Industry News Mi Hub is a top 30 Derbyshire business


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i Hub has been ranked 27 in the annual list compiled by researchers from the University of Derby’s Business School.


Headquarted in Castle Donington, Derbyshire, Mi Hub is a global supplier of corporate clothing uniform solutions to businesses and individuals alike. It trades through its four brands: Dimensions, Yaffy, Affinity and Alexandra. Historically, its sister brand Dimensions has been on the Top 200 list but last year and this year, Mi Hub


Koehler Group celebrates former employees


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oehler Group has held its traditional retirees party for the first time in four years at the Erwin-Braun-Halle in Oberkirch. Previous events had to be put on hold due to the pandemic, so former employees from the Oberkirch and Kehl sites could not wait to attend this year’s celebration.


The festivities were opened by the 16-piece Koehler company band, led by Alois Sauer. Thomas Lampart, Chairman of the Works Council of the Koehler Group, and Alexej Dmitrenko, Head of Personnel Consulting and Support, were on hand to greet the large number of retirees in attendance, plus their companions. In order to keep them up to date with the latest happenings at Koehler Group, all guests were given a comprehensive overview of the current sales and turnover as well as planned new projects and investments, which have been completed since 2019 or are currently in progress. The “Koehler Quiz” then gave retirees the chance to answer questions and win some fantastic prizes at the end of the evening. With a supporting program including a performance from musician Helmut Dold, known under the stage name “DE HÄMME”, followed by an evening meal, the 300-plus guests had ample opportunity to catch up.


Alexej Dmitrenko thanked everyone who had helped to make the event such a success and summed up the day as follows: “Once again this year, we wanted the retiree party to highlight that it is the employees who make Koehler what it is.”


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as a group has seen its own success and placed in the top 30.


The University of Derby Business School compiles their annual list of the top 200 businesses in Derby and Derbyshire and today the list has been published. This Top 200 listing ranks all active, private sector businesses in Derby and Derbyshire by turnover, and the rankings showcase companies that are driving the local economy and it highlights some interesting growth sectors and locations. To qualify for the Top 200, companies must have:


• Been active during that financial year (July–June) i.e. not in receivership or dormant,


• their registered office based in the region,


• reported independent accounts to Companies House for the financial period.


Ranking by turnover provides a simple and impactful indicator of business growth and relative positioning. This list also fed into the East Midlands Top 500 companies league table, which is due to be published next month.


Better Cotton launches sustainability roadmap in Uzbekistan


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etter Cotton has developed and signed a Roadmap of Sustainability Developments with key


stakeholders in Uzbekistan to drive further improvements in the country’s cotton sector.


Uzbekistan’s Senate Chairperson and Chairperson of the National Commission to Combating Human Trafficking and Forced Labour, Her Excellency Tanzila Narbayeva, and Uzbekistan’s Textile and Garment Industry Association Chairperson, Mr. Ilkhom Khaydarov, were amongst signatories to the collaborative agreement during Tashkent Textile Week, from 29 May to 2 June.


At the event, Better Cotton’s Senior Programme Manager, Rachel Beckett, presented the roadmap to an audience of more than 600 delegates, including representatives from business, government, civil society, international organisations and educational institutes. To advance the aims of the roadmap, national stakeholders have committed to supporting its implementation, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Employment, and Textile and Garments Association, amongst others. The roadmap will build on the Better Cotton Programme in Uzbekistan, launched in 2022. As the sixth largest cotton growing nation globally, operations in Uzbekistan are intrinsic to Better Cotton’s goals of mainstreaming more sustainable cotton production. The roadmap effectively maps out a detailed action plan through which


progress will be assessed in line with four overarching objectives.


The objectives are to:


Build effective management systems for the Better Cotton Programme in Uzbekistan and raise the awareness amongst cotton stakeholders in the country on sustainability pillars Promote the labour rights of workers in the cotton sector by putting in place effective labour systems that ensure decent work, safe and healthy working conditions, effective management of employer-worker relations as well as productive social dialogue


Build key stakeholders’ awareness of best practices relating to environmental sustainability in cotton production and how these can be assessed at a field level;


Build a three-year strategy that defines the ways in which the Better Cotton programme can be managed, funded, and delivered at scale.


The roadmap’s approach will include recommendations by Better Cotton on how cotton growing communities across Uzbekistan can adopt more sustainable practices that are better for the environment, communities and the economy.


With the support of key Uzbekistan stakeholders, Better Cotton is well positioned to address any current and future concerns, and will strive to develop operations across the country to continually support cotton farmers.


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