In Brief: QBE and FMG; James Potter; Parking ramped up to drive footfall

INSURANCE firm QBE has signed a three-year contract with incident management specialist FMG. 

Huddersfield-based road incident specialist FMG will provide claims management services for QBE’s portfolio of UK motor fleet customers. 

John Catling, CEO of FMG said: “Securing this partnership with QBE is another significant achievement for FMG, which enables us to further demonstrate our 25 year plus incident management expertise, on yet another big stage. In today’s market, where many providers appear to offer similar services and solutions, this win is testament to the experience of our people, the quality of our supply partners and our intelligent use of innovative technology.”

QBE is headquartered in Australia but has 22,000 sq ft of office space at McAleer & Rushe’s Central Park development in Leeds.

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JAMES Potter Yorkshire Free Range Eggs has reported a 30% increase in sales of its free range eggs in local supermarkets.

Adrian Potter, director of the North Yorkshire egg producer, said: “The sales are extremely heartening, and we must say that we’re very pleasantly surprised that sales have not only held during summer, but grown considerably.

“The current baking craze – driven largely by the Great British Bake-Off – is clearly having an impact, but people are also using eggs for restaurant-type dishes they can cook at home and as part of low-fat, balanced diets.”

James Potter Yorkshire Free Range Eggs has seen a 250% increase in sales over the past five years.

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MORE than 500 car parking spaces for shoppers and visitors to Leeds have been made available to drive footfall in the Eastgate area of the city centre.
 
The car parks, two short-stay facilities on Edward Street and Lady Lane and one long-stay car park on Templar Street, will be available to use from Monday September 1 and will offer a total of 528 car parking spaces.
 
Jonathan Gradel, asset manager for property developer Hammerson said: “City centre parking is an essential ingredient in aiding footfall to the Eastgate area of Leeds. We know that the public will benefit hugely from the opening of the additional car-parking facilities in these key locations and look forward to the positive impact that the new facilities will have on this area of the city.”