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BRACKMILLS Business Improvement District has entered its 14th year as a BID and is taking this opportunity to look back at its successes.
In the last year alone, Brackmills BID has supported its resident businesses with a packed calendar full of virtual and face to face events, security enhancing initiatives, infrastructure investments and a host of environmental and wellbeing projects.
Crime continues to remain at an all-time low on the estate. Brackmills has a dedicated Police Community Support Officer (PCSO) and 21 cameras, strategically placed across the estate to help our PCSO monitor, prevent and tackle crime and Northamptonshire Police gather intelligence
For the third year running the BID’s voluntary directors have voted to freeze the annual BID levy fee and in the words of the BID’s CEO Sara Homer: “We recognise how important it is to support businesses – and that is what we are committed to doing.”
Main picture: To mark International Women’s Day in March, staff from across Brackmills gathered at Decathlon for a celebration and networking event.
LOOKING AFTER OUR ESTATE
Paul Hurst is the BID’s full time Police Community Support Officer. He patrols the estate – typically walking around 40,000 steps every day – engaging with and supporting employees and businesses.
A typical day sees Paul monitoring the security systems and checking the estate’s CCTV and Automatic Number Plate Recognition cameras. He also provides businesses with support and crime prevention tips and in the case of accidents Paul is trained to administer first aid.
IN 2022…
- More than 96,000 rides were taken to and/or from Brackmills on Voi scooters. August proved to be the most popular month for scooter usage, with 10,855 people hopping on to a Voi Scooter on Brackmills.
- To protect a series of underground power and communications cables, the BID reinforced a section of Caswell Road that had been compromised due to trucks repeatedly mounting parts of the curb. The BID invested in wire caging to protect the cables, ensuring the road could continue to support heavy duty vehicles without a risk of disruption to the estate.
To find out more about the BID and its successes in 2023, visit www.brackmilllsindustrialestate.co.uk