DOCSLIB.ORG

Business Intelligence

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Business Intelligence BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE The Magazine of Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce June/July 2015 Issue 26 ‘Wizard’ Night at Chamber Northern Lincolnshire Business Awards 07 Members News 24 Cover Feature 50 Patrons News 53 New Members £2.50 where sold BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Hull & East Yorkshire (head office) 34/38 Beverley Road, Hull HU3 1YE Tel: 01482 324976 Northern Lincolnshire Port Offices, Cleethorpe Road, Grimsby North East Lincolnshire DN31 3LL Tel: 01472 342981 www.hull-humber-chamber.co.uk Email To help us deal with your message more quickly, please select the most appropriate address from 0512 below: 2648 General: [email protected] International Trade: [email protected] Training: [email protected] Press Releases: [email protected] Website comments or suggestions: [email protected] Contributing Editor John Dean & Francis Griss Email: [email protected] CONTENTS 4-5 CHAMBER NEWS 26-27 BIG INTERVIEW Production & Design 7-8 MEMBERS NEWS 28-37 FEATURE: TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS Distinctive Publishing 9 FOCUS ON FINANCE Unit 6b, Floor B, Millburn House, Dean Street, 39 MEMBERS NEWS Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 1lE 10 MEMBERS NEWS 40-42 FEATURE: TECHNOLOGY & NEW MEDIA 11 FOCUS ON LEGAL Tel: 0845 887 3805 46-47 CHAMBER EXPO 2015 12-13 CHAMBER NORTHERN Email: [email protected] 48 INTERNATIONAL TRADE LINCOLNSHIRE AWARDS Advertising 15 CHAMBER POLICY 49 MEMBERS NEWS Tel: 0845 884 2343 50-51 PATRONS NEWS Email: [email protected] 17-18 MEMBERS NEWS 19 FOCUS ON TRAINING 52 MOVERS & SHAKERS www.distinctivepublishing.co.uk 21-23 MEMBERS NEWS 53 NEW MEMBERS Disclaimer Distinctive Publishing or Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce 24-25 FEATURE: TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS 54 LAST WORD / EVENTS DIARY cannot be held responsible for any inaccuracies that may occur, individual products or services advertised or late entries. No part of this publication may be reproduced or scanned without prior CHAMBER PATRONS written permission of the publishers and Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce. As a not-for-profit organisation, the Chamber, is very grateful to our Patrons, who support us in our aim to help our Members develop their businesses. KC Hull News and Pictures C. Spencer Ltd Arco Humberside Online Design & Engineering Group Ltd Oaklands Hall Hotel PricewaterhouseCoopers Tiger Events Viking FM & Magic 1161 Clugston Group Ltd Streets Chartered Accountants Rejus St Stephen’s Associated British Ports James Legal Ltd University of Hull Humberside International Airport The P & A Group of Companies Bridge McFarland Solicitors Front Cover Image - Chamber Awards SPS Group of Companies Wilkin Chapman Grange The Insurance Partnership Finanical Services 3 CHAMBER CONTACTS BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE CHAMBER OFFICERS & STAFF President: Steve Eastwood Vice-President: Owen Finn Imm. Past President: Tim Durkin Chief Executive: Ian Kelly CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S OFFICE IT Manager: David Marritt Secretary Policy/Assistant: Barbara Nelson Finance Manager: Laura McDermott Finance Assistant: Gemma Scarr Senior Receptionist: Susan Suddaby Receptionist: Laura Carrison MEMBERSHIP & BUSINESS DEPARTMENT Membership & Business Manager: Bruce Massie Membership Secretary: Janice Harrison External Affairs Manager: David Hooper INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTRE Director of International Trade: Pauline Wade Regional Co-Ordinator Overseas Business Networks: Lorraine Holt Export Development Officer: Robert Green Export Documentation Assistant: Susan Suddaby Export Documentation Team Leader: Alison Burnett International Trade Co-ordinator: Sam Dennison NORTHERN LINCOLNSHIRE OFFICE Northern Lincolnshire Manager: Anne Tate Information & Administration Officer: Marilyn Waud HULL CITY CENTRE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT City Centre (Bid ) Manager: Kathryn Shillito Personal Assistant: Francesca Sharp Business Liaison officer: Melanie Toogood BID Support Officer: Mark Andrews BID Support Officer: Raich Orr Chief Executive Marketing & Events Co-Ordinator: Catherine Globe CHAMBER ACORN FUND (HUMBER) LTD Manager: Peter Sykes Reminisces Personal Assistant: Margaret Meyers Loans Manager: Karen Mulligan Contract Manager Start Up Loans: Craig Simpson Start Up Loans Co-Ordinator: Caroline Sturgeon with