Partner Categories: Major Partners

ABP is the UK’s leading port operator, with a unique network of 21 facilities across England, Scotland and Wales. Our ports include Immingham, the UK’s busiest port, and Southampton, the nation’s second largest and Europe’s most efficient container port, as well as the UK’s number one for cars and cruise.

The group’s other activities include rail terminal operations (Hams Hall Rail Terminal), ship’s agency, dredging (UK Dredging Ltd), and marine consultancy (ABPmer). Each port also offers a well-established community of port service providers.

Together with its customers, ABP supports 84,000 jobs and contribute £5.6 billion to the UK economy every year.

ABP is backed by investment in modern facilities and equipment, and support by experienced employees. Our investment is designed to respond to the needs of our customers whose business rely on our ports for access to international and, in some cases, domestic markets. Helping these firms compete on the global stage and protecting the national energy security are key roles our ports play in the UK economy.

ABP’s four Humber ports – Hull, Goole, Grimsby and Immingham – offer an unrivalled mix of facilities and together handle more than 60 million tonnes of cargo annually. With the support of its customers, ABP’s Humber Ports contribute £2.2 billion to the UK economy every year and support 33,000 jobs.

ABP’s Humber facilities offer customers close links to markets in mainland Europe and Scandinavia and expertise in a broad range of cargoes, including energy, vehicles, roll-on roll-off, containers, bulks, liquid bulks and forest products.

Immingham is currently the UK’s largest port by volume and in 2017 Hull will be home to one of the UK’s largest port developments; the £310 million Green Port Hull project with Siemens.

www.abports.co.uk

Headquartered in Hull, Arco is a family-owned business and the leading safety company in the UK. We believe that everyone has a basic human right to go to work each day and come home to their loved ones safely. Arco is here to help our customers do just that by offering expert advice, guidance and a range of quality products to help prevent accidents in the workplace and save lives. Since the company was first formed over 130 years ago, Arco has continued to grow and we now have a network of sales offices and 49 retail stores across the country. Arco is able to understand what businesses need, from large national companies with sites across the country; to smaller specialist businesses we can offer knowledge, support and service in their locality.

Arco constantly evolves and today we play a leading role in contributing to the debate on the future strategy for health and safety management in the workplace, helping to shape the safety world. Product quality and assurance are at the forefront of our product development and customer offering and we are the only safety company in the UK to have invested in our own independently accredited Product Assurance Laboratory based in Hull.

Arco has recently launched its apprenticeship programme to provide locally talented young people opportunities in Customer Service, Logistics, and the recently opened Product Assurance Laboratory, providing a supportive career path for them whilst at the same time building a future pipeline of experts.

Arco plans to launch our programme in September 2016. This will be a two-year programme with successful apprentices being offered a permanent position in year three.

As one of the leading businesses in the region, Arco is deeply committed to supporting a wide range of local charitable organisations and community programmes. It is a responsibility we relish and take seriously. We provide our colleagues with the opportunity to give back to their local communities, by giving them two days’ each year to volunteer with organisations close to their hearts.

Hull is a vibrant hub for business and the City of Culture programme will help put us firmly on the map as a destination city. In recognition of the business potential, Arco has recently invested £4 million upgrading our National Distribution Centre.

Arco is a major partner and the official volunteer uniform supplier, utilising local expertise combined with financial backing from the business to kit out the 4000+ volunteers for the year. Arco is extremely honoured to share our expertise in support of Hull City of Culture 2017. We are proud that the design and supply of the garments has been conducted within the city.

The bespoke designs have been created by Arco’s own Clothing Technologist and Designers Kirby Griffiths and Tertia Beaney. The team has experience in supplying volunteer garments having worked on the London 2012 Olympic and 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow uniforms.

The uniforms will include polo shirts, a 3 in 1 soft shell and waterproof jacket combination, and a baseball cap in 2017 ‘scandalous blue’ ‘ludicrous purple’ and ‘deep mischievous pink’ – the City of Culture colours. Volunteers will also be issued with black cargo pants and shorts.

With a portfolio of uniform designs for projects like The London 2012 Olympics, the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the BLOODHOUND supersonic car team, Her Majesty’s Passport Office, Yorkshire Air Ambulance and for companies such as the London Taxi Company and Card Factory, Arco has applied its expertise to create a range of garments that are visible, distinctive and unifying for the team.

The BFI is the lead organisation for UK film with a public and industry role covering the cultural, creative and economic aspects of film in the UK. Our ambition is to create a flourishing film environment in which innovation, opportunity and creativity can thrive. We create and support activities to bring forward the next generation of creative people, to give opportunity where it might not exist both for filmmakers and audiences. We want to make sure that film, television and all the arts of the moving image are central to all our cultural and creative lives by prioritising:

* Expanding education and learning and boosting audience choice;

* Supporting the future success of British film;

* Unlocking our film and television heritage.

