Ukufinyelela Ngokushesha - Kumzila wokunweba

Silangazelela ukusizakala ngokuthi i-Tees Valley iba isifunda sokuqala ezweni ukuthola isimo seFreeport, ngo-Okthoba odlule Ukufinyelela Ngokushesha made its first foray into the North-East with the development of a 1,600 sq m depot in Teesside that includes an accredited training centre and offices.

Lapho ochwepheshe bokufinyelela okunamandla bevula idepho ayizange igcine ngokuphawula inani lamabhokisi enkampani, isiza nakakhulu izinhlelo zayo zokwandisa kazwelonke, kodwa futhi yabhala izindaba ezinhle zesifunda saseTees Valley, esiqhubeka nokufuna amabhizinisi acabanga phambili abheke sebenzisa ngokugcwele amathuba ayingqayizivele ethulwa isimo sayo seFreeport.

“When we heard about the benefits that being a Freeport would bring to the Teesside area, we were keen to get involved, particularly given the drive and determination of the Tees Valley Mayor, Ben Houchen,” explains David Barton, who is now CEO of Quick Reach, with Bob Dillon having taken on the Managing Director’s role. “I’ve been very impressed with Ben, who is very much an ‘action person’ that follows up his words with real commitment. He doesn’t just talk about making a difference, he does it. I absolutely love that.”

“Kube nokukhulu ukwethembana phakathi kweTeesside nezigidigidi zamaphawundi okuhlelelwe ukutshalwa kwezimali, okuyinto enhle kakhulu,” kunezela uBob. “Ngokombono wethu, sithatha abantu endaweni ukuze bathuthukise idepho futhi bayihlanganise nomndeni wakwa-Quick Reach. Kuyajabulisa ngempela ukuzibandakanya, ikakhulukazi ngenxa yezinga lomsebenzi. Asikhulumi ngamapulani amancane lapha; sikhuluma ngamaphrojekthi aguquguqukayo emhlabeni wonke anesifiso esikhulu. Kubongeka wonke umuntu othintekayo ukuthi ithuthuka ngokushesha futhi sijabule ukudlala indima yethu ekubeni ucezu oluncane lwe-jigsaw enkulu kakhulu. "

Intshiseko ye-Quick Reach ngokuthuthela kwayo e-Teesside ibonakaliswe imfudumalo yokwamukelwa okunikezwe yisifunda uqobo, njengoba u-Ben Houchen, egqamisa: “Isimo saseFreeport sibe yingxenye yokuheha amabhizinisi asezingeni le-Quick Reach endaweni. . Zingezinye zezinkampani eziningi ezinhle ezizimisele ukuwasebenzisa ngokugcwele amathuba atholakala lapha. Nginezinhlelo ezicacile zokuheha imisebenzi kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali eminyakeni ezayo futhi sesivele sibona izinguquko ezinhle eziza ngenxa yamafemu andela esifundeni sethu. Amabhizinisi amakhulu afana ne-Quick Reach adlala indima ebalulekile ekuguqulweni okwenzekayo kuyo yonke i-Teesside, i-Darlington ne-Hartlepool. Ukwakhiwa ngeke wenziwe ngaphandle kwabantu abanamakhono nemishini yokuyibona kahle.”  

Ingxenye yalokho okusize idepho ye-Quick Reach's Teesside ukuthi iqale ngempumelelo kube yizisebenzi ezibekwe ukuze zisekele ukudalwa kwayo.

“Konke kuphathelene nabantu,” kuchaza uDavid. “Sineqembu labaphathi eliqinile elinesipiliyoni elaqala eminyakeni engu-20. UStephen Huntley usiphathele idepho futhi ubelokhu enza umsebenzi omuhle kakhulu. Uphuma eHuntley Plant, yena noyise asebenayo futhi beyihlinza isikhathi eside. Lokhu okuhlangenwe nakho okumangalisayo kwendawo kuye kwabonakala kubaluleke kakhulu.

