Daisy shortlisted for Lancashire Telegraph Business Awards

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Daisy in News, Work for daisy

The Daisy Group is celebrating after being shortlisted for the Lancashire Telegraph’s Business Awards Training and Development category.

Earlier this year Daisy enhanced its internal training with the introduction of ‘The Daisy Academy’, an in-depth training department led by the business’ Learning and Development Team. Working with external organisations NVQ, CIM and ACCA, Daisy is able to support its employees throughout a range of different training areas and qualifications.

Since its launch the academy has had great results in all areas of the business, with sales and telemarketing staff smashing targets and 120 staff completing NVQ qualifications in just one year.

Daisy will find out whether it has been successful when the winners are announced at an awards evening held at Ewood Park in Blackburn on Friday 11th November – fingers crossed!

Daisy Visit Highlights Demand for Private Sector Jobs

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Daisy in Work for daisy

Daisy Group plc was able to highlight the demand for private sector jobs during a high profile visit from the Director General of the CBI (Confederation of British Industry).
We tied in the visit from John Cridland with a recruitment day which attracted more than 400 job-seekers to our Nelson headquarters.

Mr Cridland, who speaks up for the business community on public platforms and with government, chose Daisy as one of two highly successful companies he was keen to visit during his whistle stop tour of the North West.

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“You’re hired!” Matthew Riley joins Lord Sugar in BBC One’s The Apprentice

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Daisy in News, Work for daisy

Lord Sugar has enlisted the help of serial entrepreneur Matthew Riley, CEO of Daisy Group Plc, to assist him in crowning this year’s Apprentice. The 37-year-old is one of four interviewers to be drafted in by TV’s most notorious boss, tasked with interviewing this year’s candidates.

Injecting a new spin into the life-changing opportunity, this year’s successful Apprentice will no longer win a six figured salary job working in one of Lord Sugar’s businesses. Instead the winner and their business idea will found the basis of a partnership with Lord Sugar, with an investment to the value of £250,000.
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Daisy Continues to Invest in Staff!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Daisy in News, Work for daisy

A rapidly growing telecoms provider is proving it is never too big to recognise the importance of staff development. A total of 39 employees have recently gained new qualifications, having completed NVQ training courses while holding down their full-time jobs at Daisy.
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Daisy Invests In Business Leaders Of The Future!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Daisy in News, Work for daisy

The rapidly-growing company has broken the trend of many other organisations by investing in development, rather than cutting spend. Daisy has teamed up with SFL, a leadership and change management consultancy, to deliver Daisy’s first ever talent programme, which aims to develop leaders of the future.

Clare Martin, Group HR Director at Daisy, explained: “Having acquired 36 companies in the last five years, Daisy has experienced dramatic growth as a business and is continuing to evolve. Continue reading →