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Monthind Clean is delighted to welcome Warren Lee to the team as a Contracts Manager. Warren will be taking care of Monthind’s window cleaning and specialist cleaning contacts in and around Cambridge and the west of East Anglia.

Previously Warren has enjoyed a diverse career, working as a shift manager at an immigration removal centre, but is no stranger to the industry having operated his own property management firm for eight years. Warren’s Cambridge-based company counted commercial window cleaning among its specialities, but a change in personal circumstances, including investing in a big renovation project, led Warren to Monthind.

Warren says: “Running your own business is hard work but it has provided me with great experience of working with people and being on the tools yourself.”

Away from work, Warren is a big sports fan. He coaches junior rugby at St Ives Rugby Club, where his three boys, aged twelve, eight and five all love playing, and he also enjoys playing golf whenever he gets the opportunity.

Monthind’s experienced, trained and DBS-checked workforce brings four decades of cleaning expertise to every job. To find out more about how Monthind Clean can help your business, visit monthindclean.co.uk or call 01206 215300.

Kings Lynn’s Captain Fawcett, purveyor & manufacturer of simply ‘First Class Gentleman’s Grooming Requisites’ has been flying the flag for West Norfolk by taking part in an epic five-day motorcycle journey the length and breadth of England raising funds for a most marvellous national children’s charity.

On the 11th August a fine fellowship of mad-cap adventurers, united by their passion for bikes and barbering, set off on a mission to support Make-A-Wish which turns the dreams of seriously ill children into extraordinary real-life magic. 

Completing a hat trick, the third BarbersRide was an absolute triumph, with funds racing past the target to reach over £15,000 – and more donations are still coming in. Huzzah! https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/barbersride-2019

Owner of Captain Fawcett Richie Finney, who was elected King’s Lynn Business Person of the Year in 2019 and is a West Norfolk Champion, is one of the founding members and a key sponsor of BarbersRide. An annual road trip adventure bringing industry leaders, barbers and bikers together on a journey of camaraderie and merry mayhem.  By day taking to the highway in all manner of wild and wonderful British weather, each evening features an intimate seminar hosted by some of the most prestigious names in the barbering world, followed by legendary after parties with live music, auctions for superb sporting memorabilia and food and drinks to revive spirits.

Past rides have raised over £20,000 for The Lion’s Barber Collective along with London’s Great Ormond Street and Liverpool’s Alder Hey children’s hospitals.

In 2019 BarbersRide said: “Make-A-Wish grants special wishes for sick children when they are most in need and bring positivity and happiness in times of distress.  We really wanted to work with a national children’s charity this year so that children from each region could benefit – Make-A-Wish were the perfect organisation to partner with and we’ve had incredible support from our sponsors, riders, barbers and the barbershops who hosted seminars and of course the guests who attended each event.”

Register interest for 2020: https://www.barbersride.com/

Key Sponsors:  

• Captain Fawcett
• Reuzel
• American Crew
• Harley-Davidson
• Hard Grind
• Barbicide

Associate Sponsors:

• Wahl
• PandCo
• Rok Soba
• Soccer Speaker

Host Hotel Provider:

• Travelodge

Media Partner:

• Barber Evo.

Seminar details:

• Simon and Lesley Yates at Speakeasy Barbershop, Rainhill Liverpool
• Paul Taylor-Clinch, James Beaumont and Loz Schiavio at Black Sails Barbershop, Bath
• Baldy and Wez Jones at Baldy Barbers, Aylesbury
• Pauly Harmer and Haydn Woodrow at Norwich Harley-Davidson
• Joth Davies and Christian Wiles at Savills Barbershop, Sheffield
• Carley Cardle and Simon Shaw at Ruger Barbers, Lytham St Anne’s

Norwich based energy consultancy Indigo Swan are rewarding individuals for any business referrals they make to them. From now until the 31st October 2019 each time you refer a business to them, using the form on their website, you will be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a £50 M&S voucher.