Former CHAMBER ENTERPRISE (HUMBER) LTD Business Adviser: Jenny Brambles Business Adviser: Heather McIntyre NZ Prime CHAMBER TRAINING (HUMBER) LTD Head of Training: Rachel Mendham QA/HR/E&D Manager: Petra Seifert Administration Manager: Joanne Norton Minister at MP’s Training Manager: Kristi Clark Lead Tutor & Support Co-ordinator: Leslie North Advanced Apprentice: Sophie Philipson Finance Officer: Nadine Dobbs Farewell Party Assessor/Trainer BA/CS: Nicola O’Connor Marketing/Recruitment Co-ordinator: Carol Gill Assessor Care: Tracey Platten Chamber Chief Executive Ian Kelly with Assessor Care: Claire Saxton IV/Assessor/Trainer/Care Team Manager: Linda Parker former New Zealand Prime Minister Assessor/Senior IV Care: Michelle Allan Assessor/Trainer Care: Nicola Tripp Helen Clarke reminiscing about the Hull Assessor/Trainer BA/FS: Karen Prince Administrative Assistant: Kathryn King & Humber Chamber’s last trade mission Advanced Apprentice Administration Assistant: Lucy Holmes Functional Skills Tutor: Julie Lockwood to Australia and New Zealand. Assessor Care: Becky Booth Assessor/Tutor: Tracey Scofield Ian met with the former Prime Minister at Austin Mitchell’s farewell party in Assessor/Tutor: Patricia Reilly Grimsby. The starter was of course mini fish and chips and the wine was a www.hull-humber-chamber.co.uk fine New Zealand Malborough Sauvignon Blanc. Austin looked pleased. 4 The Magazine of Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce CHAMBER NEWS Hull Flooring Specialist Cleans up After Expanding its Offering A Hull-based flooring specialist has marked its 20th year in business by sweeping up major new contracts after rebranding and expanding into new markets. Contract Flooring & Interiors Ltd (CFI) is established Chamber Networking is Buzzing! as one of the largest commercial flooring companies in the North of England, with clients ranging from More than 100 Members attended a Chamber This event, plus the Chamber Network Lunches on the NHS and councils to private building companies, networking event at the Hallmark Hotel on Friday 6th March at the KC Stadium and on 20th March retailers and construction companies. 24th April. at the Ashbourne Hotel, North Killingholme, were Sponsored by the Humber Apprentice Support Projects completed in recent years include First Consisting of a Speed Networking session followed Service (HASS). This is a relatively new service Direct Leeds Arena, the Hull University Brynmoor by a Network Lunch, the event had a real ‘buzz’ being delivered through the Humber Local Jones Library, and, most recently, the new £12m and guests enjoyed great views of the River Humber Enterprise Partnership. The service aims to reduce Accident and Emergency department at Hull in first class surroundings. The Hallmark is an barriers to employing apprentices by small and Royal Infirmary. excellent venue and location, situated near to the medium-sized employers, helping them access Humber Bridge, bearing in mind that Chamber However, it has been a recent move into new information, providing guidance and support. Members come from across what was Humberside. markets – through purchasing a long-established For further information contact Gill Stevenson and highly-respected cleaning business, which These events are all about building up your on 01482 485260 or at has seen the company sweep up double deals contacts and gaining business. Each guest who [email protected] with both existing and new clients. participated in the Speed Networking met, in The Chamber is very grateful to Gill and her four-minute meetings, 18 fellow Members, with It was an opportunity managing director James team at HASS for their support in providing these whom they may not have otherwise made contact. Needler believed was too good to let pass, and popular events for the Members. Similarly, each guest at the Lunch was able to 18 months on, he says the purchase of Green promote their business to the other people at their Come along to the next Chamber Commercial Cleaning, which now runs alongside table. Including the informal networking before networking event and promote your CFI, has been a move which has paid dividends. and after the event themselves, each attendee company – use your Membership! “We recognised the obvious synergy between networked with around 35 business people. commercial flooring and commercial cleaning and it was a natural step for us to expand on our offering,” said Mr Needler. “It has brought a huge improvement to the Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme service we can offer customers. Often we’d Small businesses (SME) in