Business Support and Grants • Julie Nolan Inward Investment • Sue Crow Grants/Support • Cassie Bray Business Networks • Phil Arch Morgan Motor Company • Mike Harris NTM-GB •
Business Networks Business Support and Key Sectors Grants Why Worcestershire Great Place Skills to live and work Employment Sites
Julie Nolan Business Account Manager Inward Investment
Why Worcestershire? • Sector strengths • Strong skills base • Great location/connectivity • Employment sites • Great place to live and work • Promoting Worcestershire •
Sector: Advanced Manufacturing/Automotive Home to Worcester Bosch, Yamazaki Mazak, Magna Interiors, Lear and Aeromet Home to the Morgan Motor Company Strong Automotive supply chain 2017 £4 billion - Supply chain opportunities 2,000,000!!!
Car manufacturers
Other Key Sectors • Agrifood – Home to Kanes Foods, Evesham Vale Growers, Walsh Mushrooms and Westland Nurseries – R&D : University of Worcester’s National Pollen and Aerobiology Research Unit and Pershore College’s Centre of Excellence in Food Production • IT/Cyber and defence – Malvern Hills Science Park – Home to QinetiQ – Cyber cluster – Cyber Essentials Accreditation
People and Skills
WORCESTERSHIRE EMPLOYMENT SITES Employment sites
Great Location CONNECTIVITY
Great location • Great place to live and work – Tourist destination – Beautiful Cathedral city – On the edge of the beautiful Cotswolds – Sporting heritage • Easier to recruit and retain staff
Support for relocation • Assistance with industry and market research (UKTI) • Property and land searches to ensure the best location • Hosted site tours and familiarisation visits • Provision of recruitment info: salary levels/skills availability • Recruitment and links to unis, colleges & training providers • Assistance with local planning queries and regulatory services • Information and guidance on financial support • Links into local professional services and networks
Promoting Worcestershire • Developed inward investment website: www.investinworcestershire.com • Work closely with UKTI to attract FDI • Developed/developing marketing materials • World Class Worcestershire • Dedicated inward investment service • Attracted companies to area: Amtek, NTM-GB, Arc Tablewear plus smaller companies
Sue Crow Economic Development Manager Business Support and Grants
Grants and Business Support Contact Details: www.business-central.co.uk 0300 123 1440
Capital Grants – Expansion Programme Skills Development and Training Business Skills Research Job Growth Development & Development Creation and Training
Redundant Building Grant: • Provides grants for the conversion or refurbishment of redundant buildings to bring them back into productive use. Grant Award – 30% Maximum £100,000 Minimum £3,000
Key Sectors Grants of between £10k and £1m Supports: • Purchase of capital equipment • Relocation and expansion • New Product development • Establishing new markets • Development of management and staff
Innovation Proof of Concept S upport SME’s to investigate/advance, commercialism and protect early stage innovative. £30,000 Grants available Grant Award – 50%
Key Sectors: Cyber Security • National Cyber Skills Centre. • Growing Cyber. • Cyber Apprenticeship Development. Scheme (15-17). • Cyber Apprenticeship – Level 4 • Foundation degree – University of Worcester
Skills • Graduates • Apprenticeships – Engineering, University Technical College • Connecting Schools and Business • In schools • Quality work experience • Skills and Business Showcase
Cassie Bray Head of Business Development Business Networking
Worcestershire Business Community Advanced Manufacturing Business Sector population of over 30,000 businesses Agri-Tech Sector Cyber Security & Defence Sector
A sector focused approach Manufacturing Food & Drink Forum Forum Worcestershire Tourism Forum Innovation Wednesday
Worcestershire Business Leaders
Networking Platforms
Recognising Business Success
Mike Harris NTM-GB
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review About NTM GB • NTM is now the 4 th largest Refuse vehicle supplier in the UK • Finnish Parent company founded in 1950, incorporated UK subsidiary in 2003 • Specialise in the UK ‘narrow access’ refuse market. Smaller trucks for narrow streets and lanes. • Employ Semi Skilled/Skilled mechanics/Electricians/Hydraulics/Fabricators plus office staff (Sales/Engineering CAD/Admin) • UK Turnover of £8m. Group turnover of £60m
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review What is driving the growth
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review What is driving the growth
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review What is driving the growth
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Driving factors to move? • Growing markets (population growth) • Growing complexities in refuse collection – driving bespoke solutions • Growing brand awareness for the NTM products across UK and the rest of Europe • Expansion of factory capacity, more space and more employees
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Why Kidderminster? Following in depth research into the area – assisted by the Wyre Forrest Council... • Skilled and Semi Skilled workforce readily available in the area • Large parts of Kidderminster were identified as ‘Assisted areas’ • Commercial property prices and land very low • A very proactive council supporting inward investment • Grant assistance and support available for new and also established businesses • Workshops for apprentice schemes and supporting colleges in the area • Planning controls
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Areas of support • Market research – The area and the people • Assisted area boundaries • Grant support and advise • Planning permissions • Building surveys • Rates advice • Contacts + Networks within the area • Environmental Surveys and historical data
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Factory purchase 2014 Kidderminster
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Factory layout Manufacturing facility, 28,000 sqft with small works office and toilets. Modern offices over 3 floors. 11,700 sqft Second facility with LARGE entrance, overhead crane runners. 15,000 sqft Low roof, area with ventilation, could be used for storage, plastic bay, stores area. Third facility with works office and canteen area. Crane runners on both halves of building. 28,000 sqft. Outside yard, big enough to park 4 - 5 trucks.
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Factory Photos 1 Modern offices spread over three floors. Offices are 11,700 sq. Ft. Willenhall Offices 2,775 sq. Ft There are 57 car parking spaces.
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Factory Photos 2 There are three independent Manufacturing warehouses all with high eaves and runners for cranes already installed. Total factory floor of 75,000 sq. Ft. Willenhall factory floor of 25,000 sq. Ft
NTM GB May 2014 Premises Review Factory Photos 3
Phil Arch Morgan Motor Company
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Business Networking Cassie Bray Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce
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