The West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust has been named as one of 40 CHKS Top Hospitals for 2019, as part of the leading data-driven healthcare awards ceremony. Running for 18 years, the prestigious, national CHKS Top Hospitals Awards recognise hospitals that are safer for patients, more effective, more efficient and have lower mortality, comparing the…
Community Action Suffolk has appointed three new heads of service, as part of its dynamic strategy toward continued support of the voluntary sector in the region. Frances Bedding joins as Head of Partnerships and External Relationships; Laura Butters becomes Head of VCSE Organisation Development, and Sally Connick moves from her previous role at Community Action…
Sackers Recycling has taken on three young adults after a group of five attended two weeks’ work experience via the Inspire Suffolk’s Step Up programme. The programme is designed to provide young people between 16-24 years with the opportunity to gain industry-related training and qualifications. This is their stepping stone into employment by adding experience…
Mixbrow Construction is thought to be the first Suffolk-based construction company to achieve certification against all three major international standards for its business management system (BMS). In recent years, the pre-requisite for businesses has been achieving international accreditation under ISO 9001 for quality management and ISO 14001 for environmental management. As there was no international…
Suffolk film and video production company Vidoo Film is in the running to be named one of the best rural businesses in the UK after being shortlisted for a regional Rural Business Award, in not one but two categories: East Best Rural Creative Business and the Best Rural Digital, Communications or Media Business. The business will…
Guests aboard Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ fleet of smaller, friendlier ships are to enjoy a ‘taste of Suffolk’ while on their holidays, as the company introduces a number of products produced locally to its headquarters. Stokes Sauces, based in Rendlesham, is the latest Suffolk company to have their products rolled-out onboard Fred. Olsen’s four-strong ocean…
A local construction company is celebrating being accredited for its dedication to the environment. Following a rigorous three-day audit, Ipswich-based SEH French has achieved the revised ISO 14001:2015 certification. The standard was updated in 2018 and aims to minimise how a company’s operations negatively affect the environment while making sure they comply with applicable laws,…
The approval of the European Union’s (EU) Payment Services Directive (PSD2) in January 2018 means that the landscape for online transactions in the UK is set to change forever. From September 14, 2019 businesses that accept online payments from customers will be required to comply with PSD2, which builds on the original Payment Services Directive…