Marketing agency helps launch first disabled Ryder Cup style golf event sponsored by Amazon

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Marketing agency helps launch first disabled Ryder Cup style golf event sponsored by Amazon

Hot on the heels of the recent British Masters, Derby-based marketing agency, Purpose Media has provided sponsorship and marketing support for the first ever Ryder Cup style golf event for disabled people. Global brand Amazon was the main sponsor of the event and has committed to further raise the profile of the event to help secure its ongoing viability.

Called the Cairns Cup, the inaugural event is taking place at the Seve Ballesteros-designed The Shire London golf course between 7-13 May. The venues for future Cairns Cup include The Fortress (Michigan USA) in 2024, Celtic Manor (Wales) in 2026, Florida in 2028 and San Rogue, Gibraltar in 2030.

The tournament has the backing of the “Ryder family” and Tom Ryder Smith, the grandson of Samuel Ryder, who founded the Ryder Cup, has committed his full support to the Cairns Cup.

The tournament sees Europe host USA over 3 days playing fourball betterball, foursomes and singles formats. Each team consists of 16 players, however only 12 will play each day. Each team has at least 6 different disabilities and WHS handicaps ranging from scratch to 54 making the event truly inclusive and available to all golfers who have a disability.

Team Europe will be led Kevin Booth, with vice captain Kris Aves, a police officer from Barnet, London who was injured in a terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge in 2017.

Team USA is captained by Tracey Ramin, who is executive director of The National Amputee Golf Association, Board member of The Michigan Amputee Golf Association, director of completion and co-founder of USAGA Para long drive Rock City Rumble 2019. Other vice captains include Derek Milne, John Bell, and Tineke Loogman and Jonathan Snyder.

Purpose Media has agreed to create branding for the UK event, manage social media, film the event and create promotional videos as part of its contribution towards ensuring this inaugural event receives the support it deserves.

Matt Wheatcroft from Purpose Media said: “We have an established reputation for helping sports clubs and associations maximise the power of digital marketing. We are delighted to have been asked to support the launch of this inaugural event and look forward to playing a key role in the future.”

The Cairns cup is a “Ryder Cup Style” match-play event between golfers with various disabilities from Europe and USA.

The event is also presented as a DISABILITY GOLF FESTIVAL with the following aims:

  • Establish a competitive event for those with a disability
  • Raise awareness of Disability Golf
  • Provide a platform to raising funds to promote golf to all
  • Leave a legacy for future generation

The Cairns Cup aka “The Billy” arose from the Phoenix Cup 2018 in Florida when a team of disabled golfers from USA & Europe played at Rotonda Golf Club, Florida. Mr. Billy Cairns was a team member of the travelling European team and unfortunately passed away the day after arriving in Florida. This made the competition very emotional and ensured that the camaraderie between the two teams was unprecedented.

The Cairns Cup CIC is now a not for profit company that will allow the event to grow and promote opportunities for Disabled Golfers in the USA and Europe.

Midlands logistics take-up outperforms rest of UK

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Midlands logistics take-up outperforms rest of UK
The Midlands recorded the highest level of take-up of logistics space in the first quarter of 2022, accounting for almost half (46%) of the total space taken across the UK. According to CBRE’s UK Logistics Market Summary, of the 10.43m sq ft transacted in Q1, 3.4m sq ft (32.4%) was in the East Midlands, representing a 111% year-on-year increase. The East Midlands also ended the quarter with the largest amount of logistics space under offer, at 5.9m sq ft. Logistics take-up in the West Midlands totaled 1.5m sq ft (14.1%), with 5.3m sq ft under offer. Available space fell for a second consecutive quarter to 1.7m sq ft, of which more than 1m sq ft was secondhand. There were no new speculative units completed during Q1. In the East Midlands, the development pipeline is looking much healthier. At the end of Q1, the region had 4.9m sq ft of available space, the majority (73.3%) of which is speculative and currently under construction. The demand for logistics space is putting upward pressure on rents, with nearly all UK regions experiencing rental growth during Q1. Prime rents in the East Midlands grew for the fifth consecutive quarter, reaching a record £8.25 per sq ft, while the West Midlands recorded the second highest prime rent across the UK regions at £8.50 per sq ft. Luke Thacker, associate director in CBRE’s Midlands industrial and logistics team, said: “The Midlands was once again the standout performer, dominating take-up of logistics space during the first three months of the year and reaffirming its position as the UK’s logistics heartland. “Take-up in the East Midlands was predominantly for build-to-suit and speculative units, a trend that looks set to continue, with almost all the 5.9m sq ft of space under offer in the region being build-to-suit. It’s a similar picture in the West Midlands, where again pretty much all the space under offer is either speculative or build-to-suit. “The challenge in the Midlands, however, is the current shortage of new ready to occupy space and while there is speculative development in the pipeline, this is quickly being taken due to the competition for space. Developers have responded by building speculatively again but more space is needed to satisfy the strong market demand.”