“As well as having the right team, the second most important aspect of the progress that we’re seeing with the depot is the equipment that we’ve brought in. There’s companies new to the region that really want to make an impression and an impact. The equipment that we’ve invested in is a really good mix for these companies.

“Sisebenza embonini ekhahlamezeke kanzima kwezezimali nokutshalwa kwemishini emisha kwehlisiwe. Sonke manje sesiza kolunye uhlangothi ngokuqinile, noma sibhekene nezinkinga zakamuva zokuhlinzekwa ezibangele ubunzima. Lokhu sekwehlile ngokubonga futhi kunesamba esikhulu sokutshalwa kwezimali esingena esimweni esisha semishini yobuciko. Selokhu yavulwa, ukusetshenziswa kukhule ngokushesha kakhulu ngaphakathi kwedepho yaseTeesside futhi sichithe cishe u-£7m ku-CAPEX okuhlanganisa nokutholwa kwemishini eminingi emisha.

"Inhlanganisela yokuba nabantu abalungile kanye nemishini efanele ibe yinto ebaluleke kakhulu ekuqinisekiseni ukuvulwa kahle kwedepho futhi kube ukhiye ekwamukelweni okuhle esikutholile esifundeni."

Aside from the investment that the Tees Valley Freeport has attracted and the opportunities that are being seen as a result, another factor that encouraged Quick Reach to the area was the emphasis the region has put on driving environmental improvements, an objective that dovetails nicely with the company’s own green aspirations.

“Isiqubulo sethu esithi 'Ukufinyelela kokuluhlaza' sigcizelela ngempela ukuzibophezela kwethu ku imvelo, kuyilapho ngesikhathi esifanayo sivuma ukuthi kusenomsebenzi okufanele wenziwe,” kuchaza u-Heather Barton, inkundla yezokuxhumana kanye nomphathi wezokumaketha we-Quick Reach. Siyakwamukela ukuthi asikabi yibhizinisi elivumelana ngokuphelele nemvelo kodwa senza izinyathelo ezinqala endleleni efanele.

"Ngijabule kakhulu ngokuqala ukubona izixazululo ezisimeme, eziluhlaza yonke indawo: kusukela emahhovisi kuye kumasayithi. Konke kumayelana nokuqhubeka nokuguqula isimo sengqondo ngokubonisa lokho okungenzeka. Sineqembu elinothando futhi sifuna lokhu kugqame ukuze senze umhlaba ube indawo engcono. Uma singenza okuncane, sizojabula."

I-Quick Reach iye yaqiniseka ukwenza lokho ekushumayelayo, njengoba u-Bob ebeka: “Sibheke ukuhola ngesibonelo futhi mina ngokwami ​​manje ngishayela imoto eyingxube, nokuyinto eyakhuthazwa i-Quick Reach. UDavid ubelokhu engishayela ucingo kusihlwa eqinisekisa ukuthi izibani zicishiwe! Konke kumayelana nokukhuthaza lowo mcabango wokuqaphela imvelo kukho konke esikwenzayo kulo lonke ibhizinisi. Umphumela uba ukuthi wonke umsebenzi ubelokhu ewuthenga, osekukhiqize umoya omuhle enkampanini.”

Nakulokhu futhi ubudlelwano be-symbiotic phakathi kwe-Quick Reach kanye nesifunda sase-Tees Valley bubonakala ngokucacile uma kuziwa ezindabeni eziluhlaza, njengoba u-Ben Houchen egcizelela: “Intshiseko kanye nogqozi olunayo i-Quick Reach enalo ngendawo ibaluleke ngendlela emangalisayo futhi ihambisana neyami. izifiso zesifunda. I-Teesside ihamba phambili uma kuziwa ezimbonini eziluhlaza zangomuso kanye net zero innovation. Cutting-edge projects like Net Zero Teesside, GE’s offshore wind blade manufacturing facility and the work we’re doing around hydrogen innovation is cementing our region’s status as ground zero for net zero, meaning we’re attracting even more green investment as a result. It’s great for us all to play our part for the environment but reaching our net zero ambitions is also creating thousands of high skilled, well paid jobs for people across Teesside, Darlington and Hartlepool.”  

