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Sept 2023

Last Updated: 07/09/2023
Business
Business

Business Breakfast: Harrogate bid specialist appoints director

by Calvin Robinson Chief Reporter

| 08 Sept, 2023
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Kevin Erksine, new managing director at Big Bamboo BIDS.

A Harrogate bid specialist has appointed a new managing director.

Big Bamboo BIDS has hired Ken Erksine, who has 36 years in the industry, to the post.

The company was incorporated in May 2022 and since then has won and retained work with clients in the construction, engineering, soft and hard FM and infrastructure sectors.

Mr Erksine, whose most recent role was head of bids and proposals at Careys, will be tasked with growing Big Bamboo’s business.

He said:

“Having spent 36 years working in bid and proposals in many of the UK’s leading contracting businesses, I am excited to be taking a leap into the world of consultancy.
“Having found myself in a situation where I was looking for a new opportunity, I was approached by numerous companies. Nicola, the founding director and I were introduced via a mutual connection, and it became clear very quickly that we both saw an opportunity for a consultancy that could offer something different and disrupt the marketplace.”






Homes Together sponsors Harrogate Town junior supporters club


A Harrogate housing provider is set to sponsor Harrogate Town’s junior supporters club.

Homes Together, which is based on Victoria Avenue and provides accommodation for disabled people across the district, has agreed the sponsorship deal with the club.

Harrogate Town junior supporters club with Homes Together officials.

Harrogate Town junior supporters club with Homes Together officials.



The supporters group was founded with an aim to engage more younger fans with the football club.

Joanne Towler, commercial director at Harrogate Town, said: 

“We recently launched our very first junior supporters club, and the take up has been astounding, engaging with our younger fans in a fun and interactive way to enhance their experience with the club is key as we grow our next generation of Harrogate Town fans. 
“Homes Together are the ideal partner as we both continue our journey to serve the Harrogate Communities, and we are grateful for their valued support on our mission.”


David Ashton-Jones, managing director at Homes Together, added: 

“This is a fantastic opportunity for Homes Together to support a local club that is so important to the people of Harrogate.
“Supporting the communities that our homes reside in is a top priority for us, and we’re fully on board with Harrogate Towns goal to grow the next generation of fans.”