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Supporting businesses to reduce and eliminate single use plastic in Fleet Hampshire We are delighted to announce that Fleet BID is working in partnership with Hart District Council as part of their 12-month pilot initiative with Sky Ocean Rescue to make Hart single use plastic (SUP) free. Fleet BID will be working closely with zero waste retailer, Scoop, to help businesses in Fleet Hampshire to make simple changes towards becoming single use plastic free. This is part of Hart District Council’s broader initiative working closely with council operational staff, local businesses and schools with the objective of educating how our lives
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The Safer Hampshire Business Partnership, Hampshire Constabulary, the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner and Enterprise Rent-a-Car Ltd have worked together to create guides to hate crime, designed for businesses who want to ensure their managers and employees are supported appropriately should they become a victim of or witness a hate crime in the workplace. Download the Guide for Employers here. Download the Guide for Employees here For more guidance on violence and abuse in the workplace visit the Hampshire Police website here.
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One in four businesses is affected by fraud every year and in 2017, fraud cost UK businesses £190billion. Fraud is a crime involving misrepresentation, trickery, scams, imposters or deceit. Fraud almost always involves money, either directly or indirectly. No loss needs to occur for an offence of fraud to have been committed. Hampshire police and Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and internet crime, have developed a guide to help businesses identify and report different types of fraud. Download the guide here. The guide can also be downloaded from the National Business Crime website here. For more
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Businesses in Fleet are set to benefit from stronger ties between the town’s Business Improvement District (BID) and Hampshire Chamber of Commerce. The two business-led organisations have agreed to co-operate on shared member priorities including economic development, lobbying to government and tackling workforce skills gaps. Under a formal memorandum signed by BID and Chamber directors, the pair will work together to organise more networking and information-sharing events, signpost respective members to sources of business support, share the results of skills surveys and promote business involvement in local skills development. Among the key benefits for Fleet BID levy payers will be
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Our Annual Levy Payer meeting and Business Excellence Awards 2019 took place on Wednesday 15th May 2019 Over 40 businesses took part in the annual Business Excellence Awards which included a Customer Experience Review from independent experts, Insight 6 as well as four new Awards Categories. Best Newcomer – for a business recently established in central Fleet. Customer Service Champion – for the business where you get great service time and time again. Fleet’s Best Kept Secret – a great business that everyone should know about. Sustainability Award – sponsored by Fleet’s Zero Waste Shop, Scoop Business Excellence Awards There
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Globally, we produce nearly 300 million tonnes of plastic every year and it is estimated that up to 13 million tonnes of plastic leaks into the global marine environment annually*. This has adverse implications for wildlife, the economy and human health. Many businesses and communities are taking steps to reduce or eliminate the use of plastics, particularly single-use plastics to minimise the impact of plastic pollution in the environment. To recognise the achievement of businesses in this area, the Fleet Business Improvement District, Fleet BID, is introducing a new award as part of their Business Excellence Awards 2019 – the Sustainability
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The Fleet Business Improvement District (BID) are looking for new Board members from businesses in the BID area in Fleet. To ensure we have good representation from the sectors in the BID area, applications from businesses in the service sector, hair & beauty and night time economy sectors as well as the Waterfront Business Park are encouraged. If you are motivated and innovative with a keen interest in shaping Fleet’s future we’d love to hear from you. What does the Board do? Fleet BID is led by a Board of volunteer directors from businesses in the BID area as well
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