First UK logistics building to go beyond “Net Zero“ built in Daventry

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First UK logistics building to go beyond “Net Zero“ built in Daventry
Prologis, the developer and owner of logistics parks, has completed the construction of the UK’s first logistics property to go beyond net zero carbon in its construction and operation – delivering a net benefit for the environment over its lifetime. Located on Prologis Apex Park, near Daventry, Prologis has delivered a brand new 435,000 sq ft unit, which will act as UK Logistics Centre for an American multinational. In a first for the world of industrial logistics property, Prologis have delivered an industrial unit which pushes the boundaries of sustainable construction.   The building includes the installation of bespoke energy saving technology. In addition to the standard sustainability measures provided by Prologis, including rainwater harvesting and electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a 1.4MW rooftop solar system has also been installed, resulting in a building which will return more energy to the grid than it uses. The surplus energy it generates will help to power other homes and businesses.  The new unit at Apex Park is BREEAM rated ‘Outstanding’ – placing it in the top 1% of UK non-domestic buildings. When certified at Post Construction stage by BREEAM, the building scored 88.2%, which was the highest “Industrial 2018 Shell & Core” score so far achieved. Martin Cooper, vice president, development management at Prologis UK, said: “This is a milestone for Prologis and shows what can be achieved when like-minded businesses work together to realise their vision for a building that delivers a net benefit for the environment. All our new warehouses in the UK have been net zero carbon in construction for the past 14 years, but this building at Apex Park takes carbon reduction to a new level. “The dialogue around net zero is progressing rapidly and businesses are beginning to look beyond ‘operational carbon’ to find other ways to make their buildings more sustainable. Reducing the embodied carbon of new buildings requires intense collaboration across the supply chain, from engineers and architects to material and product suppliers, plant hire firms and contractors. “Moving as a country towards being net zero by 2050, we look forward to seeing many more logistics projects that are net-positive for the environment, and we’re extremely proud to be leading the way.” Additionally, the new unit is also the first development of its type to achieve an EPC rating of A+, meeting the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) Framework Definition of Net Zero Carbon for both embodied & operational carbon. It’s predicted that the unit will generate more energy than it uses, avoiding 105 tCO2eper year and feeding unused energy back in the grid. As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable construction Prologis ensures that each new logistics property can achieve a net environmental benefit, starting by designing out carbon emissions wherever possible – for example by offering customers rooftop solar power systems. The whole life carbon footprint is then measured, and unavoidable embodied carbon emissions are mitigated by protecting rainforest. Through Prologis’ partnership with climate change charity, Cool Earth, 310 acres of Papua New Guinea rainforest were protected based on a whole lifetime assessment of the Apex Park building’s carbon impact.  In November 2021, Prologis were awarded the Terra Carta seal, which recognises companies who are building a sustainable future and have made a serious commitment to put nature, people & the planet at the heart of the economy.