As the distributor of National Lottery funds for film and a registered charity governed by Royal Charter we invest in talent and film development, production, distribution, exhibition, international development, film and television history and heritage, education and training. We celebrate difference and champion diversity.

* Connecting audiences to the widest choice of British and World cinema;

* Preserving and restoring the most significant film collection in the world for today and future generations;

* Championing emerging and world class film makers in the UK – investing in creative, distinctive and entertaining work;

* Promoting British film and talent to the world;

* Growing the next generation of film makers and audiences.

www.bfi.org.uk

BP is delighted to support Hull UK City of Culture 2017.

This innovative and ambitious programme will surely be a transformative force of good for the cultural and economic industries in the North and across the UK.In 2017, BP will celebrate 50 years of industry in Hull and the surrounding communities.

Our site at Saltend is home to some of our most innovative and cutting edge operations. From here, our Acetyls manufacturing site is the largest producer of acetic acid in Europe and our products are key building blocks for films, fibres, fabric, food packaging and pharmaceuticals. The site also hosts the Hull Research and Technology Centre (HRTC), a global hub where new technologies for producing petrochemicals are developed, tested and piloted.

BP is one of the world’s leading international oil and gas companies. We provide customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, lubricants to keep engines moving, and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items as diverse as paints, clothes and packaging. We operate in 80 countries worldwide, across all five continents, with our headquarters based in the UK.

BP is a major supporter of UK arts and culture with a programme that spans over 40 years. As a longstanding investor in culture we know that the experience of new ideas has the power to inspire and innovate and we are proud that our support of Hull 2017 brings together our commitment to the Humber region with a wider celebration of excellence and access to the arts.

“BP has a strong affinity with Hull. There have been operations on our local site at Saltend for over 100 years and in 2017 we will celebrate 50 years of BP in Hull. BP is a major supporter of UK arts and culture with a programme that spans over 40 years. We believe that culture has the power to inspire and innovate, a precious investment for a thriving future. We are proud of our support for Hull UK City of Culture 2017, which will enable audiences to engage with an exciting programme of excellence in the arts.”
Peter J Mather, Group Regional Vice President, Europe and Head of Country, UK

www.bp.com

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create international opportunities for the people of the UK and other countries and build trust between them worldwide.

We work in more than 100 countries and our 7,000 staff – including 2,000 teachers – work with thousands of professionals and policy makers and millions of young people every year by teaching English, sharing the arts and delivering education and society programmes.
We are a UK charity governed by Royal Charter. A core publically-funded grant provides less than 25 per cent of our turnover which last year was £781 million. The rest of our revenues are earned from services which customers around the world pay for, through education and development contracts and from partnerships with public and private organisations. All our work is in pursuit of our charitable purpose and supports prosperity and security for the UK and globally.

Our work in Arts seeks to create stronger creative sectors across the world that are better connected with the UK. We do this by sharing UK arts work with the world; fostering collaboration; developing skills and livelihoods; building resilience and creative responses to crisis; and shaping policy.

“I am thrilled that the British Council is partnering with the Hull UK City of Culture programme. This three year collaboration will use our cultural relations expertise to increase impact for Hull and for the UK culture sector more widely. Together, we build a programme of international exchange to bring new perspectives on culture into the city, and to share the great potential of both the City of Culture programme and Hull with the world.”
Graham Sheffield CBE, Director Arts

www.britishcouncil.org/arts

The Green Port Hull vision is to establish Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire as a world class centre for renewable energy, creating wealth and employment for the region.

With its prime location close to the offshore wind opportunities in the North Sea, established infrastructure, knowledge, expertise and the capability to handle a diverse energy mix, the region is capitalising on its strengths.

These attributes are the reason that Siemens chose Hull as the location to build its world-class offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing, assembly and servicing facilities that form the centrepiece of Green Port Hull. The Siemens investment is just the catalyst for the Green Port Hull vision, as well as offshore wind there are major opportunities in biofuels, waste to energy, solar, wave and tidal power generation.

The renewable energy sector will be the single biggest influence on the local economy for generations, creating thousands of new jobs along with a wealth of opportunity for local people and business.

Through the Green Port Growth Programme, £25.7m of RGF Funding has been secured for inward investment, skills & employment, business support, and research and development to ensure that local people and business gain maximum benefit from the renewable energy sector.

NHS Hull Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) commissions health services for people in Hull. From urgent care services, like A&E and GP ‘Out of Hours’, to mental health support and secondary care for children and young people, the CCG vision is to Create a Healthier Hull.

GPs lead the CCG, working closely with a number of public sector organisations, with the aim of reducing the health inequalities of Hull’s residents.

The CCG works to ensure that excellent services are commissioned to meet the needs of the people living in Hull, thus helping communities and individuals to improve their health and reduce the inequalities they face.

