We have a unique custom floor sign to auction and it is signed by the fantastic Brian Blessed and features ‘Gordon’s Alive!’ a popular quote from the cult classic 1980 movie ‘Flash Gordon’
Some of us here at ESE Direct are great fans of sci-fi and cult movies so when we saw we could customise a sample of one of our customisable new floor signs we jumped at the chance of creating something unique.
Once it arrived we thought it would be a great idea to take it one step further and get Brian Blessed to sign it and auction it off for charity.
Our chosen charity for the auction is Norfolk at the Pictures who are an educational charity based at Cinema City in Norwich and offer several projects both at Cinema City and the wider area including:
Educational screenings for primary and secondary schools
Film themed reminiscence sessions for older people and particularly those living with Dementia.
Employability projects and internships for secondary, FE and college students
Filmmaking workshops and activities for children
Film theory courses for adults and young people
The charity is backed by another well-known actor, John Hurt.Place your bid today on our charity eBay auction own a unique piece of memorabilia.
Norwich based digital marketing agency, Bigfork, have launched their brand new website, following rapid growth over the past 12 months. Set up 4 years ago, Bigfork designs websites and online marketing campaigns and have seen demand for their expertise increase substantially this year.
Their 100+ client base includes Abel Homes, Oilennium, Norfolk County Council, Omar Park Homes, NGK & Cover U. Bigfork Director, Mark Ellaway states “Our new website reflects our expertise and is part of our growth strategy. We have won many more new clients and taken on new employees over the past 12 months and are very optimistic about the future.”
Global-leading energy technology services company, Proserv, attracted more than 80 young people to its Great Yarmouth facility after holding an ‘open doors’ day for local students.
The company is also set to add to its more than 2,200-strong global workforce through participating in events aimed at attracting new talent into the energy industry.
Proserv’s annual Great Yarmouth open day, which was held last Friday (June 6), saw the company give the group of students a tour of the company’s dedicated engineering and manufacturing facility in full operation to help give them an insight into oil and gas careers as trainee designers, engineers and workshop apprentices.
The event programme also included a tour of the facilities, technical presentations and demonstrations with opportunities to speak with key product specialists, many of whom have more than 30 years’ experience in the business.
John Willmott, VP of Proserv’s Great Yarmouth facility, said: “We are committed to helping the energy industry raise awareness and promote the diverse range of long-term career opportunities to young people. The industry offers exciting prospects on a global scale and we hope that the students who visited our facilities will consider a career in oil and gas after experiencing the different types of jobs first hand.
“Our people are our greatest assets and are at the core of our success. As Proserv’s business continues to evolve internationally, we remain focused on attracting the most highly skilled and experienced people.”
Proserv, which has seen its talent pool soar through organic growth and a succession of strategic acquisitions, is also to take on new apprentices and ex-military personnel after participating in a Mobilising the Military initiative organised by subsea industry body, Subsea UK, last week.
The event, which was established to address the energy industry’s skills shortage by encouraging former members of the armed forces to transfer into the subsea sector, brings together Subsea UK members and highly-skilled service leavers to help fast track new entrants into the industry.
As a result, Proserv anticipates taking on up to 12 ex-Forces personnel and transferring their skills into specific product lines through the company’s training school.
The company also held a selection day to recruit up to six new apprentices onto its technician and design apprentice programme. Potential candidates visited the company’s Birchmoss facility in Aberdeenshire where workshops, exercises and a Q&A session were among the activities aimed at helping both candidates and members of the Proserv team getting to know each other as part of the selection process.
Proserv, which operates worldwide through 31 operating centres based in 11 countries, has a 40-year track record in delivering bespoke technologies and services for the energy industry, particularly in the drilling, production, subsea and marine market sectors.
The company’s Great Yarmouth team works closely in synergy with its Aberdeen counterparts and across Proserv’s global integrated network of operations.
A delegation of 9 engineers from China each involved in the offshore wind industry visited SSCS’s Great Yarmouth base on 7th June in conjunction with UKTI.
The visit was part of the ongoing drive to assist China with the development of their offshore wind sector. It is believed that China will overtake the UK and become the world leaders in offshore wind energy generation by 2020 due to the significant availability of resources at their disposal.
