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Flintshire Business Week 2012 Magazine Sponsored by DRB Group Flintshire ● open for business

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We would like to thank all the contributors to Flintshire Business Week2012. Without your support this event would not have been possible.

Hoffem ddiolch iʼr holl gyfranwyr at Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012.Heb eich cefnogaeth ni fyddem wedi gallu cynnal yr achlysur hwn.

The team behind FBW12 / Y tîm wrth gefn WFSFf12:

All the articles and advertisements for this programme are printed in good faith and we would like topoint out that the views expressed in FBW12 should not be seen as being endorsed by FlintshireCounty Council. Neither does the printing of an advertisement in FBW12 mean that product or servicehas been endorsed by Flintshire County Council.Caiff yr holl erthyglau a hysbysebion yn y rhaglen hon eu hargraffuʼn ddiffuant a hoffem nodi na ddylidystyried bod Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn ardystioʼr sylwadau a fynegir yn WFSFf12. Nid yw argraffu hysbysebyn WFSFf12 chwaith yn golygu bod Cyngor Sir y Fflint yn ardystio cynnyrch neu wasanaeth.

Dave HeggartyHead of Regeneration / Pennaeth [email protected] / @siryfflint.gov.uk01352 704601

Rachael ByrneBusiness Development Manager / Rheolwr [email protected] / @siryfflint.gov.uk01352 703318

Patricia CarlinSenior Business Advisor / Uwch Ymgynghorydd BusnesProject Manager FBW 12 / Rheolwr y Prosiect WFSFf [email protected] / @siryfflint.gov.uk01352 703042

Kate CatherallBusiness Advisor / Ymgynghorydd BusnesFBW 12 Awards Coordinator / WFSFf 12 Cydgysylltydd [email protected] / @siryfflint.go.uk01352 703221

Brian ChalonerBusiness Park Co-ordinator / Cynlynydd Parc DiwydiannolFBW 12 External Advertising Coordinator / WFSFf 12Cydgysylltydd Hysbysebu [email protected] / @siryfflint.gov.uk01352 703063

Jennifer PetrieAssistant Business Development Officer / SwyddogCynorthwyol Datblygu BusnesFBW 12 Exhibition Coordinator / WFSFf 12 Cydgysylltyddyr [email protected] / @siryfflint.gov.uk01352 703040

Jenna DaviesAdministrator for Flintshire Business Week /Gweinyddwr ar gyfer Wythnos Fusnes Sir y FflintFBW 12 Magazine Coordinator / WFSFf 12 Cydgysylltyddy [email protected] / @siryfflint.gov.uk01352 703219

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Welcome / Croesoʼrfrom Councillor Peter Macfarlane / Cynghorydd Peter MacfarlaneCabinet Member for Regeneration, Tourism and Leisure,Flintshire County Council / Aelod oʼr Cabinet dros Adfywiad,Twristiaeth a Hamdden, Cyngor Sir y Fflint

I am very pleased to introduce this, the sixth FlintshireBusiness Week magazine and to thank AGS security, theheadline sponsor as well as all the many othersponsors, for supporting Business Week so generously.

Rwyʼn falch iawn o gyflwyno hwn, chwechedcylchgrawn Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint ac i ddiolch iAGS Security, y prif noddwr, yn ogystal âʼr holl noddwyreraill, am gefnogiʼr Wythnos Fusnes mor hael.

The County Council is very proud of FlintshireBusiness Week, it is a credit to Flintshire, it ishighly regarded not just within the county, butwell beyond. Why is it so important? We facevery difficult economic times, with probably theworst recession for seventy years. We all have ashared interest in making Flintshire a safe,attractive and successful place. To make thathappen needs the public and private sectors to beconstantly working together. Business Week hashelped to develop a shared working relationshipbetween the community and local businesses thatbenefits both parties in so many ways. Businesseshere often refer to the ‘Flintshire family’, that issomething has been developed by mypredecessors, in particular, Cllr Matt Wright and Iam grateful for all that Matt has done.

Much has been achieved over the last year, inparticular the new Deeside Enterprise Zone (DEZ).We have great ambitions here, we want to seeDEZ generating large numbers of new, quality jobopportunities for our young people, we want tosee DEZ transforming our local economy to onebased on high skills and high quality employment.

I am proud of our county and of what has beenachieved here. We have a great history, somebeautiful countryside and coast and probablymost importantly of all, the right people. There ismuch to do, but I believe we have the rightingredients in place, together with thedetermination to make things happen. Flintshireis a very good place to live and work and to run abusiness, we can make a great future for all ourpeople.

Mae’r Cyngor Sir yn ymfalchïo’n fawr yn WythnosFusnes Sir y Fflint. Mae’n glod i Sir y Fflint ac maeenw da iddi nid yn unig yn y sir, ond ymhell y tuhwnt. Pam ei bod mor bwysig? Rydym yn wynebuamserau economaidd anodd iawn, gyda’rdirwasgiad gwaethaf ers saith deg o flynyddoeddyn ôl pob tebyg. Rydym oll yn rhannu’n undiddordeb o wneud Sir y Fflint yn lle diogel,deniadol a llwyddiannus. Er mwyn gwneud i hynnyddigwydd mae angen i’r sectorau cyhoeddus aphreifat gydweithio’n gyson. Mae’r Wythnos Fusneswedi helpu datblygu perthynas waith ar y cydrhwng y gymuned a busnesau lleol sy’n elwa’r ddwyochr mewn cymaint o ffyrdd. Bydd busnesau yma’naml yn cyfeirio at ‘deulu Sir y Fflint’, sy’n rhywbetha ddatblygwyd gan fy rhagflaenwyr, yn arbennig yCynghorydd Matt Wright, ac rwy’n ddiolchgar ambopeth a wnaeth Matt.

Cyflawnwyd llawer yn ystod y flwyddyn aethheibio, yn arbennig Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy(AFGD) newydd. Mae gennym uchelgeisiau mawryma. Rydym eisiau gweld AFGD yn cynhyrchu nifermawr o gyfleoedd gwaith newydd, o safon i’n poblifanc ac rydym eisiau gweld AFGD yn gweddnewidein heconomi lleol i un wedi’i seilio ar sgiliau uchela chyflogaeth o safon.

Rwy’n ymfalchïo yn ein Sir ac o’r hyn a gyflawnwydyma. Mae gennym hanes gwych, cefn gwlad acarfordir hardd ac, yn fwyaf pwysig yn ôl pob tebyg,y bobl iawn. Mae llawer i’w wneud, ond rwy’n credubod yr elfennau iawn gennym yn barod, ynghyd â’rpenderfyniad i wneud i bethau ddigwydd. Mae Sir yFflint yn lle da iawn i fyw a gweithio ac i redegbusnes. Gallwn wneud dyfodol gwych i’n holl bobl.

When you have finished reading this publication - please recycle itPan fyddwch wedi gorffen darllen y cyhoeddiad hwn - cofiwch ei ailgylchu

The FBW12 Magazine was compiled by Flintshire County Council, Business

Development, and was designed and printed by / Lluniwyd Rhaglen WFSFf12 gan

Ddatblygu Busnes Sir y Fflint, CSFf aʼi dylunio aʼi hargraffu gan

PROGRAMME DESIGNER / DYLUNYDD Y PAMFFLEDYN: Dave Simkiss - [email protected]

www.nwnmedia.co.uk Mold Business Park, Mold, CH7 1XY.Parc Busnes yr Wyddgrug, Yr Wyddgrug CH7 1XY.

Cllr Peter Macfarlane





FBW 12 - Contents / WFSFf 12 - Cynnwys

06 ● Flintshire Business Awards 2012 in association . . . 06 - 07with AGS Security Systems Ltd

● Flintshire County Councilʼs Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11Development Team

● Flintshire Business Week at Westminster . . . . . . . . . . . 19

● Deeside Enterprise Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 - 25

● Flintshire Business Week 2012 - Whatʼs On . . . . . . . . . 33

● Flintshire Business Week 2012 - Programme . . . . 34 - 35

● Mission Employability II ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

● Strategic business parks project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

● Essential advice for selling your business . . . . . . . . . . . 49

● Flintshire Going For Gold! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

● Supporting our town centres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

● Convatec Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 - 67

● Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint 2012 ar y cyd â . . . . . 06 - 07AGS Security Systems Ltd

● Tîm Datblygu Busnes Cyngor Sir y Fflint . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

● Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan . . . . . . . . . . 19

● Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 - 25

● Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 - Beth sydd ymlaen . 33

● Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 - Rhaglen . . . . . 34 - 35

● Cenhadaeth Cyflogadwyedd II ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

● Prosiect Parciau Busnes Strategol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

● Cyngor hanfodol ar werthu eich busnes . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

● Sir y Fflint yn Cynnig am yr Aur! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

● Cefnogi canol ein trefi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

● Arddangosiad Convatec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 - 67

Flintshire Business Awards / Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint

11

Business Development / Datblygu Busnes

38

Mission Employability / Cenhadaeth Cyflogadwyedd

66

Convatec Exhibition / Arddangosiad Convatec

19

FBW at Westminster / WFSFf yn San Steffan

24

Deeside Enterprise Zone / Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy

33

FBW Whatʼs On / WFSFf Beth sydd ymlaen

34

FBW Programme / WFSFf Rhaglen




Honouring Flintshire’s best businessesThe 6th Annual Flintshire Business Awards in association with AGSSecurity Systems will take place on October 19th 2012 at Soughton Hall,Northop, and will attract some of Flintshireʼs most dynamicentrepreneurs.

These awards are open to any business or individual within Flintshire, andcelebrating the achievements of the Flintshireʼs vibrant companies, providingvaluable recognition for the entire company. The publicity generated is equallyrelevant and platforms the company and its achievements regionally

This black tie event will provide guests with the invaluable opportunity tonetwork with more than 200 entrepreneurs, business journalists and industryleaders.

The Flintshire Business Awards are a major annual event and a focal point forbusiness networking

Winners of the each category will be announced at the gala dinner which willinclude a drinks reception and a lavish three course meal. Places are limitedso please reserve your tickets to avoid disappointment.

Anrhydeddu busnesau gorau Sir y FflintBydd 6ed Gwobrau Blynyddol Busnes Sir y Fflint ar y cyd ag AGSSecurity Systems yn cael eu cynnal ar Hydref 19eg 2012 yn SoughtonHall, Llaneurgain, a byddant yn denu rhai o fentrwyr mwyaf egnïol Sir yFflint.

Maeʼr gwobrau hyn yn agored i unrhyw fusnes neu unigolyn yn Sir y Fflint ganddathlu llwyddiannau cwmnïau hyfyw Sir y Fflint a rhoi cydnabyddiaethwerthfawr iʼr cwmni cyfan. Maeʼr cyhoeddusrwydd syʼn dilyn yr un morberthnasol ac yn rhoi llwyfan rhanbarthol iʼr cwmni aʼi lwyddiannau.

Bydd yr achlysur ffurfiol hwn yn rhoi cyfle amhrisiadwy iʼr gwesteionrwydweithio gyda mwy na 200 o fentrwyr, newyddiadurwyr busnes acarweinwyr diwydiant.

Mae Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint yn achlysur blynyddol o bwys ac ynganolbwynt rhwydweithio busnes.

Bydd enillwyr pob categoriʼn cael eu cyhoeddi yn y cinio gala fydd yn cynnwysderbyniad diodydd a phryd tri chwrs helaeth. Mae lleoedd yn brin – fellycofiwch archebu eich tocynnau rhag cael eich siomi.

Contact / Cysylltwch â Kate Catherall01352 [email protected] www.flintshirebusinessawards.co.uk

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How to enter Flintshire Business Awards /Sut i gynnig am Wobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint:

The Award Catagories / Categorïau’r Gwobrau

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:Deeside College / Glannau Dyfrdwy

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:Pochin Goodman

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:Barclays

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: Federation of SmallBusinesses / Ffederasiwn y Busnesau Bach

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:Parkway Telecom

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:Kingspan

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: UPM

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:Duncan Sheard Glass

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: Tourism Partnership North Wales & FlintshireCounty Council / Partneriaeth Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru a Chyngor Sir y Fflint

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:Dandys Topsoil

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:K K Fine Foods

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd:West Coast Energy

Apprenticeship Award / Gwobr Prentisiaeth Business Person of the Year /Person Busnes y Flwyddyn

Export Award / Gwobr Allforio Small Business Award / Gwobr Busnes BachInnovation Award / Gwobr Arloesi

Start up Business Award /Gwobr Dechrau Busnes Sustainability Award / Gwobr CynaliadwyeddSocial & Community Award /

Gwobr Gymdeithasol a Chymunedol

Tourism Award / Gwobr Twristiaeth Young Entrepreneur Award /Gwobr Mentrwr Ifanc

Women Into Business Award /Gwobr Merched i Fusnes

Environment Award / Gwobr yr Amgylchedd



Some of last years winners... / Rhai o enillwyr y llynedd...

Flintshire Business Development Team wish to thank the sponsors for 2012 for their support not just of thebusiness awards but all the in-kind help and support given throughout the year Hoffai Tîm Datblygu Busnes Sir y Fflint ddiolch i noddwyr 2012 am eu cefnogaeth nid yn unig i’r gwobraubusnes ond yr holl gymorth a chefnogaeth o fath arall a roddwyd drwy gydol y flwyddyn

Charlott Pitt - Split the Difference Dewi Davies - Tourism Partnership North Wales

/ Partneriaeth Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru

Tourism Award sponsored by FlintshireCounty Council and Tourism Partnership

North Wales / Gwobr Twristiaeth dan nawddCyngor Sir y Fflint a Phartneriaeth

Twristiaeth Gogledd Cymru

Paula Jewson - West Coast Energy Mark Harris - Kingspan insulations

Environment Award sponsored by WestCoast Energy / Gwobr yr Amgylchedd dan

nawdd West Coast Energy

Jo Graham - Operations Director /Cyfarwyddwr Gweithrediadau - ConvaTec

Collin Singer - MD / RhG Wagtail UK

Business Person of the year sponsored byConvaTec / Person Busnes y Flwyddyn dan

nawdd ConvaTec

Jordan Stones - Luntstone LtdJonathan Turner - MD / RhG AGS Security

Systems LtdGareth Lunt - Luntstone Ltd

Young Entrepreneur Award sponsored byAGS Security Systems Ltd / Gwobr MentrwrIfanc dan nawdd AGS Security Systems Ltd

Keith Vivian - HR Manager DRB Group /Rheolwr Adnoddau Dynol DRB Group

Dave Chisnall - Careers Wales / Gyrfa Cymru

People Development Award sponsored byCareers Wales / Gwobr Datblygu Pobl dan

nawdd Gyrfa Cymru



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AGS is a multi award-winningprovider of security systems tobusinesses, homes and the publicsector in North Wales, the North Westand the Midlands.

