BUSINESS REPORT


PUTTING PARTNERSHIP IN THE SPOTLIGHT


A company director has a fantastic new portfolio of professional images thanks to her Chamber contacts. Mhairi Richardson, director of business and team coaching experts Tomrom Ltd,


wanted new photos to display on her website, marketing literature and LinkedIn profile page and turned to fellow Chamber member Graham Commons, of Graham Lucas Commons Photography, for help. The pair had met through Chamber networking events and Mhairi was


impressed with Graham’s knowledge of photography. She said: “As a business and team coach and mentor I wanted to


have relaxed, open but professional images but I also needed some more corporate images for my non-executive director roles. Having been impressed with Graham’s knowledge and his relaxed manner he was the obvious choice and I’m really pleased with the images.” Graham has been a freelance photographer for the past decade


‘I WANTED TO


HAVE RELAXED, OPEN BUT


PROFESSIONAL IMAGES’


and has worked with leading corporate and business clients, including HSBC, GLG, Network Rail and Pirelli, photographing portraits and headshots of key executives across the UK. Prior to this he completed a degree in photography and became an assistant


photographer working on large advertising projects across the UK and Europe for major organisations, including Lotus, Jaguar, Avis, Austin Reed and Haven Holidays. Graham said: “We had an initial chat about the style of the shoot so Mhairi was


aware of what was going to happen. “She viewed the photos during the shoot so we could adapt the lighting, style, outfits and poses to ensure Mhairi felt comfortable with the images.”


Mhairi Richardson. Photo taken


Visit: www.tomrom.co.uk Visit: www.grahamlucascommons.com


The teams from FG Solicitors and Lanes Employment Solutions


by Graham Commons of Graham Lucas Commons Photography


KEEPING TRACK OF APPLICANTS


Ultima Displays had been looking for a recruitment system to help them take care of their applicants at every stage of the process, and decided to take advantage of EasyWeb’s free Applicant Tracking System (ATS) trial offer, available to all Chamber members. Previously, all their recruitment


EXPANSION FOR FG SOLICITORS


Largely as a result of its success as an award- winning employment law practice, FG Solicitors, with offices in Northampton and London, has expanded its practice areas to include commercial litigation, intellectual property and information technology Law. Client demand for both employment and


commercial work to be supported by one team has led to this shift in focus, which is supported by the senior level solicitor appointments of Jack Khurana and Riaz Bowmer. Jack’s expertise focuses on employment, complex commercial disputes and insolvency proceedings, while Riaz’s expertise will support the increasing intellectual property and information technology workload. Taking its commitment to provide effective all-


round support to businesses one step further, FG Solicitors is also partnering with Lanes Employment Solutions, led by Dawn Simpson Lane, an experienced


HR expert and former HR director, to provide a collaborative HR support service for employers. “Strategic hires to widen our offering to clients


have allowed us to position ourselves as one of the leading providers of specialist employment and commercial legal services to businesses of all sizes,” said managing principal, Floyd Graham. On the home front, congratulations go to Ramona


Bakshi who, having joined as a legal assistant, has now started her training contract, which is the final step to her qualifying as a solicitor. At FG Solicitors, you will find a team that is


passionate about delivering commercially sound, proactive and innovative advice to ensure that its clients get the best support to achieve their strategic and financial goals.


Email: info@fgsolicitors.co.uk Call: 0808 172 9322


had been done through an external company, but this had become too time consuming, with multiple emails back and forth to keep everyone up-to-date with the progress of every vacancy. EasyWeb ATS allows them to


keep track of their candidates throughout the whole process. They also use recruitment campaigns to advertise their vacancies on leading UK job boards. Elaine Cox, HR business support


for Ultima Displays said: “The ATS makes tracking our candidates’ progress so much easier and has helped us streamline our process and keep consistency throughout the team. We are really pleased with the ATS and the team at EasyWeb; if we ever have any queries there’s always someone at the end of the phone to speak to and solve our query quickly.”


Email: sean@easywebgroup.co.uk Call: 01933 667136.


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Photo Courtesy of: Business Times


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