Tees Business Tees Business Issue 14 | Page 48

48 | Tees Business Quiz winners from Henderson Insurance Brokers celebrate. Biz quiz proves a charity success H Teesside and we’re all proud Teessiders, so we were keen to support the brilliant work of the Philanthropic Foundation. “I love the fact that the Foundation and its many supporters are, like us, committed to redistributing the wealth to those who most need our help right here on Teesside. “Everyone enjoys a good quiz so what better way to raise some funds while helping local businesses do some great team-building and helping the charity to gain further exposure? “It was a great night, well supported by so many local businesses, and most importantly we exceeded last year’s fundraising total by some margin.” Paul and the charity thanked Prime UK Solutions, Middlesbrough FC, Anderson Barrowcliff, Flowerhouse, Hooker & Young, Antonio Edward Hair Salon, the Racz Group and Atom Health and Fitness for their fundraising donations, together with Stephen ere’s a question for you – how much can a Teesside recruitment firm raise for local worthy causes by organising a quiz for local businesses? The answer is £5,000 over the past two years, as Paul Card Recruitment proved when they raised £2,887 for Teesside Philanthropic Foundation via a recent general knowledge quiz night, topping a £2,232 effort in 2017. The Wynyard-based recruitment consultancy specialises in helping businesses find high-quality finance and accountancy professionals, with high-profile Tees clients including Quorn Foods, Jacksons Law Firm and chemicals firm Venator. To mark a year in which the consultancy has achieved their best ever turnover, director Paul Card wanted to show the firm’s support for local worthy causes. More than 20 local businesses took part in the quiz night at Middlesbrough Football Club’s Riverside Stadium, with a team from Henderson Insurance Brokers emerging victorious. Paul, who launched the consultancy five years ago after nine years working for a global recruitment specialist, said: “We’re a Teesside business, all of our staff live on Paul Card of Paul Card Recruitment organised the charity fundraiser. Downing for his role as quiz master. Members of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, senior members of Paul Card Recruitment boast more than 35 years of experience in the recruitment sector and recently expanded with the addition of local recruitment specialist Andrea Conway to their team. PROPEL YOUR BUSINESS With over 23 years HR experience, HR Alchemy can revolutionise your business performance through unconventional thinking and creative ideas, devising unique and effective HR solutions for your team. CONTRACTS & C O M PA N Y P O L I C Y O R G A N I S AT I O N A L STRUCTURE LEGAL COMPLIANCE R E WA R D S & RECOGNITION EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE DISCIPLINE & G R I E VA N C E RECRUITMENT PROCESS EMPLOYEE R E L AT I O N S There are a number of easy ways to access our services from individual ad hoc projects, a tailored support package to a fully integrated service agreement. Whatever you choose, we will ensure that you get a one-to-one managed service from an experienced board level HR director. Speak to Jo Davies for more information. E [email protected] C O M M E R C E H O U S E , 1 E X C H A N G E T 03338802810 S Q U A R E , W W W . H R A L C H E M Y . C O . U K M I D D L E S B R O U G H T S 1 1 D E