Absolute Quality has expanded its work helping organisations measure, understand, and reduce their carbon footprint. Led by consultant Ryan Doyle, the company provides guidance that helps clients make sustainability part of everyday work and long-term planning. Ryan said: “We work with clients to see where their biggest carbon impacts are and put practical steps in […]
Employee wellbeing isn’t just a ‘nice to have’ anymore. It’s essential for business success. Supporting the mental and physical health of your team boosts productivity, reduces absenteeism, and enhances your organisation’s reputation. Workplace wellbeing issues come in many forms, all of which can harm performance. Stress and burnout are increasingly common, with 63% of UK […]
Absolute Quality has committed to reducing its digital carbon footprint as a part of its overall sustainability activities. Working with sustainable digital consultant, Jamie Campbell, the company is on a mission to reduce its digital carbon footprint and has identified and prioritised the steps they can take to get started. The move follows an examination […]
Internationally recognised company, Marine Safety Supplies, has expanded its workforce and is enjoying business growth following support from North of Tyne Innovation Recovery Grant. The grant, and working with Absolute Quality, helped the Tyneside-based company develop a range of systems and processes to stay globally competitive and compliant. They developed a long-term resilience and action […]
Absolute Quality is leading the charge to create a support network for a robust and agile supply chain for the emerging electrification sector. Significant strategic investments have secured the exciting and rapid development of the electrification sector in the North East of England. Investments in the region include Nissan, which is expanding its electric vehicle […]
Effective leadership is critical in any business in order to succeed and never more so than in today’s complex and ever-changing business environment. Leadership is almost entirely about engaging, enabling, and empowering those around you. After all, having fantastic ideas will only get you so far if your team are not inspired and motivated to […]
Every part of your business boils down to people. It’s well-known that happy people will reduce staff turnover, improve productivity and efficiency, retain your customers, and help you run a successful business. As Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder, said: “Success in business is all about people, people, people. Your team is your biggest competitive advantage, […]
The Spring 2021 Entrepreneurs’ Forum Member Magazine theme is ‘Year of the Entrepreneur’ and reflects the Forum’s shared goal for times ahead. The last year has proved that by working together we’re capable of achieving great things and you’ll find plenty of examples of this throughout this magazine. Our managing director, Helen Short, shared her […]
Absolute Quality is reaping the rewards after taking its suite of courses online. The company, which specialises in helping businesses drive continual improvement, decided to offer their courses both virtually and face-to-face to ensure organisations can still develop their teams despite restrictions imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision has paid off with a contract […]
As an employer, you have a legal duty to protect workers from harm; and now that shielding has been paused everywhere in the UK it is vital that the risk to workers who are classed as particularly vulnerable to Covid-19 is carefully considered and controls are put in place to reduce that risk. People in […]