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Power transformer manufacturer Bowers Electricals is celebrating after scooping two prestigious business awards. The firm, based in Heanor,


Derbyshire, was named Small Business of the Year at the Derby Telegraph’s recent 2017 Business Awards. It also won the Excellence in Manufacturing award. One of the UK’s largest


manufacturers of energy saving power and distribution transformers,


the family-owned firm was founded in 1947 as an electric motor and transformer rewinding business. It has moved into the supply of new and refurbished transformers, HV and LV switchgear and a range of associated products and services. Still managed day-to-day by the


family that set it up, Bowers Electricals is now part of the Bowers Group of Companies, which has a turnover of more than £13m a year and employs 80 people.


The firm picked up the awards at


a ceremony at the Roundhouse, in Derby, hosted by comedian and TV host Mark Dolan and Olympics silver medallist badminton star Gail Emms MBE. Managing Director, Michael


Bowers, said: “It is a huge accolade for the business to win two awards. The awards are a testament to the hard work all our team have put in over the past year.”


PR agency shortlisted for industry awards


PR and digital agency Cartwright Communications has been shortlisted for two awards in the regional PRCA Dare Awards 2017. The award-winning firm,


based in Nottingham city centre, has been shortlisted for Low Budget Campaign as well as Public Sector Campaign for its work with John Pye Property Auctions and West Lindsey District Council. The industry-led awards


recognise the best communications and PR professionals across the UK as well as the high level of creative work being delivered across the Midlands region. Managing Director, Liz


Cartwright, said: “We are really excited and extremely honoured to have been selected as finalists for two awards at this year’s PRCA Dare Awards. “The campaigns we


The Bowers Electrical team with one of their awards


delivered were hugely successful, receiving a large amount of national coverage which we are incredibly proud of. Both campaigns needed to be strategic and targeted, with a key emphasis on developing relationships with journalists, stakeholders and a high level of knowledge of the media.”


Grant Thornton top for workplace mobility


Business and finance adviser Grant Thornton UK has taken the top spot on the list of national employers to have taken significant action to improve social mobility in the workplace. The Social Mobility Employer


Index, believed to be the world’s first, has placed Grant Thornton


first out of the top 50 employers recognised. Tom Copson, Grant Thornton


Director at its East Midlands office in Leicester, said: “Grant Thornton started its nationwide social mobility journey over three years ago with a vision for the firm to be more representative of all levels of society.


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anna@yogicfrog.com • 07985 243848 business network July/August 2017 7 “Investing in social mobility is a


win-win and a great example of business doing well by doing good.” Grant Thornton has made a


number of changes to its school leaver and graduate trainee selection process, including the removal of academic barriers to entry and removing the emphasis


on relevant work experience and extra-curricular achievements. It also changed its aptitude test provider to one that could prove its process did not discriminate based on socio-economic background. The firm has also invested in


providing ongoing coaching and peer-to-peer networking for staff.


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