Prime Appointments, a family-run recruitment agency in Witham and Bury St Edmunds, has recently been recognised for their exceptional fundraising efforts at the Chartered Institute of Fundraising East Anglia Awards where they won Corporate Partner of The Year. This recognition is a wonderful way to acknowledge the company’s dedication and drive to raise money and…
The Suffolk Chamber of Commerce has joined forces with a veterans’ social enterprise to call on more businesses to sign the Armed Forces Covenant. The local business body has joined Combat2Coffee in making the call this Armed Forces Week, after it was revealed less than 1% of businesses registered in the county are signatories. The…
An Ipswich law firm put sixth form students’ artwork on display to raise £18,000 for a special educational needs learning centre. The ‘Painting for Change’ initiative, created by Ellisons Solicitors, invited more than 60 art students at One Sixth Form College in Ipswich to produce work on the theme of ‘Connections’, with each chosen piece being allocated…
A Suffolk charity’s popular midsummer gala is returning next month – with guests having the chance to win a luxury Christmas cruise. Suffolk Mind’s Midsummer Celebration will be hosted at Fynn Valley Terrace on Saturday, July 13 – featuring live entertainment and unique guest experiences. This year’s gala will be complete with a Mediterranean theme,…
Leading recruitment company, Pursuit Resources, which supports companies across Suffolk, is on a mission to boost wellbeing in the workplace. To mark World Wellbeing Week (24-30 June), Pursuit’s managing director, Lorraine Phair, has provided her top tips to being happy at work. She explains: “We spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else, so…
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…