MEMBER NEWS IN BRIEF


Scheme helps people and businesses to fight crime


CSSC is working in partnership with police teams to roll out a security scheme across the UK. Established in 2011 as part of


the security planning for the Olympic Games, CSSC is a registered charity that works in partnership with law enforcement and local authorities; membership is voluntary with no charge to join. The objective of the scheme


is to share security information with business to help make organisations and individuals more resilient to the threat of crime.


Andrew Nicholls, Chairman of The Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel


Kegworth hotel unlocks rooms for great escape


An East Midlands hotel has become the first in the UK to open a number of unique escape rooms ideal for businesses looking for a conference with a difference. The popularity of escape rooms rose to prominence


in the mid-2010s and is based on a Chinese game called Takagism. People have since been locking themselves in rooms


for fun, working together to find clues, solve hidden puzzles and decipher codes to escape a themed, locked room before a one-hour time limit is up.


‘Escape room experiences are perfect for away days, corporate entertainment, team building and recruitment’


The Best Western Premier Yew Lodge Hotel in


Kegworth, which also includes a Marco Pierre White New York Italian restaurant, is now looking forward to


welcoming those who think they’ve got what it takes to crack the codes and get out in time. The two new rooms have been themed as ‘USS


Redemption’ and ‘Houdini’s Last Secret’ and will be able to take up to six people each. With difficulty ratings of 70 and 62 out of 100 respectively, Heather Thornton, Director of Sales and Marketing at the hotel, is not expecting too many groups to make it out in time. She said: “Escape room experiences are perfect for


away days, corporate entertainment, team building and recruitment. We’re always looking for ways to diversify, and for new ideas to provide our corporate clients with. We’re confident that with this, as well as our 17 existing meeting rooms, Reeds Health Club and Spa, 113 bedrooms and our fantastic onsite Marco Pierre White restaurant, we’re offering a unique, complete and first- class conferencing option for businesses. “To be the first hotel in the country to open bespoke


internal escape rooms shows that, once again, we’re ahead of the curve.”


Student leaves her mark at Lubrizol


Long after student Alex Jackson finishes her placement with Lubrizol later this year, employees all over the world will continue to benefit from the work she does to keep the company’s huge image library up to date. Inevitably, 21-year-old Alex has


had to quickly acquire an in-depth knowledge of the company’s products and research, but is aware that many of the skills required are associated with social media which, as someone who has grown up online, she has a natural affinity with. This is just one way Lubrizol seeks


to benefit from the skills of young people who join its annual student placement programme, which this


year has seen 27 students take up roles across the company. Alex is currently part-way


through a degree in Information Technology Management for Business at the University of Derby. She said: “When I started, I was


conscious that I was young and had a lot to learn, but I was told that because I was coming in with a pair of fresh eyes, I could suggest ways things might be done differently. “Knowing you can have that


impact is really useful for young people starting out in the workplace because it gives you confidence that you can make a difference.” Another aspect is the variety. On


any given day, Alex will be having Skype conversations with overseas


colleagues, designing literature or acting as a spotter for the company’s drone operator. She has also played a leading


role in organising Lubrizol’s charity work, helping organise events and helping staff decide which organisation should become Lubrizol’s charity partner for the next two years. She said: “Staff chose the British


Heart Foundation and I’ve worked on loads of activities, some of which will continue after I’ve gone. “That’s helped my own


development and shown me a side to the company I’d never considered – how charity work brings different departments together and helps staff share knowledge.”


CSSC in the East Midlands, said: “Almost every day we hear about a new crime trend or an international incident and we all have to consider how that could affect our own work. The CSSC initiative gives businesses the advantage of sharing information quickly with their workforce, which helps build a good security culture. “All organisations need robust


plans for managing a crisis and some recent events illustrate the need to prepare for the worst.” Messages from CSSC range from sharing warning and training information to giving advanced details about public order situations. In the event of a major incident, such as a terrorist attack, briefing information is shared directly from the police counter terrorism team. Fraud alerts and cyber-crime information are also distributed.


Finance package enables firm to add skip vehicles


Following a recent finance package outlining ambitions to develop facilities throughout the business, Bakers Waste has taken its first steps in doing so through the acquisition of two brand new skip vehicles. An investment in the region of £150,000 has seen the fleet rise to over 60 vehicles. Since 2002 Bakers Waste has


rapidly expanded its customer base within Leicestershire and the East Midlands to over 5,000 customers. New trucks means more


capacity to deal with what has been an exceptional year so far in skip hire. More deliveries and exchanges per day results in satisfied customers and the ability to take on even more work than before. Bakers Waste offers skip hire


services in Leicester, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Kettering, Coventry and more. Furthermore, both new trucks are completely FORS (Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme) ready.


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