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LIVERPOOL-BASED Franklins Deli isto open its fifth outlet in less than ayear.

The city’s Metquarter will be thelatest location for the chain whichopened its first site in St Paul’s Squarelast December, followed by twoopenings in Manchester and a venturewithin Liverpool’s FACT.

Franklin’s also provides hospitalityat Preston North End Football Club.

Founder Adam Franklin hopes toopen in the Metquarter in mid- to

late-November and announced plansfor at least one, possibly two, moreLiverpool-based delis. And he revealedthe next stage in the chain’sdevelopment could include franchises.

“We could get to 10 company-ownedstores and there might be anopportunity for like-minded people to

run a store,” he said.The model is driven by Mr Franklin

and four external shareholders – acommercial property lawyer and threeaccountants, who have so far invested£450,000 in developing the business,with no debt on its books.

“I went to the banks and it was just anon-starter. They included us in therestaurants and bar sector and the taphad been turned off.”

The business, which now employsalmost 100 staff, will develop a new offerat the Metquarter, different to the“gnarly old New York deli” model thatMr Franklin has created.

“Our Metquarter menu will be verydifferent because the other delis wehave are in commercial districts. The

Metquarter is an extension ofFranklins into a sit-down restaurant.Probably not much take away, moreladies that lunch.

“The Metquarter is going to be lots ofsalads and really nice sandwiches.”

He believes the chain is a business ofits time, born of the recession: “Ourmodel was designed for a market thatwas tight already.

“People will go out for a £5 or a £7lunch rather than going out of a night toa restaurant.”

But he says their model is proving itsworth in the highly competitive foodsector: “We still consider ourselves ascrappy insurgency going up againstthe big businesses, and winning wherewe can.”

Franklins chaintoopen fifth siteinMetquarter

● HOPKINSCoaching, the

Liverpool andChester-based trainingprovider, has teamed upwith Liverpool Visionand Liverpool Chamberof Commerce to host afree breakfast workshopfor HR and training anddevelopment managersto promote best practicein people development.The workshop is at thechamber’s Old HallStreet offices onNovember 18. Details atwww.liverpoolchamber.org.uk/events.html?eventID=2518

● SINGER, actressand TV presenter

Jamelia will star at theLiverpool Prince’s TrustDiamond Ball, in StGeorge’s Hall, onDecember 2. Last year’sblack tie event attracted300 guests who raisedmore than £35,000 forthe Trust.

● LIVERPOOLhealthcare cash

plan provider Medicashwill provide a corporatehealth plan for the Arenaand Convention CentreLiverpool’s 100-strongworkforce. The contractis one of a string of newbusiness wins forMedicash, includingnational law firm DWFand Wirral-based LeesSolicitors.

● WIRRAL-BASEDMills Media will

complete a two-yearaerial photographycontract next month forBovis Lend Lease tochart progress atMediaCity UK in SalfordQuays, involving morethan 2,000 images. Thissummer it begandocumenting theManchester Metrolinkextensions, involvingmore than 4,000 images.

EXCLUSIVEByNEIL HODGSONIndustry Reporter

ADAM’SDELIGHTATDELISGROWTH

BIG PLANS:Adam Franklin

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AskingtherightquestionssatisfiesCuriosity

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of the Week

Alex Turner talks toAndy Cumming, directorof Curiosity Research

BUSINESSESARE BESTMENTORS,SAYS FSBA SMALL firms lobbygroup says a nationalmentoring scheme tohelp start-ups andgrowing businesses toflourish must bebusiness-led andbacked by the banks.

A new report by theFederation of SmallBusinesses (FSB) sayson average aroundtwo-thirds of all start-ups fail in their firstyear, while about £10-12bn is spent ongovernment-fundedbusiness support eachyear with only 5% ofthat going to microbusinesses, eventhough they accountfor 95% of UK firms.

The FSB saysbusiness mentoringshould be led bybusiness and not bythe government.

Its report calls for aNational MentoringService through theInstitute of Enterpriseand Entrepreneurs tomatch mentors withbusinesses at all stagesof their business life.

