Q4 2020

4 EU BUSINESS NEWS / Q4 2020 EU BUSINESS NEWS / Q4 2020 5 NEWS NEWS , , UK based background screening company recognised as a UK Business Hero UK based background screening company, Verifile, has been recognised as a UK Business Hero as part of a campaign to recognise the efforts businesses have made in fighting the Coronavirus pandemic. Verifile was nominated for recognition by the Bedfordshire Chamber of Business, after pledging to provide up to £3 million of support to the emergency recruitment of health and social care employees and volunteers dealing with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. In April, Verifile removed all admin fees for a possible 500,000 DBS checks, providing a 100% free end-to-end service to save the NHS and other health and social care organisations £millions in administration fees. “With this pledge, we simply set out to do our part and never sought recognition, so it is extra special for us to be recognised at a national level amongst such esteemed company” said Founder and CEO of Verifile Eyal Ben Cohen. However, he said the team at Verifile were the ones who deserved the recognition. UK’s leading supplier of wing mirrors boost its customer service team with new appointment WingMirrorMan, the UK’s leading supplier of wingmirrors, has taken on Georgia Searle as a sales and administration assistant to boost its customer service team. Georgia, 18, will help the Bury, Greater Manchester- based company to support existing and potential customers in their product requirements, working within the customers' sales support team. She joins under the Government’s National Apprenticeship Scheme. The business supplies wing mirrors for almost all makes and models of cars, vans and motorhomes to customers in the UK, Europe and further afield. It supplies trade customers such as ambulance services, police services, car and truck leasing companies, car body repair shops, car dealers, rental hire companies, housing associations, MoT testing centres, motorhome retailers and hire companies, road hauliers, taxis, and van and truck hire companies. It employs eight staff and sells primarily via its website at https:// www.wingmirrorman.co.uk and over the telephone. Wing Mirror Man also sells single units of wing mirror glass, wing mirror covers, stick on glass and glass cut to size and provides a service to paint the covers to match the colour of vehicles. Steven Speed, Managing Director of Wing Mirror Man, said: “Georgia’s appointment is part of our growth plans for the next three years and will help to support our customer service team.” Georgia will also work towards obtaining a National Vocational Qualification Level 3 in Business Administration from Bolton College on a one-day-a-week day release basis during the next 18 months. Georgia, who attended Bury College where she studied A-Levels in Business, Geography and Law, turned down the opportunity to go to university in favour of an apprenticeship. She said: “University just wasn’t for me. A lot of my friends have also followed an apprenticeship route rather than go to university. She added: “So far, I am really enjoying working at Wing Mirror Man. It’s definitely better than going to university as I can study part-time whilst earning at the same time. “There’s plenty of variety in the work and I am looking forward to working with the team.” “A lot of work was put into this pledge and others. It was a challenging year and the teams at Verifile have contributed to this success. This recognition is first and foremost theirs.” Informing Verifile that they had been named a UK Business Hero, Justin Richardson Chief Executive of Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce said: “Bedfordshire Chamber of Commerce would like to congratulate Verifile and all the staff involved for their contribution and responding to the needs of frontline workers and the local community.” The UK Business Hero campaign was created by the UK’s Chamber of Commerce and HRH The Countess of Wessex. In a letter announcing the recognition, Her Royal Highness said: “It has given me great pride to hear how businesses have gone the extra mile to help during the coronavirus pandemic. “I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your positive contributions, congratulate you on your recognition as a UK Business Hero and wish you every success in your endeavours in the weeks and months ahead as we look to the recovery of our country.”