In brief: DMC; Apprentices; Ace Engineers; DWF
TWO more companies have taken up residence at Barnsley’s Digital Media Centre as it continues to attract digital and creative businesses.
Last month app developers Cogworks Studio and software firm Data Dream moved into the County Way building and have now been joined by creative branding and design company Crazyhorse Creative and Egress, a provider of email and file encryption software.
London-based Egress is expanding its operations and has chosen Barnsley as its northern base.
Gareth Scargill, centre manager at the DMC, added: “Last month we welcomed a company which had relocated from Bradford, Crazyhorse have moved from Sheffield and now Egress are joining us from London which speaks volumes about how highly the DMC is now regarded in the digital sector.”
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THREE Leeds apprentices are being recognised for their contribution to creating some of England’s finest exports and goods.
The Made by apprentices project saw the talents of apprentices around the country who work for employers as diverse as Cadbury’s and Rolls Royce, celebrated as they were asked to put their names on their handy work.
Oliver Murphy, Beth Clark and Jemma Leather from personalised clothing company Banana Moon in Birstall flew the flag for Yorkshire and made a little piece of history by signing their names on some of the company’s latest fashion designs.
The trio are completing an Apprenticeship in Manufacturing Fashion and Textiles.
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BUSINESS law firm DWF has advised German manufacturer BURG-WÄCHTER KG on the acquisition of British company Sterling Locks.
The move has seen BURG-WÄCHTER KG acquire 100 per cent of the shares of Sterling Security, the UK parent company of Sterling Locks, from the previous shareholders.
Sterling Locks will continue to operate as an independent company within the group.
BURG-WÄCHTER is a manufacturer of security products, and Sterling Locks is a national supplier of electronic and mechanical locks, door and window security, safes and cash boxes.
Mark Green, partner in DWF’s corporate and commercial team, and Stephen Roberts, associate in DWF’s corporate team in Leeds acted for BURG-WÄCHTER KG.
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ACE Engineers in Morley has won a major contract to supply a 255 metre covered walkway for the London Gateway project, the UK’s most significant port development for 20 years.
Providing deep water access for some of the world’s biggest container ships, the London Gateway is being built by marine terminal operator DP World.
Scheduled to open this year, the £1.5bn ‘super port’ is being built on the site of former Shell oil refinery and includes Europe’s largest logistics park.
Ace Engineers, which has expanded into manufacturing covered solutions and shelters in a range of market sectors, beat off competition from a number of rivals to win the order worth over £200,000.
The contract for the walkway is part of work being undertaken by engineering and construction specialist Volker Fitzpatrick, which has chosen Ace Engineers to manufacture and install the shelter.
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IMPROVED health and safety guidelines for asbestos risk management have resulted in a new contract from Network Rail for Claritas, a Yorkshire IT firm.
The contract, worth £200,000, will see the Bramham business develop further IT processes around its existing Network Rail Asbestos Risk Management System to produce a new procedure to comply with the latest changes to the original directives.
The system was created eight years ago in answer to a requirement for the Network Rail office at York to record the amount of asbestos inherent in both site and property.
Network Rail then appointed Claritas to roll out the programme throughout its estate, and the application has now been employed by over 1800 users ranging from internal Network Rail employees, external contractors and train operating companies. This specially developed programme provides for quick assessment of where and how much asbestos, if any, is in a certain area.
