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DP World buy out ABP’sshares in city terminal
Tuesday, November 3, 201524 DAILY ECHO
ONE of Southampton’smajor port firms has se-cured its future in the cityuntil 2047.DP World has bought out Asso-
ciated British Port’s 49 per centstake in its Southampton Termi-nal to become sole owners of thebusiness.And the company has renewed
its license agreement with ABPfor another 25 years to continueoperations in Southampton until2047.Company chairman Sultan
Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “Weare delighted to announce the25 year extension of the licence
agreement for DP World South-ampton, which is one of themostefficient terminals in the UK andthe only deep-sea container ter-minal on the south coast of Eng-land. Also, through full owner-ship of DP World Southampton,we will now be able to combinewith DP World London Gateway,the newest deep-sea containerterminal and logistics park atthe heart of the UK’s biggest con-sumer markets, to offer our cus-
tomers the best possible service,and long term growth, in the UK.A unique and very exciting prop-osition.”Group CEOMohammed Sharaf
added: “This news underlinesour commitment to the UK andour ongoing presence in devel-oped markets as an importantpart of our global network. I lookforward to the synergies thatthe two ports will bring to ouroperations and the contributionthey make to the UK economy,infrastructure and local employ-ment.”DP World’s 86-hectare terminal
in Southampton is the only deepsea container terminal on the
south coast.ABP Chief Executive James
Cooper added: “This isn’t justgood news for the port of South-ampton but this is good news forthe entire city. The deal providesa solid foundation for the contin-ued growth and development ofthe UK’s most productive con-tainer port.”It comes just weeks after the
firm announced it was launch-ing a new service between theUK and Asia that would bringsome of the world’s largest shipsto Southampton.In 2014, DP World handled 60
million TEU (twenty-foot equiva-lent container units).
Two new roles at firmTWO new senior managers have been ap-pointed at a Hampshire contract electron-ics manufacturer.Esprit Electronics has promoted Russell
Otter to sales director and Paul Handleytakes on responsibility of supply chaindirector.It follows a record 12 months for the
Hamble-Le-Rice based firm which hasseen its business soar.
By JoeCurtis
BusinessHampshire
Business news: dailyecho.co.uk [email protected]
COMPANY RENEWS LICENCE AGREEMENT TO STAY IN PORT UNTIL 2047
Communication is key issue for stressed workersPEOPLE who suffer withstress and mental illnessat work say a lack of com-munication is the biggestissue they face.Research carried out by
Southampton based lawfirm Blake Morgan foundthat the average length ofan employee is absent dueto stress is between oneand six months.
Ahead of National StressAwareness Day, on Thurs-day the firm in New KingsCourt, Chandler’s Fordaims to get rid of the stig-ma of mental health issuesin the workplace.The survey revealed 43
per cent of employeesare either too ashamed totalk about their concernsor are worried about the
social stigma, leading tomore stress.Partner in the employ-
ment team at Black Mor-gan, Tim Forer said man-agers sometimes skatearound issues regardingstress and worry that if anemployee is signed off, con-tacting them would causemore stress.He said: “Communica-
tion with employees whoare absent due to long-term stress is particularlyimportant to ensure thatthey don’t feel isolated orforgotten about. The im-portant thing is that bothparties understand thatout of sight should notmean out of mind.“It is estimated that 91
million working days a
year are lost to mentalhealth problems at a costof £30bn a year to employ-ers. So it is crucial to pro-actively manage mentalhealth issues in the work-place.”The survey also found
that 19 per cent of employ-ees were worried that rais-ing the issue may lead tobeing treated differently.
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Progress of road building
in Church Street, Romsey.
Photograph: Chris Moorhouse
TRADERS in a Romsey street hit by
weeks of controversialroad works
have been dealt another majo
r blow.
The works that have forced t
he clo-
sure of a major route through the
town have been delayed for another
week, it has been revealed.
An unexpected drainage problem
has delayed thereopening of C
hurch
Street, currently undergoing
a major
facelift.Some traders c
laim their businesses
have been hit in the pocket by
the 14-
week road closure while a £500,000
scheme to make the street more pe-
destrian-friendly has been don
e.
But now, the contractors Col
as say
the street linkingthe Market Place
with Cherville Street will not fully
reopen until next Friday.
Apologising for the delay, Colas
spokesperson Linzi Stean said
: “Upon
inspection, it has been identif
ied that
some additional works must
be car-
ried out to the channels at the Mar-
ket Place end of Church Street, in
order to createa natural fall o
f sur-
face water. Wemust ensure th
at this
piece of work is completed in
order to
mitigate the risks of ponding
on the
footway. We will complete th
e works
as part of the existing schemes so
that further road closures are
not re-
quired at a later date.”
