Friday 11th February 2000.

PRESS RELEASE FRIDAY 11th.FEBRUARY

TRANS-NEEDS The New Fork Lift Truck Operator Training Centre

The Lord Mayor of Liverpool, Councillor Joe Devaney, will open the sacked Liverpool dockers new Training School Trans-Needs on Monday 14th. February at 9.45 AM together with Councillor George Knibb and representatives from Liverpool City Council, North Liverpool Partnership and various voluntary groups.

As part of the dockers Initiative Factory, a voluntary Charity organisation, TRANS-NEEDS will provide flexible courses on fork lift driving delivering a Road Transport and Industry Training Board (RTITB) Certificate. We envisage that this new training facility will be used by both the private and public sectors with a particular emphasis being placed upon the needs of the long-term unemployed based within our local Partnership areas. The centre itself was designed and constructed by the sacked Liverpool dock workers on a voluntary basis with investment from their organisation, the Initiative Factory. A small business start-up grant has also been provided by the Liverpool City Council CBED Office. Following the conclusion of their 28 month dispute with Mersey Docks the dockers have been involved in developing a community based charitable organisation called the Initiative Factory delivering IT based music, digital film and performing arts activities. The Initiative Factory is currently based within the North Liverpool Regeneration Company and is will move to 29 Hope Street, the former Casa Blanca Club, later this month. The Initiative Factory would like to thank everyone involved in this new project for their support, patience and hard work over the last twelve months. Particular thanks should go to; George Nibb, the North Liverpool Regeneration Company, the North Liverpool Partnership, Jerry Spencer, CBED Office, Councillor Peter Millea, Councillor Chris Newby, Liverpool City Council Elaine Saunders and Derek Ainsworth, JET Service, Everton Development Trust, Sheila Adams, Employment Links Services, Mike Kennedy, Liverpool John Moores University, Richie James, Premier Brands and Steve Donnelly, Delphi. For further information please contact Mike Carden on 0151 207 9111, 0403 259513, Fax: 0151 207 0696, e-mail dockers@gn.apc.org , www.gn.apc.org/initfactory

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