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Chamber of Commerce
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CONTACT: Julia Gray T: 0845 603 6650
Chambers team up for key awards event
Two Midlands Chambers are joining forces to stage a glittering New Year Business Dinner and Awards. The Chambers are Sutton and Lichfield &
Tamworth Chambers of Commerce, and it is the first time they have collaborated on such a prestigious venture. The new event will be staged at The Belfry
(pictured below) on Thursday 26 January, and it is hoped more than 200 guests will gather to celebrate the success stories of local businesses across the Sutton Coldfield, Lichfield and Tamworth regions. It is hoped to make the dinner and awards an
annual event and the evening will culminate with each region naming its ‘Business of the Year’.
The other categories in the awards, together
with further details about the event itself, will be revealed in the coming weeks Sutton Chamber president Nigel Waldron said
that the dinner and awards was a great way to mark the first anniversary of the Chamber, which he now said had ‘found its feet’. He added that the event was a good way of bringing together three diverse areas of the Midlands.
‘It will be a great opportunity to network and make new connections’
He said: “It’s a long time overdue for businesses to showcase their talents. The categories will be pretty wide and we will be looking for companies that have added something to the community and the area itself, in a business sense.” Lichfield & Tamworth Chamber president
James Blackman said: “This will be a great start to the New Year – there will be an estimated 200 businesses across the three locations getting together for a relaxing evening at The Belfry for an evening of great entertainment and fun. It will be a great opportunity to network and make new connections.” Early bird tickets are on sale now until the end
of November priced at £45 + VAT per place including a welcome drink and three-course meal.
To book or find out more, including sponsorship opportunities, call 0121 607 1772 or email
events@birmingham-chamber.com
Eco-friendly funeral home
A family business in Sutton Coldfield hoping to become the UK’s most environmentally-friendly funeral home has been shortlisted for an energy award. Ian Hazel Funerals, of Lichfield Road, Four
Oaks, has been shortlisted in the ‘Innovative Saver’ category of this year’s ‘Love Energy Saving Awards’. Love Energy Savings is a price comparison
website, and was established in 2007. In this year’s awards, Ian Hazel Funerals is facing competition from: Denton Working Men’s Club, which has installed a new ‘green’ boiler and energy saving lights; Whitbread, who are cutting down on waste production and water consumption in their hotels and coffee shops; and R & R Ice Cream, who are using waste products as biofuel. Ian Hazel’s hopes are based on various green measures it has introduced, including the
installation of a 78-panel solar energy system on its south facing garage roof, which will generate enough electricity every year to cover almost 70 per cent of the funeral home’s total needs. Further energy-saving measures include under
floor heating, a mechanical ventilation heat recovery’ system, LED lighting with motion sensors and rainwater harvesting. As well as the Energy Savings Award, the firm
has been visited by local MP Andrew Mitchell, who saw for himself the company’s ‘green’ efforts. Mr Mitchell said: “Each of us has a
responsibility to meet the challenges faced by climate change. I am delighted to have what is probably the UK’s greenest funeral home in my constituency, Royal Sutton Coldfield. Ian Hazel said: “Our aim is to support families
in whatever way we can at a difficult time in their lives, but also to offer a sustainable service.”
New leader for
academy trust A West Midlands academy trust that runs seven schools in Birmingham and North Warwickshire has appointed a new chief executive. Richard Gill has taken over the top post at
the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership, which runs four primary schools and three secondary schools, as well as a teaching school and five children’s centres. The academy trust’s schools are based in
Coleshill, Erdington and Four Oaks. Richard is seen as a key appointment by
Arthur Terry, as he will oversee the next stage of the organisation’s development. A leading educational professional with a distinguished career in teaching, he was formerly the joint headteacher of the Arthur Terry School. He said: “I’m incredibly excited and proud
about being given the opportunity to lead such a fantastic collaboration. I’m fortunate to work alongside the most talented and professional headteachers you could meet – leaders who work tirelessly for the young people and families within their care and who are committed to ensuring that all of our young people are given the very best life chances.”
Breakfast with Lisa
Sutton Chamber is continuing its programme of events with a breakfast meeting on 12 October which will feature Lisa Williams, head of the newly-opened John Lewis department store in Birmingham city centre. John Lewis is part of Grand Central, which
opened its doors to the public for the first time a year ago. The £15m scheme sits on top of the newly revamped New Street station. Grand Central has 66 new shops, more than half of which were opening in the city for the first time. The venue for the event with Lisa Williams is
Aston Wood Golf Club, Blake Street, and it starts at 7.30am. The event is free for Sutton Chamber members. The Chamber is also hosting a speed
networking event, on 1 November. This is also an early start, at 8.30am at Moor Hall Hotel, Moor Hall Drive, Four Oaks. Speed networking is a fast but fun way to
make new business contacts. The event is free for members.
For further information, visit
www.greaterbirminghamchambers.com
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Key appointment: Richard Gill
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