As an additional bonus, if the business you refer agrees to let Indigo Swan investigate their energy requirements and sends them a letter of authority (LOA), they too will be entered into a separate prize draw for a chance to win a £50 M&S voucher.

The simple referral scheme is their way of showing their appreciation for the kind words and trust others put in them. You can find out more on their website.

REDUCING STRESS AT WORK VIA BETTER MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND INSIGHTFUL PLACEMENT

A survey conducted by Perkbox found that work is the most common cause of stress for UK adults.

A worrying 59% of people surveyed admitted to this fact and this growing work problem is the root cause of many, many further anxieties and ailments costing UK business £29 billion a year, up £1 billion from the last two years.

An additional, more recent joint study between SimplyHealth and the CIPD have found similar detrimental effects on people’s lifestyles and mental health due to work. They stated ‘Overall, the findings reflect employers’ growing recognition of their critical role in improving the health of the workforce. But the survey highlights some cause for concern, including an increase in stress-related absence and a lack of support for managers, who are increasingly expected to take responsibility for their team’s well-being’.

All this data has backed up the findings of Ipswich based GreyWolf Recruitment who continually strive to make sure they place the right candidates, with the right experience, with the right role and making sure the candidates not only match well but are happy with their new role on placement.

GreyWolf Recruitment founding director Lucy Tufts said “Being honest and up-front about the full remit of the role can save headaches later. Taking extra time to really understand the full extent of the job and relaying that to the candidate in friendly but frank terms puts everyone at ease, candidate, client and recruiter alike. Candidates will naturally have added anxiety when starting a new position, so throwing in previously unmentioned responsibility or working hours just fuels the fire and can lead to incremental stress issues… and ultimately resignations, dismissals and health issues which is not good for anyone. We do as we say here at PolkadotFrog in that we have a flexitime system in place ourselves. Happiness – therefore productivity – is enhanced by adopting things like home-working where our employees have the chance to work from home when it’s needed and this is made possible by our CRM management system. It’s all about the work/life balance”.

According to the Perkbox research, the biggest work-related contributor to stress is long working hours, which impacts 21% of people. Happiness in a job is essential to employee productivity with 39% working harder if they’re happy in their current job or workplace.

Further stats show sleep loss (65%) is the most prevalent impact that stress has on UK adults, followed by experiencing anxiety (47%), disrupted concentration (37%), comfort eating (35%) and being less productive at work (32%)

Employees feel obligated to either work longer hours or to be contactable outside of working hours, with 50% of people checking their emails outside of work. Working more hours than standard can affect health, with anything over 39 hours a week being seen as detrimental to health by some experts.

One solution to this problem is time management. Time management can help employees feel more in control of their workload and can reduce the pressure they feel to work lonREDUCING STRESS AT WORK VIA BETTER MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND INSIGHTFUL PLACEMENT

A survey conducted by Perkbox found that work is the most common cause of stress for UK adults. 

A worrying 59% of people surveyed admitted to this fact and this growing work problem is the root cause of many, many further anxieties and ailments costing UK business £29 billion a year, up £1 billion from the last two years.    

An additional, more recent joint study between SimplyHealth and the CIPD have found similar detrimental effects on people’s lifestyles and mental health due to work. They stated ‘Overall, the findings reflect employers’ growing recognition of their critical role in improving the health of the workforce. But the survey highlights some cause for concern, including an increase in stress-related absence and a lack of support for managers, who are increasingly expected to take responsibility for their team’s well-being’.

All this data has backed up the findings of Ipswich based GreyWolf Recruitment who continually strive to make sure they place the right candidates, with the right experience, with the right role and making sure the candidates not only match well but are happy with their new role on placement.

