Find out about our MSBE Exhibitors 2025
and meet them in person on Wednesday, 26th March
Our MSBE 2025 Exhibitors
Meet the Stars of our Show
We’re delighted to showcase a wide variety of businesses at the Mid Suffolk Business Exhibition. By opening it to all local enterprises, of whatever size, we’re looking to demonstrate the breadth and variety of talent and entrepreneurship in and around Stowmarket – and to show very clearly the enormous range of skills our town can call upon.
Amica Financial Wellbeing
Too many people today are uncomfortable talking about money and, as a result, haven’t got a clear plan in place for their future security. Conversely, those who have a specific plan and meet regularly with a financial advisor to review it are more confident about the future, notably more optimistic and less stressed. A report by the Institute of Longevity Research shows they are also better off throughout retirement.
Are you ready to start a conversation that could help you realise your version of financial wellbeing? In Amica, you’ll find the support dedicated to helping you reach your goals, and we will be just as excited as you when you achieve them. Amica: expert, friendly advice for the future you want to live.
T: 07976616939 /0207 183 5254 E: karan.wilson@sjpp.co.uk W: www.amicafinancialwellbeing.co.uk
AnyIT Ltd
AnyIT’s core focus is to align your business with the ANYIT way. We’ve built a framework from many security frameworks like Cyber Essentials ISO27001 and many more.
Clients that align with this standard see a drastic reduction in support needs and a marked increase the confidence in their IT systems and processes.
Businesses are able to take on new challenges knowing IT isn’t one of them, and knowing AnyIT has IT that covered.
T:01449 798088 E: sales@anyit.com W: www.anyit.com
Archway Carpets
Archway Carpets offers a wide range of flooring solutions, including carpets, vinyl, and both residential and commercial flooring options. With access to an extensive selection of suppliers, we can source nearly any carpet or flooring type on the market, ensuring that you find the perfect match for your needs.
Whether you’re updating your home or outfitting a commercial space, our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality products and expert installation. From luxurious carpets to durable vinyl flooring, we provide tailored solutions to suit every style, preference, and budget.
Our commitment to exceptional customer service ensures a smooth and hassle-free experience from start to finish.
T:01394 386684 E: info@archwaycarpets.co.uk W: www.archwaycarpets.co.uk
Auditel
Auditel is an award-winning Cost, Procurement & Carbon Solutions Company. Helping organisations achieve recognised specifications for carbon reduction including ISO14064-1 and ISO14068-1.
In the current challenging economic climate, organisations are battling with the desire to drive growth and profitability, whilst investing in low-carbon emitting technologies to reduce their carbon footprint and speed up their journey to achieving Net Zero.
As Independent cost management specialists, established in 2000, we deliver proven cost reduction and ongoing management covering over 100 areas of procurement across all sectors.
Due to this procurement expertise, we can potentially self-fund your Net Zero journey, or even make it more profitable through cost removal and cost transformation.
A family-run business we take pride in the relationships we nurture with our clients, working alongside your existing finance, operational and procurement teams – do get in touch for a no-obligation conversation.
T:01394 338657 E: kim.gear@auditel.co.uk W: www.auditel.co.uk/connect/
Brightside Wealth Management
It’s never too soon or too late to start a conversation. Looking on the Brightside can make a big difference.
Brightside Wealth Management is a team of experienced financial advisers helping individuals and businesses preserve capital, make the right investment choices and realise their financial ambitions and aspirations.
With us alongside, our clients stay better-informed to make smarter money decisions.
We believe financial advice should be accessible, straight-talking and reliable – and that everyone and anyone can benefit from it.
It’s never too soon or too late to start a conversation.
Looking on the Brightside can make a big difference.
Retirement Planning – Pension – Investment Planning – Protection – Estate & Inheritance
For a one-to-one confidential consultation – online or over the phone, please contact Olivia Higson.
T:01449 77550 E: olivia.higson@sjpp.co.uk W: www.brightsidewealthmanagement.co.uk
The value of an investment with St. James’s Place will be directly linked to the performance of the funds you select, and the value can therefore go down as well as up. You may get back less than you invested.
Brightside Wealth Management Ltd is an Appointed Representative of and represents only St. James’s Place Wealth Management plc (which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority) for the purpose of advising solely on the Group’s wealth management products and services, more details of which are set out on the Group’s website www.sjp.co.uk/products.
SJP Approved 23/10/2024
Christies Care
Christies Care have been based in Suffolk for almost 40 years. Specialising in live-in care and currently rated as Outstanding by CQC. Christies Care are proud to now provide hourly care in Suffolk with a new office in Stowmarket.
