Offshore Wind Connections Conference returns to Hull next week
Associated British Ports will highlight its work across the offshore wind sector at this year’s Offshore Wind Connections Conference being held at The Doubletree by Hilton in Hull next week,
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, the conference and exhibition promises to provide invaluable information and contacts for companies that are well-established in the sector and for those looking to enter or diversify into the market.
ABP have recently launched its sustainability strategy, Ready for Tomorrow, backed by a plan to invest £2 billion in decarbonising its own operations by 2040 at the latest and in major infrastructure projects to enable the wider UK energy transition. For ABP this includes continuing to develop its leading offshore wind manufacturing and support hubs.
ABP Humber Region Director Simon Bird said: “The Humber is one of the UK’s largest industrial clusters. Along with driving economic growth the region will play a critical role in supporting the delivery of the UK’s Net Zero objectives. The Humber Ports already play a vital role in supporting the biggest hub for offshore wind in the World. We will continue to invest to ensure we maintain our role as the place to be for green energy solutions in the UK.”
ABP’s Port of Grimsby is strategically located adjacent to the world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea 2. It is the UK’s largest offshore wind operations and maintenance port, supporting wind-farm operators and the wider supply chain.
Green Port Hull, the UK’s world class centre for renewable energy, was developed with a £310m ABP and Siemens Gamesa partnership investment. Offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing, assembly, and servicing facilities make up its centrepiece. Siemens Gamesa’s facility is set to double in size as development in the North Sea accelerates.
To further enhance the area’s offer, the Humber Freeport’s ambitious business plan aims to energise investment and growth across the offshore wind energy sector for years to come, bringing 7,000 new high-quality jobs.
ABP is in a unique position to support the acceleration of the UK’s energy transition by providing the necessary port infrastructure to support offshore wind that will help to create a more sustainable future and deliver the significant investment, economic growth, and thousands of new, high-quality jobs in local communities.
University of Sheffield spin out raises £2.2m Seed funding for machine tool AI
Productive Machines, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup from The University of Sheffield Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC), has raised £2.2 million in Seed funding to make its advanced machine tool process optimisation technology available to a far wider range of manufacturers worldwide.
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S) led the round with participation from NPIF – Mercia Equity Finance, which is managed by Mercia and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, ACT Venture Partners and Fuel Ventures, alongside grant funding from Innovate UK.
Alexander Leigh, investment director for UKI2S and Future Planet Capital Group, said: “We are thrilled to cornerstone this investment into a UK-based deeptech University spin out from Sheffield.
“We are excited by the technology’s ability to reduce energy consumption by up to 25 per cent, in addition to the improvement in surface quality, yield, and waste reduction, all of which offers the potential to bring high value jobs back to the UK in the machining industry.
“We are particularly pleased that as an Innovate UK investor partner we enabled Productive Machines to successfully apply for £700,000 in non-dilutive grant funding alongside the investment round.”
Productive Machines will use the funding to deliver its AI technology as a fully-automated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) product. This funding will enable Productive Machines to expand its team of eight people to more than 20.
Founded by Dr Erdem Ozturk (CEO) and Dr Huseyin Celikag (CTO), Productive Machines is commercialising the results of a six-year AMRC research project on machining dynamics. This research covered process and machine tool interactions, including how cutting forces and resulting vibrations affect machine tool performance.
Productive Machines has developed a powerful computational model to predict and mitigate the influence of these harmful vibrations at every stage in metal and composite milling jobs. It uses a digital twin to determine the best parameters for each machine tool and production run, eliminating wasteful configuration experiments and ensuring that milling jobs are right the first time.
The technology has already been deployed at ten major manufacturers, including Renault and MASA Aerospace. Machines configured by Productive Machines can produce parts in half the time it took originally and deliver significant surface quality improvements due to the mitigation of chatter vibrations created by instability in machining processes. Users report that cutting tools last up to 30 per cent longer on optimised machines.
Productive Machines is developing a network of partners to take its technology to market. These include measurement technology specialist Kistler, metal cutting solutions company Seco, and various other machine tool and cutting tool manufacturers.
Dr Erdem Ozturk, CEO at Productive Machines, says: “Manufacturers want to reduce costs, improve quality and cut carbon emissions. But most don’t want to buy complex software products or hire PhD-level engineers to make them work.
