Axil, a leader in sustainable waste management, beat fierce competition to take home the Scale-Up Business of the Year award and was named a finalist for Employer of the Year at the 2024 Lloyds Bank British Business Excellence Awards. Held at London’s Grosvenor House, this prestigious event honours exceptional British businesses at the forefront of innovation and industry excellence.Winning Scale-Up Business of the Year acknowledges Axil’s ambitious growth and its commitment to reshaping how UK industries approach waste management. With a customer-centred approach, embedding tailored services directly at client sites and leveraging advanced digital tools, Axil drives efficiency and environmental...

21 November, 2024

An IT consultancy based in Wellingborough is calling on local children’s charities to put themselves forward to be considered as its charity of the year for 2025.3RS IT Solutions is keen to continue its fundraising efforts for a second consecutive year to help provide support to a charity in need.With three young children of their own, company directors at 3RS Leila and Steve Souch, are committed to finding a children’s charity as its new charity of the year: “Our son Reuben is living with autism and he is the inspiration behind all the fundraising that we do,” said Leila Souch,...

20 November, 2024

Bell – The Home Lifestyle store, has re-launched a dedicated area of its website aimed specifically for those working in the new build sector across central England.The devoted space for developers and contractors – www.abell.co.uk/info-professionals-developers-architects – features information about the specifications and services Bell of Northampton provides to the construction industry, as well as showcasing a range of customer testimonials and imagery which highlight the high-quality products and service offered by the store.Specialising in the specification and supply of sanitaryware, plus the supply and installation of kitchens, wardrobes, and other associated products to the new build sector, Bell’s dedicated contracts...

20 November, 2024

West Northamptonshire Council (WNC) has formally pledged its commitment to reducing tobacco use and its associated health risks by signing the Local Authority Tobacco Control Declaration.This important public health commitment was endorsed on Monday, 18 November by Chief Executive Anna Earnshaw, Council Leader Cllr Adam Brown, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Adult Care, Public Health, and Regulatory Services, and Cllr Matt Golby, marking a significant step forward in WNC’s public health initiatives.The Local Authority Tobacco Control Declaration is a commitment made by over 120 local authorities across the UK, with a shared goal to reduce the devastating impact of...

20 November, 2024

More than 200 retail outlets across the UK can welcome shoppers with confidence this festive season thanks to the work of an award-winning health and safety consultancy.Acorn Safety Services has carried out surveys in approximately 230 stores this year, including 140 branches of a beauty company, shops for a well-known shoe company, and outlets for a gaming retailer.Their work has taken them nationwide during 2024, including shops in Ireland, the Isle of Wright and the Isle of Man.The one-stop-shop service covers health and safety risk assessments, Dangerous Substances and Explosive Atmospheres Regulations assessments, construction safety inspections, fire risk assessments, fire...

20 November, 2024

A local grassroots girls football team has started the 2024/25 season with a new strip thanks to asbestos consultancy Acorn Analytical Services.The Northamptonshire based company funded the new kits for the Gregory Celtic Lionesses Under 10s team, who play in the Northampton and District Youth Alliance League.Their logo, pride of place on the front of the Lionesses shirts, has already brought good luck for the girls, who have won their last two cup games without any goals conceded against them.Gregory Celtic Lionesses coach Gary Saville said: “We are delighted to have the support of Acorn Analytical Services, and the new...

20 November, 2024

Next Thursday, 28th November, Northamptonshire Community Foundation will host their Annual Awards event at the Royal Theatre. The awards will acknowledge and celebrate the work of more than 40 local charities and volunteer-led organisations, alongside individuals who provide vital support to members of their community.In 2024, award categories include: Building Better Communities, sponsored by Wilson Browne Solicitors; Celebrating Culture and Heritage, sponsored by Discover Northamptonshire; Excellence in Education, sponsored by the University of Northampton; Happy and Healthy Communities, sponsored by Weston Favell Shopping Centre; Tackling Inequalities, sponsored by EMW Law, and the High Sheriff’s Initiative Award, which is supported by...

20 November, 2024

North Northamptonshire Council will once again provide free parking in council-owned pay and display car parks this festive season.As part of the Christmas festivities, and to support local businesses, NNC will be offering free parking in Kettering and Corby town centres on the following Saturdays:7 December 14 December 21 DecemberSaturday 7 December is also Small Business Saturday, a campaign which encourages shoppers to shop local.Cllr Matt Binley, the council’s Executive Member for Highways, Travel and Assets, said:“It has been a difficult couple of years for businesses and we’re always looking for ways to give them a helping hand, which is...

20 November, 2024

During the Winter months, should our older and vulnerable neighbours have to choose between heating and eating? Is the question being asked by local grant-making charity Northamptonshire Community Foundation as they launch their Warm this Winter appeal.Now entering its 14th year, the foundation’s winter appeal has so far raised more than £267,000. Every penny donated goes straight to the Warm this Winter Fund, through which the foundation awards grants to charities and community organisations working to tackle fuel poverty and help vulnerable pensioners on a low income.Local community organisation BAK UP CIC used a grant from the Warm this Winter...

18 November, 2024

A resilient graphic designer who built his own agency from scratch after a spell of homelessness, has moved into a dedicated office in Vulcan Works.Ashley John had lost everything during the pandemic and was sleeping in his car with his wife and newborn baby before finding his feet and setting up his now thriving agency OYNK.The creative was offered a job through an acquaintance which helped him get back on track, but it was a lifechanging offer from a close friend that led him to set up OYNK at Vulcan Works.Ashley said: “I was trying to build myself back up,...

18 November, 2024

TEN aspiring entrepreneurs have become the second cohort chosen to take part in Northamptonshire’s Vulcan Creatives business incubation programme.Vulcan Creatives, which launched last year with the inaugural group, is a free six-month initiative run by the award-winning team at Northampton’s serviced workspace Vulcan Works.Led by Vulcan Works’ on-site business growth manager Darren Smith and funded by West Northamptonshire Council utilising £40,000 of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF), Vulcan Creatives supports ambitious local people hoping to kick start a new business or grow an existing idea with specialist support.The programme opened for applications in the summer and almost 50 entries...

14 November, 2024