A really interesting initiative that is central to the ambitions that Tees Valley has in place is the Net Zero Teesside Project, which is utilising cutting edge technology such as carbon capture, utilisation and storage. Whereas industry in Teesside has traditionally been carbon intensive, such as its vast chemicals and processing sector, Net Zero Teesside will remove carbon from industry on Teesside and store it securely under the North Sea.

Ngezinzuzo ezinikezwa yi-Freeport, isifunda sibona nenani elikhulayo lamabhizinisi azimisele ukutshala imali esifundeni, njenge-GE, akha ama-blade enjini yomoya ogwini lolwandle. Ukutshala izimali kubuchwepheshe obuluhlaza kusiza ngempela ukuletha imisebenzi emisha endaweni.

“Uzwa umoya oshisayo omningi kwezepolitiki ngeshwa ongavamile ukwesekwa yisenzo esanele,” kusho uDavid. “Ngokuphambene nalokho, endaweni yaseTeesside amafekthri amadala angasebenzi ayabhidlizwa ukuze kuvuleke izindawo ezintsha. Lokho kuyisenzo sangempela futhi kuyajabulisa ukukubona.

“Kuyamangaza ukuthi iTeesside iyindawo yokuqala yaseFreeport eYurophu futhi ukudala inani lemisebenzi esiyibonayo esifundeni kuhle kakhulu. Kunomsindo onje endaweni. Le nqubo yokucabanga phambili ihambisana ngokuphelele nombono wethu njengebhizinisi, ikakhulukazi ngokwezifiso zethu zokuba inkampani eluhlaza njalo. Kuyabambene impela futhi ukuvula idepho entsha bekuyinto engenangqondo ngokuphelele, okubonakala yiqiniso lokuthi isuke ngamandla ngesikhathi esifushane kangaka.”

Kanye nokusiza ekwandiseni imiphetho yayo ngokwendawo, idepho yakamuva ye-Quick Reach nayo izodlala indima ebalulekile ekuthuthukisweni okuqhubekayo komsebenzi wezimboni zenkampani, njengoba izama ukwenza okunye ukungenela okuthandwa umkhakha we-petro-chem.

Ukuqina nokuqhubekela phambili i-Quick Reach eqhubeka nokukubonisa kuphawuleka nakakhulu uma inkampani isavumelana nokulahlekelwa nguJohn Barton, umfowabo kaDavid kanye nomsunguli webhizinisi, owashona ngokudabukisayo ekuqaleni kuka-2020. “Ukulahlekelwa nguJohn Barton kwaba ukukhahlela okukhulu kakhulu esingake sikuthole njengomkhaya nenkampani,” kusho uDavid. “Siyabonga ukuthi sithole ukwesekwa okumangalisayo, ngaphakathi nangaphandle kuyo yonke imboni. Eqinisweni, iningi lale nethiwekhi yokusekela yaqala yafakwa nguJohn futhi yatshalwa nguye phakathi neminyaka. 

“Sinabantu abahle impela futhi ngesikhathi kwethulwa i-furlough bavele bafuna ukubuyela ebhizinisini ngokushesha okukhulu ukuze benze i-Quick Reach ibe yimpumelelo eqhubekayo. Njengoba nje abantu bethi 'bekuyibhizinisi njengenjwayelo' ukwakhiwa ngesikhathi sodlame, lokhu bekungelona iqiniso. Ukuvalwa kwendawo kokuqala kunikeze izinselelo eziningi ezahlukahlukene kusukela ekuvalweni kwamahhotela kuya ezidingweni zokuncishiswa komphakathi. Kuwudumo kubantu bakithi ukuthi i-Quick Reach ikwazile ukubuyela esimweni esithile esivamile ngokushesha. Ngingasho ukuthi unyaka ka-2021 wawumayelana nokudonsa umoya ngokuhlanganyela njengenkampani ukuze ihlanganise futhi ilulame emiphumeleni yalolu bhubhane. Njengoba sesidlule kuleyo nqubo, sifuna ukubuyela ekuqhubekiseleni phambili ibhizinisi, yingakho sithuthukiswa idepho yaseTeesside.