“We are meeting all of their goals. The results of our research and innovation are proven with major manufacturers, and this investment enables us to make the significant benefits more accessible to manufacturers of all sizes, anywhere in the world.
“Our cutting-edge technology is already best-in-class in a $400 billion industry ripe for optimisation. There are three million machines in the world that would be more accurate, productive and sustainable with our AI, and we are removing the cost and skill barriers to its adoption.”
Doncaster MPs field questions from South Yorkshire businesses
All three Doncaster MPs and the City Mayor have gathered to debate the pressing issues of the day and field questions from businesses in their constituencies.
Organised by the local Chamber of Commerce, this breakfast event took place at the Warmsworth Holiday Inn and was attended by more than 90 delegates. With an agenda that covered everything from Levelling Up and Net Zero, right through to the campaign to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport, no subject was off the table and businesses had the opportunity to broach any relevant topic.
Exploring these issues was a panel including Nick Fletcher, MP for Don Valley, Ed Miliband, MP for Doncaster North, Dame Rosie Winterton, MP for Doncaster Central, and Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster.
Reflecting on the event Doncaster Chamber Chief Exec Dan Fell, second from the right in the picture, said: “We always strive to amplify the voice of our members, and to give them an effective platform when it comes to debating the issues that are keenly affecting them.
“Friday’s session was a prime example of this, as we covered a lot of ground, with businesses asking constructive questions and sharing insights with those who are empowered to make a real difference on their behalf. I am confident that we will see many tangible outcomes arising off the back of this event, just as we did with our previous MPs Breakfast in October.
“And now is certainly the time for everybody to be putting aside their political differences and uniting for the betterment of Doncaster and its people. It is right for Team Doncaster partners to act as critical friends in private but, in public, we should be showing a united front. Not just to local communities and businesses but to central Government also.
“We are at a point of jeopardy for the country and Doncaster. Inflation continues to soar, the labour market is incredibly tight, and the macro-economic environment across the country remains dispiriting. Closer to home, we have also seen our airport close — and NCATI will sadly be following suit in the near future — while we narrowly missed out on the bid to become the HQ for Great British Railways as well.
“Against this backdrop, Doncaster needs a win and the best way to achieve this is to work collaboratively, share ideas, and talk up our city. It was encouraging to see our MPs give up their time to listen to businesses and explore what more can be done to help our city prosper. I hope they left the event understanding the high level of expectation from Doncaster employers, but also seized of the need for positivity and cross-party working.”
Farmison & Co acquired by Yorkshire consortium led by well-known retailer
Farmison & Co, the sustainable online meat retailer, was today (24 April) acquired by a consortium led by well-known Yorkshire retailer Andy Clarke and Chilli Marketing’s Gareth Whittle, Christian Barton and Kieron Barton for an undisclosed sum.
Over the course of the coming weeks, the consortium intends to recommence operations at Farmison’s production facility in Ripon, North Yorkshire, and return the business to being an important employer in the city.
Gareth Whittle is the former founder and Managing Director of Chilli Marketing and a board member of Farmison prior to administration. Together with Christian and Kieron Barton, the Chilli team powered the rise of the Rekorderlig cider brand in the UK and ten countries across the world.
The consortium will work with the whole leadership team to firstly stabilise the company after a difficult year and then devise and implement a growth strategy.
Andy Clarke, who was Chief Executive Officer of Leeds-based Asda from 2010-16, will become executive chairman of Farmison.
Acknowledging the vision of John Pallagi who co-founded the business with Lee Simmons in 2011, Andy said: “While unable to navigate the economic difficulties of the last 12 months, John’s ‘eat better meat’ mission that sits at the heart of Farmison’s business, is one we believe has significant potential for growth.
“And as a retailer brought up on a farm in Yorkshire, I know how producers across the region appreciated Farmison’s commitment to the best producers who could provide the highest quality meat to customers.
“That’s why I’m very excited about Farmison’s prospects. We have an opportunity to scale this business and further develop both its direct-to-consumer and wholesale plans, building on the ethos and values of what Farmison stands for.
“Nevertheless, there is much work to do to get the business back on its feet and trading again – not least re-engaging with Farmison’s important network of farmers across the region and re-employing colleagues.
