The SCR Chambers: East Midlands
Putting your business needs at the heart of our strategy
RSM joins Chamber as
resilience partner RSM has signed up as the Chamber’s official business resilience partner – with a mantra to share its expertise with members across the network throughout 2021 and beyond. The audit, tax and consulting firm will
deliver workshops, webinars and other online content that is designed to help businesses build an organisation fit to respond to the twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit. It will also help
them to recognise the opportunities that arise as the pandemic subsides and the UK sets its sights on global trading relationships. Kevin Harris (pictured), Leicester office Managing Partner for RSM, a strategic partner of the Chamber, said: “2021 will be a year where resilience and agility will be the hallmarks of successful businesses. These traits can come in many different forms. By joining forces with East Midlands Chamber, RSM will support local businesses throughout the year to quickly adapt to any business disruptions while maintaining continuous business operations and safeguarding their people. “The coming year will be one of growth
and excitement for East Midlands businesses. Through this partnership, Chamber members will have access to the best knowledge and support in the region to help them make the most of the months to come.” RSM has already supported the Chamber
through the implementation of 4Risk, a cloud-based risk management platform, within the organisation to provide a complete picture of its enterprise-wide risks, mitigations and assurances. The tool, which sits within the company’s
Insight4GRC suite for governance, risk and compliance software, helps businesses to understand, map and monitor the various risks they face. As the business resilience partner, RSM
will also help members understand their exposure to cyber risks and steps they can take to safeguard against these. Scott Knowles, Chief Executive of the
Chamber, said: “We are still living with ongoing disruption and, therefore, resilience is the watchword for 2021. It’s great to strengthen our already fantastic relationship with RSM to offer invaluable expertise to our members.”
46 CHAMBERconnect Spring 2021
Blueprint Interiors Founder and Chairman Rob Day
Chamber offices achieve health and safety rating
recognised safety seal in time for the anticipated return of employees and visitors after lockdown. The organisation’s offices in Chesterfield,
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Nottingham, Derby and Leicester will be assessed according to the WELL Health-Safety Rating. Established by the International WELL
Building Institute (IWBI) public benefit corporation, it provides a third-party verified rating focusing on operational policies, maintenance protocols and design strategies to address a post-Covid environment. Office fit-out specialist and
workplace consultant Blueprint Interiors is working with organisations across the East Midlands to roll out the accreditation and the Chamber is the first to sign up. East Midlands Chamber Chief
ast Midlands Chamber has signed up to a new building health and safety accreditation to ensure its offices have a
and more than 600 experts within its Covid-19 Task Force, in addition to guidance developed by groups including the World Health Organisation. It helps building managers and organisations
address the health, safety and wellbeing of their people via 22 strategies, including sanitising spaces, assessing air and water quality, and communicating health and safety efforts. The accreditation is a visible indication of
confidence and trust as the WELL Health-Safety Rating communicates to everyone entering a space that evidence-based measures have been adopted and verified by a third party. Blueprint Interiors is a long-
‘The
accreditation is a visible
indication of
confidence and trust’
Executive Scott Knowles said: “After such a considerable period of working from home, we wanted to ensure we could display a certificate that is an internationally- recognised seal of approval that our workplaces are safe. “When Blueprint Interiors approached us, we
jumped at the chance to be the first organisation in the East Midlands to sign up to achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating and we will be encouraging all Chamber members to consider the reassurances this seal of approval can provide.” The WELL Health-Safety Rating was created with input from IWBI’s WELL Building Standard
standing Chamber member and patron. In 2017, the company completed the fit-out of the Chamber's Chesterfield head office, which was designed to provide more agile workspaces. It has also revamped the organisation's Leicester and
Derby offices. The company is now advising
businesses in the region on how to
achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating. Blueprint is also redeveloping its own office in
Ashby-de-la-Zouch to illustrate the benefits of safe and agile working, in a project called WorkLife Central. Founder and Chairman Rob Day said: “Businesses that achieve the WELL Health- Safety Rating seal have to demonstrate that they have met the highest health and safety standards, and therefore employees and visitors will feel confident knowing the space they are entering is managed by an organisation that believes in putting health first.”
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