FORTHCOMING EVENTS
NOV
30
FInance for Start Ups
WED 10:00 - 12.30
Finance is one of the key ingredients for successful startups . This workshop will support you in understanding the basic financial knowledge needed in starting and operating startups .
DEC
1
The Sales Club
THURS 08:00 - 10:30
People will remember your stories before they remember your sales pitch . We are delighted to bring you a new series of Sales focused events with the aim of supporting you and your sales teams to win more business .
DEC
5
DEC
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Start Up Business Workshop
MON 10:00 - 12:30
We ' re giving Wirral Chamber members the chance to make the most of the award opportunities coming up . Learn why you should enter awards and see what a winning entry looks like .
Chamber Cheer
TUES 17:00 -20:00
Wirral Chamber members are invited to an evening of festive cheer . ‘ Tis the season to be jolly , so join us for an evening of fantastic food , good conversation and a celebration of the year past and the year ahead .
DEC
6
DEC
12
Cost of Living Crisis
TUES 14:00 - 15:00
Members HR Webinar with Keynote Speaker , Hema Mistry . The webinar will cover The Impact of Rising Costs , Changes in Working Patterns , Employment Law and Minimising Risk .
MON 10:00 - 12:00
Demystifying Digital & Making Marketing Magic
What is marketing and why do we need to have a strong focus on this important area of running a business ? How both traditional and digital marketing platforms can be used .
For further information about the events , or to book a place , please visit www . wirralchamber . co . uk
MEMBER NEWS
THE FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF KIMPTON INNOVATORS
Kimpton Energy Solutions are working on a long-term solution to bridge the shortfall in the number of young people choosing a career in construction .
Heating , Ventilation and Air-Conditioning specialists Kimpton Energy been based in Liverpool City Region since 1963 . Their long-standing business culture of innovation meant they were early adopters of renewables , designing and building their first heat pumps in 1970s , playing a key role in the development of the crisp industry by using heat pumps in the stores at Walkers Crisps and Golden Wonder to make the potatoes last longer . This long history and culture of innovation has resulted in Kimpton being involved in the development of two UK firsts in renewable technology . With TATA Steel they developed the first Transpired Solar Collectors in the UK , a Canadian renewable technology which pre-heats air for the ventilation system , secondly the designed and installed the UK ’ s first Water Source Heat Pump in open sea at Plas Newydd , Anglesey for the National Trust . This innovation is only possible through a solid culture of happy and motivated staff , encouraged to come forward with ideas and create the energy solutions of the future . With the recent challenges facing the construction and engineering industry in terms of a shortage of people choosing it as a career , there is a shortfall in the next generation of young people entering the industry We Businesses ' re . The giving second-generation active Wirral in the Chamber Manufacturing family members business sector , the which in chance Wirral always been built on to are solid make invited values the to including most attend of looking our the award quarterly after their opportunities Wirral team , the Chamber environment coming of and the local up Commerce community . Learn why Manufacturing , have you decided should to enter Forum do something awards . and about see what it . Kimpton a is challenging winning perceptions entry looks to encourage like . the next generation of innovators from diverse groups of individuals , in particular under-represented groups such as women , to consider a career in the construction industry . Their educational development programme sees the team visit local schools and colleges to deliver workshops highlighting the broad range of careers available in the industry . This work has been gratefully received by the education sector who are keen to ensure students have as many options open to them as possible when it comes to careers , and it ’ s been equally well received by the students themselves , many of whom Kimpton have now signposted to a suitable pathway to commence their journey into a construction industry career .
During the education programme the team discuss the values Kimpton as a business hold , as this is a key motivator for many young people when looking at where they would like to work . Young people say they want to work in for a value-led business who places social value at the heart of what they do , like Kimpton does . wirrallife . com 69