Hundreds of jobs possible after Georgian delegation visits Hereford Enterprise Zone

3:50pm Thursday 7th February 2013 in News Photograph of the Author By Mark Bowen

Representatives of Georgian aerospace company meet those from Hereford Enterprise Zone. Representatives of Georgian aerospace company meet those from Hereford Enterprise Zone.

HEREFORD Enterprise Zone could be a step closer to securing hundreds of new jobs following the visit of representatives from the Georgian government and a Georgian aerospace company.
Today's visit to the enterprise zone in Rotherwas, branded Skylon Park, occurs with a view to locating an advanced manufacturing plant in the city.
Seattle based Get it Group brings together landowners and international businesses looking for locations to expand their operations.
For several months negotiations have been on-going between Herefordshire Council, the Enterprise Zone Board and the Get It Group who are looking to buy the land at Rotherwas and will then bring the Georgian investment into the county.
Discussions have progressed with the Get it Group to the extent that their client, Georgian firm Tbilisi Aerospace Manufacturing, is actively considering Hereford as a UK base.
The company will build components for a new small passenger jet with a target market in Eastern Europe. The visit represents the next stage in their negotiations with Herefordshire Council as landowner of the site.
Bill Jackson, chair of Hereford Enterprise Zone Board, said: “We are delighted to be welcoming the delegation from Georgia as this brings more certainty to the company’s investment in Hereford.
"Not only will this investment bring many jobs into the city but will also provide an apprenticeship school for around 70 apprentices a year, and will provide the necessary skills and training to support the operation.”

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bobby47 says...
4:35pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Is Jarvis involved in this? Tell me it ain't so!

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TwoWheelsGood says...
4:47pm Thu 7 Feb 13

It's too dodgy for even JC.

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bobby47 says...
4:49pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Then God help us.

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silentbull says...
5:13pm Thu 7 Feb 13

New jobs are great, but will they be for local people??
And before anybody says it 'NO' Im not racist!!!
The feelings and hostility towards the east Europeans is getting stronger while the local un- employed confidence is getting lower!!!

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dippyhippy says...
5:34pm Thu 7 Feb 13

So the Seattle based "Get it" group want to BUY the land at Rotherwas? And what then? They lease it to the Georgians? I don't understand this.

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bobby47 says...
5:38pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Silentbull, I feel as you do. I want our local kids to benefit from this and we are not being racist for thinking that or saying it.
What is it about us that we have all become so apologetic for thinking like this?
It's like some national disease. There is nothing wrong in wanting what's best for your own kids.

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megilleland says...
8:13pm Thu 7 Feb 13

{quote]Seattle based Get it Group brings together landowners and international businesses looking for locations to expand their operations.

I thought Hereford Futures would be at the front end of this! However I suspect that the main reason for the American company GET IT Group in brokering this deal is supporting its American administration in getting Georgia into the EU and NATO. The country is very young, having broken away from the USSR after a war in 2008.

Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia met with the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Eric Rubin. The main topic of discussion was continuance of the relationship between the two countries within the scope of the US-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, and deepening co-operation in the spheres of defence and security. The sides also focused attention on the important contribution of Georgia in terms of international security."

It looks as if our apprentices could be making components for other military activities - maybe drones.

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megilleland says...
8:15pm Thu 7 Feb 13

megilleland says...
8:13pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Seattle based Get it Group brings together landowners and international businesses looking for locations to expand their operations.


I thought Hereford Futures would be at the front end of this! However I suspect that the main reason for the American company GET IT Group in brokering this deal is supporting its American administration in getting Georgia into the EU and NATO. The country is very young, having broken away from the USSR after a war in 2008.

Mikheil Saakashvili, president of Georgia met with the United States Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Eric Rubin. The main topic of discussion was continuance of the relationship between the two countries within the scope of the US-Georgia Charter on Strategic Partnership, and deepening co-operation in the spheres of defence and security. The sides also focused attention on the important contribution of Georgia in terms of international security."


It looks as if our apprentices could be making components for other military activities - maybe drones.

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silentbull says...
8:19pm Thu 7 Feb 13

This European Union is ruining this country!!!
This is my own view and if your view is different to mine them that's your choice 'because' its a 'free country'
'well' at the moment it is anyway

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TwoWheelsGood says...
9:48pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Hereford Futiles will be along soon implying it was all their work - there'll be pictures up on their facebork site before you can say 'here we can'. Its about time we stood up to America - demanding we stay in the EU -pah - this is obviously one of many reasons why. Tbilisi Aerospace supply the Israeli's with fighter planes. These are murky waters Philips is steering us into ... Why are we selling the land? Surely it should be leased?

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megilleland says...
10:24pm Thu 7 Feb 13

bobby47 says...
4:35pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Is Jarvis involved in this? Tell me it ain't so!

The Leader of Herefordshire Council, Councillor Jarvis has been involved in regional politics for more than 20 years. A former Metropolitan Police officer, Councillor Jarvis is also a previous divisional director of operations in Grand Metropolitan plc. He has also worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) advising companies in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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megilleland says...
10:50pm Thu 7 Feb 13

bobby47 says...
4:35pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Is Jarvis involved in this? Tell me it ain't so!