The business was founded in Deeside in 1987 andsince then has grown steadily to become the 15-strong team serving thousands of clients that it istoday.

It was in 2009 that AGS Security Systems enteredand subsequently won at the Flintshire BusinessAwards.

Jonathan Turner, Managing Director of AGS,explains, “I suspected the Flintshire BusinessAwards could be good for our business, but thereality is that the benefits have far exceededexpectations.”

As a leading accredited installer of intruder and firealarms, CCTV, automated gates & barriers, accesscontrol and emergency lighting, AGSʼs focus is onhigh-quality installations backed by professionaladvice and friendly service.

The company also provides world class monitoringand system maintenance.

“Although weʼve been established in Flintshiresince the late 80ʼs, winning the Small BusinessAward has proven to be a fantastic way to boostprofile and build valuable links with other localbusinesses.”

Now in their 25th year, AGS have installed andcontinue to maintain thousands of security systemsfor clients of all sizes; from large-scale industrialoperations, tourist attractions and office buildingsthrough to local shops, storage lock-ups, andprivate homes.

Using extensive industry expertise, the companydesigns integrated hi-tech solutions that deliver bigbenefits in terms of both flexibility and productivity,as well as security, compliance and control.

“We at AGS Security Systems pride ourselves asbeing a business that is big enough to deliver, butsmall enough to care. Each of our customersalways deal with someone they know by name,

never a call centre. Weʼve been helping businessesand homeowners keep their property and buildingssafe for 25 years, and we plan to keep doing thatfor the next 25 and more.”

Clients include major regional businesses andorganisations, such as ConvaTec,moneysupermarket.com and a number of localauthorities. Many clients have trusted their securityrequirements with AGS Security Systems for manyyears.

Of the challenging economic environment,Jonathan says, “I talk frequently with manybusiness leaders and despite the conditions we areall dealing with there's a great strength of attitudecoming from Flintshire business.”

In 2011, AGS Security Systems made the decisionto headline-sponsor the Flintshire Business Awardsand committed to further support the awardsthrough to 2013.

“It was an easy conclusion to come to,” Jonathancontinues, “Weʼd sponsored an award in 2010 butI wanted to do more.”

“The world is operating through the toughesteconomy of our lifetime, we see that messageeverywhere. But the good news is we're survivingand in many cases, growing. I believe that has gotto be worth celebrating with the Flintshire BusinessAwards. Itʼs a fantastic initiative that Iʼm totallycommitted to.”

The Flintshire Business Awards 2012 take place onFriday October 19 at Soughton Hall, Mold.

“On behalf of myself and everyone at AGS Iʼdlike to wish every entrant in the 2012 Awardsthe best of luck on October 19. Iʼm sure your

experience with the Flintshire Business Awardswill be every bit as positive as I have found it tobe. AGS Security looks forward to supportingFlintshire business into the future.”

www.ags-security.co.uk01352 [email protected]

AGS Security Systems is Headlinesponsor of the Flintshire BusinessAwards 2012

The Flintshire Business Awardshave proven to be a fantastic way to

boost profiles and build valuable linkswith other local businesses

Jonathan Turner, MD, AGS Security Systems ▲





Rachael ByrneBusiness Development ManagerFlintshire County Council

Flintshire Business Week may be the highlight of the Business DevelopmentTeamʼs year, but the team is dedicated to supporting the countyʼs businesses allyear round, providing a wide range of services.

Our Business Development Team works hard to get the message out that the countyis very much “Open for Business” and is firmly committed to the need for a strong,vibrant local economy.

Each year our dedicated team deals with thousands of business enquiries on a widevariety of subjects. As well as a range of support to business, we have a reputation forintegrity and partnership working with private, public and voluntary sector organisations.

We provide a quality service where customer needs always come first.

So who are we?Based at the Greenfield Business Centre, Flintshireʼs Business Development team isoften the first point of contact for a company with the County Council.

■ We offer a wide range of support services for local new and existing businesses.■ Our business advisors have extensive experience and understand the needs and

requirements of businesses of all sizes and in all sectors.■ Our principal aim is to provide high quality services for local people.

Our services include:■ a one-stop-shop business information and advice services■ help with all aspects of business planning■ a review of current business performance■ free and confidential advice on a wide range of business topics including finance,

sales & marketing, employment policies, operations■ up to date information on funding and support from other agencies such as the

Welsh Government and Finance Wales■ advice on public & private sector tendering■ commercial property listings■ support to potential inward investment■ workforce development■ advice with Health and Safety at Work, Building Control, Planning, Environmental

Health, Business Rates, Licences and Permits.

To contact the team:Tel: 01352 703055Email: [email protected]

Rachael ByrneRheolwr Datblygu BusnesCyngor Sir y Fflint

Efallai mai Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint yw uchafbwynt blwyddyn y TîmDatblygu Busnes, ond gwaith y tîm yw cefnogi busnesauʼr sir drwy gydol yflwyddyn, gan ddarparu pob math o wasanaethau.

Mae ein Tîm Datblygu Busnes yn gweithioʼn galed i gyhoeddiʼr neges bod y sir ynwirioneddol “Ar Agor i Fusnes” ac yn bendant bod angen economi lleol cryf a hyfyw.

Bob blwyddyn bydd ein tîm unswydd yn delio â miloedd o ymholiadau busnes ar bobmath o bynciau. Yn ogystal ag amrywiaeth o gymorth i fusnes, mae gennym enw daam ddidwylledd a gweithio ar y cyd â chyrff y sectorau preifat, cyhoeddus agwirfoddol.

Rhoddwn wasanaeth o safon lle daw anghenion cwsmeriaid yn gyntaf bob amser.

Felly pwy ydym ni?Yn gweithio o Ganolfan Fusnes Maes-glas, tîm Datblygu Busnes Sir y Fflint yn amlyw cyswllt cyntaf unrhyw gwmni gydaʼr Cyngor Sir.

■ Cynigiwn ddewis eang o wasanaethau cefnogi i fusnesau lleol presennol a newydd.■ Mae gan ein cynghorwyr busnes brofiad eang ac maent yn deall r anghenion a

gofynion busnesau o bob maint ac ymhob sector.■ Ein prif nod yw rhoi gwasanaethau o safon i bobl leol.

Mae ein gwasanaethauʼn cynnwys:■ gwasanaethau gwybodaeth a chyngor busnes mewn un man ■ cynorthwyo gyda phob agwedd ar gynllunio busnes■ adolygu perfformiad busnes presennol■ cyngor di-dâl a chydgyfrinachol ar amrywiaeth eang o bynciau busnes gan

gynnwys cyllid, gwerthu a marchnata, polisïau cyflogi, gweithrediadau■ gwybodaeth ddiweddar am gyllid a chefnogaeth asiantaethau eraill fel

Llywodraeth Cymru a Chyllid Cymru■ cyngor ar gynnig yn y sector cyhoeddus a phreifat ■ rhestri eiddo masnachol ■ cynorthwyo posibilrwydd mewnfuddsoddi■ datblyguʼr gweithlu■ cyngor gydag Iechyd a Diogelwch wrth Weithio, Rheoli Adeiladu, Cynllunio,

Iechyd Amgylcheddol, Trethi Busnes, Trwyddedau a Hawlenni.

I gysylltu âʼr tîm:Ffôn: 01352 703055E-bost: [email protected]

Flintshire County Council’sBusiness Development Team -continuously supporting business

Tîm Datblygu Busnes Cyngor Siry Fflint - cefnogi busnes ynbarhaol

We provide a qualityservice where customerneeds always come first

Rhoddwn wasanaeth o safonlle daw anghenion cwsmeriaid

yn gyntaf bob amser

Rachael ByrneBusiness Development

Manager / Rheolwr DatblyguBusnes

Patricia CarlinSenior Business Advisor /

Uwch Ymgynghorydd Busnes

Kate CatherallBusiness Advisor /

Ymgynghorydd Busnes

Brian ChalonerBusiness Park Co-ordinator /Cynlynydd Parc Diwydiannol

Jennifer PetrieAssistant Business

Development Officer / SwyddogCynorthwyol Datblygu Busnes

Jenna DaviesAdministrator for Flintshire

Business Week / Gweinyddwr argyfer Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint

How we can help your business?The Business Development Team will be present at all theevents during Flintshire Business Week and will also have astand at the Flintshire Business Exhibition at ConvaTec on 17 &18 October. Come along and talk to us, we are happy to assist.

Sut allwn ni helpu eich busnes?Bydd y Tîm Datblygu Busnes yn holl achlysuron WythnosFusnes Sir y Fflint a stondin hefyd yn Arddangosfa FusnesSir y Fflint yn ConvaTec ar 17 a 18 Hydref. Dewch amsgwrs, rydym yn falch o gynorthwyo.





Patrick LeonardDirector of Employer EngagementDeeside College

ʻWell-trained and effective employees are moreimportant than ever for business success.Having a team with the right skills can help youmeet business challenges and opportunitiessuch as competition, growth and innovation!ʼ

Deeside College maintains its focus as beingone of the leading providers of training anddevelopment in North Wales and the NorthWest and the largest college provider of WelshGovernment funded work-based learningprogrammes in Wales.

Deeside College is a strong supporter ofFlintshire Business Week:

“We are very clear about our role in supportingthe economy, through our active engagementwith employers.

We work closely with employers of all sizes andat all levels in public, private and voluntarysectors responding to their needs and havedeveloped a range of flexible and tailoredtraining solutions delivered by professional andexperienced staff, many of whom have extensiveexperience in their specialist industries.

A combination of good financial control,innovation and valuing the skills and trainingof their personnel are seen as key attributes.With these ingredients come stability and theability to grow, delivering prosperity andgrowth to the region.

Pochin Goodman are delighted to sponsorthis award and wish all members of thebusiness community continued success.

Pochin Goodman are proud to be engagedwith Flintshire Business week and support theinitiative that provides not only a shop-windowinto the diverse and successful BusinessCommunity, but also an opportunity for likeminded businesses to come together.

Pochin Goodman is a strategic partnershipbetween Goodman Group and Pochinʼs PLC.The purpose of the venture is to develop asignificant part of the Deeside EnterpriseZone known as The Northern Gateway.

The Vision is to create a new vibrantcommunity comprising elements of housing,retail, leisure, community, manufacturing andindustrial uses.

www.theairfields.co.uk

The Northern Gateway and the widerEnterprise Zone urgently requiresregeneration and the Northern Gatewayproposals for the regeneration of this area arefully in line with strategic policy in Wales. Itwill deliver regeneration and growth in a trulysustainable way – economically, socially andenvironmentally.

Pochinʼs PLC is a thriving company of diverseoperations consisting of two core tradingdivisions – Construction and PropertyDevelopment and Investments. Our policy ofinvesting in joint ventures and partnershipagreements with local authorities, privatedevelopers and educational institutions has

contributed significantly to the Groupʼs growthin recent years.

Goodman Group is an integrated propertygroup with operations throughout Australia,New Zealand, Asia, Europe and the UnitedKingdom.

Goodmanʼs global property expertise andsignificant fund management platformensures it creates innovative propertysolutions that meet the individualrequirements of its customers, while seekingto deliver long term returns for investors.

www.pochins.plc.uk 01606 83 33 33Eddie Bredenhann –Business Development [email protected]

ʻThe Business Person of the Year Awardʼ is in recognition of theimportance individuals have made within a team, in driving businessforward. Delivering Success with the current economic backdrop comesfrom good business acumen applied to a quality product or service.

We pride ourselves on our ability to respond tothe growing demand for training ranging frombasic skills through to professionaldevelopment.”

Deeside College has won numerous awards inpartnership with local businesses and theirapprentices and therefore appreciate the highstandards that are required to win anApprenticeship Award.

Apprenticeships are playing an essential rolein todayʼs business and Deeside Collegeplaces a great importance on the role ofapprentices in the workforce:

“Despite the current economic climate, itʼs vitalthat businesses continue to review their skillsbase. Businesses across the country are nowincreasingly realising the enormous benefitsthat Apprenticeships create, not only in terms

of a highly skilled workforce but also byboosting productivity and staff retention.Thereʼs never been a better time to supportapprenticeships and at Deeside College weare committed to ensuring that employers,employees and young people just starting theircareers are fully aware of the options availableto them for training and development.”

Deeside College offers a portfolio of subjects,courses and customised training packages tomeet your business needs. We can help youincrease the skills and effectiveness of yourstaff through training in a range of subjects.Bespoke training packages can be created tosuit your requirements at locations to suit you,reducing downtime and keeping your costs to aminimum.

www.deeside.ac.uk/employers01244 [email protected]

Deeside College is sponsoring the Apprenticeship Award

Pochin Goodman is sponsoring the Business Personof the Year Award 2012

Despite the current economic climate, it’s vital thatbusinesses continue to review their skills base





With a workforce of 500, ConvaTec atDeeside, North Wales manufacture, researchand develop a range of high quality andinnovative health care products. 2012 marks30 years of manufacturing at Deeside.

ConvaTec is hosting the unique two-dayFlintshire Business Exhibition duringFlintshire Business Week for the secondyear running. The exhibition will once againbuild on the success of last year andcontinue to offer companies the opportunityto meet fellow professionals, view theirproducts and services and generate salesand business relationships. Themes willinclude Manufacturing through Growth andInternational Trade. Visitors can participate

ConvaTec, which has a facility based on the Deeside Industrial Park,employs over 6000 people across the world. ConvaTec createbreakthrough medical technologies that positively impact the work ofhealth care professionals and the lives of their patients.

in networking events and specialistseminars.

Jo Graham, Director of Operations, UK, said“ConvaTec is extremely proud to be hostingthe two-day exhibition again this year duringFlintshire Business Week. After the hugesuccess of last yearʼs event, we aredelighted to open our doors to the businesscommunity and sponsor the exhibition again.

This year we are building on the success oflast year, with more exhibition space and anaward for best stand. An exhibition of thisscale is no small feat, but we are thrilled tobe in a position to utilise our resources tosupport the business community.

At ConvaTec, we believe that successcomes from the three pillars on which thecompany was built, which are: a strong andsolid heritage; a passion for improvingpeopleʼs lives; and a vision of what can be.

We are proud of our tradition of innovationand problem solving. We have a commitmentto challenging the status quo and we areconstantly stretching our boundaries insearch of intriguing new solutions.

ConvaTec is keen to support other localbusinesses in Flintshire and across Wales, tosee them in action, learning innovative waysof doing things, which is why the companysupports Flintshire Business Week.”

www.convatec.co.uk

ConvaTec to host FlintshireBusiness Exhibition for thesecond year

ConvaTec is extremely proud to behosting the two-day exhibition again this

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Flintshire at Westminster -Monday 15th October 2012Firstly a word from our host Rt. Hon. David Hanson MP forDelyn

It is a great honour for me to once again sponsor the prestigious Flintshireat Westminster reception. Now in its fifth year, the Flintshire at Westminsterreception has become an integral and extremely popular part of thebusiness week.

