The Landscaping contract for Lancing Business Park is due for renewal at the end of 2013.

Any expressions of interest should be sent by email to lindastopp@lancingbusinesspark.co.uk by Friday 4th October.

The Teamsport Lancing Karting Grand Prix is back for 2013

The event will be staged on Monday 7th October at 7pm at the usual price of £99 + VAT/team (of up to 4 drivers).  The format will be an extended 30 minute Practice/Qualifying session followed by a 1 ½ hour flat out race with drivers only stopping for driver changes and penalties. 

To book please EMail sales.brighton@team-sport.co.uk , these events are usually very popular so book soon to avoid disappointment!

New Member to member offers have been added to the website. Support your Business Park.  http://www.lancingbusinesspark.co.uk/Member_Offers

New Job Vacancies posted on Lancing Business Park Jobs Page click link for more details http://www.lancingbusinesspark.co.uk/Job_Vacancies

As a proud Royal Warrant holder, Manhattan Furniture has been invited to exhibit at The Coronation Festival at Buckingham Palace, between 11th-14th July. They will be accompanied by over 200 Royal Warrant holders and their stand is in the Homes and Gardens section which is one of four sections. The other sections are Food and Drink, Design and Technology and Style, Pursuits and Pastimes.

They will be launching their new Planet2050® kitchen – this is a kitchen specification which fuses together ultra-sustainable kitchen elements into one neat, stylish kitchen. Planet2050® helps clients (the housing construction industry) to build sustainable and stylish homes by helping them to gain essential credits in both the Code for Sustainable Homes and BREEAM’s Domestic Refurbishment guidelines

Vicky Vaughan, Marketing Manager at Manhattan Furniture recently met some of the other Royal Warrant holders and said: “The diversity of businesses attending the Coronation Festival is impressive: from royal jewellers to florists and cheese makers. The Coronation Festival is just what 2013 needs and we are thrilled to be a part of it.”

The Coronation Festival is open to the public and tickets are £30 for Daytime Festival Tickets and £100 for Evening Gala tickets. Catherine Jenkins and Sophie Ellis Bextor are rumoured to be singing at the Evening Gala. Visit www.coronationfestival.com for further information and to purchase tickets. Please do come and say ‘hello’ if you attend.

As a member of Lancing Business Park don't forget to regularly visit our members offers page www.lancingbusinesspark.co.uk/Member_Offers and support fellow businesses on the Park. If you would like to submit an offer please email admin@lancingbusinesspark.co.uk

We’re 40...but we don’t look it!

Parafix Tapes and Conversions Ltd are delighted to be celebrating their 40^th year of providing bespoke solutions for industries such as electronics, automotive, aerospace, military & defence, renewable and healthcare. Celebrations are being held next month at Pangdean Barn in Pyecombe. A barn dance and hog roast are being provided for Parafix’s 50+ employees and friends of the company.

Parafix was formed in 1972 on the South coast of England where the company has grown in both size and capability. Parafix were quickly appointed as a 3M preferred distributor for the local area and over the following years a strong relationship was built, resulting in the current status of being one of only 12 Global Preferred Converters for 3M. Other strong relationships were built and are enjoyed by Parafix; including Preferred Converter status with Rogers and Laird.

Manufacturing has faced many difficulties over recent years, but Parafix’s commitment to continuous improvement, providing excellent customer service and focus on employee development are examples of their response to the challenging economic climate; which is why, despite the recession, the company has seen steady growth.

Playing an active part in supporting the local community has also been important to the company and is one of Parafix’s core values; they are keen sponsors of local charities, including the Chestnut Tree House and also sponsor local sports activities including golf, Sussex County Cricket Club and Brighton & Hove Albion FC.

Their community and business efforts have been recognised on a number of occasions, including winning Manufacturer of the Year at the 2010 Worthing Business Awards, winning the Company of the Year trophy at the 2011 Sussex Business Awards and being recognised in the Manufacturer of the Year category at the 2011 Southern Business Awards.

Steve Barwick, Sales and Marketing Manager, says of their work: “We have a variety of applications and customers we work with at Parafix, there’s always something new and exciting. We have high hopes for the future and perceive us to be just as strong throughout the next 40 years”.

For more information about Parafix’s history please visit: http://www.parafix.com/en/index.cfm/Our-History/.

 

 

 

Lancing Business Park - Estates Excellence Pilot Project

The Lancing Business Park Committee is pleased to announce its partnership with Adur and Worthing Councils, the Health and Safety Executive and the NHS, to reduce the costs associated with accidents and ill health in the workplace.

We feel strongly that companies on Lancing Business Park could see real benefits from participating in the new national initiative called ‘Estates Excellence’. Our business park has been chosen to pilot this project which aims to reduce red tape, by developing a new collaborative and more sensible approach to managing business risk. The pilot will be designed to directly meet the health and safety needs of businesses, to help lower costs, improve the health of staff and reduce concern regarding legal requirements.

The pilot will provide free health and safety training and support for all businesses on the park, to help improve performance without unnecessary costs. This is a non-enforcement based approach, where officers will freely give advice and access to the following help, without any obligation:

•    Free face to face contact with health and safety professionals giving guidance in a non-enforcement context
•    Free advice and coaching on health improvement
•    Free training and taster sessions
•    Increased knowledge and competence
•    Opportunity for occupational health assessment
•    Clear guidance on what measures are actually required
•    Opportunity to collaborate and save e.g. through joint procurement
Phase 1 of the pilot will begin on the 28th May and run until 15th June 2012, with the Estates Excellence Team calling on all businesses on the park to give them a quick overview of the pilot. Please note that this initial visit should take no longer than 15 minutes. The team will ask for information about your business and your main health or safety concerns to ensure that Phase 2 meets your business needs. Businesses will then be offered an opportunity to participate in Phase 2.

Phase 2 will begin on 2nd July and run until 3rd August 2012 and will offer a free informal “benchmarking” visit which will take about an hour and aims to identify any gaps in health or safety provision, which your business could benefit from addressing.

Phase 3 will begin in September 2012 and will offer a full menu of free training and events aimed at addressing the issues identified in Phase 2.
 
This is a unique opportunity for our business park to lead the way in raising standards ahead of any future health and safety inspections. It will further improve our reputation as an excellent business park and we hope you will be able to share our enthusiasm for this project and take full advantage of it.

 For further information go to:
http://www.hse.gov.uk/estatesexcellence/index.htm
Or contact the Environmental Health Team at Adur and Worthing Councils through alison.lindley@adur-worthing.gov.uk  tel.01273 263437 or
paul.unsworth@adur-worthing.gov.uk  tel.07827 926 266

The team challenges at Teamsports Go Karting have been a big success and congratulations once again to Alverstone Autos in winning the Team Sport Indoor Karting Challenge held on the 22nd March.

This fun event is organised for Lancing Business Park members and open to anyone to participate.


Obviously the guys from Alverstone are professionals so perhaps they should be awarded a handicap for the next event

The next race is planned for the 5th June. Please contact Jon direct at  trackmanager.brighton@team-sport.co.uk  if you are interested in taking part.