GreyWolf Recruitment founding director Lucy Tufts said “Being honest and up-front about the full remit of the role can save headaches later. Taking extra time to really understand the full extent of the job and relaying that to the candidate in friendly but frank terms puts everyone at ease, candidate, client and recruiter alike. Candidates will naturally have added anxiety when starting a new position, so throwing in previously unmentioned responsibility or working hours just fuels the fire and can lead to incremental stress issues… and ultimately resignations, dismissals and health issues which is not good for anyone. We do as we say here at PolkadotFrog in that we have a flexitime system in place ourselves. Happiness – therefore productivity – is enhanced by adopting things like home-working where our employees have the chance to work from home when it’s needed and this is made possible by our CRM management system. It’s all about the work/life balance”.

According to the Perkbox research, the biggest work-related contributor to stress is long working hours, which impacts 21% of people. Happiness in a job is essential to employee productivity with 39% working harder if they’re happy in their current job or workplace.

Further stats show sleep loss (65%) is the most prevalent impact that stress has on UK adults, followed by experiencing anxiety (47%), disrupted concentration (37%), comfort eating (35%) and being less productive at work (32%)

Employees feel obligated to either work longer hours or to be contactable outside of working hours, with 50% of people checking their emails outside of work. Working more hours than standard can affect health, with anything over 39 hours a week being seen as detrimental to health by some experts.

One solution to this problem is time management. Time management can help employees feel more in control of their workload and can reduce the pressure they feel to work longer hours. This could include flexitime.

Ultimately, management must play a role in helping employees to reduce extensive working hours, but workers can proactively take steps to support themselves too.

REDUCING STRESS AT WORK VIA BETTER MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND INSIGHTFUL PLACEMENT

A survey conducted by Perkbox found that work is the most common cause of stress for UK adults.

A worrying 59% of people surveyed admitted to this fact and this growing work problem is the root cause of many, many further anxieties and ailments costing UK business £29 billion a year, up £1 billion from the last two years.

An additional, more recent joint study between SimplyHealth and the CIPD have found similar detrimental effects on people’s lifestyles and mental health due to work. They stated ‘Overall, the findings reflect employers’ growing recognition of their critical role in improving the health of the workforce. But the survey highlights some cause for concern, including an increase in stress-related absence and a lack of support for managers, who are increasingly expected to take responsibility for their team’s well-being’.

All this data has backed up the findings of Ipswich based GreyWolf Recruitment who continually strive to make sure they place the right candidates, with the right experience, with the right role and making sure the candidates not only match well but are happy with their new role on placement.

GreyWolf Recruitment founding director Lucy Tufts said “Being honest and up-front about the full remit of the role can save headaches later. Taking extra time to really understand the full extent of the job and relaying that to the candidate in friendly but frank terms puts everyone at ease, candidate, client and recruiter alike. Candidates will naturally have added anxiety when starting a new position, so throwing in previously unmentioned responsibility or working hours just fuels the fire and can lead to incremental stress issues… and ultimately resignations, dismissals and health issues which is not good for anyone. We do as we say here at PolkadotFrog in that we have a flexitime system in place ourselves. Happiness – therefore productivity – is enhanced by adopting things like home-working where our employees have the chance to work from home when it’s needed and this is made possible by our CRM management system. It’s all about the work/life balance”.

According to the Perkbox research, the biggest work-related contributor to stress is long working hours, which impacts 21% of people. Happiness in a job is essential to employee productivity with 39% working harder if they’re happy in their current job or workplace.

Further stats show sleep loss (65%) is the most prevalent impact that stress has on UK adults, followed by experiencing anxiety (47%), disrupted concentration (37%), comfort eating (35%) and being less productive at work (32%)

Employees feel obligated to either work longer hours or to be contactable outside of working hours, with 50% of people checking their emails outside of work. Working more hours than standard can affect health, with anything over 39 hours a week being seen as detrimental to health by some experts.

One solution to this problem is time management. Time management can help employees feel more in control of their workload and can reduce the pressure they feel to work lonREDUCING STRESS AT WORK VIA BETTER MANAGEMENT, TRAINING AND INSIGHTFUL PLACEMENT

A survey conducted by Perkbox found that work is the most common cause of stress for UK adults. 

