New Members

Acqui-Tal Ltd.

Recrutiment - Talent acquisition for SMEs Email: john.m@acqui-tal.com Website: www.acqui-tal.com Tel: 07887 422243 Address: 5 Drummonds Fold ST ALBANS Hertfordshire AL3 8QQ

AFEX

Global payment provider Twitter: _AFEX Email: allen@afex.com Website: www.afex.com Tel: 020 7811 6557 Address: 4th Floor 40 Strand LONDON WC2N 5RW

Always Friday Ltd

Performance marketing, digital marketing, marketing and sales at low risk Twitter: “_always_friday” Email: oleksandra@alwaysfriday.co.uk Website: www.alwaysfriday.co.uk Tel: 07481 187371 Address: Kinetic Business Centre Theobald Street ELSTREE Hertfordshire WD6 4PJ

Ashley Wilde Group Limited

The Ultimate Home Interiors Haven With a strong reputation in the industry and renowned for Design, Style, Heritage, Innovation and Service. Website: www.ashleywildegroup.com

Ashleys (Hitchin) Limited

Accountancy Twitter: ashleysca Email: ashleys@ashleys.co.uk Website: www.ashleys.co.uk Tel: 01462 422555 Address: Invision House Wilbury Way HITCHIN Hertfordshire SG4 0TY

AT Bone and Sons ltd

Agriculture, Civils and Groundworks, Logistics, Sports Turf, Industrial and Residential Lettings Email: becky@atbone.co.uk Website: www.atbone.co.uk Tel: 07903 760212 Address: Crossoaks Farm Crossoaks Lane Well End Nr. Borehamwood Hertfordshire WD6 5PH

AVS VAT (AVS VAT Consultancy)

Advising businesses and accountants on how to best deal with VAT Email: info@avsvat.com Website: www.avsvat.com Tel: 01438 716176 Address: 4 Whitehill WELWYN Hertfordshire AL6 AF

Aztek Logistics Limited

Warehousing, Distribution and Freight Forwarding Twitter: AztekLogistics Email: duncan@azteklogistics.co.uk Website: www.azteklogistics.co.uk Tel: 01462 689480 Address: Works Road LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY Hertfordshire SG6 1JZ

Brighter Connect

Professional Training Website: www.brighterconnect.com

Businesslunge

Business Coaching, Mentoring, Training and speaker Website: www.businesslunge.com

CALA Homes

Building premium homes for over thirty years Twitter: calahomes Email: jmarshall@cala.co.uk Website: www.cala.co.uk Tel: 01707 397100 Address: 1 Falcon Gate Welwyn Garden City Hertfordshire AL7 1TW

DLRC Ltd

Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Consultancy Twitter: dlrcltd Email: enquiries@dlrc.co.uk Website: www.dlrc.co.uk Tel: 01462 372472 Address: Suite 201, The Nexus Building LETCHWORTH GARDEN CITY Hertfordshire SG6 3TA

EIC Insurance Services Limited

Commercial Insurance Broker Website: www.eicinsurance.co.uk

Elstree Film Studios Limited

Working Studio, Offices and Workshop facilities provider to the Film and Television Industry Twitter: elstreestudios Email: info@elstreestudios.co.uk Website: www.elstreestudios.co.uk Tel: 020 8953 1600 Address: Elstree Studios Shenley Road BOREHAMWOOD Hertfordshire WD6 1JG

Flagship Wines Ltd

Award winning independent merchant run by Julia Jenkins with 30 years trade experience & wine knowledge Twitter: “FlagshipWines” Email: julia@flagshipwines.co.uk Website: www.flagshipwines.co.uk Tel: 01727 865309 Address: 417 Hatfield Road ST ALBANS Hertfordshire AL4 0XP

GAMSTEN Ltd.

Time Management Twitter: gamzeaf Email: gamze@gamzealptekin.com Website: www.gamzealptekin.com Tel: 07932 357368 Address: 7 Field Way RICKMANSWORTH Hertfordshire WD3 7EL

Hope In Touch

Entrepreneur and Author Email: hope.in.touch1@gmail.com Tel: 07456 720160 Address: Pixmore Avenue LETCHWORTH Hertfordshire SG6 1RN

Julie New - Personal recovery coach and Author (Changes Forever Ltd)

Julie New is a unique personal recovery coach, author and speaker. She helps people move through and beyond difficult life changes Twitter: julienewcoach Email: julie@julienew.co.uk Website: www.julienew.co.uk Tel: 07967 135870 Address: Hope HQ Thatchers 7 Church Road WILLINGTON Bedfordshire MK44 3QD

