KLM UK Engineering is delighted to welcome 15 new apprentices to our team at Norwich. The apprentices will complete a 3 year programme in aircraft engineering maintenance and will start in the hangars at the end of September. We wish them good luck on this journey!
TOP-PERFORMING businesses are invited to showcase their achievements by entering the Spirit of Enterprise Awards 2018, the most prestigious annual celebration of business excellence in the Great Yarmouth borough.
Organised by enterpriseGY, Great Yarmouth Borough Council’s business support service, the popular awards aim to recognise and raise the profile of the borough’s top-performing businesses, while boosting confidence in the strength of the local economy.
Businesses of all sizes and sectors are encouraged to put themselves forward for the various awards by noon on Monday, October 15. The awards are free-of-charge to enter online at www.soea.co.uk and finalists will be profiled in a supplement in the Great Yarmouth Mercury, with winners appearing in a further supplement.
The finalists and winners will be showcased in the press and at a glittering awards ceremony and gala dinner at the Town Hall’s prestigious Assembly Room on Friday, November 23.
Each award is backed by a local organisation. Sponsors choose the winner in their category from three finalists shortlisted by a local independent panel or by the category sponsor themselves.
This year, enterpriseGY is delighted to announce that the main sponsor is Noritake Itron, who will choose the 2018 Business of the Year from the winners of the other categories.
The categories and sponsors are: • Great Manufacturing/Engineering – sponsored by P&S Personnel • Great New Business – sponsor to be announced • Great Business Growth – sponsored by Bateman Groundworks • Great Business Idea – sponsored by Aston Shaw • Great Customer Services – sponsor to be announced • Great Family Owned Business – sponsored by Birketts • Great International Growth – sponsored by Pasta Foods • Great Investment in People – sponsored by GYB Services Ltd • Great Community Contribution – sponsored by Potters Friends Foundation Cllr Graham Plant, the council leader, said: “The Spirit of Enterprise Awards help to highlight the borough’s many and varied successful businesses, supporting our priority to work with partners to help champion and enable economic growth and job-creation in the area.
“For the businesses, having the chance to celebrate and be recognised for their achievements on the public stage brings important benefits, including raising their stature and reputation, and boosting staff pride.
“This wonderful showcase of successful businesses goes from strength to strength each year and helps to boost confidence in the local economy, helping to create favourable conditions for investment, sustainable growth and job-creation.
“There are lots of brilliant businesses across the borough, so make sure you submit your entry to stand the chance of being honoured as 2018 Business of the Year. I must also take this opportunity to thank the sponsors, including main sponsor Noritake Itron, without whom this wonderful celebration of business excellence would not be possible.”
Larking Gowen is pleased to welcome 17 new trainees for 2018. For over 100 years Larking Gowen has welcomed new trainees to its professional training programmes. With the exception of the War years when the country’s young were recruited for the war effort, the firm has consistently trained groups of A Level and University graduates who have gone on to have long and fulfilling careers in the profession.
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Bottom row (from left):- Dominic Heather, Beth Smith, Abi Davis, Lydia Kelsall, Amanda Ninham (Head of Human Resources), Jon Woolston (Managing Partner), Ben Horner-Glister, Jaya Ewing, Jess Mclean-Wright, Josh Chapman and Waled Ali.
Top row (from left):- Zak Hubbard, Spencer Everett, Oliver Peach, Kieran Manning and Thomas West.
The Maids Head Hotel in Norwich is hosting the visit to Norfolk of the 392nd Bomb Group Association from the USA. Thirty members of the association have made the trip to the UK to honour the memory of their loved ones, who were killed flying B24 Liberator bombers from Wendling Air Base, during World War II.
The 392nd Bomb Group flew 285 operational missions from Wendling near Dereham, from August 1943 to April 1945, comprising 7000 sorties; 781 young crewmen lost their lives.
Bob Books, President of the Bomb Group Association is making his first visit to Norfolk. His father 1/LT Dallas O Books , a pilot in 579 squadron, was killed in action on 18 March 1944, a day when the Bomb Group lost 14 aircraft and their crews.
Bob Books explained: “The 392nd Bomb Group Association was formed in 1985 for veterans, but in 2010 the group’s role was revised to become an education programme for both veterans, their children and relatives and anyone wanting to preserve the memory of the role of the 392nd Bomb Group.”
