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Fujitsu Siemens has ‘no concrete plans’ for redundancies
Fujitsu Siemens says job losses in Sheffield are unlikely following Fujitsu’s acquisition of Siemens’ stake in the European IT joint venture, but it can’t rule them out. Fujitsu, one of Japan’s biggest technology companies, intends to buy Siemens’ entire 50 per cent shareholding for about €450m and Fujitsu Siemens Computers will then become a subsidiary of Fujitsu when the deal completes in April 2009.
Stefan Müller, head of corporate communication at Fujitsu, said: “There are no concrete plans for how this will affect the single sites we have across the globe. In the next couple of weeks we will take a closer look at the company and our strategy regarding the global financial challenges. There may be just some realignment, but I wouldn’t call it restructuring. I believe there will be no effect on the site in Sheffield.”
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Estate agent in MBO
South Yorkshire and Derbyshire estate agency Lewis Wadsworth's letting division has been through a management buyout. Managing director Christian Hepplewhite and Kerrie Rodgers of the new company Hepplewhite Property Services, who spent four years with Lewis Wadsworth, have taken control of the lettings business, with funding from the Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest, and advice from Sheffield law firm Taylor&Emmet. 
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Peel restructures
Peel Airports Group has proposed restructuring plans for Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield in light of the difficult economic climate, which puts nine jobs at risk of redundancy. The redundancies, in mainly airfield operations roles, follow a review across all the Peel Group airports to bring operational efficiencies.
Public sector organisations link tendering
Sheffield City Council and other public sector bodies in the city have launched a website for local businesses wanting to secure public sector contracts. The site links different organisations’ websites to show information about current and future tenders, and in future plans to store the pre-qualification questionnaires (PQQs) needed to tender, for businesses to keep updated, instead of writing new ones each time. Council leader Paul Scriven said this was the first part of its Delivering for Business programme, which will include changes to the planning process, match funding for skills and a one-stop shop for business services.
Merged chambers elect new council members
Barnsley and Rotherham Chamber of Commerce elected 39 council members for Barnsley area council and 17 new members to Rotherham area council’s existing 22 members at the chamber’s annual general meeting. Richard Horner, managing director of Horner Associates, was elected as vice president of Barnsley Chamber to succeed president Tracey Lally, who will remain in her position until the 2009 AGM. Clive Watkinson of JC Snell also takes the title of vice president for Barnsley Chamber.
More value for ventures
Venturefest Yorkshire, the exhibition event for young science and technology companies has increased its prize value to more than £35,000 for next year’s competitions. The business support and advice prize for the event’s Innovation Showcase is worth more than £15,000, and the winner of the Dragons' Den-style Investment Competition will receive a prize worth more than £20,000. The event, which takes place on 11 February 2009 at York Racecourse, has awarded £120,000 during the five years it has been running.
Bunnyfooting around Sheffield
Marketing agency Bunnyfoot is to open an office in Sheffield in November. The agency, which has offices in Oxford, Edinburgh, London and Reading, will open temporarily in The Workstation before transferring to its permanent office at Electric Works in the Digital Campus when it opens in March 2009.
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Strategic industrial units for Barnsley
UK Strategic Partnership, a joint venture between Harworth Estates and Strategic Sites, has submitted a planning application for a £8m scheme for 115,000 sq ft of industrial space near Barnsley. The 9.26 acre site, which sits adjacent to the distribution scheme ProLogis Barnsley, will offer smaller-scale industrial units, ranging from 1,000 sq ft to 30,000 sq ft, to local occupiers.
Saints alive
Developer Iliad has won planning approval to rebuild the All Saints’ Building in Rotherham’s All Saints’ Quarter. It will demolish the existing All Saints Building and replace it with a four-storey building, designed by Glen Howells Architects, including 12,000 sq ft of retail and leisure space and 33,000 sq ft of office space.
purplehotel ready to open
The £5m purplehotel Sheffield Meadowhall opens on 10 November, creating 25 jobs. The 103-bedroom hotel, which will be run by general manger Carl Butterworth, also has 48 executive rooms and one meeting room for a maximum of 12 delegates boardroom-style or 20 delegates theatre-style.
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Burrell to step down
Mel Burrell, Insider’s South Yorkshire Property Personality of the Year, is retiring from his role as managing director of Barnsley-based St Pauls Developments after almost 18 years. David Newton and David Elliot will become joint managing directors and Burrell will continue as a non-executive board director.
He said: “We successfully worked through the market difficulties of the 1990s; therefore I am more than confident my successors will tackle the current issues facing the UK property industry.”
New chief to go one better
New natural health company BetterYou, founded by former marketeer Andrew Thomas earlier this year, has appointed Robin Whitbread as chief executive. Whitbread is a retail specialist with more than 15 years’ experience at board level with major retailers including Sainsbury’s and Somerfield. One of his main tasks will be to grow the brand and start exporting the Sheffield-based company’s products.
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