Every year the event goes from strength to strength and provides anunparalleled opportunity for local businesses to build contacts in the heartof Westminster.

Flintshire businesses have so much to offer and this year’s business week will befocusing more than ever on how we can support and develop current businesses andattract inward investment into our region, the new Deeside Enterprise Zone will be keyhere

The event in Westminster is always extremely well attended with a strong take-up oflocal businesses representing Flintshire; alongside Parliamentarians, Ministers and awide range of senior stakeholders nationwide

I know that this year’s event will deliver for Flintshire business.

The Flintshire Open for Business agenda encourages businesses to maximise thisunique opportunity by inviting customers and guests to attend. Just asour businesses seek to continually nurture new contacts to improvetrading opportunities, the event welcomes and encourages allbusinesses, partners or collaborators to take part and join inthe networking.

The benefits to businesses of attending this influentialevent are multi fold; Keith Vivian General Manager ofDRB Group based on Deeside Industrial Park saidthe opportunity for businesses to meet directly withthe decision makers, facilitates debate and allows afree flow of ideas concerning the current and futureprospects of the area which would not be possibleotherwise. As a strong strategic player DRB believesthat this direct communication ensures that viewsand businesses are platformed at the highestpossible level.

If your company wishes to participate in this or otherevents contact: Patricia Carlin on 01352 703042 ore mail [email protected]

Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan -Dydd Llun 15fed Hydref 2012

Yn gyntaf gair gan ein gwesteiwr y Gwir AnrhydeddusDavid Hanson AS Delyn

Mae’n anrhydedd mawr i mi unwaith eto noddi’r derbyniad o fri pan ddaw Siry Fflint i San Steffan. Nawr yn ei bumed flwyddyn, mae derbyniad Sir y Fflintyn San Steffan wedi dod yn rhan annatod a hynod boblogaidd o’r wythnosfusnes.

Bob blwyddyn mae’r achlysur yn mynd o nerth i nerth ac mae’n rhoi cyfleheb ei debyg i fusnesau lleol feithrin cysylltiadau yng nghalon San Steffan.

Mae gan fusnesau Sir y Fflint gymaint i gynnig a bydd wythnos fusneseleni’n canolbwyntio fwy nag erioed ar sut allwn ni gefnogi a datblygu busnesaupresennol a denu mewnfuddsoddiad i’n rhanbarth. Bydd Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwynewydd yn allweddol yma.

Mae llawer yn mynychu’r achlysur yn San Steffan bob amser gydag amryw fusnesaulleol yn cynrychioli Sir y Fflint; ochr yn ochr â Seneddwyr, Gweinidogion ac amrywiaeth

eang o randdeiliaid uwch ledled y wlad.

Fe wn y bydd achlysur eleni’n cyflawni pethau dros fusnes Sir y Fflint.

Mae agenda Sir y Fflint ar Agor i Fusnes yn annog busnesau iwneud y gorau oʼr cyfle unigryw hwn trwy wahodd cwsmeriaid agwesteion i fynychu. Yn union fel mae ein busnesau o hyd ynceisio meithrin cysylltiadau newydd i wella cyfleoedd masnachu,

maeʼr achlysur yn croesawu ac yn annog holl fusnesau,partneriaid neu gydweithredwyr i gymryd rhan ac ymuno yn

y rhwydweithio.

Mae llawer agwedd ar fuddiannau mynychuʼr achlysurdylanwadol hwn i fusnesau. Meddai Keith Vivian,Rheolwr Cyffredinol o DRB Group ym MharcDiwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy: maeʼr cyfle ifusnesau gyfarfod wyneb yn wyneb âʼr penderfynwyryn hwyluso trafodaeth ac yn caniatáu cyfnewidsyniadau ynghylch gobeithion yr ardal heddiw ac yny dyfodol na fyddaiʼn bosibl fel arall. Fel chwaraewrstrategol cryf mae DRB yn credu bod y cyfathrebu

uniongyrchol hwn yn sicrhau bod barn busnesauʼncael llwyfan ar y lefel uchaf bosibl.

Os yw eich cwmniʼn dymuno cymryd rhan yn yrachlysur hwn neu rai eraill, cysylltwch â: Patricia Carlin ar

01352 703042 neu e-bostio [email protected]

David Hanson MP

Highlights from 2011 Uchafbwyntiau 2011





Barclays is committed to NorthWales & Chester and is delightedto be the sponsor of the Exportcategory at the Flintshire BusinessAwards 2012.

The Awards are an excellent platform forbusinesses across the region to showcasetheir achievements and show how they arecontributing to the overall success of theregional economy.

In Chester & North Wales, Barclays iscommitted to building strong and lastingrelationships with its corporate clients who areat the very heart of everything we do. Whetherit is lending money and looking after depositssafely or helping clients to manage their casheffectively.

As one of the world's largest financial servicesgroups with over 300 years of bankingexperience, Barclays is present in over 50countries, employing 140,000 people andserving 48 million customers and clients

West Coast Energy is an independent windenergy developer and operator based in Mold,North Wales. Established in 1996 as a family-owned concern, it specialises in theidentification, design, planning, development,construction and operation of onshore windenergy projects. Since then, the company hasgrown into a highly successful businessemploying over 190 staff across the UK and inPoland.

As a leading renewable energy company,environmental responsibility is at the heart ofWest Coast Energyʼs business.

Environmental protection and communityengagement are of fundamental importance withinits operations. The company continually strives todevelop innovative approaches to its communitybenefits packages in order to create real long-termadvantage, and it recently picked up an industryaward for community engagement on one of itswind farm projects.

This is not the first time the company has beenrecognised for its achievements. In 2010, WestCoast Energy won the Flintshire Business WeekSustainability Award for its sustainable Head Officein Mold. The building was officially opened by John

Griffiths AM, WelshAssembly

ʻRecognising outstanding performance in environmental managementʼ, theenvironment award is something that West Coast Energy can closely relate to.Having worked in the environmental sector for 16 years, the company is wellaware of the obstacles faced and the immense challenges in overcoming them.

worldwide. Barclays is therefore well placedto assist with its clientsʼ international traderequirements.

In these difficult economic times, ourrelationship directors, industry and productspecialists work ever more closely with clientsto discuss strategy, challenges andopportunities. This enables us to gain betterinsight into the business and provide tailoredand innovative services, which could add realvalue.

Barclays is committed to helping its clients tofind the right combination of financial servicesto suit business needs, both at a domestic andglobal level.

To find out more about how we cansupport the success of your business,please contact Dewi Davies, Director forChester & North Wales at Barclays on07881 318057 or email [email protected]

Visit barclays.com/corporatebanking

Barclays is a trading name of Barclays Bank PLCand its subsidiaries. Barclays Bank PLC isregistered in England and authorised and regulatedby the Financial Services Authority (FSA no122702). Registered Number is 1026167 and itsregistered office 1 Churchill Place, London E145HP.

Barclays Proud Sponsor ofFlintshire Business Awards

West Coast Energy sponsors Environment Awardfor second consecutive year

Dewi Davies. Director, Corporate Banking

Minister for Environment and SustainableDevelopment. Speaking at the opening ceremony,Mr Griffiths commented "As a Government, we areurging businesses and organisations across Walesto think and operate much more sustainably and Iam very encouraged by the on-going efforts of WestCoast Energy to help businesses put sustainabilityprinciples right at the centre of their operations."

From its conception, the intention was to reflectand embed the companyʼs core environmental,safety and wellbeing values in all aspects of thehead office design and build. The success of thebuilding has attracted visitors from business, publicand building sectors, and the award win has addedto this interest.

Paula Jewson, Director comments: “Flintshire hasnumerous enterprising businesses, and theawards are a great way of highlighting success inthe local area. Flintshire Business Week itself is agreat opportunity for businesses in the area tonetwork and identify partnership opportunities.”

www.westcoastenergy.co.uk01352 757 604 [email protected] Awel, West Coast Energy’s sustainable Head Office in Mold and winner of the 2010 Sustainability Award



www.johndale.co.uk

Telephone: 01352 761884Fax: 01352 763401E-mail: [email protected]

John Dale Limited. Unit 23,Castle Park, Flint, Flintshire,CH6 5XA

WipesWe cater for all ranges with our highquality wipes, whether you are athome, at work or out and about.

TissuesWe use quality tissue paper toproduce our facial tissues to ensure astrong and versatile product.

Private LabelWe undertake the contractmanufacturing and packaging ofprivate label wipes and facial tissues.

Excellence in DisposablesJohn Dale Limited is a privately owned manufacturer of a rangeof high quality branded and private label baby wipes, wet wipesand facial tissues products in the UK.

Our modern UK production facility based in North Wales gives usgreat flexibility enabling us to respond quickly to customers’needs. We are proud to be manufacturing a range of high qualitywipe and tissue products which also represent excellent value formoney here in the UK.

The premises sit in approximately 2 acres of land, withmanufacturing facilities spanning 60,000 square feet which arewholly owned by the business.

The modern facilities are on the banks of the River Dee in Flint,North Wales, in the shadow of the ruins of historic Flint Castle. Amodern road network means we are within minutes of the M56and less than 30 miles from the M6 motorway network.





In September 2011, Edwina Hart AM, the Minister for Business, Enterprise,Technology and Skills, announced the Welsh Governmentʼs intention todesignate a new Enterprise Zone in Deeside, this is Walesʼ preferred location foradvanced manufacturing investment in Wales.

This new generation enterprise zone, Deeside Enterprise Zone (DEZ) came into beingon 2 April 2012 and is now being managed by a private sector led board, withrepresentatives from key local employers, Deeside College, Glyndwr University andtwo major banks. The board Chair is Askar Sheibani, of DIP-based electronicscompany, Comtek.

DEZ covers a large area, it extends to 2000 hectares and stretches from the FlintshireBridge in the north, along the River Dee to Hawarden/Broughton in the south. Thisarea contains most of Flintshireʼs employment areas and includes the Airbus complex,Hawarden Aerospace Park, TATA Steel, UPM Kymmene, Toyota, the whole of DIP andthe Northern Gateway site, Flintshireʼs major new employment area. A total of 20,000people currently work in this area. The objective is to see 7,000 new jobs created overthe five year life of the enterprise zone, with most of these jobs to be in manufacturing.

This is a very ambitious target, particularly at a time of severe economic difficulty, sowill it work and what will it do for Deeside?

We think it will for the following reasons;■ After a long period of neglect, the importance of manufacturing to the UK economy

has been recognised. This must be good news for Flintshire, given that it is now themost manufacturing dependent local authority area in the UK, with three times thenational level of jobs in that sector (33.4%, the figure for the UK is 11%). AtDeeside, we now have one of the main manufacturing centres in Wales and the UK;

■ Manufacturing covers a very broad range of activity, Flintshire is fortunate in havingvery high representation in the high value, high growth sectors of aerospace,automotive engineering, green energy, pharmaceuticals and electronics. Around25% of all Walesʼ jobs in advanced manufacturing are here and these are thesectors where most new jobs will come from;

■ We have great communication links, we are close to the large markets of the NorthWest, two major airports are close by and at Northern Gateway, we have the largestdevelopment site in Wales which is now ʻready to goʼ;

■ Importantly, Flintshire is seen as a very business-friendly area, with manysuccessful companies that operate on a world scale, an area which has a greattrack record of delivering, where the private and public sectors work very closelytogether and where both sectors are committed to seeing more investment for thebenefit of the community.

The Way Forward?Attracting the investment needed now needs much more than setting out new industrialsites. This approach worked well twenty years ago, but this is a different world and wewill need to work much harder to attract the quality of investment we want.

To succeed, Deeside will need to provide a full package, ensuring that we have theskilled workforce available that modern industry requires and the kind of environmentthat high tech companies now demand. This means well-designed buildings inlandscaped settings, with easy access by road, good public transport, as well as accessby foot and bike. Business parks will also be well linked with both further and highereducation, giving easy access to continual skills development. We will also need amechanism to allow companies to have rapid and simple access to the latestdevelopments in manufacturing technology. We are competing here not just with otherparts of the UK, but with locations worldwide.

The developing plan for DEZ includes key ʻidentityʻareas, focussing on;■ Green Energy and Recycling at DIP Zone 4■ Advanced Manufacturing at DIP Zones 1,2 and 3■ Aerospace at Hawarden and the Airbus Complex

Further plans are now being considered to develop anʻAdvanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC)ʼ. Linked to amajor UK university and with a further education presence,the AMC will provide a means of continually updating skillsas well as the opportunity to bring the latest manufacturingtechnology directly into our local businesses. It will raisethe profile of the sector generally, presenting as anattractive career choice for local young people. This is nota new idea, Sheffield pioneered this approach ten yearsago, but we believe strongly that this provides a model thatcould be adopted on Deeside.

These are busy and exciting times for the area. But theCounty Council, its partners locally and further afield arefully committed to making this once in a generationopportunity, deliver for the community.

Ym mis Medi 2011, cyhoeddodd Edwina Hart AC, y Gweinidog Busnes, Menter,Technoleg a Sgiliau, bod Llywodraeth Cymruʼn bwriadu dynodi Ardal Fenternewydd ar Lannau Dyfrdwy fel lleoliad dewisol buddsoddi mewn gweithgynhyrchuuwch yng Nghymru.

Daeth ardal fenter y genhedlaeth newydd hon, Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy (AFGD),i fodolaeth ar 2 Ebrill 2012 ac mae bellach yn cael ei rheoli gan fwrdd dan arweiniad ysector preifat, gyda chynrychiolwyr cyflogwyr lleol allweddol, Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy,Prifysgol Glyndŵr a dau oʼr prif fanciau. Cadeirydd y Bwrdd yw Askar Sheibani, o gwmnielectroneg Comtek ym Mharc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy.

Mae AFGD yn cwmpasu arwynebedd mawr o 2000 hectar ac maeʼn ymestyn o Bont Siry Fflint yn y gogledd, ar hyd y Ddyfrdwy i Benarlâg a Brychdyn yn y de. Maeʼr ardal honyn cynnwys y rhan fwyaf o gylchoedd cyflogaeth Sir y Fflint ac maeʼn cynnwys safleAirbus, Parc Awyrofod Penarlâg, TATA Steel, UPM Kymmene, Toyota, Parc DiwydiannolGlannau Dyfrdwy i gyd a safle Porth y Gogledd, prif gylch cyflogaeth newydd Sir y Fflint.Ar hyn o bryd mae cyfanswm o 20,000 o bobl yn gweithio yn yr ardal hon. Yr amcan ywgweld creu 7,000 o swyddi newydd yn ystod bywyd pum mlynedd yr ardal fenter, gydaʼrrhan fwyaf oʼr rhain yn swyddi gweithgynhyrchu.

