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Featuring CoCredo, BeSeen Marketing, Stoke Park, Buckinghamshire New University, The Shop in North Marston, Urban Front, Regus and Calumet.

This member round-up features:

  • Urban Front launches new sister company and website
  • The Shop celebrates award glory
  • CoCredo announced as finalist at Credit Awards
  • BeSeen Marketing launch new website
  • Bucks New University launches Leadership Network to boost employment for graduates
  • Regus open new business centre
  • Stoke Park has the Chef of the Year
  • Calumet unearth a gem with appointment of former Tiffany sales manager

Urban Front launces new sister company and website

Urban Front has launched its new handle website, PushPull, which offers door jewellery for the contemporary home.

“Clients of Urban Front have long been asking for the option to buy handles separately and we have listened,” said Elizabeth Assaf, Urban Front. “PushPull is a sister company to Urban Front run from the same office but with its own identity and values.

“We specialise mainly in pull handles in bronze and stainless steel and also sell a few other accessories for the entrance of your home. All of our handles are of the highest quality and come from all over the world. We can also do some bespoke items by request.

“PushPull, like a lot of new ideas, was born late one evening discussing life with a few friends. We’ve been running Urban Front, the successful high end door company for 12 years now, and have come to be passionate about anything to do with doors.

“We must however give credit to all those customers who’ve been suggesting we sell our handles separately for quite some time now. Without them I don’t think PushPull would ever have happened.”

The Shop celebrates award glory

Two weeks ago we told you that The Shop in North Marston had been announced as a finalist in the Community Ownership Awards 2016. Now we can tell you that they were successful!

The Shop was rewarded for its service to the local community by winning the South East Region Rural Community Ownership Award for best community owned cooperative. To top it off, Manager Eddie Parsley won the national People’s Choice Award. The Rural Community Ownership Awards are the only national awards programme recognising community co-operation around the UK.

CoCredo announced as finalist at Credit Awards

"We are immensely proud to announce that CoCredo has been shortlisted as a finalist for the CICM Awards 2017," Managing Director Dan Hancocks comments. "This is now the 5th consecutive year that we have been a finalist for the CICM Awards and we are really looking forward to the event in February next year. This is testament to all the consistent hard work of the amazing team of people at CoCredo and the support of our loyal and valued customers. Long may this success continue!"

BeSeen Marketing launch new website

Check out the excellent new BeSeen Marketing website. The team have packed it full of great information, like examples of past projects, and also some fun and games such as the classic game ‘Snake’ that is hidden somewhere on the site.

Bucks New University launches Leadership Network to boost employment for graduates

Buckinghamshire New University is keeping up-to-date with business trends through Leadership Network events at the Houses of Parliament, chaired by Louise Ellman MP, Chair of the Public Transport Select Committee. The events are led by Bucks Business School and coincide with the launch of an International MBA qualification at Bucks New University to tackle global trade trends.

Richard Bingley, Director of Bucks Business School, said: “The Leadership Network brings panellists together from the top levels of political and business decision-making. It is designed to examine large-scale challenges and complexities in the real world and to in turn then influence our academic teaching, which is linked to industries to best prepare graduates for employment.”

The latest Leadership Network focused on crisis leadership and featured a panel of Andrew Gilligan, Senior Correspondent at The Sunday Times; Richard Barnes, former Deputy Mayor of London; Jason Towse, Managing Director for Mitie Total Security Management; and Yahav Lichner, London Office Representative of the UN Population Fund.

See course details at www.bit.ly/BucksInternationalMBA or email advice@bucks.ac.uk. For more details on the Leadership Network events at the Houses of Parliament email Mr Bingley at Richard.bingley@bucks.ac.uk.

Regus open new business centre

Regus has just opened its newest business centre in Stokenchurch, something they launched in style on December 1st with drinks and canapés.

Stoke Park has the Chef of the Year

Stoke Park, the luxury 5 AA Red Star Country Club, Spa and Hotel, is delighted to announce its Executive Chef, Chris Wheeler, has won the Hotel Chef of the Year award at the prestigious Hotel Cateys 2016.

Considered the Oscars of the Hotel Industry, the Hotel Cateys were held on Friday 25th November at a glittering ceremony at the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge, hosted by actress and impressionist, Debra Stephenson.

“We are absolutely thrilled Chris has won this award,” commented Giammario Ragnoli, General Manager at Stoke Park. “For 13 years Chris has been wowing our guests with his exquisite cuisine and fabulous personality

Calumet unearth a gem with appointment of former Tiffany sales manager

A former sales manager for Tiffany and Co who worked at the retail icon’s flagship Beverley Hills store has landed a managerial role with Calumet Photographic based in Milton Keynes.

Simon Mason, who was employed by the premium jewellery firm for three years, started his role as manager in Calumet’s Drummond Street store in London in September. The 42-year-old was thrilled to accept the new job and move back to the UK with his family.

He said: “I am very excited to start this new role with Calumet. I am managing a team of nine and I have been hugely impressed by the level of knowledge every member of staff has about photography. Customer service is extremely important to me and I am looking forward to helping the team develop their skills, making the shift from trade into a better retailer.”

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