Miss Stean added: “We will again
make every effort to complete these
additional works as quickly as pos-
sible, and if possible, earlier t
han an-
ticipated.”Manager of Oasis Christian Cen-
tre Angie Nelson said sales a
re down
since the roadclosure. “The w
ork has
affected our footfall but we h
ave just
had to ride it out and hopeful
ly claw
back some of our losses. Hopefully
during the Christmas period.
A lot of
elderly peopleget dropped off
outside
and come intothe shop but th
ey have
not been able to do that with
the road
closed,” said Mrs Nelson.
Debbie Clemett who runs Kit and
Caboodle children’s boutique
said she
is hopeful thatonce the road
reopens
shoppers will flock back into Church
Street.“It’s looking go
od and hopefully the
improvementsmight encoura
ge more
people to walkdown and brow
se in the
shops,” said Mrs Clemett.
Continued on page two
PRIMARY’SLIST OFSUCCESSESIN SCHOOLREPORTpages12-13
PUDSEY ISBACK INTOWN FORCHARITYAPPEALpage 3
£150,000COST OFFLY TIPPINGIN TESTVALLEYpage 5
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Index on p2
New arrival at
Marwell Zoo
page 3
Union’s rally
call to stopcutspage 6
Public hassay onhistoric sitepage 7
Library cuts
to hit publicpage 14
Clients‘left infilth’ bycarersA DAMNING report has re
vealed
a catalogue of failings at a
Hamp-
shire company that provides
care for vulnerableWinchester
residents.Among the list of shocking
findings by inspectors from the
Care Quality Commission was
evidence of clients left in their
own filth and staff who were not
trained.The inspection of Carewatch
(South Hampshire) carried out
last month also reported how
staff could not be sure exactly
how many people they had on
their books.
The CQC rated the firm, which
is based in Chandlers Ford and
provides care for 221 people in
Winchester, Eastleigh and An-
dover, as inadequate in all areas
and orderedit to improve.
Carewatch was awardeda new
contract by Hampshire County
Council in January this year.
Now politicians are calling for it
to scrap the deal unlessimmedi-
ate improvements are made.
Council chiefs say they a
re now
reviewing the deal in light of the
report.The inspecti
on was carriedout
last month and the report was
released thisweek. It is th
e latest
blow to the firm, which employs
10,000 peoplein the country.
In 2007 carer Sarah Merritt was
murdered while on duty as she
carried out a routine visit to the
home of disabled client Susan
Hale in Southampton.
Ms Hale was also found dea
d in-
side the flat.Both had been mur-
dered by herpartner Dav
id Tiley,
following hisprison release.
Continuedon page 2
By James Franklin
We will remember fallen heroes
Standard bearers Sid H
unt, left, and chairman
of the Winchester bran
ch of the Royal
British Legion Derek G
reen at Tuesday’s Dedi
cation of the Garden of
Remembrance at
WinchesterCathedral. S
ee page 19.
LEGAL HIGHS‘RIFE’ AT PRIS
ON
DAMNING REPORT ON DRUGS USE - FULL STORY ON PAGE 5
DP World buy out ABP’sshares in city terminal
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
24
DAILY ECHO
ONE of Southampton’smajor port firms has se-cured its future in the cityuntil 2047.DP World has bought out Asso-ciated British Port’s 49 per centstake in its Southampton Termi-nal to become sole owners of thebusiness.And the company has renewedits license agreement with ABPfor another 25 years to continueoperations in Southampton until2047.Company chairman Sultan
Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “Weare delighted to announce the25 year extension of the licence
agreement for DP World South-ampton, which is one of themostefficient terminals in the UK andthe only deep-sea container ter-minal on the south coast of Eng-land. Also, through full owner-ship of DP World Southampton,we will now be able to combinewith DP World London Gateway,the newest deep-sea containerterminal and logistics park atthe heart of the UK’s biggest con-sumer markets, to offer our cus-
tomers the best possible service,and long term growth, in the UK.A unique and very exciting prop-osition.”Group CEOMohammed Sharaf
added: “This news underlinesour commitment to the UK andour ongoing presence in devel-oped markets as an importantpart of our global network. I lookforward to the synergies thatthe two ports will bring to ouroperations and the contributionthey make to the UK economy,infrastructure and local employ-ment.”DP World’s 86-hectare terminal
in Southampton is the only deepsea container terminal on the
south coast.ABP Chief Executive JamesCooper added: “This isn’t justgood news for the port of South-ampton but this is good news forthe entire city. The deal providesa solid foundation for the contin-ued growth and development ofthe UK’s most productive con-tainer port.”It comes just weeks after thefirm announced it was launch-ing a new service between theUK and Asia that would bringsome of the world’s largest shipsto Southampton.In 2014, DP World handled 60million TEU (twenty-foot equiva-lent container units).
