Into Somerset Ambassadors
Into Somerset Ambassadors know for a fact that Somerset is a great place to live, work and do business.
If you are passionate about Somerset and interested in promoting the significant business and lifestyle assets we enjoy, you can become an Ambassador by registering your interest.
Into Somerset works closely with influential Ambassadors to promote the county across a range of business sectors. They play a key role in raising the profile of the county and stimulating inward investment and assist us by:
- Seeking leads for new investors and passing these onto Into Somerset
- Raising awareness of the excellent business opportunities available in Somerset
- Selling the benefits of the county as a great place to live and raise a family
- Inspiring new Ambassadors to promote Somerset
There are some quick and easy ways that you can support Into Somerset's promotion of the county. These include:
- Adding a line at the end of your email signature such as: Business thrives in Somerset - join us! www.intosomerset.co.uk
- Linking to our website
- Circulating the Into Somerset 60 second awareness video which can be found here, to your contacts
- Joining our conversations on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN and UTube
Download the latest Into Somerset Brochure
The businesses below are sponsors of Into Somerset, supporting the project to attract more investors into the county.
Abbey Manor is one of the leading private property companies in Southern England with a £200 million development pipeline stretching from Cornwall to Essex. The company has associated property investment, business centre & conferencing and waste management business interests.
The Abbey Manor history can be traced back to 1870 with the establishment of Somerset builder E.R. Bartlett. The company incorporated in 1913 and grew steadily as a regional building contractor for the next fifty years. In the 1960s, the company shifted its focus to property development. This has remained the core business activity to this day.
As property developers, not traders, Abbey Manor undertakes the full development process from blank sheet of paper to completed building with a team of project, development and construction managers. The company produces results by focusing development activities through effective project and financial management and building long-term relationships with our customers and partners.
To date, Abbey Manor has completed some 7 million sq.ft of commercial and residential development. A cornerstone of this activity has been an extensive portfolio of both bespoke design and build and speculative employment land use based development projects.
Visit us at Abbey Manor Group For our serviced offices please visit www.yeovilbusinesscentre.co.uk/ For properties to let and developments please see http://www.yeovil-property.co.uk/
Abbey Manor Group Ltd The Abbey Preston Road Yeovil Somerset BA20 2EN Telephone 01935 424251
With offices throughout the South West and South Wales, Alder King continue to maintain the position of the market leading property consultancy in the region.
Our teams have a reputation for delivering excellence, as a result of our unrivalled market knowledge. We offer a full range of multi disciplinary services which include valuation, distressed property solutions, LPA Receivership to a full range of agency functions, together with a comprehensive Professional, Planning, Building Consultancy, Management Services and Project and Facilities Management team.
As a testament to our continued success we have recently won a number of high profile awards including the Estates Gazette’s Most Active Agent in the South West award, for the tenth year running.
Alder King Property and Planning Consultants, 4 Heron Gate Office Park, Hankridge Way, Taunton TA1 2LR
Tel: 01823 444 879 f Fax: 0117 317 1001 www.alderking.com
EDF Energy is one of the UK’s largest energy companies and the largest producer of low-carbon electricity, producing around one-sixth of the nation's electricity from its nuclear power stations, wind farms, coal and gas power stations and combined heat and power plants. The company supplies gas and electricity to more than 5.5 million business and residential customer accounts and is the biggest supplier of electricity by volume in Great Britain.
EDF Energy’s safe and secure operation of its eight existing nuclear power stations at sites across the country makes it the UK’s largest generator of low carbon electricity. EDF Energy is also leading the UK's nuclear renaissance and has published plans to build four new nuclear plants, subject to the right investment framework. These new plants could generate enough low carbon electricity for about 40% of Britain’s homes. They would make an important contribution to the UK’s future needs for clean, secure and affordable energy. The project is already creating business and job opportunities for British companies and workers.
Hinkley Point C is expected to generate a 500 million pound-plus boost to the South West economy during the construction phase. EDF Energy has also committed to developing local skills and apprenticeships and it is anticipated that the station will create 900 permanent jobs during the 60-year operation of the plant and inject a further £40 million per year into the local economy.
Two new generating units at Hinkley Point C would be capable of supplying enough electricity for around five million homes and at the peak of construction provide around 5,600 jobs on-site and more in the supply chain.
In its nuclear activities EDF Energy has partnered with Centrica, which has a 20% stake in the company’s eight existing plants and in the project carrying out pre-development work for new build. Centrica also has the option to take up to 20% stakes in each of the four planned plants.
Through Our Sustainability Commitments, EDF Energy has launched one of the biggest environmental and social programmes of any British energy company and the company has since been awarded the highest ranking of Platinum Plus in Business in the Community’s 2011 Corporate Responsibility Index, the UK’s leading voluntary benchmark of corporate responsibility.
EDF is the official energy utilities partner and sustainability partner of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The company is also helping its customers and others use energy more sustainably through products and initiatives such as Team Green Britain, smart meters and electric vehicle research.
