In Brief: PackCare claims R&D relief after innovation; Royal approval for PLB; Tata teams up with THMA

RECYCLING company PackCare has claimed substantial tax relief after developing a breakthrough in plastic recycling.

The Leeds-based industrial packaging re-conditioning specialist has spent £350,000 devising a system which makes virtually all highly contaminated plastic recyclable.

Robert Solyom, a partner at accountancy firm Brown Butler, worked alongside the company to help it claim research and development (R&D) relief against its corporation tax liability.

Peter Hunt, managing director of Garforth-based WasteCare Group, which owns PackCare, said the company had developed a pre-wash and wash process allowing contamination to be extracted from drums and bulk containers.

Mr Solyom said: “We have a great deal of experience in helping numerous businesses in a wide range of sectors secure R&D tax relief. We were therefore delighted to play a part in PackCare gaining from its innovative flair and determination to solve a long-standing industry problem.     

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NORTH Yorkshire-based heritage and design consultancy PLB has received royal approval having completed a £150,000 contract to transform the Windsor & Royal Borough Museum in the grade one-listed Guildhall. 
 
PLB, a heritage consultancy and design service based in Malton, undertook a contract to create a new museum gallery within the conserved and refurbished Guildhall. 
 
The new Windsor & Royal Borough Museum was officially opened by Her Majesty the Queen.

PLB was responsible for designing and supervising the interpretation of Windsor’s story through its residents, both past and present, using audio visual and hands-on interactives to support the collections, which comprise more than 10,000 objects.

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TATA Steel has teamed up with marine engineering and energy organisation Team Humber Marine Alliance as they both target the UK’s growing offshore wind turbine market.

Joining Team Humber Marine Alliance, which represents more than 140 companies from around the Humber region, will allow Tata Steel to build on the significant investment it has put into new equipment and machinery at its Scunthorpe facilities.

As part of the global diversified Tata Group, Tata Steel wants to develop the market for its steel products and services in the renewable energy sector, said Phil Knowles, commercial manager power generation and renewables.

“We have made major developments in the Humber region in the past 12 months including the creation of a dedicated wind tower hub in Scunthorpe to process and distribute up to 200,000 tonnes each year of steel plate.”

“We recognise that for things to work there has to be more collaborative effort from everyone

involved, a joint voice, and a shared, collective approach, that will spark opportunities.”

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A Harrogate-based audio visual company is expanding into York.

Audio Vogue, best known for its Harrogate Home Cinema brand, has acquired city-based AVSinc Services and is looking to expand further on the High Street.

Established in 2009, the company, which is co-owned by Peter Hudspeth and Andy Wyatt, specialises in supplying and fitting custom home cinema, ‘smart’ home technologies, multi-room audio and intelligent lighting systems.