A partner at an Ipswich law firm raises money for charity by dusting off his tandem bike for a week and offering colleagues a unique commute. Ian Seeley, Construction Partner at Ellisons Solicitors, celebrated National Bike Week (10th – 16th June) by pedalling to a different colleague’s home each morning, cycling to the office before…
The current building, Mutual House, is a Grade II listed building built in 1901. The upstairs space is largely underused and impractical for members and staff. The move will allow the Society to find another location to focus on what its customers want the most – a space where they can meet with staff face-to-face…
An initiative aimed at boosting business awareness and use of 5G mobile and other cutting-edge communications technologies to gain competitive advantage has been successfully launched in the county. The Suffolk Business Digital Champions Group is funded by the Suffolk Public Sector Leaders’ Group (SPSLG) for the next three years and is based on a proposal…
Freeport East has welcomed significant investment in an international green hydrogen project to drive decarbonisation in the maritime sector. The Hydrogen Zero Emission Maritime (HyZEM) project will receive £1.44 million from Innovate UK and a similar sum from Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. HyZEM focuses on developing low-carbon green hydrogen…
A new e-learning platform has been officially launched by Suffolk Mind to help make mental health training more accessible for businesses. The E-Toolkit was unveiled to guests at a special business breakfast at the Uniserve Group HQ in Felixstowe on Thursday, June 6. The online learning platform is being offered through Suffolk Mind’s workplace wellbeing…
Thames sailing barge ‘Blue Mermaid’ will visit Woodbridge Town Quay this weekend. The sailing barge will deliver a sack of wheat from Kent, loaded aboard in Gravesend, and sails to the River Deben using just wind and tide. In return it will collect flour milled by Woodbridge Tide Mill (Woodbridgetidemill.org.uk), operated by Woodbridge Tide Mill…
People are at the heart of its business which is one of the reasons Scrutton Bland is committed to bridging the gap between education and the world of work. As a cornerstone employer, it works closely with local schools and colleges throughout the year where it also holds sessions with students and talks about what…
Leading Marine Civil Engineering Contractor, Red7Marine, has recently been involved in delivering piling scope as a part of marine infrastructure upgrades taking place ABP’s Port of Lowestoft. In 2021, Associated British Ports (ABP) announced its plans to develop the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF), which will see significant improvements being made to the marine facilities…