As SSCS have been involved in the offshore wind industry for the past 10+ years providing solutions to scour, it was a great opportunity to demonstrate our technology to the delegation.
SSCS have also been operating in China for many years and we have experience of the local conditions there.
SSCS have joined EEEGR as part of our continued drive to be heavily involved with the promotion of skills and services available from within the East of England to supply to the oil and energy markets.
Our lifting division currently services multiple key local players who are involved with a number of notable oil & gas and offshore wind projects providing lifting and testing services utilising our large load testing capabilities, as well as supplying materials including webbing and wire slings.
EEEGR are a non-profit, business-led group committed to the sustained development of the energy sector in the East of England and the continued success of our members.
The group members operate throughout the energy sectors from oil, gas, wind, wave & tidal, bio-energy, and nuclear through to decommissioning, carbon capture & storage (CCS), distribution and transmission and conventional generation.
Our Founder, Simon Wingfield, has become accredited (as a Fellow FIoL) for mentoring at The Institute of Leadership.
The Institute of Leadership:
‘This
credential is issued to Fellows of The Institute of Leadership who have
successfully completed the MyMentoring learning pathway as part of The
Institute’s MyMentoring programme. It includes the following components of
leadership, as defined by The Institute of Leadership: Mentoring, Coaching, and
Building Trust. Learning is validated through a series of online scorecards.’
Our
Founder, Simon Wingfield, has been made a Fellow of the Institute of Consulting
(CMgr
FCMI FIC). This is the highest membership level for the IC.
Institute
of Consulting:
The
Institute of Consulting (IC) is the only professional body in the UK which represents
individuals within the consultancy profession. They provide IC members the
support, tools, and resources needed to succeed and grow professionally.
Simon
Wingfield commented: ‘Having received my fellowship of the Chartered
Management Institute (CMgr FCMI) recently, I am delighted to receive this further
honour in the profession’.
SSCS are to be featured in July 2014’s edition of Dockyard Magazine which is running a special focus on ‘Diving & Underater Services’, and will include information on associated products, services and projects.
The article provides some insight into our scour protection side of the business which has been operating for 30 years within the oil and energy markets, as well as on a number civil and environmental projects.
A sneak preview of our full page spread is attached to this article.
On Friday 20 June, Fendercare Marine opened the doors of its Great Yarmouth base to showcase its expansion of lifting products and services over the last two years.
The Fendercare Marine Equipment and Lifting Services Open Day was attended by a wide array of existing and new customers, as well as members of the local Great Yarmouth community. The guests were treated to displays of marine equipment products, lifting equipment, rope splicing demonstrations, working at height equipment and load monitoring. During the day, Fendercare Marine MD, Eric Plane, presented a donation cheque to the RNLI which was followed by a rescue demonstration from the Gorleston RNLI team.
Fendercare Marine Equipment and Lifting Services, based on Breydon Road, Great Yarmouth first opened in July 2012 to provide shoreside support to the wind farm vessels. Since then it has doubled its warehouse capability to offer onshore crane inspection and testing; mechanical and electrical lifting equipment; hydraulic equipment and winches; lifting tackle and load/stress monitoring equipment with many products available for sale or hire. These products and services are available to the renewable industry, the offshore oil and gas sector together with onshore industrial sectors, creating a truly unique and versatile energy and lifting support base. As part of the expansion, Fendercare Marine also sublet new office space and provided a specially made Inspection Warehouse for their technician teams to Viking Life-Saving Equipment Ltd – a market leader in maritime and fire safety.
Fendercare Marine Equipment and Lifting Services Sales Manager, Richard Howes commented “We are delighted to have welcomed so many people to our Open Day. Our guests were surprised by the sheer volume and scope of products and services we can offer and it has been a great opportunity to showcase everything we can do. We are proud to have an extremely knowledgeable team of technical experts and today was also about sharing this professional expertise with our customers.”
Same sex couples will be able to convert their existing civil partnerships into marriages from 10 December 2014. This provision was included in the Marriage (Same Sex) Couples Act 2013, although the Government delayed implementation. Same sex couples have been able to marry since March 2014.
