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Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2022

Entries are now open for the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for 2022, the annual ranking of England’s outstanding apprenticeship employers produced by the Department for Education. There are two entry categories this year: the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers for employers with 250+ employees and new for 2022, the Top 50 SME Apprenticeship Employers for small […]

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LMS MfE statement

As you know, this morning, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published its latest labour market figures. Please find below a statement by the Minister for Employment. Minister for Employment, Mims Davies MP said: “Today’s figures show further positive signs of recovery, with unemployment continuing to drop and 436,000 people joining company payrolls since the […]

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£75,000 donation to More Than Homes and The Trussell Trust

We were delighted to present a £75,000 donation to The Trussell Trust, the charity working to end food poverty by supporting a national network of food bank centres. This is a fitting conclusion to our 75-year anniversary fundraising and the £75,000 is one of the largest single donations to date to the social housing sector’s More […]

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Graham & Brown launches Drop 1 with three biophilic designs

Taking inspiration from the Biophilic trend, Graham & Brown has launched three new trailing naturalistic designs, Edulis, Tigerlily and Borneo. Each new design has four perfectly partnered paints to create a full room solution. Paula Taylor, Colour & Trend Specialist at Graham & Brown comments: The natural elements of Edulis show our need to connect […]

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