A worrying 59% of people surveyed admitted to this fact and this growing work problem is the root cause of many, many further anxieties and ailments costing UK business £29 billion a year, up £1 billion from the last two years.    

An additional, more recent joint study between SimplyHealth and the CIPD have found similar detrimental effects on people’s lifestyles and mental health due to work. They stated ‘Overall, the findings reflect employers’ growing recognition of their critical role in improving the health of the workforce. But the survey highlights some cause for concern, including an increase in stress-related absence and a lack of support for managers, who are increasingly expected to take responsibility for their team’s well-being’.

All this data has backed up the findings of Ipswich based GreyWolf Recruitment who continually strive to make sure they place the right candidates, with the right experience, with the right role and making sure the candidates not only match well but are happy with their new role on placement.

GreyWolf Recruitment founding director Lucy Tufts said “Being honest and up-front about the full remit of the role can save headaches later. Taking extra time to really understand the full extent of the job and relaying that to the candidate in friendly but frank terms puts everyone at ease, candidate, client and recruiter alike. Candidates will naturally have added anxiety when starting a new position, so throwing in previously unmentioned responsibility or working hours just fuels the fire and can lead to incremental stress issues… and ultimately resignations, dismissals and health issues which is not good for anyone. We do as we say here at PolkadotFrog in that we have a flexitime system in place ourselves. Happiness – therefore productivity – is enhanced by adopting things like home-working where our employees have the chance to work from home when it’s needed and this is made possible by our CRM management system. It’s all about the work/life balance”.

According to the Perkbox research, the biggest work-related contributor to stress is long working hours, which impacts 21% of people. Happiness in a job is essential to employee productivity with 39% working harder if they’re happy in their current job or workplace.

Further stats show sleep loss (65%) is the most prevalent impact that stress has on UK adults, followed by experiencing anxiety (47%), disrupted concentration (37%), comfort eating (35%) and being less productive at work (32%)

Employees feel obligated to either work longer hours or to be contactable outside of working hours, with 50% of people checking their emails outside of work. Working more hours than standard can affect health, with anything over 39 hours a week being seen as detrimental to health by some experts.

One solution to this problem is time management. Time management can help employees feel more in control of their workload and can reduce the pressure they feel to work longer hours. This could include flexitime.

Ultimately, management must play a role in helping employees to reduce extensive working hours, but workers can proactively take steps to support themselves too.

Experienced accountant Jeremy Gilks has launched a new accountancy practice on Ber Street in Norwich specifically aimed at small businesses and individual tax-payer clients.

Norwich is set to benefit from the addition of a new walk-in TaxAssist Accountants shop when Jeremy Gilks FCCA opens his practice on 113-119 Ber Street on 27th August.

“Since joining the TaxAssist Accountants network in November 2018, I’ve been on the look out for the ideal location to open a shop, which will provide a warm, welcoming environment for me to meet with new and existing clients to discuss their tax and accountancy requirements,” said Jeremy.

“The shop on Ber Street ticks all the boxes as there is a high volume of passing traffic and a vibrant local traders association.

There is also plenty of on-street parking for clients to use when popping in, as we want to be convenient to the city centre, to make it easy for clients to come and visit us while doing their shopping.

“We do not consider ourselves to be typical accountants, which is clear from the look and feel of our modern shop. We are passionate about offering a bespoke, tailored service to every kind of small business client and we have adopted the latest software on offer, which allows us to be more responsive to clients’ needs and provides greater efficiencies. But, we have a best of both worlds approach for those who enjoy using tech and those who prefer just to come in and talk to us. I would like to encourage anyone interested in finding out more about our services to pop in for a free initial consultation.”

As well as providing all the regular services you would expect from a local accountant, Jeremy, who has over 30 years’ accountancy experience across a range of sectors, is looking for his shop to become a destination for new start-ups by providing a business hub. This will offer a flexible working environment with space to hire by the hour, half day, day, week or month.

