01732 759725
BULLETIN
6
ZenOffice launches rebrand
At the end of September, ZenOffice unveiled a brand new look to employees and key
partners. The brand refresh was the culmination of a nine-month-long project which looked
at how the firm could better reflect the multitude of business solutions it provides.
The brand refresh event was attended by Zen
sponsored Sale Sharks players Bryn Evans and
Nev Edwards. ZenOffice’s charity partner Forever
Manchester also paid a visit, along with their
superhero Captain Manchester.
ZenOffice Managing Director, Bruce Davie,
said: “Our new strapline – Beyond office supplies
– conveys a lot about ZenOffice. We want our
customers to know we are more than just a supplier
and a contractor. We’re a trusted partner, going
beyond office supplies to provide our customers with
a huge range of business solutions, all from one
place.”
Annodata extends
support to the
GLL Sport Foundation
For the second year
running, Annodata
has continued being
a key sponsor of the
GLL Sport Foundation
(GSF). As part of its
ongoing corporate
social responsibility
(CSR), Annodata will
help to further GSF’s
mission of supporting
some of the UK’s top athletes to achieve
their sporting potential.
GLL is the largest UK-based charitable social
enterprise delivering leisure, health and community
services, it is committed to promoting sport in the
community and aims to foster sporting success
amongst British athletes. Central to this aim is
the GSF, which has key objectives to help reduce
the financial burden facing young people as they
progress within their chosen sports.
Mark Gliddon, National Athlete Support
Programme Manager at the GLL Sport Foundation
said: “Central to our mission is reducing the
financial pressures that athletes face. As a result,
our continued ability to enable our country’s
athletes to succeed depends heavily on the support
that we receive from our sponsors. GLL has a
strong working relationship with Annodata, so
we are extremely pleased that they are able to
give their support to the Foundation as we look
to support the next generation of Olympians and
Paralympians towards Tokyo 2020.”
Social enterprise scoops award
Samuel Jackson, a trainee at WE DO. Print, the social enterprise set up by business
supplies specialist Commercial Group, won PrintWeek’s Trainee of the Year Award. Jackson
secured a £2,000 bursary from Heidelberg to further help his studies.
WE DO. Print is the flagship of Commercial Foundations, a social enterprise established by husband
and wife team, Symon Bye a former teacher at an inner city school and Simone Hindmarch-Bye, co-
founder of Commercial Group. Its goal is to give disadvantaged young people an opportunity to learn
new skills and become ‘work-ready’, enabling them to turn a corner and change their lives. Each year 40
young people are taken on board.
In the 18 months since WE DO. Print was established, it has become a viable business in its own
right. It provides a reliable service that is highly valued by corporate customers who want to enhance
their own social credentials, since every £1 of print spend equates to £4.87 of social benefit for the
community.
Top safety accreditation for Cura Technical
Basildon-based Cura Technical has been awarded accreditation from SafeContractor for
its commitment to achieving excellence in health and safety. SafeContractor is a leading
third-party accreditation scheme which recognises high standards in health and safety
management amongst UK contractors.
The company’s application for SafeContractor accreditation was driven by the need for a uniform
standard across the business. Jason Williams, Cura Technical Managing Director said: “Cura is committed
to the health and well-being of all of our employees and implementing safe work practices that protect
employees at our own and our clients’ work premises.”
SafeContractor accreditation will enhance the company’s ability to attract new contracts and its
commitment to safety will be viewed positively by its insurers when the company liability policy is up for
renewal.
John Kinge, Technical Director of SafeContractor said: "Major organisations simply cannot afford to
run the risk of employing contractors who are not able to prove that they have sound health and safety
policies in place."
Award nominations
Midshire has been nominated for a UK
Corporate Excellence Award 2016 and for
two awards at the Talk of Manchester Awards
2016, in the Best SME Support Business and
Best IT Support categories
.
Desktop Monster, its hosted desktop solution has
also been nominated for two awards: Best Newcomer
and Best Technology/Technology Product.
Hertfordshire Digital
Awards 2016
Mode Print Solutions picked up the Bronze
award in the Website: marketing & creative
category of the second Hertfordshire
Digital Awards, which celebrates the online
achievements of businesses, charities and
schools across Hertfordshire.
Former BBC broadcaster Robin Bailey presented
the prizes to the winners at the University of
Hertfordshire, Hatfield, on September 22.
Apogee completes third acquisition
Apogee has completed its third acquisition
this year. Glasgow-based Direct Business
Systems (DBS) is the latest company to be
bought by the firm.
The business will be fully integrated into the
Group and Directors Eric and Anne Chambers will
continue to lead the business in Glasgow.
DBS counts a number of high profile
organisations amongst its client base including
distillers Whyte&Mackay, charity Sense Scotland
and the logistics specialist the Malcolm Group.
It provides technology from four different
manufacturer partners and its service operation
supports an installed base of nearly 1,500 devices.
Jason Collins, Apogee Joint CEO said:
“Expanding our operation in Scotland has been one
of our priorities for this year and I’m really delighted
we have completed the DBS acquisition and
achieved this goal.”
