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HLA Services BUSINESS Firm completes three-year maintenance contract with NETWORX Northumbria Police WWW.TEAMVALLEYPUBLICATIONS.CO.UK ISSUE #46 • FEBRUARY / MARCH 2021 Geoff Cake Stories Ramm How a key strategic Celebrity Service move helped Superstars cakery expand revenue streams Adapting to change Challenge yourself and find better ways to complete everyday tasks IN ASSOCIATION WITH: THE TEAM VALLEY TRADING ESTATE’S NUMBER ONE BUSINESS FOCUS MAGAZINE Be part of it BUSINESS NETWORX Advertising rates Editorial T: 0191 491 1834 Advertising rates to suit every budget: Prices start from as little as £30 + VAT [email protected] per edition and we offer free space for charitable and not-for-profit organisations too. 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Gym etc Business Centre An electronic copy is available to view here: teamvalleypublications.co.uk/business-networx-magazine/ 2 | www.teamvalleypublications.co.uk Business Networx Magazine | 3 Industrial Northumbria Police contract is added to impressive order book as HLA comes of age South Tyneside-based, HLA Services, starts 2021 with a strong order book, including an impressive three-year maintenance contract with Northumbria Police. Following a successful tender process, the company will supply air conditioning to 23 police stations. HLA Services has also seen growth across various divisions, including a 30% increase in its mechanical contracts department and 10% growth in its service Directors at HLA Services maintenance division, as turnover (left to right) Neil Henry reaches £12.5 million. and Paul Smith 2021 also marks the company’s 18th anniversary since being formed by directors Neil Henry and Paul Smith. During that time it has grown to become In the last 12 months, we have seen growth in one of the North’s leading mechanical, our mechanical and service and maintenance air conditioning, climate systems and temperature control specialists. divisions, by recruiting additional specialists Headquartered in Boldon, HLA Services in areas such as ventilation, which has employs over 100 staff, with satellite offices in Teesside, Cumbria and North Yorkshire. enabled us to tender for more work. Neil Henry, said: “We have started the year on a positive note and with strong HLA Services works across numerous “During 2021 our fleet will start to become levels of activity. Over the last 18 years we sectors including construction, electric with charging points at our have weathered numerous storms, the manufacturing, retail, education and locations and as part of our service financial crash, BREXIT and the ongoing hospitality. Customers include Newcastle, offering to customers, we will also, where COVID-19 pandemic. However, we have Sunderland and Durham Universities, requested, install electric charging points remained focused and resilient and have Hays Travel, Caterpillar UK and Durham for them. created opportunities by introducing Cricket club. innovative, new services. “As we continue to steadily grow, retaining and attracting quality staff “In the last 12 months, we have seen Paul Smith, said: “Looking forward, becomes all the more imperative. We growth in our mechanical and service sustainability is high on our agenda and will take time and exercise due diligence and maintenance divisions, by recruiting we have pledged our commitment to when picking each and every new additional specialists in areas such as reduce carbon emissions in line with the person that joins us and provide them with ventilation, which has enabled us to Government’s target of reaching net zero individual development plans, so they tender for more work.” by 2050. grow and develop with us.” Business Networx Magazine | 5 Phil Lax David Cowey ADAPTING TO CHANGE The one constant thing in our lives is change - and recent times have seen us all having to adapt to them very quickly. EMPLOYMENT CHANGES IN 2021 ‘Change is the law of life. And those who look to the past or present are certain to There are a few key changes this year for miss the future’ - John F Kennedy employers to be particularly aware of. We cannot avoid it and the more we resist change the tougher our life becomes. Change as John F Kennedy quoted is a Law of Life. We are surrounded by change and it is the one thing that has the most dramatic impact on our lives. There is no avoiding change as it will find you, challenge you and force you to reconsider how to live your life. The last ten months have seen lots of change including the way we work, where we work from and new skills we’ve had to learn. If we’d known this was going to happen we could have prepared ourselves for it - but we didn’t, so we’ve all had to go through the change process together. This leads nicely on to Lean (or some might know it as continuous improvement) and how change takes us out of our comfort zone, challenging us to find better ways to complete our everyday process or tasks. We now all know how that feels as we have first- hand experience of it. A friendly team spirit (which has recently New Immigration System • National Minimum Wage (18-20) been shown in abundance across the • From 1st January 2021 a new increases from £6.45 to £6.56 country as we support friends, colleagues, immigration system applies to • National Minimum Wage (under 18) and neighbours) and determination individuals arriving in the UK for the to identify, challenge and change the increases from £4.55 to £4.62 first time. EEA citizens (this includes EU way we work are the key ingredient citizens) and Swiss citizens moving to to successful improvements within any • Apprenticeship Wage increases from business, and these can be realised with the UK for the first time from this date £4.15 to £4.30 Newcastle based Infinite Brilliance. to work will need to obtain a work visa in advance. To note in particular here is that the age If we can all manage to get through threshold for the National Living Wage is • Employers planning to sponsor unforeseen change, then planned lowered from age 25 to age 23. change with a detailed roadmap will workers from outside the UK will need surely be a like a walk in the park! to apply for a sponsorship licence in Statutory Payments advance. David Cowey On 6th April each year, statutory • The Governments online check is payments such as statutory sick pay, www.infinitebrilliance.co.uk a useful starting point for businesses maternity pay etc. are increased. The [email protected] View a job applicant’s right to work Follow Infinite Brillance on LinkedIn 2021 rates are as follows: details - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) • Statutory maternity, paternity, National Minimum Wage adoption, parental bereavement The National Minimum Wage rates and shared parental payments - increase on 6th April 2021 as follows: increase from £151.20 to £151.97 per • National Living Wage (23+) increase week from £8.72 to £8.91 • Statutory sick pay (SSP) is set to • National Minimum Wage (21-22) increase from £95.85 to £96.35 increases from £8.20 to £8.36 per week 6 | www.teamvalleypublications.co.uk Business Networx Magazine | 7 Advertorial If you would like your press release to be featured within the magazine call us on 0191 487 1834. A smooth taste of the North East A good gin and tonic is a favourite for most of us - easy to make, while being both refreshing and warming, making it the perfect drink any time of the year.