Speak to theexperts in logistics01743 443 043Aaron & Partners is one of the UK’s leadingfirms of logistics solicitors and honorarylegal advisors to the UK WarehousingAssociation.We are commended nationwide by the twoleading independent Legal Directories forthe advice we provide to the sector.So, whether you are a HGV or warehouseoperator, or both, we have the specialistknowledge your business needs.Simon EdwardsSenior PartnerSimon is honorary legal advisor to the United Kingdom WarehousingAssociation and a Fellow of the Association of Business RecoveryProfessionals. A persuasive and skilled negotiator and problemsolver, he is a creative and lateral thinker with a wide knowledgeand experience of the law, a clear focus and a practical and verycommercial way of dealing with his clients’ issues. Simon’s analyticalapproach identifies the client’s objective and generates a strategy toachieve it.e: simon.edwards@aaronandpartners.comaaronandpartners.com/logistics@AaronsTransportNick ClarkeCommercial PartnerThe commercial work Nick undertakes includes drafting, reviewingand negotiating warehousing and logistics contracts. Through thefirm’s connections with the UK Warehousing Association, Nick hasconsiderable experience of advising warehouse keepers in relation tothe impact of the insolvency of their customers and the use of liens insuch situations.e: nick.clarke@aaronandpartners.comTim CulpinHead of Transport LawSince 1994 Tim has advised on all aspects of regulatory law andcompliance management systems with a particular speciality in RoadTransport Law. Tim is an experienced advocate in both the Magistrates’Court and at Traffic Commissioners’ Public Inquiries. He has built upsignificant experience in dealing with regulatory authorities on behalf ofhis clients, reviewing existing compliance management systems andproviding practical advice on updating and improving those systems.e: tim.culpin@aaronandpartners.comaaronandpartners.com/logisticsLogistic legalities? Let’s talk.If your relationship with your current solicitor has come to the endof the road, consider getting things back on track with a move toAaron & Partners. As logistic sector specialists, we offer expertpractical, commercial and strategic legal advice to warehouseoperators, commercial vehicle operators and their staff.• One of the UK’s leading firmsof road transport solicitors• Member of the industry’s maintrade bodies, including theChartered Institute of Logistics& Transport, Confederation ofPassenger Transport and theHeavy Transport Association• Honorary legal advisors to theUK Warehousing Association• 24 hour Helpline01743 443 043Canon Court North,Abbey Lawn,Shrewsbury SY2 5DEenquiries@aaronandpartners.com@AaronsTransport
Training tips the scalesGOING the extra mile is a phrase manybusinesses will cite when looking to attainpremium customer service and positionitself as a leader.Martyn Rowlands, managing directorand owner of Pipekit, a specialist plasticpipe company based in Shrewsbury,certainly adheres to this and sees relevanttraining as the key.The business was set up three yearsago to plug a gap in the market for anindependent and dedicated plastic pipedistributor. From the beginning, Rowlandsbelieved that developing staff was pivotalto its success.Mr Rowlands said: “I earmarkedapprenticeships, ongoing personaldevelopment and manufacturer trainingas a prerequisite for all staff progressionin my original business plan. I feel verystrongly in giving people the right skillsto do their job and in particular seeapprenticeships as a key tool for anymodern business.”It is no surprise, therefore, that despite itstill being a new business, with six staff, 80per cent are involved in apprenticeshipsor ongoing training, selected to enhancetheir job responsibilities.This dedication was recentlyacknowledged by the ShropshireChamber of Commerce, when Pipekit wasa finalist in the Apprenticeships categoryShropshire Business Awards 2014 - FinalistsCOMMUNICATIONSat its 2014 Shropshire Business Awards.Jamie McQueen, who started thebusiness alongside Martyn Rowlands, hasserved two apprenticeships during thisperiod and offers a great example of howthey benefit both company and individual.Jamie has recently progressed from salesadvisor to area sales manager. The newposition was created for McQueen dueto the skills he has gained working as anapprentice over the