Email News July 2009
Foreword...
Welcome to the August issue of email news. This month's issue looks at a range of important issues for marine businesses. It includes details of the new CWEB system, an online database that can be used for free by companies wishing to recruit staff as well as people seeking new employment. We also have updates on development projects such as Hythe Marine Park and Southampton Port. Read on to find out more...
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Hythe Marine Park one step closer...
It's over two years since the former US Army base at RAF Hythe closed in September 2006 with the loss of some 200 jobs. Since then, the South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has been working with local partners in order to ensure the successful future of the site and has secured a number of occupations by marine companies.
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Southampton ship repairer raises game with 1,000 tonne lift facility...
A leading Southampton-based ship repairer has stepped up its facilities to customers with a 1,000 tonne lift facility in Portsmouth harbour.
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BERR launches new guide to business assistance...
BERR, the Government department for Business, Innovation and Skills, has recently launched a guide to services to business.
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New water freight database to help companies move goods by water...
Freight by Water, the promotional body for water freight transport in the UK, has launched the first phase of its upgraded database. The only database of its kind in the UK, this facility is a one-stop-shop and free of charge to those looking to move goods by water. See http://www.freightbywaterdatabase.org
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Google UK launches new online aide for exporters...
With products and services from the UK so very competitively priced in global terms, now is an excellent time to sell to overseas customers. With this in mind Google UK, along with other partners such as UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), has launched a free new online support tool called Export Adviser.
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New Free Business Programmes...
Two new complimentary programmes have recently been launched, both of which are funded jointly by South East England Development Agency and the European Union and are designed to improve sustainability and profit levels.
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Hampshire County Council launches grant for companies looking to take on apprentices...
Businesses which continue to invest in skills and training through a recession are far more likely to survive through the upturn than those who don’t. Nevertheless, there is a strong temptation to cut back on this area of expenditure.
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Technical Skills Project works to help workers being made redundant...
In an earlier edition we featured the initial work of the Technical Skills Project (TSP), a SEEDA funded, dedicated programme to support the Marine and Aerospace sectors.
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Unique electrical power management courses running this summer...
In a proactive move to address the ever present possibility of blackouts at sea, Portsmouth based VT Flagship has designed and is now delivering courses for Electrical Power Management and Emergency Distribution (EPMED) and Electrical Power Management for Operators and Watch Keepers (EPMOW).
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Apprentices learn new skills renovating Kent barge...
Whether wind power is any good for generating electricity is hotly disputed but for hundreds of years wind power kept London supplied with Kentish produce, right up until the 1960s, as sailing barges plied up and down the Thames and the Kent and East Anglian coasts.
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Seawork 2009 – ‘Spirit of Innovation Award’ New Pump offers 1000 fold improvement in dry running time...
Marine South East and the University of Southampton sponsored the Innovations Showcase and Awards at this year’s Seawork Exhibition in Southampton.
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Free flights for SMEs looking to develop export programme...
British Airways has teamed up with UKTI to offer a number of free business class seats on their flights to all destinations.
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Hot ideas steal the show at Schools Marine Challenge Race Day 2009...
Schools raced to the finish at the 4th annual Schools Marine Challenge South East Race Day 2009, on Tuesday 23rd June 2009 at JB Waterski, Thorpe Road, Chertsey in Surrey.
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Maritime Training and Careers Event at Seawork 2009...
For the first time at the Seawork exhibition, students from local secondary schools were coached in to attend the very successful Maritime Training and Careers event in association with Solent Skill Quest Ltd and Portsmouth Education Business Partnership.
