STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND PATRONS


Grand opening ceremony for Air-IT’s new home


Nottingham-based Air-IT, which provides managed ICT services to over 400 local businesses, has celebrated the grand opening of its new office. With its headquarters now located at Interchange 25 Business Park in Sandiacre, Air-IT marked the occasion with a special event. Mayor of Erewash, Councillor Mary Hopkinson, was in attendance and declared the offices open with an official ribbon cutting ceremony.


Since renamed as The Technology Hub, the building was also lit up from the outside by Chamber member Derby Quad’s TECH:SQUAD, which used projection mapping technology to create a visual light show fitting of the new occupant’s brand. Established in 2005 by CEO Todd McQuilkin, Air-IT


relocated their main operations to Interchange 25 Business Park after out-growing their previous home at Nottingham Business Park. In his opening speech, he described the past 12 years as an “incredible journey” and commended present-day Managing Director James Healey for his tireless passion to expand and drive the company forward. James added: “I am very proud of how far Air-IT


has come in the past 12 years. Ultimately, the decision to relocate to Interchange 25 Business Park has enabled us to provide a place where our team can thrive and feel at home so we can continue delivering excellent levels of service.”


University staff are on Honours list


Three members of the University of Nottingham have been recognised by The Queen in the New Year Honours. Professor Chris Rudd, Pro-Vice


Chancellor and Provost and CEO, University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus (UNNC), has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his services to Higher Education and Sino-British Cooperation. Martyn Davies, recently-retired


Professor in Biomedical Surface Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, has been appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to Higher Education and science. John Middleton, Technical Manager, School of Physics and Astronomy, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) for his services to Higher Education and science. The Vice-Chancellor of the


University, Professor Shearer West, said: “I would like to congratulate Chris, Martyn and John and thank them for the huge contribution they have made to the university and beyond. “In their time at the university


Air-IT head office lit up by Derby Quad TECH:SQUAD Samworth Brothers go green


Premium quality chilled and ambient foods producer Samworth Brothers is now purchasing all its grid-supplied electricity from certified renewable sources. The move will deliver over


45,000 tonnes of carbon savings per year, equivalent to taking 8,700 cars off UK roads for the same period. All Samworth Brothers’ 19


businesses across the UK have now


made the switch, achieving zero carbon emissions in this area. Sustainability Manager Deborah


Carlin said: “We are delighted to be working with Smartestenergy and moving to a natural renewable option for our electricity supply across the group. Many businesses have aspirations to achieve zero carbon emissions from electricity supply but we are pleased to say we are delivering this change.”


The energy initiative forms part


of the Samworth Brothers’ 4R plan (Reduce, Reuse, Recover and Recycle) which aims to deliver and champion environmental best practice. The 4R Plan has also been


shortlisted or named as a finalist at national awards including the National Recycling Awards, Investors in Zero Waste Awards and the Awards for Excellence Awards.


Martyn and John have both contributed to truly world- changing research and I’m delighted to see them recognised in this way.”


Deborah Carlin THE CHAMBER IS HONOURED BY THE SUPPORT OF ITS STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND PATRONS


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