Two new roles at firmTWO new senior managers have been ap-
pointed at a Hampshire contract electron-
ics manufacturer.Esprit Electronics has promoted Russell
Otter to sales director and Paul Handley
takes on responsibility of supply chain
director.It follows a record 12 months for the
Hamble-Le-Rice based firm which has
seen its business soar.
By JoeCurtis
BusinessHampshire
Business news: dailyecho.co.uk [email protected]
COMPANY RENEWS LICENCE AGREEMENT TO STAY IN PORT UNTIL 2047
Communication is key issue for stressed workers
PEOPLE who suffer withstress and mental illnessat work say a lack of com-munication is the biggestissue they face.Research carried out bySouthampton based lawfirm Blake Morgan foundthat the average length ofan employee is absent dueto stress is between oneand six months.
Ahead of National StressAwareness Day, on Thurs-day the firm in New KingsCourt, Chandler’s Fordaims to get rid of the stig-ma of mental health issuesin the workplace.The survey revealed 43per cent of employeesare either too ashamed totalk about their concernsor are worried about the
social stigma, leading tomore stress.Partner in the employ-ment team at Black Mor-gan, Tim Forer said man-agers sometimes skatearound issues regardingstress and worry that if anemployee is signed off, con-tacting them would causemore stress.He said: “Communica-
tion with employees whoare absent due to long-term stress is particularlyimportant to ensure thatthey don’t feel isolated orforgotten about. The im-portant thing is that bothparties understand thatout of sight should notmean out of mind.“It is estimated that 91million working days a
year are lost to mentalhealth problems at a costof £30bn a year to employ-ers. So it is crucial to pro-actively manage mentalhealth issues in the work-place.”The survey also found
that 19 per cent of employ-ees were worried that rais-ing the issue may lead tobeing treated differently.
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bys
improve.awarded a new
Hampshire County
January this year.ar.ar
are calling for it
unless immedi-
ments are made.
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deal in light of the
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and the report was
week. It is the latest
m, which employs
in the country.country.country
Sarah Merritt was
ile on duty as she
routine visit to the
disabled client Susan
Southampton.
was also found dead in-
Both had been mur-
partner DavidDavidDa Tiley,Tiley,Tiley
prison release.
Continuedon page 2
Standard bearers Sid H
unt, left, and chairman
of the Winchester bran
ch of the
British Legion Derek G
reen at Tuesday’s Dedi
cation of the Garden of
Remembra
WinchesterCathedral. S
ee page 19.
DP World buy out ABP’sshares in city termONE of Southampton’smajor port firms has se-cured its future in the cityuntil 2047.DP World has bought out Asso-ciated British Port’s 49 per centstake in its Southampton Termi-nal to become sole owners of thebusiness.And the company has renewedits license agreement with ABPfor another 25 years to continueoperations in Southampton until2047.Company chairman Sultan
Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “We“We“Ware delighted to announce the25 year extension of the licence
agreement for DP World South-ampton, which is one of themostefficientefficientef terminals in the UK andthe only deep-sea container ter-minal on the south coast of Eng-land. Also, through full owner-ship of DP World Southampton,we will now be able to combinewith DP World London Gateway,the newest deep-sea containerterminal and logistics park atthe heart of the UK’s biggest con-sumer markets, to offerofferof our cus-
tomers the best possible service,and long term growth, in the UK.A unique and very exciting prop-osition.”Group CEOMohammed Sharaf
added: “This news underlinesour commitment to the UK andour ongoing presence in devel-oped markets as an importantpart of our global network. I lookforward to the synergies thatthe two ports will bring to ouroperations and the contributionthey make to the UK economy,
economy,economy
infrastructure and local employ-ment.”DP World’s 86-hectare terminal
in Southampton is the only deepsea container terminal on the
southABP
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PEOPLE who suffersuffersuf withstress and mental illnessat work say a lack of com-munication is the biggestissue they face.Research carried out bySouthampton based lawlawlafirm Blake Morgan foundthat the average length ofan employee is absent dueto stress is between oneand six months.