“In the short-term, our goal is to bring financial stability to the business, and we’re committed to re-energising Farmison’s long-term vision so it can take advantage of the growth opportunities that are undoubtedly available to it.”
Arvindar Jit Singh, joint administrator and partner at FRP Advisory, said: “We are thrilled to have been able to secure a buyer for Farmison who is able to recommence trading and bring jobs back to Ripon.
“There had been significant interest in purchasing the business and assets of Farmison and a number of serious offers had been put forward in recent weeks, but the proposal from the Consortium provides the best opportunity of both re-establishing the business and maximising returns to creditors.
“We wish the team every success as they take the business forward.”
In the course of the coming weeks, the consortium expects to re-open Farmison’s website and will update customers and suppliers with its plans in due course.
Farmison & Co sells online directly to customers across the UK, and through wholesale channels such as Harrods, Selfridges, Fortnum & Mason and Michelin star restaurants.
Grants available for businesses coming up with ideas for art projects in Lincoln
Lincoln Creates is inviting artists and businesses to submit ideas for creative art projects to take place across the city.
Awarding grants ranging from £500 – £5,000 to help support costs, the projects could be installations, sculptures, exhibitions, street decorations, performances and/or workshops.
This fund aims to encourage artists and businesses to work together on visual art projects which will make Lincoln City Centre a more vibrant place to live, work and/or visit.
Sue Bell, Project Consultant at Lincoln Business Improvement Group said:“We’re looking forward to seeing some exciting projects come forward for this third round of Lincoln Creates! This is a brilliant opportunity to revitalise the high street and bring the city centre alive with vibrant and creative artwork”.
An earlier project commissioned by Lincoln Creates was the Piecing Us Together Trail – 40 beautiful puzzle pieces were created by local artist Mel Langton and were placed in businesses windows around the city.
Through art, this jigsaw puzzle has showcased and celebrated the quality and diversity of businesses based in Lincoln City Centre! The Piecing Us Together project had great success with both the businesses and public.
Other previous Lincoln Creates projects include:
- Writing Wild Workshops: with artist Ruth Charnock located at Lincoln’s Liquorice Park and Happy Culture Café
- Wigford Way Bridge 2.0: with artist James Mayle and Luke St Clair-Pedroza located at Brayford Waterfront
- Giant Jeans Installation: with artist Kerry Gibson
- All We Need Is Love Projections: with artists from Different Light outside House of Fraser
- The Joiners Arms Bike Stands: with artist Kenny Roach and Landlord Paul Mann
- Dinos on the Loose Storybook: with artist Sian Ellis
- City Centre Stories: with artists Beth Lambert and Laura Mabbutt from Brew Projects
- Download the Application Guidance and Application Form from the Lincoln BIG website: https://www.lincolnbig.co.uk/projects/lincoln-creates
- Complete the Application Form
- Submit to: OliviaDexter@lincolnbig.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 28th April
New occupiers set to move into Leeds office development
CEG has secured a new tenant at Globe Point, the 40,430 sq ft seven-storey office development on Globe Road within the Temple district of Leeds.
Brand design agency, Robot Food, is moving to a 1,848 sq ft suite on the ground floor. Independent café operator, Butlers, will also officially launch the 65-covers café at the entrance and reception lounge to the building.
Simon Forster, founder and exec creative director at Robot Food, said: “Since moving to Leeds over 10 years ago Holbeck has been our home. Globe Point offers us the perfect opportunity to create a contemporary hybrid working space, designed around our needs in the area we love. The quality of the build, the workplace amenities and the commitment CEG has for the area is what attracted us, and we can’t wait to occupy this visible ground floor space.”
Olivia McDowell, investment manager at CEG, said: “We are delighted to welcome the Robot Food team into the fast-growing business community at Globe Point. Designed to set the highest quality benchmark for the Temple district, Globe Point provides contemporary, sustainable space in a landmark building.
“Butlers has for many years provided a fantastic and healthy café bar offer at our Number One Kirkstall Forge development so we are delighted that tenants, and the public, will now benefit at Globe Point. It will bring vibrancy to the lounge area and I’ve no doubt they will put the event space here to good use as well, bringing a lively buzz to the ground floor entrance.”