Mae hwn yn nod uchelgeisiol iawn, yn enwedig ar adeg anhawster economaidd difrifol.Felly, a fydd yn gweithio a beth fydd yn ei wneud dros Lannau Dyfrdwy?

Credwn y bydd, am y rhesymau canlynol:■ Ar ôl cyfnod hir o esgeulustod, derbyniwyd pwysigrwydd gweithgynhyrchu i economiʼr

DU. Rhaid i hyn fod yn newydd da i Sir y Fflint, o dderbyn mai dyma bellach diriogaethawdurdod lleol mwyaf dibynnol ar weithgynhyrchuʼr DU, gyda thair gwaith ycyfartaledd cenedlaethol o swyddi yn y sector hwnnw (33.4% oʼi gymharu ag 11% argyfer y DU). Ar Lannau Dyfrdwy, mae gennym bellach un oʼr prif ganolfannaugweithgynhyrchu yng Nghymru aʼr DU;

■ Mae gweithgynhyrchuʼn cwmpasu amrywiaeth eang iawn o weithgaredd ac mae Siry Fflint yn ffodus o fod â chynrychiolaeth fawr iawn o sectorau gwerth uchel, twf uchelawyrofod, peirianneg fodurol, ynni gwyrdd, fferyllion ac electroneg. Mae rhyw 25% oholl swyddi gweithgynhyrchu uwch Cymru yma a dymaʼr sectorau o ble daw mwyafrify swyddi newydd;

■ Mae gennym gysylltiadau cyfathrebu gwych, rydym yn agos at farchnadoeddmawrion Gogledd-orllewin Lloegr, mae dau faes awyr o bwys gerllaw ac, ym Mhorthy Gogledd, mae gennym y safle datblygu mwyaf yng Nghymru sydd erbyn hyn ynʻbarod i fyndʼ;

■ Yn bwysig, caiff Sir y Fflint ei hystyried yn ardal gefnogol iawn i fusnes, lle mae llawero gwmnïau byd-eang llwyddiannus, cylch sydd â hanes gwych o gyflawni, lle maeʼrsectorau preifat a chyhoeddus yn cydweithioʼn agos iawn aʼr ddau sector yn frwddros weld mwy o fuddsoddi er lles y gymuned.

Y Ffordd Ymlaen?Mae denuʼr buddsoddiad sydd ei angen heddiwʼn gofyn llawer mwy na pharatoi safleoedddiwydiannol newydd. Roedd yr agwedd hon yn gweithioʼn dda ugain mlynedd yn ôl, ondmae hwn yn fyd gwahanol a bydd angen i ni weithioʼn llawer caletach i ddenubuddsoddiad oʼr ansawdd a fynnwn.

I lwyddo, bydd Glannau Dyfrdwyʼn gorfod darparu pecyn llawn, gan sicrhau fod gennymy gweithlu medrus ar gael i ddiwallu anghenion diwydiant modern aʼr math o amgylcheddy mae cwmnïau technoleg uwch yn ei fynnu bellach. Mae hyn yn golygu adeiladau wediʼudylunioʼn dda mewn mannau wediʼu tirlunio, gyda mynediad rhwydd ar y ffyrdd, cludiantcyhoeddus da, yn ogystal â mynediad ar ddeudroed ac ar feic. Bydd cysylltiad da hefydrhwng parciau busnes ac addysg bellach ac uwch, gyda mynediad rhwydd at ddatblygiadsgiliau parhaol. Bydd arnom angen peirianwaith hefyd syʼn caniatáu i gwmnïau gaelmynediad cyflym a syml at y datblygiadau diweddaraf mewn technoleg gweithgynhyrchu.Rydym yn cystadlu yma nid yn unig â rhannau eraill y DU, ond gydaʼr byd i gyd.

Mae cynllun datblygu AFGD yn cynnwys cylchoedd ʻdelweddʼ allweddol, yncanolbwyntio ar:

■ Ynni Gwyrdd ac Ailgylchu ym Mharth 4 Parc DiwydiannolGlannau Dyfrdwy

■ Gweithgynhyrchu Uwch ym Mharthau 1,2 a 3 ParcDiwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy

■ Awyrofod ym Mhenarlâg a Safle Airbus

Erbyn hyn mae cynlluniau pellach yn cael eu hystyried iddatblygu ʻCanolfan Gweithgynhyrchu Uwch (AMC)ʼ. Gydachysylltiad â phrifysgol o bwys yn y DU a phresenoldebaddysg bellach, bydd y CGU yn fodd o ddiweddaru sgiliauʼnbarhaol yn ogystal â rhoi cyfle i ddod âʼr dechnolegweithgynhyrchu ddiweddaraf yn uniongyrchol iʼn busnesaulleol. Bydd yn rhoi mwy o amlygrwydd iʼr sector yngyffredinol, gan gyflwyno dewis gyrfa ddeniadol i bobl ifancleol. Nid yw hyn yn syniad newydd; fe arloeswyd yr agweddhon yn Sheffield ddeng mlynedd yn ôl, ond credwn yn gryfbod hwn yn batrwm y byddai modd ei fabwysiadu ar LannauDyfrdwy.

Maeʼr rhain yn amserau prysur a chyffrous iʼr cylch. Ondmaeʼr Cyngor Sir aʼii bartneriaid yn lleol ac ymhellach drawyn ymroddiʼn llwyr i wneud iʼr cyfle unwaith mewncenhedlaeth hwn gyflawni dros y gymuned.

Deeside Enterprise Zone - A NewGeneration Business Location

Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy -Lleoliad Busnes y Genhedlaeth Newydd





Businesses need to use every tool inthe box to survive and prosper duringthese difficult economic times. TheFederation of Small Businesses isthere to protect and promote theinterests of its members and to givethem the support they need.

Our 200,000 members enjoy benefitsincluding free tax and legal advice, free legaland professional insurance, free banking,discounted fuel, discounted postage,financial services, telecoms, private medicalcare and much, much more. We also lobbygovernment at all levels, including localauthorities, the National Assembly,Westminster and Brussels.

In addition, the branch network bringstogether businesses on a local level tonetwork, socialise, trade and highlight anyissues affecting their business which theyfeel the FSB could help them with through itslobbying activities. Flintshire Chairman, RonDunn heads up the committee of localbusinesspeople to ensure the voice of smallbusinesses is heard in Flintshire.

Just as the FSB helps its members throughadvice and guidance, so too does FlintshireBusiness Week. Where else will you findexperts in so many different aspects ofrunning a business, available in an informaland accessible way?

In short, those businesses which takeadvantage of the help and informationavailable during Flintshire Business Week willhave a clear advantageover their lessprogressive competitors.

The FSB has supportedFlintshire BusinessWeek for a number ofyears and we are onceagain delighted tosponsor the SmallBusiness of the Yearcategory.

Federation of Small Businesses is proud to sponsorthe Small Business Award

Whatever your business, if you would liketo find out more about the FSB please visitwww.fsb.org.uk/benefits, [email protected] or call MikeLearmond, North Wales DevelopmentManager on 01745 362492. Subscriptionrates start from just £120 per year for a soletrader.

The Federation of Small Businesses is there toprotect and promote the interests of its members

and to give them the support they need

Paul explains: “We relocated to new offices inSaltney last November and began a detailedreview of our process and direction. Theworld of telecoms is constantly changing andit is our job to evolve our products andservices at the same rate of development.”

With clients throughout the UK, ParkwayTelecom specialise in supplying the businesscommunity with a complete range of mobileand fixed line telephony solutions.

Accreditations and key partnerships withVodafone, Alcatel-Lucent, Cisco and iPhone,allow Parkway Telecom to deliver world classproducts and services together with thepassion of a local, owner managed business.

“We do not build the network or manufacturethe systems and handsets, it is our role tofind best in class then deliver to the businesscommunity alongside our key, strategicrelationships.”

“I have worked closely with Vodafone sinceFebruary 1994 when I first joined the

telecoms industry. This close relationship hascontinued ever since, with Vodafonesupporting Parkway Telecom from day one,over 12 years ago.”

Vodafone are now promoting One Net whichseamlessly integrates your landlines andmobiles. It is a complete telecom solution.Mobile and fixed line costs appear on oneconcise bill, helping you to manage ongoingcosts.

Whichever number your customers dial, yourteam can answer calls at their desks or out ofthe office, helping you to deliver better waysof working.

Vodafoneʼs recent acquisition of Cable &Wireless for £1.04 billion clearly shows theirintent on delivering the very best combinationof mobile and fixed line solutions.

Parkway Telecom has already embracedVodafone One Net, becoming one of the firstin the UK to gain One Net accredited Partnerstatus.

“We have clients using Vodafone One Netwho are not only saving money, butbenefitting from a new telephone systemwithout incurring any upfront capitalexpenditure.

It is all about embracing the very latesttechnology under the guidance of provensuppliers. I am as excited about our strategicpartnership with Vodafone now as I waswhen we first started.”

During Flintshire Business Week 2012, weare offering everyone a free, 1 hourconsultation, following which we will delivera NO obligation report with suitablerecommendations.

Please join us and discover how we candeliver the very latest telecoms technology toyour business together with first class service& support.

I look forward to meeting you.

Paul MaddocksGroup Managing DirectorParkway Telecom LimitedOffice No: 01244-687687Mobile No: [email protected]

Parkway Telecom Sponsoringthe Innovation AwardParkway Telecom Limited was incorporated on 25th July 2000 by owner andManaging Director, Paul Maddocks. Having recently celebrated 12 successful yearsin business, there is a great deal of excitement as we look towards the future.













Commercial Opportunities

■ Ref No: 20120801007A Polish company specialized in distribution of lighting equipment such asLEDʼs. energy saving bulbs, halogens, linear fluorescent lamps, fluorescentpins, sodium discharge lamps and metal –halide lamps is offering distributionand trade intermediary services.

■ Ref No: 20120731008A German company which has developed innovative tracking, positioning andnavigation technology e.g. for medical purposes is looking for distributionpartners in Europe.

■ Ref No: 20120727025A German SME active in the development, production marketing andinstallation of insulation panels based on solid polystyrene foam and clinkerquarter bricks for new buildings and restoration of old buildings is searching fordistribution and installation partners in the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium,UK, Switzerland and Austria.

■ Ref No: 20120724041A Polish company specialised in manufacturing various products such as :wooden clothes hangers, clothing racks, wooden chopping boards, and breadbins, racks for knives etc is looking for a trade intermediary, wholesale trade,trading companies, retail chains (with central warehouses).

■ Ref No: 20120723005A Hungarian company specialising in the manufacture of automotive andcommercial seats, seat parts and other seat parts is looking for Europeanpartners mainly from the automotive sector for reciprocal productionagreements and is offering subcontracting/outsourcing possibilities.

■ Ref No: 20120720022A German company active in the field of professional automatisation(buildings) is looking for sales repsresentatives, distributors and joint-venturepartners.

■ Ref No: 20120720036German company active in two fields: repair of professional telephonesystems, refurbished and remanufactured older systems and distribution oftelephones and computers used by the elderly. The company is looking forrepresentations abroad, joint- venture partners as well as distributors for itsphones and PCʼs.

Technology Requests

■ Ref No: 12 N6 60AH 3PPQImproved design of a heel strike sensorA technology transfer company associated with a Dutch Academic Hospital islooking for a technology to further improve a prototype medical devicedeveloped for measurement of the maximum force of the heel strike duringwalking. The current design does not meet the necessary clinicalrequirements. The company is looking for experienced parties that providesupport in improving the current design, or have other proven technologyavailable that can be used to measure the heel strike.

■ Ref: 12 SE 67CM 3PO5 Commercial forensic laboratory that can provide referencemeasurements for chemical analysisA company from Northern Sweden has developed a forensic analysis solutionthat uses hyperspectral image data to analyse in real-time the chemicalcontent and surface distribution of the investigated samples. They are nowlooking for commercial and/or technical cooperation agreements with forensiclaboratories that can provide chemical reference measurements of sampleslike illegal drugs, body fluids from crime scenes, documents, chemicals andexplosives.

Technology Offers■ Ref: 11 NO 79EJ3NQP New Technology for monitoring stess, fatique and metal loss inferromagnetic steelA Norwegian company has developed a new and patented method forcondition monitoring of steel structures. The method is based on measuringvariations of steel properties which have an influence on the impressedelectromagnetic excitation. Laboratories and full-scale field trials have verifiedthe method. The company is looking for an industry partner with adequatetechnological background, who is interested to acquire all rights toindustrialization and worldwide sale and support.

■ Ref: 12 RO 662B 3PRI Original method for chemical restoration & biological disinfection ofhistorical paper surfacesA Romanian research institute designed and developed an original treatmentmethod of historical paper's surface. Main advantages: the new method is lessaggressive than the classical method based on magnesium alkoxydes, it is nottoxic but effective. Partners are sought for license agreements, technicalcooperations or joint research projects.

For more information on these and other business opportunities, or to advertise an offer, please contact Eirian Harrison01352 704748 or visit the Enterprise Europe Network Wales website www.enterpriseeuropewales.org.uk

Business opportunties across Europe



12-19October /

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Politics and EconomicsGwleidyddiaeth ac Economeg

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Friday 12th OctoberDydd Gwener 12fed Hydref

Flintshire at WestminsterSir y Fflint yn San Steffan

Day /

Diwrn

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Monday 15th OctoberDydd Llun 15fed Hydref

Reviving our Towns and Rural AreasAdfywio ein Trefi ac Ardaloedd Gwledig

Day /

Diwrn

od 3

Tuesday 16th OctoberDydd Mawrth 16eg Hydref

The Future of EnergyDyfodol Ynni

Day /

Diwrn

od 6

Friday 19th OctoberDydd Gwener 19eg Hydref

Business Exhibition & SeminarsArddangosfa Fusnes a Seminarau

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Thursday 18th OctoberDydd Iau 18fed Hydref


Day /

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Wednesday 17th OctoberDydd Mercher 17eg Hydref

in association with /ar y cyd â

Day /

Diwrn

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Friday 19thOctober

Dydd Gwener19eg Hydref

In association with / Ar y cyd â

ConvaTec - Zone 2, Deeside Ind Park. CH5 2NU / C



Politics and EconomicsGwleidyddiaeth ac Economeg

Day /

Diwrn

od 1

Friday 12th OctoberDydd Gwener 12fed Hydref

Flintshire at WestminsterSir y Fflint yn San Steffan

Day /

Diwrn

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Monday 15th OctoberDydd Llun 15fed Hydref

Reviving our Towns and Rural AreasAdfywio ein Trefi ac Ardaloedd Gwledig

Day /

Diwrn

od 3

Tuesday 16th OctoberDydd Mawrth 16eg Hydref

The Future of Energy / Dyfodol YnniEthics in Business? / Moeseg mewn Busnes?

