News in brief: Timber expertise rewarded; Eversheds hosts seminar
MORE than 25 employees from Arnold Laver’s Sheffield, Chesterfield, Tyne and Wear, Reading, Bradford, Birmingham and Manchester branches have attended a special presentation at Aston Hotel near Rotherham.
The Arnold Laver Timber Expert Programme involves two Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) courses – the Foundation and Certificate accreditations – helping staff to understand all timber products and services available at Arnold Laver.
The IWSc is a UK professional body for the timber industry helping to create a more in-depth understanding of the technical, practical and general knowledge of timber and wood based materials.
Sonia Wiser, based at Arnold Laver’s National Production and Distribution Centre at Mosborough, Sheffield, earned expert status at the training and was presented with the annual Laver Trophy for her outstanding effort.
As well as the presentation of the IWSc certificates, Bronze, Silver and Gold medals were awarded to the top achieving staff to recognise their individual hard work.
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A MIRFIELD organisation helping profoundly disabled people has won an award for being an outstanding employer.
Hollybank Trust was named best employer with more than 250 staff at the Skills for Care Accolades held at the Landmark Hotel, London.
The competition was open to employers in the care industry across the UK.
It recognises the trust for employee training of the highest standards.
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LAW firm Eversheds will host the first InterLaw Diversity Forum event in the North for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members of the legal community at its offices at Bridgewater Place, Leeds, on December 11.
Speakers at will include Ben Summerskill, chief executive of Stonewall, the UK’s leading campaigning organisation for lesbian, gay and bisexual equality and diversity, and Daniel Winterfeldt, founder of InterLaw and corporate partner at Simmons & Simmons.
Caroline Wilson, director of diversity for Eversheds, said: “We are delighted to host the first InterLaw Diversity Forum.
“Our position on diversity is very clear. We will benefit as a business by broadening our horizons in terms of the people we seek to employ.”