The new tenant joins Jaywing in the building which will provide a home for more than 400 people. There is strong interest in the remaining space, with terms out on another office suite.
Globe Point is the first of CEG’s developments to complete within the Temple district of the city. Fox Lloyd Jones and Knight Frank are marketing the building on behalf of CEG.
Nick Salkeld, director at Fox Lloyd Jones, said: “It’s fantastic to add Robot Food to the growing business community at Globe Point. They fit the spirit and ethos of the building perfectly, with a vibrant workforce and culture. Their new studio will be unique and sit proudly at the head of the landmark flat iron design.”
Sheffield engineering company turns up the heat on future growth plans
A Sheffield-based engineering company, which is helping businesses recoup thousands of pounds in energy costs, is turning up the heat on its future growth plans after calling on help from Finance For Enterprise and the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund.
Headquartered at Sheffield’s Century Park Industrial Estate, Saphex manufactures, designs and repairs a wide range of industrial heat exchange units, which are typically used to help businesses regulate temperature during the manufacturing process.
Recognising that the primary purpose of a heat exchange mechanism is to remove excess temperatures typically generated during the manufacturing process, Managing Director Wayne Nelson began exploring ways of helping businesses to repurpose this energy elsewhere within the business, helping companies to save money on their heating bills, as well as reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
The solution Wayne and the Saphex team have pioneered is called Clix. The modular system draws on their extensive knowledge of the heat exchange industry, which transfers excess heat generated to be transferred to another source. The process allows surplus energy to be recycled and used elsewhere in the business.
Although the innovative work has taken nearly 15 years to perfect, the results have proved to be dramatic. During trials of the system, the innovative work phase helped one business to make savings in excess of £280,000 during the past 12 months alone.
Recognising the impact of energy price increases facing businesses operating in many different sectors, Wayne and the Saphex team felt the time was right to bring their years of work to market. However, to fully harness the potential offered by the new system, Wayne realised that additional funding would be needed and reached out to Finance For Enterprise for investment.
Working with business lending manager Gurinder Mandir, Saphex successfully secured a £150,000 investment, funded by Finance For Enterprise and NPIF – BEF & FFE Microfinance, which is managed by Finance For Enterprise and BEF and part of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund. The loans also utilise the Government backed Recovery Loan Scheme.
With funds in place Saphex is now targeting six figure growth within the next 12 months and has embarked upon a three-year growth strategy, which aims to see the business double in size over the next three years. Central to Saphex’s growth plans, part of the funds will be used to invest in new software, which will be used to significantly reduce the amount of time taken to undertake the complex thermal calculations needed when designing heat recycling systems, ultimately helping to increase capacity within the business.
Wayne Nelson, Managing Director, Saphex, said: “There remains a great deal of uncertainty surrounding energy prices, and this is having a devastating impact on businesses of all sizes. Energy intensive industries such as food production, chemical manufacturing and traditional heavy industries have been particularly hard hit, and we felt that the time was right to bring a product we’ve been working on for over 15 years to market.”
Gurinder Mandir, senior business lending manager, Finance For Enterprise, said: “Saphex is a real success story for the British engineering industry. Although the work they have been producing has been quite a long time in the making, the launch of their Clix modular system is one that could prove to be a genuine gamechanger for energy-intensive businesses, which have seen their heating bills skyrocket in recent months.
“Wayne and his team were quick to recognise the enormous potential of their truly innovative work, but they recognised that to unlock the potential in their ideas meant devoting additional time and resources to the project. Like many businesses, the Saphex team needed to balance investing in new technology whilst continuing to meet the demand for their Sheffield-manufactured heat exchange mechanisms. The funds will help the business to fully exploit the innovative technology they have developed.
“Saphex was well placed to benefit from the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund, giving Wayne and his team the opportunity to invest in the vital resources needed to capitalise on their innovative work, as well as helping the business to bring a unique product to market that will help companies working in many different sectors to mitigate rising energy costs, as well as making a positive contribution towards the environment.”
Workforce challenges outrank inflation and interest rates as a top concern for mid-sized businesses
Workforce challenges such as skills and labour shortages outrank rising costs and interest rates as one of the top concerns facing mid-sized businesses in the next six months, according to the latest research from accountancy and business advisory firm BDO. Nearly a third (32%) say it is one of the three biggest challenges they face, second only to supply chain pressures.