“I’m keen to offer help, to nurture and support new start-ups” said Jeremy. “In addition to hiring out desk space, we will be looking to offer lock up offices with provision for a board room with large screens for presentations, which will run independently of the accountancy practice.”

Karl Sandall, Chief Executive Director of The TaxAssist Group said: “I’m very excited to see another fantastic looking addition to the TaxAssist Accountants network of shops and would like to congratulate Jeremy on the look and feel of the shop after it has undergone an extensive refit.”

Jeremy’s shop on Ber Street joins an established network of over 210 TaxAssist Accountants shops nationwide, including shops in Norfolk on Aylsham Road in Norwich, Attleborough and King’s Lynn.

New Anglia Growth Hub has launched an online membership portal to help businesses scale up faster with specialist support. This follows the start of the Scale Up New Anglia Programme by New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership delivered through the Growth Hub in February this year.

The programme will run over three years with a stated aim to help ‘Silver’ companies in the two counties – companies with a propensity to grow. They occupy a sweet spot between ‘Bronze’ (Start Ups) and ‘Gold’ (Scale Ups), defined as growing in terms of turnover or FTEs at 20% per annum or more, over a three-year period.

The website has been launched to engage with and provide ongoing support to potential high growth businesses and to create a community of like-minded peers, and industry and topic experts.

Programme members will gain exclusive access to expert business analysis, a resource packed knowledge bank, information on special workshops and courses, as well as real world insights and knowledge through peer-to-peer learning.

Dr Morgan Potter, High Growth Manager at New Anglia Growth Hub, said: “Our new members’ portal and website will provide a focus for scale up information. It will include videos and presentations, company success stories and useful interventions from key growth support organisations such as Invest East, Goldman Sachs, Innovate 2 Succeed and Tech Nation. Our support is fully funded and independent expert advisers are on hand to visit and guide you; all we ask is to register on the portal provided.

Dr Morgan Potter, presenting at a recent Scale Up event

“As part of the programme, we will provide training and focus groups, helping to create a community across both Norfolk and Suffolk, which will support all potential high growth companies and help them to achieve the next level in terms of performance. We can really help tip the scales for businesses to reach high growth.”

Criteria to join:

• Operating for a minimum of three years • 5-150 employees • Turnover £250,000 or more in last financial year • Primary owner/ primary decision-maker in the business.

Chris Pont, one of the founders and CEO of IJYI, said: “I’m excited at the prospect of being accepted onto these programmes as they have both shown massive benefits to their alumni’s organisations and has provided them with a greater level of rigour and understanding whilst scaling up.”

Advocate for the Scale Up Programme, Justin Nevison-Grainger, Director at Conatus Financing Solutions Ltd, said: “It’s been a privilege to be a speaker and contributor at the superb Scale Up New Anglia High Growth programme events. The entrepreneurs involved are often the unsung heroes of business; the economies and employees of Suffolk, Norfolk and beyond. If I can help in some small way; all the better. Also, everyone involved picks up learning and inspiration and for that, I am grateful too.”

To register for the Scale Up Programme, visit www.scaleupnewanglia.co.uk or for more information, please call the New Anglia Growth Hub on 0300 333 6536.

Safepoint, a new web and mobile software platform designed to safeguard lone workers and allow businesses to ensure the safety of their employees has now launched to the public.

By signing up for a 14-day free trial, businesses can now protect their lone workers, whatever their role or location, all from their existing browser and mobile devices. 

Safepoint was born in November 2017 at Norwich hackathon Sync the City after winning first prize. Safepoint were inspired by the heart-breaking story of Robert Geach – an engineer at a water treatment plant who died whilst servicing a filtration system. Geach sadly slipped and knocked himself unconscious before drowning in a shallow pool of water. It was over four hours before his colleagues realised he was missing. Had Robert been found sooner, he could still be alive today.

There are millions of lone workers like Robert in the UK that are at risk of violence, ill-health, and accidents as a result of working alone.

The team at Safepoint decided to harness the power of the cloud and modern mobile technology to create a product that could save the lives of lone workers like Robert.

