Scam Alert – Telephone cold callers claiming to be selling advertising on behalf of the ‘Crime Prevention Team’ – 6 December 2018 We are warning businesses about telephone cold callers claiming to be selling advertising on behalf of the ‘Crime Prevention Team’. This follows a report from a Norfolk business who were cold called by a man claiming to be ‘writing an article on rogue traders’ and then offered advertising to ‘support this’. This approach is typical of a publication scam where the scammer claims to be from a public body or supporting ‘good causes’ in order to sell advertising space. A demand for payment often follows, sometimes even if no agreement has been made. Fortunately in this case the business owner queried the approach and the cold caller hung up. We would remind businesses to ensure that all employees dealing with telephone contacts are aware of this type of scam cold calling. If you or anyone within your business receives one of these calls do not give or confirm any information about your business, hang up and report it to us via our partners the Citizens Advice consumer helpline on 03454 04 05 06.
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Eye Film have collaborated with BBC East on a new documentary entitled ‘River Walks’ with presenter Miranda Krestovnikoff. Watch as Miranda explores the beautiful walk along the River Deben in Suffolk, meeting the people who live and work there and getting a sense of its history.
Watch it on Monday 10th December on BBC East at 7.30pm or catch up on iPlayer.
Steeles Law has recruited a newly qualified Solicitor and two Trainee Solicitors to the firm’s established commercial teams.
Robert Hickford, a Trainee Solicitor with the Norwich, Diss and London based solicitors since 2011, has qualified into the Employment team. Robert studied Law at the UEA, before completing his Legal Practice Course (LPC) with Nottingham Kaplan Law School, at their London campus.
Arwa Salman will be offering support to Steeles Law’s Company Commercial and Dispute Resolution teams as a Trainee Solicitor. She studied History and Sociology at the UEA before completing the Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL), also at the UEA, and her LPC at the College of Law (London Bloomsbury). James Hopgood will be working in the firm’s busy Employment team, alongside Robert and his colleagues. James studied for Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Law at Durham University, before completing his LPC with BPP at their Cambridge campus. He has also gained experience as a volunteer adviser with the Diss, Thetford and District Citizens Advice Bureau.
Stephen Drake, Managing Principal at Steeles Law, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Arwa and James to the firm, and offer our congratulations to Robert on his qualification. As a firm we are committed to identifying young legal talent and particularly value our links with local educational institutions, which enable us to achieve this.”
A Norwich-based food process equipment manufacturer has been recognised for its growth across several international markets.
Fabcon Food Systems has won the regional International Expansion of the Year category at the 2018 Barclays Entrepreneurs Awards.
The business, which has its factory in Hellesdon, has built a large network of global customers since it was founded in 2015 – with Fabcon supplying and installing its handling and processing equipment to customers in the UK and into mainland Europe, Africa and Australia.
Recent highlights include Fabcon’s installations in the Middle East, Norway and Romania.
Trevor Howard, managing director of Fabcon Food Systems, said: “It’s a really proud moment for us to be recognised for our expansion across the world as we work with a growing number of snack manufacturers.
“Sales abroad now account for around 50 per cent of our revenue and we know that customers really value quality, innovative, British-built machinery.
“In our short history we’ve created a brand which is recognised across the globe but more importantly, we’re being held up by snack manufacturers as a trusted partner who they immediately turn to. It’s a fantastic milestone for everyone here at Fabcon.”
The annual Barclays Entrepreneurs Awards celebrate entrepreneurs for their exceptional innovation, and for creating social change and growth that moves the UK forward.
Seven Day Epic is the creation of James Bonham, a Norfolk lad who has decided to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support. James’ dad, John, was looked after by Macmillan during his illness when James, who now lives in Surrey, couldn’t be there. James said “their help, guidance and support was absolutely fantastic, no task was too big or too small whilst maintaining an exceptional level of professionalism throughout a very difficult time”.
James decided he wanted to do something for Macmaillan as a symbol of his gratitude and so he has assembled a great team of friends who are willing to take their bodies to the limit next May, 2014, and cycle 1,400km over 7 days, from Barcelona to Box Hill.
James’ target is to raise £30,000 and has already raised over £5,000.
