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Training provider named top business
A training provider that helps young people develop key skills to fulfil their career ambitions has been named as Solihull ‘Business of the Year’. The business was crowned the overall winner
of the awards, (sponsored by 1TcA), and the Solihull ‘Outstanding Small Business of the Year’ award, sponsored by Few Marquees, at the virtual Solihull Chamber annual awards extravaganza. Compered by Touchwood’s general manager
Tony Elvin, the awards were beamed live from Chamber House in Edgbaston to hundreds of businesses across Solihull. Digital Innovators was presented with the
coveted accolade live, by Chamber chief executive Paul Faulkner, who delivered the news and the award in-person. Digital Innovators, founded by Mick Westman,
works with a number of educational and public sector bodies across Birmingham and Solihull, providing training and education courses to young people to help them develop their digital, work-ready skills. Helen Bates, chair of the judging panel for the
awards, said: “Digital Innovators showed a strong and clear vision, creating positive impacts for the local economy and the individuals they work with, as well as being a profitable business.
‘Tis the season to support UHB charity
University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB) Charity is issuing a plea to businesses across Solihull and the West Midlands to support its Christmas appeal this year and help to bring some festive spirit to its hospitals. UHB Charity supports patients and staff
across Solihull Hospital, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Heartlands Hospital and Good Hope Hospital, providing ‘added extras’ that the NHS is not able to fund. Samantha Howell, fundraising manager for
Solihull Hospital, said: “We are appealing for businesses and organisations across Solihull to support our Christmas appeal to bring some festive joy into our hospitals, from Christmas trees to cheer up the corridors, to hampers full of delicious food for our staff to enjoy on Christmas Day, your support will make a huge impact on the emotional and mental wellbeing of our staff and patients. “Any contribution will be gratefully
received, and I would be delighted to speak to any business, organisation, community or faith group across the West Midlands to discuss how you can support us this Christmas.”
38 CHAMBERLINK November 2020 “Digital Innovators has grown in recent years
to support over 500 young people aged 14 to 25, helping them achieve their potential by tapping into their innate digital skills and providing alternative pathways to employment. They work in partnership with local businesses creating highly employable young people who are sought after by employers.” Other businesses which took home accolades
included:
Outstanding Apprentice of the Year (Sponsored by Performance through People) Fran Leonard, from Arup and Alexandra Sheldon from Phoebus Software
Outstanding Young Achiever of the Year (Sponsored by Evac + Chair) Hannah Elsy, Hannah Elsy Productions
Outstanding Business Person of the Year (Sponsored by RationalFX) Brad and Spencer Parkes, Specsavers Solihull
Outstanding Charity of the Year (Sponsored by Claridge Place - Sanders Senior Living) Adoption Focus
Mick Westman: award winner
Outstanding Contribution to Community (Sponsored by TOA Taxis) Gro-Organic
Outstanding Start-Up Business of the Year (Sponsored by Gymshark) Home Dine
Outstanding Large Business of the Year (Sponsored by Prescient Business Consulting) Enzen
The awards were sponsored by Solihull College and University Centre, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, Gymshark and Touchwood. The event’s digital awards brochure was sponsored by Open College Network West Midlands.
Law firm listed in Legal 500
Solihull law firm Sydney Mitchell has won a number of much-coveted recommendations in the latest edition of the legal sector ‘bible’, Legal 500. Legal 500 ranks the best lawyers in the UK,
and is an independent and impartial business. Sydney Mitchell’s recommendations are 12
areas of legal practice: contentious probate, commercial litigation, debt recovery, insolvency and corporate recovery, employment, immigration, personal injury and clinical negligence, professional negligence, family, personal tax, trusts and probate, commercial property, and property litigation. The firm’s contentious probate
team has been recognised in the Legal 500’s ‘top tier’, and its immigration department is in the second tier, with lawyers Andre Minnaar and Melissa Southall named as ‘rising stars’. In addition, Legal 500
commented that the firm was “easily rivalling the biggest of national law firms… the quality and service they extended …
was nothing short of fantastic” according to clients. Karen Moores, senior partner, Sydney Mitchell
said: “It is great to see our new immigration department hitting the mark at tier 2 and the firm maintaining its ranking in tier 1 for our contentious probate work with Kamal Majevadia and myself again identified as ‘leading individuals’ in the Midlands. “The effort that all of our specialist
lawyers provide to our clients shines through in the many testimonials received. We cannot thank them enough for their diligence and commitment and
this has certainly been even more evident also over the last few months during the
Karen Moores: top ranking
tumultuous times of the pandemic. “A number of lawyers are highly recommended, with many receiving ‘outstanding’ comments from clients including: ‘The team listened to my concerns and fought my corner strongly’ and ‘I have dealt with a number of solicitors in the area over a considerable number of years and consistently found Sydney Mitchell to be the best.”
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