In Brief: ITM Power; Search Laboratory; Sheffield Chamber of Commerce; Loadhog

ITM Power, the energy storage and clean fuel company, has today announced the incorporation of ITM Power ApS – a Danish subsidiary company.
 
The Sheffield-based business has been invited by an international partner, already established in Denmark, to jointly bid for some significant energy storage opportunities in the territory.

ITM Power will join the partner to tender for existing opportunities and opportunities under development. 

ITM Power CEO, Dr Graham Cooley, said: “Denmark will be an important territory for the deployment of energy storage and clean fuel. There is a realisation at government level that hydrogen de-rived by electrolysis will play a key role in the nation’s plans for fossil fuel independence.”   
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THE commercial director of Leeds-based Search Laboratory is today presenting to government advisors on Russian ecommerce at the University of Cambridge.
 
John Readman will outline the huge potential business benefits of selling online in Russia for UK companies.
 
His talk will form part of the Economic and Social Research Council’s (ESRC) seminar on Russia as a rising global power, which is being held at Corpus Christi College. ESRC are an agency supporting  BIS.
  
Mr Readman said: “Russia is an internet giant that is waking up and poses a fantastic opportunity for UK retailers and businesses in terms of ecommerce.
 
“At the moment the UK is around 10 years ahead of Russia when it comes to ecommerce, and the expertise businesses have gained from selling online domestically puts them at a great advantage for expanding into Russia.
 
“The Russian ecommerce market is set to be worth over £20bn in the next two years and we want to help educate UK businesses about how they can get in on the action.”
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SHEFFIELD Chamber of Commerce has called on the Government to resolve concerns raised by businesses affected by the high speed railway (HS2) development.

Current plans see the HS2 route pass through existing sites of key manufacturing companies in the Lower Don Valley area of Sheffield.

Consultation on the proposed route is underway, but the Chamber is keen for action to be taken as soon as possible to avoid an impact on the city region’s economy.

Richard Wright, executive director at Sheffield Chamber, said: “It is clearly unacceptable to choose a route that cuts through major businesses. What we need is an early resolution to the consultation to remove the doubt and allow the businesses along the route to get on and operate and invest with confidence.”
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LOADHOG, the South Yorkshire-based transit packaging innovator, has worked with a global supply chain firm to help it land its second major contract win in South Africa.

Corporate Renaissance Group Supply Chain Services (CRG SCS), one of Loadhog’s partners, used the Loadhog Pally to transport a range of different goods in South Africa.

Following significant growth, a further quantity of Pallys is being rolled out to Cape Town, with a substantial quantity purchased for its second centre in Johannesburg.