With our award-winning training, our carers provide a high-level care for adults, supporting those who wish to live at home.
E: Stowmarket@christiescare.com W: www.christiescare.com
Creative Words
There is no doubt that having regular, new content is great for raising your professional profile, engaging with customers and prospects, building your team and expressing who you are and what you do as a business.
But there never seems to be enough time and that’s where Creative Words comes in.
We provide a total content solution, from initial approach to final delivery, writing editing and setting up your content – whether you need words for your website, a regular blog or newsletter, clever marketing funnels or you even want to write a book.
Creative Words – Content Alchemy – Transforming Material into Content Gold
T:01284 774797 E: info@creativewords.cc W: www.creativewords.cc
Eastgate Financial Ltd
We want to change the image of Financial Advising and remove the barriers so that everyone can benefit from our knowledge.
T:01284 663319 E: Ben@eastgatefinancial.co.uk W: www.eastgatefinancial.co.uk
Fairfield Money Ltd
We provide a personal service to clients around the UK, finding the product that’s right for you.
T:01638 551476 E: Hello@fairfield-money.com W: www.fairfield-money.com
FSB
For support, for protection, for business.
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) is the UK’s leading membership organisation for small businesses and sole traders.
Our members benefit from a wide range of vital services including legal and HR advice, a document and resource library, free business banking, tax investigation support, financial expertise, and a powerful voice heard in government.
T: 080820 20 888 E: customerservices@fsb.org.uk W: www.fsb.org.uk
Furze Virtual Assistance
As a Virtual Assistant, Tracey’s primary goal is to help business owners increase their productivity by providing support with routine tasks, enabling them to focus on driving the business forward.
How can Tracey help?
• Diary management
• Inbox management and email detox
• Travel research and booking
• General meeting support including agendas, minutes and capturing actions
• PowerPoint presentations
• Formatting documents, contracts etc.
• Organising files
• Quotations and invoicing
• Expense management
• General administration and support
Tracey brings nearly twenty years of experience as an Executive Assistant working for C-suite Executives in a high-paced environment. She also has over 12 years experience as a Travel Manager and is a certified Independent Travel Agent.
Tracey has a proactive approach to all tasks and prides herself on delivering high-quality work, fulfilling deadlines and exceeding expectations.
Furze Virtual Assistance – Your problem is my challenge.
T:07748 705055 E: tracey@furzeltd.com W: www.furzeltd.com
FWD Accounts
FWD Accounts is a firm of accountants, based in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk who concentrate on giving your business the time and effort it deserves.
Proud members of the Stowmarket Chamber of Commerce, we believe in blending traditional values with a modern approach and pride ourselves on the ability to provide your business with personal, forward-looking advice, based on your unique requirements.
At FWD Accounts, our aim is to help you focus on important business decisions, by simplifying compliance and proactively interacting with you on day-to-day finance matters.
T:01284 245013 E: jnf@fwdaccounts.co.uk W: www.fwdaccounts.co.uk
Gateway 14
Gateway 14 is a new landmark development in Stowmarket and will be the largest business, innovation and logistics park in East Anglia.
With planning permission for up to 2.36 million sq ft of floor space, available on both a build to suit and speculative build basis. The development is strategically located along the A14, ideal for manufacturing, logistics, innovation and business uses and is part of Freeport East. Designed to a high specification, with sustainability at the forefront, it benefits from high-quality landscaping and an enhanced biodiversity zone, retaining the site’s thriving ecology and creating a vibrant, attractive and healthy working environment for employees, businesses and the community.
The first occupier at the park is The Range who are now fully operational from their 1.2m sq ft distribution unit. A 44,055 sq ft distribution unit is currently under construction for Bauder and Assan Panel are due to commence construction of their 86,565 sq ft manufacturing facility shortly.
Planning permission has been granted for a manufacturing/warehouse unit of 164,500 sq ft which could be delivered on either a pre-let/sale basis within 9 months.
Planning permission has been granted for a 35,000 sq ft Innovation and Skills Centre. The three-storey centre will have office space for high growth start-ups, collaboration and innovation spaces, training and meeting rooms, and café.
Bespoke buildings are available from 20,000 sq ft with a typical delivery time of 9 months.
Gipping Press
Your local print company based in Needham Market for over 45 years. With the equipment and experience to help you print almost anything with no minimum or maximum print runs and no maximum sheet size. From business cards to brochures, from banners to external signage.
T:01449 721599 E: enquiries@gippingpress.co.uk W: www.gippingpress.co.uk
Humber Doucy Brewing Company
Humber Doucy Brewing Company is a family-owned and operated brewery based in deepest Suffolk. Founded by a father and son duo, a maltster and a brewer, we make fresh, vegan friendly beers that celebrate local ingredients and the culture of Suffolk.