Digital marketing specialist expands to new home in Derby

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Digital marketing specialist expands to new home in Derby
Digital marketing specialists Alphageek are relocating to the Cubo flex workspace in Derby after outgrowing their current premises. The company, which was launched in 2017, has taken a 24-person office at Cubo, which is located in the Old Post Office building on Victoria Street. The grade II listed three-storey, 18,000 sq ft Cubo Derby was opened in 2020 following an extensive refurbishment and can accommodate more than 200 desks in a variety of co-working spaces and private offices. Members benefit from a variety of other services and facilities including meeting rooms, networking events, private booths, chill-out areas, beer on tap and a free barista service. Alphageek specialises in data-driven online advertising and web development. The company delivers tangible results for companies of all shapes and sizes worldwide and has created campaigns for some of the country’s most exciting brands including Project D, HUUB, G-SHOCK, Casio and more. The company now employs 15 staff, with plans for future expansion in the coming months. Commenting on the move to Cubo Derby, Art Lindop, Managing Director of Alphageek, said: “Alphageek are entering an exciting phase of growth and we needed a high end, modern space representative of our aspirations. “We can’t wait to move into our new home in a hub of Derby businesses and make full use of Cubo’s amazing facilities. As a venue we can both grow our local client base and help the Alphageek creative magic flow – Cubo is perfect.” Marc Brough, Managing Director at Cubo, added: “Alphageek is one of a growing number of exciting local businesses that are rethinking their accommodation strategies and opting for a hybrid working model at Cubo. “Location, an inspiring space to work from and flexibility are the main drivers for businesses who are looking for office accommodation. Cubo provides all this and much more, making it an attractive place to base a business.”

£2.6m Loughborough Town Deal investment confirmed to build Digital Skills Hub

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£2.6m Loughborough Town Deal investment confirmed to build Digital Skills Hub
A hub to help equip local people with digital skills for the future has received a £2.6 million boost from Loughborough Town Deal. The Town Deal has confirmed the funding to create the Digital Skills Hub at Loughborough College which will also work with employers to deliver a greater breadth of work placement opportunities. It is one of 11 projects Loughborough Town Deal is backing after securing £16.9 million of Government funding. In total, the projects are worth over £40 million of investment for the town. The Town Deal Board is co-chaired by Cllr Jonathan Morgan, leader of Charnwood Borough Council, and Dr Nik Kotecha OBE, chairman of Loughborough-based Morningside Pharmaceuticals. Cllr Morgan said: “I am delighted that we can now confirm Town Deal funding for the Digital Skills Hub at Loughborough College. “We are living and working in an ever-increasing digital world and therefore the demand for a facility like this has never been higher. The skills hub will help not only people but also local businesses as we continue to emerge from the impact of the pandemic and build a stronger local economy.” Dr Nik Kotecha said: “We want the Town Deal to have a real legacy and this will certainly be one aspect of that. Thousands of local people will be trained at the Digital Skills Hub and forge their careers and futures with the skills they will learn there. “I am really pleased the Town Deal can invest in Loughborough College which is a wonderful asset for the town and borough.” Jo Maher, principal and CEO of Loughborough College, said: “This is fantastic news and we’re extremely grateful to the Town Deal for investing in our digital vision. “The funding means we can create more cutting-edge facilities on campus which enhance the digital capability of learners and our community so that we can better meet the needs of local and regional employers. “In addition, the Skills Hub perfectly complements our new T-Level Centre and proposed Institute of Technology on campus, helping us create a state-of-the-art learning environment in the heart of the community.” The Town Deal grant will support the construction of the new Digital Skills Hub building on the College campus next to a new T Level Centre off Epinal Way. Construction work is due to start at the end of 2022. The Digital Skills Hub will aim to support the delivery of T Levels, apprenticeships, industry placements and higher technical qualifications to skill-up local people as Loughborough moves into a more digitally-focussed future. It will also:
  • target unemployed and semi-skilled adults to support them into employment
  • equip the next generation with the skills and knowledge to improve social mobility, human capital and economic success
  • provide support to businesses post-COVID-19
  • reduce the need for local people to travel to access skills, therefore, contributing to the college’s commitment to clean growth and carbon reductions in Loughborough.
  • create an accessible and modern facility to welcome the community and local businesses, training on digital jobs for the future.
Loughborough Town Deal is backing projects to boost skills, improve the town centre, reduce flooding, regenerate the riverside, develop a creative hub and support two key attractions – Great Central Railway and the bell foundry. So far, Loughborough Town Deal has invested £750,000 to create a Careers and Enterprise Hub in Loughborough town centre; £1.7 million to support the Bedford Square Gateway Project which is regenerating part of the town centre and £835,000 to help save Taylor’s Bell Foundry, the last major bell foundry in the UK. Combined with the Digital Skills hub project, that brings Town Deal investment in Loughborough so far to around £5.8 million.