It says banks shoulddonate investmentinto the scheme tostart to rebuild theirrelationships withsmall business, andthat mentors, if theywish, should be able tostep away from theirrole and considerpotential investmentinto a business.

John Allan, regionalFSB chair, added: “It isvery important, too,that if a start-up isreceiving mentoringfrom an establishedbusiness, it isrecognised by banksand taken intoconsideration ifapproached for a loanor overdraft.”

RACHEL CLAIMSTOP AWARDRACHEL Fellows, whoworks at Papermill inEllesmere Portdesigner outlet villageCheshire Oaks, haswon the RetailApprentice of the Yeartitle at the SkillsmartRetail Rising StarAwards.

She received thehonour from TV‘Dragon’ TheoPaphitis forperformingoutstandingly over a12 month period,including promotionfrom sales assistant tosupervisor and then toassistant manager.

BUSINESS

NEW DEALS: Andy Cummingis delighted with the companrecent contract successes

CURIOSITY has got the better ofseveral large firms that havesigned up to a Widnes marketresearch firm recently.Curiosity Research has

secured several major contracts thatwill keep the seven-strong teamextremely busy for the comingmonths.

Director and co-founder AndyCumming was full of enthusiasm forwhat the company has achieved.

“We have had a tremendous fiveweeks,” he said.

“Last year our turnover was closeon £400,000 – in the last five weeks wehave won about £190,000-worth ofbusiness. For us it’s unbelievable.

“We had set ourselves a stretchingtarget and we are now on target tobetter it.”

There is a lot of pressure running asmall business, but especially when, asAndy puts it, they are “selling what’sin our head”.

Curiosity Research works with arange of organisations, fromMerseyside Police to Tesco, developinga range of customer surveys and thenworking closely with its clients tounderstand how they can practicallyimprove their service and respond tocustomer demand.

The firm also carries out TVadvertisement testing to evaluate thepotential impact of the latestcommercials on their intendedaudience.

Andy said: “What we try to do isgive people better information abouttheir decisions.

“We want to help people by givingthem the right information at theright time.

“We look at the things fromdifferent angles in different ways sopeople can make informed decisions.

“We try to look at the objectives thatpeople want and give them theinformation for that.”

He set up the company in 2006 withCarl Wong after the duo had worked atRoyal and Sun Alliance – now RSAInsurance – in Liverpool.

Andy said: “We had talked about theidea. Carl was determined to dosomething about it.

“It was really quite scary. We areused to being really busy, then there’sthat first Monday morning when wesat down and the phone doesn’t ring.

“You have got to be quite focusedand motivated. We won quite a bigpiece of work early on which allowedCarl to leave RSA and come on boardfull-time. That was six months in.”

Today the company works in threemain areas – Andy looks after publicsector work, Carl concentrates oneducation and David Kirkby looks at

financial services.“From a business perspective, we

tried to fireproof ourselves by having anumber of revenue streams,” saidAndy.

“We hope that as a business if onesector goes through a tricky time, likewhen financial services went througha tricky period, we can compensate inother areas.

“There are still opportunities, forexample the Big Society is aboutpeople making choices and we can get

into some of that, such as the NHS andpotential services.”

A clear focus on these sectors hasseen Curiosity Research generate aclient list the company is proud of,from Liverpool John MooresUniversity and Liverpool PrimaryCare Trust to Barclaycard, Allianz andGreen Bee, which is part of JohnLewis.

While the company’s staff will bebusy with the additional work, Andyhas much bigger plans for the future.

He said: “We position ourselvesquite carefully in the work we go for.We would never try to pitch for a bigjob, but through our relationships wehave tried to position ourselves as aspecialist qualitative company.

“What we really want to do isestablish ourselves as a major playerin the UK research arena as thoughtleaders.”

NewresourcewebsitesetsupaknowledgeturbineA NEW website has beenlaunched in Liverpool offeringinsight into anything fromrunning a radio station torunning a marathon.

Top Ten Tips allows peopleto search out tips or add theirown on any subject.

Creator FrancisMcEntegart said: “It’s a hugeresource tool, an online

manual on everything thatcontributors want to include.

“Although there are tipsfrom experts in their chosenfields, we think everyone hastips that they would love toshare with the world based ontheir talents and experience.”

