As restrictions ease in the wake of COVID-19, more companies are strategising about how to adapt to new working regulations. Practical guidelines have been issued by the government to help ensure workplaces are as safe as possible to give people the confidence to go back to work. However, a recent study suggests around 74% of business finance…
A leading law firm is offering East of England businesses in the grips of a pandemic fallout a £250,000 lifeline. The 80-strong team at Prettys Solicitors, based in Ipswich and operating across the county, has pledged to provide firms in Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk free advice on difficulties they face because of the coronavirus outbreak…
Multi-award winning Suffolk business owner, Laura Morrison has taken the bull by the horns during lockdown and has moved Your Telemarketing to new, larger premises, still in Bury St Edmunds. The business had been steadily growing prior to the start of COVID-19 and was operating at capacity. This meant that the search for new premises…
Logistics firm Magnus Group has revealed its push into the ‘new normal’ will feature a further celebration of the company’s important family origins. Olly Magnus, CEO and son of the business’s founder, has appointed sister Emma as Head of HR. Just 12 months after the award-winning Suffolk-based firm was taken over by 47-year-old Olly, Emma…
Roland Plastics is celebrating gaining codification for its unique DURAPATH product. The Wickham Market-based firm has been working alongside the United Kingdom National Codification Bureau (UKNCB) to gain four Nato Stock Numbers for the material. Nato Stock Numbers (NSN) are issued after rigorous analysis and mean that products can be listed for purchase across any…
When reopened hospitality means swift serving, limited handling and straightforward supply, could canned cocktails be the answer for every bar and restaurant owner? That’s certainly the hope of Suffolk’s Niche Cocktails, who inadvertently found themselves launching their new business just weeks before lockdown was enforced throughout the UK. Having intended to focus its target at…
Ipswich-based fire safety and security services company Protect & Detect has developed its products and services further by now offering Hikvision Temperature Screening Solutions. In light of COVID-19, increased demand for safety and wellbeing within offices and public areas has led to Protect & Detect expanding their product portfolio offering which is already proving popular…
The Rotary Club of Felixstowe is calling for local businesses and the wider community to support its two-week sporting memorabilia online auction, launching Monday, 8 June 2020. Sports fans, businesses and individuals can bid on a collection of must-have memorabilia until midnight, Sunday 21 June. Lot highlights include signed football shirts from Ballon D’or winners…