PATRONS
Amazon becomes strategic partner
Amazon has teamed up with the Chamber as it embarks on a major recruitment drive in the region ahead of the Christmas period. The online e-commerce giant has
joined as a strategic partner. It comes as the company seeks to recruit 900 seasonal employees at its four hi-tech fulfilment centres in the East Midlands, while also planning to increase its permanent headcount from 3,000 to 3,400 by the end of the year. Amazon’s UK operations director
Jonatan Gal said: “Since 2010, we’ve made direct investments in our UK operations of more than £23bn. “This includes both capital expenditure – such as the infrastructure we build, including our fulfilment centres – and
operating expenditure, such as the jobs we create in the UK. “Our operation has grown significantly in the East Midlands, where the chamber of commerce has done so much for businesses of all sizes and sectors. We’re looking forward to working more closely with East Midlands Chamber and the wider business community.” Amazon began operating in the
East Midlands in 2016 when it opened a one million square foot warehouse in Coalville. Last year, it opened two
500,000 sq ft sites in Chesterfield and Kegworth, before launching operations at a similar-sized fulfilment centre in Sutton-in- Ashfield on 7 October. Overall, the company has more
than 2.5 million sq ft of warehouse space in the region – the size of 35 football pitches. It also has a sortation centre and delivery station in Bardon. East Midlands Chamber chief
executive Scott Knowles added: “The East Midlands is becoming a national – and indeed international – hub for logistics, and Amazon is one of our shining lights within a sector that has thrived during the pandemic. “It’s great to see global firms
setting down roots in the region and at a time when the employment market is facing many
challenges, a significant number of high-quality jobs are being created by the likes of Amazon. It offers a great place to work with highly competitive pay, benefits from day one and training programmes for in-demand jobs. “The Chamber is very keen to
promote the huge influence these companies have on our local and national economy, and we look forward to working closely with Amazon to achieve this.” The majority of products handled
at Amazon centres are for third- party companies, and a significant proportion of those are UK SMEs.
Healthcare students to train at ‘mock hospital’
Healthcare professionals of the future will be trained at a new £15m “mock hospital” is to be built at Nottingham Trent University. The 34,000 sq ft building at NTU’s Clifton campus will serve as the
base for the university’s Institute of Health & Allied Professions, which offers a range of specialist courses such as adult and mental health nursing, paramedic science and public health. One entire floor will be dedicated to simulated healthcare
environments, including hospital wards, consultation and counselling rooms, and even a flat for home and emergency care scenarios. The settings will also feature life-like patient manikins to give students
the experience of working with men, women and children with a variety of injuries. Two additional floors will provide office and flexible teaching spaces, including removable seating in lecture theatres to allow for creative learning approaches such as role play.
Dr Anne Felton, head of the Institute of Health & Allied Professions,
said: “The facilities in this cutting-edge new building will enable us to recreate a ward setting, or a persons’ home environment, so students can practice and apply the skills they are learning in a safe way and in a realistic context.” Nottingham-based contractor Henry Brothers Midlands has been
appointed to build the site, which was procured through Pagabo’s major works framework and will equip students with the knowledge and skills needed for modern healthcare.
THE CHAMBER IS HONOURED BY THE SUPPORT OF ITS STRATEGIC PARTNERS AND PATRONS
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