EDF Energy is part of EDF Group, one of Europe’s largest power companies. The company employs around 15,000 people at locations across the UK.
EDF Energy, 14 King Square, Bridgwater, Somerset , TA6 3DG Tel: 01278 444600 www.savetodaysavetomorrow.
IBM is a globally integrated enterprise operating in over 170 countries. Today IBM UK has around 20,000 employees, bringing innovative solutions to a diverse client base to help solve some of their toughest business challenges. In addition to being the world's largest IT and consulting services company, IBM is a global business and technology leader, innovating in research and development to shape the future of society at large.
IBM's prized research, development and technical talent around the world partner with governments, corporations, thinkers and doers on ground breaking real world problems to help make the world work better and build a smarter planet.
In Somerset, IBM has been working with the County Council, Taunton Deane Borough Council and the Avon and Somerset Police on the innovative Southwest One project , a 10-year joint venture to transform both frontline services and back-office operations of the three entities.
IBM has recently opened a new site at Highbridge and has regional offices based in Bristol. IBM UK Ltd, 1 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol, UK. Tel: 011 7929 5012. Fax: 0117 925 0308. www.ibm.com
Magnox - Hinkley Point A Site
Hinkley Point A, located on a 19.4 hectare site on the Somerset coast, five miles west of the River Parrett estuary, is a twin reactor station currently being decommissioned. During its 35 years of operation, Hinkley Point A generated more than 103 TWh of electricity, finally ceasing electricity generation in 2000.
Hinkley Point A Site is part of Magnox Limited
The Magnox North and Magnox South sites are now all managed by Magnox Limited. Work includes optimising the generation of electricity at Wylfa and Oldbury, facing up to the challenge of accelerating the move to Care and Maintenance at Bradwell and Trawsfynydd, and making sure that we continue to deliver value for money at the other sites in the business.
Magnox, Nr Bridgwater, Somerset, TA5 1YA Tel: 01278 652461 www.magnoxsites.com
Established some 30 years ago, Mead Realisations Ltd is a land development and property-enabling company, which buys ‘problem’ land, ie land that does not have planning permission, has access problems and possibly contaminated soil. The company then uses the services of specialist consultants to work through the problems before it either develops the land through consortium groups involving other major developers, or develops the land through its own subsidiary company, Meadow Mead Homes Limited.
Alternatively, the ‘clean’ land is sold directly onto major developers.
During the history of the company, the Chairman Mr Derek Mead has worked closely with major developers, local authorities, housing associations and other public bodies and has invested a considerable amount into providing community facilities, including roads, churches, flood prevention schemes and public open spaces. As a local businessman, he believes strongly in investing back into the local area.
Mead Realisations Ltd is part of the Mead Group. The group initially started as a family farm business, but over the years, this company has diversified into business properties and now has an extensive portfolio of retail shops, holiday cottages, offices and industrial units. The Group’s businesses include: D & P Mead & Co, Meadow Mead Homes Limited, Puxton Park Limited and J24 Ltd
Milsted Langdon is an independent firm of chartered accountants serving clients across the South West of England and beyond from offices in Taunton, Bristol and Yeovil.
Our 16 partners and more than 170 staff provide comprehensive accountancy, business advisory, tax and other financial services to businesses ranging from SMEs to larger corporates and listed companies. We also work with individual clients.
Our partners and managers offer expertise across an extensive range of the specialisms crucial to successful financial management, working closely with clients to build the long-term relationships that are a key feature of the way we do business.
Specialisms: Audit and accountancy. Business intelligence. Business and personal tax. Corporate finance. Financial services. Forensic accounting. Insolvency. International tax planning. IT consultancy. Legacy services. Mediation. Payroll bureau. Private client services. Property. Public sector wind-downs. VAT consultancy.
Milsted Langdon, Winchester House Deane Gate Avenue Taunton TA1 2UH
Tel: 01823 445566 Fax: 01823 445555 DX 97181 Taunton Blackbrook www.milsted-langdon.co.uk
Summerfield is a long established developer of both commercial and residential properties throughout the South West.
Based in the county town of Taunton and now in our 25th year, we have developed more than 3 million square feet of offices, industrial units, warehousing, retail premises, apartments and houses in the region. Over this time our reputation for delivering high quality accommodation for discerning occupiers has grown and consolidated.
The areas surrounding our commercial developments are landscaped to provide an attractive working environment and the materials chosen for our new homes are carefully selected to blend into their surroundings.
In addition we hold a property portfolio consisting mainly of office, industrial and retail premises within the area, leased under both long and short term agreements.
We work in partnership with many regional suppliers of goods and services and support local charities in various ways.
Whilst keeping up with the latest technological and energy saving innovations, we always aim to provide traditional quality and service to occupiers and residents alike.
Summerfield Developments • Summerfield Homes, Tauntfield, South Road, Taunton, TA1 3ND
Tel: 01823 257961 Fax: 01823 327700 www.summerfield.co.uk