2009 News Archive
December 2009
A drug development and manufacturing company has moved into The
Wilton Centre after coming to the end of its lease at the former ICI site
in Billingham.
ecom Instruments, the global ATEX equipment manufacturer, is relocating its UK operation to The Wilton Centre.
The company has moved from Chesterfield because it wishes to be at the heart of the region's oil and gas, pharmaceutical and petrochemical sectors.
The North East Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC), which is based in The Wilton Centre, has launched a logo representing its education work.
An agreement between Darlington-based firm CTC Marine Projects Ltd and engineering recruitment company TechConsult UK Ltd is helping to increase the number of skilled workers finding employment in the global oil and gas industry.
Medacs Healthcare has acquired Capita Health Solution's Occupational Health business based in F1 of The Wilton Centre.
CPI has launched a Biosource programme which will help open new doors to companies looking to embrace the industrial biotechnology revolution.
Centre resident Givaudan, a global fragrance and flavour company, hosted an open day at the Wilton Centre.
Work to refurbish The Wilton Centre's exhibition area has now been completed and residents are already using the new-look facilities.
The NHS offered Centre residents a free Healthy Heart Check at the end of October.
The Wilton Centre has secured an award recognising its commitment to health in the workplace.
The National Blood Service have visited the Wilton Centre four times this year and 107 donations were made. This is the first year that the Wilton Centre has invited the Service and they will become regular visitors.
Taylor Shaw Catering is inviting customers to enjoy its Christmas Fayre in The Lakeside Restaurant on the 17th & 18th December.
Work will start shortly to refurbish "G" Stairwell together with a number of coffee points. The coffee point work will include additional facilities to assist residents in efforts to increase recycling of waste materials. The latest statistics show that during 2009, 40 per cent of solid waste generated at The Wilton Centre was recycled.
A reprint of The Wilton Centre brochure will be available by the end of December. The opportunity has been taken to update the content and copies will be sent to all businesses located at the Centre. Further development of the website includes a revised home page which now includes the latest Wilton Centre News and press releases, local searches for hotels, airports, rail stations, taxis, nurseries and public transport and new photographs.
The Presents Round the Tree initiative is running again this year with all presents left by the tree, in Main Reception, given to good causes.
A number of fundraising activities took place for this year’s Children in Need which raised an impressive £919.24. Former Wilton Centre resident Gillian Hayden- Smith returned once again to run a raffle and tombola. WCFM staff Rona Doolan, Sharon Norton, Ann Sherwood and the team at Medacs baked a range of cakes and savouries that they sold around the Centre in the week running up to the event. Many thanks to all of them for their hard-work and to all who lent their generous support.
November 2009
A top drug development and manufacturing company at the end of its lease at the former ICI site in Billingham has found suitable alternative lab space at The Wilton Centre.
October 2009
The Government is investing £12 million in a Wilton Centre-based project which will further develop industrial biotechnology (IB).
Lucite International won the Chemical Industries Association Innospec Innovation award for its new process for the manufacture of methyl methacrylate (MMA).
Specialist recruitment company TechConsult UK has defied talk of recession by posting its best ever half-year figures.
INVISTA Performance Technologies (IPT) has acquired a unique residue recovery technology that greatly helps reduce by-product waste in chemical processes.
With PAYE regulations ever changing, and the penalties for non-compliance being a real headache for companies large and small, Wilton Centre resident Quill Pinpoint has a cost-effective answer.
Industrial Thinking, a recent arrival at the Centre, is a small company with a wealth of experience in offering supporting software services and products to the manufacturing industry.
DuPont Teijin Films has recorded five years of supporting students keen to learn more about the industry.
A six-figure investment in sophisticated new equipment is helping scientists to identify new ways of helping their customers.
New Wilton Centre resident Engineering Recruitment Services Ltd (ERS) is one of the UK’s leading specialists in temporary and permanent recruitment.
October marks the fifth anniversary of LaSalle Investment Management taking over the management of The Wilton Centre on behalf of its new pension fund owners.
Buildings Supervisor Alf Wilson was in for a surprise when he approached F Turnstile because a house martin flew past his ear.
The NHS is offering Centre residents the opportunity to have a free Healthy Heart Check during late October.
Blood donor sessions in April, May and September will be followed up by another one in October. Details are on the building notice boards.
Refurbishment of the Main Reception area, plus N, H & D Block stairwells, is complete. The Reception work included the installation of automatic doors that have improved visitor access.
The proposed Gym development in the ground floor of the Restaurant building has reached the point where a design package is being sent out for tender.
Following the reduction of energy use in the ventilation modifications in T Block, a similar project in R Block has completed the design and tendering stage. Implementation is likely to start soon.
August 2009
Good old-fashioned detective work is paying dividends for one of the newest tenants at The Wilton Centre.