Callum Coombes, CEO and co-founder at Safepoint said: “We’ve come a long way since the first prototype was developed at Sync the City in 2017. I remember we stayed up until 3 am each day during the 54-hour competition! In Spring this year the University of East Anglia invested in Safepoint to help us scale, which has allowed part of the team to go full-time and for us to really invest in the growth of the platform.”

The Safepoint lone working platform makes it easier than ever for employers to stay compliant with government regulations and to protect their lone working employees.

Safepoint is built on two pillars: a mobile application available on both Android and iOS devices, and a web portal that can be accessed through any modern web browser. Lone workers use the mobile app to log tasks, signal for help in emergencies and share their safety information, such as their GPS location. The web portal can then be used to monitor lone workers, respond to emergencies and make informed safety decisions with real-time data.

James Rogers, engineer and co-founder said, “We’re committed to helping protect lone workers and to building the most powerful and easy-to-use safety platform in the market. We’re already adding new features and there are many more to come!” 

Safepoint is already being used by businesses across East Anglia, protecting everyone from engineers to accountants and their 14-day free trial is now open to all organisations, big or small. If you are interested in trying Safepoint’s lone working safety solution or want to chat to Callum and the team about how Safepoint can help your business visit safepointapp.com or email support@safepointapp.com.

RTS award winning company, Eye Film, are seeking at least 100 local companies to support a documentary they are producing on Norwich Castle’s restoration, which will see the Castle restored to how it would have looked 900 years ago, when it was competed by William the Conqueror’s son, Henry I. 

“When the Castle reopens the expectation is that there will be at least an extra 100,000 visitors to the city and Norfolk each year, which will have a direct impact not just on businesses in and around the Castle, but across the whole county”, explains Charlie Gauvain, Eye Film’s MD and Producer/Director of the documentary.  “We are looking for at least 100 local companies to support the project with £100, which will go a long way towards raising the £20,000 we are crowdfunding for a feature documentary.  The film will tell the behind the scenes story of this amazing transformation, ensuring that the story reaches as wide an audience as possible.  The first company to take up the challenge was First Self Drive in Norwich”.  

Any company who pledges £100 towards the project will receive credits in the film, publicity that goes with it and 2 tickets to the cinema premiere of the film.  There are lots of other options available including discounted tickets to Norfolk Museums and even a chance to become part of the film crew.

The documentary is completely independent of the money that has been raised by the Castle and will not receive any funding from them. Eye Film is also donating all of the footage to the Castle as a public record of the restoration.

To find out more go to  

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/how-to-build-a-norman-castle-documentary

Norfolk Community Foundation is delighted to be working with Sir Norman to launch the Norman Lamb Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund, which aims to ensure equality, justice and human rights in our society for those with mental health issues, people on the autism spectrum and those with learning disabilities. It is estimated that 1 in 4 people in the UK will experience a mental health issue each year. However, many people currently find that they are unable to get the help they need as health services come under critical pressure. Sir Norman is one of the UK’s most tireless campaigners in the area of mental wellbeing and, with the launch of the Fund, aims to ensure equality, justice and human rights in our society for those with mental ill health, people on the autism spectrum and those with learning disabilities. Through the funds raised, Norfolk Community Foundation will work to support the organisations at the frontline of mental wellbeing support across Norfolk. We have unparalleled access to the groups that provide support in their communities and therefore are best placed to target support where it is most needed. Many other issues in local communities have their roots in mental health issues, such as our work supporting vulnerable families and communities. Through this vital new fund, we will work with Sir Norman to transform the support that people receive, improving local lives and communities. How you can help Your donation, no matter how small, will make a real difference. Donate online now or alternatively send a cheque made payable to Norfolk Community Foundation (referencing the Sir Norman Lamb Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund) to Norfolk Community Foundation, St. James Mill, Whitefriars, Norwich, NR3 1TN

Norwich Airport and KLM UK Engineering agree £7m hangar deal

Norwich Airport and KLM UK Engineering have agreed a deal where Norwich Airport will invest £7 million in a new hangar and workshop facilities for KLM UK Engineering at the airport to meet increased industry demand for aircraft maintenance.