He added: “It is a clean andpositive website, so even kidslooking for help with their

homework can use it.”Contributors so far include

singer and songwriter withLiverpool bands Yachts andThe Christians HenryPriestman, Liverpool authorand journalist Peter Grantand city-based playwrightNicky Allt, famous for thehighly successful ‘Brick UpThe Mersey Tunnels’.

Mr McEntegart said: “Wehave tips on subjects asdifferent as how to be asongwriter or a universitylecturer to tips on givingbirth.

“We have lawyers,accountants and burlesqueperformers.

“It is a great opportunityfor people and businesses to

contribute something and atthe same time promotethemselves, their knowledge,experience and their business,and it’s all free.

“It’s superb that it isstarting in Liverpool, becausethis is a worldwide project.”

For further details on thesite, visit www.thetoptentips.com

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NEW DEALS: Andy Cummingis delighted with the company’secent contract successes

TOP THREE: Curiosity Research directors (from left) David Kirby,Carl Wong and Andy Cumming. Curiosity works withorganisations including Merseyside Police (below)

Five-stardeal forWirralprint firm

CONTRACT: LT Print supplied menus to London’s Savoy Hotel

LT PRINT Grouphas clinched acontract with oneof the world’s mostfamous hotels.

The Wirral basedfirm supplied allthe menus for thenewly- refurbishedSavoy in London,which re- openedthis month after a£200m makeover.

LT Print hassecured a furthercontract withSavoy ownerFairmont Hotels assole Europeanprinting supplier ofits five-star hotelsin Monte Carlo,Hamburg,Montreux inSwitzerland and StAndrews, Scotland.

NEWS Wednesday, October 20, 20104 ★★★★

BUSINESS

IT WAS a call that Phil Birdnever expected to receive. Afemale IT client had had herlaptops stolen and desperatelywanted back information on

them.Not just vital business data, but a

subject far more emotionallyimportant.

They contained photographs ofher mother who had recently died.

“As she was a client we were ableto monitor her laptops and go‘under the radar’ to retrieve theimages remotely before the thievesdeleted them,” said Phil, managingdirector of The PC Support Group.

“We also mounted a successfulcriminal prosecution and got thelaptops back.”

The PC Support Group is acustomer-focused IT supportcompany, based in LiverpoolBusiness Centre, Speke.

“We’re what our name says onthe tin,” said Phil.

Employing 25 people at eightregional offices, its turnover islikely to reach £1m this year.

It has 800 customers around theUK, with 350 in Merseyside.

The company only started fouryears ago in Phil’s front bedroom inCrosby, where he lives with his wifeLeigh and their son, Jackson, six.

It began when Phil met hisbusiness partner Simon Albert at anetworking event.

“We were literally two men and alaptop, but we recognised we hadsimilar values and goals.

“There was an element of fateand luck in meeting.

“Simon is very customer andtechnical-focused and I have theknowledge of building a business.”

A month ago they moved to Spekeand are busy expanding thebusiness through franchises.

“The offices will all grow at thesame time as the Merseysideoperation and use our commonsystems,” said Phil, 45.

“What we’re doing for IT supportis combining the personal touch ofa local business with the systemsand technology of a big company.

“In reality the big companies areusually impersonal and oftenhandle problems from offshore.

“But you have to know how acompany works from contact andlocal knowledge. If you have clientknowledge it’s far easier to helpthem when things go wrong.

“The small one-man-band supportcompanies vary hugely in qualityand don’t have time to invest insystems.”

The IT Support Group hasinvested on a national basis ininfrastructure, processes, brandand services like a large company,said Phil.

He has 15 staff or franchiseesscattered from Edinburgh to

Watford and Cambridge.He is currently interviewing

someone in his home town of Hull.The idea is that all the offices

appear as one company, sharinginformation and services.

“Too many businesses run on a‘break-fix’ approach,” said Phil.

“Whereas the world has moved on

to remote monitoring to predictwhen things will go wrong.

“For example, before a disc-drivecrashes it will usually show it’sstruggling beforehand.

“We can monitor that process andwarn customers to take informationoff and install a new disc-drive.

