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Getting fit for a hunger-free future to celebrate 75 years

Ian Williams, one of the UK’s largest privately-owned property services companies, is celebrating a significant birthday this year having been in business for three-quarters of a century. To mark its 75-year milestone, the entire organisation is taking part in the Ian Williams ‘IW75 in 75 Mission’ with the aim of raising £75,000 for the More […]

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PDA prize is a boost for business

A ‘fantastic surprise’ from the Painting and Decorating Association (PDA), is set to transform a Stockton-on-Tees business. A Graco spray machine has been presented to SE Decorators Ltd, after the company won a prize draw run by the PDA. The machine is a welcome new asset for the business and will help improve efficiency and […]

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The Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices

The Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices (ReSSA), launched by the Department for Education, provides clear, accessible advice and guidance to apprentices following redundancy, while supporting their next steps. It will help redundant apprentices to identify new apprenticeship and employment opportunities, and, where they are eligible, complete their current apprenticeship. The Department for Education are asking […]

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CLC launches CO2nstruct Zero

Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) response to the Prime Minister’s 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, published in November 2020, sets out a path to Net Zero by 2050. Co2nstruct Zero is the CLC’s cross industry change programme to drive carbon out of all parts of the construction supply chain by 2050. From manufacturing […]

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