After a tough 18 months, an Ipswich company has rewarded its team with bacon rolls on a decking area opened by Ipswich Town manager Paul Cook, and a car park party. Magnus Group Ltd, a road haulage, warehousing and freight forwarding business, is based in Great Blakenham and Felixstowe. When asked how Magnus has been…
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has launched the search for a new chair to lead and inspire Suffolk directors. The successful candidate will work alongside a branch team to help the area’s vibrant and diverse community of directors to recover and thrive post-pandemic. The voluntary position has a three-year term and is open to all…
With restrictions easing, Do Good Networking is itching to get back out there in the community to help local charities. Kicking off with its first planned event of the year, the Do Good Team is spending the morning at Genesis Orwell Mencap one day in September. Genesis is a locally based charity that was started…
Woodbridge Tide Mill Museum has been awarded £1,041.50 by the East of England Co-op Community Cares Fund. The Grant will enable the Mill to improve accessibility for visitors with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) to experience the Tide Mill. Before the pandemic the Mill got some 12,000 visitors a year, a number the Mill’s…
The shortage of UK HGV drivers exacerbates with every week. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has consistently warned the Government of the consequences of failing to act. Key members of East Anglia’s logistics community are right behind the industry association in demanding action. Porttalk, a Suffolk-based website dedicated to news in the region’s logistics industry,…
marketplace amp, the UK’s only FMCG grocery aisle marketplace specialists, focusing on food and drink, health and beauty and pet care, has launched its Amazon DSP (Demand-Side Platform) services to provide clients with a more accurate and cost-effective advertising strategy across multiple online channels. As an Amazon DSP partner agency, marketplace amp’s team of Amazon…
The University of Suffolk is delighted to announce the appointment of Mark Pendlington to succeed Professor Will Pope as Chair of the University of Suffolk Board, following Professor Pope’s retirement. Mark Pendlington was appointed to the Board in January 2014 and became Deputy Chair in October 2019. He was part of the Board that led…
A Suffolk project based in a former shipping container and designed to encourage men to talk, has officially reopened this week, thanks to a community grant. The Debenham Men’s Shed is part of a national network – UK Men’s Shed Association – and brings men (and women too) together to chat and exchange skills, on…