“Very worryingly, firms often

don’t test their back-up systems andthey don’t work properly.

“If a system goes down and datais lost a company could go bust.”

Overall, the IT business has apoor customer support reputation.

“The best companies provide agreat service,” said Phil.

“But IT people don’t tend tocommunicate very well. They needto understand people’s problems ina business when things go wrong.

“The last thing a client needs tobe told is that it’s their fault.

“They don’t want an accusingexplanation in technical jargon,

they want a solution.”Oddly, in spite of the recession

creating what should be anemployers’ market, it’s been hard tofind good people, said Phil.

“However, we’re expanding ourservices, such as mobile devices.

“Any business trying to survivethese days needs IT. It doesn’tmatter where they are or what size.

“This all comes down to the samething, whether it’s keepingsomeone’s PC running or a big firmwanting to implement a customerrelationship management system.

“It’s become the norm to do

‘Weweretwomenandalaptop’

INTERVIEWBIGPeter Elson talksto Phil Bird,managing directorof The PC SupportGroup, of Speke

‘Werecognisedwehadsimilarvaluesandgoals.’

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 NEWS 5★★★★

marketing via not only websites,but blogs and twitter.”

Although the recession is stillbiting, The PC Support Group hashired a couple of people and willopen an office in Lancaster.

“Growing in these times is tough,I’m not struggling as some peopleare struggling,” said Phil.

Starting a new company is a risk,thinks Phil, whose hobbies includemarathons and collecting art.

“You’ve got to believe you havesomething special and it’s going towork,” he said.

“Otherwise you wouldn’t be doing

it. I genuinely felt there was agap for our service.

“I’ve worked for myself since1991 and probably made myselfunemployable to anyone else!

“But I’ve had my ups anddowns. I sold my last companyto US interests.

“I also worked as a franchiseconsultant for two years at acompany which failed. That’san experience you gain a lotfrom. People think there’s amystery about setting up your ownbusiness, but it’s not that differentfrom working for a big company.”

eweretwomen

COMPANY FOUNDERS:Phil Bird (left) andSimon Albert

SCOTTISH CAPITAL: The PC Support Group worksas far afield as Edinburgh (above)

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A It is very important to learn all you canabout running a new business before youactually make the decision to start up.

You will need to have a thoroughunderstanding of the market for your productor services, what you need to offer to satisfyyour customers, the competition, pricing,sources of supply and anything else thatmight help you fully understand the nature ofthe business.

QWhat are the basic survival skills youneed to run a business?

A If ever there was a key skill you’ll needin your business – it’s planning. You canstill be your own boss if you’re not the

most organised of people, but you’ll find it avery tough slog. No matter how good or badyou are at forward planning, a solid businessplan is arguably the most importantbusiness-related document you will evercreate.

Q How do I register my business?

A There is a lot of confusion with this. Ifyou intend to trade as a sole trader orpartnership, you do not need to register a

business name.However, if you decide to form a limited

company you must register the business with:Companies House, Crown Way, Cardiff, CF143UZ, Tel: 0303 1234 500

Q Do I need to open a separate businessaccount?

A It is advisable to set up a bank accountthat is completely separate from yourown personal bank account as if you use

a personal account to trade through you maybe breaking the terms and conditions of thataccount.

Most banks offer a period of free banking tohelp business start ups in their first year.Limited Companies are separate legal entitiesand must have a business account to tradethrough.

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HOME BASE: PC Support Group’s headoffice at Liverpool Business Centre in Speke

NEWS Wednesday, October 20, 20106 ★★★★

BUSINESS

BEER sales in pubs areshowing a 25% declinesince 2002 according to thelatest figures from HMRevenue & Customs, as

pubs continue to close due tocompetition from supermarketswho can sell alcohol at much morecompetitive prices than the big pubcompanies.

But good pubs don’t close and,increasingly, a commondenominator of good pubs is real aleas the taste for a local pintcontinues to grow.

The latest Cask Report revealsthat the value of the cask, or realale, market increased by 5% to£1.46bn in 2009 and cask salesaccount for 12.4% of the value of thetotal on-trade (in pub) beer market,up from 11.6% in 2008.

