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Sutcliffe Wins 5-Star Brokerage Award For Second Year Running Worcester based Sutcliffe & Co Insurance Brokers Ltd celebrates winning another award, having been named the winner of the 2023 5-Star Brokerages Awards. For the second year running, Sutcliffe & Co have won this award, highlighting their consistent dedication to service excellence in the insurance industry. The Insurance Business UK Magazine IBUK 5-Star Brokerages Awards consider key details about each brokerage in 2021 and 2022, including revenue, policies written, number of clients and profit margin. From this information brokerages are ranked according to five criteria: revenue, revenue growth, policies written growth, client growth, and number of new clients. The criteria for the awards ensures that the very best brokerages are singled out, regardless of size, with Sutcliffe & Co once again proving to be one of the best independent insurance brokers in the UK. Duncan Sutcliffe, Managing Director at Sutcliffe & Co says, “We are so pleased to have been named a 5-Star Brokerage in this year’s IBUK Awards. To win once was incredible but to win for a second time is such an amazing achievement for the team.
policies from over 100 different insurers, ensuring clients get the right insurance for their needs. Firmly based in the heart of Worcestershire, Sutcliffe & Co are closely involved with the local community, with clients across the UK in a diverse range of industries.
As we continue to grow from strength to strength, our commitment to provide the highest level of service is unwavering. Many thanks again for the recognition!”. Sutcliffe & Co are proud to be fourth generation independent insurance brokers which allows them to provide insurance
Insurance Business UK is a magazine (www.insurancebusinessmag.com), that reaches over 500,000 insurance professionals daily in six markets. They publish daily news, opinion and analysis in addition to a growing series of special reports – industry surveys and rankings showcasing the best individuals, companies and products in the market. For more information about Sutcliffe & Co and their latest award please contact the Sutcliffe Head Office on 01905 21681 or alternatively email enquiries@sutcliffeinsurance.co.uk.
Decarbonising Heat: A challenge for manufacturers alone? For many working in the UK heating industry, Net Zero represents true north. At Worcester Bosch, a leading manufacturer of heating appliances; from boilers to heat pumps and hybrid systems, this is very much the case. Decarbonising the product portfolio, and subsequently the way homes are heated, is the company’s core purpose. It serves as the ultimate motivator for staff and is the driving force behind product strategy and innovation. However, the path to Net Zero is complex, particularly when it comes to heating homes. Barriers such as poor housing stock, ageing energy infrastructure, an inexperienced skills base for renewables, the economic landscape, energy costs,
lack of demand and the much-loved British climate, all conspire to present a uniquely difficult challenge that appliance manufacturers alone cannot answer. It is, therefore, frustrating that the issue is increasingly used for political point scoring and headline chasing, whilst there remains a lack of policy that effectively addresses these broader barriers to decarbonising heat.
when it comes to Net Zero. But as 2024 looms, the need for establishing holistic and pragmatic policy that supports mass decarbonisation of heat, could not be greater or more urgent.
Businesses, like Worcester Bosch, rely on ‘joined-up’ thinking from legislators
BDL Wins Small Business of the Year at Chamber Awards Its been an exciting and extremely rewarding 12 months for BDL which culminated in winning ‘Small Business of the Year’ at the Hereford & Worcestershire Chamber awards. By continually pushing our service levels above and beyond our clients expectations and by adding to our already successful team, we have also now opened a 2nd office which will gives us the scope for further expansion. As well as offering a full range of freight forwarding & logistics services ( Sea, air & road ), BDL specialize in ‘ Time Critical ‘ transport. We currently handle inbound and export movements for automotive brands such as Morgan Motors, JLR, BMW, Bentley and many other local suppliers. Our customer base covers a wide variety of industries and we continue to try and forge more relationships in the local area.
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As part of our commitment to sustainability and reducing carbon emissions moving forward, we joined a global network which is specifically targeted at the freight and global logistics industry. It involves like minded agents who want to share their ideas and help to enable a circle economy where products and packaging are reused for the good of the environment. These effects can also be measured through a CO2 calculator throughout the supply chain and across all forms of transport. It shows our clients and suppliers alike how seriously we take this subject and will continue to look for opportunities to become more efficient.
For all your global freight and logistics enquiries please contact Operations Director : tony.seifas@bdl-groupservices.com. hwchamber.co.uk