Day /

Diwrn

od 6

Friday 19th OctoberDydd Gwener 19eg Hydref


Day /

Diwrn

od 5

Thursday 18th OctoberDydd Iau 18fed Hydref


Day /

Diwrn

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Wednesday 17th OctoberDydd Mercher 17eg Hydref

07.45 - 08.30

Deeside College / Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

Official Opening / Agoriad Swyddogol

Networking Breakfast / BrecwastRhwydweithio

Deeside College Conference Suite / YstafelloeddCynadledda Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

08.30 - 10.00


CBI Question Time / Hawl i HoliSpeakers: Members of Parliament and Welsh GovernmentAssembly Members and a guest from the Business World/ Siaradwyr: Aelodau Seneddol ac Aelodau CynulliadLlywodraeth Cymru a gwestai o fyd busnes

Deeside College Conference Suite / YstafelloeddCynadledda Coleg Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 4BR

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19.00 - 22.30

Westminster / San Steffan SW1A 1AA

Flintshire at Westminster /Sir y Fflint yn San Steffan

Hosted by / Dan nawdd David Hanson MP

£65 Charge / Pris

Pavilion Terrace Palace of Westminster SW1A 1AA

17.30 - 20.00

Beaufort Park Hotel / Gwesty Beaufort Park CH7 6RQ

Showcase your business to others in Mold! /Cyflwyno eich busnes i eraill yn yrWyddgrug!

Beaufort Park Hotel - CH7 6RQ

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09.00 - 13.00


Reviving of Towns and Rural Areas /Adfywio ein Trefi ac Ardaloedd Gwledig

Targeted at Retailers, Tourism and RuralBusinesses / Targedu Adwerthwyr, Twristiaeth aBusnesau Gwledig

09.30 - 09.45

ConvaTec - Zone 2, Deeside Ind Pa

Official Opening /Agoriad Swyddogol

Lord Barry Jones PC /Yr Arglwydd Barry Jones CG

10.00 - 12.00Manufacturing for Growth /Gweithgynhyrchu ar gyfer TwfIn association with EEF / ar y cyd ag EEF

Speakers / Siaradwyr:● Dr. Brett Suddell - ASTUTE programme ● Phil Millward- General Motors ● Brian Fleet - CBE, MBE ● Paul Byard- EEF, ProGen Consulting Ltd, MAS, Hills Industries Ltd

12.00 - 13Deeside EnterpArdal Fenter GlPresentations / Cyflw● Lord Barry Jones PCArglwydd Barry Jones● Askar Sheibani - ChaiBoard / Cadeirydd Bwrd

9.15 - 13.00

Days Hotel. Chester / Days Hotel, Caer, CH5 2HX

Lean Sigma Awareness Workshop /Gweithdy Ymwybyddiaeth SigmaDarbodus

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09.00 - 13.00

TATA, SBEC - Shotton CH4 2NH

The Future of Energy and supply chain opportunities / Dyfodol ynni a chyfleoedd y gadwyn gyflenwi● Exploration of the challenges for industrial economies in

the Ecological Age / Archwilioʼr heriau i economïaudiwydiannol yn yr Oes Ecolegol

● Daniel Pillai - Director SBEC / Cyfarwyddwr SBEC● Jo Tipa - Director / Cyfarwyddwr, N S A Nuclear ● Dr. John Idris Jones - Magnox - Energy Island / Magnox - Ynys Ynni

TATA, SBEC - SustainableBuilding Envelope Centre,Shotton, CH4 2NH / TATA,SBEC - Canolfan Amlenni

Adeiladu Cynaliadwy,Shotton CH4 2NH

11.45 - 14.15

Day

Ethics in Business?Moeseg mewn Busn● Mark Isherwood AM will

fydd yn agor yr achlysur● Are your business pract

a code of practice? / A yYdych chiʼn ystyried mo

● Honorary Guest: Lord BGwestai Anrhydeddus: Y

08.00 - 10.00Mersey Dee AllianceInnovation Network BusinessBreakfast - Invitation only /Cynghrair Mersi aʼr DdyfrdwyBrecwast BusnesRhwydwaith Arloesi – Trwywahoddiad yn unig

10.00 - 11.30Bangor University ManagementCentre / Canolfan ReoliPrifysgol Bangor

Business and Law Schools will lead adiscussion / Bydd Ysgolion Busnes aʼrGyfraith yn arwain trafodaeth.

11.30 - 12.00ConvaTec Award CeremonyBest Exhibition Space /Seremoni Wobrwyo LleArddangos Gorau ConvaTe

ConvaTec - Parth 2, Parc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 2NU



Programme details are correct at time ofgoing to press. These could however besubject to change and should be checkedby contacting the business week team.

Mae manylion y rhaglen yn gywir ar adeg eucyhoeddi. Fodd bynnag, fe all y rhain newida dylid eu cadarnhau trwy gysylltu â thîm yrwythnos fusnes.


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haglen10.45 - 11.30

Northop Country House Hotel CH7 6HJ

Politics and Economics / Gwleidyddiaethac Economeg

The Management Centre Bangor University / CanolfanRheolaeth Prifysgol BangorSpeaker / Siaradwr: Phil Ryan


13.00 - 16.30

Days Hotel. Chester / Days Hotel, Caer, CH5 2HX

SO 9001 Awareness Workshop /Gweithdy Ymwybyddiaeth ISO 9001

ncludes lunch / Gan gynnwys cinio

12.00 - 14.00


Bank of England Lunch - The State of theNation / Cinio Banc Lloegr - Cyflwr y Genedl

Speaker / Siaradwr: Neil Ashbridge, Bank of EnglandAgent for WalesCharge / Pris £10


09.15 -12.30

Days Hotel / Days Hotel, CH5 2HX

ISO 14001 AwarenessWorkshop / GweithdyYmwybyddiaeth ISO 14001

Includes lunch / Gan gynnwys cinio

Days Hotel. Chester, CH5 2HX

ark. CH5 2NU / ConvaTec - Parth 2, Parc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy CH5 2NU

3.00prise Zone /lannau Dyfrdwywyniadau:C - President of DIP forum / Yrs CG - Llywydd Fforwm DIPr of Deeside Enterprise Zonedd Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy

14.00 - 16.30Successful Growth throughInternational Trade / Twf Llwyddiannustrwy Fasnach Ryngwladol

Speakers include / Siaradwyr yn cynnwys:● Joseph Cave ● Huw Watkins ● Guntis Rubins ● Joseph Cave ● Rene Power ● Anthony Pierce

17.00 - 18.30Made in Flintshire - Networking Event /Gwnaed yn Sir y Fflint - AchlysurRhwydweithio

Sponsored by / Dan nawdd: P & A Group

Hot and cold food available / Bwyd poeth ac oer ar gael.

09.00 - 16.00Small Seminars / Seminarau Bach:

● Finance Wales / Cyllid Cymru● Barclays● Integer Data ltd

14.00 - 16.00

Halkyn / Helygain CH8 8DL

Pub is the Hub /Y Dafarn ywʼr Canolbwynt

Making the local community to focus /Bod yn ganolbwynt y gymuned leol

The Blue Bell Inn, Halkyn

14.00 - 16.30


The Importance of Skills for Businesses /Pwysigrwydd Sgiliau i Fusnesau

Leadership and Management Wales, SEMTA

Bangor University Business School / Ysgol FusnesPrifysgol Bangor / Glyndwr Prifysgol Glyndŵr

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ys Hotel. Chester / Days Hotel, Caer, CH5 2HX

? Inspirational Lunch /nes? Cinio i Ysbrydoliopen the event / Mark Isherwood AC

r.ices ethical? Do you consider ethics as

yw eich arferion busnes yn foesegol?oeseg fel cod ymarfer?arry Jones, PC /Yr Arglwydd Barry Jones, CG

Days Hotel, Deeside.Hosted by Gweini /

Days Hotel, GlannauDyfrdwy. Dan nawdd

Gweini.

£20 Charge / PrisTel / Ffon: 01352 762708e-mail / e-bost: [email protected]

19.00 - 24.00

Soughton Hall, Northop / Soughton Hall, Llaneurgain CH7 6AB

Flintshire Business Awards 2012 /Gwobrau Busnes Sir y Fflint 2012

The premier event in North Wales is open to all FlintshireBusinesses. Winners of each of the twelve categoriesannounced at the event following a formal black tie galadinner / Maeʼr prif ddigwyddiad yng Ngogledd Cymruʼn agoredi holl fusnesau Sir y Fflint. Cyhoeddi enillwyr pob un oʼrdeuddeg categori yn yr achlysur yn dilyn cinio gala ffurfiol.

£50 Charge / PrisTel / Ffon: 01352 703221e-mail / e-bost: [email protected]

In association with /Ar y cyd â

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ec

12.30 - 14.30Business In the Community /Busnes yn y Gymuned

Lunch and speakers/ Cinio a siaradwyr

14.30 - 16.00Supplier DevelopmentService / GwasanaethDatblygu Cyflenwyr

Latest information on how to tender /Gwybodaeth ddiweddaraf ar sut idendro

09.00 - 16.00Small Seminars / SeminarauBach:

FCC P2P / CSFf P2PGardners AccountantsHicks Randall

For further information or to book your place:I gael rhagor o wybodaeth neu i gadw eich lle:Email: [email protected]: [email protected] / Ffoniwch: 01352 703219Visit: www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.ukYmwelwch ag: www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk







David Jones DLPrincipal & Chief Executive of DeesideCollegeChair of ColegauCymru-CollegesWales.Council Member CBI WalesMember of the North Wales Economic ForumBoard Member of the Deeside AdvancedManufacturing Enterprise Zone

This time last year when I was asked to write apiece for the FBW publication, I focussed oneducation and training for employment – “MissionEmployability”! Call me boring if you like, but thistime itʼs the same theme from me. Why? Wellbecause ultimately employment is so importantand itʼs what my job is about, and despite a yearof developments and progress, there are manychallenges and much still to do.

So how does the economy of Flintshire fare,twelve months down the line? Well, North-EastWales, largely through the economies of Flintshireand Wrexham, continues to be a flagship forWales and the UK. We have a diverse economy,but with a much higher than average proportion ofjobs in manufacturing - almost 22,000 in Flintshirealone in the most recent survey, and accountingfor 33.7% of jobs in the county. This is the highestproportion of any UK region, and we should proudof this achievement. Does this make usvulnerable? It does if we stand back ormanufacture in the wrong sectors, and thatʼs whysecuring Deeside as an Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise Zone is so important.

Securing the “EZ” is clearly the most significantlocal development over the past year, as part ofthe associated Welsh Government initiative. I amvery pleased to be part of the board who aretasked with shaping and driving the Deeside EZ,and our aim is very clear - to make it the very bestin Wales, to have international credibility, and tosecure and create thousands of new jobs. This isvital for the people of Flintshire and those whowork here, but there is no guarantee. It willdepend on many others of us too, particularlythose who have the power and authority to makestrategic decisions, in local and national

government, and in institutions such as DeesideCollege and Glyndwr University.

High level skills will be at the heart of a successfulFlintshire EZ, and we need to join-up a wide rangeof policy developments to make sure that ourcurrent and emerging local workforce is “fit forpurpose”. Grasping the nettle and at long lastprogressing with the implementation of a SchoolsModernisation Strategy for Flintshire is crucial inthis regard. How much longer can we wait untilSouth Wales will have emptied the “capital pot”!We must throw away institutional self-interests

and make sure that we equip young people withan education-for-employment, one that allowsthem to develop and achieve their potential and acareer here in Flintshire, if thatʼs what they wantto do. At present, the overall educational offer ismisplaced, overly competitive and wasteful, andfull of gaps. We have a great chance to put this

right now, if we act decisively and quickly. If weget it wrong, our economy will suffer, and theopportunity that the Deeside EZ provides will notbe realised.

Deeside College also has a part to play, and weneed to ensure we do the right things, and then dothem right. The past twelve months have beenparticularly busy and productive, and the next yearlooks equally demanding with great opportunitiesfor success. Just six months after securing thelargest single college contract for Work BasedLearning contract in Wales, with over £7 millioninvested in 2011-2012, this work was inspected bythe Welsh Governmentʼs Inspectorate, Estyn.

Iʼm pleased to say that the outcomes of thisinspection were excellent - the best for Wales infact, since the new tougher inspection regime wasintroduced in 2010 - with excellent prospects forimprovement. This was a huge vote of confidencein the hundreds of employer who work with us onapprenticeship and traineeship schemes, and inthe College and its stakeholders. We have alsocontinued to expand our Welsh GovernmentPathways to Apprenticeship (PTA) and links havebeen formed with many local businesses. This isa real win-win-win situation - for employers, youngpeople and Deeside College.

Looking ahead, there is much to do. The WelshGovernment will be concluding their qualificationsreview in Autumn 2012 - this is a root and branchreview, involving and actively listening toemployers, and getting behind the monster whichis todayʼs qualification menu in Wales. The realityis that at all levels, from schools, to colleges touniversities, more and more people have moreand more qualification certificates, but more andmore employers are dissatisfied with standardsand employability skills – somethingʼs wrong?! Iam really looking forward to reading the final reportand finding out where we go next - there is acompelling need for change.

Closer to home, we are progressing our mergerwith Yale College - a merger of equals, to create anew college for North East Wales. Improvingchoice and the quality of offer to employers is akey driver for our merger proposals. We also needto increase our focus on unemployment rates of19-25 year olds, where there is a worrying post-recession trend, and grasp local opportunities,such as those resulting from the developments atand from the Post of Mostyn. We plan to completeour merger by 1 August 2013, and I am confidentthat this will be another boost for MissionEmployability

Mission Employability II !

We have a diverse economy, but with amuch higher than average proportion of jobsin manufacturing - almost 22,000 in Flintshire

alone in the most recent survey, andaccounting for 33.7% of jobs in the county.

David Jones



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B2C can help your business:

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Further information can be found on our website:

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Or if youʼre a Flintshire business [email protected] or ring Flintshire Local

Voluntary Council (FLVC) on 01352 744000 andleave your details for B2C.

We look forward to seeing you atFlintshire Business Week!









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Prosiect Parciau Busnes StrategolProsiect unigryw yw hwn sy’n anelu at gydgysylltu amrywiaeth o weithgareddau adigwyddiadau fydd yn gwella a datblygu ffyniant economaidd ac amgylcheddolStad Ddiwydiannol Wrecsam a Pharc Diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, dau o’rcanolbwyntiau cyflogaeth pwysicaf yng Nghymru.