Cask is also worth 47% of thetotal ale market, up from 46.7%, andaccounts for 13.8% of the value ofthe total draught beer market, upfrom 13.1%.

Big pub companies are nowrealising the value of local brews.Punch, one of the biggest, isrelaxing its tie system on itsmanagers which restricts them towhat ales they can buy, allowingthem to source local brews asregular guest beers, which is goodnews for Merseyside’s microbreweries that are now producing atalmost full capacity to meet demandfrom increasingly discerningdrinkers.

Mark Hensby, from Bootle’sLiverpool Organic Brewery, saiddrinkers have lost their taste forlager and are becoming moreadventurous.

“The big decline is in lager salesand while there’s a general declineof sales as a whole, real ale andmicro breweries are increasingtheir share,” he said.

“Twenty years ago there wereonly a handful of micro breweriesin the UK and now there’s morethan 800.”

Organic began trading just over ayear ago and last week recorded itslatest production record of 720gallons, exceeding its business plan.

Mark said: “We’re finding the oddnew customer every week.”

Customers range throughout thenorth west and a distribution dealwith Manchester brewery Bogartshas secured UK-wide business forOrganic.

The bottled beer market is alsoproving a successful venture, with

clients such as upmarket Liverpoolrestaurant Panoramic. But thecompany has purposely avoided thesupermarket sector.

Mark explains: “We tookthe decision a fewweeks afterstarting. Ourbottled beer willcost about 70p toproduce butsupermarkets willonly pay £1, andwill pay us severalweeks later. Smallbreweries can’toperate like that.”

He realises thereal ale sector stillhas an “old man” or“anorak” image, buthe believes growth ispossible in the youngmarket by providing theright product.

“We produce somelight beers and our paleale can look like a lager.Some Liverpool studentpubs, like the AugustusJohn and The Font, are

taking our pale ale and youngerpeople have had a look at it and said‘it doesn’t look like an old man’sdrink’, and that’s where the growth

is, and students are goingto drive it further.”

Birkenhead’sPeerless BrewingCompanycelebrates its firstanniversary nextmonth and ownerSteve Briscoereports monthlyprogress, withproduction now at80 nine-gallon casksa week which willincrease to 120

casks for theChristmas period.

He supplies freehouses, who are not

tied to certain ales andcan order whateverbrews they want, as wellas a growing number ofmajor pub companiesthrough the Society ofIndependent Brewers(Siba) which accounts

for about 15% of Peerless sales.Steve said: “I’m sure Siba is

trying to do deals with more of thebig companies, because peoplerecognise the value of local beers.People like that local connection.

“I think there was always ademand in Britain for good ale, andit was hijacked in the 80s by the bigcompanies brewing a generic bitter.

“But now you can get LiverpoolOrganic in Liverpool and Peerlessin Birkenhead and people areprepared to pay a bit more for it.”

Southport Brewery is a relativeveteran in its field, having beenfounded in 2004 on EnterpriseBusiness Park by Paul Bardsley.

His is a familiar tale, with weeklyproduction running at its full 360gallon capacity, including fiveregular brews and a seasonal ale.

Paul said: “We’re flat out anddoing bottles as well.

“The taste for real ale has alwaysbeen there but the tied system hasbeen the problem. However, the bigboys are getting rid of some of theirpubs and the ones who do it rightand get local beers are getting morepeople in. People like a local brew.”

MICROBREWFOCUS. . . on brewing

Neil Hodgsonlooks at a growingtaste for locallyproduced ales

REAL DEAL: Steve Briscoe, of Birkenhead’s Peerless Brewing Company, conducts a quality assessment of one of his latest brews.

THE GMB union, whichrepresents tied pub company(pubco) tenants, blames thecontinued fall in beer sales atthe door of the big pubchains.

It says tenants have tocharge artificially high pricesfor ales to meet rental costsimposed by their pubcompany, and customers areincreasingly refusing to pay,leading to declining on-tradesales and pub closures.