Ahead of National StressAwareness Day, on Thurs-day the firm in New KingsCourt, Chandler’s Fordaims to get rid of the stig-ma of mental health issuesin the workplace.The survey revealed 43per cent of employeesare either too ashamed totalk about their concernsor are worried about the
social stigma, leading tomore stress.Partner in the employ-ment team at Black Mor-gan, Tim Forer said man-agers sometimes skatearound issues regardingstress and worry that if anemployee is signed off,off,of con-tacting them would causemore stress.He said: “Communica-
tion with employees whoare absent due to long-term stress is particularlyimportant to ensure thatthey don’t feel isolated orforgotten about. The im-portant thing is that bothparties understand thatout of sight should notmean out of mind.“It is estimated that 91million working days a
yearhealthof £30bners.activehealthplaceThe
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DP World buy out ABP’sshares in city terminal
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
24
DAILY ECHO
ONE of Southampton’smajor port firms has se-cured its future in the cityuntil 2047.DP World has bought out Asso-ciated British Port’s 49 per centstake in its Southampton Termi-nal to become sole owners of thebusiness.And the company has renewedits license agreement with ABPfor another 25 years to continueoperations in Southampton until2047.Company chairman Sultan
Ahmed Bin Sulayem said: “Weare delighted to announce the25 year extension of the licence
agreement for DP World South-ampton, which is one of themostefficient terminals in the UK andthe only deep-sea container ter-minal on the south coast of Eng-land. Also, through full owner-ship of DP World Southampton,we will now be able to combinewith DP World London Gateway,the newest deep-sea containerterminal and logistics park atthe heart of the UK’s biggest con-sumer markets, to offer our cus-
tomers the best possible service,and long term growth, in the UK.A unique and very exciting prop-osition.”Group CEOMohammed Sharaf
added: “This news underlinesour commitment to the UK andour ongoing presence in devel-oped markets as an importantpart of our global network. I lookforward to the synergies thatthe two ports will bring to ouroperations and the contributionthey make to the UK economy,infrastructure and local employ-ment.”DP World’s 86-hectare terminal
in Southampton is the only deepsea container terminal on the
south coast.ABP Chief Executive JamesCooper added: “This isn’t justgood news for the port of South-ampton but this is good news forthe entire city. The deal providesa solid foundation for the contin-ued growth and development ofthe UK’s most productive con-tainer port.”It comes just weeks after thefirm announced it was launch-ing a new service between theUK and Asia that would bringsome of the world’s largest shipsto Southampton.In 2014, DP World handled 60million TEU (twenty-foot equiva-lent container units).
Two new roles at firmTWO new senior managers have been ap-
pointed at a Hampshire contract electron-
ics manufacturer.Esprit Electronics has promoted Russell
Otter to sales director and Paul Handley
takes on responsibility of supply chain
director.It follows a record 12 months for the
Hamble-Le-Rice based firm which has
seen its business soar.
By JoeCurtis
BusinessHampshire
Business news: dailyecho.co.uk [email protected]
COMPANY RENEWS LICENCE AGREEMENT TO STAY IN PORT UNTIL 2047
Communication is key issue for stressed workers
PEOPLE who suffer withstress and mental illnessat work say a lack of com-munication is the biggestissue they face.Research carried out bySouthampton based lawfirm Blake Morgan foundthat the average length ofan employee is absent dueto stress is between oneand six months.
Ahead of National StressAwareness Day, on Thurs-day the firm in New KingsCourt, Chandler’s Fordaims to get rid of the stig-ma of mental health issuesin the workplace.The survey revealed 43per cent of employeesare either too ashamed totalk about their concernsor are worried about the
social stigma, leading tomore stress.Partner in the employ-ment team at Black Mor-gan, Tim Forer said man-agers sometimes skatearound issues regardingstress and worry that if anemployee is signed off, con-tacting them would causemore stress.He said: “Communica-
tion with employees whoare absent due to long-term stress is particularlyimportant to ensure thatthey don’t feel isolated orforgotten about. The im-portant thing is that bothparties understand thatout of sight should notmean out of mind.“It is estimated that 91million working days a
year are lost to mentalhealth problems at a costof £30bn a year to employ-ers. So it is crucial to pro-actively manage mentalhealth issues in the work-place.”The survey also found
that 19 per cent of employ-ees were worried that rais-ing the issue may lead tobeing treated differently.
