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#Business News! Sustainability journey for local company set to continue in 2025 after year of phenomenal awards success Sustainability remains firmly on the agenda in 2025 for Corby company See Limited, following four award wins this year – including one at national level. The holding company of businesses involved in the supply, distribution and fabrication of wood veneer and decorative laminate panels for the built environment sector, were selected as finalists in the sustainability category at five different award ceremonies in 2024. They walked away with four titles in just two months. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/3P7XTZS -> Daniel McNerney -> #Sustainability #AwardsSuccess #UKNewsGroup #EastMidlands #Northamptonshire

#Charity News! RSPCA Coventry and District Branch receives over £250,000 to redevelop their cattery to tackle cat crisis in Coventry The RSPCA Coventry and District Branch has successfully received over £250,000 from the national RSPCA that will greatly help towards the overall cost of the redevelopment of the cattery at the Coundon Wedge Drive animal centre. The RSPCA Coventry and District is separately funded to the national RSPCA and had to submit a bid against a strict quality and best practice criteria to receive the grant. This redevelopment will enhance the quality of care for the cats but will also play a part in combating the rise in cat abandonment seen across the region since 2019. The 11% increase marks one of the highest levels of abandonment the charity has seen, this is alongside an increase via national RSPCA inspectors too, and is driven by factors such as the rising cost of living, mandatory microchipping, increased vet fees, a lack of neutering, and the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/3P7Xl6g -> Emma Davies -> #Cat #Cattery #Finance #Grant #UKNewsGroup #WestMidlands

#Business News! Helping women into work through Smart Works support SOS Group Ltd is joining forces with a Tyneside employment charity to support local women who need help getting into work. Smart Works Newcastle’s aim is to empower 1,000 women a year into employment, helping them to fulfil their potential and transform their lives. The charity provides high-quality interview clothing and one-to-one interview coaching, and 63% of its clients find employment within a month of their visit. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/3P3m8bR -> Smart Works Charity, Andrew Skelton, Helen Boyd -> #Charity #HelpingWomenInEmployment #GoWomenGo #UKNewsGroup #NorthEast

#Business & #Charity News! Corby company enables employees to dedicate some of their working day to volunteer at local foodbank A team of kind-hearted employees have dedicated their time over the last 18 months by volunteering at Corby Foodbank, which distributes three-day emergency, non-perishable food parcels to local people in food crisis. Bria J. from EBM Electrical Services Ltd, a family-run building services contractor located in Corby, spearheaded the support which sees a team of 20 regularly sparing up to two hours of their working time each week to volunteer at the Foodbank. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/3BH1Xxh -> Ballyhoo PR -> #Volunteer #UKNewsGroup #EastMidlands #Northamptonshire

#Charity & #Event News! Merseyside Against Blood Cancers’ Winter In Bloom Festive Ball raises in excess of £30,000 for small charity A small charity devoted to helping raise research funds into Blood Cancers as well as offering financial assistance to those with Blood Cancers held a highly successful fundraiser recently. Merseyside Against Blood Cancers which has just celebrated its tenth year, hosted the Winter In Bloom Festive Ball at The Liner Hotel in Liverpool City Centre with 125 guests in attendance. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/3ZGnGgR -> Joel Ubiquity Collective Jelen, Peter Kinsella, Mark Power -> #Fundraising #Health #UKNewsGroup #NorthWest

#Charity News! Worcester penguins fly off to forever homes A waddle of penguins which welcomed thousands of visitors to Worcester this summer have been rehomed across the county having raised thousands for local hospice care. Forty large penguins and one chick raised an incredible £330,000 for St Richard's Hospice at auction in October and have continued to raise funds thanks to a Worcester-based removals firm. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/49ImT3z -> Sara Matthews -> #WaddleOfWorcester #WOW #UKNewsGroup #WestMidlands #Worcestershire

#Awards News! Acorn Analytical Services crowned Business of the Year at National SMEs An asbestos management consultancy with bases in Northampton, Cleckheaton, London and Wolverhampton, is celebrating after being named Business of the Year at a national awards ceremony in London. Acorn Analytical Services won Gold in the category of Business of the Year (more than 50 employees) at the Northamptonshire SME Awards in May, before going up against their national counterparts in the National SME Awards. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/402pwda -> Max Wright, Sam Savage -> #BusinessOfTheYear #UKNewsGroup #EastMidlands #Northamptonshire

#Business News! Split Perspectivz partnership with Peoples Ford and Ford Motor Company raises much needed funds for Liverpool communities Split Perspectivz is thrilled to have raised £6000 for local communities thanks to a partnership with Peoples Ford and Ford Motor Company. The funds will now go towards educating schoolchildren on environmental sustainability after an initiative with Ford involving test-driving their new range of electric vehicles. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/4gmZOpF -> Natalie Reeves Billing DL FRSA, Split Perspectivz CIC T/A The Builder Book UK Project -> #SocialEnterprise #Community #Education #Automotive #ElectricVehicles #UKNewsGroup #NorthWest

#Business News! Entrepreneur shares free tips to help other self-employed businesses to swerve the path to burnout A creative visual media entrepreneur is empowering other professionals in the self-employed realm with strategies to prevent and overcome burnout. Ben Hatfield is the founder of Tangents For Talent based in Lichfield city centre, and his talent lies in creating innovative visual media, which has rewarded him with an enviable list of clients across the Midlands and further afield. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/4iGSqXE -> Justine Halifax -> #Entrepreneur #Tips #Businesses #Burnout #UKNewsGroup #WestMidlands

#HR News! Series of webinars outline A New Deal for Working People Award-winning people experts HR Solutions will launch a new series of webinars in the new year to help businesses to understand new employment regulations. The online sessions, entitled A New Deal for Working People, will be split into three bitesize chunks, one in each month of the first quarter of 2025. Click here to read more -> https://bit.ly/3ZMGpXW -> Business HR Solutions (Consultancy) Limited, Sue Watson -> #Webinars #Businesses #UKNewsGroup #EastMidlands