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Page 1: Digital Industries Proposition

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Greater GrimsbyDigital Industries Proposition

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Greater Grimsby is an emerging centre for digital media and broadcasting.

Greater Grimsby offers:

the largest TV studio space in the regiona centre of excellence for media production and trainingcutting-edge content providersthe UK’s longest-running local TV channelexperts in satellite, cable and digital platformspartnerships with the industry’s biggest namesa diverse range of proven film locationshigh speed broadband

So, if you’re looking for the optimum location for:

digital mediacreative industriesconnectivity

Greater Grimsby is the natural choice.

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Greater GrimsbyGet it StraightFrom the Heart

Greater Grimsby is a straight-talking, no-nonsense place.

We speak our minds and tell it how it is.

When it comes to promoting our area, we give you the facts to make your own mind up. Big UK-leading facts like, we’ve got:

- the busiest port complex- the largest concentration of food companies- the most renewable energy opportunities- the greenest power station- the biggest strategic employment sites- the lowest operating costs

Our towns of Grimsby, Immingham and Cleethorpes, and surroundingLincolnshire villages offer very different things. But taken as a package, they combine to offer cost-effective, well-connected business locations within a few miles of stunning countryside and great schools.

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From the Heart of the UK to Europe and the WorldGreater Grimsby puts you at the heart of the UK and Europe.

We are centrally located on the east coast of the UK in the county of Lincolnshire. Our area includes:

- Grimsby – the world-famous port and Europe’s Food Town- Cleethorpes – the popular seaside holiday resort- Immingham – a focal point of heavy industry and logistics- Wolds villages – an area of outstanding natural beauty

Thanks to our maritime and fishing heritage, we are outward looking and have traditionally had strong international links, especially with Scandinavia, something that continues today with many commercialpartnerships.

Being 200 miles from London, Edinburgh and Rotterdam, means that we are truly central to the UK and Europe.

Our area is an integral part of the Humber region and enjoys close links with the nearby cities of Hull and Lincoln.

209130Liverpool

209130Birmingham

160100Manchester

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96Sheffield

112Leeds

257London

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Distances from Greater Grimsby

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Greater GrimsbyVibrant Centre of Digital MediaIf you want to be close to the future of media, look no further.

Greater Grimsby has a long history of innovation in digital media, influencing a growing community of talented young people, award-winning companies and state-of-the-art facilities.

Partnerships with the BBC, ITV, Sony and the Press Association enable this area to punch above its weight with programming that reaches millions across Europe.

The area offers film-makers a superb choice of locations backed up with access to a skilled talent pool and facilities which have seen been used in Oscar-winning films.

In addition, there is a growing community of media and arts creatives who form a regional network providing support, knowledge exchange and interaction for the area’s award-winning talent.

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Largest Television Studiosin the Area

Greater Grimsby has state-of-the-art TV production and transmission services.

Immage Studios is a production centre and hub of creative TV, broadcast technology and new media innovation. The Immingham based facility owned by North East Lincolnshire Council and leased to the Grimsby Institute of Further and Higher Education, consists of a 2,700 sq ft broadcast TV studio with full production support, HD edit suites and a digital broadcast transmission facility. The studio building is home to Propeller TV and Channel 7 and outputs over 3,500 hours of broadcast programming a year to the SKY satellite and Virgin Media cable platforms.

Immage Studios is also home to a range of companies offering services that include media training, studio hire, digital broadcast consultancy and commercial TV production and broadcast programming.

Channel 7 production company has a host of top corporate clients and has produced TV commercials, broadcast programmes, corporate promotional material, e-learning packages and new media solutions. 3,500

hours of broadcasting output each year

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Nationally Recognised Media Academy Ensuring a pipeline of new talent for the industry.

The Yorkshire & Humber Media Academy is made up of a partnership of the Grimsby Institute of Further & Higher Education’s East Cost Media, the University of Bradford and The National Media Museum.

Skillset – the sector skills council for the creative media industries –established the Skillset Media Academies in response to the television and interactive media industries’ desire to develop lasting partnerships with further & higher education institutions. The Academies provide an answer to industry’s need for fresh talent and innovation and to set new standards in higher education for the design and delivery of practise-based courses.