The association is supported in Norfolk by John Gilbert, who, as a young boy, lived close to Wendling Air Base. John’s family home on Unthank Road in Norwich was destroyed in a bombing raid in April 1942, so the family moved to Wendling, where John’s father was working on the construction of the airfield. His father then managed to get a job with a local farmer and John met and befriended many of the US airmen.
Ralph Winter, Vice President of the Bomb Group Association, who is on his second visit to Norfolk added: “John Gilbert is a very important member of the association, as our representative in the UK. He has built excellent relationships with local community and businesses to provide access onto what remains of the airfield.”
The association’s programme featured a visit to Wendling of Friday, with a tour conducted by John Gilbert, including the 392nd Memorial, one of the first established in the UK in 1945. The group also saw the surviving runways and visited the officers’ mess hall, with its a mural of B24s in flight. On Saturday they are heading to the Imperial War Museum at Duxford and the American Cemetery at Madingley. Then on Sunday, they return to the Wendling area for a remembrance service at the 392nd Memorial followed by a service in Beeston Church.
Larking Gowen is delighted to welcome personal tax specialist, Sally Farrow, as head of its Personal Tax team in Norwich. Sally, who is a Chartered Tax Advisor and member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, originally trained with Larking Gowen, and now returns as Senior Tax Manager, after a number of years with a national accountancy firm. Sally says, “I’ve worked with individuals and trustees for over twenty years, advising on tax planning and compliance.” She explains, “There’s a lot of satisfaction in helping clients manage their tax confidently, in an ever-changing tax landscape, ensuring they make best use of tax allowances, and taking the worry out of compliance.” With more than 16 years’ experience of advising private clients and trusts with a national firm, Sally will be leading the Personal Tax team in Norwich, and working closely with the company’s other offices across East Anglia.
“I’ve enjoyed the transition to Larking Gowen,” Sally says. “The firm has a strong personal tax team and an emphasis on client service that’s relevant to the local market place, which is particularly important to me,” she adds. “We’re delighted to have Sally working with us again, adding her considerable expertise to our team,” says Partner Richard Proctor, who leads the Larking Gowen Tax team. “I’ve worked with Sally previously and know her as someone who takes an active approach to providing tax guidance to individuals and trustees, who have the security of knowing they’re in safe hands. We are very pleased to welcome Sally back, and wish her all the best in her new role at our Norwich office,” Richard concludes.
Some of the KLM UK Engineering cyclist that took part in the East Anglian Air Ambulance’s EPIC 50 mile Cylce ride in May got to get up close and personal with the crew and helicopter. This was a great visit for our fund raisers to find out more about how the funds raised are put to use and just what a great job the doctors, paramedics & pilots do. Thank you so much to the crew for taking the time to meet our team and talk through their job. A great charity that helps saves lives!
13-19 May 2013 is Dying Matters Awareness Week, a yearly campaign that seeks to raise awareness of end of life issues.
Steeles Law’s Diss office is taking part in a local event on Monday 13 May aimed at members of the public, care professionals and other organisations who share the common goal of supporting the changing knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards dying, death and bereavement.
The one day informal seminar is to be held at DC3 (Diss Christian Community Church Hall), Vinces Road, Diss IP22 4HG between 9.00am-4.00pm. Places are free of charge including a buffet lunch.
The event has been organised and supported by Susan Whymark of Susan Whymark Funeral Service Ltd, an independent family run business based in Eye and Harleston, providing a 24-hour caring, personal service to local residents.
Susan has invited Angela Ireland from Steeles Law and representatives from the health and care professions, to join together to speak on important, yet sometimes uncomfortable, topics such as making a Will, planning your future care and support and telling your loved ones your wishes.
Set up by the National Council for Palliative Care in 2009, the Dying Matters Coalition, which is responsible for Dying Matters Awareness Week, aims to encourage people to talk openly about their own end of life issues with friends, family and loved ones. Research by the organisation has found that many people have specific wishes about their end of life care or what they would like to happen to them after their death, but a reluctance to discuss these issues makes it much less likely that these will be met.
To reserve your place and join us on 13 May to learn more about the topics highlighted above, please contact Susan Whymark on 01379 871168. To find out more about Dying Matters Awareness Week visit: www.dyingmatters.org.
East Coast College currently has a vacancy for a new governor to join the current governing body. Governors make a difference and we are looking for volunteers to work with us who can use their skills and experience to help the College grow and flourish. Finance/Audit experience are needed, including a Chair of Audit.
