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IN BRIEF April 2013 Exam success at ACR Anne Corder Recruitment is celebrating the success of recruitment partner Wendy Deaton who has scored highly in an industry exam. Wendy passed the Certificate in Recruitment Practice with a merit. A tough programme of study combined with 15 years of experience in the sector helped her to achieve this impressive result.
ACR recruitment partner Wendy Deaton with her Certificate in Recruitment Practice
GSL Dardan expand with new regional office Independent security services specialist GSL Dardan Ltd have appointed Philip Anthony to their executive management team to lead and advise the company’s board on its entry in to the corporate and professional sector of the security industry. Philip is an experienced industry professional and has worked within the private security sector for over 20 years.
Philip Anthony appointed by Norwich-based GSL Dardan Ltd
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Peterborough Chamber of Commerce
Students cook their way through ‘MasterChef’ AS part of National Student Money Week, University Centre Peterborough (UCP) encouraged students to be more aware of what they are eating. UCP invited Phil Sammons, Hospitality Lecturer, and his Level 3 students from Peterborough Regional College (PRC) to run a series of sessions for students who are studying at UCP. The event also attracted PRC students who will be embarking on university life in September 2013. Phil ran a series of the ‘MasterChef’ style sessions giving students the opportunity to learn skills to cook quick, easy, healthy meals on a budget. Students were guided in creating their own stir fry in under 15 minutes, learning knife skills, cutting styles and food combinations to make a tasty meal with
Attracting new talent BUCKLES Solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of local family lawyer Roger Gurney as Partner in the firm’s Family Law department, making it the largest team of family law specialists in Peterborough. Roger specialises in all aspects of family law with over 28 years’ experience. He advises individuals on all aspects of divorce, separation and issues relating to children. He is also a trained collaborative lawyer and a Resolution accredited specialist. n
Buckles Solicitors LLP with new Partner, Roger Gurney
everyday items that can be found in the fridge. Liz Knight, UCP Academic Director, said: “When we found out that some students were living on takeaways and chocolate, we felt it was time to do some up-skilling.” n
Students at UCP learn some important life skills
Accreditation bolsters firm FIRE Safety Express has had its Fire Warden Course accredited by the Institution of Fire Engineers. Managing Director Paul Fredericks said: “Accreditation such as this strengthens our brand and provides the all important quality assurance that customers are looking for. Likewise, the company is currently having its fire risk assessors accredited to competences developed by the fire industry and has an ISO 9001 quality assurance process in place that once again is being externally accredited by a UKAS registered verifier. Paul continued: “Ask yourself a simple question, if you had the choice between a supplier with third party accreditation and one without, which one do you think you would choose?” n