SummitSkills moves to new offices

SummitSkills has moved into permanent offices in Milton Keynes. The executive team, development managers and support staff are based there. The team of operations managers continue to work from offices around the UK. Keith Marshall, chief executive, says, ‘Our new location in permanent offices signals the fact that Summitskills has become an established organisation with a clear direction for the future.’ The new address is Vega House, Opal Drive, Fox Milne, Milton Keynes MK15 0DF. Tel. 01908 303960, fax. 01908 303989 enquiries@summitskills.org.uk • Summitskills is now inviting nominations for the 2006 National Training Awards for the building-services engineering sector. Nominations must be in by 9 January 2006. Winners and their families will be invited to the prestigious award ceremony at the British Library in London on 22 March 2006. for more information call 01908 303974 or visit the web site below.
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