Marketing Derby Bondholder Rolls-Royce has announced a 28% boost in profits, a record order book of £61.4bn – and a conviction that it will double its revenues over the next 10 years.

Of the £8.7 billion of new orders Rolls-Royce won in the first six months of 2011, £6.5 billion were for the civil aerospace division, with its headquarters in Derby.

Chief executive John Rishton said, “Performance in the first half of the year was strong, with our order book and underlying profit showing solid growth, enabling an increased payment to shareholders”.

"It has confirmed my view that this is an outstanding company with a proven strategy”.

Rolls-Royce’s civil aerospace business grew by 22% and profits were up by 19% on the same period last year.

Marketing Derby Bondholder Toyota Manufacturing UK, has installed one of the biggest solar panel arrays in the UK at its Burnaston site in Derby.

In generating electricity for use on site, the ground mounted array will help reduce the plant’s carbon footprint and cut its power bills. This year, the panels will create enough energy to build approximately 7,000 cars a year.

Tony Walker, Deputy Managing Director at Toyota said, “Today marks a further significant step in our journey towards low carbon and sustainable manufacturing. Our aim is to be a true eco plant producing eco cars built by eco minded people.”

The solar panels which cost in excess of £10 million and were all manufactured in the UK, were installed in partnership with British Gas.

Businesses in Derby’s St Peters Quarter have voted YES to establishing the area as the city’s second Business Improvement District (BID).

71% of voters supported the Business Plan that will affect more than 500 commercial premises in the area – paving the way for work to start on a five-year plan of initiatives to improve the area.

BID Chair Stephen Jeffery said: “We are obviously delighted that the businesses firstly recognise the value of establishing a BID and secondly that they have endorsed the actions for change that were outlined in the Business Plan”.

The St Peters Quarter BID area is the commercial core of the city between Westfield and the Cathedral Quarter stretching from the river in the east (including Riverlights) to Green Lane and Macklin Street in the west.

Marketing Derby Bondholder PFBB (Partnerships For Better Business) played a major role in the success of the BID Business Plan.

Marketing Derby Bondholder epm: technology, are continuing to invest in their future with a further £580,000 being spent on new equipment.

The firm, who specialise in high performance engineering, mainly manufacture carbon fibre parts for customers in F1 and the aerospace industries. Investment in equipment means the company can meet the demand of their wide range of customers.

Graham Mulholland, Managing Director said, “It’s great to be pushing epm forward, making sure we are ready to supply parts customers want to buy.  My team requires this investment to enable them to do their jobs.”

“All the investments we have made are with UK manufacturers, one of which is within our region, therefore UK money is invested to protect UK jobs.”

The investment will see epm: technology add a further 18-20% to its capacity which in turn will support employment opportunities within its core manufacturing team.

epm:technology are also working with fellow Marketing Derby Bondholder Derby College, in developing high calibre apprentices in the city.

Marketing Derby Bondholders MX Display, Toyota Manufacturing UK, Derby County and Origination have teamed up to rejuvenate the signage on Pride Park Stadium.

After Toyota signed another three year deal to continue sponsoring the West Stand, MX Display were commissioned to carry out the installation of the new banners.

Standing at 15m x 7m, the banners depict a collage of fans and Toyota cars built in the UK, with the addition of Derby County's current captain, Shaun Barker as well as the ex-Croatian international Igor Stimac who captained the club between 1995 - 1999.

Claire Slater, Toyota’s Account Manager at MX Display, said “It’s been a privilege to work with Toyota on another large project. The end result creates a massive impact from the roadside for both Toyota and DCFC.”

Marketing Derby Bondholder Origination also helped out in the project, assisting DCFC and Toyota in the graphical element.

•Company Name: D&S Events Ltd
•Web Address: www.dandsevents.co.uk
•Tel No: 01332 810007
•Email address: enquiries@dandsevents.co.uk
•Location: Donington Park Race Circuit, Castle Donington, Derbyshire, DE74 2RP
•What do you do/ what is your mission statement? We are part of the NFE Group and help our clients incentivise, motivate & reward their staff, build client relationships, and market their current offerings & launch new products through experiential events, marketing & conferences within the U.K & Europe.
We are also based within the Paddocks of Donington Park Race Circuit, from here we also offer all of the above activity, and with Donington Park Circuit based within the Derbyshire border and only 10 minutes from Derby City Centre offers real ‘WOW’ to Derby and its visitors.
•How many employees do you have? 10
•When did your business start? September 2003
•Why have you become a Bondholder?  We already have relationships with many of the bondholders and have received some very positive views.
We are also striving to bring more of our clients into Derby to show what a first class City Derby is and what it can offer, we therefore need to support all of our clients’ needs whilst they are in the area for a short period and this is where we can work with fellow bondholders to enable us to do this.
•What do you think of the scheme? The scheme certainly has a positive impact on Derby and having a dedicated team shouting about the benefits of Derby, and the businesses involved with the scheme working together and promoting the City can only lead to further investment and business growth.
•How do you see business shaping Derby's future? Businesses and industry are the foundations that a City is built upon and which also enables a City to prosper, Derby is very fortunate to have many key industries and many forward thinking businesses locally and whilst these continue to grow & prosper so will Derby.
•What are your favourite things about Derby? The speed of growth within Derby is impressive, from leisure sites, commercial developments, and growing industries – and with more to come it’s a very exciting city to be part of!
And as avid sports fans to have a great International football ground, cricket ground and Motor racing circuit on our doorstep is a bonus and probably the envy of many cities worldwide!