MEMBER NEWS IN BRIEF Jobs future sealed
A £400,000 investment in new machinery by a Belper company that makes sealants has boosted production and secured jobs. Adshead Ratcliffe has bought
a mixer and another filling machine for its factory at Derby Road, which produces Arbo brand sealants. Operations Director Roger
Sheehan said: “This investment has secured jobs and given us a platform for future growth which we hope will include creating jobs.” The company has 70
employees and in the past financial year had turnover of more than £10m.
Five-star builder
Loughborough-based housebuilder William Davis Homes won the maximum five stars in the national new home customer satisfaction survey conducted by the National House Building Council (NHBC) for the Home Builders Federation (HBF). “To be named a five-star
housebuilder is hugely significant, not just in terms of our performance compared with the wider industry but mostly as it represents independent, positive feedback from our homeowners,” said Guy Higgins, Managing Director of William Davis.
Tourism conference
The Tourism Management Institute (TMI) has chosen Leicester to host its Creating a Bookable Destination conference later this month. It is one of the highest-profile
events in the tourism industry calendar. Up to 120 members are expected to attend. Leicester Shire Promotions
has worked with TMI conference organisers to bring the conference to Leicester. The event will take place at
Curve on 24 May.
Legally Blonde in South Korea
Leicester’s Curve Theatre’s production of the smash hit musical comedy Legally Blonde is to be staged at the Deagu Opera House, in South Korea. It will be part of the Deagu
International Music Festival, taking place from 25 June to 2 July. Legally Blondejoins other
Made at Curve productions including Hairspray and Breakfast at Tiffany’s on tour in the UK and signals a dramatic growth in Curve’s touring work under the new creative partnership of Curve Chief Executive, Chris Stafford, and Artistic Director Nikolai Foster.
4 business network May 2016 Celebrating the 200,000th Loadall off the production line Magnificent milestone
A machine that revolutionised the handling of loads on construction sites and farms has passed a major milestone – the production of the 200,000th vehicle. The JCB Loadall telescopic handler was first made in 1977. Today, thousands of Loadalls roll off the production line every year and the business producing them employs around 800 people. Lord Bamford, JCB Chairman, said: “From very small beginnings, the
JCB Loadall has become a very important machine for JCB and for the construction and agricultural industries. “Revolutionary is often a word that is overused, but in the case of the Loadall it is a perfect description.”
Search for women in the industry
Ann Stanley, founder of Leicester- based digital marketing agency Annica Digital, has been shortlisted for a national award celebrating women in the search industry. She was named one of the top
50 women working in the search industry by Google as part of its Women in Search 2016 Awards. Ann said: “Women in Search
does a fantastic job of raising the profile of women in the search sector, so I’m delighted to be shortlisted for this award.”
M-EC's Kelly Allsopp, second right, with Eddie Mewies, centre, and Victoria Jarvis, second right, with WO1 Richie Bowles, left, and Cpt Ben Wing of 203 (Loughborough) Transport Squadron
Forces to get kitted out
An engineering consultancy has furthered its support of the Reserve Forces by sponsoring training/running shirts for its local squadron. M-EC, which won a Defence ERS
Gold Award earlier this year, has previously worked alongside 203 (Loughborough) Transport Squadron to deliver an Army- themed activity day for staff. The Midlands-based practice, which employs Private
Squadron, said: “We’ve had a successful partnership with M-EC for a few years now, working together to
‘We will be able to reward all soldiers who achieve ten per cent above the pass mark in their fitness tests with a new training/running shirt’
Rosie James in its noise and air quality division, has now pledged a donation to enable 25 shirts to be produced. Captain Ben Wing, of 203 (Loughborough) Transport
raise awareness within the business community about the role of reservists. “The kind donation means we will
be able to reward all soldiers who achieve ten per cent above the pass mark in their fitness tests with a new training/running shirt.” M-EC has been actively supporting
the Reserve Forces since 2013. The practice signed the Armed
Forces Covenant in 2015 and earlier this year, Managing Director, Eddie Mewies, presented at the annual Partnering with Defence Conference, in London. “Reservists have made a positive impact on our
business as they are typically strong in character, good leaders and well organised,” said Eddie.
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