News & Press Releases
- ABC Achieves Award for Second Year19 March 2010
Airport Busines Centre has achieved the Health at Work Platinum award for the second year running.
This award reflects the business centres commitment to the health and welbeing of its staff by offering things such as help stopping smoking, a running club, an Occupational Health professional along with healthy eating options from the on-site cafe and much more.
To find out more about the Business Health Network please visit www.plymouthpct.nhs.uk/healthandwellbeing
- ABC Logistics Supports Local Businesses During Growth09 November 2009
ABC Logistics, a warehouse and storage facility based in Plymouth, has experienced an increase in the number of clients using their facilities to support expansion plans. Burt’s Potato Chips, based at Belliver Industrial Estate, is the latest client to use ABC Logistics for its’ off site warehousing and logistics support. The decision was taken by Burt’s to optimise space by transferring bulk storage of materials to ABC Logistics.
ABC Logistics provide warehousing space that can supplement, or even replace, on-site facilities at customers’ premises. At the heart of this service is a 6,500 pallet capacity high bay and several thousand square feet of floor space. The team at the Airport Business Centre have noted an increase in the number of business using their services to support growth plans. Their latest client is Burt’s Potato Chips. With the increasing demand for Burt’s Potato Chips, both in the UK and export markets, this has led them to expanding production and using ABC Logistics to support these plans. Jonty White, Joint Managing Director at Burt’s Potato Chips, commented, “Demand for Burt’s Potato Chips has led to a major expansion in production equipment and a re-think on how best to utilise the factory space onsite at Belliver. The flexible services ABC Logistics provides has enabled us to pursue these expansion plans in a cost effective way.” In addition to Burt’s Potato Chips, ABC Logistics has also supported other major Plymouth businesses such as Vi-Spring, Kawasaki, NBN Books and Appleby Westward. For more information regarding space and warehousing at ABC Logistics please visit www.abclogistics.co.uk or call 01752 697000.
- ABC Celebrates 5th Birthday07 September 2009
The Airport Business Centre recently celebrated its 5th anniversary marking five years of continual growth. Celebrations included an onsite barbecue with games, live music and fundraising for St Lukes Hospice.
The celebrations raised over £500 for St Luke's Hospice and marked 5 years of business success. Since 2004 the Business Centre has prided itself on developing a relationship beyond just tenant-landlord. This, they believe, is the cornerstone of their success to date.
Des Smith, Managing Director, of the Airport Business Centre commented 'We've always seen ourselves as a partner rather than a landlord. This approach allows us to work with our tenants to support business growth.
The Airport Business Centre delivers on this through innovative and dynamic business support services; including book keeping, human resources, marketing and free business mentoring and tenant workshops. Continual development of their services has resulted in their latest launch; shared office space. This package creates an opportunity for business owners to decrease costs by downsizing. It could also be used as a low-cost, flexible base when moving from an office at home.
The team at the Airport Business Centre is now looking to the future. Des commented, 'Our approach has been well received by the business community to date. As a result our future plans include continual development of the support infrastructure and will place the business centre at the heart of the entrepreneurial community in the South West of England.'
- STRATEGIC NEW RECRUIT FOR BUSINESS CENTRE14 October 2008
Des Smith has been named the new Managing Director of the Airport Business Centre. In his new role, Des will support the Board as they develop and extend their business support services. The centre's aim is to help local businesses, both commercial and industrial, of all sizes to grow their sales and increase their profits. They plan to deliver this through innovative and dynamic support services and fully serviced office space.
Prior to taking the role at the Airport Business Centre Des, who has a Masters Degree in Business Administration, has gained a wealth of experience across a variety of roles and has a proven track record of helping businesses grow. Des has over thirty years experience in the manufacturing industry including many years experience at Managing Director and Chief Executive level in small and medium sized businesses, ranging from £1M- £30M turnover. He has built multi-million pound businesses from the ground up and has spent three and a half years working as a Mentor for Business Link, delivering their high growth business support programme.
Des has been recruited to develop and deliver the Group’s strategy to become the centre of choice for dynamic business support in the South West. When asked about his new appointment, Des commented, "I am delighted to be leading the team here as they are a key part of what is an ambitious group. This role gives me the opportunity to develop the concept of business support and use my previous experiences to help the Board, and our clients, achieve their growth plans."
David Young, Managing Director of The Una Group—the group to which the Airport Business Center belongs, commented "Many landlords in and around the Plymouth area simply offer space to rent. We believe that businesses will benefit from a greater depth and range of services provided from a single source partner. Alongside our serviced office space we offer various business support services, for example, Marketing, Book Keeping, HR, Health & Safety and IT. Our latest plans involve extending our current offering to support our clients in all aspects of business management. With Des on board we are well placed to deliver these plans."
For more information about the Airport Business Centre and the services they offer please call: 01752 697000 or visit www.airportbusinesscentre.net
