Independent travel agent Premier Travel has opened a new branch in Sudbury, staffed by the town’s former Thomas Cook employees. The East Anglia based travel agency opened the new branch in the Borehamgate Precinct on Monday. The five staff members previously worked in Sudbury at Thomas Cook. Premier Travel got in touch with them following…
A market leader in noise reduction solutions is a finalist for a top industry award. For the third year in a row, Echo Barrier, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, has been selected for the shortlist of the Construction News Specialists Awards in the Equipment Supplier of the Year category. Peter Wilson, founder and technical…
A Woodbridge business has backed a project to reconstruct the famous Sutton Hoo Ship. Suffolk Cottage Holidays sponsored 34 rivets, large metal nails which will hold the vessel together, on behalf of their Woodbridge based properties. Homeowners attended The Longshed where the build is taking place for a special presentation of certificates and pin badges,…
The UK’s leading manufacturer of professional wood chippers, Timberwolf, has been recognised as a member of the Made in Britain organisation. Accredited to businesses selling goods that have been manufactured or have undergone a final substantial change in Britain before sale, Made in Britain is the official collective mark for British manufacturers. From its purpose-built…
Family-run Oak House Farm has launched an on-site butchery in the village of Sproughton, offering home-grown beef and pork from rare and traditional British breeds. The new butchery’s range of fresh meat includes Gloucestershire Old Spot and Large White pork and Suffolk Red Poll beef. Provenance is at the heart of Oak House Farm, and…
It’s good news for workers in Suffolk – a new report has revealed that the average wage in the county is increasing faster than anywhere else in East Anglia. According to Grant Thornton’s Suffolk Limited Report, the average annual salaries across Suffolk’s Top 100 businesses have risen by 14%, compared to 11.1%, 4.5% and 4.8%…
Suffolk-based recruitment firm, Rubix Personnel, is celebrating its four-year anniversary with a dynamic new direction and a corporate name change. The company is now called Rubix M&E, a reflection of the company’s new focus on the key mechanical and electrical sectors; building services, facilities management, power & utilities, energy and manufacturing. Established in 2015, Rubix…
The Bursar, Deborah Griffin OBE, has taken part in a topping out event with a difference at the construction of a new accommodation and auditorium wing at Homerton College. ‘Topping Out’ marks the building becoming watertight and construction work moving to focus on the internal fit-out. The event is normally marked by the fixing of…