An award-winning entrepreneur has joined a fast growing East Anglian energy company that is celebrating a multi million pound turnover just two years after launch.

Suffolk Installers, an independent family business based on the Lion Barn Industrial Estate in Needham Market, has been joined by David Fisher, as a company director.

David’s senior management role within the business will be to focus on the strategic planning, operations, and managing the finances, as well as directing the company into new business sectors.

David, 41, from Stowmarket, was Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2005 at the East Anglian Daily Times Business Awards.

Other accolades include Small Business of Year National Winner in the Edge Awards, a Small Business of the Year East of England winner in 2007, and the School Business Partnership Award, also in 2007.

: : The corporate and commercial team at Colchester and Clacton-based Law firm Thompson Smith and Puxon (TSP) has welcomed solicitor Caroline Nicholls to the team.

Having attended school in Bishops Stortford, Caroline studied for her law degree at the University of East Anglia before taking her legal practice course at the College of Law in London. She then joined a multinational law firm based in London as a trainee and has worked in its corporate law team since her qualification in September 2006.

She has experience in advising clients on acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures, private equity investments, equity capital market flotations and fundraisings, and general company law. She advises companies in all industry sectors and has recently advised on a substantial acquisition for an international company in the hotel sector. She has also advised energy companies, particularly those involved with solar energy; metals and mining, and care home.

: : Ipswich Building Society has appointed Peter Elcock as non-executive director to bring increased specialism to the board in capital and liquidity risk management.

Peter is the chief executive and founder of Cornhill Consulting which provides credit, market and liquidity risk management consultancy and associated software solutions to the global banking and financial services industry. He has had significant senior level experience in risk and operational roles at board level for Barclays, Coventry Building Society and the Co-operative Bank.

Chief executive Paul Winter said: “Peter is a welcome addition and brings substantial prudential risk management experience to the board.”

: : Law firm Fisher Jones Greenwood (FJG) has introduced a new tier of career progression by bringing in the level of associate, while two trainees have qualified as solicitors.

The new tier of associate status recognises a fee-earner’s advanced level of legal skills and commitment to the firm. It is also a mark of appreciation on behalf of the firm for a fee earner’s efforts and added value to the firm.

Managing partner Paula Fowler said: “By introducing associate level at the firm we have brought in an important career step for our staff. The new level will help to clearly mark their value and seniority both internally and outwardly to clients. We are delighted to announce the first FJG associates.”

The first FJG associates are: Ashlee Campbell, Rachel Earnshaw, Gayle Fordham, Andrea Godfrey, Marion Knocker, Emily Waterhouse, Stuart Williams and Julia Williamson.