Kier Construction Ltd - Eastern

Building Contractors/Planning/Services Website: www.kier.co.uk

LAPD Lighting Design

An independent lighting design consultancy working in Hertfordshire and across the world Twitter: LAPDlighting Email: simon.thorp@lapd.co.uk Website: www.lapd.uk Tel: 01707 290010 Address: 2 The Mill Race LEMSFORD VILLAGE Hertfordshire AL8 7TW

Little Big Fish Films

Film and Video production Twitter: Littlebigfish1 Email: nic@littlebigfishfilms.co.uk Website: www.littlebigfishfilms.co.uk Tel: 07770 755115 Address: 10 Frankland Road RICKMANSWORTH Hertfordshire WD3 3AU

Matt Page Installations Ltd

Installation and lifting specialists. We install a vast range of security products, steel frameworks and carry out civils and reinstatement works Email: info@mpi.limited Tel: 080 0888 6777 Address: The Cattlesheds Edwards Green Farm Brickendon Lane HERTFORD Hertfordshire SG13 8NT

Mid Herts Golf Club

Private Members Golf Club with 18 hole golf course, clubhouse facilities and a pilates studio open to the general public Twitter: MidHertsGolf Email: gm@midhertsgolfclub.co.uk Website: www.midhertsgolfclub.co.uk Tel: 01582 832242 Address: Lower Gustard Wood, Lamer Lane, Wheathamtead, Hertfordshire, AL4 8RS

Mindful Pathway (Farenga Ltd)

Mindful Pathway supports organisations to allow their leaders the space to teach effectively and be the best versions of themselves with 121 Coaching and Mindful Leadership Programmes Twitter: MindfulPathway Email: ruth@mindfulpathway.co.uk

Website:

www.mindfulpathway.co.uk/author/ruthmfp/ Tel: 07962 423 092 Address: Flat 9 Albanian Court 85 Camp Road ST ALBANS Hertfordshire AL1 5EA

Mr Mulligans

Indoor Golf course

Email:

manager.stevenage@mrmulligan.com Website: www.mrmulligan.com Tel: 01238 879579 Address: Lost World Golf Unit 3A Stevenage Leisure Park STEVENAGE Hertfordshire SG1 2UA

MSN Laboratories Europe Limited

Pharmaceuticals Twitter: msnlabs Email: jocelyn.ligas@msnlabs.com Website: www.msnlabs.com Tel: 020 3371 7158 Address: Devonshire Business Centre Works Road LETCHWORTH Hertfordshire SG6 1GJ

Nice Guys Office Supplies

Magazine Publisher Twitter: niceguysltd Email: Jeff@niceguysofficesupplies.com Website: www.niceguysofficesupplies.com Tel: 01992 276555 Address: 34 Starling Close Buckhurst Hill Essex IG9 5TN

Origins of Beauty

Online Ethical Beauty Store Twitter: Origins_Beauty Email: info@originsofbeauty.com Website: www.originsofbeauty.com Tel: 07969 762472 Address: 40 Bradgate Cuffley Hertfordshire EN6 4RN

Paul and Page

Developer and provide compliance services for the Construction Industry Email: pw@paulandpage.co.uk Website: www.paulandpage.co.uk Tel: 07841 402907 Address: Unit 3-4 Cokenach Estate Cokenach Estate Barkway Royston Hertfordshire SG8 8DL

Prolongevity

Pharmaceuticals, Health , Diabetes Twitter: longevity_pro Email: graham.phillips@ manorpharmacygroup.co.uk Website: www.prolongevity.co.uk Tel: 01727 834365 Address: 3 The Metro Centre Ronsons Way ST ALBANS Hertfordshire AL4 9QT

Pure Balance Accounting Ltd

Accountancy practice for SMEs and individuals, providing accounts and tax advice - VAT, PAYE services too Twitter: jodie_PBA

Email:

enquiries@purebalanceaccounting.co.uk

Website:

www.purebalanceaccounting.co.uk Tel: 01763 500144 Address: 27 Kneesworth Street Royston Hertfordshire SG8 5AB

Redway HR

People Management and Development Twitter: redwayhr Email: liz@redway-hr.co.uk Website: www.redway-hr.co.uk Tel: 07773 473780 Address: 34 Porters Hill Harpenden Hertfordshire AL5 5HR