Local artist creates bespoke bowl for Belmayne Ball

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Local artist creates bespoke bowl for Belmayne Ball
A charity ball organised by Dronfield-based financial planners, Belmayne, has received a boost, thanks to the generosity of a Derbyshire artist. A unique bowl, created specially by Chris Fisher RPT, will be auctioned at the Belmayne Foundation’s black-tie event, being held on Saturday (May 14). The tactile blue charging dish is decorated with silver gilt and entitled “Every Cloud.” It was designed by Chris Fisher, also known as The Blind Woodturner, the UK’s only completely blind professional accredited woodturner. He learned his craft by listening to hundreds of hours of YouTube videos and now sells his products worldwide. Almost 160 people are expected to attend Belmayne’s ball, which is being held at the Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria in Sheffield. The event is fully funded by the firm, so all money raised from ticket sales and activities on the night will be donated to the four small charities it is supporting this year. They are: Derbyshire Asbestos Support Team, Disability Awareness with Sport, Sheffield Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and Sight Support Derbyshire. Martin Birch, a partner at Belmayne, said: “We are extremely grateful to Chris Fisher for taking the time to make this beautiful piece of art for our event and our friends at Sight Support Derbyshire for the introduction. There is no doubt it will be highly sought after and will help us generate generous sums of money for our charities. This year’s ball is set to be the biggest fundraiser we’ve ever organised and we would like to thank everyone who has booked tickets or donated prizes for their support.” Belmayne will be auctioning and raffling a number of high-profile prizes, including tickets to see England v New Zealand at Twickenham, a bottle of wine signed by the Prime Minister, signed shirts from both Sheffield football teams and a signed photo of world champion mountain biker, Steve Peat.

Nottingham-based property agent appoints new associate director

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Nottingham-based property agent appoints new associate director
Leading commercial property agency Innes England has welcomed a new associate director to its Nottingham office. Trish Topliss has joined the firm’s building consultancy team after moving from property and construction consultancy Gleeds, in Nottingham, where she was an executive building surveyor for nearly 17 years. Trish brings with her an expansive history of building surveying and project management. Trish, who has lived and worked in Nottingham for more than two decades, said: “I’m thrilled to be joining Innes England and the team in Nottingham. The opportunity to become an associate director at a new firm was too good to turn down. The business has an excellent reputation in the city and is one that I’ve been hearing about for years. “Nottingham is fast becoming one of the country’s brightest and busiest cities and it’s been wonderful watching it grow over the past 20 years. The market continues to show no signs of slowing down. I am ready for this new challenge, both personally and professionally. “While I’ve only been here a month and I’m still finding my feet and getting used to the new environment, I’m excited to pass on my experience to the graduates we have here at Innes. No one day is the same in building surveying and the projects are always varied and interesting.” Innes England, which has offices in Nottingham, Derby and Leicester, this year revealed that investment in the East Midlands’ commercial real estate sector smashed to a record-breaking level of £2.29 billion in 2021, in its annual Market Insite report. Trish’s appointment boosts the building consultancy team, which provides expert building surveying and project management advice across a range of projects. She is the third person to recently join the team who was educated at Nottingham Trent University, joining Kartar Soar and Dan Knight. Kartar joined the building consultancy team in January after moving from Birmingham, where he was a qualified building surveyor with Savills, while Dan joined as a graduate surveyor after completing a degree in building surveying. Mike Thorne, director and head of building consultancy at Innes, said: “I’m delighted to welcome Trish to the team, as we continue to bring in fresh faces with new ideas. “We know Trish is a very capable and experienced surveyor that can hit the ground running. She is already taking the lead role with Phoenix Futures to deliver their £1.6m care home refurbishment, and helping us deliver a multi-million pound refurbishment programme.”

Work starts on £7.8m Ashbourne affordable homes scheme

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Work starts on £7.8m Ashbourne affordable homes scheme
Representatives from Nottingham Community Housing Association (NCHA) and Derbyshire Dales District Council got together last week to celebrate the beginning of work on a new £7.8m affordable housing development on Ashbourne’s Mayfield Road. Formerly a service station and garage, Dove Garage has now been demolished. A development of 37 new homes has begun, providing a selection of one, two and three bedroom houses. 19 homes will be available for affordable rent and 18 sold for shared ownership. The District Council’s director of housing, Rob Cogings, said: “We are delighted to have worked in partnership with NCHA to deliver the most energy efficient affordable housing scheme ever built here in the Derbyshire Dales. “The scheme will meet a range of housing needs which are evident on the Council’s Housing Register. The environmental sustainability of the proposal will ensure this is one of the best performing environmental housing developments in the district.” Working in partnership with Derbyshire Dales District Council, NCHA have planned a gas-free development. These new homes will be built to EPC A energy rating, with high energy efficiency standards, air-source heat pumps and access to green space. All the new homes will have their own private garden and parking. Allan Fisher, director of development and assets at NCHA, said: “We are passionate about delivering affordable homes and healthy environments. These energy-efficient homes will be built to an EPC A standard to help residents reduce their energy bills and reduce our impact on the environment.” The scheme, designed by architects Player Roberts Bell, is funded by contributions from Homes England and NCHA. NCHA have partnered with MyPad for the build which is expected to be complete by Winter 2023/2024.

