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People & Appointments News from 2017


6th December 2017

Shed Grounds Maintenance Wins Prestigious Award for Corporatate Social Responsibility and Environment

Chesterfield based Shed Grounds Maintenance Ltd are celebrating after winning the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Environment Award at the Derbyshire Times Business Awards held on 9th November at the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield.
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5th December 2017

Hallam Internet Beats High Profile Brands at UK Digital Experience Awards 2017

Nottingham-based Hallam Internet has won a silver award for Best Online User Experience B2C the at the UK Digital Awards 2017, held late November at Wembley Stadium in London, trumping Virgin Money, Lloyds Banking Group and Eurostar in its category.
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24th November 2017

Director of Kettering engineering firm reacts to the budget

David White, director and founder of mechanical and electrical engineering (M&E) consultancy Building Services Design (BSD), reacts to the Autumn Budget.
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24th November 2017

AUTUMN BUDGET 2017

Duncan Green, managing partner at the property and construction consultancy Pick Everard, reacting to today’s Autumn Budget
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13th November 2017

The Wilkins Groups Celebrates Win at Family Business Awards

Global packaging firm The Wilkins Group is celebrating after winning the International Trade Award at the Midlands Family Business Awards.
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1st November 2017

Casting Call Gives Would-Be Models The Chance To ‘Strut Their Stuff’ For Charity

A couture fashion designer, who has showed his collections at London, LA and New York Fashion Week, is looking to give would-be models the chance to walk in his December showcase in Nottingham.
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27th October 2017

Westerby Group take part in the Leicester Legends Football Match to raise funds for The Y Charity

Westerby Group teamed up with other Leicestershire based companies and The Y Charity, based in Leicester, to take on the mighty Leicester Legends for a charity football match on Sunday 22nd October.
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26th October 2017

DOUBLE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FOR NOTTINGHAM COUPLE

KH Hair franchisees mark 50 and 25 years of salon success
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23rd October 2017

We want to shout it from the tree tops

Field Sport UK is a family run business and we are so very proud to announce our achievements so far this year
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23rd October 2017

Business events programme announced for Made in Chesterfield

Engineering and manufacturing businesses in Chesterfield and North Derbyshire are being urged to ensure that they have the workforce in place for the town’s investment and development boom.
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17th October 2017

Award Hopes for Family Business of More Than Five Decades

A global packaging firm based in Nottingham has made the shortlist in the Midlands Family Business Awards.
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12th October 2017

MORLEY HAYES SHORTLISTED AS A FINALIST AT MIDLANDS FAMILY BUSINESS AWARDS

Morley Hayes, one of Derbyshire’s best-loved leisure facilities, has been shortlisted for two awards at this year’s Midlands Family Business Awards 2017.
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5th October 2017

BRANSTON CYCLES 100 MILES TO RAISE THOUSANDS FOR CHARITY

MORE THAN 50 keen cyclists put their best foot forward in a 100 mile, or 50 mile, bike ride raising thousands for local charities.
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3rd October 2017

Consultative Focus hailed by Excellence in Customer Service Award

Our consultative approach to recruitment is now an award-winning, industry-leading standard for customer service.
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26th September 2017

CURVE THEATRE WINS PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL EVENTS AWARD

Leicester’s Curve theatre, has received a prestigious national Conference and Incentive Travel Award (C&IT) for Local Offer Live, its annual event for young people with special educational needs and disabilities
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26th September 2017

Sharnford based BrightBridge Solutions Wins East Midlands Chamber Small Business of the Year 2017 for Leicestershire

BrightBridge Solutions, a Leicestershire based IT solution provider, have been announced as winners of the Small Business of the Year 2017 for Leicestershire by the East Midlands Chamber. The region’s most prestigious business awards took place at Athe
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18th September 2017

Digital Agency Set To Create 28 Jobs

A multi-award winning Derbyshire digital agency is growing so quickly that it desperately needs more talented new staff to meet demand- 28 to be exact.
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18th September 2017

KH Hair training academy triumphs at National Business awards

The KH Hair Training Academy is celebrating after winning the 'Training Award' at the 2017 British Hairdressing Business Awards (BHBAs).
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15th September 2017

Bush & Company expansion brings specialist services to seriously injured people in Scotland

A specialist service for people with catastrophic injuries is being launched in Scotland by Daventry-based Bush & Company, currently the largest provider of expert witness, assessment and case management in England.
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11th September 2017

COUNTY BUSINESS GOES FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH, WITH SOME LOCAL COMPANIES GETTING THEIR FIRST BIG BREAK SAYS AWARDS ORGANISERS

The most glamorous night in the Leicestershire business calendar topped all expectations with the third annual Niche Business Awards ceremony at Athena, Leicester. The crème of the local business community donned their glad rags to celebrate the achieveme
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8th September 2017

Family Business Awards’ finalists unveiled

The forty-five family businesses through to the final stage of the Midlands Family Business Awards 2017 have been announced, with thirty-six East Midlands family firms taking 45 of the coveted finalist places in this year’s ten award categories.
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7th September 2017

Flying the flag for Lincolnshire in the Midlands Family Business Awards

The forty-five family businesses through to the final stage of the Midlands Family Business Awards 2017 have been announced, with thirty-six East Midlands family firms taking 45 of the coveted finalist places in this year’s ten award categories
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31st August 2017

Deadline extended for East Midlands fbe Awards 2017

Deadline extended for East Midlands fbe Awards 2017
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24th August 2017

Pub tenants need more support to revive licensed trade

Pub tenants need more support to revive licensed trade
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15th August 2017

Team Hallam Sleeps in Haunted Museum for Local Charity

Team Hallam Sleeps in Haunted Museum for Local Charity
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15th August 2017

