MEMBER NEWS IN BRIEF


Staff safety award for Go Inspire Group


GI Solutions Group, now Go Inspire Group, has been handed a prestigious award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping its staff get home safely at the end of the working day. The Group has achieved a


President’s (12 consecutive Golds) Award in the internationally-renowned RoSPA Health and Safety Awards, the longest-running industry awards scheme in the UK. Patrick Headley, CEO of Go


Inspire Group, said: “The health and safety of our employees is a top priority. It is fantastic to be recognised by a prestigious body such as RoSPA for the hard work our team puts in to achieve and consistently maintain such high standards.”


Computer games maker is going for growth


A computer games development company, which received a funding boost from the University of Derby’s Invest to Grow scheme, has increased its staff by 50% and seen annual turnover grow by a third. Legendary Games, based in


Nottingham, develops and publishes online multi-player strategy games. The Invest to Grow scheme is designed to support private sector businesses in the East Midlands to help them grow and create new jobs. Legendary Games CEO Ewan


Lamont said: “The Invest to Grow scheme has been a dream to work with. The rules and engagement are simple and the grant allowed us to put underlying technology in place to underpin our most commercially successful game. Without the funding, we could not have undertaken the project.”


Firm earns Cyber Essentials accreditation


Derbyshire-based managed services and technology supplier Document Network Services has been awarded Cyber Essentials accreditation for 2018. Cyber Essentials is a


Government-backed scheme that helps to protect organisations against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks. Mark Harby, Solutions Specialist


at Document Network Services, said: “We have had our internal systems for IT, HR and Management audited by RDS Global. We can now say with confidence that our core systems have been audited and passed.”


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The Royal Albert Hall where the Dam Busters event took place


Harrier jumps at chance to celebrate Dam Busters


Health and safety specialist Harrier UK brought its expertise to the UK’s largest commemorative event, marking the 75th anniversary of the Dam Busters raid. The event, which recently took


place at The Royal Albert Hall, was presented by celebrity historian Dan Snow and broadcasted to over 400 cinemas nationwide. To ensure a safe event, Harrier


worked with all of the show’s contractors and suppliers to ensure that the necessary paperwork was filled out correctly and a Harrier representative was on site throughout the day to ensure a safe set-up and closing. The Dam Busters raid was a


World War II mission targeting the Möhne Dam in Germany. It was believed destroying the dam, which was strongly protected, would severely impact Germany’s war production. It was hoped that a ‘bouncing


bomb’, designed by British engineer Barnes Wallis, would skip across water and this was successfully used to destroy the dam.


‘To ensure a safe event, Harrier worked with all of the show’s contractors and suppliers’


Re-enacting this scene was one


of the highlights from the show and was also where Harrier’s health and safety knowledge was particularly utilised. Using a tennis ball machine and ten containers filled with water, Dr Hugh Hunt of the University of Cambridge demonstrated the science behind the ‘bouncing bomb’. The experiment involved bringing a large amount of water on stage around electrical equipment and on-stage contributors. The potential safety threat of this demonstration was a chief concern for Harrier. Harrier Managing Director Andy


Smith said: “Putting people first is essential in everything we do at Harrier. There was a concern about water being around lighting equipment but we took every precaution to ensure that the experiment was carried out safely.


“Having completed nine years’


service in the RAF, this event is very close to my heart, so to be involved in it, working alongside the fantastic creativity of the Snappin’ Turtle team and in such a big and well-established venue as The Royal Albert Hall, was very special. I’m incredibly proud of our team at Harrier for contributing to a successful and safe show to celebrate such an important moment in our country’s history.”


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