BUSINESS REPORT


CARE INDUSTRY AWARD FOR LIFE-SAVING DEVICE


Life-saving device maker Dechoker has won the Innovation Excellence Award at the Dementia Care & Nursing Home Expo 2019. The awards showcase the best


NX Group warehouse


HELPING FIRMS TAKE NX STEP


A relatively new Chamber member has already experienced success thanks to their Chamber contacts. Shortly after joining Northamptonshire Chamber Q Personnel, which is a quality provider of employment services, approached fellow Chamber member The NX Group to see if it could be of service to the firm. Q Personnel partner David


Pragnell visited the national warehousing, transport and logistics firm and helped it to fill a vacancy for a warehouse shift manager which had been open for several months. David said: “We were


delighted to help The NX Group find a new permanent member of staff. It’s great to have achieved success with a fellow Chamber member.” NX HR manager Rebecca


Bateman added: “Recruitment at The NX Group is a challenge. It’s not just about getting a bottom on a seat, it’s about finding talented people who have the personality, skills and knowledge to take NX to the next level. “David visited us to see


where and how we operate so he was aware of our culture, operation and role expectations. “He stepped up to the challenge and submitted a few candidates that he ensured met our brief. “We’re really pleased that


we have recently made an offer – which has been accepted – to a great candidate put forward by Q Personnel. “As a growing business it’s important for us to find that ‘needle in a hay stack’ and that’s what David did. It’s also important to work with local like-minded businesses. We’d like to thank David and his team.”


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products, services and expertise currently available to help care, nursing and residential homes and the Innovation Award specifically acknowledges the products and services that have noticeably improved the quality of care in the industry. The judges include senior leaders from


‘THE TEAM AT


DECHOKER WILL CONTINUE TO WORK HARD TO RAISE


AWARENESS OF THE DANGERS OF CHOKING’


care providers and each of the 10 companies nominated delivered a presentation from their stand, followed by a Q&A session. Commenting on the award, Dechoker UK CEO Matt


Oakley said: “To receive an award where the judging panel consist of respected professionals from the Adult Care sector makes it even more special. “The team at Dechoker have and will continue to


work hard to raise awareness of the dangers of choking within the sector and hope that this award can go somewhere to helping us achieve this.” Since its launch, the simple device has prevented


over a dozen choking deaths in care and nursing homes throughout the UK, and the company has set a target of saving 100 lives by 2022. Figures published last year by the Office for National


Matt Oakley with the award for Dechoker


Statistics revealed the number of choking related deaths that occur in care and nursing homes was five times higher than originally thought, with conditions such as Dementia, Alzheimer’s and stroke masking the true scale of the problem.


Visit: www.dechokeruk.com


COACH AND CLIENTS GROW


TOGETHER


Mike Kennedy in action


A firm which primarily focuses on one-to-one business coaching for company owners and directors has experienced significant growth this year – alongside its clients. Mike Kennedy Business Coaching


helps firms to make step changes to profitability and has seen some of its clients double their business and others, like fellow Chamber member ID Card Centre, enjoy exceptional growth and awards success. The firm is also working on a


variety of exciting new projects. Business coach Mike Kennedy


said: “Due to the demand from smaller business, we launched our 10 Principles Evening Group Coaching programme for up to four businesses in January and began a second group in April. I’m very excited about this opportunity for small businesses because I can see them benefiting from the programme and the shared expertise and peer support within the group.


“This year we’re also working


with accountants to provide their clients with a series of practical hands-on workshops covering the business fundamentals of Knowing Your Numbers, Predictable Lead Generation, Increasing Conversion, Time Management and High- Performance Teams. “In the second half of the year, in


conjunction with Storm Videos in Milton Keynes, we will provide on- line training material. “We are also ready to invest


again with clients who are looking for additional funding and an experienced business partner. “It is a privilege to support Chamber members and other businesses in this area and I look forward to another exciting year working with more exceptional clients.”


Call: 01604 831920 Email: mike@kennedybusiness coaching.co.uk


IT PROVIDER’S A ‘FRIENDLY’ SORT


A managed IT services company specialising in secure distributed networks and hosting has received a top accreditation. Retail Technology Services (RTS)


has become a Friendly WiFi provider which means it has been approved by the government- initiated safe certification standard for public WiFi. This means clients using RTS’


services can tell their customers that their WiFi blocks access to pornography, images and videos of child abuse and web pages known to host indecent images of children at their venue. RTS sales and marketing manager Giles Forrester said: “Friendly WiFi looks at the technology you use as a business and whether you are able to provide a safe environment for WiFi users, particularly in areas where children are present. “We do a lot of work in the hospitality industry and provide secure networks for over 800 pubs and restaurants. This accreditation tells our customers that people on their sites will not be seeing items relating to terrorism, pornography and child abuse online. “We have put in a lot of work


into making sure our systems are secure and it is great to have our hard work recognised.”


Visit: www.rtsl.net


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