REFCAP

Property and Business Finance Website: www.refcap.co.uk

Rotary Club of Stevenage

Worldwide Service Organisation operating in 200 countries with a membership of over 1 million in 33,000 Clubs Twitter: “ClubStevenage” Email: alex6144@yahoo.co.uk Website: www.stevenagerotary.org.uk Tel: 01920 822209 Address: c/o 14 High Street PUCKERIDGE Hertfordshire SG11 1RN

St Albans Museums

Museum and Gallery Twitter: “stalbansmuseums” Email: kate.warren@stalbans.gov.uk Website: www.stalbansmuseums.org.uk Tel: 07769 875460 Address: St Albans Museum and Gallery Town Hall, St Peters Street ST ALBANS Hertfordshire AL1 3DH

Team Factors Ltd

Financial Services Twitter: team_factors Email: operations@teamfactors.co.uk Website: www.teamfactors.co.uk Tel: 01923 882910 Address: Apsley Mill Cottage London Road Apsley HEMEL HEMPSTEAD Hertfordshire HP3 9QU

The Priory School

Website: www.priory.herts.sch.uk

The Will Bureau

Established for nearly 30 years and have always specialised in Will preparation; it is not an element of our business, it is our business. Twitter: thewillbureau Email: wills@twb.org.uk Website: www.thewillbureau.co.uk Tel: 020 8920 3360 Address: 5 Chase Side SOUTHGATE London N14 5BP

YBA PPC

Internet Marketing Service Twitter: ybappc Email: laura@ybappc.co.uk Website: www.ybappc.co.uk Tel: 01727 298040 Address: Unit 5, 40 Coldharbour Lane HARPENDEN Hertfordshire AL5 4UN

Your Right Hand Finance Team

We provide part-time accounting and bookkeeping to growing businesses, tailored exactly to your needs. Twitter: YRHFT

Email:

roger.hearn@yourrighthand.co.uk Website: www.yourrighthand.co.uk Tel: 01252 820002 Address: 30 Glendale Avenue Edgware HA8 8HQ

Making a difference in difficult times

When the emergency COVID-19 legislation passed by the UK Government, JPA immediately placed all external works and client deliveries on hold, storing all client goods for free in our warehousing until deliveries can be re-instated. Safeguarding the health and wellbeing of our staff, customers, families and the NHS are paramount.

However, JPA remain open. Our team are determined to assist the NHS at this critical juncture as best we can, and have put our logistics and manpower at the disposal of the NHS, helping to move critical equipment and supplied between hospitals and also to supply much needed emergency equipment. We are also donating furniture as and where we can.

Our delivery teams have volunteered to take part in this invaluable work, and we have never been prouder of our JPA Family than we are today. In 2019, we lost our beloved Chairman to illness, and we all recognise that he would have been the first to volunteer and try and make a difference in these difficult times – this was the type of company he wanted to build.

Today alone our teams have been making deliveries to UCLH, Lister Hospital (Stevenage), Barnet Hospital and West Herts (Hemel Hempstead) Hospital. If you see our vehicles and our teams operating during the lockdown period, this is for completion of essential works and fulfilment of NHS requirements, undertaken by our hard-working staff and under strictly controlled conditions.

We continue to monitor the situation closely and do everything in our power to contribute to the efforts to

reduce the impact of COVID-19. We appreciate your continued support and would like to assure you of our commitment to the NHS, our community, our staff and our customers.

Please contact us on 01727 840800 for further information. Thank you for reading and please stay safe.

TYSERS offer their support to Chamber members

The UK government issued the following commercial insurance guidance to businesses:

“Most commercial insurance policies are unlikely to cover pandemics or unspecified notifiable diseases, such as COVID-19. However, those businesses which have an insurance policy that covers government ordered closure and pandemics or government ordered closure and unspecified notifiable diseases, should be able to make a claim – subject to the terms and conditions of their policy. Insurance policies differ significantly, so businesses are encouraged to check the terms and conditions of their specific policy.

Insurers’ policies that cover notifiable diseases will typically only cover a specific subset of notifiable diseases (i.e. Cholera or Anthrax) that the insurer will reference in the policy documentation. These policies will exclude any notifiable disease not on the insurers list, as well as future/unknown diseases (e.g. COVID-19).

Some businesses will have purchased add-ons for their insurance that cover for ‘unspecified notifiable diseases’. These policies effectively cover any disease listed as a notifiable disease, enabling the business to claim for losses for all notifiable diseases as well as from diseases that are unknown at the point the policy is written.”

