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Page 58 • The HERALD • 23rd June 2022 v THE NEXT HERALD IS OUT ON 14TH JULY v ASK A PROFESSIONAL Helen Sparks Mortgages & Financial Services Offering professional advice since 1985 Mortgages Residential Life Time Equity Release Buy to Let – first time landlords Property Portfolios Help to Buy Insurance Buildings & Contents Insurance Life Assurance Critical Illness Income Protection Private Medical Insurance YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE REPOSSESSED IF YOU DO NOT KEEP UP REPAYMENTS This firm usually charges a fee for mortgage advice. The amount of the fee will depend upon your circumstances and will be discussed and agreed with you at the earliest opportunity. Some forms of buy to let mortgage are not regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. 023 8084 4108 helensparks@btconnect.com Helen Goodall T/A Helen Sparks Mortgages & Financial Services is an appointed representative of PRIMIS Mortgage Network, a trading name of First Complete Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority The UK’s and Finland’s Premier Maritime Clusters Forge Valuable International Relationship to Support Business Growth for trade investment and innovation. Speaking as someone who has been working in international trade and investment for more than 30 years, I am delighted to see the enthusiasm with which Maritime UK Solent and Turku Business Region are grasping this opportunity and hope it is the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship for both clusters”. Stuart Baker, Managing Director at Maritime UK Solent, said: “We have an ambition to champion the Solent’s maritime businesses on the international stage - and secure the profile of the Solent as a globally leading maritime cluster. Opportunities such as hosting a business delegation from Turku are beneficial to our own maritime sector businesses, helping our maritime cluster forge new business relationships on the international stage. As part of sealing this new-found relationship, we jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding, which will help us to learn, develop and achieve our full potential. We will share information, experience, and skills to learn from each other, and jointly we will develop effective working practices, work collaboratively to identify solutions, eliminate duplication of effort, mitigate risk and reduce cost. Collaboration breads innovation, and we are delighted to cement this friendship with an ongoing commitment to work together.” e Finnish delegation visiting the Solent region was made up of businesses from the Turku business region, a vibrant economic area comprising the City of Turku and 10 surrounding municipalities. e region has a population of around 330,000 and 22,000 businesses 2019, Turku is ranked as the seventh most innovative city in the world. Due to the decades-long legacy of applied ICT expertise, their companies’ production methods are recognised as among the most modern in the world. MUK Solent has been established as a private sector industry-led body to promote a thriving maritime sector within the Solent, one of seven UK maritime clusters identi ed in Maritime 2050, the UK’s strategy for the maritime sector. Turku Science Park Ltd is a non-pro t business development company of the Turku Business Region, which works closely with all economic operators regionally, nationally, and internationally. Nearly a third of maritime industry companies in Finland are in the Turku Business Region. Developing mutually bene cial international business relationships was top of the agenda at the latest Maritime UK Solent (MUK Solent) network meeting where the network was joined by a delegation from a signi cant Scandinavian Maritime Cluster, Turku in Finland. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) demonstrating how the two parties will collaborate, promote opportunities and connect maritime businesses and innovation assets was signed at the meeting at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in Southampton. e Finnish delegation and MUK Solent network also had the opportunity to learn more about the NOC’s world-leading expertise in ocean science. Speaking about the visit, Michel Lemagnen BADESEM MMRS, CEO and Co-Founder of MCJ Lemagnen Associates Ltd, based in Turku said: “Developing international relationships with like-minded, progressive peer clusters around the world is one of the most productive ways of supporting cross-border opportunities (Left to Right): Kari Sillanpää from the Turku Business Region and Stuart Baker, MD at Maritime UK Solent Hampshire Housebuilder Bolsters Marketing Team with Two New Appointments A Hampshire housebuilder has appointed two new members of sta to join its marketing team in Southampton. Barratt and David Wilson Homes’ Southampton division, which is building new homes across the county, has taken on Tamsin Nichols (22) and Rebecca Edwards (25) at its Hedge End HQ, and the new duo are already getting settled into their new roles. Appointed to help strengthen the housebuilder’s marketing team, both Tamsin and Rebecca are excited to learn more about the construction industry. Tamsin, Barratt Homes Marketing Co-ordinator said: “I am really looking forward to working with the team and gaining experience and knowledge in marketing and property development. I came from a sales role so my skills will complement my new position in the marketing team at Barratt and David Wilson Homes.” For Rebecca, who has already had experience working in the housebuilding industry, with Bargate Homes, her new position of Marketing Executive with Barratt Homes means she can take on a new challenge and progress within an industry that she enjoys. She said: “ After four years in my previous role, I know the housebuilding sector is where I want to be. I was ready to take on a new challenge and am really looking forward to learning more about the corporate side of housebuilding with Barratt and David Wilson.” Megan Hamlyn, Barratt Homes Marketing Manager, Southampton Division, said: “ We were very impressed with both Tamsin and Rebecca during the application process, and we are delighted to be welcoming them to our team here in Southampton. With the growing demand for housing across the south coast, Barratt and David Wilson Homes continues to build excellent quality homes in the Hampshire area which are much needed to help create a housing supply. As a result, we’ve been able to grow our resources within the sales and marketing department here in the Southampton division. Tamsin and Rebecca have already shown us what they are both capable of, and we are keen to help them both develop their careers further.” Both Tamsin and Rebecca will be working with Barratt in its provision of brand-new homes for people across the region, and both are keen to be a part of this extremely important milestone for buyers. Rebecca added: “Buying a new home is a huge part of anyone’s life and isn’t a decision that’s taken lightly. Barratt have a large range of homes on offer, and I’m looking forward to being involved in the process that helps match a buyer to their ideal home.” Barratt Homes is helping to create new communities across the region - with a number of developments under construction, o ering a range of homes for a number of di erent lifestyles. To nd out more about Barratt Homes’ developments in the area, visit: www. barratthomes.co.uk and five universities, and according to an international study in New Barratt Homes recruits, Tamsin and Rebecca, with Marketing Manager, Megan Hamlyn