MEMBERNEWS Trio of appointments at Cosy Direct


A Derby company that sells ethical educational supplies to primary schools and nurseries has made a trio of appointments to the board as it looks forward to celebrating a 10th year in business. Cosy Direct, which recently


moved from the city to a new 45,000 sq ft office near Tutbury on the Derbyshire-Staffordshire border, has appointed David Hook as its chief operating officer, Jackie Raven as buying director and Stuart Morgan as e-commerce director.


‘During lockdown, women have been responsible for the majority of home schooling and caring for, or supporting, vulnerable relatives’


David will be in charge of the company’s distribution unit, while Jackie will take control of Cosy’s buying team and supply base. Stuart is given an open platform to fuel the rapid digitisation of cosy. Nick said: “Jackie is a number


one buyer in our sector, Stuart is a leading e-commerce specialist and both are a real steal for the Cosy team. These scale investments to


Restructure for Peak Translations


Peak Translations has announced a restructure that brings together its project management and administrative functions. Madeline Prusmann will


assume responsibility for both tasks after being promoted to lead project manager at the Whaley Bridge-based company. Iwona Skorbilowicz has


joined the company permanently following completion of a three-month contract, joining Emma Morris in a project manager job share. Charlie Blood has also been appointed as assistant project manager following the successful completion of his business administration apprenticeship. Managing director Helen


Provart added: “Being able to count on such a capable and skilled project management team means I can turn my attention to spending more time on our clients’ requirements.”


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Lance Hill, Karen Herbert and Jake Beardsley


Nottingham-based Eight Days A Week Print Solutions (EDWPS) has new owners after a management buyout was completed. Its managing director Lance Hill led the acquisition alongside his team, also comprising Karen Herbert and Jake Beardsley. EDWPS specialises in direct and essential mail,


digital print, web to print and hybrid mail for a range of sectors including healthcare and pharmaceutical, retail, education, financial services and travel and leisure. The £5m turnover business employs 20 staff at its


Nottingham facility and has experienced a strong period of growth in the past 12 months, despite the pandemic. Lance said: “We are very excited about the future. We’ve managed to ride through a tough 12 months,


partly due to our significant footprint in the healthcare and pharmaceutical sector which has been very stable, and we have also seen some growth.” The company has also taken advantage of the


Government’s Kickstart scheme to employ two production operatives. The Kickstart scheme helps employers by providing


funding to create job placements for 16 to 24-year olds. The Government pays 100% of national minimum wages for 25 hours for a total of six months, along with associated employer national insurance contributions.


For more information, contact education and business partnership manager Pieter Eksteen on 07468 474307 or pieter.eksteen@emc-dnl.co.uk.


The team at Cosy Direct


the board, alongside our building and new systems, gives us a platform to scale Cosy as we aim to double turnover and expand to 50 countries.” Peter Ellse also has plans to


launch a “Mum’s Army” – 10 part- time jobs that will suit working parents with flexible hours during term time.


Peter added: “During lockdown,


women have been responsible for the majority of home schooling and caring for, or supporting, vulnerable relatives. The Government’s recovery funding has been directed towards ‘male-dominated industries’ and opportunities for career development for women has dwindled.”


Cosy Direct, which was set up in


2011 by Peter and his wife Amanda, employs more than 80 people and, last year, the company reported an £8m turnover. The company supplies schools,


councils and nurseries across the UK with thousands of inventions including craft, art and upcycled resources.


MBO for Nottingham print firm


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