Leah Phung, Marketing and PR Executive said “We are proud to support James with this fantastic cause. Chris Beck is a member of James’ cycling team and is also the husband of Chantal Beck, in the Leathes Prior Insolvency Team, so we are very well aware of the training and dedication this needs. We wish James and his team every success and will support them all the way to the finish and hope they achieve their target of raising £30,000.”
David Paulson, Senior Manager, Global Franchise Recruitment at TaxAssist Accountants, has been announced as a new British Franchise Association (bfa) Board member at its Annual General Meeting.
Representing all members – franchisors, franchisees and the professional advisors, the bfa is the ethical voice of franchising in the UK, representing members and helping to promote them within the industry and beyond. They also provide information and advice to businesses planning to franchise, or people considering joining a franchise.
David said: “The bfa does great work in promoting franchising as a means for self-employment, accrediting members and setting standards along with promoting education. “To be elected to the Board is a huge honour and I look forward to working with the Board and the great team at the bfa to help drive forward their strategic vision.”
David, an experienced Qualified Franchise Professional, has been at TaxAssist Accountants since 2009, and is now in his 13th year working in the Franchise Industry, having previously worked at Franchise Development Services as a consultant.
David’s current role encompasses UK & International Development, with responsibilities for franchisee and master franchise recruitment, training, project managing and providing ongoing franchise mentor support.
David has recruited more than 90 franchisees in the UK (new, partnerships and franchise resales) including TaxAssist’s first £1million franchise resale. He has also recruited Master Franchisees for TaxAssist Accountants in Australia and Canada as well as supporting franchisee recruitment in Ireland and Australia.
“Working for TaxAssist Accountants has given me the experience, confidence and, crucially, the support to be able to take on this important role within the UK Franchise Industry – a real career highlight for me,” added David.
Karl Sandall, Chief Executive Director of the TaxAssist Group, said: “We are absolutely delighted and very proud that David has been elected to the Board of the bfa. It not only shows the high regard the industry has for his dedication to franchising, but also how important it is for TaxAssist Accountants to have professionals of such high calibre to support our franchisees.”
Are you considering setting up or expanding a play group, pre school or nursery? Norfolk County Council has made advice and funding available that could help make your plans a reality.
Support for new businesses is available through Enterprise Norfolk an initiative offered by local district, borough or city councils led by Norfolk County Council. visit www.norfolk.gov.uk/enterprisenorfolk
Business Class is a nationwide scheme that sets up long-term partnerships between businesses and schools to give young people the skills, knowledge and motivation to build rewarding working lives. Over 230 successful partnerships have been established across the UK, with leading businesses such as HSBC, Boots, BP and Anglian Water.
Supported by local Education Managers, businesses contribute employee volunteers to deliver inspiring activities such as technology challenges, maths and English mentoring, and training in effective recruitment skills. Business expertise provides support to develop school leadership capacity, for example in performance management, business planning and marketing.
Proven track record
The programme has been running for five years, giving particular assistance to young people from deprived communities. It is managed by Business in the Community, which is one of the Prince’s Charities. Independent evaluation has shown a 40% improvement in employability skills and 38% rise in academic achievement in young people.
Companies involved in Business Class have found that it delivers value in the following ways:
• It provides exciting opportunities for staff development across all levels of a company, to improve employee skills, confidence and motivation • It provides a long term opportunity to influence the development of your future potential workforce and your reputation as an employer of choice • It enables national recognition of your work amongst a cohort of other high profile businesses • It delivers high quality corporate responsibility activities, supported by a local Education Manager and national resource materials and advice.
Business in the Community is setting up clusters of schools and businesses in Kings Lynn and the Norwich/Watton/Thetford/Dereham area. Eleven local secondary schools are participating and we are looking for businesses which would like to become Business Class partners.
As Cooper Lomaz Recruitment looks back over the course of 2018 we are proud of the work we have been able to deliver for a range of organisations and candidates across East Anglia during 2018. Thank you to everyone who has worked in partnership with us over the past 12 months, it’s been a fantastic year. Our staff have done us proud again this year and as we look back the success of our newest office in Colchester which is now 9 months old and sits firmly alongside the offices in Bury St Edmunds and Norwich as part of our business has been a key aspect to this success.
As one year ends though, another is only around the corner and we have already been working hard to develop our plans for making 2019 an even better year. With this in mind Cooper Lomaz are excited, proud and pleased to confirm 3 new exciting partnerships and additions to our business for 2019.
