Two former students at One Sixth Form College (One) in Ipswich have got their first foot on the career ladder after landing top jobs with Superstructures and SEH French, after linking with the New Anglia Enterprise Adviser Network. James Potter, MD of Superstructures, joined One Sixth Form as an Enterprise Adviser through the New Anglia…
It was in the Silver Jubilee year of 1977 that Penny Merritt first put on a nurse’s uniform when she started her training that September in Harrow just after her 18th birthday. Forty-two years on, Penny Pidgeon, as she is now, has just retired from the Mildenhall and Brandon integrated neighbourhood team, part of West…
A Suffolk freight forwarder has been recognised for its growth after being awarded High Growth Business of the Year at the regional Chamber Business Awards 2019. Winners for all nine categories were announced on social media on Monday 23rd September 2019. Despite Brexit uncertainty, the company has seen significant growth in sales and a surge…
Businesses in Ipswich are being urged to sign up for an innovative Lunch and Lean workshop, courtesy of local fitness firm Stoic Performance. The interactive 30-minute lunchtime seminars are an opportunity for local businesses to engage in proactive health and wellbeing initiatives. In 2017/18, up to 34.3 million days of productivity were lost due to…
Leading Suffolk-based digital insurance broker is celebrating the news that it has been named the regional Employer of the Year in the Chamber Business Awards 2019. PolicyBee, based at Brightwell Barns in Ipswich, was informed of its award on Monday 23 September and will now be put forward to the national finals in November. Iain…
People in West Suffolk with a devastating condition which affects their speech are being supported to use pioneering technology to create a permanent “voice bank” for their loved ones. Voice banking allows a person to record phrases which can then be converted to create a personal synthetic voice when they no longer have the ability…
Leading lifestyle and B2B PR agency, Big Wave PR, was awarded three gongs at the prestigious CIPR PRide Awards (Anglia, Thames and Chiltern) for their campaigns with the Royal British Legion. The award-winning consultancy walked off with gold awards for best Consumer Relations and Not-for-Profit Campaign and a silver for best Low Budget Campaign for…
Suffolk-based inventor and entrepreneur, Andrew Hounsfield of Hounsfield Boilers, is launching a revolutionary range of cost-effective, oil-fired, Tuscan wall-mounted boilers. Hounsfield Boilers products are designed and manufactured at their base in Needham Market, which was set up in 2008 by Andrew after 30 years in the boiler industry. His boilers have become popular with plumbers…