AD Fuels - Member Case Study

1. What do you do? 

I am the MD of AD Fuels, a future fuel business transporting Biomethane in both compressed and cryogenic liquid form. The fuel is used by transport operators, industry and marine and replaces the resilience on heavy oils such as diesel. The gas, especially if created through the process of anaerobic digestion, is 90% cleaner for the environment than current fuels. Our customer base is features ASDA, Tesco, Calmac Ferries, John Lewis, etc. Additionally, we also transport cryogenic liquid carbon dioxide, a by-product of anaerobic digestion, for use in the food and beverage, medical and industrial arena. Since our inception in 2018 we have quickly become the largest independently operated LNG and CNG haulier in the UK. We employ locally and currently have an employee base of 50. 

2. Why did you join the Chamber? 

We chose to join the Chamber about 3 years ago to network locally, (although our client base is national and even international) and see if we could better use local support companies, such as web design, HR, payroll, and IT.

We have met serval people who have all helped in our growth and development along the way. We also wanted to take advantage of some of the training the Chamber offered and attend the various speaker sessions which prove to be rewarding.

www.adfuels.co.uk

Fizz Creations - Member Case Study

1. What do you do? 

We sell fun novelty gifts & ranges to independent, national and international customers. We bring a smile to peoples faces.

2. Why did you join the Chamber? 

To meet other local businesses, share experiences learn from them, help each other and grow together, and to source services locally where we can.

3. What's your favourite thing about being a member? 

Hearing other peoples stories and meeting some amazing & inspiring local business people.

www.fizzcreations.com

Mindworks Escape Rooms - Member Case Study

1. What do you do? 

Mindworks Escape Rooms is a family-run, independent business which came to Worthing Town Centre in 2020 with their debut, totally original escape room game 'Smuggler's Ruin'. Now with 'Trapped For Cash' and 'Mission Berlin', Mindworks is proudly the home of THREE multi-award winning, 5-star-rated immersive experiences! Dive into the puzzle-solving adventures and unravel the mysteries! With 60 minutes on the clock, will you and your team outwit the challenges!?

2. Why did you join the Chamber? 

Mindworks was eager to join Worthing Chamber as local community means a lot to us. We're a small team, who have grown-up, live and work in Worthing. By being a part of the Chamber, we love being able to help promote our new, fun and unique leisure activity for Worthing - as well as trying to support other local businesses too! The Chamber events are always so valuable, and have led to many new connections, friends and collaborations! We're already looking forward to the next Better Business Show!

3. What's your favourite thing about being a member? 

We adore seeing teams' reactions to our experiences! After designing and building our games from the ground up, it means so much when we see everyone's excitement to cracking our puzzles, unraveling the stories we've created, and sharing their victories...!! Our favourite thing so far about being a Chamber member was treating the hard-working Chamber team themselves to a dose of escapism and fun team-building, and seeing them conquer the escape rooms!! They're an amazing team, so a lot of fun to host and work with.

www.mindworks-escaperooms.co.uk

Business Support Programme (2024/25)

Adur & Worthing Councils are pleased to be launching a Business Support Programme to assist our local businesses within the areas of innovation, sustainability and leadership & management. Additionally there will be support available for pre-start up and start up enterprises.

This support programme is funded with money from the UK Shared Prosperity Fund awarded by central government, Section 106 contributions from developers and pooled business rates as part of a national retention scheme.

The Business Support Programme has available a very small amount of funding, available to specific, eligible businesses in the form of a grant. Businesses will be identified as eligible to apply, following engagement through one of the support strands. Grants are not guaranteed and will be reviewed by a separate grants panel in order to ascertain best use of the funds and secure the biggest impact for the amount of funding available.

The councils are pleased to be working with Freedom Works, Clean Growth UK and the University of Brighton to bring specialised support to this programme.

To celebrate the launch of the programme we will be holding two events on Monday 20th May 2024 to enable businesses and individuals to find out more about the support available including workshops and mentoring across the four areas of focus.

Please register on Eventbrite to join us on one of the following events:

• Worthing: Monday 20th May 2024 - 8:30am to 10:30am at Freedom Works
• Adur: Monday 20th May 2024 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm at Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham-by-Sea

Places will be limited so please book early to avoid disappointment!

Alternatively to be notified when this programme goes live please complete your details through the link below:

• Business support programme (2024/25) - register your interest