MEMBER NEWS IN BRIEF


Babington Group receives accolade


Babington Group has become one of the first organisations in the region to receive the prestigious Leaders in Safeguarding quality mark for its range of training programmes. Carole Carson, CEO,


Babington Group, said: “I am absolutely delighted that Babington Group has been awarded the prestigious Leaders in Safeguarding quality mark. “This is testament to the


continued hard work and commitment shown by all colleagues at Babington, who are all fully committed to ensuring our safeguarding practices are at the very highest standards.”


Nottingham firm wins at Apprenticeship Awards


Nottingham City Homes has won the Large Employer of the Year award at the regional finals of the National Apprenticeship Awards. One of its apprentice plumbers also picked up the award for Apprentice of the Year. Nottingham City Homes will


now be heading to London later in the year to the National Finals of the National Apprenticeship Awards to compete against the rest of the country. Nick Murphy, Chief Executive


at Nottingham City Homes, said: “We are thrilled to have won Large Employer of the Year and I’d like to congratulate Matthew Gustard, for winning Regional Apprentice of the Year.”


Honest Inks added to Parliament supplier list


Honest Inks has been placed on the UK Parliament direct payment supplier list, which enables MPs to order office and printing consumables from an approved supplier. IPSA is independent of Parliament and Government and takes decisions about the rules on business costs and expenses and oversees a budget of £100-110m. Honest Inks was established in


2012 by Suzanne Reeveley. She said: “We are pleased to have been added to the IPSA direct payment supplier list. It has taken time to work through the accreditation requirements so we can now supply all UK MPs with printer supplies. A key challenge was adapting our website to accept orders and meet IPSA’s stringent data requirements. Our website is our storefront and we will now take all we have learned working with IPSA and incorporate these features into a new website to launch early next year.”


4 business network November 2017 Fifth year on Legal 500 list


Banner Jones has secured its fifth consecutive year of inclusion in the Legal 500 – an independent guide to the leading law firms in the UK with rankings based on market research and client and peer feedback. The company is once more


recognised for its excellence in its personal injury and clinical negligence work, with the team moving up to a Tier 2 ranking - out of four - while the family law team maintains its Tier 3 ranking for a further year. Executive Directors, Simon


Wright and Robert Banner, from the specialist personal injury team, were both awarded the prestigious ‘Recommended Lawyer’ status in this year’s guide. Executive Director of Banner


Jones, Chris Sellars, said: “The Legal 500 is hugely respected within our industry and we are delighted to see our personal injury team move up through the rankings in recognition of the exceptional service that they provide to its clients. AdamsonJones was also


successful in achieving Legal 500 status for the third consecutive year, receiving a Tier 4 position in


Flint Bishop wins major national award


Flint Bishop Solicitors’ commercial debt recovery department has won this year’s CCR Credit Excellence Awards’ Collections category. It is the second time its commercial debt recovery team has won


this prestigious award, highlighting the outstanding work it continues do for its clients. Qamer Ghafoor (pictured), Flint Bishop’s Managing Partner of


Commercial Services and Head of Litigation, said: “This is a fantastic achievement for our well-deserving team. Without its commitment, dedication and loyalty over the past 12 months, this would not have been possible. Our legal experts have shown the necessary experience and expertise to handle high volume, low value recoveries as well as more complex high value disputes, acting for leading brands in the UK. “To win the Collections category at this


year’s CCR Credit Excellence Awards again signifies the quality of the work we do.” In the past 12 months, the commercial debt


recovery function at Flint Bishop has continued to increase in size, offering debt recovery partnerships for national and international companies, throughout multiple industries. As part of continued works


with blue-chip companies nationwide, Flint Bishop is reducing costs for commercial debt recovery processes, increasing productivity and improving the UK’s bad debt situation.


the PATMA: Patent Attorneys ranking. In addition to the firm's ranking,


Simon Cooper, Nic Ferrar and Steve Jones were all recommended. Simon Cooper, Managing


Director at AdamsonJones, said: "The majority of the firms in the


patent attorney rankings are significantly larger than us. Our inclusion in the ranking is therefore dependent on positive client feedback, which is a reflection of the hard work that we, as a team, put into providing a high level of service to our clients."


L-R: AdamsonJones’ Simon Cooper and Nic Ferrar


Recruitment firm up for coveted award


Talk Staff Recruitment has been named a finalist in the category of the Best Company to Work For in the National Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) Awards. Now in its ninth year, the IRP


Awards are the only recruitment sector awards hosted and awarded by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The IRP Awards present a unique platform upon which to celebrate the successes of the brightest recruitment professionals and companies within the UK. The winners of the 2017 IRP


Awards will be announced at a ceremony in London in December. Sales and Marketing Director,


David Orange, said: “It’s a massive honour and privilege to be identified among the best within the recruitment industry. As a business, we work hard to ensure that our environment and people are looked after the best we can.” REC Chief Executive, Kevin Green,


added: “We’ve been hugely impressed by the quality of entries this year, which shows how highly these awards are valued by recruiters. Our members change lives and help businesses succeed and the IRP Awards are an opportunity to celebrate the positive impact our industry makes.”


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