SUPPORTING OUR REGION’S TALENT Scrutton Bland sponsor the East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards 2016
E ach year the East Anglian Daily Times Large Business. For this award the judges were looking for an established firm with an annual turnover exceeding £5 million who could show that they were operating a robust business model . Entrants were expected to be able to demonstrate strong sales and profitability and evidence that they maintain best practice in recruitment and training, including areas such as leadership, people management, customer awareness and corporate social responsibility. Sharon Gravener , Corporate Partner at Scrutton Bland sat on the judging panel and awarded the prize for the Large Business category to the IPRS Group (Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Service) based in Little Blakenham, at the awards ceremony at Trinity Park Ipswich. The quality of entrants in 2016 was extremely high with two other shortlisted candidates: Bury St Edmunds firm Treatt, who develop and supply flavour and fragrance ingredients to consumer goods manufacturers, and Ipswich firm Bauder, who supply flat roof materials to the building industry. Commenting on the winner, Sharon Gravener said “The IPRS group has extended its operations into new areas and developed further areas to achieve growth of 40% in revenue for the past two years. It is providing more jobs both locally and nationally and increasing the contribution to our economy. We also see this growth as continuing as the group develops new income streams in the healthcare market.” hold their Business Awards, designed to recognise the ‘best of the best’ from within the local business community. This year Scrutton Bland sponsored the category for
IPRS have their headquarters at Little Blakenham near Ipswich and offer a diverse range of clinical products and services to the public and private sectors. Founded in 1995, they undertook a radical change in the structure of the business in 2004, transforming themselves into a group of five separate businesses, all of which have proved to be consistently successful. CEO Martyn Jackson was commended for his clear and distinct direction set for each of the five different parts of the business, “He is aware of the growing opportunities in the healthcare sectors that IPRS Group operates within”, said Sharon, “and he has a clear vision for future growth, whilst developing his management team to take greater responsibility as the group’s businesses develop.” Martyn has a five-year strategy and vision for the IPRS Group to double its turnover to £20-25million within healthcare, and expand into other areas, whilst retaining its independence. Crucial to achieving this, Martyn believes, is attracting and retaining the very best people for the senior management team. IPRS now employs more than 150 people, including around 70 at the Little Blakenham site. The group also has offices in aberdeen, Bridgend and Eastbourne. Recent growth has been internally funded, and Martyn says the aim is for this to continue, with IPRS remaining private and independent. Running a business is an all-consuming and sometimes stressful process and it is important that you have the right support in place to allow you to concentrate on what you do best. At Scrutton Bland all of our business advisory, tax, financial advisory and insurance broking teams work together to ensure that our clients receive a joined up and fully supportive service. If you would like to talk to us about ways that we may be able to help your business, please contact Sharon Gravener at 01473 267000 or sharon.gravener@ scruttonbland.co.uk
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