the Hull area will now Applying for a broadband grant is easy - all Hull install flooring only to be called back further be able to apply for grants of up to £3,000 to businesses have to do is enter their postcode at down the line to either repair or replace upgrade to faster, better broadband through the www.connectionvouchers.co.uk to check eligibility, expensive flooring simply because it had been Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme. choose a supplier and fill in an application form poorly looked after, or cleaned wrongly. or pick an off-the-shelf deal with no forms to fill Upgrading to faster broadband helps businesses “Our clients now have the benefit of having in. Charities, not-for-profit organisations and grow and
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Racist Graffiti on Campus • Officials Encourage Students to Report Hate Crime
    Friday, March 9, 2007 VOL37:ISSUE 17 Racist graffiti on campus • Officials encourage students to report hate crime "However, the library staff also found civilised. If black people origi a, aed in, say. ongoing at Leeds. Forrester believed that the reported By Alex Doorey lslamaphobic comments in the same cubi- present day USA and it was then left "We're at a brilliant urn and we expect graffiti had been dealt with efficiently. cles in Edward Boyle after I informed untouched until the 20th century, would students to act more maturely than this." "I hope that the swill actions of the them of the complaint." such a civilised society have been creat- he said. "There is so much religious and Union and the University will encourage Officials have taken swift action to deal A spokesperson for the University said: ed?" cultural activity and awareness on campus. others to come forward to report this type with reports of racist, anti-Semitic and "Where notice of racist or offensive graffi- Another contributor had added that like the Discover Islam week recently. It is of graffiti," she said. "We are determined Islamaphobic graffiti on campus. The ti is given, cleaning services act immedi- they associated Africans With gun crime, a shame that despite efforts from vulnera- to create a campus free from discrimina- graffiti, found in both the Brotherton and ately to remove it. The Parkinson building low standards and low I.Q levels. Anti- ble groups. this type of thing still goes on." tion." Edward Boyle libraries and in the Union has been checked today.
    [Show full text]
  • Business Intelligence
    BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE The Magazine of Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce June 2011 Issue 02 “The quicker we humans learn that saving open space and wildlife is critical to our welfare and quality of life, maybe we’ll start thinking of doing something about it.” 13 Chamber Policy 17 Chamber Events 26 Legal Feature 47 New Members £2.50 where sold For enquiries call 0870 478 0919 www.jhptraining.com www.jhptraining.com For enquiries call 0870 478 0919 JHP Group Ltd. was established in 1983 by Mr J H Pitman of the Pitman family, whose commitment to training dates back almost two centuries. In early 2010, a management buy-out by the Executive Board in partnership with LDC (Lloyds TSB Development Capital) gave significant growth opportunities to the business and enabled skills and employability services to be offered to many more customers. Through our national network of over 117 Business Centres we offer a wide range of work-based and job- seeker training for adults and young people alike. The programmes we offer can be qualification based, or focus on building skills and many of our courses are tailor-made to suit the needs of individual clients. At JHP Group, we believe our local approach is what sets us apart from our competitors. Our strategy is to provide long-term training solutions to the companies, public organisations and individuals in the communities in which we work. For enquiries call 0870 478 0919 www.jhptraining.com BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE Hull & East Yorkshire (head office) 34/38 Beverley Road, Hull HU3 1YE Tel: 01482 324976 Northern
    [Show full text]
  • Helen Fospero
