Food for thought from Higgs & Sons
BRIERLEY Hill law firm Higgs & Sons has shown its support for a local food bank by donating eight large boxes of essential supplies.
The team, led by head of employment Tim Jones, put together the boxes for Black Country Foodbank which helps vulnerable individuals and families in crisis through the provision of three days of emergency food supplies while a longer-term solution is developed.
Each Higgs’ box contained tinned food, cereals and other essentials, providing enough food for 120 meals. The Foodbank helps around 6,500 people each year, providing 65,000 meals. The demand for its services is rapidly rising with an increase of 47 per cent last year alone.
Jones said of the donation: “We had a most moving and humbling tour of the Black Country Foodbank when taking our contribution. In addition to the food they are involved in all sorts of other projects including Christmas presents for needy children.”
Higgs & Sons is one of the sponsors of TheBusinessDesk.com’s inaugural Midlands Business Masters awards. One of the six categories in the awards is West Midlands Pride, which celebrates the most meaningful philanthropic initiative by a business, organisation or leader.
Nominations are now open for the Masters, which as well as rewarding company success, will highlight all that is good about business in the Midlands, including the outstanding personalities who make the region’s economy thrive.
An independent panel of respected business experts will judge the awards which will celebrate and honour the most successful businesses and entrepreneurs in the region.
The six awards categories are:
West Midlands Newcomer – Best new business initiative in the region
West Midlands Manufacturer – Celebrating the region’s top manufacturing firms
West Midlands Pride – Most meaningful philanthropic initiative by a business, organisation or leader
West Midlands Innovator – Most creative or original business thinking
West Midlands Ambassador – Greatest contribution to business in the West Midlands
West Midlands Exporter – Recognising overseas trade success
If you would like to submit a nomination please click here.
Nominations close on Tuesday February 28.
Tickets for the Midlands Business Masters, which will be held from noon to 3.30pm on May 10 at The Town Hall, Birmingham, are available for £125 per ticket plus VAT, sold in pairs. To buy tickets please click here.
