Why Sarah has designs on pioneering face masks
A BRISTOL-based fabric designer is rekindling a family association with the textile trade by creating designs for fashion-conscious face mask wearers. Sarah Burghard, a bespoke textile designer for the hospitality trade, has been commissioned to add some fashionable flair to a range of masks made in a pioneering 3D fabric with an anti-viral finish. The […]
Workers at Derbyshire IT firm Axess Systems dig deep to support colleague taking part in charity trek for Wessex Cancer Trust
EMPLOYEES at Derbyshire IT firm have dug deep to help one of their colleagues smash his fundraising target for a cancer charity. Workers at Axess Systems – one of the country’s leading IT infrastructure providers which specialises in supplying and maintaining Microsoft Applications and Citrix; a digital workspace technology which allows staff to work from […]
Postal gift business Colleague Box gets its own letterbox with first headquarters in Derby
A LETTERBOX gift company set up by a Derby couple during lockdown has been so popular it is moving into its first commercial premises to allow the business to grow. Colleague Box, which was established by Adam and Natalie Bamford in March, allows companies to send tasty treats and personal messages through the post to […]
Young cricketer Nafis bowls over staff at one of the best schools in the country
A teenager who picked up a cricket bat for the first time just three years ago has won a prestigious scholarship after being identified as one of the rising stars in the game. Nafis Shaikh, who attends The Bemrose School, in Uttoxeter New Road, is being fast-tracked for success by Derbyshire County Cricket Club which […]
Why Brian has pledged to walk 500 miles – and then walk 500 more
A Duffield walker has put his heart and sole into a personal challenge to walk 1,000 miles during 2020 – notching up an entire marathon in just one day. Brian Sword, who works as a project manager for Lubrizol, has so far clocked up an impressive 692 miles, which includes an extraordinary 26.2 miles – […]
Eat Out to Help Out provides restaurant industry with ‘adrenaline injection’ says owner of Derby restaurant House of Darwin
THE Government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme has given the restaurant industry a ‘much needed’ boost, according to the owner of a Derby eaterie. Easton Andrea, who owns House of Darwin, in Shelton Lock, has seen a massive 800 per cent increase in customers taking advantage of the initiative, where diners can enjoy 50 […]
Coronavirus lockdown looks set to tip the scales in favour of the work/home balance
Coronavirus lockdown looks set to tip the scales in favour of the work/home balance , says Ed Morton, managing director of Axess Systems. One of the best things about our industry is it gives us a real insight into how the world of work is evolving, through the demands of our clients. Before this year, […]
Derbyshire IT experts Axess Systems boosts its sales support team by bringing in apprentice Josh Young
A DERBYSHIRE IT firm has recruited a new apprentice as it boosts its sales support team. Eighteen-year-old Josh Young has joined Axess Systems, which is based on the Denby Hall Business Park, as an internal account manager. The role will see Josh dealing with customers, quoting for jobs, working between account managers, data collecting and […]
Thousands sign wedding petition as venue asks MP for a meeting
The owners of a Derbyshire wedding venue are urging people to sign an online petition calling for the Government to lift the restrictions which are ‘crippling’ the industry. More than 13,000 people have already added their names to the petition which asks for the number of guests permitted at a wedding to be calculated according […]
Grime star Bugzy Malone’s former motorbike is star prize in online draw
A personalised motorbike which used to belong to UK grime star Bugzy Malone has been put up as a “once-in-a-lifetime” prize on a popular UK online competition site – with tickets expected to sell fast. The custom 2016 Suzuki RMZ250 – whose prominent graphics include the name B Malone – will be ridden off by […]