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Why we’re bringing new jobs to Burton


The managing director of a thriving international business is to explain why it chose the humble town of Burton as the home of its new UK headquarters. Malone Group, a professional project management firm, was first established in Ireland in 1999, but has now moved to its new headquarters at Skyline Court, on Centrum 100 in Burton, bringing 25 new jobs to the town. The town will now act as a headquarters for


the company in the United Kingdom, based out of the new 5,500 square feet building. The firm works with a number of blue chip


companies in Europe and Canada, managing site safety, engineering and delivery.


‘We are keen to vary our scope of expertise to offer more to our clients’


Bosses at the firm have promised that this


move will create 25 new jobs for Burton, with the opportunity of a further 15 roles in professional engineering and safety coming in within the next 18 months. Paul Bunyan, managing director of the


company, is to be guest speaker at Holiday Inn Express, Burton, on 20 June, where he will tell the Malone story so far. He said: “As a company we have been operating


in the United Kingdom since 2012 and we are keen to vary our scope of expertise to offer more to our clients. Recent acquisitions and the move to the central UK headquarters makes that possible.” At the time of the move to Burton, Stephen


Malone, the chief executive officer of the company, said: “Burton is the perfect location for us to grow. Malone Group specialises in working with the food and drink and pharmaceutical industries which are both growth areas for this location. Established in 1999, Malone Group provides specialist project support services to enable their customers to efficiently plan and


Speaker Breakfast with Paul Bunyan, managing director, Malone Group


Time: Date:


Venue:


07:30 - 09:30 20/06/2018


Holiday Inn Express


Division: Burton & District Price:


Member Price: £15.00 Non-Member Price: £30.00


implement change through execution of capital and revenue project plans. “Malone Group’s ambition is to be the ‘partner


of choice’ for customers with mission-critical projects, providing subject matter expertise, industry experience and thorough processes to ensure projects are delivered safely while managing technical and compliance risk.” Paul Bunyan is a chartered engineer with a


degree in chemical engineering. He joined FMA Process Engineering in 1989 as a senior project engineer, focusing mainly on the brewing and dairy sectors and progressed through the company holding positions of project manager, sales manager, sales and marketing director before being appointed managing director in 2014. FMA was acquired by Malone Group in 2017.


Great night: Some of the winners at last year’s Solihull Chamber annual dinner and awards


Nominations open


for Solihull awards Eight awards will be handed out at the second annual dinner and awards of the Solihull Chamber of Commerce. The awards dinner, which takes place at the


Forest of Arden Marriot Hotel and Country Club on 18 October, is expected to bring together around 300 guests from the borough’s business community. Seven individual sector awards are to be


handed out, including one new category – the Outstanding Young Achiever of the Year. The full list of individual sector awards is:


• Outstanding Contribution to Community • Outstanding Large Business of the Year • Outstanding Small Business of the Year • Outstanding Start-up Business of the Year • Outstanding Business Person of the Year • Outstanding Apprentice of the Year • Outstanding Young Achiever of the Year


One of the winners of the sector awards


(except for Business Person of the Year, Apprentice of the Year & Young Achiever of the Year) will also win the prestigious Solihull Business of the Year Award. Lillian Elekan, head of the Solihull Chamber,


said: “The Solihull Chamber dinner and awards offer a fantastic opportunity to local businesses to showcase their achievements and success.” The deadline for nominations is 24 August. All


businesses within Solihull postcode areas are invited to apply.


A range of sponsorship opportunities are available. To find out more, call 0121 607 1772 or email events@birmingham-chamber.com


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