If you are interested in this opportunity please contact Wendy Stanger on [email protected] or visit: https://tinyurl.com/ECCGovernors
A locally owned family plumbing and heating company have just celebrated their second anniversary and at the same time, have acquired new commercial premises in Norwich and in addition increased their workforce, with the employment of a full-time office administrator and another full time heating engineer to facilitate with the continued growth of the business.
The business success has been built on some strong core values which include reliability, trust and transparency all aligned with delivering a high level of customer service and quality of workmanship.
Having already attained an excellent portfolio of satisfied and returning clients the company aims to build on its success of 2017 which saw them shortlisted for best small business of the year in the EDP business awards and in 2018 following an approach from Lovewell Blake saw the company selected as one of the Norfolk and Suffolk the 2018 Future 50 programme members.
Looking ahead the company is aiming to offer apprenticeships for 2019, to give opportunities to people wanting to carve out a successful career in an industry which needs to do more to advertise itself.
Being able to offer a domestic and commercial service for every aspect of heating which encompasses
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means they are able to accommodate projects for both city and rural-based businesses.
In addition, they also offer a design and installation service for wet rooms, supply and installation for the latest range of digital showers, heated shower rails, contemporary and designer radiators with a wide range of sizes and colours to suit all businesses, heated towel rails, water softeners and instant boiling water heaters for the office. For more information contact Tel: 01603 980950 or [email protected]
Why do our training?
Do you work within an organisation where you are responsible for creating video content or do you think you should be creating some?
Whether you are a beginner or already have some experience, our workshops are designed to help you to develop your skills. Not only will you leave with the ability to keep on producing engaging video, you will have produced a short promotional film as part of the training that you can use straight away.
“As a scientific research institute, we have a unique set of challenges to communicate very technical, applied science to a broad community. To help us do this more effectively, we enlisted the help of Eye Film to train our Communications and Engagement team in how best to tell complex stories through film. Cameron and Charlie came on-site and delivered 2-days of high quality training including a range of tips and tricks in both filming and editing, that immediately improved the content we were producing. The training was also suitable to allow us to pass on this knowledge to a number of people across the organisation, meaning the skillset of many more people than just those there on the day, have been raised.” Andrew Lawn, Digital Channels Specialist, John Innes Centre
Our next course is running on Tuesday 2nd & 9th October in Norwich. For more information and to book your place go to https://www.eyefilm.co.uk/projects/videotraining/ or call us on 01603 727750, it would be great to talk to you.
The Brook Hotel, Norwich has recently appointed a new management team to get the Hotel on the map as one of Norfolk’s finest! Gareth Stone and Sarah Jones join forces to make this happen…
Gareth Stone joined the Hotel at the end of 2012 as General Manager, Gareth has always worked in the Hotel industry and has a chain/branded hotel background offering a very structered way of working which is sure to see the Hotel’s already highly improved standards continuing to climb! Gareth has already seen great improvements in the bedrooms, restaurant and conferencing standards.
Sarah Jones joined this month as Sales Manager, Sarah has worked in the Hotel and Sales industries since school and has a background in smaller privately owned hotels with some corporate sales training from some time in Estate Agency. Sarah plans to get the hotel on the map and everyone talking about it.
“The Brook Hotel has some really great features with a beautifullounge bar andrestaurant, capability of up to 6 event suites or one large suite for up to 200 people, gardens and of course the bedrooms and not enough people know about themand take advantage of this lovely hotel which is ideally situated for the A47, city centre and Norwich International Airport”
The owners who purchased the hotel 3 years ago have already invested over £500’000 and there is still more being done… so watch this space!
We are proud to announce that we are working closely with the team at Advice to Buy (https://advicetobuy.com/) to create a new, bespoke website and spread their presence widely online. Advice to Buy are business consultants who specialise in assisting people looking at purchasing a business in the UK and abroad. With more than 35 years of experience in helping people realise their business goals, aims and dreams, Advice to Buy bring a lot to their industry.
Having approached us with virtually no online presence, no brand and no digital marketing, we have been helping Advice to Buy pursue their business goals and dreams of attracting users and clients online.
Having no online presence whatsoever meant that the concept of Advice to Buy, as well their reach was non-existent online, beyond their existing connections. Therefore, we worked to implement the following with the team at Advice to Buy:
We are looking forward to continuing our work and progress with the team at Advice to Buy. With a lot planned moving forward, Advice to Buy are very much on the ascendancy and well on their way to online and digital success.