The aim is to provide practice-based and industry-endorsed world-class media education and provide an answer for the media industry’s need for fresh talent and innovation.

“Skillset started this initiative to find the best media centres in the

country. This is a great achievement for Bradford and Grimsby and will ensure our region is providing the media

moguls of the future.”

Tom Gutteridge, Television Executive

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Centre for Media Training and PlacementsIndustry-approved hands-on training is available.

East Coast Media of the Grimsby Institute provides a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes alongside high qualityprofessional media training.

One of only 22 Skillset Media Academies in the UK, selected through rigorous application and evaluation processes and assessed by industry evaluators, reflecting their excellence and highlighting their exceptional links with the media industry.

The department boasts excellent facilities, many of which are coveted by industry partners, including a television studio on campus, over 200 Apple multimedia and digital video stations, a digital photographic studio and darkroom facilities. Students are taught by specialist staff, who all have industry experience before coming into lecturing. Also, East Coast Media offers excellent work placement possibilities across the country, industry master classes and excellent networking opportunities thus putting students in an excellent position to make sure the skills learnt are relevant to current and future media industry needs.

“What makes East Coast Media’s courses stand out is the way they are so focused

on the real world of the media. The content of the courses is relevant to today’s rapidly changing environment, putting students in prime position to get jobs in what is a very

competitive sector.”

Tony Johnston, Head of Training, The Press Association

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World-class Production CompaniesNational names creating local content.

North East Lincolnshire boasts a vibrant and growing production sector including East Coast Pictures run by former Director of Entertainment for Sony Pictures, Julia Thompson. The company produces Entertainment and Factual Entertainment programmes for local broadcast and maintains strong links with major industry networks.

East Coast Pictures aims to promote and encourage links between local businesses and TV professionals across the region, making the benefits of television and an online presence available to all via the local TV channel, Seven and online.

The area is also home to a range of developing new media companies benefiting from the superior connectivity experienced in North East Lincolnshire.

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Longest RunningCommunity TV Channel in UKA new concept in community broadcasting.

Seven is the longest running community TV channel in the UK. It is a community interest company that works closely with local people to deliver television made by and for the community. The channel has developed links with public and private sector companies and works closely with the Grimsby Institute to provide broadcast media work placements and training opportunities for students.

Channel 7 launched in January 1998 and broadcasts from ImmageStudios in Immingham on to the Virgin cable network channel 879 and reaches approximately 140,000 homes across North and North East Lincolnshire. Seven is also available online at www.channel7tv.co.uk

Following 10 years of successful broadcasting the channel continues to produce and schedule programmes that directly or indirectly support, enhance, promote or deliver local concerns & initiatives that raise educational attainment, regenerate communities, develop the arts, reduce unemployment and develop the economy.

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Broadcasters Choose Greater Grimsby

Broadcast from Immingham, propeller TV

Since its launch in February 2006, the TV channel has gone from strength to strength. Following its sale in 2009, bringing investment to the region, the channel continues to support the short film industry.

Propeller TV has now expanded its programming to cover music, comedy, drama, lifestyle and documentaries, reaching a much wider UK and European audience.

The TV channel continues to be a resource for professional development, creating jobs and opportunities within the region.

The new channel owners have an additional objective to promote cultural exchange and mutual understanding between the UK and China, thus increasing the opportunity for inward investments in the area.

Sky 195

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Diverse Choice of Oscar-winning Film Locations Proven location that can meet the requirements of major productions.

The Grimsby area has a proven track record as a film location with recent successful titles such as Atonement and This is England being part-filmed here. It offers a wide range of diverse scenery ranging from major industrial and port settings and gritty urban streets through to rolling countryside and stunning coastline and beaches.

With access to film and production crew and extensive studio facilities, and with our well-connected transport links, this area offers outstanding opportunities for film-making.

Our partners at Screen Yorkshire can support your production in a number of ways, for example, by finding locations, sourcing crew and facilities, securing permissions, liaising with councils and negotiating with hotels on your behalf.