They’re meandering, relaxing, and a little bit shady – like an afternoon under oak beams. Or like Humber Doucy Lane, from which we take our name: modern Ipswich houses on one side, the countryside on the other. It’s named for the ‘refreshing shade’ (‘ombre douce’) found there by Napoleonic War prisoners relaxing after their labours.
Or is it? Like a lot of the mardles you’ll hear in a Suffolk pub, that one is … debatable.
Ever fancied having your own beer label? We can make that dream come true!
Working in partnership with you, a personalised and uniquely branded beer is the corporate gift that will be memorable, fun and not end up in the back of a drawer. If you want to say thank you to your clients and team, make your brand pop and stand out in the crowd, or celebrate an event, then give us a call. Our white-label brews are just what you are looking for.
T:01449 780151 E: info@humberdoucybrew.co W:www.humberdoucybrew.co
Ipswich & Suffolk Small Business Association
Ipswich & Suffolk Small Business Association (ISSBA) was set up as a not-for-profit organisation in the1980s as a way of providing peer-to-peer support for small business owners. Starting and running a business can be a lonely place so connecting with other business owners is an invaluable way to share ideas/experiences and offer mutual support.
ISSBA still maintains the same ethos to this day as our volunteer committee, made up of local business people, focuses on providing valuable support, events and useful information to members backed up by their own understanding of the ups and downs of the business world.
We run monthly networking events where you will always be guaranteed a friendly and warm welcome. ISSBA also runs the annual Anglia Business Exhibition which will next take place on 7th May 2025 at Trinity Park, Ipswich. Businesses from across the region will come together for a fantastic day of networking, connections and generating business.
T: 07810 370141 E: mail@issba.co.uk W: www.issba.co.uk
Leadership 43
Leadership43 is trusted and proven in developing and coaching leaders. We are a collaboration of highly trained coaches and mentors who specialise in first-class leadership training for people at all levels in their career. We have years of varied leadership experience in both industry and education; helping individuals develop their skillsets through our collective knowledge, training and past mistakes.
Brought together through our passion for leadership development, at the time of launching, we had 43 years of collective leadership knowledge, expertise and service. Each of us have led in moments of high pressure.
We use our collective knowledge, skills and expertise to support companies and individuals in providing high-quality leadership development in an array of different methods suited to specific requirements.
T: 07879 491093/07962 082087 E: enquiries@leadership43.com W: www.leadership43.com
Little Piggy Marketing
Little Piggy Marketing offers strategic marketing support to help businesses grow and thrive. We specialise in providing accessible, jargon-free consultancy, coaching, training, and workshops tailored to entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small business owners.
Our flexible approach means we can act as your personal marketing function, helping with everything from campaign launches to design and website needs.
Whether you need one-to-one coaching, mentoring, or group training, we are here to guide you in mastering your marketing strategies. With both virtual and in-person training, our programmes focus on goal setting and practical support to help you, and your team maximise your marketing potential and drive business growth.
Think of us as your trusted marketing partner.
T: 01473 561030 E: info@littlepiggymarketing.co.uk W: www.littlepiggymarketing.co.uk
Longcroft Creeting St Peter
Longcroft Creeting St Peter offers just eight luxury suites, each with its own climate-controlled bedroom, leading to a private, safe, play area, complete with multi-storey viewing platforms for feline guests to play or relax.
The peaceful location is perfect for both indoor and outdoor guests. With gorgeous views over owner LJ’s two acres of garden, which plays host to lots of birds, rabbits, hares and deer, there will be plenty of natural entertainment for feline guests to watch from the comfort of their suites.
T: 01449 710429 / 07471174006 E: creetingstpeter@longcroftcathotel.co.uk
W: www.longcroftcathotel.co.uk/hotel/longcroft-creeting-st-peter-ipswich
Love Your Image
Taking you on a journey to having confidence in front of any camera
It is essential in todays business world to be visible and show people who you are and how you help others. It’s a challenge when many are not happy in front of a camera and avoid it, often managing with old or inappropriate images of themselves to get by.
Having been one of those people, I’ve gone on to help many small business owners how to be more at ease with being photographed, even enjoying it. This results in images they can be proud of and use on their websites and social media platforms.
Love Your Image is an individual journey for everyone. Learning where it comes from and how to get past it is key and by taking that first step to move out of your comfort zone is an investment for your business and you personally.
T: 01379 783870 E: help@loveyourimage.co.uk W: www.loveyourimage.co.uk