Hayley Brennan, GMB leadorganiser for pub tenants,said “These latest figuresfrom HM Revenue &Customs show there hasbeen no let up in the declinein beer sales which reflectsthe 25% decline in alcohol

Pubsblamehighrents

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LOTTA BOTTLE: Mark Hensby, of LiverpoolOrganic, reflects on another successful brew

FIRMS could be faced with alarge increase in businessrates next year, a leadingbusiness group has warned.

Under the present system,the Retail Price Index (RPI)rate of inflation forSeptember is used todetermine the annualrise in business ratesin England and Waleswhich comes into effect inthe following April.

The British RetailConsortium (BRC) haspointed out that the RPI for

September stood at 4.6%,down just 0.1% from theAugust figure.

It said that, unless theGovernment takes action,many firms could have todeal with an increase for

which they had notbudgeted.

StephenRobertson, the

BRC’s directorgeneral, said: “Noone seriouslyexpectedinflation to fall

so stubbornly slowly fromthe highs of January andFebruary. As recently as thisspring most forecastersexpected RPI to besignificantly lower by now.

“Basing a whole year’srates bills on one, almostrandom, month’s RPI makesno sense. The governmentmust switch to another wayfor next April and beyond.

“Using the ConsumerPrice Index, as it does forpensions is one option. Orusing the 12-month averageRPI rate from October 2009 toSeptember 2010, which wouldiron out volatility.”

MONEY

consumption in the on-tradesince 2002.

“Overcharging for wet anddry rents by pubcos is stillkilling the pub trade.

“Customers are simplyrefusing to pay the additionalpound per drink to pay these

inflated rents. They aredeserting pubs in droves.

“Pubs that survived theblitz and the slump in the1930s are going under.

“It is no exaggeration tosay that the British pub is onlife support and will not

survive unless the poison ofhigh rents and high pricesinjected by the pubcos isremoved.

“Tenants are desperateand many fear their pubs willnot survive the rate of VATincreasing to 20% in January.”

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Donnadipshertoe intofishspa

IN THE SWIM:Miss Liverpool City,Melissa Reeves (left),and Donna Pearson

byNEILHODGSONIndustry Reporter

SOMETHING fishyis going on at DivaBeauty Academy inHuyton.

Donna Pearsonopened her academyin Wilson Road lastweekend helped byMiss Liverpool City,Melissa Reeves, whowas first to sample apedicure deliveredby toothless“nibbling” fish.

Garra Rufa fish,imported fromIndonesia, removedead skin from thefeet.

Originating inAsia the fish spashave been a big hitand Donna, 28, saidthe spa has beenpacked since theopening.

She added: “I amthe first place inLiverpool to have thenew fish foot spas –the nearest place isManchester.”

Her academy alsooffers a range oftreatments, from

waxing to beautycourses, and sheaims to soonintroduce facialsusing gold.

Donna, a beautytherapist andteacher, has beenworking on openingher academy sinceFebruary and hasreceived financialsupport fromKnowsley council,the Prince’s Trustand Alliance FundManagers (AFM)through theMerseyside SmallLoans for BusinessFund.

AFM investmentmanager ChrisWalters said: “We arereally pleased to besupporting thisbusiness.

“The range oftreatments beingoffered is reallydiverse and inaddition thebusiness will offertraining courses tostudents wanting towork in the beautyindustry.

“Donna is veryexperienced – I thinkshe will be verysuccessful.”

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WELL EST Sunbed & beautyshop. Stockbridge Village. Verybusy shop. 4 beds, 1 shwr,beauty room with top of therange equipment, also spray tanmachine & booth. All bedsretubbed. Hottest beds you canget. Low Overheads. Movinga b r o a d , r e l u c t a n t s a l e .£15,000. 0758 6844 255

S A N D W I C H B A R W e l lestablished and very busy.Corner plot, Stanley Road closeto Hugh Baird College. Fullyequipped, immaculate. 07809151017

O F F L I C E N C E / C O N -VENIENCE STORE Anfieldarea. Takings 10−11k per week.Quick sale 20k. Tel 07746205000

SANDWICH ROUND & VANSFor Sale, turnover £102k. Est21 years. Excellent business£30k. Tel 07702 922563.