The Government announced on 26 July 2014 that civil partnerships will remain available to same sex couples only and not to opposite sex couples.
This is following a report by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport who launched a consultation regarding this issue in January. The consultation received in excess of 10,000 responses which found:
There was no united call for change from respondents to the consultation at this stage
Less than a third of respondents supported abolition of civil partnership;
The majority were against closing civil partnership to new couples;
Over three-quarters were against opening up civil partnership to opposite sex couples;
Several important organisations thought it was too soon to consider making changes to civil partnership – this should wait until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known;
Other organisations, in contrast, put forward a case for opening up civil partnerships to opposite sex couples now, for example because civil partnership and marriage were different relationships and couples should have equal access to both.
The report concluded: “In time we will know how many same sex couples are marrying and how many entering a civil partnership, and how many couples are remaining in civil partnerships rather than converting them to marriages. At present we do not have this information, and civil partnership conversion to marriage will not be available until December 2014.”
Emma Alfieri from Steeles Law’s family team commented: “The decision has been heavily criticised, as some campaigners feel that it is unfair that same sex couples now have a legal advantage over straight couples, as they can now enter into a civil marriage or a civil partnership. In contrast, opposite sex couples only have one option which is marriage.
This is an ongoing debate but the Government’s view is that it is too soon to consider making further changes to civil partnerships at this stage and this issue should wait until the impact of extending marriage to same sex couples is known.”
The Family Law Team at Steeles Law will update on this as matters develop.
Boost for bus users as Norwich International Airport is included in Park and Ride service
The airport Park and Ride service is to be changed from Monday 30 June to include Norwich International Airport.
This new connection from Airport Park and Ride on Aylsham Road, in Hellesdon will provide people with a direct service to the airport and into Norwich city centre.
The project costing just under £10,000 has been carried out as part of the £2.6m Better Bus Area Initiative. This has allowed Norfolk County Council to put a new bus shelter at the airport and make improvements to the roads to prepare for the new bus route.
Norfolk County Council secured the £2.6m of Government funding for a series of major public transport improvements that will make bus travel faster for passengers, visitors and commuters in Norwich – and deliver a boost to the city’s economy in the process.
The package of improvements has allowed the County Council to fast track a range of transport improvements previously agreed in the Norwich Area Transportation Strategy (NATS). The package will deliver around 30 projects and brings benefits to bus users, cyclists, pedestrians, coach, taxi and car users.
Toby Coke, Chairman of the Environment, Development and Transport Committee at Norfolk County Council, said: “This has been a long awaited development and will be a welcome addition to Norwich International Airport. It will make journeys for people a lot easier and provide a much needed direct service to the airport. The airport is an incredibly valuable asset to the county and the extension to this service will be a great benefit to businesses and the local economy.”
Phil Gadd, Property and Contracts Director for Norwich International said: “We are delighted to work with Norfolk County Council to enhance the connectivity for people and businesses in the region, it is hoped this new service will be ideal for commuters and airport employees living in Norwich and travelling to work in the airport and surrounding businesses in addition to providing a greater choice of onward transport options for our passengers.”
The first bus leaves the bus station at 0700 and arrives at the airport at 0720, and then is back in Norwich at 0754. The last service to the airport leaves the bus station at 1830 arrives at airport at 1907 and arrives back in Norwich at 1929.
Passengers travelling more than once per month can save money by using a holdall smartcard® www.norfolk.gov.uk/holdall
Passengers are reminded that overnight parking is not permitted at the Park and Ride site. For political comment Cllr Toby Coke (UKIP) Chairman of the Environment, Development and Transport Committee, on 07717 881289 Cllr John Timewell (Liberal Democrat) Vice Chair of the Environment, Development and Transport Committee, on 01692 535074 Cllr Martin Wilby (Conservative) on 07920 286618 or 01379 741504 Cllr Terry Jermy (Labour) on 07742 157967 Cllr Andrew Boswell (Green) on 07787 127881 Cllr Richard Bird (Independent) on 01485 532565
For further information please contact: Media Team at Norfolk County Council Tel: 01603 228888 Email: [email protected]