Chesterfield Champions continue to achieve award success
Our Chesterfield Champions are continuing to gain recognition for their contribution to skills, innovation and enterprise, securing honours at regional, national and international levels, and highlighting the strength and diversity across sectors including education, engineering and the creative industries.
Chesterfield College Group celebrates national accountancy award win
Chesterfield College Group has once again secured national recognition for the second consecutive year, winning Medium Provider of the Year at the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) Accounting Awards.
The award highlights the continued success of the college’s accountancy training provision, which has expanded to meet growing demand from employers and learners across our region. Its flexible delivery model and strong links with industry have helped position the college as a leading provider of AAT training.
This latest accolade reflects both the quality of teaching and the college’s ongoing commitment to supporting skills development within the local economy.
Rhys Robinson, Director of Learning for Engineering, Digital and Services to Business, explains:
“To be awarded another national accolade really does drive home the strength and depth of our AAT/Accounting training. We’re quickly becoming THE training provider of choice across the region, and that’s simply down to the quality, dedication and care of our wonderful tutors. I can’t praise them highly enough.
To now be offering AAT/Accounting training both in Chesterfield and in Derby shows the demand for the training in businesses across any industry, and we’re proud to offer solutions that work flexibly enough to any business/individual need. Here’s hoping that, given a few more years of growth, we’ll be in the running for large provider of the year!”
Anyone interested in developing their Accountancy skills, visit: chesterfield.ac.uk
BSP Consulting recognised for award-winning engineering project
East Midlands based civil and structural engineering specialists, BSP Consulting has been awarded Best New Project winner at the East Midlands Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) Awards 2026.
The award recognises the firm’s work on On Freedom’s Wings, a 29-metre-high installation created in partnership with the Bomber County Gateway Trust. The project has received widespread praise for its design quality and innovation, while honouring Royal Air Force crews of the Second World War and celebrating the aviation heritage of Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire.
BSP Consulting Managing Director, Carl Hilton, said:
“It is a fantastic achievement for the team to have won the Best New Project at the East Midlands’ IStructE Awards. The IStructE is a global benchmark of technical excellence and innovation within the built environment and to be recognised by the judges in this way is a tremendous honour and testament to the professionalism and technical capabilities of our team.
Having been involved from the start, we’re incredibly proud to see it develop and for it to receive the recognition it deserves. We are pleased to now be providing transport planning and consultancy on the next phase, which includes creating the infrastructure for a dedicated car park and visitor centre to bring the experience to more people. We’re working closely with the Bomber County Gateway Trust team to make it a truly special visitor destination that can be appreciated by many generations to come.”
After more than eight years of planning, design and fundraising, the statue has touched hearts around the world and has been continually praised for its construction quality, design integration, continuous innovation, sustainability and functionality.
It is the second project award in as many months for the BSP Consulting team, after taking home the Tourism and Leisure Project of the Year trophy in the Greater Lincolnshire Construction and Property Awards 2026.
For more details on BSP Consulting’s civil and structural engineering services, visit: bsp-consulting.co.uk
Heavy Weather gains international design recognition
Chesterfield-based design studio Heavy Weather has received a Gold Award for Integrated Graphic Design at the Indigo Awards 2026 for its work on Repeater, a Sheffield-based curatorial music and arts series.
The project brings together experimental sound and visual culture, with Heavy Weather developing a distinctive design system that evolves over time. The approach allows the campaign to respond to each event while maintaining a consistent identity, supporting both audience engagement and long-term storytelling.
By combining creative strategy with flexible visual design, the project demonstrates how branding can play a central role in shaping cultural experiences. The recognition further strengthens the profile of Chesterfield’s creative sector, with local talent continuing to gain international attention.
Phil McDonald, founder of Heavy Weather, said: “The design system builds an ongoing world around sound. The campaign was designed to archive itself, mutate and evolve over time.”
Further information about the Repeater project can be found on the Heavy Weather website: heavyweather.co.uk
Chesterfield College Group, BSP Consulting and Heavy Weather are three of over 200 Chesterfield organisations that are proud to support the local economy, working closely with Destination Chesterfield to showcase Chesterfield and North Derbyshire as a destination to live, work, visit and invest.
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