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Derbyshire Institute of Sport offers warm welcome to new board member David Nelson

Derbyshire Institute of Sport offers warm welcome to new board member David Nelson

David Nelson, a Derby businessman with a huge love of sport, has been appointed to the board of the Derbyshire Institute of Sport.
Keen cyclist and golfer David Nelson is Senior Partner at leading Midlands-based accountancy and advisory firm, PKF Smith Cooper, and has joined the board as the institute enters a new stage of sustained growth.
David has a long association with amateur sports,

Retiring former PKF Smith Cooper Partner was ‘one of the foundations upon which the firm was built’

Retiring former PKF Smith Cooper Partner was ‘one of the foundations upon which the firm was built’

Respected former Partner and Audit Director Janet Morgan retires after dedicating 20 years of her career to PKF Smith Cooper.
Janet’s illustrious career began back in 1984, when she qualified as a Chartered Accountant for a sole practitioner. This was followed by a position at Deloitte Haskins & Sells and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
In February 2002, Janet joined PKF Smith Cooper in a Senio

SCIFS' Chris Soborowski

SCIFS promotion announcement highlights what is shaping up to be a record year for the company amid the acceleration of their business plan

Since joining Smith Cooper Independent Financial Solutions (SCIFS) almost four years ago, Chris Soborowski has made quite a splash, quickly becoming an indispensable cornerstone of the team – which is part of why the company has recently announced his promotion to SCIFS’ Operations Director.
The promotion includes responsibility as both a Statutory and Regulated Director of the firm under the

Specialist international distribution and services group, Bunzl Plc, demonstrate ongoing growth ambitions with the acquisition of Hydropac Ltd, an insulated packaging solutions business.

Specialist international distribution and services group, Bunzl Plc, demonstrate ongoing growth ambitions with the acquisition of Hydropac Ltd, an insulated packaging solutions business.

Hydropac Ltd, a leading manufacturer of icepacks and temperature-controlled shipping systems, has been acquired by Bunzl Plc in a deal led by PKF Smith Cooper’s Birmingham team.
Hydropac designs and manufactures insulated packaging solutions that focus on maintaining chilled and frozen temperatures of food, pet-food, and pharmaceutical products during transit. It works with customers to design

Award-winning PKF Smith Cooper continue to expand team with a number of new appointments

Award-winning PKF Smith Cooper continue to expand team with a number of new appointments

Midlands-based tax, accountancy, and business advisory firm, PKF Smith Cooper, have been enjoying a successful year, building up many of their service lines – with their tax team notably bolstered by 6 appointments in recent months.


This success is reflected in the firm’s September announcement, where they revealed that they had joined the global family of PKF International, placing the

Industry 4.0 – The manufacturing industry faces heightened cyber-security risks as the sector continues to digitise and adopt automation like never before

Industry 4.0 – The manufacturing industry faces heightened cyber-security risks as the sector continues to digitise and adopt automation like never before

The manufacturing industry is the third most targeted industry for cybercrime behind the finance and government sectors, according to Make UK, the organisation that represents manufacturing and engineering firms in the UK.
Despite this, it is also one of the least protected and is therefore more likely to experience a data breach.
The fourth industrial revolution – increasing digitisation m

Infuse Technology expands its team with skilled apprentices, as client portfolio continues to grow

Infuse Technology expands its team with skilled apprentices, as client portfolio continues to grow

Infuse Technology are celebrating a period of expansion, welcoming a number of new clients to their portfolio, alongside new recruits to the team.
Infuses’ new clients include Ampleforth Abbey Trust, a 60-user client based in York.
To facilitate this continued growth and enhance their specialist service offering, Infuse have welcomed several new starters – the latest of whom is Brandon Hot

Quick Self Storage Holdings Ltd has acquired the Darlington site and operations of Dainton Group Services Ltd

Quick Self Storage Holdings Ltd has acquired the Darlington site and operations of Dainton Group Services Ltd

Rapidly expanding, Midlands-based self-storage company, Quick Self Storage Holdings Ltd, has acquired the Darlington site and operations of Dainton Group Services Ltd, a well-established operator with 17 self-storage sites across the South-West and North-East.
The innovative, 100% digitally-led Quick Self Storage appointed PKF Smith Cooper to assist with identifying and unlocking potential acqu

PKF SMITH COOPER’S CORPORATE FINANCE DIVISION CELEBRATE THEIR ‘DEAL OF THE YEAR (UNDER £10M)’ WIN AT INSIDER’S 2021 EAST MIDLANDS DEALMAKERS AWARDS

On Wednesday 29th September, Nottingham’s Belfry hosted the renowned Dealmakers Awards ceremony, where a host of companies located in the East Midlands celebrated their dealmaking achievements throughout the past year. The event was compered by Mark Durden-Smith and sponsored by Fairstone Group, HSBC UK, Shawbrook Bank, and ThinCats.

PKF Smith Cooper’s Corporate Finance division had more t

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