Murray Park pupils welcome industry leaders to hear what it takes to work their dream job
Pupils at a Derby school have been looking to the future as they learn more about the world of work. Murray Park Community School, in Mickleover, welcomed professionals from across Derbyshire and beyond to share with Year 9 pupils more about what they do and the qualifications needed. This is ahead of them deciding what […]
Derbyshire science firm Lubrizol expands mental health first aid training to students
A Derbyshire science firm which has trained up a UK-wide group of mental health first aiders to support staff has expanded its training programme to include students too. Lubrizol, a chemistry company whose UK technical centre is based at Hazelwood near Duffield, has added to its team of mental health first aiders by investing in […]
Derby firm L.E.A.D. IT Services honoured to make shortlist of the Bett Awards 2024
THE founder of a leading IT firm that specialises in education says he is ‘proud’ to have been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. L.E.A.D. IT Services, which has recently moved to a new office in Pride Park, Derby was named as a finalist in the Technical or IT Support Service category of the Bett Awards […]
Lubrizol latest Derbyshire organisation to join sapling planting for iconic Purple Emperor butterfly
A science company based in lush Derbyshire countryside where employees have spent years conducting weekly butterfly counts is the latest place to prepare a welcome for one of the UK’s most iconic species as it moves north through the country. Science company Lubrizol, whose UK Technical Centre is based in a former stately home and […]
Huddersfield Lubrizol employee takes giant leap for men-kind with 15,000-foot charity sky dive
A Huddersfield science company employee has taken a giant leap for men-kind by hurling himself 15,000 out of a plane – and raised hundreds for a highly valued mental health charity at the same time. Terence Devanney, a process operator at Lubrizol in Leeds Road, took on the sky dive in aid of Yorkshire-based men’s […]
Ambitious West Midlands startup Virtus Brands aims to spark a global drinks revolution
A West Midlands entrepreneur whose premium vodka went global within a year of its launch has now grown his singular drinks brand into a multiple spirits business – and is looking to take the world by storm. Baz Kooner, whose Jatt Life vodka was launched in 2020 and is now sold in 15 countries, has […]
Turnditch pupils go back to nature as they learn about encouraging wildlife at Kedleston Hall
Green-fingered children have been making the most of the great outdoors and planting hundreds of bulbs to add a splash of colour to a National Trust attraction. Pupils from Turnditch CE Primary School, in Ashbourne Road, Turnditch, have been collaborating with staff at National Trust, Kedleston Hall as part of an enrichment activity to encourage […]
The Bemrose School pupils collaborate with Derby College Group students for team-building exercise
PUPILS from a Derby school braved sub-zero temperatures, icy water and a grumpy ram when they took part in a team-building exercise organised by students from Derby College. A select group of Year 10 pupils from The Bemrose School were tasked with carrying a weighted stretcher across two miles of the college’s Broomfield Hall campus […]
Award-winning Alphageek Digital starts 2024 with more growth
ONE of the region’s fastest growing digital marketing agencies has made its first two appointments of 2024 to help strengthen its expanding team and broaden its reach to clients around the world. Alphageek Digital, based in Friar Gate, Derby, has hired senior PPC specialist James Anderson and client success manager Issy McParland, to bring the […]
Welcome Gemma! Vibrant Accountancy boosts growing team with new junior client manager
AWARD-WINNING Vibrant Accountancy has boosted its growing team by bringing in a new client manager. The Derby-based business has welcomed Gemma Bircumshaw as Junior Client Manager. Gemma has previously worked with global accountancy firm BDO and says that she is looking forward to helping Vibrant continue to grow. She said: “I have been a long-term […]