This is the latest press release by Blackpool .Get Started. We will be on BBC Radio Lancashire tomorrow evening at 5.20pm 95.5fm for a live interview on the Business Drive Time. Make sure your give it a listen. Scaling the heights of business. A local company are aiming high after being given a helping hand to get started in business by Blackpool Council. Rope Access Inspection North West Ltd specialise in working at height, using the latest in rope access technology to do jobs that ladders, scaffolding and cherry pickers can’t reach or are too expensive to use. Assisting with everything from window cleaning and repair jobs to banner installation, building maintenance, masonry, painting and much more Onshore, Offshore and Renewables, the locally based company are making good progress and expanding their range of clients. But just 6 months ago, the company were a start-up, struggling to know how to make their business work and secure jobs in a competitive market. Enter Blackpool Council’s Get Started service - part of the Start Up Lancashire service supported by the European Regional Development Fund. Owner, James Evans was given the confidence to push his business forward with advice on everything from business planning to accounting through one-on-one advice, seminars and group sessions. The company have now secured a prestigious contract with a leading pest control firm and are broadening their horizons further and looking to hire new employees. The fact that the company has a low carbon footprint is pushing it even further, making the local councils realise that this company is the way forward when it comes to working at height. Mr Evans said: “From where we were six months ago to where we are now is turning this company’s dreams into reality. “We are now Safe Contractor registered and we have just had a stand at The Energy, Renewables and Water Event at the Birmingham NEC which is going to secure us more contracts not only locally but across Europe if all goes well. “The Get Started team helped us to draft up a five year plan where we employ up to 10 technicians but I have a feeling we are going to smash that target tenfold.” Cllr Fred Jackson, Blackpool Council’s cabinet member for urban regeneration, said: “This is yet another example of the fantastic work that Get Started does in helping to get small businesses off the ground. “I wish these the company every success and urge anyone else looking to start up in business to get in touch with the Get Started team.” To find out more about how you could “Get Started” in business, call Blackpool Council on 01253 477147 For more information about Rope Access Inspection North West, visit ropeaccessinspection.co.uk, log on to facebook/ropeaccessinspectionnorthwest or twitter/RopeAccessNW
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 18:25:47 +0000