CHILDRENS DES IGNERBOUTIQUE L36.On busy parade. Sell due toemigrating. 0151 489 4414

BUSY CAFE/Sandwich Bar L15Picton Rd, £10,000, Rent£160pw. 07540 256714

CommercialProperty

TO LET BRAND NEW Work-shop/Industrial Units 1499−2,558 Sq Ft Sefton BusinessPark, Aintree. Whittle Jones01257 238666

TO LET NETHERLEY In-dustrial/Workshop Units 506−1,023 sq ft Rents from £62pwWheathills Ind Estate. WhittleJones 01257 238666

Industrial Property

UNITS TO LET Bootle Area5,000−15,000 sqft. Flexibleterms 0151 486 0004

Commercial Premises

FOR SALEOn behalf ofliquidators

IndustrialWarehousePremises

Marl Rd, KnowsleyIndustrial Estate

Approx 24,723 sq ftGIA

Offers Invited

FOR SALEON BEHALF OF

LIQUIDATORS

INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSEPREMISES

LEES RD, KNOWSLEYINDUSTRIAL ESTATE

APPROX 18,468 SQ FT GIAOFFERS INVITED

Auction 10th NovemberNew Brighton.

On behalf of the Homes andCommunities Agency :

Freehold Residential Ground RentInvestment. 20 flats in modern

block with car parking.125 years from 1995. Management

co. insures and maintains.Producing £3,235.60 p.a.

Catalogue request Line Number

0906 500 1105(called charged at £1.50 per minute)

Lambert Smith Hampton

Tel: 0207 198 2000

Why not view on line

www.lshauctions.co.uk

SECURE INDOORCAR EMPORIUMIdeal for car maintenance &repairs. Units to rent Aintreearea. Long & short term lets.

Parking space. Closeto M57 & M58.

£100pw.

Call 0151 546 5222or 07949 134122

T J THOMAS0151 708 6544

ERSKINE ST close to City centreBusiness units, 850 − 950 sqft.With or without int Office Space.

£106−£125pw + vat.Modern Ind unit, KnowsleyBusiness Pk 2600sqft £13k p.a.

www.tjthomas.co.uk

O F F L I C E N C E &NEWSAGENT + 4 bed flat. OnMain road, large property.Leasehold £50,000. Shop rent£80pw, Flat £110pw. Freeholdalso available. 07738 763 706

KNOWSLEY IND EST 1,500sqft 1st flr Office. Excellentcondition £600pcm 0151 7080339 or 07813 841552

KIRKBY IND EST Industrialunits from 600sqft−15,000sqft.Prices negotiable 0151 7080339 or 07813 841552

OFFICE/RETAIL/STORAGE1st flr to rent. Excellent citycentre location L2. Please en-quire 07917 653668

PICTON RD Large doublefronted shop & basement. Idealshowroom, £15,000pa 0151708 0339 or 07813 841552

WORKSHOP/GARAGE L6 toLet with elec, 400sqft £260pcminc rates 07885 757290

SHOP TO LET Elec rollershutters, c/h, nicely refurbed.Call for details 07785 562496

BARBER SHOP West DerbyRd. Tuebrook. £100pw. 0151728 2585

L21 Unit/Offices fr £30pwSecure yard 0792O 461551

BUSINESS UNITS Ditton/Widnes 0151 227 9191

GARAGE UNIT 6 cars. Ramps.£130pw 0792O 461551

Business For Rent

DOUBLE FRONTED Office/shop to let. Blundellsands L23.Would suit variety of business.£550pcm. 07799043982

Business Auction

Inspection: By Appointment ONLY

Sale Closing: Wednesday, 27 Oct. 2010 at 12:00 noon(Local Time)

Location of Assets: Dimension Plastics, Unit 5, Phoenix Park,Goodlass Road, Speke, Liverpool, L24 9HL, U.K.

