
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