There is a lot of information to decipher to fully understand the extent of your insurance protection. Chris Jackson and the team at Tysers are happy to provide guidance to any Hertfordshire Chamber member on this matter, at no cost. You may welcome a second opinion especially if you have been advised that no cover is in place.

Managing remote teams in challenging times Businesses still able to continue operating in these challenging times are suddenly facing a very different landscape when it comes to managing their teams .

Entire companies have been thrust into a new way of remote working that would normally take months to set up properly.

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to managing remote teams, especially not in this era of uncertainty, but a few key principles will help keep people connected and business moving forward.

1. Communication: This is the most important focus right now to provide direction and support. Regular online catch-ups with the whole team are a good way to share updates and keep connected. Make time for individual one-to-ones to find out how people are doing and give them an opportunity to raise any concerns.

2. Wellbeing: Encourage employees to take regular breaks, to have a working space that meets health and safety requirements, and to keep in contact with each other. If you have an Employee Assistance Programme that offers counselling and advice, share it with your teams for extra support.

3. Motivation: Keep positivity going by sharing team goals, continuing to celebrate successes and most of all, by having fun with your team - try things like online quizzes, daily challenges, or informal get togethers.

4. Flexibility: Many individuals will be juggling home schooling and other responsibilities with work. Consider how you can support them with flexible hours and working arrangements.

5. Productivity: You may need to adjust objectives and create new ones so employees are clear what’s expected of them. Agree how work will be measured and check if any training or equipment is needed to support them with working from home.

As experienced HR specialist for SMEs, we can support you at the most challenging of times. If you need advice on managing your teams, please email me: sally.beckford@solutionshr.co.u k Tel : 01992 210256 www.solutionshr.co.uk

Lister Hospital Sandwich Service Appeal

As part of the Stevenage FC Community Careline, setup to provide support to our local community during the COVID-19 virus outbreak, the Football Club and Foundation are looking to raise funds to continue providing a small service to a very special group of people.

Our Community Kitchen has been providing sandwiches to not only vulnerable local people in isolation, but also to the frontline NHS staff at the Lister Hospital. 100 sandwiches are being provided on a daily basis to nurses, doctors, administrators and more as they risk their lives for our community.

In order to sustain this service for the next 12 weeks, we are looking to raise funds for supplies to continue to contribute to their amazing efforts.

Each sandwich costs £1 to source, prepare and deliver and with 500 sandwiches a week for the next 12 weeks, we are looking to raise £6000 to keep this going.

Any contribution you are able to make is hugely appreciated, not just by us at Stevenage FC Foundation and Stevenage Football Club but also staff at Lister Hospital.

There is a Virgin Money fundraising page in place https://uk.virginmoneygiving. com/charity-web/charity/ display CharityCampaignPage. action?charityCampaign Url=SFCNHS where you can help to keep the service running.

Bank hands £10k boost to ‘dedicated’ Herts NHS staff battling COVID-19

The “dedicated healthcare heroes” of the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust have been given a £10,000 donation from a county-based challenger bank to help in the fight against COVID-19.

Redwood Bank, headquartered in Letchworth, is handing over the cash to the East & North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity, a non-government funded organisation, which has set up a donation appeal to support healthcare workers amid the global pandemic.

Some of the funds raised through the Here For Each Other campaign will go towards items and services to support the emotional and physical wellbeing of staff, which includes funding a rest and relaxation area at Lister Hospital and some rest and breakout areas in wards across the trust’s four hospitals. Head of Charity Bethany McNeil said: “Our whole NHS team is working so incredibly hard to keep our patients safe and well, we are extremely proud to support them, especially those who are on the frontline battling COVID-19 directly. “We are facing an unprecedented demand for NHS services, but at this difficult time it’s vital we support the physical and emotional wellbeing of our staff. We’re so grateful to Redwood Bank for its kind donation. As well as helping our hardworking healthcare professionals, funds will also be used to buy extra medical equipment, refurbishments to our hospitals and to contribute towards cutting-edge research projects.” The charity supports four hospitals – the Lister in Stevenage, New QEII in Welwyn Garden City, Hertford County and the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Northwood. The organisation had originally set a £10,000 target and financial pledges from members of the public have reached more than £8,000 so far. This means, because of Redwood Bank’s donation, staff will benefit from almost double the amount the East & North Hertfordshire Hospitals’ Charity had originally hoped for. Gary Wilkinson, CEO and Co-Founder of Redwood Bank, said: “Never before have we needed our NHS like we do now. In Hertfordshire alone, hundreds of families have been affected by COVID-19. These ever-increasing numbers are putting our dedicated healthcare heroes under immense pressure, so the team here at Redwood Bank wanted to do something to help. “Getting behind the Here For Each Other campaign made complete sense because it’s ensuring the incredible staff at the Lister and other hospitals in the area are receiving the support and equipment that they need to continue battling this deadly virus.