The bi-monthly survey – which looks at the challenges and opportunities facing mid-sized businesses – reveals that almost half (48%) are experiencing skills or labour shortages. Nearly two-thirds (61%) cannot recruit enough entry-level staff, with even more (73%) struggling to plug gaps at a lower-managerial level.
Two in five mid-sized businesses (42%) say it is too expensive to hire new staff because of costs including immigration bureaucracy, National Insurance contributions or higher salary expectations from candidates amid the cost of living crisis. A third of firms (35%) are struggling to recruit enough people due to immigration restrictions, rising to 43% of hospitality and leisure businesses. A further 41% are unable to replace staff who retired during the COVID-19 pandemic, with data from the ONS showing a mass exodus of over-50s from the workforce between March 2020 and November 2021.
These mid-sized businesses – defined by BDO as firms with revenues between £10m and £300m that are privately owned, backed by private equity or listed on the AIM market – employ eight million people and provided a quarter of UK jobs as of March 2023, according to further research.
In the face of labour shortages, more than a quarter (26%) are offering existing staff opportunities to retrain, while a third (32%) plan to invest in upskilling over the next five years. A similar number (30%) will use more freelancers to access particular areas of expertise.
In a bid to expand their access to talent, businesses are exploring new hiring methods. One in five (23%) are recruiting more staff through trainee schemes or apprenticeships, while over a quarter (27%) are offering specific incentives to attract more diverse hires, including childcare vouchers or health and wellness support.
One-fifth (20%) are removing academic criteria from job adverts to broaden their candidate pool and 25% are exploring new working patterns such as four-day weeks. A quarter (25%) also expect to see an increase over the next five years in the number of workers aged over 50, as firms prioritise upskilling and retention.
With workforce challenges adding to existing economic pressures, businesses are turning their attention to artificial intelligence and other technological solutions. A fifth (21%) plan to trial or allocate budget for automation and new technologies over the next six months in order to increase efficiency, while more than a third (36%) plan to increase spending on AI in the next five years.
Against this backdrop, businesses are looking to the Government for fresh support. As firms struggle to hire and momentum grows around AI, over a quarter (26%) would like to see investment from the Government in automation to help businesses increase efficiency and cut costs.
A fifth (20%) are calling for immigration policy changes, such as faster processing and additions to the Shortage Occupation List, to plug skills and labour gaps. A similar number (21%) want to see the Government broaden the variety of post-16 education options, while a further fifth (20%) hope to see tax cuts for companies in areas where the regional economy is performing less well.
Ed Dwan, partner at BDO, said: “Workforce issues have the potential to be a real drag on UK productivity. While it’s heartening to see mid-sized firms invest in more diverse hiring and upskilling existing staff, these challenges clearly aren’t going to go away overnight.
“Skills gaps and worker shortages have a real impact on firms’ productivity, output and morale, and could cause a slump in business confidence over the long term. Businesses need a helping hand from Government if they’re to overcome this and achieve the growth we know they’re capable of driving as the UK’s economic engine.
“More investment in areas such as high-quality apprenticeships, or incentives for people to train in areas where skills shortages are most severe, could have a huge impact.”
How green is your business? Yorkshire Growth Hub highlights the rules about what to say
laiming your business, product or service is sustainable is a big win today – but before you make your claims, you need to make sure you’re saying the right thing, says the York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub.
In a post on its web site the organisation says consumers are becoming increasingly conscious of how their buying habits impact the planet and are looking for greener alternatives. Businesses, too, are looking to reduce their impact on the environment by making greener choices and producing more sustainable products and services.
These are positive things, and every business and individual should be striving to become more sustainable. However, we need to be careful with the claims we make, especially when it comes to sustainability, otherwise we could be confronted with claims of ‘greenwashing’.
Greenwashing refers to making false or exaggerated claims that a product or service is in some way good for the planet, or that it is environmentally friendly without providing actual evidence. This can include vague claims about sustainability on websites, using green buzzwords like ‘eco-friendly’ without explanations, or using nature-inspired imagery on packaging without evidence to back up your sustainability claims.