    HELEN FOSPERO Helen is currently making films for BBC One’s Watchdog and The One Show, and is one of the most popular and trusted faces in British broadcasting. She’s a respected journalist with more than 25 years experience of news editing, reporting, broadcasting live on location and anchoring in the studio, including 24 hour rolling news. Helen was a regular on ITV’s breakfast sofa for many years, hosting programmes like GMTV, Daybreak and Lorraine. She was ITV’s US Correspondent from 2000-2003, originally sent to New York and Washington for the Bush/Gore election campaign. On September the 11th, she was the only British TV journalist to witness the towers come down. She spent the next year covering the subsequent war on terror. She was one of the first journalists hired by Sky News when it launched in 1989. She worked as a news editor, reporter, field producer, and went on to present live 24 hour news. She specialized for a while in entertainment, securing interviews with the likes of Robert Redford, George Clooney and Elton John. In fact Elton still asks for Helen by name. She’s done specials with him in Australia, New York, at his home in the South of France, and in Hull! During her nine years at Sky, Helen made documentaries for Reuters TV, including one on the 25th anniversary of the pit tragedy in Aberfan in Wales, and another on the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme which featured her grandfather – the last surviving member of his Chums regiment.
    [Show full text]
  • Business Intelligence
    BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE The Magazine of Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce February/March 2019 Issue 48 The Benefits of Government Apprenticeship Reforms to Employers Page 24-25 04 Members News 24 Cover Feature 45 New Members 46 Last Word £2.50 where sold Would you ask Dracula to check your blood? Businesses may still be battling to resolve issues from the rates revaluations of 2017 and even 2010 – and now there’s another one on the way. The next revaluation will take place in 2021 and will be based on rents from April 2019. Meanwhile business rates demands will be sent out by billing authorities in March this year for the period from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. At Adrian Smith Rating, we know from experience that business owners risk paying out more than they need to, and we can help you through the check, challenge appeal process. Adrian Smith Rating specialise in Ask yourself: advising the private sector on all Is the Rateable Value, set by the Valuation Office aspects of business rates liability. Agency, being used to calculate your charges correct? Don’t let anybody Would you know how to check to establish bleed you dry! if it is correct? Have any discounts/reliefs been applied correctly to the demand? Would you know? If you have concerns, The Valuation Office Agency can “check” the Rateable Value for you. But is it reasonable to accept that they “check” their own valuation? Would you ask HMRC to calculate your tax liability? And then to “check” it for you if are concerned that it may be excessive? Would you ask Dracula to “check” your blood? We rely on genuine professional expertise – we let chartered accountants deal with tax issues, we trust doctors on health matters and we stick to what we’re good at, which is ensuring that the business rates you pay are fair and reasonable.
    [Show full text]
  • Sponsorships/Alt Ad Rates 3
    TV Breaks 22 – Chronicle Classifieds, Friday, December 7, 2007 To advertise telephone (01226) 734666 2x2 Saturday’s Television Brought to you by ADVERT Saturday BBC1 The XFactor Final ITV1 ITV1, 7.15pm 6.00 Breakfast. News, sport and 5.55 ITV Morning News. entertainmentreports. 6.00 GMTV: Wakey! Wakey! 10.00 Saturday Kitchen. With Galton It’s hard to believe,but it’s here—the grand finalofthe 7.20 Toonattik. Blackiston and Gennaro talent contest — and what a journey it has been. Not 9.25 CITV: Horrid Henry. Contaldo. 9.40 Emu. 11.30 Bill’s Food. Christmaswith an only have there been tears and tantrums on stage,but 9.55 Supernormal. Australian twist.(R) the dramabegan before the contest even kicked off. In 10.10 My Parents Are Aliens. (R) 12.00 BBC News; Weather. Marchitwasreported that Louis Walshhad been 10.40 Bernard. (R) 12.10 Football Focus. Including a 10.50 Skyland. 1 (20mm x 74.5mm) advert preview of Arsenal v Chelsea. sacked and Kate Thornton hadmoved on toother 11.20 Skyland. 1.00 Live Snooker:UK projects, sonew host Dermot O’Leary stepped in to 11.50 ITV News and Weather. Championship. Hazel Irvine 12.00 Calendar News and Weather. introduces coverage of the console the unfortunate contestants who didn’t make 12.05 Saturday Cooks! opening session of the second the grade and Dannii Minogue and Brian Friedman 1.35 Film:Snow Day (2000). semi-final atthe Telford Comedy, starring Chris Elliott. International Centre, where eight joined the judging panel. By June,Brianhaddecided to 3.10 Film:The Spy Who Loved Me frames are scheduled.
