Transformation of Sheffield SEN transport recognised at Local Government Chronicle awards

BigChange is highly commended by Sheffield council

Leeds, 24 November 2020 – BigChange and Sheffield City Council were highly commended at the Local Government Chronicle Awards last month for our partnership transforming the delivery of special educational needs (SEN) transport in Sheffield.

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BigChange named among UK’s fastest growing technology companies for third year running

BigChange Martin Port leadership

 BigChange, the mobile workforce management technology company, is delighted to be included in the Sunday Times Sage Tech Track 100 league table of the UK’s fastest growing technology, media and telecoms companies for the third year in succession.

BigChange, which has featured among TechTrack’s top 100 companies every year since 2018, was the second fastest growing company from Yorkshire and the seventh in the North of England. It was recognised for achieving average sales growth of 62 percent per annum over the last three years.

Martin Port, founder and CEO of BigChange, comments:

“In just over seven years in business BigChange has transformed the industry in which it operates, and made high-end mobile workforce management tools available to organisations of all sizes. Our inclusion among the UK’s fastest growing technology companies for the third year in a row is testament to the power and scalability of our technology, and the dedication of the BigChange team.”

BigChange’s pioneering mobile workforce and job management solution, JobWatch, provides organisations of any size with a paperless means of planning, managing, scheduling, and tracking their mobile workforce operations. It is used by 45,000 mobile workers and back-office personnel at over 1,400 organisations worldwide, primarily working in the construction, facilities management, field service, transport, logistics and waste management sectors.

Take a first look at Secrets of Leadership with Kevin Keegan OBE

BigChange Kevin Keegan OBE interview

The full series starts in September

BigChange has released the first image from its exclusive nine part series ‘Secrets of Leadership with Kevin Keegan OBE’.

In the show, the former England manager sits down with BigChange founder Martin Port to discuss the similarities between running a great team and a great business.

Together the pair cover a whole host of topics: the importance of trust and transparency with your employees, the balance of growing talent vs recruiting talent, and how to manage the ‘disruptive geniuses’.

If you want to be the first to know when the series drops, submit your email here to be notified.

Mental Health & Wellbeing Round Table

BigChange mental health panel

Mental Health & Wellbeing Round Table – BigChange panel discussion on supporting mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the first of a series of BigChange virtual round tables talking about topical issues facing the British industry, this panel discussion examines the impact on mental health that Covid-19 has, recommendations on what employers should be doing over the coming months and concludes in a questions and answers session.

Thank you to all our panellists for their contributions to this informative and inspiring discussion:

  • Rebecca Burn-Callander, Business Journalist (host)
  • Nicolas Hamilton, Racing Driver and BigChange Ambassador
  • Michelle Dewberry, Businesswoman & broadcaster and BigChange Ambassador
  • Laura McCullagh – Mindful Employer Coordinator – Leeds Mind
  • Steve Broughton, BigChange customer – SafeGroup
  • Kevin Sherwood, BigChange customer – Sherwoods
  • Alex Epstein, BigChange Marketing
  • Sonal Sidpara, BigChange HR
  • Alexandra Abrahams, BigChange Training

Donations are welcome, and should be directed at Leeds Mind.