First steps to greatness
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A&B Healthcare Ltd, Bridlington FACING the liquidation of a national home care provider for whom she managed branches in Bridlington and Hull, Joanne Ayre, with family, launched a new company to take it on.
Welcoming all 97 staff members, it emerged to provide continuous care for 246 clients.
Launched in three weeks to make the transfer possible, just before Christmas 2018, they feel family values emerge in the business, which has now doubled the office team.
New packages of care are taken on daily, and it has gone from providing 1,997 hours of care a week to 2,616.
A first inspection from the CQC saw a good rating awarded, with the aim for outstanding.
2 Instamod Group, Hull
THE consultancy and support services business to the off-site construction sector was formed when the three directors were made redundant from their roles last summer.
Instead of seeking employment elsewhere, they pooled their collective 65-year experience in modular building and launched with two joiners. Now they employ a team of 25, and are on target for a £1m turnover in the first year.
Contracts with companies working in the healthcare sector saw it continue to operate through the pandemic, with pride in the new workforce for keeping going through a huge unknown.
Offering support with design and manufacturing start-up, through to modular building installation, relocation and refurbishment, it initially launched with Management and Site Services divisions. Instamod has introduced a third element: mechanical and electrical services.
It is now considering plans to become a modular building supplier with a specialism in education.
3 Temptation, Hull
HULL’S first cashless, self-service restaurant and bar was established in December 2019 at St Stephen’s. Themed on a sensory overload of “great burgers, Americana and Eighties electronica” it offers beer fridges and taps.
The idea was to create a 21st-century business, furthering the diversity of the city centre offer.
Operating through QR scanning on smartphones, customer service is key, with queues removed with the emphasis placed on the individual, with the brand’s strong personality-packed identity shining through in the marketing and make-over.
Having barely begun, lockdown struck, and Temptation flipped the fledgling model to takeaway. Unable to furlough and ineligible for government grants, it survived the pandemic, creating four jobs while also linking up with Peaky Blinder Bar in Scunthorpe with a pop-up kitchen. 2