From humble beginnings to printing fit for Royalty
From humble beginnings to printing fit for Royalty The Printing Place is expanding at a time when other similar firms are cutting back. Reporter Clare Youell met managing director Barry Scarborough and sales director Peter Symonds to find out the secrets behind their success.
Leisure park proud of first-class service
Hayes Leisure Park offers an attractive alternative for couples looking for somewhere to retire, or for those seeking a luxury second home. Reporter Clare Youell met the company’s Chris Olley to find out more about the pretty park in Essex.
Fostering a love of voluntary work and charity aid
THE team at Essex & Suffolk Water are a caring bunch. Despite working hard all year round to ensure we all have access to plenty of clean water, the staff are simply brimming with ideas to help the local community. So much so, that the company launched its Just an Hour scheme back in 2002 – a volunteering programme which allows any team member to have at least 15 paid hours of work time each year to do charitable, community and environmental work. The scheme was a huge hit – and staff have now clocked up more than 17,000 hours of good work since it began.
School delivers a lesson in environmental excellence
WHEN pupils make their own apple juice and ask for sensor lights in the loos, you know they come from a school that’s totally committed to being green. There’s a thriving Eco Team at St Mary’s School in Colchester where the girls get to make decisions on how to make the building and grounds as environmentally-friendly as possible. Under the watchful eye of eco co-ordinator Sarah Wilding, the girls have helped introduce recycling projects, energy-saving devices and green money-making schemes
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Greetings from Innovative firm helping children read
WRITE With Sydney is a true family business. It’s run by sisters Liz Chantree and Nicky Edwards and their mum, Maureen Juniper. They even test out all their products on Liz and Nicky’s four young children. Write With Sydney produces a range of educational greetings cards designed to help young children learn to read and write.
Enterprising students learn tricks of the trade
NOT every college can claim its students sell scarves in a department store or learn their trade in two successful restaurants. But this is true of Colchester Institute where the focus is firmly on vocational courses which give students practical skills to help them get a job. The fashion and textile students are living proof of this. The second year students have designed an exclusive range of individual scarves which are sold in Williams & Griffin department store in the town centre.
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Move proves company is committed to Essex firms
HAVING just moved to new offices in Brentwood, the staff at FRP Advisory are looking forward to embracing a new chapter in Essex and the Eastern region. The insolvency specialists are now happily ensconced in Jupiter House in Warley Hill Business Park after a successful move from their old premises in Hornchurch.
Safety’s first and foremost for a team that’s taking off
IT HAS been a phenomenal couple of years for AM Safety Specialists Ltd. The Essex-based health and safety consultancy has seen huge growth since 2009 and has continually added to its rapidly expanding list of high-profile clients.
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Special kind of volunteer puts charity at forefront
“WE TURN people’s lives around.” Not every company can make such a bold claim, but it’s certainly true of DIAL Basildon and South Essex. The charity is also unusual in that it has such a wide remit – it offers advice and a helpline to people with any problem related to any disability. This includes physical and mental disabilities and learning difficulties. “It takes a special kind of volunteer to work here,” said manager Jan Stevens. “You have to be really, really committed and prepared to do training.” There are a handful of paid staff at DIAL but they are kept afloat with 24 dedicated volunteers who work between 3 and 15 hours a week. What is different about DIAL volunteers is that they all have a physical or mental disability themselves, or are a carer for someone with these sorts of conditions.
Winning, or being shortlisted will set you apart.
BIG or small, private firm or charity – whatever your business is, we want to hear from you. This is the 15th year of the Essex Business Excellence Awards and there are more reasons for you to enter than ever before. Winning, or just being shortlisted, will set you apart and bring in new customers. And it’s a great way to give your staff a pat on the back.
Enter for free publicity
IF YOU’RE thinking about entering the Essex Business Excellence Awards, then it’s a good idea to get in quick. We’ll be writing features on early entrants in the Gazette and Essex Chronicle over the next few months. So you could get some free publicity which will reach up to 150,000 people across the county.
Winning Provided healthy boost for private hospital
Manager says accolade helped group to record busiest month ever IT IS a year of celebration for Springfield Hospital. Not only does Chelmsford’s private hospital mark its 25th anniversary this year, it’s also just had its busiest month ever. Part of that is thanks to the Essex Business Excellence Awards as the hospital won the Customer Care and Service award last September. “Winning this award was wonderful news for us,” said general manager David Hewitt. “We had a radio advertising campaign over Christmas where we said we are now an award-winning hospital. People choose to come here and these kinds of accolades really help.
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Winning made Boot Camp a leaner fitter venture
IF YOU’RE serious about getting fit, then you need to call in the muscle. And there is plenty of that on offer at Essex Boot Camp, which boasts former Royal Marine Commandos and a rugby player among its instructors. The business got an extra boost last year when it won the Innovation category at the Essex Business Excellence Awards. “Our profile has shot up massively since we won,” said Glynn. “It was such a privilege because no other boot camp has ever won it before. There are so many boot camps popping up everywhere now but this showed people that we are the best and that we are serious about what we do.”
Enter now and receive free publicity.
ENTRIES are beginning to come in for the Essex Business Excellence Awards from all around the county. We will be featuring some of them in the papers from the end of February through to the middle of May so make sure don't miss out on this free publicity for your business.
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all in this business Emerging victorious could mean difference between firm’s success and failure
Anna's company has taken off since win
ANNA Webb is one happy lady. Since she picked up two prizes at the Essex Business Excellence Awards last September, Anna has achieved successes she could have only dreamed of a few years ago.