last three years.Summing up, Martyn Rowlands says:“The investment in our staff has allowedus to grow locally, nationally andinternationally, by helping us to offer thebest advice and guidance when dealingwith our customers. This in turn has helpedus secure and grow our business and willhelp us to achieve our ultimate goal ofbecoming a leading independent plasticpipe distributor in the UK.”01743 860088; www.pipekit.co.uk;enquiries@pipekit.co.uk; tweet @pipekitGLASS, CHINA,AND REPUTATIONARE EASILYCRACKED BUTNEVER WELLMENDEDBenjamin FranklinTo find out how we could help promote, protect,or defend your reputation, do get in touch01743 453186admin@zen-communications.co.ukwww.zen-communications.co.ukYouth on their sideUnemployed Shropshire youngsterswho have become “trailblazing”business entrepreneurs with the helpof the TTC Group were recognised fortheir achievements at the first Young BritAwards.More than 100 aged from 15 to 30 arenow running their own businesses inthe rural county, with 85 signing off theunemployment register.They have opened shops, computer repaircompanies, web businesses, sports-andfitnessventures; set up fashion brands,design-and-media consultancies, andarts-and-crafts emporiums. One youngsteris even chopping down trees in alumberjack business.The awards ceremony at the Hadley ParkHouse in Telford, recognised the successof the fledgling businesses over the past 18months with the help of Young Britain andfinance from the Start Up Loans Company.Young Britain is a business supportprogramme and has been co-fundedby the European Regional DevelopmentFund to tackle youth unemployment inShropshire and help young people tobecome self-employed.County business duo Graham and JennyWynn, who run the TTC Group, a leadingUK road-safety education organisation,helped to co-finance the schemealong with Telford & Wrekin Council andShropshire Enterprise Partnership.Their TTC Group company head office isnext door to the Young Britain HQ at theHub in Hadley Park which Graham andJenny provide rent-free to help 18- to30-year-olds start their own business.“The Young Britain campaign would nothave happened without Graham’s andJenny’s generous support. Not only havethey provided the premises, they havealso given their backing with their time,advice and guidance,” said Young Britainco-founder Fay Easton.“These start-up entrepreneurs are nowgrowing their businesses, employing others,outsourcing to small contractors, openingshops in market town high streets andgenerally helping to regenerate the localeconomy as well as rebuild their own lives.“Their experience of self-employmentis life changing, and once they realisethat starting a business requires moredetermination than educationalqualifications then the sky is the limit formany who thought that setting up abusiness was not for them.“The boost to the economy is now evidentin our falling local unemployment figures,and nationally the Office for NationalStatistics shows that youth unemploymentis at its lowest for five years. Across allage ranges the biggest change toemployment statistics is the massive rise inself-employment numbers,” said Fay.Lord Young with Fay Easton (left) andTTC Group MD Jenny Wynn at thelaunch of Young Britain in Telford.NEWSTelford mayor Leon Murray openingNicknack Crafts in Wellington withBradley Hodson and partner NickyEntrepreneurs and volunteer mentorshave been advising the new generationof young start-ups, with 92 business andmarketing workshops hosted at the Telfordand Shrewsbury Enterprise Hubs and morethan £400,000 arranged in start-up loansthrough the government-backed financescheme.Tom Jones, 23, bought essential cateringequipment with a Young Britain start-uploan and opened the Cambrian CoffeeLounge in his stepfather’s antiquesemporium, just a short walk from OswestryHigh Street.Michelle Hallewell, 26, took redundancy asa deputy manager with New Look, for thechance to open her “dream” sweet shopin Newport. Shells Scrumptious Sweets isjust off the High Street and was launchedwith the help of Young Britain.And Bradley Hodson, 29, and his partnerNicky, opened Nicknack Crafts Co inCrown Street, Wellington in April offering“rent-a-shelf” to other artisans. They planto expand into other market towns andopen craft workshops for up and coming“one man bands.”www.youngbritain.com30 31
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