PATRONS Connect 4 Group joins as patron
Connect 4 Group, which offers a one-stop-shop for business concierge services, has joined the Chamber as a patron. The Leicester-based company
provides a wide range of telecommunication products and services for businesses across the UK, specialising in services such as voice and data, security, digital, finance, engineering and energy markets. It has joined forces with the Chamber to connect with the organisation’s 4,000-plus members as it gears up for expansion.
‘We are proud to be joining East Midlands Chamber as a patron and look forward to connecting with our fellow members’
CEO Bobby Singh said: “Our
reputation for delivering successful results-based outcomes lies in our passion for creating long-term, profitable relationships with our clients and putting people before profit. “The international organisations
we collaborate with through our partner network share our appetite for entrepreneurship and delivering innovative solutions for their own clients from across all sectors. “We are proud to be joining East Midlands Chamber as a patron and look forward to connecting with our fellow members.” Bobby started the company with
operations director Sukh Mulley in 2017 as Voice and Data, before being joined by Happy Singh after CEO Bobby identified an opportunity to expand and “create something never seen before in business”. Connect 4 Group, as it eventually
became known, now delivers experience-based expertise to
Hafiz Ali and Bobby Singh, of CEO Connect 4 Group, with Councillor Adam Clarke, the deputy city mayor of Leicester, testing the TK-1 e-bike kit
businesses so they can build sustainable and profitable growth. The firm, which has 15
employees, offers a range of integrated services that combine
business consultancy, support and management with technical solutions delivered with high levels of personal customer service. Bobby says the company has a
Keith Mabbutt, CEO of the Street Soccer Foundation, with Connect 4 Group co-founders Bobby Singh and Happy Singh
passion for innovation from within, as demonstrated by one of its subsidiaries, Connect 4 Engineering, which has designed the TK-1 e-bike upgrade kit, which has a patent registered with the UK Intellectual Property Office. The plug-and-ride device enables
existing bicycles to be turned into electric bicycles with a battery range of up to 100 miles and speeds of up to 15.5mph. Bobby said: “The idea behind the
environmentally-friendly TK-1 device is to offer an alternative mode of transport for businesses and the general population, which not only encourages a more active society but also reduces carbon emissions in towns and cities across the world. “We have developed an
innovative recycling solution for the many bicycles that are discarded or scrapped every year to achieve globally our sustainable development goals of transportation.” Last month, Leicester’s deputy
city mayor Councillor Adam Clarke was given a chance to trial the TK-1 kit in a bike ride around the city centre. As part of its wider aim to be a
socially responsible business, Connect 4 Group sponsors the Leicester City FC and Leicester City Community Trust’s Street Soccer Academy, which supports the city’s vulnerable young adults and homeless community through the power of football. It also holds a seat on the board
of trustees at Voluntary Action LeicesterShire and the Leicestershire and Rutland charity Coping with Cancer. Scott Knowles, chief executive of
the Chamber, added: “Leicestershire is a hotbed of innovation and it’s great to see another example of this in the TK-1 technology developed by Connect 4 Group.”
Wealth management duo up for awards
Two members of the team at a Derbyshire financial planning firm have been shortlisted for prestigious national awards. Future Life Wealth Management managing director Jillian Thomas and financial planner Emma Baumback are on the shortlist of Investment Week's Women in Investment Awards 2020. Jillian is shortlisted in the Mentor of the Year category and Emma in the
Rising Star of the Year (small to medium firms) category. The winners will be revealed at an online ceremony on 8 December. “This shortlisting shows just what a great team we have at Future Life
Wealth Management," said Jillian. "Emma really is a rising star. She works hard to deliver the best service
to our clients and I am delighted she has been shortlisted.” Emma added: “I may be shortlisted as a rising star, but that is thanks to Jillian who has been a fantastic mentor, not just to me, but all the staff.”
24 business network November 2020 Jillian, who set up Chamber patron Future Life in 2009, is also on the
shortlist of the Entrepreneur of the Year category in East Midlands Chamber's Derbyshire Business Awards 2020.
Emma Baumback
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