MKM was established in Hull in 1995, with a vision to offer unprecedented levels of service by building excellent relationships with customers and suppliers. The company has since grown become the UK’s largest independent builders’ merchant, with 42 branches across England and Scotland offering a “one stop shop” for building, timber and plumbing supplies. Each branch holds high levels of stock on-site to ensure that customers in the building trade and the general public can get what they need, when they need it, and offers a free, reliable local delivery service.

MKM prides itself on customer service, and is built on the concept that skilled, local people who understand the needs of local customers should serve the trade in each branch. The company’s innovative setup gives branch managers a stake in the business and an opportunity to share in profits, a model which has proved to be a key driver of growth.

MKM celebrates its 21^st anniversary in 2016, and its partnership with Hull 2017 is a way to thank the people of Hull for their support and custom. MKM is a longstanding supporter of culture in the city: June 2016’s Rod Stewart concert at the KC Stadium was arranged and financed by MKM Executive Chairman David Kilburn. Proceeds from the sell-out 25,000-ticket concert are being donated to Hull charities the Daisy Appeal and Holy Trinity Church.

www.mkmbs.co.uk

P&O Ferries, the UK’s Favourite Ferry Company*

P&O Ferries is a household name operator of ferry services across the English Channel, North Sea and Irish Sea, with almost 4,000 employees.

We have a fleet of more than 20 ships and operate more than 30,000 sailings a year. In addition to sailing on eight major routes between Britain, France, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Holland and Belgium, we operate intermodal continental hubs at Zeebrugge and Europoort and have our own logistics arm, P&O Ferrymasters.

Every year we carry more than 10 million passengers, 1.6 million cars and 2.2 million freight units.

*As voted for by consumers in the 2016 Globe Travel Awards

 

Why did we choose to support Hull 2017?

P&O Ferries’ iconic route from Hull to Rotterdam first began 52 years ago and was followed a decade later by a service between Hull and Zeebrugge.

During that time the company has employed hundreds of local people, taken hundreds of thousands of tourists to the continent and transported millions of tonnes of freight to and from Britain.

Today, as we celebrate Hull being the UK City of Culture in 2017, both routes are as popular as ever.

Two giant, 60,000-ton, cruise-ferries – the Pride of Hull and the Pride of Rotterdam – provide a daily service across the North Sea to Holland. While the route to Belgium is served by the Pride of York and Pride of Bruges, which have been relaunched this year with an £8.5 million refurbishment.

With mouth-watering food on offer in the Brasserie, live music, bars and airport-style shopping, the holiday begins when you set foot on the ship.

www.poferries.com

Paul Hamlyn Foundation was established by Paul Hamlyn in 1987. Upon his death in 2001, he left most of his estate to the Foundation, creating one of the largest independent grant-making foundations in the UK.

Our mission is to help people overcome disadvantage and lack of opportunity, so that they can realise their potential and enjoy fulfilling and creative lives.

We have a particular interest in supporting young people and a strong belief in the importance of the arts.

We are delighted to be supporting Hull 2017 UK City of Culture. Like our founder, Paul Hamlyn, we passionately believe that arts and culture can help people build better lives for themselves. Our aim is to secure long-lasting benefits for communities in Hull, supporting work not just in the run-up to 2017, but afterwards too.

www.phf.org.uk

Sewell Group has a long and illustrious history dating back to 1876, demonstrating sound management, financial stability and an ability to respond to customers’ changing needs. The 140-year-old business has more than 400 staff across its investments, construction, facilities management and forecourt retail divisions.

The company has been recognised as a ‘Sunday Times Best Company to Work For” three years running, and continues to live the core philosophy of ‘a great place to work and a great company to deal with’.

The business has given its backing to Hull UK City of Culture 2017 to reinforce its support and commitment to Hull and the Yorkshire region.

As the first of Yorkshire’s entrepreneurs to sign up to be a Major Partner to Hull 2017, Sewell Group Managing Director Paul Sewell said that it is vital that companies such as his get behind Hull 2017 and do everything possible to maximise its potential

Smith & Nephew has a history dating back 160 years to the family enterprise of Thomas James Smith, who opened a small pharmacy in Hull in 1856. On his death in 1896, his nephew Horatio Nelson Smith took over the management of the business.

Today, Smith & Nephew is a public limited company headquartered in the UK, doing business in over 100 countries  and employing around 15,000 people. Every day, we support healthcare professionals by taking a pioneering approach to the design of our advanced medical products and services, by securing wider access to our diverse technologies for more customers globally, and by enabling better outcomes for patients and healthcare systems.

Recently we’ve invested £50m in our Hull site, bringing new products lines, building flood defences and creating a global centre for research and development for our Wound Management products. We plan to open our new state-of-the-art laboratory suite by the end of 2016.

We are proud to supporting this transformational year – the Hull City of Culture 2017 – demonstrating that Hull and East Yorkshire is an attractive and exciting place to live and work, both for our own employees and the wider residents. Hull 2017 will help create a better future for a city that is such a significant part of our own past, present and commercial future.

www.smith-nephew.com