Yü Group to create new division following integration of smart meter specialists

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Yü Group to create new division following integration of smart meter specialists
Yü Group, the Nottingham-headquartered independent supplier of gas, electricity and water to the UK corporate sector, is creating a metering services division following the integration of the management and support team and Intellectual Property of Magnum Utilities, specialists in smart meter installation and services. Magnum Utilities entered administration on 9 May 2022 as a result of its clients entering the SOLR process. A team of 28 join Yü Group and will bring extensive expertise and experience and will trade under ‘Yü Smart’ a new wholly owned subsidiary of the group. The new metering services division will see the development of Yü Group’s field engineering capabilities to accelerate the installation of SMETS2 meters across the group’s eligible and future portfolio. This will provide Yü Group greater control and accuracy of metering data to improve operational efficiencies and the reduction of Yü Group’s current maintenance spend with third party metering service providers. It will also support Yü Group’s Digital by Default strategy by driving enhanced data insight to enable better hedging performance and understanding of customer consumption. In addition, it will support Yü Group’s future growth by unlocking new market opportunities to develop field services across the group’s existing customers as well as developing its own customer base. The installation of SMETS2 will also ensure better outcomes for Yü Group’s customers through more accurate billing and meter readings and energy efficiency insight. Bobby Kalar, Group Chief Executive Officer, said: “We are delighted to be integrating Magnum Utilities management and support team to build our metering capability and expertise. “The ability to control a larger part of the value chain and influence predictable outcomes for our customers will drive significant value enhancement – providing us greater control of our customers’ energy supply. Not only will this improve our operational efficiency but in turn will support our future growth. “I’d like to take this opportunity to welcome our new colleagues to the group, and look forward to launching our new metering division in early Q3 2022 under the Yü Smart brand.”

Digital media service company sold to private equity firm

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Digital media service company sold to private equity firm
ECI Partners has completed the sale of Imagesound to Livingbridge, generating a 2.6x return. Chesterfield-headquartered Imagesound is a tech-enabled digital media service company with over 65,000 music zones. It operates two brands across a global footprint, operating in 160 countries. Imagesound provides in-store audio and visual solutions to a large number of blue-chip retail and leisure customers. Music Styling delivers a highly curated and bespoke service to high-profile international hotel and cruise groups. ECI partnered with Imagesound in 2016, and since then the business has transformed from being predominantly UK-based, with just 10% of revenues coming from outside the UK, to a truly global company. International revenues now account for more than half of total Group revenues and Imagesound has also significantly expanded its international presence with new offices in Miami, Shanghai and Dubai. The business has also completed four acquisitions, further strengthening its global market position. The investment from Livingbridge will help Imagesound to continue to drive its organic growth globally and underpin an ongoing buy and build strategy. Will Truman, CEO of Imagesound, said: “It has been a pleasure to work with the ECI team over the past six years to expand our international footprint, develop our product offering and grow our team by over 100%. I’d like to thank the team at ECI for a successful partnership, and I look forward to working with Livingbridge over the coming years as we look to double in size again.” Matthew Caffrey, partner at Livingbridge, said: “We’re very excited to be partnering with Will and the team. They have done a fantastic job growing Imagesound through the pandemic and the business is extremely well positioned for growth. We are particularly keen to continue to grow the proposition internationally and look forward to building on recent success, particularly in the US market.” John Hayhurst, partner at ECI Partners, said: “It has been a pleasure to work alongside chairman Derek Mapp, Will and the team for the past six years, helping to expand the company’s global proposition. We believe Imagesound is well-positioned to continue along its impressive growth trajectory. We would like to thank the team for such a successful partnership, and we wish them and Livingbridge all the best for the future.”
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