    [Show full text]
  • Jewish Settlers Are a Cancer "Leylabi Is Divisive"
    Our massive festival round-up see LS2 16&17 We reveal that movies aren't <<: real LS2 10 No respect "Jewish settlers are a cancer "Leylabi is divisive" ... they are fifth" Hanif Leyiabi, President of Leeds Unite Against LUU Fascism and President of Leeds University Respect evpre,-. By Alex Doorey & Ben Schofield oreanising the protests culling fur primed incorrectly. Ellis to he sacked in April and ran in -The quote says 'anyone who clear policy it lc; urn to pre- 1'11.1 7 Vote last year's elections for the NUS' occupies someone's land' - it doesn't borders - the land has been taken ille- Welfare Officer. pick out one particular race. It says gally. Person 0 gaffer An activist has been denounced as JSOC member Tasha Remington 'Jewish settlers' because (the land( is "He could have expressed it bet- Person prejudiced and his comments inap. told Leeds Student: "It is extremely not Israeli: according to international ter. but that's the truth of it propriate after making a virulent post law they're illegal settlements.- about Jewish settlers on a student He said that later in the conversa- Re: Leeds lecturer in racism ro elm room. Tasha Remington, tion he had said similm things about Demote Timeyin. Politics second year Han if Leylah i ex-Inter Faith Moroccan settlers who settle in the Democracy and said: "Jewish settlers are cancer Officer and JSOC Western WWII. Communications because they steal land and resources member "YOU could net the strong inter- Officer and pollute Palestine.. They are filth. pretation at the quote if it came from just like anyone else who occupies someone like IBNP leader Nick] someone else's land in that way is." Griffin, who has two pet pigs report- Leylabi is also President of both "It is extremely prejudiced edly culled Anne and Frank.- he We find these comments LUU's Student Respect and Unite and inappropriate.
    [Show full text]
  • The Turbulent State of the Disguised Employment Regime
    GITC REVIEW VOL.XVI NO.2 ~ JANUARY 2020 THE TURBULENT STATE OF THE DISGUISED EMPLOYMENT REGIME By Laura K Inglis The disguised employment regime (colloquially known as IR35) was introduced in 2000 to counter a perceived form of tax avoidance, where, instead of supplying services directly, individuals contract through an intermediary (usually a personal services company or “PSC”) and then pay themselves in dividends, thereby avoiding employment income tax and national insurance contributions. Of course, contracting through a PSC can be perfectly innocent and indeed a very sensible way of limiting personal liability, but there were reports of such structures being abused. The stated goal of the legislation was to create a level playing field between employees and contractors, or, as one consultation expressed it, “to ensure that individuals who work like employees pay broadly the same employment taxes as employees, regardless of the structures they work through”.1 Broadly, where it applies, IR35 treats the fees paid to the personal services company as deemed employment income of the worker in question, with the result that such fees become subject to income tax and NICs. Although these rules have appeared in the statute books for a long time, they have been raising headlines over the last two to three years like never before. There are two main reasons for this: • Firstly, HMRC appear to be enforcing these rules much more aggressively than they did in the past. This has resulting in large numbers of contractors who previously thought themselves to be plainly self- employed being subjected to IR35 challenges. Many 71 AZ_304 GITC Review Vol XVI 2 - TEXT_2.indd 71 24/01/2020 12:01:43 THE TURBULENT STATE OF THE DISGUISED EMPLOYMENT REGIME BY LAURA K INGLIS well-known journalists have recently found themselves in this uncomfortable position, and this has drawn public attention to the issue.