• Extrusion Lines - Gloucester 120mm, Barmag 150mm,NRM/Bridge 90mm, Welex 90 & 115mm, Union 150mm

• Roll Stack - Reifenhauser 63” x 12” 3 Roll• Material Dryers - Moretto Bulk Dryer, Motan MD84HTDry Air Generator

• Material Blenders - Maguire WSB440RT, Summit, FerlinFGB5-4/1

• Material Hoppers - Piovan, Summit, Moretto• Granulators - Alder AD90, Rapid 3026-KURF• Water Chillers - Conair AXA.055, MTA.slr TAE201 &TAE101, Piovan RP500-MC

• Guillotines - Wohlenberg 137, Romec 84”• Bulk Storage Hoppers• Lifting Hoists - Morris, Key Industrial Equipment

Briefly Comprising:

Plastics Sheet Extrusion Facility, Formerly Dimension Plastics

Plastic Sheet Extrusion Lines,Granulators, Material Blenders,Material Hoppers, Material Blowers,Water Chillers, Guillotines & Hoists

Online Auction

To view and bid onthe lots, please visitwww.Go-Dove.com

Contact: KEVIN SUTCH Mobile: +44(0)7774 417226Email: kevin.sutch@go-dove.com

Business Opportunities

GLOBAL CLEANINGCONTRACTS PLC

(Est. 1975)Are Looking for professionally minded people

To Manage Local Cleaning ContractsFull Business Support & Training Provided

Choose Your Hours & Control Your FutureInvestment Required from as little as £1000

For free information pack call

0800 358 1081Or visit:

www.globalcleaningcontracts.co.ukBUSINESS OPPORTUNITYFor Heat /Fue l Merchants .Agents wanted nationwide tomarket quality heating productin all areas. For more details.email: aidan@hartepeat.com

Taxis/Cab & PlateDAVY LIVER TAXIS Requiremore full/part time private hireowner drivers. Some companycars still available. Call Alan07795 417333

AVON SETTLE CARS LTDquality cars available in ex-cellent condition £160pw inc in-surance and sat nav. 05 − 07plates. 07943 754640

PRIVATE HIRE Taxis for Sale.£500−£8000. Licensed anya r e a . 0 7 8 8 0 9 8 5 0 5 0 o rliverpoolhire@hotmail.co.uk

SEFTON HACKNEY CAB &plate for sale. 12 monthsl i c e n c e . 1 2 m o n t h s t a x .£11,000. 07919 021 869

BLUE LINE TAXISNew driverswanted urgently. Earn £500 −£800pw. Tel 0151 709 0101

SEFTON CAB/PLATE V Reg£10,000, no offers. 07768622517

DAY & LONG COLLAR AvailCheap settles. 0770 2265160or 0151 448 0812

CITY NIGHTS L11. Also days& L/C 077151 72487

CITY CAB & PLATE For Sale07594 360876

DAYS with c/o & Nights orLong collar. 07957 636549

CITY CAB/PLATE For sale, 12months pass 07806 307435

CAB & W Lancs plate for sale.£8500 ono. 07981018509

LONG COLLAR £250pw TX1.07795 341990

CABS & PLATES For Sale07525 728413

Wholesale

PETERS PACKAGING All yourpackaging needs. Cateringdisposables, bubbles wrap, gripseal bags (all sizes), carrierbags, plain & printed. Est 40yrs 0151 933 7066

TOYS ELECTRICS X Rockerchairs. Only 20% ie £100 for£20 T: 0151 298 1859

TOYS GIFTS m&s babywear,below trade price shops Ebaycarboot etc 0151 298 1859

Building Trade

FRAMELINETRADE SUPPLY

COMPOSITE DOORSUPVC WINDOWS, DOORS,

CONSERVATORIES.5 Day Turnaround

Tel 0151 546 5577Fax 0151 546 5588ACCREDITED WITHBS7412 & BS7950

KITCHEN & BEDROOMFITTINGS from a hinge to a fullkitchen/bedroom. 3D plans nowavailable. Showroom & TradeCounter at 3 Rockley Street,Kirkdale, L4 0151−207 0008.www.brosna.co.uk

Horse / Tack /Equip

B O D Y P R O T E C T O Requestrian, ex cond, child x/large 76,84cm; £20 07769266754. m

B O D Y P R O T E C T O REquestrian, ex cond, child, x/large 76−84CM; £20 07769266754m

JODPHURS black, 10−11 Yrs146−152cm ex condition; £507769 266754

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