Nathan Doe, Senior Manager
For the latest of our lockdown-reflections mini-series, we’ve been in conversation with Nathan Doe, of the popular homewares business, John Doe of Diss. This family firm first began selling carpets in the East Anglian region in 1983, and now has a workforce of some 50 employees.
Richard Turvill, Managing Director
There’s no denying that the hospitality industry was devastatingly hard hit by the pandemic. But what happens when you’re a key supplier to that sector? How does a business weather the storm and exist ‘in limbo’?
John Jackaman, Founder & Managing Director
Based in West Suffolk, the umbrella brand has four core areas of trade – a restaurant, cook school, an eCommerce business selling ingredients and equipment to chefs worldwide, and a dry stores business supplying restaurants and hotels in East Anglia.
Steve Pearce, Chief Executive
Having experienced significant growth and momentum, by 2020, Omega was in need of a greater structure and strategy to its HR approach.
Janene Bush, Founder & Director
Given the beauty industry has been closed for so much of the last 12 months, it’s been a challenging time for this ambitious businesswoman – but something she’s faced head on, with a determination to come out fighting.
Abi Charter, Marketing Manager
The pandemic has forced the company to think on its toes and for certain working practices to be rightfully challenged. Working from home has not been previously considered at Best of Suffolk, but the advantages have been clearly seen.
Aime Southgate, Founder and Director
MAD-HR assisted in the recruitment process for the next phase of the company’s growth, supporting the team through interviews, vetting applicants and leading on psychometric testing.
Paul Winter, Chief Executive
Ipswich Building Society has achieved successful growth during the tenure of Chief Executive Paul Winter. Their heritage as a mutual business naturally drove a family style culture with high employee and member satisfaction rates. However, in 2015 Paul could see that the market was becoming increasingly more competitive and that the Society would need to implement strategic change to ensure future success and counteract the effects of new competition.
6th May 2021 
