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MEET THE SPONSORS
BEST SOCIAL MEDIA
BEST SOCIAL VALUE
We are a large further education college in Hertfordshire
with campuses in Welwyn Garden City and St Albans, and a
further training provision in Borehamwood. We are proud to
successfully provide for 7,500 students and look forward to
welcoming you.
Originally established in 1921, our St Albans Campus opened its
doors to First World War ex-service men under the Of昀椀cers’
Agricultural Training Scheme and to the Women’s Land Army
members.
Since then, the college has developed a wide range of learning
opportunities, offering courses across a diverse range of subjects
at different levels.
There are approximately 1,500 full- and part-time courses
offered to around 10,000 students who come from a wide
variety of regions. These courses range from vocational courses
with strong links to employers through to elite sports, the arts
and a wide variety of A Levels. We are also nationally recognised
for our outstanding provision for learners with mild and severe
learning dif昀椀culties.
www.oaklands.ac.uk
Willmott Dixon is a British privately-owned, contracting
and interior 昀椀t-out group. Founded in 1852, our continuing
purpose is to deliver brilliant buildings, transform lives,
strengthen communities and enhance the environment, so our
world is 昀椀t for future generations.
From our specialist Development Solutions service, which
supports customers to deliver on the Government’s Levelling
Up agenda, to the apprenticeships, work experience and other
social value activities which come as standard on every project,
we help local communities to thrive.
Passionate about the environment, our climate targets are
industry-leading: by 2030 we’ll be a zero-carbon company (no
offsetting), and all our projects will be net-zero. We support
our customers’ net-zero ambitions through our end-to-end
Decarbonise Today service.
Willmott Dixon was named the UK’s top workplace in the
2022 Best Big Company to Work For list. We hold Kings
Award for Promoting Opportunity and have held a Queen’s
Award for Sustainable Development since 2014. We are
targeting gender parity across all business levels by 2030
and are the UK’s highest ranked contractor in the FT’s 2025
Diversity Leaders’ list.
www.willmottdixon.co.uk
MADE IN HERTS
Whether you’re a start-up business or looking to grow and
expand, Stevenage Borough Council provides you with a single
point of contact to access the following business support
services available from the council and its partners:
Access to Funding resources · Support with 昀椀nding suitable
premises, with access to superb commercial accommodation
in well-established business parks Support with promotion
of achievements and successes Links to education, training
institutions and organisations to discuss your speci昀椀c needs,
including taking on apprentices Support with developing your
supply chains, through local and regional events Access to
enterprise and innovation services and a network of innovation
centres Access to business consultants and advisors; providing
support for business planning, sales and marketing, exporting,
mentoring and other helpful sources Planning advice and
support with your growth plans Aftercare support.
www.investinstevenage.co.uk
SME BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
The University of Hertfordshire (UOH) is a public university
based largely in Hat昀椀eld, Hertfordshire. As of 2021, it has
over 25,130 students, including more than 5,200 international
students that together represent 100 countries. The university is
one of Hertfordshire's largest employers with over 2,700 staff,
812 of whom are academic members of staff.
It has a turnover of more than £235 million. The university has
9 schools: Hertfordshire Business School, Computer Science,
Creative Arts, Education, Health and Social Work, Humanities
(which oversees its CATS programme), Hertfordshire Law
School, Life and Medical Sciences, Physics, Engineering and
Computer Science and Hertfordshire Higher Education
Consortium. Hertfordshire is a member of University Alliance,
Universities UK and European University Association.
www.herts.ac.uk
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