Canolog i’r prosiect yw dau Gydgysylltydd y Parciau Busnes, un ymhob safle, syddâ rhan ganolog wrth ymateb i ofynion penodol busnes a chydgysylltugwasanaethau i roi sylw i’w hanghenion unigol a chyffredin. Bu nifer o bartneriaida rhanddeiliaid allweddol yn cyfrannu hefyd yn Wrecsam a Glannau Dyfrdwy ermwyn nodi a chynorthwyo’r gweithgareddau datblygu.

I gydnabod hyn, rhan allweddol o’r prosiect yw datblygu cymorth i fusnesau fel bodcwmnïau’n gallu cryfhau eu cadwyni cyflenwi; datblygu partneriaethau newydd ameithrin gallu i gydweithredu, gwella masnach, datblygu cynnyrch ac arloesi.

Bydd y prosiect hwn yn adeiladu ar lwyddiant blaenorol yr ardaloedd diwydiannolhyn gyda chymuned fusnes weithredol sy’n gallu cynnal parhad llwyddiant busnestrwy weithio gyda’r sector preifat o fewn y cymunedau busnes eu hunain a chydasefydliadau cymorth cyhoeddus.

Mae canolbwynt clir ar gysylltiadau hirdymor rhwng busnesau fydd yn hybu twf,datblygiad a chynaliadwyedd.

Daw’r prosiect £1 miliwn hwn gyda chyllid Cronfa Datblygu Rhanbarthol Ewroptrwy Lywodraeth Cymru, mewn partneriaeth gyda Chyngor Bwrdeistref SirolWrecsam a Chyngor Sir y Fflint.

Wrth gyhoeddi’r cymorth ariannol yn 2009 meddai Ieuan Wyn Jones, Dirprwy BrifWeinidog Cymru:

“Mae’n hanfodol helpu busnesau ddod yn fwy cystadleuol, yn enwedig ynystod amserau economaidd anodd. Bydd y prosiect yn caniatáu iBBaCh yn y canolfannau cyflogaeth hyn fanteisio ar “gymunedfusnes” fwy yn ogystal â chael dylanwad cadarnhaol arddyfodol y stadau.

“Bydd y prosiect yn hyrwyddo pwysigrwydd bod mentrau’ngweithio ar y cyd ac yn annibynnol a bydd hyrwyddocydweithio a phartneriaeth o’r fath yn flaenoriaeth uchel ihybu cynaliadwyedd amgylcheddol ac economaidd.”

Hwyluswyd nifer o achlysuron llwyddiannus yn y ddausafle diwydiannol eisoes, gyda chanolbwynt cadarn argael haenau uwch busnesau i ymwneud â’i gilydd ihyrwyddo a datblygu gweithgareddau ar y cyd.

Os hoffech ddysgu mwy am y Prosiect Parciau BusnesStrategol, fel busnes yn Stad Ddiwydiannol Wrecsam neu BarcDiwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, cysylltwch â Rebecca Morganar 01978 667307 ([email protected])neu Brian Chaloner ar 01352 703063([email protected])

Strategic Business Parks ProjectThis is a unique project which aims to co-ordinate a range of activities and events

that will enhance and develop the economic and environmental prosperity of bothWrexham Industrial Estate and Deeside Industrial Park, two of the most

important employment hubs in Wales.

Central to the project are the two Business Park Co-ordinators, one based ateach of the sites, who have a pivotal role in reacting to the specificrequirements of business and co-ordinating services to address theirindividual and shared needs. A number of key partners and stakeholdershave also been involved at both Wrexham and Deeside in order to identifyand assist in the development activities.

In recognition of this, a key part of the project is the development of businesssupport that will enable companies to strengthen their supply chains; develop

new partnerships and foster potential for collaboration, improved trade, productdevelopment and innovation.

This project will build on the previous success of these Industrial areas delivering aworking business community that is able to sustain a level of continued businesssuccess by working together both with the private sector within the businesscommunities themselves and with public support organisations.

There is a clear focus on long term business to business relationships which willencourage growth, development and sustainability.

This £1 million project is brought to you with financial support from EuropeanRegional Development Funding via the Welsh European Funding Office, inpartnership with Wrexham County Borough Council and Flintshire County Council.

Announcing the funding in 2009, Deputy First Minister, Ieuan Wyn Jones, said:

“Helping businesses to become more competitive is vital, particularly duringdifficult economic times. The project will allow SMEs in these centres of employmentto take advantage of a larger “business community” as well as having a positiveinfluence on the future of the estates.

The project will promote the importance of working together and independently forenterprises and such collaboration and partnership facilitation will be a highpriority to encourage environmental and economic sustainability.”

A number of successful events have already been facilitated at both industrial sites,with a focus placed firmly on getting businesses to engage with each other at a seniorlevel to promote and develop joint activities.

If you would like to learn more about the Strategic Business Parks Project, as abusiness based at either Wrexham Industrial Estate or Deeside Industrial Park,please feel free to contact Rebecca Morgan on 01978 667307([email protected]) or Brian Chaloneron 01352 703063 ([email protected])





DSG specialises in providinga range of tax and accountingbased services to a variety ofclients, with a particular focuson:-

■ Growing businesses■ Established businesses■ Professional practices■ ʻNot for profitʼorganisations and charities ■ Private clients

Jean Ellis, partner at DSG,explains why the companyhas decided to get involvedwith Flintshire BusinessWeek 2012.

“The Week promotes and encouragesbusinesses within the region and showcasesbusinesses outside the area too. Not onlythat, but it provides access to freeinformation that is relevant, valuable,

For this reason we are very proud to takepart of the Flintshire Business Awards 2012as an active sponsor.

As part of our responsibility to the communitywe are always striving to better our businessand are working towards Net-Zero Energy,minimising our carbon emissions and energyusage.

And we are pleased to say that our effortshave now been officially recognised withKingspan being the first manufacturer ofinsulated metal cladding systems to becertified to the prestigious Carbon TrustStandard.

We have undertaken a range of measures toreduce our environmental footprint at our UKsites in recent years. These includetransforming the Holywell facility into a zerowaste to landfill site and installing 2900m2Kingspan PowerPanel PV on the roofalongside a host of energy efficiency

improvements at all sites. Plans to furtherreduce carbon emissions are ongoing, withan application to construct two large windturbines at the Holywell site currently at theplanning stage.

The measures all form part of KingspanGroupʼs wider overall aim of achieving Net-Zero Energy across all Group facilities by2020.

We are looking forward to judging andpresenting the start up business award andwould like to wish everyone the best of luck!

Kingspan LimitedGreenfield Business ParkNo. 2, Greenfield, Holywell,Flintshire, North Wales CH8 7GJ

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accessible and raises theprofile of a company.”

Jean says DSG are also keento sponsor an award thatreflects their own businessphilosophy:

“We believe Flintshire is afantastic place to do businessand we want to encourageand showcase the skills andtalents in the region. We arepleased this year to beinvolved as sponsor of theSocial and Communityaward. We have a large Not

for Profit client base and regularly getinvolved with projects that support andbenefit the local community.”

www.dsg.uk.com01244 [email protected]

DSG are sponsors of the Socialand Community Award

Kingspan Sponsoring thestart up business award

DSG – Duncan Sheard Glass – is a client focused firm of CharteredAccountants and Business Advisors serving clients across the NorthWest and North Wales. In Flintshire, the company has a base in Ewloe.

We take our sustainability agenda very seriously, and we aim to supportour employees and uphold our corporate social responsibility to thecommunities in which we do business.

Jean Ellis, Partner DSG

Flintshire is a fantastic place to do businessand we want to encourage and showcase the

skills and talents in the region.

We have undertaken a range ofmeasures to reduce our environmental

footprint at our UK sites





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1. Prepare your businessMake sure your house is in orderbefore you even start. Anyprospective purchaser will want tosee accurate financial, contractualand other detailed information anddocumentation, so make sure thingsare ready, well presented and up todate. Buyers need to haveconfidence that they are getting awell run business and are fully awareof any potential issues from theoutset. Preparing your company forsale in advance, will ultimately saveyou time, money and stress in thelong run. It will also go some way towards ensuringthat there are fewer areas where the potentialpurchaser can chip away at the sale price.

2. Prepare yourselfSelling a company is not always a quick or easyprocess - you are likely to spend more time withyour solicitor than with your family! Making surethat you choose the right solicitor is thereforecrucial. It is also important to remember that youare going to have to share information, justifythings on which you wouldn't normally bechallenged and take negative comments in yourstride so make sure you learn how to distanceyourself from this - it is not personal, but simplypart of the due diligence process.

3. Have a realistic value in mindBe realistic, itʼs likely that yourvaluation and the purchaserʼsvaluation will differ. Get some trustedexperts to work with you to determinethe value of the business so that youare in a position to explain the valuethat you have placed on the business.Time and energy invested at thisstage will be well worth it.

4. Don't count on a cash saleNot all business sales result in theseller receiving the full amount of thepurchase price on the day of

completion. Purchasers may propose alternativepayment methods such as 'deferred consideration'or 'earn outs' (further payments based on thefuture profitability of the Company) that reducetheir upfront financial outlay. It is essential that youinstruct a solicitor to negotiate on these type ofpayment methods, ensuring that you stand thebest opportunity of receiving the full purchase pricewithin a structure that you are happy with.

5. Confidentiality is keyFinally, I would always recommend that anyprospective purchaser signs a confidentialityagreement prior to you divulging any information.During the sale process you will be asked toprovide detailed, commercially sensitive

information about your company, to allow thepurchaser to properly assess the strengths,opportunities or risks that the deal represents. If forany reason the deal does not go ahead, you needto be safe in the knowledge that all yourconfidential information will be returned to you andcannot be used by the potential purchaser for theirown benefit in the future.

These are just five tips but our commercial teamwill always provide comprehensive guidance whentaking clients through the process of selling theirbusiness. Antonʼs Corporate team works closelywith other commercial departments within the firm,including Intellectual Property, Employment andCommercial Property allowing us to offer a fully-fledged commercial service to the businesses thatwe work with. As a result, we are able to securethe best deals for our clients when they come tosell - most importantly though, we work closely withthem every step of the way so that they can moveon positively to their next opportunity.

If you would like to discuss any of these issueswith Anton and his team please contact him on01978 229346 or email him at [email protected]

Essential advice for selling your businessAs businesses gear up for a week of business promotion at Flintshire BusinessWeek Anton Stirrett, leading Corporate Lawyer at Hillyer McKeown Solicitors, shareshis top tips for businesses who may be considering selling in the near future.

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During times of economic austerity the value addedof the public sector comes under intense scrutiny. Isthe public sector bloated? Is the spendingrequirement for the sector an unsustainable fiscalburden which shackles economic growth? What isthe value of the public sector as a producer ofwealth? These are the commonly asked questions.

A strong retort is that the public sector should not have tojustify itself. The three sectors of public, private andvoluntary and community are co-dependent and make upthe fabric of both society and the domestic economy.

The public and voluntary sectors are producers of social capital andplay their economic part. The microscope should instead be turnedonto the value of the public sector and specifically local authorities inmaximising the opportunities for the private sector to grow.

Local authorities such as Flintshire have four key roles in the world ofthe economy. In partnership with Welsh and UK governments andother partners we plan strategy such as the sectors for economicgrowth - advanced manufacturing, aerospace and automotive, andenergy in the case of our vibrant sub-economy in North East Wales;we plan and invest in infrastructure - transport, land use, housing,technology and support sectors including higher and furthereducation; we directly support existing and new business toconsolidate, diversify and expand from small to big, with the guidingprinciple that every business partner matters; we are majorconsumers and procurers of goods and services in our own right andincreasingly seek to secure local community benefit through the waywe go about our procurement.

Through Flintshire Business Week (FBW) we live out these roles.The Business Week positions our sub-economy in the UK market;revisits strategy and priorities for investment; networks our businessand public sector communities to bind them together in mutualsupport; reminds us of the importance of maximising local spendthrough this network.

FBW reinforces ambition and re-concentrates our entrepreneurialattention. Flintshire is a leading local authority in economic policy anddevelopment. Key priorities for Flintshire are developing the keysectors in which we are leaders, making a success of the DeesideEnterprise Zone, and working with our regional partners to promoteboth the Mersey Dee Alliance as a ʻcity regionʼ and North Wales as aplace for business. We are all part of realising this ambition regardlessof the badge we wear.

Colin Everett

Ar adegau o gynni economaidd caiff y gwerth syʼncael ei ychwanegu gan y sector cyhoeddus eiarchwilioʼn fanwl. A ywʼr sector cyhoeddus yn rhyflonegog? A yw gofyniad gwariant y sector yn faichariannol anghynaliadwy syʼn llyffetheirio twfeconomaidd? Beth yw gwerth y sector cyhoeddus felcynhyrchydd cyfoeth? Dymaʼr cwestiynau cyffredin.

Ateb parod yw na ddylaiʼr sector cyhoeddus orfodcyfiawnhau ei hun. Mae tri sector cyhoeddus, preifat agwirfoddol a chymunedol yn gyd-ddibynnol ac yn ffurfiogwead cymdeithas aʼr economi cartref.

Maeʼr sectorau cyhoeddus a gwirfoddol yn gynhyrchwyr cyfalafcymdeithasol ac yn chwarae eu rhan economaidd. Yn hytrach, dylidtroiʼr microsgop ar werth y sector cyhoeddus ac awdurdodau lleol ynbenodol wrth roiʼr cyfleoedd gorau iʼr sector preifat dyfu.

Mae gan awdurdodau lleol fel Sir y Fflint bedair swyddogaethallweddol ym myd yr economi. Ar y cyd â llywodraethau Cymru aʼrDU a phartneriaid eraill byddwn yn cynllunio strategaeth fel y sectorauar gyfer twf economaidd – gweithgynhyrchu uwch, awyrofod amodurol, ac ynni yn achos ein his-economi egnïol yn y Gogledd-ddwyrain; byddwn yn cynllunio a buddsoddi mewn isadeiledd –cludiant, defnydd tir, tai, technoleg a sectorau ategol gan gynnwysaddysg bellach ac uwch; byddwn yn rhoi cefnogaeth uniongyrchol ifusnes presennol a newydd gyfnerthu, arallgyfeirio ac ymestyn o fachi fawr, gydaʼr egwyddor arweiniol bod pob partner busnes yn bwysig;rydym yn ddefnyddwyr a chaffaelwyr nwyddau a gwasanaethausylweddol yn ein rhinwedd ein hunain ac yn ceisio sicrhau mwy a mwyo fudd iʼr gymuned leol yn y ffordd y byddwn yn caffael.