Heathcotes Group opens new services in Chesterfield

Heathcotes Group opens new services in Chesterfield
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10th August 2017

CONFERENCE UNITES HEALTH AND LEGAL SECTORS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SERIOUSLY INJURED

CONFERENCE UNITES HEALTH AND LEGAL SECTORS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SERIOUSLY INJURED
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10th August 2017

Charity dinner raises £2000 to enhance the lives of disabled people in the UK

Charity dinner raises £2000 to enhance the lives of disabled people in the UK
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1st August 2017

Building society donates towards disability group’s summer trip

Earl Shilton Building Society has given its backing to a local disability group raising money for a summer excursion.
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26th July 2017

SDL GROUP CEO ANNOUNCED AS NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS FINALIST

SDL GROUP CEO ANNOUNCED AS NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS FINALIST
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20th July 2017

NELSONS SOLICITORS ANNOUNCES SUCCESSION PLAN

NELSONS SOLICITORS ANNOUNCES SUCCESSION PLAN
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19th July 2017

Family Footwear Firm Step Up Again to Win National Award

Family Footwear Firm Step Up Again to Win National Award
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18th July 2017

Bildurn launches major new office scheme to help Nottingham’s Grade A Dilemma

The lack of Grade A office space in Nottingham has long been recognised as a challenge for the city, with vacant space now accounting for as little as only c.10 per cent of the total supply, while demand for quality office space is increasing as more and
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14th July 2017

BEST RESULT YET AS FIVE KH HAIR SALONS GO THROUGH TO NATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS FINAL

An East Midlands salon group is celebrating after a record five of its hair salons were announced as finalists in the 2017 British Hairdressing Business Awards.
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5th July 2017

SCOTT CARSON CARRIES OUT JUSTIN SMITH ARCHITECTS’ OFFICIAL OPENING

Derby County and former England goalkeeper Scott Carson joined clients and local businesses at a special event to mark Justin Smith Architects’ 15th anniversary and the official opening of its new premises in the heart of Cathedral Quarter.
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30th June 2017

Bowers hits double top at awards

Bowers hits double top at awards
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2nd June 2017

Derby Conference Centre go green with new electric car charging points

Derby Conference Centre has invested in sustainable technology and is leading the way in being one of the few hotels in the Midlands to offer electric vehicle (EV) charging points.
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11th April 2017

Newly formed Staunton Harold Sailability Trust rounds first mark in its pursuit to get more disabled children water-bound

Newly formed charity Staunton Harold Sailability Trust (Staunton Harold ST) has not only secured its first major sponsor, Ward Recycling, but will have enough money to buy its first double handed Hansa dinghy thanks to a £6,000 donation which was raised b
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29th March 2017

J Tomlinson begins building work on a new specialist supported housing development in Coventry

Building services company J Tomlinson has started work on a new multi-million pound specialist supported housing development for adults with learning and physical disabilities.
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28th March 2017

AIM Awards move to Pride Point as successful year continues.

Derby based AIM Awards have moved to new offices on Pride Point following a successful year of growth and recognition.
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10th March 2017

Triple Nomination for UK’s Largest Recruitment Bash

A BEESTON-based project services consultancy is eyeing glory at the UK’s biggest recruitment industry awards event.
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3rd March 2017

Love Business to again host Chamber's Business Awards launch

Following the success of last year’s launch, the annual quest to celebrate business excellence in Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire is once again being launched at Love Business.
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20th February 2017

Love Business EXPO Radio Advert Competition Winners

Three business owners scoop a total of £5000 worth of marketing support from Quiet Storm, leading East Midlands Marketing Company.
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2nd February 2017

State-Of-The-Art Rehab Centre One Step Further On Road to Completion

A PIONEERING £1 million rehabilitation centre in Leicestershire, designed for those who have suffered life-changing sporting injuries, is one step closer to completion with the installation of a bespoke access road and the start of ground works on site.
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30th January 2017

Michon Complete Free Campaign for Cerebral Palsy Charity

A Nottingham-based full service creative agency has given a national cerebral palsy charity’s campaign a fresh new look, as part of its CSR programme on a pro bono basis.
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27th January 2017

Love Business launch for Chamber’s annual quest for crème de la crème of commerce

The region’s only pure business awards will be formally launched at next month’s Love Business Expo.
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19th January 2017

ST JAMES’S PLACE MOVES INTO EMBANKMENT HOUSE

WEALTH management firm St James’s Place is set to relocate to new premises in Nottingham following a deal overseen by commercial property agencies Innes England and FHP.
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13th January 2017

HomeServe named UK’s ‘best home emergency cover provider’ for third year running

Leading home assistance provider HomeServe has been named the UK’s best home emergency cover provider for the third year running – and been honoured with a rare “Triple Gold” award – by independent personal finance website Moneynet.
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6th January 2017

I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream For Interval Ice Cream!

Leicestershire recruitment specialists Flowers Associates are offering complimentary ice creams for all at a special performance of Grease the Musical, sponsored by the company at Curve, this January.
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4th January 2017

Chambers to deliver community support from a £1.25 million pot

The Chambers of Commerce is thrilled to have won finance to deliver a project which will help disadvantaged groups to grow and succeed.
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3rd January 2017

Nottingham Projects

Richard Sutton, director of local environmental consultancy Ivy House Environmental, is rounding up a successful 2016 which saw the company complete a trio of prominent local projects which tested their environmental and engineering skills to the full.
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2nd January 2017

AEO status heralds simpler international deliveries for Spatial Global customers

Spatial Global Limited, the freight forwarding, mail, courier, e-commerce, fulfilment, logistics and warehousing specialist based at Castle Donington in the United Kingdom, announces that it has been awarded EU Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status by
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