With many of us now spending more time at home, we are likely to be using (a lot) more energy than usual. Here are some handy hints on how to minimise the impact of this on your bill:   Heating   While

East of England-based Moore Thompson has said that businesses should look again at the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme (CBILS) following changes to the scheme. The CBILS scheme is designed to give SME businesses with turnovers of up to £45 million access

• Personal guarantees cannot be taken for any facilities below £250k • Insufficient security no longer a condition to access the scheme • Personal guarantees may be required for facilities above £250k but capped at 20% of the outstanding balance after business

Nottingham-based WiFi specialists Performance Networks have announced being accredited ISO 27001 – the international standard that provides a framework for Information Security Management Systems (ISMS). ISO 27001 provides standards for enterprises, governments and other organisations using a process-based approach to initiating, implementing,

As the economy falters in the grip of Covid19, one PR expert has advised industry professionals to be ready and waiting for the surge of calls once it is safe to trade once again. Tina Clough, managing director of Leicestershire based Poppy-PR

An East Midlands security expert has seen a radical increase in CCTV installations as Government action to halt the spread of Covid 19 leaves empty businesses vulnerable. Chase Dobbie, founder of East Midlands security firm, iHome CCTV, is one of many business

East of England accountancy firm Moore Thompson has welcomed the Government’s new Self-Employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS), but fears that the Chancellor may seek redress through the tax system in future.   In his latest response to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Chancellor Rishi Sunak has

Construction, refurbishment and maintenance services provider, J Tomlinson, has been named as a finalist in the Construction News Awards 2020. The Nottingham-based operator is shortlisted in the Contractor of the Year (turnover under £500m) category, which recognises the most outstanding main contractor

Pegasus Group has unveiled Shelter, the national charity helping people struggling with bad housing or homelessness, as its charity of the year for 2020. Shelter offers advice, support and legal services but relies on public support to raise funds, volunteer and take

Just weeks after opening its doors to businesses in the non-creative sector, Connect Derby’s Friar Gate Studios has welcomed new tenant, Neale Lewis Associates.   The managed workspace scheme on Ford Street in the city was recently given the green light to

An Assistant Site Manager for Barratt Homes in Nottinghamshire has shed some light on being a woman in the construction industry. Zoe Burns (25) is based at the five star housebuilder’s Romans’ Quarter development in Bingham and has offered an insight into

Croft Printing has appointed Simple Marketing Consultancy to help them develop a more diverse marketing strategy and promotional plan. The appointment will also help Croft respond to a massive increase in orders from the food industry following the corona virus outbreak.  Food

Chartered surveyors and construction consultants, Adair, have become the first non-creative business to take office space at Connect Derby’s Sadler Bridge Studios.   When the company set up its Derby base in early 2019, non-creative businesses weren’t eligible to take space at

With the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic evolving daily, the decision was taken yesterday by event organisers Business Shows Group, to Postpone the Lincoln Property & Business Investment Expo which was due to take place at the Bentley Hotel in Lincoln on 29th April

Focus Consultants has been appointed to project manage the development of a new collections centre at one of the UK’s leading art galleries. The company is carrying out the role at Pallant House Gallery, Chichester, which houses one of the best collections

Connect Derby, Derby’s leading managed workspace provider, has appointed Manjit Modare as operations manager.   Manjit joined Derby City Council in 2008 as an operations manager for the Council’s children’s centres, before becoming operational co-ordinator/business lead in 2012.   During her time

Planners have paved the way for phase two of a residential scheme in Lincolnshire which has been masterminded by developer Charterpoint. Snape Properties began building the first 80 homes at Westfield Park, off Grimsby Road, Louth, in 2018, and the housebuilder has

Ashby-based caterer, Wilson Vale, has gained a catering contract at IM Properties’ One Central Boulevard building at Blythe Valley Park in Solihull. The contract started on 3rd February 2020 and a team of four Wilson Vale staff now provides a breakfast, lunch

East Midlands-based consulting engineer Howard Ward Associates (HWA) has announced the appointment of Matt Koren to its senior team. Matt, who was previously at HWA for two years as a structural engineer, has re-joined the team in the role of senior engineer.

A young woman who has made her name in construction says the lack of females in the industry needs to be addressed at school level. Martha Birkett is just 22 and is already carving out a prosperous career in the sector, as