“On behalf of Redwood Bank, I would like to publicly thank every member of healthcare staff for all their hard work. As a company we are also doing our bit as we’re working from home and staying there!” As soon as the Government requested people work from home if they could, the Bank made it mandatory that all staff followed the rules. Founded in 2017, Redwood Bank is the UK’s first challenger bank to have been ‘born in the cloud’ which meant secure systems were already in place to support remote working. All staff already had access to the technology and capabilities to allow them to work from anywhere in the country. Redwood’s robust systems and processes will continue to enable service continuity with no disruption to its customers.

For further information about Redwood’s coronavirus approach, visit www.redwoodbank.co.uk For anybody who would like to donate to the cause, visit www.enhhcharity.org.uk/appeal/ hereforeachother or text HERE4EACHOTHER to 70085 to donate £5.

At Arriva, we are here to support those businesses and services who are critical in keeping essential services running in the UK.

Transporting employees, service users and providing specialist transport are some of the areas that we can assist with, so if transport is key to supporting the UK in the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis then we are reaching out to you to understand you and your clients requirements at this time. If you are a business where transport is critical for essential staff during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and require assistance, please do get in touch.

Coronavirus updates, FAQs and Service updates can be found on this link https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/coronavirus/

Marketing Tips to support your Business during the Coronavirus

The world has changed beyond recognition since the first cases of COVID-19 were being reported in Wuhan in late December. With life now on hold, many businesses have had to pause their commercial activities and furlough their staff.

With less money coming in, marketing budgets have been slashed, cutting off a lifeline for these businesses at a time when they desperately need lead generation.

It is well documented that brands which increase their marketing activities in a time of recession are more robust and in a stronger position after the event. Marketing activities are split into short-term campaignbased tactics and activities which have a long-term effect. If you pause marketing activities now, you could be playing catch up just at the point when there is a surge in demand. With so many companies pausing their marketing, this is your opportunity to gain market share, and reveal your true values as a business. In the current environment, people are looking for something different from the businesses they buy from. We have all become much more focussed on home and community, and businesses should look to adopt family values and to humanise their brand. The message that savvy brands are getting out there is, ‘‘We’re all in this together.’’ Think carefully about your messaging so that you don’t unwittingly cause offence. On 16th April, the Herts Chamber hosted a webinar delivered by Cheryl Luzet from Wagada. The top takeaways from this were:

• Invest right now in the longterm marketing activities that show support for the community and engage your target audience • Plan some campaign activities such as paid ads to go live just before life starts to return to normal • Think about how you can diversify into industries which are seeing a boost in demand. Marketing during the coronavirus does not have to be expensive. With social media use on the increase* by up to 50% in some areas, careful and consistent posting could offer a cost-effective way of reaching out and engaging with your target audience.

Cheryl Luzet is the owner of award-winning digital marketing agency Wagada, wagada.co.uk

* https://about.fb.com/news/2020/03/keeping-our-apps-stable-during-covid-19/

The University of Hertfordshire is making hand sanitiser for the NHS and care staff to address the current shortage

The Hatfield-based university’s sanitiser has been donated to a team from Hertfordshire County Council, who are co-ordinating the COVID-19 response effort and will be used to help keep key workers safe during the pandemic.

After seeing a news item about a small gin distillery’s production of hand sanitiser, the university’s director of health, safety and sustainability Monica Kanwar asked the technical team if they had the capabilities to do the same.

So they got to work, using the World Health Organisation formula, and made an initial batch for internal use. The team has now donated 35 litres to Hertfordshire County Council and plans to make further donations. Dr Richard Southern, dean of school of life and medical sciences at the University of Hertfordshire, said: “This is an example of an outstanding team effort in responding to a call to action and using our technical expertise for the greater good.

“I know that the product will help ensure vital NHS and social care staff are able to continue to work safely.” “This sanitiser is already in the hands of frontline NHS and social care workers, protecting them and those they care for from infection. “This incredible achievement shows the university is committed to defeating this pandemic as any of us.” Laboratory practices were followed and the expertise of technical staff and the Biodeterioration Centre were used, along with strict COVID-19 social distancing measures.