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page 32
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as High
Street
tour helps
out small
businesses
page 34
Building
firm wins
Queen’s
Award for
its growth
in exports
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Index on p2
New arrival atMarwell Zoopage 3
Union’s rallycall to stopcutspage 6
Public hassay onhistoric sitepage 7
Library cutsto hit publicpage 14
Clients‘left infilth’ bycarers
A DAMNING report has revealeda catalogue of failings at a Hamp-shire company that providescare for vulnerable Winchesterresidents.Among the list of shockingfindings by inspectors from theCare Quality Commission wasevidence of clients left in theirown filth and staff who were nottrained.The inspection of Carewatch
(South Hampshire) carried outlast month also reported howstaff could not be sure exactlyhow many people they had ontheir books.The CQC rated the firm, whichis based in Chandlers Ford andprovides care for 221 people inWinchester, Eastleigh and An-dover, as inadequate in all areas
and ordered it to improve.Carewatch was awarded a newcontract by Hampshire CountyCouncil in January this year.Now politicians are calling for itto scrap the deal unless immedi-ate improvements are made.Council chiefs say they are nowreviewing the deal in light of thereport.The inspection was carried out
last month and the report wasreleased this week. It is the latestblow to the firm, which employs10,000 people in the country.In 2007 carer Sarah Merritt wasmurdered while on duty as shecarried out a routine visit to thehome of disabled client SusanHale in Southampton.Ms Hale was also found dead in-side the flat. Both had been mur-dered by her partner David Tiley,following his prison release.Continued on page 2
By James [email protected]
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Standard bearers Sid Hunt, left, and chairman of the Winchester branch of the Royal
British Legion Derek Green at Tuesday’s Dedication of the Garden of Remembrance at
Winchester Cathedral. See page 19.
LEGAL HIGHS ‘RIFE’ AT PRISONDAMNING REPORT ON DRUGS USE - FULL STORY ON PAGE 5
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DAY
TICKETSTO WINJACK & THE BE
ANSTALKCONTEST
- P35
Progress of ro
ad building
in Church Stre
et, Romsey.
Photograph: Chris Moorhouse
TRADERS in a Roms
ey street hit by
weeksof controv
ersial road works
have been dealt
anothermajor b
low.
The works that
have forced the
clo-
sure of a major route throughthe
town have been delayed
for another
week, ithas bee
n revealed.
An unexpected drainag
e problem
has delayed the
reopening of C
hurch
Street, currentl
y undergoing a
major
facelift.Some tr
aders claim their bu
sinesses
have been hit i
n the pocket by
the 14-
week road closurewhile a £500,000
schemeto make th
e streetmore p
e-
destrian-friendl
y has been done
.
But now, the co
ntractors Cola
s say
the street linking
the MarketPlace
with Cherville Street w
ill notfully
reopenuntil ne
xt Friday.
Apologising for the delay, Colas
spokesperson L
inzi Stean said:
“Upon
inspection, it ha
s been identifie
d that
some addition
al works must
be car-
ried out to the chan
nels atthe Mar
-
ket Place end of Church
Street,in
order tocreate a
naturalfall of s
ur-
face water. We
must ensure th
at this
piece ofwork is
completed in or
der to
mitigate the ri
sks of ponding
on the
footway. We wi
ll complete the
works
as part ofthe existing
schemes so
that further roa
d closures are n
ot re-
quired at a later
date.”
Miss Stean added:“We will ag
ain
make every effort to
complete these
additional work
s as quicklyas pos-
sible, and if pos
sible, earlier tha
n an-
ticipated.”
Manager of Oasis Christia
n Cen-
tre Angie Nelso
n said sales are
down
since the road c
losure.“The wo
rk has
affectedour foo
tfall but we ha
ve just
had to ride it o
ut andhopeful
ly claw
back some of our losses.Hopeful
ly
duringthe Chr
istmasperiod.
A lot of
elderlypeople g
et dropped off o
utside
and come into th
e shop but they
have
not been able t
o do that with t
he road
closed,”said Mr
s Nelson.
DebbieClemett
who runs Kit and
Caboodle child
ren’s boutique s
aid she
is hopeful that
once the road r
eopens
shoppers will fl
ock back into C
hurch
Street.“It’s loo
king good and
hopefully the
improvements
might encourag
e more
people to walk d
own andbrowse
in the
shops,”said Mr
s Clemett.
Continued on p
age two
PRIMARY’S
LIST OFSUCCESS
ES
IN SCHOOL
REPORTpages12-13
PUDSEY IS
BACK INTOWN FOR
CHARITY
APPEALpage 3
£150,000
COST OF
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IN TESTVALLEYpage 5
TRADERS HIT BY
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By Andy Simm
onds
DAILY ECHO Tuesday, February 10, 2015
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