Not only are consumers becoming more interested in buying sustainable options, but they’re also becoming shrewder. If a claim isn’t adding up, it won’t just be your customer base that has something to say. Businesses have been hit with fines, had advertising pulled, and have had lawsuits and formal complaints filed against them because of greenwashing claims.
Sustainability is becoming serious business, and if you want to avoid financial, legal or reputational repercussions, you need to avoid greenwashing and be careful with the claims you make. However, sometimes it can be hard to know what you’re allowed to say about your products in your marketing. After all, what qualifies a product as ‘sustainable’?
The 2021 Green Claims Code aims to help companies understand where the boundaries lie and reduce greenwashing to help consumers make an informed decision.
The Green Claims Code applies whether you’re selling B2B or B2C, and has six key elements:
1. Claims must be truthful and accurate
Simply, you can’t claim a benefit that doesn’t exist, claim to be carrying out sustainability work if you aren’t or exaggerate action you are taking. For example, if you’re making the claim “we only use renewable energy”, but this only applies to your UK operations, you must say so.
2. Claims must be clear and unambiguous
Your consumer needs the full information to make their decision, and it is your duty to provide that. If your compostable packaging is only compostable under industrial conditions, you must state so clearly.
3. Claims must not omit or hide important information
Using partial statistics, overstating the benefits of certain technologies or materials, and omitting information can all make your company’s operations or products look better for the planet than they are, and skew a buyer’s decision. If you say you’re a zero-waste company, be prepared to publish your waste statistics.
4. Comparisons must be fair and meaningful
If you’re comparing products or services in order to claim that one is more sustainable than the other, you must compare like-for-like, with up-to-date and objective information. For example, if you’re claiming that a competitor’s packaging is heavier than yours, the unpackaged weight of the goods must be the same in order to create a fair comparison.
5. In making the claim, you must consider the life cycle of the product
This means not just looking at what it took to manufacture your product, but what resources were originally needed to create it and its packaging, how it was transported, and what will happen when it is disposed of. This is where single-use plastics can be tricky – although they are very light and easy to transport, which gives them a low carbon footprint on one element of the life cycle, the issues associated with their natural resource (oil), and their disposal give them a high environmental impact overall.
6. Claims must be substantiated
You need to be able to back up any claims you’re making – and the information used must be reliable, up-to-date, and from an unbiased source, such as a scientific paper or independent report. This is where being specific can help – saying “we’ve reduced our waste output by 20% in the last year” is much easier to prove than a generic claim such as “we’re a sustainable company”.
There’s a lot of support and guidance out there around net zero business practices, including our free Growth Hub resources.
If you’re just getting started or need more clarity, you can download the Hub’s free Glossary of Climate Change Terms for Businesses. It contains definitions and breakdowns of all the key, relevant terms businesses need to know, helping to make net zero conversations and support more accessible.
When navigating sustainable business practices and marketing, being familiar with the terms in the glossary will help you make those specific and measurable claims that can give you a marketing boost, whilst keeping you on the right side of the Green Claims Code.
Further guidance around the Green Claims Code, including a checklist for your business, can be found on the GOV.UK webpage.
Gainsborough firms asked how they’d like the town’s green spaces to look
Everyone living and working in Gainsborough has been invited to offer their opinions to help West Lindsey District Council understand how they want the new town centre green spaces to look and feel.
This includes the design elements for Whitton Gardens and the former Baltic Mill site where Caskgate Street meets Silver Street and Bridge Street, with a separate survey for each.
Sally Grindrod-Smith, Director of Planning, Regeneration and Communities encourages all residents to have their say. She said: “We are working with Project Centre to improve the high-quality green spaces that are Whitton Gardens and Baltic Mill. We encourage all residents of Gainsborough to help us identify what you want in these areas in order to move forward with this exciting project.”
The council has already secured £10m from Central Government in 2021 as part of the 20 year ‘Levelling up’ Programme, to regenerate the town and help create a ‘Thriving Gainsborough’.
The project has been co-produced with our communities, politicians, local businesses and third-party investors. It develops the momentum created by previous interventions and implements further visibly impactful and transformational change.
The Council’s aim is to create an enhanced network of green spaces and embrace green technologies while addressing the most pressing systemic challenges and market failures that currently impact the town and community.
The survey will close at 9am on 9 May, where the results will be evaluated and fed into the regeneration of both sites. To take part in the survey, visit here.
