BUSINESSNEWS
L-R Senior Production Operative Andy & Kay Frost, Co-Founder of The Posh Shed Company
ROOM TO ZOOM IN A POSH SHED It is estimated that 20% of the population are still exclusively working from home and significant increase in homebuyers looking for properties with gardens, garages, and offices to support the shift from office to home. Chamber Member The Posh Shed Company saw a significant increase in sales of garden sheds as the pandemic gained momentum, with a strong demand from customers looking for additional garden space to create that all-important work-life balance. The Posh Shed Company’s co-founder, Kay Frost, said: “Early into the first lockdown of 2020 enquiries for our sheds followed a distinct trend; customers were looking for garden buildings that provided a solution to working at home away from their house but could also easily be used as a hobby space, potting shed or a just a beautiful storage solution that blends into the garden perfectly. This is where our new ‘Comfortably Posh’ range has developed from.” 2020 was, like many other online garden businesses, one of the company’s busiest years on record. To meet the increased demand, the company has taken on six new staff in their office and production teams with more job creation expected before the end of the financial year. www.theposhshedcompany.co.uk
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TIME IS NOW FOR NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS “The 2020s is one of those decades that will go down in history as defining, momentous and significant. Its impact on people’s lives is still yet to be written, but one thing for sure is this will be the decade when the X-Gen will come into their own.” The opening lines of the LeaderX book, written by Lucy Barkas who predicted a decade of change. Leaders are well rehearsed in how to pivot, reinvent and become agile. Now is the time to do so strategically rather than
reactively as we move from the sprint into the endurance race. The skills now needed are openness, curiosity and creativity with a huge dose of grit. The world will never be easy and smooth, and changes will continue to cause problems. Yet, when you keep searching for ways to change or improve your situation for the better, you stand a chance of finding the solutions you seek. www.3wh.uk.com
EBC GROUP CHOSEN AS TECHNOLOGY PROVIDER Global manufacturers Titan Europe PLC have selected EBC Group as their chosen technology provider, as part of ongoing investments in their IT infrastructure. Through a rigorous tender process, EBC Group were chosen to provide Titan with a full suite of managed services. The addition of Managed Cloud, Cyber Security and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) will a deliver a number of service improvements throughout the business. Chris Askers, Managing Director, Wheels Division at Titan Europe, comments: "We are experts in making wheels, but not experts in IT and this is a really important part of our business and with Covid it is becoming even more important. Thankfully we have
expertise purchased through EBC Group.” ‘’EBC Group are big enough to have the expertise and remain updated in a fast-moving industry, but small enough to be human and care about the customer." www.ebcgroup.co.uk
Chris Akers, Managing Director, Wheels Division at Titan Europe
July/August 2021