The project will be managed by Rigby Real Estate (RRE), the property division of airport owners, Rigby Group. It will see the construction of a 54,000 sq ft hangar and 15,500 sq ft workshop that will be completed by August 2020.

The deal provides KLM UK Engineering with significant additional new capacity providing high quality aircraft maintenance and repair services to customers worldwide. KLM UK Engineering employs 390 staff at Norwich and also delivers aircraft engineering apprenticeships and training through its technical training college located in the neighbouring International Aviation Academy Norwich.

Norwich Airport managing director Richard Pace said: “KLM UK Engineering is a major employer in Norwich with hundreds of skilled staff. This deal underlines its long-term commitment to the region and is another significant milestone in the airport’s strategy of creating a global aviation centre of excellence.”

Peter van der Horst, managing director at KLM UK Engineering, said: “We are delighted to have agreed this expansion project with Norwich Airport. This will enable us to provide a more efficient service to our customers, allow us to maintain the larger next generation aircraft and provide extra capacity with a sixth bay. Our team in Norwich are excited with this development and look forward to revealing the new hangar in 2020.”

KLM UK Engineering is headquartered at Norwich where it has operated for more than 40 years. It currently has five fully equipped heavy maintenance bays across three hangars at the airport and has extensive experience on many aircraft types including Embraer170/190, Boeing 737 (all series), Airbus A320 family, BAe 146 and Avro RJ, and Fokker 70/100 types.

The build of a new hangar for KLM UK Engineering at the airport gives Satys Air Livery UK Ltd the opportunity to take on the hangar vacated by KLM UK Engineering. This will consolidate Norwich as the head office of Aftermarket and VIP Painting Division of the Satys Group and the largest place in Europe for repainting narrow body aircrafts (4 hangars).

Thierry Melet, managing director of Satys Air Livery UK Ltd, said: “We are looking forward to consolidating our position in Norwich. The additional hangar will provide both additional capacity for growth and potential synergies to satisfy our current customers in a very competitive market.”

The Satys Group is a large, growing group with its head office in Toulouse and purchased Satys Air Livery UK Ltd (formerly Air Livery Ltd) in October 2018. The new hangar will increase the number of employees from approximately 80 to 100 in Norwich, providing local recruitment opportunities in the aircraft repainting sector.

Satys Air Livery UK Ltd purchased Sprayavia in November 2008 and have been operating at Norwich Airport ever since.

Norwich Airport is part of Regional & City Airports (RCA), the airports management division of Rigby Group, which also owns and operates Exeter Airport and Bournemouth Airport.

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Left to right: James Shipley – Finance Director – KLM UK Engineering; Peter van der Horst – Managing Director – KLM UK Engineering; Richard Pace – Managing Director – Norwich Airport; Mark Thomas – Finance Director – Satys Air Livery UK Ltd; Paul Woods – Sales Director – Satys Air Livery UK Ltd  

Photo credits – Jon Rogers  

St Edmunds Society a Charitable Incorporated organisation (CIO) in Norfolk of more than fifty years standing, are presently looking for new trustees – particularly those able to offer experience of finance and business coupled with a naturally commercial acumen.

As an alternative provider within the education arena St Eds offers an exciting and diverse range of vocational training courses aimed at young people who have often felt challenged or out of place in a mainstream educational environment and may have their own particular and complex needs.  It is a charity with exciting plans for future expansion including the opening of a separately funded independent school.

You would bring your skills and energy to the charity. Trustees meet quarterly to monitor budgets and assess progress against the development plan.  Those with particular knowledge and expertise will support operational staff in delivering the charity’s services to the young people who are desperately in need.

If you are interested and have some time to spare for a wonderful cause please do get in touch for an informal chat with Lorraine Bliss MBE, CEO on 01603-622035 or 07850 031255.

Website: www.st-eds.org