One of our key strategic goals for the next 12 months is to complete a rebrand of Cooper Lomaz Recruitment. Whilst we do not believe a complete root and branch overhaul is needed, we would like to take the opportunity to freshen things up. Alongside this we would also like to grow all 3 of our offices and our overall staffing levels. Both of these projects will ensure we are keeping ahead of the market and able to support, develop and ultimately deliver for our clients and candidates.
To support the rebrand project we are pleased to be working exclusively with Mark Harvey of Mark Harvey Consulting. Mark’s background and experience as a Marketing professional and senior business leader across East Anglia has already proven invaluable as we have started to formulate this project.
Whilst a rebrand is an exciting project for any business to work on our people are the backbone of the organisation and central to everything we do. The team at Cooper Lomaz Recruitment are a hardworking and dedicated team and we as a business want to ensure we put them first in the decisions we make day in day out. With that in mind we are again very pleased to confirm our partnership with Chris Wimshurst of Chiron Business Consultancy. Chiron will work with Cooper Lomaz to deliver a 6 month project starting from January which will give Cooper Lomaz a Director of People with over 10 years recruitment experience in Chris.
Lastly a new hire to the Senior Team at Cooper Lomaz Recruitment. We are pleased to announce and confirm Will Palgrave-Moore will join the business on the 2nd of January as an Associate Director. Will joins to take on the management, growth and development of our Norwich office, our I.T and Technology business, and our Finance team which we have over-hauled in the past 3 months and relocated to the Bury St Edmunds office. Will is an experienced recruitment professional again with over 10 years’ experience working across East Anglia and is going to be a fantastic addition to our team.
We are proud to be in a position to announce all 3 of these partnerships and believe they will have a fantastic and positive impact on Cooper Lomaz, our clients and the candidates we look to work with across 2019 and beyond.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and look forward to showing you even more success in 2019.
Tourism businesses and council representatives gathered to launch the 2019 tourism season and brochure at a special celebration held at St George’s Theatre on Tuesday, December 18.
Jointly hosted by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and the Greater Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area Ltd, the event looked back over the successes of 2018 and forward to the exciting activities and opportunities in 2019 and beyond.
As Norfolk’s top coastal resort, with a flagship visitor economy now worth £625m annually and supporting an estimated 12,000 jobs, the council and the Tourism BID are continuing to work in close partnership to grow visitor numbers, spend and investment.
Over the coming months, the new vibrant tourism brochure will be going out to Tourist Information Centres across the UK, promoting everything the borough has to offer, including varied tourist attractions, family fun and entertainment, rich heritage, the beautiful beaches and Broads, eating out and shopping, and accommodation.
The brochure also confirms the dates in 2019 of the borough’s exciting calendar of festivals and cultural events, including:
The GY Wheels Festival – getting Great Yarmouth seafront in a spin with scores of special vehicles on July 6 and 7, including 15,000 motorcyclists visiting on Saturday as part of On the Throttle’s Great Yarmouth Take Over 2019, plus Centre 81 Classic Car Rally on Sunday.
The Maritime Festival – celebrating the borough’s maritime heritage at Historic South Quay, on September 7 and 8, with visiting ships, live shanty folk music, fun street theatre exhibitions and demonstrations.
The Out There Festival – bringing a world-class line-up of circus and street arts to St George’s Park and various other locations, on September 21 and 22.
Weekly fireworks – free displays wowing the crowds at both Great Yarmouth and Hemsby seafronts during the school summer holidays.
Guided Heritage Walks – helping people to explore the borough’s rich cultural heritage at historic buildings and other places of interest, from April to October.
Cllr Graham Plant, the council leader, said: “The 2018 season has been another successful, eventful and special year, including some really special festivals, the Waterways restoration getting underway, Gorleston’s new splashpad opening, visits from two luxury cruise liners and filming for a new Danny Boyle movie. The council is committed to working with the Tourism BID to support the visitor economy, and there is a lot more to look forward to in 2019 and beyond.”
David Marsh, company secretary of the Tourism BID, said: “The season launch is always a fantastic showcase and reminder of what great things have been achieved through the public and private sectors working together. Combined with the brochure launch, this celebration also kick-starts the all-important promotion for the 2019 season, which promises to be another big year for our resort.”