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Cost-Effective Offices, Units and Development SitesWe have the right premises, in the right places, at the right prices.

Greater Grimsby has a wide choice of modern offices, both in-town and on high quality business parks, industrial units and development land adjacent to major roads, a deep-water estuary and major docks.

The area’s flagship business park, Europarc, has been designed to attract manufacturing, distribution and office based businesses with high quality, cost-effective, purpose-built accommodation, within an attractive lakeside setting.

Property costs and land values across the area are up to 25% lower than in competitor locations.

The inward investment team at North East Lincolnshire Council provides a free service to help find the right property for your business.

25%lower property costs

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Lowest Operating Costs Equals Profitable Location Property and labour costs are among the lowest in the UK.

Greater Grimsby is a cost-effective business location. Compared with similar locations, this area has the:

- Lowest average wage costs- Lowest industrial rents - Lowest office costs

In difficult times, the ability to keep your cost-base to a minimum helps to keep businesses afloat and protects jobs.

Living costs are low here too with housing among the cheapest in the country, enabling a choice of urban and country lifestyle.

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Average Wage £/annum)

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Industrial Rent£/m2/annum

170Teesside

160Nottingham

210Newcastle

120Lincoln

155Doncaster

165Sheffield

310Manchester

100Hull

85Grimsby

Medium Office£/m2/annum

Sources: Property Market Report, VOA, July 2008ONS - 2008 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings

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Outstanding Beauty Sun, Sea, Sand and Happy PeopleLifestyles to suit all tastes.

Everywhere claims to have a great quality of life, but few places can compete with our rich diversity of historic towns, quaint villages, wildlife sanctuaries, rolling hills and sandy beaches.

Our surrounding countryside is famous for its beauty, with the Lincolnshire Wolds being designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that is protected due to its "precious landscape" and "distinctive character". English country pubs, historic churches and quaint villages are just a few miles from the towns of Grimsby, Cleethorpes and Immingham.

The seaside town of Cleethorpes has been voted as one of the happiest places to live in the UK. A 2008 survey ranked the town ninth out of 273 UK districts, which is not surprising given the classic mix of sun, sea, and sand.

Local shopping and nightlife attract millions of visitors from outside the area each year and as befits Europe's Food Town, you can enjoy great food from the world's best fish and chips to award-winning fine dining.

“The resort is taking care of people who are making the most of the weather and the places to visit.We are making Cleethorpes a

happy place to visit and live in.”Robert Chalmers, Cleethorpes Resort Manager

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Education For All Choice and QualityNew Investment Success and excellence from primary to higher education.

Our local schools offer a wide choice for children of all abilities. In the most recent league tables, three-quarters of local primary schools outperformed the national average, while half of our schools and colleges outperformed the UK average at A’level.

There are a number of excellent grammar schools in Lincolnshire within easy reach, that regularly achieve some of the best results in the country.

For further and higher education, the Grimsby Institute offers a wide range of courses and has particular strengths in vocational training with several centres of excellence in fields ranging from automotive technology to digital media. The Institute is planning a £150 million programme of development, enhancing links with local schools and creating modern facilities.

“The reputation the Grimsby Institute enjoys with employers,

students and Associate Universities has been founded on the quality of our courses and the

excellent facilities.”Ray Ellis

Grimsby Institute

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Practical Support And Advice For Your Next Project

How we can help.

Whether you're based in the UK or overseas, North East Lincolnshire Council has a team of specialists waiting to help you. Our services are provided free of charge on a completely confidential basis and include:

- helping you plan your expansion or relocation project- providing research to help you make your decision- advising on available sites and premises and development options- organising personal tours of the area- providing introductions and liaison with key local advisors- information about grants and financial assistance that may be available

For more information on how you can be a part of the Greater Grimsby success story, contact:

Lorna ReeveNorth East Lincolnshire Council01472 [email protected]

“The biggest single thing that influenced the decision was the

availability of a skilled labour force. We are very impressed and Grimsby has a great reputation in that area. This is an ideal location for us and for our future growth.”

Rob Burnett, Daniels Group (New Covent Garden Soup)

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