We’re going to need your help!

COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on Age UK Hertfordshire’s services. We are a local charity and support over 10,000 older people each year, fulfilling our strategic objectives to alleviate loneliness and isolation, tackle poverty and build resilience within communities across Hertfordshire.

In the last few weeks we have seen a three-fold increase of enquiries for practical assistance with hospital discharge. There have also been twentytimes the normal rate of enquiries from people reporting difficulty and concerns with getting hold of their GP. There has been a ten-fold increase in concerns about social isolation and three times the number of requests for help with shopping/ food parcels. We expect the demand for our services to continue to increase. Many of our clients already felt socially isolated and lonely, and the COVID-19 lockdown has accentuated that feeling. We’ve had to re-imagine nearly all of our services, so much of what we normally do is about face to face contact with older people, as well as practical support and help around the home. This has been replaced with telephone or online support. We’re trying to call those people at least three times a week, just to check in and chat. For our clients without family and friends nearby, we are helping with shopping, collecting prescriptions and providing activity and comfort packs. We’ve been overwhelmed by the support from people in Hertfordshire – so many people have stepped forward to help, our amazing team of volunteers have been generous with their time (as we knew they would be!). We’ve had food donations from HCC, Waitrose, Tesco’s and Morrison’s amongst others and members of the public have been donating comfort packs. The feedback from our clients has been moving and rewarding – with clients messaging us to say how much they appreciate what we’re doing for them and how much they miss our usual services. We still need more help though. We’re fundraising to cover the costs of the parcels, packages and changes we are having to make to our services – details can be found on our website…

www.ageuk.org.uk/hertfordshire/

Or email our Head of Engagement at

Rosalind.wyllie@ageukherts.org.uk

…we’d love people to support us and donate to the cause.

HatTech is Hertfordshire’s business centre with a difference - a modern space to create and collaborate. Local Perks. City Feels.

Construction on our new HatTech business centre is currently postponed due to Covid-19 precautionary measures. We are constantly monitoring the situation and will look to re-open the site when guidelines permit.

This purpose-built creative hub in Hatfield boasts a large, modern co-working space offering a unique opportunity to work alongside other entrepreneurs and sole workers, while its range of cost-effective business units is ideal for start-ups who have outgrown their home office.

HatTech’s flexible membership scheme, secure swipe-card entry and excellent location – two minutes from Hatfield station (just 23 minutes by train to London Kings Cross) and close to junction 4 of the A1(M) - make it the perfect place for your business to flourish. A £750k Local Growth Fund grant from Hertfordshire Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has helped transform the first floor of the building in Beaconsfield Court into a specially designed hub for businesses to connect and grow. HatTech’s light, spacious co-working area houses a business lounge for informal meetings, and a refreshment collaboration

bar. High-end work stations and storage deliver a professional, creative environment for individual working, while ‘hush hubs’ provide the necessary privacy for confidential meetings or phone calls. It’s the perfect place for doing some last-minute preparation before heading into that important business meeting.

Those needing a ‘digital detox’ during their working day can enjoy the tranquillity and fresh air of HatTech’s Wellbeing Garden. A meeting room is available for hire and HatTech also offers a serviced reception and virtual office services. Welwyn Hatfield Borough Councillor Duncan Bell, Executive Member for Resources, said: “We’re keen to support business growth in the borough and with its convenient location and contemporary co-working space, HatTech provides an exceptional facility for Hertfordshire’s entrepreneurs, alongside the available services at its sister centre WelTech in Welwyn Garden City.”

Paul Witcombe, Head of Enterprise & Innovation at Hertfordshire LEP, said: “Small businesses form the backbone of Hertfordshire’s economy and in these tough economic times, it is more important than ever that they are given the space and support they need to grow. With the help of our £750k investment, HatTech will help meet the growing demand from SMEs for high-quality office accommodation at an affordable price.”

To register your interest in HatTech call 01707 623 623 or email enquiries@hattech.org.uk

• Our WelTech Business Centre in Welwyn Garden City (www.weltech.org.uk) also offers business units on ‘easy in-easy out’ terms, a meeting room and virtual-office services.

LOCAL PERKS. CITY FEELS.

A NEW SPACE TO CREATE AND COLLABORATE.

RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP.

Inspiring co-working spaces High-speed WiFi Wellbeing garden 2 minutes from Hatfield station Flexible membership scheme

HatTech is your opportunity to meet new people and build connections as you work. Its light, spacious co-working areas give you the buzz of the city, with all the perks of keeping it local.