MEMBERNEWS IN BRIEF


Consultus celebrates milestone anniversary


Consultus, parent of Chamber patron Assured Energy, has celebrated a quarter-century of providing clients with an industry- leading transparent approach to buying and managing essential business utilities. According to energy market


analysts Cornwall Insight (2018), Consultus Assured Energy is the industry’s only UK consultancy that is 100% transparent. It also has a customer retention rate of more than 96%. “Every day, we help


organisations to reduce costs and work more profitably,” says David Peake, Chief Operating Officer. “We’ve succeeded thanks to


the trust and support of our clients. What has always made our company stand out is an unshakeable commitment to openness and transparency, an ethical approach that underpins our reputation as a trustworthy third party intermediary. “Our transparency and open


book policy has been constant for over 20 years. During that time, our innovative risk and buying strategies mean we have, on behalf of our clients, outperformed the market by up to 35%. Today, we’re continuing to invest heavily in R&D, our systems and people - all with a focus on delivering even more for our clients.”


Recycling firm invests in green technology


Ward, the Derbyshire-based metal and waste recycling specialist, has expanded and upgraded its vehicle fleet by investing over £2m in new, environmentally efficient artic lorries, wheeled tippers, plus wheelie bin and skip lorries in recent months. The investment includes 15 new


vehicles including several DAF articulated lorries, eight wheeled tippers, roll-on roll-off wagon and drags and skip transporters. Min Bawa, Transport Manager


at Ward, said: “We’ve seen an influx of metal recycling and waste management work over the past 12 months and we’ve expanded and upgraded our fleet to now over 120 modern, energy efficient vehicles to meet current and future demand.” The multi-award-winning,


fourth generation family business has invested significantly over the past 18 months with a new site at Chesterfield, a new headquarters office renovation in Ilkeston, new textile recycling services and the development of a deep sea dock at Immingham for the expansion of its metal recycling capabilities.


18 business network July/August 2019 The lido at the New Bath Hotel in the 1930s


Historic outdoor lido finally restored to its former glory


History has repeated itself with two of the country’s most decorated Olympic, Commonwealth and Paralympic athletes taking the plunge in some of the purest waters in the whole of England. It could have been a very different story for the


attraction which was originally unveiled in the 1930s as England’s only outdoor lido fed by thermal spring water.


‘To bring back the lido to its 1930s splendour is a proud day for the New Bath Hotel’


The pool, added as the crowning glory of the historic


New Bath Hotel in the spa town of Matlock Bath, attracted members of the British Olympic swimming team, civic dignitaries and even internationally renowned film star Alma Taylor to its first unveiling on 21 June 1934. But the closure of the hotel in 2013 looked like calling time on a lido that had survived the Second World War and the decline in outdoor pools in the 1960s and 1970s.


However on 21 June, exactly 85 years after it was originally opened, the newly restored attraction was unveiled with similar pomp and circumstance as it was first time around. Ross Davenport, who won two gold medals in the


2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne and represented the country at the Olympics, was joined by Ryan Taylor, celebrated Paralympian who won gold at the 2017 Edmonton ITU World Paratriathlon Series and represented Britain at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio. The duo cut the ribbon with the Mayor of Matlock,


Councillor David Hughes, and others as a sheaf of white heather was once again tossed into the clear waters for good luck, as it was in 1934. The unveiling of the newly restored lido is the final


piece of the jigsaw for the New Bath Hotel following its £3m refurbishment. Richard Devine, Manager of the New Bath Hotel,


said: “To bring back the lido to its 1930s splendour is a proud day for the New Bath Hotel. It is a fantastic asset for Peak District tourism with an amazing history.”


Build-your-own mental health care


Red Umbrella Bespoke Mental Health Care has launched a create-your-own mental health- specific Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) that allows companies to choose how much they invest and then call on specific services as and when needed. The company is the only training


provider that offers delegates on any of its bespoke mental health training courses and mental health first aid courses full access to its mental health-specific EAP services free of charge. It also provides a login area for


MHFAiders with further resources, including a comprehensive mental health tool box.


The company is currently


working with the Chamber, providing members with the opportunity to take advantage of Red Umbrella's services and, if eligible, receive 40% subsidy in the cost of the new OFQUAL level 3 First Aid in Mental Health course. Managing Director Tim Ladd


said: “We are delighted to launch the create-your-own EAP, specific to mental health. “This is a much needed service


to help companies provide effective services for line managers and their teams to work effectively on presenteeism, leaveism, and absenteeism and all mental health issues in the workplace.”


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