Austin Mitchell MP officially opens Brunel House

Austin Mitchell (centre), MP for Grimsby, unveiling a commemorative plaque at the official opening of Brunel House. Also in the picture are (left to right) directors Kev Stanham, Ray Johnson, Fran Cormican (managing director of Intelect UK), and Phill Bodsworth.

Grimsby team secure more than £2m of business in its first six months of trading.

The company, which only opened the doors to its new office and workshop complex in January, has fast become one of the region’s success stories.

Although the Intelect brand is relatively new to North East Lincolnshire, the operation is staffed and managed by local people, most of whom have considerable experience in the food processing industry, one of Intelect’s main target sectors. Its parent company is Intelect UK, a fast-growing electrical and mechanical engineering company based at Riverside Park, Middlesbrough.

One of the three directors at Grimsby, Phill Bodsworth, said: “While we are naturally delighted at the company’s performance in the first six months, we are not losing sight of the fact that trading conditions remain tough.

“Our achievement is largely down to the hard work and enthusiasm shown by every member of our team and we need to maintain this competitive spirit in the future. We have certainly laid down a marker that we are capable of handling major contracts for the biggest clients”.

Top safety accreditation for Intelect

John Kinge, Head of Risk at SAFEcontractor said:

“Major organisations can no longer run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety policies.”

“More companies need to understand the importance of adopting good risk management in the way that Intelect has done. The firm’s high standard has set an example, which hopefully will be followed by other companies within the sector.”

Director John Thompson said:

“It’s vital for us to recognise the importance of health and safety issues within a company like ours, and to be recognised for our efforts gives us the incentive to maintain such high standards in the long term.”

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