Trwy Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint (WFSFf) rydym yn arfer yswyddogaethau hyn. Maeʼr Wythnos Fusnes yn gosod ein his-economiym marchnad y DU; yn edrych eto ar strategaeth a blaenoriaethaubuddsoddi; yn rhwydweithio ein cymunedau busnes a sectorcyhoeddus iʼw rhwymo ynghyd i gefnogi ei gilydd; yn ein hatgoffa obwysigrwydd cael y gwariant lleol mwyaf trwyʼr rhwydwaith hwn.

Mae WFSFf yn atgyfnerthu uchelgais ac yn ailganolbwyntio ein sylwar fentergarwch. Mae Sir y Fflint yn awdurdod lleol arweiniol o ranpolisi economaidd a datblygiad. Blaenoriaethau allweddol i Sir y Fflintyw datblyguʼr sectorau allweddol lleʼr ydym ar y blaen, gan wneudllwyddiant o Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy, a gweithio gydaʼnpartneriaid rhanbarthol i hyrwyddo Cynghrair Mersi aʼr Ddyfrdwy felʻdinas-ranbarthʼ a Gogledd Cymru fel lle ar gyfer busnes. Rydym ollyn rhan o wiredduʼr uchelgais hwn waeth pa fathodyn a wisgwn.

Colin Everett

The Value of thePublic Sector

Gwerth y SectorCyhoeddus

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Tourism is a vital element of the Flintshireeconomy. Recent figures show that the tourismindustry in the county contributed over £200million to our economy, and it employs over3000 people. The Councilʼs Regeneration &Tourism section is committed to working withboth the public and private sector and aDestination Management Partnership hasbeen formed to develop and deliver a qualityexperience for the visitors.

For the fifth consecutive year, the Council isjointly sponsoring the Tourism Award withTourism Partnership North Wales, which is oneof four Regional Tourism Partnerships inWales. Itʼs run with support from the WelshGovernment and its mission is to make NorthWales into a top 5 destination in the UK.

Sponsoring this award is part of bothorganisationsʼ commitment to championing thetourism industry in the area. Dewi Davies,Regional Strategy Director of TourismPartnership North Wales, and David Evans,Tourism Manager for the Council, say they are

ʻFlintshire Business Weekhighlights the dynamiclocation and industries whichare based in the regionʼ

UPMʼs success in sustainabilityhas been recognised by both theWelsh Government and HerMajesty the Queen, most notablywinning a Queenʼs Award forEnterprise in the sustainabledevelopment category in 2009.

With such impressive credentials, JackiePearson, UPMʼs European PublishersBusiness Controller says UPM Shotton werekeen to sponsor the Sustainability Award inparticular:

“Sponsoring an awarddemonstrates our commitmentand support to Flintshire businessas a whole. As a largeinternational business, with astrong presence in North Wales,we recognise our responsibilityand reach within Flintshire.

In particular, we feel it is extremelyimportant to recognise success insustainability.

UPM has achieved a great deal since its firststeps in Flintshire over 25 years ago.Achieving such success can be a real benefitto any business and we feel that the area ofsustainability is of local and regionalimportance.”

UPM Shotton is a keen supporter of FlintshireBusiness Week and Jackie says it appeals toa wide variety of businesses:

“Flintshire Business Week highlights thedynamic location and industries which arebased in the region. It provides a realopportunity for networking, sharing andlearning amongst a whole range of sectors.

Large global businesses can learn fromsmaller enterprises and apply this learning totheir own organisations.

“Together we can build a strong andvibrant Flintshire.”

● www.upm.com ● 01244 [email protected]

looking to reward the highest standards:

“We are committed to improving the quality oftourism that is offered here in Flintshire, andwe work hard to ensure that visitors to thecounty have the best possible experience. TheTourism Award recognises and celebrates theefforts made by businesses in Flintshire toraise their quality.

Itʼs crucially important to offer top standards ina competitive and increasingly demandingmarketplace. As you would expect, we will berewarding the business that has really excelleditself from a tourism point of view.”

www.flintshire.gov.uk01352 [email protected]

www.tpnw.org01745 [email protected]

Tourism Partnership North Wales & Flintshire CountyCouncil are joint sponsors of the Tourism Award

We work hard to ensure that visitors to thecounty have the best possible experience

Achieving such success can be a realbenefit to any business and we feel thatthe area of sustainability is of local and

regional importance.

“The Tourism Award recognises and celebrates the efforts made bybusinesses in Flintshire to raise their quality - crucially important in acompetitive and increasingly demanding marketplace.”

Previous winners of the FlintshireTourism Award include:

Split the Difference VW Camper Hire Co

Mold Food and Drink Festival

Jackie Pearson

UPM Shotton is sponsoring the Sustainability Award



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Mercer & Associated Ltd represents only St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority) for the purpose of advising solely on the Group’swealth management products and services, more details of which are set out on the Group’s website www.sjp.co.uk/products.

The company was established inChester in 1976, but moved ontoDeeside Industrial Park in 1984 andhas been actively involved in theFlintshire business community eversince.

DRB now employs 170 staff and providesengineering support to many of the regionʼsleading manufacturing companies.

According to DRB managing Director, DavidBennett, DRB has benefited from its linkswith Flintshire from the start. “Since wemoved to Deeside we have received lots ofsupport from the local colleges, FlintshireCouncil and more recently the WelshAssembly. This has allowed us to grow froma small firm employing a handful of people toone of the leading privately ownedengineering companies in the North West.”

The companyʼs range of services has alsoexpanded during this time. What started as

a supplier of engineering components hasbecome an integrated engineering companyoffering a full range of services includingmachining and fabrication and supply, repairand servicing of all types of industrialmechanical and electrical equipment.

As a strong supporter of Flintshire business,DRB has been involved with FlintshireBusiness Week since its inception. In the lasttwo years, DRB has won the FlintshireBusiness Award for 'leading innovator' in2010 and for 'people development' in 2011.The company also exhibited at the BusinessExhibition in 2011.

Following on from the success of previousyears, DRB has decided to step up itsinvolvement in the Business Week in 2012as HR Manager, Keith Vivian explains.

“Flintshire Business Week has been fantasticfor us in the past few years. Winning the

awards has provided independentrecognition of our achievements and hashelped us attract new customers and staff.As a result we decided to get more involvedwith the event this year, demonstrating ourcommitment to the local businesscommunity. We are very proud to besponsoring the Flintshire business weekmagazine and will again be showcasing ourproducts and skills at the businessexhibition.”

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“Being an award winning business is somethingweʼre incredibly proud of, and last yearʼsawards were a great reflection of everythingweʼve achieved in the last five years.

I took over Dandyʼs from my father James in2004 and since then have worked hard to bringa small, local, family business to where it standstoday – a fast growing, nationwide businessemploying over twenty people from the localarea.”

Dandyʼs began life as a small stall on OldChester Market, selling home-grown fruits andvegetables to the people of Cheshire and NorthWales. Today the business produces and sellsquality topsoils and landscaping supplies fromtheir production and sales offices on DeesideIndustrial Park for distribution around the UK.The company also operates a busy truck stopand Welsh themed bar and restaurant.

“To our benefit, we have quite a youngmanagement team at Dandyʼs so weʼreparticularly aware of how important it is to

KK Fine Foods plc is an awardwinning manufacturer of high qualityfrozen ready meals, supplying thefoodservice, leisure, brewery,wholesaler and retail sectors. Withover 400 products in its portfolio anda turnover of over £15m, KK nowemploys around 180 people.

From humble beginnings back in 1987 LeylaEdwards then a busy housewife with 3children found a gap in the market to providemore innovative meals to the vegetariancommunity when eating out, back when theonly offerings were simply a nut loaf or beanfeast.

Leyla describes it as “an opportunity that Icouldnʼt afford to miss” and she knows only

too well the challenges youface as being a woman inbusiness as she had toovercome many obstaclesand remembers the timeswhen she was met with a lotof scepticism and sarcasm.

It was through her sheerdetermination and nevertaking no for an answer alongwith great products thathelped her get the businessgoing.

Leyla also realised howimportant it was to put back into thecommunity and has always been based inFlintshire, she took the decision to build herworkforce through giving many local women

the opportunity, many ofwhich were in the samesituation as she was withyoung children finding it hardto balance work with theirhome life. It is very humblingto think that many of them stillwork here today.

In 2009 Leyla was honouredto receive the BusinessPerson of the year award,and is extremely pleased tobe sponsoring the Women inBusiness Award this year,

and says “it will certainly be adifficult decision to find the winner amongstmany worthy entrants”.

Flintshire has numerous enterprisingbusinesses and the Flintshire Business Weekis a great opportunity to network withbusinesses in the local area, and to identifyopportunities for partnerships andcollaboration.

www.kkfinefoods.com01244 [email protected]

recognise the achievements and career goalsof the younger generation; the YoungEntrepreneur Award was the obvious one forDandyʼs to sponsor. Winning the award was, forme, a pinnacle moment in my career and it hashelped us build on our reputation as asuccessful, trustworthy and recognised namewithin our industry.”

Dandyʼs has received recognition at FlintshireBusiness Awards and other local andnationwide awards in the past, picking upaccolades for their e-commerce websitewww.DandysTopsoil.co.uk; their commitment tothe environment; their ingenuity in enterpriseand acknowledgment as a highly successfulsmall business in North Wales.

Dandy’s Topsoil Sponsor Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awardat Flintshire Business Awards 2012. We have worked hard to bring a small, local,

family business to where it stands todayAs 2010ʼs winner of the Young Entrepreneur Award, as well as the much soughtafter, Business Person of the Year 2010 Award, Managing Director, Adam Dandy,felt that this would be the year for Dandyʼs to give back to Flintshire businessesby sponsoring the Young Entrepreneur Award 2012.

Leyla Edwards

KK Fine Foods plc – Sponsoring the Women Into Business Award


Gwelwch y rhaglen a’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 2012 yn www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.uk

Despite the global economicpicture, the Flintshirecommercial property market hasseen significant activity over thecourse of the last year.

Universities SuperannuationScheme continues to reap therewards for their long standingcommitment to DeesideIndustrial Park. USS haverecently completed the letting ofUnit 49 (23,500 sq ft) to TriumphGroup, a US based aircraft partsmanufacturer who haveselected Deeside as theirpreferred location in the NorthWest. Triumph recently completed the acquisitionof Saygrove Limited and the new unit will facilitatethe continued expansion of their operations.

Nearby on Zone 2, James Fisher Nuclear havedoubled the size of their facility taking a further3,500 sq ft from USS.

Elsewhere on Zone 2, FTS Hatswell have acquireda 69,000 sq ft high bay warehouse from StrettonProperty Group and have completed theirrelocation to the new facility.

On Zone 1 of Deeside Industrial Park, F & C Reithave completed a number of lettings to tenantsincluding Flying Colours, T J Skipsand May Gurney and the SouthSection is now fully let.

In Queensferry HMG have completeda number of deals on their InterlinqTrade Park including lettings to SignsExpress (2,300 sq ft, A W J Cars(4,650 sq ft) and Pro Tan Studios(4,100 sq ft). There are now only twounits remaining within thedevelopment.

In Sandycroft, Hollingsworth Estates havecontinued their commitment to build speculativelyfollowing a number of deals at Holland Park.Recent lettings have included A J Field Electrical(2,000 sq ft) and Flintshire Furniture (4,000 sq ft).Engineer Park, Himor Group have also enjoyedsuccess at Sandycroft with the completion of anumber of recent lettings at Engineer Park. Thedevelopment which extends to 100,000 sq ft is now95% let with just two units remaining.

Hawarden Business Park has also witnessedsignificant investment in the last 12 months drivenin no small part by the success of Airbus in theglobal aerospace market. Pochin, the developer ofHawarden Business Park, has successfullycompleted the sale of Unit 1 (6,000 sq ft) to Avila

Automotive and Unit 2 (6,000 sqft) to Tarvin Precision.

Pochin have also successfullycompleted the sale of a portfolioof investment properties atHawarden Business Parktotalling 80,000 sq ft. The fourunits were let to GardnerAerospace, Alcontrol, Aerotechand Airbus. The London basedpurchaser has reconfirmed theCityʼs appetite for investment inthe Flintshire commercialproperty market.

Airbus have extended their ownproperty holdings in Hawarden with the strategicacquisition of 3 aircraft hangars totalling 150,000sq ft on a site of 20 acres adjacent to the west wingfacility.

Demand for units to purchase continues to growas companies seek to strengthen their balancesheets and capitalise on attractive investmentopportunities. In order to address this gap in themarket, the owners of Central Trading Estate,Saltney, have re-orientated the marketing of their80,000 sq ft development towards sales to owneroccupiers. Units are available to purchase from3,800 sq ft upwards and the new strategy hasalready paid dividends following the successfulsale of Unit 18, to Evans Warrington who are in the

process of fitting out their unit.

In Mold, Whitley Estates havesuccessfully completed the letting of4,000 sq ft at Broncoed Court to GLSCoatings and a further 2,000 sq ft onBroncoed Business Park to FlintshireCare & Repair.

In Flint, Gelicity have taken 20,000 sqft on Castle Park to accommodate thecontinued growth of their business

following the announcement of recent orders fromthe US.

Parkway Properties have also enjoyed success onthe Ashmount Enterprise Park in Flint following theintroduction of their Flexistart Lease which allowscompanies rapid access to units on flexible terms.

The office market which has traditionally beenovershadowed by the more dominantmanufacturing sector has also held up well withdemand particularly evident from SMEʼs.

Whitley Estates have completed their relocation toPark House and have subsequently completed the

letting of a further 1,000 sq ft to environmentalengineers, Weetwood who have relocated fromChester.

In Deeside, the owners of Old Marsh Farm haveundertaken a sympathetic conversion of formeragricultural building so as to provide high qualityoffice buildings available on flexible terms. Theconventional offices are now fully let and theserviced office options are now approximately 90%let, with one small suite available.

In response to this upturn in demand, HaighDevelopments are promoting Signia, a new officedevelopment providing bespoke headquartersbuildings from 10-54,000 sq ft at St Davidʼs Park inEwloe.

There is however some uncertainty surroundingthe future of Unileverʼs shared services facility at StDavidʼs Park and this would be a significant lossto Flintshire should they decide to relocate out ofthe County.

Flintshire will undoubtedly benefit from the recentannouncement of Enterprise Zone status forDeeside/Hawarden. The Enterprise Zone isgeared specifically towards the advancedmanufacturing sector which plays to Flintshireʼsstrengths and will only serve to reinforce thelocation as a centre of excellence for advancedmanufacturing.

On the proviso that Welsh Government can deliverthe appropriate package of incentives theEnterprise Zone status will almost certainly have apositive impact upon take up and employmentgeneration in Flintshire.

