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Sept 2022
Business Breakfast: Transport leader to meet Harrogate businesses
Business Breakfast is sponsored by Harrogate law firm Truth Legal.
Keane Duncan, the councillor responsible for major transport schemes such as the Harrogate Station Gateway and the Otley Road cycle route, is to meet business leaders in Harrogate on Monday.
Cllr Duncan succeeded Don Mackenzie as North Yorkshire County Council’s executive member for highways and transportation this year.
He will talk about his vision for transport in and around Harrogate at Harrogate District Chamber of Trade's monthly meeting at the Cedar Court Hotel.
Doors open at 5.30pm for open networking with the main meeting commencing at 6.15pm.
The meeting will also hear presentations from three chamber businesses about carbon reduction.
Paul White, from Auditel, will talk about his firm’s journey to carbon neutrality.
Sarah Jones, from Full Circle Funerals, will explain how her business attained Corp B status – a certification which verifies a business is meeting high standards of social and environmental performance.
Danny Wild, Harrogate College principal and a member of Harrogate District Climate Change Coalition, will speak about its work on retrofit to support businesses.
Chamber chief executive David Simister said:
You can register to attend here on the Chamber website here.
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Harrogate training provider acquired
The team at FW Solutions
Harrogate-based training provider FW Solutions, has been acquired by Sheffield firm Realise.
FW Solutions, based in Windsor House, delivers apprenticeships and training to more than 100 early years settings across Yorkshire and North-East England.
It was formed in 2008 by husband-and-wife partnership Rodney and Sandra Hardy, who are now retiring.
The entire FW Solutions team, including all trainers, will move to become part of Realise, which will extend its provision by offering training in residential childcare.
Mr Hardy said:
Realise, which became a standalone business two years ago when private equity investor Enact provided funding to support a management buyout, delivers apprenticeships at level two, three and five to hundreds of settings across the UK.
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