Client case studies
Case Study – Harborough District Council
Harborough District Council is a local authority serving the residents and businesses within the large rural area of south Leicestershire. Their services cover revenues and benefits, domestic recycling and waste collections, planning, licensing, environment and food safety. They also offer commercial services across building control, trade waste contracts and lifeline services. They are based in the centre of Market Harborough where they have finance, HR, sales, marketing, communications and customer service teams. www.harborough.gov.uk
Case Study – Bray & Bray Solicitors
Bray & Bray Solicitors is an independent firm of solicitors with four offices; two in Leicester, one in Market Harborough and one in Hinckley. They support both businesses and individuals with a broad range of legal services; employment law, insolvency, family law, conveyancing, commercial property, regulatory crime, personal injury, wills, trust, probate, and litigation. Although they are based in the East Midlands, they work with clients much further afield. Their business mantra is to ‘provide accessible and expert legal advice and assistance at a reasonable price’. They employ over 90 people, with partners, solicitors, legal executives, paralegals, trainee solicitors, account managers, marketing and administration roles making up their team.Based in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. They employ over 70 full and part time permanent people and contractors. www.braybray.co.uk
Case Study – Elmhurst Energy
Elmhurst Energy Systems was established in 1993 and operates in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The company has grown to become the most recognised independent organisation in the energy rating industry for their professionalism and ability to drive high standards through software development, delivery of training and outstanding certification scheme. Based in Lutterworth, Leicestershire. They employ over 70 full and part time permanent people and contractors. www.elmhurstenergy.co.uk
Case Study – Arena Travel
Arena Group is an independent tour operator who deliver special interest holidays. Their head office is in Suffolk, and they have two further offices offering specialised services; Buckingham for Art History Holidays and Market Harborough for River Cruise and Rail Holidays. The business has been going for over forty years. They have carved out a collection of niche travel brands offering experiential and learning holiday tours, with the focus on delivering a premium service to their customers. They have a team of 31 at their Market Harborough office working on their River Cruise and Rail Holidays. They also provide some of the head office functions for the Arena Group, such as IT, finance, marketing and PR. They employ over 70 full and part time permanent people and contractors. www.arenatravel.com
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