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BUSINESS REPORT
BUSINESS REPORT
MILTON KEYNES CHAMBER keeps its members up to date with all the latest business news. Whether it’s through the pages of this magazine, our website or regular email updates, we will always endeavour to keep you in the picture and informed
A NEW CHAPTER FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCY PPE BUSINESS LAUNCH IN UK ASAP Innovations, a leading manufacturer of medical PPE for the healthcare, automotive, industrial, construction, food and beverages industries has officially launched in the UK. Based in Ireland and Malaysia, with over 30 years’ experience manufacturing disposable products and a commitment to hygiene control and quality assurance, ASAP Innovations’ 150 certified product lines of masks and gloves are now available to UK organisations. ASAP Innovations’ products are highly regulated and certified to EU standards and are registered with the European Medical Device Directive (MDD). General manager Madan Natarajan said: “This year has seen the topic of PPE thrown under the spotlight, but this has resulted in a lot of misinformation and lack of understanding regarding the correct usage of PPE. “Consequently, fraudsters are exploiting this opportunity. To protect public health, it is crucial that organisations and the public have access to the best quality and regulated PPE from a credible, certified provider. Proper hygiene standard is practiced throughout the development of all of our products and we have a dedicated inspection team specialised in quality assurance which allows us to provide advice to our customers.” Visit: whyasap.co.uk 4 inbusiness JUNE/JULY 2021
A recruitment agency, which began its life in the Mike Chappell height of the pandemic last year, has just moved premises after it outgrew its Milton Keynes office. Chappell Enterprises UK was incorporated in July 2020 by Mike Chappell and started life in a threeperson office in Warren Park. But after rapid growth, just eight months later the team have moved to a 12-person office in Linford Wood. The company, which specialises in transport, logistics, warehousing, grounds ‘OUR maintenance and finance industries, now REPUTATION HAS boasts five full time employees and are on the lookout for experienced GONE THROUGH recruitment professionals to join their THE ROOF WITH team. They will also soon recruit four ENQUIRIES more trainee recruitment consultants EVERY WEEK’ through the new Kickstart Scheme. The scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16- to 24-year-olds on as a director of another recruitment Universal Credit who are at risk of long-term agency was huge, especially in a pandemic. unemployment. Some people thought it was a bad decision, but Mike said: “We started out at the back end of the fortunately it’s really taken off. first lockdown. “By building trusted relationships with our clients “Some recruitment businesses were scaling down, so with our honest approach and our stringent compliance I felt like we entered the market in a more level playing processes, our reputation has gone through the roof field and probably the best time to give it a go. It’s with enquiries every week from recommendations been a whirlwind. The risk of leaving my previous role made by our current clients.”
DESIGN FIRM MOVES WITH THE TIMES When recruitment ad designer Julie King and concept illustrator Chris Coomber joined forces in 1999 to set up 4fx Design & Multimedia, they had a hunch the future would be digital. Milton Keynes marketing agency, 4fx, initially offered traditional marketing collateral such as logos, brochures and magazine advertising as well as digital design and website development. Fast forward 21 years and the now eight-strong team is celebrating 21 years of continued success. Reflecting on their journey, co-founder Julie King, said: “We’ve always been a graphic design, web development and marketing agency offering a range of services. Then we set up CodeHub 200 offering bespoke software systems and app development too.
“When we first set up, social media and Wifi did not exist and there were no smartphones. “Changing has been imperative. We’ve continually adapted as our clients have adopted new technology and their customers have developed different ways to consume media. How they want to be marketed to and the ways they want to buy are in hugely different
Julie King
from 21 years ago. Everything is digital now, which is why we’ve constantly evolved.” The 4fx team offers a full range of graphic design and web services including domains and hosting, app development, bespoke software systems, search engine optimisation and much more. Visit: www.4fx.co.uk
Chris Coomber
