News in Brief: Monday May 19
HARROGATE Chamber of Trade and Commerce has appointed Yorkshire law firm McCormicks as its legal advisers.
McCormicks partner Neil Goodrum has become the Chamber’s honorary legal adviser following its 2008 Annual General Meeting.
Mr Goodrum, who heads McCormicks’ employment law department, has extensive experience of commercial and civil disputes and has mediation expertise.
He said: “This appointment reflects our continued commitment to Harrogate and its surrounding area. It is a great pleasure to work with the Chamber at a time when it is so active.
“The huge success of the recent Yorkshire Business Market and the fact that chief executive Brian Dunsby has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise Promotion are both very positive indications of its strength.”
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THE company behind the planned £18m plant which will turn waste into energy for thousands of homes in Yorkshire has announced it has secured £6m of equity funding from Foresight Group.
BCB Environmental Management said its parent company AWP Environmental had secured the funding for its proposed energy from waste (EfW) plant at Tockwith, North Yorkshire.
Planning permission is currently being sought for the plant, which will be constructed alongside BCB’s existing premises at Marston Business Park, between Wetherby and York.
Once planning consent has been granted, further funding of £12m will be provided by a major bank in the form of long-term senior debt.
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CONSTRUCTION employers in Yorkshire are missing out on the top talent of the future – but there is still time to snap up a student.
Almost 1,000 of the UK’s brightest young people looking to take a construction degree have applied to the ConstructionSkills Inspire Scholarship Scheme – 85 of which are from Yorkshire – but so far there are just two potential local employers signed up.
Inspire matches the employer with a shortlist of young people looking for support.
Students take part in a 10-week placement after the first year and could be offered a full-time position at the end of their degree.
For more information contact Sarah Lambert, education and careers adviser at Inspire, on 01509 282885 or e-mail scholarship@cskills.org.
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THE UK Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering and Technology (UKRC) is providing young women working in IT with the opportunity to enhance their careers at an event at the WOW Centre in Bradford .
Held in partnership with Bradford College, the expert class will present delegates with the technical skills they need progress in their careers, such as generating e-businesses, and give them the opportunity to meet a range of inspiring industry experts.
The session, held today, is part of a national programme of master class initiatives aimed at developing world class skills for young people aged 16 to 24.
For more information visit www.facte.co.uk