    [Show full text]
  • Celebrities Who Try Image Love Image
    CELEBRITIES WHO TRY IMAGE LOVE IMAGE Hofit Golan - Socialite / Presenter "The Image Skincare products are wonderful. Using the MAX creams make me feel as if I have just walked out of a spa" Erin O’Connor - Supermodel " I have been using Image Skincare, in particular the Vital C Range and find the products to be fantastic for rigorous routine my skin endures being a fashion model. After using the Vital C Hydrating Facial Cleanser to remove excess heavy duty make up, I use the Hydrating Enzyme Masque to rejuvenating and balance my skin restoring my natural skin tone. It leaves my skin feeling brilliantly refreshed and hydrated. I love this line and to boot the smell is addictive, I am a fan". Laura Hamilton – Presenter ‘A Place in the Sun’ Channel 4 “My job presenting a Place in the Sun takes me to hot climes where I have to be out in the ‘mid-day’ sun filming! Not good for the skin! Since discovering Image Skincare Daily Defense ‘Tinted Moisturiser’ with an SPF 30 I am now happy that not only is my skin protected throughout the day, but the tinted element means my skin always looks glowing and healthy. I couldn’t live without it now and am looking forward to trying other products from this eco-friendly range. more/.. Page Two Helen Fospero – TV Presenter / GMTV Lorraine and Daybreak “In my job as a TV presenter, great skin is really important. Studio makeup and the lights can play havoc with your complexion so I always need products which are gentle but at the same time hydrating and effective.
    [Show full text]
  • GITC Review Vol XVI 2 - TEXT 2.Indd 1 24/01/2020 12:01:40 AZ 304 GITC Review Vol XVI 2 - TEXT 2.Indd 2 24/01/2020 12:01:40 CONTENTS
    GITC R EVIEW VOLUME XVI NUMBER 2 JANUARY 2020 Editor: Milton Grundy LONDON AZ_304 GITC Review Vol XVI 2 - TEXT_2.indd 1 24/01/2020 12:01:40 AZ_304 GITC Review Vol XVI 2 - TEXT_2.indd 2 24/01/2020 12:01:40 CONTENTS 5 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LORD MACNAUGHTON BY MILTON GRUNDY 25 IR35 + BEPS + DAC6 = ? BY DAVID GOLDBERG QC 45 GETTING LOST IN THE WORLD OF DEEMED REALITY BY LAURENT SYKES QC 51 JUDICIAL UNALLOWABLE PURPOSES BY NIKHIL V. MEHTA 71 THE TURBULENT STATE OF THE DISGUISED EMPLOYMENT REGIME BY LAURA K. INGLIS 99 CHANGING PERSPECTIVES: THE PUBLIC RELATIONS BATTLE FOR TAX ADVISERS BY SAMUEL BRODSKY 103 CRYPTO-ASSETS: THE TAXATION OF SECURITY TOKENS BY HARRY WINTER AZ_304 GITC Review Vol XVI 2 - TEXT_2.indd 3 24/01/2020 12:01:40 AZ_304 GITC Review Vol XVI 2 - TEXT_2.indd 4 24/01/2020 12:01:40 GITC REVIEW VOL.XVI NO.2 ~ JANUARY 2020 IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF LORD MACNAUGHTON By Milton Grundy “Income tax, if I may be pardoned for saying so,” Lord Macnaughton famously observed1, “is a tax on income. It is not a tax on anything else.” We might go on to say that inheritance tax is a tax only on transfers of assets. And neither of them are taxes on possibilities, hopes or expectations. From which it follows, as is well-known, that UK beneficiaries of a discretionary trust pay no tax on undistributed income and their estates no inheritance tax on their death. In the era of very high taxes after the Second World War, what had been an amenity for the rich and titled in England became the huge industry of the offshore discretionary trust.
    [Show full text]