Got the above information here:
http://www.marchesle
p.org.uk/lep-board
The Marches Local Enterprise Partnership is the business-led private and public sector partnership tasked with regenerating the economic vitality of the Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin region.
The Marches LEP works with a number of partner organisations in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin.

These include the business boards of the three local authority areas, Herefordshire Business Board, Shropshire Business Board and Telford Business Board.

As a private and public sector partnership, the LEP also works closely with the local authorities of Herefordshire Council, Shropshire Council and Telford & Wrekin Council as well as Chambers of Commerce and other LEPs to maximise opportunities for Marches' businesses.

The LEP has established working arrangements with the economic development teams of the three local authorities as well as their relevant investment initiatives including Hereford Futures, Invest in Shropshire and One Telford.

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megilleland says...
10:54pm Thu 7 Feb 13

In August 2011 the Prime Minister announced that the Marches Local Enterprise Partnership had been awarded Enterprise Zone status for the Rotherwas Estate in Hereford. The Enterprise Zone has a focus on the defence and security sector.

So not a 100% Herefordshire Council initiative - others involved.

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TwoWheelsGood says...
12:18am Fri 8 Feb 13

megilleland wrote:
bobby47 says...
4:35pm Thu 7 Feb 13

Is Jarvis involved in this? Tell me it ain't so!

The Leader of Herefordshire Council, Councillor Jarvis has been involved in regional politics for more than 20 years. A former Metropolitan Police officer, Councillor Jarvis is also a previous divisional director of operations in Grand Metropolitan plc. He has also worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) advising companies in Eastern Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Yes, but can you believe everything someone writes on their cv??!!

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B the B says...
7:17am Fri 8 Feb 13

Bring it on, we need jobs in this city.

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fordshire77 says...
8:21am Fri 8 Feb 13

I’m betting if Jarvis is involved in this deal then he will be lining his pockets somewhere down the line!
I do also think its better for us that Phillips is over seeing this as he is a smooth talker and sure he will get us the better deal (if there is such a thing!) :)

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ad47uk says...
9:57am Fri 8 Feb 13

silentbull wrote:
New jobs are great, but will they be for local people??
And before anybody says it 'NO' Im not racist!!!
The feelings and hostility towards the east Europeans is getting stronger while the local un- employed confidence is getting lower!!!
I agree, but it won't be Eastern Europeans either, it will be people from other countries outside the EU.

Very few people in Hereford will have have jobs in this enterprise zone, it will be outside and then they will want to move here, so even more housing need to be built on green land and then the road will get more clogged up.

nothing they are doing is for Hereford.

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B the B says...
12:18pm Fri 8 Feb 13

Jobs will be for locals if they can be bothered to apply.
More housing - more jobs
More roads - more jobs and then we may get a much needed byepass. Better roads into the area may lead to more firms moving to the area.

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ad47uk says...
1:15pm Fri 8 Feb 13

B the B wrote:
Jobs will be for locals if they can be bothered to apply.
More housing - more jobs
More roads - more jobs and then we may get a much needed byepass. Better roads into the area may lead to more firms moving to the area.
if you believe that, you will believe anything.

The council can't even keep the roads we have got in good condition, so what is the point in having more roads?

The only reason why firms may want to move here is because they either get a reduction in rents, like what is happening at the Edgar Street Grid or it is because we are close to a Motorway.

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B the B says...
1:44pm Fri 8 Feb 13

I think you will find its every council not just ours that are suffering due to this Goverment.
Our road network is poor never mind the condition a nice dual carraigway onto the motorway would be most welcomed. Who cares why they come here as long as they do.

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trucking says...
10:31am Sun 10 Feb 13

Good luck to them if they do come here, we need more jobs for local people but local people need to apply, they need to find the jobs the jobs won't find them. At least there will be a chance for people to learn a trade that could give them a better future.

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Werintrouble says...
6:54pm Tue 12 Feb 13

Im a bit torn on this one. Yes I want business to come to our County but Im not sure I want us to be associated with weapons.

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trucking says...
9:29pm Tue 12 Feb 13

So what if it is weapons, hereford has always been associated with weapons ie, munitions factory, raf base at credenhill, army base at moreton on lugg , army base at ponrilas and the SAS. Its much needed work coming to our town.

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trucking says...
9:29pm Tue 12 Feb 13

So what if it is weapons, hereford has always been associated with weapons ie, munitions factory, raf base at credenhill, army base at moreton on lugg , army base at ponrilas and the SAS. Its much needed work coming to our town.

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megilleland says...
5:48am Wed 13 Feb 13

Yes, I suppose war is a growth industry.

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Shadowstorm says...
2:20pm Wed 13 Feb 13

I agree with you trucking, it will be good to have a couple of large companies doing engineering in hereford (if the enterprise zone kicks off).

just a shame they are not local, but as long as they employ locals then that is ok i suppose.

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