Karlos- Location: Dover
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Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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No doubt Cllr Watkins wil be commenting on this, now this is GREAT news, as opposed to the freezing of car parking, which is NO news.
No idea who deserves the plaudits and don't care tbh, its very positive. If it does have your fingerprints on it Paul then bravo.
Now about the DTIZ.......
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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David , work of Locate in Kent & DDC team [Tim Ingleton primarily].
My input small,just required to comment and re- inforce growth message.
Meeting Andrew Cock, the man responsible for Multipanels at 2.00pm.
We just helped oil the wheels when a few difficulties were presented.
Tim Ingleton doing what he does best.
Watty
Guest 714- Registered: 14 Apr 2011
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Well done Paul, now point Mr Cock in our direction for the new stationery he'll need.
Keep it local
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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the other good news is that these are jobs we are getting back from china, hopefully this will not be the first.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Excellent news; hope the 50 jobs means 50 new vacancies, not 50 minus those employees brought in from elsewhere?
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
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Just returned from meeting Andrew Cock.
He has just offered employment to two local people directed to him by a local employment agency.
What local means to Mr Cock may mean wider than Dover [I don't know].
He described his product as manufacturing panels from exteriors of glossy BMW showrooms[example] to presentational panels that deal with graphic displays.
He is interested in meeting local businesses that can support and live off his business activitities.
He needs to be competitive to match overseas challenges & grow his market.
When he is further down the road of set up we will organise opportunities for local firms to network with him.
His market is UK & Europe.
Local logistic firms may just be interested in the empty return loads to Europe.
Lots of business cluster opportunities for competitive businesses.
Local is his aim.
Watty
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Excellent, those are mostly good signs. Other local businesses need to get off their bums and investigate the possibilities. And local potential employees too. The last thing we need is Mr Cock being forced to go to East European gangmaster agencies because local people don't like the wages on offer.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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fully agree peter opportunities for businesses in the district as well as potential employees.
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
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Wonder what went all wrong for them in china?
Maybe there panels come back a load of crap like so many chink goods
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
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Well hopefully there will be 50 more English-speaking local jobs available in Dover and District with this decision.
Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
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An American pal of my showed me this...
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Brian Dixon
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kieth,its full of eastern europeans.or is that eastern promise.
Guest 641- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Our American cousins are attracted to British tv period drama and our monarchy 'en masse', maybe they want to go back to pre 'Boston Tea Party' days of yore
Guest 859- Registered: 13 Jan 2013
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Just applied for a warehouse job for this, must have a counterbalance forklift licence.... not bad paid either, advertised through the job centre website, maybe i shud of kept quite (joking) as i need employment badly,
PAUL SWINERD
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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good luck paul we know you have been trying very hard.
Guest 859- Registered: 13 Jan 2013
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trying yes howard, but see the surgeon next wednesday about my knee, get that sorted and can try even harder then, bit hard trying to cover a knee that needs a full replacement
PAUL SWINERD
Keith Sansum1
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good luck paul s
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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