“Enye yezinselelo ezinzima esinazo manje njengenkampani igxile ekutholeni abantu abasezingeni eliphezulu ebhizinisini. Siyethemba ukuthi umbono wethu, isu lethu kanye nemibono yethu kuzokhuthaza abantu ukuthi bafune ukuza bazosisebenzela. Siphumela obala okwamanje sizama ukuqasha abasebenzi.”

Njengoba indawo yokulala entsha yedepho yaseTeesside isimi kahle, i-Quick Reach isivele ibheke ukukhula okwengeziwe kuze kuphele u-2022, njengoba u-Bob esho: “Asazi okwamanje noma kuzoba ukukhula kwemvelo noma ngokutholwa kwamanye amabhizinisi, kodwa kunezinhlelo ezinkulu zonyaka ozayo. Mina noDavid sesiziqalile kakade izingxoxo mayelana nokwenzeka kwenye idepho, kulokhu eLondon. Silangazelela ukwanda ngokuqhubekayo kodwa ngaphandle kokulahlekelwa umndeni sinomuzwa wokuthi bekubaluleke kakhulu empumelelweni yenkampani. Ngeke sibe ngabakhulu kodwa futhi asizimisele ngokuba njalo. Esifuna ukuba yikho kungcono kakhulu kwesikwenzayo.

“Ngesikhathi uDavid nomfowabo uJohn bedala i-Quick Reach bagxilisa izimiso ezibalulekile ebhizinisini ezihlala zisenhliziyweni yakho konke esikwenzayo. Sinomgomo ovulekile lapho imibono yawo wonke umuntu ikhona ukuze ilalelwe futhi sonke sisebenza ngokubambisana njengeqembu.”

From its perspective, the Tees Valley region is also looking forward to building its relationship further with Quick Reach. “I really think 2022 will be a year of fantastic progress for construction in our region. We’re going to see spades in the ground and buildings going up,” says Ben Houchen. “I have no doubt that we will continue to be in close contact and there will be many more opportunities to collaborate in the months ahead.

"Sibheke ngabomvu ukusebenzisana ne-Quick Reach ngokuqhubekayo futhi sihlole izindlela eziningi zokuba babe isengezo esinamandla esifundeni sethu."

“Umyalezo wami kuBen ubuzoba ukuthi uqhubeke wenza lokho okwenzayo,” kusho uDavid. “Kulula kakhulu ukuwisa abaholi bethu bezepolitiki, ngokufanelekile ezimweni eziningi, kodwa kubalulekile futhi ukugqamisa lapho benza izinto ngendlela efanele futhi. U-Ben udlale kahle kakhulu ekwenzeni amazwi akhe ezenzweni futhi ngibheke ngabomvu ukusebenza naye siye phambili ukuze sizuze okwengeziwe, kithina kanye nasesifundeni saseTeesside. Kimina ungumholi okhuthazayo futhi nakanjani sidinga abaningi balabo abakulesi simo sezulu. Udinga kuphela ukubona amabhizinisi afikayo endaweni nokuthi akhuthazwa kanjani imibono yakhe nombono wakhe.”

Nakuba idepho yakamuva ye-Quick Reach ngokungangabazeki izosebenzela inkampani kahle eminyakeni ezayo, ubudlelwano obuseduze ebuthuthukile nesifunda sase-Tees Valley bubukeka sengathi bunezinzuzo ezibanzi kuzo zombili inyakatho-mpumalanga kanye nemvelo ukuya phambili.

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