We are delighted to unveil Milsted Langdon, one of the South West’s leading independent accountancy practices, as headline sponsors of the Somerset Education Business Partnership Awards 2019. The awards, which open for entries on 7 January 2019 will celebrate businesses and education providers across the county who inspire and equip young people for their future careers.
Joanna Whitehead, Chair of Somerset Education Business Partnership shares the values behind this relationship, ‘Milsted Langdon has a well-established and successful programme of school and college engagement – actively supporting Somerset students into trainee and fully qualified accountancy roles. This commitment to early career development makes Milsted Langdon the perfect partner for the Somerset Education Business Partnership Awards’.
Jonathan Langdon, Co-founder and Chairman of Milsted Langdon explains further: ‘Milsted Langdon realises the benefits of providing high quality placement opportunities to young people. We are proud to support the next generation – there are many examples of colleagues who have been promoted through the ranks that have successfully developed through our placement and traineeship programmes. Through sponsoring the Somerset Education Business Partnership awards we aim to inspire other Somerset businesses to provide similar opportunities and demonstrate to young people that the South West is an excellent place to start and grow a career.’
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Company Profile
Milsted Langdon is one of the South West’s leading independent accountancy practices. Over the last 30 years the firm has grown to approximately 230 employees spread over five offices in Bath, Bristol, London, Taunton and Yeovil, where clients benefit from clear, specialist advice. Milsted Langdon successfully grows the skills it needs by providing high quality work-placements to school and college students as well as graduates, enabling progression into trainee and fully qualified accountancy roles. This proactive approach to supporting the next generation was recognised recently as the firm was awarded ‘Best Employer’ at the Taunton Deane Business Awards, and it underpins Milsted Langdon’s commitment to supporting the Somerset Education Business Partnership Awards 2019.
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