June 2009
The Wilton Centre’s most scented occupier, Givaudan, is inviting new panel members to join its battle to keep everyone smelling fresh.
Recruitment specialist TechConsult UK is helping a rapidly-growing pipeline company fulfil a contract on a giant cross-continent gas pipeline.
Former Cleveland Police officer Abdul Shakeel has moved his investigations company into The Wilton Centre.
DuPont Teijin Films has won another Award for the development of PET and PEN polyester films in the flexible electronics market.
July will see the launch of a shared workspace package at The Wilton Centre, designed to help new businesses.
Centre resident Stopford Projects has launched a national competition to help develop bright ideas in the environmental sector.
Children around Teesside have been learning about the wonders of technology in a mobile classroom launched last Autumn by NEPIC (North East Process Industry Cluster).
Training events have been organised by Renew at the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI), aimed at educating residents about reducing wastage.
The Wilton Centre’s reputation for innovation in science and technology has been confirmed by an invitation to join the prestigious UK Science Park Association (UKSPA).
Taylor Shaw, which operates the catering area, is responding to customers’ increasing interest in healthy eating by providing more information with its dishes.
Hortech Ltd, which carries out landscaping work at the Centre, has won another award.
The National Blood Service ran a session for the first time at the Wilton Centre in April with more than 30 donors taking part. It is hoped to make this a regular event.
An Incidents and Injuries Database has been created and uploaded onto the Wilton Centre website. It is comprised of injuries and incidents that have occurred in the Centre since 2000 and any personal references or company names have been removed.
The landlord supplied voice and data service is now fully operational. A voice over data telephone service, and up to 100 Mbps data service with a choice of bandwidths is available. Contact Steve Duffield on 01642 438012 for further details.
The refurbishment to the Gents toilet and locker room in TDA South laboratory is complete. Work is in progress on Main Reception, N, H and D Block Stairwells and the picnic tables at the rear of the restaurant. The Reception area refurbishment includes the installation of automatic sliding doors to aid access and a 60-inch display screen to replace the existing tenant board. The screen will have a varied content but will include all building tenants’ names and logos and news updates.
Sections of road and pathway surfaces around the centre are being re-surfaced including the pathways at the side of the lake, to the rear of the restaurant and at the visitor car park and access roads at the west side of the building, plus the road adjacent to the Development Building and the TDA north west access road.
March 2009
Technology developed and piloted at The Wilton Centre has been used to start up a new world-scale plant in Singapore.
Guardian Marine Testing Limited has introduced a new service designed to provide further protection for ships against potentially damaging fuels.
Auto Executive Corporate Travel has established its new offices in The Wilton Centre.
Spartan Nano, which has recently moved into The Wilton Centre, was formed at the beginning of last year to provide high-quality analysis and contract research for the chemical and life sciences sectors.
New Centre resident Cleveland Process Designs Limited (CPD) is a technical services provider with a track record in finding the right combination of people and skills to fulfil clients' requirements.
Wilton Centre residents were given the chance to witness a new teaching aid which is out of this world.
Xavier Bories-Azeau has scooped an award for his research work for DuPont Teijin Films (DTF) at The Wilton Centre.
Wilton Centre residents enjoyed a show designed to emphasis safety in the workplace.
Residents showed their active side when they supported an initiative to promote the idea of a healthy workplace.
Residents raised £942.92 for last year's Children in Need television charity spectacular. Fundraising events include a raffle using donated items, a tombola and cake-sales.
February 2009
The Instructions and Procedures section of the Wilton Centre website are now security-protected and will require users to log in using a valid username and password, which have been provided to Centre Business Managers. This log in-section will shortly be expanded to incorporate the Wilton Centre SHE performance database. Further developments will follow later this year and will include travel and local hotel information.
Planning permission has been obtained for the proposed Gym. Prices are being sought to carry out the redevelopment work to the ground floor of the restaurant block.
Refurbishment of mess rooms and ladies washrooms in TDA North and South Laboratories is complete and work on the South Laboratory Gents washroom will start shortly. Work is in progress to refurbish G3 and G2 corridors in the main building.
Wilton Centre Facilities Management has undergone its annual third party SHE Audit initiated by the building owners. The main theme of the audit, conducted in November last year, was Asbestos Management and Fire Safety Management. The auditors said: “On the whole, the site and areas inspected for asbestos were found to be in good order and the minor number of recommendations in this audit reflect this. The WCFM Management Team was found to be very professional in all areas of asbestos procedures and control.
Last year saw a significant reduction in the amount of waste sent to landfill from The Wilton Centre. In 2007, 27% of solid waste generated was sent for recycling, this increased to 41% last year.
Generous Centre residents donated 82 presents to the local Women’s Refuge at Christmas. They were donated as part of the Wilton Centre Facilities Management Presents Around The Tree initiative, which is held every year. The Women’s Refuge would like to thank everyone for their support.