Business Alliance Partners

acs works in partnership with businesses across Northamptonshire, delivering best-value solutions including IT products and support, office furniture, cabling and hosted IT services. Operating from showroom offices on Brackmills, acs helps local businesses to save time, money and hassle while improving productivity and gaining competitive advantage.

Barclaycard, which operates in the UK, United States, Europe, Africa, Middle and Far East, is a leading global payment business which helps consumers, retailers and businesses to make and accept payments flexibly, and access short-term credit when needed. Barclaycard pioneers new forms of payments and is at the forefront of developing contactless and mobile payment schemes and cutting edge forms of payment for the future.  It also issues credit and charge cards to corporate customers and UK Government. Barclaycard partners with a wide range of global organisations to offer payment options and credit.

Beach Marketing is a full service, integrated marketing agency specialising in branding, strategic marketing planning and the execution of creative, effective online and offline communications. Beach works with a diverse range of ambitious clients in the private, public and charity sectors from global corporates to many well-known local businesses. Located in Mobbs Miller House near Abington Park in the heart of Northampton, Beach works closely with its clients to understand their business objectives and then develop campaigns that deliver first class results.

CAN was first established in Northamptonshire in 1972 and now provides a range of drug, alcohol and homelessness services throughout Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire for Adults and Young People. Its services include advice and information for people who are concerned about their own substance use or who are impacted by the use of others e.g. parents and partners. CAN provides one to one and group work support to help people make real changes to their lives. Its housing services can be the first step for people to have a safe environment from which to tackle their substance use. Last year over 2000 adults and 1500 young people contacted CAN for advice and information and 800 benefited from the charity’s housing services.

Carlsberg is one of the leading brewing groups in the world with a large portfolio of beer and soft drinks brands. Its flagship brand - Carlsberg - is one of the fastest-growing and best-known beer brands in the world. Around 45,000 people work for Carlsberg at 84 breweries in 32 countries, and its products are sold in more than 150 markets. In 2008, Carlsberg sold 127 million hectolitres of beer, which is 105 million bottles of beer a day.

DBfB Communications is a provider of all communications and their management. The head office in Northampton provides mobile and landline systems to other businesses, including billing, IT support, network analysis, web design and convergence solutions and describes itself as a ‘one stop shop’ for all communications. DBfB was established in 1997 and enjoys a growing national and international customer base.

Moore Stephens is an international group of independent accounting and consulting firms and has offices in Corby and Northampton. Member firms have developed a wide range of professional services to assist clients in meeting their objectives. Each firm ensures that services are delivered to the same high standards of personal service that is the Moore Stephens tradition.

Northampton Borough Council is one of the largest borough or district councils in the country. Guiding and driving forward the changes needed to help Northampton grow into a vibrant city with heart. Making the most of our history and rich heritage, and at the same time creating a great place to live, work and play, Northampton Borough Council is aiming to give the people of Northampton a great sense of belonging in their home, neighbourhood and community.

Northampton Town Football Club is steeped in more than 110 years of history and is at the very heart of the Northampton community. Aside from playing football, the club also works in partnership with businesses across Northamptonshire to promote the name of the town and county up and down the country. It also regularly receives Football League awards for its family work, through which it educates, motivates, interacts with or simply gives fun to the 50,000 able-bodied and disabled children the club comes into contact with each year.

For more than 60 years Silverstone has carved its mark as one of the leading motorsport venues, creating a powerful heritage around the world. Internationally renowned as the host of world class events, Silverstone is also famed for its exhilarating driving experiences, sumptuous corporate entertainment and prestigious conference facilities.

The University of Northampton is committed to being a leading provider of vocational qualifications and consultative support to the commercial, public and third sectors. Working closely with clients and partners in the region and further afield, the University provides bespoke solutions to hundreds of organisations each year including consultancy, access to academic expertise and resources, business start-up advice and support, and incubation facilities in a purpose-built Innovation Centre.

West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (WNDC) works closely with the public and private sector to deliver new jobs, homes and investment in Northampton, Daventry and Towcester. Created by government in December 2004, it is one of only three Urban Development Corporations in the UK, and the only one outside London. WNDC invests in local infrastructure, delivers town centre regeneration schemes, and is the development control authority for strategic planning applications in its area of operation.

Whittlebury Hall is ideally located set in rural Northamptonshire just minutes drive from the M1 and M40 and is accessible for all major motorway links. This Georgian style hotel is a Management Training Centre, Hotel & Spa. The Day Spa is one of the largest Spa’s in the country, with 23 treatments rooms and some of the latest in Heat and Ice facilities. There is also a leisure club in the hotel, which includes a 19-metre pool, whirlpool spa, bubble jet, steam room, sauna, aerobic studio and a 42 station Cybex gymnasium. Awards include national finalist in the Training Venue of the Year at the World of Learning Awards and a national finalist in the HRS Hotel Excellence Awards – Excellent in Meetings and the Gold Award for Large Hotel of the Year in the East Midlands.