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Classroom company scoops top award Two-year contract will bring new jobs


for family firm


A TWO-YEAR contract awarded to a Ribble Valley-based family firm will not only boost busi­


ness, but also create jobs. Abbeydale Homecare and saving the taxpayer


has secured a contract which will enable elderly patients to be discharged from hospital to recover in the comfort of their own homes. After undergoing a rig­


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A HIGH-FLYING firm es tablished by teenage tycoons from Ribblesdale Technolo­ gy College High School has soared above its


competitors. Phoenix, the school's


Young Enterprise company, which has already secured a number of trophies, has now been named as the overall winner for East Lan­ cashire. As well as taking home


the Barden High School Shield, the team has also won the Institute of Char-


Teenage tycoons at Ribblesdale are Young Enterprise winners


tered Secretaries and Administrators Plaque, and the ELTEC Cup for best- written report. The team's latest success


came at the Young Enter­ prise in East Lancashire Strategic Board final pre­ sentation, which was held at Mytton Fold Hotel and Golf Complex. The Rib­ blesdale team was compet­


ing with its counterparts from Blackburn and Dar- wen, Pendle, Rossendale and Burnley. Judging the presenta­


tions made by the five teams were Harry Buis, from ELTEC, Shelagh Brownlow, from Kingfisher Consultancy in Rawten- stall, and John Thornton, from Barclays Bank in


Clitheroe. The awards were presented by Lesley Wood- head, Young Enterprise North West Regional


Director. As a result of Phoenix's


success at the area awards, the team from the Queen's Road school will now go for­ ward to the North-West final next month where it will face stiff competition


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money, it has to be a win win situation." Abbeydale Homecare will


orous selection process Abbeydale Homecare was awarded the contract to provide the Domiciliary Rehabilitation Care Ser­ vice throughout the Ribble Valley and Hyndburn. Instead of elderly


now be looking to recruit another manager to join the existing team and there will also be new jobs for an esti­ mated 10 care staff.


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patients recovering from treatment in hospital the new service, which is being run in partnership with Lancashire County Coun­ cil's Social Services Depart­ ment and the NHS, will allow them to recuperate at home. Welcoming the news,


from Young Enterprise companies representing Merseyside, Lancashire West, Greater Manchester, West Pennine, Cumbria and Cheshire. Speaking about the


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school's most recent success, Mr Neil Ashworth, the Young Enterprise link teacher, paid tribute to all the company members. "All 25 pupils have played a major part in the success," he said. Members of the Rib


Director of Operations Mr Simon Crowther said: "We have always been driven by providing the highest possi­ ble standards of care. This, combined with our proven track record of rehabilitat­ ing and therefore decreasing the number of hours some of our clients needs, is why I believe we won the con­ tract. "If clients can recuperate


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bledale team are pictured with their trophies and cer­ tificates.


Media spotlight is on Ultraframe as its profits soar to a record £10.5m.


THERE was intense media interest in Clitheroe company Ultraframe as half yearly pre-tax profits soared to a record


£10.5m. Turnover has also risen,


by 30 per cent, to £35.9m. in the six months to March 31st.Earnings per share have increased by 32 per cent, to 7.9p and shareholders, who include many Ribble Valley


investors, as well as employ­ ees, will receive a 2.6p inter­


im dividend. Undoubtedly, the compa­


ny, Europe's leading special­ ist designer and manufac- tureer of conservatory roof­ ing systems, is still going from strength to strength. With conservatories the


fastest-growing segment of the buoyant home improve­ ment market, the inquiries and orders to the commer­ cial division are at record levels. The launch of 70 new products at this year's


major trade exhibition, Glassex, increased interest from the UK and overseas markets. In addition, another 149 patents are either granted or pending. As a result, Ultraframe appears to be, as one national newspaper com­ mented, "as sturdy as one of its conservatories." Indeed, many newspa­


results, but fell 20p to 577.5p as they were declared, rising steadily


again midweek. Meanwhile, company


chairman Mr Don Green- halgh has announced his intention to retire at the end of June and Mr Rod Sellers, a member of the board for three years, will


pers were confident in rec­ ommending Ultraframe shares as a good long-term buy. They rose to 597.5p prior to the half-yearly


succeed him. Ultraframe has also


announced the appoint­ ment of Mr Bernard Bro­ gan as a non-executive director. Mr Brogan (53)


has been associated with building products since 1975, joining Williams PLC with executive responsibili­ ty for the Yale Security Group and home improve­ ment division. With strong investment


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in overseas markets, partic­ ularly North America, Ultraframe's "home-grown" chief executive Mr David Moore and finance director Mr James Henry were this week confident of continu­ ing growth.


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A FUND-RAISING night held in memory of Clitheroe man Mr Anthony Leecy was enjoyed by all those who


attended. Anthony's parents Mr Tony and Mrs Ann Leecy were among those who gathered at B's Bar Cafe for the occa-


sion. Mrs Barbara Holmes, a family friend who had organ­


ised the event, said an auction for a CD and tape recorder, donated by the Leecy family, raised £70. She added that a fund-raising raffle had also helped boost the total and that money made on the night would be donated to the


NSPCC.Our picture shows some of those who attended the event, including organiser Mrs Holmes, front left, who dressed as Tina Turner for the occasion. (070500/22/2)


Computer training in villages


COMPUTERS are coming to the rural villages of the Ribble Valley, courtesy of Accrington and Rossendale College. - From June 5th, computer training for everyone, from


' beginners to advance-level users, will be provided through a special mobile unit which will visit Rimington, Downham, Sawley, Newton and Waddington, among other venues. Anyone requiring more information can ring 01254 822975.


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