The Enterprise Zone allocation will particularlybenefit companies seeking to invest in larger scalemanufacturing operations in the area. Followingthe announcement of the EZ status we havealready witnessed an increase in the number ofenquiries from both indigenous and inwardinvestors looking for larger manufacturing units inthe range of 50-150,000 sq ft and whilst theseenquiries are still to translate into deals, theoutlook is positive.

Whilst there are a number of larger units availablein Deeside/Hawarden for immediate take up, thereis also the potential for the creation of new floorspace following the recent grant of planningpermission for Northern Gateway on the formerRAF Sealand site and the promotion of Link 56 onZone 3 of Deeside Industrial Park. The delivery ofthese sites to the market is crucial to Flintshireʼsongoing economic prosperity. The EZ board hasalready made a positive start in bringing togetheroccupiers within the park and we look forward tothe evolution of a clear and coherent strategy for

future development over the coming year.

Flintshire Going For Gold!Stephen Wade, Legat Owenʼs Director of Business Space gives us a candid reviewof activity in the Flintshire Commercial Property Market over the last 12 months.

Stephen Wade

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What is the ROUTE TO GROWTH? We think it istime for a new approach to industrial strategy

The government is right to address the deficitand has made progress in areas likecorporation tax, apprenticeship funding andregulation. But we need to see the same focusfrom government on growth, as there is tomeeting the fiscal mandate.

So as policy-makers return from the summerbreak and head to Party Conferences EEF willbe arguing that we need a cross-governmentand economy-wide industrial strategy.

This needs to set out the kind of economy theCoalition is trying to create, the right polices fordoing so and measurable benchmarks toassess progress. All parts of government mustthen focus relentlessly on delivering thisstrategy.

To find out more visit www.eef.org.uk or joinus at our Conference fringe programme.

COME AND SEE US AT THE PARTYCONFERENCES

@Lib Dem ConferenceʻGoing for Growth: The new relationshipbetween Government and the economyʼThe Fabian Society and Centre Forum, inpartnership with EEF and FDFWednesday 26 September, 1pm-2.30pmAmbassador Room, Hilton, BrightonPanellists include, Norman Lamb MP, VickyPryce, FTI ConsultingOpen to all, outside the secure zone

@Labour ConferenceʻGoing for Growth: The new relationshipbetween Government and the economyʼThe Fabian Society in partnership with EEF andFDFMonday 1 October, 1pm-2.30pmLord Mayorʼs Parlour, Manchester Town HallGuests include, Lord Adonis, James Ashton, theIndependent and Evening StandardInvitation only, due to limited places

@Conservative ConferenceʻWhat is the role of Government in growing theeconomy?ʼThe Enterprise Forum in partnership with EEFTuesday 9 October, 12.30pm-2pmCullinan Suite, Copthorne Hotel, BirminghamPanellists include, Margot James MP, MarkLittlewood, IEA, and Maggie Pagano,Independent on SundayOpen to all, outside the secure zone

The economy has stalled. Over the last year, weʼve seen little growth, let alonethe investment and export focused growth that is crucial for a better balancedeconomy. So where do we go from here?

Day Business Exhibition & SeminarsWednesday 17th Oct

Venue: ConvaTec - Zone 2,Deeside Ind Park. CH5 2NU

10.00 Manufacturing for Growthin associationwith EEF

Speakers:■ Brian Fleet CBE, MBE■ Dr. Brett Suddell will talk about advanced

sustainable manufacturing technologies -ASTUTE programme

■ Phil Millward - Human ResourcesDirector, General Motors UK & is amember of the North West Regional CBIBoard as well as the Semta Strategy Board

■ Paul Byard - National Director Wales atEEF Ltd Director at ProGen ConsultingLtd, Chief Exec of MAS for WalesProgramme at Enterprise Plc, GeneralManager at Hills Industries Ltd

■ Other speakers TBC

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For further information please contactEconomic Development on 01352 702137 or

[email protected]

Am ragor o wybodaeth, cysylltwch âʼr AdranDatblygu Economaidd ar y rhif 01352 702137

neu [email protected]

Supporting our town centres Cefnogi canol ein trefiHigh Street Business GrantsA range of schemes exist to supportimprovements to buildings in our towncentres. From restoration ofarchitectural features to improvementsto shop frontages.

Grantiau Busnes iʼr Stryd Fawr Mae amrywiaeth o gynlluniau ar gaeli gefnogi gwella adeiladau yngnghanol ein trefi, o adfer nodweddionpensaernïol i wella ffryntiadausiopau.

Retail Business SupportWe have provided a range ofworkshops and support for High Streetbusinesses including our popular ʻShopDoctorʼ programme and ʻHelping theHigh Streetʼ. These workshops basedsupport programmes have been wellreceived by retailers and we hope torun more in the future.

Cefnogi Busnesau ManwerthuRydym wedi darparu amrywiaeth oweithdai a chefnogaeth ar gyferbusnesau ar y Stryd Fawr, gan gynnwysein rhaglen boblogaidd ʻMeddyg Siopʼ aʻHelpuʼr Stryd Fawrʼ. Cafodd y rhaglennicymorth hyn, yn seiliedig ar weithdai,groeso mawr gan fanwerthwyr agobeithiwn redeg rhagor yn y dyfodol.

Flintshire Town Action PlanProgrammeThe Flintshire Town ActionPlan (TAP) programmebegan in 2008 when theCouncil commissionedindependent assessmentof the health of the maintown centres in the County. Town Partnerships wereformed in most of thetowns in 2009 to lead onregeneration activity. Early-win projects have includedenvironmentalimprovements, promotion,business support and thepartnerships have beenleading on developing long-term plansto guide future regeneration anddevelopment in each town. Most of these plans are now in placeand the partnerships are workingclosely with FCC and other partners toimplement them.

Rhaglen Cynllun Gweithredu TrefiSir y Fflint

Dechreuodd rhaglenCynllun Gweithredu Trefi Siry Fflint yn 2008 pangomisiynodd y Cyngorasesiad annibynnol o iechydcanol y prif drefi yn y Sir. Sefydlwyd PartneriaethauTrefi yn y rhan fwyaf oʼr trefiyn 2009 er mwyn arwaingweithgareddau adfywio.Ymhlith y prosiectau i gaelbuddion cynnar roeddgwelliannau amgylcheddol,hyrwyddo, cefnogi busnesac maeʼr partneriaethauwedi arwain y ffordd wrth

ddatblygu cynlluniau hirdymor i lywioadfywio a datblygiad ymhob tref iʼrdyfodol. Maeʼr rhan fwyaf oʼr cynlluniauwediʼu sefydlu erbyn hyn ac maeʼrpartneriaethau yn cydweithioʼn agos âChyngor Sir y Fflint a phartneriaid erailliʼw rhoi ar waith.

EventsThe County Council is eager to increase the rangeand quality of town centre events as one way ofenhancing the vitality and viability of the towns. Aprogramme of exciting and new events took place inHolywell and Mold Town Centres in 2011. TheCounty Council continues to work in partnership tosupport a range of town centre activities.

DigwyddiadauMaeʼr Cyngor Sir ynawyddus i gynyddu ystodac ansawdd ydigwyddiadau yng nghanoltrefi fel un oʼr ffyrdd o wellabywiogrwydd a hyfywedd ytrefi. Cynhaliwyd rhaglen oddigwyddiadau cyffrous anewydd yng nghanolTreffynnon aʼr Wyddgrugyn 2011. Maeʼr Cyngor Siryn parhau i weithio mewnpartneriaethau i gefnogiamrywiol weithgareddauyng nghanol y trefi.

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Promoting our MarketsIn 2012 a new training course hasbeen piloted entitled 'Introductionto Market Trading'. This 5 daycourse includes classroom basedwork as well as a visit to Flintshiremarkets and a local wholesalers.We hope to nurture new traders forour Flintshire markets.

A new markets promotionalcampaign has also beenlaunched. This includes someleaflets, notepads and great bagsfor life all promoting the Flintshire market brand.

Hyrwyddo ein MarchnadoeddYn 2012 cyflwynwyd cwrs hyfforddi newydd ar ffurfbeilot oʼr enw 'Cyflwyniad i Fasnachu Marchnad'.Maeʼr cwrs 5 diwrnod hwn yn cynnwys gwaith yn ydosbarth yn ogystal ag ymweliad â marchnadoeddyn Sir y Fflint a chyfanwerthwr lleol. Rydym yngobeithio meithrin masnachwyr newydd ar gyfer einmarchnadoedd yn Sir y Fflint.

Mae ymgyrch newydd wediʼi lansio hefyd i hyrwyddomarchnadoedd. Maeʼn cynnwys taflenni, llyfraunodiadau a bagiau oes gwych, i gyd yn hyrwyddobrand marchnadoedd Sir y Fflint market brand.

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Flintshire Business Exhibition17 & 18 October 2012 l 09.30 - 17.30A focus of Flintshire Business Week12 is a two day Exhibition to be held atConvaTec Ltd., on Deeside IndustrialPark. Uniquely the exhibition is heldwithin a fully operationalmanufacturing operation on Zone 2and is the only B2B exhibition in NorthWales comprises of two ExhibitionHalls and interlinked exhibition area,Seminar Hall and Refreshment areaalongside outdoor exhibition spaceand car parking.

This exhibition follows on from the successof 2011 when more than 1500 delegates tookpart, visiting 60 exhibitors. Due to demandmore stand space has been made availableunderpinned by an extensive media, socialmedia and e commerce campaign.

As a manufacturing County the purpose ofthe exhibition is to platform local businessesand encourages exhibitors and delegatesfrom the Region to take part in the OPENFOR BUSINESS theme.

The first day will begin with Manufacturing forGrowth Seminar, featuring Phil Millward, HRDirector General Motors, Brian Fleet, CBE,MBE, and Chairman of Areotech andcoordinated by Regional Director of EEF,Paul Byard.

Deeside Enterprise Zone will also attributeupdated information from Lord Barry Jones,PC and Askar Sheibani, Chair of theEnterprise Zone Board. The afternoon moveson to Successful Growth throughInternational Trade. Chaired by JosephCave, Trade Director of Barclays thespeakers will include the Director ofEnterprise Europe Wales, Huw Watkins,Rene Power , Barratt Dickson Bell, Instituteof Export, Guntis Rubins, Investment and

TwoDay BusinessExhibition / ArddangosfaFusnes

Ddeuddydd

Development Agency, Latvia.

Three networking opportunities are Made in Flintshire,encouraging local and regional trading, Mersey DeeAlliance Innovation Network Business Breakfast,targeting innovators, entrepreneurs and experts fromWales and North West England and Business in theCommunity Lunch on the second day.

Procurement is the main subject of day 2 includingfacilitated workshops by Bangor University BusinessSchool and How to Tender tips from Flintshire,Wrexham, Wirral and Chester and Cheshire WestCouncils.

A highlight of the day will be the ConvaTec bestExhibition stand award

Contact the Team now to ensure your place or findout details:Tel: 01352 703219E- Mail: [email protected]: www.flintshirebusinessweek.co.ukFollow us on Twitter, Face book, You Tube,LinkedIn



Arddangosfa Fusnes Sir y Fflint17 a 18 Hydref 2012 l 09.30 - 17.30

Bydd Ardal Fenter Glannau Dyfrdwy hefyd yncyfrannuʼr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf gan yrArglwydd Barry Jones, CG ac AskarSheibani, Cadeirydd Bwrdd yr Ardal Fenter.Maeʼr prynhawn yn symud ymlaen i DwfLlwyddiannus trwy Fasnach Ryngwladol.Dan Gadeiryddiaeth Joseph Cave,Cyfarwyddwr Masnach Barclays, bydd ysiaradwyr yn cynnwys Huw Watkins,Cyfarwyddwr Menter Ewrop yng Nghymru;Rene Power, Barratt Dickson Bell; YSefydliad Allforio; Guntis Rubins, AsiantaethFuddsoddi a Datblygu, Latfia.

Mae tri chyfle i rwydweithio yn ystod:Gwnaed yn Sir y Fflint, annog masnachu lleola rhanbarthol; Brecwast Busnes RhwydwaithArloesi Cynghrair Mersi aʼr Ddyfrdwy, yntargedu arloeswyr, mentrwyr ac arbenigwyro Gymru a Gogledd-orllewin Lloegr; a ChinioBusnes yn y Gymuned ar yr ail ddiwrnod.

Caffael yw prif bwnc diwrnod 2 gan gynnwysgweithdai iʼw hyrwyddo gan Ysgol FusnesPrifysgol Bangor ac awgrymiadau ar Sut iDendro gan gynghorau Sir y Fflint, Wrecsam,Cilgwri a Gorllewin Sir Gaer a Chaer.

Un o uchafbwyntiauʼr diwrnod fydd gwobrConvaTec am y Stondin Arddangos orau.

Cysylltwch âʼr Tîm heddiw i sicrhau eichlle neu i gael gwybod manylion:Ffôn: 01352 703219E-bost: [email protected]: www.wythnosfusnessiryfflint.co.ukDilynwch ni ar Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn

Canolbwynt Wythnos Fusnes Sir y Fflint 12 ywarddangosfa ddeuddydd iʼw chynnal ynConvaTec Ltd., ym Mharc Diwydiannol GlannauDyfrdwy. Yn unigryw, maeʼr arddangosfaʼn caelei chynnal mewn ffatri weithgynhyrchu syʼngweithreduʼn llawn ym Mharth 2 a dymaʼr unigarddangosfa B2B yng Ngogledd Cymru. Maeʼncynnwys dwy Neuadd Arddangos a manarddangos rhyngddynt, Neuadd Seminarau acardal Luniaeth ochr yn ochr â lle arddangosawyr agored a maes parcio.

Maeʼr arddangosfa hon yn dilyn llwyddiant 2011 pan fumwy na 1500 o gynrychiolwyr yn ymweld â 60 oarddangoswyr. Oherwydd y galw, neilltuwyd mwy o lei stondinau ar sail ymgyrch helaeth yn y cyfryngau, ycyfryngau cymdeithasol ac e-fasnach.

Fel Sir weithgynhyrchu, diben yr arddangosfa ywllwyfannu busnesau lleol ac annog arddangoswyr achynrychiolwyr oʼr Rhanbarth i gymryd rhan ar y themaAR AGOR I FUSNES.

Bydd y diwrnod cyntaf yn dechrau gyda SeminarGweithgynhyrchu ar gyfer Twf, yng nghwmni PhilMillward, Cyfarwyddwr Adnoddau Dynol GeneralMotors; Brian Fleet, CBE, MBE, Cadeirydd Areotech; aPaul Byard, Cyfarwyddwr Rhanbarthol EEF yncydgysylltuʼr cyfan.





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