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RIMILIA ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH FRENCH COMPANY FI SOFTWARE Rimilia, the leading financial software provider, has announced a new partnership with French company Fi Software to provide cutting edge AR automation solutions and serve the rapidly growing French market. Fi Software, based in Paris, will serve the entire French market and is spearheaded by Co-founders Stéphane Hilliere and Raphaël Viette. Stéphane and Raphaël both have extensive and valuable
Team Fortis enjoying success at the HANA awards ceremony with Assistant Accountant Mike LeRoy, centre, holding the certificate
FORTIS LIVING CELEBRATES AWARDS SUCCESS One of Worcestershire’s leading housing associations is celebrating after being shortlisted in two categories at the UK’s top social housing finance awards. Fortis Living attended the Housing Association National Accountancy (HANA) Awards earlier this month where it received the accolades. The event welcomed more than 400 social housing finance professionals to celebrate the sector’s finance achievements. Fortis was highly commended in the Best Innovation in Financial Technology/Software category as well as being shortlisted in the Treasury Team of the Year category. Andy Howarth, Executive Director of Finance at Fortis Living said: “This is the first time we have entered the HANA awards and with 64 entries, competition was certainly stiff! We are therefore delighted to have reached such a level in the categories we entered; it is testimony to our finance team’s hard work and confirms that we are performing with the very best in the sector to the benefit of our tenants.” www.fortisliving.com
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experience in providing business software solutions and are excited about further bringing cutting edge Rimilia solutions to French organisations. Phil Coombs, Senior Project Manager at Rimilia commented “We are delighted to be working with Fi Software and extending our ever-growing global presence in to the French market. The Rimilia product suite fits well with established French finance processes, delivering world-class benefits
to global and French-owned organisations. Working with the Fi team so far has been a pleasure and it’s clear that their core values are aligned with Rimilia’s. I’m really looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together over the next few years.” www.rimilia.com
SOUTH WEST HEALTH AND SAFETY FIRM SIGNS ARMED FORCES COVENANT SSG Training and Consultancy have become the most recent organisation to adopt the Armed Forces Covenant in the South West, one of only 1,300 businesses across the UK to have done so already. The Armed Forces Covenant is a promise from the nation, ensuring that those who serve or have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, are treated fairly. SSG’s covenant will cover the whole of the South West region. The company will endeavour to provide support in the employment of veterans young and old and service spouses and partners. Mark Salmon, Managing Director of SSG, said, “We are very proud to have signed the Armed Forces Covenant. We have several ex-Armed Forces members as well as team members who continue to serve with the Reserves and want to continue to help the Armed Forces in any way we can.” www.ssg.co.uk
DRINKS RECEPTION TO MARK NEW DEAL Two newly merged Worcester recruitment firms have held a drinks reception to mark a deal which will see them providing more specialist staff to firms across the county. Workforce Recruitment announced the merger with fellow Worcester business Peach Recruitment in July with Peach’s staff moving from their Pierpoint Street branch into Workforce’s Foregate Street recruitment centre. The event, held at Boleros Bar & Kitchen, saw over 40 guests from the local business community treated to drinks and a tapas-style buffet which followed short speeches by Workforce CEO Paul Alekna and Sarah Mayo-Evans, Founder of Peach Recruitment. Paul Alekna, said: “The merger with Peach Recruitment has been extremely smooth and the drinks reception was another opportunity for us to thank the staff and celebrate the future.” Sarah Mayo-Evans added: “It was important for us to thank staff and a variety of businesses from across Worcestershire for their ongoing support following our merger. We are going from strength to strength as part of the Workforce team.” www.eresponsegroup.co.uk
September/October 2017