Business News Teens’ careers get off to RAPID start
Four ambitious teens have kick- started their careers straight from school after being accepted onto the inaugural intake of Europa Worldwide Group’s RAPID Career Development Programme in Birmingham. The initiative is the brainchild of
Andrew Baxter, managing director of the freight forwarder which employs 178 people at its site in Minworth.
‘A unique, fast-track scheme for bright and passionate young people’
Joining the team on the RAPID
2019 programme are Rhys Woolgrove, 18, James Lynch, 18, and Alexander Harris, 19, from Bishop Walsh Catholic School in Sutton Coldfield and Samuel Foreman, 19, from The Long Eaton School in Nottingham. They have begun the four-year
programme which will position them as future leaders of the
business and in management roles by the age of 22. Europa’s search for the country’s
brightest and most passionate students who are interested in a career in logistics began in April. Lana Jay was recruited as early
career talent manager to oversee the programme. Europa then whittled down
hundreds of applications to find the final 19 recruits who are now working in the Europa Road and Europa Air & Sea divisions. Lana said: “The programme was
created to offer a unique, fast-track scheme for bright and passionate young people aged 18 to 21 to reach senior leadership roles within four years of joining the organisation.” Andrew added: “As someone
who went straight into work instead of going to university, I value giving others the opportunity to do the same. “I believe we’ve hired some really
strong individuals and I’m looking forward to see what they can achieve in the years to come.”
Data protection is on the Christmas cards
A data protection specialist has warned of the threat to businesses that send corporate Christmas cards to clients. Susan Hall (pictured), partner at law firm Clarke Willmott LLP, says
businesses must grasp data protection rules before putting cards in the post. Susan said: “Sending cards during the festive
season is a treasured tradition and a great way to keep connected with valued clients and suppliers and there is no reason that has to stop. However, it’s vital that businesses do so in a compliant manner. “Marketing lists need to be kept up to
date and regularly pruned, so that people who have objected in the past to receiving marketing material do not remain on Christmas card lists, and people who have not dealt with a business for many years are also dropped. “Secondly, businesses need to co-ordinate their card-sending
efforts, so that the same person does not receive the same card five times from different individuals. “Any decision to send or not to send cards to specific recipients
based on assumptions or knowledge about those individuals’ religious beliefs needs to be handled with very great care. “It is unlikely that a business would suffer major consequences
simply with respect to a Christmas card sent to an unwilling recipient, but it might be a symptom of a badly managed approach to data issues within the organisation as a whole, which could give rise to much more serious problems.” Many firms now send e-cards as a green option or to save on costs. Susan adds that in this case they must also comply with the Privacy
and Electronic Communication Regulation (PECR) rules on electronic marketing.
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Talented teens: Rhys Woolgrove, James Lynch, Lana Jay, Alexander Harris and Samuel Foreman
Business park unveils community magazine
Birmingham agency Edwin Ellis Creative Media has been commissioned to produce a new magazine for Birmingham Business Park. The first edition of ‘Our
Community’ will be distributed throughout the autumn and winter of 2019 to Business Park tenants, stakeholders and potential investors. ‘Our Community’ features
company profiles, latest news and updates from the management, landscaping and wellbeing teams. Set within 148 acres of mature parkland along the M42 corridor, Birmingham Business Park is the most established out-of-town office park in the Midlands with 15,000 people working there. It boasts high-profile occupiers
including Rolls-Royce Control Systems, Fujitsu, BT and Sulzer, which is in the process of building a new facility. The new magazine is the latest addition to Edwin Ellis’s portfolio of PR and publishing clients. Founded by former ‘Birmingham
Post’ editor Stacey Barnfield, the agency produces ‘Colmore Life’ magazine, Retail BID’s ‘Edit’ member magazine and manages
PR for mass-participation events such as the Great Birmingham Run, Great Birmingham 10K and Vélo Birmingham & Midlands 100-mile cycle, among others. Stacey said: “We’re proud to be partnering some of the Midlands’ biggest organisations who are looking for new and creative ways of speaking to their clients, tenants or members. Working with Birmingham Business Park is an absolute pleasure. Home to some of the most innovative businesses in the UK and acres of parkland to support the Park's wellbeing initiatives, there's always something to talk about and we're looking forward to planning the next edition of ‘Our Community’ for Spring 2020.”
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