OWNERS of the new London Distribution Park (LDP) – Forth Ports Ltd and Roxhill Developments Ltd – which is located beside the Port of Tilbury, are pushing forward with their marketing drive with the launch of a new website and marketing brochure to promote the exclusive benefits of this unique warehousing development.
MORE than 4,000 jobs could be created thanks to a package of over £17 million of funding from the South East Local Enterprise Partnership (SELEP) to accelerate infrastructure projects and the development of its two Enterprise Zones. Six projects with the potential of creating around 4,300 jobs and around 4,500 new homes in East Sussex, Essex, Kent and Thurrock will benefit from a total of around £13 million of Growing Places Funding (GPF).
SOME say he sleeps in the highest, darkest point of the gigantic London Gateway quay cranes, and some say reality exists simply because HE lets it….. All we know is; he’s called The Original Stig! DP World London Gateway, the UK’s new deep-sea port and Europe’s largest logistics park, is delighted to announce the hottest event at Multimodal 2013. They will be bringing The Original Stig to Birmingham for the biggest challenge Multimodal has ever seen.
IT is interesting that the Financial Times spent a number of days in Thurrock meeting a number of businesses to discuss the UK economy. Wednesdays budget has received a mixed reaction from local businesses.
When growth returns, he hopes to see a return to an older style of banking. “When I started in my game, you would go and see a bank manager and they would make a decision there and then; he would or wouldn’t lend you the money, he’d give you a reason for not lending it, or he’d give you pointers,” he says.
PROCTOR and Gamble have donated a thousand tooth brushes (with tooth paste) to the ships crews at the port of Tilbury. The toothbrushes have been distributed by Paul Cave, the chaplain of the Lighthouse Seafarers Mission in Tilbury.
MEARS is continuing to turn around the Morrison business it acquired for £24m last November with a string of loss-making contracts. The social housing giant enjoyed the most successful year in its 17-year history in 2012 as pre-tax profits edged-up to £31.7m from £31.5m on turnover up to £679.5m from £589m.
TWELVE students from local schools spent last week with Essex Fire Authority learning new skills, self discipline and responsibility, thanks to funding by Lakeside Shopping Centre.
The “Firebreak” scheme combines practical skills with scenario based training promoting teamwork, leadership and motivation. £4,000 worth of funding from Lakeside has enabled 12 students from The Ockendon School; Ormiston Park Academy; William Edwards; The Harris Academy and The Grays School to attend a week-long course at Corringham fire station.
WE HAVE been acknowledging a number of the businesses who won awards at the Thurrock Business Awards recently. Among the winners was Ian Colley, who scooped two awards: New Company and also Young Entrepreneur of the Year.
During his visit, Mr Lewis was able to see for himself the scale of the UK’s new container port and logistics park and watch the 138m-high quay cranes, which arrived at the port last week, being moved into position for commissioning and testing.
ROYAL Opera House Education in Thurrock was awarded Best Business (Charity) at the Thurrock Business Awards 2013 on Friday 8 March at the award ceremony held at the Civic Hall in Grays. Royal Opera House Education in Thurrock was voted Best Business in the Community at the award in 2011. It has worked hard to develop its relationships with people, organisations and businesses in Thurrock over the past six years.
SALES Scene, a vibrant social media marketing agency and social media training company scooped the New Company award at Thurrock Business Awards at the gala evening ceremony in Grays on Friday 11th March. From the early days, working in an office in the back bedroom, and now, with a team of four full-timers working from an office at The Riverside Business Centre in Tilbury, Sales Scene are ambitious in their vision, stating that they want to be known as THE quality provider of social media training, and the social media marketing agency of choice in the South East.
SHOPPERS at Lakeside were stopped in their tracks when three different flash mobs wowed the crowds and raised money for charity. Local Bokwa groups surprised shoppers early in the morning and, throughout the afternoon, local Rock Choir members sung their hearts out and Southend street dance crew Designed Kaos performed to raise money for Comic Relief.
A MULTI-agency strategy to tackle tackle organised crime and the threat of terrorism was launched at the port of Tilbury.
Working with Crimestoppers,Port of Tilbury, UK Border Force and Counter Terrorism Unit, all the organisations will target the transport industry to find out about criminal activity that may be occurring at the region's ports.
The Royal Opera House needs people who are trained and skilled in the type of work that they do. In their costume or make-up departments people with degrees apply for jobs but they don’t necessarily have the technical skills or work experience that they require.
