BUSINESS REPORT PLACE ON FRAMEWORK IS WON


Following a competitive tender process beginning in May 2020, national architectural practice GSSArchitecture, whose head office is based in Northamptonshire, have successfully secured a place in five regions of the Procure Partnerships Professional Services Framework, which will run for four years alongside their already established Contractor Framework. Having secured places on the


framework in the North East, Yorkshire, East Midlands, East of England and the South West, GSS public sector clients will benefit from being able to access professional services through the streamlined Approved Supplier Agreement, providing


to come and delivering exceptional value to our expanding public sector client base.” Robbie Blackhurst, framework


demonstrable value for money, saving time and delivering measurable social value. Jonathan Hunter, partner and


approved supplier agreement (ASA) director at GSSArchitecture, said: “At GSSArchitecture we are delighted to have been able to


NEW DIRECTION FOR LOUISE GORDON


Louise Gordon (pictured), a Chamber member and successful change management consultant based in Northampton, is excited about the change of direction she is taking with her business. Established seven years ago, Louise


Gordon Consultancy Limited has an impressive track record of working with big brand corporate clients, having led and supported a number of high-profile business transformation and change programmes. Describing herself as a ‘change catalyst’ and a ‘collaborative


challenger’, Louise is refocusing her business and going back to her roots to work with medium, or smaller businesses with growth ambition. Louise said: “I’m acutely aware that many business owners and


leaders are exceptionally busy right now keeping their businesses running and surviving. Many may not, necessarily, have change capability or capacity within their business and that’s where I can help.” Louise can provide bespoke packages and solutions for the unique


requirements of businesses and their specific challenges. Louise is launching her new website this month and will also be


offering a series of change workshops in the new year. Visit: www.louisegordon.co.uk


secure a place in five regions on this highly competitive, national framework. Our success highlights the strength of our experience across these regions where GSS have been working for many years. We look forward to working with Procure Partnerships over the years


director at Procure Partnerships Framework, said: “We were extremely impressed with the quality of tenders received and delighted with the calibre of suppliers that we now have locked into our four-year agreement. The breadth of public sector delivery experience across our supplier partners is impressive and we are excited to work with and support them. “It was important to us that our


supplier partners have demonstrable experience of delivering across all public sub sectors.”


Visit: www.gssarchitecture.com CLEANING UP THE SEAS


Chamber member Storopack participated in The Alliance to End Plastic Waste World Clean Up Day and the ALL_TOGETHER GLOBAL CLEANUP campaign. Storopack has been part of this


global initiative since 2019, which aims to free the environment from plastic waste. Storopack reaffirmed its commitment to World Clean-up Day and, together with other members and companies from all over the world, took part in the ALL_TOGETHER GLOBAL CLEANUP campaign, which started on 19 September and ran until 4 October 2020. On World Clean-up Day the


alliance, employees of the member companies as well as other companies, partners and individuals around the world were invited to clean up their immediate surroundings and remove even the smallest piece of litter from nature. Clean-ups are one of four


strategic pillars of the mission that Alliance to End Plastic Waste is


GETTING STUCK ON SUSTAINABILITY


As well as the all too familiar focus of attention on Covid-19 and Brexit this year, Chamber member label and tag manufacturer Piroto Labelling has found that sustainability is top of customers’ agendas. To help meet the growing demand for


environmentally friendly labels and tags, the technical team at Piroto have set up an internal task force to explore innovative ways of meeting their customers’ green objectives. Piroto’s managing director Leigh Mann said: “We


work with customers to identify operation efficiencies too – like maximising the number of labels on a roll. Often a simple change can reduce the environmental impact of waste materials, like label cores. There’s an added benefit too, as roll change-overs are reduced thus improving productivity.”


12 inbusiness DECEMBER 2020/JANUARY 2021 Piroto has developed an online calculator which


helps companies to work out if they are getting the maximum number of labels on a roll. By adding four simple parameters – label material, label length, roll core size and maximum roll size that the user’s printer can accommodate, technical and operations managers can quickly see if they could be making savings. Leigh added: “The calculator has been particularly well received by companies with high volume label and tag usage, like distribution and logistics companies, as they can immediately see the benefits both for themselves and the planet.”


Visit: www.piroto-labelling.com/resources


pursuing, as these concrete actions attract a lot of attention and bring people together. The non- governmental non-profit organisation Alliance to End Plastic Waste aims to advance solutions that effectively combat environmental pollution from plastic waste. Through various programs and partnerships, the alliance focuses on four areas: infrastructure, innovation, education and clean-up. Storopack already has experience


with cleaning campaigns; Storopack has been supporting the non-profit, international foundation Big Blue Ocean Clean-up since 2018 and is the exclusive sponsor of the coastal cleaning program. Among other things, beach cleaning campaigns take place in Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Benelux, in which the employees take part voluntarily. The beaches are freed from microplastics and small plastic parts.


Visit: www.storopack.uk


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